Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 469 Saburo's Business

Saburo didn't return home until the sun went down and it got dark.The family packed up the food and wine and placed them on the porch in the yard.

Saburo washed his hands and face, and sat down at the table.He said to his parents: "I'm busy today, so I came back late, don't blame Mom and Dad."

Zhang Yan said with a bit of heartache: "You don't have to be so busy. Making money is always a trickle. If you look like this, what should you do if you are exhausted? Earn less every day, and over time, it will add up. "

San Lang said: "Didn't Dad always work day and night when the farming was busy? It's the same."

Zhang Yan said: "What's the difference? It's true that it's dark and night during the busy farming season. But there are only a few days during the busy farming season in a year. Grit your teeth, the busy farming season is over, and you will soon rest. You are different now, it's like this every day. Like this No way."

Saburo said: "I employ more than 20 people there. If I don't work, how can the others be serious about doing it? Doing business, if you want to make money, how can you do it if you don't work hard? This year's business is good. Can not be done."

Zhang Yan had no choice but to let San Lang eat meat.

After dinner, the family sat in the yard and chatted.

The cool wind picked up at night and blew on the body, immediately cooling down a lot.Saburo hung a newly bought oil lamp on the porch pillar, took out a small armchair, unfolded it, and sat down.Pull up the trouser legs and face the direction of the wind.

Goro said from the side: "Brother, I think this lamp is covered with glass, and it is very delicate. Does it cost a lot of money?"

Saburo said: "That's natural. One lamp costs three feet, and the oil used is not cheap. But this lamp is really good, brighter than candles, and there is no smoke, so it doesn't hurt your eyes. You can study hard, and you can live here in the future." Read a book under the lamp."

After hearing this, Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "Three strings of money for one lamp, why are you willing to spend this money? Sanlang, you have just started your business and spend money everywhere, so you have to save a little. Not to mention, you borrowed Erlang's money, after all I have to pay it back."

Saburo said: "I understand. I am in business, and it is really inconvenient not to have such a light at night. You don't know, I went to Xiangyang City a few days ago to see the venues run by the government. There are many There are lights like this everywhere."

Wu Lang said: "There are many places, my God, how much does it cost? It's not easy for us rural people to earn three pennies."

Saburo said: "I asked the people in the supply and marketing cooperative, and they said it was an industrial product. The price was high when it first came out, and it gradually became cheaper. In a few years, every family in our Song Dynasty will have a lamp like this. lights."

Goro couldn't help but laugh when he heard that.This is easy to say, but difficult to do.How many people are willing to buy a lamp that costs three pennies.

Zhang Yan couldn't help shaking his head when he heard this.When Saburo started his business, he often didn't know what he was thinking, and what he said made people feel like he was dreaming.

Saburo raised his head and let the wind blow into his clothes.The cool breeze at night calms down the hot heart.

After a while, Zhang Yan asked: "Sanlang, it's not easy to ask you. I'll ask tonight. How much money does your Weixi Club make a year?"

Saburo said: "If it's like this summer's business, you can earn a few hundred guan. However, the business of Weixi is the best in summer, and it must be incomparable at other times. In my opinion, you can earn more than [-] yuan a year. That’s right, I’m satisfied.”

Zhang Yan said: "One hundred guan a year, who would dare to think about it? Our family has nearly a hundred acres of land, and all the grain is sold for only a few dozen guan."

Saburo smiled and said: "Father, if it's the same as farming, who is still in business? If you can't make a hundred dollars, I won't do it next year!"

Yang Yan said: "Don't be too ambitious, you have to take your time to make money, how can you make a lot of money at once?"

Saburo just laughed and didn't speak.

I have invested more than 200 guan with my own capital, and I can't earn [-] guan a year, so what else do I do?I opened a factory by myself, not selling goods like before.In the past two years, with the strong support of the supply and marketing cooperatives, it is time to start a factory to make money.

After a while, Saburo said: "Two days ago, Qiao Tong from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative came to me and said that he wanted me to do willow basket business. Willow baskets don't need any machines. The cost is small, but they make a lot of money. Finally The important thing is that this is something for the army, and I bought a lot of it. I didn't think it through at the moment, and I didn't answer him. Our village is still too small and there are not many people working. If we take over the business of willow baskets, we will need another To find ways to."

Zhang Yan said: "Every family uses willow baskets. What kind of a decent business is it? In the surrounding villages, there are many people who can weave willow baskets. Which one of them relies on this to make a living? They all make a few during the slack season to earn some pocket money."

Sanlang said: "Father, this is for the army. The requirements are exactly the same. It is strong and durable. The supply and marketing cooperatives collect uniformly, the price is stable, and it is a business that can make money without losing money. My second brother is in the army. Our family is considered a military member. The government takes care of us. Business is looking for me."

Zhang Yandao: "In Xinye, I heard Erlang say that the local government will take care of the people in the army. In the past, there was less hard labor and lighter work, and nothing else. Why, now they even take care of business?"

Saburo nodded: "Of course. The supply and marketing cooperative finds people to do things in the local area. It's obvious that making money is not possible for everyone."

Zhang Yan said: "The more this happens, the more flustered I feel. Someone in the family is a soldier, and I have never heard of a place to take care of it before. Suddenly, who knows if it will cause trouble? These profitable businesses used to be done by powerful people. , why is it our turn?"

Saburo shook his head, and didn't bother to explain to his father.In fact, it was because of his second brother Zhang Chi that he took over Weixi's business.Two hundred guan is a lot of money in my own family, and it is not difficult for many influential people to take it out.Why did it fall on my own head?
Goro played in the yard for a while, then came and sat down.Hearing what the two said, he couldn't help asking Saburo: "My brother keeps talking about supply and marketing cooperatives. What does this supply and marketing cooperative do? As long as he accepts it, will it make money?"

Saburo said: "As long as the supply and marketing cooperatives collect money, of course they will make money. This is run by the government, and it specializes in this business. I asked people, and the supply and marketing cooperatives have their own special markets in towns and markets, and the goods are best sold .Another person who has a fixed supply in the countryside, and the supply of various goods is stable. They are in the middle, connecting the two ends, and getting a lot of money into the account."

Goro nodded.But after thinking about it carefully, I still don't understand.

The supply and marketing cooperative is not a simple commercial organization, but a huge organization specially established by Wang Xiaolie to connect urban and rural areas, workers and peasants.On the one hand, it has its own specialized markets in each city, and at the same time distributes various markets, and even has consignment outlets in many villages.On the other hand, with the support of the government, various small factories were widely established in the countryside to sell the goods in the countryside.

One end is the market, and the other end is the source of goods. The supply and marketing cooperatives have established a complete business chain with the help of their own logistics and warehousing.Open up a huge national market for the rich local products and handicrafts in the countryside.

Now is the time for supply and marketing cooperatives to develop vigorously, and there are many preferential policies.Saburo's Weixi Society drinks the first soup, which is very profitable.It's just the beginning now, and many people are still skeptical.

Unlike other business organizations, Supply and Marketing is not just about making money.The purpose of Wang Xiaolie's establishment is to connect the countryside and the city, and to revitalize the labor force and resources in the countryside.The scale of this organization, apart from banks, is comparable to others.

(End of this chapter)