When he met the uncle and nephew of the Li family in Fenghe, Shi Wenbin had a very good attitude. He first exchanged greetings and then got to the point:
"My general has given instructions. The business between our army and your bank will continue normally. The goods we ordered before, that is, the batch of goods at the dock, will still be handed over at the original price."
"Not only will this batch of goods be handed over normally, your Fenghe Trading Company will also be able to come and go freely in the territory of our Baoxiang Army. We will provide absolute protection for all assets."
"Don't worry, our rural protection army has always treated merchants favorably. You should have realized this before, and we do the same now."
"What we, the Baoxiang Army, like most are rules. We not only set rules, but also abide by them. As long as your Fenghe Trading Company follows the rules when doing business in our territory, then there is no need to worry."
Hearing Shi Wenbin say this, the uncles and nephews of the Li family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
What they were most worried about before was that the rebels like the Baoxiang Army would suddenly fall out. After all, they were rebels, and there was no way to reason with the rebels, and most of the rebels did not abide by the rules.
In the past, when they were nesting in Funiu Mountain and Nanzhao County, Fenghe Trading Company was not afraid that they would not follow the rules. But now that the army protecting the countryside has come to Xiangyang City, and it is said that there are tens of thousands of troops now, they are naturally afraid that the army protecting the countryside will not follow the rules. Behave yourself.
Even when their uncle and nephew had a discussion last night, they had already decided that if nothing could be done, they would not want these goods, even some of their firm's fixed assets in Xiangyang Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture, materials and cash in the warehouse, etc. I don't want any of them, I just want the personnel of Fenghe Commercial Bank to safely evacuate from the Nanyang Basin.
Now that Shi Wenbin said that the transaction would proceed normally and that Fenghe Commercial Bank's assets would not be seized, and he even said that they would be allowed to come and go freely, they were naturally very happy.
Li Siyuan immediately said: "Your general is indeed a hero and has a broad mind. We really admire him."
Li Xiumin also followed up his uncle's words and said: "Yes, looking at the heroes in the world, your general's ambition is second to none. With such a hero as the general leading your army, your army will surely prosper in the future, and the dominance of Northern Chu will be just around the corner."
Listening to the compliments of these two people, Shi Wenbin chuckled and said: "My general is a hero in this world, no one can match him."
At this point, Shi Wenbin changed his words: "But now my general is also worried about the shortage of supplies, and he intends to continue this supply business with your bank. In this way, our army can obtain supplies and your bank can benefit. This is What do you think of this two-pronged move?"
Hearing this, both Li Siyuan and Li Xiumin's hearts beat violently. Li Siyuan said: "Thanks to the great love of your general, you promised me this business to support my family, but..."
"It's just that it's extremely difficult to purchase various materials nowadays, especially saltpeter and sulfur, which are already in short supply. The previous batch of goods we sent to Xiangyang has already consumed the inventory of our Fenghe Trading Company, and even the inventory of the merchants we cooperate with. It’s all empty, and now even if we want to continue this business, we have nothing to sell!”
The young Li Xiumin also chatted: "Now that your ministry has occupied Xiangyang City, the imperial officers and soldiers will inevitably block the surrounding trade routes, especially the trade routes from Jianghan to the north. Under the heavy siege of the officers and soldiers, even if we search everywhere, we will not be able to get the goods." Send it to Xiangyang."
"This is so difficult!"
Listening to what this uncle and nephew said to each other, with words of evasion in his mouth, Shi Wenbin snorted coldly in his heart!
Others don't know about your Fenghe Trading Company, but I, Shi Wenbin, don't know yet, but the people standing behind your Fenghe Trading Company are very powerful, and they are all high-ranking bosses in the officialdom of Jinling.
Others may not be able to collect enough strategic materials, nor can they transport the goods to Xiangyang.
But your Fenghe Trading Company definitely can!
But there is no need to say these words. When discussing business, you still have to be polite and don't scare people away.
Even if you want to threaten, you have to wait until the negotiation breaks down before you threaten!
So Shi Wenbin still smiled and said slowly: "Now that supplies are in short supply and business routes are blocked, it is naturally more troublesome, but I believe it will not be a problem for Fenghe Trading Company."
"Don't delay it in a hurry, just listen to what I have to say first."
Immediately, Li Siyuan and Li Xiumin were both silent, but they had already made up their minds. No matter what Shi Wenbin said, they, Fenghe Trading Company, would never visit the muddy waters of Chubei again. This place is too risky. If you are not careful, you will be killed. It will put their Fenghe Trading Company in ruins, and even implicate the master of this family.
The Li family must never get in touch with a group of powerful rebels.
Shi Wenbin continued: "To be honest, we gained a lot in Nanyang City and Xiangyang City this time, and the income is probably in the millions!"
After Li Siyuan heard this, he immediately threw away all the things he had been thinking about before. He even started to breathe quickly. He said with an unbelievable look on his face: "There are really millions?"
Shi Wenbin chuckled: "We took over both the Prince Xiang's Palace and the Prince Tang's Palace, and confiscated a large number of official warehouses and assets of the recalcitrant elements. It is normal for us to gain millions."
Li Siyuan murmured: "If that's the case, I'm afraid there are really millions!"
Shi Wenbin continued: "You can't keep so much money to get moldy, you have to spend it, so this time it is expected that hundreds of thousands of various materials will be purchased."
"With our current funds, as long as the merchants transport supplies to Xiangyang, we can eat as much as they bring. The price will definitely be higher than the market price."
"And your bank has cooperated a lot with our army, so I make the decision. In this order, your bank can take the lion's share. The first order starts at least 200,000 taels of silver!"
"And as long as you can get enough supplies, orders can continue to increase."
"Our Hometown Protection Army is short of everything right now, except money!"
"Is your bank interested in this business?"
Before Li Siyuan could speak, Li Xiumin on the side said hastily: "We, Fenghe, will take over this business!"
After hearing this, Shi Wenbin had a big smile on his face, but he didn't speak immediately, but looked at Li Siyuan.
Li Siyuan is the boss of Fenghe Trading Company, and he is the one who makes the final decision.
Li Siyuan only hesitated for a few seconds, then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's take over this business."
As for a large order of 200,000 taels of silver, as long as it can be completed, the gross profit will start at least 100,000 yuan. If the costs of various management channels that open up the procurement and transportation channels can be reduced by part, then the profits can still rise several times. Ten thousand.
With such a huge profit, even if the master of the family knew about it, he would probably decide what to do next.
Not to mention, the Baoxiang Army confiscated millions of assets in Nanyang and Xiangyang. With so much money, Fenghe Trading Company will definitely not be able to swallow all of it, but just biting off a small piece is enough for them. The family is much richer.
The Li family, a large family, needs a lot of money to support so many people, and the family has recently asked a trading company to raise money, saying that they are preparing to open up connections with the big bosses in the capital.
Once the relationship can be established, I am afraid that my master will be transferred from Jinling to the capital.
At this time, Shi Wenbin stood up and said: "Okay, shopkeeper Li, please be happy. I will bring someone to your bank tomorrow to hand over the goods and discuss the details of the next batch of orders."
"Shi has other matters to deal with, so I won't bother you."
Li Siyuan immediately stood up and said: "Director Shi is busy with official duties, so we don't dare to force him to stay. We will wait for the discussion tomorrow!"
After Shi Wenbin stood up and left, Li Siyuan and Li Xiumin looked at each other, both seeing determination in each other's eyes.
Li Xiumin said: "Although this matter is extremely risky, wealth and wealth can be found in danger. With such a huge sum of money in front of us, we have no reason to give up!"
Li Siyuan also said: "Yes, since we, Fenghe Trading Company, are in this business, we will inevitably encounter these things. However, we must be more careful in subsequent operations and do not neglect all aspects of management."
"Although the master has a high and powerful position, relying on the master's face, the local officials will also give our Fenghe Trading Company a face, but the king of hell is easy to meet and the devil is difficult to deal with, so those low-level people must also be taken care of one by one. Otherwise it will cause trouble!"
Li Xiumin said: "This matter is easy. As long as the money is in place and our master's face is gained, it will not be a big problem to open up business channels. However, I am afraid it will be difficult to get the goods together."
"The iron materials are not bad. We don't have enough iron materials at home. We can still find those companies in Daye to transport them."
"But saltpeter and sulfur are not easy to deal with. In the previous transactions, our inventory was almost empty. Although we can find some other good merchants to temporarily transport some, it is still a drop in the bucket. I think it is still We must work harder to find more supply channels!”
Li Xiumin thought for a while and then said: "After this negotiation is finalized, I will go to the coast of Jiangnan in person. These things are rare in the inland, but there is no shortage of them in the hands of those maritime merchants. I will go and see if I can get through it." their channels.”
"No matter what, our Li family will definitely make this money."
Not to mention that the uncles and nephews of the Li family were stunned by the large order from the Baoxiang Army. They had already begun planning how to open up procurement and transportation channels before formal negotiations began.
Shi Wenbin also met with several other firms that had cooperated with Baoxiangjun in the past, and the discussion was simple, just place orders!
Just like what Shi Wenbin said to the Li family's uncle and nephew, the Hometown Protection Army lacks everything now, except money.
Just from the captured cities of Nanyang City, Xiangyang City, Fancheng, and Xinye City, nearly three million silver in gold, silver, copper and other cash were seized.
This does not include a large number of rare paintings, calligraphy, real estate shops and other assets, nor does it also include a large number of directly usable materials such as food and cloth.
In just cash, they currently have a total of three million taels on hand!
In addition, people from the Grain Collection Office, with the cooperation of the military, continued to seize other assets in the names of feudal kings, recalcitrant officials, and gentry, and more would be obtained in the future.
Today's rural protection army is not short of money, but of various strategic materials.
Therefore, the Baoxiang Army adopted the simplest and most direct method to obtain strategic materials: throw money at them!
With a profit of 30% to 50%, these businesses dare to take risks.
For double the profit, they dare to put their heads on their crotches to do business of protecting the hometown army.
And with double or even triple profits, they dare to do business with the Hometown Protection Army at the risk of having their homes confiscated and exterminated!
