As early as when the machines from Limin Textile Factory arrived, Qiao Yu instructed Bai Kuan to renovate all the cloth shops of Qiao and Bai's family. There were more than twenty shops in total, spread across Chongqing and surrounding counties, as well as in Chengdu.
A shop, these shop floors are now ready and painted, just waiting for the newly woven foreign cloth.
The first few days of the textile foreman were mainly to get familiar with the machine. The weaving speed was not very fast. After a week, the basic speed improved a lot. The first batch of cloth was shipped to various stores. More than two dozen stores started selling Limin Textile at the same time.
The common people have long known about the Limin Textile Factory. Many people even went to the groundbreaking ceremony and marveled at the spectacular scene at that time.
However, for ordinary people, the most practical thing is the quality and price of the cloth. Everything else is illusory. As soon as the store opened, many people used it. When they saw the dazzling array of cloth, they were immediately dazzled.
, and looking at the price, a piece of cloth is actually about half to 10% cheaper than foreign cloth.
When I hold the cloth in my hand, I feel it is smooth, firm and very comfortable.
"Second sister, look at how fine this cloth is, I'm afraid it's even better than those foreign cloths!"
"Well, the cloth is good, and the price is better. I happened to be making a coat for your brother-in-law. I didn't think the foreign cloth was too expensive, so I didn't buy it. Today I will buy some cloth woven by Limin!"
"Just in time, I'm also going to give Niuniu a flowery dress at home. That kid loves being pretty!"
Customers who entered the shop paid for cloth one after another. It was like an infection. Soon everyone joined in the rush to buy. The waiters and shopkeepers were busy pulling cloth, abacus, and cash register.
Before noon, most of the shops were sold out.
Qiao Yu was also shocked when he received the news. He never expected that the sales were so good. He hurriedly ordered to continue delivering goods to the cloth shop. Bai Kuan was also surprised. He didn't expect that it could become so popular.
It is to speed up delivery to the cloth shop, and at the same time, it also urges the factory to speed up production.
The shopkeepers and shopkeepers in the cloth shop are also in excitement. Although they are tired, Qiao Yu has promised three times the salary. No matter how tired they are, it is worth it. There are no human rights issues at this time. Everyone has made enough.
Jin, soon the first day's income came to Qiao Yu and Bai Kuan.
"Shun Qing, we made a net profit of three thousand taels of silver in one day. If we complete the second phase of the project and add another six to seven hundred machines, we won't be able to get more than ten thousand taels in one day. We can get back our money in half a year.
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"Uncle, I advise you not to be too happy. This is only the first day. Everyone is new and will take the initiative to buy so many. In a few days, when the novelty wears off, it will be good to have a thousand taels!"
"One thousand taels is not a lot, three hundred thousand taels a year. I will get my capital back soon, just wait and count the money!"
Qiao Yu smiled slightly: "Uncle, please don't rest in a hurry. We have made a big hit now. Next, those businessmen should take the initiative to join our investment company. By then, it will no longer be a matter of a factory. You have to take care of it."
There are so many things to do!”
Qiao Yu didn't expect sales to be so hot. He originally planned to use some discounts and other marketing measures, but considering that the production capacity at this stage is still very weak, he didn't do it. Fortunately, he didn't do it, otherwise the cloth would be afraid
The threshold of the cloth shop will be trampled down!
Also surprised are the major businessmen in Chongqing, especially those invited by Qiao Yu. They have begun to collect money and are preparing to invest in investment companies. Now that they see the Limin Textile Factory making money day by day, they are even more enthusiastic.
, one after another, they sold out some unimportant industries, preparing to catch Qiao Yu's train and gain profits from the development of industry.
The boom in sales lasted for five or six days. Even after the enthusiasm passed, the sales of cloth were much higher than before. Some people were happy and some were sad. When the cloth of Huang Wanwanzai Limin Textile Factory was selling well,
He was prepared to lower the price, otherwise he would have to watch his market share being taken over by others. However, he had a foreign master, and the cost of foreign merchants was actually lower than Qiao Yu's, but the distance was too far.
Add in freight and other factors, and there is no price advantage. Especially since the Qiaoyu factory adopts an advanced management system, the production efficiency is very high, and the products are exquisite. It is not afraid of price wars with foreigners at all...
Huang Baiwan wanted to make a profit at a loss, so he lowered the price to the same level as that of Qiao's Cloth Shop. After selling at a loss for a few days, there were not many customers. In this era, domestic products were still advocated. With domestic products of similar quality, ordinary people would pay
Because of his dislike of foreigners, he also abandoned Huang Wanwan, who lived by eating foreign food.
The Huang family's cloth shop has entered a severe winter in an instant. The old stuff has been on the market for decades, but it still has a lot of ideas. With the support of the governor and the prefect, I can't afford to offend you, but there are also people who even the governor can't afford to offend.
Secretly made up his mind.
According to the agreement between Qiao Yu and the businessmen, everyone gathered at Bai Kuan's house. When Wang Dongcheng and others met, it was like Qiao Yu congratulating them.
"Boss Qiao's Limin Textile Factory became an instant hit, and now the cloth is selling like hotcakes. We are really excited to see it!"
"Boss Wang, why are you so jealous? Aren't you a shareholder? I'm afraid dividends are indispensable." Yang Xuecheng, the owner of Hengchang Pawnshop, said with a smile. In fact, he also owns 2% of the shares. Seeing the hot sale of cloth, he felt the same in his heart.
Joy, but the bulk obviously still fell into the hands of the Qiao and Bai family, and even Wang Dongcheng got much more than him.
"Everyone, the textile factory is just the beginning. We have bigger deals to do, so we should discuss investing in the company!"
After everyone had sat down, Qiao Yu took out several copies of the company's articles of association and handed them to everyone.
"Everyone, this is a charter I drafted. The company is named Sichuan Investment Company. It mainly invests in industry, promotes industrial development, and helps investors who are interested in industry in Sichuan. The company will choose to invest in several projects, and everyone will invest according to the proportion of capital.
For dividends, I plan to invest two million taels of capital, of which my uncle and I will invest five hundred thousand taels, and the rest will depend on everyone."
One and a half million taels is really not a small amount. It is enough to build several large-scale factories in China. However, these dozen businessmen are all wealthy people. In total, each person's investment is only about 100,000 taels. Like
Wang Gui, Wang Dongcheng, and even Xue Shan of the Silk House are all worth more than one million, and investing in these is obviously not enough.
"Boss Qiao, I think your money is too small. More than one million taels of silver seems like a lot, but the amount allocated to each family is only about one hundred thousand taels. The investment of the Qiao family and the Bai family can cost millions."
Two, we also want to have fun! We can’t block everyone’s enthusiasm!”
Qiao Yu smiled slightly: "Boss Wang, please stop being busy and listen to my explanation. What we are investing in now are all light industries. The investment is not too big and the return on capital is quick. Once the trend becomes popular, other businessmen will soon join in."
Among them, a company has limited operating capabilities and can only focus on a few projects. We cannot just watch the money being made by others. Therefore, we can invest in the industry alone. If we feel that there is insufficient funds, we can cooperate with an investment company, or
It is borrowing or joint stock. If you don't understand the management, you can also hire a company to consult and let the company help you build a factory. In short, we should start first. We must develop Chongqing's industry as soon as possible. You can imagine if the entire
Our products have been used throughout the Southwest, so what a huge profit that would be!”
As soon as Qiao Yu said this, everyone's eyes gleamed, and they also began to think about Qiao Yu's suggestion. Sichuan Investment Company does not intend to monopolize all capital, but only serves as a leader. Qiao Yu's meaning is very clear.
The company's business is divided into three levels. The first is direct investment, the second is joint ventures with other businessmen, and the third is providing some consulting and assistance. The rest depends on the businessmen themselves.
In fact, this is completely aimed at different psychology. Some people are timid, so they can rely on investing in companies to make profits. Some people have little capital, so they can partner with companies. Some people have both capital and courage, so they can hire a company to give you guidance.
This proposal quickly gained everyone's approval.
After a whole night of discussions, Sichuan Investment Company was formally established with a total capital of 2.3 million taels and 17 shareholders. Qiao and Bai's family totaled 500,000 taels. Wang Dongcheng invested 400,000 taels, followed closely behind.
The minimum is thirty thousand taels, but no matter how much it is, a brand new interest alliance has been formed. Perhaps the people in the alliance are not aware of how much influence they have. In the future, Sichuan, even China, and even the world will be affected by this influence.
Impact.
After a few days of busy work, the company was initially sorted out. The next step was to continue to enclose the land and prepare to build the factory. There were not many people available around Qiao Yu. The only people who could help were Tang Yisheng and Zhao Baoxuan, two foreign students. Qiao Yu
Yu had no choice but to ask the businessmen to select some smart people and give him unified training to explain to them things about the factory. When these businessmen heard this, they were even more ecstatic. This is business knowledge. If they can learn Qiao Yu's skills,
That was great, so I was very enthusiastic and wanted to send my most trusted and capable cadre to Qiao Yu.