Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1509, Anxious Southern Capital
"Buy out the rubber from your rubber plantation at a price of 150 taels a barrel, Mr. Zhao, if you agree, I can give you a deposit of [-] taels now, and every time you receive the goods in the future, you will be in cash, and no credit will be accepted."

"how?"

Chen Tianci ignored Li Yuan and Zhang Wei who were on the side. How could these two people know the predicament of Jiangnan United Trading Company.

You can tell by the name of Jiangnan United Commercial Bank that this is a commercial firm jointly established by the big gentry and big capital in the Jiangnan area. This Jiangnan capital is undoubtedly not favored by the mainstream capital in the north.

There are many reasons for this, the main reason is that at the beginning, the gentry, big families, and big landlords in Jiangnan were old-fashioned people who were extremely opposed to Liu Jin's many reforms.

To sum up, the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty started late, developed late, and was entangled with traditional ideas and forces. On the one hand, it tasted the sweetness of capitalism and colonialism, and on the other hand, it missed the economic monopoly brought about by relying on political monopoly in the past. In the good days, there is still a strong sense of old-fashionedness in the way things are done, for example, they still oppose the levy of business taxes.

The capital in the north is different. It is characterized by early start and early development, good at innovation and utilization of new technology and technology, and tasted the big cake of the development of capitalism and colonialism. It is very supportive of Liu Jin's many reforms and believes that it is It was Liu Jin's many reforms that made Daming prosperous and prosperous today.

They can effectively cooperate with many policies of the imperial court. The respect they believe in is to rejuvenate the country through industry. Everyone is responsible for the family and the country. It is very important to start a business and make money by yourself, but we must also pay attention to the social value of the business and promote employment. , increasing state taxes, etc.

It can be said that there was a huge difference between the northern and southern capitals of the Ming Dynasty because of the different strengths formed from the beginning, and it also determined that there was a huge difference between the two during the rapid development.

One of the most important points is strength. The northern capital almost completely crushes the southern capital, and dominates the southern capital in many fields.

Both the Sangong Commercial Bank and the Four Seas Commercial Bank can be regarded as northern capital. Although many of the shareholders of the Four Seas Commercial Bank are southerners, they believe in the principles of northern capital.

The Jiangnan United Commercial Bank is an out-and-out southern capital. It was composed of former big salt merchants, tea merchants, grain merchants, etc. Although it was also a giant, it was one of the famous big commercial houses in Daming.

However, because it is a southern capital, it is not favored by northern capital.

Take the current rubber as an example. Rubber is in the hands of Liu Jin, that is, in the hands of northern capital. Rubber has a huge role, not only can it be used to make tires, but it can be used alongside steel, oil, and coal in later generations. Known as the world's four major industrial raw materials, it plays many irreplaceable important roles in the chemical industry.

This means that it involves extremely huge industries and interests, and you can't enter many fields without rubber.

These capitals in the north can still obtain some rubber from Liu Jin to some extent, but it is difficult for southern capitals to obtain rubber from Liu Jin, which also means that they have no relationship with many profitable industries and fields.

This is unacceptable to southern capital.

As far as they are concerned, they started late, and a large number of fields have been occupied by northern capital. What they are now eating is the leftovers of northern capital.

They need to achieve rapid development in new fields to increase their strength and wealth.

Although rubber has only appeared for a few years, its many advantages are already well known to everyone. As long as it undergoes various processing, many new products can be obtained, which is enough to open up many industries and fields. has very great prospects.

Take the bicycles that are popular in Ming Dynasty now. When the bicycles appeared, not only did the northern side have a lot of capital to build factories to imitate bicycles, but the southern side also naturally had many smart people who wanted to get a share of the pie.

Among them, Jiangnan United Commercial Bank spent huge sums of money to build a large bicycle factory in Shanghai, and invested several million taels of silver, but now it is facing the problem of rubber.

How could they not be in a hurry?
The key is that everyone now knows the characteristics of rubber. It takes seven or eight years for rubber trees to grow from seedlings to start producing rubber, and they can only grow in tropical regions.

The southern capital, which was lagging behind from the very beginning, clearly realized that in the next seven or eight years, they would all be restricted by rubber.

Without rubber, it’s not just that you can’t make tires. In many other aspects, it depends on the face of northern capital. Naturally, they are willing to spend a lot of money to buy ready-made rubber plantations or buy out the output of rubber plantations.

"No, no~"

"Although the conditions are very attractive, I think the price of rubber will definitely rise."

Zhao Ming was very moved, but looking at the appearance of the three big firms, he also felt that the rubber market might continue, and he was not in a hurry to find a buyer.

"Mr. Zhao, if the market price rises, we can also give you a purchase price according to the market price. There is no problem at all. In addition, we can also give you a guaranteed purchase price. If the market price is lower than the price of 150 taels a bucket , we will buy it at the price of 150 taels of silver per barrel."

When Chen Tianci heard this, he immediately increased his voice without any hesitation.

"You guys are crazy~"

Li Yuan and Zhang Wei on the side shouted again.

The people of the Southern United Commercial Bank really don’t play like this. If you do this, we will have to bid accordingly if we want to buy rubber, otherwise the rubber will be monopolized by you.

"Mr. Zhao, what do you think?"

Chen Tianci didn't care about Li Yuan and Zhang Wei, but looked at Zhao Ming firmly, expecting him to nod his head in agreement. His Southern United Commercial Bank needed rubber too much, but most of the rubber was in Liu Jin's hands. It's not enough for Liu Jin's own industry to use, where is there any extra rubber for your southern capital?

"This~"

Zhao Ming fell into hesitation, he had no reason not to agree to such a condition.

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao~"

"Our Sangong Commercial Firm is also willing to buy out the rubber in your hand on the same terms~"

"Our Four Seas Trading Company is the same, willing to buy out the rubber in your hand on the same terms~"

Seeing Zhao Ming's hesitation, Zhang Wei and Li Yuan hurriedly shouted.

As for money, you southerners used to have money, but after these years of capital and colonialism, the strength of the two carriages of capital and colonization has completely surpassed that of the south, and there are plenty of silver.

Since you are going to spend money, then we will accompany you to the end. This is the current confidence of northern capital, rich and willful.

……

"Master, why didn't you sign an agreement with them just now? There is no reason to refuse this condition?"

Hussein drove the carriage to Danhe City, he asked Zhao Ming who was behind him with some puzzlement.

Hussein used to be a Persian businessman, and he was naturally very smart in business. He had no reason to refuse the conditions offered by several big trading houses just now, and he couldn't find a reason to refuse.

"There is no reason to refuse, but I always feel that many binding conditions after signing the agreement restrict my freedom. From now on, my rubber plantation will not be in my own hands, so I refused."

Zhao Ming thought for a while and replied.

"Restrained freedom?"

"Isn't the rubber plantation in charge?"

When Hussein heard it, he couldn't figure it out. The other party bought it out with money. Does this restrict your freedom?

The rubber plantation is still your rubber plantation, but the rubber produced will be sold to a family in the future, and the price will change according to the market, and there is a guarantee.
Hussein couldn't figure it out, why is the brain circuit of this Daming man so different?
However, Ming people run rampant all over the world, and the smart Persians are acting as housekeepers for others?

With such doubts, he drove the carriage to Danhe City, and before entering the city, he saw the bustling scene on both sides of the road outside Danhe City.

"Rubber is collected, rubber is collected, as much as you have, 150 taels of silver for a bucket, 150 taels of silver for a bucket, as much as you have, as much as you want, come to collect rubber~"

There were a lot of people dressed as clerks clapping their hands and yelling with tin horns. When they saw someone driving a four-wheeled carriage into the city, they immediately came to ask enthusiastically.

"My lord, do you grow rubber at home?"

"No, that would be a pity~"

"The rubber seeds are collected, the rubber seeds are collected, one two taels of silver, one two taels of silver, you can come to harvest, and give cash on the spot~"

There are also people who keep shouting to collect rubber seeds, and ask everyone they meet if they have planted rubber, and if they know anyone who has planted it.

There is a strong rubber wind here at the gate of the whole city. Those who collect rubber and rubber seeds seem to be scrambling for rubber everywhere. Even rubber seeds have become extremely valuable things. One sells for two taels of silver. What's the difference with silver beans.

"Haha, I knew I couldn't sign some bullshit buyout agreement with them. Looking at this lively scene, I'm afraid that my rubber will not be sold?"

Looking at the bustling scene in front of him, Zhao Ming burst out laughing happily. His own rubber is his own decision. No matter how good the preferential terms you give, I just won't buy it out.

"The rubber seedlings are here, the rubber seedlings are here~"

At this time, I don't know who yelled, and the lively scene suddenly seemed like water was poured into the boiling oil pan, and the pan exploded immediately.

I saw many plantation owners who were already anxiously waiting and brought their slaves to the side of the road in a hurry. From a distance, they could see more than a dozen four-wheeled carriages with the logo of Nanyang Agricultural Company driving towards Danhe City. Come.

These dozens of large four-wheeled carriages are covered with rubber seedlings layer by layer. Each of the dozen or so four-wheeled carriages can hold thousands of seedlings.

However, at this moment, in the eyes of everyone, this is not a seedling, it is simply a golden sapling of fortune, and everyone is scrambling to run over, for fear that they will not be able to buy these rubber saplings one step later.

"Everyone, don't be in a hurry~ Everyone, don't be in a hurry~"

"Everyone, take the vouchers in your hands, arrange the order and come to pick up the seedlings~"

On top of more than a dozen four-wheeled carriages, the people of Nanyang Agricultural Commercial Co., Ltd. saw the posture in front of them, which seemed to be commonplace. They also took out their tin horns and shouted loudly.

"It turned out to be a pre-sale system?"

Seeing this scene, Zhao Ming immediately widened his eyes.

He clearly remembered that when he bought rubber saplings back then, he didn't need to pre-order them at all. He just had to go to the store of Nanyang Agricultural Commercial Bank to place an order, pay for the goods when they arrived, and even had a special person come to teach him How to grow rubber and how to manage rubber gardens.

It’s all right now. If you want rubber seedlings, you still need to pay money to order them first, and then send them over after they have cultivated the seedlings. The difference is really too big.

"The people from Nanyang Agricultural Commercial Bank really know how to make money~"

"The rubber saplings in this cart cost five taels of silver per tree. This cart of saplings is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, and a dozen four-wheeled carriages are worth millions of taels of silver!"

Zhao Ming pointed his fingers to do the calculations, and when he came up with a figure of millions of taels, his mouth opened wide.

When I was still very happy about the little money I got from selling rubber, the people in this Nanyang Agricultural Commercial Bank had already made a lot of money by selling rubber seedlings.

A rubber sapling sells for five taels of silver, which is faster than stealing money, but the rubber market is on fire now, and countless planters want to grow rubber.

"No, no~"

"These plantation owners are all retail investors just like me. The real big business is those big business houses and big plantations. They often buy rubber seedlings for at least tens of thousands or tens of thousands. This Nanyang The cash register in the agricultural commercial bank is almost cramping."

Zhao Ming quickly thought of one thing, that is, selling rubber saplings is definitely more profitable than rubber.

Rubber saplings are all cultivated with rubber seeds. The adult rubber tree can bear a lot of fruit at a time. The Nanyang Agricultural Firm holds the most rubber trees in their hands. God knows how much money they will earn this time.

Not only large and small commercial firms and large plantations have to be harvested, but even ordinary planters like Zhao Ming have to be harvested. After all, growing sugarcane is not profitable now, and the rubber market is on fire. I will plant some.

"Fortunately, fortunately, I listened to my friend's suggestion and planted more than a thousand acres of rubber. Now not only the rubber can be sold, but the rubber seeds can also be sold for money. You don't have to worry about expanding your rubber plantation, otherwise it will only be a waste of money. I don’t know how much money this investment will cost.”

"Nanyang Agricultural Commercial Bank estimates that there will only be a wave of harvesting in the next two years. After a few years, when there are more rubber trees, the seedlings will be worthless, and the price of rubber will also drop."

"It's probably only four or five years away. Otherwise, those big commercial firms wouldn't just want to sign a five-year agreement with me. They must have already seen the market in four or five years."

　Something delayed the update today, sorry~
　　
　
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