Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 270 Guild Invitation

"What, Jiangnan Trading Company, want to see me?" Huo Xi was a little confused.

Yang Fu nodded: "Yes. Shopkeeper Shen said that three days later, the Jiangnan Commercial Bank summoned the manager of the well-known and prestigious firm owner. Shopkeeper Shen said that this time it's best to go with you."

"I've been going too?"

"Yes. Shopkeeper Shen has inquired. This time the firm seems to have some important matters to discuss. He is afraid that he won't be able to make a decision. Anyway, the owner of Guangfeng Shui is mysterious. This time, the owner still didn't show up. Let the shopkeeper Shen go, you Just pretend to be a servant and follow in. When there is something that needs to be decided, you give him a reminder."

Huo Xi frowned.

They, Guangfengshui, are not worthy of any prestige in the eyes of the firm, so they were specially invited this time?
Wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, with many names and annual income of one million taels, are only called Zhongjia.

Those with an annual income of 300,000 taels are only worthy of being called Xiao Jia.Guangfengshui, which has only two shops in the capital, is not considered by others.

Normally, it is just to pay the membership fee, but the shopkeeper Shen can enter the guild hall once to discuss important matters, how can there be a seat in Guangfengshui?Shopkeeper Shen didn't even step through the threshold of the guild hall.

This time, Guangfeng Shui was invited?Tsk tsk, strange hey.

This guild, firstly because of the Tang and Song Dynasties, vendors selling the same commodities were all concentrated in one place to do business, so there were cloth shops, jewelry shops, silk brocade shops, etc., just like Huo Xina's food street, Electronic Street.

In order to facilitate management and tax collection, there are various spontaneously organized guilds.

Luoyang in the Song Dynasty is said to have [-] lines.This guild was originally a non-governmental organization, but later because the government collected taxes through the guild, it had a bit of an official background.

This guild is different from the business gang.

Guilds are limited to one place and are non-governmental organizations spontaneously organized by local businesses.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and merchants did business everywhere without forming a large scale.It was not until the middle and late Ming Dynasty that the buds of capitalism began to emerge, and many famous merchant groups emerged, such as Shanxi merchants, Huizhou merchants, Fujian merchants, Chaozhou merchants, Zhejiang merchants, Lu merchants and so on.

Because these merchants carried out trading activities everywhere, from their hometown to other people's sites, they were afraid of being oppressed by local snakes, so they united with the merchants in their hometown, spontaneously organized a chamber of commerce, built a guild hall in a certain place, and gradually became a business gang.

For example, in Huo Xina's life, the chamber of commerce of this province was the chamber of commerce of that province.In some countries there are still this guild hall and that guild hall.It is of positive significance for overseas guild halls to unite Chinese businessmen.

Going to the chamber of commerce to seek refuge in the guild hall to seek resource sharing is naturally the original intention of the establishment.

In today's Wei Dynasty, these large merchant gangs have not yet reached a large scale, but there are commercial firms in various places, and there are different guilds in the commercial firms according to different operations, such as jewelry stores, silk and satin stores, and timber stores.

Huo Xi was the type who picked up the loopholes and made a lot of money in a silent voice. She didn't want to join any business firm.

This firm was originally established with the low status of merchants. In order to avoid suppression, all merchants in the industry were united together to help each other, cope with difficulties, and coordinate conflicts.

But in the end, there are fewer and fewer who adhere to the original intention of the establishment.

Human beings have selfishness, and it's perfectly normal for those with high status to look down on those with low status.

Those with big businesses naturally look down on those with small businesses.Isn't it normal for big firms to look down on small firms and bully them?

Slowly, the guild formed a monopoly, eating up [-]% to [-]% of the business. The rules and regulations were formulated by the guild. Even the opening of a shop had to be reported to the guild. Only with the permission of the guild could one enter a certain line for business activities .

Regardless of paying membership fees every year, it still depends on the face of the guild.

Small businesses live in the cracks, trembling.

The guild was originally for solving difficulties and coordinating difficulties, but it gradually became a service for several big companies in the head.

Huo Xi doesn't like to join this kind of guild. Her free soul is used to freedom.

I will report to you what kind of goods I buy, how much I buy, and what price I sell. I catch my fish, plant my land, and collect my rent. Isn’t it good?
But shopkeeper Shen insisted on going in, and talked to her a lot. Their shop is small, and they have to pay a membership fee of 100 taels every year.

It's just that Guangfengshui has never had a seat when the guild discusses any important matter.Huo Xi never went.

She just went about her business in a muffled voice.Over the years, I have insisted on looking for thigh hugs, and I have also given a lot of gifts during the New Year's Day.She was so distressed that she twitched.

She doesn't like to stand out, and has kept the mystery of Guangfeng Shuidong's family all these years, and never shows up.

You must know that Guangfengshui's owner is her, so big, it is estimated that she will be suppressed by many people.Fortunately, keep a mystery, and everyone has some scruples about suppressing it.

The shop she opened has never had a big face, and it maintains the style of a small mouth and a big belly. The shop has a small face and a large warehouse. Seventy percent of them are sold in batches, and thirty percent are sold in bulk.Unobtrusive, develop quietly.If you don't stand out or stand out, you will pick up the leaks.

These years are also stable.

Never had any dealings with the guild.I didn't see the guild doing anything about these small businesses for the protection fee they paid.

No one paid attention to whether Guangfengshui went to the meeting organized by the guild.

What's the matter, the special name of the guild is going to Guangfengshui?

Huo Xi couldn't help thinking about it.After all, I didn't come up with any results, so I had to press the matter.Anyway, there are still three days left, let's get busy with her sugar practice business first.

The wooden yellow mud shed is ventilated on all sides, and the technical difficulty is ridiculously low.

Zhuangzi's ten or so young and strong were all used, and Zhuangzi's tenants called 30 people, felling trees, mixing mud, building, and building stoves, all in one day.

Even the drying rack that Huo Xi wanted was finished, and a hundred wooden molds were also made.

Ji Laozhuang came to report to her: "My lord, let this stove hang out tonight, and the cauldron can be set up in the afternoon tomorrow."

"Thank you Zhuangtou for your trouble. According to the previous salary, each person will be rewarded with [-] Wen." Huo Xi was very satisfied with Ji Laozhuang's handling ability.

Ji Laozhuang was a little surprised: "I thank you for everyone."

"You guys did a good job and didn't procrastinate at all. I'm very satisfied."

Ji Laozhuang smiled: "If you have something to do, please tell the nobleman. The people in the village are all the master's people, and they are all loyal. If you need it, please tell me."

Huo Xi nodded, and seeing that she had no other orders, Ji Laozhuang also left.

Thinking about ten big pots, boiling, showering, moving to dry, cutting sugar, and filling altars at home, I'm afraid I'm too busy.Huo Xi thought about whether to ask Ji Laozhuang's family for help.

When I told my parents and uncle, everyone disagreed.

"We don't need to boil sugarcane juice now, just dissolve the sugar, so we don't need help from others. The four of us can do this. No one else is needed."

Yang Fu also disagreed: "This matter is of great importance, whether we can use others or not."

"But I'm afraid I'm too busy."

"I'm too busy to talk about it."

Huo Xi could only nod in agreement.

That night, after dinner, the family changed the pot again, put the sugar that was not white yesterday into the pot to melt, and then poured it again.

Busy until the climax of the moon.

(End of this chapter)