The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 124
The first batch came out with two wives and a middle-aged uncle who looked like wealthy businessmen.

The crowd gathered in a wave, and naturally there were group performers in it.

"Brother, what's it like inside? Why did it take a long time to come out?"

"Oh my god." Actor A patted his chest with surprise on his face: "It's so nice inside, so beautiful."

"All kinds of goods are available, only you can't think of them, and there is nothing you can't buy."

"And the classification is clear, and there are special people to guide the way, so it is very easy to buy anything."

"It's just that there are too many items. I'm dazzled and can't see it at all. I think it's too crowded inside, there are too many people, and it's hot. Come out quickly, and I've only seen half of it."

"What?" Actor B exclaimed, "It took so long to see half of the goods?"

"It contains goods from all over the country of the Ming Dynasty, as well as overseas specialties, all kinds of rare treasures, ah, I can't see it, I can't see it." Actor C sighed and shook his head.

"It's a worthwhile trip, it's a worthwhile trip, it's worth ten pennies to see it." Someone left with a long sigh: "There will be fewer people waiting for another day, so I must come again."

The eyes of all the listeners are bright, is there such a god inside?

The shops were open that day, and the streets were empty for thousands of people. There was a sensation inside and outside Dengzhou City.

After more than two consecutive months, the outside of the store was overcrowded, and people had to line up every day in hot weather.

Until November, when the weather was slightly colder, a large number of people began to enter the shops, so there was no need to queue for so long.

At this time, the Dengzhou boutique hypermarket became famous, and even the capital and Jiangnan had heard of it. In many places, there were still people who wanted to learn how to do it.

Five days later, the Dengzhou Boutique Hypermarket announced a lottery draw throughout the city.

Everyone was baffled at first, but later learned that in order to give back to all dear customers, the store will draw first, second and third prizes among all members, among which the first prize is 100 taels of silver, the second prize is 50 taels, and the third prize is ten taels.

On the day of the lottery draw, it was empty again, and everyone went to the scene to see it.

The store clerk randomly pulled out a few pieces of paper from a large box, and then announced the winning membership card number and name.

"Zhu Dadao, a pig butcher in Chengnan, Zhu Dadao won the first prize, 100 taels." Someone in the crowd shouted immediately.

"It's a pork seller in the south of the city, dog, so lucky?"

"He only spent ten cents to get in, and he actually won the lottery."

The crowd shouted one after another, all kinds of disbelief.

Seeing Zhu Dadao laughing and going up to receive the white money, all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Those who got the prize that day were basically ordinary people in Dengzhou City, and a woman with a famous brothel was also drawn.

Dengzhou City was in an uproar again.

Then the hypermarket stated that there will be a lottery draw every five days in the future.

The people who can participate in the lottery are, first, the members of the store who enter and consume on the same day, and second, they are not queued to enter, but they can buy a lucky draw chance for [-] Wen.

Many people couldn't line up and couldn't get in, so they had to spend [-] Wen to buy a chance to draw a lottery.

Because there are always people telling them that if you spend twenty coins to draw a lottery, you will not lose money, and if you win, it will be 100 taels of silver.

Listen, everyone, it seems quite reasonable.

In the beginning, the prize was drawn once every five days, but the people in Dengzhou were too enthusiastic, so Ding Yi reluctantly made it difficult. After two months, it was changed to once every three days, and the bonus of the first prize was also increased to 500 taels. The enthusiasm of everyone was even higher. Ding Yi Also happier.

This is Ding Yi's newly invented money-making artifact - lottery tickets.

Ding Yi also often told people around him that we should always do things that make the common people happy as long as we serve as officials to benefit one party.

Our personal gains and losses are nothing, as long as the people are happy and happy, the money from the lottery, in the future, we will still use it on the people.

Everyone praised and admired Mr. Ding for his benevolence and righteousness.
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This is an afterthought, let's say that after the opening of the boutique hypermarket, Ding Yi took the boat and a lot of silver and bank notes on September [-]th and continued southward to Songjiang and Zhejiang.

Right now he has nearly 50 taels of silver in his hands, and he needs to do something quickly to improve his strength.

This trip to the south is mainly to buy ships and goods, and to find talents.

When going south, Ruan Siqing was left in Dengzhou. He is currently in charge of selling Ding Yi's refined salt in Dengzhou, but he will not stay here for a long time. Ding Yi mainly let him take a job and get rid of his identity as a businessman.

The stores in Dengzhou will use good refined salt in the future, and the price will not be expensive, but they are sold in limited quantities. Half of the reputation of Dengzhou boutique hypermarkets is supported by sand-free refined salt, and because of the daily limit, So it will not crush the profits of other salt merchants.

Ruan Siqing borrowed the ships of the Denglai Navy to help Ding Yi transport the grain and rice donated by the gentry in Dengzhou back to Lushun, and at the same time bring the goods from Phi Island to Dengzhou for sale. He is still very busy with multiple jobs.

Generally speaking, he and Qin Nan are helping Ding Yi to make money. There is no profit yet, but there will definitely be more and more in the near future.

On September [-], Ding Yi arrived in Songjiang.

Songjiang in this era was a large salt-producing area, with good quality and low price, but because it was close to Nanjing, it was basically controlled by Nanjing nobles.

Thinking that Dengzhou is so far away, the officials in Beijing and Nanjing have to stretch out their hands, which shows how chaotic the end of the Ming Dynasty was.

Ding Yi didn't stay in Songjiang for long, found several cotton merchants, and ordered a large amount of cotton, especially cotton cloth.

Because the winter is approaching and cotton is abundant here, he needs to help the soldiers and civilians in Lushun add cotton clothes, including cotton armor.

Merchants in Songjiang Prefecture will personally deliver them to Lushun, and each party will pay half of the shipping fee.

Ding Yi spent a day negotiating these businesses, which cost about 8000 taels.

Then he bought a large amount of raw silk in Songjiang, almost emptying the silk market in Songjiang.

The most important commodities in Songjiang are silk and salt, both of which are profiteering materials in this era, but silk has seasons. Songjiang produces silk in spring and autumn every year. This time happens to be when autumn silk comes out. There are many merchants who come to buy goods.

But Ding Yi was lucky. Last month, Zheng Zhilong tried to collect tolls for the first time in Fuqing Bay. Each boat was 1000 taels, and it was divided into big and small boats. It didn't sell.

This charge was not very successful, but it laid the foundation for the future. A few years later, after Zheng Zhilong destroyed Liu Xiang and defeated the Dutch, he began to collect 3000 taels per ship, with an annual income of tens of millions, and finally became the overlord of the sea.

Ding Yi didn't know about it at the time, so he bought it as soon as he saw it, and packed two large boats of silk, a total of 5 catties, costing more than [-] taels.

On September [-], Ding Yi arrived in Yueqing County, Wenzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province.

The fleet entered from Yueqing Bay and docked at the Yueqing County Wharf.

Many people, including Zhao Dashan and Ruan Wenyan, came to Yueqing for the first time. Although everyone didn't know why Mr. Ding came here, after arriving in Zhejiang, they found that it was much more developed than the north.

Yueqing is a coastal area. After getting off the boat, you can see salt pans all over the sea. No matter the size or quantity, they are far more than Dengzhou.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court attached great importance to the salt courses in Shuangzhe, and it was also one of the places where the salt censors sent the most.

But it was somewhat useful at the beginning, and it was completely useless in the later period. Many patrolling salt censors turned into salt officials with the most corruption.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the salt law before the Ming Dynasty, such as the opening of the Chinese law, has long since disappeared. At present, the local salt officials are basically the largest salt merchants. Behind every salt merchant there must be Chao Ting Xungui is supporting.

Everyone is greedy for the country's money.

Ding Yi led people to inquire in Yueqing County, found several large salt merchants, and found that the quality of salt was better than that of Dengzhou.

At present, Songjiang has the best salt quality in the Ming Dynasty, but it may become Dengzhou in the future, because Ding Yi's salt is not mixed with sand.

Yueqing is also mixed here, but much less than Dengzhou.

Hearing that Ding Yi wants to wholesale, the other party stated that if he enters by land, he will pay eight yuan per load for salt, and if he has his own waterway, he will not be given salt, and only six dollars per load.

Generally speaking, if you don't have salt, you just smuggle salt, and if you catch it, you will be beheaded.

To take it back, you have to buy the local Yanyin again, and then sell it, so it is more appropriate.

Ding Yi didn't buy either. After asking a few companies and comparing them with each other, he felt that it was more suitable than Dengzhou. He selected two major salt merchants.

(End of this chapter)