Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 310 Acquisition of Dachang

Immediately recruit Liao Daxing and explain these things to him one by one.Liao Daxing said: "It's hard for the gentlemen to think thoroughly! I think shopkeeper Feng would be grateful if he knew about it under Jiuquan, but there is one thing that the gentlemen overlooked——"

For those who are in business, the money transactions in business are managed by the head of the family.When a family member dies and people owe others, they have to settle the bill immediately.That's a lot of money.At this time, it is not easy to collect the bills, but the bills are coming soon.Therefore, there are often cash difficulties, and in the end I have to change the matter of selling the business.

Many businesses, which seemed to be thriving while their families were alive, suddenly died.It means that the credit is completely bankrupt, the funeral is over, and the family is also ruined.

"Not to mention, let's just talk about this inventory list left by shopkeeper Feng. The orphans and widows of the Feng family can't get the price of one stone, three hundred and twenty-eight dollars. Most of them will have to sell it to other sugar shops at a low price. If the other party has some Tianliang, maybe he would still be willing to pay two or five dollars, if he is greedy for profit, it would be good if he could sell for one stone for one, two, seven or eight dollars!"

"So dark?!" Everyone was taken aback.Is there any sense of loyalty in the industry?

"It's not black, it's always been like this."

"Well, let's give his family 300 taels of silver as a pension. Also—" Chang Shide thought for a while, "The guild will send someone to take care of the accounting transactions, so that no one can go wrong. When the settlement needs silver, It will be borrowed from Huanan first."

Liao Daxing also nodded: "The master is thoughtful! This matter is so small that it will be arranged immediately. It's just a person from the guild—"

"Let your brother go." Chang Shide thought of Liao Dahua.Liao Dahua was also a businessman, and he is not unfamiliar with this kind of accounting. "He is the semicolon shopkeeper of Qiwei Escort, and I will let him take the title of guild deacon—he has no interest relationship and can justifiably interfere."

And so it settled down.Sure enough, under the strong interference of South China, all the sugar companies that had thoughts about Richangji withdrew their hands.

The first operation of the Leizhou Sugar Industry Association showed its uniqueness.Many people saw behind this incident that the new guild was really protecting everyone's interests - helping orphans and widows is hard to get real returns.

Chang Shide took this opportunity to drastically reform the original trade association.

All the sugar companies participating in the Sugar Industry Association, each occupy a director position in the Association and participate in the discussion.The usual one-stop affairs are run by the newly established "Standing Committee".

This committee is composed of five executive deacons.Each deacon is responsible for a specific matter, and the leader is the "Secretary-General"-Chang Shide is the one who does his part.

The funds required for operation are paid by the membership dues of the Sugar Association.Each sugar store shares the association dues in proportion to the amount of capital, which is used for all expenses.The total amount of membership dues is 1 taels per year.

The most obvious change under this system has introduced a completely modern financial system, so that the whereabouts of each fund is clear.The transparency of this financial system caused a great stir among the directors of the guild.

For Chang Shide and others: this system is to prepare for the future joint stock company.Wait until they gradually get used to the business model and philosophy of Transit.The establishment of Leizhou Sugar Industry Co., Ltd. will be a matter of course.In this way, they no longer need Guangzhou's blood transfusion in money.The capital of these sugar merchants can be used openly to operate.

In order to speed up the acquisition, Wen Tong seconded a large number of experienced workers from various sugar companies through the Sugar Association to help South China. The wages and meals during the period were all paid by South China.

"Although there are a lot of things going on right now, the delivery of sugar can't stop for a day." Wen Tong said, "Don't forget that Guangzhou Station borrowed usurious loans for us. The longer it delays, the worse it will be."

"Well, but we promised these sugar merchants three or two or eight dollars. What if Guangzhou can't sell at this market? Although we have monopolized the sales of Leizhou sugar, but if the demand is small, there is no problem."

"Over there in Guangzhou, last week's market price was already [-] cents and [-] cents. The British are also willing to pay [-] stones, and the market won't go down in the short term."

"The other thing is to sell to Vietnam." Chang Shide is very confident, "Wu Yujia doesn't have silver, but there is rice. We will exchange all the rice and come back, and then talk about business with Boss Zhu in Dachang."

It was Chang Shide's idea to have La Dachang Rice Company as a partner.In his official document to Lingao, he believed that although South China would benefit much more from setting up a wholly-owned rice store by itself, they lack experienced and reliable managers to manage it. up.If you blatantly intervene in the rice business after you have succeeded in the sugar industry, it will inevitably create a sense of fear in the local business circles, which will lead to resistance-the money can't be earned, and the key is to win people's hearts.

Dachang Rice was the most friendly to South China among the local merchants at the beginning.It's not that Zhu Fusheng, the boss of Dachang, has any advanced vision, but his sense of smell is more sensitive than other rice companies, and he has the largest capital.As soon as the immigrants organized by South China arrived, he came to sell grain with a keen sense of smell, and proposed very good trading conditions: South China can pick up grain at any time, pay in three quarters, there is a discount for buying rice, buy [-] stones and get [-] stone free.It just solved the problem of organizing a large amount of food supply that Wen Tong and the others felt headache.

In order to win over this big client, Zhu Fusheng tried his best to meet all the requirements put forward by Huanan, and he contributed a lot in the whole process of Huanan's confrontation with Haiyitang. The account has not been repaid.

With such a foundation of trust.It will be easier for both parties to cooperate.Moreover, Liao Daxing himself was also a member of Dachang, so it is more convenient to talk about cooperation.

But Liao Daxing's first visit was a disappointment.

Chang Shide felt strange and asked, "Why not?"

"Boss Zhu's house is doing housework," Liao Daxing said, "it just looks like he's in a bad mood. He's just saying he's interested, but I'm afraid he can't make the decision yet. We'll have to wait and see." Things are naturally not interesting, and whether to talk about it or not is irrelevant.

"The eldest wife beats the mistress?" Wen Tong was curious.

Liao Daxing didn't know what a "second wife" was, but he still understood the meaning.Shaking his head, he said, "No, Boss Zhu only has one wife. The little one made insinuations a few times, and it seemed that it was a matter between relatives. It also involved Mi Xing."

"I'll send someone to inquire immediately," Chen Tianxiong said.

The next day, he reported as follows: First, Dachang Rice Bank is a traditional joint-stock enterprise in China. Relatives, seven aunts and eight aunts; third, the recent housework is that the tribe feels that the dividends are too small; fourth, Dachang's business situation is quite good.

"Zhu Fusheng is big because of this." Chen Tianxiong explained, "His people are not making much progress, and they all point to this rice shop. He tosses with him twice in three days." His request: not to increase bonuses, It is to stuff their own children in to receive a salary.

"Actually, the income of Dachang's shareholders over the years has been very good. The annual bonus is 6000 taels. One share can be divided into 200 taels—"

"Slow down, it should be 230 taels per serving." Chang Shide said.

"The dividends are distributed according to 23 shares, and one and a half shares are labor shares for the shopkeeper and all the staff."

"This income is considered very good." Wen Tong remembers that Yu Eshui said that a middle-aged family of four or five people can live well with a yearly expenditure of 50 taels of silver.

Chen Tianxiong nodded: "Yes, but the lack of people's hearts." He turned a page in his notebook, "I investigated the situation of the shareholders. Among all the shareholders, Boss Zhu himself owns eleven shares, and the remaining ten and a half shares. There are more than ten shareholders, large and small, and the smallest share is only half.

It is conceivable that even though Boss Zhu welcomes Huanan's investment, the small shareholders will not want to give up their shares. Dachang Rice Bank's income is so high, and they still want to share more money. How can they sell it?

"This is still a little tricky." Wen Tong scratched his head.

Chang Shide is full of confidence: "It may have been difficult in the past, but since Zhu An's death, there will be no obstacles for us to do anything now. I want to see who is so courageous."

"Although it is easy to do this, it will be harmful to our reputation after all. I have a note, but I have to talk to Lao Zhu first. In this way—"

Not long after, a terrible news spread in the streets and alleys of Xuwen County: South China Sugar Shop is about to open rice shop!The news made grain merchants in Xuwen and even Leizhou frightened, and the rice industry association was in chaos. The deacons on duty and the main rice merchant owners all came to visit, hoping to hear some news from Wen Tong.

Wen Tong's answer is categorical: No, there is no such thing as South China is not going to sell rice by itself.

However, the conversations in the streets became more and more enthusiastic about this topic, and the news was spread by Xiao Zhanfeng.What is the next goal of South China has become a hot topic among Xu Wen's big Ming people.

Terrible signals appeared again and again: a strange flat boat brought three thousand shi of rice at a time, and it was unloading on Haian Street; There are no unemployed rice buddies...

All this shows that the opening of rice line in South China is already a certainty.Xu Wen's grain industry was suddenly in a state of misery: the family has a lot of money, and I'm not afraid of you making trouble. If it really starts to open up, is there still a way for everyone to survive?

In such an atmosphere of tension and hesitation, the agent instructed by Chang Shide easily bought ten and a half shares of the shares from the small shareholders of Dachang at a price of 800 taels per share, and became Dachang's second largest shareholder.

Once the shares are in hand, the matter of Kaimixing will naturally disappear.Wen Tong personally went to the Rice Industry Association to clarify the rumors, and solemnly announced that there would be no rice shops in South China.

As soon as the news came out, the boss and the staff of Miye were naturally relieved.Those who sold the shares stamped their feet and beat their chests, but the shares could not be bought back after all.

The money for this acquisition was provided by Boss Zhu.Huanan will provide Dachang Rice Company with [-] shi of brown rice as compensation at a preferential CIF price of one tael per shi.

Dachang Rice Bank is still managed by Boss Zhu.Boss Zhu is very happy - he has got rid of his greedy relatives and clansmen forever, and got a cheap source of goods: as soon as the share transfer contract is signed, South China has become his main supplier. This price is similar to the market price of his own purchase, but it saves the transportation costs and risks on the way.Extremely profitable.

"It doesn't matter if Boss Zhu of Dachang makes some money. Let him count the money happily. It would be nice to charge him more personal income tax in the future."

"There is also consumption tax, concubine tax, servant tax..." Chang Shide chuckled, "Finally, there will be a property tax, crossing the national tax!"

"Old Zhu is very active, saying that with such a stable and cheap supply of goods, he will be able to show his strengths, and he is going to expand the semicolon." Wen Tong said with a smile, "We also have to support. Guangdong's economic crops account for The land is very large, which has affected grain production, and grain trade is promising.

Chang Shide said: "Although there is sugar in Leizhou, it is also affected by sugar. Everything is expensive. We not only need to obtain sugar as a source of income, but also return part of the money by importing more people's livelihood necessities to curb inflation." He said After thinking about it, "I don't know if Indian cotton cloth can be sold better here."

"The supply of goods can be organized. We just report the demand." Wen Tong said, "I want to buy all the land near Nanmen Sugar and build a shop for rent. The market here will get better and better in the future."

The people discussed for a while, and then dispersed.Wen Tong returned to the courtyard and called A'Zhu.

"Go take a shower!" This was Wen Tong's secret signal to go to bed with her.Ah Zhu, who hadn't been blessed by his master for several days, was a little apprehensive at first, but when he heard the master's order, he was overjoyed and hurried to take a bath.

That night, Wen Tong, who had not been happy for many days because of his affairs, was powerful and fierce. When he made a violent attack, he would always recall his image in the hall of Haiyi Hall - calm and calm, berating Fang Qiu , Be calm... A series of idioms kept appearing in his mind.I just feel full of energy.

When the clouds dispersed and the rain rested, Wen Tong was about to take a rest limp all over, but Azhu got tired of getting up:

"Master, Ah Zhu, I beg you to do something."

"What's the matter?" Wen Tong didn't care.

"Ah Zhu has a sister who used to be from a fishing family—"

"You became a pirate later?" Wen Tong joked, thinking of her background.Didn't notice that Ah Zhu's face had changed.She forced a smile and said:

"Master was joking. His family is poor, and he was sold to a wealthy family as a servant girl since he was a child. Recently, he has nowhere to go and wants to find a place to join the master again. She has good looks and a good temper. She can give anything... ..."

(End of this chapter)