Of course, the Qing court also knew the importance. Officials from the two departments were usually not sold...
Those are the official positions of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites. The former has amazing power, while the latter is responsible for sacrifices.
The Ministry of Rites is an out-and-out Qingshui Yamen today, but its status was still very high in ancient times.
It is written very clearly in Zuo Zhuan: The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs!
Sacrifice means sacrifice, which is under the control of the Ministry of Rites, Rong means war, and "si" is before "rong", which shows what the values were at that time.
The country can make do with it, but the ancestors still can't do it.
The above are all gossip, but after Fang Linyan controlled 120,000 taels of silver, he started buying and buying. The main purchases were kerosene and sugar. The two goods had four common characteristics:
Daily necessities, (wide audience)
Consumables, (kerosene lighting)
shelf-stable,
Relying on imports,
In the general environment at that time, the bourgeoisie had just emerged in the late Qing Dynasty. Sugar relied almost entirely on manual production in small workshops, while kerosene was not produced at all. Therefore, the quality of imported (imported) products was very different from domestically produced ones. The key is
The cost of domestic production is still higher, so the two imported goods are best-sellers.
When purchasing, Fang Linyan's five points of charm certainly didn't add anything, but the Zhejiang merchant's passive ability: spending money like water played a huge role (in money-related transactions (including but not limited to bribery, buying and selling, drinking flowers))
You can often get better results when drinking wine).
According to Fang Linyan's preliminary estimate, this ability of his has increased the transaction volume by at least 15%. In other words, with this ability alone, the 120,000 taels of silver in his hand have played an effect of almost 140,000 taels.
However, Fang Linyan is more than that. He also has +3 legend, so when he announces his name in the mall, with the extra fame, he can get a lot of discounts, so the 120,000 taels of silver,
Almost gained a purchasing power of 160,000 taels.
However, Fang Linyan found that after receiving the +3 legend bonus for his identity, his reputation had indeed become greater, but it was not a good reputation.
Because when many people heard his name as the sixth young master of the Hu family, they showed expressions of sudden realization, and then looked at him with strange eyes, revealing something like "So that guy is you..."
an attitude.
Although Fang Linyan felt a little embarrassed about this, he said that I am thick-skinned, so you can do whatever you want, and when he spent this huge sum of money, he also divided one part into two:
When buying goods, almost 60,000 taels of silver were stored directly in cash.
But the remaining 60,000 taels of silver were the deposit paid.
After the deposit is in place, the merchant must start stocking up.
Fang Linyan agreed with them to deliver the goods ten days later, and to pay the balance within one month after delivery. However, the additional condition is that after the goods are ready, they must be placed in the warehouse designated by the merchant. If the balance is not paid,
It cannot be shipped out.
If the balance cannot be paid, the deposit will not be refunded.
This kind of behavior is very common even now, not to mention it was at the time. It was the prototype of futures trading. The only thing that was special was that Fang Linyan’s deposit was a little small.
According to the market conditions at that time, the deposit should be 20% in advance, so in theory, with 60,000 taels of silver, you can only reserve 300,000 taels of kerosene and sugar.
However, there are still not many large-scale customers like Fang Linyan. They can buy a lot of goods at once, and they are not too aggressive in bargaining. They are also willing to put the goods in the merchant's own warehouse.
More importantly, Fang Linyan was also willing to store the 60,000 taels of goods he had previously purchased with real gold and platinum.
Therefore, the two parties agreed that if Fang Linyan paid 60,000 taels of silver, he could actually order 700,000 taels of goods, which was equivalent to a deposit of less than 10%.
However, there are quite a lot of such things in the market at this time. In fact, several companies even told Fang Linyan that under the same conditions, they could even sell 800,000 taels of goods, but in the end Fang Linyan still chose Qiao's warehouse.
The reason is very simple, that is, the Qiao family is famous, and the main business of the Qiao family is banknotes, and banknotes value reputation more than anything else.
Fang Linyan knows his own business. Now he is doing business under the name of "Young Master of the Hu Family", but in fact? He is an out-and-out speculator. The only reason for purchasing these goods is to do short-term business.
Nowadays, bulk imports and exports rely entirely on sea transportation, and when news of the Sino-Japanese Toshima naval battle comes out in a few days, that is, on July 25, shipping will inevitably be affected.
Why? Because in history, the Sino-Japanese naval battle at Toshima was actually a one-sided massacre! Japanese armed ships directly sank a ship transporting Qing soldiers.
Here comes the point!!
This ship belonged to the United Kingdom, and even the first mate and sailors on the ship were British. They were killed on the spot!
In this case, what would the ships leaving the port think? All the ships of the British father (although Britain was in decline at the time, were still the empire on which the sun never sets) were directly sunk. The Japanese have become so crazy, who can still Dare to risk your life and leave Hong Kong?
Therefore, it can be expected that the sailing rate of ships will inevitably plummet in the short term. If the ship is destroyed, what cargo will be transported?
The goods entering the port will also show a cliff-like decline, and the prices of sugar and kerosene, which are mainly imported goods on the market, will inevitably skyrocket.
At that time, if a merchant with bad credit faces the "futures" contract signed by Fang Linyan, he may be shameless in the face of huge profits. After all, there is no contract law, no list of defaulters, and no court enforcement, let alone Debt collection agencies...all based on conscience.
And conscience is something that has a price.
Compared with these people, the Qiao family's default cost was the highest, so Fang Linyan chose the Qiao family in the end.
It is worth mentioning that when Fang Linyan was carrying out these business activities, he took Laurent with him throughout the process, and also made him appear in his true self. When discussing business, he also said that he was helping Laurent, which made it more difficult for him to do so. Things go more smoothly and you get better prices...
This was also a strange phenomenon in Wanqing at that time. The Manchus already had transcendent privileges in the country, but the foreigners had even more privileges than the Manchus. It should be because of the First Opium War and the Second Opium War. After the Eight-Nation Allied Forces completely defeated the direct armed forces of the Qing Dynasty.
The Eight Banners Army, which the Qing Dynasty was proud of, and the weapon of war that advanced into the Central Plains, disappeared in the smoke of foreign guns and cannons!!
Without the army, there would be no Qingliang. From that moment on, the status of foreigners began to become transcendent.
After completing this series of business operations, Fang Linyan spent another three days of precious time.
There is no way, in this era without mobile phones or Internet, even with Laurent's help, it will still take so much time, and at this time, the time for the Battle of Toshima is getting closer and closer.
During these three days, Fang Linyan would call up the war progress bar from time to time and found that it was like the stock market, always fluctuating. China's odds of winning once even dropped to 26%.
Fortunately, it quickly recovered to above 27%.
Youdao is that habits become natural. After a long time, Fang Linyan has become a little numb. Unless this thing suddenly drops below 20%, otherwise, Fang Linyan probably feels that it doesn't matter in his heart.
Of course, Fang Linyan was not idle in the next time. He planned to make friends with the person he loved most.
If there are no mistakes in history, this person should be considered a celebrity now, and there are many people who want to curry favor with him. It is too late for Fang Linyan to rush to burn the cold stove. But fortunately, Fang Linyan knows this person very well.
If you have ambitions, then as long as you can meet him once, you should be able to gain his trust.
Just when Fang Linyan was about to go out, Laurent suddenly handed Fang Linyan a newspaper, and at the same time drew a red circle on a piece of news. At this time, it was in traditional Chinese characters with vertical layout. Not only that, the reading order was from
From right to left... Even if Fang Linyan has language proficiency, it is extremely laborious.
However, Fang Linyan quickly paid attention to the key points Laurent wanted to express:
"...The enemy invaded Yashan. Ye Cheng, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan Town, had built fortifications here and divided his troops into four divisions to defend against the enemy. One section of Yicang, Rida Island, attacked brazenly. Ye Cheng's son Ye Kezhong fought bravely and led his troops to kill the enemy.
More than 300 people killed the Japanese general Kamijou Yasu, and Asan was safe and sound..."
To put it simply, this news is that Ye Cheng's son made a meritorious service here in Asan, killing more than 300 Japanese soldiers and also killing a Japanese captain!
However, as soon as Fang Linyan arrived at Asan, he immediately realized that this was clearly the Battle of Asan!
At that time, China and Japan did not enter a state of all-out war from the beginning. Instead, Japan directly reached into North Korea, which is separated by the water, directly sent troops into North Korea, and established a puppet regime.
At that time, North Korea still regarded the Qing Dynasty as its suzerainty, so the Qing Dynasty could not tolerate this. However, the Eight Banners had been abolished, so they could only dispatch the Han Dynasty's army to attack Little Japan, so Li Gongzhang asked Li Gongzhang to dispatch his Huai army.
The two sides started fighting in Korea, and it turned into a local war.
The first time the two sides fought was at Asan. The Chinese side called it the Battle of Asan, while the Japanese called it the Battle of Chenghuanyi.
The key is that Fang Linyan read the historical materials of his own world before entering, and also asked the goat to bring the historical materials of their world to him. However, the Battle of Yashan was lost by the Qing Dynasty without exception, and it collapsed at the first touch.
Because after this battle, 37 Japanese people died and 91 Qing soldiers died... This was a battle of 3,800 people vs. 4,000 people!
However, the information in this newspaper said that the Qing army won the battle and killed ten times the number of Japanese troops in history. Not only that, the Japanese captain who killed the Japanese captain had 384 soldiers under his command, and his rank was also
Not too low.
Therefore, there must be external forces involved, which will lead to changes in history... Fang Linyan's eyes turned to the name "Ye Kezhong". Obviously, this was probably a space warrior, and his purpose was the same as
of.
But the relationship between space warriors cannot be measured by the simple principle of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"! This world is a mixed world, and simple-minded people cannot enter here at all.
After silently remembering the name, Fang Linyan became a little curious at this time. It was obvious that the space warriors on the Qing side could no longer bear it and took action first. So how should the people on the Japanese side face it next?
With such thoughts, Fang Linyan patted Laurent on the shoulder and told him that he had done a good job. Then he called a rickshaw, told him the address, and got on the bus to let him pull him there.
The address reported by Fang Linyan was: Sichuan Guild Hall.
The guild hall was a very special product at that time. You can understand it as the functions of a hometown association + club + teahouse + relief shelter (limited to a certain area) + fraternity society + Beijing office.
If Sichuanese who come to BJ are in trouble, whether they are short of money, bullied, lacking connections, or even helpless, or even unable to bury their relatives, etc., then they can come to the club to try their luck, and maybe they can meet someone.
Someone who can help you solve your problems.
As for the chance of getting help, it is probably equal to your potential and investment value.
At the same time, officials and gentry who came from the same place would often come to the guild hall to chat, hold gatherings, and establish friendships. Many factions in the imperial court were formed in the guild hall.
However, there is one thing that most guild halls do very well, and that is to help the urgent rather than the poor.
For example, if a person is seriously ill or urgently needs treatment and has no money, most people can get basic treatment by going to a guild hall.
For another example, if you don't have money to return to your hometown, you will most likely be able to get it if you go to some places to pay for the expenses. As for the locals who die in a foreign land and have no one to care about them, the guild hall will probably find a way to collect them and put them in the yizhuang.
This is also what the shareholders who established the guild hall want, that is, to use wealth to attract fame.
Fang Linyan came to the Sichuan Guild Hall, of course, not to seek help, because in that case he should go to the Zhejiang Guild Hall. He came here because he wanted to warm up and get acquainted with the potential stock in him.
Although in the eyes of most people, this guy is already a very sharp person, but if you put him in the five thousand years of Chinese history, he is just like dust.
However, Fang Linyan felt that if he provided him with a bigger stage and opportunity, this person would definitely have the opportunity to go down in history!
Times make heroes. If Zhu Yuanzhang had been born in a peaceful era, there would have been just one more monk in the world. If Tian Qi had not been born well, he would have been just a carpenter.
Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. Fang Linyan went to the door of the Sichuan Guild Hall and inquired, only to hear that the doorman said that this gentleman had been here drinking and talking and laughing with a few friends last night, and he had left less than an hour ago.