Kai Fu Han

Chapter 61 Buying a Ship Slot

"When you encounter problems, you should use your brain more, be considerate, put people first, focus on the overall situation, try not to argue with others, and be rational when you have to, and don't let your anger affect your judgment..."

Taking advantage of his free time tonight, Liu Xinqi gave a somewhat lengthy sermon to everyone based on his personal experience in his past and present lives. He was a little unthinking in some places, and his words seemed to be repeated over and over again.

However, Liu Xinqi had no choice. Now Liu Jiabao's business has barely reached Qinglinpu. Liu Xinqi definitely can't run in both directions frequently. Otherwise, with the current traffic and transportation situation, if he often runs in both directions, there is a [-]% chance that he will be in trouble. Time will be wasted on the road.

Moreover, Liu Xinqi plans to develop shipping in North Korea, Jiangnan, and even Japan and the South China Sea.

He also plans to take people to hunt big fish (whales) in the Sea of ​​Japan, to go to Liaodong to attack the Jurchens, to Jiangnan to contact the Southern Zhao court for support, and so on.

Liu Xinqi still has a lot of plans that must be carried out by someone, so he must train these people with "General Cards" as soon as possible.

Because of these people, Liu Xinqi can trust him 100%, which is precious whether now or in the distant future.

Therefore, Liu Xinqi plans to cultivate each of them well in the future and make great efforts to cultivate them.

The chat with everyone lasted until Haishi (23 o'clock). During this period, arrangements were made for Liu Xingang. From now on, Liu Xingang would stay in Qinglinpu with five soldiers from his team.

Responsible for the follow-up of Liujiabao's series of work in Laizhou, including cooperating with Liujiabao to transfer the refugees and the villagers of Zhaojia Village rescued this time to Dengzhou, and continuing to purchase coal, grain, iron, copper, etc. in Laizhou Liujiabao What you need, and establish corresponding, long-term and stable purchasing channels.

Responsible for purchasing fishing boats, transport ships, sand ships and other vessels at the shipyard in Laizhou to gradually improve Liujiabao's shipping capabilities.

In the future, Laizhou will be equivalent to a rear base of Liujiabao, responsible for purchasing and transporting various supplies and equipment to Dengzhou with the money sent by Dengzhou.

In addition to Liu Xingang's team, Laizhou will also retain about a hundred young men and their families.

The young people are responsible for following Liu Xingang's arrangements and doing all the logistical work for Liujiabao, while their family members are responsible for doing the logistical work for these young people.

Qingzhuang will not be selected from the current Zhaojia Villagers and migrant workers in Qinglinpu. After Liu Xinqi returns to Dengzhou, he will select some Qingzhuang families who are more recognized by Liujiapu and send them over, including some members of the Liu clan.

In this way, the ten yards currently owned will definitely not be enough. Later, we will buy ready-made yards according to needs, or buy land to build our own. No matter how we do it, the scale of the rear base here will definitely become larger and larger.

……

November 8th, Chen hour ([-] o'clock)
Liu Xingqi and Liu Xingang walked towards the Xu family. When Liu Xingang rented the warehouse yesterday, he had already dealt with the Xu and Cui families, so the locations of these two families were already clear.

Arriving at the door of the Xu Mansion, he knocked on the door and explained his purpose to the concierge. After waiting outside the door for a while, Xu Yong, the steward of the Xu family, came out and politely invited the two of them in.

"The business of Qinglin Pu is only part of our Xu family's business, so the main family is not here. The family has left all the affairs of Qinglin Pu to me. Please don't be offended, Chief Liu." Xu Yong said to Liu Xinqi as he walked.

"It's okay. I'm not a big shot. You can go out to greet me. I'm very considerate of you. I'm very grateful." Liu Xinqi replied.

Everyone carries the sedan chair, and it costs nothing to say something nice.

The conflict with the Wu family this time eventually led to a great loss in the strength of the Wu family, and the Xu and Cui families naturally increased their voice in Qinglinpu.

Since he had 'indirectly' accepted Liu Xinqi's benefits, Liu Xinqi of course wanted to come over and get some interest, so today's visit came.Presumably, Xu Yong also understood Liu Xinqi's intention, so his words made it clear that he had the final say in the affairs of the Xu family in Qinglinpu.

The three of them sat down in the living room, watched tea, and exchanged a few more polite words. Liu Xinqi asked first:
"I learned before that the Xu family is engaged in maritime trade. I wonder which route they took?"

"Mainly traveling to Liaodong and Jiangnan, and occasionally going to Korea and Japan with large fleets, but rarely. The Xu family's ships are small and profitable, and the risks of crossing the sea are high, so it is not cost-effective." Xu Yong replied.

"I wonder how much it will cost to transport food from the south of the Yangtze River?" Liu Xinqi asked.

This information can be regarded as commercial secrets, so Liu Xinqi asked tentatively.

"Food has never been transported, only things of high value are transported. It is not cost-effective to travel all the way to transport food. It is not even enough to cover the expenses. Jiangnan grain is worth one penny per pound. Even if the local grain has increased, one pound will not be enough." It’s only three cents. It’s cheaper to grow it in our own land, so we’ve never shipped it.” Xu Yong replied: “But it can be roughly estimated. The one-way sea transportation from here to Hangzhou is three thousand miles, which works out to two hundred sailings per day. It also takes fifteen days. In addition to stopping along the road to avoid wind, rain, and waves, and the slowness of the ship when the wind is not favorable, etc., the round trip takes at least two months. The price of such a penny and a pound of food must be at least doubled when shipped to Laizhou. ”

According to Xu Yong's calculation, if they were hired to transport grain, including their profits, the price of grain would have to triple again, which would be six cents per pound, which was too expensive.It is estimated that they will not help transport it, because compared to other commodities, the total value of a shipload of food is too low.

"I see. It seems that it is not cost-effective to transport grain from Jiangnan." Liu Xinqi responded.

After chatting for a while, Liu Xinqi started to get down to business: "I came here to Zhao you this time because I want to buy some boats and yards from the Xu family. Please be accommodating."

Hearing Liu Xinqi's request, Xu Yong bowed his head and thought deeply. This time he has benefited from Liu Xinqi. It would be impossible not to give him some sweets, and he would offend him. But if he sells his yard again, more people will definitely come from Liujiabao , then it is really inviting the wolf into the house.

"The boats can be evened out for you. Recently, Jinzhao wars have caused unrest on the sea, and sea trade is not easy to do. Many ships are idle." After thinking for a while, Xu Yong said to Liu Xinqi: "The yard is just Sorry, I can’t agree. There are people living in it. If I sell it to you, the original residents will have to sleep on the streets.”

"What about the warehouse? It's okay to sell some." Liu Xinqi continued.

"The warehouses are also stocked with goods. The ones I rented to you last night are the only vacant warehouses now. These warehouses are also ready to store goods in the future." Xu Yong still refused.

Liu Xinqi looked a little ugly. He lowered his head and did not look at Xu Yong, and continued: "How many slots can be sold on the docked ships? I can't let my ship pay the slot fee every time it comes."

Seeing that Liu Xinqi was angry, Xu Yong quickly replied: "That's okay. I'll give you two. If there aren't enough later, you can expand on both sides of the port yourself. Our Xu family will never stop you."

"Okay, thank you, Manager Xu. I will let my brother Liu Xingang discuss with you about the subsequent purchase of the ship and the ship's space. I have something to do, so I won't bother you." After finishing speaking, Liu Xinqi went out with a dark face. , leaving Liu Xingang here to continue talking.

Liu Xinqi didn't stay after going out, and went straight back to the small courtyard where he lived. After waiting for less than half an hour, he saw Liu Xinqi had just come back and asked quickly:
"How about it, what's the price?"

"I bought the two northernmost boat slots. The location is a little off, but they were built later. They are relatively large and can dock a ship worth two thousand dan. Each one cost 100 taels." Liu Xingang replied. "The ship needs to be inspected tomorrow to be sure."

"Okay, as long as the nails are driven in, it will be easy to handle in the future. After the young people I arranged for you are in place, you can continue to expand along the north side of Qinglinpu Port, build larger ship berths, and level the pier." Liu Xinqi replied excitedly, not looking as angry as he did just now.

It turned out that Liu Xinqi had no intention of buying a ready-made yard in the first place. His original purpose was to buy a boat space. When he first wanted to buy a yard, he was just asking for a "high price".

"Let's go to Cui's house and try again." After saying that, he took the two of them out again and walked towards Cui's house.

(End of this chapter)