"You are so polite, Eunuch Cao, I will never take a penny from Emperor Mo." Han Du assured with a smile.
Eunuch Cao squinted his eyes, smiled, nodded and said, "That's the best, but the Marquis still has to let your slaves take a look at every payment made by Shibo Company."
"That's natural, please, Eunuch Cao!" Han Du waved his hand.
"Master Marquis, please come first."
From then on, Eunuch Cao settled down in Shibosi. He even appeared in Shibosi's yamen early every day, but he was much more active in promoting promotion than Han Du, the Shibosi.
As long as Han Du had a little leisure time, he would sleep until he woke up naturally. Only at An Qing's urging did he reluctantly go to work at the Shipping Department.
On this day, Xiong Ting ran to Han Du's office out of breath.
"Master Hou."
"What's the matter?" Han Du lay lazily on the chair, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand and took a sip casually.
"A businessman wants to buy a boat."
Before Xiong Ting finished speaking, Han Du casually interjected, "Then you take them to buy them. Anyway, there are many lucky ships in the navy. As long as they give money, we can sell them as many as they want."
Xiong Ting smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "They are all small businessmen. They just did it because they didn't have enough money to buy a boat."
"What kind of boat can I buy if I don't have money?" Han Du suddenly became impatient when he heard that there was no business.
Xiong Ting smiled flatteringly and asked tentatively: "Master Hou, can you sell it to them cheaper?"
Han Duzheng glanced at Xiong Ting, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's impossible to be cheap."
Seeing that Han Du refused to let go, Xiong Ting had no choice but to resign.
"etc."
But Han Du stopped Xiong Ting.
Han Du looked thoughtful, and after a pause, he said: "It's impossible to be cheap, but if they really want to buy a boat, I have a way, but I don't know if they are willing. In this way, you will
All the merchants were called, and I personally spoke to them."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Xiong Ting breathed a sigh of relief and walked out with relief.
After a while, a group of merchants came to Han Du. There were quite a few people, twenty or thirty people in the crowd.
"The common people are waiting to meet the Marquis."
"Get up and serve tea." Han Du nodded kindly to the merchants and then ordered to the scribe beside him.
After everyone sat down, Han Du asked with a smile: "I heard that you want to buy a boat?"
"That's right. I would like to ask Lord Marquis to show his noble hands and help us accomplish this." One of the leaders among the merchants immediately replied.
Han Du heard this and said: "Of course I want to fulfill you, otherwise I wouldn't invite you here. However, the price of a lucky ship with four hundred materials and four thousand guans cannot be less.
"
The merchants were just taken to the clouds by the first half of Han Du's words, and the next moment they were knocked down by the second half of his words. After hearing this, they all began to whisper noisily.
When Han Du saw them, he didn't stop them and just let them talk.
After a while, a merchant clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "Master Hou, the ordinary people will tell you the truth. Even if the ordinary people sell iron, they can only get up to five or six thousand guan at most. If you want to use 4,000 guan to buy a boat, you will have to pay for it."
People can afford it. But after buying a boat, ordinary people have no money to buy goods, let alone pay taxes. Even if we buy a boat, we still have no goods to go to sea. In this case, it is better not to buy the boat. If
How about you, Lord Marquis, be generous and let us buy the boat at a cheaper price, or lend us the boat temporarily, and then pay the boat money in full when I come back?"
Let me lend you the boat first? What if you run away and refuse to acknowledge the debt?
After hearing what the merchant said, Han Du pondered for a while, looked at everyone and asked, "Are you all like this?"
"To be fair to Mr. Hou, our situations are almost the same."
"Yes, if we had enough money, we wouldn't bother Mr. Hou."
"That's right, that's right, I don't have enough capital, what can I do?"
Seeing everyone sighing and talking, Han Du suddenly smiled, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, be quiet."
Everyone stopped talking immediately and looked at Han Du.
Han Du said slowly: "It is impossible to reduce the price of a boat. Since you can't afford it alone, why don't several people work together to buy a boat?"
These merchants naturally thought about how several people would work together to buy a boat. This seemed simple and easy, but in fact it was not very reliable. Because the interests involved in a boat were so great, even if three or five of them joined forces, they would be able to do it.
They can work together to buy a ship and conduct overseas trade. But the benefits of this ship are enough to make anyone jealous.
Businessmen are big on profits, and they can hardly imagine what would happen if some of them had other ideas.
This is why they are unwilling to join forces with others.
"Master Marquis, I'll wait." The businessman sighed and expressed his concerns.
Others were silent for a while, obviously they also had the same concerns. Since they couldn't trust each other, it was naturally difficult to work together.
After hearing this, Han Du changed his mind and said: "This is simple. Three or five people will have the problem of unfair dividends. But when the number of people increases, this problem will be solved. For example, a hundred people work together to buy a ship.
, In this way, I’m afraid no one would dare to pay unfair dividends, right?”
If there are fewer people with interests, it will naturally be easier to solve the problem. Whether it is to bribe officials or create unjust cases, people can be malicious. But when the number of people is large, even if you are sure to solve three or five people, but you
Do you have the guts to kill a hundred people? This is the principle of strength in numbers.
After listening to Han Du's words, everyone was a little moved. Han Du's method was obviously feasible. But then everyone frowned. This method is feasible, but if a ship is divided into a hundred parts, the profit of each share will be
Isn't it too little?
For merchants like them, this is a bit useless, and it is a pity to throw it away if it is tasteless.
"Master Hou, this method is feasible, but in this case, we don't have a hundred people, how can we buy a boat?" A merchant asked boldly.
Han Du leaned back in his chair, took a sip of tea slowly, and then said with a smile: "Who said that you should all buy a boat together? What I mean is that each of you will take the lead in buying a boat, and then join the team together.
The ship and its cargo are divided into one hundred parts, so each part is only a few hundred guang."
"There are so many people in the capital who can give out hundreds of coins. I only need to sell these one hundred copies to one hundred people, wouldn't it be enough?"
"What a great idea! The Marquis is really smart and able to come up with such a way to get the best of both worlds." After hearing this, the merchants clapped their hands and praised Han Du. "You are so polite, Eunuch Cao, I will never be greedy for a penny from Emperor Mo.
" Han Du assured with a smile.
Eunuch Cao squinted his eyes, smiled, nodded and said, "That's the best, but the Marquis still has to let your slaves take a look at every payment made by Shibo Company."
"That's natural, please, Eunuch Cao!" Han Du waved his hand.
"Master Marquis, please come first." ??
From then on, Eunuch Cao settled down in Shibosi. He even appeared in Shibosi's yamen early every day, but he was much more active in promoting promotion than Han Du, the Shibosi.
As long as Han Du had a little leisure time, he would sleep until he woke up naturally. Only at An Qing's urging did he reluctantly go to work at the Shipping Department.
On this day, Xiong Ting ran to Han Du's office out of breath.
"Master Hou."
"What's the matter?" Han Du lay lazily on the chair, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand and took a sip casually.
"A businessman wants to buy a boat."
Before Xiong Ting finished speaking, Han Du casually interjected, "Then you take them to buy them. Anyway, there are many lucky ships in the navy. As long as they give money, we can sell them as many as they want."
Xiong Ting smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "They are all small businessmen. They just did it because they didn't have enough money to buy a boat."
"What kind of boat can I buy if I don't have money?" Han Du suddenly became impatient when he heard that there was no business.
Xiong Ting smiled flatteringly and asked tentatively: "Master Hou, can you sell it to them cheaper?"
Han Duzheng glanced at Xiong Ting, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's impossible to be cheap."
Seeing that Han Du refused to let go, Xiong Ting had no choice but to resign.
"etc."
But Han Du stopped Xiong Ting.
Han Du looked thoughtful, and after a pause, he said: "It's impossible to be cheap, but if they really want to buy a boat, I have a way, but I don't know if they are willing. In this way, you will
All the merchants were called, and I personally spoke to them."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Xiong Ting breathed a sigh of relief and walked out with relief.
After a while, a group of merchants came to Han Du. There were quite a few people, twenty or thirty people in the crowd.
"The common people are waiting to meet the Marquis."
"Get up and serve tea." Han Du nodded kindly to the merchants and then ordered to the scribe beside him.
After everyone sat down, Han Du asked with a smile: "I heard that you want to buy a boat?"
"That's right. I would like to ask Lord Marquis to show his noble hands and help us accomplish this." One of the leaders among the merchants immediately replied.
Han Du heard this and said: "Of course I want to fulfill you, otherwise I wouldn't invite you here. However, the price of a lucky ship with four hundred materials and four thousand guans cannot be less.
"
The merchants were just taken to the clouds by the first half of Han Du's words, and the next moment they were knocked down by the second half of his words. After hearing this, they all began to whisper noisily.
When Han Du saw them, he didn't stop them and just let them talk.
After a while, a merchant clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "Master Hou, the ordinary people will tell you the truth. Even if the ordinary people sell iron, they can only get up to five or six thousand guan at most. If you want to use 4,000 guan to buy a boat, you will have to pay for it."
People can afford it. But after buying a boat, ordinary people have no money to buy goods, let alone pay taxes. Even if we buy a boat, we still have no goods to go to sea. In this case, it is better not to buy the boat. If
How about you, Lord Marquis, be generous and let us buy the boat at a cheaper price, or lend us the boat temporarily, and then pay the boat money in full when I come back?"
Let me lend you the boat first? What if you run away and refuse to acknowledge the debt?
After hearing what the merchant said, Han Du pondered for a while, looked at everyone and asked, "Are you all like this?"
"To be fair to Mr. Hou, our situations are almost the same."
"Yes, if we had enough money, we wouldn't bother Mr. Hou."
"That's right, that's right, I don't have enough capital, what can I do?"
Seeing everyone sighing and talking, Han Du suddenly smiled, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, be quiet."
Everyone stopped talking immediately and looked at Han Du.
Han Du said slowly: "It is impossible to reduce the price of a boat. Since you can't afford it alone, why don't several people work together to buy a boat?"
These merchants naturally thought about how several people would work together to buy a boat. This seemed simple and easy, but in fact it was not very reliable. Because the interests involved in a boat were so great, even if three or five of them joined forces, they would be able to do it.
They can work together to buy a ship and conduct overseas trade. But the benefits of this ship are enough to make anyone jealous.
Businessmen are big on profits, and they can hardly imagine what would happen if some of them had other ideas.
This is why they are unwilling to join forces with others.
"Master Marquis, I'll wait." The businessman sighed and expressed his concerns.
Others were silent for a while, obviously they also had the same concerns. Since they couldn't trust each other, it was naturally difficult to work together.
After hearing this, Han Du changed his mind and said: "This is simple. Three or five people will have the problem of unfair dividends. But when the number of people increases, this problem will be solved. For example, a hundred people work together to buy a ship.
, In this way, I’m afraid no one would dare to pay unfair dividends, right?”
If there are fewer people with interests, it will naturally be easier to solve the problem. Whether it is to bribe officials or create unjust cases, people can be malicious. But when the number of people is large, even if you are sure to solve three or five people, but you
Do you have the guts to kill a hundred people? This is the principle of strength in numbers.
After listening to Han Du's words, everyone was a little moved. Han Du's method was obviously feasible. But then everyone frowned. This method is feasible, but if a ship is divided into a hundred parts, the profit of each share will be
Isn't it too little?
For merchants like them, this is a bit useless, and it is a pity to throw it away if it is tasteless.
"Master Hou, this method is feasible, but in this case, we don't have a hundred people, how can we buy a boat?" A merchant asked boldly.
Han Du leaned back in his chair, took a sip of tea slowly, and then said with a smile: "Who said that you should all buy a boat together? What I mean is that each of you will take the lead in buying a boat, and then join the team together.
The ship and its cargo are divided into one hundred parts, so each part is only a few hundred guang."
"There are so many people in the capital who can give out hundreds of coins. I only need to sell these one hundred copies to one hundred people, wouldn't it be enough?"
"What a great idea! Mr. Hou is really talented and able to come up with such a way to get the best of both worlds." After hearing this, the merchants clapped their hands and praised Han Du profusely.