Fight the Giants

  Chapter 273 Hot Heart

  Chairman Luo just finished speaking, and there were whispers in the hall, and there were many discussions.

  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 with money.

   It is said that several people in the family 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 these words, everyone whispered.

  Huo Xi also lost her expression. To her, it is 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. Land transportation was not as convenient as water transportation.

  The imperial court dispatched tens of thousands of migrant workers to build dams and gates. People from all over the river were conscripted to serve in the canals. However, these businesses that used the canal for profit did not work hard or spend money. How could the imperial court tolerate it?

  Although you have to collect money to pass through the gates and dams, it is not as good as collecting money from each business at once, and it is much more than a fundraiser.

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

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

   Seeing that everyone was silent, Chairman Luo winked at the few members of his staff below.

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

  Someone followed immediately: "I will also donate three thousand taels."

   "I donate one thousand taels", "five hundred taels"...

  Huo Xi didn't know who they were and how big their firm was. 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 two thousand taels.

  Huo Xi can count.

  A firm as big as Longxing only donated two thousand taels, so a firm as small as hers would naturally not be able to surpass others. For a while, just let Shen Qianzhong follow the same pace as the firm of Guangfengshui.

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

   Shen Qian nodded.

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

  What, she wants to donate one hundred taels for two shops in Guangfengshui?

  Usual membership dues, this donation, that tax, this tax, that tax, how little is it? Another hundred taels?

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

   Selling 10,000 catties of sucrose can earn less than one hundred taels.

  Shen Qianzhong also saw the hint given by Huo Zhong, looked at Huo Xi, saw her nodding, raised her hand and shouted: "Guangfeng water one hundred taels."

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

   Shouts 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, and Shen Qianzhong also put a hundred taels of silver notes on the tray. After a while, there was a thick stack on the tray.

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

  The two presidents got up and saw them off.

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

  Huo Xi nodded, seeing 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 generosity. 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 each other to see which one raises more money, and it's not the small firms like them that suffer?

   For this and that matter in the DPRK and China, you have to ask various companies to donate a sum, thinking that their money is blown by the wind?

  The two presidents said a few polite words, and then talked about the second thing.

   "Now that the DPRK and China have 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 voice 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 Fuchuan 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.

   Moreover, 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 are eager to try, and the discussions are red-faced, and all of them are passionate.

  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 hope for a boat board.

  The firm will get a lot of silver 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 were 20 quotas for a medium-sized lucky boat, and each quota cost 10,000 taels. There are also joint shipments, and the stocking silver needs at least 5,000 taels.

  Huo Xi had the five thousand taels thrown by Pingniang in his hand, so he could get two or three thousand taels out of the store, but in this case, Guangfeng Shui would be stretched.

  Shen Qianzhong was heartbroken by what everyone said, so she turned her head to look at Huo Xi, who 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 next to him, and the young 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)