The fifty pieces of cloth he brought were all sold out within half an hour. Song Che could only keep a few pieces of finished cloth on the stall and register them for pre-sale.
Morning rises and evening sets, one day passes.
The three of them were so busy that they couldn't even take a bite of lunch, but looking at the full list of names in the booklet, they were filled with joy and joy at the harvest.
"Everyone, that's it for today. We'll see you tomorrow at the same time and place."
Song Che thanked the last group of guests, pushed the empty cart, and returned home leisurely with the sunset on his back.
Shen Wenjun held the brochure and checked it as he walked, with the word "satisfaction" written on his face, "Today, 376 pieces of silk were pre-sold, 79 private houses were sold, and the revenue was over a thousand taels..."
Xiao Qin counted with her fingers: "One stall is one thousand taels, so if we set up thirty stalls, wouldn't it be... wouldn't it be possible to earn thirty thousand taels in one day?"
She opened her mouth wide in shock and looked at Song Che and Shen Wenjun: "Miss, uncle, thirty thousand taels...how much is it?"
Song Che shook his head and smiled: "It's not as easy as you think. When setting up a stall, it depends on the right time, location, and people. Not every day the weather is as good as today, and not every street corner has Lihua Street with abundant customers. …My plan is to earn an average of one hundred taels per day from one stall, and then I will be satisfied.”
Xiaoqin smiled and said, "Uncle, you are truly the God of Wealth."
Song Che chuckled and pointed at Xiaoqin: "The little girl's mouth looks like she's been smeared with honey, her wages must be increased."
Xiaoqin blushed: "Thank you, uncle!"
"By the way, madam, I have always been curious, with the wealth of the Shen family, where does it rank in Suzhou City?" Song Che suddenly asked.
Shen Wenjun thought for a while and said, "If the revenue continues at this rate, it won't be a problem to break into the top five."
"Only the top five?" Song Che asked: "In the past, the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce and Suzhou merchants only had three seats. Aren't we the top three?"
Shen Wenjun shook his head, "But that's not how it is calculated. Businessmen are divided into 'trading merchants' and 'trading merchants'. As the name suggests, traveling merchants means traveling around and trading, such as tea, salt, cloth, ceramics, etc.; sitting merchants are Local businessmen, real estate, restaurants, banks, etc.;
Most of the people invited by the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce are 'traveling merchants' with business in all directions, and many 'sitting merchants' did not attend the meeting;
In terms of wealth, being a businessman is actually more prosperous than being a businessman. Most businessmen are the ancestral property of several generations, or even more than ten generations. In other words, they are 'local rich people'. Well, for example, the Eight Treasures Tower in front of you. His grandson’s boss’s ancestors have been making a living here for eight generations and have accumulated a lot of wealth;
Furthermore, food, clothing, housing, transportation, food, drink, whoring and gambling, these eight things are the basic needs of life. For a hard-working and frugal person, a set of clothes can even last for several years, but he has to eat, drink, and have accommodation every day. In comparison, our cloth industry is weaker than other industries in the market;
Not only that, there are also many businessmen who make money in gambling houses, brothels, art galleries and other secular places, where the wealth can be immeasurable;
Therefore, for our Shen family to be among the top five in Suzhou City with its cloth business, it is already quite impressive. "
"How does the Shen family compare to the Chen family now?" Song Che asked again.
Shen Wenjun still shook his head: "Although he is unwilling to do so, he is still slightly inferior to the Chen family in terms of wealth. After all, the Chen family is considered the leader in the cloth industry. The embroidery workshop, weaving workshop and cloth shop under his command are the largest in Suzhou city." There are eight families in total, twice as many as our Shen family."
"I believe that with my uncle's intelligence, he will be able to lead our Shen family to become the richest man in Suzhou." Xiao Qin said with her chest raised.
Shen Wenjun held the booklet and secretly glanced at Song Che. She didn't say anything, but her eyes were full of belief.
Song Che’s eyes were deep——
Since the last time the Yangzhou bandits made trouble, Chen's business channels have also been cut off. Perhaps because of this, they are eager to collect the Sui coin business.
The matter of the New Year's Coin is still unknown. Chen must be gambling. If he bets right, he will eat the royal food and make a lot of money. If he loses the bet, even if he does not lose his fortune, his vitality will be severely damaged.
If the Chen family's business can be cannibalized, the Shen family will become the richest man in Suzhou, which is just around the corner.
During the chat, Yunshuifang arrived.
The stalls in the east and south of the city returned a moment earlier. Although the revenue from these two places was not as high as that in the north, they both made more than 300 taels.
Qinruo, who left the city's west pier, has not returned.
Shen Wenjun stood at the door, raising his neck in anticipation, with worries on his brows: "The sun is almost setting. Even if it is far to the west of the city, you should be back on time..."
Qinruo has always been meticulous and will never be late or leave early
Looking at the deepening night, Song Che couldn't help but frown. Although there were many businessmen and travelers at the dock, the people were still cluttered, not to mention that the west of the city was the Chen family's territory...
"Back, back!"
Outside the groggy street, a trolley came quickly, but there were only two people accompanying it, the male shopkeeper Zhang Hu and the female shopkeeper Xiaoying. Only the female shopkeeper Qin Ruo was missing.
problem occurs.
Song Che quickly stepped forward and asked, "Where is the shopkeeper?"
The clerk ran all the way and was out of breath from exhaustion, "Shopkeeper Qin...she can't be found, she...she..."
Shen Wenjun got tea and gave it to the two clerks to drink.
The clerk calmed down his anger and then said: "There was a customer who wanted to order a dress for his mother, but her mother had inconvenient legs and feet, so she repeatedly begged the shopkeeper Qin to come and have her measured, and the shopkeeper went there. Unexpectedly, she went I never came back..."
The two clerks cried and knelt down, "I'm sorry, ma'am, it's because we didn't take good care of the shopkeeper... I'm so stupid, how could I let the shopkeeper go with him alone..."
"How can I blame you? Get up quickly." Shen Wenjun helped Zhang Hu and Xiaoying and asked: "How long has this happened? What did that person look like? How was he dressed? Can you see clearly which direction they went? ?”
Xiaoying said: "About an hour ago, we were planning to close the stall, and that man came over. He was in his mid-twenties, about seven feet tall, wearing a light green satin, and he was polite in conversation. He is quite handsome, and oh, by the way, he also has a mole under the right corner of his mouth... He said that he lives near the pier, and it can be reached in a few steps. It won't take much time, and the shopkeeper Qin didn't plan to go there. , but the man directly gave me ten taels of silver as a deposit."
Zhang Hu added: "There were too many people at the pier at that time, and we didn't see clearly where they were going. I saw that the shopkeeper Qin hadn't returned for a long time, so I looked around the pier, but after asking all the shops, they all said they didn't see it. …”
"Someone must have seen the beauty of the piano shopkeeper and deceived her away! Brother, what are you waiting for? Let the guy go to the dock to find someone!" Li Tian urged.
Song Che pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then ordered: "Manager Li, take your three brothers and follow me and Zhang Hu to the pier to find someone; Madam, you immediately go to the Yamen to report to the officials and ask them to send people to the pier quickly. .”
Shen Wenjun was worried, "Why not bring more people so that we can deal with unexpected changes."
Song Che shook his head: "The other party used a trick to deceive the piano shopkeeper. It was obviously premeditated. The dock has always been a place where dragons and snakes are mixed. Too many people will inevitably attract attention. Three or five people are enough."
Shen Wenjun didn't say much, so he just said a word of caution and immediately took people to the Yamen.
Taking advantage of the leisure time of preparing the car, Song Che went back to the study to get the electric baton and three hundred taels of gold from the counter. Then he, Li Tian, Zhang Hu and other four people hurried to the west port of the city!
