Iron Dynasty

The swarming of merchants made Qingzhou City unprecedentedly noisy, and the streets and alleys were full of merchants from other places.

After waiting in Qingzhou City for three days, a notice was posted in Qingzhou, which made the merchants ecstatic. All merchants in Qingzhou can go to the Patent Office to receive the method of soap production. The details are explained in the Patent Office.

As soon as the news came out, the businessmen immediately inquired about what the Patent Office was and where it was, and then rushed to the Patent Office opposite the Governor's Mansion.

The businessmen were ecstatic, but also fearful. Just as Xiao Ming thought, the Wang family found Xiao Ming as soon as the announcement came out.

Your Wang family can also build a workshop to produce soap. Xiao Ming's words immediately left Wang Shijie speechless, At that time, your Wang family will produce as much soap as they want.

Wang Shijie pondered for a while, and then said: It's just Your Highness. As a result, the number of soap production has soared, and there are many soap merchants all over the world. How to control the price of this soap, and how to solve the conflict between merchants from all over the world?

This king has already made a fuss. Xiao Ming smiled calmly.

What Wang Shijie said is a prominent problem in this era, that is, the mutual conflict between merchants. It can be said that many of the merchants who came to Qingzhou this time are big merchants, and their backs are more or less connected with other vassal kings and dignitaries.

Now that everyone has soap in their hands, they naturally want to monopolize this business on their own territory, and merchants from other places are not allowed to come in.

This phenomenon is not only in this era, but also in modern times there is a habit of local businessmen to bully foreign businessmen.

Please also express your highness. Wang Shijie said.

People are greedy, especially businessmen. The Wang family knows that opening up soap production is beneficial to the Wang family. They can benefit from soap production, but they are unwilling to give up first-line sales.

Xiao Ming said lightly, The Chamber of Commerce.

The competition of businessmen will inevitably bring about various problems. The Chamber of Commerce is an unavoidable institution that restricts the behavior of businessmen. Xiao Ming's real purpose is to use the Chamber of Commerce to build Qingzhou into the commercial center of the Great Yu Kingdom.

Wang Shijie naturally didn't understand what a chamber of commerce was, so Xiao Ming became a teacher again.

The purpose of establishing a chamber of commerce is naturally to set commodity prices, divide their respective areas of interest, and at the same time scrape a layer of skin from these businessmen, but there are some purposes that Xiao Ming cannot tell Wang Shijie.

What he can tell Wang Shijie is that the Chamber of Commerce will give him an exclusive area to sell soap, but the Wang family will probably have to spend some money to buy it.

After sending Wang Shijie away, Xiao Ming started to prepare for the Chamber of Commerce. All businessmen involved in soap production this time must join the Chamber of Commerce and be included in the management, otherwise the Patent Department will not provide technology.

In the patent department, businessmen who came to consult also came into contact with the concept of chambers of commerce.

Brother Chen, this King Qi is interesting. The Patent Department is already surprising, and now a chamber of commerce is going to be established. A businessman said with the technical information given by the Patent Department.

The businessman on one side had a big belly and said in a slow voice: It can only be said that this King Qi is not simple, we can't underestimate it, but no matter what, we have a letter from King Wei to King Qi in our hands, and King Qi will take care of us. After all, King Wei and King Qi are neighbors.

That's right. Butler Qian just said that King Qi will summon all the merchants tomorrow to discuss the matter of the Chamber of Commerce. We just need to wait for it to change, but it is said that this time King Cuiyan, King Li of Chu, King Liang of Zheng's family are a few. All the merchants and merchants under the command of the feudal kings have come, and the situation is not optimistic.

Brother Chen said that, not to mention the different surnamed vassal king, there are also many merchants under the command of the princes. He looked towards the patent department's courtyard. The merchants gathered in twos and threes. Jin is both a wealthy giant.

The next day, just as the Patent Department said, Xiao Ming summoned nearly a thousand businessmen who came to Qingzhou in the Governor's Mansion.

For the sake of soap profits, no merchants are absent.

Sitting in the residence of the Governor's Mansion, Xiao Ming looked at the group of merchants with a smile.

Many of these businessmen and merchants brought letters from either vassal kings or ministers. The meaning was very clear, just to let Xiao Ming take care of them. To Xiao Ming's surprise, there were letters from several princes and princesses.

However, the people who wrote these letters probably knew that this letter was like waste paper to Xiao Ming. After all, Xiao Ming's arrogant and surly character in the past was not just talking about it, but they were just giving an explanation to the merchants under his command.

At this time, the merchants below were either triumphant, frowning, or whispering. Although they had strong backgrounds, they were still low-ranking merchants and did not dare to be rude to Xiao Ming.

I've called everyone here today, and I guess it's clear to everyone that it's for the business of the Chamber of Commerce. When the merchants arrived, Xiao Ming took a sip and began to talk about the business of the Chamber of Commerce.

I also ask His Royal Highness King Qi to make it clear. A group of merchants said in unison.

Xiao Ming eloquently said, Everyone must have come to Qingzhou this time for soap, drunk Qingzhou and perfume. The purpose of this chamber of commerce is to purchase these three products fairly for you to sell.

As soon as these words came out, the merchants below immediately became restless and agitated, and one asked, Your Highness means not only to open up the production of soap, but also to open the production of perfumes in this drunk Qingzhou?

No, Perfume and Zuiqingzhou will not open technology for the time being, but those who join the Chamber of Commerce will get the right to sell. Xiao Ming responded.

That's not bad either.

Great.

It's not in vain.

...

The merchants were immediately excited.

Xiao Ming continued: This is the purpose of the chamber of commerce. All the people of the chamber of commerce can freely buy and sell the commodities opened in Qingzhou in the future, but while enjoying the convenience, the chamber of commerce also has its own rules...

Then Xiao Ming transmitted the rules of the Chamber of Commerce through the technology spar.

One of the clear stipulations is that the sales area of ​​the goods in the chamber of commerce must be obtained from the chamber of commerce at a fair price. All the goods of the chamber of commerce are priced by the chamber of commerce. The chamber of commerce will set up an arbitration division to arbitrate the malicious competition of businessmen under the chamber of commerce.

These brand-new ideas are transmitted through the technology spar, which makes these businessmen who come here feel like they are enlightened, and a brand-new business structure makes these businessmen amazed.

I think you should understand by now that this is the map of the Great Yu Kingdom. On the map are all the prefectures and counties of the Great Yu Country. The auction of the management rights will take the state as a point. Now this king will give you time to think. Joining the chamber of commerce will get huge profits, those who are unwilling to join the chamber of commerce leave Qingzhou, the right to choose is in your hands, and this king will not force it.” Xiao Ming finally said.

For businessmen, you look at me and I look at you. For them, it does take time to think.