Chapter 403 Take Him Out to Play
Before the imperial edict was issued, Ji Wuyin and the fleet of the Cao Gang returned to Liaodong County with the cargo hold full of grain.
One after another, the large ships docked at the port terminals of Fang County and Anshi, and 500,000 shi of grain were all moved ashore and secretly transported to granaries in various places.
Things must have a beginning and an end. This time, Lu Songli also went to Fang County in person to meet Lin Shan, "Deputy Gang Leader Lin, this time it is really thanks to you. This is 500,000 taels of silver, please accept it."
This 500,000 taels includes the freight for the Cao Gang to deliver 1 million shi of grain to them and the subsidy she promised to give to the Cao Gang before.
These two sums of money added together actually do not need 500,000 taels, but Lu Songli is willing to give it high. You know, without the cooperation of the Cao Gang, the Nanyang incident would not have progressed so smoothly. They will have many opportunities to use the Cao Gang in the future.
"President Lu is generous!" Lin Shan gave her a thumbs up.
Lin Shan and several managers of the Cao Gang calculated how much money they could earn at most this time.
The Cao Gang had previously helped grain merchants from various places to transport grain, charging normal prices, and transporting one million shi of grain, earning a total of 200,000 taels.
Later, grain merchants from various places wanted him to help transport the grain back, and he directly raised the price, doubling the price to 400,000 taels.
He could understand why grain merchants from various places refused to do it. The grain merchants did some calculations and knew that it would be too much of a loss to transport the grain back.
Nowadays, the price of grain in various places is between 160 and 180 wen per bucket, but the cost price of grain received by grain merchants from various places should be less than 160 wen. They had to add the transportation cost to transport the grain to Nanyang, and the price per bucket was increased by 20 to 30 wen, and the cost was about 180 to 190 wen. At that time, the price of grain in Nanyang was hyped up to 280 wen per bucket, and they felt that they could still make money by transporting the grain, and it was a big profit.
However, after the grain merchants from various places transported the grain, the Ji Liao Alliance raised the price of grain to 120 wen per bucket.
The Cao Gang doubled the return freight and sold it directly, losing about 60 wen per bucket. If they had to transport the grain back, the labor and freight would add up, and they would lose 70 to 80 wen per bucket, and the risk was still high.
After this account was calculated, it was not difficult to understand why grain merchants from all over the country were unwilling to transport the grain back.
If there was no agreement with the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, they would have made a lot of money by earning the round-trip freight of grain merchants from all over the country, and at most they would have earned about 400,000 or 500,000 taels.
After all, helping grain merchants from all over the country to transport grain back, they certainly couldn't double the price. People wouldn't do it if they doubled it, and at most they would add a little to the original price.
After calculating the accounts, he and several managers felt that as long as Lu Songli gave them no less than 300,000 taels of silver, they would make money.
They privately guessed that Lu Songli would give them 300,000 taels at most. Unexpectedly, it exceeded expectations.
In other words, under Lu Songli's arrangement, they actually earned 700,000 taels on this trip! I'm excited just thinking about it.
"For the subsequent 500,000 shi of grain, we will have to trouble Deputy Gang Leader Lin and the Cao Gang."
"Sure, the next 500,000 shi of grain will be left to me, Lin Shan." Lin Shan patted his chest and said.
"Then we will have a happy cooperation?" Lv Songli said with a smile.
"Happy cooperation, if the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce needs the Cao Gang in the future, President Lv will just ask."
"Okay."
Later, after learning that Lv Songli had given Lin Shan such a large sum of money, Ji Wuyin took the initiative to bear half of the cost.
Ji Wuyin knew very well that this time, they could earn so much grain, all thanks to Lv Songli's planning.
He felt that there would be such opportunities in the future, and he also wanted Lv Songli to take him to make a fortune.
Both parties declined for a while, and Lv Songli saw that he really wanted to give, so he simply asked him to calculate the cost on his side, and after removing the cost, they would share the profit equally.
Ji Wuyin naturally agreed.
Nanyang
Nowadays, under the leadership of the government, local and foreign merchants in Nanyang have actively responded to the call, and large-scale construction and large-scale entertainment activities in Nanyang are already in full swing.
After Zhang Xian left, Nanyang County Magistrate Weng Yuan and Ji Da Shao Wu Ren discussed and held a banquet to invite local and foreign wealthy merchants in Nanyang.
The local wealthy merchants came reluctantly, because in Nanyang's situation, this banquet was obviously a Hongmen Banquet, and the government was clearly looking for them to beg for alms.
Foreign merchants were even more unhappy. Nanyang was a sad place for them, which made them fall hard. The invitation of the Nanyang government was probably not well-intentioned.
But since they were all invited, they had to give the government a little face, so they all came.
At the beginning of the banquet, when the invited wealthy merchants saw Wu Ren and Ji Da Shao sitting in the VIP seats, they were all unhappy.
For the local wealthy merchants, although they did not join the grain merchant association organized by Che Jiuming, they all hoarded some grain when they saw the opportunity to make money.
Then the price war between the Ji Liao Alliance and the Yuzhou Grain Merchants Association started, and they were all affected and suffered some losses.
For foreign grain merchants, the Ji Liao Alliance was the culprit for their losses. Seeing the leader of the Ji Liao Alliance at this time, they naturally did not look good.
But all this was changed by the new things used at the banquet.
They were all conquered by the soap, perfumed soap, shower gel, shampoo, fine wine called Baijiu, inexpensive snow-glossy paper, and various neatly handwritten rare books that appeared at the banquet.
The merchants who were invited to stay now are all very visionary and capable. They can already imagine how popular it would be if they brought these new things back to sell.
These new things whetted their appetite.
What did Wu Da, the shopkeeper, say? He understood that what he meant was that they didn't make money in the last wave, and this wave gave them a chance, so they should not forget to cherish it.
They cherish it, they must cherish it!
Then what did the county governor say? He wanted to renovate the government office and various large buildings? He wanted to hold temple fairs, dragon boat races, operas and other activities? He wanted them to support more?
They must support it!
Not only did they support it, they also planned to open a shop in Nanyang and exchange what they had with the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce!
Since then, the rich began to spend money like water. Nanyang was developing land every day and requisitioning a large number of migrant workers. The people's livelihood in Nanyang was gradually recovering.
For Tao Xun, he thought he had failed in the trip to Nanyang. Unexpectedly, there was a big opportunity waiting for him after a turn of events.
Now he has negotiated some cooperation with the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. He used the 60,000 taels placed in the Ji's Bank to trade with the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce and bought a batch of liquor.
The two sides cooperated happily, and now their relationship is as sweet as honey, and they often get together to eat and drink.
"No wonder you are doing well in business, it turns out that you have so many new things in Liaodong County." Tao Xun sighed.
"Our Liaodong County is rich in products, you can go and see if you have a chance. But our business is good, not only because there are many new things."
"Yes, you are doing well in business, but also because you know how to make money disappear." Tao Xun complained.
Wu Ren laughed, "Oh, don't be like this, we have to look forward. The loss of grain can be earned several times by selling our Liaodong County liquor."
Tao Xun: He can only think so, is he going to be so stubborn?