Chapitre 101: Chapter 101: Zhen Family
The Zhen family's happiness recently is about to explode. Due to the confrontation between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao during the New Year, many merchants doing business in Jizhou were somewhat scared. In addition, they learned that the Zhen family has recently made a large extra amount of money. So, many merchants did not do business in Jizhou but went to the Zhen family to sell their materials at a price far below the market price. Which was almost equivalent to the cost of the production.
The Zhen family is a big merchant, and they will naturally not refuse this kind of good things. Other merchants are worried that the war will burn to Jizhou, so they release all their inventory to the Zhen family.
The Zhen family as the wealthiest family in Jizhou knows much better than those without any background that the war cannot reach Jizhou. Although Gongsun Zan attacked Wuhuan in the north, and there is the trouble of the Yellow Turban in the south, plus the Baimayi Cong being very strong make it seems Yuan Shao is a horrible disadvantage. But the Zhen family know that this is all on the surface. The Yuan family fourth warlord only needs to get the family of Jizhou to side with him to change the situation of the war.
Because of this, the Zhen family started a sweeping operation across Jizhou. Since they knew that this war would be won, the Zhen family did not worry that their business would be severely damaged, and continue to sweep the goods in Jizhou. As long as the other merchants are willing to, they clear all the inventory. Of course, the cost is only the price of production.
So, the large and small merchants in Jizhou basically sold the land and their inventory to the Zhen family at a low price. Of course, the land is just a guaranteed, and the inventory was only calculated at the cost of production, which is a huge loss.
In this era, Jizhou is a big state with a population of 5 million when there is no war. Therefore, Yuan Shao's background is not blown up. Although he is a fooled, but after taking Jizhou and calming down any resistance, Yuan Shao's strength would have become the first warlord under Dong Zhuo. He will then have the capital to compete with his brother Yuan Shu.
In a large state with a large population, there are more shops and more people who will run away. And the Zhen family will need to make more purchases. After eating less than half of the business in Jizhou, the Zhen family couldn't provide the funds anymore. But thinking about that beautiful tomorrow, the Zhen family decided to use all their assets to purchase all of it.
As a family that has lived for hundreds of years, the Zhen family has a very good reputation. It can be said to be one of the best families in Jizhou. Therefore, the merchants did not say much. If there is no money, you don't have to pay with money. Anyway, they sold it to the Zhen family for the sake of running away. If they do not sell, the loss will be higher.
Of course, this is just a part of the entire merchants. Some of them said that they must use cash, and the rest said that they hoped to replace their own stores in Jizhou with stores in other states and counties under the name of the Zhen family.
In this way, the Zhen family has eaten up the entire Jizhou materials. This huge cake makes even Yuan Shao a little bit tempted, but the Zhen family is the one doing this. If Yuan Shao send someone to go intervene, it will not be worth the repercussion. The other reason is that Yuan Shao has already thought about borrowing chickens to lay eggs. There are only two little kids left in the Zhen family, and who knows who it will all belong to.
In another place, Mi Zhu was leading a large number of merchants in his chamber of commerce to drink tea. Of course, they were discussing businesses. The merchants who accompany him to drink tea are all trusted people.
"What do you think of this exchange?" Mi Zhu said with a smile while sitting in the main seat. He has become richer recently.
"Mi Zhu is worthy of being one of the five great merchants. This time, we got the store we always wanted with almost no loss. We never had a chance to get it before. But this time, it was a success." A little old man wrapped in a cotton jacket complimented with a smile, "Furthermore, we put out a bunch of news, which hid our purpose. When I went to the Zhen family, I didn't expect that their so-called low-price acquisitions would actually let us make a small profit! I am happy!"
"Then you guys just follow what you said before. How about I buy them for a profit as the president?" Mi Zhu said with a smile, "Although my family's property is slightly inferior to Zhen family, but we can buy the collateral in your hands without any big problem. Thanks to your support, I, the president, also want to show you another business. All of you are trustful people, so I will take out this thing!"
"Why did patriarch Mi make this statement? Since I joined the Mi family Chamber of Commerce, the owner of the Mi family has been planning for me. Therefore, we all planned to give the Zhen family's mortgage to the chairman. As for the losses of those small businessmen, we will naturally not take them for nothing." Zhao Zun, who was also born in Xuzhou, got up and said when Mi Zhu planned to buy them.
Recently, Zhao Zun has felt the great potential of this chamber of commerce. The chairman position as Mi Zhu naturally cannot be move. But, Mi Zhu often needs to run around, so Zhao Zun naturally fell in love with the position of vice chairman. There is a big fat difference between regular vice and non-vice! Just with a little time, and the Zhao family in Xuzhou will be able to fatten up.
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly in his heart. Chen Xi had really guessed it. The two vice-chairman position were left empty for the purpose of being a tempting bait. And as expected, someone took the bait.
"If this is the case, then I will accept it." Mi Zhu declined two more times before accepting it. After all, being selfless will not make the other person feel at ease. It is human nature to gain something for themselves.
After a while, Mi Zhu let people pass the woolen thread. One for each person, and soon all the merchants began to study the woolen thread. Finally the little old man from the Zhang family, who spoke before, said, "Dare to ask the president what this thing is? It is made of neither hemp nor silk." When he said this, the little old man's eyes were shining. As long as he is not a fool, he can see the huge profits in it!
Both hemp thread and silk thread are necessities of life, and the profit of necessities of life is much larger than that of luxury goods. Once this kind of thread can be popularized, then the profit will be enough to start a war!
"This is wool." Mi Zhu said with a wry smile. Who would have thought that this thing was made of wool.
Woolen thread is less difficult to make than hemp thread, especially since Chen Xi didn't care about the difference between fine wool and coarse wool. It was fine as long as it was a wool thread.
After the craftsman took over, it didn't take much time for them to come up with usable woolen threads, but that was all. Human habits are hard to circumvent. Chen Xi directly told them other methods. Otherwise, it would take decades before they get around this corner.
With a hint, the craftsman quickly developed three kinds of wool threads. One is thick wool threads used to weave carpets. The other one is wool thread made of fine wool combed by a comb, which can be used to make clothes. Finally the last one is a cashmere combed with a grate...
As for the problem of goat producing less wool, it is not a problem in Chen Xi's eyes. Wool cloth is much better than sackcloth. Besides, a small amount of cashmere can also hit the upper market. Scarcity will make it more expensive and goat cashmere is soft enough!
"Wool?" Everyone said in unison, and then froze. When they reacted, they all stared at Mi Zhu in a daze. This is a big business, super big. With it, any family can make a profit as the same amount as the total assets of the five largest merchants, and it will last forever.
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