Bachelor

Chapter 265 Division of Labor
"What sailing, what's the relationship?" Shi Wanquan was completely confused by Sun Dan's words, blinking his eyes with a confused look on his face.

Sun Dan chuckled, and then realized what he said, let alone Shi Wanquan, a big businessman, even the most knowledgeable scholar of this era could not understand.

"Old Shi, you don't need to understand too much. As for the sales of the produced silk, you don't have to worry about it. If you can't sell it all, you can sell it overseas. Simply supplying the government and the palace, the usage is limited after all, and it's not a way to do business."

"Yes, yes, I am too worried." Shi Wanquan said: "At present, even if the entire Fangshan County is converted from farming to mulberry, it will not be able to spin much silk in a year. The output can’t keep up. With this amount of output, just one Shuntian Mansion can swallow it.” Shi Wanquan sighed: “My Shanxi merchants mainly deal in mules, horses, cloth and grain. Although this product is very profitable, the main customers are people on the grassland. Herdsmen, no matter how you expand your business, the scale is always limited. I went to the south of the Yangtze River a few years ago to see if I could break into the silk circle. When I was in Zhejiang, Jiading Prefecture alone had a yearly silk output of 50 match."

Sun Jia's eyes lit up: "How many counties are there in Jiading Prefecture?"

Shi Wanquan: "Nine counties."

Sun Jia took a deep breath: "Is there such a large output of silk?"

Shi Wanquan nodded and sighed: "If you don't go to Jiangnan, you won't know the wealth of the world."

Sun Dan interrupted the conversation between the two and said: "Looking at it now, the silk production in Guangfangshan and even the whole of Hebei is indeed very small, and the local market can completely digest it. But my goal is to build Fangshan into a In the textile center in the north, the business will definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future. Therefore, the maritime trade issue should be planned in advance. If it is not completed in one year, it will not be completed in two years, it will not be completed in two years, and it will not be completed in three years. "

Shi Wanquan said: "When the villain goes to Suzhou, he will contact someone in the industry. Indeed, Haimao is a business that brings in money. If you can contact Hongyi directly, you will be less exploited by middlemen."

After Shi Wanquan finished speaking, he looked at Sun Dan in embarrassment: "Master Sun, I know you are always educated. The villain comes from a humble background and is rude and uneducated. You always say a lot of things, but we can't understand them. .Can you use vernacular in the future?"

Sun Dan felt a little embarrassed, but the international and domestic situation is really difficult to summarize in ancient terms.It takes a long time to explain capitalism alone.

He smiled: "Forget it, don't understand if you don't understand. I will pay attention to it in the future and try to communicate with you in plain language." But don't worry, this is a long-term business that will definitely make us a lot of money for a sum. "

Indeed, today is the burgeoning period of capitalism, and many ideas that seem so ordinary to later generations were all geniuses in the Ming Dynasty.For example, what Sun Dan said about opening a weaving bureau is actually the prototype of a modern factory.And silk, as a handicraft product, has much higher added value than ordinary agricultural and sideline products.

In fact, it is not uncommon to open large-scale textile workshops in the south.For example, the textile industry in Suzhou is very developed now, and wealthy machine owners set up factories and hire mechanics.There are more than 5000 machinists in the city of Suzhou. If each of these 3 machinists supports four people, at least [-] to [-] people will directly benefit from industrial production.Coupled with the transportation, sales, and planting related to silk textiles, it can be said that the entire Suzhou has become a commercial city with a modern atmosphere.

This is just Suzhou. In the entire Jiangnan area, including Nanjing, there are many other cities that thrive solely on commerce.

With the increase of commercial cities, merchants and handicraft workers also increased, which formed a class of citizens.To protect their interests in the future, they established many commercial guilds.As a result, the germination of capitalism germinated independently of human will. If there were no peasant uprisings and the entry of the Qing Dynasty, history would not know what kind of track it would take.

The emergence of new industries has always been a profitable industry, but the northern businessmen cannot see the business plan because of lack of information, and no one has copied the southern business model.

All Sun Dan needs to do now is to keep up with the trend of the times and make a fortune.

Needless to say, Shi Wanquan was an old ghost in the shopping mall, and Sun Jiayou was extremely intelligent. With just a little thought, he could see the great business opportunity, and both of them became excited.

Sun Dan, Shi Wanquan, and Sun Jia didn't care about rest, and quickly added up a number.

Sun Jia: "I did some calculations. The output of one county in Guangfangshan only needs [-] looms. Considering the whole of Hebei, [-] looms should be enough."

Sun Dan: "If you want to do it, just make it bigger and get [-] units back. Otherwise, once the news spreads, other businessmen see the profits in it, and then get involved in this industry, I'm afraid there will be vicious competition."

Shi Wanquan also said repeatedly: "If you want to do it, make it bigger, and fill the market in one go, so that others can't get in."

Sun Jia looked at Sun Dan in surprise: "There are only [-] looms in a big Suzhou, and we got [-] looms at once. Is there so much silk?"

"I asked the entire Fangshan people to plant mulberry and raise silkworms." Sun Dan said calmly.

"I'm afraid it's not enough. There is another problem. As far as I know, no one in Fangshan raises silkworms. The land is all in the hands of big families. It may be difficult for those guys to persuade them to raise silkworms." Shi Wanquan came to his senses. Come here, suddenly feel sad.

"Clear the land, let them withdraw all the land." Sun Dan explained: "From the bottom of my heart, I don't want to touch the interests of the rich and powerful. Even if I want to clear the land, it shouldn't be up to me. Come out."

Sun Jia: "Those big families have some backgrounds. Letting them retreat is probably more difficult than killing them."

"Of course I have a good idea." Sun Dan smiled disdainfully: "As far as I know, the income of growing mulberry and silkworms is [-]% higher than that of simply growing grain. Once our weaving bureau is established, the farmers' silk will have After seeing the market and seeing the ready-made benefits, people will naturally plant mulberry. At that time, those farmers who attach their land and population to the rich will see that the benefits of planting mulberry are more than the benefits they get from tax evasion. They don’t need me to clear the property. Weeping and shouting to ask the host family to return the land to themselves.”

"Wonderful!" Shi Wanquan slapped his thigh: "This method is good. Farmers' self-cultivated land is used to raise silkworms, and their income increases by [-]% at once. Except for paying the imperial grain and national tax, the rest of the [-]% is much more than the income of their dependents on wealthy families." Yes. These farmers look stupid, but they are actually very smart. My lord’s trick is to let them fight among themselves, and then reap the benefits of the fishermen. As long as Fangshan is up and running, it will take less than two years to see the real benefits. I think the whole All the land in Shuntian Prefecture will be planted with mulberry trees, and by then, we don't have to worry about the supply of goods."

Sun Dan touched the fluff on his lips: "Do you understand my intention now?" That is to clear the land without offending the local gentry.As for the emperor, I, Sun Dan, have made achievements in politics, and I can have an explanation.Why not do it when you can do it in one fell swoop?
Sun Jia silently gave a thumbs up.

"Okay, since you all have no objections, let me talk about the details. Sun Jia is my plenipotentiary representative. Boss Shi and I are the investors. Now let's discuss the rights and obligations of each of us."

When Shi Wanquan heard this, he immediately became nervous. How could he not know the benefits of this deal.However, since this business is so profitable, with the strength of Sun Dan and the Lu family bank behind him, is he still useful?
Sun Dan seemed to see what Shi Wanquan was thinking, and said, "Boss Shi, I am indeed one of the shareholders of the Lu Family Bank. Normally, it should be no problem to borrow a few hundred thousand taels of cash from the bank. But, you should I also know that the affairs of the Lu Family Bank are a bit complicated, and I, Jinshang, Lu Bing, and Huang Jin are all shareholders, and I don't plan to get involved in the affairs inside, and just eat some dividends every year." In Sun Dan's mind Among them, the Lujia Bank is prepared for the future central bank, and it can only take action when capitalism and the commercial credit system are initially established.Maybe it will be split into several companies in the future, but the time is not yet ripe, it is better to be quiet than to move, so don't worry about it for now, just be a hen that lays golden eggs and let it lay first.

Shi Wanquan didn't dare to speak, the background of the Lu family bank was really too big, just thinking about it made people shudder.

Sun Dan added: "I still have 10,000+ taels of silver on hand, so I don't want to build my house, it's all spent on this weaving bureau. I'll pay for the looms, and the business of the weaving bureau is run by me and Sun Jia. "

Seeing that Sun Dan didn't mention his name, Shi Wanquan felt anxious: "My lord, you called the villain to Fangshan, and you won't let me intervene in the business of the Weaving Bureau. Isn't this going to kick the villain away, my lord?" Didn't you ask the villain to come over and join you in a joint venture, why are you going back on your word now?"

Sun Dan laughed: "Old Shi, don't be in a hurry, I haven't finished yet! In this business matter, everyone will have a lot of troubles in the future. You set up a company in Fangshan, grant loans in advance to farmers who are willing to convert farming to mulberry, and then sign a purchase agreement with them, wait until the silk market is listed for unified purchase, and then sell it to my weaving bureau. From now on, I will only buy from you Silk.” In fact, the kind of business that Sun Dan asked Shi Wanquan to do is the company plus farmers plus small loans in later generations.

To be honest, this old Xier has an astonishing amount of working capital on hand, let him do the tiring work of purchasing silk that requires a lot of working capital.With Sun Dan's current economic strength, if he wants to feed [-] looms, he can go bankrupt immediately with just a huge amount of cash.This kind of risk is simply passed on to Shanxi merchants, and they can still owe them three to five months when purchasing the silk on hand, which can be regarded as a kind of empty hand.

Shi Wanquan suddenly grabbed the teacup on the table and brought it to his lips: "My lord, let the villain settle the score."

Sun Dan: "I'll wait for you."

Shi Wanquan didn't go to drink tea, his right hand was fixed in the air, and he put down the cup heavily after a long time: "Isn't this just opening a bank to lend money, which is a big profit!"

Sun Dan: "Old Shi, you finally understand. Think about it. In the future, every one of the millions of households in Shuntian Prefecture will borrow from you. Even if a family only lends you one or two taels, it will be one million taels a year. Just earning interest is enough Can hold you to death."

"Wait, wait." Sun Jia objected again: "If the farmer makes money in the first year of planting mulberry, and the money is poor, will he still borrow money from Boss Shi? Are they willing to pay interest for nothing?"

Shi Wanquan sneered: "Ms. Sun still doesn't understand the thoughts of those common people! No one knows in advance how much silkworms will produce before they spin silk. Besides, what to do in case of natural disasters and man-made disasters. What should we do if we suddenly drop a lot. We signed contracts with farmers in advance to agree on the purchase price, which is also a great thing for them and reduces the risk. Besides, people always have a psychological habit of seeing cash Moreover, there will be a period of green and yellow days before the silkworms spin silk, and at that time the summer tax should be paid. Farmers need cash to pay taxes, and naturally they will use the money I loaned to them.”

Only then did Sun Jia suddenly realize: "It's Boss Shi who sees things clearly."

Shi Wanquan became excited: "Good business, good business, Mr. Sun is really talented, and he can think of such a way of making money. However, there is a problem here. Most of the farmers' taxes are tax in kind and labor, and they don't need cash! "

Sun Jia was dumbfounded.

Sun Dan said calmly: "Don't worry, I have already prepared for this matter. His Majesty the current emperor means that all labor and tax in kind in Fangshan this year will be converted into cash and paid in cash. Today, the Lord sent me to Fangshan just to try it out." What is the effect of this one-whip method? If it is good, it will be promoted to the whole country."

Shi Wanquan finally cried out: "That's good, that's good, now everything is ready, the only thing we need is the east wind. As long as the court implements the whip method in the future."

Sun Dan: "One whip method. It is to twist labor and tax together, convert it into cash, and twist it into a whip."

Shi Wan became a little embarrassed: "The villain thinks that those who don't pay will be whipped!"

"Thank you for thinking it out!" Sun Dan was very helpless.

Sun Jia also giggled.

Shi Wanquan said excitedly: "If the country uniformly collects cash in the future and does not accept physical goods, it will be great news for us businessmen. You think, farmers need cash, and the grain and local products on hand must rely on our merchants to communicate with each other. No, in less than ten years, there will be many great merchants of the Fuke Empire in this world. No, I have to seize this opportunity and do a big job. One step ahead, the day is fast and the day is late, and one step late, I can only Japanese pussy ass."

Shi Wanquan's vulgar words made Sun Jia's eyebrows stand up in anger.

Sun Dan, however, admired Shi Wanquan's keen sense of business. This guy was really good, and he got it right: "Okay, everyone, let's rest. You go to Suzhou early tomorrow morning. The county will also send people to collect Guo Pu's illegal money. Regarding the matter of common people’s land, I have to go to the capital to teach in the day after tomorrow.”

"Teaching, what book are you teaching?" Sun Jia and Shi Wan were completely puzzled.

Sun Dan couldn't explain it either, so he hesitated a few words before dismissing the two of them.

On the second day, Sun Jia, Feng Zhen, and Shi Wanquan took dozens of fellows to Tongzhou, and then escorted several boats of cash and went downstream towards Suzhou.If all goes well, we should be able to call back and forth within a month.

Sun Dan sent Sun Hao and Han Yue out for a whole day, and finally collected the confessions of more than [-] households attached to Guo Pu's head. It will take some time to liquidate Guo Pu.

Sun Dan had nothing to do, spent a day reading official documents in the yamen, and in the afternoon went to the post station to get a horse and went back to Beijing.

Thinking of teaching those young eunuchs again, Sun Dan felt a little hopeful in his heart. After returning to his mansion in the capital, he actually did some homework and found a few suitable books from the database in his brain.

(End of this chapter)