162 business cooperation officially begins

The poor wealthy people have to find a way to calm down the war in the backyard as soon as possible - so naturally, many people plan to spend some money to buy another silver mirror box like this. The most violent thing in most people's homes is nothing more than one.

Two shrews, one more should be able to settle the matter.

But when they sent their housekeepers to look around in the shops in Fucheng, they found that there was no such mirror available on the market. Some people even went to Guangzhou to look at it, but even Guangzhou was the place with the most overseas treasures.

, and couldn’t find it at all.

The inquiry here aroused the interest of the merchants there. After listening to the requirements relayed by the housekeepers, they all said: Only Westerners can make such bright and clear glass mirrors, and the price is not low. I am afraid it is not available in Qiongzhou, Hainan.

Rich landowners who cultivate small areas can afford it.

In fact, the wealthy people have been speculating about the value of these silver mirrors. Of course, they will not believe the hundreds of thousands of gold that Shorthair boasted at the banquet. If they are really so valuable, will they give them as gifts? And one gift.

Just a dozen copies?

However, when the family members they sent came back from Guangzhou to see the world, they brought back the evaluation of the jewelry merchant there - first of all, this kind of thing cannot be sold. Even if it is sold, I am afraid it will cost at least a thousand handfuls and two thousand taels of silver.

Only then can it be won. It is really impossible for ordinary landlord families to afford it.

As a result, the conflicts in the families of wealthy families not only did not subside, but actually escalated greatly because of this. Originally, the man who lost the fight could fool the party by giving him some gold and silver jewelry, or stuffing an extra two dollars of his own money.

But now the valuation of this thing is so high. Then the original compensation will be greatly increased - women are always very sensitive to this kind of thing.

...In short, the third year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, from August to the end of the year, was a very uneasy time for the wealthy families in Qiongzhou Prefecture on Hainan Island: in addition to dealing with the short-haired lords who captured the prefecture, they also had to pacify the village households.

The tenant farmers are making trouble, and the flames of war are igniting in their own backyards... Of course, for the culprits who caused all this, this situation is exactly what they want to see.

As more and more housekeepers and servants came to the city to inquire about the so-called "Silver Mirror Box", several cooperation partners were agreed upon at the beginning: Xu Jing, Mo Dapeng, and the owners of related woodware shops, jewelry shops, and several others

I have to visit the state government every day to find out when the goods will be shipped here to fulfill the previous promise: allow them to sell goods on a consignment basis.

Since the day they occupied Qiongzhou Prefecture, Xie Xi and others have been using the most cautious attitude to handle relations with the local people. Especially when it comes to issues related to merchants, they are basically treated based on the concept of modern government investment promotion.

This cautious attitude finally showed its effect after a few months - if the government of the previous Ming Dynasty had been replaced, those businessmen would not have dared to step into the gate of the government. The Ming Dynasty has always maintained a discriminatory policy towards businessmen. Zhu Yuanzhang

The era even stipulated that merchants were not allowed to wear silk clothes or sit in sedan chairs. Although it was gradually relaxed later, the merchant class was still discriminated against in society, especially in the eyes of the government. A merchant was a money bag that could be blackmailed at any time.

In the past, as long as you stepped into those two red-painted doors, you would most likely be peeled off, which was not bad. If it involved a lawsuit or the like, you might lose your entire fortune or even lose your life. Businessmen in the Ming Dynasty were extremely particular about integrity.

To a large extent, they were forced out by such bad government administration, and they did not dare to file a lawsuit.

But now. With the short-haired man in charge, this yamen can now be entered and exited with confidence - the short-haired man even has a specially designed reception room, where guests can also drink tea and try snacks. The businessman is a very sensitive person.

As a group, they soon clearly felt this equal attitude, and naturally they became much more courageous.

"...Although I also need money, I never ask for it in vain. I do things when I am given money, or simply do things first and collect the money later... Shorthair is still very good at doing things. Although he is still an official, he behaves quite like my peers.

The feeling of being a middle-class person…”

For some small merchants who had recently negotiated with them, Xu Jing, Mo Dapeng and others pretended to be familiar with them and boasted to them, as if they had been cooperating with them for many years... But in fact, deep down in their hearts...

I'm still a little uneasy - although the other party accepted the invitation to dinner and gifts, and the procedures seemed to be in place. But after all, the two parties have never really cooperated before, what kind of things will the shorthairs come up with?

Come on, they don't know what to do.

However, all worries and doubts disappeared after they were invited to visit the dock warehouse - the short-haired big leader, Mr. Li, Jie Pang Wenlin and other leaders personally accompanied them there, and just

This honor was enough to flatter those businessmen.

And when they arrived at Baisha Pier and walked into the newly built warehouses, these businessmen completely forgot about any previous thoughts. No matter what they thought before, they only had one expression left at the moment - dumbfounded.

"This...are these all going to be sold?"

Even Xu Jingxu, who has been doing business for many years and has traveled to Guangzhou, Jiangnan, Beijing and other places, and has always claimed to be a well-informed official, could only open his mouth wide at this time, and could not even notice the saliva flowing out. He has always been

I despise those country guys who have never seen the world the most, but their image at this time is even worse than those people.

What is piled in this warehouse is cotton cloth, and a large part of the Xu family's business is the cloth shop. Although Chinese silk is extremely famous, the most popular among the people is cotton cloth.

When Xu Jing and Xu Xin'an recovered from the initial shock, they immediately rushed towards the pile of fabrics without even asking the owner of the warehouse. But no one here minded his somewhat rude behavior - before

Two days later, the reactions of Yan Wenchang, Wang Xinzhi and others were similar to now.

"It is indeed fine cotton... How come it has such a dense yarn count? How was it woven?"

Xu Jing was indeed an expert and could tell the difference between these fabrics and local homespun cloth at a glance. Professor Li thought he was not satisfied with the quality of the fabrics. He explained apologetically:

"These are all woven fabrics. Even the yarns and threads are made in batches by machines. The yarn itself is relatively thick, and the woven fabric is also thick and heavy. It is indeed not as light and breathable as hand-woven fabric..."

Unexpectedly, Xu Jing turned around immediately, with surprise on his face:

"Thickness is good! Of course, the thicker and stronger the fabric, the better! If you want something light and breathable, wear silk directly. People who buy cloth hope that the thicker the better. "

Professor Li laughed. He had forgotten that when washing clothes, ancient people used to soak the fabric with rice water to make it thicker and more durable. This is the so-called "starch washing". If you really are a rich family who doesn't care about keeping warm, you can wear leather in winter and wear in summer.

Yarn, no cotton.

"This fabric is good. Our Qiongzhou cloth is well-known. We collect 1.5 yuan locally and sell it for 2 yuan a piece when shipped to Guangzhou. Your cloth is much denser than Qiongzhou cloth. I think it can be sold for at least 2 yuan."

Five to three cents..."

Xu Jing was stunned for a moment when he said this, and then he remembered that he was not the owner of the goods. He immediately raised his head and put on a smile:

"Um...I wonder if this is the 'distribution' model you mentioned? If it's two cents and five cents, my Xu family will cover it all!"

Pang Yu and Ao Sayang grinned from behind. At first glance, Xu Daguanren seemed to have revealed his secrets in excitement, but these two people have been sorting out intelligence work recently, and they are not fully aware of the market in Guangzhou.

I have no idea - the official price of a piece of cloth over there is three cents of silver, which has not changed for many years. The private price is higher through private negotiation. The quality of this kind of woven fabric is good, and it will definitely be no problem to sell it for three cents and five cents.

——The old guy is laying an ambush here. When he changes hands, he will make a 30% profit. No wonder businessmen are easy to make a fortune these days.

But he didn't say it directly, he just laughed:

"We plan to distribute it, but Xu Yuanwai's family is afraid that they won't be able to eat it. "

Xu Jing immediately showed a look of indignation on his face, obviously dissatisfied with Pang Yu for underestimating their family's strength, but before he could say anything, Ling Ning waved his hand behind him:

"This warehouse is more than 1,200 pieces, and there are ten warehouses behind it, totaling about 13,000 pieces. If we ship back all the cotton we received this time, the amount can be doubled before the end of the year...

"

Xu Da Yuanwai immediately stopped talking. He could eat more than 10,000 pieces of cotton if he tried his best, but when will he sell it? You must know that in this era, most ordinary people are still used to spinning and weaving by themselves.

He makes clothes. And Shorthair obviously has other good things to come up with, and he doesn't want to take up all the funds.

After that, a similar scene happened in the iron tool warehouse. But this time the performer was Mo Dapeng. This guy’s family was involved in smuggling metal utensils. I heard that he had also minted copper coins privately, which was considered a master in metal processing.

An expert.

But it seems that the more expert he is, the more serious his gaffe is - Mo Dapeng actually used his fingers to test the sharpness of a sickle blade, and as a result, a small piece of meat was cut off before the people around him could stop him.

But the fat man didn't care. After all, he had a lot of flesh on his body. When the people next to him were bandaging him, he stretched out his other hand, raised his thumb and praised repeatedly:

"Okay! What a good blade... This is obviously not a hundred-refined steel. How can it be made so sharp?"

——Xu Jing just wanted to lower the price, so this guy just asked for the secret directly. However, here he used a bunch of modern terms to explain, such as adding carbon elements to cause the rearrangement of crystals... I could only hear

Mo Mo just rolled his eyes, but he couldn't say that Shorthair had lied to him.

Fortunately, after such training, when they finally came to the warehouse where the glassware was stacked, the group of people finally became more self-controlled. When they saw those ingenious and crystal clear glassware that were like works of art, but also had practical value.

Glassware, as well as large pieces of colorless transparent glass and silver-bottomed glass mirrors, only emitted some light from their eyes, but they did not dare to lean closer.

Until now, the businessmen with different ideas are only concerned about one question - how to cooperate with short-haired people? Some people were originally worried about being blackmailed or deceived, but now they have made up their minds - as long as the other party

If the plate is offered, take it no matter what.

——No matter how much it costs, as long as you can establish a relationship with a short-haired man, everything in that warehouse will be worth a fortune!

I’m so touched, there are so many monthly tickets.
Chapter completed!