Chapter 85 Visiting the Store

After going to court, many ministers also came to see what the merchants mentioned by His Majesty were like and whether they could contact them in advance so as to save Chongzhen as a middleman.

Jingzhong Xungui learned that the store that had been closed for more than half a month had suddenly turned into a luxury crystal store, and he came over after hearing the news.

Neighboring residents also came here out of curiosity after the curfew. Men with nothing to do gathered around, and women with nothing to do were blocked in Huichang Street and Dongchang Street.

(Women with status generally pay attention to etiquette and will not go out on the streets at will, but it is different for ordinary people. They sell things and go out on the streets normally in order to make a living. Jin Pingmei can testify, that is the social background of Ming Dynasty novels

, well, it’s really because of academic research that I watched it.)

"Uncle Jiading, why do you have the time to come here today?"

"It turns out to be Wang Yushi. I also said that I bumped into someone. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. Didn't Uncle Jiading's family suffer a serious disaster and he had to increase his food supply to survive? How can he have money to hang out here?"

"Hmph, can't Uncle Ben just take a look? Hmph, squeeze a way out for me!"

Zhou Kui was so angry at Wang Daozhi's words that even if the capital circles were large, everyone at the top of his family's operations knew about it, so it was hard for him to refute. He could only stay away from this person who didn't know how to curry favor with his father-in-law.

Further.

Following Zhou Kui's instructions, his servants also began to squeeze out of the way. The people around him had no choice but to get out of the way because they could not afford to offend the servants at first glance.

Zhou Kui followed him to the door, but was still stopped.

"Brother Jiading, the space inside can only accommodate more than a hundred people. Please wait a moment. At the same time, you need to pay one yuan to visit the store today."

"You!! Uncle Ben doesn't care about a penny, but if I want to visit your store, I still have to wait with others, right?"

The Jin Yiwei standing at the door came here specifically to identify the nobles in the capital. Zhou Kui was surprised that he recognized him at a glance, and said something habitually. At a glance, a red ribbon separated the people in the queue.

"Uncle Jiading, if you have any objections, you can pay a hundred taels of silver to be qualified to jump in the queue and enter directly. Otherwise, you can only wait in line."

A penny was a lot, but there were still so many people who wanted to go into the shop to find out what it was like. People with a small fortune in the capital could all spend a penny to see the novelty, so the theoretical customer capacity was quickly filled.

The remaining onlookers outside were looking at the crowds of people inside through the transparent PVC wall, feeling itchy and waiting for the people inside to come out and talk.

"That's all, I'll come back tomorrow, huh."

Zhou Kuila couldn't bear to queue up, but the thought of entering a hundred taels earlier made him feel even more painful. He was about to go back immediately, but when he turned around, he saw Wang Daozhi squeezing towards him.

"Uncle Jiading, maybe we can go in?"

"Hmph, they are very arrogant. My status as the father-in-law is useless. I only have to wait in line to get in for a penny. I don't tolerate them."

Wang Daozhi heard what he said, looked at the dozens of people queuing up, and thought about his curiosity, he still took out the money.

"Wang, the Censor of Zuodu! Please come in. Your Majesty has an order. The Cabinet Grand Scholars, the Six Ministers, and the Censor of Zuodu, who are working on the government, can directly enter the royal merchant house to visit."

"Ah, I am so angry!"

Zhou Kui heard on the sidelines, his neck was red with anger, and he said that they were arrogant and did not want to show off their dignity, while others just let Wang Dao go in.

The common people waiting in line, Xiao Xungui, looked at Wang Daozhi who jumped in and said nothing. Wang Daozhi's official uniform already spoke for itself.

If Wang Daozhi also lined up with them, they would feel unnatural and even want to run away. After all, this was the official-based Ming Dynasty.

Wang Daozhi, with an arrogant look on his face, crossed the threshold with his head held high and walked into the sun room.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt a cool breeze, and the whole environment felt comfortable. The walls inside were opaque, but he could clearly see the people watching outside.

"Yushi Zuodu, I will lead the way and explain to you. There are now more than 20 staff here, each of whom is responsible for explaining to people in their respective areas."

"It's time to work."

Wang Daozhi thanked him politely and started shopping from the left, followed by a staff member wearing a strange costume with a walkie-talkie hanging in his ear.

Well, Wang Daozhi knew about the walkie-talkie and could access it due to his level.

"The main items sold in our shop include food, drink, household items, as well as clothing and use items. The clothing and use items are divided into men's and women's areas. The two wives of the shop owner are in charge of the women's area, where the entire store is located.

The southeast corner does not accept male guests."

"Shopkeeper? I wonder if the shopkeeper is here?"

"The owner is not here, so the two ladies are in charge here today. However, the two ladies are not responsible for receiving male guests. They will only deal with problems directly."

Wang Daozhi looked disappointed when he heard the staff said he couldn't see the shop owner. He also wanted to see what kind of person this person was who made His Majesty and the Manchu Dynasty go against each other.

"This is the first sales area, which mainly sells various foods, including canned braised pork, canned luncheon meat, and canned fish. There are also various canned fruits, nuts, spicy strips, and other items that are not available in Ming Dynasty. The prices are

It ranges from ten taels to one hundred taels.

You can also reserve basic food, such as rice, noodles, sugar, and oil, and the direct purchase price is several times the normal market price."

"Is it so expensive? Although I have never seen some of these things in my life, I can't afford the price.

But this Western glass jar seems to be quite valuable, you can buy a casket and get a pearl in return."

When Wang Daozhi heard the price, he was secretly stunned. How many kilograms of meat could be bought with ten taels of silver? But he could only buy a small can of meat. He immediately thought of buying a coffin for pearls and a can for meat.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that there are two ways to sell the items of the Ming Dynasty Royal Company. One is to buy them directly with silver coins, and the other is to buy them with military coupons. It will be much more cost-effective to buy them with military coupons."

"Military coupons?"

Wang Daozhi was instantly alert, what did this military coupon mean? When did the Ming Dynasty have such currency?

"Yes, one tael of silver can be exchanged for 200 yuan of military coupons, and purchasing these items, such as luncheon meat, only costs 180 yuan, and canned fruit only costs 80 yuan."

"Is it such a good deal? If you use silver coins to exchange for military coupons, I can afford to try it, right?"

"Yes, and military coupons are also issued by our store. You can understand them as banknotes. Our store will officially release military coupons next month, and then the products here will be officially sold."

After the staff explained it to this point, there was no way to explain it. Well, that’s all the training had done.

"I understand, then let me continue watching."

"Okay, please, I will continue to introduce you. You can also place a deposit directly to reserve these items, otherwise I'm afraid they will be out of stock for a while."

After Wang Daozhi listened, he secretly decided to order something later, so that at the price of exchanging military coupons, he could at least bring something new to his family that they had never seen before.

I watched the TV series, and the China in the classics was very interesting.
Chapter completed!