After getting off the boat, he stepped on the bluestone with his feet. Not long after walking, Xu Ling was dazzled by the busy scene around him.
If Lingbao Town is a group of towns compared to Lianhuawanzi, then Lingbao Town in Quanzhou should be a comparison between first-tier cities and third-tier cities.
Walking straight ahead along the pier, the road is paved with stone slabs and is about two feet wide, enough for carriages, horses, livestock, and pedestrians to walk. There are also ditches at the entrances of the shops on both sides. There are algae growing in the ditches, and green trees are planted in the ditches, mostly willows, elms, and poplars.
Some people set up stalls under the big trees, selling sugar water, selling dried fruits, sharpening kitchen knives and scissors, selling paper umbrellas, fans and lanterns... all kinds of things, including everything.
Xu Ling did not rush to do business, but wandered the streets of Quanzhou for a long time, and finally stopped in front of an inn.
As soon as we stopped, the waiter standing guard at the door with a towel on his shoulders came up to us with a smile: "Sir, would you like to eat or eat? There is free hot water supply in the hotel accommodation."
Under his leadership, Xu Ling went to the counter to check in. The store has three floors and is divided into upper, middle and lower classes. A first-class room costs a hundred cents a night, a middle-class room costs sixty, and a low-class room costs more than thirty. Money.
However, the medium-sized room included a breakfast. Xu Ling thought about it and booked a two-day stay.
I ordered another noodle paste and one roast duck in the lobby, and ate them happily.
After eating, Xu Ling first asked the waiter where the shop was, and then hurried there without stopping.
The ancient dental clinic is somewhat equivalent to the modern intermediary. Yaren in the Yaxing Bank act as intermediaries, not only as housing agents, but also among buyers and sellers in the market.
They themselves have nothing to buy or sell, but they can help sellers like Xu Ling find suitable buyers, or help buyers find suitable sellers, thereby obtaining commissions from both parties.
If the two parties have major differences on the price of the goods, some experienced and fair people will often mediate between them, or they can directly estimate the price and choose a suitable price that is acceptable to both parties.
It can be said that in ancient times when the market was chaotic and there were no more channels for obtaining information, the importance of Yaren was incomparable.
But this was something Xu Ling learned not long ago.
He had just arrived, and it was very troublesome for him to sell his goods at a suitable price. Firstly, he didn't know what price to sell these porcelains at, and secondly, selling so many porcelains in bulk was too time-consuming. Seeing that October was almost over and there was still one month left before he could pay back the money, Xu Ling had no time to waste.
At this time, finding a dentist to act as an intermediary is the best choice.
The dental shop recommended to Xu Ling by the shop waiter is a government-civilian organization jointly established by the Quanzhou government and private dental people. Most of the dental shops in other places are formed by the local dental people themselves.
However, Quanzhou is different here. Business is too developed. In addition to inland water transportation, Quanzhou also has an outlet to the sea, and maritime transportation and trade are also gradually rising. There are many merchants and there are many market transactions. If the government wants to collect taxes from merchants' business activities, it must find someone to manage the market.
At this time, the Yaren accompanying the businessman became the best choice.
Xu Ling entered the dental shop. The dental shop here was larger and more formal than the dental shop in Lingbao Town. A middle-aged man received him and asked him about the business he wanted to do.
Xu Lingdao: "I have a batch of porcelain shipped from Lingbao Town, and I want to find a suitable person to sell it."
"Bulk or retail?"
Xu Ling asked hurriedly: "I'm new here. I don't understand the rules here. Please explain it more."
The man glanced at Xu Ling and invited him to sit on the pear wood chair aside. There were other people in the room talking to Yaren, and everyone's voice was very soft.
"The en bloc sale is to find you a buyer you have been in contact with for a long time. The price may be lower than that of the individual sale, but if you buy it from you, you don't have to worry about whether you can buy it or not. Of course, what price will it be sold for in the future? It has nothing to do with you."
"Retailing means that the local people will take you to register with the government and find a stall for you in the market. You will sell it yourself, and you will tell you whether the price is high or low."
After hearing this, Xu Ling decided to sell the whole thing.
The man on the other side raised his hands and said kindly: "My name is Lou Qiaosheng. May I ask my guest's surname?"
Xu Ling also raised his hand and said, "Xu Ling."
Lou Qiaosheng was the person in charge of Xu Ling's business. The two signed a deed at the tooth shop, and then asked Xu Ling how much porcelain he wanted to sell and where it was stored. He had to check the quality to find a suitable one to buy. Home.
Xu Ling made an excuse that his merchant ship would not arrive until tomorrow, and made an appointment to meet at the guest building at the dock at noon tomorrow.
Before parting, Xu Ling asked Lou Qiaosheng again whether it was possible to rent a warehouse at the dock. As expected, it was indeed possible.
However, these warehouses are expensive and require special personnel to guard them. Unless they are doing big business, they are not worth it.
Xu Ling left Yahang and went to the dock to rent a warehouse. Even if it wasn't worth it, he had to find a safe place to store the goods. He couldn't take things out of the space in front of others.
As a result, he went to the dock and asked about the price. The rent for a warehouse less than ten square meters was actually two taels of silver a month. Xu Ling looked at his withered wallet and left with a smile.
Fortunately, he has food in his space.
Sell vegetables, sell vegetables!
Before leaving Lingbao Town, I planted three acres of cabbage. During the few days on the boat, I harvested one crop and planted another four acres of land.
Seeing the thousands of kilograms of cabbage in the space, Xu Ling started the hard life of a vegetable seller again.
First, find a place outside the city to release the cabbage and transport it to the city on a cart.
Although there was no curfew in this era, among the many market types, the Sun-China Market was the most lively. Xu Ling hurried out of the city early in the morning, and then rushed into the city at seven or eight o'clock to find a spacious place in the market. , put the Chinese cabbage on the table and started selling happily.
Xu Ling was so familiar with this process that he even knew the price of cabbage in the market.
It has to be said that a big city is a big city. A pound of Quanzhou cabbage actually costs thirteen cents. This is the price after Wang Shuanbao raised the price for him!
As the saying goes, there is no woodcutter selling a hundred miles, and no greenwood selling a thousand miles.
Firewood and vegetables are cheap, one is difficult to load, and the other is difficult to preserve. They are both items that are guaranteed to be lost during long-distance transportation.
Most of the vegetable sellers in the market are people living outside the city. They bring the endless vegetables and eggs from their own vegetable fields to make a little money here.
In order to save money on meals and accommodation on the road, most people choose markets that can be reached within half a day.
Therefore, the market in Japan and China is the busiest.
Xu Ling has a natural advantage in selling vegetables. Anything planted in the soil in the space will grow quickly, but when picked, it can be preserved and kept fresh. These cabbages are juicy, plump in size, and have green leaves, which makes people fall in love just by looking at them.
Therefore, Xu Ling sells vegetables very quickly. In less than half a day, a cart of nearly three hundred kilograms of cabbage was sold out.
Xu Ling earned more than four taels of silver and successfully obtained the warehouse rent!
