Chapter 36: The Turning Point

After He Jinfang, who was full of joy, arrived in the capital, he heard that the weaving and dyeing merchant in the capital, who had always been in good contact, actually offended the powerful, not only the family property was raided, but also the whole family was exiled. At this moment, He Jinfang was blinded. I said I wanted to buy him three boats of plain silk, what should I do now?

He Jinfang's quick sorting thoughts, the plain silk must not be shipped back. He couldn't bear the cost of freight back and forth. Besides, these three boats of plain silk, he relied on the old relationship of several generations, and did not give the full payment, and many weavers were still waiting for him to go back to pay for the goods. Thinking that those diligent weavers were eager to wear it, how could he go back and tell them that he had lost money? Can't give them any money? In that case, not only will he go bankrupt, I don't know how many weavers will not be able to survive?

He Jinfang had no choice but to start looking for a home everywhere on the canal wharf in the capital, and even lower the price, but the merchants were cunning.

Everyone knows his situation, naturally he will not buy his silk, everyone is waiting, when he really can't hold on, he will definitely reduce the price significantly. At that time, it was the time for the big silk merchants to make a move.

Although there was a small satin merchant who took a fancy to the quality of the upper layer of plain silk in his hand. However, the Beijing wharf has always been controlled by those wealthy businessmen, and they have the support of big forces behind them.

In fact, there are many businesses on the docks in Beijing. However, the silk industry has always been monopolized by the Marquis of Jinyang, Beijing. The Jinyang Marquis Mansion in the capital, He Jinfang is very familiar. In recent years, the silk business of Jinyang Houfu in Jiangnan has become bigger and bigger, and now it has faintly become the leader of the silk industry in Jiangnan. In the south of the Yangtze River, the Jinyang Hou Mansion is not very disciplined, and now on the chassis of the Jinyang Hou Mansion, on the dock of the capital, is the Jinyang Hou Mansion not even more arrogant?

With Jinyang Houfu dominating the market like this, it is basically impossible for He Jinfang to get ahead. This is also why He Jinfang only chose the simplest plain silk to start in Jiangnan, and did not move the hot brocade business in the market. The He family really can't afford to touch the Marquis of Jinyang.

However, I didn't expect that the plain silk business still fell into the hands of the Marquis of Jinyang. Originally, the price of these three boats of plain silk was not high, and the cost plus the money for miscellaneous items such as travel expenses and transportation was only more than 4,000 taels of silver. However, now, the weaving and dyeing workshop is gone, and the Marquis of Jinyang occupies the goods on the wharf, and is only willing to give He Jinfang 2,000 taels of silver. Isn't that even the capital enough?

The angry He Jinfang disagreed, he believed that the plain silk in his hands was the best, and there must be people who knew the goods, but he was busy looking for buyers for so many days, and there were many people who were tempted, but they were all hindered by the face of the Marquis of Jinyang, and it was difficult to start. Seeing that his silk has been in the ship for a few days, the three cargo ships have already been on their way back, and they are urging their lives.

He Jinfang wanted to cry without tears, he could only watch that he would be stripped of nothing left in the future, and then think about it, his younger brother in Jiangnan must have collected three boats of plain silk, and if he calculates the time, he should already be on the way. Wouldn't you have to pay more? Then it's not about my own three ships, it's a whole six ships? Sold to the Hou Hua family in Jinyang according to two thousand taels, wouldn't it cost nearly five thousand taels of silver?

With such a large amount, for the current He family, it is really going to be completely bankrupt. Thinking about the He family in Jiangnan that has been sold out by him, even the beautiful concubines left by his father have been sold by him, and the fields and properties are gone. Even the money that came out this time was made up by him with his mother's and his wife's dowry. If you don't make money, but lose money, what will you do to fill this huge hole when the time comes?

He Jinfang thought of the money owed to the weavers, and thought of his eagerly awaited mother and wife, and he really had the heart to jump into the river.

Just when He Jinfang was cornered, of course he couldn't jump into the river, he could only choose to give in, and he was extremely angry with the Marquis of Jinyang in his heart, although the Marquis of Jinyang was no longer a powerful family in the capital, after all, it was still the Hou Mansion, and the energy of a businessman was much greater than him. He can't afford to provoke it, it seems that he can only sell it to the Hua family at a price of two thousand taels.

He Jinfang was depressed, and when he walked to the Hua family's shop, suddenly a person who looked like a maid, led by a person who looked like a small official, blocked his way, saying that he wanted to buy his silk. The maid is still very good-looking, and when she looks at it, she knows that she is from a big family. He still knew the little official, and he came to him two days ago to ask for the price.

However, after inquiry, he did not buy it. At that time, He Jinfang thought that he must not be able to provoke the Jinyang Hou family. Unexpectedly, now this maid came to him with a small official and said that he wanted to buy plain silk.

He Jinfang paused for a moment and said, "I'm a plain silk from three boats?" I don't plan to sell it in retail. Actually, before, he also planned to sell it at odds. However, the cargo ship did not agree, and they waited for the three ships of plain silk to hurry back to Jiangnan with the specialties of the Northland.

He Jinfang can only wholesale like this. Now, He Jinfang regards Chunyin as a maid from a big family who comes out to buy silk. Ten horses and eight horses, he is not worth unpacking.

Chunyin asked with a smile: "Our master just wants to buy three boats of plain silk." I don't like you to have less cargo, if only there were three more ships. How much do you want? ”

He Jinfang only thought that Chunyin was joking, so he said: "My three boats of silk are all woven by the best weavers in the south of the Yangtze River." Your housekeeper has also seen samples before. Such fine plain silk is rare. I don't want a high price, six thousand two or three ships. I don't know what to call a girl? Which one is it in the capital? ”

Chunyin said: "My name is ** sound. Six thousand taels is actually not expensive. In this way, the price of a piece of plain silk is only one tael, which is really cheap. However, you haven't sold it on the dock for so long, so don't ask for too high a price, I'll give you a silver ticket of 5,800 taels, how about a silver ticket with a lucky ticket number in Da Zhou? If you agree, I'll pay now, and I'll find someone to place the goods right away? ”

The clerk had already rented a proper warehouse before. It's right on the canal.

He Jinfang was stunned for a moment, although there were two hundred taels of silver missing, it was several times more than the two thousand taels given by the Hua family. Five thousand eight hundred taels, he can still earn more than a thousand taels. That's already good. At least don't lose money.

Besides, although it is not for silver, it is for silver tickets, but the other party is for the silver ticket number of the auspicious ticket number of the Great Zhou, which is the largest ticket number of the Great Zhou, and there is also a semicolon in He Jinfang's hometown in Jiangnan, and the ticket is exchanged when he sees it. Very hard-passing. Can he refuse such a good thing?