Chapter 390 Jinxia Trade Fair

As early as the beginning of the plan, the Bureau of Affairs had transmitted the news of the year-end celebration to several major cities in Shenzhou through the sound transmission instrument.

However, since these branches are still in their infancy, the publicity effect is far less than that of Jinxia City. In addition, due to the influence of the snow season, Xia Fan has no idea how many people can be attracted.

Facts have proved that merchants are indeed the most sensitive to trading information. On the first day of the opening of the trade fair, the crowds of people crowded the square, many of whom were merchants from other towns. And their purpose of coming here is precisely to cooperate with the Jinxia Bureau of Affairs.

If there is any difference between a trade fair and a market, it is that the goods entering the exhibition must be reviewed by the organizer to confirm that it is unique or innovative before it is qualified to be put on the exhibition stand.

The new toys Xia Fan prepared for the trade fair are "crystal glass", canned hairtail, and refined salt seasoning mixed with a variety of spices.

And these booths are also the areas with the most people.

The Bureau has already announced that it will promote the production and sales of these three goods. The cooperation mode is for the government to provide technical support and policy benefits, and the merchants are responsible for raising funds, building workshops, manufacturing and selling products. Although the Bureau has stated that it is responsible for its own profits and losses, anyone with a discerning eye can see that any of these three things is a good product that can make money without losing money.

Crystal glass is undoubtedly the most popular favorite.

The more than 100 trial products on display have long been snapped up by residents. If it were not marked as samples, it is estimated that there would not be even a single glass object left in the exhibition shed.

As early as the Yongguo period, people had mastered the method of firing sandstone into crystals. Those with good appearance and good color were called colored glaze, but that was actually a characteristic caused by low firing temperature and high impurity content. Only natural crystal can achieve transparent and clean crystal products, and its high price is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The so-called "crystal glass" is just an inevitable product that appears after the furnace temperature is increased and the impurity removal technology is improved. It can be regarded as a by-product of dragon scale steelmaking. Even though it is still a certain distance from the real clearness and flawlessness, and the feel is not as good as the carefully polished crystal products, the low price is enough to make it set off a bloody storm in the market.

If the trial price was not clearly marked on the product manual, merchants would not believe that this thing is actually several times cheaper than copper and iron utensils.

Through those crystal clear samples, they seemed to see an unimaginable huge business opportunity.

But in Xia Fan's eyes, canned food is the highlight of this exhibition and the product with the highest technical content. Only Jinxia Machinery Manufacturing Bureau can mass-produce such goods of the same specifications and sizes-iron sheets need to be rolled, and tin plating is required before canning. These two can be done separately by blacksmiths, but producing thousands of cans a day is another level.

The reason for choosing hairtail is that it is convenient to obtain materials locally. In fact, food that can be pickled or preserved with salt and sugar can be made into canned food. Compared with dry food that has no taste and flavor and bites hard like stone, canned food tastes much more delicious. It can not only enrich the daily table of the people, but also alleviate the food problem during the crisis years. As for long-distance marches and sea voyages, this kind of portable food is even more necessary.

There are also many businessmen who have set their sights on the canned food project. Although they could not immediately realize the strategic significance of canned food, the official purchase guarantee listed in the instructions gave them a lot of confidence. The capital investment of this cooperation seems limited, and there is no worry about selling the finished product after it is made. It is still a very good choice for businessmen.

As for the final refined salt seasoning, it is between the two. It can be said that the larger the output, the larger the market. After all, everyone has to eat, and as long as there is a little extra money in hand, people will not refuse to make themselves eat better. But its income is obviously the lowest - refined salt is controlled by Jinxia officials, and the cost of spices is not low. The main task of merchants is to promote it. How much they can get depends on the ability of their own channels. If the ability is not in place, there is a possibility of losing money.

Of course, not all merchants are staring at the cooperation projects of the Affairs Bureau.

The goods displayed by the elves also attracted the interest of many people.

For example, the "Bishuigan" with a unique taste has the posture of the king of fruits. Anyone who has tried it is impressed by its clear taste and rich floral fragrance, and many people pay for it on the spot.

There are also brocade clothes made of golden rattan, which have also made several clothing shops express their intention to cooperate with Shuzhou.

As for the product viewing and mutual transactions between merchants, there are even more.

And those vendors who cannot enter the venue set up stalls on the street and sell small items such as candied haws or paper windmills, which can be regarded as a share of the pie.

Although the exhibition itself is not a celebration event, it has brought more enthusiasm than ordinary celebrations.

As the organizer, Xia Fan naturally disguised himself and took the fox demon to experience the unique Spring Festival holiday in Jinxia City as an ordinary person.

"If all these businesses are done by the Affairs Bureau, they will only do better, right?" Li asked while chewing candied haws, "The Affairs Bureau has been spending so much recently, why not use these things to make more money?"

"Doing everything yourself can indeed ease the pressure of revenue and expenditure, but it will also turn the relevant market into a stagnant pool. Taking the firing of glass as an example, it is impossible for the Bureau to set up several departments, each firing the same product, right?" Xia Fan explained, "But merchants will - merchants in the same industry are all rivals, and they have to compete with each other to ensure that their products can occupy a larger market. This process will allow them to improve their craftsmanship, increase product types, and fill market gaps, but it is difficult for the Bureau to make improvements in this regard."

"In addition, the cooperation stipulates that production workshops can only be set up within Shenzhou, and the money earned by merchants will not flow out easily. The more money gathered in one place, the more vibrant the market here, and the benefits brought by this are far higher than the money earned by the Bureau itself."

"Hmm..." Li shook his ears, "You mean to buy bones with a thousand gold, first attract all the money in the hands of merchants to Shenzhou, and wait until they are fattened up before killing them?"

Xia Fan laughed dumbly, and the fox demon's understanding had to be said to be quite in line with the concept of the times - merchants are usually a piece of emergency rations in the eyes of rulers, and whenever they are in trouble, the idea of ​​robbing them will be on their heads. Compared with the gentry who occupy the land and the scholars with high status, merchants are indeed easier to manipulate.

"There is no need for that." He shook his head and said, "The reason why money is limited is that people have not yet realized the nature of money. They can only be limited by the annual mining volume of gold, silver and copper. Once the output falls or the circulation of goods increases, it is easy to have a shortage of money. Once you understand what money is, the money in the hands of qualified rulers is unlimited."

"Unlimited?" Li was slightly surprised, "Do you mean that there is too much money to spend?"

"It can't be simply described as more or less, but it is always a few points more than the amount to be used."