Chapter 1550, the performance is really much better than before
In the British Duke's Mansion, in Zhang Mao's study, many industries under the name of the British Duke would come to Zhang Mao at the end of each month to report the performance of the previous month, so that the old Duke knew how much money he had earned.
"Have all your wages been paid to everyone this month?"
Zhang Mao looked at the dozen managers in front of him, took a sip of tea and asked.
"When I return to my country, my father-in-law has already paid out the full amount."
Many managers nodded and replied.
"That's good. We must do everything in accordance with the rules and regulations of the court. If the court has decrees, we must abide by them. The workers' wages must also be paid in full on a monthly basis. Don't let things like this ruin our reputation.
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Zhang Mao nodded with satisfaction. The dozen or so managers in front of him were actually members of the old Zhang family, but they were all collateral children and were responsible for helping the British government manage many industries.
Like in the past, the British prince had a large number of fields, minerals, real estate, shops, etc. It was naturally inconvenient for Lao Zhang to take care of these things himself, so he left them to the children of his own clan.
, of course, some trusted servants can also get the opportunity to help manage some properties.
In recent years, with the rise of capitalism, colonialism and overseas trade, Zhang Mao and Liu Jin jointly purchased many industries, including cement factories, textile factories, steel, shipbuilding, trading firms, colonial firms, and overseas colonies.
Plantations, pastures, tea estates, wineries, etc.
The industry is very large, involving many industries and fields, many of which are partners with Liu Jin. He does not need to manage it. He can only attend the shareholders' meeting at the end of the year.
However, Lao Zhang also independently invested in many industries, such as Zhang's Textile Factory, Zhang's Shipbuilding Factory, Zhang's Steel Factory, Zhang's Cement Factory, Zhang's Plantation, Zhang's Sugar Factory, etc., etc.
Many of the properties were purchased by Zhang Mao himself.
Lao Zhang himself sent his family members and trusted servants to manage this part of the industry. In addition, in overseas colonies, Lao Zhang also sent a large number of his children to participate in the management and operation of the colonies.
These collateral descendants are all descended from their ancestors, and some are the descendants of Lao Zhang's own brothers, so they are absolutely trustworthy.
This era is completely different from that of later generations. The influence of the clan is very powerful and penetrates into all aspects and levels. It is difficult for anyone to escape the influence of the clan.
Similarly, whether it is the Duke of England, the Duke of Chengguo, or the Duke of Dingguo, or many trading houses, large factories, etc. all over the country, similar phenomena are very common.
A large number of family children are involved in the family's industry. The family's industry does not only belong to individuals, but also to the entire family.
For example, these huge industries under the British Duke's command belong to Zhang Mao, right? They do belong to Zhang Mao, but at the same time, they also belong to the entire British Duke's family, and Zhang Mao is just the helmsman of this generation.
Situations like this were very common in the Ming Dynasty. The big merchant families in the Jiangnan region, such as the famous Hui merchants and salt merchants, actually had a whole family of children doing this.
There are officials who open official channels for the family, and there are also family members who practice martial arts and travel all over the country to protect the family business. In the end, they make money, which will nourish the entire family.
They spent money to build private schools and academies so that the children of the family could study and take the imperial examinations, and annexed a large amount of land to their own families so that they could support more clan members, etc.
This is a very characteristic point of this era. Clan power is huge. Everyone must live in the clan as much as possible, so that they can obtain more resources. It is also inevitable to be bound by the clan.
After all, this is an era of interlocking, and there are often three, five, or nine tribes. Once they are involved, it is often an entire huge family, with hundreds or even thousands of people.
"We all know~"
Many managers also said quickly.
"I lost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in one month, tell me how much money you made this month~"
Zhang Mao couldn't help but feel a twinge of pain when he thought about the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that had been distributed this month.
They say they must abide by the laws and regulations of the court, but it is still very painful to pay out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a month. If they leave it until the Chinese New Year, it will end up being several million taels of silver this year and put it in the bank.
Interest is a huge amount.
What's more, Lao Zhang is in great need of money now.
Although the industry is huge and he makes a lot of money, Lao Zhang has always liked to imitate Liu Jin and invest everywhere.
Recently, we have been investing heavily in rubber plantations in Nanyang. Rubber saplings are very expensive. We spent millions of taels of silver on them, but even now we don't even see a trace of them.
In order to obtain rubber to make tires and produce bicycles, Zhang Maoke spent a lot of money to build several large plantations in Nanyang to grow rubber. He shamelessly obtained a batch of relatively cheap saplings from Liu Jin, but
It also costs a lot of money.
In addition, after hearing Liu Jin say that the Persian Gulf is a good place, Zhang Mao once again raised a large amount of funds and manpower to establish the Persian Gulf Colonial Trading Company, dragging along Cheng Guogong, Ding Guogong, Ao Guogong and Liu Jin.
A large number of distinguished people invested and prepared to seize territory in the Persian Gulf.
The investment of the Colonial Trading Company was very huge, not to mention that Zhang Mao did not intend to do it in a small way. Naturally, he had to do it in a big way, purchasing dozens of large ships, establishing a colonial army, and related follow-up development, etc.
After spending a lot of money, the plan has only been initially finalized, and a large amount of money will be invested in the follow-up.
So even though Lao Zhang has many industries and is still a profitable business, Lao Zhang is also short of money.
Now the workers have to be paid monthly, and the funds on hand are also very scarce.
"I don't know if it's because we are now paid monthly, but our textile factory's business this month is much better than in previous years."
"In the past, because this was just the end of the New Year, business was the worst, with less than 600,000 taels of silver a month, but this month, we made 950,000 taels of silver, which is the most
The main ones are orders from our country, especially the sales from garment factories are very good."
Zhang Hui, who was in charge of managing the textile factory, stepped forward to report to Zhang Maohui.
"There are sales of 950,000 taels of silver this month?"
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately became happy. In the first few months after the New Year, the sales in all aspects were actually not ideal, especially those related to daily life, such as textile factories, which had the greatest impact, because before the New Year
Everyone has already bought clothes and is making money in factories after the New Year, so consumption has been greatly reduced.
But I didn't expect that sales would increase significantly this month.
"Yes, it has increased by more than 50%, and our garment factories are not big. The most powerful Caiyun Textile Factory, I heard that their sales this month increased by more than 100%. The sales of garments alone in one month exceeded
Six million taels of silver is several times ours."
Zhang Hui continued.
"What's so great about Caiyun Textile Factory? You should learn from it. They can sell six million taels of silver a month, why can't we?"
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately felt sour. In terms of the textile industry, Caiyun Textile Factory is definitely the leader and the leader. It is not only the largest, has the largest sales, the largest profits, and even the profit margin.
Much higher than the average factory.
"Second Grandpa, we have been studying Caiyun Textile Factory and learning from them. It's just that Caiyun Textile Factory has mastered several important colors for printing and dyeing, which we cannot make. In addition, they always like to come up with something every year.
There are all kinds of fresh clothing styles, and we can’t keep up with them.”
"As time goes by, everyone has become more recognized for the clothes and brands of Caiyun Textile Factory. We buy the same clothes for three hundred cents, but they dare to sell them for one or two cents. The key is that they sell them better than us."
Zhang Hui said helplessly that Zhang Hui is the grandson of Zhang Mao's eldest brother Zhang Zhong. When he was in a hurry, he just called his second grandfather.
"We should also find ways to learn the printing and dyeing colors they know. When they come up with new designs, we can just follow them. It doesn't matter if you are a little stupid. You have to learn from the smart people and do what they do."
"For example, I don't know anything about business or trading, but I know how to follow people and do all kinds of business with Liu Jin. This is how we have such a huge industry as our Zhang family now."
When Zhang Mao heard this, he was so angry that his beard became crooked. It doesn't matter if this person is stupid, but if you want to follow the right person, just follow the smart people.
"But Second Grandpa, last year, when Imperial College of Technology developed several new dyes, I wanted to buy a prescription. You thought that prescription was too expensive. Dye prescriptions of several colors already cost hundreds of thousands of taels.
Silver, with this silver we can come up with dozens of color formulas.":.
"This is what you said at the time, so I didn't buy it. I turned around and asked Caiyun Textile Factory to buy it. We can't figure out which colors of fabrics and ready-made clothes are the most popular now, even if they are
Even after it’s made, the color will fade, so it’s simply incomparable.”
Zhang Hui said aggrievedly.
"Is this happening?"
After Zhang Mao heard this, he thought about it and asked.
"Yes, don't you think it's just a few printing and dyeing formulas? What's so big about it? It costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. You might as well rob a bank."
Zhang Hui continued.
"It seems like this is happening~"
Zhang Mao scratched his head and said: "If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, don't be reluctant to spend money and buy it directly. You can't make Caiyun Textile Factory any cheaper."
"Ma Dan, this guy Wang Shouren is just as crazy as Liu Jin. He is really willing to spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to buy several dye formulas. However, this brand has become popular and it is really profitable. We sell it for three hundred coins, and they
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