Ming Zuo

Chapter 268 A Rare Opportunity
March is very important to Dongchang Mansion.

Even Zuo Menggeng, who was going to Jiangnan to get married, had to stay here for a few more days to preside over the overall situation.

The most important thing in March is the financial statistics of last year.

This is related to the development of all its industries and the accumulation of its own strength, as well as the interests of each company, so we cannot be careless.

At the shareholders meeting, Wang Yun stood up and reported the situation of Fuyao Group.

"Last year, our group made a total profit of [-] taels of silver..."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was in an uproar.

Even though everyone is a shareholder and often checks the accounts, they are still shocked by this figure.

Zuo Menggeng was also terrified.

"The statistics are correct?"

Wang Yun nodded.

"We repeated the calculation ten times, and it is absolutely correct."

Zuo Menggeng was very concerned and asked, "Why has it increased so much?"

Wang Yun looked at Xu Erjue and said with a smile: "The main reason is that glass windows began to be promoted in Jiangnan last year, and they were greatly welcomed. In Jiangnan, all the rich people began to change their paper windows into glass windows. At the same time Other glass products also began to gain popularity, and sales continued to rise."

Following his explanation, the staff distributed detailed financial statements to shareholders for everyone to check.

Xu Erjue is calm and breezy, more elegant.

In terms of sales last year, Nanzhili had the highest sales, which was more than twice that of the second place.

There is no way, there are too many rich people in Jiangnan.

Moreover, the atmosphere in the south of the Yangtze River is open, and the speed of accepting new things is not comparable to other regions.

As a new thing, glass windows became popular as soon as their benefits were discovered.

Zuo Menggeng did not expect that the place where glass windows were first introduced was actually a brothel!

The more vulgar the brothel, the more I like glass windows.

Elegant brothels don't need to attract customers, and those who can come to the door are definitely not ordinary people, so they are very reserved.

But vulgar brothels require girls to flaunt and seduce them in order to lure patrons in.

Summer is fine, the girls are leaning against the window to sell their laughter, Yingying and Yanyan are still a sight.But in the cold winter, hiding in the house makes you shiver, who would want to do that?
Don't invite guests, but freeze yourself to death.

With transparent glass windows it is different.

Even through the window, people outside can clearly see the appearance of the girl inside, which does not affect business at all.

Knowing this situation, Zuo Menggeng had a strange expression on his face, and couldn't help but think of the red light districts in the Netherlands and the water streams in South Korea.

Generally speaking, the business of Fuyao Group's various regions last year was very good, except for one place.

That's the Northwest Territories.

The peasant army crossed the Yellow River and invaded Shanxi. The first place to suffer was Wang Weiran's hometown Puzhou.

The Wang family was also hit, and the whole family fled to Taiyuan in embarrassment, suffering heavy losses.As for the business or something, of course it was all lost.

At the shareholders' meeting, Wang Weiran's face was livid, and he felt ashamed.

However, everyone did not intend to let him go.

"Nephew, it's a pity that the Wang family has suffered such a catastrophe. If they want to recover their vitality, they need to manage well. Everyone present here are close relatives of the Wang family. In my opinion, it is better for everyone to help the Wang family to save the northwest region. How about your business recovering?"

Geng Ruqi expressed his thoughts and got everyone's unanimous approval.

"Where the Tao is, it is incumbent."

"The matter of the Wang family is the matter of all of us, so we must help."

Among the disturbing voices, Wang Weiran did not show any joy.On the contrary, deep down in his heart, anger gushed out.

Are these people trying to help the Wang family?

They obviously want to get involved in the glass business in the northwest region, and want to grab the Wang family's job.

If it was the past, Wang Weiran would not care about these peeps at all.

The Wang family united with other Shanxi merchants to guarantee that it would be impenetrable.

Whoever dares to invade the Northwest rashly must let them know how many eyes Prince Ma has.

Unfortunately, things are different now.

The Wang family suffered heavy losses. Not to mention uniting with other Shanxi merchants, he has become fat in the eyes of other Shanxi merchants.

What makes him even more unconfident is that last year Fuyao Group blossomed everywhere and made money everywhere.Only the northwest region has no crops and has suffered a lot of losses.

Although such things as wars are beyond the control of the Wang family.But as the only loss-making dealer, Wang Weiran really couldn't say no to it.

He knew very well that once he dared to do this, the shareholders present would jointly kick the Wang family out of the board of directors.

The big deal is to find another dealer in the Northwest Territories.

In the current Wang family, a phoenix that has lost its hair is not as good as a chicken.

In the first lunar month, Wang Weiran's father went to Datong to attend the Shanxi Merchants Guild, but he didn't even enter the inner hall and only drank a cup of cold tea.

This was completely unimaginable in the past.

After returning, Wang Weiran's father became ill with anger and is still bedridden.

Wang Weiran knows that now is not the time for him to be proud.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and the resurgence of the Wang family is the biggest.

And whether the business can be kept, the key lies in the thought of the young man in the main seat.

"Zhongheng, last year my Wang family made a bad move and lost everyone's money. However, my Wang family has been in business for a long time, but it is not so easy to collapse. I plan to make up for the loss on the glass."

He looked over eagerly, gritted his teeth and paid for it.

"Before June, the Wang family can provide [-] catties of iron and [-] million catties of coal."

Everyone was in an uproar, and then they were all excited.

Although coal mines and iron mines have been discovered in their own land, no one can guarantee when they will be mined and how much they will produce.

Besides, for such an important strategic resource as coal and iron, the more the better.

For a moment, the big guy couldn't help but look at Zuo Menggeng, implying that he agreed to come down quickly.

Zuo Menggeng didn't expect that Wang Weiran was so decisive that he actually looked like a hero.

But such a good thing, I am too sorry for myself if I don't catch it.

He put on a kind smile and said: "Brother Wang, don't try to be brave. This is like a lot of coal and iron. Even with the power of the Wang family, it is easy to cause terrible disasters."

These words made Wang Weiran's eyes sparkle.

Unexpectedly, Zuo Menggeng would consider for the Wang family.

Afterwards, Zuo Menggeng met him.

"However, it is the big guy's money that is lost now, and I am not generous to others. The Wang family's desire to make up for it, everyone feels the same. How about I mention a way to get both?"

He stared at Wang Weiran, and said quietly: "In terms of coal and iron supply, the Wang family only needs to double the supply."

This request surprised Wang Weiran, who did not expect Zuo Menggeng to be so easy to talk to.

For the Wang family, it is not difficult to do it with care.

But Zuo Menggeng's next sentence made him lose his mind in astonishment.

"The rest, how about a thousand good horses and ten thousand furs of various colors?"

After the cavalry brigade was upgraded to a cavalry regiment, the demand for war horses increased exponentially.

Zuo Menggeng originally thought that the captured horses would be enough.

But Wang Siyi's explanation after becoming the head of the regiment made him understand that a cavalry regiment with more than a thousand people does not just have a thousand horses.

Because the horses of the cavalry must be prepared to prevent accidents.

On the battlefield, the loss of war horses is no less than the loss of people.

If there is no supplement from Ma Yuan, the cavalry regiment will only gradually lose its combat effectiveness.

So how to replenish the war horses has always been a question for Zuo Menggeng.

He has thought about breeding by himself, Zhang Haogu's family has its own horse farm.

But after asking, he found out that the Zhang family's racecourse can only breed [-] horses at most.Moreover, the rate of good horses is very low, and it is almost impossible to use them as war horses.

The reason is that there is no large-scale grassland in Shandong, which cannot bear too much consumption of horses.

Now that the Wang family is in a predicament, Zuo Menggeng feels too sorry for himself if he doesn't take the opportunity to attack.

Zuo Menggeng's demand for coal and iron has dropped, but the number of horses and furs has increased.

But for Wang Weiran, Zuo Menggeng's plan is better.

Shanxi merchants have been doing business with outside the Great Wall, and it is not difficult to get horses and furs.It is actually not difficult to transport it to Linqing.

Walking along the Yellow River and entering the canal, you can reach Linqing directly.

The Wang family is the local emperor in Shanxi, and no one dares to investigate the business of the Wang family.

The royal family's merchant ships traveling on the canal also do not need to pay taxes.Not to mention that no one who is not open-eyed dares to board the ship for inspection, so naturally there is no danger of exposure.

And as long as they agreed to Zuo Menggeng's conditions, the Wang family would be able to survive this crisis.

At that time, relying on the vast market in the northwest region, the Wang family will make a comeback sooner or later.

Wang Weiran's idea stems from the current judgment of the Shanxi battle situation.

Before he came, he heard that the officers and soldiers had already driven Wang Jiayin, the largest group of thieves, to the southeast of Shanxi, and the mighty general Cao Wenzhao had followed behind.

It is expected that the elimination of Wang Jiayin is close at hand, and the chaos in Shanxi and even the Northwest will be resolved.

Wang Weiran had no idea how terrifying the thieves in Shanxi would become in the future.

"Okay, let's follow Zhongheng's words."

(End of this chapter)