The eldest brother, Zhang Hongwen, is also thirty years old this year. After the age of 20 and the crown, he started to do business, and in the blink of an eye, he also had 20 years of life.

In Shaanxi, Zhang's Chamber of Commerce is not big, but the scale is not small, and Zhang Hongwen, the behind-the-scenes boss in the business world, still has a lot of face and connections.

This is a very mature business route and contacts, so if you want to do business, you naturally have to prioritize the resources at hand, rather than rashly forming a chamber of commerce by yourself or relying on the help of strangers. In layman's terms, if it is cheap, it should rot in the pot, so why let it be enjoyed?

This year's Zhang Hongbin is only fifteen years old, but in fact he is only a little more than fourteen, and the difference between him and his eldest brother is nearly half the age, which makes Zhang Hongbin unable to have a common topic with his eldest brother since a long time ago. Besides, the eldest brother often lives in the chamber of commerce in Baishui County and rarely comes back, so the two brothers are more separated.

But no matter what, even if it's a half-brother, it's all brothers with the same blood.

So with a worried heart, Zhang Hongbin still knocked on Zhang Hongwen's door.

"Who?" There was an impatient sound inside.

"Brother, it's me!" Zhang Hongbin shouted.

"Oh, it's Hongbin, come in!" Zhang Hongwen's voice came out, but he was a little less impatient.

Opening the door, Zhang Hongwen was on the edge of the bookcase in the room at the moment, obviously sorting out some articles. Speaking of which, Zhang Hongbin also admitted that if he was buried in work, and suddenly someone else came to disturb him, he was afraid that he would inevitably be a little impatient.

"Brother, what are you busy with?" Zhang Hongbin tried to ask kindly.

"It's nothing, the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is about to start, and I will sort out this year's account books a little...... Look, a bunch of stuff, a thousand things! Zhang Hongwen obviously didn't hate his younger brother too much, and it was rare to laugh with him.

"Brother, can I take a look?" Zhang Hongbin asked curiously.

"If you can understand it, just take a look, but don't mess it up, or I'll have to start all over again." Zhang Hongwen thought about it, and then agreed.

Zhang Hongbin also flipped through it casually, but when he opened the account book, he found that he was full of traditional characters. There are no Arabic numerals at all, and the method of recording the books is also like a running account, such as how many raw materials are purchased in a certain year and month, and how much money is spent; Another example is how many goods are sold in a certain year and month, and how much money is earned.

Heavy and verbose, the most important thing is that the income and expenditure are very general, even Zhang Hongbin, a layman in accounting, can see the problems.

"Big brother, why don't you use Arabic numerals, and try the accounting form?" Zhang Hongbin asked casually.

"What are Arabic numerals?" Zhang Hongwen is obviously very unfamiliar with this thing.

It is not surprising that, according to Zhang Hongbin's understanding, Arabic numerals were introduced to China around the thirteenth century, but they really began to be widely used in the early twentieth century. It is only the seventeenth century, and nature has not yet become mainstream.

"Oh, it's such a number, it was originally invented by the Tianzhu people, and it was later passed out by the Arabs...... Zhang Hongbin wrote out the Arabic numerals, and then introduced the use of these numbers to Zhang Hongwen.

"Well, yes, with these figures, the account may be more concise, but this is easy to alter......" Zhang Hongwen quickly found the shortcomings.

"This is simple, after the statistical numbers, and then mark it with Chinese characters!" Zhang Hongbin replied directly without thinking about it.

"That's not a way to go...... What is the accounting form you said earlier? Zhang Hongwen began to struggle with another problem.

"I don't know much about this, it's probably ......" Zhang Hongbin is not from an accounting background, how does he know what an accounting form is. But he has read some novels with simple descriptions, so he also described the general appearance and function of the accounting form according to his own understanding.

Zhang Hongwen has been in the business world for more than ten years, and he naturally knows that the accounting form described by Zhang Hongbin is flawed, but as long as he has a general appearance, it will not be too difficult to improve it with his mind. The most important thing is that he sees the advantage of having accounting forms, that is, all the accounts can be seen at a glance, and whether there are any problems can be quickly checked.

"Brother, how do you know these two things?" Zhang Hongwen soon realized another problem.

If his brother discovers these two things, it will be a great thing for the Zhang family. If it is discovered, then while others are still there, they must try their best to envelop the Zhang Chamber of Commerce, and no matter how bad it is, they will be killed, saving others cheaply.

"These are Tessie's things, and the younger brother only knew about them by chance from those missionaries, that is, those red-haired fans who wore black. In Tessie, it seems that the accountants there use this method to handle their accounts...... Oh, by the way, I'm here for another matter, big brother, can you listen to me? Naturally, Zhang Hongbin could not explain the source of this knowledge, so he simply blamed the missionaries on the question. At the same time, it finally brought the topic to the point.

"You and my brother are the ones who have something to say. I guess, is there no money to drink flower wine? Zhang Hongwen rarely pays attention to this younger brother, but the younger brother is too famous, and it is difficult to know it.

"Brother, you don't know, I drink flower wine just to have fun, what can I do with this body? At least for another two years, when my body is strong, I will consider drinking flower wine for a real time...... Let's not talk about that, look at this! Zhang Hongbin's hand reached into the purse on his waist and took out a few small balls.

This is a real glass ball, and three pennies is the price inside the supermarket.

"Oh, it's a glass ball! I have to say that this glass ball is very transparent, although it is not a treasure, but it can still be sold for ten cents. The sons and daughters of those families also like to play with these glass balls or something. Zhang Hongwen completely entered the role of the shopkeeper and seriously evaluated the price of these glass balls.

One is ten cents, and three in the supermarket is only one penny, which means that the capital of one penny can earn back a profit of twenty-nine cents, which is definitely a huge profit!

"So, is the sales of this glass ball big?" Zhang Hongbin asked excitedly.

"There are only 3,000 in the sky, and if there are more, I am afraid that there will be no market." Zhang Hongwen spread his hands and said bluntly.

Three thousand pieces is only one thousand, which is the so-called consistent money, which is only the cost of one tael of silver. But if you sell these 3,000 pieces, you will get a profit of 30,000 taels, that is, a profit of 30 taels, and after deducting the cost of one tael of silver, you will make a net profit of 29 taels...... The profit is big, but the scale can't be opened, it's still a small business, and there is nothing to do.

"I'll give you these ones, it's useless to keep them...... By the way, brother, what is the most lacking in our Baishui County, and it still needs to be purchased in large quantities? Zhang Hongbin simply asked a professional.

"That's food, of course! This year's drought and grain harvest have failed, so that the price of grain in Shaanxi has increased by 50 percent. And in many places, even if there is money, they can't buy food. Those grain merchants took advantage of this opportunity to hoard Juqi and not let the price of grain rise to three times, but they were afraid that they would not sell it. And even if it is sold, it is reluctant to sell! Zhang Hongwen said directly without thinking about it.

"If it's my little brother, I have the ability to get a lot of food, can I sell it?" Zhang Hongbin rubbed his hands together and asked.

"What, little brother, are you starting to be interested in business?" Zhang Hongwen quipped.

"It's your business to do business, but I want to earn some pocket money, and it's rare to have a way to get a batch of grain and various goods, and I want to ask my brother if you can help sell it." Zhang Hongbin said very firmly.

"Doorway, what can you do? Forget it, I don't care about my brother, but this batch of goods can see the light? Zhang Hongwen asked cautiously.

"It's not coming from the right place, but at least there won't be any conspicuous signs that you can see at a glance where it's coming from! So, okay? "Zhang Hongbin is also single.

"That's fine...... No, it's better to show me a sample first, and if it's okay, I'll help sell it. Zhang Hongwen naturally responded.

"Okay...... By the way, brother, look at how much this can be worth? Zhang Hongbin took out a piece of soap in his waist bag again.

"What is this? It smells good, can you eat it? Zhang Hongwen casually took it and sniffed it.

"This is for washing hands and bathing, and when we wash our hands and take a bath, we may not be able to wash out all the dirt. This thing is similar to the pancreas, but the function is much better than the pancreas, and it is rare that the decontamination ability is better than that of the pancreas, and the taste is also fragrant, but the price is the same as the pancreas. Zhang Hongbin immediately began to publicize.

"You said everything, I had to try...... By the way, the price you said is the same, the price of the purchase is the same, or is the price of the sale the same as the pancreas? Zhang Hongwen got up and was about to try it, but then he remembered a question and asked casually.

"The purchase price is fifty percent of the price of pancreas, but it's okay for me to make some money, brother?" Zhang Hongbin said angrily.

In fact, if the pancreas is 100 yuan, a piece of soap is only 20 yuan, which is 20% of the pancreas. However, for the sake of profit, even if it was his brother in front of him, Zhang Hongbin was still cheeky and raised the price to fifty percent.

"If that's the case...... I'll try its effect, if it's really good, then I'll buy it at 70% of the price, at least 5,000 yuan and try to sell it first...... You have that doorway, he has so many goods, doesn't he? Zhang Hongwen came to the side of the washbasin and thought of another question.

"The goods are sold openly, but how they are made and how they are shipped must be kept secret, otherwise they will not trade with me." Zhang Hongbin began to give Zhang Hongwen a vaccination.

"If that's the case, there's no problem...... Yo, it's really fragrant, why did this water become so muddy...... God, my hands aren't really that dirty, are they? Zhang Hongwen tried the soap, and then exclaimed at the turbid water.

"Hehe, you know the benefits of this thing! Look at your hands, they are much whiter and more fragrant, right? By the way, there are at least more than ten kinds of floral scents of soap given by that person, do you want to list which fragrance you tend to? Zhang Hongbin quickly thought of a part to add.

"This ...... Let's start with a little bit of each, see which one the customer likes, and then lean that way! Zhang Hongwen replied directly.

The two brothers discussed again, and Zhang Hongbin promised to bring things to Zhang Hongwen the next day, including a bag of rice and a bag of flour, and of course the 5,000 yuan of soap. But as a deposit, Zhang Hongwen needs to pay 30% of the price of the goods, and the rest will be delivered with one hand.

In fact, with only 30% of the deposit, Zhang Hongbin can directly buy 5,000 yuan of soap in the supermarket. The rest, no matter how much money you can make, it's a net profit!

Sure enough, the best business in this world is monopoly, especially the monopoly of time and space!