Blood from Daming

Chapter 283 Business
The "Sanjiang Huitong" bank opened by Yan Sanniang on behalf of the Xue family in Hangzhou was welcomed by officials, gentry and businessmen of the Hangzhou government. After everyone learned about and visited the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank of Xue's family, some people were busy ordering goods from shopkeeper Du Or the registration of graded members, etc., most of the guests accompanied Yan Sanniang and Chief Minister Pan Ruzhen to the Zuixian Building on the next street to attend the banquet.

Today's Zuixianlou was taken over by Mr. Yan of Shuntian Mansion. The new owner of Zuixianlou, Master Zhang, felt that he had a lot of face. He bought the treasure pot of Zuixianlou cheaply from Yan Sanniang. Hosting a banquet here shows that Master Yan is still very proud of himself. In the future, relying on Master Yan to open up the business road from Hangzhou Mansion to Datong Mansion, what kind of rich and noble man will he look like.

As a result, the [-]-table banquet that the Xue family had reserved at the Zuixianlou took place that day. Apart from the officials, gentry and businessmen who had received the invitations, many gentry and businessmen from the Hangzhou government who had not received the invitations brought gifts to congratulate "Sanjiang" Huitong Bank, and even some wealthy people and gang leaders in Hangzhou Prefecture also sent congratulatory gifts. A good relationship with Yan Sanniang will not only make money, but also get protection and support from Shuntian Prefecture.

In the end, Xue's family opened more than 100 tables in Zuixianlou, and then they played the game between the invited guests from Hangzhou Mansion and the uninvited guests. She was very drunk, but fortunately the guests behind were not heavy, so Yan Sanniang dealt with it a bit, and asked Wang Defa, Master Zheng and others to receive her, and she went back home under the escort of her female soldiers on the grounds that she couldn't bear the alcohol.

After returning to Yan Mansion, Yan Sanniang fell into a deep sleep, and woke up in the middle of the night feeling very uncomfortable. She wanted to vomit the food in her stomach, but she couldn't vomit, and she fell asleep again when she woke up again. It was noon the next day, and Yan Sanniang still felt dizzy, so she reluctantly got up to wash up, and drank a small bowl of stewed lotus seed soup with white bird's nest and rock sugar.

Yan Sanniang lay on the armchair and asked the female soldier beside her, "Is there anything to do in the morning?"

The female soldier next to him replied: "Master, Wang Baihu, shopkeeper Du, and Master Zheng have all been here this morning. I heard that the master is still resting and they didn't come to disturb you."

Yan Sanniang said: "If these people are still here, let them wait in the living room for a while."

Yan Sanniang lay on the armchair for a while, and the female soldier came in to report that Wang Baihu and Master Zheng were still in the Yan Mansion, and now they have arrived in the living room, Yan Sanniang knew that Wang Baihu and Master Zheng were busy, so she cheered up Standing up and walking towards the living room in the backyard, the personal female soldiers and servants came up to persuade Yan Sanniang to rest more, but Yan Sanniang still declined the kindness of the female soldiers and servants beside her.

When Yan Sanniang came to the living room, she saw Wang Baihu and Master Zheng standing there, and the maid beside her came running with a tiger skin in her arms. She spread it out on the chair, and Yan Sanniang sat on it, but it was much softer and more comfortable.

Yan Sanniang sat on the tiger leather chair and called Wang Baihu and Master Zheng to sit down. Sanniang arched her head and said, "My lord, the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank has counted all the gifts and business yesterday. "

Yan Sanniang nodded slightly, and Master Zheng began to report to Yan Sanniang: "Yesterday, the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank received a total of 370 five congratulatory gifts. All invitations to go out were withdrawn, and more than 28 of them came uninvited. "

Yan Sanniang sat up straight when she heard what Master Zheng had said, and wondered why she had received so much gift money, she immediately felt much better. It's worth getting drunk, Yan Sanniang: "Mr. Zheng, keep talking."

Master Zheng said: "My lord, after the opening of the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank, apart from the expenses for shop decoration and celebrations, the biggest expenditure is the banquet at Zuixianlou. The reserved banquets for fifty tables and 100 taels per table are far from enough. In the end, It took 50 extra tables to accommodate the guests. Since many custom-made dishes were missing due to the extra seats, the owner Zhang of Zuixianlou accepted the 150 tables at a preferential price of 1 taels of silver. After spending [-] taels of silver, the head of the Zuixian Tower received [-] taels of silver. "

Yan Sanniang asked: "Did all the guests who didn't have invitations leave their names and addresses?"

Master Zheng replied: "My lord, I have kept the basics."

Yan Sanniang said: "After you go down, classify according to the quality of the gifts they send, and send a list to the concierge. In the future, when you return gifts, people will come to see you, and everyone will receive them according to their grades. As long as it is not a matter of principle, give them as much as possible." It is more convenient, as the saying goes, it is the duty of a human being to use other people’s money to eliminate disasters for others.”

Wang Baihu and Mr. Zheng nodded after hearing Yan Sanniang's words, and then Mr. Zheng said: "The students and shopkeeper Du calculated the business of the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank yesterday. Fur and ginseng and other valuables are discounted for the opening of the store. According to the owner’s request, the discount can be as low as 5%. Most of the silver bills are required to be used in the city of Hangzhou, and only more than 1 taels of silver are exchanged for the capital. "

Yan Sanniang understood that those people who exchanged bank notes for use in Hangzhou City did not need to pay interest. Most of them were used as bribes and gifts. It is reputation, which requires slowly establishing the credibility of the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank. "

Master Zheng said: "My lord, the customer ordered more than 13 taels of goods at the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank, and entrusted the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank to sell more than 2000 taels of silver. Goods, this needs to be contacted with Datong, the entrusted sold goods are likely to be needed by our Yan Mansion and Datong Mansion. "

Yan Sanniang said: "Mr. Zheng, should the customer pick up the ordered goods by himself, or we will give them to them when the goods arrive."

Master Zheng said: "My lord, the customers who ordered the goods were all small and medium-sized retail investors, and most of them ordered ginseng, which does not require a high timeliness, so they all asked to pick up the goods at the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank in Hangzhou. "

Yan Sanniang: "When the entrusted goods are sold to our Yan Mansion, we must buy and sell them fairly and not bargain. Mr. Zheng, please bring a list of the entrusted goods to show me."

Master Zheng immediately handed over a brochure, and Yan Sanniang looked at it for a while and asked, "Can Mr. Zheng's marked goods be purchased?"

Master Zheng: "Yes, my lord, the unmarked goods are not very marketable and unmarketable goods."

Yan Sanniang saw that the entrusted goods were worth more than 5 taels of silver, so she carefully screened them again according to the needs of Changtu Island, and then hooked up as many practical or usable goods as possible. Yes, Yan Sanniang silently counted the goods worth more than 3 silver, and then returned the booklet to Master Zheng.

Yan Sanniang: "Mr. Zheng, the Yan Mansion also wants this new hook of more than 3 silver goods, but Mr. Zheng must strictly control the quality of the goods."

Master Zheng looked at Yan Sanniang's hooked goods and said, "My lord, some goods may not be very easy to sell."

Yan Sanniang: "Mr. Zheng, Xue's family has many disabled soldiers and martyrs. Most of these things are prepared for them. In disguise, they mean taking care of the first batch of customers of our Xue family's Hangzhou "Sanjiang Huitong" bank. "

Master Zheng: "The lord is really kind. This is a blessing to be Xue's family members and clients."

At this time, Yan Sanniang's close female soldier reported that the treasurer Du of the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank in Hangzhou asked to see him. Yan Sanniang ordered the female soldiers to let the treasurer Du in. As soon as the treasurer Du entered the living room, he said to Yan Sanniang: "Young lady, The "Sanjiang Huitong" bank shop is sold out, so I beg the young lady to think of a way. "

Yan Sanniang: "Oh, it seems that the "Sanjiang Huitong" bank is doing well, how much money did it sell in total? "

Shopkeeper Du said: "Young Madam, all the goods I brought from the capital have been sold out, and I have only been receiving pawns and other business since noon."

Yan Sanniang: "Well, then I will transfer a batch of goods to sell to you."

Yan Sanniang ordered her female soldiers to take a batch of gold and silver treasures confiscated from Zhou Laohu's family in Fengqiu County, Henan Province, and take out a small part of the fur ginseng she brought from the capital. The female soldiers turned around and went into the back room to pick up the goods.

Shopkeeper Du took the time to report on his work: "Young Madam, the goods brought from the capital were sold for a total of 3000 taels of silver in addition to gifts, because the sales at a discount were different from the expected income of 10 taels of silver, but The pawn business is very good. From yesterday to now, more than 11 taels of silver have been pawned, and more than 600 copper coins are in hand through selling goods and exchanging bank notes. The place where the money is piled up in the shop is a bit crowded."

Yan Sanniang: "You should record the gifts given by shopkeeper Du according to the transaction account. The copper coins will be brought back to Yan's mansion by the men escorting the property. Remember, the copper coins must continue to be collected. This is an important task, but be careful. Conceal and do it as low-key as possible."

(End of this chapter)