Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 289 The Sugar Boat Was Hijacked

Pei Xiuli came to Bucai again, "This is foie gras paste." She said, "This wine was given by Mr. Wu. How about you take the trouble to plan their affairs for them, master?" She said with a wink, By serving the wine, half of his body was snuggled up against Guo Yi.

When Wu and Dong saw it, they couldn't help being overjoyed. They didn't expect that Miss Pei would make such an effort. She really is a person who keeps her word!With her in the lead, this matter probably has something to do with it!

Half of Guo Yi's body was already numb.Although I knew it was acting, I was still complaining incessantly.He had to put on a look of enjoyment, and said, "It's easy to say! It's easy to say, since the two of you value brothers, you should naturally make a good plan for the two of you."

"Take care! Thank you!"

Guo Yi said to the two, "I have something I want to ask."

"Okay, okay. Go ahead."

"Cheng and you can see it, I dare not not be dedicated. But first I would like to ask you how much money is there. If you want to use this money, you always have a plan, whether it will be repaid in a month or two, or Is it okay for a year or so? How much profit do you want? You have to make a big idea before I can be caught off guard."

Wu Zhixiang looked at Dong Jizhong and asked for his opinion with a wink.

"Brother Ziyan," Dong Jizhong said, "I don't have much money. I have fifty thousand and brother Wu has more than thirty thousand. The total is only eighty to ninety thousand. The money cannot be left on the shelf for a long time, and it needs to be turned over quickly."

A small hundred thousand silver, and said that the amount is not big, what a generous tone.This wealth in the officialdom is really appalling.Guo Yi thought to himself, no wonder Daming is dying.

He nodded: "I understand what you two are thinking. So it's not a big deal. But as a businessman, trustworthiness is the most important thing. Now all kinds of Australian goods produced by Zizhenzhai are sold by Mr. Gao as a consignment. Release the goods to the two of you without authorization, otherwise the credit of me, Mr. Guo, in this mall will be wiped out."

"This, brother Ziyan, please help!" Wu Zhixiang hurriedly begged.

Help, why should I help you.Guo Yi thought that a dandy is a dandy, and he doesn't even know these basic human relationships.However, although the dandy is unsophisticated, he is rich.Now that I want to use their money, the so-called "help" is also helping myself.

"I have another way to get rich, I wonder if the two of you are interested?"

"I would like to hear the details!" Both of them immediately became interested.

"Do you two know about sugar?"

"I know, I know," Dong Jizhong nodded again and again, "sugar is a big business!" Although he doesn't do maritime trade, he has learned from his experience in Guangzhou that he knows that candy is a very easy-to-sell foreign commodity. Rushing to ask for it.

"In Australia, sugar is also very easy to sell. So, in the last one or two months, I have to collect sugar in Guangdong. When I receive the sugar, I ship it back and get money. Would you be interested in investing in it?" share?"

He didn't talk about lending, one is that the interest paid on lending is extremely high, and second, they all said just now that they have great concerns about lending usury, so he just said that they are invited to participate in a share.

Wu Zhixiang said without hesitation, "Okay, okay, I just don't know how much the profit will be?"

"It's hard to say, but it's an annual practice, if one tael of silver goes down, there will always be a return of two cents."

"How long will it take? It's not okay to delay for too long." Dong Jizhong interjected.

Guo Yi nodded: "Of course! If it takes a year and a half to get back the capital and get the interest, the two of you can store it directly in the large-size cabinet. My business will be settled within three months."

In fact, it doesn't even take a month. Guo Yi has already calculated that a boatload of sugar can be transported from Xuwen to Guangzhou, and it only takes ten days at the earliest.The interest is also very heavy, but it is much lower than the interest on lending.What's more, during these three months, the money can be used again and again, which is equivalent to tripled.

Dong Jizhong's face turned red when his concern was revealed, and he hurriedly said: "That's not what it means! Brother Ziyan is so helpful to brothers! Brothers dare to fight for more and dislike less, but there are some inconveniences..." In order to show that he is not talking nonsense, Some information was coyly revealed, saying that part of the money was "temporarily borrowed public funds", and it was inconvenient to keep it in my hands for a long time.Guo Yi thought, how much public expenses his father's lieutenant general can have, the money is probably just salary.

"It's okay, it's okay, they are all my brothers!" Guo Yi pretended to be a good friend, "Come, come, drink!"

"It's been agreed, but where to send the money?" Dong Jizhong was in a hurry to finalize the matter, "I'll write a film right away, and ask someone to go back and pick it up and send it to the house immediately..."

"No," Guo Yi said resolutely, "Since we want to form a partnership, the first thing is to pay attention to credit, and the second thing is to pay attention to procedures. I will call the people from the Wei Escort Bureau to collect the money from the two of you. The two of you and the door The Venerable Master and the cashier just need to explain it. I hereby tell Zizhenzhai to send you a booklet, which will be marked for three months, and the interest will be calculated at two cents. If the market is good, then bonuses will be given according to the share capital. Is this okay?"

"So, so!" These words made the two nod their heads again and again, thinking that Dongzhu Guo's words and deeds are both beautiful and reliable.A little more affection for him.The big event is certain, the mood is naturally relaxed, and the next drink will naturally become smoother, and Guo Yi also took the opportunity to inquire about a lot of official news.

What I care most about is of course the Guangdong side's attitude towards Lingao. In Guangdong's official circles, the movements of Liu Xiang, Zhu Cailao and others are far more concerned than Lingao. Dong Jizhong has never even heard of this— ——Lingao has reported bandits, but there are so many prefectures and counties reporting bandits every month, and Lingao County is still in the hands of the government, so naturally no one cares.

As for the city of Beijing, Chongzhen "put order out of chaos" and was too busy cleaning up Wei Zhongxian's remnants of the party--this is the third time recently that the cabinet ministers have been reprimanded for their ineffectiveness in liquidating the "rebel party".Seeing that this year's "Jingcha" in the southern and northern capitals will inevitably make a big move to clean up Wei Zhongxian's "rebels", so the atmosphere in the officialdom is quite tense.The anti-Wei officials at the beginning will naturally take advantage of the situation to rise to power this time; those who secretly colluded with each other must consider how to manage in multiple ways in order to get rid of the crime, and it is best to keep their official positions; Going further... the entire imperial court and officialdom, like a group of peaks, are not safe.

This is roughly the same as the news Guo Yi got from the morning newspaper.Since no one is paying attention to the direction of Beijing and Guangdong, the construction of Lingao can still obtain a relatively stable buffer period.This news should be notified to the Executive Committee as soon as possible.

After drinking and drinking until three o'clock in the afternoon, Guo Yi and PEPI explained a few important words, especially asking her to pay attention to whether anyone who came to Ziming Building recently mentioned the matter of sugar. News should be sent to report in time.

The time-traveling group's control over Leizhou Tang in Leizhou and Haiyitang is bound to be separated.According to Guo Yi, no matter how strong Haiyitang is, it can't beat the mighty dragon of the Crossing Group. Even if the special forces of the executive committee are not used, Haiyitang will be able to win the battle of sugar harvesting based on the operation of Guangzhou. There is no doubt that he will lose - after successfully pulling two positions today, he has become more and more convinced of this belief.

Now the crossing group in the money is already a sure win. I am afraid that Haiyitang did not expect the crossing people to get 10,000+ silver so quickly. In the next few days, there should be more positions that can be mobilized——PEPI Having said that, besides Wu and Dong, there are several other seniors and eunuchs of a similar family. I dare not say how many, and it will be no problem to mobilize another 20 to [-] silver. The figure of [-] taels was enough to beat Hai Yitang to the ground.

China has always been called a black hole of silver, and Guangzhou is probably the place where the most silver is hoarded. It is said that money is tight, but in fact, there are many people with large amounts of cash in their hands!Just have to find a way to dig them all out.

In the past, he only thought that the crossing group had the Gao family line, and money was not a problem at all, but this time he tried his hand in the sugar industry, and found that he was far from the words "abundant money".In the long run, multi-party financing is the most important thing.All the way, I have been thinking about how to raise more funds and make the business bigger.

While meditating in the sedan chair, suddenly the sedan chair stopped, and the attendant came to report: "Master, the shopkeeper Weisun came to pay his respects, please go to the escort office immediately."

"What's the matter?" Guo Yi opened his mouth and asked, realizing that he was reckless, the visitor was just a messenger, what could he know?Shopkeeper Sun probably had important news, and he had to report it face to face. People who couldn't find him on Huifu Street knew that he had arrived at Ziming Building, so they sent someone to look for him on the way.

"Go for power!"

The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and he immediately headed towards Qiwei Escort.But my heart was a little up and down.Although he was [-]% sure about the incident in Leizhou this time, the closer to the last moment, the less likely it would be to go wrong.The key to this battle is the price of sugar in Guangzhou. According to the recent market situation, the price is rising steadily, and it has reached [-] yuan and [-] cents.He already knew from South China that, according to the locals, Leizhou's sugar production this year is "average", that is, at an average level. However, Leizhou is not the only place in China that produces sugar, and Fujian, which is close by, also produces sugar. He still doesn't know anything about the local market. If a large amount of sugar arrives and the price drops, the position borrowed with a large amount of high interest will become a poison!

At this juncture, I am most afraid of encountering accidents.Guo Yi has already informed Sun Kecheng that recently, semicolons and foreign cabinets in various places have to report every three days. If sugar goods cross the border, try to find out where the sugar is produced and produced, and where are you planning to sell it?More escorts should be sent to teahouses, in order to obtain useful information in these places-even a few words, sometimes it is extremely critical.

The sedan chair can afford the prestige, but he doesn't enter the gate. He is a shareholder here and a close friend of the shopkeeper. He always comes once every three to five days, and he is considered a very familiar guest.So the sedan chair went straight in through the side door, and simply rested on the side of the flower hall.

Sun Kecheng was already waiting under the dripping eaves. This was not because he was being polite, but because the matter was urgent, and he had to tell Guo Yi quickly.

"Guo Dongzhu, something happened!"

These are the words that cover the head and face, and it is obvious that the matter is urgent.Guo Yi nodded: "It's said inside."

Only then did Sun Kecheng realize that it was inappropriate to talk in the courtyard, so he quickly let him into the flower hall and into the pavilion on the side.This is where they talk about things in secret.

"A sugar boat was hijacked at sea yesterday!"

Guo Yi felt nervous for a while, could it be Dengyingzhou?This boat is a babe.On second thought, Dengyingzhou transported a boatload of sugar from Leizhou, filled it with bituminous coal and headed for Lingao the day before yesterday, and it should still be on the way now, so no matter what, it couldn't be it.

"It's Guang Bing!"

Guangbing is a two-masted Cantonese ship with a load of more than 100 tons. It is a ship specially used by Gaoguang Shipping Company for coastal freight.

The so-called Gaoguang Shipping Company is a freight shipping company jointly established by Guangzhou Station and Qiwei Escort in order to make up for the lack of water transport capacity in Lingao.All used are small coastal cargo ships purchased locally, and the sailors are all hired locally.The shipping company is operated by Guangzhou Station and is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Maritime Forces.The only business is to run Lingao-Guangzhou route.

Due to the busy business, the fleet expanded rapidly, and now they have six brigs, starting with the character Guang and sorted by heavenly stems, starting from Guangjia and ending with Guanggeng.Responsible for more than half of the task of transporting various materials to Lingao.

Originally, Gao Guang’s ship was mostly empty on the return journey from Lingao—the so-called “Australian goods” were small in quantity and high in value. For safety reasons, they were always transported by the Dengyingzhou ship of the Ministry of Maritime Forces.At present, the sugar backlog in the South China factory, Guangzhou is also eager to withdraw funds, the two sides discussed and decided to use the Gaoguang Shipping Company to load sugar back from the empty ship on the way back from Lingao.It is a convenient and beneficial thing, who would have thought that such a thing would happen!

Because the sea is not calm, although there is no artillery on the ship, the sailors are equipped with knives, guns and matchlock guns for self-defense, and they are also equipped with bodyguards who specialize in traveling by sea. Although the distance is a bit far away, it is safer, so the boat has been running for several months, and nothing has happened to it—how did it happen as soon as it was loaded with sugar?

"What's going on, tell me what happened."

Sun Kecheng whispered. "The boat came back, but five people died."

"Can the ship be used again?" He couldn't help but regret after asking this question. It would be too chilling to ask whether the ship is good or not before asking about the casualties of his subordinates.Hastily added, "Are there any wounded?"

"The boat is on the pier, and I am looking for someone to repair it. There are some minor damages, but nothing major!" Sun Kecheng said, "The sailors are resting at the Gaoguang Inn. Someone is injured. Please call for a doctor!"

"Is the boat boss all right? Where are the bodyguards?"

"I heard that they were injured, but it's okay. Two bodyguards died!" Sun Kecheng was sad for a while, "They are old brothers who have worked together for many years. I didn't expect such a thing to happen!"

Although it is not uncommon for people to die in the Escort, these two are old people who have worked together all the year round, and they are naturally different from the newcomers recently.

"Dead people can't be resurrected, so I will definitely provide a generous pension here!" Guo Yi hurriedly patted his chest, "First, give each survivor 200 taels of silver as a memorial ceremony, and you can help me look after the pension, and then we can discuss it together—— Don't be afraid to spend money!"

(End of this chapter)