Liu Nanxun and Song Zhongqiao said that the taxi came to the Tang Merchant House. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe main entrance here is quite a traditional architectural style, with a symmetrically designed corniced gatehouse and a plaque hanging on it, which reads Datang Commercial Hall. However, there is a billboard erected outside the door, which reads: Shanghai Special Economic Zone Commerce and Trade Development Bureau of the Tang Republic.

There are two brands in one unit here, in fact, it is completely to take care of the merchants of the Qing Kingdom, just ask which Qing businessmen can understand what the Datang Commerce and Trade Development Bureau does, but it is written that the Datang Commercial Hall, they know how much they should be able to find a way to do business.

Song Zhongqiao looked at the four characters of the Tang Dynasty Commercial Hall, and immediately felt a little relieved, and asked Liu Nanxun: "Is this the place where the Tang Dynasty merchants gather?" ”

Liu Nanxun said with a smile: "No, this is actually a yamen of the Tang Dynasty Mansion. The last time I came to Shanghai, I had a conversation with a Tang official, and he said that the Tang Dynasty government is not called an official government, but a government, and does not highlight the word official, but highlights the government. Officials are not the parents of the people, everything the government does is for the convenience of the people and the benefit of the country, if the people are in trouble, the government must take care of it. ”

Song Zhongqiao sighed: "This Tang Dynasty is really very different from our Qing Dynasty." However, I heard that the new policy of the imperial court also has many systems inherited from the Tang Dynasty, and the official office of Ningbo Mansion has no longer care about judging cases, and it is said that a Ningbo Mansion Dali Yuan will be established to be responsible for judging crimes. ”

Liu Nanxun didn't care and said: "I look at the new policy of the imperial court, I can't do it, those magistrates, they don't care about their own promotions and fortunes, how can I know the true meaning of this new policy." ”

After the two said this, they entered the Datang Commercial Hall. I saw that the merchant hall was bustling. Song Zhongqiao exclaimed: "There are so many people? ”

Liu Nanxun said: "Not really. Merchants from all over Jiangnan and even outside Jiangnan came to Shanghai to undertake a Datang shipment back to their hometown to sell. At this time, as long as you can hold a commercial commodity of the Tang Dynasty, it will take less than a year to make a fortune. ”

When Song Zhongqiao heard this, an even more blazing light shot out of his eyes.

A big girl in her twenties stood at the door, dressed in uniform, and said to Liu Song and the others who entered the door: "Two gentlemen, do you have an appointment?" ”

Liu Nanxun arched his hand and said, "This woman." We don't have an appointment. ”

The girl nodded, and then asked, "So do you two consult together, or separately?" ”

"It's good together, it's good together." Liu Nanxun said.

The girl pulled out a small slip of paper from a machine next to her, with 503 written in capital Chinese and Arabic numerals, and said, "Please sit down over there for a while, and when your numbers are called, please go to the appropriate office." ”

"Thank you, lady." Liu Nanxun is another hand.

The two sat on the bench on the other side, and there were about forty people sitting here, speaking south and north. Some were still saying hello to each other. Businessmen are particular about making friends and making friends.

Song Zhongqiao asked in a low voice, "Brother Liu." You called that woman a lady just now, why is that? ”

Liu Nanxun said: "But don't underestimate this Tang woman, the Tang people pay attention to equality, the official and the people are equal, and men and women are equal." In Shanghai and Datang, women can also be officials. ”

Song Zhongqiao was a little dumbfounded, and said, "Isn't this a mess of the upper and lower humility and the gangchang?" ”

Liu Nanxun said: "The younger brother didn't adapt very much at the beginning, but when he did things on the side of the Tang people, he had to abide by their rules, and there were often people who violated the laws of the Tang people in Shanghai and were expelled." The woman just now is also an official in this yamen, although her status is not high, but she is an official, and it is not too much to call her an adult. Brother Song first came to Shanghai, and the younger brother has to explain a few words to you. In the place of the Tang people, whether it is a hotel, a public office or something else, you must not offend people, even if it is a small er who usually pours tea and water, and the maid who makes your bed, if you are beaten and scolded at every turn, the store will not face you, but directly call the tolerance to take you. This is often the case in Shanghai, so those who often come here should be careful. ”

Song Zhongqiao was incredulous and said, "Is there such a thing? Even if it's those mud legs that were originally local, are they ordinary? ”

Liu Nanxun said: "Yes, the Tang people don't know why, so they pay attention to this." This rule is partly that you were originally a Tang person, or a Qing person. Hundreds of years ago, these Tang people also lived in the Central Plains. If you meet their Governor on the road, you don't have to kneel, they will talk to you in a kind way, which is very polite. Of course, you can't be a bastard so much that you think that the governor is as big as you, and you still have to be humble. After all, all ancestors are the same, and the Tang people are also polite, but this ceremony is something that everyone wants to talk about, not specifically for some people. ”

Song Zhongqiao arched his hand again and again, and said, "Thank you Brother Liu for mentioning it." ”

The two chatted, and a middle-aged businessman with a two-handful beard came over next to him, he first arched his hand, and then handed over two pieces of paper, and said: "The two are polite, the next name is Xu Youcai, Suzhou jeweler, this is the business card of the younger brother, please smile." ”

Liu Song and the others took the piece of paper, and saw that this piece of cardboard had his name of Xu Youcai written on it, with the title "Xu Ji Zhuyu", and some main business and the like, and on the back was the address of Xu Ji Zhuyu's branches in various places.

Liu Song and the others reported home, and Liu Nanxun said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Xu is really powerful, I have also seen Tang Shang this business card before, I didn't expect that Shopkeeper Xu is also fashionable, and he also uses this thing." ”

Xu Youcai smiled quite smugly: "There is a shop on Xiamen Street in Hongkou, just print this thing, it's not expensive, and it is really convenient to see a friend and distribute a few sheets, which can be regarded as a friendship." ”

Song Zhongqiao asked: "I don't know what Datang merchant goods Brother Xu wants to enter when he comes to Datang Commercial Hall?" ”

Xu Youcai said: "If you enter, you will naturally enter the Tang Gem." Datang is said to be a vast land, and the Qing Dynasty is not a few points, some places are rich in all kinds of gemstones, a few years ago in the next to see the Tang gems flowing in from Guangdong, the price is not expensive, this color is good and clean. The Tang people also sell their jewelry to us, but the style is not very attractive, and we locals still like the old style. But the workmanship of this jewelry of the Tang people is much more delicate. In the next consideration, I will consider whether to enter some Datang gems and try to sell them. But this is not a matter of urgency, the Tang people are general with us, they all like jade, especially the old objects of the year, I am thinking about selling some jade to them, so I came to the merchant house to find a way. ”

Liu Nanxun asked: "Shopkeeper Xu is still in the antique business?" ”

Xu Youcai said: "It's not an antique, it's mostly some ornaments." These things are very popular in Shanghai, and the last time I brought a few pieces, I let this Tang merchant buy them. I wondered if I might just open a shop in Shanghai. The Tang people are rich, even if they are ordinary guys, they can't earn a few taels of silver a month, and the big names in the company, Tang Bing, and Tang officials, are all very high, and these things will sell a lot. ”

Xu Youcai paused for a moment, and then said: "I'm not afraid of the two jokes, my old Xu understands it, this Datang, everyone is an uncle, and you don't have to kowtow to anyone, and there is no official to cheat you casually, this business is much easier." The Tang people are acting in our Great Qing Kingdom, how can anyone take care of it. Let's just say that we do business, in our hometown, maybe someone will take a fancy to your money and will embarrass you. But as long as you become a naturalized citizen in Shanghai and move to Shanghai to live, even if you go back to your hometown to do business, hey, then we are also Tang people, if there is really an official of the Qing Dynasty who has hated himself, he will directly sue to Shanghai, and the government of the Tang Special Administrative Region will give you a story. The Qing government can't cure the sins of the Tang people, this is a gold medal for avoiding death! ”

Liu Nanxun also exclaimed: "Is there such a good thing?" ”

Xu Youcai said with a smile: "I have nothing to do with it, so I figured out such a truth." With a reduction in braids and a Tang suit on the bed, you can't be an uncle in Shanghai, but in other places, who dares to trouble you? Everyone knows that this Tang people are not easy to mess with, in the summer, a Tang merchant in Changzhou let the people in the local village beat up, and the goods were robbed, do you know what happened to the people in the village later? A vote of the Tang army rushed directly over, arrested all the old and young in the village, and sent them all overseas to emigrate. ”

Song Zhongqiao said: "The Tang people are also domineering." ”

Xu Youcai said: "This domineering is good, you are a Tang person, your heart is high, you don't have to be expensive to see anyone, you don't have to worry about it." When you are a Qing person, you are a dwarf everywhere, and when you are a tenant, you are a dwarf landlord; Be a craftsman, you are a short farmer; When you are a merchant, you are a head short of everyone; Be an official, hehe, there is a group of officials above. Since they are all human beings, why should they be grandsons to others, why can't they be uncles? ”

Liu Nanxun was also a little moved, and asked, "But can the Tang people be as they want to be?" ”

Xu Youcai said: "I asked about this, and now there are people everywhere in Shanghai, so it's a good time." Those who don't have money can come to work in a Tang factory in Shanghai, and those who have some money can buy a suite in Shanghai, open a shop or something, and they can become naturalized Shanghainese, that is, Tang people. However, there are many rules for the Tang people, and after naturalization, they spend at least half of the time in Shanghai every year, and they cannot become Tang people, and then they are in other places. ”

Liu Nanxun said: "This is quite inconvenient. ”

Xu Youcai said with a smile: "My business is managed by the shopkeepers of each shop, and I usually go to check the accounts and the like, if the business in Shanghai is big, it is good to stay here." ”

While the three of them were chatting for a while, Xu Youcai's number was called, Xu Youcai arched his hand, said goodbye, and entered the office with a smile. (To be continued.) )