Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2547 Guangzhou Textile Market ([-])
"This, it's complicated to say." An Jiu smiled, and Chen Lin couldn't help shaking, "This involves shares and equity issues. Simply put, each company's business scope is limited, so Many companies have been registered, and generally speaking, they all belong to one boss!"

Anjiu knows that it is difficult to understand what to say to them about cross-shareholding, descendant companies, actual controllers, legal persons, and nominee holdings. After all, these rules were derived after capitalism was quite mature. The company system has brought about it, and many people have not yet fully understood it.

"What is the main business of Penglai Company?" Wu Yijun knew that An Jiu would not bring herself here for no reason. Although she didn't know what kind of medicine she bought in the gourd, she couldn't be too dull If she leads, it is easy to be underestimated by her.

"Miss An, since you can come to Nansha to instruct weaving, this company must also be mainly cotton weaving..." Chen Lin said.

"On the contrary, our company does not make cloth, we are just porters for cloth merchants." An Jiu replied.

"Oh? Just like a Yaman?" Wu Yijun naturally thought of this place. In addition to the owner of the cloth business, there are also contractors and Yamen who charge intermediary commissions. Sometimes the boundaries between the three are not clear. so clear.Sometimes Yaren is also a wholesale merchant who sells cloth, and even has three identities.

"Mr. Wu's association is very interesting, and it's no wonder you think so. However, the Senate does not have a dental office in the field of production and distribution, and naturally there are no dental staff. The legal market trade is free." An Jiu explained.

"That's it?" Wu Yijun couldn't understand, even if the textile city was set up in Australia and Song Dynasty, wouldn't it be like a square city?There should also be officials who collect intermediary commissions, match buyers and sellers, and manage the market. Generally speaking, they are quite similar to Yaren.

"Let's put it this way, when you produce cloth for sale, or merchants come from the mainland or overseas to sell cloth, you always have to ask someone to deliver or buy it. If you have channels, you can solve it yourself, but some places require large ships. In some places, you are not familiar with the roads... as long as you can’t transport it yourself, you can ask us to transport it, such as delivering to Nanyang or Taixi.”

Wu Yijun nodded slightly, he probably understood a little bit.

"The difference from the tooth shop is that we all clearly mark the price and do not collect taxes on behalf of the government. The other industries are not monopolized. It does not mean that you have to use our routes or ships to transport to a certain place. Other companies can also provide The same service. For example, there are two next door to us. If customers think the price is unreasonable, they can go to them, but I have to make a small advertisement for myself, and our company's cost performance is the most affordable." After An Jiu explained Another smile.

"The company next to it? Is it the red hair?" Chen Lin asked. Before he entered the door just now, he saw that the two shops next to him had opened, and there were many red hairs in strange clothes at the door.

"The people you see are actually Dutch. In this row of business houses are the offices of the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company. Their work is mainly to buy and sell goods here. But they also One business is shipping, and you can get them to ship anywhere overseas - as long as they have a depot there."

"So that's how it is." Wu Yijun said, "I remember that Frangji was the one who came to Guangzhou the most in the past. Now it seems to be silent."

"The Portuguese will also come. They will soon be unable to do business in Macau." An Jiu said with a smile, "Compared with the British and Dutch, the Portuguese are not so aggressive, and their movements are much slower. "

"Does the Senate really want to allow these barbarians to do business?" Wu Yijun was quite surprised.He knew that the Australians had set aside a piece of Huangpu Port as a place to stay for businessmen from various countries, and allowed them to buy land to build houses and set up warehouses.Now they even have to give them a permanent store here!
"Why not? As long as they pay taxes legally and abide by the laws and regulations of the Senate, isn't it intended to provide them with the convenience of doing business?" She laughed as she said, "You are all cotton spinning, maybe you will need more Count on them to bring you cotton."

"Huh?! They have cotton?"

"Of course," An Jiu nodded, "but they didn't make it in China, but trafficked it from India."

"How did the girl know?" Chen Lin was very concerned about Mian Mian's affairs and asked hastily.

"Since you are engaged in the cotton textile industry, why don't you get any market information? In Guangzhou, besides Songjiang cloth, where is the most cloth?"

"Indian cloth." Only then did Chen Lin realize that he was in a daze. Since there are so many Indian cotton cloths on the market, there is no point in producing a large amount of cotton locally.

"This is great! There will be another source of raw materials in the future."

The two spent a long time at Penglai Company and talked about many topics.Compared with Chen Lin, Wu Yijun cared more about "business" and asked a lot of questions about the future direction of Guangzhou's business and textiles.An Jiu didn't shy away from anything, she knew what to say, and the two chatted very happily, but Chen Lin was secretly ashamed that An Jiu had been in Nansha for a few months, and he was actually scruples about the "defense between men and women", so he didn't have a serious conversation with her. Second-rate.What a waste of a good opportunity to ask for advice!
The conversation lasted until noon, and the two of them remembered their appointment with Dong Jizhong in the afternoon, so they resigned immediately.An Jiu was neither polite nor reserved, but said that if she still wanted to visit the market in the afternoon, she could go to the living area for a light meal, as there were already shops open there.

The living quarters are not yet complete, but most of the storefronts are open.The main business here is cheap restaurants like "public canteens". At present, most of the customers are workers working on the construction site, and the business is not bad.Chen and Wu are the "long-shirt gang", so naturally they can't eat together with the "short-jacket gang".Fortunately, the place where Dong Jizhong asked them to meet was a local teahouse, so they had lunch first while waiting for someone.

After entering the teahouse, when the word "Dong Jizhong" was mentioned, a waiter came over to greet him, saying that Uncle Dong had already reserved a box, and the two of you should go in first.

As soon as they were seated, the staff brought all kinds of exquisite refreshments like water, and brought them various famous teas for them to choose. Chen Lin thought to himself: This Uncle Dong really has the temper of an uncle!

The clerk treated him attentively: "Uncle Dong said, please don't hesitate to use it first. He will accompany the old lady for lunch at home before coming back. I'm afraid I'll neglect you..."

In this case, the two ate and drank first, and waited for about an hour. Seeing that it was past noon, Dong Jizhong arrived.

Dong and Wu are old acquaintances, so there is no need to be polite.It was the first time for Chen Lin to meet this "grandfather of the deputy general's family", and he was introduced by his cousin.Dong Jizhong was quite surprised when he knew that the young man in front of him was the actual manager of the Nansha factory.Because Nansha has its own shares, the words are quite polite.

After the two parties were seated, the waiter came to clean up the leftover seats, and brought back exquisite refreshments, and made two new pots of tea.This is where we get to the point.

"A Lin, this Uncle Dong is not an outsider. Please tell me about the process of building the factory in Nansha and the current situation."

Chen Lin knew that Uncle Dong's family was actually the main investor of Uncle Biao. To put it bluntly, they were actually Nansha's major shareholders.He collected himself and told everything from his visit to Lingao to the latest trial production situation.

Chen Lin spoke clearly and organized.Although the talk lasted for more than an hour, Dong Jizhong listened intently and did not feel bored at all.

Hearing until the end, when he heard that Nansha was about to suspend production due to insufficient cotton stocks, Dong Jizhong frowned slightly and asked:
"Is there not enough cotton in stock?"

"It's enough to save, but I didn't expect the Australian machine to be so fast." Chen Lin said, "The machine can produce as much as hundreds of people in a day! The amount of cotton consumed is increasing day by day, and the surrounding areas of Nansha can no longer receive it." Chen Lin told him The dilemma faced and Dong Jizhong gave a general idea.

"I heard that Uncle Dong has cotton here, so I came here to ask, can I share some of it with Nansha?"

Dong Ji nodded and said, "So that's how it is!" He tapped his palm lightly with his fan, "This is what should be done. It's just that it's not easy to handle now. As you probably know, the price of cotton in Guangzhou has risen recently. It will rise again. Although my family has stored a lot of cotton, if I release the goods to you now, the accountant at home will probably go to the elders to make noises in front of the elders, saying that I am selling quickly..." At this point, he smiled wryly, "My mother I am most afraid that I will be cheated in business, and I even try my best to oppose the matter of me stockpiling cotton."

"Since Mrs. Tai doesn't want you to stockpile cotton, what's wrong with taking a high position at this moment?" Wu Yijun was a little surprised.

"Hehe, you don't know. My mother specially sent an old shopkeeper to watch over me in order to prevent me from being fooled. This old shopkeeper is quite good at business. It's just that in this way, I can't control everything It must be approved by him." He smiled helplessly, "I have to go back and talk to him about this!"

Chen Lin was a little disappointed, but it was inconvenient for him to persuade him, but Wu Yijun said again: "Master! Although the cotton market is rising, it has reached the point of absurdity. It’s so cheap, I’m afraid it can only be sold as firewood! Now the market is so good, this old shopkeeper should understand.”

"You don't know now," Dong Jizhong said, "You probably don't know that my father and brother have letters saying that the cotton harvests in Shandong and Henan are not good, and the cotton areas in the Jianghuai area have also suffered disasters. Even Songjiang is not enough here, and the Australians are buying a lot during this period, and the price of northern cotton will naturally rise. The old shopkeeper means that this cotton still has room to rise."

(End of this chapter)