Chapter 49 Pioneer Part 1 The Huaiyang General Manager has never had the habit of procrastinating after making decisions.
Even though the Spring Festival is just around the corner, all departments are still operating at their usual high speed.
In just a few days, various strategies and corresponding implementation work for the "economic war" against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty have been quietly launched north of the Yellow River.
Affected by the weather, the Yellow River has not yet been unsealed.
Most sections of the canal are also frozen.
Therefore, business travelers traveling from north to south could no longer use ships and could only use mule carts or ox carts to transport goods at high prices.
Occasionally, a draft horse dragging an ice sled roars across the smooth, mirror-like river surface, which will attract envy from both sides of the canal.
It was a cargo-carrying weapon that the boat gang entrusted Huaiyang craftsmen to build specifically for them.
Not counting draft horses, the price of each one was more than two hundred guan.
And the "identity" of the goods loaded on the ice skid is even more valuable.
An ordinary piece of needle and thread is not qualified to be put on an ice ski, and it is impossible to earn back the cost of transportation.
"The boat gang has been really prosperous in the past two years.
No matter what time, there is endless business."
In a wide mule cart traveling along the east bank of the canal from south to north, several young faces looked out from the broken lattice glass.
The people in front of the window turned around and talked with envy.
"Of course, they are very knowledgeable.
In the navy, as well as in the major legions, many officials are from the shipping gang.
They say the business is fair, but many of the goods are not available to us Yangzhou people, but We can always provide them with priority.”
"It's true that all the money has been made by the boat gangs, but we, the native Yangzhou merchants, have to follow them."
"I don't know what Shopkeeper Du and the others are going to do.
They leave the business with the biggest dividends without making any profit.
It's such a cold winter, but they insist on sending us down to earn the three melons and two dates from the piglets and lambs."
"No, this foreign monk is just good."
"Okay, shut up, everyone, no one will treat you as dumb."
Chang Fugui, the new second shopkeeper of Hanyuan Headquarters, who was leaning on the backrest in the middle of the back row of the carriage, suddenly opened his eyes and scolded in a low voice. .
"Can you decide how much money you should make and what business you should do?
Just work hard and follow the rules.
Don't worry about Shopkeeper Du and the boss.
They have their reasons."
"It's shopkeeper Chang."
The waiters stuck out their tongues and responded sadly.
Near the end of the year, he was suddenly sent to open up trade routes north of the Yellow River.
Everyone felt a little uncomfortable.
Although shopkeeper Du, the boss, had promised before departure that anyone willing to go to the north would receive twice as much salary as in Yangzhou, and if he was in danger and couldn't come back, his family would be given a large pension.
But in these days, who still lacks the money to work hard?
As long as they can write and calculate, and their eyes and hands and feet are smarter, in the eyes of any business in Huaiyang, everyone is not a hot potato and squatting at home with a small life.
Isn't it great to earn stable money at the doorstep for a lifetime?
Why bother with a fight just around the corner, and still have to run north to make yourself look like a soldier, with your head stuck in the waistband of your pants every day?
"The boat gang not only has a lot of acquaintances here, but also makes friends with high-ranking officials in the capital city.
I took the mirror, walking beads, and eight-treasure glazed chamber pot from Yangzhou without fear of being smashed in my hand.
Here.
And we We, Hanyuan Trading Company, are engaged in small businesses, and the biggest person we know is the prefect of a state.
How can we compare with the boat gang?"
Knowing that everyone was unhappy, Chang Fugui thought for a while, and added in a slower tone. .
"That, that's true" "If Shopkeeper Chang didn't tell us, we would have almost forgotten."
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"Isn't that right?
Snakes burrow into holes and mice burrow, and each has its own way of doing things."
All the boys and girls nodded, regardless of whether they understood or not.
Chang Fugui is the leader of their group.
From now on, everyone's performance evaluation and year-end bonus will be in the hands of this person.
So everyone had already braved the bullet and headed north, so there was no need to offend his immediate boss.
"I know that everyone is not at ease.
Is there going to be a war?
Who can't see it with a discerning eye?
The Huai'an army has brought their troops and artillery to Xuzhou.
Can it stop after the Chun'er attack?"
After scanning the crowd, Chang Fugui said He sprayed white smoke again to supplement.
The temperature in the car was a bit low, so every time he opened his mouth, white mist would come out of his throat and linger in the air.
But everyone's hearts were quickly warmed by his words, and a few real smiles gradually appeared on their faces.
"But once the war breaks out, the price of anything will not rise.
If our boss doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, how long will it take to do it?
Besides, we are not soldiers.
We need to carry our heads and charge.
We are doing serious business. , buy pigs from big households in the north Buy cattle and sheep, and then pay the bill with real money.
No matter how fierce the fight outside is, it won't hurt us at all.
After all, the more chaotic the situation is, the scarier the real money will be.
Only those big families in Lingzhou will be kicked in the head by a donkey.
They will mix us up with the Huai'an Army."
These few words touched the hearts of everyone, making everyone blush and laugh.
"Hey, hey, Brother Chang, you can see clearly.
Now I feel much more at ease."
"Otherwise, Brother Chang would have become the shopkeeper, and we would still be running errands down there.
This knowledge alone would have left us behind who knows how many miles."
"Hehe, hehe.
That's right.
Although our Hanyuan Trading Company doesn't make those red goods, but which daily groceries of firewood, rice, oil and salt are better than us?"
"It's not me who sees things thoroughly, it's the boss and shopkeeper Du who have the right vision."
Chang Fugui smiled and waved his hands very humbly.
"At this moment, everyone else is rushing to open a branch in the south of the Yangtze River.
Only Hanyuan and a few three or two families have set their sights on the north.
The risk in the south is small, but it is easy to open a shop if you can't stand it.
Anyone can do it.
Get involved.
Everyone is competing to lower the price and raise the price.
How much can the profit be?
But in the north, no one dares to open it.
At the semi-colon, we were one step ahead.
By the time others figured it out, we had already taken root in Lingzhou and were brothers with the local merchants.
How could they catch up with us and expand our territory?
With this in hand, how could Hanyuan Trading Company forget us when the owner needs employees again in the future?"
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"That's right.
They can't even eat hot food if they eat shit."
"Hey, after listening to Brother Chang, we really should come."
"That's right, let's practice more and go north in two years.
Maybe we can be like Brother Chang and go out on our own."
Everyone's hearts were filled with excitement as they all shook their heads.
The entire journey immediately no longer seemed irritable.
Almost everyone's eyes were shining with hope.
"I'm sorry, brothers."
Seeing the admiration on everyone's faces, Chang Fugui apologized quietly in his heart.
This trip is not without any risks, but both feet are on the mountain of knives.
If there is a slight mistake, it will be catastrophic.
However, he must take this risk.
Because this involves the reputation of the Grand Steward and millions of lives in the north.
Therefore, if the war can end soon, no matter how big the sacrifice is, it will still be worth it: