1928: The rise of giant merchants

"Oh, oh, Minister Song and the Second Young Master, you two are rare guests! Why don't you say hello in advance when you come to my place? Look at it." Jiang Keting is nearly forty years old, with high eyebrows and a good appearance.

Sure enough, good looks are inherited genetically.

"Haha, it's not because I happened to meet Arlo during the third national anti-smoking conference, and then we talked about the textile business. I thought you were in this business, so I introduced him."

Song Ziwen doesn't blush even when he lies, and what he tells lies is the same as the truth.

"Oh? The second young master wants to start a textile business?!" Jiang Keting knew Ye Luo's name very well. Although his factories were in Suzhou City and Jinling, in these nearby cities, as long as they were Chinese businessmen, everyone knew Ye Luo's name.

He could only dream of cooperating with this legendary second young master.

"I have a large amount of goods imported from overseas, and I hope to sell them at Zhentai Cotton Factory." Ye Luoyan said concisely.

Everyone is a businessman. Jiang Keting understood what Ye Luo meant after saying one sentence.

His high enthusiasm suddenly disappeared.

Ye Luo just wants to use Zhentai's name to make money!

"Second Young Master" Jiang Keting looked troubled.

"Director Jiang, don't worry. The goods are good. They are sold as domestic products and the price is cheaper. It is also a good thing for the people." What Ye Luo said is true.

The textile products of the Japanese invaders were indeed of good quality. If the people could buy them at low prices, many people would not have to worry about them in winter.

If the tariffs were not about to increase so much, the Japanese invaders would not want to dump textile products like this.

But this behavior ultimately deceives consumers.

Especially for businessmen who make domestic products, it is tantamount to challenging their beliefs.

Song Ziwen was also stunned.

He didn't expect Ye Luo to be so direct.

Why did Ye Luo do this?

Because he knew that as long as he and Song Ziwen sat here, Jiang Keting had no room to refuse this business.

So any more beating around the bush is a waste of time. Direct and rough penetration is the most efficient way to talk.

Anyway, Ye Luo had no intention of actually helping Song Ziwen with this business from the beginning.

In the short period of time before Jiang Keting arrived, Ye Luo had already thought of a way to break the situation.

"But." Jiang Keting was still very hesitant.

He also loves money, but once this practice is discovered, Zhentai Cotton Mill and Dafeng will be really unlucky. If their reputation is gone, their business will be out of business.

"Nothing to worry about. Director Jiang, after I import, I pile the goods in some joint venture foreign companies. You also know that foreign goods have low tax rates and low margins. They come and go, for you, for me, for customers, and for suppliers." , all good things, four wins.”

Ye Luo used his killer weapon.

Hearing this, Jiang Keting was completely shaken.

Only those who have made domestic products know how terrible it is and how difficult it is for Chinese businessmen.

What is Lijin?

It means that local governments or warlords set up a line of liqa within their jurisdiction to collect goods tax from passing merchants.

For example, Song Ziwen's shipment will be charged a cent when it enters from Shanghai. It will also be taxed when passing through Jiacheng, Suzhou City and other places. Even a landing tax will be levied after it reaches the final destination.

When the time comes, Zhentai Cotton Factory will sell it and ship it to all parts of the country, and you will be charged 10 cents anywhere!

The amount of money you can earn will make you doubt your life.

And most of this money ended up going to politicians and warlords. Among the four major families, the Kong family relied on this stuff to get rich first.

However, Lijin is only for Chinese businessmen, while it is much easier for foreigners and foreign firms.

Over and over again, the profits more than doubled.

What Ye Luo and Sun Liren said about Capital at the conference is still applicable here.

Jiang Keting's eyes were shaken.

Few people can resist this temptation.

Either he is a decent person to a certain extent, or he is like Ye Luo, not short of money, and lives a new life, knowing what is more important.

"Okay!" Jiang Keting gritted his teeth, "But the second young master must keep it secret, and the quality of the goods must be of high quality!"

"That's natural. Brother Song can vouch for me." Ye Luo looked at Song Ziwen.

Song Ziwen laughed loudly and didn't mind being dragged into the water by him, but felt very comfortable.

He actually tricked Ye Luo a little this time. If the famous second young master had no temper at all and allowed himself to be manipulated, Song Ziwen would be worried that things would change.

Ye Luo has a temper, that's right.

"I guarantee it!" Song Ziwen nodded.

The matter was settled just like that.

Jiang Keting insisted on keeping the two of them for dinner, and then called his daughter, who was reading in the garden, to come over to see them.

Seeing Jiang Meiying's face, Ye Luo finally remembered.

Isn't this the legendary most beautiful woman in Shanghai during the Republic of China?

Regarding the title No. 1, there are actually different opinions in later generations.

There were two people who made louder calls.

One is Hu Die and the other is Jiang Meiying.

It's just that the former has rich life experience. He is not only a movie queen, but also has an unclear relationship with the spy chief Dai Li. He has always been active in the public eye and is relatively famous.

The latter's popularity was only due to a small advertisement for Meili brand cigarettes. Unexpectedly, it instantly became popular all over the country and became the dream lover of countless men.

Later, Jiang Meiying, who came from a good background, could not bear the harassment and married her childhood sweetheart Zhou Junwu at the age of twenty. The two lived together until Zhou Junwu passed away in the 1970s.

After that, Jiang Meiying was most famous for being harassed by a 26-year-old young man at the age of 62, and was eventually killed.

It is said that she is getting older, but her appearance has not changed much. Her skin is moist and fair, and her figure is plump and firm. She is extremely attractive. At the age of sixty-two, she still looks like a young woman. No wonder some people have evil thoughts.

Ye Luo has never verified these in later generations, but when he saw the graceful, charming, shy and gorgeous Jiang Meiying, he agreed with Song Ziwen's words that would definitely become popular in Shanghai in the next two to three years.

Jiang Meiying calls Song Ziwen "uncle", but calls Ye Luo brother Luo.

After some conversation, Ye Luo found out that Jiang Meiying was only fifteen years old!

Good guy, looking at her appearance and figure, I thought she was a girl about twenty years old.

Jiang Meiying was very fond of the handsome and knowledgeable Ye Luo, but Jiang Keting frowned on the side.

He didn't want his daughter to be associated with such a famous figure.

Several people eating a meal each have their own thoughts.

After agreeing on the future transportation matters, Ye Luo and Song Ziwen said goodbye and left the mansion.

Back in the car, Song Ziwen glanced at the mansion with a meaningful look.

It made Ye Luo feel that he didn't just want to do a little spread business.

The two returned to the Song family residence. Song Ziwen wanted to keep Ye Luo for a few more days, but Ye Luo declined on the grounds that business on the beach was busy.

Song Ziwen had no choice but to send Ye Luo and his party to the train that night. Watching him leave, the smile on Song Ziwen's face gradually dissipated.

Ye Luo was much more difficult and smarter than he thought.

Because of this, he felt that Ye Luo was more suitable for training than the three tycoons of Yongxing Company.

"After finishing the last batch of business with Yongxing, let's start cleaning them up." Song Ziwen thought so and led the people out of the train station.