Chapter 14 great business opportunity

During the trip to Huzhou, within three days, Hu Xueyan did two important things for him.The first thing is to make an appointment with Huang Yi to accompany him to Hangzhou to do pen and ink.Huang Yi changed her mind. On the one hand, she wanted to venture outside, and on the other hand, she felt that being with a boss like Hu Xueyan was very satisfying. Of course, she also knew that this boss would not treat her poorly, so she didn't talk about salary, etc. at all. The second thing is to further win Yu Si's friendship.Ever since Yu Si reconciled with Ah Qiyan, his decadent and old attitude has been swept away, he no longer talks about the errands in the yamen, and he doesn't bother with housework, Hu Xueyan said that he can take care of it with some energy.Hu Xueyan wanted to turn around the position, so in addition to the sum already allocated, he mobilized another fifty thousand taels of silver for him to take away.

"Your business is my business. For a friend like you, it is worth going bankrupt. Besides, I believe you must have a way." He said to Hu Xueyan like this, "If you want a position, just tell me earlier, and I will definitely adjust it for you." together." With Yu Si's 100,000 silver and his words, Hu Xueyan's ambitions became lofty again.The most difficult thing for him at present is the position. The silk in the warehouse in Shanghai has put away most of his capital. The business of Fukang Bank is doing extremely well, and it has become one of the "golden signs" among the "big peers". But only in this way, we must not show the slightest embarrassment of being stretched. As for the Maritime Transport Bureau, at the time when the old and the new are changing, the deficit can only be made up, not stretched.At this critical moment, Hu Xueyan once wanted to sell the batch of silk at a bargain price. Although there was still a surplus, it was limited, and the result of all the hard work turned into a waste of work. Chance.In a dilemma, with Yu Si's help, the help was great.

"Fourth brother!" He said excitedly, "As long as you trust me, I will cover the interest of this money for you, which is more cost-effective than letting anyone else. "Go to Yangzhuang. I got the news in Hangzhou two days ago that Mr. Yi, the governor of Liangjiang, is going to be rude to foreigners. This is a rare opportunity. If you seize it, you will make a fortune. However, when the opportunity comes, others don't know it. , I know, others can’t see for sure, but I can see for sure. This is where people can’t do business with me.” What is the chance after talking for a long time?Governor of Liangjiang Yiliang, Yu Si knows that he is the father-in-law of Prince Gong who is in power. "Could it be," he asked hesitantly, "that we are going to start a war with foreigners again?"

"That's not going to—" Hu Xueyan said that what he heard was that the governor of Liangjiang, Yiliang, was deeply dissatisfied with foreigners because of two things. First, Liu Lichuan of the Small Knife Society had foreigners donating arms and food from the concession. "Assist in smoothness", even if it does not help Liu Lichuan, the imperial court will not tolerate it, and it is indeed a great help to Liu Lichuan. The second is that after the fall of Shanghai, the "barbarian tax" is a tariff calculated on the basis of 50% of the value. Foreigners have refused to pay on the pretext of the impact of the war and the suspension of business.It is inevitable that business will be affected, and it would be deceiving to say that it has come to a complete standstill.The payment of customs duties by foreign merchants depends entirely on the consulates of various countries to restrain them.Then there is only one way: not to do business with foreigners.

"The government has no control over the affairs of the concession. If you don't want to do business with foreign merchants, is it possible to dump the goods sold by the foreign merchants into the Huangpu River? Naturally, this cannot be done. So, taking a step back, there is only one way , This method is also very powerful. Two items of silk tea from the mainland are not allowed to be transported into the concession. This is something the government can do." "I understand! It's still your original method," Yu Si nodded and said, "In that case, the prices of the two stocks of silk tea will definitely rise sharply. This is a good business!"

"Naturally, it's a good business." Hu Xueyan said, "I have the silk, and it's not the right time, I can't receive the goods. There is a lot of brains on the tea, and the government is slow to do things. Before the notice comes out, I still have time to do it." In addition, I also want to open a pawnshop and a pharmacy, and Fukang also wants to set up a branch in Shanghai.” "Old Hu," Yu Si interrupted him, "I'm afraid I won't listen to you, but I made the statement first, it's definitely not because I have any other thoughts, it's just to remind you, you should do it, what do you say? Do whatever you want."

"Fourth brother, our friendship, your confession is superfluous." Although the words are superfluous, I have to explain them first. This is the "festival" in the world. In fact, what Yu Si wants to say below is almost superfluous. He persuaded Hu Xueyan that no matter how powerful a person is, with limited energy and too many clues, he must There are places that cannot be taken care of.Moreover, his business is interrelated, and it will affect the whole body. Once it collapses, it will be out of control. It is better to restrain it temporarily and fight steadily. These words have a lot of meaning, which shows Yu Si's concern, but why doesn't Hu Xueyan know it?He understands the stakes and interests far more thoroughly than Yu Si, but he can handle it by himself. If something goes wrong, how to give first aid, he has also carefully planned, and he has nothing to fear, so he does his own way.It's just that when Yu Si said such words, we are closely related. Although he couldn't listen to it, he couldn't argue, so he kept nodding his head to express his acceptance.

Acceptance is not something that can be perfunctory with empty words, and Yu Si has a large amount of capital invested in his own name, so he has to worry about him.Hu Xueyan's thinking has always been broad and thorough, and he was thinking about Yu Si's words, did they mean anything?But it is impossible not to ask clearly. "Fourth brother, your words are very honest. I have decided to give up on pawnshops and pharmacies and leave them for now. However, I would like to ask, fourth brother must tell me the truth." "Your words are also superfluous." Yu Si replied, "When have I ever told you a lie?"

"Yes, yes, I know." Hu Xueyan nodded again and again, "However, I'm afraid that there may be something I can't see, so I need to ask my fourth brother for advice. Look, is the batch of silk we have in Shanghai now? Is it better to let go?" "Hey!" Yu Si's expression and voice sounded regretful, "You have completely misunderstood me! Do you think I am worried about the capital I invested in you? Absolutely not! I have said it long ago, I believe You, you do the business, I don't ask." "Fourth brother believed me, but in the end he got 'duck shit smelly'. How can I explain to fourth brother?"

"Don't explain it! What do you want to explain? There are losses and losses in business, and there is nothing to say! Only those who 'talk to their own people and eat their own people' are 'duck shit smelly', you are not that kind of person. Let me say it again, even if If you want to eat me intentionally, I am also willing, I am not saying this now, you ask Ah Qi." As he spoke, he kept shouting, "Ah Qi, Ah Qi! Boss Hu has something to ask you." Ah Qi was very busy preparing the soil instrument for Hu Xueyan, but when she heard that Hu Xueyan had something to ask, she still pulled out her body.

"I told you about the batch of silk in Shanghai last night, how did I tell you?" Yu Si asked. "You said, the capital on that batch of silk, you just lost it by betting on copper tin. If you make a profit, you don't pay the bill, and if you lose it, you can sleep well." Hearing this, Hu Xueyan was both grateful and uneasy. Hearing Yu Si's tone, he had the intention of giving away the capital, which was well deserved anyway.But at this time, there is no need to rush to confess, friends have not been friends for a day, Yu Siguo has this intention, he wants to save face, and cause him a big accident in the future. So he said: "Fourth brother, if you say that, I am so bold. It is rare to meet a confidant in life. If I don't make a breakthrough at this time, I am too sorry for myself." At this moment, Hu Xueyan had a new idea, but decided to wait for the batch of silk to be sold, and buy the land in the concession in Shanghai for him with a share of Yu Si's name. This was a sudden idea. If you think about it carefully, first, without being affected by the artillery fire, there will be more and more people fleeing to the Shanghai Concession from all over the world, and the market will of course be prosperous; second, the imperial court does not welcome foreigners. But since a commercial agreement has been made, if foreigners want to come, it is impossible to do so if they are not welcome. "Five ports of trade" is only the busiest port in Shanghai. Once the chaos of Hongyang and Yang is settled, those who fled will bring them back to their hometowns, but those who do business will not leave.Therefore, if you buy the vacant land in Weitang in the Shanghai Concession now that has no income and the land is cheap, you will definitely make a lot of money in the future.However, this is five or ten years from now. If you have spare money that is useless, you might as well buy it and put it there. Like yourself now, you don’t have to think about this idea if you urgently need position turnover. "Old Hu!" Seeing that he was silent, Yu Si immediately asked, "What are you thinking?" "It's not about using business brains." After saying this, Hu Xueyan remembered Yu Si's words of persuasion. Naturally, it is not appropriate to play tricks again, so he shook his hand and said, "Don't talk, don't talk. It's just fantasy!" "Don't think about it! Let's have a drink and talk about something interesting." There were a lot of interesting things, Hu Xueyan told a joke about Qigu's grandma visiting the hall, and Ah Qi was fascinated by it.Yu Si also felt the novelty, expressing that he would like to meet such a "strange woman" for a while. "That's very easy!" Hu Xueyan said, "As long as you have time, I will accompany you for a walk, and the You family brothers and sisters will definitely think you are very right." "Really," Ah Qi said to Yu Si, "You should also go outside and see the world. I am a lot older, so I am more open-minded, eat, drink, and go shopping in all directions, which also opened my eyes. .” This instigation moved Yu Si's heart. He has never traveled outside the door in his life. What kind of world is outside? I only heard people say it, but never witnessed it. It is a pity after all. If you can take Ah Qi for a walk It is also a great pleasure to meet friends in the rivers and lakes for a while.It's just how can I get out of my family. Therefore, he thought about the important matter of finding a replacement for the errand in the yamen, "Old Hu," he asked without thinking, "I talked to you last time, and I wanted to ask the little monk to be the errand, you Have you ever asked him?" "I haven't asked yet." Hu Xueyan thought to himself that Chen Shilong probably wouldn't be willing, and with Ah Qi around, Chen Shilong really shouldn't get too close to Yu's family, and it's hard for him to let go, so he simply added: "I think It doesn't matter if you don't ask. I think he will most likely not!" "Forget it then." Yu Si said bewilderedly, "I'll look for something else." These two sentences made Ah Qi pay attention. In the past, if Chen Shilong was mentioned, she would immediately intervene to ask. In front of Si, he wanted to avoid suspicion everywhere, so he didn't dare to speak up at the time, and only later found an opportunity to quietly ask Hu Xueyan what was going on.