Smuggling Daming

In the lobby of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, Zhou Zhong and Sanniang were sitting there. Bai Junwan, who was wearing a long skirt, held the account book in her hand, and was reporting to the two of them the situation of the Chamber of Commerce during this period: "Since the Chamber of Commerce launched After the business, the trading center received a total of 23 commodities of different values, mainly including three types of silk, porcelain and cotton cloth, and the specific matters have been discussed with these cargo owners, and now we are waiting for our chamber of commerce to receive and ship the goods. At that time, they will send people on board together to supervise the transaction process of our chamber of commerce."

After Bai Junwan arrived at the chamber of commerce, Zhou Zhong wanted her to help Sanniang settle accounts, but he didn't expect Bai Junwan to work very hard and learn things quickly, which made Sanniang very satisfied with Bai Junwan, a well-educated lady, so He brought her by his side, not only managing financial matters, but also allowing her to participate in the management of the chamber of commerce. It seemed that she wanted to train a capable assistant for Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong heard that the new business of the chamber of commerce had only been launched for a few days, and he had already received more than 20 orders. This made him stand up excitedly, and walked back and forth in the hall a few times before stopping to ask San Niang Said: "Sanniang, how is the preparation of the fleet in the chamber of commerce? When can we load and set sail?"

Seeing Zhou Zhong's anxious look, Sanniang smiled and said: "Sun Tong has been staying in the fleet for the past few days to prepare, I also went there this morning to ask, and he assured me , the loading can start tomorrow morning, and it is estimated that the day after tomorrow will be able to set sail. This time he arranged a total of ten large ships to go together. The destination is Luzon and Champa. Although the price of the goods sold there is higher than that of Java and Manchuria It is lower in other countries, but the difference is not far, plus it is not far from our Daming, and it takes less time, allowing our chamber of commerce to earn a lot of money in the shortest possible time!"

"Okay! That's great! San Niang, tell Sun Tong again, this time let him lead the team in person, and there must be no mistakes. As long as the first batch of business is done by then, other people who are watching will surely The chamber of commerce will come to the door one after another, and our chamber of commerce will no longer have to worry about having no goods to transport!" Zhou Zhong said here.His face was full of excitement.

Since the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce launched the business of helping shippers transport goods to overseas transactions at the Beigang Trading Center, it immediately caused a huge sensation in the entire Shuangyu Port, especially among those shippers who transported goods from Daming to Shuangyu Port for trading. , They are all very excited about this new business, but they are afraid of taking risks, so except for a few bold cargo owners, they will cooperate with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.Most of the others are on the sidelines.

In addition to those consignors, this new business of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce has also had a huge impact on other smuggling chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port. The goods were hoarded, planning to see what happened next.If things are really as good as the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce described, then they will immediately take the goods and cooperate with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.

The owner is unwilling to sell the goods.Naturally, other smuggling chambers in Shuangyu Port could not receive the goods, and their business was also affected.Of course, those affected are small and medium-sized smuggling chambers of commerce, and large chambers of commerce have their own fixed suppliers, so there is no major problem for the time being.

The business was affected, and the small and medium chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port naturally scolded the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, the instigator.After all, the strength of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is there, and Zhou Zhong has a close relationship with the Xie and Hong Chambers of Commerce.No one would touch an egg to a rock.What's more, the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce used legitimate business methods, no matter how much others scolded, there was nothing the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce could do.

Of course, there are also some smart chambers of commerce who saw the approach of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and immediately launched the same business according to the wind. Unfortunately, this kind of business is not something everyone can do. If the scale of the chamber of commerce is too small, the owner will not I am willing to cooperate with them. After all, the strength of the small chamber of commerce is too weak, and the corresponding risk for the owner of the goods will increase. No one wants to make fun of their own goods.

As for the chamber of commerce that is comparable to the strength of the Nanyang chamber of commerce, there are only three in the entire Shuangyu port. Although the chamber of commerce of the Xie family and the Hong family also knows the benefits of this new business, the forces behind these two chambers of commerce are too complicated. Xie Lingyun and Although Hong Feiyun ostensibly controls the chamber of commerce, he doesn't have that much power and courage to make reforms.

As for the other Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, these Japanese people have never had any faith at all. In the past, they used to rely on robbery to do business. If the goods are handed over to the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, all the owners are afraid that they will be directly embezzled by the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, Anyone with a little brain would never cooperate with the Japanese from the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce.

In fact, Zhou Zhong himself did not expect the above situation. When he came up with the idea of ​​cooperating with cargo owners in smuggling, he was already ready to be imitated by others. After all, this brand-new smuggling model can share benefits, and more It is conducive to the development of the smuggling industry, but I did not expect that due to the above reasons, this smuggling mode has become the exclusive business of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. Even if others want to learn, it may not be successful in a short time.

Thinking that the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce has been criticized by most chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port during this period, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but frowned, and asked Sanniang next to him: "Sanniang, what happened to the small and medium-sized chambers of commerce in the port, are they still scolding?" us?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong asked this question, Sanniang waved her hands nonchalantly and said, "Wenda, you don't have to worry about the attitude of those small chambers of commerce. Let them scold as much as they like, anyway, they don't dare to do anything to our chamber of commerce. , and when the first batch of goods is successfully traded, those who wait and see will definitely rush to cooperate with us, and those small chambers of commerce who scold us will starve to death!"

How else can we say that women are small-minded, even a strong woman like Sanniang, after being scolded a few times, immediately bears the grudge in her heart, so in this world, don't mess with women.

However, Zhou Zhong did not intend to crush the small and medium-sized smugglers' associations in Shuangyu Port, so he smiled and said, "San Niang, the smuggling industry is like a big river, we are all fish in the river, only this When the big river becomes wider, we fish can grow fatter. If we want to make this industry bigger, we can't do it alone, so those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce are still necessary. Even at this critical moment, we You have to reach out to help!"

Hearing the metaphor in Zhou Zhong's words, Sanniang and Bai Junwan were taken aback for a moment, with thoughtful expressions on their faces, and then Bai Junwan was the first to react, and said to Zhou Zhong with admiration: "Master, you really have a broad mind. , A few words have benefited Junwan a lot, such open-minded words, non-great wisdom people can't understand, if those who scold the chamber of commerce hear it, I'm afraid they will die of shame."

To Bai Junwan's praise, Zhou Zhong just smiled lightly.At this time Sanniang also figured out Zhou Zhong's words, but she was a little embarrassed and said: "Wenda, what you said is indeed reasonable, but now those cargo owners are unwilling to cooperate with those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce, what can we do?" help them?"

"There is a way, we can help them get a guarantee!" Before Zhou Zhong could speak, Bai Junwan next to him spoke first, but after she finished speaking, she turned to look at the surprised Zhou. Heavy, and the noodles are also slightly reddish.

"Insurance?" Sanniang frowned even more after hearing this, "This is a loss-making business. If there is any problem with the goods, we, the insurer, will have to compensate the owner of the goods!"

But as soon as Sanniang's words fell, Zhou Zhong smiled and added to Bai Junwan: "If we are guarantors, naturally we can't be like guarantors in the traditional sense, but replace them with another brand new guarantor. Not only can you help those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce find business, and thus gain a huge reputation, but you can also earn a lot of commission, which can be said to be both fame and fortune, and it can’t be better than a good business!"

When Zhou Zhong said this, the smile on his face became very dirty, because what he had in mind was not a guarantor at all, but an intermediary and insurance company for future generations. He wanted to combine these two industries to form Nanyang A brand new business for the chamber of commerce.

"Fame and fortune?" Now not only Sanniang didn't understand, even Bai Junwan, who proposed the idea of ​​guarantor, couldn't figure it out. She just thought that the idea of ​​guarantor could help those small and medium-sized business associations tide over the difficulties, but how to do it? , but haven't thought it through clearly, so naturally he can't understand Zhou Zhong's thoughts.

"We can gather those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce, and our chamber of commerce will evaluate them. Only those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce approved by our chamber of commerce can obtain a smuggling license. They do guarantee, but the Chamber of Commerce must pay a deposit, which only needs to be half or one-third of the value of the goods. If the goods return safely, we will draw a little commission from the deposit. , then we will pay the insurance money to the cargo owner..."

"Good way!" Before Zhou Zhong could finish speaking, Sanniang stood up excitedly and praised loudly, "No wonder Wenda said that you will gain both fame and fortune. If this method is followed, our chamber of commerce will not need to spend half a cent at all. We can get an endless stream of money, and those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce are controlled by us, which will invisibly increase our reputation, even surpassing the Xie family and the Hong family, and it is possible to become the number one chamber of commerce in Shuangyu Port!"

Although Bai Junwan didn't speak at this time, she looked at Zhou Zhong with admiration. Before, she only knew that Zhou Zhong was talented in literature, but she didn't expect to be so talented in business. It's a pity that Zhou Zhong is so talented. It is really a great loss for the Ming court to start a business like smuggling instead of being an official! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)