Chapter Ninety-Three: Letter of Intent
Sales in the first week of Golden Harvest Place's opening were extremely hot, and Shen Jia didn't expect his notoriety to be able to fuel it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ infoIf at first it was only glass, soap and spirits that attracted customers, then after three days, the enthusiastic customers were certainly not attracted by a few new products. For the first time, the people of Fushun discovered that shopping could be optional. Even if you don't want to buy anything, you can take the kids in for a ride.
The war-torn people of Fushun suddenly found a new place, that is, Jiahefang. So since its opening, the traffic of Golden Harvest Square has surged, which has made the guys below Uncle Gui complain. Uncle Gui trained a group of new guys for several nights in a row and put them into the operation of Golden Harvest Fang.
The surge in traffic has also brought with it a new problem, which is theft. The people of the Ming Dynasty were influenced by Confucianism and disdained theft. However, there are many people in Fushun City, and it is inevitable that the good and the bad will be mixed. From the third day, the guys discovered some petty theft one after another, and Shen Jia hired the militia to garrison the supermarket exit.
Shen Jia's arrogant behavior caused frequent complaints from the merchants of the West Market, who believed that Shen Jia had brought the Ming army and broken the rules of the West Market. Some merchants did not hesitate to form alliances and tried to coerce the government to put pressure on Shen Jia through the big families in the city. The merchants of Fushun were spoiled under the Tartars, and they forgot Shen Jia's other identity. Under the counterattack of this "collusion between officials and businessmen", Fushun merchants complained and appealed unheeded, and in the end they could only sit back and watch Shen Jia dominate.
Shen Jia's almost unreasonable approach caused a headache for the merchants, and in desperation, they decided to find another way, and a few days later, a team of representatives selected by the merchants, carrying a large amount of gold and silver, secretly went to the capital. Among them, a young man in his early twenties said to the other one: "Brother Wang, this demon has a very strange method, and we have no chance of winning when we go to the capital." β
"What's the matter, Brother Ge, are you scared?"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I've fought with the Tartars anyway, what's there to be afraid of."
"Isn't that it, this demon is stumbling in Fushun, that's because there is no one to check and balance him, Da Ming is the world of scholars, he is a ruffian, what can I do? Besides, everyone knows the disaster of the warriors, and when we go to the capital, we will find an opportunity, and we will see it. β
Shen Jia of Fushun City did not know the actions of the merchants, and he was still immersed in the joy of opening. With the spread of information, even those traders who traveled from south to north knew that there was a Jiahe Fang in Fushun City. Soon as the buzz spread on the streets, there was an unprecedented enthusiasm for new soaps, glasses and spirits.
Cattle and horse traders from Mongolia like to buy spirits the most, and they feel that this wine best represents the boldness of Mongolian men. In order to make money from the bold Mongols, the traders mixed water with high-spirited liquor, believing that even the liquor mixed with water would make the warriors of the steppe prostrate under their glasses.
Soap, which is very useful for removing body odor and sweaty smell in Gangnam in hot and humid conditions, is an item that Gangnam merchants are keen to buy.
Merchants from Liaoshen and Jiangnan have developed a strong interest in the glass and soap of Golden Harvest Fang. All parts of the gate are surrounded by window screens or white paper windows, and the light transmission in the house is limited, so it is inevitable that it will be a little dim. And the advent of glass has made this problem no longer exist. The sharp-eyed businessman soon heard about the Shen Mansion and asked to see Shen Jia.
Shen Jia is teaching Zhao Changshun the basic tactics of field lurking and sabotage warfare these days, how can he have spare time to take care of these. So the merchant who went to the Shen Mansion had no choice but to ask to see the busy and dizzy uncle.
Uncle Gui smiled and accepted the gifts, and tried to be generous to the merchants who bought soap. As for the people who buy glass, Uncle Gui is silent, as if he is afraid of getting into trouble. For several days, both local and foreign businessmen were worried.
The merchants who wandered around the Shen Mansion were obviously not satisfied with soap, and they continued to visit the house non-stop, trying to meet Shen Shoubei. Wen Qing was annoyed by this, and she said that if Shen Jia ignored it like this, she would break the legs of these noisy merchants.
Of course, Shen Jia would not let Wen Qing do this, this was his God of Wealth, if Wen Qing did this, it would be equivalent to cutting off his wealth. Shen Jia finally came forward and promised to meet with the merchants in three days. All the merchants were so excited about this that they prepared generous gifts in the hope of winning the favor of the disgraceful Shen Shoubei in their first meeting.
Due to the fragile nature of glass, Shen Jia has been unable to find a proper way to transport it, which has also had a negative impact on glass sales. In the eyes of most people, Fushun still belongs to a small border town, whether it is consumption power or taste awareness, it is far from the land of Jiangnan and the wealthy families in Beijing. If you want to make a lot of money, you need to sell glass to these places, but Shen Jia lacks control over the circulation field, and he can't do it at all. After pondering and meditating, Shen Jia decided to make a hammer deal.
Three days later, in the hall of the front yard of the Shen Mansion, more than 100 businessmen from the south to the north crowded the Shen Mansion. Some of the more respectable and older businessmen were seated, while the slightly famous businessmen stood in the back, and those who came from afar had to find a conspicuous place in the corner.
The hall was crowded, and the maids and servants of the Shen Mansion served tea, which was almost snatched up. In the end, the Shen Mansion didn't even have extra teacups, and in desperation, Uncle Gui had to ask someone to take a glass instead.
The vendors who did not grab the tea were originally a little annoyed, but they lost the east corner and harvested the mulberry elm, and they actually used glasses, which made them very happy. The merchants with porcelain cups looked like dead fathers.
Just as everyone was drinking tea and waiting for the protagonist to appear, several Mongolian vendors crowded into the hall. It was already a May day, the weather was warm, and the hall was crowded, and the smell of this hall immediately became stronger. After a while, someone suddenly shouted, "What a shame, who drove the sheep over?" β
The crowd began to become agitated, everyone looked around, and some acquaintances even made fun of each other. After a while, following the smell, people slowly fixed their eyes on a few Mongolian traders.
"Aren't you Mongolian traders selling cattle and sheep in the East Market? You're also buying glass? β
The four Mongolian traders couldn't stand the tone of everyone in the room for a long time, and the leader stood up and said angrily: "Shen Shoubei didn't forbid anyone not to come, why didn't you let us come?" Besides, a considerable part of the cattle and sheep that Shen Shoubei needs are supplied by me, so can I come in and take a look? β
There was a burst of playful laughter from the crowd. For Mongolian traders, everyone can not care, but for Shen Shoubei, now is the time to beg for help, no one wants to touch the mold at this time, and the merchants quickly shut up.
The smell in the house was so bad that some of the vendors were getting out of breath, and they crowded to the door to change their breath. Just when a few people lowered their heads and breathed in the fresh air, a fat man came in front of them, fortunately they raised their heads early, otherwise their heads would have touched the belly of the fat man's big belly.
"Hey, isn't this Wang Fatty? What are you doing here? β
It was Wang Gui who spoke, he was Wang Fatzi's distant cousin, who usually made and sold some handicrafts.
"Phew! Why can't I come? β
Wang Fatzi said as he squeezed into the hall. Wang Fatzi's body was huge, and many people were squeezed around, and the unbearable traders reprimanded Wang Fatzi for not knowing how to come first and then come, and he had no politeness at all. Wang Fatzi is also not brainy, he shouted arrogantly: "What you said, you don't let me in, then I'm really leaving, just don't regret it." β
Wang Gui obviously didn't eat Wang Fatty's set, he shouted strangely: "Hey you Wang Fatty, I haven't seen your temper for a few days, last time I heard someone say that you were chased and intercepted by a group of Qinglou women on the bank of the Qinhuai River in Yingtianfu, and you almost lost your life, why don't you tell everyone?" β
The hall was full of men, and they were idle and bored at the moment, so obscene clichΓ©s began to fill the hall with the laughter of the crowd. There was even a man with a trivial appearance who kept urging Wang Fatzi to introduce what happened at that time.
Wang Fatzi was extremely sleek, and he was not annoyed, and shouted to the lewd man with a smile: "Liu Cheng, you still have the fucking face to say me, you have a lot of money, every time you go to the Qinglou, you have to bargain with the bustard, I heard that once you even brought home the prostitute's dirty clothes, are you planning to use it for the second time?" β
The crowd burst into laughter, and they were amused by the strange tone of Wang Fatzi Guli. The lewd man was smiling and didn't care, obviously he had some friendship with Wang Fatzi.
Wang Fatzi laughed and scolded a few words, and the businessmen in front of him slowly made a way, intending to let Wang Fatzi squeeze in. Wang Fatzi took a deep breath, lowered his head and drilled into the crowd, just squirmed forward a few steps, and suddenly smelled a strong smell, Wang Fatzi suddenly felt dizzy, and his breathing was a little suffocated. Wang Fatzi desperately pulled away the crowd with his hand, turned around and fled to the door with a sigh of relief.
Everyone looked at Wang Fatzi's embarrassed appearance and laughed. Wang Fatzi took a big breath at the door, and scolded: "Who the hell pulled shit into the hall, why does it smell so rushed, all old men, why are you not ashamed!" β
Just when Wang Fatzi shouted, several traders wearing leather felt fur came out of the crowd, and they said with an indignant face: "When Lord Shen came to me to buy cattle and sheep, he talked with me for a while, people who dislike the dealer must not harvest, and people who dislike cattle and horses are poor all their lives, I am just a cattle and horse dealer, it is inevitable that there will be some taste, but you only see the broken saddle, but you don't know that there are horses under the broken saddle." β
With that, the leading Mongol turned back to his place and said no more.
Wang Fatzi was a little embarrassed, but after years of experience, he quickly returned to normal. Wang Fatzi didn't expect these Mongolians to be so able to speak, and by the way, he also pulled up Lord Shen, and it was difficult for him to scold himself.
After all, Wang Fatzi had seen the scene, he quickly took out a stack of papers from his sleeve and shouted into the hall: "I have a letter of intent brought by Lord Shen here, and those who are interested in glass can take it home to take it and have a look." β
After speaking, Wang Fatzi glanced at the Mongols, then turned around and took a breath, walked to the courtyard, and began to issue letters of intent to a few people who came first.
The letter of intent is only a thin page, which obviously can't answer the doubts in the hearts of the vendors, but for Shen Jia, this is the time when he mobilized the whole family and worked hard for a day to write so much, which is already the limit. Of course, Shen Jia didn't write a few by himself, and while he was grinding ink, he patronized Wu Shihan. If it weren't for something in the barracks, Shen Jia even planned to stare at Wu Shihan for a day. This little girl is thin-skinned and has a bit of tenacity, and at this time her hands are busy writing, if she doesn't take the opportunity to laugh, I'm afraid she won't find such a good opportunity in the future.
Wu Shihanjuan's font did not win much face. Soon the vendors got together and started discussing the training fee, what the licensing fee was. Some of them have a hot temper and even say that this is a naked money grab. However, there are also some shrewd people, after reading the letter of intent, they asked Wang Fatzi a little bit, and left in a hurry.
Most of the undecided vendors are looking around, introducing each other to each other, and secretly asking for other people's thoughts and opinions. Soon, the front yard of the Shen Mansion almost became a busy street market, and the vendors from the north and south were in full swing discussing the plan.