Xiu Xin came to clothe the dish again. "The pattern is foie gras six," she said! "Weeping Yin Grape Department. Mr. Fanxue gave it to me. Sir, how about you take the trouble to plan their affairs for them?" He said with a wink, and with the help of the wine, he leaned half of his body on Guo Yi.
When Wu and Dong saw it, they couldn't help but feel overjoyed. They didn't expect that this young girl would be willing to do so much. She was indeed someone who kept her word! With her taking the lead, this matter is probably going to work!
However, half of Guo Yi's body was numb.
Even though I knew it was an act, I was still complaining. He had to look like he was enjoying himself and said: "It's easy to say! It's easy to say. Since you two value brothers, you will naturally plan a good plan for you."
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"Take care! Thank you!"
Guo Yi said to the two of them, "I have something to ask."
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"I dare not not give my best to both of you. But first I would like to ask you how much money you have. To use this money, you must have a plan. Will you be able to repay the principal in one or two months? Or Isn't it a problem for a year and a half? How much profit do you want? You have to make a big idea first so that I can't be caught off guard."
Wu Zhixiang looked at Dong Jizhong and asked for his opinion with his eyes.
"Brother Ziyan," Dong Jizhong said, "I don't have much money. I have fifty thousand, and Brother Wu also has more than thirty thousand. The total is only **million. It is inconvenient to put money aside for a long time, and it must be turned over quickly."
A small hundred thousand pieces of silver, but he said it was not a big amount, which was a very generous tone. The wealth of this officialdom is really shocking. Guo Yi thought to himself, no wonder the Ming Dynasty was about to fall.
He nodded: "I understand what you two are thinking. It's not a big deal. But businessmen value integrity the most. Now all the Australian goods sold by Zizhenzhai are sold by Mr. Gao, so I can't go back on my word. If I release goods to you two without permission, otherwise the trust of my Guo family in this market will be completely lost."
"Here, please ask Brother Ziyan for help!" Wu Zhixiang quickly begged.
Help, why should I help you? Guo Yixin said that a dandy is just a dandy, and he doesn't even know these basic human ways. However, although the dandy is unsophisticated, he is rich. Now we have to use their money, and the so-called "help" is also to help ourselves.
"I have another way to make money. I wonder if you two are interested?"
"I'd like to know more about it!" Both of them suddenly became interested.
"Do you two know anything about sugar?"
"I know, I know." Dong Jizhong nodded repeatedly, "Sugar is a big business!" Although he is not engaged in maritime trade, he is familiar with it in Guangzhou. Knowing that sugar is a very popular product from foreign manufacturers, everyone rushes to get it, regardless of whether they buy it or not.
"In Australia, sugar is also very easy to sell. So, in the past one or two months, I have been collecting sugar in Guangdong. After receiving the sugar, I will ship it back and it will be money. Are you two interested in investing in it? share?"
He didn't talk about borrowing. Firstly, the interest paid for borrowing was extremely high. Secondly, they had just said that they were very worried about loan sharking, so he only asked them to participate in the loan.
Wu Zhixiang said without hesitation: "Okay, okay, I just don't know what the profit will be?"
"It's hard to say, but it's an annual practice. If you spend one tael of silver, you'll always get two cents in return."
"How long will it take? It's not okay to delay it for too long." Dong Jizhong interrupted.
Guo Yi nodded: "Of course! If it takes a year and a half to get back the capital and interest, you two can just put it on the large-size cabinet and leave. My deal is three months. We will see the results in a few months."
In fact, it doesn’t even take a month. Guo Yi himself had calculated that it would only take ten days for a shipment of sugar to be transported from Xuwen to Guangzhou. The interest of 2 cents paid in total for three months is also very heavy, but compared with the interest on borrowing money. But much lower. What's more, in the past three months, the money can be used once or twice, which is equivalent to tripling the amount.
Dong Jizhong's face turned red when his secret was exposed, and he said quickly: "That's not what I meant! Brother Ziyan is so helpful to my brother! How dare brothers argue about too much and too little? It's just some inconvenient things." Just to show that he was not talking nonsense. Some information was revealed in a coy way, saying that part of the money was "temporarily borrowed public funds" and it was not convenient to keep it in hand for a long time. Guo Yi thought about how much public money his father, a deputy general, could have. This money was probably just salary.
"It's okay, it's okay, we are all brothers!" Guo Yi pretended to be a good friend, "Come on, come on, have a drink!"
"It's been agreed, but I don't know where to send the money?" Dong Jizhong was anxious to finalize the matter, "I'll write a note right away and ask someone to pick it up and send it to my house immediately."
"No need," Guo Yi said flatly, "Since we are going to form a partnership, we must first pay attention to credit and the second to pay attention to procedures. I will call the people from the Wei Escort Bureau to collect the money from you two. You two and the door Just tell the person and accountant. I will ask Zizhenzhai to give you a discount, indicating three months, and the interest will be calculated at 2 cents. If the market is good, I will give bonuses based on the share capital, which can make
"Yes, yes!" The two people who said this nodded repeatedly, feeling that Dongzhu Guo was both beautiful and reliable in his words and deeds. I felt a little more close to him. Something big is going to happen, your mood will naturally be relaxed, and the subsequent drinks will naturally become smoother and smoother. Guo Yi also took the opportunity to inquire about a lot of official news.
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The most concerning thing is naturally Guangdong Dong's attitude towards Lingao. In Guangyi's official circles, the movements of Liu Xiang, Zhu Cailao and others are far more concerned than Lingao. Dong Jizhong has never even heard of this matter. Lingao reported banditry once, but these days there are so many states and counties reporting banditry. Lingao County is still in the hands of the government, so naturally no one cares about it.
As for Beijing, Chongzhen was still busy with the task of "bringing order to order" and cleaning up the remnants of Wei Zhongxian's party - this was the third time recently that he rebuked cabinet ministers for their inability to clean up "rebels". Seeing that this year, the "Beijing Procuratorate" in the southern and northern Beijing will definitely make a big move to clean up Wei Zhongxian's "rebels", so the atmosphere in the officialdom is quite tense. The officials who were anti-Wei in the past will naturally take advantage of the situation and rise to power this time; those who secretly colluded with each other in the past must consider how to deal with it in various ways in order to escape guilt and preferably keep their official positions; those who sit on the fence will want to take advantage of the new nobles of the dynasty. "Advanced to the next level." The entire court and officialdom were like a bustling crowd, with no stability at all.
This is generally consistent with the news Guo Yi got from the morning papers. Since no one is paying attention to Beijing and Guangdong, the construction of Lingao can still get a buffer period that is relatively stable. This news must be notified to the Executive Committee as soon as possible.
We drank and ate until three o'clock in the afternoon before we parted ways. Guo Yi told Sisi some important words, especially asking her to pay attention to whether anyone who came to Ziminglou recently mentioned sugar. If there is important news, she should send someone to report it in time.
Will the Chuan Chuan Group's control over Leizhou Sugar in Leizhou and Hebei Province be divided? According to Guo Zhuyinjiu, first, Haiyi Hall will be stronger again. They can't defeat the powerful dragon of the Cross-Travel Group, even if they don't use the special forces of the Executive Committee, they can just rely on the operations of Guangzhou. Hai Yitang is bound to lose in this sugar-collecting war. After successfully pulling in two positions today, he has become more convinced of this belief.
Now the Crossing Group is a sure winner in terms of money. I am afraid Haiyitang did not expect that the Crossing Group would be able to get hundreds of thousands of silver so quickly. There should be more positions that can be mobilized in the next few days. Having said that, in addition to Wu and Dong, there are several other officials and young men from similar families, but I dare not say how many of them. It will be no problem to mobilize another 40,000 to 50,000 silver. The figure of two hundred thousand taels was enough to make Hai Yitang unable to get up.
China has always been called the black hole of silver, and Guangzhou is probably the place with the largest accumulation of silver. It is said that money is tight. In fact, there are many people who have large amounts of cash in their hands! Just have to find a way to dig them out.
In the past, he only thought that with the Gao family in the group, money would not be a problem at all, but this time he tried his hand in the sugar industry and found that he was still far from the words "ample money". In the long run, raising funds from multiple parties is the most important thing. Along the way, I was thinking about how to raise more funds and expand the business further.
He was meditating in his sedan chair. Suddenly the sedan stopped, and the attendant came to report: "Sir, someone from Shopkeeper Weisun is here to say hello. Please come to the Escort Bureau immediately."
"What's the matter?" Guo Yi opened his mouth and asked, feeling that he had been rash. This person is just a messenger, what can he know? Shopkeeper Sun most likely had important information that he had to report in person, and his people could not be found on Weifu Street. After knowing that he had arrived at Ziming Tower, he sent someone to look for him halfway.
"Go and show off!"
Close the sedan curtain. Immediately go in the direction of Qiwei Escort Agency. But I felt a little anxious in my heart. Although he was 99% sure about Leizhou this time, the closer it got to the last minute, the less likely it would go wrong. The key to this battle is the price of sugar in Guangzhou. According to the recent market situation, the price has been rising steadily and has reached three liang, nine yuan and two cents.
He already knew from South China that according to locals, Leizhou's sugar production this year is "medium", which is an average level. However, Leizhou is not the only place in China that produces sugar. Fujian, which is just around the corner, also produces sugar. He still knows nothing about the market situation. If a large amount of sugar arrives and the price drops, the position borrowed with a large amount of money at high interest will become a poison!
At this juncture. Most afraid of accidents. Guo Yi has informed Sun Kecheng that recently, the semicolons and counters in various places must be reported every three days. If there is sugar crossing the border, he must try to find out the origin and output of the sugar, and where will it be shipped? It is necessary to let escorts go to teahouses more often, in order to obtain useful information in these places, even just a few words, sometimes it is extremely critical.
When the sedan arrives, it will be powerful. Without entering the gate, he is a shareholder here. He is also a close friend of the shopkeeper, and he always comes here every three to five days. He is a very familiar guest. So the sedan went straight in through the side door and rested next to the flower hall.
Sun Kecheng was already waiting under the dripping eaves. This was not because he was being polite, but because the matter was urgent and he had to tell Guo Yi quickly.
"Dragon Master Guo. Something happened!"
Those words were spoken outright, and it was obvious that the matter was urgent. Guo Yi nodded: "It's said inside."
Only then did Sun Kecheng realize that it was inappropriate to talk in the yard, and quickly let him into the flower hall and into the pavilion on one side. This is where they talk secretly.
"A sugar boat was robbed at sea yesterday!"
Guo Yi felt nervous for a while, he couldn't be boarding the Yingzhou, right? This ship is a treasure. Then I thought about it, Dengyingzhou transported a shipload of sugar from Leizhou. It was filled with tobacco and sent to Lingao just the day before yesterday. It should still be on the way now, so it couldn't be it anyway.
"It's Guang Bing!"
Guangbing is a two-masted Guangzhou ship with a carrying capacity of more than 14 tons. It is a shipyard of Gaoguang Shipping Company that specializes in coastal freight.
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The so-called Gaoguang Shipping Company. In order to make up for the lack of water transport capacity in Lingao, Guangzhou Station is a freight shipping company jointly established by the local Qiwei Escort Bureau. All used were small coastal cargo ships purchased locally, and the sailors were hired locally. The shipping company is operated by Guangzhou Station and is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Maritime Power. The only business is to run the Guangzhou route for the first year of high school.
Because business is busy. The fleet has expanded rapidly and now has six brigs, starting with the character Guang and sorted by heavenly stems, starting from Guangjia and ending with Guanggeng. Responsible for more than half of the task of transporting various materials to Lingao.
Originally, Gao Guang's ships were mostly empty on their return journey from Lingao - the so-called "Australian cargo" was small in quantity and high in value. For safety reasons, it was always transported on the Deng Yingzhou of the Ministry of Maritime Power. Currently, there is a backlog of sugar at the South China factory. Guangzhou was also eager to withdraw funds, and the two sides negotiated. We decided to use the empty ship from Gaoguang Ship Line on the return trip from Lingao to load the sugar. It is a convenient and beneficial thing. Who knew something like this would happen!
Because the sea was not very calm, although there were no artillery on board the ships, the sailors were equipped with knives, guns and matchlocks for self-defense. They were also equipped with bodyguards who specialized in traveling by sea. The routes basically did not go outside the ocean and only sailed in the inland ocean. Although the distance is slightly longer, it is safer. So the boat has been running for several months and nothing has ever happened. Why did it happen as soon as the candy was loaded?
"What happened? Tell me what happened."
Sun Kecheng whispered. "The ship came back, but five people died."
"Can the ship be used again?" He couldn't help but regret having asked this question. Before asking about the casualties of his subordinates, he first asked about the quality of the ship. It's too heart-breaking. He hurriedly added, "Is it hurt?"
"The ship is on the dock and is looking for someone to repair it. It has some minor damage, but nothing serious!" Sun Xiaokecheng said. "The sailors are all resting at the Gaoguang Inn. Someone is injured and is calling for a doctor!"
"Is the ship okay? Where are the bodyguards?"
"I heard he was injured, but it doesn't matter. But two of the bodyguards died!" Sun Kecheng felt sad for a while, "We are all old brothers who have worked together for many years. I didn't expect such a thing to happen!"
Although it is not uncommon for people to die in the escort agency, these two are old people who have worked together all year round, and their relationships with the recent newcomers are naturally different.
"People cannot be resurrected, so I will provide generous pensions here!" Guo Yi hurriedly patted his chest, "First, give two hundred taels of silver to each bereaved family member as a memorial ceremony. You can help me take care of the pension issue first, and we will discuss it together then. Afraid of spending money!"! ~!
