Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2420 Private Capital
"Is the landlord Lao Cai willing? It sounds like there is no guarantee."

"It's definitely not a loss, but some leaders are needed. There just happened to be an old man who got into a little trouble, let's talk together?" Wang Kai ordered the secretary to bring shopkeeper Gu in as he spoke.

There are tens of thousands of aborigines and naturalized people surnamed Gu in Lingao, but the most famous one is undoubtedly this young man: Gu Baocheng.

Gu Baocheng has been running the Liaohai branch in Lingao for the past few years, relying on his uncle's strong financial resources and the Senate's "Huairou Yuanren" policy, basically earning money in Lingao.Not to mention the profit from selling goods, just selling the land that my uncle took care of him in the early years has made a lot of money.

Although Gu Baocheng didn't have much talent in business, he followed the rules and kept a low profile, and didn't cause any trouble for his uncle.

After the second campaign against encirclement and suppression, Li Luoyou directly canceled the Lingao Branch under the pretext of "military looting", so the Liaohai Xinglin Gao Branch turned into the "Tianbao Branch", which was directly washed into Gu Baocheng's personal account. Property—of course, his uncle secretly bought shares and became the real controller behind the scenes.

Gu Baocheng is doing business in Lingao, and he is law-abiding, but in recent years, I don't know whether he was instructed by Li Luoyou or suddenly became enlightened, and he has gradually become restless.

Not long ago, the Colonial Trade Department received a report from the Political Security Bureau, confirming some of the things Wang Kai had always suspected.This led to today's meeting.

Shopkeeper Gu's appearance can be called "handsome" even in the eyes of a veteran, and he always has the calm and indifferent expression taught by his uncle on weekdays.It's just that at this moment, his forehead is also sweating out of season.

"The two chiefs." Gu Baocheng bowed respectfully.

"Treasurer Gu, sit down." Wang Kai "enthusiastically" greeted, "I heard that you encountered a little trouble in Japan? Why didn't you tell us? Maintaining the order of sea trade is an important task of the Senate. You don't trust me. Us."

"Although a shipment of cargo is lost, the value is not too high. The veterans are busy with everything, and there are already too many troubles for you on weekdays, so I think this time let it go." The shopkeeper Gu Baocheng is familiar with the origins of all kinds of pirates, he What I'm worried about is not being robbed, but being robbed by pirates in the Senate.

"Treasurer Gu, you are so rich. There are tens of thousands of yuan worth of goods, and there is an H800 worth several thousand yuan, so let's forget it?"

Now Gu Baocheng couldn't hide his embarrassment at all. He was young after all, so he couldn't think of anything to say for a while, so he blushed and remained silent.

Wang Kai wanted him to do something, so naturally he wouldn't push him too much, so he slowed down his tone:
"You can't completely blame you for this matter. Our policy has not yet been clarified, but we will soon have a system. But when it comes to the Dutch, we still have to make it clear to them in the end."

"Understood. In fact, the trade with Japan, since the goods are all purchased by the Senate, and the ports on the Japanese side are gradually obeying the orders of the Senate, it really shouldn't be done by others. Now the merchants are fine, the Dutch Whether it is the Portuguese or the Portuguese, they have the mentality of earning a fortune.”

Shopkeeper Gu understood the core problem within a few moments. In the past, the Senate was weak and powerless, and they wanted to run on the Zheng family, so they could only distribute the fat of the trade with Japan to everyone.Now the wings of the Senate are getting more and more abundant, and it is going to be monopolized.

Gu Baocheng has been with his uncle for many years, so he understands the government's thinking very well.So as soon as Wang Kai said a few words, he immediately joined in.

Wang Kai felt that he was very interesting at the moment.He also said: "Of course, our Senate is not simply striving for profit. Instead of burying the money in your cellar, it is better to let the Senate develop industry and agriculture, and you will have bigger ships and more commodities to go to the sea. Doing business, our income will increase by orders of magnitude.”

After finishing the nonsense, he still brought the scene back with righteous words. Of course, he was right.

"I understand, this is called 'mercantilism', right? I have attended the courses of the elders. Get a surplus, subsidize the industry, and further expand the surplus. This is a virtuous circle."

"Oh, yes." Fatty Wang looked at shopkeeper Gu with admiration, "But our mercantilism is still different from that of the West, and has been improved. We are not opposed to the prosperity of diversified businesses. It's just that the stage we set up If you can’t relinquish the profits that were picked up for nothing on the stage, it will become a “loss of state-owned assets”, which is a felony here. As for the safety on the stage, we also provide such public products. The one you were robbed of Ship, we’ll get it back for you, and the payment for the goods will be given to you at the purchase price.”

"Ah, this... I am deeply grateful for the great favor of the Senate!" Gu Baocheng had already stopped counting on ships and cargo, but now that Chief Wang is willing to let the net go, he is naturally overjoyed.Standing up quickly to salute, Wang Kai immediately stopped him: "No need to do that."

Now that Chief Wang talks about friendship in this way, a new policy has been released.Gu Baocheng made up his mind to take this opportunity to mess with his opponent.

"Mr. Wang, you mentioned diversity, and I would like to report something to you here. Let's talk about Japan. The diversity you mentioned is really a bit much. In addition to the self-management of the Senate, there are also Dutch and Portuguese People, as well as our kind of maritime merchants, and... uh, some merchants under the pseudo-Ming rule. The last type, which accounts for a large proportion, is also taking advantage of the security environment and cargo organization capabilities provided by the Senate to do business , There really is no lack of diehards here."

"When did you find out about this situation?" Wang Kai was not surprised by his report - colleagues have been friends since ancient times.Given such an opportunity to punish his opponent, Gu Baocheng certainly would not and should not let it go.

"This, this, I only know, I only know." Shopkeeper Gu said quickly. "The previous ones are not counted. But now, I think the Senate has firmly occupied the export of sucrose and raw silk. As for porcelain, the output and quality of the new products of the Senate are far ahead; The Polish navy is naturally invincible; even the few places in Japan that opened ports and trade are all related to the Senate. If you continue to let others enter casually, then I dare to say that it is indeed a loss of state-owned assets 'Yes. If you want to take care of it, you can take care of everything, and it is useless to just take care of some people. But the elders are farsighted, and you have already planned to deal with this matter. We will definitely work together and have no complaints."

"Made, the Senate also has a lot of accounts that cannot be settled!" Elder Shi Jiantao, who had been listening all the time, suddenly spoke up, scaring Gu Baocheng into sweat again.

"Hahaha, the organization process still needs to go." Fatty Wang hurriedly smoothed things over, "By the way, shopkeeper Gu, investigate the business conditions of the merchants of the Ming Dynasty in Japan that you just mentioned, and write a report to me. The figures in this part, Our Foreign Intelligence Bureau calculates by subtraction, let me see what is the result of your direct investigation."

"Yes, yes, I will write it when I get back." Gu Baocheng nodded again and again, "It will be delivered in two or three days. It's just that the villain is contemptuous, and some things are just hearsay, and the report can only be..."

"Don't worry, we are just using it as a reference." In order to reassure him, Wang Kai immediately took out the prepared reassurance pill:

"Trade with Japan is highly profitable. We are not the ones who eat alone, and we will still leave you open. But we will not rush forward like before, and no one will make a profit in the end. Do you recognize Mr. Shi from the shipyard?"

"Recognized, I have admired my name for a long time, and I am Lu Ban in this world." Shopkeeper Gu hurriedly stood up and saluted Elder Shi Yuan.

Elder Shi Yuan felt a little embarrassed, smiled and waved his hands.

"So, you've also heard about Nanyang Company?"

"I heard that, as soon as the detailed rules come out, I will fully support it."

"Nanyang Company, belonging to the Senate, is anxious to do it, but it is a bit too much to take care of, so it introduces private capital. In terms of trade and transportation, we also have a similar dilemma. The transportation capacity is insufficient, so you and Westerners are required to transport it. The price difference is limited, and the freight is always paid. If the freight is more, the money for shipbuilding will be less; if the money for shipbuilding is less, the demand will continue to grow rapidly, and the freight will be more. This is a vicious circle. You know that the trading company in the Senate is half-dead. It is not so much a trading company as a transportation brigade. It cannot transport [-] to [-] tons of grain every year. The entire trade in Australia and Song Dynasty is almost waiting for people to come to your door."

"The Senate is hiding wealth from the people, not competing with the people for profit..."

MD, what this educated person says is so fresh and refined.Wang Kai thought.

"But this vicious circle will definitely break out. I'm not afraid of you dumping the goods. I can tell you that next year we will have to transport 800 tons of grain. Therefore, we will build a large-scale construction, and we will not hesitate to introduce private capital. The efficiency of cutting-edge ships is H[-]. Five times, it is very attractive commercially. The shipyard and the trading company plan to cooperate and propose two plans. The first one is that private capital pays for the wholly-owned ship, and the trading company is responsible for the operation. Sure, you just lie down and collect [-]% of the profit. The second option is that private capital pays for the wholly-owned ship, and we pay for the crew on board, but you are responsible for the principal of the goods. You decide what to buy and where to sell it. We take [-]% of the profit. For both options, the shipyard will value the ship at cost, the trading company and the naval academy will provide the sailors needed for operations, and you can send the necessary entourage.”

"Then let me venture to ask, the ships of the first plan and the ship of the second plan must have different commodities and routes, right?" Shopkeeper Gu discovered the problem at a glance.

"Yes, this is what I just said. In some places where we plan to monopolize and have high profits, we will also leave an opening for you to participate. The form of participation is the first plan. Here I will introduce the trade details I plan to promote. It's divided."

"Then you must have set a limit on the number of ships in the first option?"

(End of this chapter)