"...In the future, domestic and foreign merchant ships carrying textiles and raw materials can directly drive to the dock here to load and unload goods, eliminating the procedures and costs of land transfer. You see, this row of houses under construction along the river is the future logistics center - It’s the warehouse.”
The two of them clicked their tongues. The scale is so huge. Are there really so many merchants and goods trading here? Judging from the effort put in by the Australians, it seems to be a done deal.
"As for the popularity issue, you don't have to worry. Although the current customers are mainly wholesalers, we have also planned areas suitable for ordinary people's business and consumption. Therefore, we will also have plans for transportation in the future. The ferry terminal is just one of them. , in the future, flights and ships will be opened at various terminals outside the south gate of Guangzhou. This will not only solve the problem of people flow in the market, but also promote the traffic problems between Henan and Guangzhou urban areas."
Before the emergence of the cross-river bridge, Henan was subject to relatively large commuting restrictions. In later generations, ferries and liners alone would not be enough. But Henan in the 17th century was still purely rural, and the need for commuting was far less than that of later generations. Providing a cheap and safe ferry service would suffice for general needs.
The Senate has development ambitions for this area of Henan, and has plans to build it into the future Guangzhou New City. However, it is currently unable to build a bridge over the Pearl River, so it can only put aside this huge Guangzhou New City for the time being. planning. Only try new projects with limited investment.
At the entrance to the market, you can see a tall schematic diagram of the market, with different areas marked in different colors.
Along the Pearl River, from west to east, and from south to north in the direction of the main entrance, there are four main business areas: A, B, C and D, which deal in textiles, textile raw materials, textile machinery and other corresponding items. On their east and west sides, two areas are planned respectively. The east area is the living area, providing single-family houses and single-room dormitories that can be rented and sold. Businessmen, family members and clerks can live here, and a commercial street has been planned to open various service shops, including catering, groceries, and bathing... In the future, a "national junior primary school" will be built here. However, just being a market is far from enough for the municipal government to open a primary school for it. Its main enrollment target is the children of employees of the Guangzhou National Cotton Factory, which is under construction across the market.
As for the West District, it is the commercial district. An Jiu said that the business district is specially prepared for foreign businessmen who come here.
The area they entered was Area A. If we say that Shikou District A is the best, the target customers here are the most insignificant small traders and ordinary citizens.
When planning, the designers took into consideration that the market area is very large and it is impossible for citizens who come for leisure purposes to visit the entire market, so the retail area is placed near the entrance. This not only makes it easier for citizens to wander around, but also gathers popularity and creates a sense of people coming and going at the market gate.
The business in the retail area is mainly divided into two parts. One part is for small traders and local small businesses to sell individually produced fabrics and raw materials. According to the speculations of the senators, it is impossible to eliminate the family weaving handicraft industry now. It is better to block the situation than to open it up. It is better to provide them with an opportunity to differentiate themselves, eliminating the need for exploitation by buying merchants, and maybe we can get some examples of hard-working people who get rich.
In addition, this area is also a clothing street: it not only provides services for making and altering clothes, but also provides recycling and sales of used clothes, sales of sewing equipment, etc. Generally speaking, it is a street close to people's livelihood needs.
Because the merchants in District A are all small customers, the characteristic is that there are many storefronts, but each store occupies a small area. The stores are densely packed one next to the other, but the usable area of each store is only thirty square meters. The total floor area is the smallest among the four business areas.
Some of the shops here have been rented and simple signs have been hung up. Some don't even have signboards, they just hang a banner with words such as "flower cloth" and "raw silk" indicating the type of goods.
"The rent here is very cheap. If you don't want to rent for a long time, we also have stalls that can be rented for a short period of time - that empty space is where the stalls are set up. However, the things sold here are mostly handmade and in small quantities. If you want to buy in bulk They can’t sell the goods, and buyers from overseas don’t like them either.”
To the south of Area A are the remaining three areas. Area B mainly sells light textile raw materials: such as cotton, cotton yarn, cocoon, raw silk, wool, twine... It has the largest planned area; Area C mainly sells various textile finished products and semi-finished products. All kinds of cotton, wool, gauze, silk and satin are sold here.
As for the last area D, you can buy textile equipment, ranging from large iron and wood looms to small needle parts, all of which can be found here. In the future, we are also preparing to sell various chemicals for textile use, such as dyes and sizing.
Compared with the first three districts, the architectural style of District D has also changed greatly. The first three areas are all two-story buildings, with the first floor used for shops and the second floor used for offices or storage. It is shaped like an arcade, and the extended corridor can provide shade for pedestrians. It is considered more suitable for commercial and residential buildings in the south.
In District D, because it involves the display and storage of machinery and equipment, it is no longer an arcade building, but a truss-type storage building.
"The design of these Australian buildings is quite clever. It would be nice if there were such wide eaves for shade in the hot summer." Wu Yijun looked at this rather peculiar Australian-Song style building and admired it. In the old time and space, the appearance of arcades did not occur until the 19th century. With the introduction of European architecture, they began to spread in Guangdong. They did not exist in this time and space.
Although the entire market area has not yet opened, the leasing process began more than a month ago. Therefore, no stores are open at the moment. However, some well-informed merchants have already acquired their favorite shops, and some are still patrolling here, hoping to find a Feng Shui treasure.
This project promoted by Australians does not require much publicity for businessmen with a keen sense of smell. The Australians are obviously not only thinking about reshaping the textile trade in Guangzhou, but also have bigger plans. The business opportunities are self-evident.
The three of them walked around all the districts, and finally came to the commercial district in the west.
The buildings in the shopping mall area are more refined, mostly stone European-style buildings with different styles. They are no longer uniform arcades or warehouse-style buildings.
An Jiu took her uncle and nephew to the first building in the West District. This building was the simplest in the whole row of buildings. Anjiu said that this was the management company of the market. Although it is branded as "Light Textile Market Co., Ltd.", in fact the largest shareholder and main operator behind it is Cooperative Co., Ltd. So there is a second sign next to the door "Cooperative Cooperative Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch".
There is a small square in front of the building, with a flagpole erected in the center and the morning star flag flying. A huge display board was erected on the edge of the square, with rows of wooden signs hanging on it.
"What is this?" Chen Lin asked curiously. He saw that it said lint, clean cotton, cotton cloth, drying cocoon... but there was still an empty space for hanging nails at the back. Obviously there were No other content is posted.
"This is the market's reference price, provided by the Bureau of Statistics on a weekly basis..."
The Bureau of Statistics will provide local market reference prices based on daily price data collected from major commodity distribution centers and consumer places such as Guangzhou, Foshan, and Lingao. The main purpose is to provide each merchant and customer with a reference price to prevent information inequality from causing fraud, and to create an atmosphere of fair transactions as much as possible.
"Then what does this A-1 standard cotton cloth mean?" Chen Lin asked. His family is now going to transform into a cotton cloth business, so naturally he is very concerned about the price of cotton cloth. However, there is only one standard cotton cloth written here, but there is no other information.
"Standard cotton cloth refers to a certain number of warp and weft yarns arranged per square centimeter. If the weight reaches a certain range, it is called standard cotton cloth." An Jiu explained. The standard cotton cloth of Australia and Song Dynasty has several specifications, from A1 to B3, and it does not necessarily have to be woven into 20*20.
"Is this the official promotion?" Chen Lin asked. Cloth has always been one of the important taxes before the implementation of the One Whip Law. The government has set standards. Not only the width and length are standardized, but the warp yarns within a certain width are also standardized. Generally, 80 warp yarns are equivalent to one liter. The specific measurements of each dynasty and region are slightly different.
"It's similar, but the weft must also be taken into account. Generally speaking, there is a difference." However, An Jiu pointed to the three words reference price on the brand and said: "This is just a reference. If you can make a better one, Things can naturally be sold at a higher price. If the price is not up to standard, it will naturally fail to sell. It depends on whether the buyer recognizes the goods or not."
There is a golden anchor hanging at the door of the second room at the head of this row of arcades in the shopping mall area. An Jiu introduced: "This is the Penglai company I will work for in the future. When I finish my internship at the cotton textile factory in Nansha , I will officially join here. From now on, if you want to ask me for anything, you can come to this company - nine times out of ten, I will not be here..." An Jiu told a cold joke and found that neither uncle nor nephew were there. After realizing the joke, he immediately added, "It's best to make an appointment in advance. We are very busy at work. Since you are all here, let's go in and sit down."
An Jiu said and led them into the living room on the first floor. People were coming and going in the living room, and some obviously foreign faces were also coming and going. The living room was divided into many single rooms along the atrium with screens. Anjiu took them into a single room.
Chen Lin looked around and saw several signs hanging on the screen in the atrium facing the door, which read "Lingao Penglai Shipping Co., Ltd.", "Penglai Development Co., Ltd.", "Penglai Investment Co., Ltd." and several other companies. name.
"What's the difference between so many companies?" Chen Lin was a little confused when he saw this. Isn't Penglai Company the same as Penglai Company?
(End of chapter)
