In the forty-eighth year of Yongchang, doing business, especially doing business in the turbulent Nanhai Prefecture, was still in the ordnance business.
You can't do this without any strength.
These weapons are very popular among bandits or various vassal towns, and they are much more attractive than golden beauties and the like.
Caravans transporting ordnance across the border are just like Tang Monk washing himself white and tender to visit the monster's lair. Everyone wants to take a bite.
In order to protect themselves and make money, trading firms like Hongxiang Trading Company that engages in ordnance business all maintain armed guards. If they really want to do it, ordinary bandits really can't defeat these armed caravans.
Even smaller local armed forces, such as the Qingshan Town Patrol Battalion, are basically unable to defeat them. Even if they can win, they will only kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses.
Otherwise, why would Hongxiang Trading Company do business in a small and remote place like Qingshan Town?
Lin Ziran also considered cheating, but it was only because he thought about it in detail that he gave up the idea.
But now I don’t have any money on hand, so I can only shamelessly delay for a few days.
The recent kerosene business has been pretty good, with a large amount of cash coming in every day, and counting other incomes, I will be able to scrape together the 5,000 constant yuan over a period of time.
But Zhou Li was also very stubborn, saying that the caravan spent a lot of money away from home for a long time.
In the end, Lin Ziran came up with this plan. He would first take out two thousand hengyuan, and Hongxiang Trading Company would also give him 2,000 hengyuan worth of goods first to show his sincerity.
Zhou Li was also in a dilemma at this time.
To be honest, he is still very satisfied with Lin Ziran as a customer. The previous two transactions were very smooth, even the price was not counter-offered, and the money was given happily. More importantly, he has grown from Lin Ziran in the past few months.
It can be seen from Ran's behavior that this person is probably not willing to be lonely.
Otherwise, a small and remote place like Qingshan Town would not be able to support hundreds of troops.
Many towns whose economic population far exceeds that of Qingshan Town will not set up such a large-scale patrol camp.
Considering the situation in Qingshan Town, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a waste of soldiers to support so many patrol camps.
But this is a good thing for arms dealers like them. They like Xiaofan Town, a place like Lin Ziran, where soldiers are willing to redeem their weapons.
Although each of them is not very big in scale and influence, they will try their best to make money to buy weapons and support the army.
In the end, the localities were brought down, and these local vassal towns were ruined, but their arms stores made a lot of money.
The successful development of a customer like Qingshan Town Patrol Camp can be regarded as his proud achievement in recent months. After all, the areas around the Sanyang Ferry Branch are also small and remote places. Although there are many bandits and local feudal towns, it is not easy to spend three days with Lin Ziran.
There was no one who placed a batch of orders at both ends.
Lin Ziran placed four batches of orders for those delivered and those yet to be delivered. The total amount has reached 30,000 yuan. This number is not a small amount, and this number will continue to expand in the future.
If possible, he would not give up a customer like Lin Ziran.
But there is absolutely no possibility of credit or default. Who knows when Lin Ziran will be finished.
Not to mention a small feudal town like Lin Ziran, even a county that is slightly careless will quickly be destroyed.
Luohai County, where the state capital is located, ranks among the best among the counties in Nanhai Prefecture in terms of industrial economy, population and other aspects of strength. Even in several nearby states, Luohai County can be ranked among the top three in Shanlun County.
However, Luo Hai County changed its owners three times within ten years.
The current governor of Luohai County didn't know how he could be defeated and killed accidentally, let alone a little shrimp like Lin Ziran.
He was silent for a while and then said: "It's okay to deliver part of it first!"
"What we businessmen value is being friendly and making money. As long as you are sincere, Mr. Lin, this business can continue!"
"It's just that the remaining three thousand yuan of goods must be delivered as soon as possible. After all, if the caravan doesn't stay for a day, it will cost more for one day. If it stays for a few more days, our firm will probably lose money on this order, not to mention making money."
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Zhou Li said it sincerely, so naturally Lin Ziran couldn't say anything else.
This Zhou Li is already enough to give him face, otherwise, the additional cost of the company's time delay will be calculated in every minute.
So he said: "No problem, the delivery will be done within five days. In addition, I will cover all the food and drinks for your caravan during its stay!"
Everyone carried the sedan chair. Since Zhou Li gave him face, Lin Ziran naturally reciprocated the favor.
I won't be able to get the money out for a while, but there is still no problem with food and drink.
"Okay, my lord, have fun!"
"Then let's go and deliver the goods of these two thousand hengyuan first!"
After a few words of conversation, the two went out one after another to deliver the goods.
It didn't take long for them to arrive at the place where Hongxiang Trading Company's caravan was temporarily stationed. This place was not in the city, but in a residential courtyard outside the city.
After arriving, they quickly counted the quantities and delivered the goods. The goods delivered this time were mainly two five-pound cannons and some Fuyuan muskets.
Zhou Li pointed at a five-pound bronze artillery piece and said, "Although this artillery piece is not brand new, sir, please look carefully and look at the barrel. There are not many signs of wear and tear. The condition is 99% new!"
Lin Ziran listened and leaned over to check. In order to reduce costs and to get the goods quickly, Lin Ziran did not care about the new goods.
Not only are new artillery expensive, but the waiting period is relatively long, often taking several months, so in the end we purchased two 90% new five-pound field cannons.
This five-pound cannon is indeed as Zhou Li said. It is in very good condition and has a mark engraved on it: Nanzhou Machinery Bureau, Yongchang 45th Year.
There was originally a series of numbers marked on the back, but they have been worn away, and the marks are all new.
Looking at the worn marks, Lin Ziran could probably dismantle it. This artillery was probably pulled directly from a certain military camp.
But these have nothing to do with Lin Ziran, and he doesn't care either!
After looking at these two five-pound field guns in good condition, Lin Ziran ran to look at the muskets again.
This gun is naturally the Fuyuan Musket. The price-performance ratio of this gun is so high that all the vassals and towns in Nanhai Prefecture and even bandits love to use this gun. The output of the Fuyuan Ordnance Factory is also large. Since the mass production was finalized twenty years ago, it is said that the total output
There are already more than 1.5 million pieces, and there are a large number of Fuyuan muskets on the market, whether they are brand new or second-hand.
The Fuyuan musket purchased by Lin Ziran is naturally new. This is mainly because he will have to rifling and modify it himself in the future. The new gun is easier to modify than the old gun and the quality is better.
Nowadays, these Fuyuan muskets are all intact and sealed in wooden boxes. If you pry them open, you can still see the oil paper wrapping the muskets.
After the inventory was completed, Lin Ziran led someone to take the goods away.
Five days later, after Lin Ziran recovered the money from Qingshan Trading Company, he led others to take away the remaining goods worth 3,000 yuan.
From this, the two parties have completed this transaction, but there are still two batches of orders ahead.
Lin Ziran has to keep looking for money!
Recruiting and raising troops requires money, as does purchasing ordnance and training. This has made Lin Ziran have a headache for money in recent times.
Even though kerosene can now bring him tens of thousands of yuan in income every month, it still cannot fill the big hole of expanding and raising the army.
However, it can be said that it was finally able to hold on and was not completely bankrupt.
December passed so slowly, but as soon as the forty-ninth year of Yongchang arrived, an order was passed to Qingshan Town.
With the arrival of this order, Lin Ziran instantly became nervous.