After getting off the boat, his feet stepped on the bluestone slab, and after walking not far, Xu Ling was dazzled by the busy scene around him.

If Lingbao Town is a group of towns of scale compared to Lotus Bay, then Quanzhou is better than Lingbao Town, which should be the comparison between first-tier cities and third-tier cities.

Walking straight along the wharf, the road is paved with stone slabs, about two zhang wide, enough for horses, cattle, and pedestrians to walk. At the entrance of the shops on both sides, there is also a canal, in which there is moss, and in the ditch there are green trees, mostly willows, elms, and poplars.

Some people set up stalls under big trees, selling sugar water, dried fruits, sharpening kitchen knives and scissors, selling paper umbrellas, fans, lanterns...... It's all kinds and all-encompassing.

Xu Ling did not rush to do business, but wandered around the streets of Quanzhou for a long time, and finally stopped in front of an inn.

As soon as he stopped, the shopkeeper who was guarding the door with a towel on his shoulder greeted him with a smile: "Guest officer, do you want to eat or do you want to eat?" Free hot water is available in the property. ”

Under his leadership, Xu Ling went to the counter to handle accommodation, the store has three floors, divided into upper, middle and lower three classes, a first-class room costs 100 yuan for a night, the middle room costs 60 yuan, and the inferior room also costs more than 30 yuan.

However, the medium room included a breakfast, Xu Ling thought about it and booked a two-day stay.

I ordered a noodle batter and a roast duck in the lobby and ate it happily.

After eating, Xu Ling first asked where the shopkeeper was, and then rushed there non-stop.

The ancient tooth shop is a bit equivalent to the modern intermediary. The tooth man in the dental shop acts as an intermediary, not only as a housing agent, but also as a buyer and seller in the market.

They don't have anything to buy or sell, but they can help sellers like Xu Ling find suitable buyers, or help buyers find suitable sellers, so as to get commissions from both parties.

If there is a big disagreement between the two sides on the price of the commodity, some experienced and more fair tooth man will often mediate between them, or he will directly evaluate the price and choose the appropriate price that is acceptable to both parties.

It can be said that in ancient times, when the market was chaotic and there was no way to obtain more information, the importance of the tooth people was incomparable.

However, this is also something that Xu Ling learned not long ago.

He was a newcomer and had trouble selling his goods at the right price. First, he didn't know what the price of these porcelains was right, and secondly, it was too delaying to sell so many porcelains in bulk. Seeing that October is almost gone, and there is still a month left before he pays back the money, Xu Ling has no time to waste.

At this time, it is the best choice to find a tooth person to act as an intermediary.

The tooth shop recommended by the shopkeeper to Xu Ling is a two-nature organization jointly established by the Quanzhou government and the private tooth people, and the tooth shops in other places are mostly formed by the tooth people themselves.

However, Quanzhou is different here, the business is too developed, in addition to inland water transportation, Quanzhou also has an outlet to the sea, and maritime transportation trade is also gradually emerging. There are many merchants, and there are many transactions in the market, and if the government wants to collect taxes from the behavior of merchants, it must find someone to manage the market.

At this time, the tooth man who is accompanied by the merchant becomes the best choice.

Xu Ling entered the tooth shop, which was larger and more formal than the tooth shop in Lingbao Town, and a middle-aged man received him and asked him what he wanted to do.

Xu Ling said: "I have a batch of porcelain shipped from Lingbao Town, and I want to find a suitable person to sell." ”

"Whole or loose?"

Xu Ling hurriedly asked: "The little brother is new to the city, and he doesn't understand the rules here, so please take the trouble to explain." ”

The man glanced at Xu Ling and invited him to sit on the pear blossom wooden chair next to him, and there were other people in the room talking to the tooth man, and everyone was very soft.

"The whole sale is to find you a long-term contact buyer, which may be lower than the bulk price, but buy from you, you don't need to worry about whether you buy it or not, naturally, what price people sell in the future has nothing to do with you."

"Selling at odds, that is, the tooth man will take you to the government to register, find a stall for you in the market, and you will sell it yourself, and you will shout at the high price and low price."

Xu Ling listened to it and chose to sell it whole.

The man on the other side arched his hand and said kindly: "The little one's name is Lou Qiaosheng, dare to ask the guest officer's surname?" ”

Xu Ling also gave his hand, "Xu Ling." ”

Lou Qiaosheng was the person in charge of Xu Ling's business, and the two signed a deed in Yaxing, and then asked Xu Ling how much porcelain he wanted to get rid of, where it was stored, and he had to go to see the condition to find a suitable buyer.

Xu Ling excused himself for the merchant ship to be delivered tomorrow, and made an appointment to meet at the dock welcome building at noon tomorrow.

Before parting, Xu Ling asked Lou Qiaosheng again, I don't know if the wharf can rent a warehouse, as expected, it is indeed possible.

However, these warehouses are expensive, and they have to be guarded by special personnel, unless they are for big business, otherwise they are not worth it.

Xu Ling left the Yaxing and went to the dock to rent a warehouse, even if it was not worth it, he had to find a safe place to store the goods, and he couldn't take things out of the space in front of others.

As a result, I went to the dock to ask the price, a warehouse of less than ten square meters, the rent was two taels of silver a month, Xu Ling looked at his shriveled purse, and left with a smile.

Luckily, he has food in his space.

Sell vegetables, sell vegetables!

Before leaving Lingbao Town, I planted three acres of cabbage, harvested a stubble in the middle of the few days of the boat, and planted another four acres of land.

Looking at the thousands of catties of cabbage in the space, Xu Ling began the hard life of a vegetable seller again.

First, I went to find a place outside the city to put the cabbage out and transport it to the city on a cart.

Although there was no curfew in this era, among the many types of markets, the market in the middle of the day was lively, Xu Ling rushed out of the city early in the morning, and then rushed into the city at seven or eight o'clock, found a spacious place in the market, put the Chinese cabbage in place, and began to sell it happily.

Xu Ling couldn't be more familiar with this process, and even the price of cabbage in the market was clear.

I have to say that a big city is a big city, and a pound of Chinese cabbage in Quanzhou costs thirteen yuan, which is the price after Wang Xuanbao raised the price for him!

As the saying goes, you don't sell wood for a hundred miles, and you don't sell green for thousands of miles.

Firewood and vegetables are inexpensive, one is difficult to load, the other is difficult to preserve, and they are all things that can be guaranteed and lost money for long-distance transportation.

Most of the people who sell vegetables in the market are ordinary people who live outside the city, and the eggs that can't be eaten in their own vegetable fields can be brought here to make a little money.

In order to save money on food and accommodation on the road, most people choose the market that can be reached in half a day.

That's why the city of Japan is the most lively.

Xu Ling naturally has an advantage in selling vegetables, and the soil in the space grows quickly, but it can be preserved and fresh. These cabbages are smart, plump, and the leaves are green, which makes people like it when they look at it.

It is because Xu Ling sells vegetables very quickly, and in less than half a day, a cart of nearly 300 catties of cabbage was sold out.

Xu Ling earned more than four taels of silver, and the rent of the warehouse was successfully obtained!