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After the flow of people entered the Sihai Tea House, Geng Jingzhong saw that the hall of the tea house was very vast, and there were no less than 100 tables in the ground floor hall alone, and this table was not a round table or a table of eight immortals, but it was close to the table in the fast food restaurants that Geng Jingzhong had in later generations, narrow and long. Almost every table here is full of people, drinking tea or talking, and it looks no different from the ordinary teahouses in Fuzhou.

When Geng Jingzhong saw such a peculiar arrangement, he began to notice the difference here. Geng Jingzhong didn't sit down in a hurry, but was going to take a look first, but the little guy in the store was very diligent, and when he saw Geng Jingzhong and a few people coming in, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"Childe, are you receiving the goods or ...... Yes! You are, you are the prince, no, the prince!" This little guy is only eighteen or nineteen years old, but at this moment, his eyes are wide open, and he stammers before he says Geng Jingzhong's identity, but fortunately, there are people in the tea house at this moment, and no one hears it. The little guy was about to kneel down to give Geng Jingzhong luggage, but Geng Jingzhong grabbed him and didn't let him kneel.

"You know me?" Geng Jingzhong first made a silent gesture, and then leaned into his ear and asked.

The little guy replied with a flushed face: "Five years ago, the prince personally sent food to the villain's family, but he saved the villain's whole family. The villain never dares to forget jì, the villain's father and mother set up an immortal tablet for the prince, and worship it every day!"

"Well, you're good. By the way, what's your name?" Geng Jingzhong asked.

"The villain Zhang Dajin, nicknamed Jinzi. The prince just called it a little gold!" Zhang Dajin replied excitedly.

"Huh. Your name is quite rich. People are also smart, it seems that your boss is very good at choosing people. I'm just here to shop around today, and don't make a noise! It just so happens that you are most familiar with this place, tell me to introduce this tea house!" Geng Jingzhong said to Zhang Dajin with a smile.

"Yes!" Zhang Dajin is even more happy, he can serve the prince, he really can't ask for it! "Lord Wang, please come here!" As he spoke, Zhang Dajin stepped aside and led Geng Jingzhong and the others to the second floor. Walk all the way to a vacant round table, which is also a place for merchants to discuss business, but usually there is an appointment, and they will go to the private seat on the second floor, or reach a preliminary agreement on the first floor below, and then move to the second floor to talk in detail.

After Geng Jingzhong and Gu Ping sat down, Zhang Dajin quickly put on a few plates of delicate pastries, and then brought a pot of tea. He didn't ask Geng Jingzhong's opinion, he just picked up the best. With the respect of Geng Jingzhong and the prince, if you don't use top-level good goods to entertain. That's to look down on him! The position where Geng Jingzhong was sitting at the moment was just enough to have a panoramic view of the first floor. The people below come and go, and it's not lively.

"Lord Wang, is this the first time you have come here?" In the end, Zhang Dajin has seen a lot in this tea house, and in the face of Geng Jingzhong, in addition to the previous excitement, he quickly calmed down now. "Our Sihai Tea House is actually not an ordinary tea house, and ordinary people will not come here to drink tea!"

"Oh?" Geng Jingzhong is a little strange. "What's that saying?"

"Lord Wang, take a closer look at the placement of the table below and the difference between the people sitting down?" Zhang Dajin pointed to the hundreds of tables downstairs and said.

After Geng Jingzhong heard this, he turned his head to look downstairs again. The first thing to observe is each table, the rectangular table is very simple, one or two plates of pastries, plus a pot of tea and a few cups, basically the same, and each table has two people sitting on it, some sitting three or even four, at most no more than six, no more than six, no more than sitting. Looking at the dress of the people sitting down, they should all be businessmen, these people are chatting and drinking tea, and the buzzing sound in their ears is basically a business thing.

"Huh? Wrong! Geng Jingzhong just wanted to turn his head around, and then he found something different. It is said that there should not be much on the table for drinking tea in the teahouse except for teapots, cups and pastries, but there are many tables in front of you that are different, except for teacups and plates for pastries, there are other things. Some have a piece of cotton cloth or silk on the table, and some have both. There is also a porcelain on the table, the color and shape are different, it seems that it is fired by different merchants and different kilns, and others such as tea, sugar, leather, all kinds of things on the table, but they are all small pieces, do not go out of their way to see, and think that they are the gadgets that the guests carry.

The businessmen sitting on both sides of the table kept gesturing with their hands, as if they were talking about the price of goods, bargaining with each other, and exploring each other's bottom line. If someone talks about it, some will go to the second floor to continue the discussion, and some will go out directly to prepare for it. Seeing this, Geng Jingzhong seemed to understand something, but he had a lot of doubts, but before he could speak, Zhang Dajin next to him explained: "Lord Wang, this Sihai Tea House is actually for merchants to negotiate business. For example, in front of us, the one who placed a paper bag of tea on the table, he came to collect the tea, according to the rules of the tea house, he put a paper bag of packaged tea in front of him, and the big tea word on it was to tell those merchants who had tea in their hands to sell, and negotiated with him in front of him. If several businessmen want to sell, then everyone will sit together and discuss, whoever pays the lowest price, whose goods are good, will buy whom. Of course, they each have their own tea samples. ”

"I see!" Geng Jingzhong nodded after hearing this, and at the same time looked at the hall on the first floor, there were constantly people sitting down and people standing up, and there were also many people who did not sit and drink tea, but circled along the teahouse, looking for people who wanted to buy their goods. Geng Jingzhong was either a student or a teacher in his previous life, and he had never done business at all, even the business of the palace over the years, and the specific affairs were also the stewards of the palace. Knowing the rules of the Four Seas Tea House, Geng Jingzhong also felt very interesting, and then he asked Zhang Dajin for more information about the tea house, sure enough, there are also Four Seas Tea House in Yuegang, but not one, but three, after all, Yuegang is much larger than Houyu Port, and the daily cargo transaction volume is also much more.

Geng Jingzhong also saw that the Four Seas Tea House was actually a commodity trading center. Most of the goods shipped from the port are traded here. And the Four Seas Tea House takes a cut from it. The larger the trading volume, the greater the profit of the tea estate.

"Okay, you go get busy first, I'll take a look here, and I'll call you when I get back!" Geng Jingzhong said to Zhang Dajin.

"Hey, the prince uses it slowly!" As he spoke, Zhang Dajin stepped aside, but he only stopped at the top of the stairs, and his eyes looked at this side from time to time. Once he found out that Geng Jingzhong was in need, he could immediately find out and rush over. Geng Jingzhong had previously ordered him not to make a noise, and he didn't dare to report to the shopkeeper of the tea house, so he could only stand aside by himself. Even when other little guys asked him to go down to help, he didn't move, and it was just a big deal to scold. Explain to the shopkeeper afterwards, you shouldn't be punished!

Although Geng Jingzhong is not good at doing business, he can also feel that the trading methods here seem to be too primitive, and the efficiency is actually very low by relying on those businessmen to find business opportunities by themselves. Or rather, the home field, but did not actively participate in the transaction. That seems like a big deal, right? Geng Jingzhong sat in the Sihai Tea House for about an hour, and when he looked at his pocket watch, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Through the observation of this hour, Geng Jingzhong also has a thorough understanding of the Tao in it.

"Let's go back!" Geng Jingzhong and the others had already drunk two pots of tea, and a few people walked downstairs, paid for the tea and prepared to go back. Zhang Dajin followed him until he was delivered to the door.

"Gold, this is your reward!" Geng Jingzhong took out two silver dollars and threw them to Zhang Dajin, who hurriedly caught them. "Tomorrow, ask your Wu family's steward here to come to the trading company to see me, I have something to talk to him!"

Zhang Dajin just wanted to say thank you for the reward, but then he heard Geng Jingzhong's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then nodded hurriedly. He is also a smart man, Geng Jingzhong did not let his guards call his own shopkeeper, but left this opportunity to him, and his life in this Sihai Tea House will be better in the future. "Thank you for the reward, thank you for the reward!" His repeated thanks were more than just a reward for these two silver dollars!

Geng Jingzhong drank tea for a whole hour, and Gu Ping had already asked his subordinates to find out the details of the Sihai Tea House. Geng Jingzhong remembered that the first five-cent stake of the Fuzhou Ocean Trading Company was auctioned by the Wu family in Zhangzhou, and the Wu family was one of the main families of the Ocean Company. Since it is an ocean trading company, the next thing will be much easier, and Geng Jingzhong, the head of the Wu family, is also familiar with it. At this hour, Geng Jingzhong didn't just drink tea, observing the situation in the hall, he really thought of a very good method, of course, this method is also commonly used in later generations, Geng Jingzhong just wants to copycat

Geng Jingzhong didn't go to find a Qing official to accompany him, it was still a good night's dream, Geng Jingzhong hadn't gotten up early in the morning, and the owner of the Sihai Tea House, the head of the Wu family in Zhangzhou, was waiting early in front of the small building distributed by the ocean company in Mawei. Coincidentally, Geng Jingzhong formulated the matter of several major shareholders co-presiding over the trading company, and in the first quarter, it happened that his Wu family was responsible for the specific affairs of the company. In the trading company, the general affairs are done by themselves, and if there is a serious decision, it must be Geng Jingzhong's presence and permission. Let several major families take turns to preside, but also to balance all parties.

Last night, the head of the Wu family was still sleeping in his own house in Fuzhou, but in the middle of the night, he was called up by the shopkeeper of his own brother who was in charge of the Sihai Tea House in Houyu Port, saying that there was a major report. When he learned of the situation, he didn't care whether he had slept well or not, so he got into a carriage and went straight to Houyu Port. The shopkeeper Wu of Sihai Tea House didn't believe it when he got Zhang Dajin's report, but Zhang Dajin's sworn appearance, coupled with the two silver dollars he had just gotten in his hand and the whole family to make a bet, the shopkeeper Wu didn't dare not care, so he believed it, and then rushed to Fuzhou to report to the head of the family. Of course, the head of the Wu family did not suspect him, even if he suspected that it was false, he did not dare to take risks, so he waited at this door early in the morning!

"Lord Wang, the head of the Wu family has been waiting outside for a long time!" Geng Jingzhong had just finished washing up and had not eaten breakfast yet, when Gu Ping reported to him.

"Oh, invite him to the diner!" As he spoke, Geng Jingzhong raised his feet and walked towards the restaurant. No matter how busy things are, I have to eat breakfast myself.

"The villain sees the prince!" The head of the Wu family was as obedient as a sheep in front of Geng Jingzhong. As soon as he arrived, he bowed and saluted. He knows. Geng Jingzhong did not allow others to kneel in front of him.

"Master of the Wu family. Don't be so old-fashioned! Let's sit down and have breakfast together! Geng Jingzhong had already sat down at this moment, pointed to the table full of tables and said.

"No, no, no! Lord Wang, use it slowly! ”

"If you are told to sit down, you will sit down, this is not a palace, nor a barracks, so you don't need to talk so much about etiquette. Give the head of the Wu family a bowl of millet porridge! Geng Jingzhong raised his head and gestured to the guy on the side.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" The head of the Wu family sat down at this time. I ate it bite by bite, and after I started, I slowly let go, and I ate three buns in a row and drank two bowls of millet porridge. I didn't sleep well all night last night. I've been standing for so long, I'm so hungry!

After running out of breakfast, Geng Jingzhong did not leave the small restaurant, but asked people to clean up the table, brought paper and pencils, and talked to the head of the Wu family.

"Master Wu, Sihai Tea House is your family's industry!"

"Yes Wangye" The head of the Wu family was a little puzzled, and the prince asked what he was doing with this, could he have fallen in love with the business of the tea house, it was impossible. What kind of vision does the prince have, such a small profit is far worse than a trading company!

"Can you tell me about the business model of the tea house?" Geng Jingzhong asked again.

Although the head of the Wu family was puzzled. But it's still carefully explained.

"Those buyers or sellers of the merchants will leave information, after the tea house is received, it will be divided into two categories according to the sale and purchase, and then the two categories are divided into many sub-categories according to the variety of goods, and finally by the outside people according to the information matched, and then handed over to the person in charge of the review, if there is no problem, will send someone 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 for the teahouse will help them find it until it is successful."

After listening to the introduction of the head of the Wu family, Geng Jingzhong had a further understanding of the model of the tea house, which is still 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 tea house take a cut, they can pretend that the business is not successful, and then trade in private, as long as this qiē is confidential enough, you can save a lot of expenses.

Of course, the above is just an example, in fact, the loopholes in the entire transaction process are far more than this, although Sihai Tea House has severe punishments for most of these exploiters, but it cannot completely eliminate the exploitation of these loopholes by others.

"Master Wu, for the way the teahouse is operated, you can take a look at this plan I designed!"

Although the head of the Wu family was a little unimpressed, he still listened carefully. In fact, he was wrong this time, with Geng Jingzhong's insight and vision is far from being comparable to people in this era, so his opinions are also directly to the disadvantages of the tea house, and his new idea of the tea house operation model also shocked the Wu family master, he has worked in the port for most of his life, but he never thought that he could operate like this.

In the end, Geng Jingzhong finally finished his idea, and drew a large table on the paper. I saw that the head of the Wu family slapped the table and praised loudly: "Lord Wang, your idea is really wonderful, I will immediately discuss it with the people in the tea house, and do my best to make these suggestions you raised, and then the buyer will definitely be able to find the seller in the shortest possible time!" Then he reacted, immediately stood up and said: "The prince forgives the sin, the villain is out of shape!" ”

In fact, Geng Jingzhong was still a little embarrassed to hear the Wu family master praise like this, and this was the first time he put forward his own 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 the Wu family master, an expert. "It's okay, it's okay, sit down and talk!"

Next, Geng Jingzhong talked about some details in detail, some of the things he didn't understand, and humbly asked Geng Jingzhong for advice, and the two chatted endlessly, until the sun ran to the roof, and then a satisfactory plan would be discussed, but this plan was not just some opinions on the tea house, but a complete set of reform plans for the tea house. In the end, it was the head of the Wu family who picked up the pen and wrote down the entire plan, and then the two had a lunch together, and then left satisfied. As for why Geng Jingzhong was so enthusiastic to help the Wu family, it was also in consideration of accelerating the development of Fujian's economy.

Geng Jingzhong, who stayed in place, was also very excited, and he also wanted to see if the business plan he proposed for the first time could be successful! No, this should be the second part, and the starting point town is the first one, but this one will be more detailed.

In the afternoon, Geng Jingzhong walked around the business district again, and now he misses the TV, computer and mobile phone of later generations, and at least has a way to entertain when he has nothing to do, but unfortunately the entertainment in this era is really lacking, and there is nothing to play except for watching the scenery. "It's no wonder that most of the men in ancient times liked to go shopping. Lou, I guess this is also the best way for them to spend their time. In the end, Geng Jingzhong said helplessly to himself after coming back from a few places, and after speaking, he also thought in his heart whether he should follow the local customs and go to the brothel on the port, after all, he had also been to nightclubs in his previous life. But considering who you are, forget it. (To be continued......)