In the small pavilion of the restaurant, after three rounds of drinking, the tourist got familiar with Du Xun and spoke slowly.

After drinking a glass of wine, the traveler told Du Xun: "Chaofeng, besides knowing that the officers are officials, I don't know what kind of industry there is in the family?"

Du Xundao: "Before the dog son was admitted to the court, he offered a method to steam wine from the lees of wine, and sold wine to the Selected Triple State Administration of the Three Prefectures. Now there are several restaurants at home and a farm in the countryside, which is still acceptable."

The guest of the Youth Office exclaimed repeatedly: "It is really enviable that Chaofeng's family has so much property. Unlike us who do business, who look at the glory, they actually lose all their money when they encounter bad market conditions. A few days ago, the price of frankincense plummeted, and many Hu merchants lost their money. There are a few businessmen who used to play well with me, but now they have become servants for other people's stores, which is really sad."

Du Xun said: "How could this happen? Even if someone loses the business, he will be in trouble for a while, and everyone will help you."

The guest waiter shook his head repeatedly: "Chaofeng, our business here is different from other places. We have ten-ton coins of money and a hundred-ton coins of business. Once we lose money, we will bear a lot of debts, and we can't help it? For example, I, looking at doing Xu Da's business, actually have no spare money in my hands, and it's all on the goods. Here in Tanglong Town, you can make money that other places earned in ten years in a year. If you are not lucky, you can also lose debts in other places for several lifetimes. We businessmen are so difficult here."

After hearing this, Du Xun shook his head: "Mr. Uncle, it's not that I said, it's all caused by greed. If you have a ten-min-price business that costs ten-min-price, how could you lose so much? No matter what you do in the world, the most important thing is to be down-to-earth."

The Youth Officer sighed: "I can't help myself. Others borrow money to do business. If you don't borrow money, you can't do business, and you will soon have no intention of doing it. Borrowing debt is like drinking poison to quench your thirst. Even though you know it's not good, you have to borrow it."

Du Xun was not sure what the business in Tanglong Town was like, so he shut up. He felt that what the Youth Officer said was wrong. He just made less money when doing business honestly, so why can’t he continue? Anyway, he would never do business like this. The most important thing for the Du family is not to make money, but to ensure that Du Zhongxiao’s career is smooth. As long as he is still in office, his family business will not be ruined.

In fact, You Man Wai said it well. The characteristic of Tanglong Town is that it is impossible to continue to do business without borrowing. Even if your capital is ten times more than Don’t, if others borrow money, the scale of the business will be equally large. It won’t take long to come and become a big businessman. Tanglong Town is a transit place for bulk goods. The larger the scale, the more advantage it is. Conservative merchants will be eliminated soon.

If you don’t want to take such a risk, don’t come to Tanglong Town. The Volcano Army can do business. Those who are always in Tanglong Town are all foreigners who love and hate this atmosphere and cannot stop. The storm in the frankincense trade has made the big merchants more and more united, and they gathered together to use huge capital and quick information to avoid risks. Correspondingly, the risks of small merchants are even higher.

Seeing that Du Xun was not interested in bond matters, You Junwai had a clear idea. I think Du Xun attached importance to Du Zhongxiao's official voice and did not want to make money on bonds. Otherwise, Du Zhongxiao would have sent someone to tell Du Xun about the bond matters, what should he do after he got here. With Du Zhongxiao, who bought and sold bonds and sold short, it was like picking up money for the Du family.

Without mentioning the bonds, the Youth Officer said: "A few days ago, the military officers also specifically contacted us sugar merchants, saying that there is still too little sugar now. Growing sugar cane is different from growing grain, and it is not possible to rely on one household to squeeze sugar cane. The larger the sugar cane, the lower the cost of the workshop, the more sugar it squeezes out. We should go back to the countryside to build a large sugar-pressing farm and purchase sugar cane from the private households to make a lot of money."

After hearing this, Du Xun nodded repeatedly: "I often say that my Dalang, even if he didn't pass the Jinshi and became an official at home, is also a senior official. I don't understand these things. I don't understand planting sugarcane and squeezing sugar, but in my opinion, it is similar to our winemaking. Now, there are not many white wines sold in my family, and they are all made from the white wine. The wine tastes good, and it is very particular about choosing grains. Now, in addition to the grains grown in our own farms, we also buy them from outside, especially in Xuzhou. The grains we collect from outside the winemaking are all set by several senior officials, so that they can plant sorghum, wheat, peas, corn, and seeds. Only the wine brewed in this way is good wine. As for the grains collected from the market, the wine brewed can only be sold at a cheap price."

The guest clapped his hands: "Chaofeng is really an expert! Yes, the military officers said the same thing. We built a large sugar-pressing farm and chose the best sugar-cooking farm for the people around us to plant it. Not only does it produce a lot of sugar, but it also saves trouble. Chaofeng didn't know that there are many things to pay attention to when squeezing sugar. Different sugar-cooking methods are different. If we only plant one type of sugar-cooking, it will save countless troubles."

Du Xun touched the beard under his chin and nodded, "My father has always seen this kind of thing more clearly than others."

The traveler took a sip of wine, lowered his head and said without saying a word, "Since Chaofeng is also an expert, do you have the intention to do the sugar business?"

Du Xun shook his head repeatedly: "Dalang is an official here, how can I buy property here? The court law does not allow it."

The foreigner of the Youth: "I don't mean this. The military officer told us about the sugar-fighting farm. The merchants also decided that it made sense. But there was no one to take the lead, so it was difficult to do it. If Chao Feng went to Sichuan and Sichuan and took the lead in doing this, he would have great merit."

Du Xun waved his hands repeatedly: "How can I get there thousands of miles away from Sichuan and Sichuan? This is inappropriate!"

"Actually, it's not too far. From here, we go south along the Yellow River, cross the river to Jiangzhou, and to Jingzhao Prefecture, it's a road to Sichuan and Shu. For example, we sell sugar, it takes only a few months to go. Now it's more convenient to build roads outside. Chaofeng is a big deal. If you can do it, the money you earn in a year is worth tens of thousands of yuan, which is much better than selling wine."

Hearing this, Du Xun couldn't help but feel a little moved. He had been operating his industry at home for many years, and now everything is stable, his family is well-off, and he is a little quiet and conscious. After all, he is a juren, and he is a little unwilling to be a rich man for the rest of his life. His son has already passed the Jinshi and became an official, so Du Xun could not have been able to do anything to the imperial examination again, and doing business is also a way out.

Du Zhongxiao was over 20 years old and became a military officer. Although he often sighed that he was not successful and had nowhere to display his ambitions and talents, it was completely different in the eyes of others. At this age, he became the chief officer of the state army and had a bright future. The merchants in Tanglong Town wanted to curry favor with him. However, Du Zhongxiao cherished his future and kept a distance from these merchants, so that everyone had nowhere to use his strength. When he met Du Xun, the traveler felt that he had picked up the treasure. It was the same if he could not curry favor with Du Zhongxiao, and it might be better to curry favor with his father.

As one of the few big sugar merchants, there are countless ways to make money outside the hotel. I am afraid that Du Xun doesn’t want to make money, otherwise there will always be one suitable for him. As long as he is invited to cooperate with him, there will inevitably be endless benefits in the future.

It is easiest to cooperate in buying and selling bonds. It is quick to get started and make money. It is also in Tanglong Town, which has the most benefits. The second is to build a sugar crushing farm, which is the hometown of these sugar merchants. Once they get on the line, they will benefit for a lifetime. And what Du Zhongxiao said makes sense, this is indeed a way to make money. From sugar production to sugar trafficking, the two paths are connected, and you will have endless money to make in the future.
Chapter completed!