Chapter 39: Pawn
Cheng Jinzhou is not a person who waits for opportunities, most of the time, he is willing to take the first step.
The library in the ring seems to exist forever, but God knows when, it will disappear without a trace as it began? God knows, tomorrow the customer service O1O will not choke to death by milk at breakfast, and then the one-line contact will be cut off. Or, the internal adjustment work of other people's libraries has been completely forgotten......
If possible, Cheng Jinzhou would never put his fate on such a distant connection, and he hoped to copy more useful books, at least, one or two that could defend himself.
For this purpose, it is nothing to take two meals of the board and consume a little in advance.
So, even though the city gate would be closed in two more hours, Cheng Jinzhou decided to make a round trip.
"Shen Family Pawnshop" is the largest pawnshop in Shaonan City, which is larger than the Zhengda pawnshop opened by the Cheng family itself. Behind it is the Shen family in the capital, and I heard that there are other backgrounds, so although there are only two connected storefronts, they are built with great luxury and occupy a large area in the southeast of the city.
If most of the aristocratic families in this city are in need, in fact, most of them should also be here, first, the Shen family does not know the way things come from like the local snakes, and there is a lot less trouble, and second, the business scope of this pawnshop is much larger.
From cotton clothes and jackets to the secret tips of the star array, they are all sold here, even if they are not familiar with things, there are pawnbrokers who dare to bid for them, and this is their most popular place.
As for the price, the pawnshop never cares.
Shiyan was born in a poor family, and he had a natural fear of pawnshops, and when he arrived at the ground, he was still very uneasy and said: "Third brother, if you use money, ask for it from the young grandmother." ”
"The bag of golden melon seeds last time was used up, where can I still ask for it." Cheng Jinzhou shook his hips and dismounted as he spoke.
He walked through the left door, specializing in high-priced goods, and the decoration was even more atmospheric.
The pawnshop is notoriously arrogant, but riding a Yadong horse, wearing Nanhu satin, and accompanied by bodyguards and subordinates, it is more fashionable than driving Aston Martin, wearing Armani, and bringing black bodyguards to white horses, the guy at the door did not dare to slack off, and greeted him first, no matter what Cheng Jinzhou's purpose was, brewed this year's new tea, and said with a thousand words: "Master, do you want to buy something, or do you want money turnover?" ”
The essence of the pawnshop is actually usury, although it is a major source of profits, but it is not a stable income, especially the rich and noble, usually very taboo dead goods, because when the owner of the thing is either a family business or a misfortune, naturally some people will worry about bringing bad luck home. This idea still exists in the 21st century, so although pawnshop goods are cheap, not everyone wants to buy them.
Doing business is about a return on investment, and the return should be stable, and the same is true for pawnshops. Although the income of the living is less, it is better to return to the original quickly, and there is one less selling procedure and a lot less risk. What's more, even if it is a job, many times it is more expensive than a loan shark.
The guy hurriedly went to the back and invited the shopkeeper to come out, the latter looked like a businessman, holding an abacus in his hand, his head was sparse, and his appearance was as Cheng Jinzhou expected.
In his mind, such a big pawnshop, coupled with years of accumulated appraisal experience, should have some cultural temperament, but he didn't want to be an ancient gold worshipper.
"The little old man's name is Shen Ping, what do you call this master?" The shopkeeper didn't know Cheng Jinzhou's thoughts, his eyes were shining, and he was all paraded on Cheng Jinzhou's master and servant.
"Don't have your surname Cheng." Xiao Cheng didn't hide it, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I want 4oo taels of silver to turnover, see if Shopkeeper Shen can take it out?" ”
Speaking of business, the shopkeeper nodded slightly, still standing on the side and said: "4oo taels of silver, the small shop can take it out now, but I don't know what this Young Master Cheng wants to pawn?" What are you and this Shaonan Cheng family? ”
His tail note dragged out, and Cheng Jinzhou smiled and said: "I am the Cheng family, but I came out to pawn it myself, and it was also my thing." Is that okay. ”
"Yes." The shopkeeper smiled. He also often encounters this kind of thing, the children of the aristocratic family come out to pawn something, and there is naturally no reason to push it out of business, as for the family to find it, the thing can be taken back, but the interest is also not less. The reason why the Shen family's pawnshops are all over the world also depends on the strength behind them.
Cheng Jinzhou patted his ass and got up, and said, "Then please send two people from the shopkeeper to follow along." ”
"Where to go?" Shopkeeper Shen was stunned.
"I'm going to pawn two ships." Cheng Jinzhou said and took a sip of tea and said, "It's the dry season, and the two dhows don't have time to go out, so I'll pledge it to you." ”
As he spoke, he took out two pieces of paper from his bosom.
The 6 sloops in Xidingzhuang are all new ships, each of which is worth three or four hundred taels of silver, and two are pledged for 4oo taels, which is very decent.
Looking at this ship deed, Shopkeeper Shen can guess the price of seven or eight cents.
Hanoi's 2o salt boat can buy it for 1oo taels, not to mention the boat of the aristocratic family, he nodded to the guy when he thought about it: "You go and call Mr. Hu out." ”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and smiled: "Brother Cheng will either have tea with me, and when they come back after reading it, we will hand it over?" ”
From Xidingzhuang to the city, 2 hours may not be able to catch back, Cheng Jinzhou has his own lazy method, said: "I let the scholar accompany your people to see the boat, tomorrow morning, you let people bring silver to Xiaoxizhuang to find me." ”
"That's fine." The shopkeeper was originally polite, and said with a smile: "Then according to the rules, how about we pledge for half a year?" ”
This kind of mortgage that is sure to make money without losing money, the longer the better.
"Three months is enough."
"Then two cents. Add another 1. "The shopkeeper Shen is not ruthless, after three months, he will ask for sixty percent of the interest, and the total will be added by 1, which is equivalent to 28o taels of silver.
Cheng Jinzhou smashed his mouth and nodded in agreement.
When the three of them were sent out, Meng Da was still untying the reins, and Shi Yan was so anxious that his throat was on fire, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Third brother, after three months, will you really give them the boat?" Mr. Liu said ......" that day.
"It'll be fine when the time comes." Cheng Jinzhou looked like he didn't care.
Shi Yan couldn't help but scratch his head, and the eunuch with a full face said urgently: "68o taels of silver, how can you pay it back." ”
Cheng Jinzhou spread his hands and said: "At that time, the township test was passed, and with the fame of Xiucai, 6oo taels of silver is a small amount of money." ”
Shi Yan didn't care to look at Cheng Jinzhou's strange appearance, and he didn't dare to ask if he couldn't pass the exam, so he only prayed silently in his heart, he didn't want to be a scholar for a few months, so he was beaten to the Zhuangzi outside the city.
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