Chapter 211 Best Price Treatment

Schneider continued: "Judging from the current profit margin, glass products are undoubtedly the highest, with a gross profit margin of at least a hundred times. However, there is also a problem with glass products, that is, our current production capacity is still very limited and cannot satisfy the needs of mainland China.

This is a huge consumer market in the region.”

Regarding the production capacity of glass products, the Executive Committee has long paid attention to it, and a large area has been planned to build a special glass products base in the mountain valley between the Victory Port Barracks and the Farm Commune. However, due to the manufacturing of glass

The site has been exposed to high temperature and open flames for a long time. For safety reasons, flammable bamboo and wood structures must not be used, and the production capacity of building materials such as masonry and cement is far from keeping up with the construction needs of numerous infrastructure projects. Therefore, the glass products base

The construction speed is also very slow. Next, the executive committee will probably give priority to the development plan of the new salt field. In terms of building materials, it must first provide the salt field for projects that expand the territory. Just like all materials were given priority to the Black Earth Port

The projects are the same. As a result, the production capacity of glass products is unlikely to increase significantly at least this year.

"In the coming period, not only glass products, but also soaps will have limited production capacity." As for the problems hidden in the current good trade conditions, Schneider sees it more clearly than those here: "The problem with soaps is mainly raw materials.

, whether it is animal fats, vegetable fats or soda ash, we currently have no way to mass-produce it. If we want to increase production capacity at the current level, it is not enough to import raw materials from Guangzhou. We must wait until the soda ash production of the chemical industry department increases."

"As for trade, the general situation is this." After Schneider pointed out the potential problems, he did not discuss it further. After all, these people here are not members of the material production department, and it would not be possible to discuss the production capacity of goods with them.

What is the result?

"Lao He, tell me about the work at hand!" Schneider handed the topic to He Xi.

After He Xi arrived in Guangzhou, he was responsible for collecting intelligence on the one hand, and organizing immigration on the other. After the arrival of the second echelon, some of the work at hand would have to be handed over to his new colleagues, so it was definitely necessary to introduce the situation first.

. He Xi cleared her throat and began to talk about some work progress since coming to Guangzhou.

The first is the immigration work. Since the subsequent immigration affairs will be handed over to Sha Xi, He Xi also gave more detailed information about this aspect. Immigration affairs have always been the top priority of Chuanchuan Group’s external work. I feel deeply about this.

Sha Xi was not the only one who was interested. Everyone present listened attentively.

After He Xi came to Guangzhou, he first reached an agreement with "Fu Ruifeng" in the name of the Guangdong Office in Guangzhou to establish a charity. With the investment from the Office of Guangdong Province, "Fu Ruifeng" came forward and bought a charity outside Dongcheng.

The small courtyard established an organization called "Yi Shan Tang" to adopt homeless orphans. This kind of charity naturally encountered no obstacles, and soon admitted more than 20 children, from toddlers to

They range from infants to teenagers aged fifteen or sixteen. The five or six servants currently working in the Guangdong Office were selected from these children taken in by the "Yi Shan Tang".

Establishing such a charity organization, taking in orphans is only one aspect of the work. In the future, organizing immigrants to relocate in the name of this organization will be the focus. The local government and spy agencies of the Ming Dynasty will not pay too much attention to a charity organization.

, with this layer of cover, the immigration work of the Office in Guangzhou will not be particularly conspicuous in the future.

Of course, in addition to this underground method, open employment is still one of the important methods of immigration, but this method is mainly targeted at craftsmen with special skills or those who are urgently needed by the executive committee, such as sailors and shipwrights.

As long as the flow of this type of people is not too large, they generally do not attract special attention. The sources of these people are mainly introduced by various local dental shops or local snakes such as "Furuifeng", usually directly.

Families moved, sometimes as many as 20 or 30 people in a large family.

Before the arrival of the second echelon, He Xi had already organized a group of immigrants through various means, mainly carpenters, blacksmiths, papermakers, carvings and other craftsmen that were urgently needed in Victory Port. In addition to the orphans collected in the early stage, there were more than a hundred people.

These immigrants will set off with the returning fleet.

What He Xi wanted to hand over to Sha Xi was mainly the various business relationships established in the early stage. Although Sha Xi was not highly educated, he was very clever in dealing with people, and he quickly understood the meaning of He Xi's words.

, patting his chest and accepting the matter.

In addition to the immigration work, there is also the security work of the China Guangdong Office. He Xi was mainly responsible for it before. After Xiao Liang, Yu Yao and others came to the China Guangdong Office, He Xi could hand over all these matters.

Let them handle it, and I can concentrate on my own work in intelligence.

Regarding security, the location of the Office in Guangzhou has made this task a lot easier. To the east is a reed marsh, to the south is the Pearl River, to the west is the east wall of Guangzhou City, and to the north is near the East Gate to enter and exit Guangzhou City.

If necessary, you can use binoculars on the roof to monitor the conditions of the water and land roads in Guangzhou City. The residence of the Guangdong Office itself has a solid high wall, and ordinary thieves cannot enter at all. In order to ensure nothing goes wrong,

The ship that came this time also brought a batch of glass slag and cement, and then built a row of glass slag on the wall, so that even if the snitch came here, it would be able to get through. In addition, there is a back room in the front yard and a back cover in the back yard.

Each house kept a dog to serve as a warning at night.

The two new members of the Military and Police Department listened very carefully and asked He Xi for the floor plan of the courtyard, planning to further refine the security measures of the Guangdong Office. He Xi did not have any grudges about this, although

He works in the Military and Police Department, but his specialty is intelligence work, and security is not his strong point. It is better to leave this kind of professional work to professionals.

By the time they finished talking about the work handover, it was already midnight before they knew it. Everyone had worked hard all the way and drank a lot, so they were also tired at this time. When Schneider saw this, he announced that that was the end of the day, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Everyone in the time travel stayed in

In the third courtyard, this courtyard has five main rooms and three wing rooms in the east and west. They have been packed up and ready, and the naturalized people who followed them were placed in the reverse room and the back room.

In the courtyard.

Early the next morning, although the Guangdong and Guangdong Office did not have a tweeter wake-up service, most people still woke up naturally as soon as the time came. However, the breakfast in Guangzhou at this time was not as rich as in later generations.

Being outside the city, I couldn't go into the city so early to buy breakfast, so there wasn't much good to buy. I only had noodles and porridge to choose from.

After a quick breakfast, Schneider led a large group of people out of the Guangdong Office and rushed to the dock. There were still a lot of supplies on the ship that needed to be unloaded and transported to the Guangdong Office, and there were also some goods that had to wait.

"Furuifeng" sent a truck over for shipment, and some of the items were not convenient to be shown in public, such as arms, private salt, etc.

Hurrying slowly, Schneider and others arrived at the dock a little late. People from the Municipal Shipping Department were already waiting on the shore of the "Hai Xun 02" ship, waiting to board the ship to inspect the goods and then collect taxes.

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There were still a few members of the Maritime Department on board. They knew that the cargo in the cabin could not be seen by the City Shipping Department, so the crew did not cooperate with the City Shipping Department's requirements and removed the gangplank.

, not letting the other party get on the boat, and the two sides were in a stalemate for a while.

Schneider cursed in his mind, and quickly stepped forward to pull the man from the shipping department aside, took twenty taels of silver and stuffed it in: "It's convenient, and there's nothing valuable on this boat."

Unexpectedly, the clerk actually pushed the money back: "It's not inconvenient, it's just official business! Are you the shipowner? Why don't you ask the boatman to put down the gangplank?"

Schneider couldn't decide whether this guy was looking for trouble or simply because the bribe was too little. When he was hesitating, someone shouted: "My 'Furuifeng' merchant ship has always paid a fixed amount of tax and paid it to the Yamen on time. Why?"

Is there any private collection?"

The person who spoke was He Qiang, the manager of "Fu Ruifeng". He was notified by someone from the Guangdong Office last night, asking him to unload the goods at the dock here early in the morning. It was better to hurry up than to catch up, and he happened to see the market.

When a clerk from the shipping department wanted to inspect the ship and collect taxes, He Qiang also knew that the goods being traded must not be seen by people from the shipping department, so he quickly stepped forward to rescue Schneider.

The tax collector also recognized He Qiang, and he cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Manager He! Unless I'm in trouble, this ship doesn't carry the banner of your company, so it looks very strange."

"This ship is from Qiongzhou branch. It rarely comes to Guangzhou on weekdays. It's normal that you don't recognize it." He Qiang nodded to Schneider, who understood and stuffed the ingot of silver over it: "Your Excellency, you are out so early.

You must not have had breakfast before you do anything, a little thought is disrespectful!"

This time, the clerk didn't shirk anymore, put the money in his sleeve, handed it over and left. After watching him leave, Schneider sighed: "What a risk. Fortunately, you arrived in time, otherwise it wouldn't be a big deal."

A small nuisance."

"It's no trouble, it's just the Municipal Shipping Department. Besides, these tax collectors are not official officials, they are just people hired by Yahang." He Qiang looked at the back of the clerk leaving and said with disdain.

Schneider was surprised: "There is such a thing?"

He Qiang explained: "Nowadays, Guangzhou has frequent maritime trade, and the City Shipping Department has limited manpower, so it has contracted a large section of the riverside wharf to some dental shops. These dental shops will pay a fixed amount of tax and collect taxes for the City Shipping Department in these areas.

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Schneider is such a shrewd person. He understood immediately when he heard: "The maritime trade business in Guangzhou is so prosperous, and the tax collected is not a small amount. Only a part of it needs to be handed over to the Shipping Department, and the rest is in the teeth."

It’s a good personal pocket!”

"That's right." He Qiang nodded and said: "There are many sea-going ships in Jiahang, so I always pay the tax package in Yahang. This can also save some expenses. Your ships coming to Guangzhou in the future can be paid by Jiahang."

This can save you a lot of trouble."

Although He Qiang didn't explain it very clearly, Schneider had completely understood the trick. It was probably just an excuse to say that the Shipping Department was short of manpower. Most of these dental shops responsible for collecting customs duties were government officials and businessmen.

It's just collusion to enrich one's own pockets.

And for big customers like "Furuifeng", the tax package paid every year is definitely not a small amount, so neither the municipal shipping company nor the agency's shipping company will easily trouble them, and they will not even board the ship at all.

, let alone inspecting the goods on the ship to determine taxes.

Of course, this kind of blatant corruption is a good thing for the Chuan Chuan Group. Among the commodities sold by the Chuan Chuan Group to the mainland, illegal salt and arms must not be discovered by the government, and Guangzhou Shipping

Si's attitude of just collecting money and not doing anything else is exactly in line with the requirements of smuggling activities.

Now that the carriages and horses of "Furuifeng" have arrived, Schneider decided to unload the goods ordered by the other party first. But before that, Schneider wanted to consult He Qiang again: "At this time, take the salt and salt on the ship.

Is there no problem with removing the gun?"

He Qiang twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Shi, I'm quite famous on the Pearl River Pier, and no one will interfere."

With He Qiang's guarantee, Schneider felt more at ease. Sun Changmi returned to the ship and immediately directed the crew to start unloading. In addition to delivering the last batch of matchlock guns to "Furuifeng" this time, refined salt was also shipped.

Five tons totaling 10,000 kilograms, as well as a batch of newly ordered glass products.

This has to mention the information advantage of the General Office in Guangdong. As long as "Furuifeng" needs any products, they can place orders directly at the Office in Guangzhou, and the delivery methods have become more flexible and diverse.

If there is a ship coming to Victory Port in the near future, then the delivery location will be in Guangzhou, and the payment can also be completed in Guangzhou. And if there happens to be a ship from "Furuifeng" going to Victory Port, then the delivery and settlement locations can also be placed in Guangzhou.

carried out in Victory Port. With the radio station serving as a bridge for information communication between the two places, the troubles that "Furuifeng" originally worried about caused by poor information between the two places were easily solved.

While they were unloading the goods, the two chatted again. Schneider asked: "Most of the trade between your bank and Fujian is through sea, but I heard before that there seem to be a lot of pirates from the west of the Pearl River Estuary to Quanzhou Prefecture.

I wonder how you responded?"

In fact, Schneider had asked about this issue before, but at that time, the cooperative relationship between the two parties was not as extensive and in-depth as it is now, so every time Li Nai and He Qiang dealt with it in the name of haha ​​and refused to elaborate. According to the execution

The committee's inference is that "Fu Ruifeng" probably has some dealings with pirates in this sea area, either to help sell stolen goods or to pay protection fees. The executive committee believes that if a military bridgehead is to be established at the Pearl River Estuary in the future, it will inevitably

We must first understand the distribution of maritime forces in the nearby sea areas. Since "Furuifeng" has ships running on this route for a long time, it should be familiar with the sea conditions in this area, so the credibility of the information in their hands should be relatively high.

High.

He Qiang turned his head and glanced at Schneider, and said with a smile: "Mr. Shi has always been keen to find out the news in this area. It seems that you are very interested in the Fujian business!"

Schneider was told by He Qiang, but he didn't even feel a trace of shame. He nodded and admitted: "Not to mention Fujian, even Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and even further north, we are also interested in doing business all the way... It's just that it is said that along the coast of Fujian
To be continued...