Chapter 121 Zilian, you must be the president (thanks to [God-level Xiaowu]
Regarding Cao Hong's request to build a pair of armor, Lu Yan asked with some surprise: "How did you know?"
"Didn't Zixiao come to ask me to borrow money... I asked him what he wanted to do with so much money."
"Hey!" Lu Yan suddenly looked at Cao Hong with admiration, "Did you lend it to him? How much did you borrow?"
Speaking of borrowing money, Cao Hong still flashed a trace of pain on his face.
"I borrowed a hundred gold pieces from Zixiao...
You also know that in addition to supporting his family, Zixiao's salary is used to subsidize the soldiers.
If you lend it to him, chances are you won't get it back."
Then you still want to borrow it? It seems that Cao Hong has not reached the point where he was so picky that he didn't even want his life in his later years, and he can still save it!
"Damn it! You're a rich man!" Lu Yan was shocked. "That means you lent 100 gold to Cao Ren, and then you gave another 100 gold to build yourself a pair of armor?!"
What an evil tycoon!
Cao Ren glanced around and saw that Xia Houlan was the only one here. He tilted his head and leaned towards Lu Yan, and whispered: "Sir, if you can make better weapons and armor, I can add 20 more
gold!"
"Dear me!" Lu Yan looked at Cao Hong and suddenly felt that his whole body was shining like rich gold. "I really can't tell, Zi Lian, you actually have such a rich family!" Lu Yan sighed.
In fact,
A large part of the source of Cao Hong's fame in later generations is not that he followed Cao Cao life and death and experienced many battles, but that he was extremely wealthy and stingy.
At a certain time, Cao Hong's family wealth was even worse than that of Cao Cao!
But he has not yet reached the level of wealth that rivals the country.
But after all, I have worked with Cao Cao for so many years,
The inheritance from his ancestors, the reward from Cao Cao, plus his salary and some filial piety, maybe he is still doing business secretly... In short, Cao Hong's net worth is really high.
Cao Hong smiled sheepishly and said: "Personal hobbies, personal hobbies, hehe!"
Now that the words have reached this point, Lu Yan no longer hides them.
After giving Xia Houlan a look and asking him to close the door, Lu Yan said to Cao Hong: "Zilian, since you love money so much, and I have an opportunity to make a lot of money here, are you interested in knowing more about it?"
one time?"
When Cao Hong heard that he could make a lot of money, his expression instantly turned into flattery, "Sir, you know me, Cao Hong, best!"
After taking another half step closer to Lu Yan, Cao Hong came to Lu Yan and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, what is the opportunity?"
Lu Yan took out a piece of silk with merchant description written on it from his sleeve, handed it to Cao Hong, and said, "Read it first, and then ask me questions after you finish reading it."
"Oh, okay..." Cao Hong took the silk and began to study it carefully.
"Huh?" After reading it carefully two or three times, Cao Hong raised his head and asked with a frown: "Sir, this chamber of commerce is an interesting thing, but this business tax..."
Lu Yan saw that Cao Hong was hesitant and even resisting, so he said: "Just like farmers pay taxes when farming, commodity transactions should also extract taxes from transaction profits." After a pause, Lu Yan continued: "Become a merchant.
After becoming a member, in addition to their internal transactions being cheaper, each member can also receive dividends at the end of the year. The source of this part of the dividends is also deducted from commercial taxes."
Cao Hong glanced at Lu Yan, shook his head and said, "Sir, I mean, this business tax of 1/10 is too low?"
"What do you mean?" Lu Yan suddenly realized that he had misunderstood what he said.
He chuckled and said: "Although ten taxes and one is not much, commercial taxes will be collected for every commodity transaction. Once the transaction volume increases, it will be an astronomical sum!"
"It makes sense!" Cao Hong suddenly realized, and then asked: "Then how to calculate the year-end dividend?"
"Year-end dividends can be taken from the total tax amount."
Cao Hong already had an idea when he heard this, "If trade is prosperous, then the profits from the chamber of commerce's own products, plus the chamber of commerce's year-end dividends... this can really be a huge amount of income.
ah!"
“Dividends should be distributed according to work, and management of members also needs to be rigorous and careful.
The Chamber of Commerce also needs someone who can control the situation, so it also needs a president."
"A snake cannot survive without a head. The Chamber of Commerce really needs a leader." Cao Hong nodded and agreed.
“Members work hard and the president works hard.
So according to my idea, the president does not have to personally participate in business, but he can draw a certain amount of profit from the members' income.
And the president should account for a higher proportion of the annual dividends..." At this point, Lu Yan suddenly stopped.
Cao Hong felt that what Lu Yan said was very reasonable. He was listening intently, but after waiting for a long time, Lu Yan had nothing to say.
"Sir, please go on!" Cao Hong was a little anxious. It was really uncomfortable for someone with such an appetite for fishing!
Cao Hong looked up anxiously and saw Lu Yan staring at him unblinkingly.
Cao Hong, who was inexplicably confused, couldn't help but asked: "Sir, is there something wrong with me?"
After hearing what Cao Hong said, Lu Yan had a friendly smile on his face and replied, "There's nothing wrong with that."
"That gentleman has been looking at me..."
"I want you to be the president of this association." Lu Yan's tone was calm.
Cao Hong's heart was filled with waves, and the expression on his face froze.
After a while, Cao Hong recovered from the shock, "This...is not...you...I will be the president???"
"Yes, I think it is very suitable for you to be the president of this chamber of commerce." Lu Yan's smile was still friendly.
After receiving another confirmation, Cao Hong recovered and asked: "Why did you choose me, sir?"
Cao Hong wanted to know the reason,
So Lu Yan clasped his fingers and explained to him: "First, you, Cao Hong, love money!"
Hitting the bullseye, for the first reason, Cao Hong had nothing to say.
"Second, you, Cao Hong, have the experience and brains in this area!"
Well, it seems that his secret business was discovered... Cao Hong smiled awkwardly and said, "You have discovered all this. I should say, you are worthy of being a gentleman?"
Lu Yan smiled and continued: "The third and most important point is.
You, Cao Zilian, are Duke Cao’s closest brother.
For Cao Gong, you can even risk your own life.
So I think you will never go behind Mr. Cao’s back to corrupt some yellow or white things.”
After hearing the third reason, the smile on Cao Hong's face disappeared and his back straightened.
Standing up straight, Cao Hong cupped his fists and saluted toward the northeast of Juancheng, and then replied:
"My brothers and I spent all our family wealth to help my eldest brother Chen Liu raise an army! How can a little money compare to our brotherhood?"