Chapter 571: Divide the scraps
When Frederick was still young in his last life, he often heard that in order to become rich, you must first change your thinking. Only when your thinking changes can you have the motivation to get rich.
This kind of thinking does not fall from the sky, but is formed subconsciously by the massive cases around us.
Business and trade are prosperous in the northern and coastal areas of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Many people in the city have seen people around them making money through business and investment since childhood, and they have the idea in their hearts that if they want to get rich, they should go into business.
People in the countryside see people working in the city and living a life of having enough to eat every day, and they also hope that people in the city can help.
In such a trend, the business of 400,000 pieces of clothing a year shocked the entire Principality of Milan.
Edwards's estimate of the market size was not as good as those merchants fighting on the front lines. The merchants made some calculations at the banquet and came up with a market size that was only within the scope of the merchants of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Of the 400,000 pieces of clothing, half are ordinary clothing such as pullovers, straight pants and shirts with lower profits, with a profit of about 3,000 gold coins a year.
The rest are coats, women's skirts, etc. for urban citizens. This type of clothing has higher profits and shorter replacement time.
If socks, underwear, hats, etc. are included, the net profit of the entire clothing industry in a year exceeds 15,000 Ole gold coins.
This is only the size of the Kingdom of Sardinia. If the market in the forest sea of the southern continent is opened, it will not be a problem to double it.
Unless people stop wearing clothes, this is a stable income every year, and even if there are fluctuations, it will not be too big.
After the businessmen announced the results at the banquet, Edwards drank two bottles of antihypertensive drugs before he recovered.
Someone left immediately and told a journalist friend the news.
Newspaper reporters asked businessmen who had been to the Principality of Wesson, knocking on doors all night and interviewing them, asking them to tell them what the garment factories there were like.
When Frederick read the newspaper the next morning, he was sure that many of the people interviewed had not seen a garment factory. Instead, they used their knowledge of steel plants, machinery factories, canneries and other factories to describe them as garment factories, such as Some people say that the boss of a certain garment factory has four wives. People in Weissenburg know at a glance that it is actually Hofmann from the Clover Hinge Factory.
After breakfast, Aleppe came over to report: "Sir, the carriage is ready."
Frederick asked: "Have those people been sent back?"
Aleppe replied: "Arrangements have been made for them to leave."
The businessmen here knew about Frederick's virtue and sent someone to inquire for more detailed information last night.
Frederick naturally painted a bigger picture and talked about a better future.
Businessmen are now discussing three plans. The plan of building a factory wholly owned by Frederick was first ruled out because the Duchy of Milan can only collect land rent and taxes. Now the debate is whether to build a factory wholly owned by themselves or let Frederick Lie provided the machines and held 30% of the shares.
Big businessmen naturally don't just copy what they heard from what they hear, like reporters. They find people who have actually seen a garment factory to consult on how the factory operates.
Frederick was not in a hurry, and let them discuss slowly, and went to the arena to watch the registration competition for the real sword competition.
Although the place where he lives can be passed directly from the back, the pomp and ceremony still needs to be taken into account. You need to take a carriage and go around in a circle from the main entrance to the main entrance.
In the box, Frederick was listening to the person in charge of the competition talking about the schedule and how to place bets. After listening, he asked: "Will the contestants get a share of the betting bonus?"
The person in charge replied: "They will. He received 20% as a reward to avoid match-fixing as much as possible."
He further explained that it was precisely because someone approached him about match-fixing when Archduke Wesson was participating in a competition in Wanjing City a few years ago, so he accepted it. Qian ran around with buckets and distributed leaflets everywhere. After that, the arenas along the inland sea began to rack their brains to avoid match-fixing.
Frederick smiled and asked: "Is there a contestant named Shitou, who was originally a sparring partner at the training ground?"
The person in charge knew Shitou, and also knew that he and the president The coach was a little conflicted for some reason, wondering whether he was a subordinate of Archduke Wesson or someone he valued?
So the person in charge told everything about the stone.
Frederick said to Alleppe: "In the top 32, top 16, top 8, semi-finals and finals, buy 1,000 ores for each game and he will win."
Alleppe Take the order and do it now.
The person in charge was frightened and asked hurriedly: "Sir, do you want to bet 1,000 Ore on every game?"
Frederick said matter-of-factly: "Yes, 5 games, 1,000 Ore in each game, 5,000 Ore in total. Do you have a betting limit? ”
The person in charge immediately replied: "No... there is no limit." There are many rich people in the Principality of Milan, but betting 500 gold coins is already a gamble that can be talked about for a month. Such a large order is unheard of.
Frederick waved his hand and said: "There is no limit, so let's do it."
Before leaving, the person in charge asked curiously: "Do you value that person very much?"
Frederick replied: "I was stopped and robbed when I came back from drinking the night before yesterday. He knocked down the gangster."
The person in charge was speechless. Are there really gangsters in this world that he can be afraid of?
Frederick's whereabouts were not hidden, and people soon asked to see him.
The one who came was a bald businessman whom he had met on the road. He asked to see him with the mentality of giving it a try, but he did not expect that Frederick actually met him.
Frederick didn’t know his name yet. He only knew that people in the tavern called him Baldhead the night before, so he called him that.
Frederick pointed to the chair next to him and asked him to sit down and asked: "Bald man, what do you want to see me for?"
The bald head asked cautiously: "Sir, is it true that you want to build a clothing factory in Milan?"
Frederick said: "If the Grand Duke of Milan and the others are willing to build it, I will help."
"Why, you want to build one too?"
The bald head quickly shook his head and said, "The adults are joking, that is the business of the big shots, we can only pick up some side dishes."
"The day before yesterday The few people who drank together at night are doing business in the south. They have that... oh, they have channels, and they want to jointly own a business in this place.”
Frederick understood what he meant.
There is profit to be made in the clothing industry from raw materials to consumers. Small businessmen like them can't eat meat, so they can share a little bit of the soup.
For those who want sales agency rights in a certain place, Frederick can only say: "I don't know how to build the factory now. If I have a little control, I will put the agency rights to public bidding."
Baldhead originally had no hope in this matter. It would be considered a success if he was not kicked out. Now it is enough to confirm that the sales rights will not be reserved.
He asked again: "Sir, what are the requirements for working in a factory?"
"Many of us have relatives in the country, and it would be good for them to work in factories."
Frederick said: "If you have any other questions you want to ask, please ask them all."
Bald Head He continued with some embarrassment: "The owner of the bar wants to ask if he can open a canteen."
"My wife's brother and younger brother are farmers. They want to ask if they can buy the factory canteen from them in the future. Oats, beans and vegetables.”
“Some people want to ask if a store can be opened in the factory dormitory area so that the workers can buy things.”
"Oh, there is also the supper street in front of the factory at night. My neighbor wants to sell scones."
"My sister wants to open a laundry room there. I don't know if it will work."
>A garment industrial park supports not only shareholders and workers, but also secondary and tertiary industries.
The bald man talked for a long time, almost including all the service industries around the factory.
Frederick had to marvel at the strong business sense of the people here. When he first opened the factory, few people thought of doing this. He still launched a pilot project with an administrative order. Some people only dared to follow after seeing that they were making money. .
After waiting for the bald man to finish speaking, he said: "In principle, I agree to open up these industries, but when it comes to specific individuals, I prefer fair competition under the same rules."
"The workers' requirement is to be obedient. Don’t think that people will not die in the clothing factory. In the factories of the Principality of Wesson, people die every year because of disobedience.” The family will also have to pay compensation to the factory.”
The bald man took note of Frederick’s words carefully. There were still many people in the tavern waiting for him to return.
(End of this chapter)