Chapter 1129 Geng Zijuan is planning a strategy

By the time Feng Ziying returned to Lulong, the Inner Khalkha people had already begun to withdraw their troops.

But what surprised Feng Ziying was that the Horqin people were still wreaking havoc in the Zhenzi Town area. Although the main force had returned north to Santun Camp, there were still small groups of roving riders looking for food and looting in Fengrun, Qian'an, and Lulong. .

This has also made the Shanxi and Shaanxi business groups who have been looking forward to an early resumption of work extremely annoyed.

As long as the Mongols do not withdraw their troops for a day, the mines, charcoal fields, iron smelting plants, iron making plants and ordnance factories in Lulong and Qian'an will not be able to resume work. There is also the cement field. The materials produced from such cheap raw materials are actually better than that. The rice slurry used to build city walls in special areas is more effective, but you can imagine how expensive the rice slurry is.

Thinking of the pig iron and refined steel being smelted in furnaces, and the cement being produced in barrels, every businessman in the Shanxi-Shaanxi business group felt angry in their hearts. It was all money in vain.

In the face of tea, porcelain, silk, cloth, southern goods, medicinal materials, etc. from the south of the Yangtze River, which are constantly conquering cities and territories in the north, the merchants of the Shanxi-Shaanxi merchant group have to make compromises to deal with these goods, which have been taken advantage of by the merchants of the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, it was not easy to discover such advantageous products, especially when the scale of Yuguan Port was expanding day by day and more and more merchant ships from outside the region were docking, why not quickly take advantage of the current favorable opportunity to go south to seize the market? What are you waiting for?

Looking at the output of pig iron, refined steel and various iron products produced by Lulong and Qian'an iron smelting plants, and then calculating their costs and profits, we can think of the production scale that can continue to expand, whether it is No one could bear it anymore.

"Sir, if you don't come back, we will go to Beijing to find you."

Wang Shaoquan, who was hurriedly bowing as soon as he entered the room, had blisters at the corners of his mouth. It was obvious that he was very anxious during this period, especially the huge pressure from the business group behind him.

 It was not easy for the Wang family to seize such an opportunity to take the lead in Yongping Mansion affairs. Whether it was a change of people within the Wang family or the Wang family being squeezed out by another family, he could not accept it.

He knew very well that the reason why he could sit in the position of "chief representative" of the Shanshan-Shaanxi Business Group was not because the Wang family was the strongest among the Shanshan-Shaanxi Business Group, nor because he, Wang Shaoquan, had the deepest roots and the most power among the Wang family, but because It was a coincidence that I happened to facilitate the person in front of me during the Linqing Civil War, and we had such a friendship.

And this Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan showed an extremely strong temper when dealing with the opening of the sea strategy in Jiangnan. It was difficult for ordinary people to get into his eyes, and it would be counterproductive if he was not careful. Therefore, this "chief representative" status can falls on one's own head.

Of course Wang Shaoquan thinks that he is capable enough and has decent connections. In addition, he works very hard and is dedicated enough to secure this position.

It's just that too many people are eyeing this position. It was easy to talk about it before, but now, the huge benefits shown in Yongping Mansion are becoming more and more eye-catching, even if there are several Shanxi merchants and two of the Shaanxi merchants. One of the representatives still wanted to wait and see, but now no one was willing to give in any more. When it came to the issue of scale expansion and share adjustment, there was almost a complete quarrel.

"Is it so urgent? Didn't you say that you can come back in ten days and a half at most?" Feng Ziying raised her hand to signal Wang Shaoquan and the few people behind Wang Shaoquan to sit down, and said casually: "People from Inner Khalkha The troops are being withdrawn, and it is estimated that they will be evacuated within ten days. Why, you can’t wait for ten days? The days are long, and we have plenty of time and opportunities..."

"Sir, this delay of one day is worth money." Wang Shaoquan couldn't wait to cry out, "We have invested so much and finally opened up the markets of all parties. It is the time when we are expanding, and we are beaten by these **** Mongolians. If people are delayed for a month or two, isn’t this intentional harm to others?”

Feng Ziying was a little funny. This group of Shanshan and Shaanxi businessmen were still hesitant at first. Without his repeated assurances and Zhuang Limin's eager attitude, these Shanshan and Shaanxi businessmen would not have joined in.

It is also taken into account that the merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi in the Northland market have a considerable foundation. If you want to penetrate products such as iron materials, iron products and cement throughout the Northland, you have to rely on them, otherwise these people will set up obstacles and cause trouble for you. His ability is not low, so he has to take this group of people with him.

Of course, from another perspective, this group of Shanxi businessmen can be regarded as supporters of the northern scholars. He must take them with him in terms of emotions, reason, public and private matters. This is also the basic foundation of his family. plate.

Feng Ziying did not plan to make much money from this. In his opinion, with the significant reduction in the production cost of iron materials and iron products, coupled with the popularization of the use of cement, it will definitely bring an impact to the economic development of the entire Northland. The huge propulsive effect of the wave is what he strives to see as soon as possible.

"Are you in a hurry now? When I told you, you didn't have this attitude." Feng Ziying said cheerfully.

"Sir, please don't rush us. We all know that we are wrong. What we need to consider now is how to resume work and expand production as soon as possible. In addition, everyone has also discussed and agreed on the construction of Lulong-Funing-Yuguan proposed by Your Excellency. "Hardened pavement" is still very interesting, and everyone wants to calculate the cost investment..."

This was also Feng Ziying's suggestion to the merchants in Shanxi and Shaanxi, but it had been declined by the merchants before. The merchants had never thought that even things such as road construction would have to be financed by their own families. This was not the responsibility of the imperial court. Is it a government matter? Whether it is post roads or official roads, they have been the affairs of the imperial court since ancient times. Why is Xiao Feng Xiuzhan so original?

　　Do you really regard the Shanshan and Shaanxi businessmen as scapegoats who can be manipulated at will?

However, with the rise of a series of workshops in Lulong and Qian'an and the rapid prosperity of shipping after the opening of Yuguan Port, the trade route from Lulong (Qian'an) via Funing to Yuguan Port quickly It became lively.

In this era, iron materials, especially fine steel and iron products, are in short supply and expensive everywhere. The demand on the grassland alone is almost a bottomless pit. Every year, various grassland ministries purchase iron materials from the territory of Dazhou through various channels. This is an indisputable fact with iron products, and even leads to large-scale smuggling.

Similarly, the demand for iron materials and iron products along the canal and Yangtze River, especially in the Jiangnan region, is also quite large. Coupled with the demand in the Nanyang region, as long as the price is right, iron materials and iron products can hardly be sold.

With the addition of new technology and scale advantages, the iron smelting workshops in Lulong and Qian'an are even less than one-third of the original small and medium-sized iron smelting furnaces. This sharp drop in cost advantage has brought The result is huge profit gains.

But everyone knows that this kind of technology and scale advantage cannot be maintained indefinitely. Sooner or later, the secrets kept secret will be learned by competitors and peers. Therefore, this is why Shanxi businessmen are so eager to expand their scale and occupy the market. s reason.

 Only by forming scale advantages as much as possible and using scale advantages to promote the expansion and development of the entire iron-making industry chain, can we occupy the market more effectively, and then form advantages in the future to squeeze out competitors who will enter later.

What is particularly important now is to sell these iron materials and iron products to Jiangnan as much as possible. Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants in the northern market are not afraid of competition, but the shrewdness of Jiangnan merchants is what Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants are worried about. Only in Jiangnan Before Bian has fully come to his senses, an all-round attack to seize the market is what is urgently needed now.

However, there is either heavy snowfall or heavy rainstorms in winter and summer in the North, which will have a serious impact on road traffic. Iron materials and iron products require heavy-duty transportation. Ordinary dirt roads and even post roads are difficult to transport during the rain and snow season. Smooth traffic will also bring huge challenges to the future market transportation efficiency. This is also the main reason why Shanshan and Shaanxi business groups changed their minds.

Of course, another important reason is that Feng Ziying's performance in the battle against the Mongols and her fame in Beijing have greatly increased. This indicates that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan's career will be brighter in the future. Businessmen from Shanxi and Shaanxi Naturally, I am more optimistic about him, so helping him and winning his favor can be regarded as a political investment.

 Feng Ziying laughed.

He can roughly understand the thoughts of this group of Shanxi businessmen. One is business needs, and the other is betting on himself. It doesn't matter.

The expansion of cement production capacity will also allow this road to improve on the original specifications of Sanhe soil. Some special road sections that are easily damaged by rain, snow and water may as well be solved directly with cement concrete. In this era, there are actually Sanhe soil The precedent of road construction is just more expensive in terms of cost.

“Do you understand?” Feng Ziying said with a smile.

“I understand.” Wang Shaoquan said honestly.

"That's good, I don't want to force anyone, but if anyone can't keep up with the situation and falls behind, I won't pull him back." Feng Ziying's smile slowly faded, "It's also a skill to assess the situation, whether it's in the government or in the government. Officials are still very lacking in business matters. I think they will be eliminated sooner or later..."

 After some education, Feng Ziying sent these businessmen away.

This group of businessmen are currently just tools that can be used, and they are not even close to being partners. They still need to be further improved. Feng Ziying will never rely too much on them. Even if he wants to use them, he must adopt a hedging and balancing strategy so that they will not Irreplaceable.

But the anxiety of the businessmen is reasonable, and Feng Ziying will not sit idly by. Whether it is Zaisa, the businessmen, or even in the long run of Liaodong, the Horqin people who do not know whether to live or die should be a target that needs a lesson. .

I still owe one more update, so I will try to make it up tomorrow. There have been a lot of things these past two days, so I apologize.

　　

 (End of this chapter)