At the end of September, the three towns of Wuhan that are connected to several provinces, ushered in a wave of enthusiasm, Governor Chen Kuilong on the basis of the original persuasion field, single-handedly promoted the national nature of the persuasion of the industry award, also ushered in the dawn of the opening in difficulty, after several postponements, finally there is a definite news, on October 9, the persuasion will be opened, during which it will continue to be exhibited for two or three months, including the entire Chinese industrial products, artworks, silk tea and the like, of course, there will also be foreign products, Chen Kui Longtong Guò has worked hard to invite at least nearly 100 foreign companies.

In the market, these news are also circulating, especially above the teahouse, businessmen from the south to the north, in the past, all the discussions were wind and snow, recently, about the matter of the industry association, there is nothing to say, the most is what Chinese products war foreign devils.

Today, for example, Dr. Tea has gone back and forth today I don't know how many times, among the tea shops, as usual, it is full, coming and going from the south to the north, all kinds of dialects, all kinds of words, but most of them are pessimistic.

Wuhan Quanye Award into the meeting, on the basis of the Quanye field, and built some venues, the products placed, less than half, most of them are foreign products, Chinese products, nothing more than some handmade products, silk, tea, Tianjin, Wuhan is the same, at most because Wuhan is guarding the key to the south, Jiangnan, and even Sichuan have also sent a team, so that there are a lot more types of silk and tea, especially some old wine in Sichuan, which can be regarded as saving a little face, how to say, It is slightly different from the previous silk tea.

This is also the sorrow of the whole of China, although the Wuhan Quanye Association said, in order to promote the industrial products of the whole of China. However, the industry can provide a few industrial products, and these foreign products are all good. They have to buy it again, and this is the sadness of Chinese merchants.

A businessman with a fat head and big ears and a little Jiangsu-Zhejiang accent took a sip of tea and asked the businessman across the table, "Brother, what are you buying this time?" ”

"I'm here to buy a loom. I heard that a new product has been launched for the British loom, and I recently planned to expand the size of the weaving mill and came to buy 10 units! The answer was a thin businessman, extremely tall, with a sparkle in his eyes. Gone in a flash.

"British goods, that's really expensive, I heard that the money is not collected, and it must be exchanged for some pounds!"

"Yes, pounds, a pound is about 10 taels of silver!"

"This British man is really weird, their money can't be made of gold!"

"Really. I heard that the pound itself is a gold coin, and now it can be exchanged for gold directly! A younger businessman on the side interjected.

"Really. No wonder it's so expensive, has my brother inquired? What is the price of the loom in the UK! The fat merchant asked with concern.

The thin merchant frowned, then said, "230 pounds each!" ”

The people next to him took a breath of cold air, 230 pounds, that is, 2300 taels, this price. It is not ordinarily expensive, almost equivalent to dozens of acres of good paddy fields. 10 units at once, that is, more than 20,000 and 30,000 taels. can take out so much money at one time, this seemingly ordinary thin businessman is really unusual under his hands.

"You can choose to make it in Hanyang!" The young businessman interjected.

"Made in Hanyang!" The thin merchant said disdainfully: "Weaving a piece of cloth, the thread will be broken dozens of times, the wiring will collapse, work for a day, stop for a day, I don't have that time to delay!" ”

The businessmen next to him were silent, Hanyang made very cheap, at most only 500 taels, only less than one-fifth of the British loom, but it was too cheating, not only the cost was huge, the efficiency was not high, before because of Zhang Zhidong's strong recommendation, many people bought it, but almost all of them were shelved, no one would use it, it was simply used as a decoration.

"Have you heard, there was a Baotou made recently, and there was some sensation in the northern provinces!" It was a southern businessman who spoke, whom he had not seen, but who had only heard it by hearsay.

The thin merchant's eyes lit up and asked, "But Baotou, which produces colored cloth and brocade cloth?" ”

"Exactly, I heard that it sells very well in the northern provinces, and the quality is no worse than that of foreign cloth, or even above them!"

"It's better than foreign cloth, it's impossible, it's so powerful, why haven't we heard of it, it's a lie?" All of you here are southern merchants, Baotou's cloth, last year's output was a lot, but Shanxi, Mongolia and other provinces can be digested, they have not expanded, so the south has only heard of colored cloth and brocade cloth, and the rest, know very little.

"I've seen colored cloth, it's really ingenious, on each cloth, there are colorful colors, and different patterns, I really don't know how they got it, the name of the brocade cloth is bigger, I heard that it is directly a picture scroll, but unfortunately I haven't seen it!" The way that the young businessman longed for.

"I've seen one!" The fat merchant said mysteriously.

"Brother has seen it, is it really as clever as in the legend?"

The fat merchant nodded and said, "It's true, what I've seen is a peacock open canopy, a whole horse, almost hanging on a wall, the peacock is really like a living, vivid!" ”

"It's really like this, Baotou really made something terrible, I heard that the regent of the capital wants to make the brocade cloth a tribute, such a thing, the output should not be much!"

"Yes, I heard that there will be no more than 30 paintings of the same kind, and the output is not high, so it is estimated that a group of skilled craftsmen will be found to produce them!"

A group of people, gossiping, are impressions and speculations, a northern businessman next to him couldn't listen to it, snorted coldly and said: "Baotou weaving, the strongest is not color cloth and brocade cloth, but ordinary fine cloth and cotton yarn, the output is huge, the quality is good, it sells very well in the northern provinces, almost penetrating into thousands of households!" ”

The thin businessman listened to the heartbeat, he has been thinking about the loom, the British goods are good, but the price is too expensive, if there is another choice, he will never choose the British goods, 10 units will cost 26,000 taels, this is definitely not a small number, but unfortunately the quality of Hanyang is too poor, other American, German, the quality is slightly inferior to the British goods, the price is not much lower, Baotou's brocade cloth and color cloth are famous, if there is really a breakthrough in the loom, maybe it is a choice.

"I am a native of Shanxi, I was fortunate to go to Baotou last year, when I bought a batch of ordinary cloth, blue, gray, cyan, excellent quality, the price is not expensive, at least cheaper than the British muslin, the quality is also good, Baotou also popularized the loom, only about 700 yuan, but my capital is small, plus the number of looms is limited, did not grab, but some big families got it, and now open a lot of printing factories!"

"Then why didn't you sell it?"

"Baotou is recycled, and it is used for printing and dyeing!"

"This brother, is there a real thing?"

The Shanxi merchant was very hearty, laughed, and said: "This, it was all sold out at that time, but my family used the Baotou cloth, so I will call him up!" ”

Soon, a stout man was called up, dressed in a blue suit, looking very mighty, the thin merchant was engaged in the weaving industry, and immediately saw the difference between these cloths, extremely fine, high-branched, excellent quality, almost no broken threads and needle eyes, it can be said that the quality is excellent.

"Where is this dyed, so bright!"

"It's directly a cloth, and it's blue when you buy it, to be honest, this dress has been worn for half a year, and it's almost the same as buying it back!"

Now, not only the thin businessmen, but also several other businessmen were surprised, the clothes are the same as new, but look carefully, you can still see the traces of wear, a piece of clothing, used for more than half a year, the color has not changed much, such a cloth, it can definitely be called excellent, the cloth is good, the printing and dyeing is good, these two points have been reached, this cloth is really not worried about selling, the most important thing is that the next people wear this, they will not think that the main family is very good to the next person, good is certain, but it is more likely that the price is not expensive.

"This brother, I don't know how to buy this loom, please recommend it!" Seeing the cloth, the thin businessman has made up his mind, such a quality, British cloth may not be able to reach, the figure of 700 yuan, as long as the efficiency of this loom is not bad, you can buy it, he is willing to choose one that is comparable to three or four in the UK.

Shanxi businessman smiled: "You are blessed with this, the Governor of Huguang held a persuasion meeting, and invited Bao to send a letter, which was originally a brocade cloth and colored cloth, and later Baotou negotiated with the Governor, and asked for a lot of booths, which will exhibit a full set of products, I heard that there are all kinds of machines, and wait for the opening of the persuasion meeting, just talk about it here, I heard that there are discounts!" ”

"Really?" The thin merchant was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly complimented the merchant in Shanxi, and the next, of course, was a dragon who drank and sang songs.

Similar things appear in many places, some are Baotou, arrange various propaganda personnel, and some are spontaneous businessmen, especially businessmen in the northwest provinces, Baotou has good things, good service, better prices, several aspects together, an endless stream of businessmen go to Baotou to buy goods, even if it is the threat of bandits, there is no other way, there is no benefit.

Between the intentional and the unintentional, the name of Baotou has sprung up in the Wuhan Persuasion Meeting, and has gradually become a popular topic, everyone is talking about how Baotou is, but not many people know how Baotou is and how many things will be displayed in the Persuasion Meeting, because all the booths are sealed, and there are special handles of the new army, which is mysterious and abnormal.

The people have this mentality, you are open, spread out, maybe not many people pay attention, but the more you hide, the more people want to know, the more you can't get something, the more you feel cherished, in the peripheral limelight and Baotou's concealment formed a hedge, Baotou's reputation is actually inadvertently, becoming higher and higher, and even ordinary Wuhan people are discussing, what kind of products Baotou will come up with. (To be continued) R861