"Actually, it's not like we were cheated. At the beginning, we still made money..."
Fu Yong and Chang Hao were very honest in front of Han Du and did not dare to hide anything.
"The money came too quickly and easily, and then you all drifted away, right?" Han Du even felt a little gloating about his misfortune.
The two of them lowered their heads in embarrassment. When they made their way home, they felt like they were being carried by the wind as they walked. There was nothing they could look at at a glance.
Seeing that they were in trouble, Han Du waved his hand gently: "Isn't it great to make money with only four taels and a thousand catties?"
"Mr. Gongye..." Neither of them knew how to answer.
Han Du's smile faded, "But you haven't thought that if you hit it with four ounces and a thousand pounds, you will break your hand, right?"
"What you said makes sense, please give me some advice." Chang Hao lowered his head and handed over his hands. At this time, he didn't care about face anymore. If you continue to care about face, you may lose your entire family fortune.
Han Du stopped teasing the two of them and looked at their past friendship. If I can, I'm still willing to give them a hand. However, we must first ask clearly what is going on.
"Tell me, what did you buy?"
Fu Yong smiled flatteringly and said, "What the common people bought is cotton cloth."
"Cotton?" Han Du felt a little strange, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
"It's cotton cloth." Fu Yong explained quickly: "My father-in-law doesn't know, but cotton prices surged at the beginning of this year. If there is another drought and insect infestation this year, cotton production will definitely decrease, and the price of cotton cloth will only be higher... ....”
The people of the Ming Dynasty now have no worries about food and clothing, and few people are hungry or cold. A relatively prosperous life will naturally lead to people's pursuit of a better life. Therefore, people who originally wore linen clothes will choose to wear more comfortable cotton clothes now that they have money.
Cotton cloth was welcomed by more and more people. Fu Yong was optimistic about the price of cotton cloth, which was theoretically correct.
"What about now? The price of cotton has dropped sharply?" Han Du speculated that if it had risen, they would not come to him in a hurry.
Fu Yong nodded heavily, "Exactly, the price of cotton is almost the same every day. If it keeps falling like this..."
He glanced at Chang Hao, turned back and sighed: "Chang Hao and I will lose most of our net worth."
Han Du glanced at the two of them, touched his chin and pondered for a moment, then asked with interest: "Have you never investigated the reason, or is someone deliberately working against you? Don't you have any ideas?"
Man-made money dies and birds die without food. It is a matter of life and property. Han Du does not believe that the two of them would not think of using violence to solve the problem.
Fu Yong smiled flatteringly, lowered his head and glanced at Han Du, and said hesitantly: "I dare not deceive you. I have indeed done such a thing before, but..."
"Did someone get killed?" Han Du's expression changed and he stared at him and asked.
If a life was really caused, Han Du would not be allowed to help the two of them. This exceeded Han Du's bottom line, and the two of them deserved it even if they lost everything!
"No, no, no, my father-in-law has misunderstood. I would not dare to act so rashly after eating a bear's heart and a leopard's courage!" Fu Yong explained quickly.
That's pretty much it. Han Du nodded secretly and signaled to him: "Keep talking."
"This time we also investigated and found out that someone was deliberately shipping goods to lower the price..."
Han Du saw something wrong with Fu Yong's expression and asked in surprise: "Is it a big deal?"
Fu Yong nodded repeatedly, "It's a woman who is shipping the goods."
"A woman?" Han Du frowned. This idea can make women appear in public, but very few women are either maids of wealthy families or maids of princes' families.
But Han Du didn't panic at all. No matter how powerful he was, could he still be bigger than himself? Among the current dukes of the Ming Dynasty, although the founding Duke and Wei Guogong were once very prosperous, they have become lonely in recent years.
On the contrary, it was Zhen Guogong and Xin Guogong who came from behind and became the top wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty.
He asked calmly: "What's the origin?"
"From the palace." Fu Yong pointed towards the palace.
In fact, this is also the reason why Fu Yong and Chang Hao came to Han Du. If it only involves business transactions, it is not impossible for the two of them to have a strong family fortune in the business world for so many years to solve the matter.
Even if the opponent is an ordinary official family, they can still ask someone to mediate. Although they may not be able to make money, there is still no problem in getting out intact.
But the enemy came from the palace, and the two of them were instantly paralyzed, so they had to find Han Du.
From the palace, cotton... Han Du instantly guessed what was going on.
Feeling slightly certain in his heart, he looked at the two of them: "Then what are you going to do?"
Even if he decides to help the two of them, Han Du must first know what they plan to do, right? If the two of them want to help them make a lot of money and get rich, then Han Du can only express his helplessness.
Fu Yong and Chang Hao were overjoyed and said together: "If the Lord is willing to mediate, it will be enough for us to be able to protect our capital. Even losing a little is nothing. It is a small token of my gratitude."
In this case, Han Du believed that there was still great hope for mediation, so he nodded and agreed.
"Okay, I'll go and ask, you guys wait for the news first."
"Thank you sir."
...
Han Du found an opportunity to enter the palace and ask to see Han Jingyun.
"Brother, why are you free to visit me today?" Han Jingyun smiled and raised his hand slightly to signal the palace maid to bring a brocade pier to Han Du.
After Han Du sat down, he looked at the girl with a smile, "Are you constantly selling cotton fabrics recently and deliberately lowering the price?"
Han Jingyun was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then looked at Han Du in surprise, "What? I remember that the Zhenguo Palace is not in the cotton business, right? How come my brother is so well-informed about the news?"
Sure enough, my guess was correct. It was Han Jingyun who deliberately lowered the price of cotton.
Han Du felt strange when he heard Fu Yong's words. Even if ordinary people have spinning machines, they can only make cotton cloth in small quantities.
The cotton cloth made by the common people was made and sold one piece at a time. Even if the price was a little low and they would suffer a loss if they sold it, the common people would not hoard cotton cloth.
Because hoarding cotton cloth requires strong financial resources, which the common people do not have.
But Han Jingyun was different. She not only had strong financial resources, but also had a huge textile workshop. With the help of steam engines, she could produce more than tens of thousands of cotton cloths every day.
The only one who can lower the price of cotton at will is Han Jingyun.
"Is it really you? How did you get involved in the business?"
Han Jingyun didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.
Changing the subject, he asked: "There are so many cotton cloths in the workshop, I have to find a way to sell them, right?"
Seeing the girl's attitude, Han Du couldn't laugh or cry, and asked doubtfully: "You can just sell cotton cloth. Why do you have to raise the price of cotton cloth first and then lower it?"
Fu Yong and Chang Hao might not understand, but Han Du could tell at a glance that the soaring price of cotton cloth at the beginning of the year must have been deliberately caused by Han Jingyun. In the entire Ming Dynasty, only she has such ability.
Han Jingyun smiled and couldn't help but said excitedly: "Brother, do you know? Those businessmen actually started a new trading method in the Shipping Department..."
"I just found out, isn't it just futures contract trading?" Han Du interrupted.
When Han Jingyun first learned that there was such a transaction method, he thought it was very novel. But she soon realized something was wrong. This trading method seemed fair, but in fact there were too many things that could be manipulated.
As long as you can seize the opportunity and operate well, people can make a lot of money everywhere.
However, those businessmen only saw the convenience of this kind of transaction and did not realize the huge profits it would generate.
Han Jingyun, who is extremely sensitive to numbers, discovered this instantly.
At this time, someone was desperately trying to raise the price of cotton cloth, so she pushed the price of cotton cloth to an unprecedented high level.
Then they kept shipping and started harvesting!
But Fu Yong and Chang Hao were dazzled by the unprecedented high price of cotton. They believed that the price of cotton would rise even higher, and they were unwilling to let the price drop.
Therefore, no matter how much cotton cloth appeared in the shipping department, no matter what the price, they bought it all without hesitation.
When they discovered that cotton cloth was constantly appearing, they invested all their wealth in it, but there was still no sign that the cotton cloth would be sold out.
At this time, they suddenly realized that they had fallen into someone else's trap. They were not willing to have their entire wealth robbed like this, so they immediately found someone to find out the mastermind behind the scenes and lay waste to their ashes!
But when they found out that it was someone from the palace, the two of them were instantly paralyzed, and then they had to find Duke Zhen to come forward.
"Futures contract?" Han Jingyun was surprised by the name. He pondered for a moment and couldn't help but praise: "It is indeed very appropriate to buy and sell goods within a certain period of time through a contract."
Han Du felt nothing about this, and sighed and said: "The people who bought your cotton cloth are Fu Yong and Chang Hao. As you know, these two people have helped me several times before and they are considered acquaintances."
"So, eldest brother came to me today to plead for them?" Han Jingyun smiled faintly, deliberately pretending to be sad, and covered his chest with both hands: "Brother, I am your biological sister, do you just turn a blind eye for outsiders? Do you want to see me lose money?"
Lose money? You have already made several times your profit! If you don't earn enough in love, you will lose.
But now that he has something to ask for, Han Du can only be patient and persuade the girl with kind words: "You have already made a lot of money this time, so just give up. If you really push them to a dead end , everyone will imitate you in the future, and it will be a big trouble."
"Fair business, one is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell! Why should I let them go? That's not what I forced them to buy, right?" If she stopped now, she would make at least hundreds of thousands less. Of course Not willing.
