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<> Shen Tingyang was very happy to see that he was very interested in sailing and spoke in a knowledgeable manner. There were very few scholars interested in this these days, so he couldn't help but feel like he had a close friend. 【Read full text】
Talking about the Beiyang Route, Shen Tingyang said that in fact, this route has always been in operation. However, due to the influence of the maritime ban and Japanese pirates, there were not many people running the Beiyang Route. It was not until Longqing Chao Shachuan started running the Beiyang Route that it became prosperous.
The Beiyang route sets sail from Shanghai above, leaves Wusongkou, sails eastward, and then takes the route to Tiecha Mountain after reaching Sheshan. After reaching Chengshan, it turns west to Zhifu Island, and then to Tianjin a little further north. The total water distance is four thousand miles. .
Generally speaking, it is still necessary to navigate according to the needle path, using maritime landmarks to sail zigzag along the coastline, so it takes ten days to sail in a tailwind environment. Including the time to wait for the wind, the one-way journey takes about fifteen days, plus the loading and unloading time. The round trip takes about forty days. It's low enough by modern standards. But compared to the one-way shipping speed of a ship, which can take several months, it is still very efficient.
Zhao Yingong calculated in his mind that if he provided a navigator and modern route maps, the mileage and speed would be greatly reduced - the modern Shanghai-Tianjin route has a total range of only 1,300 kilometers - and the efficiency could be greatly improved.
"Nowadays, the business in Beiyang is getting worse day by day." Shen Tingyang drank a few more drinks. He was also a man with a bold personality, so he couldn't help but speak the truth after drinking. "The ground in the capital has been ruined by the Tatars, and there is famine everywhere. The war is in turmoil and business is very difficult to do.”
Fortunately, as the capital, the capital concentrated the consumption power of the whole of China as always, and the enjoyment of the wealthy officials was not affected by the chaotic situation outside the city walls. This allowed the Shen family's North-South goods business to continue.
However, even so, the number of sand boats owned by his family was a bit too much, and he felt like he was not full: there were more than a hundred sand boats in the Bald Head, excluding the small and medium-sized ones. Therefore, some ships have been converted to do business along the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Wuchang and Hankou.
"It's not easy to do business when you enter the Yangtze River. The water bandits are as ruthless as hair, and there are still people who interfere with you when you get to the dock. Now I take care of the people in charge, only transporting goods, not doing business, so as to save you this endless trouble."
"If rice can be transported by sea, Ji Ming will make a huge fortune." Zhao Yingong complimented.
"Where, where, even if brother Ru is willing to come forward one day, the certainty of this matter is only 11%. If it can be shipped by sea, what brother feels is enough." Shen Tingyang shook his head and said.
"So, if the imperial court relaxes on this matter, Brother Ji Ming will definitely do his best?"
"This is natural!" Shen Tingyang said in a loud voice, "It is of great benefit to the country, the people and myself. I must serve you." He smiled, "To be fair to my brother, I have been doing this for the past few years. I have been planning this matter, so I read and read the shipping maps and shipping books of the previous dynasty. If you want me to transport grain, I am not bragging. Brother, prepare a hundred large ships. I can transport three to four hundred thousand shi of rice at a time. , the entire south of the Yangtze River, which transports more than one million stones of grain to the north, can be transported back and forth only three times. Why do we need thousands of canals and tens of thousands of grain captains to serve!"
Speaking of this, he was so arrogant that he couldn't help but comment on the shortcomings of the current situation: "Let's talk about Guan Ning's food and salary. Nowadays, it all sails from Tianjin to Dengzhou first, and then waits for the wind to transport Guan Ning from Dengzhou. If it's up to me to transport it, why bother? It’s so cumbersome, just ship it directly from Tianjin! How much manpower and material resources can be saved! I’m not bragging. If the imperial court can outsource the water transportation and Guanning military transportation to me, at least half of the cost can be saved!”
Zhao Yingong nodded frequently. I thought more than half of it! If the shipping company under the Senate is required to transport it, not even a tenth of it is needed.
If the shipping capacity were not tight and we needed a legal brand to go ashore to solicit business, there would be no need to contact you.
"Brother Ji Ming is indeed heroic!" Zhao Yingong said with a smile, "It's just that the affairs of the court can only be handled carefully and painstakingly, and there is no need to rush."
"Of course, of course." Shen Tingyang said with a smile, "If this matter can be solved, I wonder what I plan to do in the future?"
Zhao Yingong thought that this was the handicap for cooperation. The various plans on how to participate in shares and how to distribute dividends will be unveiled here.
He had considered it many times and asked the Great Library for help and reference. Generally speaking, Zhang Pu does not need to distribute benefits, because Zhang Pu's starting point is mainly to "relieve the troubles" of the grain farmers in his hometown of Taicang, and he can score points as long as he can do it; It is enough to donate some money to the church in Shanghai. In fact, it is the distribution of interests between the Senate and Shen Tingyang.
But on the surface, he still has to hold the banner of Xu Guangqi's family. So he proposed a plan: the two parties would set up a joint venture shipping company, and the company would be jointly funded by the Shen family and Zhao Yingong - the Shen family could use the ships to pay for their shares.
The total share capital is set at thirty thousand taels. The Shen family gave ten thousand taels, and Zhao Yingong gave one
Ten thousand taels, and the remaining 10,000 taels are for investment in stocks. One hundred taels per share. Shen Tingyang thought that his so-called 10,000 taels and the 10,000 taels in the prospectus need not include the shares of Mr. Xu Ge or the big boss of Fushe. It's just that these people were inconvenient to come forward, so they came up with a "share prospectus" trick.
In fact, the prospectus is not fictitious. Zhao Yingong is indeed preparing to raise shares in Jiangnan - this is where the wealth of the Ming Dynasty is concentrated. It would be a shame for the old rich not to dig out and use the money they have hoarded.
"The equity is easy to talk about, but I don't know where is the right place to locate this company?" Shen Tingyang asked, "Brother, there are many houses in Chongming, so just set aside a few houses. It's also easy for ships to get on and off the pier..."
Zhao Yingong shook his head, "Jiangnan is a water town, and grain farmers use small boats to transport grain. If it is transported to Chongming, the small boats cannot withstand the wind and waves of the river, and there is another layer of transshipment procedures. It is better to set up a warehouse directly in Shanghai County to collect grain."
Shen Tingyang thought so. Moreover, Xu Ge's hometown is in Shanghai. He is the number one gentry in Shanghai. No matter whether official or private parties dare to provoke him, he is indeed a good protective umbrella. You must know that once this Taicang white grain is allowed to be shipped by sea, , I don’t know how many unscrupulous people and scoundrels who rely on the river to offend, it would be much better to have this protective umbrella.
"I just don't know when we can get this thing done." Shen Tingyang sighed. If this fails, all these plans will come to nothing.
Zhao Yingong felt that the time had come, and said: "When we set up a business name, we are afraid that we will not be able to do it without business. I heard that sea trade to Japan can be quite profitable. I wonder if Brother Ji Ming has thought about it?"
Shen Tingyang was startled, and suddenly thought that the other party had an Australian background. For a moment, he didn't know what the other party's intention was, so he could only say vaguely: "The sand ship has never been overseas, and there is no needle." He drank again. Taking a sip of wine, he muttered, "It's not that I haven't thought about it. I have thousands of brothers who have to eat, but Japan is the place where I was born..."
The Shen family is the overlord of Beiyang, and they can also enjoy a good life on the Yangtze River. But sand ships do not enter the canal, nor do they go south to Fujian and Guangdong. Although this is not an express rule, it is an "unspoken rule". The trade line with Japan has always been operated by the sea owners in Fujian. Although merchants from South Zhili can do business in Japan as long as they are willing to pay Zheng Zhilong to buy flags, they do not have the firepower to be familiar with sea routes. Secondly, I don’t know how many joints need to be opened, so I don’t dare to intervene rashly.
Shen Tingyang said: "This kind of business is not something ordinary people can do. I heard that if you want to go to Japan to do big business, you have to prepare a big ship and a full ship of goods, and you have to invest at least 10,000 taels of silver in it. If something happens to you on the way, If there is a pirate or a strong wind, the ten thousand taels of silver will be wasted."
Small businessmen don't need so much. They can take a boat and go out to sea with a few hundred taels of silver. But according to people at the time, this was risking one's life. Although Shen Tingyang's vision is much broader than that of ordinary people, it is difficult for people's thinking to be separated from the times. For him, going to Japan to do business is a very risky thing.
He pondered: Zhao Yingong's words seemed to indicate that he had the idea of intervening in trade with Japan. When he mentioned this to himself, he just wanted to use the sand ships under his command - but trade with Japan was not something that could only be done with ships.
Zhao Yingong said in a deep voice: "To be honest, Mr. Shen, I have been trading with ships since I was a child, and I have made friends with some overseas businessmen. I am also familiar with sea routes. In particular, I got the secret method of navigation from the Australians. I don't need a needle to measure the position by observing the sky." We can sail far away. I will take the fastest sea route from Shanghai and go to Japan in ten days. As for the money, I can also afford it."
Shen Tingyang was dubious. He knew that Westerners did not use needles for navigation. They also had a method of observing the sky that could determine the sea route in the vast ocean, but he had never seen it with his own eyes. It wouldn't be surprising if Zhao Yingong understood, but it would be a bit bragging for him to say that he could reach Japan in ten days with the fastest sea route.
He had heard someone say that if you want to go to Japan, you must go to the sea from Fujian, otherwise the needle route will be useless. Could it be that Mr. Zhao has another idea? If so, wouldn't Mr. Zhao have an unprecedented way to make a fortune in his hands? This is so incredible!
Thinking of this, he carefully observed Zhao Yingong's face and eyes to see if there was any deception in them. However, the other party was calm and confident, and did not seem to be deceitful.
Zhao Yingong knew what he was thinking and said with a smile: "I know Brother Ji Ming must not believe it..."
"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just too much -" Shen Tingyang thought about what to say.
"Incredible."
"Words are strong! Words are strong!"
Zhao Yingong smiled: He proposed a plan. He would rent four large sand ships from the Shen family, including the sailors on them, and fund the trade with Japan at his own expense.
"Brother Ji Ming, just ask how much the rent is."
Shen Tingyang looked at him for a moment and said flatly: "Brother, what are you talking about? I don't want a single copper for boat rental. It's just that for this trip to Japan, I want to be considered a brother."
