The businessmen looked at Yang Sichang with vigilant eyes, and Yang Sichang smiled and said: "I know you won't believe me when I talk in plain words, but let me tell you first.
Everyone knows that there are three treasures in Liaodong, ginseng, mink skin, and uralia grass." , Forget this urala grass, but ginseng and mink are good things, I don’t know if you are interested.”
The merchants traveled all over the country and naturally knew that ginseng and mink skins were good things.
However, Yang Sichang said that this was of no use.
Now that Liaodong is in the hands of the slaves, it would be strange for anyone to dare to sell ginseng and mink skins.
What difference does it make between saying this and not saying it?
ah.
Yang Sichang continued: "Our Guards has dispatched two divisions with a total strength of more than 30,000 people.
It can be said that Liaodong will be conquered within three years.
This is still a very safe prediction.
In fact, it may be earlier and faster.
By then This business is going to be easy.”
The businessmen thought, when the business is good, just do it.
What's the use of talking about it now?
Isn't it possible that we won't be allowed to do business in Liaodong by then?
Yang Sichang: "After Liaodong is recovered, military settlements will be carried out.
In other words, 30% of the land in Liaodong will be allocated to the army that contributed during the recovery.
Then the first people to colonize Liaodong will be the Guards soldiers and their troops.
Family members, and ginseng and mink skins can only be picked or caught by these people, and it is not our decision to sell them to whom."
It turned out that the key point was the last sentence.
Only then did all the businessmen realize it.
They first said that the opening law should be changed to make people panic, and then used Liaodong's possible output in a few years to seduce everyone.
This method is indeed good, but for these businessmen He said that he knew very well how to do business.
So someone stood up and asked: "What does Minister Yang want us to do before he is willing to let us join the Liaodong business?"
Yang Sichang said unhurriedly: "It's very simple.
Sign a contract with our logistics department to help us transport rice to southern Liaoning.
We will receive your food in Tianjin Wei or Denglai at 20% higher than the market price, or you can transport it.
Come to Juehua Island and we will purchase it at a price 40% higher than the market price.
As long as the quantity of grain shipped meets our requirements, we will give priority to cooperating with you in Liaodong business in the future."
This condition was so lenient that the merchants did not believe that as long as the grain was collected and transported to Tianjin Wei, there would be a 20% profit.
So this was a profit.
Although the profit may not be much, it would not be like Yan Yin.
Maybe you have to wait several years or even ten years before you can get enough salt.
So someone asked again: "Is the grain shipped with silver coins?"
Yang Sichang said: "Of course, but this time our logistics department has cooperated with the Daming Royal Bank.
We can issue flight tickets on Juehua Island and then redeem them at other Royal Bank branches or sub-branches, so we pay the food on Juehua Island.
Then pay within the customs.”
The businessmen were not interested in flying tickets, but they finally got a positive answer, so they began to discuss the matter.
Everyone felt that the terms offered by the military this time were too good, and it was just for transporting food, which was a bit untrustworthy.
Then another person was pushed out and asked: "Is there any regulation on how much food we must transport?"
Yang Sichang shook his head: "No, but when we cooperate, we will determine the priority of cooperation based on the food you transport."
The meaning of this is obvious, that is, those who want to transport more food can give priority to cooperation with the military.
Yang Sichang continued: "We will cooperate with all the Yi merchants to set up a large trading house to handle the sales of Liaodong specialties.
The amount of grain you transport will be the basis for your share of the trading house."
When I heard that it was a trading house specializing in selling specialties from Liaodong, all the merchants couldn't help but feel excited.
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What Yang Sichang said was that this trading house was highly exclusive and no one else could squeeze in.
The profits in the future would obviously be very high.
If they could Joining and occupying more members will naturally be extremely cost-effective.
In fact, Yang Sichang was somewhat disapproving of this.
He felt that these businessmen were doing business normally, but in the end they were given so many discounts, which seemed unnecessary.
But they didn't expect that Zhu Youxiao's purpose was just to tie these businessmen together and eventually form a large business group to make full use of their channels for retail acquisitions.
Soon the merchants made a decision to transport grain to southern Liaoning to seize the business opportunities in eastern Liaoning.
No matter what, they can still earn 20% by transporting grain.
Although it is not much, it is less than the profit of transporting salt.
Much more, but the advantages are also obvious: you can settle accounts in person and participate in Liaodong business.
At the merchant's request, Yang Sichang asked Liu Boze to take someone to register the merchant's name, the name of the firm, the volume of shipment and the date of delivery.
Then he said: "The supply of food and grass in the army is not a trivial matter.
If it does not arrive by then, it will be handled by military law.
Please be careful."
All the businessmen said: "Of course, we won't miss the Guards' affairs."
Yang Sichang added: "After the grain and grass are shipped next time, you can buy some farm tools in Tianjin Wei with the receipts from the Logistics Department.
These farm tools are made of high-quality iron and are not as good as those in small workshops.
This is regarded as cooperation with us.
Let’s meet and greet.”
The Ordnance Bureau's technological innovation greatly increased its steel smelting capacity, but iron ore could not meet the demand for a while, so Zhu Youxiao ordered all the junk weapons in the original Ordnance Bureau's inventory to be remanufactured, in addition to making new fire guns, armor and cannons.
In addition, agricultural tool innovation was also carried out to create a Approved farm tools are much better than those currently used by farmers.
Except for the people of Liao, who are given free of charge, others must buy them with money.
The imperial court currently has no commercial channels, and the problem of corruption will definitely arise when administrative agencies at all levels distribute them.
So Zhu Youxiao set his sights on these businessmen.
Yang Sichang was smart and sold these good farm tools as rewards to these merchants, making money and winning their hearts.
It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
Soon the merchants' willingness to transport was summarized and placed in front of Yang Sichang.
According to the amount subscribed by the merchants themselves, there was no need to worry about at least three years of food and grass for the Guards.
But Yang Sichang knew that farming would soon be carried out in southern Liaoning, and food must be prepared before then.
I'm afraid most of this food will be used on the fleeing Liao people.
The logistics problem has finally been solved.
There is no need to worry about food and grass.
However, how to form the Liaodong Development Company mentioned by the emperor is a laborious matter.
Although Liaodong has not been conquered yet, the preliminary preparations must be done first.
Shares The proportion of food, the early farming, ginseng picking, and mink skin catching and making, all of these must be established in advance.
Liu Boze and the scholars from Liaodong were responsible for the preliminary preparations
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