One mile west of Jinbi Garden, a large building with an ordinary shape was completed in just two months.

While everyone was still discussing how to sell the next houses in Jinbi Garden, the market called Datang Trading Center officially opened for business.

Although Wang Fugui had spread the information about the opening of the Datang Trading Center to merchants in the east and west cities ten days in advance, the Datang Trading Center, which has more than a thousand shops, has less than 300 people.

Come rent.

This is because the three-month rental fee was waived in the initial stage. Otherwise, the Chu Palace's own workshops might have arranged for people to open shops here, while other merchants would still habitually go to the east and west cities.

Although the housing prices in Chang'an City are not high compared to Jinbi Garden, this does not include the shops in the east and west cities.

In the densely populated West Market, a shop of about 20 square meters can be sold for at least 200 yuan, and the selling price per unit area is dozens of times that of Jinbi Garden.

But even in such an expensive place, merchants still often compete for a shop.

"Your Majesty, you said that we were exempted from three months' rent if we left first. The rent for the first year was also a symbolic silver coin. In the end, there are still not many people willing to come here. It's really puzzling."

Today is the opening day of Datang Trading Center, but there are not many people.

Wang Fugui followed Li Kuan a little uneasily and wandered around the trading center.

"Publish a dozen ads in Datang Daily tomorrow, emphasizing that rent is exempted for the first three months, and that anyone who buys fake goods in the trading center will be responsible for compensation!"

Li Kuan is naturally very confident about the future of the trading center.

However, the current situation needs to be broken first, otherwise it will really affect your plan.

For a new market to flourish, the simplest thing is for both buyers and sellers to benefit. Otherwise, unilateral profits will not be sustainable.

"This... Your Majesty, if the things sold in our own shop are fake, it is natural for us to be responsible for compensation; but for the things sold by others, we have no way to determine their quality. If we are also responsible for compensation, then

Wouldn’t it be very risky?”

Wang Fugui was full of worries about Li Kuan's feelings.

Although this is an era that values ​​integrity, as long as there are benefits, how much is integrity worth?

"It's simple! We set a time limit, and buyers can only seek compensation from us if they discover problems within seven days; and we require that all transactions sold by the shop, as long as they exceed ten silver coins, must be processed through the trading center management office

Proceed; the buyer first pays the payment to the management office, and after seven days if there are no questions, we will give the payment to the seller, so both the buyer and the seller should be able to accept it."

When a transaction occurs, especially a large transaction, the most difficult thing is to establish a trusting relationship between each other.

For example, when a merchant goes to the wholesale market, even if he feels that something is very suitable for his needs, he does not dare to place a large order immediately.

But if the money you place an order is not given directly to the buyer, but to a third party worthy of everyone's trust, and the payment will not be given to the seller until the buyer has no questions after seven days, the situation is completely different.

As long as you like the product, you can buy it directly!

Not satisfied?

As long as there is a quality problem, please contact the trading center management for a refund within seven days!

"Will our trading center management office be responsible for the transaction payment processing between buyers and sellers? Will this be very troublesome? With so much transaction information to manage, we need to recruit at least dozens of accounting offices, unless we start from the buyer and seller.

There is a commission on the transaction, otherwise it would be a loss-making business.”

Wang Fugui imagined that there was a long queue at the door of the management office. Everyone was waiting for the management office to help handle the goods transaction, and his head was pounding.

Why does my prince always like to do such thankless things?

"Your Majesty, if the management office takes a commission from the middle, it is almost the same as the dental shop. In Chang'an City, the reputation of the dental shop is very bad. And if this is the case, should the buyer or the seller pay the commission?

It’s also a problem. No matter who is going to pay, they will definitely not be happy. At that time, they may just do the transaction privately and not come to the management office to go through the formalities.”

Wu Meiniang expressed her opinion on the side.

In terms of grasping people's hearts, although Wu Meiniang is young, she is far better than the average person.

"The concubine is right. Buyers and sellers will not be willing to pay more. Not only will the management office get a lot of infamy, but it will also ruin the reputation of the trading center."

Although the construction of Datang Trading Center did not cost much.

And it is not as difficult as the tallest building in the Tang Dynasty, which is currently being excavated.

But that building must have cost tens of thousands of dollars to build. In terms of the scale of a single building, the trading center is one of the best in Chang'an City.

If he had just messed up a project in his own hands and then messed up another one, Wang Fugui felt that his position in the Chu Palace would be shaken.

"No! Who said we have to collect money? The trading center management office cooperates with Datang Royal Bank. When business is good, the payment collected every day will be at least tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands. Although the payment does not come from the management office,

However, there is a seven-day storage period. During this period, the right to use the funds is actually in the hands of the management office. We can completely use this payment to do things. We have money in our hands, but are you still worried about not making money?

What commissions are also charged from buyers and sellers?”

Li Kuan looked at Wang Fugui like a fool.

People in the Tang Dynasty were still too simple.

Isn't it good for him to take over the routine that a certain treasure played very well in later generations and use it directly?

Buyers can rest assured, sellers can feel relieved, and the management office can take this opportunity to make money.

Killing three birds with one stone!

"Seconds! That's wonderful! Your Majesty, if this happens, with the reputation of our Prince Chu's Mansion in the business district, everyone will definitely trust the management office. The trust problem between buyers and sellers will be solved in one go. This can be done directly

It laid the foundation for the prosperity of Datang Trading Center. To put it bluntly, during holidays, whether it is the West Market or the East Market, the trading center will be left behind."

Wu Meiniang naturally knows what is the most difficult thing in business transactions.

In the Tang Dynasty, most large-scale transactions occurred between acquaintances, who knew each other well.

Although this has advantages, it also has great limitations.

Especially for those who are new to the industry, they simply lack the necessary acquaintances.
Chapter completed!