A group of people were talking to each other, cursing Li Qing's ancestors for eight generations and cursing him for a bad death.
In their view, it was almost certain that Li Qing would be beheaded. Otherwise, it would be too much of a loss.
If you buy raw silk at the current price, even if all the silk produced is guaranteed to be sold overseas, and after excluding labor costs and transportation costs, you will still lose money.
The purpose of doing business is to make money, and Li Qing is simply risking his life by doing this.
"This is a foolish young man." A rich gentry yelled, "It's not good for the court to send someone, so why did it send a fool here? How dare he do it?"
"For bringing such a huge loss to the imperial court, this imperial envoy will definitely die."
…
Shen Xin saw that these people were chattering non-stop, but none of them got to the point, and said in a deep voice: "This imperial envoy is so reckless, it will definitely bring him disaster, but that is not important;
For us, the most important thing is to prevent the weaving game from continuing. "
Hearing this, all the wealthy gentry were silent.
No one wants to stand out, and standing out means paying money. In the final analysis, everyone upholds the principle of profit.
Shen Xin had no choice but to say to the wealthy middle-aged man on his left, "Executive member Zhang, there is someone in your family in Beijing who has any first-hand information?"
The middle-aged man shook his head slightly: "The trade agreement between the imperial court and Japan has been decided for a long time, but other aspects are still at a vague stage. However, the imperial court has built a lot of ships. As for the imperial envoy coming to Jinling, my brother did not notify him. He should It came secretly."
"I have some news." A wealthy gentleman suddenly said, "My second uncle is the head of the household department. According to him, the national treasury is very poor now, and all the money used for shipbuilding is treasure money."
Shen Xin keenly discovered the important information, "Does that mean that when the imperial envoy came, he didn't bring much money?"
"Repaying the money, the emperor has nothing left." The rich gentleman sneered, "He probably didn't even bring out a tael of silver."
"That's it." Shen Xin gave a high-five, "Nowadays, treasure money is becoming less and less valuable, raw silk can be regarded as hard currency, and trading with silver is an unwritten rule. The imperial envoy probably embezzled money from Zhili. "
"When you said it, I remembered it." A wealthy gentleman named Wang suddenly said, "A few days ago, my second uncle complained that the imperial envoy asked for one hundred thousand taels of silver when he came. Now that I think about it, I guess it was just for Start a weaving bureau.”
A group of cobblers, talking and talking, actually found a clue.
"That is to say, the imperial envoy's total capital is only one hundred thousand taels. Taking into account recruiting workers, buying dyes, and purchasing raw silk at such a high price, more than half of his one hundred thousand taels has reached the bottom and cannot last more than a few days."
"Yes, we have to continue to follow up and raise the price of raw silk until he can't bear it and the workers can't even be paid. In that case, the weaving bureau will still be in trouble."
Shen Xin also agreed deeply: "But the most important thing now is to cut off his funds. Brother Wang, you have to let your second uncle stick to the bottom line and no longer allocate money to him."
"Okay, I'll tell my second uncle later." Wang Fushen agreed, and then said, "But the question is, did he bring any money from the capital?"
"I have an idea." A wealthy gentleman named Li said, "We can go to Suzhou and Hangzhou to buy raw silk at a high price, and then sell it to the Weaving Bureau."
He smiled sinisterly and said, "Don't he like to accept it? Just let him accept it and burst him."
"Wonderful, this is a great idea!" Wang Fushen was very excited, "Once the funds are gone, he will still open a shitty workshop, and the emperor will not be short of hungry soldiers."
Shen Xin's eyes were filled with joy, then shuddered again, "No, we can think of it. The imperial envoy may not have thought of it. Maybe he has already started in Suhang."
"No." Wang Fushen shook his head, "If he really finds cheap raw silk, he won't fight with us."
"I agree with Wang Fushen's view." Zhang Yuanwai said, "Looking at this, the imperial court is obviously going to fully reopen the weaving bureau. Don't forget, Suzhou and Hangzhou also have weaving bureaus. What he is doing is not tearing down the east wall to make up for it. The Western Wall?”
Shen Xin nodded slowly, "That's the truth. In that case, let's start as soon as possible. Suzhou and Hangzhou are also gathering places for big silk companies. We must be quick to buy raw silk this time."
"What about here?"
"Here they continue to follow the price, but they won't accept it." Shen Xin said with a smile, "Put him up and hold him up. The higher you hold him up, the faster he will collapse. When his funds are gone, he will have no raw silk left to weave. , the emperor chopped off his head in anger. If the Weaving Bureau cannot continue, it’s time for us to buy the bottom."
"OK!"
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"How is the situation over there?" Li Qing asked, "Is there any news?"
Xiao Liuzi smiled and said, "Sir, the men in the palace are all reliable in doing things, and they are protected by the brothers of Jinyiwei. They pretended to be wealthy businessmen in Jinling, made no mistakes, and bought the goods at a price that is 20% higher than the market price. There are thirty thousand taels of silk in three large ships, and they will be delivered tonight."
"Okay!" Li Qing smiled, "This much raw silk is enough to last until February next year."
"Should we buy more?" Xiao Liuzi asked, "The price of raw silk in Jinling is so high, the rich gentry will probably want to buy it from other places."
"It doesn't matter, what we want is to let them go to Suzhou and Hangzhou to disrupt the situation." Li Qing said with a smile, "Our goal has been Jinling from beginning to end. Just wait, the opportunity for us to buy the bottom is not far away."
After a pause, "Those big silkworm farmers have been watching, right?"
"Don't worry, sir, Jin Yiwei's brothers are keeping a close eye on you." Xiao Liuzi said happily, "According to them, those big families are tight-lipped and are still immersed in the dream of getting rich."
"You didn't offend retail investors, did you?" Li Qing asked again.
"No." Xiao Liuzi said, "According to the instructions of the adults, small households came to sell raw silk, but they were beaten back because the quantity was too small. Their raw silk was sold to large silkworm farmers."
Li Qing nodded with satisfaction: "This big harvest will go down in history."
The stock trading routine, if applied here, is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.
Xiao Liuzi was sincerely convinced and said to himself: "No wonder the princes and lords all respect Master Li. Not to mention the relationship with the emperor, just because of his ability, he will definitely have a bright future in the future."
Thinking of this, he smiled flatteringly and said: "My lord, you have been working hard these days. If you don't give up, how about we have a drink at noon?"
He recognized that Li Qing had a promising future, and it was necessary to establish a good relationship in advance.
Li Qing readily agreed: "My father-in-law has been working hard all the time. After returning to the capital, I will report your contribution to the truth. If this matter is done, the emperor will be happy. Isn’t it a matter of course for you to take a further step in your status?”
This is a critical moment, and we must unite internally. Li Qing does not want to make mistakes at this time.
"Ah~haha... Your Excellency is very generous." Xiao Liuzi's eyes turned into slits as he smiled, and he felt better about Li Qing. He patted his chest and said, "Our family is well-spoken in the Director of Ceremonies, and we can help you in the future. "
"Oh? Then I have to invite you to this drink."
"No, no, please come to our family."
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evening.
Zhu Yunwen suddenly came to visit.
Li Qing was greatly surprised and asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
"I have to come." Zhu Yunwen looked solemn and said bitterly: "Brother, you have gone too far this time!" ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
"This is not the place to talk." Li Qing smiled and said, "Come with me."
Li Qing led him into the side room where he was staying, locked the door, turned around and asked, "Are you here to buy raw silk at a high price?"
"Yes!" Zhu Yunwen was a little angry, "Senior brother, you are too reckless this time. I heard that the price of raw silk has been increased to ten times the original price. Isn't this nonsense?"
"Don't worry, come on, have a cup of tea."
Zhu Yunwen took the tea with a wry smile and sighed: "Senior brother, do you still have money now?"
"Yes, one hundred thousand taels of silver only cost 40,000 taels, which is less than half." Li Qing said with a smile, "It's not much."
"You've spent 40,000 taels and yet... eh, wait." Zhu Yunwen reacted and said in shock: "How is this possible? You bought so much raw silk at ten times the price, not to mention 40,000 taels, even 400,000 taels. Can’t you live there?”
Li Qing chuckled and said, "To tell you the truth, since the price of raw silk has increased greatly, I haven't confiscated even one or two raw silk."
"Ah?" Zhu Yunwen was dumbfounded, "How is this possible? I heard... No, those rich gentry are not stupid. Can you fool everyone?"
Li Qing smiled and said: "A large amount of raw silk enters the Weaving Bureau's warehouse every day. This is absolutely true."
"Then why did you spend so little money?" Zhu Yunwen was even more confused.
Li Qing said quietly: "Because the raw silk went to the weaving bureau during the day and was returned to the big silkworm farmers at night. They made a trip and I gave them five hundred taels of silver. They lost nothing. Do you think they would do it?" "
"They... aren't..." Zhu Yunwen became even more confused, "Senior brother, what are you doing this for?"
