Du Zhongxiao put down the book in his hand and watched Tao Shiqi bring two businessmen in, looking extremely strange.

Taking the two into the room, Tao Shiqi said, "This is our judge. If you have any problems, just come forward."

The two of them went up to salute, and said, "In Xiashi Biaoyi, this one is Ke Zhenxing, both of whom are merchants in Fenzhou next to him. The young men used to have hundreds of acres of thin fields in the countryside, farming for a living, and also raise some sheep. Last year, the fur business in Bingzhou was booming and profitable. The young men worked with the village to sell fur here, making a lot of interest. This year, the price of cooked skin increased, and the raw skin was not tanned and could not be sold. This business could not be done."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The fur business is difficult now, and everyone knows it, so there is no need to say much."

Shi Biaoyi smiled embarrassedly: "Don't blame me, I'm really not doing well in the past two months, and I'm suffering in the city, so I'll talk too much. Yesterday, the young men were outside the goods yard and saw the official's announcement, saying that they wanted to build a new tanning factory and raise capital—"

Seeing Shi Biaoyi stop talking about this, Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, the fur business in Bingzhou City is not easy to do now. The key is that raw leather is not enough tanning. Of course, a new factory needs to be built. But now the yamen does not have much cash and the capital is insufficient."

Shi Biaoyi said: "Although the young people are not rich and have accumulated over generations, they have some capital. However, in addition to buying yamen bonds, we hope that the officials will be kind to let the young people raise money and build a factory. The factory is now controlled by merchants in Bingzhou, so it is really difficult for us foreign merchants to do a very good job. If there are foreign merchants' workshops to build, there will be no such thing this year."

After hearing this, Du Zhongxiao was surprised: "Do you have enough capital? Two workshops cost thousands of chunks of capital."

Shi Biaoyi nodded repeatedly: "Although it's not easy, everyone can get it together, and you can always get it."

Several local rich men in the countryside of Fenzhou could take out thousands of stagnant cash, but Du Zhongxiao didn't believe it. After repeated interrogation, he realized that Shi Biaoyi and Ke Zhenxing were just representatives, a group of merchants who were selling fur on Hedong Road. They did not dare to have a stumble with the tanning ban on Bingzhou, so they secretly connected, hoping to take this opportunity to obtain support from the government and build a factory that could compete with the original factory.

Fenzhou is located on the south of Bingzhou, and there are many sheep raising, which is why the merchants there are promoted. Of course, the most important reason is that Fenzhou is close to Datongjian. After the issuance of new money, they gained the advantage of the land and had the most cash in their hands. Now, in the Fenzhou area of ​​Bingzhou, the most profitable business is to exchange new iron coins from Datongjian. Because the demand for new iron coins is too great, a large part of the iron coins produced by Datongjian are actually buying raw materials for making money, such as tin, in Jiaocheng.

Due to the chaos in the money method, even the rich man-in-law actually doesn’t have much cash in his hands. After the new iron coins came out, they were welcomed by the people because they were well-made and did not stolen. Many merchants do business differently than before, and now they like to collect cash.

After asking Shi Biaoyi in detail, Du Zhongxiao said happily: "The price of tanned leather in the city has risen, and the most harmful thing is you. It is great if you are willing to save yourself! Don't worry, as long as you take out the capital, the yamen will definitely help with it. It turns out that the yamen is the factory in the yamen, because it is a bad place to work in the city, and many things are controlled by them. The new factory is no longer a bad place, but a hiring. If you want to attract craftsmen with good skills, you can only raise your wages. As long as you are willing to pay for the capital and have the yamen stand up, you don't have to pay attention to the tanned leather chamber of commerce!"

Shi Biaoyi and Ke Zhenxing thanked repeatedly, saying, "Dare you ask the officials, how many bonds do you have to buy to open a new factory?"

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "I originally wanted to send two thousand guan, so I should have enough to open a new factory. Let's do this. Now I'll sell two or three hundred guan. You can buy seven or eight hundred guan first and get a full one thousand guan. Then, let's take a look at it slowly."

Shi Biaoyi said: "Officials, the business is not completed now, and the young people are anxious. If you can't wait, it's better to buy 2,000 guan and open the factory as soon as possible. Wouldn't that be nice? It's just that merchants from various states can make up a few thousand guans."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "You are not the only one who benefits from building a new tanning factory in the city. In fact, the one who makes the most profits are the merchants in the north. They do business with the Khitan, and they sell the most raw skin and sell the most cooked skin. How can they not work hard to build a new factory?"

Shi Biaoyi said it all over again, but he thought it was a pity. In fact, as long as the official support is to build a new factory, it will definitely make money. The interest rate of 20% in March is not high, but it is also acceptable. The most important thing is that after buying bonds and building the factory, you can give priority to your own fur, and no matter how you calculate it, it is not a loss. Unfortunately, Du Zhongxiao wants to balance and cannot completely exclude the merchants in the North.

After talking about the details of opening two workshops, Du Zhongxiao asked Tao Shiqi to send him off and closed his eyes and thought for a while.

When Tao Shiqi came back, Du Zhongxiao said: "When I went to invite the official Kang Chengdong, who sells fur in the northern land, I said I had something to discuss."

If things go well, the most important thing this time is not to expand the production capacity of tanning leather and solve the current crisis, but to break the monopoly of the Bingzhou Chamber of Commerce. Foreign merchants jointly built workshops this time, and when encountering similar crises in the future, they can catch medicine according to the prescription and build new workshops. When these new workshops are built, Du Zhongxiao will not allow them to rely on guild management as before, but to allow them to compete with each other. Only then will Bingzhou become a real fur processing center.

The meaning of the existence of guilds is to assist the government in managing the industry. It is not just about collecting taxes, but more importantly, the science and technology allocation. Without guilds, the official science and technology allocation will be very troublesome. However, with the current situation in Bingzhou, there is no need for fur science and technology allocation at all.

With Yelu Buhua as the backstage, Kang Chengdong is the leader of fur merchants in Northland. Recently, the tanning workshop in Bingzhou targets the merchants in Northland. Not only does the wages increase, but the construction period is also delayed, making them miserable. The one who needs a new workshop the most urgently is them. But this time, they are too ambitious and are determined to build a factory controlled by themselves, and they are reluctant to buy the bonds issued by Du Zhongxiao.

Following Tao Shiqi, Kang Chengdong felt a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had a good judgment. Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but come to him. He had already inquired. Now the yamen cannot afford the capital. In Bingzhou City, there is no need for tanning and leather guilds. Where can Du Zhongxiao raise the capital besides himself? Kang Chengdong can still get a few thousand chunks of money. As long as Du Zhongxiao asked him to open a factory, Kang Chengdong would be willing to lend it. What is that little money? After opening a factory, he has channels to enter raw skin and sell cooked skin, how much money can't be made?

When he arrived at the study, Kang Chengdong stepped forward and saluted: "I wonder what the official called Xiao?"

Du Zhongxiao looked at Kang Chengdong and smiled: "Mr.com, because there are insufficient tanning skin factories in the city and the backlog of raw skins, you merchants complain. The yamen is thinking about you and want to build a few more tanning skins. However, the yamen has limited capital, so they have to borrow money from the merchants and issue bonds."

Kang Chengdong bowed: "The young man has read the list and knows about this. He is discussing with his colleagues to prepare for the capital."

"Then it's faster, time doesn't wait for anyone." Du Zhongxiao looked relaxed. "According to my plan, this matter will be settled in three days. There are still about a thousand stakes left for the bonds now. If the official is interested, I will leave them to you."

Kang Chengdong was stunned: "Why is it so urgent? A thousand guan is not a small amount of money, the little one needs to make up with relatives and friends."

"Come on? Then it's fast, otherwise I'll sell it to others. You don't know that there are too many people buying bonds, so it's hard to refuse them again and again. Now it's clear that as long as you build a tanning factory in Bingzhou City, you can make money. I don't know how many wealthy and noble people have set their sights on this path."

After hearing this, Kang Chengdong was really surprised and asked hurriedly: "Qianguan is not a small amount of money. How many families can be taken out in Bingzhou City? Are the officials joking?"
Chapter completed!