In a luxurious villa somewhere in the capital, many bigwigs gathered together, headed by the British Duke Zhang Mao, Xu Guangzuo, the grandson of Ding Guogong, and Li Chunyang of Sihai Trading Company. It was obvious that this was a business-related event. party.
"Without rubber, we can't make tires. Our bicycle factory can't operate at all. What should we do?"
"In order to build this bicycle factory, I spent more than three million taels of silver. Seeing that everything was ready, who knew that the rubber was stuck to the owner."
Li Chunyang from Sihai Commercial said anxiously.
Li Chunyang's Four Seas Trading Company has connections all over the world, and his business is huge and involved in all aspects. Whether in the Ming Dynasty or in various regions around the world, he has business. He can be said to be the veritable God of Wealth in the Ming Dynasty.
However, now, he also has troubles. Since the appearance of bicycles, he has seen that bicycles have extremely promising prospects and quickly raised funds to build a large bicycle factory in Tianjin.
All the work is ready, the only thing missing now is the originally inconspicuous rubber.
"My bicycle factory is not the same. There is no rubber, so we can only work in a hurry."
Zhang Mao also said helplessly.
He, Lao Zhang, has always liked to do business with Liu Jin. When Liu Jin started the Mercedes-Benz bicycle factory, he originally wanted to take a stake, but at that time Liu Jin said that the business did not have much future.
In addition, he also felt that this bicycle was not as comfortable as a horse-drawn carriage and could not haul as much cargo as a horse-drawn carriage, so he did not look at this bicycle, so he did not shamelessly invest in it.
Who knew that bicycles were so popular now? They became popular throughout the Ming Dynasty in a very short period of time, and even now they have become popular abroad.
Owning a bicycle Yanran has become a symbol of fashion, especially popular among people working in factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
The sales were very hot. The bicycles were already pre-sold before they were produced. They calculated carefully that the cost of a bicycle was less than ten taels of silver, but it sold for more than twenty taels. Silver, the profit from which is very large.
He, Lao Zhang, had been to the Mercedes-Benz bicycle production workshop. With the rotation of the steam engine, bicycles were being produced one after another on the assembly line, and the value was faster than printing banknotes. He suddenly became jealous.
So we spent a huge amount of money, spending millions of taels of silver, to build a bicycle factory here in the capital. Everything was ready and waiting to start construction. Who knew that we couldn't buy rubber?
"This rubber is all in the hands of that brat Liu Jin. He also has a big factory to use. I am too embarrassed to ask him for it."
Zhang Mao seemed very helpless. The current rubber production capacity is limited and cannot meet the market demand at all, and everything is still in the hands of Liu Jin.
Liu Jin's own demand for rubber is very large, and it is not enough now. Naturally, there is no reason to sell it. His boss, Zhang, has also approached Liu Jin several times, but Liu Jin has no way to take care of his own business. open.
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"What a regret. Rubber saplings were very cheap at that time. If we had planted tens of thousands of acres, we wouldn't have to worry about rubber now."
Xu Guangzuo also regretted and said that Liu Jin was his brother-in-law and helped him a lot and gave him guidance. But sometimes, he also had his own ideas. Now it seems that it is better to listen to Liu Jin more.
"When it comes to this matter, I feel regretful."
"Liu Jin also told me about this rubber thing back then. I thought it was useless at the time, and I was more optimistic about growing sugar cane."
"Who knew that the price of sugar cane has been falling all the way, and the income of the plantations is not as good as every year, and even the slaves can no longer feed themselves."
¡°I wish I had listened to Liu Jin¡¯s suggestion and planted some rubber.¡±
Zhang Mao also regretted and said: "Nowadays, a barrel of rubber sells for hundreds of taels of silver. This acre of rubber plantation will produce a few barrels, which works out to several hundred taels of silver. If we plant 10,000 acres, one It can bring in millions of taels of silver per year.¡±
"I knew that this kid Liu Jin couldn't do a loss-making business. He was growing sugar cane at that time."I fully agree. I should definitely thank my friend Xia Shuwen.
If Xia Shuwen had strongly suggested that Zhao Ming grow some rubber, there would have been no chance for Zhao Ming to make a fortune this year.
The price of rubber has risen sharply this year, and Zhao Ming's rubber plantation just started producing rubber this year. Although it is the first time to tap rubber and the output is limited, the family's rubber plantation of more than 1,000 acres still produces thousands of barrels of rubber and sells it. The sky-high price of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver can be said to make you rich overnight.
"So much so that Zhao Ming is now feeling a little buoyant when he walks. Who would have thought that he just casually followed the advice of his friends and planted more than a thousand acres of rubber, and now he can bring such huge profits.
"Hussein, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, please go ahead and kill some fat pigs, slaughter some fat sheep, and kill some chickens, ducks, and geese during the New Year, so that the slaves at home can have a good New Year."
Zhida 75zhongwen.com Zhixiao. Zhao Ming was in a good mood, thinking about the huge sum of money in the bank, and thinking about the New Year that was coming soon. This was a rare act of generosity, and he gave instructions to the housekeeper beside him.
"Okay, sir~ I will definitely make arrangements."
The Persian Hussein on the side nodded quickly and took note. He was originally a slave of Zhao Ming's family. Later, he helped Zhao Ming and did well. Finally, Zhao Ming gave him freedom and made him a housekeeper, responsible for helping Zhao Ming. Manage huge plantations