Chapter 2562

Ning Zijing knew clearly which factory on Hainan Island the goods he saw were produced in, how much they cost, what their quality was, and how much profit they could make by selling them on the market at the price set by the seller.

Ning Zijing once studied under Schneider and worked in a large commercial organization such as Qiong Lianfa for a long time. His understanding of trading activities is far deeper than ordinary people. From the scenes he saw in the market, he could tell

I have a general impression of the business situation in Hangzhou.

These daily necessities sold on the market are often mass-produced goods, often with low cost. However, because there is a lack of similar products in Ming Dynasty, they can be sold at a good price. Even if there are some similar products, they will still be sold at a good price due to the production cost.

With such differences, they simply cannot compete with cheap industrial products like Haihan.

Of course, in addition to cost, there is another reason why industrial products such as Haihan can occupy a place in the Hangzhou market that cannot be ignored. Nowadays, dynasties have changed, and no one dares to set entry barriers for these imported products anymore. Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions

Agents can unscrupulously sell Haihan products in warehouses to retail vendors, allowing these industrial products to quickly occupy the market.

Ning Zijing also identified some products that were represented by Qiong Lianfa. After asking about the prices one by one, and combined with the information he learned from Yang Ji, he had a deeper understanding of Qiong Lianfa's local business conditions.

According to the information Ning Zijing has seen before, Qiong Lianfa's operating profits in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are quite considerable. The income from Ningbo and Hangzhou alone is equivalent to Qiong Lianfa's overall income level in Fujian. It can be seen that

The affluence and consumption power of this area are extraordinary, and it is indeed worthy for Qiong Lianfa to invest a lot of resources here.

Ning Zijing was walking around when he saw a familiar figure, so he caught up with him and said, "Hangzhou is such a big city, how can we meet him here!"

The man turned around when he heard the words, but it was Tao Hongfang.

Tao Hongfang smiled and said: "I heard that Shouanfang is the most prosperous market in Hangzhou, so I came here to take a look. Didn't you go back to the inn to rest?"

Ning Zijing waved his hand and said: "The inn is too quiet and boring to stay there. The city should be more lively."

These two people did not agree to go together, but they happened to appear at this market. However, it is not surprising that the work of these two people is closely related to business activities, so they will naturally pay more attention to this aspect after arriving in Hangzhou.

Information, it is natural to visit the most lively market in the city.

Since they met, the two of them had no special mission, so they simply chose to go together and exchange views on local business activities.

Like Ning Zijing, Tao Hongfang also noticed that there are many products produced in Haihan here, but his focus is different. It is not the price and profit of these products, but the people's acceptance of Haihan products.

Tao Hongfang said: "I heard that many years ago, our fathers were trying to sell daily necessities to the Ming Dynasty, and advertised it as a more noble lifestyle. This kind of publicity did have a certain effect. At that time, there were many

Nobles and dignitaries are proud to have Haihan glassware and stationery in their homes. But now it seems that this trend has also changed. Look at the glass tableware sold in the shops here. The price can be said to be quite low. Ordinary people should also

It’s affordable.”

Ning Zijing smiled and said: "I just happened to inquire about the price of glassware in a few shops, and it is indeed much cheaper than before. Carved wine glasses like those that can hold one or two glasses of wine were on the market a few years ago.

It should be sold for four or five yuan each, but now it has dropped to one yuan. But even so, the profit is still considerable. As far as I know, you can still make half of it if you remove the freight."

Tao Hongfang said: "There are many factors regarding the price reduction. On the one hand, after the relevant production technology was transferred to the private sector, the production capacity has increased a lot. On the other hand, these things no longer need to pay various fees to the local government, so the selling price will naturally increase."

It can be reduced. In addition, in recent years, the number of large cargo ships running long-distance shipping has continued to increase. As the shipping capacity increases, freight rates will also decrease."

Ning Zijing said: "Although the prices here in Hangzhou have dropped, there are actually many other places where they can be sold at high prices. For example, if the same wine glass is trafficked to the Central Plains, Jingchu and other inland areas, the price will be

It will be at least twice as high as Hangzhou."

Tao Hongfang nodded and said: "You are right, but there is also a problem, that is, people in inland areas may not have the same acceptance of industrial products produced in my country. For the people in those areas, they The changes brought about by the change of dynasties may not be felt so soon, and although our products can maintain high prices, they may not be able to be sold so smoothly."

Ning Zijing said: "The situation you mentioned does exist, but I think the reason is not that simple. In the past ten years, some places have experienced many years of natural and man-made disasters, and the social situation is far less stable than in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

, which will affect their purchasing power."

The two people's thinking is very divergent. In fact, this discussion does not have a clear goal, they just express some ideas.

The two wandered around Shouanfang all morning and found a nearby restaurant for lunch. During the dinner, Ning Zijing mentioned that Ha Jianyi and Wang Anguo went to Zhoushan together, which surprised Tao Hongfang slightly: "

We have only been here from Zhoushan for two days, why did he go back again?"

Ning Zijing said: "I think he probably wanted to see the Glory-class battleship. He also wanted to ask me to go with him, but I'm not very interested in shipbuilding. Hangzhou is more interesting."

Bai Letong, who came to Hangzhou with them, would definitely not have such an idea. While his companions were traveling around, Bai Letong was at the township examination office arguing with a group of old scholars whether this year's township examination questions should be revised to make it more in line with Haihan's

Governance needs.

In fact, Bai Letong rarely encountered others who objected to his opinions at work, but these old stubborns in the rural examination office obviously lacked understanding of his true identity and did not intend to obey him in everything. They still insisted on using the traditional imperial examination method.

Questions are given to complete this year’s provincial examination.

In fact, yesterday Shi Diwen also explained the various internal affairs of the provincial examination to Bai Letong. Although Bai Letong did not express any objection at that time, he was not convinced. He still insisted that the old imperial examination system should be changed from this year

, even if you just add a few more realistic questions in the question-setting process, it is always better than following the same rules. So today when I came to the rural trial again, Bai Letong quickly started to argue with the old scholars again.
Chapter completed!