Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1549, the performance is really much better than before

In the British government, in Zhang Mao's study, there are many industries under the name of the British prince. Every month at the end of the month, they will report to Zhang Mao the performance of the previous month, so that the old prince can know how much money he has earned.

"Has everyone been paid this month's wages?"

Zhang Mao looked at the dozen or so managers in front of him, and asked as he sipped his tea.

"If you return to the father-in-law, all of them have been paid out in full."

Many managers nodded and replied.

"That's good. We have to follow the rules and regulations of the court. We have to abide by the decrees of the court. The wages of the workers must be paid in full every month. Don't let such things ruin our reputation. .”

Zhang Mao nodded in satisfaction. The dozen or so managers in front of him were actually members of the old Zhang family, but they were all collateral children, responsible for helping the British government manage many industries.

Like in the past, the British government had a large amount of land, minerals, real estate, shops, etc., and it was naturally inconvenient for Lao Zhang to take care of these things by himself, and they all left them to the children of his clan. , Of course, some trusted servants can also get the opportunity to help take care of some industries.

In recent years, with the rise of capitalism, colonialism and overseas trade, Zhang Mao and Liu Jin have jointly established a lot of industries, such as cement factories, textile factories, steel, shipbuilding, trading firms, colonial firms, overseas colonies, Plantations, pastures, tea estates, wineries, etc.

The industry is very large, involving many industries and fields, many of which are partnerships with Liu Jin, and he does not need to manage it. It is enough to attend the shareholders' meeting at the end of the year.

However, Lao Zhang also invested in many industries on his own, such as Zhang's textile factory, Zhang's shipyard, Zhang's steel factory, Zhang's cement factory, Zhang's plantation, Zhang's sugar factory, etc. There are a lot of properties, many of which were purchased by Zhang Mao himself.

This part of the industry was managed by Lao Zhang himself who sent his family members and trusted servants. In addition, in the overseas colonies, Lao Zhang also sent a large number of his children to participate in the management and operation of the colonies.

These collateral descendants are all descendants of their ancestors, and some are descendants of Lao Zhang's own brothers, so they are absolutely trustworthy.

This era is completely different from the later generations. The influence of the clan is very powerful and penetrates into all aspects and levels. It is difficult for anyone to escape the influence of the clan.

Similarly, no matter if it is a British public, Cheng Guogong, Dingguogong, or many commercial firms and large factories all over the country, similar phenomena are very common.

The children of the family participated in a large number of the family's property, and the family's property not only belonged to the individual, but also belonged to the entire family.

For example, these huge industries under the British Duke belong to Zhang Mao, if you say they belong to Zhang Mao, but at the same time, they also belong to the entire British Duke family, and Zhang Mao is only the helm of this generation.

Situations like this are very common in the Ming Dynasty. Those big merchant families in the Jiangnan area, such as the famous Anhui merchants and salt merchants, are actually behind the scenes of a whole family of children doing this.

There are officials who open up official channels for the family, and there are family members who practice martial arts who go all over the world to protect the family business. In the end, they make money and nourish the whole family.

Spend money to build private schools and academies, so that the children of the family can study and take the imperial examination, and merge a large amount of land under their own family, so that they can support more clan members, etc.

This is a very characteristic point of this era. The clan is so powerful that everyone should live in the clan as much as possible, so as to obtain more resources, and it is also inevitable that they will be hindered by the clan.

After all, this is an era of contiguous sitting, and there are three, five, and nine clans at every turn. Once they are involved, they are often an entire huge family, with hundreds or thousands of people at every turn.

"We all know~"

Many managers also said hastily.

"Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were sent out in a month. Tell me, how much money did you make this month~"

When Zhang Mao thought of the hundreds of thousands of taels that had been handed out this month, he couldn't help feeling a pain in his flesh.

He said that he must abide by the laws and regulations of the imperial court, but sending hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a month is still very painful. If it is reserved for the Chinese New Year, it will be several million taels of silver this year and put it in the bank. Interest is a huge sum.

What's more, Lao Zhang also needs money very much now.

Although the property is huge and he earns a lot of money, Lao Zhang has always liked to follow Liu Jin's example and invest everywhere.

Recently, he has also invested heavily in rubber plantations in Nanyang. These rubber saplings are very expensive, and millions of taels of silver have been poured into them casually, but until now they have not even seen a shadow.

In order to obtain rubber to make tires and produce bicycles, Zhang Mao spent a lot of money and specially set up several large plantations in Nanyang to grow rubber. He got a batch of relatively expensive saplings from Liu Jin, but It is also costly.

In addition, after listening to Liu Jin say that the Persian Gulf is a good place, Zhang Mao once again raised a lot of funds and manpower, and established the Persian Gulf Colonial Firm, dragging Cheng Guogong, Ding Guogong, Australia Guogong, Liu Jin, etc. A large number of dignitaries have invested and are going to grab the territory in the Persian Gulf.

The investment of the colonial firm was huge, not to mention that Zhang Mao didn't intend to start a small business. Naturally, he had to be more ambitious, buying dozens of large ships, setting up a colonial army, and related follow-up development, etc.

A large sum of money has been thrown down, and the plan has only been finalized until now, and a large amount of money will be needed in the future.

So regardless of the fact that Lao Zhang has a lot of property, it is still a profitable business, but Lao Zhang is also short of money.

Now it is necessary to pay the workers wages on a monthly basis, and the funds on hand are also very short.

"I don't know if it's because the wages are paid on a monthly basis. The business of our textile factory this month is much better than in previous years."

"In the past, because it was just after the end of the year, the business was the worst, less than [-] taels a month, but this month, we achieved [-] taels of silver, the most of which The main ones are orders from our country, especially the sales from garment factories are very good.”

Zhang Hui, who was in charge of managing the textile factory, stood up and reported to Zhang Maohui.

"There is a sale of [-] taels of silver this month?"

When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately beamed with joy. In the first few months after the new year, sales in all aspects were actually not ideal, especially those related to life, such as textile factories. The impact is the greatest, because before the new year Everyone has finished shopping for clothes, and after the Chinese New Year, they all make money in the factory, and consumption is greatly reduced.

Unexpectedly, this month's sales have increased significantly.

"Yes, it has increased by more than 100%, and our garment factory is nothing. The most powerful Caiyun Textile Factory, I heard that their sales this month have increased by more than [-]%. Six million taels of silver is several times that of ours."

Zhang Hui continued.

"What's so great about Caiyun Textile Factory? You should learn it well. They can sell six million taels of silver a month. Why can't we?"

As soon as Zhang Mao heard it, he immediately became sour. In terms of the textile industry, Caiyun Textile Factory is definitely the leader. It is not only the largest in scale, the largest in sales, and the largest in profits. Much higher than normal plants.

"Second Grandpa, we have been researching Caiyun Textile Factory and learning from them. It's just that Caiyun Textile Factory has mastered several important color printing and dyeing, and we can't do it. Besides, they always like to come up with it every year. There are all kinds of fresh clothes styles, and we can't always keep up."

"As time goes by, everyone has become more aware of the clothes and brands of Caiyun Textile Factory. We buy the same clothes for three hundred cash, but they dare to sell them for a tael. The key is that they sell better than us."

Zhang Hui said helplessly that Zhang Hui was the grandson of Zhang Mao's elder brother Zhang Zhong, and when he was in a hurry, he would call him Second Grandpa directly.

"They know how to print and dye colors. Let's find a way to learn them. We just follow suit when they create new designs. It doesn't matter if people are a little stupid. We just need to learn from smart people and follow smart people to do it."

"For example, I don't know anything about business and business, but I know how to deal with people and do all kinds of business with Liu Jin. This is how we have such a huge industry as our Zhang family now."

When Zhang Mao heard this, his beard turned crooked in anger. It doesn't matter if this person is a little stupid, but if you want to follow the right person, just follow the smart person.

"But Second Grandpa, last year, when the Imperial College of Technology researched several new dyes, but I wanted to buy a recipe, you think that recipe is too expensive, and the dye recipes of several colors only cost hundreds of thousands of taels Silver, with this silver, we can come up with dozens of color formulas."

"That's what you said at the time, so I didn't buy it. I turned around and asked Caiyun Textile Factory to buy it. Now which colors of fabrics and ready-made clothes are the most popular, we can't make it out, even if it is After it is made, the color will fade, it is simply incomparable."

Zhang Hui said aggrievedly.

"Is there such a thing?"

When Zhang Mao heard this, he thought for a while and asked.

"Yes, don't you think it's just a few printing and dyeing formulas? What's the big deal? If it costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, it's better to rob a bank."

Zhang Hui continued.

"It seems that there is such a thing~"

Zhang Mao scratched his head and said, "If you encounter such a thing in the future, don't be reluctant to part with the money. Just buy it. It can't be cheaper than Caiyun Textile Factory."

"Madan, Wang Shouren is just like Liu Jin. He is a ghost, ghost spirit. He is really willing to buy several dye formulas for hundreds of thousands of taels, but this brand has become popular, and it is really profitable. We sell it for three hundred coins. They Dare to sell it for a tael of silver, it is black, as black as Liu Jin!"

(End of this chapter)