Tokyo City.

In an alley on West Main Street.

An emaciated wild dog wanders the alley, trying to find everything he can eat.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps.

The frightened wild dogs immediately ran away alertly.

A man dressed as a servant walked briskly into the alley.

After walking more than ten steps along the alley, he came to a door, and the servant looked around vigilantly, and saw that there was no one on the left and right, so he reached out and knocked on the door.

After two long and two short knocks, the wooden door was opened from the inside.

The one who opened the door was a young man dressed as a small guy, and he looked smart.

The servant lowered his voice and asked, "Do you have any goods today?" ”

"Yes!"

The young man nodded: "I just arrived yesterday evening, keep it new and true!" ”

Hearing this, the servant's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly urged: "Quick, give me three ...... Five servings! ”

As he spoke, the servant took out fifty cents from his bosom and handed it over.

Taking the copper coins, the young man quickly counted them, and then took out a thick stack of newspapers from his blanket and handed it over.

I saw that on the cover of the newspaper, there were four big characters printed on it.

Qingzhou Daily!

After the servant took it, he immediately hid himself in his bosom and hurried away.

A short time later, there was another knock on the door.

"Is it in stock?"

"Yes!"

"I want twenty copies!"

“……”

……

But he said that after the servant left the alley, he went straight to a tea shop on the opposite street.

went up to the second floor, pushed the door and walked into the private room, and before he could sit down, two people asked anxiously, "What, can you buy it?" ”

These two people are dressed in silk and satin, rich and noble, and at a glance they know that they are either rich or expensive.

"Ah Lang, I bought it."

The servant nodded, closed the door reflexively, and sat down at the table, only to take a wad of paper from his bosom.

When they saw the newspaper, their eyes lit up, and they immediately reached out and grabbed a copy, sipping tea while reading it leisurely.

At the beginning of the year, Song Huizong ordered a ban on tabloids.

But there are policies at the top, and there are countermeasures at the bottom.

People who are used to reading tabloids suddenly let him stop reading them, where can he bear it.

The poor people themselves can't afford to visit the tile market, let alone the green houses and gambling houses, and pooling money to buy a tabloid is already a rare entertainment activity for them in the day, and it is also the only channel for them to contact information from the outside world.

As for businessmen and scholars, it is even more inseparable.

Ordinary people may only have fun reading tabloids, but businessmen can find a glimmer of business opportunities in the clues.

Readers originally read tabloids just to kill time, but since the Qingzhou Daily was born, it has become an indispensable daily routine for Zhao and Song Dynasty readers.

It's just that Qingzhou Daily has specially opened a column to publish articles from various schools.

Regardless of whether you are a talent or a Confucian, as long as the article is new and sharp enough, you will have the opportunity to publish it, and once it is successfully published, there will be a manuscript fee.

This is tantamount to giving readers from all over the world a platform for communication in the air.

As soon as this column came out, it immediately made the world's readers explode.

For a time, countless contributions were made from all over the world.

Some people want to make a name for themselves, while others simply do it to refute the previous article.

To this end, the Academy has set up a review department to review articles submitted from various states and counties.

Sometimes the review department can't make up their minds, and will go to Xie Ding, Xu Cun, Liu Mianzhi and other great Confucians.

Originally, there were many tabloids in various places, and there were twenty or thirty types of tabloids in Tokyo alone.

Counting the tabloids in other state capitals, there are no less than 100.

But now, these tabloids have almost disappeared, and the market has been completely seized by Qingzhou Daily.

There is no way, Qingzhou Daily has good quality, exquisite layout, and richer content.

For the same amount of money, why buy other tabloids?

In addition, Song Huizong ordered the ban on tabloids, but indirectly helped Qingzhou Daily.

After the tabloid was cracked down, sales were not as good as before, and the market share was squeezed by Qingzhou Daily, and many tabloids closed down one after another.

The tabloid itself is just a tool for the important ministers of the DPRK and the central government to make money, and now that they can't make money, they naturally stop and turn to other money-making transactions.

As for Qingzhou Daily, it has Han Zhen's strong financial support, and it doesn't matter if he makes money or not, he lost tens of thousands of yuan every month in the first half of the year.

Under the elimination of the other's strengths, the tabloid market of Zhao Song was almost monopolized by Qingzhou Daily.

After seizing the market, Ma Yundi began to find a way to make money.

The first is the price increase, from the initial seven cents to ten cents.

At the same time, advertising costs have also risen by 30%.

Today, the concert has changed from a monthly loss of tens of thousands to a profit of tens of thousands.

……

The two people in the private room, one of whom was named Lu Dafu, was a well-known wealthy merchant in Tokyo, who ran a fur and to-pearl business.

With three caravans in hand, they go back and forth to Liao twice a year, making a profit of no less than one million.

It's just that since the first two years of the fight, after the Jin people attacked Liao, the business has not been able to do it, and it has plummeted.

Although at the beginning of the year, commerce and trade resumed for a while, but with the Jin people brazenly sending troops to capture Ying and Wei Erzhou, the relationship between Song and Jin became extremely tense, and the business road was naturally broken.

Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there will be a war between the Song and Jin countries, and the situation will only get worse and worse.

Therefore, Lu Dafu is already thinking about changing his career.

It's just that interlacing is like separating mountains, and rashly operating other businesses will definitely touch the interests of others, so Lu Dafu is very cautious.

To put it mildly, in today's world, which big businessman has no background?

Bao Buqi is the white glove of a certain prince in the court.

Spread out the Qingzhou Daily, Lu Dafu's eyes fell on the advertising column first.

【Nanshan Juyufang】

Under the huge and eye-catching store name, there is an advertorial.

How long is the history of the shop, how skilled are the craftsmen, and how exquisite is the selection of jade......

"Tsk!"

Lu Dafu was amazed and said: "Nanshanju is really generous, it has published eight issues of recruitment in a row, and the cost is not less than 50,000 yuan. ”

As the fame of Qingzhou Daily grew, so did the cost of advertising.

The advertising fee is charged according to the size of the layout, with a base of 1,000 and a maximum of 5,000.

Hearing this, the rich businessman sitting opposite said with a smile: "The money is worth it, for eight consecutive periods of recruitment, everyone in the entire Zhao Song Dynasty knows about it." ”

This person's name is Yan Yucai, the main business of medicinal materials, although the profit is not as big as that of fur and Dongzhu, but the stall is very large, and the entire Gyeonggi Road, including the medical halls in Jingdong and Jingxi, are supplied by him, with small profits and quick turnover.

Taking a sip of tea, Yan Yucai continued to look at the Shiwen layout, and at the same time said: "This Korean thief is interesting, what kind of highway to build, it is said that once it is completed, the carriage of Baili Road can arrive in half a day, and I don't know if it is true or not." ”

In today's world, the carriage travels fifty miles a day, which is already very good.

100 miles a day, fully doubled.

Lu Dafu said: "It may be exaggerated, but it should be faster than the official road, otherwise it will not be a waste of the word high-speed." ”

"Brother Lu is right."

Yan Yucai nodded in agreement, and then took a deep breath: "Does Hai Cuo really have an aphrodisiac effect? ”

Lu Dafu shook his head and smiled: "This ...... I don't know. ”

Suddenly, his face froze, and several pieces of information quickly flashed through his mind.

Jimo, Jiaozhou Bay, Expressway, Haicuo......

Combining this information, Lu Dafu immediately understood Han Zhen's intentions and new business opportunities.

Sea mistake business!

The miscellaneous column of Qingzhou Daily has always been the vane of Shandong.

As for whether you can understand it, it all depends on personal comprehension.

For example, the opening of the sea and the reconstruction of Jiaozhou Bay a while ago have generated a lot of business opportunities.

To open the sea, it is necessary to rebuild the wharf, to build merchant ships and cargo ships, and a large amount of timber is needed.

At this time, transporting a batch of high-quality timber to Jimo can definitely make a lot of money.

Timber is just one of the many business opportunities.

It's a pity that when he learned about it, it was already a step too late, and the wealthy businessmen in Shandong had already seized all the business that Jimo County could do.

Right now, Qingzhou Daily suddenly began to boast about Hai Mistake, and even the descendants of Hua Tuo and Sun Simiao moved out, which was actually revealing a message.

The business is about to rise.

With the sales of Qingzhou Daily today, it won't be long before the people of the entire Song Dynasty will know that Haicuo is delicious and has the effect of aphrodisiac and beauty.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, as long as the word aphrodisiac is put on the stall, a lot of people rush to buy it.

The three of them become tigers, and after a few years, as long as they mention aphrodisiac, people will instinctively think of Hai Cuo.

This is the power of public opinion propaganda.

Thinking of the highway of Fangcai, Lu Dafu silently calculated in his heart.

Obviously, the highway will not be built only on such a section.

In the future, after Yidu has been repaired to Licheng, according to the speed of 100 miles a day, the sea error produced by Laizhou Bay can be delivered to Licheng in only two days, and then the economic water can be taken directly to Kaifeng Mansion, which only takes five days at most.

For five days, if you keep it with seawater for the whole process, there is a high probability that you will not die.

Once you reach Tokyo City alive, the price of the sea can be increased tenfold immediately.

The most important thing is that the sea wrong business is basically no one to do at present, and it is a completely blank market, and there is no need to worry about offending anyone.

Thinking of this, Lu Dafu got up and said, "Brother Yan, sit down, I suddenly remembered that there are important things at home." ”

"Huh?"

Yan Yucai was stunned.

But soon, he reacted, and said with a smile: "Didn't Brother Lu find out what kind of wealth? ”

Seeing that his careful thinking was punctured, Lu Dafu snorted: "Brother Yan thinks too much." ”

All the way out of the tea shop, Yan Yucai returned home, and after making some preparations, he immediately hurried to the Jishui ferry in the outer city and took a boat to Shandong.

For businessmen, time is money.

Take it slowly, I'm afraid that I won't be able to catch up with the heat even if I eat.

Just as Lu Dafu left for Shandong, many wealthy businessmen in Shandong had already rushed to various seaports, laid out in advance, and negotiated the purchase price with local fishermen.

If not now, when?

By the time the highway is repaired, it's too late to negotiate.

The happiest thing is the fishermen, who have been uncared about by the sea mistakes, but suddenly become fragrant and sweet.

A group of businessmen just came here, saying that five cents and one pound were purchased, and the next group of merchants said that seven cents were collected.

(End of chapter)