Chapter Ninety-Four: Four Major Industries
Here, Sasha didn't have anything to do with it, and explained directly: "The so-called rice is naturally in the grain business. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info millions of people in this Shenghui City, from the royal family and nobles, to the common people and untouchables, no matter the cold, summer, winter and summer, they all have to eat. This grain business is naturally very profitable, and it will not lose money in drought and flood. Moreover, the fields in this Shenghui City are controlled by the nobles in the city, and the grain collected is, of course, owned by them, and almost all the rice and grain shops in the city are controlled by the nobles. They have joined forces to control the price of food, and the price they set is not cheap, so it can be said that the whole city is working for them to earn money. ”
At this point, Al interjected and asked, "Although there are many fields outside the city, they are still limited, and they can really provide food for the whole city?"
Sasha nodded, "Young Master El, you're on point. At the beginning, I also had doubts and asked a few more questions. Someone who knows about this line told me that there are also some rice merchants from the east and north in the city, who bring grain here every year. It's just that if they want to do business in peace, they must set prices according to the rules set by the aristocracy, and they are not allowed to use the method of lowering prices to seize the market. As the saying goes, the arms can't twist the thighs, how dare these grain merchants violate the rules of the nobility, so the price of grain in this city is a pool of stagnant water, and it can no longer make waves. As for the grain harvest, those nobles will not do the good thing of opening warehouses to release grain, but they will raise the price of grain and make a lot of money from it, maybe they are still looking forward to natural disasters. As for the people of the city, ......," Sasha sneered, "In the words of my friend, the death of a commoner is not a matter of concern to the nobles. ”
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasp. It's not a big deal, how light it is to say, I don't care, but how many human tragedies will happen in the middle. One of the stewards stammered, "No, it's a million." If there is really a mess, don't you want to stab the sky?"
Sasha sighed, "Princess Sophia, everyone knows it, back then, she led a thousand city guards to kill all the three thousand goose thieves who made people smell and stopped crying, leaving no one alive, not to mention that there are 50,000 city guards stationed in this city, not to mention the patrol officers of the police department." The people in this city are bare-handed, even if there are millions of people, if they want to make trouble, they can go anywhere, and if they kill a batch, they will be so frightened that they can't make trouble. ”
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel miserable. People's hearts are flesh and blood, except for the real hard-heartedness, who wouldn't have a little compassion when they hear about this kind of thing? But when everyone saw Al sitting on the top position, they felt a lot of comfort in their hearts, with this one of the best nobles on their back, presumably such a tragedy would not happen to them.
Seeing the solemn atmosphere in the house, Sasha didn't dwell too much on this matter, and then said: "The so-called salt is naturally the salt industry. This man can not eat sugar, not drink tea, and cannot eat salt, which is like grain, and cannot be separated from it for a day. Naturally, it is also a steady profit, and there will be no difference in the pool. This Shenghui City itself does not produce salt, and there are two main sources of salt, one is a special place for sinking wells to make salt in the territory of Shenghui, and the wellheads are lined up day and night. Most of the daily salt is supplied to Shenghui City. There is also the eastern border bordering the sea, and the sea salt is naturally endless, and the output is huge, and a batch of salt merchants from the eastern border are transported to Shenghui City every month. However, whether it is well salt or sea salt, it will be bitter and smelly, and it is just for ordinary people to eat. There is also the pond salt transported from the border, produced in the salt lake of the Giant God Mountains, the jade is clear and clear, the entrance is fresh and salty, it is the best table salt, but the quantity is limited, and it is exclusively for the rich and noble people in the city to eat. It's just that these are all salt merchants from other places to transport back and forth, and the nobles can't get involved, just a piece of the pie. ”
"As for the other mine, it is also tightly in the hands of the nobles. Everyone also knows that the city of Divine Radiance was already established before it was even called this name. The back is not against the mountain, the face is not surrounded by water, and the location in the ground is not very good, but it did not take long for it to flourish, is it not because of the discovery of a rich mine of Yuanshi underground? Later, in addition to Yuanshi, gold and silver mines were discovered, and the mining industry here was naturally extremely developed, and it was also the most lucrative business. As long as a Yuan Stone Mine is discovered, it will be a sea of gold and silver, and it will be as rich as the sky!", Sasha paused, and everyone's attention was firmly attracted. Then he said: "It's just that the mining rights of these mineral deposits are firmly controlled by the aristocracy, and they will never let go. The nobles in the city will regularly sell mining licenses, which is also the biggest event of the year in the business community of Shenghui City, according to the information I inquired, the price of each mining license is astronomical, and it is rumored for a while, and the merchants with the strongest capital and strength cannot bid at all. If the merchant wins the bidding, he will be recognized as the leader of the business community of Shenghui City back then. ”
As he spoke, Sasha looked at Al with hope, "If we can get a mining license from the Westland Firm, it will be of great benefit to our business and reputation. It can be said that it soared into the sky and was unstoppable. ”
Seeing Sasha's appearance, Al smiled wryly and shook his head, "Although I have a noble status here, I have no roots. Although those nobles usually greet each other with a smile, but they really touch the actual interests, although they will not suddenly turn their faces, but they will not be less than yin and yang, and they will not be less, so they should not open their mouths, lest they look down on them and laugh at them, and they will also damage their reputation. ”
Sasha sighed, "It's not that simple. But he is a big businessman who has gone through ups and downs, and although he has hope, he will not pin everything on such illusory things. He immediately cheered up and continued: "The fourth kind of money is the well-known banking industry. Thinking about the fact that there are so many big businesses in this Shenghui City, how amazing the daily turnover is, not to mention the need for borrowing and lending, retention and withdrawal, this banking industry is naturally extremely developed. There are many banks in the city, but there are only a few well-known ones, such as the Golden Elephant Bank, the Asahi Bank, the Zobel Bank, etc., all of which have a long history and outstanding reputation. These banks are surprisingly profitable just by relying on the daily interest, and the commercial banks will inevitably have inconvenient turnover, and when they lack funds, they have to rely on these banks, so those big bankers are also very majestic in the city. These banks must be secretly relied upon, but everyone doesn't know about it. ”