He explained that he had already found the location of the coal mine, and there was no need to worry about sales - the coal produced was not sold locally, but shipped to other places. The Hai family did not need to participate in the management of the coal mine, they only had to sit on the ground and collect the money.
Seeing that he was confident, Haishuzu no longer objected. Although he had many concerns, he could no longer think deeply about the current situation, so he immediately signed a letter to jointly open a coal mine.
This coal mine is nominally headed by Hai Shuzu, and Lin Baiguang is responsible for its specific management. The two parties agree to make an annual accounting and then distribute dividends.
As for Hai Shuzu's current debt problem, Lin Baiguang expressed his willingness to pay him first so that he could take care of it.
"Brother will definitely pay back this money." Hai Shuzu said quickly.
"There's no rush." Lin Baiguang knew that he was very face-conscious, and now that he had received a lot of favor from him, he refused to take any more of his money. "It's okay to pay dividends in advance. We'll deduct it back when the dividends are distributed at the end of the year."
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"How is interest calculated?"
"Hey, hey, this is too outrageous." Lin Baiguang said with a smile, "I'm not a moneylender, so why do I need interest? Don't mention this again."
In this way, Haikou Coal Mine signed a letter of intent for the project. Without further ado, Lin Baiguang quickly sent a telegram to the executive committee, reporting that he had negotiated with Hai Shuzu to cooperate in mining, and requested to allocate funds for mining and dispatch professionals.
Come to Qiongshan. Ma Qianzhi saw that what he had planned for a long time finally came to light, and immediately approved 5,000 taels as start-up expenses. At the same time, he ordered the remote exploration team to immediately organize capable personnel and carry the data to Qiongshan for exploration. Haikou area
They have detailed information on the location of coal mines, and they only need to select the most suitable location for mining.
Lin Baiguang immediately took action as soon as he got the money. He first allocated part of it to Hai Shuzu to repay the losses of the shareholders. In fact, the losses of the shareholders were not large in terms of amount. The total amount was only more than a thousand taels, and they were all paid in full.
.Finally, we invited all the troubled shareholders back.
As for the servants of the family who participated in the trouble, after the payment was made, each of them was given five taels of silver and asked to pack up and leave. Hai Shuzu also felt bad.
As for the small traders who died on the boat, they also gave five taels as appropriate, and ten taels were considered as compensation - this was not the responsibility of the Hai family originally, and the family members only came to make trouble for a few taels to bury the money. Now that they are given
After getting the money, if the trouble continued and the government was alerted, they would not be able to eat and walked away. They also dispersed.
Hai Shuzu's family treated Lin Baiguang as if they were a new benefactor. Hai Shuzu was grateful and said that he had nothing to thank him for, and he wanted to become a brother of the opposite sex with him.
With Hai Shuzu's background, it would be a great compliment for him to become a brother of the opposite sex with a foreign rice trade boss like him. Lin Baiguang knew that heterosexual brotherhood in ancient times was unusual - this was equivalent to Hai Shuzu's
Zu has already stepped on the "thief ship" traveling through the group.
The members of the revamped remote exploration team, escorted by the Hai family's family members, left early and returned late every day. They quickly identified several mining sites in Qiongshan County and marked out the approximate land area needed. Hai Shuzu asked people to go first
Find out who the landowner is,
"It probably doesn't cost a lot of money. It's all wasteland." Hai Shuzu said to Lin Baiguang. "If it's ownerless, just go to the county government to file a case and spend some money to buy it. If it's owned, it will take a few more days.
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"There's no rush, just don't let this news get out."
"This foolish brother knows." Hai Shuzu nodded. If he knew that they were planning to open a coal mine, the landlord would not be able to raise the price. "The family members sent here are all born in the same family, so they are the most reliable. Besides, I never told them.
He hesitated for a moment, "Brother Yu has a saying that has always stuck in his throat..."
"Brother, please speak clearly."
It turns out that Hai Shuzu has been worried about the situation. He originally had to hide out from his debts, but now he can suddenly pay off the debts at once, and he can open a coal mine in the future. I wonder what the outside world will say? What if someone wants to talk about what he is doing secretly?
He couldn't afford to make illegal money.
Lin Baiguang thought to himself that there are really such pedantic people in the world who are afraid of even the slightest rumor. He would not go so far as to keep himself clean. He thought for a while and said:
"I heard that my brother has a big ship that has not returned yet?"
"Why not? If it weren't for this boat, how could I have ended up in this situation, Brother Yu! Come on, let's drink this cup before we talk." Hai Shuzu's originally gloomy outlook suddenly became brighter, and his mood was much better, and he took care of the kitchen.
A few side dishes and a pot of home-brewed earthenware.
Lin Baiguang was secretly happy, and he was willing to buy you a drink, which showed that the other party was interested in expressing affection, which meant that the true feelings between the two parties had grown a step further. Now he drank a drink first to show his sincerity. Even though it was a local meal in the countryside, it won.
There is no adulteration and the wine tastes very mellow.
Hai Shuzu also drank a drink, and then told the whole story. Of course Lin Baiguang knew this. After hearing what he said, he pretended to ponder for a while before saying: "Now the ship is at the Australian people's place in Lingao."
Me?"
"Yes, they also asked someone to send a message and asked me to pick up the boat. I really want to go. I can always recover some losses," Hai Shuzu said with a bitter smile.
It’s been delayed forever.”
"Brother, I have also heard of Australians in Guangzhou. Although they are overseas visitors, they are generally a group of businessmen who respect the rules."
"Brother Yu said the same thing - they already got the big ship and the goods on the ship, so why bother to tie Brother Yu's ticket? Besides, with the wealth of Australians, how can they care about Brother Yu's small family fortune!" Hai Shuzu said
Shake his head.
"With how rich Australians are," Lin Baiguang's heart moved. With a reputation for wealth, this was not a good sign. He quickly asked: "Why do you think Australians are so rich?"
"Did Brother Xian know this in Guangzhou? The reputation of Australian products is now so great that even a remote place like Qiongzhou has heard about it. Just a small crystal mirror is worth more than half of Brother Yu's family property." Hai Shuzu was very interested.
, "If it weren't for Jiasi and Zhuojing's urging, Brother Yu would have really wanted to go to Lingao to open his eyes and see what Australians look like and actually make so many ingenious gadgets." He said with great envy.
Sighed.
It seems that this person is not only very upright, but also values family affection. Lin Baiguang has a little more confidence that the Crossing Group can effectively control him. After all, the Crossing Group will soon need some banners to show that it is politically correct.
"Brother, I know a few businessmen who do business with the Australians, and we get along very well with the Australians. If it is inconvenient for me to go, I can just send someone to do it. There is always no problem in getting the ship back." Lin Baiguang said. Now that
We have already established a relationship with him, so there is no need for him to come. Just let him go.
In fact, even if the ship comes back, the cargo damage and compensation will not be able to make up for the current shortfall, but the return of the ship is at least an excuse to prevent anyone from thinking that the source of Hai Shuzu's money is unknown. Hai Shuzu is a smart man and knows everything about it.
Knowing that this was Lin Baiguang's help to save his face in front of outsiders - he might have to spend more money to get the ship back. He quickly said:
"My dear brother, the cost of picking up the ship must also be recorded and paid back together with the dividends."
"Wherever there is any expense, maybe I can make a small profit." Lin Baiguang thought that the only thing he regretted was that he could not go to Lingao in person to see Lingao's "new society" and "new order".
The publicity value of precedents as "admiralty courts" is much lower.
"Wherever, if you can get the boat back safely, it will be a blessing. As soon as the boat comes back, Brother Yu will sell it, and this useless sea trade will never be done again." Hai Shuzu was still frightened.
Lin Baiguang asked Chen Tong to return to Lingao, and Hai Shuzu appointed Haiji to go with him. Haishuzu thought that there were not many family members who could recognize a few words, and there was only one Haiji who was reliable and relatively young.
Although Ma Jia failed to wait for the ideal Hai Shuzu in the end, he finally got an agent. According to the regulations he drew up, Ding, Ding, and Mao issued and processed documents one by one.
The case of Hai Shuzu's five-masted ship is a big one. It involves not only the ship, but also a lot of cargo and property. Some of them are completely damaged, some are partially damaged, and 20% of the damage is still required.
Salvage fee. Various documents are bound into a book as thick as a book.
Haiji was taken to the Maritime Court to listen to the verdict read out by the vest. He was pounding in his heart. He wondered how much ransom the other party would require him to pay to release the ship. Although Mr. Lin patted his chest and specially assigned Manager Chen to follow him, he still had no idea.
Haiji's general terminology immediately confused Haiji, but he finally understood a few points: First, he had to pay for the shipment, and one-fifth of the total price of the goods was used as a "ransom" - there was no rescue in Haiji's concept.
Secondly, the ransom can be offset by the discount of the goods on the ship; thirdly, the Australians are willing to buy the goods at market price.
Of course Haiji nodded - although the Australians looked no different from the people of Ming Dynasty except for their hair and clothes, in Haiji's mind they were still a group of pirate-like characters. How could they dare to say "no"
When asked to sign, I signed, and when asked to make a pledge, I made a pledge. Finally, I got a stack of documents and 1,174 qian and taels of silver. The silver was fine silver with foot prints, and it was packed in a special small box.
"This is the discounted price for the goods on your ship. You can check it out." Chen Tong explained, "We have already deducted one-fifth of the ship's cargo's salvage fee and the storage fee for these days - this
It’s a detailed list.”
Haiji was stunned. The Australians were actually willing to give money! This was beyond his expectation.
"The price of the goods is based on the market conditions in Guangzhou, so don't be too little." Chen Tong said with a smile.
"Where, where," Haiji woke up from his dream, "I don't dare! I don't dare!"
"The boat is below." Chen Tong said, "Let me see it."