"Zu Dao, my bosses Zhou and Hou would like to treat you to a drink. A message came in this morning asking you when you would be free."
"Eating wine? Forget it for now. Tell them that the situation is not stable and it is not appropriate to make it public." Bai Lang sat in the yard and looked through the basic accounts in his hand, frowning slightly. He was not interested in the reports from the guards around him. Bai Lang could guess the intentions of the Zhou and Hou families without even thinking. It's nothing more than hoping to win over him and protect the two businesses in the industrial park.
Nowadays, the City Lord's Mansion is still highly regarded by Liu Jianyu, and the Yamen can't count on it at all. The only one who saved the lives of Zhou and Hou families last time was the knife shop. Nowadays, a change of attitude is a last resort.
So Bailang never cared about the feelings of these businessmen who acted according to the prevailing circumstances. Whether they treat you well or not will only depend on whether you are useful to them. I don't care about "personal relationships". Just say no if you should. You have to make more trade-offs.
How long will it take for the industrial park to be peaceful now? Not even half a month. Bai Lang would naturally feel inappropriate about setting up a banquet with wine. If there are still people watching in the industrial park at this time, Zhou and Hou will definitely focus on the target. It is better to have less contact.
And Bailang really didn't have the leisure to relax and go drinking at this time. The accounts alone in his hand made him a little overwhelmed.
"Go to the dock and call Wang Bing over to me."
He often took the initiative to call people to ask questions, which was also the difference between Bai Lang and Tang Yan before. Tang Yan prefers to let his meaning be conveyed to his subordinates, while Bai Lang likes to make it clear in person.
Wang Bing is still working as a guard on the dock, and he has not taken off directly to do the "suspended death" accounts as he originally thought.
It’s not that I don’t want to go, but the situation has changed too quickly and I can’t do it for the time being.
The war at Pengshan Pass in the south has already spread. It is no longer a secret that the war is difficult. Everyone knows it, from temples to ordinary people. They are also transforming their lives.
It's like banned alcohol. What is being destroyed is the brewing industry, and what is in embarrassment are people with alcohol addiction. But looking at the overall situation, it is of great benefit to tightening food reserves. Ordinary people can understand it. And they will spontaneously imitate or follow this preparation to reduce food waste and live a tight life.
Not only food, but all daily necessities, including salt, cloth, commonly used medicinal materials, and even various short-term soldiers on the market that can be used for self-defense, have all become goods in short supply. It's not just the common people who are tightening their budget and urgently buying these in-demand things, the families of wealthy people or high-ranking officials are also doing the same thing.
This extreme situation arising from panic has a devastating blow to "non-essential" production and industries similar to the "Alcohol Prohibition".
Just like "Liuyunyuan Rouge Gouache", which had been in a good situation before and was preparing to "expand its territory" and sell its goods all over the country, it fell from the clouds to the bottom in just one night, and now it is even more trapped. On the muddy ground, he was choking in the muddy water bit by bit, and he would probably die soon.
And this "Liu Yunyuan Rouge Gouache" is the business name of Kuang Yingxiong and the Kuang family. The Kuang family has long been working for the knife shop. In other words, all the money the Kuang family is losing now comes from the knife shop.
In addition, the restaurants in the industrial park that were supposed to make huge profits are now in decline due to the prohibition on alcohol, and the business of Qianfang has also plummeted, not to mention the so-called "cleaning fees" on the streets. So the knife shop is having a hard time now in terms of accounts. Especially under the premise that Bailang has only increased the monthly income of street wanderers and waist knives, the import and export deficit is even more serious.
However, the reason why Bailang is still stable is that the foundation of the knife shop is thick enough. Coupled with the new inputs on the dock, it will be no problem to drag it for a year and a half.
But we can’t always rely on the food stored in the rice vat at home, we must have new income. Besides, the escape route Bailang was working on would definitely cost a lot of money. Bailang was still thinking about how to save some money, let alone just sit there and have nothing.
Bailang's idea is that there are ways to make money in peaceful times, and there are ways to make money in times of war and chaos. Fortunately, the knife shop is a mess, no matter whether it is black, white or gray. So as long as you dare to think, there is always a way.
If the Kuang family's rouge and gouache business can't be run, they can't hang themselves from a tree. They need to change their approach in time.
Not long after, Wang Bing hurried over.
"Zudao, are you looking for me?"
"Yeah. Do you have any ideas about the Kuang family's business?"
"My subordinates have talked with Kuang Yingxiong several times. His idea is to liquidate the assets in his hands, then reduce various expenses, and then find a way to rely on the country. One word is "hide", and wait until the war disaster has passed before making other plans.
In fact, it’s not just the Kuang family’s business, many other branches of business are now inoperable. The subordinates felt that instead of continuing to take risks in search of a turning point, it would be better to stop when the situation is good. There is no use keeping the Kuang family if it has no value. Let them sell their assets and the knife shop will take them all. "
When it comes to cruelty, Wang Bing, a gut scraper with a waist knife, is truly cruel. Since being beaten by Bai Lang last time, he has clearly understood his own position and the position of the Kuang family. He just made a veteran like Kuang Yingxiong so docile that he didn't dare to show any temper at all.
Now there seems to be no chance for business to pick up again, or we don’t know how long it will take for it to pick up again. Immediately, Wang Bing prepared to unload the mill and kill the donkey. He put the mill away first and then killed the donkey and ate its meat. When the environment improves, can't we just find a donkey to continue grinding?
Not to mention, this does indeed minimize the loss of the knife shop, and it is indeed feasible to a certain extent.
"Then who will fill the hole in the sword shop now?" Bai Lang shook his head, put down the account in his hand, and asked Wang Bing, but Wang Bing was stunned by the direct price.
Perhaps Wang Bing is thinking: There are many bankrupt businessmen everywhere now, and they are not our family. What can be done to overcome the general trend?
But I dare not say what is on my mind. He could only bow and say: "This subordinate is too stupid to think of a way to make up for it."
Bailang asked Wang Bing: "In addition to the rouge and gouache business, doesn't the Kuang family also have a garment business?"
"Yes, Zuodao, but the ready-made clothing store has always been a side business of the Kuang family. There are only two shops in Yongchuan City. They have been closed down for a long time." Wang Bing did not understand why Zuodao suddenly mentioned this.
"You asked Kuang Yingxiong to go to the Hou family in the industrial park, and asked the Hou family to do some soldier's work for the Kuang family. Then he asked him to go to the Zhou family, and said that the coal for the Zhou family's blast furnace could be imported from their hands. "
"Huh? The sword, armor and ready-made clothes are not the same thing, right? And the Kuang family doesn't have any coal to sell to the Zhou family?"
Bai Lang smiled and said, "If you don't know how to make armor, let the masters from the Hou family teach you. Tailors learn quickly. If you don't have any coal, let the Zhou family help you find a way. Is it coal that's lacking now? What's lacking is coal. place.
No matter which industry is in the industrial park now, our knife shop cannot be bypassed.
Kuang Yingxiong thought about it carefully. If he still wanted others to teach him this, then it would be better for him to die. "
Bailang's idea is simple. Now that the previous sources of money have been cut off, he now has complete control over the industrial park. At the same time, the two largest companies in the industrial park now rely on him to produce with peace of mind. At the same time, even the city lord's palace needs to rely on him a lot.
In this case, how can we look at the major benefits of industrial parks and remain indifferent?
(End of chapter)
