It hasn't rained for a few days, so there is a lot of dust inside Lu Dongling Mansion.
Closing the door can make the air in the hall purer, but it makes it seem a bit dark. You must light a candle so that you can read the documents without getting distracted or hurting your eyes.
Li Xiping, who habitually wore a gray casual robe, sat in front of the case and read a volume of official documents for a long time. Finally he couldn't help but raised his head and sighed to the empty hall, "What a genius... No wonder the eldest princess would recommend it."
You go to Qingluan College."
His sigh came from the bottom of his heart for Lin Xi.
The overhaul of water conservancy is a huge sum of money. Without a previous budget, even if all the departments in Lu Dongling are frugal, they can't come up with it at all. They can only apply for approval step by step, leaving it to the superiors to allocate more money in the coming year. Lin Xi plans to build a huge reservoir.
The project of digging canals to divert water and building sluices takes longer than simply building a river dam, and requires more money.
However, just because it was able to solve the shipping problems of each trading house during the shallow water period, and then use the method of monthly payment of silver, all the trading companies agreed within a day or two. This ability has nothing to do with whether the practitioner is a practitioner or not.
Comes from your own knowledge and talents.
Li Xiping had heard of methods such as repairing reservoirs to store water and opening gates regularly to raise the water level so that ships could pass through. However, using work to provide disaster relief and provide monthly silver payments was too ordinary for Lin Xi, but for people in this world
It was too amazing. Moreover, Lin Xi's plan also proposed an agreement to buy and sell "navigation water".
This agreement means that each large commercial bank that contributes can become the owner of the reservoir that will be built at that time according to the share of the investment.
If the reservoir opens to release water during the shallow water period in winter, and your own company has no commercial ships to accompany it, you can sell the right of way during this period of time that is originally difficult to pass to other companies that want to pass ships.
This is really equivalent to the water used for trading.
In this way, a commercial bank that is currently doing well and has cash in hand, after investing a lot of capital, can still make a profit through this even if it does not operate well in the future and the commercial bank is in recession, because no one can predict the future of Zijiang.
Ups and downs, no one can say for sure that another big trading house will pop up in the future, but by that winter, there will be no navigation rights, and you will have to ask others to buy them.
What Li Xiping found most incredible about this "navigation water" business was that it did not hinder the interests of fishermen and small trading houses at all, because the small trading houses' shipments were small and there were no large merchant ships that could not move in shallow water.
In the past, when large commercial banks wanted to ship goods in shallow waters in winter, they would rent a large number of small merchant ships. This saves a lot of money compared to maintaining many small merchant ships and many people, but those two months are also a big time.
Stunning shipping costs.
Many of the methods in this plan have never been used by famous officials before, and are unprecedented methods.
Li Xiping didn't know how Lin Xi had such amazing knowledge and talent, so he couldn't help but marvel even when there was no one around.
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"You want me to be the shopkeeper?"
In a secluded wine shop in Donggang Town, Lin Xi looked at Xing Derong, Da Dexiang's boss, and asked.
He is now the acting governor of Yanlai Town, and he does not have any belongings to take away in Donggang Town. However, the Criminal Division has issued the verdict against Xu Chengfeng, and the new town police station who has been transferred has not yet arrived.
So he still had to finish the last thing at the Donggang Town Police Station and execute Xu Chengfeng tomorrow.
An hour ago, Lin Xi had just received a group of people sent by the Criminal Division to carry out executions, and had just negotiated some preliminary steps before the construction of the river dam started with some seconded workers from the Engineering Division.
Within the Yunqin Chaotang establishment, each town does not have an execution department. Prisoners are executed by executioners and corresponding officials from the Ling-level Punishment Department, and the local town governor, town police station, arrest room, and prison officials are all present.
It is executed after verification that the identity is correct. After execution, it must be verified again and the document is signed to be completed.
The start date for the construction of the Yanlai Town River Dam has also been preliminarily set. In addition to the cooperating engineering department personnel requested in the previous letter, some craftsmen he asked Heng Rongchang and several other trading firms to help recruit are also on their way.
On the way here.
Suddenly, the owner of a trading company came anxiously to ask for a meeting. Lin Xichu thought at first that the owner was also eager to get some "shipping water" and wanted to put in some silver.
He knew very well that the budget was one thing, and the actual expenditure was another. Of course, the more money, the better. Naturally, he would not refuse. But what he didn't expect was that the other party was not looking for him for "sailing water", but for "shipping".
His father in Lulin Town currently sells the best "soap".
On the first night when he and his family had just met in the small bamboo fenced courtyard by the lake, talking about trivial matters at home and business, he heard his father say that there was a business that had been following his shop.
, making a lot of money, I didn’t expect it to be Da Dexiang who took the initiative to come to my door today.
Moreover, the meaning expressed by the other party was even more unexpected to him.
"Not the shopkeeper." When he heard Lin Xi's words, Xing Derong shook his head humbly and said: "With Mr. Xiao Lin's identity and reputation, how dare I say that I would hire Mr. Xiao Lin as the shopkeeper of my small business."
Lin Xi was slightly startled and said, "Then what are your intentions?"
"I want the Lin family to join forces with me, Da Dexiang, to be the boss together." Xing Derong took a deep breath, looked at Lin Xi, and said seriously.
At this moment, Xing Tianyang was sitting under Xing Derong, bowing his head respectfully and listening. When he heard this sentence, he was shocked and couldn't help but raised his head suddenly. Even he didn't think of him at all.
It was shocking that my father would say such a sentence.
Lin Xi looked at Xing Derong who was extremely serious and Xing Tianyang who was inexplicably shocked. She couldn't help but laugh. She looked at Xing Derong and said, "Are you kidding?"
Xing Derong said seriously: "How dare I joke with you, Mr. Xiaolin? If you don't believe me, you can make a formal contract document on the spot."
Lin Xi smiled and said: "How to cooperate?"
Xing Derong said decisively: "Both sides are big bosses, there is no distinction between superior and inferior."
After a brief pause, he was afraid that Lin Xi didn't understand it well, so he explained: "Rong Shenji, the largest trading house in Donglin Province, is the two big owners of the Rong family and the Shen family."
"Aren't you afraid of suffering a loss?" Lin Xi was even more shocked, but obviously still respected his father's decision very much, Xing Tianyang glanced at Xing Tianyang, then turned to look at Xing Derong and asked.
Xing Derong sighed: "I was a little hesitant before, but after reading the plan again, I am sure that Mr. Xiao Lin, you are a natural genius. As long as Mr. Xiao Lin agrees, I will never regret it."
"Okay." Lin Xi smiled, picked up a bowl of large meat noodles with cabbage in red soup and started eating naturally.
Xing Derong was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses and said with a trembling voice in disbelief: "Master Lin agreed?"
He never thought that Lin Xi would agree so naturally and casually.
"Yes." Lin Xi nodded in front of Xing Derong and Xing Tianyang, indicating that they could do whatever they wanted and not talk on an empty stomach.
Seeing Xing Derong holding up the noodle bowl with joy and taking a big sip of the noodle soup like a toast, he chuckled in his heart again, "You can give it a try."
"Prepare documents." Xing Derong turned to Xing Tianyang and ordered.
"Don't worry. Since we are jointly operating, both parties must naturally trust each other. Are you still afraid that I will regret it?" Lin Xi tapped the bowl with her chopsticks and said, "Let's talk about it after we finish eating."
"What Mr. Lin said is true."
I'm sure I can make a lot of money next time, but I'm afraid it will be too prosperous, and it's not difficult to do it, but it will attract the attention of other big business houses. I wonder if you have any ideas on how to deal with it."
Lin Xi said casually: "It's simple... Once you are used to using anything, you will always have some preconceived notions. You can make this soap more refined, imprint Dadexiang's company mark on the soap, and make some exquisite patterns.
By the time other businesses find out and want to do this, everyone is already used to Dadexiang's. Moreover, Dadexiang can also make some particularly elegant ones, with particularly good materials and styles, and give them to celebrities. By then, those celebrities will
They all use Dadexiang. Dadexiang's soap has already gained popularity among the people. If other companies want to follow suit, it may be difficult for them to outsell Dadexiang. Moreover, this soap is a low-profit item, so they want to rely solely on lowering the price.
It is unrealistic to compete. The only thing we need to worry about is the monopoly of raw materials by some big companies, so if Da Dexiang has the ability, he will produce his own raw materials."
After a slight pause, Lin Xi added: "Anyway, this soap is used very quickly and is used by almost every household. It is a long-lasting business. From now on, we just need to stay ahead of the curve and keep making improvements in style and effectiveness.
Just improve and roll it out.”
Xing Derong and Xing Tianyang had already been stunned for a long time, and they thought Lin Xi's casual idea was simply brilliant.
"Our Da Dexiang used to be mainly engaged in the honey business. I wonder if Mr. Lin has any ideas." After Xing Derong was stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but ask with a slightly trembling voice.
"When I was in Lulin Town, I often ate the golden pomelo produced in the mountains near your Yunying Town." Lin Xi thought for a while, but did not answer directly, but asked: "It is said that the price of golden pomelo is already high when it is shipped outside Donglin Province.
Extremely high? Only wealthy people can afford it?"
"Does Mr. Lin want Da Dexiang to do the gold pomelo business?"
Even if this kind of sweet pomelo is transplanted elsewhere, the pomelo produced will be small and unspeakably bitter. However, the golden pomelo does not last long and will become discolored and shriveled within ten days, and the pulp will lose its original taste. According to the team
It takes more than ten days to transport it outside the province. It can only be traveled overnight by fast horse, and the delivery volume is not large, so the price is so expensive."
"It can be made into golden pomelo honey tea." Lin Xi smiled and said: "Steam the golden pomelo slices and cool them to dry, then put them in the honey, then put them in cans and seal them with wax. It is extremely difficult to break. In the past few years, I
Home-made. If it is sent outside Donglin Province, it should sell well and the profit should be high."
Xing Derong was a little skeptical, "This is a great idea, but I don't know if everyone will accept it..."
"You will know after you try it." Lin Xi waved his hand confidently. Thinking of the grapefruit tea that was not available in this world, he couldn't help but smile brightly.
He didn't value the splendor and wealth of this world, so when he saw that Xing Derong was serious, he casually agreed regardless of whether the other party was a second-rate or third-rate small business.
He didn't have any idea of making Da Dexiang a big trading company, but he just thought it would be good to give it a try, and it would be good to have more interesting things in the world.
But he naturally has absolute confidence in his ideas.
Because as a businessman, the most important thing is not the quality of your products, but whether people accept them and whether they need them.
He is a person from another world like Dean Zhang. His ideas have been verified for countless years and are things that the public needs. Soap, toilet soap, etc., have been used in the world he was familiar with before.
It has been used well for many years, so it is naturally a good business that can be continued for a long time. As for grapefruit tea, there are naturally many people who like it, so this thing will exist for a long time, and for Yunqin, it is even more
It's a novelty, because only Lu Dongling produces pomelo. People from so many other provinces in Yunqin will probably at least want to taste what this pomelo tastes like, right?
It had only been a few decades since Yunqin was officially established as a country, and most of the land was conquered later. Most of the products only met the most basic needs. How could there be as many tricks as the world Lin Xi was familiar with?
Among the many people who are currently bent on dealing with Lin Xi, the Liu family, where Liu Ziyu belongs, has benefited greatly from its contacts with some merchants. Under the guidance of Su Zhongwen, a powerful adviser of the Liu family, he has begun to pay attention to
This aspect.
It's a pity that Liu Ziyu and Su Zhongwen don't know that in this regard, Liu Ziyu and Lin Xi are born with a gap that is as untouchable as heaven and earth.
…
While Lin Xi and Xing Derong were talking about things, Jiang Xiaoyi was watching fishing on the river not far away.
Xu Sheng and some fishermen were setting up cages one after another to see if any pike had been caught.
"boom!"
There was a burst of cheers, and there was a burst of joy on the river. A huge sound of water came from the second steel cage, which made the entire steel cage shake. There was a huge steel-headed pike inside.
Amidst the cheers, Jiang Xiaoyi, who was also cheering, happened to see a person on the bank of the river. She was stunned for a moment, and then shouted in surprise, "Why are you here too?!"