Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 730 Commercial attempt

On the streets of Pingyang City, the office and administrative area in the north of the city, the commercial and goods trade area in the south of the city, and Lifang, a residential block for residents across the entire east and west, have gradually formed in the middle of these two areas. After the gathering, especially after the news of the opening of the school spread, some businessmen and rural Haoyou with keen senses in Hedong and even Sanfu and Bingzhou began to set up branches of trade in Pingyang.

  In the commercial area of ​​Pingyang South City, the shops near the main street are already full. If it weren’t for the rigid requirements of fire prevention and theft prevention, these shops would even want to cover the narrow gaps between houses...

It turns out that the Han Dynasty had some systems in commodity trade. For example, different markets sold different commodities. Therefore, if you met some regional rulers who did not know much about business, you might buy salt in Dongfangtou. I have to go to Xifang to buy rice, and I have to go to three or five market squares to get the necessary supplies.

  However, in Pingyang City, when Fi potential planned the entire business area, they did not arrange it according to the old system, but according to the business habits of later generations, breaking this constraint and imperceptibly promoting the convenience and development of business.

  It is still daylight and the gates of the city have not yet opened. Although it is early spring, the weather is still very cold, but the shops on the streets of Pingyang have already removed their door panels early and are ready for a day of business. Under Fei Qian's rule, not only the restrictions on the market were broken, but even the regulations on the market between Japan and China were abolished, which greatly facilitated the trade between both parties.

  Businessmen are all about making money through harmony. The store clerks are busy cleaning up the storefront, wiping the tables, chairs and counters, while the shopkeepers are standing at the door of their respective stores, greeting each other with fists in their hands, chatting and exchanging information...

  Cuijia Rice Shop is the largest grain seller in Pingyang City. Of course, the shopkeeper is also a member of Cui Hou's clan, named Cui Ting.

Since Cui Hou took the Cui family and followed Fei Qian all the way to the Northland, with the expansion of Feiqian's power, the business has grown bigger and bigger, and now it covers almost the entire Northland area, and the products involved range from daily necessities to High-end luxury goods are almost all-encompassing, and the business industry in Xihe County has developed, but of course it can't compare with Feiqian's Pingyang City.

  Cui Ting smiled and arched his hands to the left and right, nodded and greeted.

Chinese people have always had a tradition of gathering together. Naturally, there are mostly rice shops around rice shops. As the largest grain and grass merchant in Pingyang, Cui’s rice shop is naturally the benchmark of all rice shops. As soon as Cui Tingcai appeared at the door of the store, there was already waiting for him The other rice shop shopkeepers came up to inquire about the news with a smile...

In ancient times, the price of grain and rice was fixed on a daily basis, and even the quantity sold was determined on the same day. Moreover, due to limited conditions, ordinary households basically did not store much food, so they often needed to buy it. Is the grain stable? In a sense, it also represents whether the entire environment is safe or not.

Cui Ting smiled and talked with the surrounding rice shop owners. They are colleagues, but the competitive relationship is not incompatible, because the population of Pingyang City is now increasing, and the demand for food or other commodities is increasing. , There is basically no problem in selling the grain they transported, it's just that they earn more and less.

  Just as Cui Ting and the other rice shop owners were greeting each other, a bullock cart turned from the corner of the street, and several guards lined up in front and behind.

  Cui Tun and several other shopkeepers hurriedly stood aside on the side of the street, standing in silence with their hands folded.

The one who came was Sishi, which is actually a combination of business and taxation for later generations. Although it is not an important official position for the imperial court or Pingyang, it has direct jurisdiction and execution power over these businessmen. For these shopkeepers, it is natural to be respectful.

  The bullock cart approached, stopped, and opened the curtain.

   "I've seen Cui Sishi." Cui Ting took half a step forward and bowed deeply.

Cui Sishi is from the older generation of the Cui family, and he can be regarded as Cui Ting's uncle, but now he comes out as a public official, so he naturally needs to put on a businesslike look, nodded slightly, and said, "Jiaozi uses Is it smooth? Are there any problems?"

  Jiaozi.

  After a period of trial of small commodities, Feiqian gradually began to guide the use of Jiaozi for transactions.

To some extent, Dong Zhuo’s evil money provided a certain basis for Fei Qian’s set of business changes. Bad money is no longer feasible in the market, and bartering cannot meet the convenience and needs of transactions. , At the same time, gold and silver coins have no way for ordinary people to use, so Jiaozi was born.

Now in Pingyang, large-scale transactions of gold and silver, such as transactions between ordinary people, gradually use Jiaozi, and it is the Cui family's rice shop and cloth shop, etc. that play an important role in it. Stores that are directly related to people's livelihood.

   "Reporting to Sishi, everything is going smoothly and there is no problem." Cui Ting said.

The use of Jiaozi in Pingyang and other areas has been smoother than Fei Qian expected, and even exceeded Fei Qian's expectations. Of course, there is Dong Zhuo's bad money, and another reason is that Fei Qian completely I didn't expect that even paper was relatively valuable in the Han Dynasty...

Sheets of high-quality bamboo paper are printed into banknotes of different denominations according to the size. Currently, there are only four types of banknotes: one, two, five and ten. As for the twenty and fifty coins, Fei Qian has no plans Printed, but for the vast majority of people on the market, it is initially enough.

The most important point is that when these banknotes were first introduced, even Cui Hou thought that Fei Qian was doing it at a loss, and suggested that Fei Qian make the penny paper smaller, and bamboo paper is still a new item , so basically put an end to the birth of imitation products for the time being...

  Cui Sishi nodded, and then said: "If there is any damage that cannot be discerned, you can order it to be replaced in the Jiaozi official building in the city."

  Cui Ting and the others naturally agreed, and then respectfully sent Cui Sishi away, then bowed to each other, and then returned to their own shops, and began to welcome the first batch of people who entered the city.

The people who first came into contact with Jiaozi were dubious and inquired again and again. Some people even took Jiaozi to spend it clean immediately, lest they would be cheated. Put Jiaozi away carefully.

This kind of situation has appeared a lot in the commercial and trade area in the south of Pingyang City, and even gave birth to many new products, such as Jiaozi clips. Most of the original copper coins can be tied with ropes, but now in order to protect the paper Jiaozi Not soaked by sweat, so the wallet sewn with two layers of leather was born...

  In Feiqian’s plan, Jiaozi is just an experiment in the current economy, and there are more things that are not applicable for the time being, such as transaction tax.

Now it is still mainly based on tariffs. On the one hand, it is because tariffs are relatively simple for Fiqian governance and do not require a large number of officials. Ordinary checkpoints can be competent. Another aspect is that transaction taxes are too difficult to count. In this Han Dynasty, In the era when the industrial and commercial taxation system is not sound, it is unrealistic to count the transaction volume of a merchant, or to use any bills to calculate the transaction volume of a merchant...

  Maybe one day, when the conditions are ripe, Feiqian's business system can gradually move closer to future generations, but now, Feiqian feels very content to be able to take the step of Jiaozi for the time being.

   The taste of tea noodles?

Ok…

   It is recommended to use green tea, under normal circumstances, the taste of green tea is lighter...

   And green tea will also remove the smell...

   For example, the greasy smell of instant noodles...

   A pinch of green tea is enough, not too much...

   Try it out...

  (end of this chapter)