Tianci Liang Store purchased large quantities of glutinous rice from various places, and Tan Xinren soon got hold of the news. As the president of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce, he has three major business sectors in his hands.
Chunyan Tower, a place where money is made every day, is his capital. However, the force behind Chunyan Tower was not Zhao Wenhua, but Chen Hong, the eunuch in charge of rituals in the palace. Although Huang Jin was appointed as the Chief of Ceremony and had great power, there was also Chen Hong, the eunuch who was in charge of the official seal.
Chen Hong was an old man left by the late emperor. Jiajing did not move Chen Hong because he was worried about his reputation. Jiajing was not the son of Ming Wuzong, but his cousin. He did not grow up in the palace, so after becoming the emperor, he placed all the servants he brought from the palace in key positions.
However, because there had already been a major ceremony, Jiajing was unwilling to be too drastic on the issue of changing the waiters, so he came up with a strange design to let one of his own be the second-in-command, but hold the real power. The original top leader was worshiped as a statue of a god, giving him dignity but not real power. This Chen Hong is one of the statues.
But even if it is a statue of a god, it still has certain rights, and as long as it does not go too far, the emperor will turn a blind eye. Since Jiaofangsi was actually under the supervision of the Secretary of Ceremony, and the famous brothels in the capital were all closely related to Jiaofangsi, Chen Hong naturally became Chunyan Tower's backer.
The backer behind the prosperous grain store is Pan Huang, the Minister of Household Affairs. It may be unfair to say that Pan Huang is his backer, because this matter was mainly negotiated by Zuo Shilang, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Revenue. Tan Tong is a distant relative of Tan Xinren. He has worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs for many years and has a deep relationship with him. Pan Huang turned a blind eye, took the money, and kept silent as long as it didn't go too far.
Because he had the Ministry of Household Affairs as his backer, Tan Xinren's Shengshi Grain Store was always his first choice when it came to preparing grain and buying grain for disaster relief, so it was naturally easy to make money.
Tanji Construction is Tan Xinren’s most profitable business now, and the backer behind it is Zhao Wenhua. Zhao Wenhua himself is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. With Yan Song's relationship, even the Minister of the Ministry of Industry wants to give him three points. He can be called the largest contractor in the world.
Not to mention the projects in the imperial city, but also many projects in other places, Zhao Wenhua would also leave them to Tan Xinren.
The reason why Tan Xinren is so unscrupulous and confident is because there are different backers behind his three major industries. It can be said that it is intertwined and immovable like a mountain. Therefore, although he was a little inscrutable towards Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng's talk of going bankrupt was treated as a joke.
After joining Yan Shifan's thigh, Tan Xinren's arrogance reached a new height. Zhang Tianci is nothing, he just has Xiao Feng's backing, this time I will deal with him too.
After hearing that Zhang Tianci purchased the glutinous rice, Tan Xinren laughed three times and immediately ordered the shopkeeper of his Shengshi Grain Store to also grab the glutinous rice. Whether he made money or not was not important. The important thing was not to let Zhang Tianci make money.
Moreover, Tan Xinren knew that the sorghum case brought Zhang Tianci back to life. He concluded that the purchase of Nuomi must have been calculated by Xiao Feng, and he would only make profits, not losses!
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the shopkeeper told Tan Xinren: "My boss, I'm afraid we can't buy any more glutinous rice. Zhang Tianci has bought it all!"
Tan Xinren's eyes widened: "How is this possible? The yield of glutinous rice is not small. How can Zhang Tianci get so much money to cover it all?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "He does not have that much money, but he is very cunning. He sent people to all the places where glutinous rice is produced, and even merchants and farmers signed contracts and paid deposits. He can still afford this deposit. . Then he is raising money from everywhere. After the glutinous rice is gathered, he will have almost enough money. The owner, Zhang Tianci, has become famous since the last sorghum sale, so he can borrow money. "
Tan Xinren sneered and said: "It may be that he started early, but business requires strength. I will use my financial resources to crush him! Let those merchants and farmers break the contract and sell the glutinous rice to us!"
The shopkeeper hesitated: "Boss, the liquidated damages are not calculated based on the deposit. If we let them breach the contract, it is almost equivalent to doubling the price. We import and export glutinous rice every year, which is 50% of the profit. This directly doubles, is I have to pay 50% of the money!"
Tan Xinren waved his hand: "The situation has become smaller! That Zhang Tianci dared to use his wealth to bet on glutinous rice must be Xiao Feng's idea! Think about sorghum, Zhang Tianci has made several times the profit! It's nothing to buy more than once , I can definitely make it back! The key is, even if I don’t make any money, I can’t let Zhang Tianci earn it!”
The next night, the shopkeeper of Tianci Grain Store ran to Xiao Feng's house, sweating: "My boss, the second boss sent an urgent letter, saying that the glutinous rice we ordered in various places will be breached, saying that we would rather pay liquidated damages than sell it." ”
Xiao Feng was drinking tea. He paused, put down the cup, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Tell him, then accept the liquidated damages, take back the contract, and ask him to come back immediately, but don't come to see me. I I’ll give you a letter, give it to him, and ask him to do as I say.”
The shopkeeper didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he went back and wrote a letter to Zhang Tianci as instructed. Although Zhang Tianci didn't quite understand, his trust in Xiao Feng was deep-rooted. What's more, this transaction has already made a lot of money. I did nothing but signed a bunch of contracts and made more profits than selling glutinous rice every year. It is already very successful.
Tan Xinren spent a large sum of money to pay the liquidated damages to Tianci Grain Store, and placed new deposits with merchants and farmers, and finally signed a new contract. Tan Xinren looked at the shopkeeper's distressed look and sneered: "A shopkeeper in Shengshi Grain Store has so much courage? I'm not afraid of my money, so what are you afraid of? Don't worry, you won't lose anything!"
Just as he was talking, the housekeeper came to report: "Master, Miss Yun is here." Tan Xinren smiled slightly: "Please come in!"
Miss Yun from Chunyan Tower walked in gracefully and smiled at Tan Xinren: "Master Tan, I have urgent news to tell you. I'm afraid that the maid can't explain it clearly, so I went there myself."
Tan Xinren poured a cup of tea for Miss Yun: "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Yun. Although this Chunyan Building is my capital, many people in the building do not share the same intentions with me. It's the girl who cares."
Miss Yun smiled slightly: "Yun'er was originally a prisoner. When he entered the Jiaofang Division, he knew that he would never get ahead. It was Mr. Tan who took a fancy to him and entered Chunyan Tower. Although he is still a criminal, he is better than the Jiaofang Division. It's as good as heaven. Yun'er will always be grateful to Master Tan today."
Taking a sip of tea, Miss Yun said seriously: "Master Tan, Zhang Tianci came to Chunyan Tower today. Judging from his travels, he must have just returned from other places and has not returned home."
Tan Xinren's heart moved: "What did he do?"
Miss Yun's face was slightly red: "What can he do? Find Sister Shui. Seeing how excited he was, he first gave Sister Shui a big ingot when we met, and then pulled Sister Shui into the house, and we started doing it in broad daylight. I pretended I passed by a few times and heard what he said to Sister Shui. I felt that it was related to Master Tan, so I hurriedly reported the news."
Tan Xinren's eyes flashed: "What did he say?"
Miss Yun recalled: "He said that he made a lot of money this time, all because of Mr. Xiao's strategy. For the first time, he knew that in the grain business, you can make money without buying and selling grain. Sister Shui asked him how he made the money, and he He said that Mr. Xiao told him that this is called futures speculation. It doesn't matter whether you have the goods or not. What matters is selling the contract in your hand. This is the most profitable business."
Tan Xinren stood up suddenly, and the tea cup in his hand fell to the ground with a bang.
