Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 273 Hot Heart
President Luo just finished speaking, and there were many discussions in the hall.

Huo Xi looked up the hall.

She has heard of President Luo.The shops run by the Luo family are spread all over the south of the Yangtze River, and they are considered one of the largest merchants. The family operates cloth, silk, jewelry, cotton, porcelain, sugar, tea, dyes, medicinal materials, salt and other businesses that come in for money.

It is said that several people in the clan are officials in the court and in various places.A real big family.It is quite famous among many commercial firms in the south of the Yangtze River.

As soon as he said this, everyone whispered.

Huo Xi also turned her face away. To her, it was reasonable and reasonable for various commercial firms in the south of the Yangtze River to contribute money for dredging the canal.

The imperial court wanted to use the canal to transport a large amount of materials to the north, including timber and other building materials, so land transportation was not as convenient as water transportation.

The imperial court dispatched tens of thousands of migrant workers to build dams and gates, and people from all over the river were conscripted to serve in the various channels of the canal. However, these businesses that used the canal for profit did not work hard or spend money, but just sat and enjoyed. How could the imperial court bear it?
Although you have to collect money to pass through the gates and dams, it is not as good as collecting money from various businesses at one time, and raising donations is much more.

The imperial court issued an order to the presidents of the various commercial firms, and the presidents summoned these firms to discuss.

The purpose of coming today seems to be to ruthlessly bleed.No wonder big and small businesses have been called here.

Seeing that everyone was silent, President Luo winked at a few of his own people below.

If there is a business name, it will say: "Should be, what we take from the people will naturally give back to the people, and this is something that will last for thousands of years and is beneficial to ourselves. There is no reason for us to just watch it. I will donate 3000 taels!"

Someone immediately followed up: "I also donate 3000 taels."

"I donate 1000 taels", "500 taels"...

Huo Xi didn't know who they were and how big their firm was.After staring at it for a while, I saw that Huo Zhong had a small discussion with the people who came with him, and they also said to donate 2000 taels.

Huo Xi counted them all.

A company as big as Longxing only donated 2000 taels, so a company as small as hers naturally couldn't surpass others.For a while, just let Shen Qianzhong follow the same pace as the firm of Guangfengshui.

Sure enough, it was heard that a few companies with the same scale as Guangfengshui donated fifty or thirty taels. Shen Qianzhong turned his head to look at Huo Xi, and Huo Xi gave him a five.

Shen Qian nodded.

Just when she was about to shout, Huo Xi saw Huo Zhong making a comparison to her.

What, she wants to donate 100 taels for the two shops of Guangfengshui?

The usual membership fee, this donation, that tax, this tax, that tax, how little is it?Another 100 taels?

More than ten acres of fertile land in the north are gone.Huo Xi was so distressed that he twitched.

Selling 100 catties of sucrose does not earn [-] taels.

Shen Qianzhong also saw the hint given by Huo Zhong, looked at Huo Xi, saw her nod, raised her hand and shouted: "Guangfengshui 100 taels."

Immediately, a young man wrote down quickly in the notebook.

Cries came and went.

In less than half an hour, hundreds of thousands of taels were raised.Huo Xi couldn't help being speechless.

It would be fine if it was used on the canal, but if it fell into private pockets, how much money would it cost?Huo Xi clicked his tongue a few times.

But she also saw that in the hall, there were two serious-looking people standing behind the two presidents.It doesn't look like a business pie.I don't know if it's from the imperial court.

This matter is led by the imperial court. It is normal for the imperial court to send people to watch over the business for fear of corruption.

Sure enough, the boys took the tray to collect the cashier notes one by one, Shen Qianzhong also put 100 taels silver notes on the tray, and after a while, there was a thick stack on the tray.

After collecting all the trays, several servants walked out of the hall carrying the trays, and the two people standing behind the president followed suit.

The two presidents got up and saw each other off.

Shen Qianzhong tilted her head to explain to Huo Xi: "Those two should be from the imperial court."

Huo Xi nodded and saw it.What kind of low-status person can be gifted by the meeting?
Soon, the two presidents returned to the hall.The whispering in the hall died down.

"Thank you for your generous help. The imperial court knows our righteous deeds and will reward our Jiangnan Commercial Bank."

Huo Xi's heart skipped a beat, don't ask for any rewards, all the firms are comparing, which one raises more money, and it's not their small firms that are suffering?

North Korea and China have to ask various companies to donate a sum for this and that. Think their money is blown by the wind?
The two presidents said a few polite words, and then talked about the second matter.

"Now that the court has lifted the sea ban, our Jiangnan Trading Company naturally can't miss the opportunity. We are here today to discuss this matter."

Upon hearing this, everyone sat upright, and a needle could be heard in the hall.

"Large merchants have their own manpower, ships, and supplies, so naturally they don't need to share with everyone. However, small and medium-sized merchants want to do maritime trade business, but they have no connections. Let's discuss it today to see if everyone is interested in doing this together. Take a look at a ship going overseas, how many manpower is required, how much money is spent, and how much share is allocated to a ship.

As soon as the words fell, the whispering immediately became louder.

If you have the conditions, you don't want others to divide your business, so you naturally want to do your own business.If there are no conditions and no way to ask for help, now there are commercial companies willing to take the lead and guarantee, so naturally they are willing to do so.

Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong looked at each other and remained silent.

After more than ten years of sea ban, the sea ban was lifted for the first time this year, and everyone's enthusiasm is high, which is understandable.

But a smaller blessing boat costs thousands of taels of silver, employs hundreds of sailors and boatmen, dozens of management buddies, and a full ship of goods, and the throwing fees on the way back and forth...

Going back and forth, this share is indispensable, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.

And I don't know if the goods are purchased uniformly with money collected, or if they only buy a quota, and each family prepares their own goods.

Sure enough, the two presidents and several big firms proposed several operation plans.

The companies below were eager to try, and their faces were flushed when discussing, and all of them were enthusiastic.

Go abroad, at least several times the profit.The goods from the dynasty are transported there, and the profit is several times more than ten times, and the profit is several times more when the foreign goods are purchased and shipped back.

This time and again, if it goes well, you can make a fortune with just one trip.

Of course, there are many people who can't even look forward to returning to the boat.

The firm got a lot of money just to pay the worth of these sailors and boatmen.

Does Huo Xi not want to participate?No, she thought, very much.But now they are limited.

Just listen carefully to the discussion of everyone in the hall.Sure enough, there are 10,000 quotas for a medium-sized blessing boat, and each quota costs 5000 taels.There are also joint shipments, the stocking silver needs at least [-] taels.

Huo Xi had the 5000 taels thrown by Pingniang in his hand, and he could get 3000 taels out of the shop, but in this case, Guangfengshui would be stretched.

Shen Qianzhong was heartbroken by what everyone said, so she turned her head to look at Huo Xi, and Huo Xi shook her head at him.

She didn't want to go abroad this year.

If smuggling and selling sugar can make some money this year, she will come to think about it next year.

Huo Zhong turned his head to see this scene, pursed his lips and smiled, he didn't know what he said to the young man beside him, and the man glanced at her.

Huo Xi only listened to the discussions of the people around him, but did not see this scene.

　in the afternoon

　　
　
(End of this chapter)