Chapter 1,32 The Secret of Success

The conversation between the two can be considered to have come to an end. Ouyang Chengxu also returned to his home, but unlike just now, he now feels that he has inspiration. The conversation with Yu'er just now also released a lot of pressure in his heart, so he seems very relaxed now.

After spending more than two hours, a very detailed plan has been written. It is said that I am quite satisfied with my plan, but Ouyang Chengxu is still a little nervous. After all, this is the first time I have written such a detailed plan.

After thinking about the time again and making sure that there was no modification to my plan, Ouyang Chengxu then returned to his room to rest, but it was already very late!

I didn't sleep for long, it was already dawn. After quickly getting up and washing up, Ouyang Chengxu rushed to the Chamber of Commerce. I had to hurry up and finish what I didn't finish yesterday!

However, he went too early. After waiting for a while, people from the chamber of commerce came one after another. After all, this was not a morning court in the palace, so there was no need to come at dawn!

Ouyang Chengxu, a court official wearing a fourth-rank official uniform, was waiting at the door of the Chamber of Commerce. This really scared the people of the Chamber of Commerce. He quickly invited him in and had a good tea treat. Of course, he did not forget to ask him clearly. Ouyang Chengxu naturally also told his purpose in detail. Of course, he just said that he was here to find Murong Fu!

But Murong Fu hasn’t come yet, so he can only wait!

Not long after, Murong Fu also came to the Chamber of Commerce. Although he was the official of the court, he did not need to go to the morning court now. As for the time he arrived at the Chamber of Commerce, it depends on him. No one stipulated anything about her!

Ouyang Chengxu hurriedly greeted him and saluted: "Mr. Murong!"

Murong Fu seemed a little surprised and said, "Mr. Ouyang, why are you here? Hurry up, please come inside!"

After saying that, he walked straight into his room, politely asked Ouyang Chengxu to sit down, and smiled and said, "Mr. Ouyang, I don't know what wind has blown you!"

Ouyang Chengxu smiled slightly and said, "The so-called "I will not go to the Three Treasures Palace without any trouble. Today I am here to beg you Lord Murong!"

Murong Fuze laughed and said, "Why be so polite? Just say something if you have something to do. As long as I can help, I will do my best!"

Murong Fu has always regarded Jiang Lang as his benefactor. If it weren't for him, he would probably still be in Hangzhou now. Although he has no worries about food and clothing, he would not have the same glory as he is today. Ouyang Chengxu was supported by Jiang Lang, and he is also a student of his daughter's private school. As the saying goes, Murong Fu would not hate Ouyang Chengxu.

Murong Fu's pleasure also made Ouyang Chengxu, who was originally a little nervous, feel a little relieved. He quickly took out his plan he wrote last night and said, "Mr. Murong, this is the plan I wrote last night. Because it was my first time writing, I hope Lord Murong will give me some advice. Please take a look!"

"Okay, then I'll take a look!"

Murong Fu said with a smile, took over the plan handed over by Ouyang Chengxu, and looked carefully!

Ouyang Chengxu now felt like he had written words, and was like a schoolchild waiting for his husband to evaluate him. He felt a little uneasy!

Murong Fu looked at it very carefully, and he knew it when he saw the content of the plan. This should be the related plan that was planned to be sent to the mission. Jiang Lang had actually sent someone to say hello to this matter. Murong Fu was also very clear about this matter. Because he knew it, he could see Ouyang Chengxu's plan more clearly.

After a long time, Murong Fu finally finished reading the stack of roaring plans in front of him, then closed it up, looked up at Ouyang Chengxu who was waiting on the side, and asked with a smile: "I don't know what you think of this plan in your heart?"

If others want to evaluate your plan, then you should first know what your plan is like.

Ouyang Chengxu didn't expect Murong Fu to tell him, but instead wanted to tell him how he felt. He suddenly wondered if he hadn't written it well, so he asked this?

Thinking of this, I felt even more uneasy. However, when I came into contact with Murong Fu's face with a smile, Ouyang Chengxu suddenly felt confident and said, "I think the plan should be completed, but because I don't know much about this aspect, there are shortcomings. Lord Murong, you are an expert in this aspect, and I hope you will give me some advice!"

After saying that, he bowed deeply.

Ouyang Chengxu Murong Fu has a good impression of him. Now he is still so sincere even after becoming an official, and he said now: "Your plan is OK to be accurate, but it is a bit difficult to implement. To a large extent, it is because the time is too short and many things cannot be completed. For example, this chamber of commerce can dispatch many ships. After receiving the order, the chamber of commerce determines that those ships go to sea. Although it doesn't take much time, after determining these ships, the ship must be repaired immediately.

After all, there are more or less problems when sailing on the sea all year round, and now we must find these problems to deal with them. Otherwise, if the ship breaks down on the vast sea, not only will the cargo be lost, but even the lives of people may be threatened. This task is very necessary. The second point is to determine the list of crew members to go to sea. Although each ship has its own fixed crew members, it is still very necessary to confirm. Next, they must be inspected. The most important thing is

It is just that they cannot be allowed to get on the boat with illness. In this way, it is very likely that they will have their lives. Even if there are doctors on the boat, it is not as easy to treat a patient on the boat as if he is on the ground! The third point is to determine the route of this sailing, which is the most important thing, because it also affects some supplies along the way. The best way to sail is to be close to the coast, so that it can be replenished at any time. However, this disadvantage is that the time of navigation has increased greatly, so what should I do?

Let's leave this to a special navigator for confirmation. Fourth, after confirming the personnel, it is a detailed supply issue. The most important things are fresh water and food. The vast sea is full of salt water, which is water that cannot be drunk at all. Once the water is cut off, the entire ship, or the entire fleet, may die at the sea. We can carry less cargo and earn less money, but these must be carried enough. For us, the above four points are the most important four points!"

Only then did Ouyang Chengxu realize that going out to sea is not as simple as he imagined. He seemed that he could not find any faults. In the eyes of others, he actually had loopholes. However, he was here to learn this time. So in the face of the problem pointed out by Murong Fu, he bowed and said, "Mr. Murong's guidance, Ouyang's program is remembered in his heart, so I don't know what to say next?"

Murong Fuze smiled and said, "Mr. Wang has already said hello before, so the main task of our chamber of commerce is to determine the ships and crew going to sea, as well as various supplies and other issues. I will arrange this matter, so you will feel at ease!"

Ouyang Chengxu was certainly relieved when he heard this. Compared to his lack of experience in sailing, there are a lot of people in this chamber of commerce who can sail. It would save himself from doing it!"

Murong Fu continued: "On the other hand, there are some goods carried on this trip to sea. In addition to supply, there are only two aspects. The first is the gifts prepared by the court, and the second is some goods. Some goods will also be prepared this time. However, these goods will not be used to trade directly on the market, and the transaction targets are some important figures from those countries. As an encouragement to these merchant ships, they are allowed to take goods such as permitted ranges!"

"What if they carry more goods?"

Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but ask, this is a very sensitive question. Of course, many people don't say that they carry so much goods. What if they carry too much?

Murong Fu said seriously: "No one will carry one more cargo. Before going to sea, we will send people to check carefully. If someone carries more, if it exceeds five%, we will ask them to return the excess first, and at the same time, they will also deduct 20% of the cargo he carries and change it to supplies or commodities. Second, if it exceeds five%, we will immediately cancel the qualification of this ship to sea, and with a more severe departure, such as the embargo in the future, his cargo will be on the list of foreign trade for one year or a long time, and any port of the chamber of commerce will not allow his ship to stay, etc."

When Ouyang Chengxu heard this, he was really surprised. The punishment was too severe. It is understandable that this person has selfish intentions. After discovering it, he can just ask him to withdraw. Why do you have to set off so severely? He said strangely: "Mr. Murong, is this punishment a little too severe?"

Murong Fu shook his head and said, "This is not strict at all. Without rules, it cannot be square. On the sea, it is not like land. A small mistake can cause everyone to be buried in the sea. Have you been there yet?"

Ouyang Chengxu nodded and said, "I don't have one!"

"Then you don't know the horror of the sea!"

Murong Fu nodded and said, "We have learned a lot of lessons in this regard, and such strict rules are for more people to pass through the vast ocean smoothly. Of course, our actions will also make many businessmen dissatisfied, but if they are dissatisfied, they must abide by the rules of the chamber of commerce. Just as soldiers must abide by military discipline, otherwise they should not join!"

In Murong Fu, Ouyang Chengxu suddenly saw the shadow of Jiang Lang, and many stories of him were circulated among the people, and one of them was that his military discipline was very strict. This Murong probably turned the Chamber of Commerce into an army and managed the Chamber of Commerce by militaryization. However, it was much more difficult to make these merchants abide by these soldiers. However, the Chamber of Commerce is now so young and so well developed, to a large extent, probably because they manage it so strictly!

Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but exclaim: "I really didn't expect that this chamber of commerce would be managed so strictly. Today, Lord Murong said this, which is a big eye-opener!"

Murong Fuze smiled and said, "What, in your eyes, what should this chamber of commerce look like?"

This is really hard to answer. Moreover, Ouyang Chengxu, who had not known much about this chamber of commerce before, had only known that many merchants became rich after joining the chamber of commerce. Because under the arrangement of the chamber of commerce, their goods were transported overseas, which was a huge profit. The Ouyang family has always planned to join the chamber of commerce, but the chamber of commerce has completely harshly described the requirements for goods. Therefore, the Ouyang family has not yet joined the chamber of commerce, but this still has to be answered. Ouyang Chengxu said: "I don't know much about the chamber of commerce, but I don't know that the management is so strict. After all, those merchants are not so easy to manage. When I saw them today, I realized that there are so many things in it. It's really better to see them at first!"

Murong Fu laughed and said, "Indeed, these merchants are very difficult to manage, but don't forget that the purpose of merchants is to make profits. They join the chamber of commerce just to earn more money. As long as they link all this to their interests, they will naturally be honest. Especially now, many merchants have a lot of their own goods overseas and have become famous in many places. If they are embargoed for one year, their losses will not be as simple as one year's profit. The biggest loss is that they are reluctant to do so.

The easy-to-explore market is very likely to be replaced by similar goods within one year because there is no goods. Moreover, it is very difficult for others to do it in a year, so it is very difficult for them to grab the market in this place. In addition, we also have strict requirements on the market in this regard. If they fight for the market through improper means such as large price cuts, they will face more severe penalties, and they will lose big interests because of temporary small interests. This is definitely not something these merchants are willing to see, and this has not happened before!”

"Has I really been punished for this matter?"

Ouyang Chengxu asked, now he is very curious about this matter!

Murong Fu nodded with certainty and said, "Of course I was punished. At that time, there was a merchant who did not abide by the rules of the Chamber of Commerce. When inspecting the port, they carried cargoes that met the requirements. However, on the other hand, they had someone secretly carried their cargo to sea with other ships, and then carried the cargo onto the ship. This caused a serious shortage of supplies on their ships. So when they arrived at their destination, half of the crew members were starved to death. According to relevant regulations, they had to pay the high compensation for these crew members. On the other hand, the Chamber of Commerce also sent people to investigate carefully, determine the reason, and then did it to him.

The two-year embargo was issued and a fine of 200,000 taels was imposed. Because the payments were circulated to them through the chamber of commerce, the fine was naturally in place. Because this time, they went bankrupt directly, but now they can only do some small businesses to make a living. As for going to sea, they cannot bear it at all. Because of this, they also reminded other merchants and told them that the rules and regulations of the chamber of commerce were not for viewing. As long as they joined the chamber of commerce, they must abide by these terms. Once they violated it, no matter how tough the backer behind it is, the result will be the same!"

The people who passed the exam in the capital are tough, so it is not as tough as Jiang Lang. If you report this matter to him, it is equivalent to reporting it to the emperor directly. The punishment will still be punished, and even this backer may still be implicated! Therefore, for these merchants, it is necessary to abide by the rules, and once they comply, the profits they bring to them are also very objective. Without having to finish the work, you can earn a lot of money in a year. In comparison, if you are punished for violations, there is no benefit at all.

Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but admire Murong Fu. It was not that simple to manage such a large chamber of commerce to such a bottom, but it required great ability. He said at the moment: "So that's it, this chamber of commerce is developing faster and faster, and that's because of this reason!"

Murong Fu smiled and said, "The Chamber of Commerce can develop so fast, which is only one of the reasons. Whether it is military discipline or the rules of the Chamber of Commerce, it only plays a restraining role. It has no effect on those who abide by it. The Chamber of Commerce develops so fast, and the most fundamental reason is that the market continues to expand, which is inseparable from the efforts of those merchants. In fact, this is also a win-win situation and what we are most happy to see!"

The court and the chamber of commerce are actually one. Because the court accounts for a large proportion of this chamber of commerce, these merchants make money, and the court is also making money. With the support of the court, it is also very important for these merchants. In fact, this is also the main purpose of everyone to do business together, and win-win is everyone!

Speaking of this, Murong Fu suddenly realized that he seemed to have gone far. He immediately sued a crime and said, "As for what you said, Lord Ouyang, don't worry about this, I will make a good arrangement!"
Chapter completed!