Chapter 1463
The Value of Information
Chapter 1463 The Value of Information
Compared with He Li's eagerness, He Xiao's mood is much more stable.He knows that no matter whether the news is true or not, it will not affect his status, because the He brothers have no intention of directly participating in the competition of the northern route, and how can those big men have the mind to take care of their little shrimps , people are dealing directly with the Haihan people to discuss the conditions, and there is no need to introduce them from a second-hand dealer like him.
Of course, He Xiao also understands why his brother is in a hurry. It is because he thinks that the existing sources have serious deviations, which has caused him to almost reveal his flaws in front of outsiders in handling today's matter. Secondly, if people think that the He brothers are unreliable, it will not be so easy to get along in Ningbo in the future.
He Xiao continued to comfort: "Those commanders you mentioned, although they belong to Ningbo Prefecture in name, but Qu can't command these soldiers. There are shrimps, crabs, crabs, and everyone makes a fortune. Those People in the market hear the wind as rain, and the big thing is like the sky is about to collapse, you just have to keep your temper."
He Li replied: "Having said that, we can't be looked down upon by outsiders. If we can't handle these businessmen, it will not be so convenient for us to do things in the future."
The business of the Ho brothers is mainly to supply and distribute Haihan products to Haihan, and there are many merchants to deal with upstream and downstream.Although He Xiao works in the government, he has no official position, only contacts. The two brothers can do business well because they have the upper hand in the situation of information asymmetry, so the information The smooth flow of it is extremely important to them.If they become passive recipients of information in the information chain, their former advantages will be gone, and it will be more and more difficult for them to rely on the information they have to eat.
He Xiaodao: "These businessmen have no background and their own strengths are limited, so you don't need to be too nervous about them. I think you can take advantage of this investment promotion activity and go to Zhoushan Island, so you can gain a long experience. On the one hand, they are trying to win over the relationship with the Haihan people, and the other party also offers to recover a little loss.”
He Li frowned and said, "In business matters, it has always been the elder brother's contact with the Haihan people. If it was suddenly changed to me, would it make the Haihan people feel inappropriate?"
He Xiao smiled and shook his head and said: "You don't have to worry about that, Haihan people are not that difficult to deal with. And you don't need to have many substantive talks with them, just keep an eye on the process of their investment promotion, and see the recruitment process of Haihan people clearly. Which ships and how the process is operated. If these ships are really the hands and feet of the commanders, then it is enough to avoid them in this field in the future."
He Li is not very happy to accept such an arrangement. He doesn't mind contacting the Haihan people, but if there are other high-ranking officials in this social circle who are more well-informed than himself, then he will attend the event by himself. Aren't the activities of the people restricted everywhere?If that's the case, why bother.
He Li didn't say anything, but the look on his face had already betrayed his mind.He Xiao continued to persuade: "This is a good opportunity to gain insight, and many people can't get it. Such a qualification to participate in the conference is worth thousands of taels on the black market."
He Li couldn't beat his brother, so he had to agree first.It was only on the way home that he remembered that the things he wanted to ask when he came here didn't come up, but instead he was fooled into making a trip to Zhoushan Island.He wanted to tell the bearer to go back again, but then he thought, since He Xiao didn't want to talk about it, it must have a reason. He went back and thought about it carefully, so as not to be looked down upon by his brother.
Haihan is going to recruit carriers for the new year on Zhoushan Island. In fact, it has been spread half a month ago, but the scope of this rumor is relatively narrow, and it is only limited to some maritime merchants who have business dealings with Haihan.And unless people outside the industry are interested, very few people know about such an arrangement.
Haihan handled this matter so low-key, mainly because he did not want to be caught by Daming because of this matter, which would affect the relationship between the two countries.After all, the areas that the northern route will pass through are nominally Daming areas, but Haihan's investment promotion activities are blatantly marking these areas as Haihan control areas.
Therefore, although the date of the recruitment activity is approaching, it has not become a hot topic nowadays. Even if someone is interested in it, it is like visiting the three businessmen of He Li, and they will not easily mention this in front of outsiders. The nature of the recruitment activity.
Of course, He Li was not idle during this period. Although there were some problems with the information obtained from He Xiao, after all, he had been in Ningbo for so long, and he also had some contacts of his own. Although it may not be able to reach the level of commander, but with a little more effort, you can get some intelligence information.
According to He Li's inquiries in the past few days, the news brought by the three visiting businessmen does have a relatively high degree of credibility. Chang Guowei, Linshanwei, and Guanhaiwei all intend to cooperate with Haihan, but their goal It is hard to say whether it is the northern route.
Regarding this routine, He Li vaguely remembered that Haihan seemed to have used a similar trick in the south, that is, to pull the Ming army stationed in various coastal areas into the water with huge profits, and the Ming army dispatched ships to escort or even directly act as maritime transport capacity.For such a routine, it is difficult for Daming to completely cure it, and those military leaders who benefit from it will soon become the vested interests who support this routine, and then let the situation spiral out of control.
In fact, Haihan did use this method to achieve excellent results in Fuguang, and the Fujian Ming Army became Haihan's most important strategic ally in the southeast coastal area.After entering Zhejiang, Haihan also used the same tricks to gradually buy off officers at all levels of the coastal guards, which can be said to be unsatisfactory.Of course, for a non-military person like He Li, no matter how much he cared about it, the information he could get was very limited.After all, a lot of cooperation content is just that two or three people talk face to face, and the manager's mouth is a little stricter, and outsiders have no way of knowing.
The information He Li could gather was limited, which made it difficult for him to judge what the guards' envoys really thought.But one thing is certain, there must be some kind of extremely rich income or promise to attract them, and they will choose to make such a move.If you want to find out the truth, Zhoushan Island is a must go.
So a few days later, He Li went to Zhoushan Island from Ningbo to participate in the recruitment and bidding.Of course, he knew that his strength was limited, so he didn't hold out hope that he would be able to play the dungeon alone. Instead, he found three businessmen who had come to visit him before and expressed his willingness to team up with them.These three businessmen are considered a bit rich. The only difference is He Li, a connoisseur who can be in the middle, or work together to do business.Now He Li expressed his willingness to go out in person, this is an expert that the three of them could not ask for, and he was undoubtedly overjoyed at the moment, and agreed without any hesitation.
It is not the first time for He Li to land on Zhoushan Island. Although he does not come as often as his elder brother He Xiao, he certainly does once every two or three months, so he is not unfamiliar with the environment here, and even disembarked at Dinghai Port. Afterwards, he had plenty of spare time to say hello to the port officials he recognized, which surprised the three attendants, and immediately forgot the idea that the He brothers were incompetent.
The Haihan side provided accommodation for the various maritime merchants who came to participate in the event. The four He Li and their servants made up a total of ten people, occupying a courtyard alone in the hostel on the island.
Not long after moving in, staff from the Ministry of Commerce came to register their identities and related procedures. Finally, they had to deposit a deposit of 1000 taels of silver in Haihan Bank. If the bidding failed, the money could be withdrawn by themselves.
Although 1000 taels of silver is not a small amount, it is only a drizzle for this small organization composed of four companies. The four companies shared the security deposit equally. After completing the registration procedures, they finally got a beautifully crafted wooden Make a number plate, and then use this number plate as a certificate to enter the venue.
He Li and others went to the island a day and a half earlier, so there is still time to inquire about some news about the search department.On Zhoushan Island, the most suitable places to inquire about news are casinos, restaurants, brothels and other entertainment venues.He Li assigned tasks to the other three and asked them to go to brothels and casinos to inquire about news, while he went to the largest restaurant on the island, Dongji Building, which is officially operated by Haihan.
The start-up and operation funds of Dongji Restaurant all came from the Haihan Ministry of Commerce, and the subsequent operators are also employees of the Ministry of Commerce. Although it is an official commercial organization, the reputation of this restaurant is excellent, and its Haihan flavor features The dishes are also widely praised by Haihan nationals who travel from south to north.Of course, since Haihan nationals are the main consumer group, the consumption in this place is really not low. Ordinary people will probably retreat when they see the price on the menu.
After the place became famous, many sea merchants who came to Zhoushan Island for trade would also come here, and enter the Dongji Building to experience the living conditions of the great men of Haihan.Over time, this place has gradually become a place for businessmen from all walks of life to exchange business information, and the operating staff reviewed the situation and changed the first floor of the restaurant into a teahouse-like setting, where businessmen can negotiate business freely.As for how to get the information you need from here, that is the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and showing their magical powers.
He Li doesn't have any special social skills, so the way he chooses is clumsy and calm, that is, sit down and wait, wait for others to take the initiative to chat with him, and insert himself into the conversation after he hears a suitable topic.Businessmen are often not too silent. They need to constantly talk and communicate with people to complete transactions, so the current environment is also very suitable for business negotiations.
And the business in this place is not just the sale of goods or labor. He Li knows that there is also a commodity that is rarely sold in other places, and that is intelligence information.As long as you can afford the price, you can trade all kinds of bizarre information here, and there are special brokers to solicit business and contact them in the middle, and a relatively complete industrial chain has been formed.
The No.1 visitor that He Li waited for was a broker. He sat down and asked directly, "Boss, what do you want to buy?"
He Li said in a low voice, "Is there any information on the participants of this carrier recruitment event?"
This broker has single eyelids, garlic nose and thick lips. He looks inconspicuous at all, but his tone is quite loud: "Of course there is, check a family for 100 taels, and check everyone for 800 taels. No bargaining! If you don't have cash, use the sea Chinese currency is also acceptable!"
"800 taels is too dark for you, isn't it? Buying a second-hand boat is enough!" Of course, He Li would not be blackmailed by this, and immediately protested.
"Is it expensive? Boss, you also have to see what information you want to buy. The price is really not expensive!" The broker immediately persuaded: "If you have this information as a reference, it will be much easier to grab the carrier qualification. Didn't the money come back easily?"
He Li shook his head and said, "It's not as easy as you said. If you run the northern route, you will earn money if you don't lose money."
The broker shook his head again and again, lowered his voice and said, "Which year are you in the old yellow calendar? If the northern route is still losing money, why would Haihan come to do this activity? If it is directly distributed to a few big households, it will be over!"
He Li felt a move in his heart. Before he came to Zhoushan, He Xiao had said similar things to him, so he insisted on letting him come to the island to participate in this event to see what medicines were sold in the gourds of the Haihan people.Hearing the same point of view from the broker again at this time, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
"According to what you said, you seem to know the situation of the northern route very well?" He Li asked tentatively.
The broker was very vigilant and didn't say anything: "Boss, if you want to ask about the status of the northern route, it also requires money."
He Li said: "How do I know if what you said is true or false? Should I ask the Haihan officials to verify it?"
The broker said: "To tell you the truth, some information is released by insiders. It is easy for you to verify the truth and falsehood. You can find out after a trip to the north with the boat. I will just say one word, if it is false, it will be replaced!"
Seeing the confident look on the broker's face, He Li couldn't help asking him for a price again.The other party probably thought that this question was simpler than the previous one worth 800 taels of silver, so they offered a price of 300 taels of silver.
300 taels of silver is not a big sum to He Li, but it seems a bit expensive to buy an invisible and intangible piece of news.The most important thing is that He Li doesn't know whether the other party's answer is really useful to him. If the broker takes money and talks nonsense, he won't get any benefit, and he can't punish the broker, and he will be very angry at that time.
The broker urged: "You decide quickly. If you don't want to buy it, I won't waste my saliva. If you don't buy it, others will always buy it."
(End of this chapter)
Compared with He Li's eagerness, He Xiao's mood is much more stable.He knows that no matter whether the news is true or not, it will not affect his status, because the He brothers have no intention of directly participating in the competition of the northern route, and how can those big men have the mind to take care of their little shrimps , people are dealing directly with the Haihan people to discuss the conditions, and there is no need to introduce them from a second-hand dealer like him.
Of course, He Xiao also understands why his brother is in a hurry. It is because he thinks that the existing sources have serious deviations, which has caused him to almost reveal his flaws in front of outsiders in handling today's matter. Secondly, if people think that the He brothers are unreliable, it will not be so easy to get along in Ningbo in the future.
He Xiao continued to comfort: "Those commanders you mentioned, although they belong to Ningbo Prefecture in name, but Qu can't command these soldiers. There are shrimps, crabs, crabs, and everyone makes a fortune. Those People in the market hear the wind as rain, and the big thing is like the sky is about to collapse, you just have to keep your temper."
He Li replied: "Having said that, we can't be looked down upon by outsiders. If we can't handle these businessmen, it will not be so convenient for us to do things in the future."
The business of the Ho brothers is mainly to supply and distribute Haihan products to Haihan, and there are many merchants to deal with upstream and downstream.Although He Xiao works in the government, he has no official position, only contacts. The two brothers can do business well because they have the upper hand in the situation of information asymmetry, so the information The smooth flow of it is extremely important to them.If they become passive recipients of information in the information chain, their former advantages will be gone, and it will be more and more difficult for them to rely on the information they have to eat.
He Xiaodao: "These businessmen have no background and their own strengths are limited, so you don't need to be too nervous about them. I think you can take advantage of this investment promotion activity and go to Zhoushan Island, so you can gain a long experience. On the one hand, they are trying to win over the relationship with the Haihan people, and the other party also offers to recover a little loss.”
He Li frowned and said, "In business matters, it has always been the elder brother's contact with the Haihan people. If it was suddenly changed to me, would it make the Haihan people feel inappropriate?"
He Xiao smiled and shook his head and said: "You don't have to worry about that, Haihan people are not that difficult to deal with. And you don't need to have many substantive talks with them, just keep an eye on the process of their investment promotion, and see the recruitment process of Haihan people clearly. Which ships and how the process is operated. If these ships are really the hands and feet of the commanders, then it is enough to avoid them in this field in the future."
He Li is not very happy to accept such an arrangement. He doesn't mind contacting the Haihan people, but if there are other high-ranking officials in this social circle who are more well-informed than himself, then he will attend the event by himself. Aren't the activities of the people restricted everywhere?If that's the case, why bother.
He Li didn't say anything, but the look on his face had already betrayed his mind.He Xiao continued to persuade: "This is a good opportunity to gain insight, and many people can't get it. Such a qualification to participate in the conference is worth thousands of taels on the black market."
He Li couldn't beat his brother, so he had to agree first.It was only on the way home that he remembered that the things he wanted to ask when he came here didn't come up, but instead he was fooled into making a trip to Zhoushan Island.He wanted to tell the bearer to go back again, but then he thought, since He Xiao didn't want to talk about it, it must have a reason. He went back and thought about it carefully, so as not to be looked down upon by his brother.
Haihan is going to recruit carriers for the new year on Zhoushan Island. In fact, it has been spread half a month ago, but the scope of this rumor is relatively narrow, and it is only limited to some maritime merchants who have business dealings with Haihan.And unless people outside the industry are interested, very few people know about such an arrangement.
Haihan handled this matter so low-key, mainly because he did not want to be caught by Daming because of this matter, which would affect the relationship between the two countries.After all, the areas that the northern route will pass through are nominally Daming areas, but Haihan's investment promotion activities are blatantly marking these areas as Haihan control areas.
Therefore, although the date of the recruitment activity is approaching, it has not become a hot topic nowadays. Even if someone is interested in it, it is like visiting the three businessmen of He Li, and they will not easily mention this in front of outsiders. The nature of the recruitment activity.
Of course, He Li was not idle during this period. Although there were some problems with the information obtained from He Xiao, after all, he had been in Ningbo for so long, and he also had some contacts of his own. Although it may not be able to reach the level of commander, but with a little more effort, you can get some intelligence information.
According to He Li's inquiries in the past few days, the news brought by the three visiting businessmen does have a relatively high degree of credibility. Chang Guowei, Linshanwei, and Guanhaiwei all intend to cooperate with Haihan, but their goal It is hard to say whether it is the northern route.
Regarding this routine, He Li vaguely remembered that Haihan seemed to have used a similar trick in the south, that is, to pull the Ming army stationed in various coastal areas into the water with huge profits, and the Ming army dispatched ships to escort or even directly act as maritime transport capacity.For such a routine, it is difficult for Daming to completely cure it, and those military leaders who benefit from it will soon become the vested interests who support this routine, and then let the situation spiral out of control.
In fact, Haihan did use this method to achieve excellent results in Fuguang, and the Fujian Ming Army became Haihan's most important strategic ally in the southeast coastal area.After entering Zhejiang, Haihan also used the same tricks to gradually buy off officers at all levels of the coastal guards, which can be said to be unsatisfactory.Of course, for a non-military person like He Li, no matter how much he cared about it, the information he could get was very limited.After all, a lot of cooperation content is just that two or three people talk face to face, and the manager's mouth is a little stricter, and outsiders have no way of knowing.
The information He Li could gather was limited, which made it difficult for him to judge what the guards' envoys really thought.But one thing is certain, there must be some kind of extremely rich income or promise to attract them, and they will choose to make such a move.If you want to find out the truth, Zhoushan Island is a must go.
So a few days later, He Li went to Zhoushan Island from Ningbo to participate in the recruitment and bidding.Of course, he knew that his strength was limited, so he didn't hold out hope that he would be able to play the dungeon alone. Instead, he found three businessmen who had come to visit him before and expressed his willingness to team up with them.These three businessmen are considered a bit rich. The only difference is He Li, a connoisseur who can be in the middle, or work together to do business.Now He Li expressed his willingness to go out in person, this is an expert that the three of them could not ask for, and he was undoubtedly overjoyed at the moment, and agreed without any hesitation.
It is not the first time for He Li to land on Zhoushan Island. Although he does not come as often as his elder brother He Xiao, he certainly does once every two or three months, so he is not unfamiliar with the environment here, and even disembarked at Dinghai Port. Afterwards, he had plenty of spare time to say hello to the port officials he recognized, which surprised the three attendants, and immediately forgot the idea that the He brothers were incompetent.
The Haihan side provided accommodation for the various maritime merchants who came to participate in the event. The four He Li and their servants made up a total of ten people, occupying a courtyard alone in the hostel on the island.
Not long after moving in, staff from the Ministry of Commerce came to register their identities and related procedures. Finally, they had to deposit a deposit of 1000 taels of silver in Haihan Bank. If the bidding failed, the money could be withdrawn by themselves.
Although 1000 taels of silver is not a small amount, it is only a drizzle for this small organization composed of four companies. The four companies shared the security deposit equally. After completing the registration procedures, they finally got a beautifully crafted wooden Make a number plate, and then use this number plate as a certificate to enter the venue.
He Li and others went to the island a day and a half earlier, so there is still time to inquire about some news about the search department.On Zhoushan Island, the most suitable places to inquire about news are casinos, restaurants, brothels and other entertainment venues.He Li assigned tasks to the other three and asked them to go to brothels and casinos to inquire about news, while he went to the largest restaurant on the island, Dongji Building, which is officially operated by Haihan.
The start-up and operation funds of Dongji Restaurant all came from the Haihan Ministry of Commerce, and the subsequent operators are also employees of the Ministry of Commerce. Although it is an official commercial organization, the reputation of this restaurant is excellent, and its Haihan flavor features The dishes are also widely praised by Haihan nationals who travel from south to north.Of course, since Haihan nationals are the main consumer group, the consumption in this place is really not low. Ordinary people will probably retreat when they see the price on the menu.
After the place became famous, many sea merchants who came to Zhoushan Island for trade would also come here, and enter the Dongji Building to experience the living conditions of the great men of Haihan.Over time, this place has gradually become a place for businessmen from all walks of life to exchange business information, and the operating staff reviewed the situation and changed the first floor of the restaurant into a teahouse-like setting, where businessmen can negotiate business freely.As for how to get the information you need from here, that is the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and showing their magical powers.
He Li doesn't have any special social skills, so the way he chooses is clumsy and calm, that is, sit down and wait, wait for others to take the initiative to chat with him, and insert himself into the conversation after he hears a suitable topic.Businessmen are often not too silent. They need to constantly talk and communicate with people to complete transactions, so the current environment is also very suitable for business negotiations.
And the business in this place is not just the sale of goods or labor. He Li knows that there is also a commodity that is rarely sold in other places, and that is intelligence information.As long as you can afford the price, you can trade all kinds of bizarre information here, and there are special brokers to solicit business and contact them in the middle, and a relatively complete industrial chain has been formed.
The No.1 visitor that He Li waited for was a broker. He sat down and asked directly, "Boss, what do you want to buy?"
He Li said in a low voice, "Is there any information on the participants of this carrier recruitment event?"
This broker has single eyelids, garlic nose and thick lips. He looks inconspicuous at all, but his tone is quite loud: "Of course there is, check a family for 100 taels, and check everyone for 800 taels. No bargaining! If you don't have cash, use the sea Chinese currency is also acceptable!"
"800 taels is too dark for you, isn't it? Buying a second-hand boat is enough!" Of course, He Li would not be blackmailed by this, and immediately protested.
"Is it expensive? Boss, you also have to see what information you want to buy. The price is really not expensive!" The broker immediately persuaded: "If you have this information as a reference, it will be much easier to grab the carrier qualification. Didn't the money come back easily?"
He Li shook his head and said, "It's not as easy as you said. If you run the northern route, you will earn money if you don't lose money."
The broker shook his head again and again, lowered his voice and said, "Which year are you in the old yellow calendar? If the northern route is still losing money, why would Haihan come to do this activity? If it is directly distributed to a few big households, it will be over!"
He Li felt a move in his heart. Before he came to Zhoushan, He Xiao had said similar things to him, so he insisted on letting him come to the island to participate in this event to see what medicines were sold in the gourds of the Haihan people.Hearing the same point of view from the broker again at this time, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
"According to what you said, you seem to know the situation of the northern route very well?" He Li asked tentatively.
The broker was very vigilant and didn't say anything: "Boss, if you want to ask about the status of the northern route, it also requires money."
He Li said: "How do I know if what you said is true or false? Should I ask the Haihan officials to verify it?"
The broker said: "To tell you the truth, some information is released by insiders. It is easy for you to verify the truth and falsehood. You can find out after a trip to the north with the boat. I will just say one word, if it is false, it will be replaced!"
Seeing the confident look on the broker's face, He Li couldn't help asking him for a price again.The other party probably thought that this question was simpler than the previous one worth 800 taels of silver, so they offered a price of 300 taels of silver.
300 taels of silver is not a big sum to He Li, but it seems a bit expensive to buy an invisible and intangible piece of news.The most important thing is that He Li doesn't know whether the other party's answer is really useful to him. If the broker takes money and talks nonsense, he won't get any benefit, and he can't punish the broker, and he will be very angry at that time.
The broker urged: "You decide quickly. If you don't want to buy it, I won't waste my saliva. If you don't buy it, others will always buy it."
(End of this chapter)