Walking to the head of the courtyard, Fang Yingwu saw Wang Kui coming from the direction of the vestibule, at this distance, it was enough to see Wang Kui's expression clearly.

Fang Yingwu's footsteps suddenly stopped, and his demeanor returned to leisurely. Because he saw that Wang Kui was very excited, and although his face was slightly dusty, he was radiant - this showed that Wang Kui must bring good news, so why should he be nervous?

Sure enough, Wang Kui rushed to Fang Yingwu in three steps and two steps, and hurriedly reported: "I'm going to Huguang this time."

"Don't be in a hurry, come into the house and talk, drink a few sips of hot tea to moisten your throat first." Fang Yingwu stopped Wang Kui and personally led Wang Kui to the flower hall.

Let the handyman serve tea, and then Fang Yingwu waved back left and right, leaving only him to talk to Wang Kui.

Wang Kui drank tea and picked up the conversation again: "When I arrived in Huguang, I will first go to see the grain road, and it will be okay to have your letter." Then he set up a business in Hankou and used the silver to buy rice and grain.

The price of rice in Huguang was really cheaper than in Jiangnan, and 50,000 taels of silver were scattered in exchange for 150,000 stone rice grain, and then transferred to Guazhou Warehouse. With you as a messenger to say hello, it is naturally unimpeded. ”

"Have you taken all the return tickets issued by Guazhou Cang?" Fang Yingwu asked. Wang Kui replied: "The return ticket is naturally in my hands, and there is no stone missing." ”

After Fang Yingwu was sure, he smiled: "This trip is really hard for you!" I'll set up a banquet for you tonight! ”

Wang Kui shook his head and said, "It's all my own family, why be so serious." There's no need for a reception banquet, it's enough for you to invite me to have a drink together! ”

"No, the reception is a must, not just you and me. There are many others. Fang Yingwu said: "I want the world to know about your glorious deeds." ”

So one invitation after another was urgently distributed from the Chincha Mansion, and a banquet was held in the lobby of the Chincha Mansion that night.

When it was time for the banquet to begin. About 20 people came to the banquet. It is not easy to make up this number of guests in just one day.

Among these twenty people. There was a wealthy family who had taken refuge in Gongguan Street three months ago, and a celebrity who had participated in the retention of Fang Yingying a month and a half ago.

After the host's Fang Qincha appeared, he saluted each other with the guests, and beside him was Wang Kui. Some discerning people saw that Fang Qincha's sudden temporary intention to hold a banquet must have something to do with that Wang Kui.

After three rounds of drinking, Fang Yingwu pointed at Wang Kui and said, "My friend, I have made a big deal, and it is an unprecedented deal. ”

Someone playfully exclaimed, "I don't know what kind of deal? ”

Fang Yingwu replied, "He spent fifty thousand taels of silver. I bought fifteen stone rice in Huguang and transported it all to Guazhou Cang. ”

50,000 taels is equivalent to the family property of dozens of wealthy businessmen, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an astronomical amount, which is really a lot of money. Everyone couldn't help but gasp and sigh at Fang Yingwu's courage.

Someone was puzzled: "Guazhou Warehouse is only for the transfer of tax grain, did this Wang friend buy 150,000 stone rice grain, just to lose as a tax?" ”

Fang Yingwu shook his head and said, "How can you talk nonsense like that?" The allusion of Zigong's ransom must have been heard by everyone, and Brother Wang is naturally not good at doing it in vain, otherwise he would be someone else's way. ”

Brother Wang transported 150,000 stones to Guazhou Cang. So I got a return ticket of 150,000 stones! This official has long said that these return tickets can be directly discounted into tax grain in the prefecture and county yamen! ”

Wang Kui waved at everyone, and said with a smile: "I will add it below." Although he is currently in Suzhou, he is not from Suzhou. Therefore, there is no need to pay for autumn grain.

In other words, although the 150,000 stone return ticket can be discounted into tax grain, it is useless for the next generation. There is no tax grain to deduct at all. In the official records, it is under the donation of 150,000 stones to Guazhou Cang.

So think about it. I consulted Fang Qincha again and decided to sell all the 150,000 stone return tickets!

Who bought this ticket. You can directly discount your own tax grain, which is much more worry-free! There is no need to work hard to mobilize the people, and work hard to transport the tax grain to the Guazhou warehouse. ”

At the banquet, everyone talked about each other, and some of them had heard the idea of Fang Yingwu going to Huguang to buy rice before.

However, although they didn't say anything on the surface at that time, they scoffed in their hearts, after all, Jiangnan is known as the land of fish and rice, and it is a bit strange to need to go to other places to buy rice grain.

Wang Kui continued to introduce his business: "150,000 stone return tickets, compared with the current price of local rice grain, is about 75,000 taels of silver. Of course, you can't work hard in vain, and you have to charge a little more hard money, so you can sell it for more than 80,000 taels in total. ”

This number surprised everyone at the banquet, and Fang Yingwu introduced it earlier, and Wang Kui's capital was 50,000 taels. In less than two months for a round trip, it can be exchanged for more than 80,000 taels, and the profit is at least 30,000 taels!

It only takes two months for 50,000 taels of capital to collect more than 30,000 taels of profits, how can this not be tempting?

Can this business really be done? In the past, Fang Yingwu encouraged wealthy businessmen to buy rice from Huguang to supplement Suzhou's local money and grain, but everyone thought it was a fantasy and impossible. Who knew that there was really a successful example of Lu Dao, standing in front of his eyes.

Some people are interested in this business started by Fang Yingwu, and they are thinking about how to find Wang Kui to understand the details of the transaction.

Now there are nearly three months left until the end of the year, which is enough for the merchants to make a trip to Hankou and come back. If you hurry, this business has to be done!

The other group of people lacked hard work, and were only satisfied with buying tax and grain receipts from Wang Kui, and directly discounting their own taxes when the time came, so as not to bother with how to transport money and grain to Guazhou warehouse.

However, 150,000 stone is a huge amount, and these people in the hall will definitely not be able to eat it, so it would be good to be able to buy a thousand stone Guazhou Cang.

Wang Kui is not in a hurry, when these people spread the word of mouth, there will inevitably be many people who are greedy for peace of mind and effort, and come to buy Guazhou warehouse return tickets for themselves.

After the banquet was dispersed, Wang Kui said to the other party: "Calculate the time, after I finish processing the return ticket in hand, it seems that I can still run to Huguang once." When the time comes, I will take 80,000 taels of silver and go again? ”

Fang Yingwu hurriedly rejected Wang Kui's idea, "Now there must be Suzhou businessmen who are ready to follow your example, and I am happy to see it."

However, if a huge sum of 80,000 taels of silver is thrown in, it will inevitably disrupt the Huguang Rice Market and hit the Suzhou merchants who are bent on trafficking rice and grain, which is not my intention.

After all, my main purpose is to guide the people of Suzhou to set their sights on Huguang and form a practice of trafficking rice and grain, not really to earn these tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Therefore, the best opportunity can never be repeated, you should take back your heart and give the opportunity to others. Even if the Suzhou Mansion can only lose one or two hundred thousand stones more to the imperial court with this method this year, it can be regarded as a success. ”

Wang Kui sighed regretfully, but as a businessman who was dependent on Fang Yingwu, of course he understood that money was not omnipotent, and economic interests had to make way for Fang Yingwu's political interests.

Therefore, Wang Kui said open-mindedly: "In any case, making some money is not a bad thing, and letting others make some money is also considered to accumulate virtue." Now 50,000 has become 80,000 or 90,000, and the extra 30,000 is all yours! ”

Fang Yingwu frowned, "I'm wondering whether it's better to swallow the 30,000 taels privately, or to accumulate the 30,000 taels with the previous 50,000 taels and give them to the Son of Heaven together." (To be continued......)