Qin Chuan knew the thoughts of Wu Tiaoqing and Li Jingfang, and shook his hand and said: "Brother Wu, Brother Li, ordinary people can't afford soap at the price now, that's because soap making requires caustic soda, one is that the process of making soda by foreigners is backward, and the cost of soda making itself is high, and then there is that this soap is now shipped from Europe and the United States, plus this freight, the price will definitely not come down." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"I mean, I have a way to make soda, and not only the caustic soda I make is purer than that of foreigners, but the cost will also be much lower than that of foreigners, so that the cost of making soap with caustic soda saponification will be greatly reduced, and I estimate that I can reduce the cost of soap to about 100 yuan. Two brothers, you say, if this soap sells for 200 to 3500 yuan a piece, and it is of better quality and more variety than the soap of foreigners, will anyone buy it in our Daqing Dynasty? ”

"Of course there is." Wu Tiaoqing and Li Jingfang shouted almost in unison.

The two of them were too loud, causing a foreigner couple at the next table to look at them with some displeasure.

The excited Wu Tiaoqing hurriedly lowered his voice, and said with a hot look in his eyes: "Ming Hong, do you really have a way to make soap that is not inferior to foreigners with a hundred words?" If it really sells for 500 Wen, it is not only that many people in the Qing Dynasty can afford it, but also the Japanese, Koreans, and Nanyang people in the East can afford it, and it will definitely sell better than the soap of the foreigners. ”

Qin Chuan nodded affirmatively: "That's it." ”

Qin Chuan thought to himself, whether this matter can be successful or not depends on whether his capital is enough, and there will be some blood, and it will have to be hemorrhage.

Qin Chuan gritted his back molars and said in a low voice: "It's just that whether something can be done or not, this still needs the help of the two brothers, if it is successful, I don't need the two brothers to pay a penny in this soap factory, I will give each of you half a dry share for nothing." ”

If Qin Chuan can reduce the retail price of soap to 200 Wen, Wu Tiaoqing conservatively estimates that it is only possible to sell hundreds of millions of yuan every year in China, not to mention such a price! He, the chief comprador of HSBC who understands foreign markets, knows it well. Qinchuan's soap is priced at 500 wen, and it will be sold well in Japan, Nanyang, and even further afield in the areas controlled by the British East India Company. Don't say that this soap has a profit of several hundred wen according to Qin Chuan, that is, each piece of profit has 100 wen, which is a big deal of tens of millions, and Qin Chuan wants to give away shares, which is a big bargain. It's just such a large amount of silver, Qin Chuan wants to give them away for nothing, and Qin Chuan's matter of asking them to help must not be simple.

The old and sophisticated Wu Tiaoqing's face couldn't help but become solemn, and he asked Qin Chuan carefully: "Minghong, what do you want us to help?" ”

"It's not difficult to say this, but it's a little difficult to say it's not difficult." Qin Chuan deliberately bought a pass.

Li Jingfang also understood that the income of this soap factory was huge, although he had seen millions of silver, but this Qin Chuan wanted to give them one or two million in a profit, and he didn't want them a penny, how could this make him not moved.

"Minghong, just say it quickly, what do you want us to help with, as long as it is not against the laws of the Qing Dynasty, we can do anything."

Qin Chuan saw that the appetite of the two of them was almost gone, so he stopped selling Guan Zi, and told the two of them his idea that he wanted to treat the industrial salt for soap making differently from edible salt.

Of course, Qin Chuan naturally did not forget to associate his ideas with the promotion of foreign affairs and the development of national industry, and finally Qin Chuan also emphasized that the taxes paid by his factories would greatly increase the amount of money handed over to the treasury by his subordinates.

Wu Tiaoqing and Li Jingfang thought for a long time, looked at each other, and did not speak for a long time, and finally Wu Tiaoqing spoke.

"Jingfang, I think most of the things Ming Hong said can be done, but we have to make this matter clear to Zhongtang, and he will come forward to break it."

Li Jingfang nodded and said to Qin Chuan: "Minghong, I can't promise you this matter now, we will go back and tell my father Chen in a while, whether we can do it depends on my father's attitude." ”

Such a big thing, without Li Hongzhang coming forward, it would never be possible to rely on Wu Tiaoqing and Li Jingfang alone, how Qin Chuan didn't know this.

Qin Chuan said: "Then I'll wait for the good news of the two brothers." ”

Qin Chuan picked up his wine glass: "Come, Brother Wu, Brother Li, Ming Hong will wait for good news in this matter." ”

Wu Tiaoqing and Li Jingfang, who were already a little excited, echoed and raised their glasses and were about to drink, when a tall foreigner in the distance exclaimed in surprise and strode towards Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan also saw clearly at this time that the person who came was none other than Xiao William, the manager of Rui Kee Foreign Bank, who he was going to visit in a moment.

William Jr. was in his thirties, thin and thin, but very tall, at least one meter eighty-five, his gray pupils shone with excitement, and he was still more than a dozen steps away from Qin Chuan, so he greeted him in fluent Chinese.

"Qin, I didn't expect to meet you here, and you didn't come to see me for so long. Your color cloth is too successful, and now the whole Tianjin Wei people know your name, and if you become famous, you will soon make a fortune. ”

William Jr. is different from most relatively calm Germans, he has a very cheerful personality, and he is really happy to see Qin Chuan this time, so he keeps talking about things one sentence after another.

Qin Chuan hurriedly smiled and stood up: "Oh, William, I was about to go to the foreign bank to look for you in a while, but I happened to meet you here." ”

Little William came closer, opened his arms and gave Qin Chuan a fierce bear hug.

Qin Chuan likes William's character very much, William is not only cheerful, but also very enthusiastic, he opened a dyeing factory and BASF thanks to his help, Qin Chuan is very grateful to him from the bottom of his heart.

Letting go of Qin Chuan, William saw Wu Tiaoqing and Li Jingshu, he didn't recognize Li Jingshu, but he and Wu Tiaoqing not only knew each other, but were also very familiar.

Before Little William could speak, Wu Tiaoqing had already gotten up and said with a smile: "Oh, it's a pleasure to see you, Mr. William." ”

Xiao William smiled and teased Wu Tiaoqing: "Mr. Wu, you are the most shrewd person among all the Chinese compradors in Tianjin Weiyang Company, but you are not allowed to pay attention to Qin, he is my old customer." ”

Wu Tiaoqing said with a smile: "Where is it, Mr. William made fun of it, I like Ming Hong's dyed cloth very much, and I am asking him about the colored cloth." Minghong has a relationship with your Rui Ji Foreign Company, how can I not know where I dare to compete with you for business. ”

Xiao William saw Li Jingfang on the side, and asked Wu Tiaoqing with a smile: "Who is this gentleman。。。。。。 ”

Wu Tiaoqing hurriedly said: "This is one of my nephews, and I met by chance today. ”

Li Jingfang didn't get up, just nodded slightly to Little William.

Before the Gengzi Incident, ordinary foreign businessmen were not very domineering, not to mention officials like Li Jingfang, even ordinary people were not afraid of foreigners.

Little William didn't care about Li Jingfang's lukewarm attitude, and still said to Qin Chuan with a smile on his face.

"Qin, Gao Lin, the owner of Gao Lin Foreign Company, held a cocktail party here today, and the guests invited were mainly Germans in Tianjin, Ye is also here, are you interested in going up with me. They all know about you and BASF, and your high-quality colored cloth, and they all say that you are the second Gaolin, and my compatriots want to meet you. What's more, it also has the purest German Pilsner beer you like, all of which Golling has just brought back from Europe. ”

Qin Chuan originally wanted to meet Wu Tiaoqing and go to Xiao William to discuss the purchase of a salt factory, alkali production and soap manufacturing, as well as a tobacco factory and newspaper equipment, he brought the equipment list and silver tickets with him, if he didn't negotiate with Xiao William today, he would find Xiao William tomorrow and it would delay his affairs. Now it is not only the matter of the dyeing factory, but he also has to choose the site, design the factory, find workers, as well as the personnel who run the newspaper, the location of the newspaper and a lot of other things that need to be dealt with by him.

Qin Chuan knew that as soon as these Germans drank beer, they would never stop until they drank it in the dark, and if little William returned to his foreign bank after drinking, then it would not be possible to talk today. Fortunately, Ye Ziqi was on it, so he talked to Xiao William in front of Ye Ziqi first, so as not to let him forget.

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan had no choice but to agree with a wry smile to William, not to mention that he really wanted to drink a few sips of beer to satisfy his hunger, now there is no beer to buy in Tianjin Wei, including the concession, and the beer that the Germans drink is all shipped from China.

Qin Chuan's gaze turned to Wu Tiaoqing and Li Jingfang, and Wu Tiaoqing said with a smile: "Ming Hong, let's talk about it here today." For the sake of easy contact, I see that you also have a Hotline in the dyeing factory, and we can contact us in time if there is something. ”

The Hotline that Wu Tiaoqing said is the telephone.

Qin Chuan nodded in agreement, Wu Tiaoqing greeted Xiao William, took out a few pieces of Yingyang still on the dining table, and pulled Li Jingfang to get up and leave.