novelaction Chapter 219 Beijing Agency
Chapter 219 Beijing Agency
"Does this Ning An Hou think that he can settle this matter with just the power of attorney?"
"Humph, I won't go."
"Humph, I won't go either!"
"We must unite as one. How much money can those sour-minded scholars afford?"
"That's right, this Ning An Hou is still thinking about making money from us. It's ridiculous."
When the dignitaries heard the news, they all expressed their determination.
The auction of the agency rights for the best wines in Beijing.
"Brother Chen, didn't you say you wouldn't come?"
"Brother Wang, didn't you also say that Ning Anhou couldn't earn a single cent from your Wang family?"
"Why are you here too? When you issued the decree that day, didn't you say you would be irreconcilable with Ning'an Hou?"
"Humph, I knew you old foxes were hypocritical."
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When the powerful people returned, they were really angry.
The final decision on issuing the decree was made by Emperor Jing. Although they had complaints in their hearts, they did not dare to express them too much.
Originally, they really didn't care about the agency rights. After returning home and telling this matter to their wives, they realized that Tangji was so profitable!
"Master, once you get the agency rights for Tangji, Tangji will be able to earn back the taxes you paid in a month or two!
"Master, a bar of Tangji's fine soap costs several carts of silver. We have so many people in our house, so we need a lot every month!"
"Is that something absolutely necessary?"
"It's not that I absolutely have to use it, but that soap water is really useful. Ordinary people in the capital also use it, so there's no reason why we shouldn't use it.
This Tangji shop can earn at least tens of thousands of taels of silver a month in the capital!"
Tens of thousands of taels of silver a month means at least hundreds of thousands of silver a year!
A shop can earn more than 100,000 taels a year!
Let’s go ahead and get back the pre-tax losses of this family from Ning’an Hou.
Many powerful people came here because they knew Tangji’s ability to make money and rushed over.
In addition to court officials, there were also private merchants who came.
Merchants doing business in the capital were no strangers to officials in the court.
Seeing so many dignitaries today, the merchants were all silent.
After all, to enter this agency competition, you only need to pay one hundred taels of silver.
Of course, if you are successful in the competition, this one hundred taels of silver can be used to offset the agency fee. If you are unsuccessful, it will be returned in full.
The powerful and influential people did not expect that there would be businessmen competing with them. This Ning'an Marquis is really bold.
It was almost time when Shen Tang came out.
The entire hall was packed with people, and those sitting in the front were naturally the nobles of the court.
"Thank you all for coming to Tangji's agent conference."
Shen Tang looked at everyone with a smile.
Everyone was also looking at Shen Tang, especially the powerful people, whose eyes almost shot through Shen Tang.
"Tangji now has two main industries: soap and cotton shops. In addition, I believe everyone is familiar with it. There is also a hydrosol shop in Beijing.
Ever since the soap shop opened in the capital, the soaps in the shop have been in short supply.
On average, we sell thousands of bars of soap every month. But my energy and manpower are limited, so I held this agency meeting."
"After the auction of the Tangji agency rights is successful, the prices of the shops opened will be set uniformly by Tangji. The soaps and other goods required will be provided by Tangji, and the profits will be shared proportionally between the various agents and Tangji."
Shen Tang stood at the front and explained the concept of agency to everyone present.
Sure enough, the first ones to react were the merchants who had been doing business all year round.
They calculated the approximate number in their minds.
There are now more than 100,000 registered households in Beijing. If half of them buy a bar of soap a month, the sales volume will be 50,000 to 60,000.
The prices of Tangji's soaps range from ordinary to expensive, if calculated based on an average of one or two taels of silver per piece of soap.
That month we can sell 50,000 taels of silver!
The thousands of soaps Shen Tang was talking about now were simply because the shops in the capital were filled with expensive fine soaps.
After all, it was a water transport from Jiangnan to the capital, so Shen Tang naturally brought expensive high-quality soap to the capital.
Moreover, because it is located outside the South Gate of the city, it is inconvenient for those who live far away to purchase it.
If it were set up in the city, I'm sure more people would buy it.
If we get this agency right, it will be like a hen that lays golden eggs!
"My Lord, I wonder how much silver this agency fee will cost!"
Some people couldn't help but speak.
Shen Tang smiled at the person who asked the question and said:
"The agency rights for Tangji Soap in Beijing are only open to two companies, one in the north and one in the south. The first one to be auctioned is the one in the north.
Each seat has a number plate. To increase the price, just raise the plate.
I now declare that the auction of the agency rights for the Tangji Soap Shop in Beijing's North Branch has officially begun. The starting price is one thousand taels, and each bid increase must not be less than ten taels of silver."
The starting price is one thousand taels, which is not expensive.
As soon as Shen Tang finished speaking, he saw someone holding up a sign in the direction of the person who had just asked the question.
"One thousand five hundred taels!"
The dignitaries sitting in the front instantly showed surprise in their eyes.
This time, five hundred taels of silver were raised!
"One thousand eight hundred taels!" "One thousand nine hundred taels!"
"Two thousand taels!"
"I'll give you 2,200 taels!"
"..."
The scene was extremely heated for a while.
The dignitaries sitting in the front had no time to raise the signs in their hands before the price was raised to several thousand taels of silver in an instant.
They looked at each other, both hesitant in their hearts, wondering whether to call out the price or not.
The wealthy businessmen present felt even more excited when they saw those big shots not moving.
If these bigwigs do not step down, the agency rights will definitely be generated among this group of businessmen.
"Five thousand taels!"
When the price of the agency rights was raised to five thousand taels, the powerful people began to feel restless.
These five thousand taels are enough to cover the annual income of some of their family shops.
Moreover, the price is still going up.
But after the price reached five thousand taels, the number of people bidding obviously decreased a lot.
From the original dozens of people, there are now only a dozen people bidding.
"Ten thousand taels!"
The whole place fell silent in an instant.
The dignitaries also looked in the direction of the bid. It was the owner of Wanbaolou, the largest jewelry store in Beijing. He was indeed that powerful.
When the other party saw that everyone was looking at him and no one was bidding anymore, he proudly cupped his hands. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Cheng Enhou, who was sitting in the front row, say:
"Eleven thousand taels!"
The smile on the owner of Wanbaolou froze instantly.
All the dignitaries also looked at Marquis Cheng'en! Their eyes instantly turned red!
"Twelve thousand taels!"
"Thirteen thousand taels!"
Everyone present knew that this agency power would no longer have anything to do with them.
Even though they are extremely wealthy, they don't have the courage to compete with these people.
The powerful and wealthy were bloodthirsty.
The price soared from ten thousand taels to thirty thousand taels in an instant.