Fang Yuan agreed to settle the Weng family in the business war, and the second goal was because of the silver.

As soon as the military base is repaired, the next step is to recruit troops on a large scale, train troops, and build a naval division, and the silver will be spent like flowing water.

Tian Fu is related to the vital interests of the people, and the idea of making money on Tian Fu alone is an act of competing for profit with the people in the society of small peasant economy.

Before the crossing, the government dared to abolish the agricultural tax because it could receive enough tax revenue in the secondary and tertiary industries to maintain the operation of the country, so it had the confidence to make profits to the peasants.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, capitalism sprouted in the south of the Yangtze River, and the secondary and tertiary industries also had the conditions for vigorous development. Fang Yuan's plan was to start marching into the secondary and tertiary industries, and to enrich his pockets by supporting officials and businessmen and monopolizing the operation of one or two industries in Suzhou Prefecture and earning profits.

The first method adopted by Fang Yuan was to target the Weng family and bring the profits of the industry operated by the Weng family into his pocket.

Defeating the Weng family in the business war is impossible in the eyes of the Xi and Shen families, that is, they both underestimated Fang Yuan, and even underestimated the weapon of universal Taobao.

It took Fang Yuan three days to get the Suzhou Mansion and the Jinyi Guard to find all the detailed information about the Changshu Weng family's property.

The main industry of Changshu Weng's family is the silk textile industry and the porcelain industry.

In the silk textile industry, Suzhou is the center of the national silk textile industry, and there are more than 5,000 professional employees engaged in the textile industry in Suzhou Prefecture.

The Ming Dynasty established three major weaving bureaus in Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the celebrant also had a special weaving supervisor for the management of silk and cloth.

However, because Chongzhen abolished the three major weaving bureaus, the withdrawal of the government-run weaving bureau left a huge profit space for private weaving workshops.

The Weng family is the largest machine owner in Suzhou City, in the big workshop in Suzhou City, there are 1,000 looms, more than 3,000 workers, Suzhou sells silk to the whole country, and even exports overseas, at least more than half of it is from the Weng family workshop.

Although there is a strict law that the number of looms in a machine household shall not exceed 100, the Weng family operates this large workshop with 1,000 looms by splitting it into 20 Weng children and establishing 20 machine households.

The porcelain industry, the center of the porcelain industry in the Ming Dynasty was in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, but if it was to be sold overseas through the port of Suzhou Prefecture, it must be introduced by the sea issued by the Taicang Prefecture Shipping Division, otherwise it would be regarded as smuggled goods.

By the end of Chongzhen's reign, the Taicang City Shipping Division set up by the imperial court had long been shrunk and abandoned, and the intermediary for porcelain exports overseas was controlled by coastal merchants. The one who controls this export intermediary in Suzhou is the Weng family.

The profit of the Weng family in the porcelain export intermediary is at least 80,000 or 90,000 taels of silver every year. The Weng family, who had an intermediary in hand, was not completely satisfied with the role of an intermediary, and often bought porcelain from the official kiln in Jingdezhen, and then sold it overseas for profit.

Fang Li clarified the ins and outs of the Weng family's business, and spent another three days formulating a plan to defeat the Weng family.

First of all, the silk textile industry, according to the price of the Ming Dynasty, the fine silk exported overseas is 15-20 taels of silver/horse, and the silk sold in the Ming Dynasty is 6-8 taels of silver/horse. A fine silk in the Ming Dynasty was about four zhang long and three feet wide, that is, about 12 meters long and 1 meter wide, and weighed 1.5 catties.

On the Taobao system, the price of industrially produced chemical fiber silk is much lower, 1.5 yuan / meter, plus ten times the freight, which is equivalent to 1.8 taels of silver / horse in the Ming Dynasty.

The price of chemical fiber silk is much lower than the price of silk in the Ming Dynasty, although the texture of chemical fiber silk is not as good as silk silk in the strict sense, but the appearance of printing patterns is diverse, and the color is rich, and it will not fade.

According to Fang Yuan's estimate, although chemical fiber silk is an industrial product, it is better than low price and close to the lives of ordinary people. Before the crossing, the sales were much higher than the real silk, and in the Ming Dynasty, the people's living standards were lower, and there should be a broader market.

As long as a large number of chemical fiber silk on Taobao is purchased and then sold in Suzhou, it is just like the gauze made by foreign yarn and foreign cloth in Suzhou and Songjiang handicrafts at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and there is almost no suspense about the outcome of the victory.

Fang Yuan's only shortcoming is the shipping channel, but this is not difficult for Fang Yuan. The Weng family's shipping channels are nothing more than shipping to the north, and also exported overseas.

The trade routes to the north were completely cut off by Fang Yuan so that the Liangshan Liukou could completely cut them off, and the silk merchants from Shandong, Gyeonggi, and Shanxi could only come to Fang Yuan to buy them.

As for the channels that are exported to overseas, Fang Yuan has already set up a line with the Beijing Franco Chamber of Commerce, and the perfume and arms contracts with the Franco Chamber of Commerce are still being fulfilled. As long as a message is delivered through John Tang, silk trading and perfume trading can also be packaged and discussed.

Fang Yuan ordered Tang Ruowang to deliver the news to the Francoji Chamber of Commerce in Suzhou Prefecture, inviting people from the Chamber of Commerce to come to Suzhou Mansion to discuss the details of the silk business.

Ten days later, the Francois Chamber of Commerce purchased silk and porcelain in Nanjing and Zhejiang, and Bruce, who was ready to pack them back to Europe, went to the Suzhou Mansion.

Fang Yuan and Bruce are old acquaintances, and the two hugged warmly according to Western etiquette, and then sat in the host and guest seats, and went directly to the main topic of business.

Fang Yuan took out five pieces of silk with chemical fiber texture bought from the Taobao system, light pink, blue purple, coffee, champagne, dark gold, and bought one of the five colors, which were also printed with various different patterns of straight grain, twill, pattern, and bird pattern.

He handed it to Bruce and asked with a grin, "Bruce, take a look, how about this new silk product produced by my Daming?" ”

Bruce's eyes fell on five different colors of silk, his eyes lit up suddenly, he had never seen such a rich color, such a clear pattern of silk, gently stroked with his hand, as smooth as a baby's skin, the texture was the same as the original silk.

Bruce was full of admiration for the level of silk craftsmanship in the Ming Dynasty, "It's so beautiful!" That's great! Better than the silk sold in Suzhou Mansion before, Lord Fang is really a god! How much silver does this new silk sell for? ”

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said, "This kind of silk sells for 4 taels of silver per horse in Daming, we are old friends, let's sell it to you for 10 taels of silver/horse!" ”

10 taels of silver per horse, which is far lower than the price of silk exported before, should be a price that Bruce can accept.

Bruce shook his head and said in a low voice, "Lord Fang, now the silk export in Suzhou Mansion is all smuggling, and it will not go through the city, and the silk sold to the West is only 2 taels of silver per horse more expensive than the domestic sales in the Ming Dynasty." ”

Fang Yuan only then knew what the Ming Dynasty's market division had shrunk to, it was basically all decorations, smuggling was above board, and he could only go to the market with him, anyway, he bought it for 1.8 taels of silver/horse, and he made 3 times as much money as he sold it for 6 taels of silver/horse.

Fang Yuan groaned and said, "6 taels of silver/horse, it can be sold!" But, Bruce, can you do me a little favor? ”

Bruce hurriedly asked, "Master Fang said it directly!" ”

Fang Yuan asked in a low voice, "Has the Weng family had any porcelain exchanges with the Francois Chamber of Commerce recently?" ”

Bruce thought for a moment and said, "Yes, there is a large order of 300,000 taels of silver for porcelain, and it will be delivered and sailed within a month." ”

Fang Yuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said lightly, "300,000 taels of silver is also a big order?" It's too little, 800,000 taels! ”

Bruce didn't understand the meaning of Fang Yuan's words, and asked in amazement, "Can Lord Fang explain it more clearly?" ”

Fang Yuan said slowly, "I want your Franco Chamber of Commerce to release a rumor in the Nanjing market, and want to purchase porcelain with an additional 500,000 taels of silver, if the Weng family comes to talk to you, you will only talk to him, as long as you buy the porcelain of the Weng family." ”

Bruce was surprised and said, "Well, we don't need 800,000 taels of porcelain!" ”

Fang Yuan said lightly, "Wouldn't it be okay to break the contract when the final delivery is made?" ”

Bruce understood Fang Yuan's thoughts, and asked the Franc Machine Chamber of Commerce to accompany him to play a scene, put the Weng family into a trap, and wait for the Weng family to buy 800,000 taels of porcelain, and then the Franc Machine Chamber of Commerce broke the contract again, so that all the porcelain of the Weng family was smashed in his hands, and he lost all his money.

Bruce was embarrassed and said, "Lord Fang, the Weng family and we have also cooperated in porcelain for many years, and we do business in the spirit of contract. ”

These foreigners have ventured thousands of miles from Europe to sail to the Far East to talk about the spirit of contract?! Coax the ghost to go!

Fang Yuan smiled coldly, and then took out a porcelain vase from Jingdezhen's 'Ink Painting Horse to Success' three-piece set that he had purchased from the Taobao system.

The price of the three-piece set on Taobao is 36 yuan, plus the system freight, which is 4 taels of silver/set.

Bruce looked at this set of porcelain dumbfounded, the workmanship is meticulous, the colors are realistic, the horse with ink painting printed on the porcelain vase is lifelike, and the craftsmanship is far higher than the Jingdezhen porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, which is comparable to the tribute of the Shanggong Palace.

Fang Yuan's treasures are endless, and Bruce didn't bother to ask where his treasures came from, and praised again and again, "If this is shipped back to Europe, it will be a royal collection of porcelain!" Lord Fang, how much does this set sell? ”

Fang Yuan ordered Qin Zhan to accept the porcelain vase, smiled slightly and said, "We will talk about porcelain in the future, as long as the Francophone Chamber of Commerce is willing to cooperate with me to play the dead Weng family, in the future, we can package and discuss the business of perfume, silk, and porcelain!" ”

Bruce swallowed, since Fang Yuan could supply silk and porcelain that were exported to Europe, and it was far cheaper and better than the Weng family, it was enough to replace the Weng family's partner.

The Franco-machine merchants who came to the Far East were a group of mercenary adventurers, where would they talk about morality? Of course, Bruce knew who to cooperate with would have more 'money', and nodded again and again, "Okay, okay, whatever Lord Fang says, it's what it is!" The 500 thunderbolts for this transaction have been shipped to Suzhou Prefecture and are ready for delivery. ”