Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 117
In the Wu Mansion in Shanyin, after Lin Hai paid homage to Wu Youfu, he talked to Wu Mengren, who was dressed in plain clothes, in the side hall.

"Congratulations to Lin Qianhu on taking office. Wu is very filial and cannot come to congratulate you. I'm really sorry." Wu Mengren still spoke very politely.

Lin Hai heard the words and replied: "Where is it? Lin heard that Mr. Wu passed away in Ningbo. He should have come to pay homage immediately. However, Zheng Nai had just taken office and had many things to do. He didn't get around to it until a few days ago. I hope Mr. Ren Wu will pay homage to him." .”

The two parties exchanged polite greetings and gradually began to talk about business. Wu Mengren asked: "How did Lin Qianhu's batch of raw silk sell last year?"

Lin Haidao: "Thanks to the fifth master Ren, the two hundred loads of seven-mile silk have been sold out in Japan. Lin came here this time because he also wanted to talk to the fifth master Ren about next year's silkworm spring silk."

Wu Mengren nodded and said, "How much does Lin Qianhu want?"

"Fifteen hundred dans, five hundred dans of seven-mile silk, and one thousand dans of ordinary raw silk." Lin Hai stopped talking nonsense to him and directly reported the number.

The five hundred dan and seven lis of silk were prepared for the Matsuura family. This was the share agreed upon with Li Guoshu.He plans to sell the remaining [-] tons to Nagasaki or other places. Although the profit margin is not as high as Hirado, with his current capital strength, volume is the first priority.

After talking about raw silk, Lin Hai continued: "In addition, if your house has silk and satin for sale, Lin would also like to buy some."

"Of course the Han family also sells silk and satin. There are many names and colors. We can only see what's in stock at that time." Wu Mengren said, changing the subject, "The amount of raw silk that Lin Qianhu wants is quite large, nearly 20 taels of silk. According to this It is the custom in our industry to pay at least half of the deposit first."

Lin Hai immediately felt unhappy when he heard this. It was only the second year that the rules had to be changed. This group of gentry and powerful people was really unreasonable when doing business. They were definitely not like the Shanxi merchants who valued reputation more than their lives. Back then, Yuyao Xie is a living example.

He could no longer be polite to Wu Mengren about this matter, and immediately changed his face and said: "Fifth Master Ren, you and I have an agreement beforehand. All transactions are clear of money and goods. Now we can't go back on our word and get rich."

Wu Mengren said without changing his expression: "That was the first time we cooperated. Wu opened the door for Lin Qianhu. Now that both parties are familiar with each other, it is natural to follow the usual rules."

"If Mr. Ren Wu said so, please forgive Lin for saying goodbye." Lin Hai didn't care whether this was an industry practice or not, he just got up and left. There was no way he would give in on the deposit, so he simply made his attitude clear.

After all, as the saying goes, it’s the uncle who owes money.With Wu Mengren's family background, if someone finds various reasons to delay the payment, Lin Hai will have nothing to do with him.

"How about a [-]% deposit?" Wu Mengren's voice came from behind, and Lin Hai strode out without looking back.

Wu Mengren didn't expect him to be so decisive, and finally couldn't sit still anymore. He caught up with Lin Hai and said, "Lin Qianhu is very impatient. Please listen to Wu speak slowly."

"Unless Mr. Ren Wu keeps his promise, there is no need to discuss anything." Lin Hai shook off Wu Mengren's hand and continued to move forward.

Wu Mengren was anxious, and quickly walked around to Lin Hai and bowed: "Lin Qianhu stayed back, Wu is being polite. I really have unspeakable difficulties, and I hope Lin Qianhu can help me."

This Wu Mengren is still in his decline stage. He is dressed in fur-edged linen clothes and salutes him. He even throws the mourning stick on the ground in order to bow. Who can bear this?
"Ren Wu, please don't do this. Lin can't bear it." Lin Hai paused and said sideways, "Ren Wu, please tell me if you have anything to say. If you still need a deposit, please forgive Lin for not being able to help. "

"If Lin Qianhu doesn't help me, I, Wu Wu, will be in great danger." Wu Mengren picked up the mourning stick and leaned on the ground to support his body, as if he was really so sad that he couldn't walk.I saw him crying and saying to Lin Hai: "I wonder if Lin Qianhu knows that Wu Wu was born as a concubine. Before my father died, he handed over this maritime business to me. Several of my brothers had complained about this for a long time. Now that my father's body is still cold, someone jumps Come out and say that I shouldn’t have promised Lin Qianhu not to pay a deposit, it’s a violation of the rules.”

"Wu Wu is just a concubine, and his status in the family is already low. If Lin Qianhu refuses to pay even the slightest deposit, Wu Wu will not be able to take care of things in the future. If it were another brother, he would insist on half of the deposit... …”

Lin Hai had studied micro-expression psychology. Although he didn't learn it very well, Wu Mengren was obviously not in the same league as old foxes like Hong Chengchou, so he knew that Wu Mengren was lying after a quick observation.

This lie was made up to be true, which shows that he had been well prepared. For the sake of money, this person actually made up his own family scandal when his father's body was still cold. This level of shamelessness is comparable to that of Jia She who sold his daughter in "Dream of Red Mansions".

However, Wu Mengren had reached this point, and Lin Hai decided to give in: "Fifth Master Ren, you are the bastard of the Wu family, and I am the sworn brother of the eldest son Li. You have your difficulties, and I also have mine." I would never dare to make the decision without authorization, but the price is negotiable."

The price offered by the Wu family is lower than the market price. Even if it rises to the same level or even slightly higher than the market price, it is still a worthy partner for Lin Hai. After all, there is a cost to purchase raw silk piecemeal.

This is what Zheng Zhilong did later. His trade organization was called Shanwu Merchants and Haiwu Merchants. Among them, Haiwu Merchants were responsible for selling goods overseas, while Shanwu Merchants mainly purchased goods from the mainland. In other words, he combined trade The chain extended far upstream.

But Lin Hai was born in a generation where professional division of labor and cooperation were extremely complicated. He respected professional people doing professional things more. There was a price for a company to expand its business upstream and downstream, and he didn't want to do that yet.

First, because he wants to focus on making overseas trade bigger and stronger. As for land procurement and distribution, he still focuses on finding partners.

Second, he does not have as many clans and parties as Zheng Zhilong, so he cannot distinguish so many reliable subordinates. Not to mention the labor cost, how to supervise is a big problem.

Wu Mengren heard Lin Hai say that he didn't dare to make the decision regarding the deposit. He knew that the painful drama just now had not deceived him, so he stopped taking this route.

Just listen to his reply: "Wu Wu also understands Lin Qianhu's difficulties. It's just that Wu Wu and Lin Qianhu can't make the decision. That's it. I'll discuss it with some brothers tonight and trouble Lin Qianhu tomorrow. Just come again."

"I'm staying at the Xu Ji Inn in the north of the city, and I'll be waiting for Master Ren Wu in Room No. [-] tomorrow. Remember, I'm only waiting for one day. If your brothers still insist on asking for a deposit, then there's no need to come. "

After coming out of Shanyin Wu Mansion, Lin Hai felt quite unhappy.Xu Xinlan, Hong Chengchou, Wu Mengren, none of the wealthy businessmen, bureaucrats, and gentry of the Ming Dynasty were easy to get along with.

Why do some time travelers lose their domineering aura, and their subordinates become selfless tools, and their allies are willing to be manipulated, and even their superiors cannot live without the protagonist, and they wish they could kneel down and beg for cover, but here I am Why is it so difficult?

What kind of script did God give this thief?
At this time, God suddenly started to snow. It was relatively light at first, and then gradually became heavier.

Soon, goose-feather heavy snow hit his face in the howling north wind. Lin Hai shuddered involuntarily and cursed: "Damn it, it's so damn cold in the Ming Dynasty."

　Thanks to Lao Zhu Wu Neng for the reward of 1 taels, the first helmsman of this book

　　
　
(End of this chapter)