Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 448
When Wang Tong mentioned the two carts of lye, the people below were still thinking about the school that taught people's accounting knowledge. Since ancient times, the school has been a place for teaching sages and sages. To the shopkeeper, from the shopkeeper to the tent clerk, it is nothing more than the master leading the apprentice, word of mouth, and whoever is smart and savvy can learn it.

This kind of natural survival of the fittest, although the efficiency of learning is not high, it is enough, but now Tianjin Wei is different. After March of the seventh year of Wanli, a large number of merchants will open stores and set up stores, requiring a large number of manpower, and there is almost no business. In the process of being busy from idle to busy, there is no time for the novices in each store to learn.

For such a busy business, it is far from enough to rely on the backbone of the store, and it is not enough to rely on the people who were sent down for those semicolons.

If there are not enough people, the business will be delayed, so we must first ask for help from the outside. Although the idle labor from several prefectures in Beizhili has been absorbed, how many of these people know business skills, and many of them have not even been in touch with accounting. Pass.

This is still a gap in private transactions. From an official point of view, the prosperity of Tianjin Wei has also caused the tax system of Wang Tong to be very busy.

A huge amount of goods enters and exits Tianjin Wei by sea, water and land, and a large number of shops are opened in Tianjin Wei, and these two items are increasing significantly.

Checking the goods by card, estimating the value of the goods, collecting taxes according to the proportion, randomly checking the store accounts every month, and collecting the safe money, all of which require a large number of tax collectors and servants, but the original team is far from enough.

The lack of manpower in private business will greatly affect making money. The lack of manpower in public affairs will not bring in taxes, and it is also prone to selfish fraud. If this continues, the gap will become bigger and bigger, and the negative impact will become more and more bigger.

On the contrary, Sanjiang Commercial Bank and the original commercial firm of Gu Zibin and Zhang Chunde will be better, because the two were the first to split up and expand, recruit people, and completed the training and experience of personnel without knowing it, so now they are running well.

But the insurance company, the most important shop in Tianjin Wei, is currently short of people, so I dare not carry out too many projects, for fear of any mistakes, such as the expansion of the original commercial area, the dredging of two rivers, the construction of The construction and the rectification of the seaside must be carried out at the same time. Now, only one of them can be carried out, so as not to make mistakes.

"Master, this is a good idea. There are many smart children from all over the country. Those who fail to study in the imperial examination are reluctant to learn martial arts. His family must be willing to learn how to do accounting and business. The only one who makes money is the teacher who teaches..."

"Sir, this is easy to handle. The shopkeepers and accountants of various big commercial firms, and our tax collectors and servants can choose a few good-natured and high-skilled ones to teach."

"...Every family is so busy, who is willing to send people, not to mention them, Old Gu, do you think those people under our hands are willing to spread their skills to the outside world? Taught the apprentices, and starved the master to death?"

"Two, the students don't think so. Every family is short of people. It's better to set a rule. Whoever sends people over will give priority to those who teach them. Besides, so many people learn, that is, learn As a general rule, if you want to be proficient and become a master, how can you do it in less than ten years."

"Mr. Yang is right. Now the lack of people in each family is red-eyed. The wages of a guy who can calculate rough accounts are already twice as high as those in the capital. Jinghai, Qingxian, Bazhou, Wuqing, Xianghe A lot of people have been dug here, and many people from Jingshi and Tongzhou have come to do it. As long as whoever contributes a lot in this school, the students who come out will be able to use a lot. They will definitely be willing, and they are afraid of teaching themselves. Don't worry."

Gu Zibin, Zhang Chunde, and Yang Sichen were all in high spirits, chatting with each other, and Wang Tong's proposal had been outlined in detail.

Sun Dahai has been listening with his head down. He has been doing errands for a long time, and he can understand these things. At this moment, he interrupted and said:

"That's the way it is said, but what about the expense of coming to this school to learn something? For those who come to work, the family members may not be willing to pay the expense."

"This is easy to handle. The school manages food and housing, and the money will be shared among the people who run the school."

Wang Tong's words drew a conclusion. The business school's proposal can solve too many problems, both public and private. Everyone was excited to hear it, and they started discussing it there.

But everyone at the banquet forgot the question Wang Tong raised earlier. Wang Tong patted his forehead with a wry smile and said:
"Everyone, I brought back two carts of caustic soda from the Xuanfu, have you forgotten?"

All the people at the banquet looked at each other, and seeing Wang Tong wryly smile, everyone also laughed out loud, they had to stand up and cup their fists to apologize, Wang Tong waved his hand, and said to Yang Sichen first:

"Mr. Yang, what you said just now has already come out with detailed rules. Go and record it, and then discuss it with Gu and Zhang, two anxious merchants. You don't need to call too many people, just call the insurance company's shares." that is."

Yang Sichen accepted the order with a smile, but Gu Zibin and Zhang Chunde were discussing a few more words, Gu Zibin asked Wang Datong:

"Master, did you get this alkali from Xuanfu?"

"No, someone from Ma Fang's family entrusted them to sell it on their behalf. Maybe they also meant to test the wind. If it sells well, there may be a few more cases coming. You don't have to think too much. It's just for friendship. If it's not easy to sell, Sanjiang Commercial Bank will charge you a high price!"

After listening to Wang Tong, Gu Zibin shook his head with a smile, and said:
"My lord, alkali is the best-selling thing. It is used by small households to live in small households, restaurants, restaurants, snack shops, and dyeing workshops. It has many uses and sells very well."

Hearing this, Wang Tong couldn't help but pat his forehead again. In that life, he didn't worry much about housework, so he really didn't know much about the use of alkali. It was only after Gu Zibin said that that he understood.

Over there Zhang Chunde interface said:
"Alkali and salt are the same, and they are indispensable for people's lives in their homes. But the salt is sold exclusively here, and the alkali government doesn't care much, so it's easy to make. The master's two big carts are about [-] catties!"

"More than that, the master used a four-horse cart to go this time, and there are still some two thousand and several hundred catties."

Gu Zibin added, Zhang Chunde knocked on the table a few times, estimated the number immediately, and said with a smile:

"Master, it's almost 500 taels of silver."

Hearing this number, Wang Tong was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise:
"so tall?"

"It's not high. If you put it in a retail store, you can sell it for 800 taels of silver."

The cart was pulled from the Xuan Mansion, and the cost of fodder and other flowers along the way would not exceed 30 taels of silver. I just don't know what the purchase price is from the Xuan Mansion, but I didn't say the price, so I just gave it over. , so casually, it has never been too valuable, and the profit must be astonishing.

Wang Tong suddenly felt something in front of him, but couldn't grasp it, and asked again:
"Where do the alkalis on the market come from?"

"If you go back to the master, there are usually more people from Shanxi and Shaanxi. There are a lot of saline-alkali land in Beizhili, and there are also a lot of alkaline soil collected from various places to make alkali."

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The two large carmines were accepted by the Sanjiang Commercial Bank, and they were paid to Wang Tong's side according to the rules, and then handed over to the servant of the Ma family who came with one piece, and it was considered a settlement.

Sanjiang Commercial Bank, Gujia, and Zhangjia's commercial firms have many shops in Tianjin Wei, including groceries, and these two large car bases were quickly distributed to every shop.

After looking at the alkali, the shopkeepers of each family agreed that the alkali from Shanshan and the soil alkali collected from the local area had many impurities, and they were used to mixing things, so the damage was too large, while the alkali from Xuanfu was pure. There are a lot of them, and the things are pure, so the set price is high. Everyone discussed together and quickly set the price, which is 430 renminbi a catty.

When the goods are released, they can't be sold in the first two days, but they sell quickly on the third day. Whether it's a small household or a business shop, everyone can save a penny.

The 430 renminbi a catty of alkali seems to be expensive, but the goods are of good quality and not mixed with anything. It is better to buy it than the [-] renminbi and [-] renminbi. After careful calculation, the actual price is about the same, so it is naturally sold. soon.

In the middle of March, Tianjin Wei's business is just about to be busy. The merchants from the south park their boats in Shandong, and their families come here first, while those from the north will gather here at the end of February. The shops sent out their clerks to go to other shops to see what other people's goods were like and what the price was, so as not to suffer themselves.

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In the Liangjie branch of the Zhangjia Warehouse in the city, a middle-aged customer wearing a blue cloth skirt and a small hat entered the store, greeted the clerk, bought two small things with needles and thread, and then walked around. It seems that everyone knows that this kind of person belongs to other shops, but it is also an indifferent activity, and they are too lazy to care about it.

At the end of the day, I saw the caulk in a wooden bucket and covered with gauze. I lifted the gauze and looked, but the middle-aged man showed a surprised look, and asked:

"Brother, what is the price of this alkali?"

"430 Wen a catty, half a catty is also sold."

The middle-aged man grabbed a handful, looked closer, looked even more surprised, and said:
"Brother, weigh me a catty."

"You can't pay for this thing even if you buy it back!"

Everyone works for the store, and the small money shop with one or two pennies doesn’t care. If it’s a few hundred pennies, it’s almost the first month’s wages for the clerk. The middle-aged man grinned dryly, but took out a bunch of money When the money comes, things are much easier to handle when you have money, and you can weigh a pack.

The middle-aged man walked out of the shop with this bag of things, walked faster and faster, and finally started running...——
The double monthly pass is over, I don’t know why it makes people breathe a sigh of relief, but the code word is still the same, ^_^
(End of this chapter)