Chapter 145: The Bai Family's Situation
Not to mention, just for a while, Bai Yutang cleaned up his home with a new look.
also rehired a group of maids and nurses, servants, and basically restored the normal operation of the Bai family.
As soon as Bai Yutang took someone home, a few maids hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Young Master, Steward Qin is here!" ”
Bai Yutang glanced at Zhao Feng and said with a wry smile: "It must be some business matter again, or... Brother Zhao, will you take a break with them first? ”
Saying that, Bai Yutang said to the maid: "Take all the senior brothers of the forging sect to the inner garden guest room to rest!" ”
"No need, I'll be with you!"
Zhao Feng knew from Bai Yutang's appearance that there must be a bunch of difficult things for this product.
However, speaking of which, this secondary disease is definitely not as good as his father's business, if it weren't for the thick foundation left by his father, coupled with the destruction of Sanssouci Island, the entire blackwater sea area is in a vacuum period, and the Bai family would not be so stable.
"You and me?"
Bai Yutang was stunned, and wanted to say that you know how to do business?
But thinking that Zhao Feng was better than him everywhere, he agreed.
Leading the little guy, Zhao Feng followed Bai Yutang to the welcome living room, only to see a few old men who were no longer young standing up to greet him, and arched his hand at Bai Yutang and said, "Young Dongjia, you are here!" ”
"What's going on again? Doesn't it mean that it's better for you to discuss and deal with things in general? ”
Bai Yutang said suspiciously.
Zhao Feng: "..."
The feelings of Bai Yutang's hands-off shopkeeper are also slippery.
simply let these housekeepers discuss, and they didn't even have to listen.
This loser's speed is really fast enough.
"Alas, young owner, we are in big trouble this time!"
"What's wrong?"
Bai Yutang Fox asked.
"Does the young owner know about the Partridge Gate?"
"I know, the sect on Crescent Island is not weak, it is about the same as Sanssouci Island."
"The Partridge Gate is preparing to enter our Blackwater Sea in a big way this time, and the first thing to bear the brunt of it is our Wuyun Island. The Li and Sun families have already taken refuge in the Sea Partridge Gate, and now Wuyun Island is sending us! I originally asked someone to send a letter to the young owner, but you didn't reply to us? ”
Several stewards looked at Bai Yutang curiously, they didn't know how to do this kind of thing.
The Sea Partridge Gate was stationed on Wuyun Island, and it was obvious that the Forging Sect would either give way or go to war.
But either way, they can't decide!
No, I hurried to ask my young owner.
As a result, this guy didn't reply for a long time, so they dragged it out again and again, and until now, the other party has become a little impatient.
"Huh? Oh oh oh, I, I know, I just..."
Bai Yutang was stunned, looking confused.
Obviously, I don't know where he threw it!
But he couldn't say it yet, so he had to pretend to know and looked at Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng pondered for a moment, and suddenly spoke: "So, this person from the Sea Partridge Gate is still on Wuyun Island?" ”
Sanssouci Island is destroyed, and naturally new forces will replace it.
At this vacuum stage, the forging sect can still be sideways, and now the sect that is really interesting here has appeared.
And that's rightfully so.
But it's just right when I come!
Zhao Feng of the province was spreading some rumors, attracting the other party.
"That's right, you guys go and say it now, tonight the Bai family will hold a banquet to entertain the friends of the Sea Partridge Gate, as well as the people of the Li and Sun families, as long as the entire Heishui Sea has a head and a face, and there are people on Wuyun Island, they are all notified!"
After listening, the stewards glanced at Bai Yutang, and Bai Yutang nodded and responded: "En, just do it!" ”
"Ah, now?"
The steward was surprised and asked, "It's been a long time, is it time to set up a banquet?"
Why does it take a day or two to prepare for a big feast?
"Now, rest assured, they will all have a good time with this feast!"
Zhao Feng replied with a slight smile.
"Well, well..."
The stewards muttered twice, you look at me, I look at you, and left the Bai family together.
After all, they were ordered to do things by an outsider, and they still didn't approve of it.
However, Bai Yutang is like this, and they can't say anything directly for a while.
"By the way, Brother Bai, your Bai family is a money bank, the voice of a pawnshop, what other business do you have?" Zhao Feng found a chair to sit down, took a sip of tea, and asked while holding the restless little guy with one hand.
"Uh... This..."
Bai Yutang froze in place, not knowing how to answer.
“...”
Zhao Feng understands, this guy doesn't even know what his business is doing.
"So, there's always a little bit of an opponent, right?"
Zhao Feng asked again.
"Opponents?"
Bai Yutang thought for a moment and replied: "My father often said that there is no eternal opponent in business, as long as the interests are the same, they are all friends. ”
"Well, that's right, it's not right."
Zhao Feng nodded: "Then let's talk about this Li and Sun family, what does it have to do with you?" ”
"Well, they often come to us to store silver and jewelry, and they also borrow some silver for emergencies, and of course, our family also has money from them."
"What are they both doing?"
"The Li family is mainly engaged in transportation, walking sea salt, getting some seafood, and also taking a little other things in. There are a lot of Sun families, and they operate restaurants, inns, and some qing buildings in many places..."
"Oh, that is, you lend them silver, and they keep expanding their business, and then they pay you dividends every year?"
"It's pretty much the same, but I heard from the stewards that in the past two years, they have borrowed more and more money, and the interest has been getting bigger and bigger, and there are a lot of bad debts... And the Li family and the Sun family also began to use other methods to evade giving us dividends... As a result, the dividends are getting less and less every year, but they still keep borrowing money. ”
"Oh? Haven't you thought of anything? ”
Zhao Feng almost understood what was going on, and sure enough, it was the uncle who borrowed the money.
After the first bad debt, the next bad debt is like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger.
But the Bai family has no way to stop it all at once, after all, the relationship has been formed for many years, and you have me, I have you.
Even though I lend you money, the problem is that you have a lot of money in my possession.
Although the Bai family must have swallowed these things as interest a long time ago, the stub must have been held by the other party.
In case the Bai family wants to liquidate, the other party will take the lead and use these stubs to continuously withdraw cash.
When the time comes, it will take time for you to liquidate, and the two sides will definitely form a long stalemate.
At this time, the other party asks people to keep withdrawing cash, so it will be troublesome.
Once a run was formed, the pawnshop and money bank of the Bai family immediately collapsed.
The pawn business of money banks and pawnshops is different from other businesses, and once their reputation is ruined, they are basically over.
"This old man Bai is also a little knowledgeable, he knows how powerful it is, and he didn't act rashly."
Zhao Feng tapped his fingers on the tea table and said, "However, I can't say, it's time to straighten out these two." ”