The next day, Qin Di and Yan Xue followed their uncle Qin Hanxu to take a boat from the Huangpu River to Ningbo.

It took them a day to get ashore in a short stretch of water, waiting until it was getting dark.

Qin Di regretted a little, and thought: "If I knew this was the case, I wouldn't have come out with my uncle!"

If it was just him and Yan Xue, it wouldn't take long to step directly on the water and cross the sea, or make a big bend along the Qiantang River.

Subsequently, the three of them took a rickshaw and came to the Qin family's old house.

This old mansion is located in the west of the Seven Pagoda Temple, which is the ancestral home of the Qin family, and the old lady of the Qin family left it to Qin Zhaoan, who in turn passed it to Qin Hanzhong.

Because Qin Zhaoji's tomb was nearby, Qin Hanxu led the two of them here.

Qin Di met his uncle Qin Hanzhong here, Qin Hanzhong was almost 70 years old, wearing a silk robe and horse coat, and at first glance he looked like a rich man in the township.

Qin Hanzhong set up a banquet and warmly entertained the three of them.

In fact, when Qin Zhaoji was buried last time, Qin Di had seen Qin Hanzhong and Qin Hanhou, but because he was in a bad mood at that time, Qin Hanliang, Qin Hancheng, and Qin Hanxu came over together, and it was not his turn to come forward, so he didn't say a few words to Qin Hanzhong, the hall uncle.

Qin Hanzhong's eldest son Qin Keng was accompanied by Qin Keng, who was only two years younger than Qin Hanxu and close to 50 years old.

Everyone drank and talked.

Although they don't know Qin Di, they only occasionally read it from the newspaper, saying that Qin Dashao is not doing his job, but Qin Di is Qin Hancheng's only son after all, Qin Hancheng's business is very big, and the huge family property will inevitably fall into Qin Di's hands, so they dare not underestimate Qin Di.

Yan Xue did not sit at the same table, but sat at another table, and was hospitalized by the ladies of the main family.

Qin Hanzhong picked up the wine cup, and while persuading Qin Hanxu to drink, he said: "I'm old, maybe one day, I won't be able to do it either, while I can still eat and drink now, our brothers have a good drink." ”

After all, Qin Hanxu is young, and drinking is not a problem, so he finished a glass of "squeak" and said, "Big brother, how are you doing with the land left by the old lady?"

Qin Hanzhong smiled bitterly: "What do I have to do with this little bit of land? In these years, there is no interest in guarding the land, if you really want to get rich, you have to rely on business." ”

"So, the second brother's life is better?"

"That's natural, he inherited the stall on the dock, and he has made a lot of money in the past two years, so he thought of opening a dress shop. ”

Qin Hanxu turned his head and asked Qin Keng: "I heard your letter last time, you also invested in the Fang family's Yuansheng Sugar Shop?"

Qin Keng nodded: "Yes, a few years ago, I discussed with my father and took out the family's savings and made a share in Yuansheng Sugar." ”

Qin Di interjected from the side and asked, "Who is the Fang family you are talking about?"

Qin Keng smiled and said, "Brother, you were born in the magic capital, and you don't know about the Ningbo Business Gang. The Fang family is a very famous one in the Ningbo merchant gang, have you ever heard of the Fang family in Zheshu?"

Qin Di bowed slightly: "I understand, in 1796, Fang Jiankang, the first generation of the Fang family of Zhenshu, opened the "Fang Taihe Sugar Store" in the magic capital. In 1821, Fang Jiankang's cousin Fang Jietang opened "Fang Yihe Sugar Shop". In 1828, Fang Runzhai and Fang Mengxiang, the second generation of the Fang family of Zhenshu, opened "Fang Cui and Sugar Shop". The Fang family has been in business for hundreds of years, and it stands to reason that they are not short of money, so how can they let you get a share?"

Qin Keng replied: "They wanted to raise money to set up a tannery, so they transferred a part of the sugar shares. At the time, I thought it was a good deal, so I gritted my teeth and threw 500,000 yuan into it, but after I went in, I realized that this business should not make a lot of money! The annual income is less than 10%. ”

The rate of return of one percent is indeed not much, because a good investment may make three or four percent a year.

Qin Hanxu shook his head and smiled: "You don't want to think about it, if it's a piece of fat, how can the Fang family take it out?"

Qin Keng smiled bitterly: "It's not that you are inexperienced." Fortunately, there was no loss. ”

Qin Di suddenly asked, "Where does the purchase of Yuansheng Sugar come from?"

Qin Keng replied: "Mainly in the Philippines and Indonesia, where there are Chinese farms and employ a lot of locals. ”

Qin Di groaned: "Big brother, you go and ask the Fang family, can you transfer the business of the sugar store to me?"

Qin Keng was taken aback: "I'm afraid it's impossible." There is more than one Fangjia candy, there are Yuansheng, Yuanyi, Yuanyu, Yuanhuihe, Fang Yihe...... A total of 9 sugar banks, with intricate shares and a total share capital of more than 20 million ......"

Qin Di smiled slightly and said, "Funds are not a problem. Big brother, if you can help me take down the Fang family sugar industry, and I will let your investment in Yuansheng Sugar Industry increase the annual rate of return to 30%, how about it?"

Qin Keng's heart was moved, and he said with a smile: "If this is the case, I can earn an extra 100,000 yuan a year! That is naturally a good thing! Unfortunately, the sugar industry is the ancestral property of the Fang family, and I guess they are reluctant to sell it all." ”

"Go ahead and ask. I only need to take more than half of the shares and hold 51% of the shares. ”

"Okay, I'll help you ask, I'm afraid they'll open their mouths!"

"It's fine. Ask for a price and pay back on the spot. ”

Qin Hanzhong is old, and he is an old landlord mentality, as soon as he heard that he was going to invest 10 million, he couldn't help but worry, and kindly reminded: "Big nephew, such a big stroke, can you do the master?

Qin Hanliang took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Big brother, Qin Di can call the shots in this matter." ”

After a pause, Qin Keng couldn't help but ask, "I heard that Qin's grain store only deals in grain, why do you want to do sugar business again?"

Qin Di smiled and said, "In addition to grain, there are also milk powder, soybeans and canned meat. I would like to expand my business to include cooking oil and sugar. ”

In fact, the reason why he suddenly paid attention to the sugar industry was because he remembered a news: during World War II, there was an extreme shortage of goods in Japan, and the black market price of white sugar rose 700 times!

If it rises 2-3 times, he doesn't bother to pay attention to it, the problem is 700 times! Not to mention 700 times, even if it is 100 times, it is amazing!

And not only Japan, it is estimated that the magic capital will be similar to the Chinese mainland at that time, so this is a big deal!

Although the amount of money does not have much impact on him, it is a pleasure to think that if he can make a sum of yen and buy 500 of the 27,000 well-known Japanese stores in the 21st century! Even if he can't buy 500 stores, it would be nice to be able to buy 50 stores!

In addition, white sugar is not considered a strategic material, and the Japanese will not be able to double their combat power if they eat more than one mouthful of sugar, so they are not considered enemies.