Sacrifice and the next Liao Daxing cried about this matter and handed over Daxing Island to him: It's hard for the old man to think about it thoroughly! Presumably, Shopkeeper Feng is also grateful to know about it under Jiuquan, but there is "

However, all the people who do business are managed by the family members in terms of business transactions. () When a family member dies and everyone owes money, they must immediately clean up and settle the bill. That's a lot of money. At this time, it is not easy to put away the accounts, and the accounts will come to the door immediately. Therefore, there are often cash difficulties, and Zuihou has to change the business to come.

Many merchants, when their families were alive, looked like they were thriving, and once they died suddenly. It is equivalent to all the credit bankruptcy, and after the funeral is completed, the people will also fall.

"Don't talk about it, let's just say that the orphans and widows of the Feng family can't get the price of three or two dollars per stone. Most of them will have to sell it cheaply to other sugar stores. If the other party has some conscience, maybe he is willing to pay two or five dollars, if he is lustful, it would be good if one stone could be sold for one or two seven or eight dollars! ”

"So dark?!" Everyone was taken aback. There is no righteousness in the industry.

"It's not black, it's always been rowed, that's it." Chang Shide thought for a moment, "Take care of the accounting transactions, and the guild will send someone to take care of it, so that no one will think about it." When the silver is needed for settlement, it is lent out by South China first. ”

Liao Daxing also nodded: "The master is thoughtful!" This small matter will be arranged immediately. It's just the guild that comes forward."

"Your brother will go." Chang Shide thought of Liao Dahua. Liao Dahua is also a businessman, and this kind of inventory is not unfamiliar. "He is the semicolon manager of the Qiwei Dart Bureau, and I will let him hang the title of guild deacon, which has no interest in it, and can justifiably interfere."

And so it was settled. Sure enough, under the strong intervention of South China. All the sugar shops who had thoughts about Richang Ji retracted their hands.

The first operation of the Sugar Guild in Leizhou showed its difference. Many people see behind this incident that the new guild is really protecting everyone's interests, and it is difficult to have a substantial return for helping orphans and widows

Chang Shide took this as an opportunity. Drastic reform of the original trade association.

Each of the sugar shops that participate in the Sugar Guild has a position as a director of the Guild and participates in the deliberations. The newly established "Standing Committee" is responsible for the operation of all affairs in ordinary times.

The committee consists of five permanent deacons. Each deacon is responsible for a specific matter, headed by the "Secretary-General", who is responsible for the expenses required for the operation of the Sugar Association. Each sugar store shall apportion, in proportion to the amount of capital, the membership fee of the association shall be used as a corresponding expense. The total amount of membership fees is one per year

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The most obvious change under this system has introduced a completely modern financial system, so that it is clear where each fund is going. This transparency of the financial system caused a great stir among the directors of the association.

For Chang Shide and others: this system is to prepare for the future of the limited liability company. Wait until they gradually get used to the business model and philosophy of the cross-public. The establishment of Leizhou Sugar Co., Ltd. will be a matter of course. In this way, they no longer need Canton's blood transfusion on silver money. The capital of these sugar merchants can be used in a grand manner.

In order to speed up the acquisition, Wen Tong seconded a large number of skilled men from various sugar stores to help in South China through the Sugar Association, and all the wages and meals during the period were paid by South China.

"It's a lot of things right now. But the delivery of sugar cannot be stopped for a day. Wen Tong said. Don't forget that the Guangzhou station was borrowed from a loan shark for us.

The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it becomes. ”

"Well, but we promised these sugar merchants three taels and eight dollars, what if Guangzhou can't sell this market? Although we are a monopoly on the sale of sugar in Leizhou. But if the demand is small, it is no problem. ”

"Over there in Guangzhou, last week's market was already three or two nine money concubines. The British are also willing, and the market will not come down in the short term. ”

"And then there's selling to Vietnam." Chang Shide is very sure. "Wu Yujia doesn't have any silver there, but he has rice. Let's exchange all the rice and come back, and then talk to Boss Zhu in Dachang

It is Chang Shide's idea to pull Dachang Rice Bank as a partner. In the official letter he sent to Lingao, he believed that although South China had much benefited from opening a wholly-owned rice bank by itself, they lacked experienced and reliable managers to manage it. Secondly, South China is already "like thunder" in Leizhou. If it blatantly interferes in the rice industry after getting in the way, it will inevitably cause fear in the local business community. And then cause a boycott Whether the silver is not exhausted, or whether it is important to win people's hearts.

Dachang Rice is the most friendly to South China among the merchants in the beginning. It's not that Dachang's boss Zhu Fusheng has any advanced vision, but that his Oh Jue is more sensitive than other rice banks, and his capital is also the largest. As soon as the immigrants organized by South China arrived, he was sensitive to door-to-door sales of grain, and put forward very haode trading conditions: South China can take grain at any time, pay for three sections, have preferential activities for buying rice, and buy 20 stone and get one stone. It just solved the problem of organizing the supply of a large amount of food that Wen Tong and they had a headache with.

In order to hold on to this big customer. Zhu Fusheng tried his best to meet all the requirements put forward by South China, and made a great contribution to the whole process of South China's confrontation with Hai Yitang, of course, he also had selfish intentions, after all, South China still owed him thousands of taels of accounts that had not been repaid.

With such a foundation of trust. It will be easier for both parties to cooperate. Moreover, Liao Daxing himself is also from Dachang, so it is more convenient to talk about cooperation. But Liao Daxing's first visit was a failure.

Chang Shide felt strange. Asked: "Weishenme can't do it?" ”

"Boss Zhu's house is doing housework. Liao Daxing said, "It just looks like he's not in a good mood." It's just that I'm interested, but I'm afraid I can't be the master yet. We'll have to wait. "Since I am engaged in housework, I naturally will not be interested in cooperation with South China, and it is irrelevant to talk about it or not.

"The eldest wife beats the second wife?" Wen Tong was curious.

Liao Daxing doesn't know what a "second wife" is, but he still understands the meaning. Shaking his head, he said, "No, Boss Zhu only has one wife." The small side knocked on the side a few times, and it sounded like it was a matter between relatives. It also involves rice lines. ”

"I'll send someone to inquire right away." Mou Tianxiong said.

The next day, he reported as follows: first, Dachang Rice was a traditional joint-stock enterprise in China, and the shares were divided into 21 shares, which were originally 1,000 taels each; Second, Dachang's shareholders are basically the heads of the Zhu family. Relatives of the team, seven aunts and eight aunts; Third, the recent housework is that the clansmen feel that the dividends are too small; Fourth, Dachang's business is doing quite well.

"Zhu Fusheng is for this big head." Mou Tianxiong explained, "His people don't grow up much, and they all point to this rice shop. Three days and two heads tossed with him. "The request: either to increase the bonus, or to stuff your own children into the dry money.

"In fact, the income of Dachang shareholders over the years has been very good. Every year, there are five or six thousand taels of bonuses. One can be divided into two hundred taels."

"Slow, it should be two hundred and thirty taels a serving." Chang Shide said.

"The dividends are paid according to twenty-three shares, and one and a half are labor shares for the shopkeeper and all the fellows."

"That's a good return." Wen Tong remembered what Yu Eshui said. A family of four or five people spends 50 taels of silver a year, and they have a good life.

Mou Tianxiong nodded: "Yes, but the people's hearts are insufficient." He flipped through the pages of his notebook, "I looked into the situation with the shareholders. Among all the shareholders, Boss Zhu owns eleven shares, and the remaining ten and a half shares belong to more than ten large and small shareholders, and the smallest share is only half a share.

It is conceivable that even if Boss Zhu welcomes the small shareholders in South China, he will not want to give up the shares in his hands, and the income of Dachang Rice Bank is so high, they still want to share more money, where are they willing to sell?

"It's a little tricky." Wen Tong scratched his head.

Chang Shide is full of confidence: "It may have been difficult in the past, but since Zhu'an is finished, there will be no obstacles for us to do anything now." I'd like to see who's so daring. ”

"It's easy to do. After all, it's bad for our reputation. I'll pay attention, but I have to talk to Lao Zhu beforehand. In this way"

It didn't take long for a terrible news to spread in the streets and alleys of Xuwen County: the South China Sugar Store was about to open a rice store! This news made the entire grain merchants gathered by Xu Wenji to Leizhou frightened, and the rice industry guild was in chaos, and the deacon on duty and the main rice shop boss came to visit, wanting to hear some news from Wen Tong's mouth.

Wen Tong's answer is categorical: no, South China is not ready to open its own rice shop, this is a matter of nothing.

But the street talk is getting more and more about this topic, and these news are all spread by Xiao Zhanfeng. What is the next goal in South China has become a topic that Xu Wen's Daming fart people are keen on.

Terrifying signals appeared again and again: strange flatbed ships had brought 3,000 stone of rice at a time, and were unloading at Hai'an Street; The shopkeeper was surveying wasteland everywhere and inquiring about land prices; Liao Daxing asked if there were any unemployed rice guys in the teahouse where the rice industry guys gathered.

All this shows that it is a sure thing that South China is going to open a rice store. Xu Wen's grain industry was suddenly miserable: people are wealthy, and they are not afraid of you making trouble, if you really want to start, is there still a way for everyone to live?

In such a tense and hesitant atmosphere, the agent instructed by Chang Shide easily bought ten and a half shares from the minority shareholders of Dachang at a price of 1,800 taels, and became the second largest shareholder of Dachang.

When the shares are in hand, the matter of opening the rice bank will naturally disappear. Wen Tong personally came forward to the Rice Industry Association to clarify the rumors, and solemnly announced: There will be no rice store in South China.

As soon as the news came out. The old cabinet and the guys in the rice industry were naturally relieved. The person who sold the stake certainly beat his chest. But the shares can't be bought back after all.

The silver for this acquisition was provided by Boss Zhu. South China will provide 20,000 stone of brown rice to Dachang Rice Bank at a preferential CIF price of one tael per stone.

Dachang Rice Store is still run by Boss Zhu. Boss Zhu was glad that he had gotten rid of his insatiable relatives and clansmen forever, and had a cheap source of goods: as soon as the contract for the transfer of shares was signed, South China became his main supplier, and he is currently supplying at a landed price of one or two cents per stone, which is about the same as the market he went to buy, but saves the transportation costs and risks on the way. Extremely profitable.

"It doesn't matter if Boss Zhu of Dachang makes some money. Let him count the money happily first.

It would be good to collect more personal income tax from him in the future. ”

"There is also consumption tax, little wife tax, servant tax" Chang Shide smiled hesitantly, "Zuihou will make a property tax again, and cross the national ten thousand taxes!" ”

"Lao Zhu is very positive. said that with such a stable and cheap supply, he would be able to show his strength and prepare to expand the semicolon. Wen Tong smiled and said, "We also have to support." Guangdong's cash crop cultivation covers a large area, which has already affected grain production, and grain trade is promising.

Chang Shide said: "Although there is sugar in Leizhou, it is also affected by sugar. Everything is expensive. We not only need to obtain sugar as a source of income, but also to recoup some of the silver by importing more livelihood products to curb inflation. He thought for a moment, "I don't know if Indian cotton can be sold better here." ”

"The supply can be organized. We report the demand. Wen Tong said. I want to buy all the land near Nanmen Sugar and build a shop for rent, so that the market here will become more and more hode in the future. And they took counsel a little longer, and then they dispersed. Wen Tong returned to the courtyard and called Azhu.

"You go take a shower!" This is the code for Wen Tong to sleep with her. Azhu, who had not been fortunate by his master for several days, was originally a little frightened, but when he heard the master's order, he was overjoyed. Hurry up and take a shower.

That night, Wen Tong, who had not been entangled in affairs for many days, was powerful and fierce, and when he violently attacked, he would always recall his image in the hall of Haiyi Hall as calm and calm, swaying, and not being surprised by changes" A series of idioms kept emerging from his mind. I just feel full of energy.

When the clouds and rain stopped, Wen Tong was paralyzed and was about to rest, but Azhu was tired of getting up:

"Master, Azhu begs you something." -'"What's the matter?'" Wen Tong didn't care.

"Aju has a sister. In the past, I was also from a fisherman's family."

"Later became a pirate?" Wen Tong thought of her origin and quipped. I didn't notice that Ah Zhu's face had changed. She forced a smile and said:

The old man laughed. His family is poor, and when he was young, he was sold to a rich and noble family as a maid, and he had nowhere to go recently, so he wanted to find a party to vote again. She has good looks and a good temper, and she can take anything."