Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 358 Curve Tactics
At the end of the ninth year of Chongzhen, on the grounds of Yingtianfu, in the streets and alleys, in addition to the big-character posters cursing Song Qingshu, a lecherous martial artist, there was another small advertisement posted everywhere.

Recruitment!Recruiting young male boatmen aged 35 to 3000, with a monthly salary of one tael, needs [-] people, and the number of places is limited, so sign up as soon as possible!Registration address, Xiaguan Longjiang Shipyard.

As soon as this notice was posted in Yingtian Mansion, it immediately caused a great commotion among the lower levels. One tael of silver a month is not a lot!It is 12 taels a year, which is more than the military salary. Of course, it is the military salary you get. Yingtian Mansion has a population of more than 100 million, and there is no shortage of more than 3000 young and strong laborers. In particular, there are at least [-] guards near Nanjing. The field of the guard is limited, but the population that explodes is unlimited. Many second and third sons cannot inherit the land at all, and their status as military households prevents them from doing anything else.

However, it has been seven or eight days since the advertisement was posted, and there are very few people who have come to sign up. In total, less than 200 workers have been recruited. I don’t know what these idiots think. Song Qingshu, who finally made up his mind but got angry, was furious Next, another [-] laborers were transferred from Yinghuo Mountain, and the chance is not given to those fools!

In December, the Longjiang Shipyard, which had been silent for more than 100 years, became lively again. All the vegetables that had been planted were cleared. In the cold weather, a large number of workers moved building stones and wood from the Yangtze River. When they got down, a dozen or so people were carrying a huge log, and they began to lay the foundations, and small two-story dormitory buildings began to rise from the ground.

Although the ship locks, ship sheds and other hard objects are not ready yet, but at least it has a look, it is no longer the original desolate area, watching the workers under his hands busy working, standing in the future Longjiang shipyard office Next to the building, Song Qingshu felt like a big capitalist.

After all, he still made up his mind, time is waiting!In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Tang Ruowang and himself knew the importance of the ocean to the empire. If he missed it, he might not have a chance in the future.

However, before Song Qingshu was wondering how long the future would be, Qu Botao hurried to find him again.

"Boss, the major shareholders are almost here, waiting for you to go to the meeting!"

The success of the Jiaduobao business was successfully deceived by Song Qingshu, and a large number of Shanxi merchants, Shaanxi merchants, Beijing merchants, and even a small number of Huizhou merchants were tied to their own chariots. Everyone pooled funds to do business and communicated with each other. The energy formed will be hit, but there are also disadvantages. Not all Jiaduobao companies are owned by Song Qingshu. Although he is the major shareholder, the equity of Qihuojun has fallen from the original 50.00% to the current 30.00%. What big decision should I make? He also had to convince other shareholders, otherwise he would not be able to do it on his own.

The situation is not so optimistic.

There were more than 20 major shareholders in the conference room, but they were not as happy as last time. Instead, everyone was frowning with Song Qingshu's investment plan. After a while, it was Song Qingshu's own staff general manager Qu Botao who first proposed opposing view.

"Boss, is your plan to invest 400 million taels in the Longjiang Shipyard, is it too big?"

"The sea is impermanent! Moreover, the routes to Japan are all controlled by the governor and the Zheng family of Fujian Haiphong guerrilla Zheng Yiguan. To Nanyang, there are many pirates along the way. The demand for fan ghosts has also decreased over the years. Quite a lot, with such a large investment, we have lost more than we gained!"

It's no wonder Qu Botao is so worried, the north is chaotic, he and Xie Liuyan ambitiously took money to develop maritime business in Guangzhou, but in the end people were fooled, the smuggled merchant ships invested tens of thousands of taels were caught by the Zheng family , swallowed it all up, without even a place to reason, Qu Botao went bankrupt all of a sudden, and now he still has a psychological shadow on Da Hai.

As for the other shareholders, the conservatism of the Huaxia businessmen was also reflected, and they all tapped their pens with frowning faces. After Qu Botao finished speaking, Wang Chongwen, the major shareholder of the Wang family, also said with a embarrassed expression.

"Marshal, now we have cut into the grain market in Lianghuai, and the Huguang side has also begun to loosen, and in the north, according to Marshal's opinion, we have given up most of the business of lending money from bank accounts to Tai Ritian from Huizhou guys. Ticket number, now the company should put all its energy into the local area. Everyone is very optimistic about the silk and satin market that the commander-in-chief said. Now the business is done enough, so there is no need for such a large-scale shipbuilding. The Zheng family."

"Big guy!"

This group of guys has a bit of bourgeois consciousness. After Wang Chongwen finished speaking, Cao Sanxi, an old fellow, rarely supported Song Qingshu, although what he supported was somewhat different from what Song Qingshu thought.

"Everyone, the reason why we have what we are today is inseparable from the hard work of the general. Now that the general is in charge of the Huaihe River for the first time, the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River are full of water systems. If the general does not have a boat in his hand, he will not be able to enjoy it. This is not for the sake of the general. Being handsome is also for the benefit of everyone, it is still necessary to build a fleet to guard against those guys from Yangzhou, but..."

"This 400 million taels is really too much, Marshal, do you think this is good? Let's invest 100 million taels into the shipyard, and then the Chamber of Commerce will provide 20 taels of salary every year. For a place the size of the Yangtze River, it should be enough! "

"Grandpa Cao's words are very good!" Listening, the other shareholders nodded in agreement.

Anticipating this situation a long time ago, Song Qingshu was not in a hurry, but turned his head to look at the sky. It was just noon at this time, and it was time to eat downstairs. When he turned around, he suddenly smiled and clapped his hands.

"Everyone, let's put this matter aside for now. We came all the way, so we can't go to the meeting hungry. Today Song has prepared something special. Please come and taste it!"

After saying that, Song Qingshu clapped his hands, the chairman's authority was really strong, and within a moment, Jiangnan beauties with lunch boxes came in one after another.

These major shareholders are still looking forward to the special stuff Song Qingshu prepared. The beef noodles that are popular in Shanxi today were created by Song Qingshu, and they are now called Dashuai Noodles. Song Qingshu started as a catering company, and the restaurant under Jiaduobao Company is also very important for the income of the company. One by one, with expectant looks, each shareholder opened the lunch box, but the contents inside made them a little puzzled.

All are sealed bamboo tubes.

"Oh! This should be the bamboo tube rice that is popular in the south of the Yangtze River. You have a heart!" Qu Boju was the first to speak out and said with a smile, but Song Qingshu shook his head triumphantly.

"It's not just rice in bamboo tubes, every lunch box has such a small knife, let's open it and have a look!"

Curiosity was really aroused, each shareholder cut open the wax seal on the bamboo tube one after another, and there were quite a lot of things inside.

"Hey, they're all fish!"

To be honest, the taste of this meal is really average in the eyes of the shareholders. After the large pieces of fish are boiled in soup, they are preserved with salt and put in bamboo tubes. The taste is salty. The fish didn't seem to be fresh either, it seemed that it had been preserved for a while, but seeing that Song Qingshu's own food was delicious and sweet, the others also ate it slowly without showing any signs of expression.

Although it cannot be said to be absolutely delicious, it is not unpalatable.

After talking and laughing at a working meal for about ten minutes, Zhang Mingxing wiped his mouth with a smile as the maid removed the things again: "This Jiangnan flavor is different from the one behind the scenes! Just eat some sea fish during Chinese New Year!"

But Song Qingshu's next sentence almost made all the shareholders vomit, and he smiled and wiped his mouth with a napkin elegantly, Song Qingshu said slowly.

"These fish were fished a month ago, sealed up like this, and served today."

His face was really green, Cao Sanxi stood up holding his chest in astonishment, and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Master, you..."

The faces of the other shareholders also turned ugly. Could it be that he disagreed, and Song Qingshu deliberately punished himself?

"Hey, everyone, I eat the same food as you, and since yesterday, I have been eating for three days in a row!"

The other people who Song Qingshu said were stunned again, which one did they sing?

However, Song Qingshu's next words can be regarded as making these shareholders' eyes shine.

"Cook the sea fish that has been caught, seal it in a bamboo tube, and then smoke and roast two sticks of incense with steam. This kind of bamboo tube food can be stored for at least half a year. This time is enough to transport it from the southeast coast to the tables on the three sides of Shaanxi. , a big blessing boat can salvage at least tens of thousands of catties of fish at a time, and the seawater on the boat can be kept fresh. Before it dies and rots, it can be transported to Yingtian. There can be more than 1 cans!"

"This is meat. A canned food only sells for 200 yuan. It is definitely better than those chickens and pork. This is 100 taels of silver. After removing the labor cost, there is still a profit of 600 taels! A boat can go to sea for at least five yuan a month. Up to six trips, a monthly income of [-] taels!"

"Everyone, you are still fighting bloody battles with Huizhou merchants for the food in Lianghuai and Huguang. To the east, you don't know how to get the food in the whole sea. Are you stupid?"

The shareholders who said this couldn’t laugh or cry. In ancient times, sea fish could not be eaten in the inland, isn’t it because there was no way to keep it fresh?If they could keep it fresh for half a year, they would have done it long ago!Very helpless, Cao Sanxi smiled wryly and clasped his fists again.

"The commander-in-chief is always able to come up with new gadgets, and he deliberately looks at us to make a fool of himself! Everyone, from this point of view, I, Cao Sanxi, think that the commander-in-chief's plan is feasible, and I am willing to invest the capital of 400 million taels. What do you think?"

"I, Wang, also agree!"

"I agree too!"

However, twenty or so major shareholders nodded their heads one after another. Seeing that they were still discussing the flavor of canned food with great interest, Song Qingshu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This is just a roundabout tactic. When you have a ship, you still have to do ocean trade, and you should offend the Zheng family. After all, marching to the sea is the most important thing, and the road ahead is still far away.

But today's slanted sword is a good start after all. Following the laughter of those shareholders, Song Qingshu also laughed like a treacherous old fox.

In the future, you will be tossing!

(End of this chapter)