Myth: Heaven and Earth

Chapter 134 Consideration
Lu Heng took Lin Heier back to Lu Ding's mansion.

When they met, Lu Ding's curiosity about Lin Hei'er was fully reflected on his face.

After some conversation, Lin Hei'er's thought that he had begun to improve was recognized by him.

Lu Heng then said, "I brought Miss Lin here to ask Brother Xian for help."

Lu Ding said: "Between you and me, you must never be polite."

Lu Hengdao: "Miss Lin saved many girls who couldn't survive. She plans to find a way out for these sisters and open a textile factory. I'm thinking about the whole of Shanghai. Of the people I know, only you can help her."

When Lu Ding heard it, his face revealed a contemplative look, and after a while he said: "My dear brother, I'm afraid this matter will not be easy to handle."

He explained: "The textile industry is in dire straits, and many textile tycoons have gone bankrupt under the pressure of foreigners. It is easy to enter this industry, but it is very difficult to make money to make ends meet."

Lin Heier suddenly showed a look of disappointment.

However, Lu Ding immediately came up with an idea: "Since she is a woman, why not start by selling cloth and ready-made clothing shops?"

He said: "It is not a problem to open [-] to [-] cloth stores and garment stores, and each store has three to five people, and it is not a problem to house hundreds of people; if it is expanded, more shops can be opened in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and more people can be housed."

He said with a smile: "There are shops on the street, and the people you deal with are nothing more than gangs and police houses; I have a relationship with both of them, at least I can get rid of deliberately making things difficult and harassing."

Turning around, Lin Heier smiled.

But then, he became worried again, and said: "To open so many shops, the capital expenditure may not be small."

It costs money to rent or buy facades, cloth, and clothes-making machines.

Lu Heng smiled and said, "I'll figure out a way about the money."

Lu Ding also said with a smile: "I will pay some money and participate in a share. It can solve the difficulty of using money, and can also put a layer of protection on the shop."

In a few words, the matter was settled.

Lin Heier breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her endlessly.

Lu Hengdao: "First drive it in Shanghai, and then go to Suzhou. I can talk to the land tiger in Suzhou."

I didn't expect that Mr. Zhao would be useful here.

But immediately, Lu Heng's voice changed: "Opening a shop is naturally a solution, but I haven't found enough. There are too many sisters in the world who need to be rescued and helped. Some shops can only solve the problem for a while. We still need to open a large factory to help more people.”

He asked Lu Ding: "Brother Xian, what is the fundamental reason why our local textile merchants can't compare with foreigners? Find the reason and solve it."

After hearing this, Lu Ding couldn't help but said: "Your brother is very considerate. But it's really difficult. There are various reasons. There are three main reasons. The first is that the machines of foreigners are more advanced. We produce a piece of cloth, and the same cost and With time, they can produce more cloth. Their cost is low and the price is kept low. Once our textile industry follows suit, there will be no profit, or even a loss. In the end, the only way to go is to go bankrupt.”

"The second reason is the government. The government not only squeezed the money, but also colluded with foreigners to cause trouble for the textile factory. It greatly affected production."

"The third reason is the gangs. The gangs are endlessly greedy. Last month they said how much protection fees to charge, and next month they raised the price as soon as they asked. If the relationship is not strong, the gangs alone will force them to go bankrupt."

Therefore, the business these days cannot be done by ordinary people.

You have to be rich and powerful, and there are people in both black and white, to dare to get involved in business.

The power of foreigners with strong ships and sharp guns cannot compete with them; even the government must worship foreigners as gods.Foreigners have more advanced technology and better machines. On the one hand, they sell the outdated machines to local factory owners, and on the other hand, they open factories with better machines to squeeze them and seize the market.

Both ends were eaten to death.

As for the government and gangs, there is no need to repeat them.Facing the foreigners, he bowed his knees, but exploited and squeezed the Chinese as much as possible.If there are people in the court, if they are rich and powerful, they will pay it back. If they are a little worse, they will not be able to do anything.

If you open the factory today, trouble will follow you tomorrow.First, the government, each department took turns to go through, and then the gang came to the door and asked you to pay the protection fee.

Gritting your teeth and going up and down, the taxes of various names are coming again.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and before the founding of New China, for a long time, taxation was chaotic and heavy enough to reach a jaw-dropping level.Even small shops on the street, itinerant vendors, and even hens laying eggs, all have cleverly named taxes.Even the taxes have been received decades later to go.

Lu Ding is very clear about what's going on here.

He said one by one here, and Lu Heng couldn't help but be shocked by the cruelty.

Lin Heier was not afraid, she said: "Whoever dares to cheat money with our sisters, I will let him know how powerful it is!"

She is lawless!
Dare to hate foreigners, the level is different.She is not afraid of the government that bows to foreigners and the maggot-like gangs in the gutter.

Lu Heng said: "Don't be afraid of returning home, but the business you want to do needs a stable environment after all. It's best to live in peace - if you fight and kill every day, you won't be able to get things done."

Lu Ding also advised: "The many sisters must make money if they want to survive. To make money, it is said that harmony makes money. If it makes a mess, it will not make money."

He said: "Our family's face is not too big in Shanghai. So sometimes if you encounter some helpless things, just bear with it."

Lu Heng thought for a while, and said: "Brother Xian, help solve the troubles on the official surface, and let me take a look at the troubles in the gutter."

He said, "Among the gray and black in Shanghai, but the Green Gang is the biggest?"

Lu Ding nodded: "Yes, it's the Green Gang."

Lu Heng said: "Which one of the Green Gang can speak the most?"

Lu Ding thought for a while and said, "It's Xu Baoshan."

He eloquently explained that this Xu Baoshan is a black and white historical figure.

Originally also came from a poor background and practiced martial arts. Later, he killed Qi Ding and was wanted for fighting injustice, so he joined the salt lord. Soon he even became the leader of the salt lord in the Jianghuai area in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. He had tens of thousands of brothers and hundreds of salt boats. ship!
When the reform failed the year before last, Xu Baoshan jumped out somehow, and issued a document denouncing the governor of Jiangsu, and said that he would raise troops to go north to rescue Guangxu.

The Qing government secretly ordered to exterminate him, and at the same time sent people to recruit him. After a combination of soft and hard tactics, the Qing court agreed to Xu Baoshan's request for exoneration and recruited him.He also handed over the Lianghuai private sector to him, making him a figure on the white road.

After this person was cleansed, he changed his body and began to strictly enforce military discipline and do his best to serve the court.The current power is so great that it can be said to be the overlord in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

"Master Xu is both an official of the imperial court and the head of the Youth Gang; he lives in Shanghai for more than half a year every year. Our family is also involved in the salt industry, and we have some friendship with him."

Said: "Master Xu is the overlord of one party, I suggest that my brother treat it with caution."

(End of this chapter)