Chapter 415 Supply Exceeds Demand
The 10,000-mu salt farm, the first five brick and tile factories, the three major forest farms and the fishery company are gradually implementing the share transfer before the Spring Festival.
The Military and Political Commission retains only 30 percent of the shares of each enterprise for policy guidance and supervision, and the rest of the shares will be split into 5 taels of silver per share, which will be transferred to residents with local household registration.
Residents who want to buy stocks in factories and forest farms but do not have any money can borrow money from the Bofu Qianzhuang Tamsui No., which opened during the Lantern Festival, and return it after earning wages or selling grain and pigs, and the interest rate is very low, and the annual interest rate for one-year small loans is only 15%, so it is very popular with the public.
Today, the shares of the salt farms and the three major forest farms have been sold, the five brick and tile factories have directly become the properties of the five collective farms, the shares of the fishing company have been divided internally, and the more than 400,000 taels of silver recovered have all been invested in the construction of bridges, roads, medical centers, and schools.
The Yingzhou Prefecture Military and Political Commission ordered 2,000 improved textile machines from Longtan Machinery Factory, plus 30% of the land and factory shares, Zhu Daolin personally provided 2,200 sewing machines and 300 skilled craftsmen to obtain 20% of the shares, Feng Shengtai invested 60,000 taels of silver to buy 10% of the shares with the support of his family, and the remaining 40% of the shares need to be reserved for 10%-15% of the employees, and the rest can be sold to the outside world.
The civil and military officials of Yingzhou felt that there were already two large textile printing and dyeing factories and clothing factories on the shore of Xuanwu Lake in the north of Jinling City, and that almost every household within a radius of 300 miles with Jinling as the center had a small loom or spinning machine, and that the output of yarn and cloth was getting bigger and bigger.
Zhu Daolin originally planned to buy the remaining shares of the textile factory himself, but now Sayid asked to join in. Zhu Daolin, who already owns a large number of industries, and Feng Shengtai, who is shrewd, are naturally happy to give up their remaining shares to this big-money owner with strong funds and overseas markets.
At the suggestion of Zhu Daolin, Feng Shengtai informed Sa Yide of the details and shareholding composition of the Tamsui Textile Factory, and finally told the truth about the ambitious second phase plan:
"In addition to the three main businesses of cotton textile printing and dyeing, quilt production and canvas production, a silk textile branch will be built in a year, and advanced textile machinery and printing and dyeing technology will be purchased from Tianshu Pavilion. A large number of raw silk in the south of the Ming River was purchased and shipped back for finishing to produce high-grade silk, brocade, velvet, cotton wool and woolen fabrics, and it is planned to achieve the goal of producing 300,000 silk and 100,000 woolen fabrics annually in three years. ”
Sayid nodded frequently, called Hassan to discuss for a while, and immediately made a request to Zhu Daolin and Feng Shengtai: "I will take over the remaining forty percent of the shares!" ”
Feng Shengtai explained apologetically: "I can't give it all to you, at least I need to leave one percent to sell to the factory employees, this is the rule." Employees who own the shares of the factory will naturally take care of the factory as their own industry, and we, the major shareholders, can also save a lot of trouble. ”
Sayid smiled happily: "No problem, then let's be three, haha!" General, do you want silver or gold? ”
"Ask for gold, and if it's convenient, you can help me get some more gold. I'll exchange money or goods with you, and I'll ask for as much as I want. Zhu Daolin said with a smile.
Last year, he heard Zhu Daolin say that Bofu Money Bank was going to mint gold and silver coins. Therefore, there is no doubt about Zhu Daolin's intention to buy a large amount of gold:
"No problem, in the future, we will sell goods in the Arab region, and we can get a lot of gold by settling with gold as much as possible, and there is also a lot of gold in the Mughal Empire (India), but the disadvantage is that the fineness is more messy, and it needs to be smelted once when it is shipped back. I've always done good business in the Mughal Empire, more popular than the Dutch and Portuguese, haha! ”
Zhu Daolin was very happy: "Let's talk about the formation of cooperation between our two sides, has Mr. Sa considered it?" ”
"Not only have we thought about it, but we have already started to prepare." Saïd laughed.
Zhu Daolin no longer wastes time. He was the first to express his intentions: "After repeated discussions, the members of my staff and the Navy Command agreed to my request, and the 238 mercenaries from European countries and three 800-ton long-distance cargo ships currently serving in the army will be retired from active service, and I will recruit 300 skilled sailors from the naval officers and soldiers who retired in the middle of the year and the Baoshan Guards. ”
Sayid's spirits lifted: "Enough! After I returned, I will transfer five three-masted ocean-going cargo ships and two 500-ton frigates from the fleet to strive to go to Tianfang (Mecca) with full cargo this autumn, but I think it is necessary to strengthen the protection of the fleet, can I ask the general to add three more new 800-ton armed merchant ships, sailors and weapons. ”
"How does Mr. Sa know about our new armed cargo ship?" Zhu Daolin asked suspiciously.
Sayid laughed: "Yesterday, when I entered the port, I saw that four brand-new large cargo ships were parked to the south of my two cargo ships, less than 50 meters away, very beautiful!" And it's the latest three-mast fast sail lifting, the slender hull and lowered stern are very novel, and at a glance you can see that it can greatly reduce the sway of the ship, and the speed will increase as a result, and the bow is covered with green canvas, I guess it's a new type of artillery, right? ”
Zhu Daolin was speechless, and Feng Shengtai explained guiltily: "The subordinates were negligent for a while, and they didn't explain clearly, and the port dispatch mistakenly led Mr. Sa's two cargo ships to the south berth of the No. 5 passenger terminal in front of the patrol police station, which happened to be not far from the navy's armed merchant ships across the vertical breakwater. ”
Although Zhu Daolin was unhappy in his heart, he still smiled pleasantly: "It's okay, it's not your fault, not to mention that Mr. Sa is not an outsider." ”
Sayid smiled again: "Don't care, general, if you can, I am willing to order five of these new armed merchant ships from the general at a price of 100,000 taels of silver each, to replace my backward and outdated Galen ships." ”
Zhu Daolin explained apologetically: "Not yet, after our navy transferred the four 500-ton Galen cargo ships to Tiangong Trading Company, it urgently needs to replenish large transport ships, and the four new armed cargo ships that Mr. Sa saw are still in the trial period and need to be returned to the shipyard in Shangyuan Port for inspection and improvement." ”
"Several admirals strongly requested that these four ships be handed over to them this morning, and I couldn't agree to them, but this type of armed cargo ship will soon be finalized, and mass production will begin in two months, and the capacity of the Shangyuan Port Shipyard will be estimated to be slightly surplus at the beginning of next year, and I will definitely consider Mr. Sa's request at that time."
"A word?" Saïd was absolutely unwilling to let go of such a good ship.
Zhu Daolin nodded: "A word is a certainty!" ”
Sayid was overjoyed, leaned out and whispered to Zhu Daolin: "This time, Hassan will lead two cargo ships loaded with tea to join the fleet and go to Europe, and I will stay at home and work with the general to form our ocean-going trading fleet. ”
Zhu Daolin thought for a while: "I heard that many emirates in Arabia worship the stars and the moon, so let's call it the Oriental Star and Moon Company, how about it?" ”
Sayid stroked his palm and smiled: "Great! We thought of coming together, haha! ”
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