Chapter Ninety-Three: Commerce of Shenghui City
Al walked back from the window, no longer with a golden back, but looking much closer than he had been at the beginning. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"I'll admit that I thought it was too easy to do business in Radiant City at first, and it wasn't your fault, but my Al Edward's. The initial setbacks are not terrible, and there are very few things in this world that are smooth sailing and invincible. On the contrary, most of the beginnings of the magnificent career are struggling and struggling to maintain. In contrast, we can say that we are much luckier. The key is to know why we went wrong in the first place, and how we can overcome them in the future to defeat those competitors. After Al sat down, he first said this to the crowd, placing most of the blame on himself.
Sasha nodded again and again as he listened, what he was most afraid of was that Al, who was a nobleman, was arrogant, and he wanted to become a big fat man in one go. If things go the slightest wrong, they will be angry, point fingers, command indiscriminately, and make a mess. Now it seems that Young Master Al is still very sensible, then again. If he wasn't such an outstanding person, how could he have forced himself into such a predicament in the first place in Thorn City?
Sasha cleared his throat and took over the conversation and said, "Young Master El said just now that he was responsible, which made me very ashamed. Obviously, I am the person in charge, and I am also responsible for preparing specific affairs. After so many years in business, it was not as good as when I was a teenager. He smiled self-deprecatingly, and continued: "At that time, although I was careless, I still knew the word awe. When I took over the business, I was trembling, walking on thin ice, for fear that something would go wrong. Now that the business is getting bigger and bigger, they are arrogant, their eyes are empty, and they have forgotten all the most basic principles of prudence. He thought that he was invincible in the world in the western realm, and he used it in Shenghui City, but he looked down on the businessmen of the world. ”
He sighed, stood up and took off his hat and bowed to everyone present to apologize, "The opening of the firm this time is unfavorable, and the responsibility is entirely on me, and I really want to say sorry to everyone here." How could he still sit still with this bow, and they all stood up and told their mistakes, so as to share some responsibilities for their immediate superiors.
"Okay, you don't have to be like this, this time I didn't call everyone over for a criticism meeting, but to brainstorm and come up with a solution to the problem. What's the use of just standing and saying that you're not, it's useless except to spit a little. You are all veterans of the business, you sit together to think more, speak up, and always think of one or two effective methods. Al waved his hand, stopped everyone, and then said to Sasha, "Mr. Sasha, go on, what happened to us this time. ”
Sasha let out a sigh of relief, thinking that this level had passed. Young Master El has always respected him, but Sasha knows that this face was given by Young Master El and earned it by himself. If you don't have a face and no skin just now, and shirk your responsibility, not only will you lose face, but you will probably lose your lining. Hearing Al's question, Sasha pondered for a moment before he spoke carefully.
"I've been watching and thinking carefully these days. We found that this Radiant City was still very different from our western border. In the western realm, due to the benevolence and generosity of the lords, coupled with the vast land and sparse population. Therefore, the vast majority of people still have work and fields, so although the environment is harsh and the conditions are difficult. Most families still have a little money to spare, and if they have some money on weekdays, they can add something to their family. ”
"But this Shenghui City is very different, almost the vast majority of civilians are tenants, from morning to night, stay up in the heat and cold in the ground to eat, hard work for a year and have to hand over to the nobles in the city, if there is a dry rain, natural disasters and the like, the family will be ruined immediately. In this case, where do they have the spare money to buy daily necessities, except for the indispensable rice and salt, they are reluctant to buy even sauce, vinegar, oil and tea. ”
"So we set up a big booth in Hillivan and bought some suppliers, but it didn't work. On the contrary, the more you produce and sell, the more you lose money. Now the shops we have in Hillivan are basically closed. ”
He then took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and continued, "Let's talk about our shop in Manny." In the past few days, I have also consulted some familiar friends a few times, and most of the commercial houses in this Mani district are actually foot merchants, going south and north, connecting all places. Ship the specialties of Shenghui City to the four realms, and then transport the shops in the four realms back to Shenghui City, buy high and sell low, and make huge profits from it, sometimes a trip can increase the profit by forty or fifty times. Of course, there are several conditions for such a trading house, one is to have a good guard, otherwise it will be robbed by a goose thief in the middle of the road, and it will be really bloodless, and there will be nowhere to cry. The second is that the caravan should be large, and there should be more work, mules and horses, and goods, which is different from the business of opening a shop, which is as short as three or four months, and as long as a year and a half, and it is necessary to earn enough expenses and profits for the whole year to go on a trip, otherwise it will be beyond its means. The third is to have a big family and a big business, and have abundant capital. When you go out, it is inevitable that there will be an accident, and it is possible that the whole caravan will be wiped out, so at this time, it is required that the caravan can withstand the blow, resist the wind and waves, and will not be slumped because of this, and the caravan can be organized again. Fourth, we must have familiar trade routes, checkpoints, accommodation, and sales locations along the way are all familiar, all of them are done, what can be bought, what can be sold are all familiar with the chest, and it will not be a wrong season, resulting in a loss. ”
"Most of these trading houses in Shenghui City have a history of more than 100 years, and their sons have inherited their father's business and passed down from generation to generation. With capital, connections, and roads, our Westborder Commercial Bank has just opened, and it is incomparable. ”
"As for our shop in Hawley, it's the most profitable. These aristocrats have always been spendthrifts, and they don't care about the price, they only care about buying what they want, and it's rare and luxurious. Therefore, some of our specialties in the Western Realm are still very popular, especially the furs of various magical beasts, which are swept away every time they are put on the shelves. ”
"But if you want to say that the most profitable trades in the West are not these traders who take the trade routes, but four kinds: rice, salt, mines, and money. Sasha pointed out four fingers to the crowd.