Chapter 642 A strange idea that kills two birds with one stone

For a business in Beijing, it is already the best to be able to run a department store. But Feng Miao still has a lot of ideas in his mind, and he doesn't know where to use them. Now, he suddenly got this opportunity. If he can really expand his business to Southeast Asia, he will be able to show his talents. Feng Miao seemed to have seen a gold mountain, his mind became active, and his eyes were bright to an astonishing degree. No one knows a child better than his mother. Feng only took a glance at him and knew that the child must want to go. But this time, she didn't say a word, and let the child make the decision himself. Some children are like eagles, not kites that pull strings. Eagles should fly high, and as a mother, she must not hold her children back in the name of heartache. Although Feng Miao was excited, he was not overwhelmed by joy. He did not agree first, but wanted to ask a few more questions, "Master, have you checked the background of those foreign merchants you mentioned? Are they reliable?" "Have they done business with us Nanji people before?" "Is there a precedent of them breaking their promises?" After all, the bigger the business, the more cautious you have to be. You can't rush to make a profit and act rashly. Seeing that he was very stable, Mrs. Xiao smiled with satisfaction, "Don't worry, child. How could I not be careful? I went to inquire about their background the day before I talked to them!" "Among them, some are royal families of small countries in Southeast Asia, and some are royal merchants around the king." "This time they were going to Fujian, but when they were sailing on the sea, they lost their way due to a storm, and ended up in Bohai City by accident!" Mrs. Xiao even gestured, her face beaming with joy. "Now, these people have been here for more than a month, and have had business dealings with several local cloth shops and medicine shops in Bohai City." Old lady Xiao sat up straight and said, "I went to ask those shopkeepers, and they all said that these foreign merchants value their promises and are quick to give money. That's why I want to cooperate with them." Jiang Fengmiao's eyes were filled with joy when he heard this, and there was nothing to worry about. "Okay, Master, let's do a big job. Together, we can have eight hundred tricks and guarantee to make a lot of money!" Fengmiao waved his arms and shouted. Old lady Xiao was waiting for this sentence. She couldn't help but laugh, patted her thigh, and felt that the energy of her youth was back! After laughing enough, Mrs. Xiao reached into her sleeve and pulled out a piece of rice paper with gold painting. It was covered with words. This was the goods that the merchants from Southeast Asia wanted to buy. Because it was too hot there, they didn't need furs and cotton products from outside the Great Wall. However, jewelry, exquisite ornaments, and some special cosmetics were very popular among the people from Southeast Asia. Especially the wealthy people, they loved these luxurious decorations the most. As long as they could get them, they would spend any amount of money. Feng Miao took the list, scanned it, and read aloud, "Turquoise beads, soft necklaces, hairpins made of various broken tourmalines, camel bone carved rock pen holders, carpets sewn with camel hair, pomegranate lip balm, Damascus rose scented dew, jujube wood dressing boxes inlaid with turquoise..." He read a lot of things like this. Old Lady Xiao nodded as she listened, "Well, those Nanyang merchants mainly supply goods to wealthy families, and they want good things, and they also want us to prepare some samples for them in advance." These things are very easy to find in the customs market. However, Feng Miao squinted and looked at it twice, but he was confused. It is easy to purchase from the outside of the Great Wall, but the journey is long, and some of the goods take up a lot of space. I am afraid that just hiring people to carry the goods with the team will be a huge expense . "Although the price they offer is quite high, if we add the expenses along the way, I am afraid that what we can earn will be greatly reduced, Master." Feng Miao thought about it and told the truth. Old Lady Xiao also had concerns, and she nodded. "Well, Master has thought about this too." "But these foreign merchants may not only cooperate with us once. Master wants to have long-term exchanges with them. By then, if all the business they need in Nanji can be handed over to us, wouldn't that be catching a big fish?" As soon as these words came out, Feng Miao immediately understood that Master wanted to play the long game and not just focus on this business trip! He was about to nod in agreement and was about to prepare for the business trip. At this time, Xiao Nuobao, who had been lying in Feng's arms, sticking out her butt and playing with the conch, finally looked over. She raised the conch above her head, leaned out half of her body, and glanced at the fifth brother's hand. After seeing clearly what the Nanyang merchants wanted, the little fat girl found that most of them were jewelry and handicrafts. She turned her little brain and suddenly had an idea. Although these things are specialties of the frontier, as long as they can get the raw materials, they don't need to go to the customs market to buy them, they can find someone to make them themselves! Especially camel bone ornaments, pomegranate lip balm and watercolor, and those jewelry with turquoise bases. Speaking of raw materials, they are not only available in the frontier, they can even find cheaper ones than in the customs market. And when it comes to craftsmanship, the level of Nanji craftsmen is definitely not inferior to that place! After all, many items purchased from outside the Great Wall are just for the sake of rarity, and their quality and workmanship are not top-notch. Little Fatty's eyes lit up, she stamped her little feet, jumped over and said, "Grandma Xiao, Fifth Brother, who said that if you want these goods, you must go to the Great Wall?" "Then what else can we do..." Feng Miao turned his head in shock. "As long as we can get the raw materials, we can make it ourselves in the capital!" Little Nuobao shouted crisply. Old lady Xiao's eyes paused. Make it yourself in the capital? "That's right! Just like the turquoise-inlaid jujube wood dressing box on the list, we only need to buy a lot of turquoise, get some jujube wood, find a few craftsmen, and we can produce a large number of them in Beijing. Why do we need to go to the frontier?" Xiao Nuobao was afraid that he didn't explain it clearly, so he explained it in detail. As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Xiao stood up suddenly, as if she had been enlightened, and her eyes were bright.

Yes, isn't it easier to bring back a batch of turquoise from the outside of the Great Wall than to bring back a batch of various turquoise products?

More importantly, turquoise is also produced in various places in Nanji, but it is not as famous as in the outside of the Great Wall. However, if you buy it carefully, the price will definitely be cheaper.

"If we don't have to go to the outside of the Great Wall to buy it, but make it in Beijing, then the quantity we can get will be much larger." Feng Miao also suddenly realized.

By then, we can make as much as we want!

Moreover, the objects produced in this way are much faster than going to the outside of the Great Wall. Maybe all of them can be made in one or two months.

Old lady Xiao's heart trembled, as if she had seen the God of Wealth waving at her.

She excitedly picked up Xiao Nuobao and kissed this little fleshy face left and right!

"That's great, my dear. You really hit the nail on the head. Grandma Xiao doesn't have to worry about anything now. You are simply my lucky star."

Grandma Xiao was so passionate that she kissed the fat girl's cheeks until they turned red. The little Nuobao could only groan, with her feet raised high. She looked painful but happy in her heart.

Feng and the others understood and did what the little boy said. Feng Miao wouldn't have to work hard to do business.

Thinking that she didn't have to worry about her son, Feng nodded happily and praised her generously, "This fat girl, although she has a lot of baby fat, she is also very smart. She has an idea every time she opens her mouth."

At this time, Feng Miao went back to the house and grabbed the abacus. After a few calculations, she widened her eyes.

"If we follow my sister's method, we can save half an ounce of silver for a turquoise jujube wood dressing box, and if we take into account the money saved on transportation, it will be even more."

"If we calculate all the goods on this list, we can save at least thirty or forty thousand ounces by making them ourselves instead of buying them from the outside of the Great Wall!" As soon as

this number came out, the "little profiteer" Feng Miao was excited.

This is how business works, you have to squeeze money from everywhere, even if you can save half a copper plate, it will be a lot of money after a long time.

Little Nuobao and Old Lady Xiao were tired enough, and now they stroked their itchy little faces, narrowed their eyes, and thought of Xiaoliu Village again.

"Fifth brother, Grandma Xiao, I have another idea~"

"You say!" Grandma Xiao and Feng Miao said in unison, their eyes looking at the ancestors.

Xiao Nuobao smiled, "In my opinion, we should build a workshop in Xiaoliu Village. When the time comes, we can make local specialties in this workshop and sell them to other countries!"

"The farmers in the village can be the first batch of laborers. At least these people know everything about us. We don't have to worry about them leaking business opportunities or smuggling and hiding them." "

And we can often go to the village to keep an eye on them, so that if something goes wrong with the goods, it is the most reassuring to do it on our own territory." Xiao Nuobao said with a baby voice.

Grandma Xiao and Feng Miao's eyes were very bright.

Making goods by themselves and selling them all over the world, it seems that the door to a new world is opening in their minds.

The Jiang family was certainly happy.

Especially Jiang Fenghu.

It just so happened that Dawen and Xiaowu had just said today that they wanted to find some odd jobs.

If they could be given this opportunity, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone!

"Okay, let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the brothers Dawen and Xiaowu, their carving skills are impeccable, and the things they make are guaranteed to be ten times more delicate than those brought back from the outside of the Great Wall!" Jiang Fenghu couldn't help but clap his hands and shout.

Feng also agreed, "The people from Beihe County have nothing else to do but work hard. When the time comes, those who are skillful will be arranged to make ornaments, and those who are careful will be arranged to make some perfume powder. They will definitely be able to do it."

When Mrs. Xiao heard this, she waved her hand and agreed without hesitation.

So when everyone was happy, cheers suddenly rang out in the house.

Xiao Nuobao had done a great deed. She was so happy that she rolled around in her mother and Grandma Xiao's arms. The adults all looked at her lovingly.

After making the decision, Grandma Xiao planned to make some samples according to the goods on the list and show them to the foreign merchants. If there was no problem, she would take over the business.

So Fenghu and Fengmiao rushed to Xiaoliu Village without stopping.

At this time, the people in the village were carrying hoes and plowing the grass in the fields.

How could they have thought that soon, such wealth would fall on them!

When Fenghu and Fengmiao got off the carriage and told them about building a workshop in Xiaoliu Village to make custom goods for foreigners, the people in the village were almost boiling with excitement.

"What, Nanyang? What kind of place is that? Is it far from our capital?" The women could hardly imagine it.

"Wait, the things we make can be shipped across the ocean to foreign countries in the future?" The old people also widened their eyes.

Feng Miao happily put his hands on his hips, "Haha, not only will there be people who come across the ocean to buy our things, but there will also be royal families in Nanyang. Maybe the jewelry and watercolors you make in the future can be used by the king or queen of the small country there!"

When they thought of such a day, everyone in the manor was excited.

Da Wen and Xiao Wu even hugged each other.

"That's great, that's great, this way our craftsmanship will not be buried." Da Wen buried his head in his brother's shoulder and said with a trembling voice.

Xiao Wu also whined, "Thank you, sir. You don't know that my brother and I went out to find odd jobs this afternoon. We didn't expect that the shopkeepers in Beijing were so ruthless that they took a fancy to our skills and wanted us to make cold dishes. As a result, we made one dish that was more than enough for us to make. They only gave us five cents, which was half an hour's work."

Feng Hu patted them on the shoulders, with joy in his eyes.

"It's okay, it's all over. You don't have to suffer this injustice in the future. You just work hard in the workshop. With your skills, I promise you will make a lot of money."

Going out to find work and hitting a wall everywhere made the brothers realize that this opportunity was hard-won.

Da Wen and Xiao Wu both nodded vigorously.

Then they pounced on Fenghu together, howling, "The village chief is right, we have fallen into a lucky nest. Thank you, boss, we will not let you down!"

Soon, the plan to build a workshop in the "lucky nest" began in full swing!