I arrived at the new dock early in the morning. It had been more than half a month since Bailang came here last time. In comparison, the huge changes here can be described as rapid.
The previous small dock has more than doubled and can accommodate three large ships, five medium-sized cargo ships and seven small ships at the same time. This scale can be regarded as a medium-sized terminal.
In fact, it is not just the pier. Starting from the pier, buildings are springing up on the flat land beside the Sheung Shui. There are also blast furnaces farther away.
According to the plan of the City Lord's Mansion, the construction speed here is almost non-stop day and night. Even if the construction of the terminal does not take time, the construction of the entire industrial park would be faster.
When Bai Lang arrived at the construction site, he felt as if he had returned to Ma Sheng Alley, because here you could see knives with short knives on their waists or street wanderers with their eyes wandering around. Along the way, there were always people bowing their hands to him.
Bai Lang frowned. In front of him was a fifteen-foot-square building prototype that seemed to have just been laid. There were many workers working on it. It could be seen that the construction of this place had not started long ago.
Behind Bai Lang, in addition to the accompanying waist knife, there are Zhang Shun who is in charge of the dock and Xu Yin who is in charge of the restaurant business. At this time, Zhang Shun looked calm, while Xu Yin was slightly nervous.
"Is this the location of the first shop you were looking for?"
"Yes, Mr. Bai, I asked Boss Zeng for the construction sketch of the industrial park and studied it for a while. I feel that this will be the core residential and trading area in the entire industrial park in the future, and it will be in the center of the area."
Bai Lang did not interrupt, but listened carefully to Xu Yin's explanation. He had also seen Zeng Fei's construction sketch, and the land in front of him was obviously not in the center. This is also the reason why Bai Lang raised questions. Even now, the place Xu Yin chose is far away from the busiest area of the construction site and seems very remote.
"So I think that after the industrial park is built to 50-60%, there will inevitably be a situation where residences and furnaces are separated. Because iron smelting is no different from other industries, you won't be able to sleep well if you don't sleep far away from the blast furnace. And the smell is terrible. It smells really bad.
Moreover, this first shop is also the largest one and requires a lot of work. It also involves the layout of wing rooms and so on. It is estimated that the construction speed will be similar to that of the rest of the industrial park. Don't worry about idleness. "
Bailang understood, and his brows slowly relaxed, but he still had questions, so he asked: "Then where are you going to put the other shops?"
"Master Bai, now I have prepared a three-pronged strategy. One is a restaurant specifically for the guys who work at the blast furnace. The food is large and the taste is average, but the price is cheap. The other is a group of businessmen who come and go to eat and hold banquets near the blast furnace. According to demand, the price of food is similar to that of restaurants in Weiwei City. The last thing is quality. This is the largest shop you see now, Mr. Bai. This place is prepared for those wealthy businessmen. "
Bai Lang said, "That's right." Xu Yin's idea was more complete than he expected. To put it simply, it covers all high, middle and low-end products. Whether they are ordinary blast furnace workers, ordinary businessmen, wealthy businessmen or high-ranking officials, they can find accommodation and food that suit their tastes and habits in the industrial park.
"Is there enough money?"
"It's not a big problem at the moment. All the civil engineering work here is done by people from the sword hall. Because the money transferred from the City Lord's Mansion is quite abundant, there is a lot of profit. Mr. Bai will also make a lot of money when it's your turn to do business." Take care of it. Generally, you can get it for 60 or 70% of the normal market price, so the cost is much less than expected."
"You can't be sloppy with your accounts. Even if you buy a pair of curtains, you can't miss a nail. And these businesses don't require any fancy work, and no one will come to check your taxes, so you don't have to do the accounts properly. If you don’t understand, just a running account will do, do you understand?”
"I understand!" Xu Yin nodded repeatedly. He guessed from the beginning that Bailang's business was probably not owned by one person. Now that I heard such a request for accounts, it was immediately confirmed. But at the same time, I also lamented in my heart that the people in the knife shop are really domineering in business, and ordinary people can't compare with them. Just what Bailang said: "No one checks taxes" is enough to make many businessmen drool with envy?
Bai Lang was not worried that Xu Yin's business would not make money. Because from the beginning of the industrial park, the current investment interest shown by the city government will definitely have full potential. Moreover, this area of the park will be a place where at least 80,000, 90,000 or even 100,000 people will gather in the future. No one can avoid such things as eating. If you cover this area, you won't be able to make a fortune every day, but it can definitely be called a good business with steady flow.
But although business is good, we are worried about internal trouble. After all, this business is not owned by Bai Lang alone, and there are many big swordsmen behind it, so as long as the profit is stable enough, you must pay attention to the accounting issues. Don't let small misunderstandings lead to big conflicts.
After that, Xu Yin left, and Bailang and Zhang Shun went to the dock by Changshui. At this time, Wang Lin, who had come early, had been arranged by Zhang Shun's men to wait in the teahouse next to the pier.
Bai Lang did not rush to lead Zhang Shun to see Wang Lin. Instead, he pushed back the guards behind him and walked with Zhang Shun to a quiet place near the water on the dock. We need to lay a foundation for Zhang Shun first.
"Zhang Shun, you are recording the ships on the pier now, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Bai, now the industrial park has handed over all the verification of the entry and exit of the dock ships into our hands. There is usually one-eyed brother and his brothers sitting here, and there has been no more trouble." Zhang Shun answered honestly.
"If I ask you to turn a blind eye to certain ships docking in the future, what do you think will be the least noticeable?"
Zhang Shun was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said in a lowered voice: "Returning to Mr. Bai, the cargo ships currently plying the pier are mainly iron, stone, coal and civil engineering and building materials. Therefore, these two types of cargo ships are needed to avoid attracting attention. . And if you are not unloading or have other needs, it is best to pull up at night. Because most ships will not sail at night. At that time, the berth at the corner of the pier was rarely used by people, and confidentiality was still very good. of."
"Are you curious why I ask you these questions?"
"I'm not curious. I'm just running errands with Master Bai. I'll do whatever Master Bai asks me to do. If Master Bai doesn't tell me, it's something I shouldn't know, and I won't think too much about it."
Bailang patted Zhang Shun on the shoulder and said, "You understand the truth very well. You should also know what I do. So some things will not be the same as the business methods you are used to. But don't worry, you can still do what you are doing now. I will find others to do the things that need to be done away from the eyes and ears. You just need to simply cooperate as you just said.
Come on, go to your waiter, and I'll introduce you to someone. "
(End of chapter)
