Chapter 125: Point-to-Point Operations
The person in charge of the first branch of New Oriental Group Company is surnamed Qian and Song, and his nickname is Qian Shengqian...... A person's name can be called wrong, but his nickname is not likely to be wrong.
Qian Song turned out to be one of Chairman Cai's subordinates, who was shrewd and capable, and good at calculation.
Before he was assigned to the port of Marbury in the Tianzhu region to take charge of the operation there, he was told that he was going to play a big game there, so that he could show his skills there and take full authority to manage affairs.
At this time, the Tianzhu Continent can be seen as two parts.
As mentioned above, as early as 1192, after the ruler of the Ghurid dynasty, Muiz ud-ud-ud-din Muhammad, decisively defeated the Zhaohan in the Second Battle of the Dray, he remained in India's governor Gutb-ud-ud-din Abbak in 1206 to adopt the title of sultan to rule the conquered northern Tianzhu region and set the capital of Delhi.
However, the Delhi Sultanate was not an empire that unified the entire Tianzhu region, and at best was one of the largest kingdoms in the northern region...... There are a number of small countries in its immediate vicinity, but each of them is so poor that people have no appetite to occupy it.
The continent in the south of Tianzhu has almost never entered the territory of the Sultan's regime, and there are many small countries and princely states there, not to mention the Qian Song Dynasty, and even the Tuwang of the Maburi Kingdom himself does not know how many independent political forces there are in the south of Tianzhu.
It is not an exaggeration to say that on the streets of Port Marbury, as long as you dress a little more gorgeously and are accompanied by a few servants, you are basically a land king or a state lord!
Qian Song originally wanted to find out the history and political situation of the entire region, knowing that the other side could win all battles, but after losing a few hairs, he gave up this effort.
The maxim of the Great Song Dynasty is not good here.
King Marbury himself had no idea who his great-grandfather was, or how his family had become the highest authority in the Marbury region...... How does this make Qian Song, an outsider, figure it out?!
King Marbury did not know how large his kingdom was, how many people it was, and how many neighboring countries it had.
In fact, there are many Brahmin villages in the country, and the local Brahmin castes own a large amount of land in the village and then hire people from the lower castes to farm for them or rent out the land outright.
They often elected a person of high moral standing to be the village chief, and often gathered in the temple to discuss matters such as water management, irrigation facilities, tax payments, and to regulate relations with other caste groups.
Most of the major decisions and regulations adopted by caste councils or committees are written in chapters and inscribed on the walls of temples.
The only power of King Maburi was to collect taxes on those Brahmin villages, and he had no influence on the rest.
So, he really doesn't know how many people there are, which is understandable.
The power of the earth king could not reach the village of the Brahmins...... However, this does not affect him to live a life at the level of a local tyrant.
As more and more merchants from the Great Song Dynasty and Liuqiu were stationed here, Port Marbury became more and more prosperous.
The location is excellent, almost at the junction of the eastern and western hemispheres, and the people here can make a small fortune just by supplying fresh water and other daily necessities to the sea ships coming and going.
It is also the largest spice trading place on the western coast of the Tianzhu region, with hundreds of spices being transported from here to the east and west every year.
The INDIAN Group of Companies values the human resources here.
As a result of the same caste system, a large number of lower castes were considered unclean, and some of the higher castes had to go home and wash their eyes with perfume even if they looked at them...... It's so exaggerated that you can't believe it's true.
Moreover, those of the lower castes still accept their fate, willingly being enslaved and humiliated...... It is said that there will be a good reincarnation that way.
It is very appropriate for such people to be transported to the Wenlai estuary area of Borneo for development, but it is a little uncomfortable to be treated as equals...... It's a simple thing, take your time.
King Marburi or the Brahmin chiefs did not care about the open recruitment of low-caste personnel, and even offered to support them.
The people of the Yindian Group can only have nothing to do and have fun.
New Oriental Group is vigorously developing business operations.
After Qian Song took over the local business of New Oriental Group, he devoted himself to research.
However, he gave up studying the history of the place, and also the political situation here, and began to face reality instead.
Even the Tianzhu people themselves don't care about their own history and political situation, and they live very full lives, and he Qian Song must do the same.
Qian Song's first decision was to expand the scale of the business and change the way of doing business, especially for luxury goods!
The Tianzhu people believe that the purest thing in the world is gold, and with it, they must be dedicated to the temple and the earth king...... In this way, the purity of gold can be reflected.
This is followed by silver, then copper.
Therefore, the large and small earth kings in the south of Tianzhu, the gold, silver, and copper in their hands are basically calculated in tons.
Qian Song focused on them.
The business of luxury goods should not be operated in the form of a business, it is best done in a peer-to-peer manner.
Brocade, tea, porcelain from the Great Song Dynasty...... Cotton, linen and coarse silk, leather goods, dyes, medicines, essences, and important daily necessities such as matches, soap, and sugar are found on the island.
In a few months, Qian Song wrote an entire account book.
In Marbury, in addition to the king of the earth, a big donor who can consume more than 5,000 yuan a month, there are a total of 171 nobles who can reach a monthly consumption of more than 1,000 yuan.
There are a total of 231 temple monks who can spend more than 500 yuan a month.
There are a total of 356 heads of Brahmin villages who can spend more than 100 times a month.
There are a total of 21 large and small countries and princely states bordering Marbury, whether it is their king or the lord of the state, the monthly personal consumption can exceed 3,000 guan, and three of them have great potential, possibly more than 4,000 guan.
Within a thousand miles, there are seventy-two other countries and princely states...... Point-to-point contact is ongoing, and no exact information is available yet.
Qian Song's business tactics were very right, and the local development momentum of New Oriental Group Company soon surpassed that of other merchants, and even the officials and businessmen of Da Song were not their opponents, and even had to take the initiative to hand over some goods to Qian Song to sell.
Port Marbury was originally a small harbor with a narrow urban area...... And it's a bit dirty.
The locals adapted, but the first branch of the developed New Oriental Group Company did not.
Every time he saw dirt on the street, Qian Song was annoyed, damn it, the locals still have the habit of defecating in the open!
It's a good spice, but it's in the open-air market, and there are flies flying everywhere...... The smell of spices, the smell of the human body, the smell of fermented garbage, the smell of fish, and the smell of livestock are all combined, and you can't hold your breath if you want to, so you have to smell it!
The merchants of the Great Song Dynasty and the merchants of Liuqiu had a status and reputation in the local area, but they had to live the same life as the locals...... It's really unbearable!
Qian Song took the initiative to contact dozens of businessmen, wanting to build a new urban area with a market and residential buildings...... This scale can be larger for future expansion, and it is certainly not possible to rely on the first branch of New Oriental Group alone.
As a result, dozens of businessmen unanimously agreed that no one could stand the environment of the Marbury city area...... Even if you take a bath every day, it seems that your body still smells!
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