Wind spy

It was dark in Jinling after 7 o'clock in winter. The salt merchants who came to Chenzhai to negotiate business came by four cars. After getting off the car, the driver hurriedly removed the contents of the trunk and drove. The car left immediately, and those who didn't know thought it was a thief selling the stolen goods!

This is also the extra care of the salt merchants to prevent the scene of visiting Chen Mingxiang from being seen, causing unnecessary suspicion and causing major incidents. The people living in the Yihe Road Mansion District are all members of the Jinling government. A group of things that are less successful than failure.

In this discussion on salt sales, four people came from Anhui Province, two from northern Jiangsu, three from southern Jiangsu, two from eastern Zhejiang, and Wu Ziying, a total of twelve people.They represented the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as some new salt merchants in Hubei province.

It is impolite to visit home empty-handed. Therefore, the representatives of these salt merchants naturally brought gifts to Chen Mingxiang. In order to show their strength, they also proved their qualifications to undertake salt sales from various places. The gifts were quite generous.

"Everyone, sit down, don’t be too restrictive. Let’s make a long story short. The Haiyuan Salt Company currently has a quota of 10,000 tons for the table salt in the Lianghuai Salt Field, which is 4,500 tons for Suzhou and Wuxi, and about 2,500 tons for the Shanghai stock market, Jinling. One thousand tons, no matter how you compress it, you can only squeeze out two thousand tons at most."

"However, I was able to transfer 4,000 tons of coarse salt every month from the Changlu Saltworks in North China. In terms of transportation capacity, there is one in the entire Huaxia. No other company dared to compare with me, 6,000 tons of salt. , This is my quota for you, of course, this number is not the limit, but I also have to manage the relationship, temporarily operate according to this number."

"The price of salt in the Shanghai stock market cannot be used as a reference. It has risen to 45 jin. This is still coarse salt. The price I give to Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou is one dollar in urban areas, and 80 cents per catty in rural areas. The profit has not changed years ago."

"The salt in the northern Jiangsu and Lianghuai regions will be unloaded from Guangling and Anqing, the southern Jiangsu is from Zhenjiang, and the eastern Zhejiang is from Hangzhou. The specific distribution is your question. My request is very simple. I have sourcing stations everywhere, so I must know this."

"Under my banner, local officials will not trouble you, nor will the gendarmerie cause trouble. Private matters will be settled by themselves. Remember, you must not raise the price or lower the price. Everything is informed by me. Prevail." Chen Mingxiang said.

You just finished formulating the rules of the game, it's a shit!

Chen Mingxiang speaks cleanly and neatly. This simple and rude way is conducive to the quick running-in between the two sides, and the most critical points, such as the purchase price, sales price, unloading location and payment method are all clearly stated, and can only be accepted. .

He has the right to distribute salt, and he has the right to set prices. He is not afraid that the salt merchants will not be honest and obedient. Whoever disagrees will just cool off and leave money without making money. Is that a merchant?

"Director Chen, with the support of the Jinling government, the old salt merchants in Lianghuai established Yuhua Salt Company. This is officially licensed to sell salt. Your Haiyuan Salt Company is authorized by Huazhong Salt Company. , But when the government's Huazhong Salt Company is established, will we still have such qualifications in the future?" asked a salt merchant named Hu in northern Jiangsu.

The meaning of this is very clear. Chen Mingxiang currently has the permission of Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd. to sell salt at will in Central China. However, Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd. is to be acquired by the Ministry of Finance and turned into Huazhong Salt Industry Company. If you still recognize it or not, that's another story.

"I wonder if you are doing business. Can living people still suffocate urine? I don't know how to work it out? If the government dares to deny this qualification, you will put all the salt shops under my company. Isn't that the end?" Chen Mingxiang said with a curled mouth.

No one dares to doubt the sales qualifications of Haiyuan Salt Industry Company. If Huazhong Salt Industry Company finds faults, it will simply put all the shops on the signs of Shanghai Yuan Salt Industry Company’s branches. Isn’t it just an affiliate fee? Compared with the benefits of salt, what a shit?

What's more, the Haiyuan Salt Industry Company's sign is definitely a golden sign. The gendarmerie gives face and the police station hides far away. The boss of the company is the boss of the Superintendent of Police. How to find this?

"We have no objection to Director Chen's method, and there is no problem with the money. Starting from February, we will pay for the goods once a month. When can the salt be shipped to the dock?" said a representative surnamed Liu from the eastern Zhejiang region.

Salt merchants who dare to buy and sell salt are all those who are not bad at money, and don't want to mix in this business without any strength. Therefore, the source of goods and channels are the most important. As for the payment, that is nothing!

The time left for everyone is very tight. Before the establishment of the Huazhong Salt Company, it had to build a sales network, prepare enough stores and manpower, and use this time to earn back the investment costs.

"Don't worry about this. The fleet has to go back and forth from Zhenjiang to Jincheng twice a month, and 6,000 tons can be shipped in mid-February. But before the end of this month, I must tell me the amount of salt needed in various places. The shipping company must make a good transportation plan."

"My fleet is very heavy. You must save time and ship it all at once. It's not that accurate. A delay is half a month. In this way, you pay for the goods on the 28th of each month, and on the 16th of the following month. I deliver the goods and the error is no more than two days before and after, so I will execute it according to this time." Chen Mingxiang said.

"Director Chen, we have learned from reliable people that Li Hongming of the Salt Service Department is actively contacting various salt merchants and preparing to establish the underwriters of the Central China Salt Company. We seized the site and took the lead until the company was established. When the time comes, conflicts will definitely break out.” Said a salt merchant's representative named Zhang from southern Jiangsu.

No one is a fool, and salt has always been a semi-monopoly business. The fewer the number of people, the more money they make. Those old salt merchants rely on their qualifications to do business for a long time, have a wide range of shops, and suppress new salt merchants. It is inevitable. Shopping malls are like battlefields.

"This is also in my expectation. The Huazhong Salt Company itself has shares in the old salt merchants and will definitely not tolerate us grabbing meat. The conflict is a matter of time."

"Central China is still the site of the Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd., they dare not act rashly, but once the Huazhong Salt Industry Company is established, it will soon be torn apart."

"I need you to be able to stand up at a critical time. If they dare to stop the market and close business, your salt shops must have full coverage in their respective areas and not cause salt shortages. This is your responsibility." Chen Mingxiang said.