"Actually, it's not like we were cheated. We still made money at the beginning."
Fu Yong and Chang Hao were very honest in front of Han Du and did not dare to hide anything.
"The money came too quickly and easily, and then you just drifted away, right?" Han Du even felt a little gloating about his misfortune.
The two of them lowered their heads in embarrassment. When they made their way home, they felt like they were being carried by the wind as they walked. There was nothing they could look at at a glance.
Seeing that they were in trouble, Han Du gently waved his hand, "Isn't it great to make money with just a few cents?"
"Mr. Gongye" neither of them knew how to answer.
Han Du's smile faded, "But you haven't thought that if you hit it with four ounces and a thousand pounds, you will break your hand, right?"
"What you said makes sense, please give me some advice." Chang Hao lowered his head and handed over his hands. At this time, he no longer cares about face. If he continues to care about face, he may lose his entire family fortune.
Han Du stopped teasing the two of them, looking at their past friendship. If he could, he would still be willing to give them a hand. However, he must first ask what is going on.
"Tell me, what did you buy?"
Fu Yong smiled flatteringly and said, "What the common people bought is cotton cloth."
"Cotton?" Han Du felt a little strange, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
"It's cotton cloth." Fu Yong quickly explained, "My father-in-law doesn't know, but cotton prices surged at the beginning of this year. There will be another drought and insect infestation this year, so cotton production will definitely decrease, and then the price of cotton cloth will only be higher."
The people of the Ming Dynasty now have no worries about food and clothing, and few people are hungry or cold. The relatively prosperous life will naturally make the people pursue a better life. Therefore, people who originally generally wore linen clothes will choose to wear linen clothes now that they have money.
Wear more comfortable cotton clothes.
Cotton cloth was welcomed by more and more people. Fu Yong was optimistic about the price of cotton cloth, which was theoretically correct.
"What about now? The price of cotton has dropped sharply?" Han Du speculated that if it had risen, they would not come to him in a hurry.
Fu Yong nodded heavily, "Exactly, the price of cotton is almost the same every day. If it keeps falling like this"
He glanced at Chang Hao, turned back and sighed, "Chang Hao and I will lose most of our wealth."
Han Du glanced at the two of them, touched his chin and pondered for a moment, then asked with interest, "Have you not investigated the reason? Or is there someone deliberately going against you? Don't you have any ideas?"
Man-made money dies and birds die without food. It is a matter of life and property. Han Du doesn't believe that the two of them would not think of it.
Solve problems through violence.
Fu Yong smiled flatteringly, lowered his head and secretly glanced at Han Du, and said hesitantly, "I dare not deceive you. I have indeed done such a thing before, but..."
"Did someone get killed?" Han Du's expression changed and he stared at him and asked.
If a life was really caused, then Han Du would not be allowed to help the two of them. This exceeded Han Du's bottom line, and the two of them deserved it even if they lost everything!
"No, no, no, my father-in-law has misunderstood. I would not dare to act so rashly after eating a bear's heart and a leopard's heart!" Fu Yong explained quickly.
That's pretty much it. Han Du nodded secretly and motioned for him to "continue talking."
"This time we also investigated and found out that someone is deliberately shipping goods to lower the price."
Han Du saw something wrong with Fu Yong's expression and asked in surprise, "Is it a big deal?"
Fu Yong nodded repeatedly, "It's a woman who is shipping the goods."
"A woman?" Han Du frowned. This idea can make women appear in public, but very few women are either maids from wealthy families or maids from the prince's family.
However, Han Du did not panic at all. No matter how great his background was, could he still be greater than himself? Among the current dukes of the Ming Dynasty, although the Duke of Founding and Duke of Wei were once very prosperous, they have begun to become lonely in recent years.
On the contrary, it was Zhen Guogong and Xin Guogong who came from behind and became the top wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty.
He asked calmly, "What's the background?"
"In the palace." Fu Yong pointed towards the palace.
In fact, this is also the reason why Fu Yong and Chang Hao came to Han Du. If it only involves business transactions, the two of them have been in the business world for so many years and have a strong family fortune, so there is no way to solve the matter.
Even if the opponent is an ordinary official family, they can still ask someone to mediate. Although they may not be able to make money, there is no problem in returning all the money.
But the enemy came from the palace, and the two of them were instantly paralyzed, so they had to find Han Du.
In the palace, Cotton Handu suddenly guessed what was going on.
Feeling slightly certain in his heart, he looked at the two of them, "Then what are you going to do?"
Even if he decides to help the two of them, Han Du must first know what they plan to do, right? If the two of them want to help them make a lot of money and get rich, then Han Du can only express his helplessness.
Fu Yong and Chang Hao were overjoyed and said together, "If you are willing to mediate, we will
As long as we can protect our capital, it’s enough. Even a small loss is nothing, it’s just a small token of my appreciation.”
In this case, Han Du believed that there was still great hope for mediation, so he nodded and agreed.
"Okay, I'll go and ask, you guys wait for the news first."
"Thank you sir."
Han Du found an opportunity to enter the palace and ask to see Han Jingyun.
"Brother, why are you free to see me today?" Han Jingyun smiled and raised his hand slightly to signal the palace maid to bring a brocade pier to Han Du.
After Han Du sat down, he looked at the girl with a smile, "Are you constantly selling cotton fabrics recently and deliberately lowering the price?"
Han Jingyun was slightly startled after hearing this, and then looked at Han Du in surprise, "What? I remember that the Zhenguo Palace is not in the cotton business, right? How come my brother is so well-informed about the news?"
Sure enough, my guess was correct. It was Han Jingyun who deliberately lowered the price of cotton. .??.
When Han Du heard Fu Yong's words, he felt very strange. Ordinary people could only make small quantities of cotton cloth even if they had spinning machines.
The cotton cloth made by the common people was made and sold one piece at a time. Even if the price was a little low and they would suffer a loss if they sold it, the common people would not hoard cotton cloth.
Because hoarding cotton cloth requires strong financial resources, which the common people do not have.
But Han Jingyun was different. Not only did she have strong financial resources, but she also had a huge textile workshop. With the help of steam engines, she could produce more than tens of thousands of cotton cloths every day.
The only one who can lower the price of cotton at will is Han Jingyun.
"Is it really you? How did you get involved in the business?"
Han Jingyun didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.
Changing the subject, he asked, "There are so many cotton cloths in the workshop, I have to find a way to sell them, right?"
Seeing the girl's attitude, Han Du couldn't laugh or cry, and asked doubtfully, "If you sell cotton, you can sell it. Why do you have to raise the price of cotton first and then lower it?"
Fu Yong and Chang Hao might not understand, but Han Du could tell at a glance that the soaring price of cotton at the beginning of the year must have been deliberately caused by Han Jingyun. In the entire Ming Dynasty, she was the only one with such ability.
Han Jingyun smiled and couldn't help but said excitedly, "Brother, do you know? Those businessmen actually started a new way of trading in the Shipping Department."
"I just found out, isn't it just futures contract trading?" Han Du interrupted.
When Han Jingyun first learned that there was such a transaction method, he thought it was very new.
Strange. But she soon realized something was wrong. This trading method seemed fair, but in fact there were too many things that could be manipulated.
As long as you can seize the opportunity and operate well, people can make a lot of money everywhere.
However, those businessmen only saw the convenience of this kind of transaction and did not realize the huge profits it would generate.
Han Jingyun, who is extremely sensitive to numbers, discovered this instantly.
At this time, someone was desperately trying to raise the price of cotton cloth, so she pushed the price of cotton cloth to an unprecedented high level.
Then they continued to ship and began to harvest!
But Fu Yong and Chang Hao were dazzled by the unprecedented high price of cotton. They believed that the price of cotton would go even higher, and they were unwilling to let the price drop.
Therefore, no matter how much cotton cloth appeared in the shipping department, no matter what the price, they bought it all without hesitation.
When they discovered that cotton cloth was constantly appearing, they invested all their wealth in it, but there was still no sign that the cotton cloth would be sold out.
At this time, they suddenly realized that they had fallen into someone else's trap. They were not willing to have all their wealth robbed like this, so they immediately found someone to find out the mastermind behind the scenes and lay waste to their ashes!
But when they investigated and found out that it was someone from the palace, the two of them were instantly paralyzed, and they had to find the Duke of Zhen to come forward.
"Futures contract?" Han Jingyun was surprised by the name. He pondered for a moment and couldn't help but praise, "It is indeed very appropriate to buy and sell goods within a certain period of time through a contract."
Han Du didn't feel anything about this, and sighed and said, "The people who bought your cotton cloth are Fu Yong and Chang Hao. As you know, these two people have helped me several times before and they are considered acquaintances."
"So, eldest brother came to me today to plead for them?" Han Jingyun smiled faintly, pretending to be sad on purpose, covering his chest with both hands, "eldest brother, I am your biological sister, do you just stand by and watch for the sake of outsiders?
Will I lose money?"
Losing money? You have already made several times your profit! If you haven’t made enough love, you are losing money.
But now that he has something to ask for, Han Du can only be patient and persuade the girl with nice words: "You have already made a lot of money this time, so just give up. If you really push them to a dead end,
From now on, if everyone follows your example, you will be in big trouble."
"Fair business, one is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell! Why should I let them go? That's not what I forced them to buy, right?" If she stopped now, she would have to earn at least hundreds of thousands less. Of course,