Chapter 505
Xuanbeifang is located outside Xuanwu Gate. Liulichang, a famous antique street in the country among the four nine cities in later generations, is located in Xuanbeifang.
In fact, as early as the Ming Dynasty, Xuanbeifang was a prosperous "handicraft base". Clothing shops, dyeing shops, lacquer ware workshops, ceramic workshops, etc. can be seen everywhere, and the glass workshops under Xu Jin's name were also opened here. However, Xu Jin did not go to the glass workshop this time, but to the head office of SF Express.
Speaking of which, in April this year, Han Sanjin, who was killed, went to Beijing in person and built thousands of square meters of shops in Xuanbeifang, opened the head office of SF Express and Mama Store here, and implemented his expansion plan ambitiously.
From the opening of the headquarters in April to the present, in just four months, the branch of SF Express Car and Maxing has extended to several prefectures and counties in northern Zhili. It is said that the shopkeeper of Han Da also plans to continue to expand the scope next year, going west to Datong, Shanxi, and south to Jinan, Shandong, and then gradually proceed to connect with the provinces south of the Yangtze River, and eventually forming a transportation network covering most areas of the country.
Speaking of which, Xu Jin established the SF Express carriage and horse business, just to make some money to support his family. He didn't expect that the SF Express carriage and horse business would develop so rapidly. In just four or five years, the branches had been spread across several provinces around Jiangxi, and now they have even opened to the capital. According to the current development momentum, it is probably within three years that the SF Express carriage and horse business would be spread across several provinces in the north.
The biggest reason why SF Express has been booming in recent years is that it has made great progress all the way is naturally the backer of the little emperor. Otherwise, how can it suppress those local tyrants?
Of course, the rapid development of the ride-sharing store is also inseparable from the CEO Han Sanjin's good business management. Xu Jin didn't miss it at the beginning. This old guy is indeed a good source of business.
It is worth mentioning here that at first, the business of the carriage and horse business was limited to passenger transport and freight, and it was only shipped when the customer hired it. This was not only passive, but also had a single source of income. If there were no passengers, the carriage and horse would not only not make money, but also consumed feed and maintenance costs every day.
Later, Han Sanjin discovered that even between two adjacent prefectures and counties, there was a price difference between the same items, so he started to sell goods and sell bargains to high-priced places to make the difference. After this, the profit was quite considerable.
As a result, SF Express gradually established a new transportation system, which means that regardless of whether there are employers or not, each branch carries every day, carries passengers when there are passengers, and sells goods without customers.
In this way, the profits of the carriages skyrocketed and the money flowed in, which could only be described as a few buckets of gold a day, otherwise SF Express would not be able to provide so much money to expand.
Therefore, today's SF Express carriage is simply a hen that can lay golden eggs. Everyone is salivating. If it weren't for the emperor's backer, they would have been swallowed up by all powerful men.
Despite this, if SF Express wants to operate smoothly locally, it still has to absorb some local tyrants to invest. Therefore, 20% of the shares of the Xu Jin and the Fei family have now been diluted to 15%. As for the shares of the Xiao Emperor, the shares of the new tyrants are still 40% of the shares, so naturally no one dares to object.
Since the size of the carriage shop has soared nearly a hundred times than before, although Xu Jin currently only accounts for 15% of the carriage shop's stocks, it is worth less than 100,000 taels. The dividends he received last year were as much as 5,000 taels. As for that boy Zhu Houcong, he received a total of 13,000 taels, which was so excited that this guy almost didn't make a fuss.
If you count carefully, Xu Jin now has three businesses, namely Chema Store, Mirror, and Black Tea. Although glass mirrors are very popular at present, their profits are not enough to compare with Chema Store. As for the black tea business, it is even worse. The dividend last year was only 500 taels.
Therefore, the most profitable car is currently the most profitable, followed by glass mirrors, but the potential of the black tea business is actually the strongest. Unfortunately, the sea ban has not been completed, otherwise Westerners would be able to pursue Hekou black tea as expensive as gold.
At this time, Erniu finally drove the carriage to Xuanbeifang, at the door of SF Express Carriage and Horse Headquarters. In front of him, the SF Express Carriage and Horse Headquarters is very grand, covering an area of thousands of square meters. From time to time, a carriage pulling goods drove out from inside, which was a busy scene.
Xu Jin got off the carriage and walked straight to the inside of the gate.
"Oh, what wind blows you, uncle!" Han Xin was surprised when he saw Xu Jin. He just married a man who had two beauties yesterday. Shouldn't he be newly married and immersed in the gentle country? Why did he run here if he has time?
Han Xin thought about it, but his movements were not slow at all. He quickly turned out from behind the counter to greet him and saluted Xu Jin respectfully.
Manager Han was wearing a blue-gray long gown. Although he was dressed as a shopkeeper, his hair was meticulously combed and looked energetic. He also wore a green jade finger on his right thumb, which was several times brighter than those rich people in the countryside. It is hard to imagine that a few years ago, this guy was a philistine who set up a street stall and made small profits by making small profits by cheating.
Xu Jin smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Han talked with him!"
Han Xin quickly welcomed Xu Jin into the tent of the inner room, ordered people to serve fragrant tea, and then listened carefully to Hou's orders.
Xu Jin took a sip of tea and asked, "Shopkeeper Han, I heard you mention before that you plan to open the branch to Datong next year, right?"
Han Xin couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Xu Jin never asked about the business of the carriage business and nodded, "Yes, I am planning to send someone to Xuanfu and Datong recently."
Xu Jin didn't say anything nonsense when he heard this, and asked Erniu to take out two hundred taels of silver and said, "A classmate of this official recently had something happened in Youyu County, Shuozhou. He urgently needed the use of silver. Please ask Manager Han to send a reliable person to deliver the silver and provide him with some help if necessary."
Cai Yue asked Xu Jin for help in his letter. He wanted to continue to stay in Youyu County [Biquge www.bequge.xyz] to inquire about the news and see if he could redeem his friend Li Yingjun from the Tatars. However, the money on his body had been exhausted, so he asked Xu Jin to bring some money.
Although Xu Jin thought this was just a futile act, he was naturally willing to lend a helping hand out of the suitability of classmates and fellow villagers.
When Han Xin heard that he was just taking some money, not trying to interfere with his business plan, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's easy. I don't know who the adult classmates' surname is. It's better to have a detailed address."
Xu Jin took out the note that had been copied long ago and handed it to Han Xin, saying, "He is Cai Yue, his name is Yuanhao, and his address is written on the note."
"Okay, it's easy to have a name and address!" Han Xin took the note and carefully put it in his arms.
Xu Jin hesitated for a moment, took out another scroll and opened it. Han Xin glanced at it and blurted out: "What a handsome girl, but... why is it a little familiar? Hey, I remembered that this woman is not the White Lotus Witch wanted by the government? What's the name?"
The scroll opened by Xu Jin is painted with a girl in white. Her pure smile and a cold face are like the spring breeze thawing, which is Xue Bingxin.
Speaking of which, although Xue Bingxin left last year, the notice of wanting her had been posted across the country, so Han Xin recognized her at a glance.
"She is Xue Bingxin. Please ask Manager Han to instruct the people below. If you see the woman in the painting, you should inform the official as soon as possible, but don't report it to the official." Xu Jin said calmly.
Han Xin didn't find it strange, just thought Xu Jin wanted to catch the White Lotus Demon Woman to ask for me, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I will ask my friends below to pay attention."
Xu Jin let out a sigh of relief. He deliberately let Xue Bingxin go in Shandong last year, only guessing that she went north to Shanxi, but the exact location is unknown.
In ancient times, when communication and transportation were extremely backward, it was difficult to find someone, but Xu Jin still wanted to give it a try. The purpose was very simple, just to know if Bing Niu'er was living well now. If the other party lived well, he would no longer disturb her in this life. If he lived poorly, he would try his best to make her live well, which would be a small compensation for her.
Chapter completed!