Poor family mother and son

Chapter 301

Li Hu's worry was very reasonable, because that was the original intention of the black butler.

The "drag away" of the big housekeeper not only means "incompetence" and "punishment", but also means that a fat and oily position has been vacated.

The black butler has coveted this position for a long time.

The fact that the Kong family became the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River all depends on the Tushan porcelain kiln.

First, the black butler's father assisted Kong Pugao's father to expand the small porcelain kiln, and then the black butler assisted Kong Pugao to buy the land of "one mountain, two ridges and one trough" in the entire Huangjiaoya area.

This land contains a large amount of porcelain clay, and there is a natural Tushan Lake in the middle, and the surrounding ravines are crisscrossed, the water is abundant, and there are many coal mines, which provide material guarantee for the firing of porcelain.

With the efforts of two generations, the entire area has become a porcelain kiln base, and even the place name has been changed to "Tushan County".

Ordinarily, it was also the hard work of two generations that helped Kong Pugao become the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River. The black butler should be able to become the big shopkeeper of the Kong family.

It didn't.Kong Pugao made a young man who was always with him, good at dealing with affairs, able to write and calculate, as the chief housekeeper.

The position is high, and the feet are floating. The black butler watched him get up, and finally hoped for him to fall.

Now that the chief butler's position has finally been vacated, the black butler will naturally perform well and try to get the position.

Where did the former big butler fail? The black butler didn't want to understand, but there was at least one thing: the cost of each action was too high.

Kong Pugao, like his father, is a person who doesn't like high-cost transactions.

To put it bluntly, it means "picking".

Trying to figure out the Patriarch's mind is something that every ambitious servant must do. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.

How can there be slaves who don't want to be masters?
Because the black butler was still alive, he tried every means to create opportunities for reading and literacy, so he also read a lot of books.

Reminiscent of those famous historical figures, the most obvious thing that the black butler can feel is that each of them is very good at trying to figure out other people's minds.

Only by correctly understanding the mind of the master and knowing what the master is thinking, can it be possible to take the correct approach when facing the things the master ordered.

Then, the more you know about your master, the more you will know what he is thinking, what he is planning, and what he is going to do next.

According to his and his father's two generations' joint speculation and conclusions about the head of the family, the black steward formulated a method to deal with the Sanshun Escort, hoping to achieve the goal of being superior through this matter.

At this moment, Butler Hei is reporting to Kong Pugao.

"Everything is ready, Patriarch, the little one will try to get things done without spending any money!" the black butler assured.

Kong Pugao: "Can it be done without spending money?"

Kong Pugao is not a miser. He doesn't like the high cost of doing things. He is running on the principle of "seeking profit", and the money that should be spent must be spent.

In his opinion, the annexation of Sanshun Escort is not a big deal, and there is no need to spend a lot of money to "smash" the Escort here.

Otherwise, how much oil and water can an escort agency have?He just wanted the boats and the sailors.

If he really wanted to spend money, he could invest and start a shipbuilding workshop by himself.

It’s just that in that way, not only will the investment be large and the results will be slow, but the key is that it is difficult to acquire technical talents, and it is easy to be monitored by relevant departments.

Besides, not to mention whether the shipyard can be run or not, just applying for the "ship building office" is easy enough to be manipulated by the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of War, and he does not have the backing of high-level officials.

The reason why Pingjian was able to open the shipyard was because he used the "license for building and operating" of King Qianji.

King Qianji devoted himself to the construction of the big Xuanzhou boat with all his blood, and when he wanted to get away from it, he got a license, but he couldn't get himself out.

This "shipbuilding license" is a "high-cost" event for Kong Pugao.

But annexing a ready-made small escort agency is not worth investing a lot.

Now that the black butler said that he could do it without spending a penny, although he was tempted, he was also very skeptical.

Butler Hei: "Patriarch, it's like this: Our Kong family has two ferries, and the younger one has a friend who belongs to the Salt Gang, and the Salt Gang also has two ferries;
As long as these four ferries "seriously and carefully" check the fleet of Sanshun Escort, it is enough for them to fail to deliver on time;

If there is no conflict, they can't deliver on time, smash the signboard, and the small ones will give a good publicity, so that they will no longer have business;

However, there is a high possibility of conflicts, and we can seize those goods, and then sue their owners to the government... They are not far from closing the store and redeeming the store. "

Well, this method is feasible and does not cost a single soldier, but...

Kong Pugao looked at him: "You have a good relationship with the Salt Gang? Do you know the gang leader?"

That's what Kompago cares about.

Since ancient times, Yantie has been run by officials, and after Emperor Xuan came to the throne, the old and new bureaucrats competed and merged with each other. The officialdom was not to say corrupt, but at least muddy.

They often take advantage of the privilege of monopolizing the salt trade to seek personal gain. The price of salt is extremely high and the profits are very rich.

Among the wealthy businessmen like Kong Pugao in the Jiangnan generation, there are many reckless people who started their businesses. It would be best if they could unite and traffic in private salt for personal gain.

But they sell private salt, the cost is too high, they need some officials to get salt, but Kong Pugao doesn't need it, the money from one official is enough for him to open two salt wells, how good it is to sell it yourself!
Even if it wants to grow big, it should annex forces like the "Salt Gang" instead of cooperating with others, which costs money!

What the Salt Gang was doing was exactly what he was doing, as the saying goes: "A colleague is an enemy", but Kong Pugao valued the Yan Gang guys with their heads on their waistbands very much.

They not only have a large number of people, but also can sell "private salt" to various places.

"Cats have cat ways, rats have mouse ways", the terminal sales ability of these people is what Kong Pugao needs. If he can control the Salt Gang, in other words, if he is the leader of the Salt Gang, then his wealth will Will take it to the next level!

His current salt wells produce more than 200 catties of salt per day, and the area with the cheapest salt price sells for [-] yuan per catty. If hundreds of wells are opened... even if you don't buy salt, you can make money!

The black butler didn't expect his master to be interested in the boss of the Salt Gang, but all he knew was a member of the Salt Gang, who was only responsible for registering ships at the ferry.

Can't help but mutter: "I don't know the little one yet... However, if the head of the family needs it, I will find a way to get my little friend to help introduce me... I just don't know if the little friend can do it."

Kong Pugao is no longer interested, and the little people at the bottom cannot move to the big level.

But the little man has the ability of the little man, Kong Pugao asked: "What is your friend... doing at the ferry?"

The black steward came to his senses immediately: "Both he and his brother can read some words, so they are responsible for registering ships at the ferry, and sometimes helping to keep accounts."

"How much does your friend want?" Kompgo asked.This is the cost, who will help in vain?

The black butler smiled flatteringly: "Hey! It's about a meal of flowers and wine!"

The cost is really not big, quite low.

Kong Pugao nodded lightly: "Yes, I see. Let's do it."

There was one more thing that the black butler didn't say, and that was the 2 taels paid in advance.

This account can't be said now, as long as it is difficult for the people who live in the Sanshun Escort at the ferry, it will be enough to "corrupt" the money back?
(End of this chapter)