This time, Li Xiehe came to Beijing and brought a total of 600,000 taels of silver. The money was collected from Hangzhou and Jinling, and used as the working capital of the Beijing branch. It can be said that the entire Hongyuan Commercial Bank, whether it is the head office or branch, has no extra money and will never withstand any storm. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you may put the entire Hongyuan Commercial Bank in a terrible place. The culprit of this situation is Wei Hong. If it weren't for the last business war and Mazongshan, who spent too much money, the current situation of Hongyuan Commercial Bank would definitely be unshakable.

Wan Niang didn't know how to do business. Except for Wan Niang, all her family knew that it was caused by Wei Hong, but no one was confused about it. After all, spending this money in exchange for Comrade Lao Li's big tree is absolutely worth the money! But if others don't say it, Wei Hong himself felt a little guilty. When he was having a meal, Wei Hong mentioned this: "My father-in-law, he started a war with Tianzi and Hongda Trading Company last time, and the money spent on Mazongshan this time. The son-in-law made up the calculations, and the total amount was more than 1.5 million taels of silver. This money is almost all the property of Hongyuan Trading Company. Do you have nothing to say?"

Li Xiehe took a sip of wine and shrugged indifferently: "If you spend it, you will spend it, and you will make it again. Besides, because of the sewing machine, Hangzhou and Jinling have made great gains this year, which can make up for the money invested in the capital. Besides, your money was not spent in vain. Now, people in the world don't know the relationship between our Hongyuan Business and the Emperor. With this relationship, it can be said that it will be invincible to do business in the future! Perhaps this money cannot be earned in a short time, but it is not difficult to earn it in time."

After saying that, Li Xiehe filled the wine glass again and said, "We should not spend a penny when doing business. The money we should not spend! The money we should spend must not be lenient! One million and a half taels of silver are not a big amount. There are countless wealthy merchants in the Tang Dynasty, and there are many people who can take out this money. If possible, they will take out the money without hesitation in order to establish a good relationship with the emperor. For us merchants, interpersonal relationships and opportunities are the two most important factors. Without these two factors, the transaction cannot be completed. Even if it is done, it will be a small fight and no matter how good it is!"

When talking to Li Xiehe, it was like you could always learn knowledge in class. Wei Hong nodded and said, "Since my father-in-law said that, I won't say much. This glass of wine is just to treat it as a son-in-law to welcome my father-in-law." After that, Wei Hong drank the wine in front of him.

Seeing Wei Hong finished drinking, Li Xiehe also drank the wine glass in his hand. After drinking it, he smiled and said, "That's right. We are a family, why do we need to say two families?"

After drinking, Wei Hong suddenly remembered something: "My father-in-law, the son-in-law has an idea."

"Oh? Let's talk about it." When Li Xiehe heard that Wei Hong had an idea, he immediately showed a happy smile. In the past, Li Xiehe often told Li Ye that Wei Hong's ideas were hard to buy, and as long as Wei Hong could come up with ideas, there would be nothing that would not make money, and they would be huge profits!

Seeing that Li Xiehe was so interested, Wei Hong said without hesitation: "Now, the three most profitable industries are cloth, tea and porcelain. Nowadays, no one in the entire Tang Dynasty cloth industry is bigger than our Hongyuan Trading Company. But if we rely solely on the cloth industry, we are just the leader in the single area of ​​the cloth industry. And the son-in-law's ambition is far from that! Now, we have also dabbled in some industries of tea and porcelain. But now we are monopolized by several large commercial banks. Although the profit is rich, it will take more than ten years or even decades of hard work to develop the scale. It takes too long and it is not a hegemony that our generation can accomplish! Therefore, the son-in-law simply abandoned the two industries of tea and porcelain, and was preparing to develop a new business opportunity."

"What business opportunity?" Li Xiehe didn't bother to eat, and was drinking and listening carefully to Wei Hong's words.

Wei Hong said: "Agriculture! The so-called food is the most important thing for people. The entire Tang Dynasty and even the world cannot do without food. Nowadays, crops in the north are mainly millet, and the yield is not half that of southern rice. If you want to change this situation, you must vigorously develop wheat cultivation. The son-in-law found that although there are not many wheat planting in the north now, there is no shortage of momentum to develop in this aspect. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can definitely become the leader in agriculture, and interests should not be underestimated!"

Li Xiehe stroked his beard and thought for a while: "Yes, the wheat yield is high. If it is planted on a large scale, the grain output in the north can indeed be the same as that in the south. But what is your idea? Just sell grain?"

Wei Hong smiled mysteriously and held a chopstick in his hand and said, "It's not just about selling grain. First of all, growing wheat can increase the grain output in the north. Only when the people have food and money can the country be strong. Only when the people have food, they can have the ability to consume. In addition, after the wheat is ground into flour, it can be cooked in a variety of ways. As long as the wheat can rise, we can harvest wheat and sell flour, and we can also make high profits."

At first, Li Xiehe was very interested, but after hearing this, Li Xiehe couldn't help but frown: "Selling flour? Since we can sell it, why can't others sell it? Then others find that it is possible to make a profit and develop vigorously, and we will face unprecedented competition. After all, grinding flour is not a difficult task."

Upon hearing this, Wei Hong chuckled and asked back: "My father-in-law, what do you think is the best skill of the son-in-law?"

Li Xiehe thoughtfully: "Business acumen? Sketch?" Speaking of this, Li Xiehe paused for a moment, and then his eyes lit up: "Are you talking about inventions?"

"Not bad!" Wei Hong said confidently: "As long as you grind a flour, you can grind it with a stone mill. Just like making clothes, you can do it as long as you have needles and threads. But since we have a sewing machine, under the premise of high efficiency and high quality, the entire cloth industry has been taken into account by us? The same is true for this flour. As long as the son-in-law invented a high-efficiency grinder. Others grind ten kilograms, we can grind one hundred kilograms! Under the premise of high efficiency, the labor cost will be reduced. As long as the principal is guaranteed, reasonable profits can be added. It can establish a huge advantage and make other merchants incomparable!"

Li Xiehe believes in Wei Hong's ability, but he is more or less averse to selling food. After all, the profit of this thing is too small.

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Chapter completed!