Chapter 246 Market Segmentation is also an Opportunity for Businessmen!
Some people are frightened, while others are surprised! Jiang Xiang in Datong City is full of pessimism about the situation before him, but Zhou Yanru in Tianjin Port is overjoyed.
He has been in Tianjin for more than 20 days, and according to the original plan, the inspection time in Tianjin was only ten days at most. But after the old man came to Tianjin, he never wanted to leave. He was mainly afraid that the officials below would deceive him, because when he first came, the customs
The people from the Customs Department took him to the port to see the food coming into the port. After seeing the ships of sea food entering the port, the old man became suspicious. Could this be fraud by the officials of the Customs Department? They deliberately concentrated all the food in the port.
, wait and see for yourself?
Fearing that the Customs Department officials would lie to him, Zhou Yanru decided to stay at the port for a longer period of time to make sure whether these guys were deceiving him.
"How many ships came into the harbor today?"
"Mr. Bingge, there are more than thirty ships entering the port today."
"How much grain was transported?"
"The grain transported is nearly five thousand dan."
"It seems that the amount of grain imported these days is about five or six thousand dan. I have been in Tianjin for about 20 days, and the grain that has entered the port is nearly 100,000 dan. The accounts of the import and export of the port warehouse during these days and the accounts of various grain stores
Bring all the accounts of the grain purchase to me. I will check them again." Zhou Yanru wanted to start with the whole process and calculate the accounts carefully to see if the situation was exactly as he saw it.
After spending two days checking the accounts of each link, Zhou Yanru confirmed one thing. In the past twenty days, more than 100,000 shi of grain had indeed come in from the port. One hundred thousand shi of grain in 20 days, in one year,
Millions of stones of food seems to be no problem.
After seeing this data, he took a reassurance. At the same time, Lao Zhou just wanted to scold his mother. In the past, courtiers said that corruption in water transportation was serious, but he didn't have an intuitive impression. Now that he has these data, he really feels that there is
How much grain has been destroyed? The cost of spending millions of dollars to directly buy grain is equivalent to the cost of transporting tax grain to Beijing. There is no cost to cooperating with these maritime merchants to import grain? This is definitely impossible. The only way to explain it is to rely on
These moths who make a living by transporting water have stolen all the grain.
It's really unreasonable. After including the cost of maintaining the canal, the cost of transporting grain is actually higher than buying grain directly. Shi Kefa still thinks of himself as a loyal minister. He has such a big face. Even if he is not greedy, doesn't he know that there is something fishy in this?
Is that so? He shamelessly petitioned and abolished the Customs Department. Fortunately, the emperor had a clear mind at the time and secured a channel for the imperial court to bring food into the capital. Otherwise, in the current situation, the lack of food would have killed the imperial court.
"Tomorrow I will return to Beijing. The situation at Tianjin Port is very good, but you can't slack off. The court is in its most difficult time right now, and we need to work together. Judging from the situation at Tianjin Port, it is not difficult for the court to rejuvenate.
, I hope that for the sake of Your Majesty, for the Ming Dynasty, and for the people of the world, you will work hard to have food, shelter, and food. What we do today will definitely be recorded in the annals of history. How we will be evaluated in the future will all depend on it.
Are we doing our best today?" Unconsciously, Zhou Yanru also had the same problem as the emperor. He liked to give chicken blood and drink chicken soup to everyone he met. It turned out that this stuff was also contagious.
Zhou Yanru, full of hope in his heart, left Tianjin Port. From the sea, ships full of hope docked at the port.
Maritime merchant Fan Yiwei once again arrived at Tianjin Port with his own ship. This was his fourth visit to the port this year. If he had not been delayed by Guan Ningjun Qingjun, he would have made the fifth trip.
After arriving at the port, he handed over the customs inspection to the steward, and Fan Yiwei went directly to his old customers to discuss import and export matters. Officials at Tianjin Port had rules, so Fan Yiwei could rest assured. In other ports,
He doesn't dare to do this. Even if he is dealing with a casual inspection, he may be exploited and lose all his money. He never dares to leave this matter to others to do it for him. As a businessman, Fan Yiwei feels that the current Tianjin Port
It's a really good place to do business.
After meeting an old customer, I handed over the bill of lading to the other party for a look. After having a cup of tea, I sold the goods on the ship. All that was left was for the person below to deliver the goods.
"Dr. Fan, can we make another trip this year?" After the transaction was completed, the manager of Hengyuan Commercial Bank continued to chat with Fan Yiyi.
"I'm still thinking of making another trip. The market is good this year. In the past, the biggest delay was shipping and collecting grain in the south. This year, the canal road was lost. Some people in the south even sold official grain to make money. It was very easy to collect grain.
!The main thing I sell here now is kerosene, which is very popular and easy to find and deliver. It should be no problem if I make another trip."
"When we come here next time, can Fan Dong's family bring some more tea? The quality doesn't have to be too good. We want to sell it to the Tatars in the north. All they need is tea."
"Hasn't your account been doing business in the capital, why are you now an exporter?"
"The market is good! The imperial court opened a market in Gubeikou, and there are quite a lot of exporters, businessmen! As long as it's profitable, you have to make money. Who would miss the good market? We also opened a business in the market, so we can take advantage of it.
This is the style of shareholders.”
"It's really extraordinary how powerful your company is to be able to do export business." Under Fan Yiwei's influence, when doing business on the northern border, the importance of relationships is even greater than in the capital city. It seems that Hengyuan Company is indeed very knowledgeable.
Big business name.
"It's not as serious as Fan Dongjia thought. It's very easy to do business in the market now. Just like in Tianjin Port, the generals at the border can't interfere in this matter. The Tatars only have Gubei as a place to purchase goods.
You don’t need to have anything to do with them, you can find buyers by passing the freight. It’s also convenient and safe to transport goods this way, and it will be even more convenient when the railway from Tongzhou to Miyun is connected in a while.”
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"Oh! It's better to be under the emperor's rule. I didn't think the emperor was good before. Now that the southern prince has become independent, we have realized how good the emperor is. At least the emperor can really take action against corruption. Seeing the Tianjin Port
These officials, look at the goods from our south, they are really very different."
"Don't be too sentimental about Dong Fan's family. The current situation is actually better for us merchants. Without the current chaos, our business may not be as good as it is. Those in the south have to sell grain for money, and the Tatars in the north have to
We rely on the market to import goods from the South, and our administration in Beizhi has become clearer again. Such a good opportunity is once in a lifetime."
The shopkeeper of Hengyuan Company told a story about the phenomenon of hanging rails. Originally, the world was in chaos and the separatism of various regions would cause business to decline. However, now a rare business opportunity has appeared. Because the war has not reduced rigid needs, it has even increased them.
At this time, by chance, the stable trade route from Tianjin to Gubei, which connects the sea and grassland and connects the north and the south, can just relieve the urgent demand. Business can recover quickly precisely because the fragmented market has found a connecting channel.