While Huang Juren was running around with his servants to give gifts, Xiao Letian was happily leading his men to prepare for the opening ceremony tomorrow. The foreign store was wiped clean inside and out with clean water. The loess at the door was padded three times and tamped three times. It was strong and smooth. The key was to cover up all the stench from yesterday.
When a foreign bank opens, invitations must be spread all over the place. The three hundred foreign banks in Tanggu and friends from Black and White Road must have an invitation sent to them. It depends on whether they come or not, but this etiquette cannot be discarded, otherwise it will be troublesome for everyone.
There are so many things to do when opening a business, the coastal building must be reserved, the running water mats must be prepared in advance, hundreds of thousands of firecrackers are ordered from Liuyang, and must be carefully guarded by someone, and even the tea bowls for guests to drink , including the scattered coins to reward the beggar, must be prepared. There must be no mistakes on the big day.
"Put it higher on the left, oh, yes, yes... what a waste, are you trying to get yourself into trouble or hanging yourself..."
"Here, make this place smoother. If you work harder, I'll treat you to a treat for lunch..."
"What? Let me write two strokes for the invitation... Do they know if I write the foreign characters? Let's play while..."
Xiao Letian was obviously very excited today. He was running back and forth in his Lotte Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. He didn't help with anything but caused a lot of trouble. Please come to more and faster chapters.
He is so excited. In his past life and his zodiac sign Lotte, he never thought that one day he would be able to start a company, and it would also be a multinational company. In addition, the excitement of killing and setting fire last night has not passed. This guy is jumping up and down, causing trouble for everyone. . In the end, Fan Lian forced Xiao Letian to go out and relax with a straight face, and everyone invited the troublemaker away.
Xiao Letian, Long Ye and two clever guys were wandering around the Tanggu Pier out of boredom. One moment he taught Long Ye how to recognize the national flags of various countries, and the other moment he bargained with the fishermen selling seafood. He had no idea at all that in a In the guest room on the second floor of the cargo station, a group of people were secretly observing him.
Hidden behind the window was the shopkeeper Niu from the Sihai Cargo Station who had had a drink with Ren. He was obviously the leader of this group of businessmen, and everyone was focused on him without saying a word.
Shopkeeper Niu looked at it for a while, then closed the window and whispered to everyone, "Everyone knows what happened last night, right? This Xiao Letian is not easy to bully. This is a fierce dragon. Piggy Sun is completely screwed. Listen. He said he would kill several people named Xiao..."
The people of Tanggu already know about the fire in Huang Ju's family today, and the people also know that the fire is very strange, but only the real big shots know the details behind the fire. The first update: Shopkeeper Niu and the surrounding businessmen are the ones who are qualified to know the details. Now all of them have solemn expressions and are silent.
It took a long time for someone to say, "Shopkeeper Niu, we should have agreed with Mr. Huang to deal with Xiao Letian together, so we shouldn't regret it, but what happened last night was really... It really made me scared. In the end, we can't He’s just a businessman, is it really okay to mess with someone like this?”
When one person spoke, everyone agreed, but there were also voices of opposition, "Then what should we do? We have already agreed to Ren, and now we are going back on our word? There is nothing that he and Pigtail Sun can't do. Don't vent all your anger on us... …Business has just started to pick up, but I can’t bear the trouble anymore…”
"Then what should we do? We can't afford to offend the left side, but we dare not offend the right side. In the end, we will be unlucky..."
Shopkeeper Niu saw everyone talking and sighed, "Everyone be quiet, complaining can't solve the problem. We are businessmen and we have to use businessmen's methods to solve it. I have a plan. Let's see if it works." Okay……"
After speaking, Shopkeeper Niu took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. "Generally, on the opening day of a business firm, they will arrange one or two transactions to get a good reputation. This is also a common practice. However, this Lotte Foreign Company is playing a bigger game. Fan Ru came here yesterday. Visit me and want to buy some bristles from me..."
Through the introduction of shopkeeper Niu, people learned that Lotte Matheson had actually taken over such a big deal. The bristle sale of the French merchant ship 'Lucky' had been completed by Lotte Matheson!
At Tanggu Port, a French merchant ship, the Lucky, arrived just last month, carrying smoke from India and spices from Java, including velvets, crystal lamps and other groceries that are popular in Europe. It was not completely unloaded until ten days ago. goods. Now is the time to make a big purchase.
In addition to the fixed tea, silk, and porcelain, the merchant ship wants to purchase goods from China this time, and there is also a very important goods, which is pig bristles.
Most people may not quite understand, how can pig bristles become an important cargo in ocean trade? But in modern human history, the bristle trade was really a very important commodity.
Before the rise of the petrochemical fiber industry, if humans wanted to make brushes, the only options they could use were animal hair. And most animal hair is too soft to make brushes at all. Please come to more and faster chapters. The only exception is pig bristles, which are not only very elastic but also easy to mass-produce because they are hair from farmed animals. This is why humans regard them as a very important commodity.
Housewives at home need bristle brushes to clean the kitchen, factory workers need bristle brushes to clean machinery, and even crew members on sea ships need bristle brushes to clean decks. At that time, China was one of the largest pig-breeding countries in the world. There was no way around it. Who made pork such a market in China?
Therefore, since the opening of the Qing Dynasty, the bristle trade has been a very profitable business in foreign exchange. Although it is inconspicuous, the steady flow has earned a lot of benefits for the Qing Dynasty.
This time, the captain of the Lucky Ship has already said that as long as the Chinese businessman has pig bristles, he is willing to buy as much Mexican Eagle Ocean as he wants, one kilogram and a piece. go.
One word stirred up a thousand waves, and the three hundred foreigners in Tanggu tried their best to adjust the cargo. This was a large merchant ship with a cargo of one thousand tons. If it was fully loaded with pig bristles, it would be worth one million silver dollars. Business, not to mention Lucky Number has already said, as much as you want, so the business can reach at least 1.4 million silver dollars, which is exactly 1 million taels in Qing taels.
Such a large business almost drove the merchants crazy. Countless bristle goods began to flow to Tanggu. Even the price of bristle from Shanxi, Shandong and Henan began to rise. As for the price of bristle from Zhili, it soared by 30%. .
But just as everyone was excitedly waiting for the French businessmen to start the acquisition, an unexpected news came out. The first update was three days ago. The captain of the Lucky suddenly spoke. He handed over all the entrustment rights for the bristle trade to the newly opened Lotte Matheson. In other words, our bristles can only be sold to Xiao Letian, and the French will not accept bulk goods.
Shopkeeper Niu sighed, "I just got the accurate information yesterday afternoon. Xiao Letian's face is so huge. He actually relied on the connections of the American Embassy for this business. If an American came forward, the French would have to give face... ...Hey, I didn’t believe it until now. Xiao Letian really has access to the sky..."
"Not only that, Fan Qian also sent me a message last night, saying that he didn't make a single copper from this transaction. He collected one yuan and handed over one yuan, just for his popularity..."
The crowd roared. This is unbelievable. A million-tael deal was actually in vain? Normally, a business would be able to survive for ten years with such a deal, but Xiao Letian was so generous!
Seeing everyone's buzzing discussion, Shopkeeper Niu knocked on the table, "Be quiet, everyone, be quiet... This is the plan I mentioned. Tomorrow we will use this deal to support Fan Yan." At the market, we will give it to him for one yuan per kilogram, as much as he wants, but... we have a condition, we will not owe a cent if we settle on the spot..."
After Shopkeeper Niu finished speaking, everyone present gasped. This was really a conspiracy. The people present had at least six to seven hundred tons of bristles in their hands, which were piled up in dozens of large warehouses. If all of this was lost, into cash, isn’t that a golden mountain?
"Not only can't we owe money, but we don't need banknotes, we have to see cash. I don't believe that they will open the business with more than one million taels of cash? By then, they will lose face in front of foreigners. I don't think they will do it again in the future. How to do business..."
It's vicious, this conspiracy is really vicious. In the Qing Dynasty at that time, when such a large transaction was involved, both parties would allow a few days for the accounts to be settled, and there was no mention of settlement on the spot. Updated as soon as possible because there were no modern banks in the Qing Dynasty at that time, and the financial system was very backward. There were no transfers, checks or anything like that. Buyers and sellers must give each other time to raise money. One million taels of silver, that is a full 35 tons of silver. How could such a large amount of wealth be placed in a newly opened trading house.
Shopkeeper Niu smiled slightly, "We are serious businessmen. We don't do anything illegal. Everything must be done according to the rules of business. If Xiao Letian doesn't have so much money, he should leave Tanggu in despair and join those Shanxi people as soon as possible. Jealousy guys go do business. Maritime business is not as simple as he thought..."
"What if he really took out the cash?" someone asked cautiously. This sentence made Shopkeeper Niu frown at that time, and he pondered for a long time, "If he can really come up with so much cash, then we should just bow our heads to him honestly, let's be honest..."
"But I still don't believe it. How many Hu Xueyans were there in the Qing Dynasty? If he could really spend so much money, he would be the famous God of Wealth in the North, at least as famous as Hu Xueyan... If he really reaches that level, I'm afraid Huang Juren The end is coming for me and my little braided grandchildren..."
There was a dead silence in the guest room of Sihai Cargo Station, and everyone felt a little chilly. If they really offended a big shot with the power of Hu Xueyan, how could they hang out in the mall? They might as well pack up and go home to take care of the children.
"This is a gamble, and it's too much of a gamble..."
It's not just Shopkeeper Niu and his group of businessmen who are placing bets, but now Xiao braided Sun and Huang Juren are also betting heavily. Mr. Huang is wandering around the Tongzhifu and Xietai Yamen with a smile on his face, each of them gives 10,000 taels of silver in return. Two extra actors were brought in, and this was considered as a cryptic nod from the two powerful men.
The little braided grandson was even more hard-working. He led a group of gangsters all over the countryside to establish connections, and even told the people about the benefits of making wishes and being exempted from taxes.
"Can't you trust Qianqingpai to lift people? You did it once last time, didn't you get into trouble? As long as you make a bigger fuss this time, you will have three more buckets of food to spare, and Qiuhou's family will have more Bring in four measures of food..."
The people looked left and right, and their eyes were full of excitement and greed. "Do it, collect four more buckets of grain, and steam white flour steamed buns for my grandson to eat during the New Year..."
