"That's right!" Wen Tong was also exhausted by this business war without rest. [Read the latest chapter] "Even if Guangzhou delivers the money to me, how many days can I survive? Sooner or later there will still be a showdown! Now that people from Beiwei are here, let's just bring Haiyitang to a pot and see if they still make trouble What kind of evil moth can you come up with!"
"Snipe Hai Yitang's brain to death and call it heaven's punishment!"
"It's a pity that Bei Wei hasn't come back yet, and I don't know where he went. I can't contact him!"
"He has been out for more than two weeks and should be back soon. Besides, the executive committee must have a way to contact him." Wen Tong had already thought of it, "We will report to the executive committee in the evening and ask for decisive measures." To retaliate against the enemy’s provocation.”
Now Hai Yitang is classified as an "enemy" from a business rival. Uncle Lei Feng has already explained clearly how to deal with enemies.
"I think we should just stop doing nothing and let Bei Wei lead a special attack on Hai Yitang. Kill one or two of the elements, and the rest will naturally be frightened. Let's go in again, buy their properties at a low price, and immediately Unify the Leizhou sugar market!"
"This is too cruel. It's just robbery." Xiao Gui objected immediately, "Besides, Leizhou people are not fools. After doing this, everyone will know that we are the masterminds behind the scenes, the local gentry. And the officials, they are all treating us. If you are fearful and defensive, it will be difficult to carry out your work in the future.”
"Indeed. We can kill a person or burn some of their properties to let them know how powerful we are. Then we will naturally stop. We are not afraid if we want to play seriously."
"Isn't this good? After all, they are also home-grown national capital. If we do this, it feels like a monopoly group bullying the market." Merlin, a conciliator, hesitantly raised objections.
"They are the monopoly group." Wen Tong said, "Why don't you always make some suggestions?"
"Well, that's what I think," Merlin said, "Can we share the stick and the carrot? Haiyi Tang is considering interests now, and if they want to force us out, they won't use any drastic means. It's always a bit too much to kill someone like this - no matter how many people are killed or whose house is being burned down, isn't it?" He saw that everyone was looking at him, and seemed to be disdainful, but the words had already been spoken, and he couldn't help it. If you don't continue, "Just kill someone. If you kill someone, people will be afraid of you. This crisis will probably be over. But enemies will also be formed - everyone has family, relatives, and friends, and there will always be others." How many hard-nosed or life-threatening people will do the same thing to us in the future? You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days."
"Then let's kill again. What are you afraid of! Let's just kill all the men, women, and children - leaving no chickens or dogs behind!" Wen Tong's face was gloomy and murderous. It seemed that intellectuals with murderous intentions were more terrifying than ordinary men.
"Kill them all?!" Merlin even disagreed. "It's not that easy to get rid of the roots. Besides, the method is too cruel, which will inevitably arouse public anger. If you are an ordinary person, are you willing to deal with a company that kills people at every turn and destroys people's entire families? ?”
When everyone heard that this made sense, Chen Tianxiong said: "What Lao Mei said makes sense, but it makes sense and there is nothing we can do about it right now. Do you have any ideas?"
"I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work." Mei Lin said, why not just go and talk to Haiyitang. They have seen the processing and production capabilities of the sugar factory, and there is actually room for cooperation between the two parties. We can seduce these sugar merchants through joint equity participation, so that the resistance to our control of the sugar industry in Leizhou will be much smaller.
"However," Merlin changed the topic, "As long as we have the trump card now, Hai Yitang will most likely pursue him to the end. Let's go and negotiate now. There will definitely be no results."
"You've been talking a lot of nonsense for a long time." Wen Tong was disappointed.
"Hmph, I don't agree with people who rush to Leizhou to open mines in the first place." Merlin said disapprovingly, "Now our power is not big, and our prestige is not enough to 'overwhelm Xiaoxiao' along the coast. It's a big picture." If you look like a sheep and come to Leizhou to make money, it would be strange if you don't get stabbed."
"Don't say anything like what you originally said or what you said before -" Chen Tianxiong said, "It won't help if you talk too much and make yourself upset..."
Just when Guizhou was at the end of its rope, someone suddenly came to report: "Someone is coming from Guangzhou!"
When everyone heard this, their spirits perked up, and Wen Tong hurriedly said: "Please come in quickly!"
The arrival of Wu De gave everyone a shot of stimulant, especially when they saw that the executive committee had sent a leader at the executive committee member level to personally transport the money for Leizhou Sugar Company, and the initial panic stabilized.
"Don't be nervous, everyone." As soon as Wu De entered the office and saw the expressions on their faces, he knew what they were thinking, "We have plenty of money. The executive committee will try to mobilize it for you. In this sugar war, we will definitely Take it down."
Then he handed Wen Tong a receipt for fifty thousand taels of silver, and he signed for it. Wen Tong will offset this amount with sugar in the future.
Hearing that 50,000 taels of silver had arrived at Hai'an Port, Wu De said again that the executive committee had always been rich in silver, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Among them, Chen Tianxiong was a seasoned man in society. When he saw that a ship landed in Yingzhou and only brought fifty thousand taels of silver, he knew that money would never come as easily as Wu De said.
"Okay, let's talk about the current situation." Wu De said.
Wen Tong gave an overview of the current situation. From the beginning of the raw sales, they had already collected 3500 stones of sugar. This was the result of South China deliberately maxing out the temperature, but the consequence of slowing down the speed was that people were at the door. The squeezing was getting harder and harder.
"We are all worried. Now in front of Huanan Gate. One to two thousand people and hundreds of cattle are stranded almost every day. The ground is full of garbage and the smell is very strong. Now the weather is getting hotter. If there is no trouble, there will be accidents. epidemic.
“A lot of people gathered, and all kinds of rumors were flying around, which was very detrimental to us.
"There are at least 150,000 tons of sugar outside ready to be sold to us. If we continue to harvest it so slowly, there will be two consequences in the end: First, the sugarcane farmers will suffer losses due to the spoilage of the pressed sugar, and second, they can't wait any longer and have to sell it with one tael. The price of five cents was sold to the sugar store under Haiyitang. We suffered losses on both ends."
Wu De frowned: "Is there such a situation?"
"Yes, some sugarcane farmers who are heavily in debt may not be able to support themselves for a few more days. We have also learned a lot in the past few days. Those sugarcane farmers who have borrowed debts are forced by their creditors and are eager to cash out."
The last situation is what Wen Tong least wants to see. Once it becomes a reality: the reputation gained by South China Sugar Company's efforts in purchasing at original prices these days will be completely wiped out, and the benefits of low-priced sugar will be taken away by Haiyitang. Not to mention, South China still has a bad reputation.
Wu De listened very carefully, and when he finally asked them what countermeasures they had, Wen Tong did not hide anything and told him the result of everyone's discussion:
"One is to open the door. Try to acquire as quickly as possible, and in the end we will gain both fame and fortune. Of course, this is on the premise that we can raise enough money," Wen Tong touched his forehead, "This will naturally make everyone happy, and our situation will also be better in the future. It is easy to open. If there is no money, everyone can only resort to violent means, which will bring immediate results, but it will be difficult to clean up the subsequent situation. "
After he finished, he added: "Now that South China's life and death in Leizhou is at stake, the executive committee must make a decision as soon as possible!"
"The executive committee has made up its mind." Wu De knew that he must not be discouraged at this time. "You speed up the acquisition. Money. The executive committee is doing everything possible to raise it. You must stabilize your position and use violent methods. Use with caution, it is easy to use but difficult to end! The more critical the moment, the more calm you must be, and never give others an excuse. This year’s Leizhou candy must be won!" He thought for a moment, "I will return to Lingao tonight , requesting an emergency meeting to discuss this matter."
"Okay, that's the best." Wen Tong cheered up when he heard that the boss of the executive committee was willing to pat his chest, "As long as the executive committee makes up its mind, we will be at ease. We will increase the sugar purchase level tomorrow. "
"Approximately how many stones can you make per day?"
"Now it's seven hundred to eight hundred shi. If we open up and speed up the acquisition, 1,500 shi a day will be no problem."
Fifteen hundred shi a day, 50,000 taels can last almost half a month. Within half a month, Wu De estimated that Guangzhou would be able to mobilize enough positions.
Wen Tong asked Liao Dahua and others to prepare bullock carts, laborers and bodyguards to transport silver to Shanghai Angang.
"Do you want luck at night? Then Haiyitang won't be able to figure out our background." Mei Lin said.
Chen Tianxiong said: "No, Hai Yitang has known our trump card for a long time. Hai'an Street is their world, and we can't hide it from them with this little trick."
Liao Dahua was also very happy when he heard that a large amount of money had arrived - unlike Wen Tong and others, he had a blind admiration for Guo Dongzhu in Guangzhou. Now that he heard that Guangzhou had brought money by ship, he felt more and more powerful about this owner. . He also joked: "It is inconvenient to transport silver at night. The porters in the dark can't see clearly, and the distance is not very close. It is difficult for escorts to escort them, so it is better to transport them during the day. Fifty thousand taels of silver is still a big sum no matter what. Now outside People’s hearts are unstable, so just show off!”
Wu De nodded in agreement: "Yes, let's just show our face and express our determination. Since the war has started, we must win to convince everyone in Leizhou Mansion!"
"One more thing," Wen Tong said, "Now we have a lot of sugar in stock. Now that Deng Yingzhou is here, we might as well ship a ship of sugar to Guangzhou. Guo Yi said that we can cash it in if we ship it there..."
"Yes, yes," Wu De knocked his head, "I forgot about this holiday. Can I sell it while collecting it? If we ship it in small batches like this, maybe the price can still be maintained. But this matter involves Let’s discuss the issue of ship deployment together when we get back.”
Zhu An has been staying in Haiyi Hall during the day. Firstly, he always pays attention to the movements in South China - it is not convenient for people to come and go in the house. Secondly, he cheers up various sugar shops. Seeing that the sugarcane farmers do not come to sell sugar, the warehouse It was as empty as a wild field, and most people couldn't bear the torment. After all, the sugar-pressing season only lasts three months, and now it's halfway through, but the twenty-one sugar shops have only collected less than 50,000 shi. Any shopkeeper of a sugar shop would be anxious. From time to time, the shop owner or owner of a sugar store who couldn't sit still would come here to complain, and Mr. Zhu would go out of his way to reassure them. Thanks to his usual authority, everyone was convinced and the situation was finally maintained.
Things turned out exactly as Mr. Zhu had expected. As the sugar shops under Haiyi Tang adjusted their sugar prices, almost all the sugarcane farmers flocked to South China, except for a few who were not informed in the first few days. The sugarcane farmers reluctantly sold sugar on Hai'an Street. After that, the sugar sellers almost completely disappeared.
The ambushes he arranged among the candy sellers had not yet tried their best for a while. Although on the first day of the price change, Zhao Jijiao's bad guys had a chance to destroy the situation in South China, but the other party's reaction The situation was under control very quickly, and all the informants he arranged in South China were replaced. Although it was a pity to lose these informants, it had nothing to do with the overall situation. These days, he not only arranged for people to keep an eye on it in South China, but also continuously reported on various trends. He also went to see it in person several times. Zhu Sanye knew that Huanan could not withstand it for too long.
There are two reasons. First, everyone knows that Huanan sent people to adjust positions. This is the most obvious sign - money is not tight, and no one will pay this high interest rate; second: He feels that Huanan has recently On the second day, although there were four scales in the weighing area, only three were used regularly and the other was only used occasionally.
Huanan's slowing down of the scale only shows that their money has reached an imminent stage of emptiness, and they have to slow down the scale to survive.
Zhu Sanye knew that the time to strike the fatal blow was coming. In less than three days, South China Sugar Company will completely fall under his hands.
The only pity is that according to the reports of the people he sent to Guangzhou, South China seems to be closely related to the Gao Ji family in Guangzhou - he has also heard of Gao Ji, a wealthy businessman who is connected with maritime merchants. With such a relationship, he had to stop his original plan to kill everyone. Although he was not afraid of the Gao family, it was better to have fewer such powerful opponents.
Fortunately, these methods are not needed, and the remaining tricks are enough to shut down Huanan. At this moment, he was giving instructions to his men.
"Take people everywhere to find those big companies that lend money to sugarcane farmers, and ask them to step up their efforts to collect debts from the sugarcane farmers!" Mr. Zhu's eyes sparkled.
"Yes, Third Master!" Although the assigned person agreed happily, he was a little hesitant, "It's just Third Master, it is natural for creditors to press for debts, but if they force South China to fall, the sugarcane farmers can only pay one or two Have you sold goods at the five-yuan market price? Are creditors worried that sugarcane farmers will not be able to repay their debts-" (!)! ~!
