Chapter 83 Business opportunities brought by the European War

Regardless of whether Zhang Guang was motivated by selfishness or justice, at least his suggestion was very feasible, and the Yazhou Office really needed such a living facility. So the working group quickly passed the plan, and

He decided to make a request to the executive committee when he contacted the base camp the next day. Zhang Guang also said that he had done plaster work on the construction site before, and he could install such a simple shower system by himself as long as the base camp provided materials.

Work.

"It's really one specialty with many abilities!" Maliko exclaimed: "There are so many people in the Ministry of Information Industry. Why did the Executive Committee choose you to be a working group? Now I understand."

Of course, the bathroom construction plan is just a small episode. Everyone also knows that they signed up to join the working group and came to Yazhou not just for enjoyment. Let the products produced in Sanya open the market in Yazhou as soon as possible, and as many people as possible

Introducing the population of Yazhou into Sanya while guarding against the coveting of hostile forces is the most important task of the working group at the moment. Regarding how to divide the labor and carry out the work, the working group has had many discussions before coming to Yazhou. Now

The main thing is to check the various plans, and then add some details based on the actual situation that I know.

After breakfast the next morning, a group of Maliko and Mu Xiabai, and a group of Qiu Yuan and Feng Annan, went to visit "Anfuhang" and "Furuifeng", two commercial banks that had done business with each other before.

The relationship was familiar, and secondly, I also took the opportunity to find out how the sales of the goods delivered last time were during this period. He Xi went out alone a little late, without telling anyone else where he was going, and walked away slowly.

He walked away. Zhang Guang went to the market alone. He needed to buy some materials for making briquettes, such as coal, charcoal, lime, etc. Zhao Xiaoruo stayed in the office to look after the house, and by the way, he left some things that had not been sorted out the day before.

Some of the items that came out were unpacked and sorted.

When Maliko and Mu Xiabai arrived outside "Anfuhang", a waiter at the door ran over and asked: "Are you two from Haihan?"

Maliko nodded and before he could introduce himself, he saw the clerk running into the store and shouting: "Boss, Haihan's master is here!"

Soon shopkeeper Zhang, who had dealt with the Travelers last time, came out. Although these two people were a little unfamiliar, their strange clothes and short hair were exactly the same as those who came last time. At that moment,

They came forward to greet each other, exchanged names, and then welcomed the two of them in.

"If you don't come again, I'm going to ask you to come!" Shopkeeper Zhang took the two of them to the back hall and sat down. After serving tea, he said anxiously: "I wonder if you can bring me with you when you come to Yazhou this time?"

Is this the same kind of glassware we traded last time?”

"Have the last goods traded with your bank been sold out?" Malik asked in disbelief. If this is the case, then the executive committee may have underestimated Yazhou's consumption power.

"It was sold out in just a few days. After that, there were still customers asking for it. I don't know when you can visit again. I even went to Yazhou Water Village to find Mr. Luo, but Mr. Luo also said that he could not get it from you.

Contact us." Shopkeeper Zhang said happily: "By the way, as for the saltpeter, sulfur, coke and other materials that you said you needed in large quantities last time, I Commercial Bank has recently prepared a lot and can be shipped at any time."

"Wait a minute." Malik was not dazzled by shopkeeper Zhang's good news, and asked with some confusion: "Didn't your bank also sell Folangjiren's glassware from Guangzhou in the past? How come your bank has such good sales?

Weren’t they introduced in large quantities before?”

"I didn't explain it clearly." Shopkeeper Zhang explained apologetically: "The thing is like this..."

If it were just Yazhou, the sales situation of glass products is actually not much different from the executive committee's speculation. The sales target of this kind of luxury goods is relatively narrow. Calculated with Yazhou's population of 20,000, there are really luxury goods

The number of people with spending power is only in double digits at most, and the sales of glassware in Yazhou has always been tepid. But "Anfuxing" does not only have this store in Yazhou, but also has stores in Danzhou and Qiongzhou Fucheng in the north of Hainan Island.

There are also shops. After shopkeeper Zhang purchased goods from Chuanzhong, he sent part of the goods to shops in the other two cities for distribution. Unexpectedly, only a few days later, someone came from the main store in Qiongzhou Fucheng to inquire about this batch of glass.

As for the source and inventory of the utensils, Shopkeeper Zhang knew that the supply in Guangzhou had been cut off for several months. The price of glassware on the market remained high, and the inventory of the Qiongzhou Fucheng main store had long been sold out. Currently, there are

A situation of price and no market.

At this critical juncture when there was a lot of money but nothing to sell, several sets of glassware sent by Yazhou "Anfuxing" immediately attracted great attention from the head office. After inquiring, the source of the goods was not Folangji.

They may be supplied by red-haired Dutchmen, but "Haihan people" whom I have never heard of. Of course, it doesn't matter who supplies the goods to the big shopkeeper of the head office. Whether he can seize this wave of market and make money

The most important thing is to be happy. So the courier from the head office rushed to Yazhou and asked shopkeeper Zhang to quickly organize the supply of goods and transport them to Danzhou and Qiongzhou Fucheng in the north.

Shopkeeper Zhang wanted to organize it, but he couldn't get in touch with the Haihan people at all. The last time the Yazhou Action Team came to the store to discuss business, out of caution, Schneider did not leave any specific contact information, only saying that he would contact everyone in the future.

Yue will come to Yazhou to visit. Now that things are about to happen, shopkeeper Zhang is so anxious that he is like an ant on a hot pot every day. He even sends a waiter to guard the door. If anyone from Haihan appears, he will report it immediately.

They learned about the scene Malik and the others had seen before.

Malico suddenly realized that it turned out that the supply of goods in Europe was interrupted, causing the current tight situation in the market. If it is really like what shopkeeper Zhang said, even the Guangzhou market is out of stock, then you can imagine visiting another company at this time.

Qiu Yuan and Feng Annan of a "Fu Ruifeng" company should have encountered a similar situation to their own. As for why there was a large-scale shortage at this time, they spent time to make up for the 17th-century history of horse power before setting off.

But Ke happened to guess that much.

At present, the trade in glass products in East Asia is basically monopolized by the Spanish during this period. However, in fact, around the 17th century, the Spaniards' maritime power has shrunk rapidly, and both transportation capacity and armed forces are no longer what they used to be.

In 1588, Spain and Britain had a great naval battle in the English Channel that changed the history of the world. With more than 130 warships, more than 30,000 sailors, and thousands of ship-borne artillery pieces, the "Invincible Fleet" that the Spanish had always been proud of was there.

This battle suffered a devastating defeat and almost ended in the annihilation of the entire army. From then on, it gradually gave up its status as "sea overlord".

The Dutch War of Independence, which began in 1568, was another war that drastically consumed Spain's maritime strength. This war lasted for a full forty years until 1609, when it was dragged down by constant foreign wars.

The injured Spain was forced to sign the so-called "12-year Armistice Agreement" with the Netherlands, which in fact recognized the independence of the Dutch Republic.

However, things did not end there. The civil war in the Holy Roman Empire broke out in 1618, and then quickly evolved into a large-scale international war involving all of Europe. This was the famous European Thirty Years' War, which would last until the Habsburg War in 1648.

The thirty-year war ended only after the defeat of the Habsburg Dynasty and the signing of the "Contract of Westphalia". As one of the European powers, Spain was naturally not immune. The Habsburg Alliance it belonged to

The protagonist in the movie, Spain, was dragged into this mud pit and never stood up again.

In 1621, the Dutch took advantage of Spain's quagmire of war and decisively started war again. After the two countries went to war this time, they continued to fight until 1648. It was not until the signing of the aforementioned "Contract of Westphalia" that

At the same time, it ended two protracted wars, the Thirty Years' War in Europe and the Eighty Years' War in Spain.

Less than a year before he traveled through time and space, the famous Spanish general Marquis Spinola achieved the most famous victory in his war career, capturing the strategically important city of Breda in the Netherlands. This was also the time after the war resumed.

One of the few victories won by Spain. By the way, it is worth mentioning that the famous painter Velázquez's masterpiece "The Surrender of Breda" is about the surrender of the Marquis of Spinola after this battle.

scene.

In order to defend this forward position, Spain had to mobilize a large number of civilian merchant ships to ensure the maritime supply line - Spain and the Netherlands were separated by the narrow English Channel, and the United Kingdom and France on both sides of the English Channel were Spain's war opponents at this time. In this way

The supply line was a logistical nightmare for the Spaniards. Affected by this, the number of merchant ships sailing from Spain to East Asia was greatly reduced during this period, and correspondingly, various goods produced in Europe became hot commodities in the East Asian market.

, which includes glass products from Europe.

Although the cruel war took place on the other side of the earth, as the Age of Discovery has begun, it inevitably had an impact on the commercial trade in East Asia. Of course, in Malik's view, the effect of this impact is very positive.

, and this also provides an opportunity for Chuangchuangzhong to make money. If the glass workshop can be put into operation as soon as possible, at least the output in the short term will not worry about marketability. Due to the leading production technology, Chuangchuangzhong’s production costs will be

An overwhelming advantage. When the Spaniards return to East Asia after the European War, they may find that this market has already been occupied by the Haihan people who suddenly appeared.

If the executive committee had not appointed a working group to come to Yazhou, then we don’t know when this market information would be fed back to Chuangzhong. Now, we only need to use the radio to contact the base camp to inform the market changes, and it only takes a few days.

The glass kiln can be put into operation, and this income alone will be enough to earn back the working group's expenses.
Chapter completed!