In the face of Gao Shishi's surprise, Gao Mo explained helplessly: "According to the explanation of the eldest young master before returning to his hometown, now Jingxi Coal Mine, Kaiping Coal Mine and Qianxi Iron Mine are all selected among the miners according to the ratio of ten to one to select the strong as the mine protection team, here is almost 6,000 people, and the others are all expanded from the previous Jiading Guard, that is, the serious Jiading Guard Group." ”

Gao Shishi was surprised: "I know about the Jiading Guard Regiment, but the size of the three mine guard teams has reached six thousand people?" So there are almost 60,000 miners in the three major mining areas on the outskirts of Beijing? Gao Xiaozhuang has so much cash on hand that he can afford to support them? ”

Gao Mo smiled: "Didn't the eldest young master say that he didn't need his profit performance now, so he could expand so unscrupulously?" However, the eldest young master, when it comes to this small one, I have to mention that now our profits mainly come from three aspects: Jinghua soap, Jinghua caravan and Jingshi honeycomb coal, it stands to reason that the profits are indeed very high, but from the current situation, a small part of its profits have been divided, including the nobles and subordinates at all levels, and the other half is all invested in the Kaiping two mines......"

As he spoke, he glanced at Gao Shishi, and said: "Now that the eldest young master has invested a lot in Henan, Tianjin Port is estimated to spend more than 300,000 yuan. ”

Gao Pragmatic groaned, and began to calculate in his mind: the scale of coal mines and iron mines in Henan is not particularly large, the amount of investment is limited, and the income from the previous soap can be topped, so it is not a big problem.

The real big investment is actually Wei Hui's resettlement of displaced people, although he played a hand comparable to the "hoarding of mines and hoarding people" of real estate developers in later generations, but before it was put into production, it was a real amount of money, and it was like running water. Not only will the borrowed 300,000 taels not be long, but the follow-up will continue to be invested and maintained, and the real output will at least get next year, and if you want to break even, it will be slower, and no matter how fast it is, it will have to be the year after tomorrow.

This is the same as investing in heavy industry in later generations, although the "money scene" is optimistic in the later stage, but the investment in the early stage is very scary, and it is impossible to play without strong strength.

The reason why Gao Pragmatic dared to borrow 300,000 taels of money as soon as he opened his mouth was because he felt that his strength was strong enough, but now it seems that his expansion is still too fast, and now he is actually a little nervous about the capital chain.

Chop items?

Gao pragmatic subconsciously shook his head: It's better not, after all, whether it is Xinzheng Coal and Iron, or Weihui Displaced People's Resettlement, or Tianjin Commercial Port, they are all very important projects in the future, and the prospects are very good.

Xinzheng Coal and Iron is his invitation to benefit the township; In addition to the complete coal and iron resources, there are also considerable reserves of limestone, which is a material for making cement and will be of great use in the future. Not to mention Tianjin Commercial Port, who doesn't want to open the sea at the end of the Ming Dynasty? Layout the port in advance, that is a profitable and safe business, as long as the sea is successful, but any port, is a cornucopia! Can this be missed, Gao Yude can't slap himself to death?

If you can't cut the project, then you have to increase revenue. Gao pragmatically thought about it, it is not impossible to increase revenue, and there is indeed a way to do it.

For example, now that I have completed the tribute, he can further expand the business of the Jinghua caravan, from Jizhen to Ganshan, facing the right-wing Mongolia, and now he can trade on all fronts, so the income of this area should increase significantly.

Jinghua soap, after nearly a year of "brand establishment and promotion period", now the name has already begun, the north and south of the country because of the rich people together, is the main sales place, Henan, Liaodong is two distribution places, not bad. But in addition to these four places, even in Shanxi and Shandong, which are close at hand, Gao Pragmatic is still restrained and has not spread out wantonly, and now, it is time to expand.

Not only Shanxi, Shandong, but also the entire Yellow River Basin and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, which are considered to have relatively convenient transportation, can also start to be sold. The first is to create new profit points, and the other is to take the opportunity to attract more allies.

It should be noted that the "allies" that Gao Pragmatic thinks about here include but are not limited to Xungui - the main gathering place of Xungui is still in the north and south of Erjing, and when he goes to the local provinces, he must deal with the local government and Haoqiang, including some big businessmen, Gao Pragmatic does not mind cooperating with them, whether it is distribution or dividends, Gao Yude is not stingy - what money should be taken, what money should be shared, Gao Pragmatic knows in his heart.

Yuan Shikai has a very bold sentence, Gao pragmatic has always appreciated it: scatter the world's wealth and the world's people, and the world will fall into my hands.

Gao Pragmatic didn't dare to want the world, but he needed more people in the world to support him, so that he could have enough prestige to carry out the reform to the end, so this sentence is almost the same.

The scope of "people in the world" is too large, and Gao Pragmatic can't disperse the "wealth of the world", so he only hopes to attract a group of people with power and money in his hands to help - at least not strongly opposed, and by the way, let the people have a better impression of him than a bad feeling, which is almost enough.

Jinghua soap is now the main sales force is second only to the royal tribute, divided into two categories of men and women, Gao pragmatic pondering, you can consider rolling down the next level, in order to strive for greater total sales.

However, in this way, considering the convenience of distribution, I am afraid that we have to build another factory in or near Nanjing, otherwise the cost of transportation is still slightly higher, affecting profits, and it is not cost-effective. But who to let go, this has to be thought about again, if there is no suitable and reliable candidate, then you can only wait a little longer, and rely on the Sanshen Garden to support it first.

The sales of honeycomb coal are mainly in Beijing, after all, this market is not small, and the source of raw materials is relatively close, and the profits are relatively guaranteed. If you want to roll out sales, in the surrounding cities, it is estimated that the profits are relatively limited, so it is better to consider the supply of troops first - whether it is the Beijing army or the border army, there is a demand for this.

The three towns of Xuan, Da and Shanxi don't have to say, that is the basic plate of Gao Gong in the army, honeycomb coal is cheap and easy to use, and if you sell it to them, you are not afraid that they will refuse; Ji Liao's words...... Due to Qi Jiguang's presence, Jizhen is easier to handle, and Li Chengliang has just taken over as the chief soldier in Liaodong, but Gao Gong is not familiar with him, and Gao Pragmatic is even less familiar with him, so it will be difficult to make up his mind for a while.

But having said that, there is a fuel supply business in the four towns of Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi, and Jizhou, and honeycomb coal is also a profit growth point.

At present, the only problem lies in the coal and iron in Kaiping and Qianxi, and the two "brothers" have the largest investment, but it is obviously the most difficult to generate income, and the main reason why it is difficult is to promote the private military industry.

Military-private ......

Gao Pragmatic frowned and fell into thought.