Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2546 Guangzhou Textile Market ([-])
"...In the future, merchant ships carrying textiles and raw materials at home and abroad can directly go to the wharf here to load and unload goods, saving the procedures and costs of land transshipment. You can see that the row of houses that are under construction along the river is the future logistics center—— It's the warehouse."

The two couldn't help but click their tongues. With such a huge scale, is it true that so many merchants and goods come here to trade?Judging by the efforts of the Australians, it seems to be a certainty.

"As for the issue of popularity, you don't have to worry. Although the current customers are mainly wholesalers, we have also planned areas suitable for ordinary people to operate and consume. Therefore, there will be plans for transportation in the future. The ferry terminal is just one of them. In the future, flights to and from this place will be opened at various piers outside the south gate of Guangzhou. Not only will it solve the problem of people flow in the market, but it will also promote the traffic between Henan and downtown Guangzhou.”

Before the emergence of the cross-river bridge, Henan was relatively restricted by commuting. If it is placed in later generations, it will not be enough to rely only on ferries and liners.However, Henan in the 17th century was still a pure countryside, and the need for commuting was far less than that of later generations.The provision of cheap and safe ferry services is sufficient for general needs.

The Senate has ambitions for the development of this area of ​​Henan, and has a plan to build it into a future Guangzhou New City. However, it is still unable to build a bridge over the Pearl River, so it can only put down this huge Guangzhou New City for the time being. planning.Only try some new projects with limited investment.

At the entrance of the market, you can see a tall schematic diagram of the market, with different areas marked with different eyes.

Along the Pearl River, from west to east, 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, and textile machinery.On the east and west sides of them, two areas are planned respectively. The east area is a living area, providing single-family houses and single-room dormitories that can be rented and sold.Businessmen, family members and employees can live here, and a commercial street has been planned to open various service shops, including catering, groceries, bathing... In the future, a "National Primary School" will be built here.However, just 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 workers of the Guangzhou National Cotton Factory under construction opposite 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 it is said that Shikou District A is the best, but the target customers here are the most insignificant small traders and ordinary citizens.

When planning, the designers considered that the market area is very large, and it is impossible for citizens who come for leisure to visit the entire market, so the retail area is placed in a block close to the entrance.This is not only convenient for citizens to wander around, but also gathers popularity and creates a feeling of people coming and going at the gate of the market.

The business of the retail area is mainly divided into two parts, one part is for small vendors and local small machine owners to sell individually produced fabrics and raw materials.According to the speculation of the elders, it is impossible to eliminate the family weaving handicraft industry now.Blocking is worse than sparseness, it is better to provide them with an opportunity to differentiate themselves, which saves the exploitation of the outsourced merchants, and may be able to get out of some examples of hard work and getting rich.

In addition, this area is also a clothing street: not only provides services for making and changing clothes, but also provides recycling and sales of old clothes, sales of sewing equipment and so on.Generally speaking, it is a street close to the needs of people's livelihood.

Because the merchants in District A are all small customers, the characteristic is that they have many appearances, but each occupies a small area, and the shops are densely packed next to each other, but the usable area of ​​each shop is only [-] square meters.The total area is the smallest among the four business areas,

Some of the pavements here have been rented out, and simple signs have been put up.Some don't even have signboards, just hang a cover with words like "flower cloth" and "raw silk" on it to indicate 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 - the open space is a place to set up stalls. However, most of the things sold here are handmade and the quantity is small. If you want to buy a lot They can’t get the goods out, and buyers from the sea don’t like them either.”

To the south of District A are the remaining three districts. District B is mainly engaged in light textile raw materials: such as cotton, cotton yarn, cocoon, raw silk, wool, hemp thread... The planned area is the largest; District C mainly sells various textile products and semi-finished products. All kinds of cotton wool, gauze and silk satin are sold here.

As for the last section D, we bought textile equipment, ranging from large iron and wood looms to small machine needle parts, all of which can be found here.In the future, we also plan to sell various textile chemicals, such as dyes and sizing materials.

Compared with the first three districts, the architectural style of Ding District has also undergone great changes.The first three areas are two-story buildings, the first floor is used as a pavement, and the second floor is used as an office or storage.The shape is arcade style, and the extended promenade can provide shade for pedestrians, which is 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-style warehouse-style building.

"The design of these Australian buildings is ingenious. It would be nice if there are such wide eaves for people to 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, arcades did not appear until the 19th century, and began to spread in Guangdong with the introduction of European architecture, which did not exist in this time and space.

Although the entire market area has not yet opened, the leasing work has started more than a month ago.Therefore, no shops are open for the time being.However, some well-informed merchants have already won their favorite shops, and some are still wandering here, hoping to find a geomantic treasure.

This project promoted by Australian manpower does not need too much publicity for businessmen with a keen sense of smell. Apparently, Australians' brains are not only reshaping Guangzhou's textile trade, but they may have bigger plans.The business opportunities are self-evident.

The three of them took a quick tour of all the districts, and finally came to the commercial district in the west.

The buildings in the commercial area are more refined, mostly stone European-style buildings with different styles, and are no longer uniform arcades or warehouse-style buildings.

An Jiu brought his uncle and nephew to the first building in the West District.This building was the simplest in the whole row of buildings, and An Jiu said that this is the management company of the market.Although the brand of "China Textile Market Co., Ltd." is displayed, in fact the largest shareholder and main operator behind it is the Cooperative Cooperative Co., Ltd.So there is a second sign beside the door, "Guangzhou Branch of Cooperative Society Co., Ltd."

There is a small square in front of the building, a flagpole is erected in the center, and the Venus flag is flying.A huge display board stands 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, dry cocoon... etc., but there was still a place for a nail at the back, obviously there was still Other content did not hang up.

"This is a reference price for the market, and the weekly price is provided by the Bureau of Statistics..."

The Bureau of Statistics will provide market reference prices in various regions based on the daily price data collected in major commodity distribution centers and consumer locations such as Guangzhou, Foshan, and Lingao.The main purpose is to provide merchants and customers with a reference price, so as not to cause fraud due to information inequality, and to create an atmosphere of fair trading as much as possible.

"Then what does the A-[-] standard cotton cloth mean?" Chen Lin asked. His family is now going to transform into a cotton cloth business, so naturally they are very concerned about the price of cotton cloth, but there is only a standard cotton cloth written here, but there is no other information.

"Standard cotton cloth refers to a certain number of warp and weft yarns per square centimeter, and those that reach a certain weight are called standard cotton cloth." An Jiu explained.The standard cotton cloth in Australia and Song Dynasty has several specifications, from A20 to B20, and it does not necessarily have to be woven into [-]*[-].

"Is it the official promotion?" Chen Lin asked.Cloth has always been one of the important taxes before the implementation of the one whip method. The government has set standards, not only the width and length, but also the warp yarns within a certain width. Generally, 80 warp yarns are one liter. The specific measurements of each dynasty and region are slightly different.

"It's similar, but the weft yarn should also be counted. Generally speaking, there is a difference." But An Jiu pointed to the reference price on the brand and said: "This is just a reference. If you can make a better Things can naturally be sold at a higher price. If the price is not up to the standard, the natural price cannot be sold, it depends on the buyer's knowledge of the goods."

There is a golden anchor hanging on the door of the second room at the head of the row of arcades in the commercial area. An Jiu introduced: "This is the Penglai company that I will work for in the future. When I finish my internship in the cotton textile factory in Nansha , I’m about to officially join the company here. In the future, if you come to me for anything, you can come to this company—I’m probably not here..." An Jiu said 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, our work is very busy. Since everyone is here, let's go in first and have a seat."

After speaking, An Jiu led them into the living room on the first floor. There were people coming and going in the living room, and some obviously foreign faces also came and went here.The living room was divided into many private rooms along the atrium with screens, and An Jiu led them into a single room.

Chen Lin looked around and saw several signs hanging on the screen facing the gate in the atrium, saying "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 this chapter)