On this day, Feng Yunshan accompanied Cheng Lingnan and was taking a walk in the back garden of the palace. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Cheng Lingnan has not been in good spirits recently, always looking sleepy, taking advantage of today's good weather, Feng Yunshan called her, and the two of them walked quietly in the back garden.

But this rare leisure time was soon broken.

Liu Shengbang came to report, Zeng Yuheng, vice minister of the Ministry of Public Works, and Wu Chongyao, general manager of Nanyang Company, came to report something.

Feng Yunshan smiled bitterly at Cheng Lingnan and said that he apologized for not being able to accompany her. Cheng Lingnan said thoughtfully: "Holy King, you are busy with big things, my sister will come to accompany Lingnan later." Feng Yunshan came to the palace hall with the three of them.

Feng Yunshan thought that there was something going on with Nanyang Company again.

He is the chairman of Nanyang Company, but he is only a nominal name, and the daily affairs of Nanyang Company are still handled by General Manager Wu Chongyao. As a holy king, he didn't ask much, unless he encountered hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in income or payment, he would review and check it.

Nanyang Company is now under the guidance of Wu Chongyao, and it is gradually becoming formalized.

Not to mention that in the entire Holy Land region, even the Manchu Qing Dynasty had a lot of business, and the biggest business contact was with the West.

Since the establishment of the Nanyang Company, although the value of imported textiles, foreign cloth, grain, machinery and equipment, weapons, opium, daily necessities, and cotton is more than that of exports, and the trade deficit is a deficit, with the Nanyang Company's purchase of raw silk, tea, porcelain, handicrafts and a small amount of agricultural products, the entire trade deficit has been gradually converted by the Nanyang Company, and although it has not become a surplus, it is already close to flat.

This is mainly because Feng Yunshan, in the name of the Holy State, signed trade agreements with Britain, France, the United States and Prussia and other major countries, and gradually opened up the treaty ports in Guangzhou, Huizhou, Shaozhou, Wuzhou, Qiongzhou, Lianzhou, Nanning, Guilin, Guiyang, Xiamen and other places.

However, all goods must be collected from Nanyang Company or a certain percentage of the "management fee" from Nanyang Company before they can be circulated in major treaty ports.

Despite this, the foreigners still felt that it was much more convenient than the treaty ports such as Ningbo and Shanghai in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the fees paid were also low, but the demand was greater, so naturally Western merchants came to cooperate and trade with the Nanyang Company.

The Western merchant sold too many things to the Nanyang Company, and he could not go back empty, so he had to buy a large amount of goods to transport back to Europe.

In addition, during this period, large-scale wars began to occur between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the entire Yangtze River area was frequently warned. As a result, the raw silk and tea from these places were transported to Guangzhou for transit through various channels and then sold to foreigners.

But Feng Yunshan couldn't help but wonder when he saw Zeng Yuheng. When did Zeng Yuheng and Nanyang Company also have something to do with it?

After the two of them explained their intentions, Feng Yunshan realized that the business of this "Nanji Hardware Shop" was so hot that the hardware factory in Guiyang Zhenghe Town, which had been expanded and renovated once and put into use steam engine equipment, was still in short supply.

You know, the hardware factory, which originally had only more than 140 employees, was directly expanded to more than 400 people, and this was still under the premise of putting into use a large number of machinery and equipment, and the molten iron and most of the steel produced by the adjacent Zhenghe Iron and Steel Factory were used to produce hardware.

But even so, demand is still in short supply.

After Feng Yunshan knew their intentions, he didn't think about it, and said, "This kind of thing, there is no need to report to this king at all. The output of the hardware factory is not enough, so it is necessary to expand the production capacity. However, Song Jinsheng is right, it is best to build a hardware factory next to the steel plant nearby, so that Nanyang Company will build a large hardware factory next to the first steel plant by itself. Chongyao, if the Nanyang Company is not enough, it can also build another hardware factory in the suburbs of Guangzhou, and it is also very convenient to transport the required steel from Shaozhou to Guangzhou by water. ”

Feng Yunshan's words set the tone. Originally, the construction of such a large factory had to be approved by the Ministry of Public Works, but now with the words of the Holy King, naturally there is no need for anything, and the construction will start directly.

For the "Nanji Hardware Shop", Feng Yunshan wants to know how profitable it is today.

Wu Chongyao replied with a happy face: "If the Holy King doesn't ask, Wu will also report it." This hardware shop can make a lot of profits! ”

"The 4,000 catties of molten iron produced by Zhenghe Iron and Steel Factory every day, more than 1,000 catties of wrought iron and crude steel, as well as thousands of catties of pig iron smelted by other small workshops in Guiyang, are used by the hardware factory to produce all kinds of hardware products.

"Especially in the last two months, hardware sales have been booming. According to the accounts reported by Assistant He to Nanyang Company, last month, a total of 210,000 catties of hardware were sold, totaling 38,000 taels of silver; Last month, 250,000 catties of hardware were sold, totaling 45,000 taels of silver. Excluding the costs of steel and manpower, paving and dotting, it can basically make a profit of 30,000 taels per month. ”

"Moreover, this is only a few places such as Liangguang, Lianghu, Fujian and Chixi, and after a while, provinces such as Siqi, Anman, Henan, Shaanxi and other provinces will be carried out, and I am afraid that the profit will have to double or two." Wu Chongyao was full of joy.

"Not bad!" Feng Yunshan listened to this figure, and was also happy that Nanji Hardware Store could make money. This is still just beginning, and you can earn 30,000 taels a month, which is very good. The key is that this "Nanji Hardware Shop" can continue to open, so that it can integrate into the local society, so that I have a good eyeliner.

Moreover, the reason why Feng Yunshan asked He Jianji to implement the customer registration system in the "Nanji Hardware Store" is to let these villagers who come to buy ironware have a sense of identity and belonging. At the same time, it also allows He Jianji to quickly understand the local villagers and have a group of supporters, whether it is to develop consumer members and customers, or to develop the detailed work of collecting intelligence, which is very beneficial.

However, Zeng Yuheng and Wu Chongyao, vice ministers of the Ministry of Public Works, came not only for hardware products.

Wu Chongyao suddenly remembered a very important matter, and said in embarrassment: "Holy King, do you remember a few months ago, Chongyao said that you talked about the railway?" Last time, Chongyao conveyed the meaning of the Holy King to Chongyao's foreigner brothers, John was very interested in the construction of a railway in the Holy Kingdom, and he immediately organized a group of professional engineers and technicians, hurried over, and asked someone to pass the word, saying that he would be able to go to Guangzhou the day after tomorrow. ”

"Oh? That's great! The king had long been looking forward to building the railroad as soon as possible. How much is he willing to invest, though? Chongyao, what did you say about your brother Nagan? Hearing the news of the Yankees who were willing to invest in the construction of the railway contacted by Towu Chongyao last time, Feng Yunshan was overjoyed and hurriedly asked.

"John seems to have said that he had to go to the field to make a budget. However, Saint King, this guy is a character who sees money and looks a little righteous, but as soon as he meets the silver, the righteousness immediately disappears. When he comes, he will kill him severely. Wu Chongyao reminded.

Feng Yunshan nodded, remembering that he had been spending money recently, but fortunately, he had been attacking all parts of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and had a lot of seizures, so he would not sit on the mountain. However, Feng Yunshan knew that he still had to find more ways to make money.

It happened that Wu Chongyao was there, so he asked about the operation of Nanyang Company.

When it came to Nanyang Company, Wu Chongyao was a little proud: "Shengwang, Nanyang Company is doing well!" Since its establishment, the main business of tea, raw silk, porcelain and other handicrafts and agricultural products has increased too much compared with the period of the Thirteen Lines! Moreover, because all of them are monopolized by our Nanyang Company, and the selling price and shipment volume are all controlled by our side, although Nanyang Company does not have the absolute right to speak, it at least has a great advantage. ”

Feng Yunshan knew that what Wu Chongyao said was right. The current situation is almost equivalent to Nanyang Company's monopoly on Guangzhou's foreign trade. In the original thirteen lines, most of the commercial banks followed the Wu family and joined forces with the Nanyang Company, while the remaining other commercial banks were not well funded and small, and they were not qualified to do business directly with foreigners.

Even if a few commercial houses did not open their eyes and invited the tea merchants to join forces and prepare to trade directly with the foreigners, the foreigners retreated first when they heard that there was no Nanyang Company involved. After thinking about it again, these tea merchants found that it was more cost-effective to sell to Nanyang Company, and the price was fair, and there was no risk.

In addition, the war in the Yangtze River and Jiangnan area changed routes to Muguang and Shudi, as well as Xixi and Fujian, and sold goods through Guangzhou. In addition, by virtue of its abundant financial strength and the huge water network transportation advantages of the Liangguang Ocean Company, the Nanyang Company took the initiative to purchase the goods of merchants from all over the country in the occupied areas of the Holy Kingdom and the border areas of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and transported them to Guangzhou and then resold them to foreigners, earning the price difference and freight costs.

"In previous years, the 13 banks and other commercial banks in Guangzhou sold about 430,000 quintals of various types of tea to foreigners a year, but in the first eight months of this year, the tea business of our Nanyang Company alone has sold 450,000 quintals of various types of tea to foreigners, and it is expected to reach 600,000 quintals throughout the year. At present, the 450,000 quintals of tea sold are sold at an average of 34 silver dollars per load, and a total of 15.3 million silver dollars are sold, equivalent to 10.71 million taels of silver, excluding the cost of purchasing tea, and the gross profit is 3.64 million taels. ”

And Nanyang's raw silk business is even more unexpected than the tea business! Now that I think about it, it should be the war on the Yangtze River, which caused the inland raw silk to be unable to be transported to Shanghi, and my Nanyang company took the initiative to collect goods, so they will all gather in Guangzhou. Wu Chongyao is worthy of being the boss of the thirteen lines, and he has his channels to report a number: "Last year, Guangzhou and Shanghi exported a total of 48,500 quintals of raw silk, of which Shanghi accounted for 9 percent, and Guangzhou only had 4,900 quintals. However, in the first 8 months of this year, how much Shanghi exported to foreigners, Chongyao didn't know, but we in Guangzhou, well, that is, Nanyang Company, sold a total of 17,800 quintals of raw silk to foreigners, and snatched the raw silk that originally went to Shanghi. ”

"The average selling price of these 17,800 quintals of raw silk is 540 silver dollars per quintal, and a total of 378 taels of silver is a quintal. This raw silk business brought 6.73 million taels of revenue to Nanyang Company, and the gross profit was 3.02 million taels. ”

"As for porcelain, there is also a profit of 800,000 taels, plus folk crafts and gadgets, a total of almost 1 million taels of profit."

After Wu Chongyao finished saying these numbers that he had memorized by heart, after half a ring, he didn't see any reaction from the Holy King.

Feng Yunshan was already stunned! He didn't expect that the import and export trade in this era would be so profitable! Nanyang Company can be said to have made a lot of money!

In this way, in the first eight months of this year alone, Nanyang Company alone earned more than 7.6 million taels of silver for these types of goods sold to foreigners.

Feng Yunshan suddenly thought that the Holy Kingdom only accounted for eighty percent of the shares of Nanyang Company, and one percent had to be distributed to the Wu family, and the other one percent had to be distributed to the Xu family, the Pan family, and other thirteen merchants who had taken refuge in the Holy Kingdom, and he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. However, Feng Yunshan knew that the benefits could not be swallowed by himself, otherwise, he would not be able to tie these families to his chariot.

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