Zhao Dagui pondered for a while, then raised his hand to signal his subordinates not to say any more: "If you want to exchange the bill of lading for goods, it is also a reasonable thing.

However, this bill of lading is only a deposit for the order, only one percent of the price of the goods, and you have to make up the remaining ninety percent of the cash when you take the goods, I wonder if you are ready?"

It turned out that the so-called bill of lading was the earliest because of the hot sale of the factory silk of the Dagui firm, and the order documents launched by the firm were only, and the actual selling price of the factory silk was 600 yuan per package, and when the bill of lading was obtained, only 60 yuan was paid, and the promise of obtaining a package of factory silk within three months could be obtained.

Therefore, when you take the bill of lading and take the factory silk, you have to make up the remaining 540 yuan.

This bill of lading was later extended to other goods such as silk, tea and foreign cloth, and a deposit of 10 percent was paid in advance in exchange for the promise of obtaining the goods within three months, and of course the remaining 90% of the funds had to be made up when the goods were delivered.

Hearing Zhao Dagui's words, everyone was stunned, they heard that the silk reeling factory was on fire, so they hurried over, only holding the bill of lading in their hands, and really forgot about this stubble.

"The bill of lading in your hands is only worth 10% of the actual price of the goods, you don't think about using this bill of lading to exchange for goods without making up the remaining funds, right?" Zhao Dagui said with a slight teasing.

"Not really. The merchant who was pushed out was also stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered: "I will wait to get the goods, so naturally I have to make up the money." However, I would like to ask, if we take the bill of lading and all the money, will your firm be able to deliver the goods?"

"My noble firm pays the most attention to credit in doing business, and never shirks its responsibilities. Zhao Dagui nodded and said solemnly: "I hereby promise that as long as you pay the money, our firm will deliver the goods to you today."

If the goods cannot be delivered due to fire, we will also pay the liquidated damages payable in accordance with the contract.

I don't think you have any preparations, and I ask you to go back and raise funds, and from three o'clock this afternoon, Dagui Commercial Bank will be open in front of this factory to deliver the goods to you. ”

"Is this true?" the businessman couldn't help but ask in surprise, thinking that Zhao Dagui must come out to appease everyone with all kinds of good words and let everyone come back in a few days, but he didn't expect the other party to be really happy and promised to deliver the goods today.

"There is no lie in the next speech. Zhao Dagui replied categorically.

Many businessmen at the door breathed a sigh of relief on the spot, as long as Zhao Dagui's words were there, many things would be easy to do.

Dagui firm has always had a good reputation, Zhao Dagui is also kind, many businessmen did not want to be too persecuted, at this time to come back to their senses, there are several people to Zhao Dagui bowed their hands, said some condolences to the firm, praised Zhao Dagui for doing things fairly.

Of course, the vast majority of people still turned around and ran back to the county seat of Shanghai, ready to raise money and come again.

Although Zhao Dagui said generously, who knows what will happen in the end, it is better to bring enough money first and get the goods in hand, so that at least you will not suffer, most people's thoughts are surprisingly consistent.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a large number of merchants gathered at the door, and the Dagui firm also reacted at this time, putting down dozens of tables at the door, and the shopkeepers were in charge to deliver the goods to the merchants.

After a while, I saw the merchants come forward with the bill of lading and cash, and after checking and confirming it with the shopkeepers behind the table, they were invited to the side, and immediately a man brought factory silk, native silk, tea and foreign cloth according to the requirements of the bill of lading, and delivered them on the spot.

The merchants were originally very anxious, but when they saw that the people of the Dagui Commercial Bank were doing things in an orderly manner, and all the merchants who could bring money over could get the goods, their hearts gradually became more steady, and they lined up under the persuasion of the Dagui Commercial Bank, and stepped forward to deliver the cash and goods one by one.

Dagui Commercial Bank has been paying attention to controlling inventory during this time, but the family is big, although there are few foreign cloths, silk tea and the like are a lot, this time with the merchants to deliver the goods, immediately returned five or six hundred thousand silver dollars.

Many shopkeepers of the firm were originally extremely sad, but they found that the loss of their firm was actually not large, and they could take this opportunity to withdraw funds and cash out, and their faces immediately looked much better.

Zhao Dagui looked extremely anxious, but he pretended to be calm, and he also bowed to some familiar businessmen, and there was no lack of courtesy.

The silk reeling factory is delivering money and goods at the gate, and in the grove not far from here, there are also many people watching from a distance, including foreign businessmen from Qichang Foreign Company, Jardine Matheson Foreign Company, etc., as well as powerful compradors such as Wu Jianzhang, Lin Aqin, and Yang Fang.

"Zhao Dagui is going to bleed profusely this time. Wu Jianzhang sighed and said to the housekeeper beside him, with a sense of sadness in his tone.

If Zhao Dagui only lost a lot of money because of a bad business, Wu Jianzhang would not have the slightest sympathy, but would secretly clap his hands and applaud, but this time he suffered losses when he was attacked by bandits, and he inevitably felt a lot of pity.

"It's still not as safe outside the city as it is in the city. The housekeeper sighed and said, "This Zhao Dagui won't just collapse, right?"

"Probably not. Wu Jianzhang thought for a while and shook his head: "Zhao Dagui was right in the morning, he has land, real estate, and foreigners' ships in his hands, and he has a lot of assets, and the iron-hulled ship alone is worth more than 200,000 yuan."

Moreover, he cleared the inventory in his hand to Lin Aqin last year and obtained more than one million yuan, which is that he spent a lot during this time, and he still has hundreds of thousands of yuan in cash.

Even if the silk reeling factory was burned down and his goods of five or six hundred thousand yuan were destroyed, with his financial strength, he would be able to carry it through.

It's just that the vitality is definitely damaged. ”

"So that's the case, so what should we do, take the opportunity to sell it to him, or step on it?" asked the butler in a low voice.

It turned out that some time ago, each family launched a bill of lading, and then hyped each other, so Wu Jianzhang also had a bill of lading from a noble firm in his hand, which was not much, but there were also goods documents of 20,000 yuan or 30,000 yuan.

The housekeeper means that since Dagui Commercial Bank will not go bankrupt, then why don't you follow the trend first, take the opportunity to sell Dagui Commercial Bank well, and ease the relationship between the two families.

Wu Jianzhang thought about it, but shook his head: "The last time we dealt with Zhao Dagui with Jardine Matheson and Yishengxing, this feud has already been settled, but the big guy didn't tear his face, and he could salute and greet each other."

If you want to sell well with him again, it is neither necessary nor impossible to do, and even if Zhao Dagui will not go out of business this time, he will be greatly damaged, at least this year's business will be ruined.

The bill of lading in our hands must also be delivered to him, but you and I can't show up for this, so let's find a few people with new faces to help do it, and we can save some face. ”