Chapter 27: Gossip
"Sir, is it easy to borrow money from Liaodong Bank?" the steward of the Fang family asked.
Yang Zhen said: "It's not easy for others, but it's easy for you. Because behind you is General Fang, your uncle."
The steward of the Fang family is Fang Chengyun, Fang Guan's nephew.
In fact, the Fang family business has developed rapidly during this period. After all, Fang Guozhen has already gone. The Fang family's connections at sea have almost been cut off. But the background is still there, plus there are two people in the Fang family who are in the spotlight. If there is some power at sea, it will naturally rise.
It's just that the Fang family is a latecomer and has encountered many obstacles. It has never been able to develop. Although there is a lot of money to be made. But overall, not much.
At this moment, he was secretly thinking about whether he should play a big one. After all, his cousin, although his father died, has now been knighted.
Having said that, although this party has not dispersed, it has also reached garbage time. I won’t go into details.
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Yang Zhen immediately came to report to He Xi and Yao Guangxiao.
Yao Guangxiao listened to Yang Zhen's report and said, "That's it. The heat is almost done."
He Xi said: "If all this is accomplished, the difficulties in the first half of this year will be over."
He Xi played this trick, and his original money passed through the hands of these people and returned to the bank account. This is modern bank currency multiplication, like magic. And there are no banking regulations at the moment. He Xi can spend the money he gets at will.
You know, in He Xi's interior of Liaodong, everything was traded by bills, whether it was grain or silver, although there was no compulsory collection. Most have been withdrawn from the market. In other words, He Xi can spend two million taels twice.
However, it all comes down to one thing.
That was the bad check written by He Xi, to Lan Yu, to these people. It must be paid this year. If it can be paid, the game can continue to be played. If it cannot be paid, this matter will not end well.
He Xi has really become a liar.
Yang Zhen said: "Master Yao, is this enough? The news has not spread yet."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Okay, when a news spreads to more than three people, it will be difficult to keep it secret. How many people did you call this time? Not to mention, only if it is really kept secret can it be truly credible." Of course, If the results he wanted were not achieved, Yao Guangxiao didn't mind letting some people know about it inadvertently.
However, the smaller the movement, the better.
The smaller the movement, the smaller the traces of human manipulation, and the harder it is to see through.
After all, even Yao Guangxiao does not dare to look down on people in the world.
Yang Zhen said: "There is another worry. After this news spreads, won't it reach the ears of Marquis Yongchang?"
He Xi said: "Of course it will come, but it will be a month or two later. In a few months, Yongchang Hou will probably go to war. At that time, he will not want to offend me. Moreover, there is no benefit. , Marquis Yongchang won’t do it. It’s nothing more than giving some benefits.”
"I'll just talk to him about this."
He Xi never thought about not giving any benefit to Lan Yu. The only thing he wanted was a delay in payment. etc.; Liaodong exploded with productivity. All these problems are no longer problems. In the meantime, the scam in front of us must be maintained.
Find ways to keep the capital chain from breaking.
Thanks also to the transportation system of this era. If it were not for the inconvenience of information exchange. He Xi's scam may not be so smooth.
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As Yao Guangxiao said, gossip always flies very fast. In fact, Yang Zhen privately invited these people to his home, which was a very sensitive move in itself. Not to mention, everyone is a veteran who has been fighting in the business world for a long time. Sometimes they are enemies, sometimes they are friends.
Very understanding.
So everyone showed their special abilities and tried their best to find out the news.
After all, people talk a lot. The news disappeared without a trace. Even Yang Zhen didn't know who leaked it. Although I know among those few people. But everyone has a good reputation and a backer, so it’s not easy to ask. After all I asked. Can you believe what they say?
They could only look at each other, smile and nod, and cover up this matter.
Just pretend you don’t know.
But the private alliance began.
Their first priority is to make money. Only with money can you take the initiative in the competition below.
So, He Xi's purchasing meeting began.
Although He Xi attached great importance to it, in order to show that he did not take it seriously, none of the Liaodong officials showed up. Instead, a small official from Liaodong came forward to preside over it. His name is Xie Lun.
Also from Jiangxi. He is also the person promoted to the Imperial College by Liu Song today. Now he is twenty-seven or eight years old, and he is far behind people like Huang Zicheng and Lian Zining. But the knowledge is solid. He has an upright temperament and is particularly good at arithmetic. He far surpassed Tongji in the Imperial College, and now he is Yang Shiqi's capable general in Liaodong.
However, his level is still low and he does not understand the inside story of this matter. Just for ordinary business.
In the main hall of Niuzhuang Station, Xie Lun stood at the top and said: "The purchase amount this time is huge. For the sake of convenience, we adopt the form of selling. Put several items into one order, limit the conditions, and quote the price separately. The lowest one will get. However, don’t bid too low. If you quote the price but can’t get it, it will not be a simple matter. Please note that the reason why I invite you to come is because if you can run away, the monk cannot run away from the temple. Take care of yourself treasure."
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't want to admit it. But we have to admit that today the Ming Dynasty’s nobles and nobles are integrated with the country. It is an important part of the national machinery. Therefore. Most nobles will not go against the interests of the country unless absolutely necessary.
In today's situation, if the rules are broken. It made the entire powerful circle laugh. In the future, our descendants will not be able to hold their heads high. And the person who did this. It's probably not as easy as killing the whole family.
Therefore, no one dares to neglect.
Xie Lun said: "The first order is one hundred thousand shi of rice, as long as it is not shelled. We will go to Niuzhuang in June this year."
The reason why there is no shelling. On the one hand, it has a long storage time. On the other hand, the price is low, and more importantly, these grains are shelled and the soybeans are taken out of the pods. Today it is almost purely artificial. But there is already machinery in this area in Liaodong.
After all, once the most basic gears and bearings are developed, many machines will no longer be a problem.
Just have an idea.
This way, you can save a lot of money.
"Twenty-five thousand taels."
"Twenty-four thousand taels."
"Twenty thousand taels."
After talking about 20,000 taels, the person below was furious for a while. Finally no one spoke.
This made Xie Lun extremely surprised, and he thought to himself: "Is this because I have been in Liaodong for too long and don't understand the prices in Jiangnan?"
The grain of Ming Dynasty is generally between one, two, three and four stones. Because there is no shelled millet, the cost is lower. But this year there was a severe famine in Shandong, and the effects of the drought are still there, even though it has rained. But it will probably be next year when there is a harvest.
In this case, the price of rice will be higher.
Plus shipping and all. The low price for this order should be one, two, four stones, which is twenty-five thousand taels.
But the people below are not included in this. Their abacus is comprehensive. They will also include future profits from purchasing goods from Liaodong. As for the future profits from Japan's Koryo market, they have not yet been calculated, and it is not easy to calculate.
Therefore, there is no calculation at the moment.
So losses are allowed.
And 20,000 taels, this price is just not profitable. Not to the point of losing money. After all, large-scale purchasing and so much millet can lower the price.
Xie Lun thought this was the limit. He never expected it. There is only the craziest thing in front of me, not crazier.
Before Xie Lun came, when He Xi was drawing up the purchase list, he said that if he had more money, he would purchase more food. Although Xie Lun agreed. But I felt in my heart that Mr. He thought too well. The reserve price is there.
How could there be any leftovers?
It was just the scene before him that made Xie Lun doubt his life. If anything, the first order had to start. The competition that follows will become increasingly limitless.
Everyone seems to be losing money and making a profit. Even if he loses money, he still has to find money to win the quota from Lan Yu. Lose here, make profit there. Overall, it’s not a loss.
