The guest and host sat down, and Qinghe sat next to Baiminghe as a master.
就算是看得出,清荷是女子.这些商人出于礼貌也不会多言,既然穿着男装,作着师爷的工作,那就是白名鹤的师爷,就这么简单.
重新坐好,第一个拿出账本的商人站起来一礼:“请容鄙人重新介绍.鄙人宁波帮王佑年,临川公之后.”
清荷在旁边小声介绍着:“临川公就是北宋王安石!”
"My surname is Liu, and the Liu family on the south bank of the Wei River!" Another person stood up and bowed to the white-famous He: "Liu Zhi, Liu Changshun." After introducing himself, he turned around and bowed to the others: "Although four of the ten people here do not know, they know that we represent the top ten gangs of the Ming Dynasty."
The first time Baiminghe heard about the top ten gangs.
这位柳长顺很直接就指着其中一人:“这位,张明圆.晋帮,就是山西帮.虽然山西帮与我秦帮多有不和,但此人却是重信义之人.”
"When you are doing business, business naturally has a dispute. Mr. Liu is also a person who values ​​loyalty. Mr. Liu came to Hepu first, but others dare not say that it is definitely not difficult for Mr. Liu to bypass us and meet Lord Bai first. Just talk about one person. Mr. Bai's second aunt is from the Liu family's legitimate daughter. The Bai family in Guanzhong is also a member of the Qin Gang. Most of the teas from Hanzhong are run by the Bai clan!"
Bai Minghe quickly stood up and gave a junior gift to Liu Changshun.
"No, today is a business, regardless of family affairs." Liu Changshun stopped Bai Minghe.
After the introduction of these people, the Baiming He was once again classified as the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had the top ten business gangs. Although there was no obvious ranking, there were also some vague congregations within the business gang. Among them, the three gangs of Hui, Jin and Qin were the top gangs. The top ten business gangs are: Shanxi Business gang, Huizhou Business gang, Shaanxi Business gang, Ningbo Business gang, Shandong Business gang, Guangdong Business gang, Fujian Business gang, Dongting Business gang, Jiangshi Business gang, and Longyou Business gang.
Each family has its own unique features.
For example, Longyoubang mainly operates luxury goods such as jewelry and jade.
The Qin Gang can be said to have monopolized the business of important materials such as salt, tea, grain, cloth, etc. under the alliance of the four majors and eight small families in the Qin region. Ninety percent of the business on the Silk Road on the Land is in the hands of the Qin Gang.
Like the smaller Ningbo Gang, also known as the Hong Gang, they are the second most engaged in silk business. The real monopoly business is ready-to-wear. It can be said that the ready-to-wear business in Jiangnan, Guangdong, Shandong and Huguang is more than 80% in Hong Gang's hands.
After introducing each other, these people also have a considerable status among the gangs. Everyone comes to Guangdong for their own purpose, of course it is not because of Baiminghe. It is also an accident that let Baiminghe eat almost all their goods at once. But who doesn’t like to earn money?
“晚辈问一句,在南京那边,有出海货的吗?”
The white-famous crane has already called himself a junior.
A few people hesitated and answered Bai Minghe: "Mr. Bai is an official, and we are the people. Originally, I dare not answer this question, Bai Minghe is also a generous person, so I gave Mr. Bai an answer. I want to do it. But if you can make one order or make some money, you will definitely pay if you make ten orders."
“What’s the reason?”
"We can't deliver the goods from Nanjing. There are pirates gathering in Xiaoliuqiu. It can be said that eight of the ten ships will be snatched away by them. If the goods are sent to them, the price is higher than the ordinary market price, but the expenses are also large, so it doesn't matter whether this business is done or not!"
The Ningbo Gang people are one of the most experienced business groups. They also secretly do some smuggling business.
After the Ningbo Gang and Fujian and Guangdong Gangs communicated with each other, they continued to say: "Fujian is even more dangerous. Dongfannan Port is occupied by Japanese people, so they can only walk on the coast. Then they arrive in Guangzhou, which is no different from the Guangdong Gang."
"Where are going south?" Bai Minghe continued to ask.
"The sea ban is not a false article. It is not impossible to travel a few boats secretly. But the risk is not small, but it is much better than Nanjing. Going south from Qiongzhou, Da Nang cannot enter, so you can pay tribute to the Japanese. The goods entering the Hong Kong are deducted 30% of the goods entering the Hong Kong are first given to the Japanese. Of course, this also requires that you can enter the Hong Kong. Many times, the goods will change hands without entering the Hong Kong. So it has been almost ten years since no one has gone to Da Nang."
After hearing what the Ningbo Business Gang said, Bai Minghe thought to himself that he really underestimated the strength of the Japanese in Da Nang.
He turned his head and said to Qinghe, "Remember it and tell Uncle Fu. Danang is the territory of the Japanese." Bai Minghe said the hidden secret. In the eyes of these merchants, Bai Minghe wanted to attack Danang. However, Qinghe understood that hearing Uncle Fu's words meant that Danang did not need Japanese people alive.
After saying to Qinghe, Bai Minghe asked, "Going south?"
"Jiading was originally a good port, but it has been very chaotic in recent years. Not only are there Japanese people, but also Siamese people constantly harassed and attacked. The Nanzhang Kingdom is also inland and constantly sending troops to the Chameng Kingdom, so Jiding is no longer able to do business safely."
Several businessmen sighed at the same time.
"Further south?"
Bai Minghe still doesn’t believe it anymore. Is it so difficult for merchants from the Ming Dynasty to smuggle?
"Further south, how many people died when the Brunei Port went to Brunei Port. Malacca only dared to enter, so he would not guarantee to come out alive. Two years ago, at most five ships were robbed a day, and none of the crew came back alive."
Bai Minghe understood, all of them.
It’s not because the merchants can’t do it, nor because of the ban on sea.
The real reason is that without strong military support, why did Bai Minghe have the power to speak in Da Nang? Because he destroyed the Japanese and killed all the Japanese. Therefore, he had the strength and the qualification to speak, and no one dared to steal his goods.
But further south, there was no protection from the Ming Navy. Since the last time eunuch Sanbao went to the West, the Ming Navy has never gone south.
I remember that there was a book about Zheng He's voyage to the West in later generations.
Bai Minghe remembers that Zheng He said at the end, before he died. The South China Sea is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty manages it with all its heart, this will be the Neihu of the Ming Dynasty.
Once the Ming Navy leaves, the Ming Dynasty will lose the South China Sea forever.
It has only been so many years since the Europeans had not yet arrived in the South China Sea, and the Ming Dynasty had already lost the South China Sea.
It was not that the sea banned the maritime trade of merchants, but that there was no protection, which made merchants unable to trade safely. The Ming Dynasty was surrounded by small forces, regardless of the situation.
Baiminghe was a man from later generations and modern times. In that era of information explosion, even if he didn't care about current affairs and was not specialized in history, he knew a little.
For example, the Age of Discovery, the New World, the Sea Ban of the Ming Dynasty.
Bai Minghe believes that his profound understanding of the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban has surpassed that of ordinary historical students in later generations.
"It hurts, it hurts really!" Bai Minghe was really sad. The huge profits of overseas trade were lost out of thin air, and the losses were really huge.
"Mr. Bai, this matter cannot be done by one person. We ordinary people dare not discuss politics. However, if there is no solution to this matter in the court, the maritime trade matter cannot be done. Fortunately, the coast is still safe now, and the water transportation is developed. Even in places like Shaanxi and other places, salt can be transported back from Guangdong."
Bai Minghe waved his hand: "Okay, let's stop these unpleasant topics first."
"Please say it!" several businessmen said in unison.
"I have some medicinal materials on my hands. There are no one who knows medicine very well here. I just showed it to some doctors. Iron and maple dots, wild Ganoderma lucidum, etc. are all top-quality. The amount is not large, and the various medicinal materials are about one thousand stones. Whoever you want? The price can be negotiated if you pay your money."
The merchants did not answer immediately. Instead, they asked: "Sir, what else is there? If it is convenient, it is better to tell us at once. We can also distribute the goods according to the goods and then discount the money for the goods. According to the adults, if the medicinal materials of more than 1,000 stones are more expensive, the price will naturally be extremely high."
"Yes, I don't know what else to buy by adults?"
"Let's get another ten thousand dan of silk. I'll pay a load of 700 stones of rice per dan. How about it? It's all high-quality rice!"
Baiminghe is full of confidence, money is not a problem, and sales are not a problem.
Liu Changshun punched: "Mr. Bai, say something disrespectful. Do you know how many meters can you exchange for ten thousand pounds of silk at your price?"
"There is not enough rice, there are other goods. If you have it, you can change it. There is also a high-quality sugar cane syrup of 20,000 shi. Speaking of this, I will tell you a joke to all seniors." Bai Minghe did not say that he had ten million shi of rice.
When Bai Minghe talked about syrup, these people had already thought of the sugar shop that Jinyiwei had occupied.
"I originally wanted to make white sugar by myself, so I asked someone to buy the sugar shop, but of course the methods were not very brilliant. I only gave two thousand barrels of syrup. Yesterday, the shopkeeper of the sugar shop told me that they would recruit another 100 people and work overnight. It would take more than a year to turn these syrups into white sugar. Seniors said, is this a joke!"
It's a joke, and a big joke.
In less than a year, the syrup can be stored for half a year, and half of the raw materials can only be poured out.
"I took this syrup in Fujian. Lord Bai didn't know what the price was. A sugar shop was not enough. Our Fujian Shop has more than 600 sugar shops of size, so how could we swallow these goods."
The white-known crane bowed his head and was thinking about what price is appropriate.
The door was pushed open, and Wu Bin rushed in with a pale face. The moment he saw Bai Minghe, Wu Bin couldn't speak.
According to common sense, Wu Bin should at least say sorry politely, but who would have thought that Wu Bin didn't care about these businessmen at all. He quickly walked to Bai Minghe and whispered: "Governor Yang has arrived in Hepu and is already at the city gate!"
Chapter completed!