Chapter 197 Shopkeeper Li

For the Guangdong Office, which currently has only two members, they still have a lot to do and have no time to stop and rest. The first task is to become familiar with the geographical environment of Guangzhou in this era, so as to prepare for the future.

Be prepared for work.

Including the area outside the city wall, the city of Guangzhou covers an area of ​​only ten square kilometers. There is a huge gap with the later Greater Guangzhou of more than 7,000 square kilometers. But despite this, as an outsider, you need to get familiar with and understand this city in a short period of time.

Obtaining a piece of land is not an easy task.

In order to solve this problem, the historical research team at the base camp spent several days sorting out the information and drew a simplified map of Guangzhou City based on satellite maps and handed it to the two advance teams. This sketch was mainly based on various

There are definitely some discrepancies between the historical records and the actual situation, but at least the accuracy is much better than the level of graffiti on contemporary maps.

This simple map marks some of the main streets in Guangzhou, such as Huai Street, the main east-west road, the main streets running north to south, such as Chengxuan Street, which leads directly from the Chief Secretary's Office to the south gate, and the Great North Gate, which leads south to Guide.

Dabeimen Straight Street at the gate, Dezheng Street from Panyu County Government Office leading to Dinghaimen, as well as several Xiaonanmen Straight Streets and Xiaoshi Streets in the new city that lead directly to the riverside pier, etc.

With the street as a reference, the layout of the entire city becomes easier to distinguish. The entire city of Guangzhou basically takes Chengxuan Street as the central axis. The northern area of ​​​​the city north of Huai Street is mainly the official district, and the east side of Chengxuan Street is

There are Panyu County Government Office, Panyu County School, Qing Military Academy, Fu School, Salt Class Department and other government offices, while to the west are Guangzhou Government Office, Dusi, Nanhai County Government, General Military Office, Cha Yuan, Tixue Road, Yinca

Si wait.

The new city in the south, which was expanded in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, was mainly responsible for trade functions. It was full of various workshops, shops, and warehouses. It could be regarded as the business district of Guangzhou City at this time.

Having such a simple diagram for comparison can greatly speed up the speed at which Schneider and He Xi become familiar with the local environment, and it will also make it easier for them to carry out more targeted activities and collect local military, political and commercial intelligence.

It was getting dark, and He Qiang came to invite him at the appointed time. Calculating the time, Li Nai's work report should be almost done. The goods ordered from Victory Port this time were enough to attract the attention of the "Fu Ruifeng" shopkeeper.

Schneider estimates that the other party also wants to seize this opportunity to strike while the iron is hot and further expand the scale of bilateral trade.

Sitting in a swaying sedan, the two arrived at the place where the other party was hosting a banquet, a restaurant called "Zui Nanhai". However, He Qiang, who was leading the way, did not go upstairs after entering the restaurant, but took the two of them directly

After passing through the busy shop, they walked towards the backyard. Two servants were standing outside the courtyard door. Seeing He Qiang coming, they quickly opened the door to let them in. After the two entered the courtyard, they discovered that the courtyard only had the front.

A large room was already brightly lit. A banquet was set up in the room, and people at the banquet stood up one after another.

Shi and He exchanged glances, and both of them had the same thought: "There is also a dedicated VIP private room, which is very high-end!"

A man in his fifties was the first to greet him, saying repeatedly: "We are here to welcome you as distinguished guests, but we have to wait a long way to welcome you!"

Schneider saw that this man was wearing a blue brocade robe with a pattern of entwined branches and treasures, and a square scarf on his head. His chest was straight and his belly was full of nobility. Li Po and Li Nai were following him. He guessed that this man was probably the real owner.

Sure enough, He Qiang introduced from the side: "You two, this is the big shopkeeper of your luggage."

"I have admired you for a long time." Schneider greeted Li Jifeng with a smile. However, he was still not used to the Ming-style brocade robe he was wearing, and his movements were a bit awkward. On the other hand, He Xi often wore Ming-style clothes everywhere when he was in Yazhou.

As he swayed, his reaction became more natural.

"Please, please, please take your seats first." Li Jifeng greeted the two of them warmly, and then ordered: "Serve the dishes, let's start the dinner!"

Later generations said that food was in Guangdong, but the Cantonese cuisine at this time was not that rich, and there were not as many choices for various seasonings and spices as in later generations. According to the two knowledgeable people, this was just a farmhouse at best.

The standard - and it is still a low-grade one. But the advantage is that the ingredients are natural and pollution-free. There is no need to worry about waste oil or suspicion of genetically modified food. You can eat it with peace of mind.

The only people present were Li Jifeng, his two sons and He Qiang. Schneider secretly thought to himself that there was not even an outsider at the table. It seemed that the other party wanted to talk about business matters.

Sure enough, after three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, and a polite conversation, Li Jifeng took the initiative to bring up business matters: "I heard that Quanzi said that the two of you are planning to set up a business store here when you come to Guangzhou this time?"

"Yes, we have a lot of materials that need to be purchased from Guangzhou. Setting up a store will make it easier to do business in the future." Schneider nodded and responded. The Chuanchuan Group set up a store in Guangzhou, which is mutually beneficial to both parties.

Schneider is not worried that the other party will have negative thoughts about it.

Li Jifeng continued to ask: "I have seen samples of the goods that Quanzi brought back from Victory Port this time. They are indeed excellent goods. But I don't know how the goods will be sold after you set up the store..."

Li Jifeng just prolonged his tone and did not continue, but Schneider understood the meaning of his words and immediately continued: "Shopkeeper Li can rest assured that the agreement we reached before will continue to be implemented. Currently,

Your bank is responsible for the agency sales of glass products, soaps, and matches in Guangdong Province. Your bank is responsible for the agency sales of firearms and ammunition and refined salt in Fuzhou and Guangzhou. Within the framework of this agreement, we will not transfer relevant

The goods are sold to other commercial banks until the agreement expires. In addition, after that, your bank also has the priority to renew the contract under the same conditions, and we can continue to extend these agency sales agreements through negotiation."

Although there were many unfamiliar words in Schneider's words, Li Jifeng probably understood 70% to 80% of it. He nodded and said solemnly: "This is the best."

In fact, regarding the series of trade agreements reached by the two parties, Li Nai has repeated it to Li Jifeng in detail today, and also presented the written agreement signed by both parties. However, out of caution, Li Jifeng still has to confirm it in person to ensure that "

"Furuifeng" will not be attacked by other competitors in the sales process of these products.

A large part of the reason why Li Nai has not made significant price reductions on the goods crossing the group during the trade negotiations in Victory Port is due to Li Jifeng's instructions. In his view, as long as he can ensure that the profits he obtains are generous enough,

It doesn't really matter if the purchase price of the goods is higher. Anyway, you can make back the money exponentially once you change hands. If the price is kept low, maybe the Haihan people will find another way out and find another agent.

Although the two parties signed a written agreement for agency sales, this thing has no legal effect at all. What Li Nai saw and heard on the Haihan people's territory has already made Li Jifeng understand where the "Da Ming Law" is.

It's simply unworkable. If the Haihan people unilaterally tear up the agreement, they won't even have a place to file a lawsuit. And in Li Jifeng's view, the agreement itself also has many loopholes, such as the time limit for agency rights and the types of goods.

Restriction. Li Jifeng noticed that the other party specifically specified that the products sold by "Furuifeng" only include "existing" products. This means that the new products from Haihan in the future, even if they are just glass products with different styles, soaps

To change the flavor, according to the interpretation of Haihan people, it is something other than the right of agency. If the cooperation between the two parties is not happy enough, then Haihan can easily abandon "Furuifeng" and find another company in a very "reasonable" way.

way out.

Li Jifeng felt that this was because Li Nai was young and ignorant, and the other party took advantage of these loopholes when signing the agreement. If he had gone on this trip in person, he would definitely not have only reached such a condition. However, Li Nai's performance has been remarkable.

In addition to expanding the original trade scale and increasing the types of trade goods, this visit also found out the inside story of many Haihan people, and the credit cannot be ignored. Besides, these agreements did not cause any actual losses to "Furuifeng", but only

It will increase the difficulty of controlling the market in the future, and Li Jifeng cannot blame Li Nai for this.

At this point, Li Jifeng can only maintain the status quo and see the needs of the Haihan people, and then try to deepen the cooperative relationship between the two parties. Li Jifeng has been in the shopping mall for decades and has much more experience than Li Nai. When he sees the Haihan people selling

Those things will know that you have found a treasure. If you can tie up this God of Wealth, "Fu Ruifeng" can really make a lot of money in the next few years. But if you can't tie it down, it will soon be on the market.

Competitors appeared and pushed "Furuifeng" aside.

But to do this, Li Jifeng first had to find out the origins of the Haihan people, especially the two Haihan people who came to Guangzhou for inspection this time. Li Naike specifically emphasized Schneider's status among the Haihan people - all the advancements

The formal-looking Mr. Shi is in charge of the export trade. Business matters are basically settled as long as Schneider nods his head.

Schneider actually knew what Li Jifeng was trying to do. The original agency sales agreement was the terms he drafted himself. How could he not know all the details involved? It would be easy for "Furuifeng" to maintain trade relations with Chuan Chuan Group.

, as long as you act as an agent honestly and do your own business well, but wanting to tie up the Cross-Travel Group is not a situation Schneider wants to see.

After that, Li Jifeng tried to test his words several times, but Schneider dealt with it flawlessly. It was easy to say anything. If you want to renegotiate the agency agreement, then I'm sorry.
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