And now, I don’t know where Mu Tiande got the information, and he actually came to Shanghai from Jiujiang to do business with the Yangtze River Company, and it was a business that provided timely help. Once successful, not only would he be able to make a fortune, but Zhou Wen would also have to receive a share from him. Love, it can be said that you have made a lot of money both in terms of appearance and face.
Only when Zhou Wen met Mu Tiande did he realize that this old man in his 60s, who looked fat and fair and looked like a Maitreya Buddha, had come from Jiujiang with only his eldest son and hundreds of thousands of cashier's checks. . And after just one day in Shanghai, more than 200 tons of goods were brought in and brought to Fengyu Terminal. Such courage and determination made Zhou Wen have to admire this businessman's keen sense of smell and vision.
You know, even for a large business of the size of Rumu Family, it is not easy to withdraw 700,000 to 800,000 yuan in cash at once. If the goods from Shanghai can be successfully transported to Wuhan, of course, he can make money, but the problem is that if something happens to the Yangtze River Company's cargo ship on the way, he will lose his blood.
From the perspective of an onlooker, this is a complete gamble.
Of course, only Zhou Wen himself knew that this shipment must be foolproof. Just because the Yangtze River No. 1 could carry nearly a thousand tons, Zhou Wen did not plan to fully load it, because there was still room on the ship for people.
Who are you pretending to be? Of course they were officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment like Liu Afu, and there were hundreds of them fully armed. There are all kinds of machine guns and mortars on it.
Think about it, this is the first business deal of Yangtze River Company. What Zhou Wen wants is to be a hit and be foolproof.
Originally, if the gunboat smuggled from Qichang Yangxing was in place, Zhou Wen would not have to deploy so many armed guards on the ship. With a gunboat escort, who would dare to seek death for an ordinary water bandit?
But the problem is that there are no gunboats yet, so we can only put more combatants on the boats.
A thousand-ton cargo ship is equipped with nearly a company of troops. Unless you use gunboats to attack, otherwise with the water bandits and ordinary local tyrants, let alone hijacking the ship, you are afraid that they will be captured before they even get close. The ship's machine guns, rifles and mortars were sieved.
Zhou Wen didn't believe that Mu Tiande had the temperament of a gambler. Instead, his series of actions, including eliminating water bandits at the mouth of the lake and establishing a river defense brigade, had given this shrewd businessman some clues, so he hurried Come and get on the line with Yangtze River Company.
You must know that logistics during this period was very backward, and prices varied greatly between regions.
In particular, Shanghai and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are relatively developed light industry production bases and import and export goods gathering and distribution centers. The cotton and silk produced are of the highest quality in the country. Judging from the national demand, the supply exceeds the demand.
As far as the price of cotton yarn in Shanghai is concerned, since Shanghai itself is the largest textile base in the Republic of China, the ex-factory price is only about 2-3 yuan per pack (25 kg). But if you can transport it to Wuhan, you can put the price at 6 yuan and it will be sold out quickly. That's twice the price.
If you can transport it to Yichang, Chongqing and other places, it will only cost more than ten yuan a pack, and many businessmen are rushing to buy it. Easily obtain several times the profit.
Therefore, once the Yangtze River Company's shipping can be successfully opened, there will be more businessmen coming to visit in the future. By then, it may be too late to seek friendship with the Yangtze River Company.
Zhou Wen believed that Mu Tiande saw this, so he came all the way from Jiujiang to see Zhou Wen. Others may see it as a timely help, but in fact, this old fox may have already concluded that it is a sure thing.
But no matter what, Mu Tiande's move gave Yangtze Company a very important support when it needed it most. Of course Zhou Wen had to accept this favor, and there would be more times for the two parties to deal with it in the future.
Therefore, at the Yangtze River Company's sailing ceremony that day, Mu Tiande was also placed on the viewing platform as a distinguished guest.
Even though the Yangtze River Company's business has just started, there were quite a few distinguished guests invited to the ceremony, including big shots that ordinary businessmen would hardly meet.
For example, the second uncle of the Liu family in Nanjing came in person with a lot of congratulatory gifts.
Regardless of others, the status of the Liu family in the business world of the Republic of China is unknown to almost all businessmen in Shanghai. Just like the Kong family's status in the financial world, as long as they are a businessman, who wouldn't want to get close to such a business giant? If there is smoke coming from the ancestor's grave, and someone catches someone's eye, and you can catch someone's boat, then you will have no worries in this life.
What's more, the Liu family sent Liu Qixing, the second in command of the family, to congratulate him in person, which made people instantly feel that the background of the Yangtze River Company was somewhat unfathomable.
What is even more surprising is that Liu Qizhen, the second in command of the Liu family, actually brought Liu Ruolan, the legitimate daughter, and Liu Ruoxi, the second son of the Liu family, who are extremely important among the second generation of the Liu family, with them. This can be said to have given the Yangtze River Company enough face, and even more It makes people speculate whether the backstage boss of Yangtze River Company is the Liu family.
This was big news. Some businessmen even beat their chests with regret after hearing the news, and shamelessly came to watch the ceremony even though they were not invited.
Of course, only Zhou Wen knew that this was the father-in-law who came to support his son-in-law, and he came with resentment.
why? Just because Zhou Wen didn't ask the Liu family for help when he needed business support. This makes the father-in-law Liu Qizhen unhappy.
Tell me, our Liu family can't help with other battles or anything like that, but doing business and running freight, is that a problem for our Liu family? What's more, you are still tossing around on our land in the south of the Yangtze River. Not to mention thousands of tons of goods, but tens of thousands of tons, our old Liu family can just get it for you.
What? Risk question?
Others may not know what our son-in-law is capable of, but the Liu family knows it very well. Even people as strong as Little Japan are defeated in front of our son-in-law. How can a few small water bandits make big waves?
Besides, if something happens, our old Liu family can afford to pay for it. At worst, it can just be regarded as a gift for the son-in-law to open a company.
Therefore, the Liu family was very dissatisfied with Zhou Wen's behavior of recruiting investment by himself instead of asking for help from his own people.
No, I didn't even say hello to Zhou Wen before he came. Even Mr. Du was kept in the dark. When it opened today, more than a dozen clean and shiny cars drove over.
Zhou Wen, who was making arrangements on the pier at that time, was still a little confused. The start time of the ceremony stated on the invitation was 10 o'clock in the morning. Why did people come just after 8 o'clock, and it was still such a big formation.
As a result, when a person jumped out of the first car, Zhou Wen's usually calm heart suddenly started beating loudly.
