Chapter 42: The Prototype of the Chamber of Commerce
Chen Ye made a mental note of the housekeeper's affairs. During this period, Chen Ye was also busy with sugar cane matters. He arranged for all the spare yards to be filled with sugar cane, and then washed away the soil on the sugar cane and chopped off its head.
They also hired a carpenter to make a large juicer. It was very simple. They just made two simple gears. The upper and lower gears drove the two cylinders. Put the sugar cane in, turn the gears, and the sugar cane was rolled out.
Just put a wooden bucket underneath to catch the juice.
After obtaining the sugarcane juice, what is left is evaporation. The water inside is evaporated. The clear juice is concentrated by evaporation and becomes a syrup with a temperature of about 60°C, which is called jaggery. It must be further concentrated to precipitate and crystallize. The boiled crystals
The mixture with molasses is called massecuite. After the massecuite is unloaded, it is then cooled down to allow the sucrose to precipitate more completely. The separated white sugar is then dried and screened to obtain a product of a certain specification, which becomes the finished white sugar.
granulated sugar.
This is how sugar was created. Nowadays, many snacks can be made with sugar, and sugar is also used in many dishes. Everyone does not like to eat sweet things.
"Are you short of money or not?" This was the first thing Chen Ye said when he saw Lu Yong.
"lack"
"You are the son of the Prime Minister and still need money?"
"I don't use my father's money." Lu Yong was more than wrong. It was the first time someone asked him so bluntly whether he was short of money. Do you want to give me money?
"Then let's do business together." This conversation was Lu Yong's most profound sentence, because this sentence created the largest chamber of commerce in Zhongshan.
"Then let me introduce a few people to you." After Lu Yong said that, he went out to contact a few friends.
"Do I have a share in that?" Lu Mengjun came over. Since the soap became popular, he has made a lot of money. Now if he wants to make money, there is definitely nothing wrong with following Chen Ye.
The location of the discussion this time was the private room on the second floor of Ke Lai Restaurant, except that there were a few more people in the room. Chen Ye had never seen it before, and he didn't look like a college student.
Lu Yong first introduced the identities of several people, "The wretched fat man is named Yan Wushuang, the fourth son of the Yan family, the silent one is Cui Zhaoyue, the legitimate son of the Cui family, and the scholar is the sixth son of the Miao family, his name is Miao Duoduo." Finally, when he mentioned a person
There was some hesitation, "He is, he is Song Jiang from the Song family."
Chen Ye looked at Song Jiang. He had a delicate figure and the fragrance of flowers, a bit like a woman pretending to be a man.
"This is the inventor of soap and big-character posters, Chen Ye. He proposed the establishment of this chamber of commerce." Lu Yong introduced Chen Ye emphatically.
Next, Chen Ye introduced himself, "I am Chen Ye. I like money, so I want to make more money. I hope everyone is like-minded and can make more money together."
"Brother Chen, you are really quick to talk." Song Jiang slapped his thigh and agreed with Chen Ye's point of view.
"Let me talk about this chamber of commerce first. Everyone must be loyal to the chamber of commerce and must not sell out the interests of the chamber of commerce. The chamber of commerce must not harm the country. Part of the revenue of the chamber of commerce must be used to relieve the poor."
Seeing everyone nodding in acquiescence, Chen Ye continued: "I hold 30% of the shares of the Chamber of Commerce, and each of the seven holds 10%. In the future, I will use 10% of the shares for other purposes. The initial capital of the Chamber of Commerce is 10,000
Two shares and one share.”
Chen Ye considered that these people had limited funds to mobilize and could not spend a particularly large amount of money at once. Finally, everyone came up with the name of the chamber of commerce and called it "Huitong Chamber of Commerce." The members of the chamber of commerce are: Chen Ye, Lu Yong, Lu Mengjun,
Song Jiang, Miao Duoduo, Yan Wushuang, Cui Zhaoyue, Wang Shang.
Initially, they had some disagreements over the distribution of shares. After all, Chen Ye took up too many shares. Later, seeing that Lu Yong had no objection, they left the matter alone.
Chen Ye told them that many things in the chamber of commerce would be popular, especially sugar. Chen Ye also let them taste it. After they tasted it, they stopped talking. They already knew that this thing would be a big seller.
In order to prevent the family from controlling the Chamber of Commerce, all personnel and managers are unified into the Chamber of Commerce, and dividends are distributed every quarter. Now Chen Ye is busy and cannot be in the Chamber of Commerce all the time. The Chamber of Commerce is managed by Wang Shang on a daily basis. The elders have the right to dismiss staff and have the option to open a branch.
rights, but Chen Ye has the right to veto.
Others debate this point somewhat.
"Why do you have a veto power?"
"It's not fair"
"I support this decision" Wang Shang unconditionally supports Chen Ye
"I suggest everyone has the right to veto"
"Brother Chen, look" Lu Yong is also a little embarrassed.
Chen Ye would not make any retreat on this point: "I can do it myself without you." After saying this, the others didn't say anything even if they wanted to be angry.
Lu Yong had already roughly talked about Chen Ye's situation on the road.
, he does have this strength. These children of the big family know that they are not the legitimate son at home, so why do they join in and take a fancy to Lu Yong, who is the son of the prime minister.
Lu Yong believed in Chen Ye unconditionally. After getting to know him for so many days, Lu Yong knew that Chen Ye had huge potential. If he wanted to accomplish great things in the future, he would need people like them to have a say in the family and get help from Chen Ye.
With Lu Yong's persuasion, this article was passed.
Cui Zhaoyue didn't say a few words from beginning to end. As the legitimate son of the family, he had some knowledge. The fact that he was able to propose a chamber of commerce showed that his ambition and vision were not inferior to his own. This merchant might be able to exert unexpected power.
As long as there is a relationship of interest, there is no need to worry about loyalty issues or disagreements. One day, when they find that they cannot live without the Chamber of Commerce, they will naturally protect him like they love their own children.
The Chamber of Commerce began to operate. The first order of business was pastries. Sugar production is now limited, so it is better to make pastries.
"Brother Chen, do you need to merge Zaikelai into the Chamber of Commerce?" Wang Shang was a little moved. After all, with the help of a noble family and the son of the prime minister, he could make his business even bigger.
"No, Zaikelai is my own business. He is my source of information and cannot be given to the Chamber of Commerce." Chen Ye did not agree to do this. If he gave it to the Chamber of Commerce, his own intelligence system would be exposed and used by aristocratic families. Chen Ye firmly did not allow this.
Do.
"Thank you, Brother Chen, for letting me become a director of the Chamber of Commerce." The director of the Chamber of Commerce is the person in charge of daily management. In layman's terms, he or she runs errands for the Chamber of Commerce.
"You're welcome, we are brothers too." Chen Ye patted Wang Shang's shoulder sincerely.
"Let's work together".
The two chatted for a while. Yang Wei, the chef of Zaike, now has several apprentices. The apprentices are now teaching in a streamlined manner. They only serve dishes from Zaike and have to sign an agreement. If they leave the hotel, they will be compensated.
If you spend a large amount of money and stay in a hotel, the company will provide accommodation, give you a high monthly salary, and arrange for your children to go to school in the hotel.
Zaike Lai Hotel can continue to open branches. Chen Ye's point of view is to open stores in larger cities first, don't rush to blindly expand, and then try to open two branches.
Chapter completed!