Chapter 43 The current situation of Mi's firm
Mi Zhu looked at Bai Yang and Sun Chen, who were drinking tea with a deep face, knowing that he had to speak first. Generally speaking, there is a saying when talking about business, and whoever speaks first will be disadvantaged in the next negotiation, which is like the first speaker to ask for the latter. But Mi Zhu can't help it! Who calls this business unique? What's more, the other party is still an official.
"Lord Taishou, this time Mi came to visit Lord Taishou. First, it is to thank you for taking care of my Mi family firm during this time, especially the painting you sold in the pawnshop last time, if you still have it, I will accept it, and it will be charged at a high price. If you are not satisfied, the price will be opened at your disposal, and Mi will never counteroffer. ”
"Second, I came here for the white sun paper. Now there is almost no one to do the paper business, even if some people resell it, they also secretly use a little paper to get it through their own channels, and the price is very high, but they don't have the amount to buy and sell with a hammer. ”
"This time, Mi heard that we have Baiyang paper for sale in Taishou Mansion, and it can be continuously supplied, so I think that Lord Taishou needs a stable partner to be responsible for special sales. Therefore, Mi Moumao recommended himself to come to Taishou Mansion, and asked Lord Taishou to consider our Mi firm. ”
"Haha...... the official can also guess one or two about the intention of the head of the Mi family, and there are still some of the kind of painting officials you said. But I didn't think about making a move for the time being, and if the official had plans in this regard in the future, he would definitely give priority to the head of the Mi family. ”
"As for the matter of Baiyang Paper, this official can cooperate with Mi's Commercial Bank. However, the specific situation still depends on the situation of the conversation between us, speaking of which, the official does not know much about your Mi firm, whether it is convenient for the head of the Mi family to introduce one or two to the official. Bai Yang saw Mi Zhu put his posture very low, and felt that this Mi Zhu was okay to be a person, so let's know more about it.
"Lord Taishou, the Mi family firm has now been operated by our ancestors for three generations, and has been operated in all the major counties and towns of the thirteen states of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the main types of business are rice and flour grain stores, garment shops, restaurants, etc."
"Among them, there are more than twenty caravans of various sizes, including four caravans that specialize in the Western Regions, and each caravan has about a hundred men and escorts, ranging from one hundred to one hundred and fifty people. The total number of people is about less than three thousand, plus some men and servants in the shop, etc., there are more than five thousand people in my Mi Clan's trading house. The reason why there are these talents can ensure the normal operation of Mi's firm and the transfer of goods. ”
"Lord Taishou, there are few firms in the Han Dynasty that can compete with our Mi Clan Firm, and it is even more impossible to say that they are more powerful than my Mi Clan Firm. If you want to say that you will hand over the white sun paper to my Mi family firm for sale, my Mi family firm promises to open a white sun paper shop in the first level of each county in Dahan in the shortest possible time, specializing in the white sun paper business. ”
Bai Yang was surprised to hear Mi Zhu say this, it was rare to have such a large-scale caravan and hired men, guards, etc. during this period. Thinking about the fact that transportation and communication were not developed during this period, it was not possible to solve the problem of establishing such a huge trading house overnight.
I heard Mi Zhu say that it took three generations for their Mi family firm to develop to this scale, and I think that their ancestors have been famous business wizards for three generations. Not to mention the chaotic period of war and chaos in ancient times, even in the stable era of convenient transportation and communication in later generations, it was not possible to do it overnight.
After that, Bai Yang heard Mi Zhu say that he was going to open a shop for Bai Yang Paper, and it was a shop in the city of each county level, which was too proud.
This is why a rich person like others dare to say such a thing, and when you think about it, this is not a small investment. Thinking about Mi Zhu's in Mi's firm, he is not the only one who has the final say, this kind of family business is very involved, money is one thing, personnel distribution, benefit distribution, etc. will involve many aspects and fields.
Moreover, it is decided to invest, and the money invested is not a little bit, which may involve or affect other industries of Mi's Commercial Bank.
But after chatting for less than a dozen words, Mi Zhu made such a big decision to invest in Baiyang Paper. Bai Yang felt that it should not only be Mi Zhu optimistic about how much profit Bai Yang Paper's business could bring, but also that there should be some things that he didn't know that made Mi Zhu so determined.
"Master of the Mi family, you can give up such a big capital to play with this official, if this official doesn't agree again, it will be a bit too much."
"However, the business of this Baiyang paper belongs to the business of the Taishou Mansion, not the business of the official, and this business involves many important matters and personnel of the Taishou Mansion. So we are in business, and the official is also a Lisuo person, and he will give you the maximum profit, you can see if you can accept it. Of course, if you want to do business with the Taishou Mansion, you must also agree to some conditions, and if one of them does not meet our business, it will be difficult to complete it. ”
"Lord Taishou said this, don't say that we are still talking about the business of Baiyang Paper, but if you don't have this business, you have something to say, I Mi Zhu will do my best to do it for the adult."
Bai Yang laughed when he heard Mi Zhu's answer, don't look at the righteousness that Mi Zhu said just now, but the mystery in this is not shallow. He said a lot of empty words in the front, and finally said a sense of obligation. But if you think about it, what he said was "Mi Zhu must do his best", not "Mi's firm will do his best". The difference is big, and if the average novice estimates, he may not be able to hear it.
Bai Yang thought for a while and said, "Master Mi, since you said so, then the official will say a few conditions, and you should also think about it carefully." ”
Looking at the other party and nodding, Bai Yang said: "First, in the future, I will do the business of Baiyang Paper for you and the Mi Firm, and I will organize the personnel to make the finished product, and the Mi Firm will be responsible for publicity and sales." ”
"Second, during this period, the pricing of Baiyang paper, the rise or fall of the price must be approved by the official, and the price of Baiyang paper in the market cannot be adjusted at will."
"Third, you don't have to give money after each time the white sun paper is given to you, but at the end of each month, your firm and our financial staff of the Taishou Mansion will be handed over once, and all the expenses of the month must be settled."
"Fourth, if you want to do the business of Baiyang Paper, you must first pay a deposit of one million taels, and if there is a breach of contract in the future, it will be directly deducted in it. As for how much to deduct? How to deduct it? These details will be discussed with Minister Sun at that time. If the deposit is less than 10% of the full amount, then there is no need for us to continue this business. ”
"Fifth, the Taishou Mansion and the official shall not be mentioned in the external propaganda of Baiyang Paper, if someone asks, it can be said that it was invented by the official, but the official and the Taishou Mansion are not involved in buying and selling."
"Sixth, the money from the sale of Baiyang paper can give you ten percent of the total quota, and the rest will all belong to the Taishou Mansion. The above are the conditions of the Taishou Mansion, does the head of the Mi family feel any objections? ”