Daming 1805

Chapter 196 Doing business can't just work for the shipowner
"If you don't make money, you lose money," Gu Rui sent a female slave back to Tianzhu to Dashi Kingdom.

I planned to find new ways to make money after the new year, but the business came before the end of the year.

Gu Rui received Huang Xin's message, read it three times, and then sent Huang Xin a message:
"How does the slave business work in Yinzhou? We can cooperate, and I can let you become a shareholder, or send these hundred female slaves to Yinzhou for free."

Gu Rui knew that Huang Xin had gone to North Yinzhou, and the small factory in the south of the Yangtze River could no longer work, so he sold it directly to other big companies in the same industry, and took the money to Yinzhou.

After Huang Xin saw the reply, after hesitating for a long time, he finally explained the situation roughly:
"The League of Nations forbids the sale of black slaves, and England forbids the sale of Indian slaves to the United States.

"Young and strong Mexican slaves in the United States are seven hundred silver bills each, and high-quality female slaves are two thousand dollars each.

"It is estimated that the upper-middle-class Tianzhu female slaves can be sold for three thousand, but not in large quantities, and there is a risk of being suspected of smuggling and being banned.

"I want a hundred high-quality female slaves, send them to New Orleans for intelligence fees, and then sell each of them.

"Or we operate together, and I use news and channels and [-] silver notes as shares.

"Together we sell a large number of ordinary male slaves and a small amount of fine female slaves.

"I'll get [-]% of all the proceeds, and you get [-]%."

Huang Xin knew that his strength was incomparable to Gu Rui's, so he only needed three tiers of income.

After reading it, Gu Rui jumped up and yelled hysterically:

"Grass fucking! Fuck!"

Then he wrote a telegram with trembling hands and sent it to his collaborator Lu Frey:

"Don't fucking go to Mozhou, go organize the supply immediately, both ships are full, at least [-], the ratio is nine men and one woman, let's go to Beiyinzhou together."

Lu Frey in turn asked Gu Rui what kind of business he was in and how he did it.

Gu Rui continued to curse and asked Lu Frey to start harvesting first, and then asked him to meet in the open sea.

Gu Rui told Lu Frey about the way of this business on the boat:

"A female slave, sent to Northern Yinzhou, can double her income tenfold.

"Ordinary male slaves can be sold for more than three times the current price of Mo people slaves in Northern Yinzhou.

"At the same time, if there are too many female slaves, the price cannot be raised. It doesn't matter if there are male slaves, so you can buy a lot.

"The UK is not allowed to sell Tianzhu slaves to the United States, you can sell them directly to me overseas.

"Da Ming does not allow the large-scale export of Tianzhu slaves, I got the goods from South Tianzhu where you are.

"The British forbade the British to transport Tianzhu slaves to America, but I am from Daming.

"Before you prepare the goods for shipment, you must prepare the certificate issued by the Governor's Mansion of Nantianzhu.

"I will prepare another contract for our maritime slave trade.

“There are also two two-way, two-vessel charters.

"Crossing the Xihai Canal and encountering Daming's ban, it is considered that you rented it to me.

"Passing through Gibraltar and encountering the British ban, it is considered that I rented it to you.

"This is the key document for us to cross the West Sea Canal and Gibraltar.

"The two of us work together to walk on the edge of the law. In theory, everything we do is legal.

"As long as you make a fortune in this way, you can enjoy most of your life in the future.

Lu Frey was furious when he heard half of it, because he was stimulated by the profit.

A pair of eyes turned red immediately, and then asked very nervously:
"How do you divide the money? Or fifty-five cents?"

Gu Rui shook his head directly and said:
"The brother who provided information and channels can also be regarded as our collaborator, he is in Yinzhou New Orleans.

"He wants [-]% of the income, and I have the most responsibility. I want [-]%, and you also get [-]%."

Lufrey was a little upset:

"Why is it only [-]%!"

Gu Rui patted the table directly and said:
"Thirty percent is not bad, and thirty percent is more profitable than you selling to Mozhou.

"A slave from Tianzhu, collect it and count it as eighty silver bills, sell it for one hundred and sixty in Mozhou, and you can earn eighty.

"When you go to Yinzhou, you can sell it for seven or eight hundred, and we can earn six or seven hundred. If you share [-]%, you will have two hundred.

"There are also boutique female slaves, one can earn more than [-], and the third achievement is [-]!

"Will you do it? If you don't do it, I will organize the goods from North Tianzhu myself.

"I only run my own boat, and only sell a small number of high-quality female slaves. I earn less but worry less."

Lu Frey also slapped the table:

"Do it! How can I not do it! I will organize the supply of goods immediately, within a month! 1!"

Gu Rui said with satisfaction:

"Okay, remember to be quick. We are definitely not the only ones who have seen this network and business opportunities. We can only make money if we get there first!"

Lu Fu and Gu Rui immediately went back to work.

And things are just as Huang Xin and Gu Rui expected, there are many people who find business opportunities.

Many people started this weird business competition without knowing who their opponent was.

The businessman who reacted the fastest made his first pot of gold not long after Huang Xin discovered the business opportunity.

The Antilles in the middle of North and South Yinzhou, including Cuba, the seabed, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and other islands, were also handed over to Ming by the British and Spaniards.

These islands have maintained a plantation economy for 300 years, and the labor force of the plantations is mainly Mexican slaves.

The total number of Mo people here exceeds 200 million, and about one-third of them are free men.

The remaining slaves numbered nearly 150 million.

The previous land transfer process basically did not affect the local plantation owners.

All that changed was the object of their taxation, and the slaves were certainly not affected.

But this time was different, Daming asked all Taixi people to leave.

All free people must leave, and will be considered slaves after the deadline.

Since the signing of the contract last year, Thai and Western immigrants began to evacuate in disorder.

Of course they hope to take all the slaves away and continue to use them in other colonies.

These are slaves who have been trained for several generations, and even slaves bred by themselves.

They can understand their own words, and some can even participate in low-level management work.

They are much easier to use than the first-generation students who went to Mozhou to arrest them.

However, they who lost the manor did not have much cash in their hands.

So their natural choice is to sell some of the low-level slaves, take part of the funds and other slaves to invest elsewhere, and build new plantations.

But most people think so, and people in Ming Dynasty don't want to see Mo Nu, so the price of these Mo Nu can only be described as jumping off a building.

Sixty or seventy silver bills can be sold for one, and one hundred silver bills can be picked at will.

But when the first settlers left and arrived in other surrounding colonies, they found themselves at a loss.

Because the League of Nations prohibited the Mexicans from trying to export, the price of slaves doubled or even tripled.

Most notably in the United States and Canada.

Many people instinctively wanted to come back and buy a large number of slaves, but unfortunately they couldn't go back.

They do not have residency rights in Cuba, the Seabed, Jamaica, etc.

If you rush in rashly, you may be caught and castrated by Ming officers and soldiers.

Fortunately, they also took some slaves away, and selling some of them could make a lot of money.

The one who ran back to Mozhou with his slaves was the one who couldn't sleep.

The first person to make money from this was a businessman from Ming Dynasty.

Seven days after Huang Xin discovered the business opportunity, it was the eighth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Ankang.

A transport ship full of [-] Mexican slaves docked in Charleston, South Carolina.

The cargo owner of the transport ship is called Cao Zhennan, and the transport ship is under the banner of Ming Dynasty, so the navy of other countries can't control it.

The Ming Navy boarded the ship for inspection, and Cao Zhennan had an official customs clearance certificate issued by the occupation authority of Haiti Island.

It is confirmed that the slaves were not transported from Mozhou, but transferred within Yinzhou, which is completely legal at present.

South Carolina also does not prohibit the slave trade, nor does it prohibit the importation of slaves, or even wish for them.

Cao Zhennan's five thousand slaves were sold out in just ten days.

At the beginning, the price exceeded six hundred silver bills.

But soon people began to wait and see, because many businessmen took it for granted that if Cao Zhennan could get slaves, so could others.

The point is that many people guessed the source of Cao Zhennan's slaves through the immigrants who had evacuated before.

Although American merchants cannot participate in this transaction, it is conceivable that more and more Ming merchants will participate.

After Cao Zhennan found out that the sales speed had slowed down, he immediately cut the price and sold it very decisively.

It was directly reduced to five hundred silver bills, and a large number of them were sold immediately.

But before Cao Zhennan's slaves were sold out, the second wave of slave ships from the Ming merchants arrived.

And this time not just one ship, but also from Cuba, Haiti and other places, a total of five ships arrived successively.

After Cao Zhennan received the news, he immediately lowered the price to [-] silver bills and dumped all the remaining slaves.

In the end, the average price of [-] slaves fell to around [-].

Cao Zhennan received 250 million silver bills directly, and the total cost of this transaction was only 100 million.
Net profit of nearly 150 million.

It took less than two months in total before and after, with an average of nearly 100 million a month.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Ankang in the Ming Dynasty, Cao Zhennan was on a big ship at the pier in Charleston, smoking a cigar and giving money to his sailors and fellows:

"Brothers have fought together for a month, and we have made such a large sum of money.

"Take all the money, go out and have fun for a few days, and I will think of some good business before doing it."

A young man in his 20s with his upper body bare, his bronzed muscles glistening in the sun.

He laughed and continued with a stack of tickets, very happy and at the same time he said a little incomprehensibly:

"Boss, why don't we make another trip? Even if the price has dropped now, there is still some money to be made."

Cao Zhennan shook his head very dissatisfied and said:

"You kid forgot what I said, I won't do the charter business if I can't make money.

"Too many slaves were transported from Cuba to the United States, and we were the first to do so.

"We'll come back next time. The price is estimated to drop to [-]. The shipowner earns more than us. Isn't that just working for the shipowner?
"But you don't have to worry, there may not be good business in the future.

"I have an idea now, and I have to confirm it as soon as possible.

"Go and play for a few days first."

The youth is still very happy to say:
"You speak up at that time! Guaranteed to be on call!"

After Cao Zhennan handed out the money, the strong boys, who had been holding back for more than a month, immediately ran to Charleston.

(End of this chapter)