Chapter 60 Blueprint for the Great Cause
When I was young, how many lofty ambitions were ruthlessly destroyed by the years, and those heroic words of the year mocked the ups and downs of life like a nightmare, and we couldn't escape our fate after all. - Mo Xiangsi
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As the saying goes, if you are wealthy, you will be angry, Mo Xiangsi stood in the Fang family's silver vault and looked at the layers of silver piled up, and under the light of the candle flame, it really blinded her...... Uh, look, I've never seen so much silver in my life!
Now Fang Zhong is also impressed by the shocking wealth borrowed by Mo Xiangsi, and naturally helps Mo Xiangsi consolidate the position of the housewife step by step, and these days he almost takes Mo Xiangsi to see the Fang family's money shop, and carefully teaches Mo Xiangsi the specific business little by little.
Mo Xiangsi has something on his mind, so he got up early in the morning, the maids haven't gotten up yet, looking at the sky outside is still dark, Mo Xiangsi gave himself a cup of tea to drink, this tea is the best dragon well before the rain, the Fang family is now at least the quality of life is slowly following up, and how to improve the quality of life, Fang Zhong, an old man who has followed all the way from the prosperity of the Fang family, knows how to enjoy it than Mo Xiangsi. It's just that Fang Zhong also said that compared to the prosperity of the Fang family, this mere one million taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket, and this silver must not be piled up here, and only when the silver is alive and used can it achieve the effect of making money.
Now the question is, how can the million taels of silver piled up here be brought back to life?
No, now it's not a matter of one million taels of silver, that day Mo Xiangsi said that the interest was raised, only for five or six days. Nearly 100,000 taels of silver entered the house, but for this. Fang Zhong was very worried, he said to Mo Xiangsi during the day: "Madam, it is very dangerous for you to raise interest without authorization, once you are bitten by the people of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and jointly run, then our Fang family will ......."
Mo Xiangsi smiled and said, "This matter is not urgent, I have my own plans." But I can tell you first, this is what I did. Maybe it's a money-losing deal, but in order to get back what originally belonged to us, I think it's worth losing this money for the time being! ”
Although Fang Zhong was very uneasy. But seeing that Mo Xiangsi was so persistent, he didn't want to say anything more, but he always had such a suspicion in his heart and was worried for a long time.
Mo Xiangsi has always been thinking about the use of silver, and Fang Zhong has turned the Fang family's business around in the past few days, and now he has a few plans, as soon as the sky is bright, Mo Xiangsi asked Jin'er to call Fang Zhong and say that there is something to discuss.
Fang Zhong is also very satisfied with Mo Xiangsi's diligence and studiousness. I also admired this little girl's cleverness very much, even at the beginning, Fang Zhong's biggest worry about Mo Xiangsi was that Mo Xiangsi came out of the poor countryside. I'm afraid that she hasn't seen the world and is too childish to do things, but she doesn't want Mo Xiangsi and doesn't know if she is too arrogant, or she has a free and easy atmosphere in her nature, and she is not confined to the current one million taels, and she is willing to pay. Dare to speculate, so that is the person who does great things.
Although Mo Xiangsi still has many deficiencies now. But Puyu can be carved, and the children can be taught!
Fang Zhong is too enthusiastic about Mo Xiangsi's business now, but he is not harsh, he saw Mo Xiangsi summoned early in the morning, he knew that Mo Xiangsi must have been served by the maid to wash, and he didn't even have time to eat, although this was very inappropriate in everyone's rules, but Fang Zhong still came happily.
When I came to the front hall, I saw that Mo Xiangsi had ordered someone to collect all kinds of cloth samples there, and put them in a row, Fang Jin rubbed his eyes on the side, and pulled Mo Xiangsi: "Hungry, hungry." ”
Mo Xiangsi is in a good mood now, and Fang Jin's attitude is much better, so he doesn't scold him, but only orders: "Xiu'er, take the young master to dinner." ”
Fang Jin didn't leave, but pulled Mo Xiangsi: "Hungry, hungry ......"
Seeing this, Fang Zhong knew that what Fang Jin said was that Mo Xiangsi was hungry, and he wanted Mo Xiangsi to eat, but now where did Mo Xiangsi have the heart to eat, Fang Zhong also knew it in his heart, so he persuaded and coaxed Fang Jin to eat.
Mo Xiangsi saw that Fang Jin was gone, and immediately pulled Fang Zhong excitedly and began to talk about business: "Steward Fang, look, this is the common silk in the Jiangnan market today, you see that more than half of this top silk is from the Li Mansion in Qing'anmen, and the Li family's silk business has also been done for many generations, it can be said that it is striving for excellence, except for the tribute of Yunling Kingdom, Fuyun Brocade, and a small bit of glazed brocade that occasionally smuggles in, our silk in Zhongzhou is the best of the Li family." Steward Fang, you said that the Fang family was also born in silk, but you see, why has the silk of the Fang family become like this now, you touch this silk, in terms of feel, coloring and pattern, it is much worse than the Li family. What is the reason for this? ”
Fang Zhong said: "Madame doesn't know, the Fang family suffered a great disaster at the beginning, the Fang family in addition to this vein wasted a lot of effort to survive, the others can be said to be raided and destroyed, there is nothing left, at that time, the old lady of the Fang family was also to show weakness to the royal family, this business can also be closed, let it go, the original Fang family's silk weaving, dye recipes are lost, and even copied, and later the development of this silk, or when the master was alive, he opened a new silk workshop, tried to match the dye, and developed newly." It's only twenty years, so it's naturally inferior to the Li family. ”
Mo Xiangsi nodded suddenly, his brows furrowed, and suddenly remembered something: "Is there really no previous recipe and weaving method?" Won't the third old lady know? ”
Fang Zhong sighed and shook his head: "The third old lady was only twenty years old when he left home, and although the third old lady has attainments in business, I am afraid that he will not know about this silk dye formula." ”
Mo Xiangsi looked at him with burning eyes: "Have you asked him?" That's just your guess. ”
Fang Zhong was stunned, sure enough, he was just subjectively conjecturing, but he had never asked Fang Cheng in person, was it really possible? Fang Zhong thought about it like this, and there was a little expectation in his heart, although he knew that it was unlikely, but it didn't hurt to ask: "Then I will send someone to the third old lady's place, although the third old lady is not there, but Ah Shui must know about this matter." ”
Mo Xiangsi nodded, looking at Fang Zhong with a radiant look: "If." I said that if the third old lady has a plan, how much of our silver can be spent? ”
Fang Zhong pondered for a long time: "One hundred thousand taels is enough." ”
Mo Xiangsi let out a sigh when he heard this. I spent 100,000 taels with great effort, and it seems that this million taels of silver is really a headache.
"Madam, compared to these, there is one more thing in the Fang family that needs to be solved urgently."
Mo Xiangsi looked up and asked, "You say." ”
Fang Zhong glanced at the rainy weather outside: "Madam, although your one million taels of silver has solved the urgent need of the Fang family's money village, the Fang family's silk village still has no order, and the door is still closed. The silk made by the Fang family a few days ago was difficult to preserve on this rainy day, just rainproof and moisture-proof. This day is a lot of expenses, and if the Fang family's silk village can't receive business again, then the Fang family's embroidery girls will have no money to make, so they will invest in other families. At that time, the Fang family's silk village will not have the power to return to heaven. ”
Mo Xiangsi was surprised: "Why didn't anyone order our silk?" ”
Fang Zhong looked at Mo Xiangsi and smiled bitterly, but did not answer.
Mo Xiangsi also reflected that his question just now was too stupid, now that the Fang family wants to get up, it is not enough to have silver, the joint exclusion of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce is still there, and it must be putting pressure on the silk shop not to enter the cloth of the Fang family.
Mo Xiangsi pondered, and suddenly remembered something: "Jiangnan can't do it." We sold the cloth elsewhere, other provincial capitals, you think I was in Acacia Gate when I was in the first place. Where have we seen such good silk in the southwest, where there is a shortage of this good silk, and if we can sell cloth there, it will be hard to find it. ”
Fang Zhong looked at Mo Xiangsi, but he was also surprised. But after thinking about it, he said, "But madam, you know. If you want to go over the mountains and mountains, long-distance transportation, there are many risks, now that the emperor is old, there is a demon baby sword before, this world is not peaceful. Therefore, in order to avoid any mistakes on the road, most of the merchants have to be escorted by the dart board, but you know, once the dart board is in hand, the cost will be doubled. When the time comes, most people in the poor countryside will not be able to afford this cloth. ”
Mo Xiang thought for a while, but smiled: "Dart game?" What to do with a dart game? Doesn't Steward Fang know what my background is? I'm a Lovesick man! Moreover, when the Acacia Gate was besieged by the rivers and lakes, Long Yuan once relieved the siege of the Acacia Gate, and Yang Jingtian, the leader of the Jianghu Alliance, once promised Long Yuan that there was a place where I was in the rivers and lakes, and the high-rollers in the rivers and lakes would treat each other with courtesy. ”
Fang Zhong's eyes lit up: "What does that lady mean?" ”
Mo Xiangsi said: "Anyway, Yuyan and the others are idle at home and bored, and they feel embarrassed to be raised by Fang Jiabai all day long when they have nothing to do, so it is better to send them away and give them an errand to do, so they can feel at ease." I'll tell them about it, don't worry. ”
Fang Zhong nodded hurriedly: "Then there is Mrs. Lao." ”
Mo Xiangsi nodded with a smile, and said while thinking about it: "But after all, this is the first time to go out to talk about business, it is best to bring the cloth directly, there is a shrewd and capable old shopkeeper of the Fang family to lead the team, go out to talk and sell, the first time to bring out the cloth is not much, just give a look, the price is negotiated, after a qiē is set, and then a large number of shipments, we only look at the long-term cooperation in the future, the first and second times the price is lower, it is easy to say, let them taste the sweetness first, and then we have the final say." ”
Fang Zhong looked at Mo Xiangsi, the light in his eyes was even better, in this short three days of teaching, Mo Xiangsi would draw inferences: "Yes, Madam is very thoughtful, the old slave will arrange it." ”
Mo Xiangsi looked at Fang Zhong with a smile, but shook his head with a smile: "I only said that I can think of it, there are many other things, how much money is used for food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way, and where to go, you can draw up a list and come out and see." ”
Fang Zhong nodded and said, "This is natural." ”
Mo Xiangsi became more and more eager to try: "I also thought that if this thing is done, then in the future, in other provincial capitals, where our silk business sells well, we will not buy it to silk shops, we will open our own shops, and do business in the whole of Zhongzhou!" ”
Fang Zhong was amused by Mo Xiangsi: "Madam has great ambition, but this thing can't be done for more than ten years, but the old slave is waiting for that day." Waiting for the day when Mrs. will do the Fang family's business in Zhongzhou. (To be continued)
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