第四十章 好生意
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正屋的桌子对面坐着一个满面皱纹的人,胡子头发都透着焦黄的色调,似乎刚刚烟熏火燎了一番,这人叫黄安寿,便是憨勇的倾销店中的新掌柜,原本憨勇不在时,也是他当掌柜一职。最新地址ltxsba.info
陈新对他十分客气,一来就送了一对缴获的玉镯子,黄安寿道着谢收了,不过表情平静,看着就是平日做惯生意的人,颇有城府。
“黄先生看看这枚铜钱如何。”陈新从桌子上拿起一枚张大会换来的铜钱递过去,黄安寿双手接住,略略翻看后,就对陈新道:“大人,这铜钱钱质疏松,点画难辨,八成是铅铁,含铜重不过二分,这是低钱,一两银子大致一千五百文。”
果然是个业内人士,陈新右手对着桌子一摊,做了个请的姿势,那上面还有上百枚格式铜钱,大小厚薄都全不相同,从这个小小桌子上就足见明代币值之混乱,黄安寿又在桌上随便选了一枚,这钱又薄又小,表色暗沉,看看后做个不屑的表情,将那钱高高抛起,掉到石桌上啪一声裂成了四五块。
“这枚钱便是较次之低钱,重不过四分,大致全为铅铁所作,一触即破,交易之时,三千钱也未必能折一两银。这却还不是最次,最次之低钱重不过两分。”
陈新拍拍手,笑着赞叹道:“黄先生大才,不知这些铜钱是从何处而来。利润几何?”
“回大人话,私钱多出于江南,这些低钱在南方买来,六七十文只值一分银,经运河或海路运来北边,主要是往京师而去,一进京师发卖便是六七十文就值三四分银,若自己做就更多利。小人帮故东家在倾销店也要做些,是以比较清楚,铜每斤值银八分,以含铜两分的低钱计,每个重一钱,除铜外多为铁铅夹杂,铁每斤值银不过一分,加上火钱损耗,万钱只需二两多银,转卖便是三四倍获利。”
上次宋闻贤说日本铜价不过四五分银一斤,如此算来至少五六倍利润,自己拿不到最赚钱的终端利润,批发赚两倍应当有谱,即便一倍也是暴利,陈新舔舔舌头,海贸回来六七月份,买些铜做成假钱,回利后开发新产品,明年年初再回本,然后再海贸,钱都周转起来了。
陈新想着嘴角就露出笑,黄安寿有些奇怪的看着他,陈新赶忙收了笑,对黄安寿一本正经的道:“黄先生,先是说的低钱,若是好钱又如何。”
黄安寿拿起桌上一个万历制钱,还是很平静的表情,“正因低钱充斥,好钱难寻,往往数百文便可当一两银。嘉靖金背钱和万历金背钱,大致五六百文便可折银一两。”
明代钱银混用,兑换比例又不稳定,对百姓十分不便,白银单位能到很小,厘以下还有毫、丝、忽、微,但一厘的重量都只有三毫克多,更小的单位用一般使用的篂称更加称不出来,所以日常生活买卖交易不可缺铜钱,而遇大笔交易和交税,又必得用银,换来换去之中价值已经被盘剥多次,官绅有力者常利用此漏洞生财,明廷虽多次严令禁止私钱制作和流通,但收效甚微。官钱制作太少,民间交易所需铜钱缺口很大,各地私钱泛滥,质量越做越差。而陈新正是要反其道而行,在满是低钱的市场中做好钱,唯一可虑的就是还没有能大量出货的销路。
“如你的倾销店,一年能售出多少铜钱?”
黄安寿知道陈新问他是想做私钱,“一年不过值数百两银,多少能赚些,若是量大则需钱庄、钱桌之类更稳妥些。”
陈新点点头,直入主题:“这事我理会得。本官想请黄先生帮我做此事,给你现今月钱的两倍,只是要去登州那边,我再另给安家费三十两,不知黄先生愿否。”
黄安寿微微动容,他对倾银店所有工序都很熟练,每月工钱是拿的五两,陈新问都没问就直接给了两倍,他也不是天津本地人,这陈新是赵家介绍来的,应当稳妥,所以颇为动心,“小人倒无不可,只是东家那边不好交代。”
其实憨勇家里已经不打算经营此店,憨勇死后家属得了大笔银子,都买了田地,倾销店中常有纠纷,无憨勇坐镇,家属已是对此颇觉厌烦,已经跟老汪表示过这个意思,陈新也不告诉黄安寿,只是说道:“那边自有本官去说,黄先生只管安心做事就是。今日开始黄先生就可以开始准备工具,有合用的伙计都招来。”
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威海卫,春寒渐消,远处的松顶山新绿初现,墩堡前的抛荒地上,许多人影弯着腰在地里忙碌,经过新年前后一众五保户的辛苦耕耘,荒地基本初耕过一遍,不再是死死的一块,新招来的几十个流民正在地里垫肥,整片地方臭气熏天,不过这些招来的流民也大多是平困农民出身,做惯农活的,没人嫌弃。
刘民有赶着一辆骡车,车上几个大桶里面装了粪水,这几桶是小孩去拾来的鸟粪牛粪等粪便,加了水打稀,刘民有用个长木瓢往地里洒着。这几日墩堡人手全部出动忙春耕,连战兵都被拉来挖水渠,眼下已经弄了一大半,唯一就等王元正送来他答应了很久的农具,最主要是坚犁。
赶车的是徐元华,是刘民有的助手,两人算一个组合,今日带着女人和小孩集体劳动。徐元华多次劝刘民有不必亲自动手,都被刘民有回绝了。
又洒过一段田地后,徐元华停下骡子,让刘民有休息一下,他口中说道:“先生,今日就可以把肥施完,只等坚犁一到,就可以开始复耕了。”
刘民有放下木瓢,看看周围忙碌的农户和远处正在兴建的兵营和仓库,一种成就感油然而生,新生的墩堡兴兴向荣,已经有些卫城的商家打算到这里设店。刘民有新规划的街道也设计了门市。一个以军营为依托的小镇慢慢呈现出雏形。
墩堡原来以士兵为主,刘民有招来了三十户流民,准备改变一下人口结构。这些人的主要工作就是种地,工匠也正在招募中。
徐元华和刘民有交换了一个位置,正要继续施肥,徐元华看到远远来了几架牛车骡车,正是去接坚犁的人。他高兴的对刘民有道:“刘先生,他们回来了。”
刘民有转头看到后也是一脸笑容,赶快迎上去,每辆牛车上都放了大大的坚犁,而且王元正也跟着一起来了,刘民有与王元正也没有多少话讲,稍稍寒暄一番就一起到了地头,周围军户上来帮着取下大犁,准备挂到牛身上。
王元正看着到处修建的房屋,对刘民有道:“听说指挥大人把捕倭军的兵额给了陈千户,如此一来,以后这里所需粮食更多,为免刘先生麻烦,我打算在此设一粮店。”他这是打算来这里垄断经营了。
刘民有只要是有人愿意来开店,就十分欢迎,连连答应下来,想到王元正是管屯田的,多少应该算是个专家,便问起坚犁的用法,
王元正自信的道:“刘先生,年前你们已经派人初耕过,开春后布粪,这些都是对的,眼下已经可以大耕均肥,你们不缺牛,可用三头牛拉大犁深耕,或两牛前深耕,一牛在后复耕。”
刘民有一副学生状:“三牛与两牛有何区别?”
“三牛更深,坚犁耕地可深至一尺,也比后一种法子省一个人。”
“耕完后又当如何,还请王大人指点?”
王元正道:“沟中是湿土,地力更佳,种子都要播在沟中,若是种麦,三月就可以开始了,只是今年便只有一熟。我和刘兄说一法,不若种熟白萝卜一料,四月即可收,四月又可种蒜,五月又可收一料,种完又栽小蓝,到九月收后,便可种今年的冬麦了。如此每年可多熟。刘兄可算问对人了,否则一般农夫便只知谷麦,岂知这轮作间种之法。”
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