Xu Ling's familiarity with Quanzhou was all due to Lou Qiaosheng, a tooth man. Now he had so many miscellaneous goods with him and wanted to sell them for money on his own. After hard work and hard work, he found Lou Qiaosheng again. .
As the New Year approaches, there are many large-scale business transactions in Quanzhou. Lou Qiaosheng has gained some fame because he worked as a middleman with barbarian businessmen, and many businessmen ask him to be a middleman.
When Xu Ling found Lou Qiaosheng, he was sweating anxiously on a cold day and entertained Xu Ling in a hurry.
Xu Ling exchanged pleasantries with him and then went straight to the point: "I have a large number of goods here, but they are not of the same type. Can you help me find a buyer?"
Lou Qiaosheng sighed: "In normal times, I would definitely have the time to help you. But you should have seen the pier when you came. So many ships came to Quanzhou to buy food. Seventy to eighty percent of the people in Quanzhou City are here. I'm helping you buy food. If you're in a hurry, I'll help you."
Xu Ling did see people coming and going at the dock carrying something, and he quickly asked: "Where are the people buying food?"
"Big businessmen from Jiaozhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou all come here to buy grain."
Compared with the Quanzhou area where Xu Ling is located, these three places all belong to the north.
Xu Ling was not in a hurry to find a buyer and asked about news from the north.
Lou Qiaosheng told him that the weather was cold this year, and it was snowing in Quanzhou, not to mention the north. It was snowing heavily in many places, houses collapsed, and victims were displaced. He was afraid that many people would freeze to death and starve to death before next spring.
Businessmen are chasing profits. They are like sharks that smell blood. They come to the south early to collect grain and take the opportunity to buy people's lives with grain.
If people want to survive, isn’t that easy? Those who have money will use the money, and those who have no money will use the land. If they don’t even have land, then they will use their lives.
Every time there is such a catastrophe, businessmen will accumulate a wave of wealth.
Xu Ling's mind was full of twists and turns, "Where is the imperial court? Doesn't it care about such a thing?"
"The imperial court can't control it even if it wants to. Alas, Brother Xu, we don't have much ability. We just need to take care of ourselves. If you are not in a hurry to go home, why not rent a shop in Quanzhou and sell it slowly?" Make some money.”
"Life is getting harder and harder. Only money in your pocket can buy you peace of mind!"
Xu Ling sighed in his heart. To this day, he still has the same thoughts as in his previous life. When something happens, he wants to say that no one cares about it. But in today’s world, everyone is in danger.
His little bit of happiness was like the soap bubbles blown up when washing his hands, bursting as soon as he poked them.
You still have to make money, a lot of money. Xu Ling was a little anxious for a while, so he left Yaxing and returned to the inn room, closing the doors and windows to check the goods in the space.
There are thousands of pieces of porcelain, five to six hundred catties of lotus roots, some vegetables, a small amount of furs and wild goods, a small amount of straw sandals and bamboo baskets...
There were also some items that were small in quantity and messy, so Xu Ling simply didn’t classify them.
After thinking about it carefully, what Lou Qiaosheng said makes sense. Why not rent a shop and hire someone to be the shopkeeper to produce and sell it yourself?
Many people doing business nowadays are not all businessmen like Xu Ling. Many people have prominent family backgrounds and official robes, and because of their low business status, most of them will not show up to run the shop in person, but choose agents, that is, shopkeepers to look after them. shop.
Just finding a suitable shopkeeper is really not an easy task, but Xu Ling has no one available.
He had no choice but to go to the dental shop first, ask other dental people to help find a shop that could be rented, and at the same time spread the news about recruiting a shopkeeper.
With Yaxing here, things will be done quickly.
The next day, Xu Ling learned that the shop had shown him three or four places, and six people from the shopkeeper had come to invite him to take a look.
Xu Ling went to recruit employees first. There were six people waiting in the small courtyard of Yahang. Most of them were wearing green cloth clothes. They looked less shabby than the ordinary people outside. They gathered together in twos and threes to talk.
Xu Ling looked at these people, and these people were also looking at him.
The tooth man said to Xu Ling: "Mr. Xu, these shopkeepers are all literate and can do abacus. They have at least three years of experience as shopkeepers. Their family background and character have been certified by our dental shop. I guarantee that you can rest assured that no one you choose will be bad." deficit."
Xu Ling asked curiously: "How much money do they have?"
Ya Xing whispered in Xu Ling's ear and told him the answer.
The monthly silver of these six people ranges from three taels to eight taels. If the business is good, even if the annual guarantee is not enough, they will have to give them some care.
Xu Ling knew it by heart. It was said that the monthly salary of being a shopkeeper was not low. It amounted to dozens of taels a year. How could he be considered a middle-income class in this era?
But the requirements are not low. You need to be able to read and write, and be able to do business and keep accounts.
Xu Ling asked these shopkeepers some questions one by one. On the surface, they looked pretty good. After all, after being a shopkeeper for a few years, they wouldn't be too bad.
Helpless, Xu Ling had no choice but to bring up the questions that the interviewer in his previous life had used to embarrass him.
"Last question. If I were a monk, how would you let me buy a comb?"
As soon as this question came up, job seekers felt that Xu Ling was tricky.
"What are you talking about, asking the monk to buy a comb?"
"Isn't this embarrassing? What's the point of a monk asking for a comb?"
Two shopkeepers changed their faces on the spot and questioned Xu Ling angrily.
The other four people were thinking hard.
Someone told Xu Ling that he would persuade the monk to prepare for emergencies. Others told Xu Ling that he would persuade the monk to give away the comb...
Xu Ling kept shaking his head until the penultimate man asked him. He told Xu Ling directly: "Business should be based on integrity. A monk doesn't need a comb. It's a waste of the customer's money for me to recommend him. What's more, What’s the use?”
Actually want to give up this position.
Xu Ling remained silent. After listening to the answer of the last job seeker, he said to the person who gave up: "I like what you said very much. Business is based on integrity. If you are willing to be my shopkeeper, the probation period will be three months, and you will be paid in silver." Five taels, if you become a regular employee after the trial period, you will get eight taels of silver per month, and you will be divided according to the income every year, what do you think?"
Lu Chun was stunned for a while and then agreed.
In fact, he couldn't think of the answer at all. He really didn't know how to sell the comb to the bald man, so he simply gave up. Unexpectedly, he won instead.
Xu Ling took him to Yahang to sign a contract, which clearly stated the obligations and responsibilities of both parties in black and white.
Lu Chun's reaction was a little slow, but he was serious about what he did.
Before signing and depositing, he picked up the deed and read it for a long time.
If there is a treaty that we don’t understand, we will ask about it in advance.
"Keep the store's affairs secret and hold accountable for leaks?" Lu Chun hesitated, "May I ask what kind of business our store does?"
Xu Ling smiled and said, "The grocery store sells everything. It depends on what I buy. Sometimes they sell some rare things, so I use this one."
Lu Chun suddenly realized it and said "Oh" in a long voice, "Then I have no problem."
He wrote his name one stroke at a time, with neat and graceful handwriting.
Xu Ling's requirements for him include but are not limited to: remembering every account clearly, taking inventory of goods coming in and out, managing employees, collecting market information, etc.
"Okay. Since you are already my shopkeeper, then come with me to see the shop."
Lu Chun: "Ah???"
