When the cotton of Jianghuai Cotton entered the market, the price of cotton in various parts of the Yangtze River immediately fell.Each of the Jiangnan gentry sitting there has mastered hundreds of thousands of acres of cotton fields, and 10,000 acres of them are not qualified to come in.As soon as the price of cotton fell, everyone immediately felt pain.The price of acres in Jiangnan is already high, and the planting cost is also high, unlike the planting model of large estates and large farms in Jiangbei.Even if the price of cotton is reduced by 30%, JAC Cotton will still make a lot of money, but the gentry in Jiangnan will have to make a lot less.Although it is not that it does not make money, it is always distressing to make less money.The people are greedy, the businessmen are profit-seeking, and the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are very fond of money, so everyone is very dissatisfied.In the past, they were able to pay millions of taels of tea tax, so that there were only 10,000 taels left, and they were still not satisfied, and they often made trouble, but now they have been moved with cakes, how can they bear it?
Wang Duo was silent for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "This Jianghuai cotton industry is a threat to everyone here.Their cost is lower than ours, if we let him develop, our cotton business will definitely be gradually robbed by them!
”"What then?
Don't you grow cotton and grow grain, then you can earn a few bucks!
”Some gentry said angrily.Zhao Zhilong said: "Brother Wang, just tell me, what to do!"
”Wang Duo's face was full of slaughter, "For today's plan, there are only two ways.One is to try to bring down the Jianghuai cotton industry, and the other is to take the Jianghuai cotton industry into our hands!
”"This Jianghuai cotton industry is led by the regent, and it can be regarded as the first fire after the regent entered the dynasty.If we make a stumbling block and collapse the Jianghuai cotton industry, then the regent will not take care of us!
”A gentry hurriedly shook his head and said, "I definitely won't participate in this strategy!"
”Wang Duo saw that the man looked like he had drawn a line with him, and immediately said, "I'll just say that!"
The first approach, I also disapprove of.That's the Regent's work project, we screwed him up, and the Regent isn't furious.Moreover, the emergence of JAC cotton industry has also given us a wake-up call.Their large-scale planting is indeed lower than ours, even if the Jianghuai cotton industry falls, other merchants will make a new one. ”Zhao Zilong's eyes lit up, "What Brother Wang means is to snatch Jianghuai Cotton."
That's a chicken that can only lay golden eggs!
”Wang Duo nodded, "I have asked people to calculate, this year's Jianghuai Cotton Industry, the profit is at least two million silver yuan, and next year it may increase to three million." ”The eyes of the numerous gentry lit up.Zhao Zhilong Monkey hurriedly said: "But how can you take it over?"
”Wang Duo regretted a little and said: "At the beginning, the regent came to us and asked me to subscribe for shares, but we refused.Now that I think about it, we have all wronged the regent, and he wanted to make money with everyone at first. ”Speaking of which, everyone was very remorseful, feeling like they had missed out on a million.Wang Duo's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice: "After we refused, the regent found the Hui merchants and the Jiangyou gang to sell rice.This shows that the regent is not opposed to our control of cotton cultivation, so we will take back the Jianghuai cotton industry, and the regent should not be blamed. ”When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but whisper to each other.Wang Duo stood up and said solemnly: "Now let's go separately to find Master Cheng Hui, as well as all the cotton spinning workshop owners in Jiangdong, as long as the workshop owners do not accept the cotton of Jianghuai Cotton, the stock of Jianghuai Cotton will plummet."
At that time, when the old emblems throw away the stocks, we will take them at a low price, isn't JAC Cotton ours?
”When Zhao Zhilong heard this, his eyes widened, and he immediately said with great joy: "Brother Wang, wonderful!
”The upstream and downstream of the silk weaving industry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are basically mastered by the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.They have a clear division of labor, the gentry and landlords control the land and grow raw materials, the merchants set up workshops for production, and a large number of officials, who are involved, provide convenience and protective umbrellas, and have formed an interest group.Suzhou City, Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce, Cheng Bi's Lin Garden.Cheng Bi is the old man who followed Zhao Ming, the leader of the merchants of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Although he does not have a prominent official title and title, and his reputation is not obvious, his strength and influence should not be underestimated, and he is not inferior to several cabinets in the Nanjing court.In the city of Suzhou, where every inch of land is valuable, the Cheng family has a forest garden covering an area of 80 acres.At noon, the president of the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce, Cheng Bi, lay on the rocking chair to rest, the maid gently shook the fan on the side, and there were two people standing under the corridor, it was Wang Duo and Zhao Zhilong.Although these two people are both big landowners in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are also many old people who are officials in the Nanjing Imperial Court, but after all, they have been in business for a short time, and they are not as good as Cheng Bi to follow Zhao Ming step by step to the present.Cheng Bi has been familiar with Zhao Ming since Jiangyin, and now although he is a first-order businessman, he is also the uncle of the Han Kingdom.This is the highest status that a merchant has been able to attain for thousands of years, except for Lü Buwei.In summer, the afternoon was particularly long, knowing the tireless chirping on the trees, Wang Duo and Zhao Zhilong were standing in the shade of the trees, already sweating, but the two of them did not move.In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there are rumors that if anyone offends President Cheng, they don't have to do any business.The two stood for a long time before Cheng Bi woke up from his sleep, he first took the iced sour plum soup handed over by the maid and took a sip, and then said coldly to the two: "Sit down!"
”The maid moved two little horses, Wang Duo and Zhao Zilong hurriedly thanked and sat beside Cheng Bi."
Say it!
What's the matter?
”Cheng Bi drank the sour plum soup and said casually.Wang Duo and Zhao Zhilong glanced at each other, and Wang Duo said: "President, the cotton of Jianghuai Cotton Industry has entered the market, and the price of cotton in the world has fallen to four cents per catty, which has dealt a great blow to our Jiangnan gentry!"
”Cheng Bi handed the bowl to the maid and sneered, "If you have anything to say, just say it!"
”Zhao Zhilong said impatiently: "President, we hope that the cotton spinning workshops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will refuse to accept cotton from Jianghuai Cotton." ”Cheng Bi said: "You want to attack Jianghuai Cotton.This will offend the regent, what good is it for our chamber of commerce?
”Wang Duo hurriedly said: "President, the regent can come to this day without the support of the president and the gentry and businessmen of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.In that year, the regent went on several northern expeditions, and the chairman helped transport the grain and grass equipment.Now the regent is in charge of Nanjing, holding the power of the imperial court, and the merchants of Huizhou and Jiangyou are trying their best to tie up with the regent.Could it be that the chairman hopes that our gentry and businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang supported the regent who came to power and was pulled over by Lao Hui and Jiangyou's gang of rice sellers.Isn't this picking our peaches?
”Cheng Bi frowned, there is business, there will be competition.In the past, within the Ming Dynasty, many parties such as the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, the Jin Party, and Donglin fought endlessly, but in fact, there were the interests of the gentry and businessmen behind them.The regent is supported by the gentry and merchants of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so he can come to the present step by step, Cheng Bi naturally does not want the regent to mix with the people of the Hui merchants and the Jiangyou merchants, and also meddle in the cotton textile industry to divide the cake of the gentry and merchants of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Seeing Cheng Bi's expression, Wang Duo knew that Cheng Bi had already moved, so he added: "If we drive away the old emblem of the Jianghuai cotton industry and the rice sellers, and master the Jianghuai cotton industry, the cotton supplied to the workshop in the future can be five cents lower than the market price." ”Cheng Bi raised his eyebrows, low Wuwen is not a small amount, the cotton that Jiangsu and Zhejiang need every year is about 150 million catties, and the cotton purchased from the gentry in Jiangnan is about 60 or 70 million catties, and when they master the Jianghuai cotton industry, they can probably provide 80 million catties of cotton, less than 5 wen per catty, that is, 400,000 taels.Cheng Bi stood up, paced a few steps in front of Wang Duo, was speechless for a while, and said in a deep voice: "The old Hui next to the regent actually put his hand into our bowl, it's really annoying."
However, this is also because you just want to take advantage, don't want to take risks, and don't listen to the regent, so Lao Hui has a chance.This is what the regent meant, and the Chamber of Commerce cannot stand against the regent.I can't be a part of this!
”When Zhao Zhilong heard this, he couldn't help but hurriedly say: "Then do you just look at that group of old emblems and share our interests?"
”Cheng Bi sneered and sat back on the rattan chair, "How could I let them pick peaches."
Now you go to the workshops and make up a supply contract, so that the workshops can refuse to buy the cotton of JAC Cotton on the grounds that they have already ordered enough cotton.The regent has the heaviest contract, so you can't blame us Zhejiang merchants!
”Wang Duomao paused: "President, I understand." ”Cheng Bi said: "Let it go, but there is one thing, don't go against the regent, you just want to drive away the merchants of Lao Hui and Jiangyou." ”Wang Duo smiled and said, "Don't worry!
We promise to drive Lao Hui away. ”Cheng Bi immediately pressed his eyes, waved his hand, and shook it on the rattan chair.Wang Duo and the two saluted very sensibly, and then left Cheng Yuan.
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