Chapter 184: The Richest Man in the World: Information is King
Gao Yang broke out in this kind of game of "superior people". Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
He was originally a native of Linzi in Qi State, and had a wife and a concubine, but before the Xuzhou War, he was so poor that he could only go to the cemetery to pick up sacrifices to eat. Even though he later participated in many wars, he did not get much money. However, what gave him the first chance to make a fortune was to follow General Kuang Zhang, whom he had always trusted!
In the Battle of Sanqiu, which broke out in the invasion of Qi by Qin, he bravely pursued the Qin army and was able to kill three Qin soldiers. For the heads of the Qin army, the price of Qi Guo was obviously much higher than before, and each head was actually opened to a high price of 50 gold!
This time the war allowed him to get 150 gold directly, which was a real small fortune. However, when he was about to squander the money, his wife stopped him and persuaded him to use it to buy a piece of land or to do some business. Otherwise, the money will definitely not be enough for him to squander, and it will soon be wasted.
He listened to his wife's advice, so he came to Taoqiu, the world's commercial center, hoping to see some business opportunities. He first imported some Wei specialties in Taoqiu, and after transporting them to Qi by water, he did make a fortune. However, the next time he did this kind of business, he quickly lost money.
This made him a little frustrated, and when he came to this pottery hill for the third time, it coincided with Dai Yan's entry into the city, sweeping away the entire Taoqiu ranger forces, and then establishing this grain exchange.
As soon as he came across this grain exchange, he actually realized that he seemed to have a talent in it! This kind of futures trading is a very complicated thing for others, but after all, he is a "scholar", and when he wants to do business, he also spent some money to learn some mathematical knowledge, which happens to be used here. And as a Qi State martial fighter who has personally cut people on the battlefield, Gao Yang is definitely not lacking in courage! He has a strong heart and an excellent ability to tolerate things like futures, which makes him very fruitful in this industry.
However, in just one year, he bought a large mansion in Taoqiu. In order to show that he did not forget his roots, he personally went to Linzi to take all his wives and concubines to Taoqiu. Now he looks like a successful person.
When Gao Yang entered the Floating Fragrance Residence, he quickly searched for something, and soon, he found his target: a guy sitting on the side and drinking silently.
He has known this person for a long time, and like him, he is a native of Qi and is named Tian Ziwei. This person's identity was very different from his, he belonged to the Donghe Trading House, which belonged to Tian Bu, one of the great merchants of Taoqiu, and was a subordinate in charge of certain confidential documents.
After Dai Yan opened the grain exchange, he also soon promulgated a decree similar to the company law of later generations - the Commercial Firm Law. In Dai Yan's view, the business organization with the family as the core is obviously too outdated, and he directly introduced the organizational form of the modern company in later generations, and issued a decree for the businessmen to implement!
In this decree, he regulated the establishment, activities and dissolution of trading houses. Moreover, at his initiative, the concept of the joint-stock company was invented, and this new form of business organization gave infinite inspiration to merchants who were naturally good at union, and soon several business houses similar to the later large companies appeared in Taoqiu.
And the three major businessmen who had originally cooperated with Dai Yan, Bailong, Puyang Xing, and Tian Bu, immediately transformed all the commercial forces they originally belonged to into regular trading houses. The promulgation of the Commercial Law is actually a disguised system reform, and Dai Yan has always been very generous to those who cooperate with Dai Yan's reform. For these powerful new business houses, Dai Yan gave them the privilege of "on-site trading".
In the future, it is not those brokerage companies with strong strength and a long history that will never be able to enjoy this privilege!
And the Donghe Commercial Bank, to which Tian Bu belongs, is such a trading house with the privilege of on-site trading. In addition, they have a strong influence in the Qi State, and they themselves are the suppliers of bulk grain in Taoqiu, and they can also provide a large amount of grain when the Qi State is short of food. With such a powerful force, they have sufficient information in the Qi country, and this Tian Ziwei has the conditions to read this information!
Such a person, Gao Yang with his keen sense of smell believes that he is a big fish, maybe he can bring him a mountain of gold!
Therefore, as soon as he saw this Tian Ziwei drinking on the side, Gao Yang hurriedly ran over to comfort him and said, "Brother, what's wrong with you?" Why are you drinking here alone? Brother is here to accompany you! ”
Tian Ziwei raised his head and glanced at the person who came, and said, "It turned out to be you, Gao Yang." Then he scolded his boss Tian Bulai with a handful of snot and tears.
When he scolded happily, he said to the shopkeeper on the counter: "Bring me another bottle of Zhao wine, I want the strongest!" ”
At this time, it was the best opportunity, Gao Yang rushed to his ear and whispered to him: "Brother Tian, I heard that the State of Qi is now preparing to join the war between the State of Wei and the State of Chu, and the grain of the Donghe Commercial Bank will not be able to be transported to Taoqiu, is this true?" ”
Tian Ziwei gritted his teeth and said, "Senior brother, I'll tell you the truth, you're not wrong at all." This time, not long after King Qi ascended the throne, he was full of ambition, wanting to wash away the shame of the defeat of King Wei Xuzhou, and vowed to fight with the State of Chu! A few days ago, all the grain of Donghe Commercial Bank in Qi has been forcibly requisitioned by the King of Qi, and they can no longer transport it to Taoqiu! I'm one of the branches of the Qi clan anyway, Tian Bu, the bastard, didn't talk about treating me as a cattle, and now once the business has suffered a setback, he will abandon me! He's going to kick me out of the Donghe Trading House, what a ruthless and unrighteous fellow! ”
This Tian Ziwei said while wiping his nose and crying, wetting Gao Yang's decent robes.
However, Gao Yang didn't care about Tian Ziwei's behavior at all, and when he got useful information, he couldn't help but laugh proudly. Then he said to the counter: "Shopkeeper, I invited this brother to ask for the wine, give him the best Zhao wine, and give him a plate of good beef!" ”
At this time, a person next to him came over and asked Gao Yang: "This brother, you must have heard what Brother Tian said just now, dare to ask what you think about this?" ”
"I don't know anything!" Gao Yang said with a laugh.
"Brother, don't be like this, let's get to know each other." As he spoke, the man handed Gao Yang a name post, and said to him: "I am Wei Zhi, a merchant of Wei State, and now I am one of the treasurers of the Fengze Commercial Bank, specializing in grain trade. ”
"I specialize in grain futures speculation, and I don't have a commercial bank, but I do it alone." Gao Yang replied with a smile.
This Wei said directly: "So bold, it seems that you are a master, brother!" You wait here for a moment, and I'll introduce you to someone. Definitely a big shot! ”
Saying this, this Wei Zhi just left and ran to other areas of Piaoxiangju, not knowing who he was looking for.
So Gao Yang shouted at the counter on the spot: "Shopkeeper, bring me a bottle of good Qi wine, and a plate of mutton!" ”
The shopkeeper of Piaoxiangju immediately agreed, and then he personally sent it to Gao Yang and said to Gao Yang: "This strong man, I know you, you are more generous every time you come!" ”
"Hey, make some money." Gao Yang said with a smile, "Anyway, your Piaoxiangju should also be an industry belonging to the Bai Firm, right?" As one of the few large commercial banks with on-site trading privileges, what is the inside story of the shopkeeper? In a blink of an eye, this Gao Yang thought about putting information on this Piaoxiangju shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper also replied with a smile: "This guest officer is really joking." Although our Piaoxiangju belongs to the Bai family's firm, since Bai Gui's ancestor made his fortune in the Wei State, the Bai family firm has expanded to the point where it is today, and the various industries and shops do not know each other except for their own dealings with the owner. Although our Piaoxiangju is a restaurant owned by the Bai Firm, I don't know the manager in charge of grain affairs and futures trading in the Bai Firm, so how can I provide any inside information to the strong man? ”
"Hey, hey, that's how dishonest it is. To tell the truth, the shopkeeper, you now have mastered this fragrance house, as long as you have a little snack, collect everyone's information carefully, and go to the opposite door to the exchange, you can earn back a mountain of gold in one day! Wouldn't that be a better place than being a treasurer here? "Gao Yang is there to be a good one.
However, before he could finish speaking, someone at the table next to him began to argue. Gao Yang and the shopkeeper's eyes immediately shifted to that side.
"Brother Yan, I can't do it. I'm going to pay the deposit again tomorrow, so you can lend me another 10,000 gold!" He pleaded with a knife in one hand and a man's clothes in the other.
"Brother Ji Xin, don't be like this!" The people sitting at the table over there were dressed as Yan people. At this time, all those Yan people stood up and persuaded this person loudly. That Brother Yan even said to this Ji Xin: "Brother, you are always short of grain, how can the price of grain fall now?" As soon as that thing is settled every day, you play high-leverage naked speculation again, and every time the price rises by one gold, you lose 10 gold, and how much money is not enough for you to pay the margin! We can afford to win and lose, so let's put down the knife in our hands, okay? ”
In this era, because the world is so volatile, food prices are also subject to extreme fluctuations. In order to prevent a situation similar to the rise and fall limit from time to time like in later generations, Dai Yan gave the highest limit on the leverage of futures, and only allowed everyone to play up to ten times the leverage.
This guy who played the highest leverage with naked speculation was obviously a person who did not give up, and he continued: "Brother Yan, you must know that this year I have traveled all over the Central Plains, and all countries in the world have bumper harvests of grain, and in the war between Chu and Wei in the south, Chu has now stopped attacking and has not continued to attack, which is obviously that Chu is afraid of the strength of Qin and does not dare to act rashly. In my opinion, if the Qi State mediates from it, the war will soon end, and when the time comes, the grain of all countries in the world will gather in Taoqiu, and the price of grain will soon fall..."
"But the price of food just won't fall!" This Brother Yan's anxious tears are about to flow out, obviously because he feels pity that his friend has fallen into an obsession!
"Brother Yan, you know, all my grain shops in Jicheng have been mortgaged, and all the money I took was shorted by me! Now I have nothing but dozens of short contracts and Ranger debts! Do you borrow it now? If you don't borrow it, I'll be forced to close my position by the exchange tomorrow! After Ji Xin finished speaking, he rested the knife on his neck.
That Brother Yan was also full of helplessness, and said to him: "Brother Ji Xin, I am only using the money of the owner of the grain shop in Jicheng to do things, I came to this Taoqiu to buy grain, do hedging purchases, I will give you 10,000 gold, what will I take to hedge the grain?" ”
As soon as that Ji Xin heard this, he had to say to Brother Yan with a face full of despair: "Then Brother Yan, let's see you again in the next life!" With that, he swiped the knife on his neck and wanted to kill himself.
However, at this moment, a plate suddenly flew out from the side and hit the knife-wielding hand of this Ji Shin, making Ji Shin, who wanted to commit suicide, unsuccessful!
It was the shopkeeper of Piaoxiangju who made a move!
The shopkeeper immediately said to this Ji Xin: "This brother, if you want to commit suicide, don't be in my store!" Last year, Cao Gong killed so many rangers here, and he was very angry, if you do this again, will we still be able to do business in the future? ”
When Ji Xin heard the shopkeeper's words, he immediately walked out of this wine house without looking back, and as soon as he walked to the street, a scream immediately came from outside the door, obviously that Ji Xin had committed suicide!
"Hey, people can't do right with the market!" Seeing such a scene, Gao Yang sighed and said there.
When the shopkeeper of Piaoxiangju heard Gao Yang's sigh, he turned his head to Gao Yang and said, "This is already the third person who committed suicide because of bankruptcy this month." Brother, do you know why I didn't go to the grain exchange across the street to buy futures? You exchanges eat people! ”