I want to be emperor

Chapter 145
When he met Fengheshang Li's uncle and nephew, Shi Wenbin had a very good attitude. He greeted his relatives first, and then got to the point:
"My general has explained that the business between our army and your bank will continue normally. The goods we ordered before, that is, the batch of goods at the dock, we will still hand over the goods at the original price."

"Not only will this batch of goods be handed over normally, but your Fenghe Trading Company will also be able to come and go freely in the territory of our rural protection army. We will provide absolute protection for all assets."

"Don't worry, our rural protection army has always treated merchants favorably. You should have realized this before, and we are the same now."

"What our rural protection army likes most is the rules. We not only establish the rules, but also abide by the rules. As long as your Fenghe Trading Company abides by the rules when doing business in our territory, then you don't have to worry about anything."

Hearing what Shi Wenbin said, the Li family's uncles and nephews could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

What they were most worried about before was that the thieves of the Township Protection Army suddenly turned their faces. After all, they were thieves, and there was no way to reason with the thieves, and most of the thieves did not follow the rules.

When they lived in Funiu Mountain and Nanzhao County in the past, Fenghe Commercial Company was not afraid of their disobedience, but now that the rural protection army has come to Xiangyang City. Talk about the rules.

Even when their uncles and nephews were discussing last night, they had already decided that if nothing could be done, then these goods would not be needed, even some fixed assets of their firm in Xiangyang Mansion and Nanyang Mansion, materials and cash in the warehouse I don't want anything, I just want to let the personnel of Fenghe Commercial Bank safely withdraw from the Nanyang Basin.

Now when they heard Shi Wenbin say that the trade would go on normally and that Fenghe Commercial Bank's assets would not be seized, and even that they were allowed to come and go freely, they were naturally very happy.

Li Siyuan immediately said: "The general of your department is indeed a hero, with a broad mind, I really admire him."

Li Xiumin also followed his uncle's words and said: "That's right, looking at the heroes in the world today, the mind of your general is second to none. With the leadership of such a hero, your department will surely flourish in the future, and dominate Chubei just around the corner."

Hearing the flattery of these two people, Shi Wenbin chuckled and said: "My family's great general is a hero in the world, no one can match him."

Speaking of this, Shi Wenbin changed his words: "But now my general is also worried about the shortage of supplies, and intends to continue this supply business with your bank, so that our army can get supplies, and your bank can benefit. I don’t know what your bank thinks about this double gain?”

Hearing this, both Li Siyuan and Li Xiumin's hearts jumped. Li Siyuan said: "Thanks to the great love of the general of your department, I promised this business to support my family. It's just..."

"It's just that the procurement of various materials is extremely difficult nowadays, especially saltpeter and sulfur, which are in short supply. The previous batch of goods we sent to Xiangyang has already taken away the inventory of our Fenghe Commercial Bank, and even the inventory of the merchants we cooperate with. Empty, now even if I want to continue this business, there is nothing to sell!"

The young Li Xiumin also spoke up: "Now that your ministry has occupied Xiangyang City, the subsequent court officers and soldiers will inevitably block the surrounding commercial roads, especially the commercial roads from Jianghan to the north. Under the siege of officers and soldiers, even if we search everywhere, there is no way to get the goods. Send it to Xiangyang."

"This matter is difficult!"

Listening to this uncle and nephew talking to each other, full of excuses, Shi Wenbin snorted coldly in his heart!
Others don't know about your Fenghe Commercial Bank, but I, Shi Wenbin, don't know that the people standing behind your Fenghe Commercial Bank are very powerful, and they are all high-ranking bosses in Jinling official circles.

Others may not be able to search for enough strategic materials, and there is no way to transport the goods to Xiangyang.

But you Fenghe Trading Company can definitely do it!

But there is no need to say these words. When talking about business, you should be polite and don't scare people away.

Even if you want to intimidate, you have to wait until the talk collapses before intimidating!
So Shi Wenbin still had a smile on his face, and said slowly: "Now that supplies are in short supply, it is naturally more troublesome to cut off business roads, but I believe it will not be a problem for you Fenghe Commercial Bank."

"Don't be in a hurry to postpone it, just listen to me first."

Immediately, Li Siyuan and Li Xiumin were silent at the same time, but they had made up their minds to pay attention. No matter how smooth Shi Wenbin's rhetoric was, they Fenghe Commercial Bank would not come to the muddy waters of Chubei in the future. It will ruin their Fenghe business, and even implicate their masters.

Their Li family must never be in contact with a group of powerful rebels.

But Shi Wenbin continued: "To be honest, we have gained a lot in Nanyang City and Xiangyang City this time, and the gains are probably in the millions!"

After Li Siyuan listened, he immediately forgot all the things that were in his mind before, and even became short of breath, and he said with an expression of disbelief: "There are really millions of them?"

Shi Wenbin said with a chuckle: "We took the Xiang Wang Mansion and the Tang Wang Mansion in one pot, and confiscated a large number of official warehouses and assets of recalcitrant elements. It is normal to get millions of dollars."

Li Siyuan murmured: "If that's the case, there are probably millions!"

Shi Wenbin continued: "This much money can't be kept to get moldy, right? It has to be spent, so this time it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of various materials will be purchased."

"With our current funds, as long as the commercial banks transport the materials to Xiangyang, we can eat as much as they come. The price is definitely higher than the market price."

"Your bank has a lot of cooperation with our army, so I am the master. In this order, your bank can take the lead. The first order starts at least 20 taels of silver!"

"And as long as you can get enough supplies, orders can continue to increase."

"Our Township Protection Army is short of everything, except money!"

"Is your bank interested in this business?"

Before Li Siyuan could speak, Li Xiumin on the side hurriedly said, "We, Fenghe, have taken over this business!"

After Shi Wenbin heard this, he had a big smile on his face, but he didn't speak immediately, but looked at Li Siyuan.

Li Siyuan is the big shopkeeper of Fenghe Commercial Bank, and he is the one who makes the final decision.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Li Siyuan gritted his teeth and said, "We will take over the business."

As for a large order of 20 taels, as long as it can be completed, the gross profit will start at least [-]. If you can reduce the cost of various management channels that open up procurement and transportation channels, then the profit can increase by tens of thousands. .

With such a large profit, even if the master of the family knew about it, he would probably make a decision.

Not to mention, the Township Protection Army confiscated millions of assets in Nanyang and Xiangyang. Fenghe Commercial Bank certainly couldn't swallow all of this money, but just a small piece of it was enough to make them li The family is much richer.

They have a large family in the Li family, and they need more money to support so many people, and the family has recently asked the commercial bank to raise money, saying that they are planning to open up the relationship with the big bosses of the capital.

Once the relationship can be established, the master of the family may be transferred from Jinling to the capital.

At this time, Shi Wenbin got up and said, "Okay, shopkeeper Li is happy, I will bring someone to your bank tomorrow to hand over the goods, and at the same time discuss the details of the next batch of orders."

"Shi has other affairs to deal with, so don't bother me."

Li Siyuan got up immediately and said: "Director Shi is busy with business, I dare not force you to stay, I will wait for tomorrow to discuss!"

After Shi Wenbin got up to leave, Li Siyuan and Li Xiumin looked at each other, and they both saw determination in each other's eyes.

Li Xiumin said: "Although this matter is extremely risky, wealth and wealth are sought after, with such a large sum of money in front of us, we have no reason to give up!"

Li Siyuan also said: "That's right. Since we, Fenghe Commercial Bank, are in this business, we will inevitably encounter these things. However, we must be more careful in the follow-up operations, and we must not neglect all aspects of management."

"Although the master has a high position and authority, relying on the face of the master, those local officials will also give us Fenghe Commercial Bank a face, but the king of hell is easy to see, the little devil is difficult to deal with, and the lowly people have to be taken care of one by one. Otherwise, something bad will happen!"

Li Xiumin said: "It's easy, as long as the money is in place, and our master's face is added, it's not a big problem to open up business channels, but I'm afraid it's not easy to get the goods together."

"The iron material is okay. Our family doesn't have enough iron material. We can also ask those in Daye to transfer it."

"But saltpeter and sulfur are not so easy to deal with. In the previous few transactions, our inventory is almost empty. Although we can find a few other good business firms to temporarily transfer some, it is still a drop in the bucket. We need to work harder to find more supply channels!"

Li Xiumin thought for a while and then said: "After this negotiation is finalized, I will go to the coast of the south of the Yangtze River in person. These things are rare in the inland, but they are not lacking in the hands of those sea merchants. I will go and see if I can get through. their channels."

"No matter what, our Li family will earn the money."

Not to mention that the uncle and nephew of the Li family were stunned by the big order from the Township Protection Army, and even before the formal negotiation started, they were already planning how to open up procurement and transportation channels.

Shi Wenbin also met several other firms that had cooperated with the Township Protection Army in the past, and the conversation was simple, that is, placing orders!
Just like what Shi Wenbin said to the Li family's uncle and nephew, now the Township Protection Army lacks everything, except money.

Just from the conquered cities of Nanyang City, Xiangyang City, Fancheng, and Xinye City, the amount of gold, silver, copper and other cash seized was nearly 300 million silver.

This does not include a large number of assets such as curios, calligraphy and paintings, real estate and shops, and there are also a large number of directly usable materials such as food and cloth.

Just in cash, they currently have a full 300 million taels on hand!
In addition, with the cooperation of the military, the people at the food collection office continued to seize other assets under the names of vassal kings, recalcitrant officials, and gentry, and they will get more in the later period.

Today's rural protection army is not short of money, but all kinds of strategic materials.

Therefore, the Township Protection Army adopted the simplest and most direct method to obtain strategic materials: spend money!

With a profit of [-]% to [-]%, these merchants dare to take risks.

With double the profits, they dared to pin their heads on their crotches for the rural protection army business.

And with double or even triple the profit, they dared to do business with the Township Protection Army at the risk of being ransacked and exterminated!
　Congratulations to 'Qi·Chang Qing Chang Jing' for being promoted to hall master!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)