Chapter 500 New business experience (please vote for me!)
When everyone in the courtyard was lost in thought, there was still someone who did not forget his original intention. He walked up to the only calm member Wang Wai and said hello.
Then he asked: "How have you considered the adoption we mentioned earlier?
We are all one family, and as the saying goes, blood is thicker than water, and fat water should not go to other people's fields."
This person is none other than Wang Kang, his cousin who came from Wang Yuanwai’s hometown and is the eldest son in this generation.
A few days ago, Wang Yuanwai would have been troubled by this matter and Wang Kang.
But now, "when I think of surrendering to the enemy, I suddenly feel that the world is vast."
"I don't need my relatives to worry about my property." Wang Yuanwai replied calmly.
At this time, Zheng Dachaofeng also came over and said earnestly: "As a fellow Huizhou fellow and a colleague in the industry, I would also like to give some advice to Brother Wang.
It is a fact that there will be no successors to your Wang's Salt Industry, and it is also a fact that you are now over fifty years old.
If an heir is not decided yet, it will only arouse covetousness from others and lead to disaster.
Faced with such an obvious situation, I really don’t understand, brother Wang, what are you hesitating about?”
Someone next to me said: "Zheng Dachao is reasonable and everything he says is fair!"
A little further away, someone from the Western Merchant side shouted in a very narrow-minded voice: "Zheng Chaofeng might as well tell you who is coveting Wang's salt industry?"
Zheng Da Chaofeng did not reply, but gave Xi Shang a fierce look.
Although that person robbed Wang Yuanwai's only daughter, and although that person's intention to embezzle Wang's salt industry is known to everyone, can that person's name be said casually?
"Alas!" Mr. Wang opened his mouth, but hesitated, lowered his head, and sighed deeply.
Zheng Dachaofeng pointed to other salt merchants around him and said very proudly: "We are all your fellow villagers, and we are the ones you can rely on!
We Hui people's business gangs can arise in various places because they help each other! If you have any difficulties, you might as well make it clear."
Several Anhui merchants nearby cheered: "Well said Zheng Dachaofeng!"
At this time, Xu Lili and Fourth Young Master Xu also stood up and said, "Yesterday I was at the Anti-Smuggling Department and heard Commander Na Wan say that they were investigating Wang's Salt Industry. This is the method of some people.
Therefore, we can know that Wang Yuanwai, you must have been threatened and intimidated, and that’s why you are in such a difficult situation, right?"
Zheng Dachaofeng then said to Wang Yuanwai: "You should have heard about Fourth Master Xu's identity. If you really encounter difficulties, just tell them and Fourth Master Xu will definitely be able to solve your problems."
Wang Yuanwai's eyes seemed to light up and he asked: "Is this really true?"
Xu Lili said confidently: "We are all from the same country, so we should lend a helping hand. We can't just watch you being threatened and ignore it."
Wang Yuanwai immediately said: "Master Xu is so righteous! I have indeed encountered some difficulties!
Now, all the salt nests in my hands are permanently leased to Lin's Salt Industry!
I wonder if Fourth Master Xu can help me recover those salt nests? I solemnly promise that I will give you a big thank you!"
Xu Lili: ""
Yesterday, Commander Wan regarded himself as a fool. Could it be that Officer Wang also regarded himself as a fool today?
Or is it that Wang Yuanwai was really under great coercion and had no choice but to "rent" all his assets to Lin Tailai?
While Mr. Xu was still wondering whether Wang Yuanwai was acting, other salt merchants around him were in an uproar!
Not only the Huizhou merchants, but also the Western merchants who were watching the excitement were also shocked!
Originally, the Lin family and the Wang family controlled a lot of Yanyin, and they were both ranked high in the salt industry.
Now, no matter what method the two companies take, as long as they merge, it will be called a big earthquake in the industry.
The scale after the merger of these two companies has far exceeded that of any other salt merchant. It is definitely the largest private salt industry group so far since the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division was established.
The emergence of a salt industry group of this size, with a strong government background, must have an all-round impact on the entire industry.
"Wang Qing! How could you do this!" Even Zheng Dachaofeng, the leader of the Huizhou merchants, lost his composure and subconsciously shouted loudly.
What he was most worried about was that Lin's Salt Industry would annex Wang's Salt Industry, so he had been mobilizing "fellow sentiments" to stop it.
It is not just him who thinks this way, this is the common wish of all salt merchants.
In the end, the worst thing happened, and it happened unexpectedly!
Wang Qing, that bastard! He didn’t even say hello!
If you still want to hang out in this circle, why don’t you think about the future and future generations?
By the way, Wang Qing has no son, no wonder he is so bottomless!
At this time, a group of Huizhou salt merchants began to follow Zheng Dachaofeng's rhythm and shouted loudly at Wang Yuanwai.
"Traitor!" "Get out!" "Shameless!"
Cousin Wang Kang was trembling with anger. He pointed at Mr. Wang and cursed: "Prodigal! Prodigal!"
The overwhelming curses with Huizhou dialect accents echoed in the courtyard. Even the Western businessmen on the other side stopped watching the fun and looked serious.
The anger of the Huizhou salt merchants is also justified. The market share is limited. If outsiders gain more share, their own people will lose one less share!
As an important member of the Huizhou Business Gang, you, Wang Qing, also received help from your fellow villagers!
Nowadays, a huge amount of tens of thousands of dollars of nest capital has been easily sold to outsiders, creating a super powerful competitor. This is betrayal!
The most important thing is that even if you don’t want to do it, you should give priority to transferring the nest capital to your fellow villagers! This is the meaning of unity among fellow villagers!
Standing on the opposite side of everyone, Wang Yuanwai suddenly realized that he now seemed to be a big villain who had successfully aroused public outrage.
But I don’t know why, but I feel a little happy.
You really don’t know unless you experience it yourself. Is this why Lin Tailai always likes to act like a villain?
Zheng Dachaofeng, the leader of Huizhou merchants, forced himself to calm down and said rudely to Wang Yuanwai: "You are no longer suitable here, please get out!"
"Why?" Officer Wang asked pretending to be stupid.
He remembered that Lin Tailai liked to act stupid at times like this, so he continued to imitate.
Zheng Dachaofeng suppressed his anger and said: "You gave up all your nest rights and are no longer qualified to join the Salt Merchant Guild.
Moreover, the guild is also a place for public discussion in the industry. You have caused public outrage, how can you still stay here?
Don’t force me to say more unpleasant things. If you still have any sense of shame, just leave!”
For some reason, Wang Yuanwai didn't answer or move, he just stood there quietly in a daze.
Zheng Chaofeng: "???"
If you, Wang Qing, don't get out of here quickly, what do you mean by just standing there in a daze?
"Sorry!" Wang Yuanwai came to his senses and said, "I was just thinking about what Lin Jiuyuan would say if he stood here."
A tall salt merchant in the crowd cursed: "Despicable person! He even sold his soul to Lin Jiuyuan!
You are not worthy of being with us! You are only bringing humiliation to yourself by staying here!"
Wang Yuanwai, a self-made man, did not lack courage and shouted: "So what if I betrayed you to Lin Jiuyuan? Who else dares to stand up and drive me away?"
Immediately, four more people with hot tempers and eager for justice stood up and scolded him together.
Wang Yuanwai felt that he had finally learned the essence of Lin's art of war and caught a few fish so easily.
These five must be die-hard anti-Lin elements. Lin's Salt Industry Group has a goal for its next expansion. It is not a dream to increase the nest capital from 40,000 to 80,000.
Hate Lin Tailai, understand Lin Tailai, learn from Lin Tailai, you can't become real, you can only imitate.
When the fire was almost done, Wang Yuanwai pointed to the hall and said: "I can't leave! There is a place for me among the three chairs in the middle."
The three positions in the middle of the hall belong to the three general merchants of the Salt Industry Association, namely the Lin family, the Zheng family of Huizhou merchants, and the Sun family of Western merchants.
Everyone didn't understand what Wang Yuanwai meant for a while. Was he taking the wrong medicine or had he gone crazy?
Wang Yuanwai imagined Lin Tailai's demeanor, stood with his hands behind his hands, and said calmly: "No more pretending, I'm going to show my cards.
Although there will be no more Wang's Salt Industry in the future, I have joined Lin's Salt Industry as the general manager.
From now on, I will be responsible for all the business of Lin's Salt Industry, and will participate in the affairs of the Salt Industry Association on behalf of Lin's Salt Industry as the general merchant.
Do you think I am qualified to stay?"
In such an instant, all the abuse, accusations, ridicule, doubts, and criticisms immediately disappeared!
It seemed as if everything that just happened was just an illusion in my mind.
Everyone knows very well that criticizing a colleague and criticizing the boss of Lin's Salt Industry are two different things!
Lin's Salt Industry is different from other companies in the industry. It is the most special company and the company that is most closely integrated with the power of the government!
For example, the people who transported salt to Lin's Salt Industry were not boatmen but the Suzhou Guards Transport Army, all of whom were Lin Tailai's old subordinates.
All checkpoints and posts from the salt field to the exit are now in charge of the Yangzhou Guards, and the commander of the Yangzhou Guards is the in-law of Lin Tailai's second brother.
Not to mention that Lin Tailai's wife's brother is also the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and is the boss of the Salt Transportation Department.
It's okay to scold Yuan Wang, but if you scold the boss of Lin's Salt Industry, I'm afraid there will be endless trouble!
Otherwise, everyone just spent a long time talking and knew who was behind the scenes, but they didn't even dare to mention Lin Tailai's name.
Huh? It seems that a colleague mentioned the words "Lin Jiuyuan". This person must be in danger!
Wang Yuwai looked around the very quiet courtyard, feeling all kinds of emotions well up in his heart.
These salt merchants in front of me are all peers, and their identities are similar to mine.
When I looked at these peers before, although they were stronger or weaker, their statuses were generally equal.
Now, looking at these colleagues from the perspective of the boss of Lin's Salt Industry, one realizes that they are really nothing.
Is this what the legendary official businessman feels like? Wang Yuanwai, who has been a private businessman all his life, did not expect that after turning fifty, he would have a new business experience and evolve from a private businessman to a government businessman.
It’s not in vain that I betrayed my daughter and my soul.
However, I heard that there is another kind of risk among government officials and businessmen, which is the so-called political risk. If the backer falls, you will be completely helpless.
But it doesn’t matter, I don’t have a son! Let’s get satisfied first and then talk about it now!
I also heard that there were imperial merchants on top of the official merchants. I wonder what that experience would be like?
There were nearly two hundred people including salt merchants and spectators. Everyone sat down in a daze, and then they all looked at the three chairs in the middle that belonged to the general merchant.
Wang Yuanwai, no, he should be called shopkeeper Wang now, and the big man with the golden sword is sitting in the middle.
Zheng Zhiyan, the leader of Huizhou merchants, could only sit on the sidelines. No matter how dissatisfied he felt, it was useless no matter how aggrieved he was.
Originally, in the Huizhou merchant system, Wang Qing's status was below Zheng Dachaofeng, and his seat was always on the side, but now Wang Qing represents Lin's Salt Industry.
At this time, everyone wanted to understand a question. Why did Lin Er Ge, Lu Junbi and other core figures of Lin's Salt Industry not show up today? It turned out to be because Shopkeeper Wang represented Lin's Salt Industry.
Shopkeeper Wang smiled at Zheng Chaofeng and said, "I didn't participate in the previous preparations. The guild opens today. What are we going to discuss?"
Zheng Chaofeng looked at Mr. Sun, the leader of the Western merchants, and replied: "We want to discuss the issue of the distribution of academic status for our salt merchants."
Shopkeeper Wang seemed to be asking questions as a courtesy, but after he finished asking, he didn't bother with the scheduled topic at all.
He loudly said to everyone in the hall: "We at Lin's Salt Industry have something to announce to you!
Lin's Salt Industry has decided to borrow 100,000 taels of silver from all of its colleagues using all the nest capital it controls as collateral!
Anyone who is interested in this can contact me privately to discuss the amount, year, and interest in detail!”
As soon as everyone digested the fact that Mr. Wang had become shopkeeper Wang, they were shocked by the new news thrown by Mr. Wang.
If you think about it roughly, Yan Yin's nests are equivalent to hard currency. Lin's Salt Industry now controls at least 40,000 Yin's nests.
Business people say that if you use 40,000 taels of silver as collateral, you can borrow 100,000 taels of silver without any pressure.
It's just that Lin's Salt Industry is not an ordinary business group. It's too political. I don't know what you want to do with the loan of 100,000 taels?
Shopkeeper Wang put down the tea cup and said again: "Don't worry, everyone, the Lin Group has no intention of continuing to cause trouble in Yangzhou.
It's just that the Lin Group is preparing to dredge old rivers in the south of the Yangtze River so that Suzhou City can have direct waterway access to the East China Sea, so it needs to raise a large amount of money in a short period of time.
The capital of Lin's Salt Industry is not even worth one hundred thousand taels."
Most of the people here are businessmen. When they heard "Tonghai", they immediately reacted!
It is said that their salt industry is highly profitable, but if there is any other industry that can compare with the salt industry, it is only sea trade.
The salt industry is strictly controlled by the imperial court. Even if it is involved in smuggling, you will still have to pay a lot of taxes, but those who engage in sea trade do not pay taxes at all!
For example, the official regulations stipulate that Fujian ships eighty ships out to sea every year, but only the devil knows how many ships go out to sea for smuggling!
Compared with sea trade, salt smuggling is like children's play house!
Everyone in the hall was whispering and discussing.
Shopkeeper Wang stood up and said, "Okay, it's getting late today, so let's stop here!"
If you are willing to cooperate financially with Lin Group, please contact me privately!
There are various ways of cooperation, including borrowing and investing! In addition to interest, you may also have the opportunity to gain the friendship of the Lin Group!"
Zheng Chaofeng tried his best to maintain his presence as the leader of Huizhou merchants and shouted: "Wait a minute, the issue of local school enrollment allocation for our foreign salt merchants has not been discussed yet."
"We need to talk about it!" Shopkeeper Wang Da said without looking back: "School affairs are under the control of the Ministry of Rites, and Lin Jiuyuan is an official of the Ministry of Rites! When he returns to the capital, he will handle it directly from the Ministry of Rites!"
Young Master Xu, who was sitting in the crowd watching the ceremony, had his eyes red. Even a shopkeeper under Lin Tailai came out and opened his mouth to do business worth one hundred thousand taels of silver.