At present, driven by high prices, although no large quantities of grain arrive from Guangxi, a small amount of grain from surrounding rural areas flows into Wuzhou. Some small grain vendors take the risk of driving boats along various waterways branching off the Xijiang River, deep into rural areas. Purchasing grain. The Australians also encouraged landowners around Wuzhou to sell their surplus grain into Wuzhou. Merchants and landowners sold grain in Wuzhou and all made huge profits. Jiang Rongxian was very jealous.
However, he is not a grain merchant - since ancient times, he has been in different industries like mountains. Moreover, due to the external situation, he does not dare to get involved in such a business where he has to risk his wealth and life.
When I was worried, suddenly a child servant brought me a lacquer box and told me that my aunt had brought back a lot of "Australian snacks", and she asked me to have a taste.
"How can I eat any snacks?" Jiang Rongxian said with a bitter smile, "Just leave it alone."
The boy servant withdrew. Jiang Rongxian sat there for a long time, still unable to do anything. At his wits' end, he then opened the lacquer box, and inside were several round shortcakes, not only with different colors, but also exuding different aromas. This Australian is really It’s so elegant that you have to transport this all the way from Guangzhou!
Thinking of this, he thought: The only people in Wuzhou who can buy large quantities of food now are Australians! As long as our family can establish relationships with Australians and become an "imperial merchant", won't the wealth come rolling in?
If you want to have a relationship, you have unique conditions! Thinking of this, Jiang Rongxian immediately became energetic, got up and went to the girl's lower body.
"So, your brother wants to do the grain business?" Yi Haoran was a little surprised when he heard the news, "Isn't your mother's family in the silk business? They don't know anything about the grain business."
"This is exactly the reason!" Qiu Chan frowned, "He said that since I have a good relationship with the Australian concubine, why not try to use Cai Lan to blow the pillow and get him to join in."
"It's not difficult to get involved - the Australian has never failed to show his respect, but your brother has no food on hand, so what can he use as capital?"
"He has money, but he has nowhere to buy food. Then he remembered that Li Heng studied here, and your old employer was..."
Yi Haoran suddenly realized that his boss, Luo Yangming, was not only a grain merchant, but also a member of the Disaster Management Bureau and a member of the Rice and Grain Association. Although his business was not large, he was one of the most powerful figures in Wuzhou City.
"I understand, he wants to get food from our east."
"That's right." Qiu Chan nodded, her face was slightly red. She had grown up in a boudoir and had never been exposed to such business. She had to beg for help. If she hadn't been under someone else's roof, she wouldn't have dared to object, and she wouldn't have refused even to death. Came to persuade Yi Haoran.
"My mother-in-law's family has gone through this crisis and is in a very difficult situation. My brother is helpless. He is urgently ill and seeks medical treatment."
Yi Haoran's mind was spinning very fast. He had been busy planning the riot these days and had never come up with a suitable plan. Now that he heard Qiu Chan's request, he couldn't help but think about it again. See Seeing if there was any opportunity, he immediately said: "In that case, let me first inquire about your story and then give you a reply."
After sending Jiang Qiuchan away, Yi Haoran thought for a long time and found nothing that could be exploited. After all, this is just a common way to use nepotism for personal gain. It seems that there is nothing to harm the Australians whether they help or not, and they will not leave it alone.
The thief Jiekun was lured out.
Just as he was thinking about it, Ah Chun suddenly came out and called him: Shopkeeper Li invited him to go.
Yi Haoran did not dare to neglect and hurried to the accounting room.
"Mr. Hao, we have taken on a big deal this time," Li Wensheng said. "We need to buy a large amount of rice from Guangdong. Please clean up the accounts and collect as much as you can. In short, have all the silver and copper coins ready."
Already."
"I have an account of the money in my heart. It's only more than 300 taels and less than 400. I've collected almost as much money as I can from the outside, and I won't be able to collect the rest in a short time."
"Whatever you have, try to get as many as possible." Li Wensheng didn't care.
Yi Haoran's heart moved, and he remembered Zhu Fuyuan's visit from Dachang not long ago. It seemed that the Australians wanted to sell a large amount of grain to Wuzhou! He said deliberately:
"This money can only buy more than 300 shi of grain at most in Guangdong. If you include shipping costs, it's only 300 shi. It's not a big deal."
"Our store is small and cannot do big business. We are just the leader." Li Wensheng spoke modestly, with a sense of pride in his words, "The Rice and Grain Guild is raising this money, which is about tens of thousands of taels of silver..."
"That's a lot of money!" Yi Haoran pretended to be surprised, "It's a pity that Wuzhou is not what it used to be..."
"You are right," Li Wensheng said with emotion, not knowing that he had ulterior motives. "In the past, the rice and grain guild could spend tens of thousands of dollars with just one sentence. But even a small shop like ours can give out thousands of dollars anytime, anywhere."
Come on, two taels of silver! Now it’s good, the whole guild has to collect ten thousand taels of silver!”
"The current situation is different. I heard that Wuzhou used to send hundreds of thousands of shi of grain to Guangdong every year, but now it has to be shipped here from Guangdong."
Li Wensheng twisted his beard and said: "I just hope that the war can be put out as soon as possible and a peaceful world can be restored to the common people! The price of rice is soaring now. The transportation of this batch of grain can at least relieve the urgent need."
Yi Haoran remembered Qiu Chan's instructions, had an idea, and pretended to be anxious:
"It's the money that's the problem."
"My boss has been worried about this matter these days."
"Shopkeeper, I have an idea..." Yi Haoran said.
"What's the idea?"
"There are many businesses in Wuzhou City. Since the Rice and Grain Guild can't afford this much money, how about we look for other businesses to invest in it? Isn't it just a partnership to do a business." Yi Haoran said, "The market is not good now, and various brands
It's all about making progress but not making progress. If we could get a foot in the door and share some profits, wouldn't it benefit everyone?"
"This is a good idea!" Li Wensheng said, "When my boss comes back in the evening, you tell him!"
Luo Yangming came back in the evening. Ever since Zhu Fuyuan gave him the task of adjusting the grain, he has been working on it. When the grain comes, all the rice shops are naturally happy. Although there will be a price limit for sales, this batch of rice is at the official price.
If you can get one or two coins, you can make a lot of money.
However, although each family was very enthusiastic, they encountered the same problem: no money.
The rice bank was the most severely damaged among all the businesses in Wuzhou. Originally, most of their capital was invested in grain. After the war, each store had very little stock left. The capital loss was more than 70% to 80%. Even the freight was less than 13,000 taels.
In the past, there were several brands that could provide payment for silver at any time, but now it is difficult to come up with even one thousand taels of silver. So far, the guild has only collected eight thousand taels of silver, and there is still another five thousand that it cannot come up with no matter what.
In times of peace, every family would always have houses and fields that could be sold and borrowed. But right now, no one cares about the land or houses, and no one is willing to lend money - no matter how high the interest.
Of course, he could also ask Dachang to temporarily advance part of the payment and pay it off after the rice is sold. This is also a common practice. But Luo Yangming knew that the Senate was also in difficulty at the moment, so it would be useful to take the money and resell it.
Now that he heard Yi Haoran put forward this suggestion, Luo Yangming hesitated for a moment.
It's not that he hasn't thought about using the financial resources of other firms. But after all, this is a cross-bank operation. Since ancient times, there have been interbank operations. He is not confident whether other firms will be willing to spend money to participate. Secondly, if this is done, there must be considerable returns.
That's it. The current situation is chaotic, and no one is willing to easily use money to do business. There must be excess profits.
Speaking of profits, the profits of the current grain business are large enough. If the price is unlimited, the profit can be doubled. However, the original intention of the grain business this time is to stabilize grain prices. One stone of grain can earn four or five yuan of silver.
It may be a lot for grain merchants, but it is too low for investors who have invested capital. The annual interest rate on loans in Wuzhou was as high as 60 to 70% before the war, and the annual interest rates on some loan sharks were as high as two or three times.
So many. With this market price, no one is willing to lend them now.
"Your idea is good, but the price of this rice is limited, so the cost is small and the profit is small, and there are risks. I'm afraid other brands may not be willing to..."
"Boss! You can't use the past to judge the present, let alone the appetite for money to measure the shopkeepers of each shop." Yi Haoran said, "Nowadays, each shop is making progress but not making progress, and I don't know when Guangxi will be pacified.
At the end of the day, every family has no business, and the money cannot be made out of small money. If you can ask the magistrate to come forward, summon the shopkeepers of each shop as an official, and make it clear that trafficking in grain is beneficial to the country and the people, and everyone will contribute money.
By raising funds and sharing the profits from sales, there will always be some income, which is better than sitting on nothing."
These words were well-founded and made Luo Yangming, who was originally troubled, nod his head frequently. Unexpectedly, this master really has a way! He couldn't help but pay attention to the half-old man in front of him: Although this man's clothes were old, he had a laid-back appearance, and his manner of speaking was
Completely different from ordinary masters.
Although when Ding Atao recommended him, he said he had worked as a private tutor in an official's family, but judging from his words and demeanor, he probably had also worked as a receptionist.
Luo Yangming was suspicious: This was the sixth sense that his profession gave him. I'm afraid Master Hao is not as simple as an ordinary private school teacher. Although he has been keeping his peace in the store these days and hasn't done anything strange, you still have to pay attention to him.
One or two.
Although he was suspicious, Luo Yangming did not show it in words. He only said: "You are right. I will go to discuss with the directors tomorrow and make suggestions to Chief Xie together."
Luo Yangming returned to the inner house and asked Ding Atao about the origin of Master Hao.
"Didn't I tell you about his origin?" Ding Atao asked strangely, "He is a relative of Miss Jiang's husband from the Ruijin Hall silk and satin shop on West Street. He is from Teng County. He works as a private tutor for officials.
Now that the war between Guangdong and Guangxi is raging, I dare not go home and am living in Wuzhou."