Zhou Zhong sat in the hall of the Beigang Tea House for a long time, carefully observing the transactions of these merchants in the hall, during which many merchants came forward to ask him what he wanted to receive, and Zhou Zhong no longer stupidly said that he came to drink tea this time, but proposed to buy a batch of corals from the South Seas, which is relatively rare, so the merchants who came up to ask shook their heads and left.

It wasn't until Zhou Chong touched the situation in the hall that he came to the counter of the hall with Wangcai and wealth, and the shopkeeper of the teahouse didn't know Zhou Chong, but when Zhou Chong reported his identity, the other party was also startled, and immediately took them to the second floor.

The second and third floors are mostly separate private rooms, if the merchants in the hall reach a preliminary deal, then the two parties can go upstairs to talk alone, the walls of the private rooms are two layers of thick wooden boards with cotton in the middle, the sound insulation effect is excellent, absolutely no need to worry about someone eavesdropping. However, there is a separate area on the second floor, which can only be accessed through the small staircase behind the counter, which is where Uncle Camel and some of his henchmen handle the affairs of the teahouse.

Zhou Zhong followed the shopkeeper up to the second floor, and found that the entrance was a relatively wide hall, and he saw two large long tables in the hall, and on each table there were three people dressed as bookkeepers who were busy. I saw that they took a batch of documents from downstairs through a hook, and then after sorting and checking, they handed over the documents to one person for review, and finally tied up the classified documents with a red ribbon and sent them to a small room in the hall.

After the shopkeeper of the teahouse came up, he said hello to these busy bookkeepers, and then took Zhou Zhong into the small room that the documents were sent to after the most difficult time. As soon as he entered, Zhou Chong saw Uncle Camel sitting behind the only desk in the room, reviewing the documents sent one by one, when he saw Zhou Chong coming in, he was stunned at first, and then immediately stood up and greeted: "Why are you here, boss, please take a seat!" ”

However, as soon as Uncle Camel said the words, he immediately showed an embarrassed expression, because the area of this small room was very small, except for the chair and table he sat on, there was no furniture anymore, and there were stacks of documents piled up on the ground, let alone sitting, it was not easy to find a place to stand.

Zhou Zhong didn't care about these, and randomly found a relatively high pile of documents and sat down: "In the past, I always heard Sanniang say that Uncle Camel is very busy, and I often can't see you in the Chamber of Commerce. ”

Hearing that Zhou Zhong cared about his body, Uncle Camel was also very moved and said: "Thank you for your concern, my subordinates will definitely pay attention in the future!" ”

"Well, Uncle Camel, what documents are you all working on, as if they seem to be important?" Zhou Zhong nodded after hearing this, and then asked with some curiosity, these documents have to be classified and reviewed by several people, so there is no need to ask, they must be very important.

I saw Uncle Camel smiled and introduced: "The owner, these documents are the information left by the merchants who have not found a buyer or seller downstairs for the time being, after we receive it, it will be divided into two categories according to the sale and purchase, and then these two categories are divided into many sub-categories according to the variety of goods, and then handed over to me for review after matching by people outside according to this information, if there is no problem, someone will be sent to notify the two parties to negotiate in the teahouse, if it is suitable for this business, the teahouse will take a little commission from it, If it is not suitable, the tea house will help them find it again until it is successful. ”

After listening to Uncle Camel's introduction, Zhou Zhong couldn't help frowning, because in his opinion, the teahouse's means of connecting the two sides are too inefficient, and there are many loopholes to be drilled, such as if both parties are willing to trade, but they are not willing to let the teahouse take a cut, they can pretend that the business is not successful, and then trade in private, as long as all this is done confidentially, you can save a lot of expenses.

Of course, the above is just an example, in fact, there is far more than one loophole in the entire transaction process, although the Chamber of Commerce has severe penalties for most of these exploiters, but it cannot completely eliminate the exploitation of these loopholes by others.

"Uncle Huo, I don't know if I should talk about the way the teahouse is operated?" When Zhou Chong was down there just now, he was observing and thinking, and he already had a general idea in his mind, and now he could just talk to the experienced Uncle Camel and let him refer to it to see if it was feasible?

Uncle Camel was very happy to hear that Zhou Chong had different opinions on the operation of the teahouse, although he thought that with Zhou Chong's age and experience, he should not put forward any useful opinions, but this means that Zhou Chong is really attentive to the operation of the Chamber of Commerce, so regardless of whether Zhou Chong's opinions are useful or not, Uncle Camel is very happy, after all, age and experience can be increased, as long as Zhou Chong can run the Chamber of Commerce with his heart, coupled with their old support, I believe that he will become an excellent businessman sooner or later.

However, Uncle Camel miscalculated this time, with the experience of Zhou Zhong and the two lives, especially in the era of the information explosion in the previous life, his insight and vision are far from being comparable to the people of the Ming Dynasty, so the opinions are also directly to the disadvantages of the teahouse, and his new idea of the operation model of the teahouse also shocked Uncle Camel, he has worked in the port for most of his life, but he never thought that he could operate like this.

After waiting until Zhou Zhong finally finished his idea, he saw Uncle Camel slapping the table and praised loudly: "The owner, your idea is really wonderful, today I will discuss it with the people in the teahouse, and make these opinions you put forward as soon as possible, and then it will definitely allow buyers to find the seller in the shortest possible time, and the income in our teahouse will definitely be able to improve to another level!" ”

Zhou Zhong was also a little embarrassed to hear Uncle Camel praise like this, and this was the first time he put forward his ideas in business, so he didn't know if it was feasible at the beginning, but he didn't expect to be so praised by Uncle Camel, which made him also a big boost in confidence, and he became more bold and confident in doing business in the future.

Next, Uncle Camel no longer dealt with any documents, but pulled Zhou Chong to talk about some details, some of the things he didn't understand, and humbly asked Zhou Chong for advice, and the two chatted endlessly, until the sun was about to set, this will discuss a satisfactory plan, but this plan is not just some opinions on the teahouse, but a complete set of reform plans for the teahouse.

Uncle Houhou took advantage of Zhou Chong's here, picked up a pen and wrote down the entire plan, and then the two had dinner together, and then personally sent Zhou Zhong back to the station of the Chamber of Commerce. And Uncle Camel also assured Zhou Zhong that he would launch the reform plan of the teahouse step by step in the next few days, and then wait to see their Beigang teahouse cause a huge sensation in Shuangyu Port again.

Zhou Chong, who returned to the chamber of commerce's residence, was also very excited, and he also wanted to see if the business plan he proposed for the first time could be successful? Especially after a few days, he asked the old customers of the current Chamber of Commerce to discuss matters related to the smuggling business, if he can show his talents in business before then, I believe that those old customers will have more confidence in themselves, and things will be easier to succeed.

However, it is not a good thing for people to be too excited, such as the current Zhou Chong, because of the reform of the teahouse and the meeting with the old customers a few days later, the mind has always been fantasizing that after the Chamber of Commerce has undergone its own reform, it will immediately soar to the sky, not only will it recover in a short time, but it will even surpass the Xie family, the Hong family and the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, and become the well-deserved overlord of Shuangyu Port, and then become the overlord of the coastal smuggling industry in the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, Zhou Zhong has been lying in bed until two o'clock in the evening, but there is not the slightest sleep, at this time the wind outside has stopped, but there is more of a "trembling" sound, Zhou Chong simply put on his clothes and got up, opened the window to look, and found that it finally began to snow outside, large pieces of snowflakes fell from the window, and the ground was already snow-white.

Although there was no wind outside, the cold air with the snowflakes pouring in was still unbearable, so Zhou Zhong had to close the window again, and walked around the bedroom a few times very boringly. Now he misses the TV, computer and mobile phone of later generations very much, and at least there is a way to spend time when he can't sleep at night, but unfortunately the entertainment methods of the Ming Dynasty are really lacking, like Zhou Chong can't sleep now, so he can only be bored and spin around the room.

"No wonder most of the men in Daming like **, I guess this is also the best way for them to spend time at night." Zhou Chong turned around a few times, suddenly stopped and said to himself helplessly, after saying that, he also thought in his heart whether he wanted to follow the local customs and go to the brothel on the port, after all, he also went to a nightclub in his previous life.

However, Zhou Zhong quickly dispelled the idea of going to the Qinglou, firstly, his identity is different now, and on the surface, he has to maintain a close relationship with Xie Lingyun, in case he is recognized in the Qinglou, his face is not good-looking, and secondly, he is also worried that the women in the Qinglou are not clean, especially in the era of Daming, the medical treatment is not developed, in case he is infected with any dirty disease, it will be a big trouble, and it will even kill people.

Thinking of these, Zhou Zhong could only lie in bed again unwillingly, wanting to force himself to sleep, people who have had insomnia experience should know that the more they want to sleep during insomnia, the more they can't sleep, and their minds are still extremely clear, and sometimes they can't even close their eyes.

After the most trouble, Zhou Zhong really couldn't lie down in bed, so he simply jumped up from the bed again, and then came to the desk and began to write, because he remembered that he hadn't finished writing the previous Jin Zhumei, although Xie Lingyun said that he would not publish such a book, but it was boring anyway, it was better to write it now, and when he couldn't sleep in the future, he could take it out to kill time, and if he got married in the future, he could also add some interest in life.

It's a pity that Zhou Zhong didn't know how much trouble he would bring to himself after the completion of the book Jin Zhumei?