Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 105 Arrangements for Aftermath (Part [-])
When Gao Wushi said this, Cao Gan felt relieved, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "When the young master said this, the young one will feel relieved."

"What do you mean?" Gao Wushi showed a trace of curiosity: "Your Bailixia is a second-hand business, and a horse earns two taels of silver. After a year, you can only earn more than 2000 taels. Although it is not a decimal, it is It's not that reluctant, is it?"

"Master, I don't know. Although our business with the frontier army is big, we don't make much money because we sell it at a human price. It is indeed around 2000 taels throughout the year." Cao Gan lowered his voice a little, and said : "But we have such a large population in Bailixia, how can we live on only 2000 taels of silver? If there is only this money, how can the small ones expand the cavalry year after year?"

Gao Wushi immediately understood, and suddenly said: "So, you are saying that this deal with the frontier army is just a way of buying money that you rely on to operate under the eyes of the Xuanfu, but in fact, your way of making money is still by handing over your own money? "

"I see clearly, young master." Cao Gan said with a smile, "The frontier army of Xuanfu is clinking with poverty, and the supplies that can be allocated to buy horses in a year are just such a variety of groceries. I don't know where they collected them from. One year we will be so poor that we may not even be able to afford a horse, and we at Bailixia will not be able to follow their lead and smoke."

"Since selling horses to the frontier army is a human price, what is the normal market price?" Gao Wushi was a little curious.

The smile on Cao Gan's face grew stronger, and he said triumphantly: "The middle gelding is more than 20 taels, and the upper gelding is more than 25 taels!"

Gao Wushi was taken aback: "Double?"

"It's a little more than double." Cao Gan stroked his bald head and said, "Because we can't just buy horses, we can only buy three or four thousand top and middle geldings a year, except for selling them to Xuan. Apart from those from the Fubian army, they can earn about 3 to [-] taels a year from selling horses."

Gao Wushi's eyes widened, and his heart was like a turbulent sea!
It has been two or three years since Yuegang was opened, and the customs duties that the imperial court can collect in Yuegang every year are less than this amount!And Gao Gong also said that Yuegang’s tax revenue is almost 7% of Fujian’s annual tax. In other words, if Yuegang is not counted, the entire Fujian only pays about [-] taels of tax a year.

From this alone, we can see how big the business of Cao Gan, the thief leader, is.And he said that they can't just buy horses in Bailixia, which means they have other businesses.

Gao Wushi couldn't help it anymore, and asked, "Okay, don't just say that one sentence at a time, just introduce what kind of business you do and how much you can earn every year."

Seeing this, Cao Gan thought to himself, "Although I, Cao, admit to being defeated, but I have lost such a large fortune, even if your family is rich, you should look at me seriously, right?"

He didn't hesitate, and said directly: "In addition to selling horses, Bailixia also sells cattle and sheep every year. The income here is probably more than 5 taels, but I just said that cattle are a bit difficult to buy these two years. , so we mainly use sheep; we also buy and sell all kinds of felt skins, horsetails, mules and donkeys, which probably earn more than [-] taels. All in all, we earn about [-] taels a year.”

Gao Yushi was overjoyed, and thought to himself: I just picked up a treasure!
But he still pretended to be reserved and only showed an appreciative smile on his face, saying: "Okay, your business is doing well, and with me in the future, this business can be even bigger." Seeing Cao Gan's face, he was overjoyed , and said: "Since you are more bartering, where do the goods you exchange come from, and what are they? Is there any difficulty in obtaining the goods?"

Cao Gan said with a smile: "Anyway, we have a great demand for these things from the Mongols in the north. We can easily find the source of the goods. We will exchange those things that I just mentioned to the Mongols. However, when the young master said about getting the goods There are some obstacles, but there are..."

"Oh, talk about it."

"Because Bailixia's main business is horse trading after all, and those who can sell a large number of horses are people of considerable status in Mongolia, so what they like are high-quality goods, and they are the ones with seven silk and four embroidery The things we love the most, but it is not easy for us to get these goods, even if we can get some, the price is not cheap."

The so-called seven silk and four embroidery, seven silk refers to the seven most famous silk cities, including Huzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, etc., the exquisite silk brocade produced is famous all over the world, and the four embroidery refers to the Chinese embroidery craft Among them, the four most exquisite and distinctive types include Hunan embroidery, Suzhou embroidery, Shu embroidery and Yue embroidery.Of course, in addition to the Four Embroidery, there are quite a few outstanding local famous embroideries in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, but the Four Embroidery is not only exquisite in craftsmanship, but also has a large production and sales volume, so the Four Embroidery is the first in the name.

Ordinary Mongols only want to buy some grains and cloths to satisfy their hunger and keep out the cold, but the requirements of the upper-class Mongolian nobles are definitely different. They also yearn for high-end goods from Ming Dynasty, and they are not willing to buy those that are not high-end and not well-known.

But Gao Wushi was delighted when he heard the news. He remembered that some people in later generations in China are just like these Mongolians now. Many foreign brand goods are actually produced by OEM in China, but they are often willing to spend a lot of money to buy stickers. Brand-name products, and not domestic products that are much cheaper but of the same quality.In fact, to put it bluntly, it is a comparison psychology: my clothes worth 1 yuan must be better than your 1000 yuan clothes!
This kind of people belong to the kind of people who feel unhappy if they don't get slaughtered, but you can't say that they just have brain problems: people sometimes need "class" to stimulate.As long as it is not vanity to break the law and commit crimes, the high pragmatism is barely understandable, and it should be regarded as promoting consumption and increasing GDP.

Turning this idea to the Mongols, Gao Wushi had other thoughts, rolled his eyes, and said, "I will help you find a solution for this matter, but it will take some time, and it will be hard to talk about it elsewhere. We should be able to get some high-quality silk and brocade from Jiangnan...as long as we pay enough."

Cao Gan was overjoyed: "The young master actually has such a connection? Sure enough, he is from a wealthy family. If you are a small one, you can get a guarantee here. If it is really high-quality silk, you can earn at least twice as much if you sell it to Mongolia!"

Of course, Gao Wushi knew that silk, a flagship product of China’s past dynasties, had huge profits, so he just explained a little bit about his relationship: “You know my uncle Zhang Shilang, he has a third younger brother, who is also my third uncle. He is the actual person in charge of the business affairs of the Zhang family. He and my mother are compatriots of the same mother. They have been stationed in Yangzhou for the past few years. I plan to ask him to make contact... Presumably with his relationship in the south, this matter should not be a problem. Big."

Cao Gan was so happy that he couldn't close his big mouth, he rubbed his bald head vigorously: "It's good to be kind, good to be kind, as long as the goods are guaranteed, our Bailixia's income can be doubled, and I don't think it's a problem what!"

Gao Wushi also smiled, but corrected a little: "In the future, we will talk about our Sanshen Garden."

"Yes yes yes, San Shen Yuan, San Shen Yuan."

(End of this chapter)