Shuangshan Village is just a small village with more than a hundred households. A millionaire like Song Erniu came out of such a small place... Well, although Song Erniu has not come back for so many years, Song Erniu is far away in North America. He didn't come back, but he sent a lot of money back, and the letters he exchanged also told his parents about his situation.
Father Song and Mother Song had such a promising son, so naturally they couldn't help but say a few words to the surrounding neighbors.
Over time, people in the village basically knew that Song Erniu had made a lot of money outside... Of course, they didn't know exactly how rich Song Erniu was. Not to mention these villagers, even the parents of the Song family didn't know. I don't know how rich my son is. After all, Song Erniu wouldn't say how much he is worth in his letters.
Chu Yuan's net worth is in the millions. To be honest, this figure is too scary for ordinary people.
In this era, the monthly salary of ordinary workers is only three or four Chu Yuan, and the income of so-called technical workers, low-level civil servants, and even low-level officials in the government only hovers between five Chu Yuan and ten Chu Yuan... millions of Chu Yuan. Yuan's net worth is very scary.
To be honest, Song Erniu was worried that he would scare his parents after telling them the truth...
However, although no one knows how rich Song Erniu is, everyone knows the basic fact that Song Erniu made a fortune and had a lot of money.
You can see the signs of this by looking at the great changes that the Song family has undergone in recent years.
A large house was built in the traditional Jiangnan style, but the materials were actually made of modern reinforced concrete. The entire building area alone reached thousands of square meters. Even if such a manor was built in the countryside, the land and The labor cost is relatively low, but the cost of materials and so on are not low. It would cost at least several thousand yuan to repair.
A large and luxurious house completely made people aware of the wealth of the Song family and the wealth of Song Erniu.
And now Song Erniu returns to his hometown with a high profile. The convoy of four carriages when he came back, coupled with the entourage of many people and four security personnel carrying pistols, made people realize once again Song Erniu's financial strength. .
If your net worth is not above a certain level...it is impossible to bring four security guards with guns all the way back to your hometown!
Even if they are typical of the traditional upper class society in the county, the scholarly Chen family... The core members of the Chen family can only bring one or two followers with them when they go out. How can they also bring a group of security guards with guns...
How should I put it? It’s not a question of whether the public security is good or not, but whether the money is there...
Being worth millions has broken away from the level of ordinary wealthy people...
So when the Song family's parents found out that Song Erniu said that his net worth was at least millions, they were speechless for a long time...
From the previous letter from Song Erniu, they knew that Song Erniu was doing a canvas business and made a lot of money... but they really didn't expect that he would be so rich.
They thought that Song Erniu might have tens of thousands of Chu Yuan or even hundreds of thousands of Chu Yuan.
But he never thought that Song Erniu's net worth could reach millions.
In fact, this number is already too small for Song Erniu... In fact, Song Erniu's net worth is far more than one million.
Song Erniu's net worth is as diversified as that of many wealthy people... In addition to company shares, he also has a sum of cash and value-preserving securities that can be converted into cash at any time, such as treasury bonds and railway bonds, which have basically stable returns. .
There are also some risky securities assets, such as funds and stocks.
There are also some real estates, which are mainly located in the provincial capital of North America, a luxury suburban manor in Jinshan City, a luxury three-story residence in the center of Jinshan City, more than a dozen investment shops and several office buildings.
However, more assets come from the controlling stake of Song Clothing Company.
Song's Clothing Company has not been listed, and naturally has no clear market value. However, Song Erniu has introduced strategic investors once before to solve financing, expand channels, open up the local market, and pave the way for subsequent listings.
According to the third-party evaluation agency after the introduction of strategic investors last year, Song's Clothing Company can be valued at approximately 1.5 million yuan. After financing, Song Erniu still occupies 82% of the company's shares. This alone A portion of the equity is worth at least 1.2 million Chu Yuan.
Plus more than 100,000 yuan in cash and securities and real estate worth more than 300,000 yuan.
Song Erniu's total assets are probably more than 1.6 million Chu Yuan.
This is still the net worth after the introduction of strategic investors last year.
After the introduction of strategic investors, Song's Clothing Company has developed rapidly. Not only has it firmly occupied a large share of the ready-to-wear market in the Americas, but it also plans to open up the domestic raw material supply chain and set up a local branch factory in an attempt to expand the denim brand clothing. Enter the local market.
After such an operation, Song's Clothing Company's revenue has actually increased a lot. At the same time, the future prospects are very good, and the company's market value will naturally increase.
Therefore, Song Erniu's current actual net worth is more than 1.6 million Chu Yuan, but it is difficult to say how much it is. After all, it is not a listed company. It is difficult to say how much this company is worth.
If you have to calculate it, you have to ask a third-party agency to conduct an evaluation.
So Song Erniu himself doesn't actually know how much money he has... because his assets are changing anytime and anywhere, especially the equity of Song's Clothing Company, which forms the core of his assets. This part of the core assets changes with the market. Changing with change.
When the market improves and his company becomes more profitable, the shares will naturally become more valuable. On the contrary, the shares will depreciate rapidly.
But even if you can't figure it out, you must have a rough estimate of one million worth.
Song Erniu did not tell his family in detail...but the Song family was extremely shocked by Song Erniu's talk of millions of dollars.
After fighting for several years and farming all his life, it was only in the past seven or eight years that his life began to improve. In the past four or five years, he had completely given up struggling and was enjoying retirement life. After hearing this, Father Song was silent for a long time, and then said: "We don't understand these things about you, but be careful in everything you do!"
"Boss Liu, who runs a sawmill in the town, when business was good in the early years, he sought bank loans to expand his scale and make furniture directly, but now... his business has long since disappeared, and both the sawmill and furniture factory have closed down. Not to mention, I owe a lot of debt to the bank, and even my family’s manor was taken away by the bank’s people!”
"We don't understand your business either, but we have to be cautious!"
"Before doing anything, you must first leave a way out!"
"When I was a soldier, our sentry commander often said that we must consider defeat before victory. We must plan a retreat route before fighting."
As he spoke, he took a puff of dry cigarette and continued: "Our sentry commander is a serious scholar and a top student of the Army Officer Academy. Can what he said be wrong?"
"He just died early, otherwise he would have become a general!"
As he spoke, Song's father's eyes had drifted, and he began to talk about his past years of fighting in the Unification War... The people in the Song family were speechless when they saw him like this.
Even Song Erniu, who has been away from home for many years, still remembers that his father always liked to brag about his military experience and bravery in the Unification War...
But in fact, Song's father had never joined the army at all... When he fled from Henan with his family, he happened to encounter a battle between the Chu army and the Ming army. He was recruited by the Chu army and incorporated into the transportation camp to serve as The army on the front line transported various supplies such as grain, grass, weapons and ammunition... although they also wore the issued winter coats, cotton-padded jackets and military uniforms as well as knives for self-defense.
But in fact, he didn't even have a military rank... He was just an ordinary civilian man. The winter military uniform he was issued was purely to prevent civilian men like them from freezing to death. As for the waist knife he was issued... the Chu army captured it from the Ming army. There are so many cold weapons, especially waist knives and spears, that it is trivial to distribute cold weapons such as waist knives and spears to civilians to give them courage...
However, Song's father said that his transportation camp also had to fight, and he fought with the Ming army several times... He fought many victorious battles with the sentry commander of the transportation camp... Song Erniu and others were skeptical about this. !
Anyone who knows a little bit about the Chu army system knows that the transportation battalions/regiments/brigades in the Great Chu Empire Army seem to be in the name of military establishment and also adopt militarized management. However, in fact, except for a few logistics officers and Except for soldiers, most of them are civilians responsible for transportation...
And these civilians usually don't go to the front line at all... or even get close to the battlefield.
The transportation of materials near the forward battlefield is professionally handled by the baggage troops. Many transportation battalions and regiments under the Logistics Department are responsible for transportation tasks in the rear.
Drag the young and strong civilians in the transport troops to the battlefield...not to mention that they will die in vain as cannon fodder, and the cannon fodder will also have to eat, drink, and consume supplies...The Chu army also disliked them for wasting supplies on the front line, so they added It’s a big logistical burden.
Therefore, the Chu army would hardly drag the young civilians in the transport troops to the battlefield, and would not even let them get close, so as not to get in the way!
However, Father Song insisted that although he went to the transportation camp, he was considered a soldier in the army, and he had fought and won several battles. He also took the cotton-padded jacket uniform and a waist knife issued by the army as evidence. It’s not easy for them to refute...
He is the father, so he can brag as much as he likes. As sons, it is not easy for them to refute.
This Song's father boasted too much, and Song's mother ignored him. Instead, she pulled her son aside to inquire about his welfare, and asked Song Erniu in detail about his life in recent years.
When Father Song saw that no one was paying attention, he silently picked up the cigarette and was about to light it when he saw his eldest daughter-in-law walking in with her little granddaughter. He immediately got up and went outside the door.
Song's mother continued to ask about her son's situation outside. She didn't ask about business or career. She didn't understand these either. He only asked about some details of life.
As he kept asking, he started asking about emotional matters, and while he was asking, he glanced at the two personal maids brought back by Song Erniu who were waiting outside.
Although Song's mother was just an old woman from the countryside and didn't know much, she could tell at a glance that the two so-called maids were no ordinary maids at all.
When Song Erniu introduced a group of people before, he said a few words when introducing the two personal maids, and his behavior was quite intimate...not like ordinary masters and servants.
The most important thing is that these two so-called maids are both delicate and have the best appearance and figure. No matter how they look, they don't look like maids serving people.
Although Song's mother did not come from a wealthy family, she was just a rural woman. However, as Song Erniu continued to send money back over the years, the price of living had improved, and she had contact with more wealthy families, and she had gained some experience.
Just by looking at it, she could tell that the clothes these two women wore seemed ordinary and low-key, but in fact they were better than some of the young ladies she had seen before. The high-quality silk dresses and accessories made them look no less elegant. I can’t get the yuan...
Although Song's mother was from a low background and had little experience, she was not stupid. After a little observation and guessing, it became doubtful.
But when she heard her son's clear answer that he didn't have a sweetheart, in addition to business matters when he returned to his hometown this time, he was going back to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors and visit his parents, and planned to resolve personal matters.
After listening to Song Erniu's words, the two maids did not show anything strange.
I immediately had an idea in my mind!
Although the so-called maids brought back by these two sons are not ordinary maids, they should not be given status... They are probably the kind of maids and aunts who lived in the same house during the pre-Ming Dynasty.
In the contemporary Great Chu Empire, there are no such titles as maids and aunts. The law clearly stipulates monogamy. Concubinage is not allowed and the law does not recognize it.
But this does not prevent the powerful and even ordinary wealthy men from having many women around them, but they are just called by other names, such as personal maid, concubine, adopted daughter and other messy titles.
But this kind of concubine is different from the kind of concubine in the pre-Ming Dynasty. How should I put it? Women other than the main wife in the Chu Empire are actually more like the keepers of later generations, with two, three, and four breasts.
Therefore, although times will change, many things will not change.
For a boss as big as Song Erniu, it is normal for him to have several personal maids to meet his physical and even psychological needs.
Even Song's mother thinks this kind of thing is normal... After all, Song's mother was born in the pre-Ming Dynasty and lived in rural areas for a long time. She still retains many concepts from decades ago.
For example, a wealthy family takes concubines.
After Song's mother figured out the situation, she concentrated on introducing some situations of the Chen family in the county to her son.
Song Erniu also knew something about the situation of the Chen family in the county. After all, the Chen family was an old scholarly family in their county, and had been one of the top families in the county during the pre-Ming Dynasty.
During the period of the Guo Dynasty, the Chen family did not resist like other gentry families or ignore matters that had nothing to do with them. Instead, they actively welcomed the king's master, and immediately sent their direct descendants to become officials and serve in the dragon. They also followed the instructions of the Guo Dynasty. Follow the rules and take the initiative to sell large amounts of land.
In the end, it became a typical family of Conglong gentry and was retained and even further developed.
These are Song Erniu's basic impressions of the Chen family, but he doesn't know the current situation of the Chen family.
Song's mother told him the current situation of the Chen family. After Song's mother's explanation, Song Erniu basically understood why the Chen family wanted to be born like a cowherd boy with him, who had no education or education. , it’s just that a peasant boy with a bit of bad money got married.
The Chen family continued to decline after experiencing its glory in the early days of the dynasty.
Especially after the eldest son of the Chen family, who was the first to join the dragon family and served as a fourth-rank magistrate in the imperial court, died in office, a scandal broke out within the Chen family over the family property. It was rumored that it even went to court and the fight lasted for many years. After the lawsuit.
Outsiders discovered that the Chen family, which used to be a big family, had become three Chen families...
No one in these three divided Chen families can have a smooth career in officialdom. Mr. Fang, the Chen family member, has been in the officialdom for more than twenty years, and now he is only a seventh-grade section chief... Just like this, he is exhausted. The old connections and connections of the eldest man of the Chen family who has been dead for many years.
Song's mother also heard that a small textile factory invested by Chen's family seemed to have been in bad shape in the past two years and was in danger of closing down...
The Chen family in this county is no longer what it used to be... They may have the grand reputation of being a scholarly family, but in fact it's all just superficial. They even turned to Brother Song for the money.
Why do the Song family have anything to do with Chen’s parents’ room?
It's because the Chen family's textile factory is facing bankruptcy and they are looking for a seller to sell it to recover some capital!
As for the Song family, as a new wealthy family in the county, although outsiders do not know how much money the Song family, that is, Song Erniu, has, they all guess that it is not much different.
It happened that Brother Song had opened a small garment factory in the county with Song Erniu's funding or investment.
When he heard that the Chen family was selling the textile factory, Brother Song wanted to take it.
Because although this textile factory is small in scale. The equipment is old and worthless, and it still owes a debt. In fact, although it is not insolvent, it is not worth a lot of money... The important thing is that there are no orders, which leads to the production line not producing, but the operating expenses of the factory But it can't stop, so it continues to lose money.
However, this small textile factory integrates spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing. Brother Song wants to buy it and cut it down, retain part of its production capacity and continue to produce cloth. These cloths do not need to be sold externally, and his garment factory can directly absorb them. Lose.
During the acquisition of the factory, Brother Song heard that the Chen family had a seventeen-year-old daughter who was waiting to be married. He also thought that although his younger brother was a rich man, he was still an old bachelor, so he immediately started to make connections.
The Chen family was naturally not happy at first. The Chen family prided itself on being a scholarly family with a century-old history and had been officials for generations.
Although the current Chen family's official career is not very good, he is still an official... Although the younger generation has not passed the college entrance examination, they have a technical secondary school degree and can barely pass the local college examination.
How can a family like our Chen family be so high up as a rural family?
What are you dreaming about in broad daylight?
But when I heard that Song Erniu was doing a lot of business in America and was worth a lot of money, and even the majority of the shares in the garment factory run by the eldest brother of the Song family actually belonged to Song Erniu, I relaxed a little...
However, his attitude is still quite ambiguous, saying that even if Song Erniu has good business talent, if he wants to marry the direct daughter of the Chen family, just a little business talent is not enough, but also depends on his conduct and character.
So in the end, after Brother Song and Young Master Chen discussed the matter privately, the Chen family proposed that Song Erniu return to his homeland first...see the person first before talking about it. If the person is good, the marriage can be discussed. , if people are not good, just pretend it doesn’t happen...
When Mother Song was talking about the situation of the Chen family, Brother Song was also explaining.
After talking about this in detail, Song Erniu had a basic understanding of the situation in the Chen family.
Although Song Erniu has not read many books and has a low academic qualification, due to business needs in recent years, he has also hired private teachers for continuous learning, coupled with the thinking skills he has developed through many years of doing business and dealing with people.
Basically, I already have a rough guess in my mind.
In his opinion, the situation of the Chen family is very simple. They are just a declining scholarly family with nothing but fame... The family's wealth has probably been wiped out due to the separation and business failure.
Otherwise, there is no need to sell the textile factory, the core industry of the family... You must know that the textile industry is actually very easy to do these days, especially the textile industry in small and remote places. If you want to become bigger and stronger, you will not be able to get rich and wealthy. Maybe, we don’t have the capital, let alone the technology and corresponding talents!
But it’s not difficult to survive there.
After all, many remote and small places will provide various supports in core industries such as the textile industry that drive a large number of jobs and provide a large amount of tax revenue, and even secretly use various means that cannot be publicly stated to engage in local protectionism...
After all, in many ordinary counties, the so-called industry in their county... may only have one textile factory... Well, if it is exhausted, then add a government-run company to make farm tools, daily hardware, and small machinery with no technical content. factory.
Therefore, many times, in order to preserve their only industry, these remote small counties often create various means to hinder the entry of foreign textile products and implement local protectionism.
Giants in the textile industry such as Hantian Textile Company and Suqin Textile Company will be severely punished if they simply want to sell textile products to remote places if they do not set up local factories to produce locally and provide employment and tax revenue. Big resistance...because local officials don't want to see them...
You guys came over and took away the market. Our local textile factories closed down, workers lost their jobs, and our tax revenue was gone... You still expect us to welcome you? I can't wait to issue an order directly to ban your products from entering!
Of course, it would be different if you go to their local area to set up a factory and build a production line... They are very welcome!
In short, you are here to set up the factory, and you are the master... If you don't come to set up the factory and just want to sell goods and destroy our local enterprises, get the hell out of me as far as you can...
Under such circumstances, the Chen family is still able to bring the only small comprehensive textile factory in the county to the point of bankruptcy. This ability is extraordinary!
However, Song Erniu didn't care about these situations and even thought it was a good thing!
His marriage goal is very clear: to marry an upper-class legitimate daughter who can match his wealth...
As for a normal upper-class family, there is a high probability that they would not marry their legitimate daughter to a man who was born as a cowherd boy and never went to junior high school. He suddenly became rich...
Everyone cares about face, and people in the upper class in America care more about face. This good guy is not bankrupt, so he would be crazy to marry his legitimate daughter... This is really marrying off a daughter, and outsiders can't even get a minute. You said you sold your daughter to get rich!
Do you want to hang out in the upper class society in America from now on?
Besides, normal upper-class families are not short of money. Song Erniu is a millionaire in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is still a little short of asking an upper-class family to sell their daughter... After all, it is impossible for Song Erniu to spend millions All the wealth is used as betrothal gifts and given away!
This is also the reason why he has not been able to find a suitable partner in America for many years. It's not that he doesn't want to find one, but that he can't find a suitable partner!
But today's Chen family is very suitable. The Chen family is famous but not rich, and Song Erniu is rich but not famous. The two just complement each other!
I just don’t know what the Chen family is thinking and whether they will agree!
Also, although the identity of the direct daughter of the Chen family was very important, Song Erniu also wanted to take a look at the character and appearance of the direct daughter of the Chen family.
Needless to say, when marrying a wife, you should marry a virtuous one. Appearance is also very important... It is not the best choice, but at least there must be a middle-class appearance.
After all, he is a millionaire, so he can't go back to being short, ugly and fat. He can't stand this.
Even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about the next generation!
(End of chapter)
