Chapter 254: The Firm Opened

The turmoil of the beggar gang finally calmed down after a few days, during which there was a bloody storm, the new gang advocate Qi suppressed the forces loyal to the original gang leader with an iron fist, Zhang Chu transferred a group of people from Yuncheng to join the beggar gang, they became the new backbone of the beggar gang, and the old beggar gang members were subdued, but after a long time, everyone found that the new gang leader was more fair than Wang Yuanqing, and was more willing to come forward to solve difficult things for everyone, and gradually adapted to life under the leadership of the new gang leader. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Yu Chunguang didn't know what had happened, and he didn't want to know that he was satisfied that someone had sent back the 1,000 taels of silver that he had been stolen. This shows that Zhang Chu has the ability to control the situation.

The construction of the trading house was not affected by this incident, and the craftsmen rushed to work day and night, and after a few days the construction was completed, the surrounding neighbors knew what the new trading house would look like. Facing the street is a row of two-storey buildings, both in height and span much larger than ordinary houses, and on the first level there are several windows and doors on the side of the street. On the right side of the building was a tall gatehouse, with a heavy wooden door closed. A high wall encloses the courtyard, and the interior is not visible from the outside, and it is said that they were all warehouses of the trading houses, and the four corners of the courtyard walls were built with corner towers to be used for guarding, and it seems that the trading houses were to store valuable goods.

After a few days of renovation and renovation, firecrackers sounded in front of the Yuji Commercial Bank again, but this time it was not who came to congratulate them, but the guys of the Commercial Bank themselves set off to celebrate the official opening of the Commercial Bank.

At the same time, there was the sound of drums. It is rare for the drum band to be invited to help the fun have such a money-making opportunity to perform hard, and passers-by who hear the movement are attracted by the sound of the drum music to stop and watch. I saw that the front of the tall two-story building on the street had hung the gold-lettered signboard of the Yuji firm, and the door of the shop facing the street was wide open, and the guys were standing outside the door to greet the customers, it seemed that the firm was open for business. Everyone was already curious about this commercial house, which was much higher than the surrounding houses, and many people decided to go in and see the novelty.

Walking to the door of the trading house, some guests were politely stopped by the guy: "Sir, please go this way." ”

The guests were stunned, is there a reason why this business bank is not allowed to enter?

"Please go to the left, this right is the women's department." The guy explained politely.

At this time, everyone noticed that there were two signs erected at the entrance of the trading house, which read "Men's Department" and "Women's Department" in large letters. The sign of the women's department was erected on the right, and there were two middle-aged women standing at the door, who were also wearing men's clothes, and they only let women in.

"This sale is also divided into men and women." Curiosity outweighed dissatisfaction.

"There are a lot of women's clothes and supplies there, and the uncles are not interested in going in." The guy said cautiously.

"What do you business in?" When the guests entered the mall, they looked at the large hall and didn't know where to start.

"The merchant house has all kinds of clothing, cloth, cotton yarn, woolen fabrics, leather goods brought from the grasslands, daily ironware, and fine lake salt for customers to choose from. We just put some samples on the first floor here for the neighborhood to buy, if you have a large demand, there is a private room on the second floor, you can talk to our boss alone. The guy patiently made the introduction.

However, most of the customers did not have the heart to listen to his introduction, and were attracted by some of the wooden dolls in the store.

The figures are life-size, meticulously carved from fine wood, their faces painted with oil paint of skin color, their eyebrows painted, and they are dressed in new clothes, sitting or standing. After admiring the puppet, people's eyes naturally turned to the clothes on the puppet. The clothes are well-cut, well-made, and finely fabricated. Wearing it on the puppet looks very spiritual.

At this time, the guy came over and introduced in time: "The clothes worn by this puppet are all made in our firm's own workshop, and there are various sizes of large, medium and small, and there are suitable for any kind of body shape." Try it on the spot, and buy it again, so as not to buy back the fabric and not fit it and have no way to change it, and it also saves a lot of manual money. ”

"It's interesting." It was the first time for the guests to see that the new clothes did not need to be cut from the fabric, but could be bought directly from the ready-made, which was very novel.

Some attentive customers walked slowly in the store, from time to time to carefully observe the quality of the goods, ask the guy about the price, and did not say much, just kept it all in mind. Because they were going to have a good talk with the shopkeeper here, they found that this was a great opportunity to make a fortune.

Now the situation in the Ming Dynasty is turbulent, and the impact of the uprising of the displaced people has spread to all places, and a few days ago there was news that the thieves occupied Yuncheng, and the salt merchants in Yuncheng were beheaded. Even the price of salt in Kaifeng City has risen a lot. However, the rest of the trading houses put salt on the shelves, and the price was not expensive, which naturally attracted the attention of the merchants.

After the disaster in Shanxi and Shaanxi, a large number of thieves cut off the trade route to the grassland, and most of the leather goods outside could not be transported in, but the Yuji firm hung out a lot of good skins, which were in great demand in the market, and could be sold for money. It seems that the owner of this business house put a lot of effort into the purchase.

There are also cotton yarns and fabrics introduced to you by the guys, the quality is much better than what everyone wears now, and the price is so low that everyone can't believe it. If you buy at the price that the guy said, let alone sell it locally, it will make a profit even if it is shipped to the Jiangnan area, which is rich in cotton cloth. It seems that you have to go to the second floor to talk to the boss of the trading house, otherwise you will lose a chance to make a fortune if the goods are bought by others.

There were also more thoughtful merchants who had more ideas after looking at the various iron kitchen and farm tools in the firm. All the materials of these artifacts were high-quality iron, and now that wars are raging, most of the steel has been collected by the court to make swords. At this time, the people who can still get iron production tools must be of great strength, and if there is an opportunity to secretly transport some iron materials to those who need them, then there will be a huge profit to be made.

Hearing the information, the bosses of various commodities rushed to negotiate the purchase of goods, and the firm did not refuse to come, as long as the price was right, they said that they could supply on time, and in order to reassure everyone, the firm also took the initiative to set up a contract for breach of contract.

Compared with the prosperity of the men's department, the store on the right side of the business house dedicated to women was a little deserted for the first few days, and there must be a minority of women wandering the streets in these years.

After a few days, the number of women in the women's department gradually increased, and most of them came to see the strange. Only women were allowed to enter the women's department of the comptoir, and the men who received them were all women, which made some women who were inconvenient to show their heads want to go and have a look. I also heard that there are many beautiful clothes made especially for women in the trading house, and there are so many new styles and colors that even some young ladies from large families have never seen before. In addition, according to those who have been there, there are many shameful things sold on the second floor of the trading house. (To be continued.) )