The members of the Chamber of Commerce looked at Hua Kefang and their eyes lit up.
Hua Kefang said: "Everyone, in the past we could only do business in Fanjiazhuang. That was because only Fanjiazhuang had a fair trading environment. We hired workers here and sold goods without being challenged by the officials and gentry. But when doing business elsewhere,
I have to be extorted by officials and made things difficult for me by the government officials."
"The court in Fanjiazhuang can be said to be the protective umbrella for our legal businessmen."
"But today is different. Today's Ming Dynasty is different from the past. Today's emperor is forging ahead and opening courts everywhere. Especially in Beizhili, where the emperor has the closest control, the atmosphere is very different from the past. You're welcome
He said that in Gyeonggi, the emperor's court is no worse than the prince's court."
"To tell you the truth, I own a cement factory in Tongzhou with a monthly output of 60,000 bags of cement. I have been operating it for two years and have made quite a profit. Everything in this cement factory is running normally and I have never been extorted by officials or gentry.
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"The only time I went to court with some tricky masons, and I won the lawsuit!"
"Let me tell you how low the wages of workers in Gyeonggi are!"
"My cement factory in Tongzhou employs more than 600 workers, and each worker only needs one, two, or three taels per month. After a month, I only need to pay the workers more than 800 taels. This does not require a meal. And the people in Gyeonggi are free.
Han also thinks this is a good and stable job! There is a lot of people trying to get into my factory, and I select the strongest workers to join the factory."
"In Fanjiazhuang, the more than 600 workers have to pay more than 3,000 taels in wages, and a lunch is included. But in Gyeonggi, they save nearly 3,000 taels in wages and meals alone per month, which is 30,000 taels in a year.
silver!"
After hearing Hua Kefang's introduction, the members of the Chamber of Commerce's eyes lit up and they started chattering. The situation Hua Kefang mentioned was too tempting. If such a large amount of labor can be saved in a year, the factory's profit margin will double.
More than anything.
Hua Kefang waved her hand and said: "There are many people on the road, so come to our club to talk!"
Everyone followed Hua Kefang back to the hall of the Fanjiazhuang Chamber of Commerce. It has been a month since its establishment, and the Fanjiazhuang Chamber of Commerce has rented a large villa on the street as the hall. Everyone sat down in the meeting room in the hall.
Then the staff of the club served tea to the members.
Hou Dingping took a sip of tea and said: "The president is right. Now that the emperor is vigorously developing the rule of law in Beizhili, there is no need for us to limit our development to Fanjiazhuang. The entire Ming Dynasty is determined to innovate, and we can definitely
Leave one town and nine provinces to show off your talents. There are just a few things to figure out."
"First, if we leave Fanjiazhuang and transfer the factory to the Emperor of Heaven, will the prince still let us use the patent? If the prince takes back the patent rights, our factory will be completely exhausted."
Hua Kefang laughed loudly and said: "You don't need to worry about this, because the prince is about governing the country according to the law. I have studied the patent licensing system clearly. When the prince signed the patent licensing contract with us, he did not restrict us.
Factory address."
"The prince is the prince of the Ming Dynasty. As long as we set up factories in the Ming Dynasty, there is no reason for the prince to illegally suspend our patented production license."
"According to the prince's style of doing things, it is impossible for him to personally destroy his legal environment. My cement plant has been operating in Gyeonggi Province for two years, and the prince has not caused me any trouble."
After everyone heard Hua Kefang's explanation, they started talking again.
Hou Dingping nodded and said: "There is another problem. Steam engines are precision instruments. The prince's "Secrecy Law" stipulates that precision instruments cannot leave one town and nine provinces. What should we do?"
Hua Kefang nodded and said, "Director Hou is very thoughtful and thinks very clearly. We really can't take away the steam engine."
"However, I have calculated that if we open a factory in Gyeonggi, even if the cost of using cattle and horses is higher, the final total cost will be lower than that in Fanjiazhuang. Because labor in Gyeonggi is too cheap. The cost of hiring one person in Fanjiazhuang can be hired in Gyeonggi
Four people. We produce agricultural machinery, waterwheels, dyes and cement, but we do not produce tanks. There are not many places where steam engines are used. We can afford to use all animal power."
“Considering the overall cost, it’s a good deal to go to Gyeonggi!”
When everyone heard this, they started talking again.
Hou Dingping finally said: "My last question is about funds. When we run a business in Fanjiazhuang, we rely on bank loans for turnover. When we go to Gyeonggi and there are no banks, what will we do with our working capital?"
"Our factory's annual profit from doing business is only about one cent. The reason why we have considerable profits is because we got a low-interest loan with an interest rate of 4% from the bank and expanded our business. When we went to Gyeonggi Province, we got
Without a loan, can we really live on one penny of profit a year?"
Hua Kefang said: "There is no need to worry about this. There are many gentry in Gyeonggi who have lost their land rent income. These gentry have no income and hold a lot of money. I know many such gentry. We can go to Gyeonggi.
Use factories and equipment as collateral to borrow money from these gentry. The interest rate is slightly higher than that of banks, but not high."
"Compared with the huge savings in labor costs, steam engines and bank interest rates are not big problems."
After Hou Dingping asked the three questions, he stopped talking. After thinking for a long time, he smiled and said: "President Hua is really far-sighted. He has pointed out a clear way for us."
Yan Yishan said: "However, this industrial transfer involves huge implications and cannot be accomplished overnight."
Hua Kefang nodded and said: "Of course it cannot be done overnight. We will move little by little and spend a few years slowly moving the factory to Gyeonggi. We will move slowly, and the prince will have enough time to realize our contribution to Fanjiazhuang. Wait for Fanjiazhuang Baiye
The depression is full of idle men who can’t find work. Maybe the prince will figure it out and give us official status!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Yan Yishan said loudly: "Okay, I, Yan Yishan, will be the first to eat crabs. This year I will go to Gyeonggi to set up an agricultural machinery factory and seize 30% of the equipment in Fanjiazhuang."
"I want to see how much money I can save with the wages in Gyeonggi."
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After listening to Han Jinxin's report, Li Zhi was livid.
Who is Han Jinxin? What Hua Kefang said in the Chamber of Commerce was collected verbatim by Han Jinxin and reported to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi was very unhappy.
If the plan of Hua Kefang and others succeeds, half of the industrial production capacity in Fanjiazhuang and Tianjin will be transferred to the emperor's capital. At that time, the industrial capabilities that Li Zhi is proud of will be shared by Li Zhi and the emperor.
Han Jinxin looked at Li Zhi's face and said, "Your Majesty, this Hua Kefang is too ambitious and is a disaster. Why not let me get rid of him!"
Li Zhi looked at Han Jinxin and said, "Hua Kefang did not break the law. It would be boring to use violent means to get rid of him."
With a sneer, Li Zhi said: "Since he is careful in everything and always wants to make me feel uncomfortable according to my rules, I will let him understand that my rules are not something that a small factory owner like him can understand. In business, I use
The tricks in the mall defeated him and made him understand his naivety!"
