1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2168
If Xiu Nian was just an ordinary monk in the past and had no experience in handling the daily purchase of living materials in Guangming Temple, it would probably be difficult to realize the consumption demand and business space that existed in the Zhoushan countryside.In terms of business experience alone, he is actually a bit better than Yin Changxing, who was born as a fisherman. Now that he has joined the local government to work, his perspective on problems has naturally improved a lot. A decent livelihood could be found for him.

However, Yin Changxing has been following Yu Chengli around Dinghaigang City in the past few days since he arrived in Zhoushan, and has never had the opportunity to come into contact with such an environment as Baiquan Town. When thinking about the way out, he certainly would not have thought that there would be such a special locality as Xiu Nian said. small business.

Judging from Xiu Nian's description, Yin Changxing feels that this kind of business model is indeed very feasible. Not only is the entry threshold low, but also the operation is not difficult. Taking care of people can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Although Yin Changxing was born as a fisherman, his mind is indeed smarter and more flexible than most of the villagers in Seogwipo. During the period after he met Yu Chengli, he learned while watching along the way, but he also mastered some basics. Although the management methods are still far from the skills required for large-scale business, it is not difficult to lose direction if you want to try a small business.

Yin Changxing tentatively asked, "Master Xiu Nian, is he interested in working together?"

Xiu Nian knew what he meant, shook her head and said: "I am a member of the Gongmen now, so I have to abide by the rules of the Gongmen. If I partner with you in this business, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my job!"

Yin Changxing is also a fine person, and he immediately heard the implication of Xiu Nian's words - it's not that he doesn't want to partner with you, but because of his limited status, it's inconvenient to cooperate publicly.

Yin Changxing rolled his eyes and said: "Master Xiu Nian, I don't need you to contribute money, as long as you can give me some convenience on weekdays, so that I can start a business in Baiquan Town, how about I share [-]% of the money you earn? "

Upon hearing this, Xiu Nian looked around to make sure there was no third person around, and then responded: "Your business will grow in the future, so what?"

Yin Changxing thought to himself that it is still uncertain whether this business can make money, you just want to make it bigger, you really have confidence in me, and said immediately: "Master Xiu Nian, if you really want to make the business bigger in the future, you just wait and see." This Baiquan Town can't participate in the sales in other places, can it?"

The implication of Yin Changxing's words is that Xiu Nian's scope of authority is limited to Baiquan Town, but if the business expands in the future, it will definitely expand to other areas outside of Baiquan Town. If you can't help, why should you take [-]% of the benefits?
Xiu Nian smiled and said, "I have confidence in you, but you don't have confidence in me, so how can you and I cooperate boldly?"

The implication is that he obviously does not think that he will stay in Baiquan Town forever, and will go to a higher place in the future.At that time, with more power in hand, there will naturally be a way to continue to take care of Yin Changxing's business.

Yin Changxing knew it after hearing the string song, and immediately calculated the gains and losses, thinking that there would be no direct loss if he agreed to this condition first.In the future, if she grows up and Xiu Nian fails to climb to a higher place to provide better conditions, then it doesn't matter if she kicks him away.

"Okay! Then follow your wishes. If the business becomes bigger in the future, you will still have a share!" Yin Changxing quickly made a decision and expressed his attitude to Xiu Nian.

Xiu Nian heard him speak in a vague way, so she didn't know the little calculation in the other party's heart, but she didn't understand Yin Changxing's intention.What he planned was not how much money Yin Changxing would give back, but to have a relatively reliable person outside the government office to act for him.

Compared with Yoon Jang-heung, a fisherman who got a taste of the sweetness by reselling seafood in Seogwipo, and wanted to change his life through business, Xiu Nian, who has successfully entered the bureaucratic system of Haihan, believes that career is the real way out.

This is of course directly related to his situation after arriving in Zhoushan. He is also a new immigrant without naturalization. His treatment is much better than other Japanese immigrants who arrived in Zhoushan at the same time, and this is only because of a small town. The public office Yamen hired him as a temporary tolerance.

Other Japanese immigrants are still living in temporary resettlement sites, and when they need to work in exchange for rations every day, Xiu Nian is already inspecting the resettlement of new immigrants in various villages on behalf of the town office.When he saw those compatriots whose faces were full of fatigue and anxiety, he already knew that he was no longer in the same class as these people.Most of them can only be ordinary farmers in Baiquan Town in the future, and they still have the opportunity to go to higher places.

Xiu Nian knew he couldn't stop, because his current job was to assist the town hall in managing Japanese immigrants, and serve as a communication channel between the government and Japanese immigrants.However, if Haihan did not continue to introduce a large number of Japanese immigrants in the future, or if this group of people adapted to the local living environment after a year or so, then his job would no longer be necessary.

Xiu Nian didn't know if Jiang Zian would still keep him at that time, maybe he would be kicked to a certain village to work as a farmer after losing his use value, so he had to plan other ways out for himself before that, at least he had to prove that My role in the town hall is far more than just being a translator, otherwise my short career may end at any time in the future.

Although Xiu Nian's thinking is somewhat pessimistic, it can be regarded as a preventive measure, but he has no relatives or reasons in Haihan, no backer, and no trusted helper, no matter what he does, he will appear lonely.That's why Xiu Nian is also considering recently, trying to find one or two reliable and capable people in case of emergencies.

Xiu Nian's original plan was to use her position to see if she could find suitable candidates among Japanese immigrants.But the problem is that he still has too few opportunities to have individual contact with the Japanese immigrants in Baiquan Town, and it is difficult to know the basics of these people, so naturally there is no such thing as trust and cooperation.Moreover, these immigrants have to undergo strict control in a short period of time, and cannot leave the village where they live casually, so it is difficult to do anything for them.

However, Yin Changxing's appearance allowed Xiu Nian to find another possibility. He and Yin Changxing had known each other since they were in Seogwipo, and they barely understood each other's situation. A man who is so powerful, he ran to Haihan country to fight alone.Of course, the most important thing is that Xiu Nian knows that Yin Changxing's purpose in coming to Haihan is to seek money, and there will be no conflict of interest with her.

At the beginning, Xiu Nian didn't think about cooperating with Yin Changxing to do business. He just agreed with Yin Changxing's ability to handle affairs. When he thought that the other party might be useful, the small business was just a few pointers.But unexpectedly, Yin Changxing was more anxious than himself, and proposed to cooperate with him on his own initiative, which saved Xiu Nian's effort in formulating words.

Whether this kind of cooperation can make money, and how much money can be made, is not the first condition Xiu Nian considers.However, since Yin Changxing offered to give [-]% of the profits in return, then Xiu Nian is not a high-spirited person. Thinking back at Guangming Temple, he kept a lot of money from daily purchases, and naturally he would not refuse the benefit of delivering it to his door. .

The two of them each have small calculations in their minds. Although this temporary cooperative relationship is not very stable, it has obvious benefits for both of them, and it is also difficult for them to find other credible partners locally. It can be said that they are the only ones. s Choice.

Not long after the two briefly agreed on their cooperation intention, Yu Chengli came out from the town office, gathered his followers and prepared to return to the urban area.Before leaving, Yu Chengli also stuffed two one-yuan bills into Xiu Nian's hands to thank him for his introduction and introduction.

Of course, Yin Changxing still followed Yu Chengli. Although he had already reached a preliminary agreement with Xiu Nian, it was impossible for him to bid farewell to Yu Chengli immediately due to emotion and reason.

Yu Chengli didn't pay much attention to the tricky relationship between Yin Changxing and Xiu Nian, he was still thinking about the results of the meeting with Jiang Zian just now.As usual when dealing with the government, Yu Chengli successfully got Jiang Zian to sign for the goods, and promised to give priority to buying from him next time when purchasing fabrics.

Moreover, Jiang Zian also revealed to him a very important business information. Recently, various villages and towns in the Zhoushan colonial area will have military labor activities. Like Baiquan Town, the practice of purchasing daily necessities by the town office and distributing them to military families as rewards is also possible in other towns. Will appear.So Jiang Zian suggested to Yu Chengli that he can go to a few more places and take the initiative to sell at the door, maybe he will gain something.

"The materials purchased by the government are actually not that sensitive to the price. Boss Yu doesn't need to actively lower the price to win the order. As long as you ensure that the quality of the goods you supply is good and meet the official needs as much as possible, you will be able to do business. .”

Sitting in the sedan chair, Yu Chengli recalled the point Jiang Zian gave him earlier, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously.Although Baiquan Town lost some money in this order, but being able to get such a reminder means that there is still a chance to earn back from other places.And this kind of operation mode is not unfamiliar to him, but he was not sure whether he could do business with the Haihan government before, but now it seems that there is no problem.

Of course, Jiang Zian wasn't kind enough to take the initiative to offer such advice to Yu Chengli when they met for the first time. This was what Yu Chengli got in exchange for real money.It is more pleasant to do business with officials like Jiang Zian. If you give benefits, you will get rewards immediately, and Yu Chengli will not feel distressed when you spend the money.

With the Baiquan Town that has already been sold as a reference object, it will be easier to take the initiative to sell at other town offices, and this will not require the participation of consignment merchants, and Yu Chengli will be able to obtain more profits.

It's just that Yu Chengli can also think that the business information he can get, of course, his local colleagues in Zhoushan can also get it, maybe much earlier than he got the news from Jiang Zian.This seemingly easy business opportunity is unlikely to be enjoyed by oneself alone. If you move slowly, let alone eat meat, you may not even have a sip of soup.

This time, he was very lucky to have picked the deal in Baiquan Town. If he wanted to seize more opportunities, he had to move faster than others.

After returning to his residence, Yu Chengli asked his subordinates to prepare samples immediately, and then he would visit various town offices on the island to try active sales.

Seeing that the employer was just starting to get busy, Yin Changxing certainly couldn't resign at this juncture, and could only complete the tasks issued by Yu Chengli first.As for preparing his own small business, we can only wait for Yu Chengli's business to be less busy.

As Jiang Zian said, after the East China Sea Fleet returned triumphantly, in addition to the rewards from the Zhoushan Management Committee and the Garrison Command, various villages and towns also arranged for labor activities, and the focus was naturally on the soldiers from Zhoushan.

Haihan has occupied Zhoushan for several years. Whether it is the local aborigines or the immigrants introduced later, many young and strong have joined the army.There were 12 people from the whole town of Baiquan Township participating in this expedition, which is actually considered a relatively small number of townships.But it was also like this, almost no one came to grab this deal, so Yu Chengli succeeded in picking up the leak.

Although Yu Chengli had expected the situation he might encounter, the following visits still made him feel a little bit that the local business competition is really fierce, and he was politely told that the labor force had been completed in the several town offices he went to one after another. For the procurement of materials, there will be no demand for textile procurement for the time being.

However, Yu Chengli was not discouraged by such setbacks. He still followed his usual method, first managed contacts if the business failed, and established good relations with the officials of various town halls, so he was not in a hurry to sell goods.

Yu Chengli's good attitude also affected Yin Changxing, who worked for him. He also took this opportunity to gradually learn about the supply of daily necessities in various towns on Zhoushan Island.If the information is obtained from other people, it is far less accurate and credible than the one collected on the spot.

With this accurate information, Yin Changxing can also verify for himself whether the operation method Xiu Nian mentioned is feasible and whether it can be expanded to areas outside Baiquan Town in the future.

After visiting several villages and towns with Yu Chengli, Yin Changxing found out that the small business that Xiu Nian mentioned was actually being carried out by some people who went from village to household in this way.However, the business scale of these shopkeepers is very limited. Most of them carry two baskets of goods and sell them everywhere. In Yin Changxing’s opinion, they can earn a living at most, and there is nothing lucrative about operating them as an industry. up.

Yin Changxing thinks that he has the opportunity to occupy the business space of these peddlers, but the premise is that he can get the care of the government to a certain extent. For example, Xiu Nian notifies him of the recent material demand in Baiquan Town, and then adjusts the supply to local goods.

(End of this chapter)