2156 Main Directions, Steel
Regarding such worries of logistical staff officers, Li Xin believes that as long as he builds enough forward fortresses, such problems will be solved. The logistics staff www.biquge.info worried not only about the frontier fortress, but also about their front-line supplies and the delivery of a large number of logistics materials. However, on this stretch of road, the Qin State did not have any railways or roads to support such a huge transportation. This creates a manifestation of transportation difficulties, and it is precisely this reality that is based. The logistical staff officers were so worried, but Li Xin was also aware of such a situation, but he believed that the logistical problem could be solved with the highly mobile cavalry troops.
Sinzheng, South Korea.
"We have already had results for the listing of Qi country, as well as the provision of loans and investments." Han Cai said to Lou Jing on behalf of the Royal Bank of South Korea. This is the largest commercial investment in South Korea at present, as well as a commercial loan, and the main object of the loan is the Tian group of Qi Guo, which is the business interest group set up by Tian Heng and others in Qi country. They contracted the construction of railways in Korea, Wei, and Qi. Among them, the Qi road section is responsible for the Tian Group.
"We have agreed to make a commercial loan for the commercial part of the Tian Group, and for the part of the railway investment, we can provide a commercial investment worth 1.5 million gold." Han Cai said.
"However, the conditions for listing, I'm afraid there are some changes." Han Cai continued.
"Regarding loans and investments, these conditions are not very different from our Qi country, the key is to go public, only to be listed. Only then do we have enough money to make a profit. Lou Jing said worriedly. As long as Tian's Group is listed, it will be able to solve some of the problems to a large extent. Because of the conditions for listing, you can quickly get investment from Qin, and this part of the investment can continue to provide financial support, so that Tian's Group has made great progress, and it is precisely this plan. Lou Jingcai is very concerned about the condition of listing.
"Mr. Lou, you should have noticed. According to the latest listing conditions, Tian Group must produce a one-year annual report and have a profit of more than 500,000 gold on the book before it can be listed, and only when such conditions are met, the Korean stock market can approve your report and then further listing. Han Cai explained.
"Judging from the time you provided for the registration of the group, I am afraid that it will take you about seven months to meet this requirement. Therefore, when it comes to investing, we may consider avoiding some risks. The amount of investment will not be too much. 1.5 million gold, which is the maximum, and in terms of the percentage of shareholdings, we still insist on our 87% stake ratio. Han Cai said to Lou Jing.
Hearing Han Cai's condition. Lou Jing squinted, then leaned back against the back of his chair.
Speaking of which, the conditions in Korea are already much better than those of the people in the Qin State. Qin's shareholding ratio reached about ninety percent. Moreover, the funds provided by the Qin people were not very sufficient. There is only about 1.2 million gold, which is the best result of his negotiations in the past few days. The conditions offered by the Koreans have already met Lou Jing's requirements. But Lou Jing believes that this is not enough.
You must know that Qi is building a railway, and the investment in the railway is at least more than two million gold, which does not include the investment in locomotive and railway technology.
However, South Korea has only provided so much money, and the Tian group still lacks sufficient funds to build the railway. Railway projects, compared with those trade, railway projects have great potential profits, and the railway is of great significance, so Tian's Group, especially Tian Heng, hopes that Qi Guo can completely own a project like a railway.
"Whether the time to go public is earlier, we can't wait that long." Lou Jing said to Han Cai.
"This is a bit embarrassing. After all, this requires a tough approval process. Han Cai said helplessly.
"In addition, Mr. Lou, according to my understanding, the railway of the first section of the Wei State has been laid soon, and I think that the railway will soon enter the first section of the Qi State." Han Cai kindly reminded. And this is actually asking Lou Jing to find a way to solve this problem. After all, if it drags on, the Royal Bank of Korea is also worried that things will change a lot.
"Okay. I need to think about such a thing, after all, too hasty decisions will cause risks that I cannot afford alone. Lou Jing still made a cautious decision. In this matter, Qi Guo still has some initiative, that is, he can choose the more favorable investor, if the investor can be more inclined to them, he is still willing to bring in the other party's funds.
Lou Jing cautiously came out of the Royal Bank of South Korea, and he still didn't know how to solve the problem. The amount of money given to him above is too large to be completed in a short period of time.
In Qinguo Wenyang Bank, there is also a fierce debate on Wenyang Bank's next step.
"Investment, now there are a lot of investment projects, railways, trade, steel, cement, and arsenals, all kinds of demand is very large, you say, there are so many projects, where do you want to invest?" A middle-aged man with a fortune stood up and snapped his fingers and said to everyone.
"Well, that's right. Manager Wen is right, there are a lot of investment projects now, and we have just discussed how many projects can be worth investing in. Some people suggested investing in steel, because the steel project is the largest project, and some people suggested investing in railways, because there are many railway projects at present. But the railway project and the steel project are tied together, which makes a lot of people gather all at once. This became mainstream. On the other hand, some people believe that investment in small projects, such as electricity, cement, etc., should not be relaxed, after all, the demand for these things is also strong, and they have great market prospects. These are among the projects that are currently competitive in their favor.
"There are a lot of projects right now, but don't forget. We have very limited funding, and not only is it limited, but we are also very limited in the projects we can focus on. It's like going to war. In the Chang'an Military Academy of the Qin State, the first thing to learn was how to concentrate one's own forces. It's the same thing when we do banking. Yingyu stood up and walked around. The crowd listened patiently.
"You just said that. There are many investment projects now, and there are only a few projects that meet our investment requirements. For example, we have to meet the requirements first of all, they can control more resources, and the company needs to be big enough and strong enough that they have considerable resources to mobilize. Human, material, and huge financial resources. Yingyu said.
"As a result, the options available to us have been reduced a lot." Yingyu said.
"If we invest recklessly, the consequences will be unpredictable, and we all know that." Yingyu said.
"Therefore, in this meeting, in order to solve this problem, I think that we should concentrate the limited funds of our bank on one main direction, and according to the main intention of the discussion just now, I think there is a major investment direction that we need to pay attention to." Yingyu said and returned to her place.
"Steel and railroads. Those are our main two directions. Yingyu said seriously.
"Actually, there's really only one direction, steel. Railways were built for consumption in large quantities, and steel could be developed forever. So, our main direction, in fact, is one, steel. Yingyu further explained.
"Hmm. In this way, there are a lot of things that we can solve. Manager Wen just now nodded and said.
"Do you have any additional comments?" At this time, Yingyu asked further. For some details, Yingyu still hopes that someone can add it, after all, such a large-scale investment requires a lot of attention.
"Hmm. Chairman, I think we can pay attention to steel, in the railway project, we do not necessarily have to enter on a large scale, in this way, we can concentrate more superior funds on steel construction. Manager Wen just said.
"Hmm. Anything else? Yingyu nodded, thinking that what the other party said was right, this manager Wen, whose full name is Wentai, is from the south of Chu State, is a scholar who is a student, and he took the initiative to drop out after one year of enrollment in Wenyang School of Economics in Qinguo. Then he applied for a job to enter Wenyang Bank, and in just half a year, he entered the supervisor level with amazing results, and this meeting was the first time he participated in such a meeting.
"Also, I have learned about the steel industry, which has many by-industries that also need to be built intensively, such as mechanical processing, cement, electricity, such industries, after all, they need a lot of integration, and steel has a very large demand for coal, steel, mainly coal, if there is coal, you can quickly build a large steel plant." Wentai then added.
"We have made the right decision by investing in steel." Ying Yu said with a smile after hearing this.
"Yes, Chairman." Wentai nodded.
"There is also the construction of railways, we try to control the shares as much as possible, we can seek cooperation to occupy a favorable share resources, because the development of the railway takes a long time, if the railway continues to develop, the steel will continue to develop." Wentai talked about the relationship between steel and railways.
"There is also the construction industry, which is also a potential market, we should not only focus on steel, on the railway, but also on the construction industry, after all, from the current environment, Qin will not take the initiative to attack the six countries of Kanto for a long time in the future, and in this way the six countries of Kanto will obtain a fairly long peaceful environment, in such a peaceful environment, the construction industry will definitely develop, because if you have money, everyone is still willing to spend on real estate, such as a few of your own properties, The property has room to appreciate in value over the next few years, if possible. Wentai analyzed.
"Hmm. Your analytical skills are good. Yingyu praised Wentai.
"Alright. In the next few years, everyone's investment plans are clear. At this time, Yingyu said to everyone.
"Understood, chairman." Everyone nodded.
"Alright. Let's go back and sort it out, come up with a few good investment plans, and our Wenyang Bank will go to the next level. Yingyu encouraged morale.
"Take it to the next level." The crowd shouted in unison. The morale of Wenyang Bank suddenly rose a lot. And Xiao He, who didn't express any opinions in the whole meeting, laughed. That's what he wants to see.
Inside Yingyu's office. Yingyu personally made a pot of good tea for Xiao He.
"If it weren't for Mr. Xiao's reminder, I really wouldn't have noticed this." Yingyu thanked Xiao He. The reason why Yingyu held such a meeting, to a large extent, benefited from Xiao He's reminder, especially in the main direction of investment, Xiao He found that Wenyang Bank's recent investment project reports are particularly scattered, and there is no centralized general direction, Yingyu did not arouse alarm about this, she believes that everything in Wenyang Bank is on the right track, and there is nothing to worry about. So she let her guard down.
But Xiao He thought that there was a great danger approaching, and after a period of summary and analysis. Xiao He thinks. Wenyang Bank can't go on like this. At the very least, this momentum cannot continue. There are many investment projects, but there is no major project, so that the funds can not be concentrated, and the decentralized investment can indeed reduce the risk, but the return will not be too high, and Wenyang Bank is at the forefront of all banks, if they miss such an important opportunity for development, then for others, it is an important opportunity, thinking of this, Xiao He took the initiative to find Yingyu and put forward his own views. After a series of deliberations, the two decided on today's meeting.
"The chairman is polite. It's something I have to do as a director, it's my job. Xiao He said modestly.
"Huh. Director Siu is a trustworthy person. Yingyu said with a smile. Hearing such an evaluation, Xiao He nodded slightly, indicating that he accepted such an evaluation.
"Speaking of which, this Wentai is a talent, and I think that such a talent will be of great help to us. His goals for the development of steel and railways have been of great help to our strategic choices. Xiao He said.
"Hmm. This is indeed a talent, the railway does need a lot of iron, steel, not only that, but also a large number of construction industry, not only Qin State Guanzhong is under construction, South Korea Xinzheng, but also Wei State, Handan of Zhao State, these places need to be developed. If it develops, the demand for steel will increase, and it seems that we have enough steel. It is indeed the focus that we should be looking at. Yingyu nodded.
"Chairman, we need to pay attention to the development of those steel industries next. We need to concentrate on the layout and form several important steel producing areas, with the demand for these steels, we can quickly expand our capital. In addition, for railways, if we focus on steel, there will be a considerable lack of funding for railway projects, and I think we can work with other banks on this issue, after all, we have very limited energy. Xiao He continued.
"Yes. You're right, our energy is very limited, the steel industry is a huge industry, the need for funds to spend far more than we imagined, once we focus on steel, it is difficult to withdraw funds in a short period of time. So, we will have a lot less money for the railway project, not only for trade investors. Yingyu said.
"Seeking cooperation, cooperating with those Qin State Guanzhong banks, this is indeed a good way." Yingyu nodded and said.
"Chairman, I think that not only is it limited to the Guanzhong Bank of Qin, but also many local banks, such as the Royal Bank of Korea in Xinzheng, South Korea, and the Royal Bank of Zhao, these banks can cooperate, and if we cooperate with them, we only need to contribute a small part of the funds to solve this problem, we can not do with most of the equity, but as long as we earn what we should earn in the future railway investment." Xiao He suggested.
"Hmm." Yingyu nodded in agreement. After all, the purpose of Wenyang Bank's investment in the railway is actually to expand the demand for steel, because only the demand for steel is opened. in order to further increase the demand.
The eastern suburbs of the eastern suburbs of Handan, Zhao State.
"Congratulations. Congratulations. Your flour mill has expanded a lot. An old man smiled and congratulated a middle-aged man.
"Uncle Yu, you are too polite." The middle-aged man hurriedly saluted.
"Hehe, I watched you come step by step, well done." Uncle Yu kept praising it.
"Uncle Yu can afford me Mao Yang, so let's grind some flour for everyone for free today." Mao Yang said happily.
"Okay." When everyone heard this, they applauded.
With the promotion of wheat, as well as stone milling, flour has been widely accepted by the Kanto countries, and the fields where millet was cultivated before were also replaced with wheat, plus the price of wheat in Qin was very cheap, less than two and a half taels can buy a stone, such a price is very cheap, although the price of flour is more expensive, but the price of wheat has not risen much, the farms of Qin have a large amount of wheat accumulation, and the land annexation of Zhao is very serious, a large amount of land was annexed by the nobles, became their land, these lands are planted with wheat, On the contrary, it is not as good as the Qin farm, and if it is sold, it is not as good as the wheat of the Qin State. This led to a lot of land barrenness, because if the nobles planted wheat, it could not be sold, and the Zhao State imported Qin wheat with zero tariff in tariffs, and the price of wheat grown on the land of the nobles of Zhao was much higher than the price of wheat in Qin, so most of the land of Zhao was barren, but wheat was not grown.
In the face of low-priced Qin wheat, Zhao continued to import to meet the domestic food ration needs, but wheat can only be further processed into flour, most of Zhao accepted Qin's wheat, and some remote farms can use stone mills to complete the processing of flour, but close to towns, especially in a large town like Handan, most people do not have time to grind into flour. In this way, a new industry on the outskirts of the city was formed, flour mills, and the Zhao people continued to import wheat from the Qin state, which was then transported to these mills to be processed into wheat. At the beginning, these mills also used manpower, but the demand was very strong, and the manpower could not be satisfied, and then they used donkeys, which were imported from Qin, but they gradually could not meet the demand, because there were many people grinding flour every day, and pasta had become the staple food of the people of Zhao, millet, which had been eliminated.
And Mao Yang was developed under such conditions. He saw that many people did not have time to grind flour because they were in a hurry, especially some textile factories, mainly factories that made blended fabrics, and after the shoe factories recruited female workers, there was a shortage of labor. In the past, women could still grind flour at home, but with the opening of the factory and the recruitment of female workers, women went out of the house and became an important labor force, because the wages offered by the factory were far better than grinding flour at home. As a result, a large number of mills were needed in the city to grind the flour. However, in terms of the efficiency of the mill's grinding surface, there is still a big gap. Because most mills still use manpower, after all, manpower does not cost money.
Only a small number of mills use donkeys, although the efficiency of using donkeys has improved a lot, but donkey feeding also needs to cost, many mills after calculating the cost, they still use manpower, after all, manpower is more cost-effective.
And Mao Yang developed under such circumstances. At the beginning, he also relied on manual grinding of noodles, and the husband and wife kept grinding noodles all day long, and even children who were still fifteen or sixteen years old also participated, but they still could not meet the demand for grinding noodles, and the market was still very large. Mao Yang later saw that someone was using a donkey to grind noodles, and he also bought a donkey, which resulted in a lot of efficiency. After a period of accumulation, one donkey became several donkeys, and his mill merged several nearby mills. This gave him some money in hand, and after having this money, he went to the Qin State Guanzhong and planned to buy some more donkeys to expand his mill, but he saw a flour mill in the Qin State that processed flour by machine. The amount of flour processed in one day was the work of hundreds of donkeys for several days, and he was shocked to see such a machine. So when he returned, he disposed of several of his mills, and then borrowed money from the bank to buy the machines for grinding flour, which he thought would eventually prevail over the donkeys. So he opened the first flour mill in Zhao State. In this way, he has a larger market share in the grinding surface market. This is definitely a result that other mills have not thought of. This is also an important process of Mao Yang's personal development. It was a painstaking process, but it was enough to convince everyone.