Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1649 Bidding
"What kind of efficiency is this!" Staff Officer Hong complained, "Give me a few line maps, but don't tell me how many ships are available. Is this just letting me make up my mind?"

He checked his watch, it was almost one o'clock in the morning.I have to rest earlier, there are more things waiting for me to do tomorrow, I will go to bed after eating the maw stewed snow clams in the five-gengar chicken, as for the life secretary who has been washed and put on a gauze, I will Let her cool down for the night, she won't be able to do anything today...

Early the next morning, he showed up in the "negotiation room" of the big world on time.Inside was sitting a man dressed as a small businessman.Although it was already autumn, he was also wearing a gauze robe, but the sweat was still dripping down his face.

It was Liu Deshan who came. It was not the first time he had dealt with Australians. Naturally, he was sweating not because of fear, but because of excitement -- unparalleled excitement: the head of Australia was going to discuss business with him!
Businessmen all over Guangdong know that as long as they can directly "hand over business" with Australians, it is tantamount to inviting the God of Wealth into their home.Australians have a particularly good appetite and demand for a variety of commodities is very high.The most important thing is that their credit is extremely high, whether it is cash on spot or three-day settlement, there has never been any delay.Everyone is flocking to it.

It's not that Liu Deshan didn't do business with Australians in the past, but they were all with their companies. Now he can actually discuss business with a chief executive face-to-face. Needless to say, it is a "big deal" if the chief executive comes to talk in person. "Yes!

After all, Master Qin is still righteous!Liu Deshan deeply felt the phrase "rely on friends when going out".This business was introduced by Qin Haicheng, otherwise, how could a small businessman like himself get into such a big business!

Thinking of this, he once again felt that it was right to give his daughter to Master Qin's elder and young master as his concubine.Otherwise, how could a leader of the sea merchants like Master Qin treat him differently?You must know that my cousin Chen Huamin strongly opposed this matter at the time, saying it was "disgraceful". ?There are still a few unmarried daughters in my hometown...

Just as he was thinking wildly, Hong Huangnan had already stepped into the "negotiation room".Liu Deshan quickly stood up and greeted respectfully: "Chief..."

Hong Huangnan waved his hand casually: "Liu Deshan? Sit down, don't be polite."

"Yes, yes, yes." Liu Deshan sat down cautiously.

Hong Huangnan looked at the small businessman in front of him, he looked like a strong man in the north, but he spoke the authentic Guangzhou vernacular.Qin Haicheng said that this Liu Deshan is still a native of Dongguan.

"You were introduced by Master Qin, who said that you specialize in the north-south route, and you are an expert in selling north-south goods."

"Yes, yes, it's absurd. I can't be an expert, but I have been traveling in the North and South Oceans for many years, and I know a little about the North and South goods." He said "know a little", but his expression showed complacency color.

"Where have you been the farthest on the Beiyang route?"

"The most serious commercial port is Tianjin Wei." Liu Deshan said, "Going further north, it is not difficult to go to Liaodong. However, when I was young, the imperial court banned the commercial route to Liaodong. Been to Shanhaiwei."

"Let's not talk about going to Tianjin. Shanhaiwei is not a commercial port. What kind of business can you do?"

"Shanhaiwei's business is the business of soldiers and soldiers." Liu Deshan said, "You can buy Mongolian goods."

"No wonder Master Qin said you can get Mongolian skins. That's how it is!"

"Yes!" Liu Deshan nodded, "If you talk about Mongolian products, you can also buy them from Tianjin Wei. But that's Lao Xi'er's business, and no one else can interfere. He can sell as much as he wants. If you want to make a lot of money, You have to buy it from the hands of Guanning Town——almost all the men are dumping Mongolian goods. It’s just that you have to take some risks.”

"We want to buy cowhide." Hong Huangnan said straight to the point.

"Cowhide is not a big commodity in Mongolian products." Liu Deshan was taken aback. He seemed to be interested in Mongolian products when he heard Chief Hong, but he didn't want to but suddenly said that he wanted to buy cowhide. "Cowhide, but there are more goods in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan."

"I didn't say I want to buy Mongolian products." Hong Huangnan said, "To be precise, I want cowhide, horsehide, donkey skin, mule skin..." He said all the hides of large animals, "How much are there?" How much."

"These are all rough hides, not precious goods. It's just that the shipping costs are expensive." Liu Deshan was a little confused about their needs. Because the big animal hides are rough and hard, they are not very useful, and they are not as valuable as sheepskins—even sheepskins are not too valuable. Poor people mostly use this to keep out the cold—except for the needs of the army to make armor, the demand is very small. "There are a lot of mule, horse and donkey skins in the north, but the cowhide has to be found in the southwest..."

"This is your business. It doesn't matter if you send someone to the southwest to buy it, or go to the north to find it. I want as many of these types of leather as you have."

"No problem!" Liu Deshan was trembling with excitement. These kinds of large livestock skins are not worth much cold goods, and they don't cost much to buy. If the Australians open up the purchase, the profit will be quite considerable after the total amount is increased.

"Go back and think about it, and quote the price." Hong Huangnan said, "This is the bidding document. If there is something on it, please fill in as much detail as possible. The first batch of goods will be delivered in two months. Is it?"

This is really a bit tense. Since they jointly bought Dongshan Residence with Chen Huamin, their delivery speed has increased several times. However, there are very few people who stock up on cold goods like rough leather, and it takes a lot of time to buy and transfer from various places. .

However, when he thought about the huge amount of money after the deal was completed, Liu Deshan gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! I can't say how many small ones I can get, but I will definitely get it!"

"Okay, shopkeeper Liu really speaks quickly!" Hong Huangnan nodded, "Then I'm looking forward to your performance."

"I'm going to do the goods now, I will not delay the chief's expectation!" Liu Deshan said as he got up and wanted to leave.

Hong Huangnan thinks this is a good indication that he is a very straightforward person, unlike some businessmen who like to "sit and talk".It shouldn't be a problem to hand over the rough leather business to him.

The reason why he wants to buy rough leather on a large scale is mainly to make shoes for soldiers.Wearing straw sandals for a long time hurts the feet, and wearing cloth shoes is too expensive.Therefore, taking the opportunity of this Guangdong Raiders, it was decided to completely change the shoes of the soldiers.Even if you can't wear full leather shoes, at least the soles have to be changed to leather.

"Let the next one in." Hong Huangnan drank a few sips of tea and informed the secretary.

The next person who came in was Zhu Fusheng, the treasurer of the Guangzhou head office of Dachang Rice Bank.Boss Zhu originally opened a shop in Leizhou. Since he got on the line of the Leizhou Sugar Factory, he has gradually developed, expanding from a millet shop to a rice shop with branches throughout the province, with branches in Vietnam and Thailand.The head office also moved to Guangzhou, crowding out the Chaoshan merchants who originally dominated the business.Boss Zhu is now one of the big businessmen with "Australian background" in Guangzhou.In fact, he is already a naturalized citizen who does not shave his head. As for the thirteen shares of Dachang Rice Bank, the Zhu family only has half a share left.

However, this did not affect Zhu Fusheng's mood.Although he can only be regarded as the "treasurer" of the Australians now, his property and status are far from what the owner of the millet shop in Xuwen County can compare with in the past.Not only himself, but even the entire family of the Zhu family followed him and prospered under the hands of the Australians.Worst of all, at least be a "cadre".

"Boss..." Zhu Fusheng is very familiar with this Chief Hong. As a veteran in handling the joint logistics business, he often has to deal with Dachang Rice Bank.

"Old Zhu, sit down." Zhu Fusheng is a naturalized citizen, and he often "serves the Senate and the people", so Hong Huangnan is not too polite, "I told you last time how the food collection was arranged. How is it?"

Since Hong Huangnan's supply policy is mainly based on "on-the-spot distribution", it is necessary to purchase enough rice in advance.He not only decided to purchase in advance, but also prepared to store the food in advance in the counties where the troops will be stationed.

"I have arranged warehouses and guards for the dozen or so counties you mentioned." Zhu Fusheng said, "It's just that there is not enough food on the market now—the autumn grain hasn't come down yet, and the price is a bit high. I plan to wait for the autumn grain to come out. Then start buying."

Guangdong has become a province that cannot be self-sufficient in food since the Ming Dynasty. Although the Pearl River Delta has fertile land and good water and heat conditions, a large number of cash crops occupy the land, making it necessary to import food from neighboring provinces to meet demand.

"You have to hurry up on this matter. Each of these dozen or so counties has to store 1000 kilograms of grain. Whether it's rice or miscellaneous grains." This is his calculation based on the 30-day rations of [-] soldiers. "If it's rice, Prepare rice pounding tools in advance."

In addition to food, each of these more than ten counties has to pre-store 500 kilograms of salt and 10000 kilograms of pickled vegetables.At that time, as soon as the troops arrive, they can take them directly.

"Chief, the grain is easy to talk about. Once the autumn grain is on the market, it will be easy to store more. It's just that so much grain is stored in various places, if something happens..."

"You can rest assured about this matter. The county where you are asked to store grain is naturally safe. You just need to take care of people and pay attention to fire prevention and theft." Hong Huangnan said, "How is the preparation for the autumn grain purchase?"

"Warehouses, baskets, sacks, and personnel are all ready, but the number of acquisition targets proposed by the chief executive this time is too large, the working capital of our store is far from enough, and Delong's allocation has not yet been in place..."

"I will coordinate with Delong. You just need to do the preparations well." Hong Huangnan said, "You tell the guys in the semicolons to pay more attention to the local food situation, such as official warehouses, free warehouses, and regular warehouses. Yes, as long as there is a large amount of food hoarding, we must collect it clearly."

(End of this chapter)