"Hongyu told you about this business on the road, so I won't hide it from you. This is an opportunity given by Brother Keng. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If it hadn't been for this child, I'm afraid it might not have fallen into my hands."
Seeing Lin Zhixiao, Wang Xifeng's cheeks were a little flushed, but she also knew that Lin Zhixiao had known about her affair with Feng Ziying for a long time, and it was nothing more than a child issue, so she simply talked about it and concealed it anyway. Can't live.
"I'm a prostitute, and I have a child, so I can't take care of it inside and outside, so this workshop requires everyone to work together. Brother Keng has arranged for the craft formula, so there's no need to worry. But outside, I plan to let Wang Xin will be in charge, and the internal management of the workshop will be left to you, while Xiaohong will be in charge of internal and external liaison,..."
Lin Zhixiao's expression remained unchanged, but his tone was full of inquiry: "Second Grandma, has Second Mistress done any preliminary investigation to understand such a big business? Where is this workshop located, and where do the raw materials come from? I heard that cement requires some special raw materials. Although Uncle Feng can help with the process formula, where do the raw materials come from? If the distance is too far, will the transportation cost be too high? I also heard that making cement requires calcination. Is it using charcoal or coal? Firewood for burning? Where does it come from, and how much does it cost? In addition, where is the cement produced sold? In addition to Tianjin, if you want to go to other places, should you take the canal or the Wei River to go to sea? Is there a fleet of merchant ships? Are you in touch?"
Hearing Lin Zhixiao ask a lot of questions at once, Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief. This shows that Lin Zhixiao is serious. Being so caring means that he is really optimistic about this business, which is a good thing.
"Zhixiao, if I hadn't done what you said, how could I have brought it up with Brother Keng? To be honest, I stayed in Tianjin Wei for several months just to think about this matter so that Wang Xin and Lai Wang would be fine. I went out to investigate. In addition, I also asked Brother Keng to give me a report on the cement market. If we don’t do it, businessmen from Shanxi and Shaanxi may come to Tianjin to set up workshops in a short time, so we are quite So I cut him off, and he only gave up this part for the sake of Brother Keng. Of course, the specific details of the investigation are between you and Wang Xin, and it is impossible for others to do everything for you. It’s over,…”
Wang Xifeng's words made Lin Zhixiao feel more at ease. Indeed, if everything was prepared, what else would he have to do? Now is an opportunity. The specific things have to be done by himself and Wang Xin. According to Wang Xifeng, he has to take care of the establishment of the workshop, and Wang Xin is responsible for liaising with the outside world, such as the purchase of raw materials and the market. In terms of sales, the second mistress herself is in charge of the general manager, while Hongyu is responsible for internal and external liaison. This arrangement is quite suitable.
"In that case, I will start this business with Second Mistress." Lin Zhixiao finally made up his mind, "I wonder how much money Second Mistress needs from my family to become a shareholder?"
This is the most important thing. Investing in shares is to tie everyone together. If you want to make money, you can make money together, and if you want to lose money, you can lose money together.
"I asked someone to do some calculations. I estimate that buying land to build a workshop won't cost much money, that is, less than ten thousand taels. In addition, I need to buy mineral veins and build a road. In addition, it involves coal,... and additional recruitment. The cost of craftsmen's labor may be higher... and whether we need to buy our own boats. On the one hand, they are sold to the Shandong area such as Dezhou, Linqing, and Dongchangfu, and on the other hand, they are sold from Weihe River. Sold overseas to Denglai, Shandong and even to South Zhili and Zhejiang..."
Wang Xifeng talked eloquently, and had obviously been preparing for a long time: "Based on a rough estimate, 120,000 taels of silver is about the same. I plan to take out 60,000 taels of silver, and raise another 40,000 taels of stock, and then use the land, workshops, kilns, The boat was used as a mortgage to borrow 20,000 taels from Haitong Bank... As Xiaohong, Xiaohong gave out 1,000 taels, Ping'er gave out 3,000 taels, and Feng'er and the other maids also chipped in a thousand taels. Wang Xin’s family will give 3,000 taels, and Wang Xin’s family will give 5,000 taels. Let’s see how much you can give.”
Lin Zhixiao frowned and calculated, "Second Grandma, including you and theirs, it's only 73,000 taels, and there's still 27,000 taels left. Even if I pawn everything in the house, the most I can get is Twelve to three thousand taels, that’s still a lot short.”
Wang Xifeng was also secretly surprised. Although she expected Lin Zhixiao to have saved a lot over the years, it still felt a little scary to hear the other party say that he could come up with 12,000 to 3,000 taels of silver.
The housekeepers of the Rongning Second House really relied on the Jia family to get rich. The Lai family was able to save 100,000 yuan. Even if Lin Zhixiao had a lot stolen by Long Jinwei, he could still make 10,000 yuan. There are many wealthy families, I guess Wu Xindeng, Yu Xin, and Wang Shanbao are all close to each other. They can all afford tens of thousands of properties. If you put them in the capital city, they can be considered wealthy families.
"You don't have to worry about this. Brother Keng said that he would find a few more shareholders for us to provide money, but regardless of the business, we only need to pay dividends when the money is provided. Otherwise, just like this, you can contribute 10,000 or 12,000, Leave the rest to Brother Keng to arrange,..."
When Wang Xifeng talked about this, Feng Ziying also made up her mind. The future livelihoods of people like Eryou, Si Qi, Jin Chuan'er, Yu Chuan'er and Xiangling, Li Wan, and even Xiuyan's family were all at stake. It needs to be considered that with these more than 10,000 taels of silver as stock capital, I can use it to arrange shares for them. In the future, I will only pay dividends, and I can also take care of their livelihood for the rest of my life.
So he told Wang Xifeng that he would arrange the difference between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan in share capital. Wang Xifeng thought that Feng Ziying wanted to cover it herself, and she was grateful. However, Feng Ziying told her that it was Eryou, Si Qi, Xiangling, Qingwen, For the parents of Yuanyang, Jin Chuan'er and Yu Chuan'er, he came to pay this amount of money for them, which can be regarded as a filial piety for these girls.
This also made Wang Xifeng jealous. She said a lot of mean words in front of Feng Ziying and tried to seduce Feng Ziying for a long time. Feng Ziying also tried every means to appease her and finally passed this level.
Feng Ziying had no choice. He was still used to thinking about problems with modern thinking.
I slept with someone else's daughter because I wanted to think about it for them.
According to current customs, the parents of girls like Siqi, Xiuyan, Xiangling, Jinchuaner and Yuchuaner are generally not suitable to be raised in the house. If they live outside, they are older. How to live?
Those who have sons are better off, like the parents of Xiangling and Xiuyan, that is, those who have no sons can only rely on their daughters. They are old and have no income. They have to look for their daughters to support them all day long. It is better to arrange a life for them early. Fan, you can also have stable income, so that everyone can feel at ease.
Originally they were thinking of buying a few shops to give them something to look forward to, but now that Wang Xifeng, Ping'er, Xiaohong and even Wang Xin, Lai Wang and others can take advantage of the cement business, they might as well just do it. Let a few maids in the house come and take advantage of it. With the current tightness of the cement business, the annual dividends will definitely not be less, and the prosperity will be the same in ten or twenty years. This will also be good for the few maids who will follow him all their lives in the future. A piece of comfort and explanation.
"Uncle Feng also wants to buy shares?" Lin Zhixiao was surprised, but also overjoyed. If Uncle Feng wanted to buy shares, it would be absolutely foolproof.
"It's not him, hey, it's more like him. His 'family members', huh, maybe they care more about him than he does." Wang Xifeng couldn't help but said sourly, "Zhixiao, don't worry. No matter what happens like this, I’m still there. I invested 60,000 taels and almost all my wealth went into it. Don’t I care?”
"Haha, the second grandma is right, I am also concerned and it will cause chaos." Lin Zhixiao laughed, "Then this is how it is done, what other instructions does grandma have, I am afraid that I will first get a strategy come out,……"
"Well, you should meet with Wang Xin first to discuss the plan for the location of the workshop. Brother Keng has given me several location options. It should be close to the lime veins, and preferably close to the location of the coal. It can't be too far, or there is no coal around. It would be better to be closer to the river bank and the dock. In short, you should carefully consider these conveniences, especially because the cement raw materials need to be ground with an iron mill. It would be better to grind the mill by the river and use water power... When the craftsmen over there come over, you'd better ask for their opinions..."
During the two nights when Feng Ziying was with Wang Xifeng, Wang Xifeng also pestered Feng Ziying to ask what major aspects he needed to pay attention to in the cement business. Feng Ziying was so pestered that she couldn't do anything, so she picked up some things she knew.
Wang Xifeng even got up and found paper and pen to record everything very seriously, which really impressed Feng Ziying.
Now Wang Xifeng could show off in front of Lin Zhixiao and make Lin Zhixiao stunned.
Feng Ziying did not expect Wang Xifeng to act so quickly and urgently. Only after learning that Lin Zhixiao had gone to Tianjin did he realize how much Wang Xifeng valued this matter.
But this is good, it can be regarded as solving a problem for myself.
Let Wang Xifeng focus on this business, and avoid her thinking about everything all day long. This woman has a son, but she doesn’t have a man. Once she really has nothing to do at home, she will think too much. If she thinks too much, she will inevitably... Something went wrong.
The cement business is not that simple. It requires a lot of thought and will involve a lot of her energy. Moreover, once it becomes big, the benefits will be so rich that it will be difficult for people to give up. So by then, Wang Xifeng will have other things to think about. Consider whether the benefit is worth giving up.
Now this job can also help him solve the livelihood problems of a series of family members such as Xiangling's mother, Jin Chuan'er, Yu Chuan'er's father and mother, Siqi's father and mother, You Lao'an, and Xiuyan's father and mother, and also solve Ping'er, Hongyu's father and mother. These people were all settled together.
