Chapter 1464
Inside Information
Chapter 1464 Inside Information
If the main method of He Li's business is to use information asymmetry to make money, then compared with these professional brokers on Zhoushan Island, He Li's news channels can only be described as "blocked".
Most of these brokers were naturalized citizens of Haihan who were naturalized from Daming, and their backers might be officials from a certain department of Haihan.Haihan's rule is not a spotless white lotus, and there are also many gray areas that are not visible. Although these sales of information are illegal, it is almost impossible to completely clean them up.Unless the traversers do everything themselves, this kind of business will continue to exist.
He Li certainly didn't want to be inferior, but the fact is that in this black market that specializes in selling all kinds of information, he can only be in the position of a buyer, and he can't stand up and say that he and the other party are peers.The information that the other party has is basically inaccessible to him, so he doesn't even have the capital to bargain.
Of course he doesn't need to buy these news, but his response at that time may be extremely passive.For this mission to Zhoushan Island, a few hundred taels of silver is really not a big amount.If you can really buy useful information, you won't be too distressed even if you pay for it.
He Li gritted his teeth, took out the purse from his bosom, ordered three Haihan banknotes with a face value of [-] yuan, put them on the table and pressed them with a teacup, and said in his mouth, "Then let's hear it, if it's true. , you can take this money."
The broker looked at the money on the table, looked at He Li's expression, and said, "Okay, what do you want to know about the northern route?"
"The northern route has always been a thankless errand, why are so many people suddenly rushing to buy this business?" He Li asked a question that had troubled him for many days, and even He Xiao could not answer his question.He knew that there must be some particularly significant advantages. If the broker was not a parallel importer, he should be able to give a reasonable explanation.
The broker looked around and made sure that there was no third person nearby, so he lowered his voice and said, "Liaodong will start operating a plantation this year, you know the plantation? There are more and more, and now is the best time to enter the market, and naturally there are many well-informed people who want to seize this opportunity.”
Naturally, He Li has heard of the business of plantations. There are also plantations run by Haihan on Zhoushan Island, but they are limited in terms of terrain and land area, and are not large in scale.But it is said that in the areas in the south under the control of Haihan, the plantations are often measured on the scale of thousands of mu, and the income after entering the harvest period is very rich.His elder brother, He Xiao, invested all the money he had made in the last two years on the plantations in the south. In a few years, he would be able to live comfortably in Haihan, where he could live a comfortable life with a coat, a meal, and a mouth open.
Although He Li knew that Haihan had already occupied a place in the Liaodong Peninsula and had defeated the local Houjin defenders, he had no idea what the local situation was or what development plans Haihan had.As for the development of plantations in Liaodong, He Li has not even thought about it. It is reasonable to say that this kind of land that has just been seized from the enemy will generally not be developed immediately, at least until the situation is basically stabilized, and there will be no further development. It only started when Houjin counterattacked.But Haihan obviously has a strong confidence in his own defense ability, and he started planning the follow-up development plan as soon as he grabbed the land.
How much improvement the development and construction of plantations can bring to the local shipping market, in fact, He Li does not have a clear concept.He only knew that the plantations advocated by Haihan had quite good income, but because he lived in the south, he also didn't know what kind of economic crops Haihan planned to plant in the plantations in Liaodong, and the harvest period of these crops. How long again.The lack of sufficient information as a reference made it difficult for him to make a clear judgment.
"I know about the plantation, but you said that the news is too vague. Let me tell you about the specific plans of the plantation. Otherwise, if you want to collect money for such a word, then I will too!" He Li He would not be easily fooled, and immediately asked the other party to give clearer information.
The broker said: "Seeing that you are also a happy person, then I will not hide it from you. The Ministry of Agriculture's plan for the development of Liaodong plantations was sent to the north via Zhoushan. This plan happened to be read below, and its contents cannot be fully disclosed. Give it to you, and choose to say something that you know. As for how to verify it, that is what you will try to do in the future."
He paused here to show his solemnity: "Liaodong will introduce Zhu Ye and Li Ye from Shandong and plant them locally. In addition, there are sugar beets and soybeans, which are also the main business items of the plantation."
The so-called "Nai" is the name for Apple at this time.Haihan has also planted a large number of apple trees in the occupied area of Shandong, and it has not yet entered the harvest period.Apple trees generally begin to bear fruit after two or three years of planting, and the entire harvest period can be as long as 20 years. If scientifically planted and managed properly, the harvest period can be as long as 50 years.This kind of fruit may not have a big market in Daming, but the sales prospect in Haihan is optimistic by many people.
At present, the apple orchards planted in Shandong are still a year away from entering the picking period, but the fruit has long been reserved by the merchants.The Ministry of Agriculture just took a fancy to such a good market prospect and considered comprehensive factors such as temperature, precipitation, sunshine, soil, etc., before deciding to introduce apple planting projects in Liaodong.Shaxi alone planned to invest in the development of an apple orchard of [-] mu.
As for sugar beets and soybeans, they are also economic crops suitable for the geographical environment of Liaodong.However, different from the sugar beet varieties that were introduced to the Far East from Persia and Arabia after the 12th century, the sugar beet that the Haihan Ministry of Agriculture intends to promote in the Liaodong region is an artificially cultivated variety with higher sugar content and is specially used in the sugar industry.In the original history, it took about a hundred years for the Germans to cultivate high-sugar sugar beets, and the world's first sugar beet factory did not appear until the early 19th century.
Haihan's sugar industry in the south is an important agricultural income, and if the north can also build a sugar industry chain, it will definitely play a good role in promoting the economic situation of the northern colonies in the future.
Soybean is originally a native crop in China, with a cultivation history of thousands of years. It was planted in large quantities in Liaodong during the reign of the Ming Dynasty.What Haihan Ministry of Agriculture can do is to provide better bean seeds and more scientific planting methods to improve their yield and quality.The sowing, fertilization, field management, pest control and other aspects of soybean are very particular.
The utilization value of soybean is well known. In addition to a wide variety of soybean products and seasonings, soybean is also an excellent oil crop, and the by-product after oil extraction is an extremely high-quality protein feed.The glycerin, paint, artificial rubber and other products obtained after deep processing of soybean oil as raw materials are of great value to Haihan.Even if the demand for soybean oil in the market is not so high, Haihan's own demand for industrial development can make full use of the soybean oil produced in the Liaodong colony in the future.
The Ministry of Agriculture recommended these two projects to Shaxi, who was also very optimistic about them, and included them in the development projects of the Liaodong Peninsula.Although it has not yet been implemented at this time, in fact, these related plans have been leaked from a certain link because of the relationship between the handlers.Otherwise, even if He Li made a reasonable price, there would be no place to buy such inside information.
It's just that the brokers didn't dare to go into too much detail about the news, and He Li didn't know much about agriculture. He didn't know what a beet was like, and he didn't know that it was a large area. Where will the profit after planting come from?Therefore, He Li is still a little skeptical about the description of the broker.
"I can understand every word of what you said, but why can't I understand it a little bit?" He Li frowned and said, "Haihan really knows what you said in Liaodong?"
"Do you think these things can't make money?" The broker seemed to have seen through He Li's mind, and sneered: "Let me tell you this, even if the Haihan people sell mud and sand, there will still be people holding money. To buy it, do you believe it or not?"
He Li just wanted to say whether he believed it or not, but on second thought, He Xiao seemed to have said that Haihan's glassware was all made of sand, which can be said to turn decay into magic.Isn't this Haihan glassware sold all over the world just sand?
The broker continued: "To be honest, you don't understand how these things can make money, and I don't understand either. But it doesn't matter, as long as the chiefs understand, they will arrange everything, you just need to follow the arrangement. Haihan has always been known for being shrewd in business. When have you heard that Haihan people lose money in business? Since these planting projects are to be promoted in Liaodong, they must be calculated to make a lot of money. Demand will definitely be driven by it.”
He Li heard what he said, and it seemed to make sense. Haihan people never do business at a loss. Since they are going to build a plantation in Liaodong, they must have already considered the cause and effect and just wait for it to be implemented.If the development of Liaodong can be carried out smoothly, the harvest period will begin in one year at most, and the sea transportation capacity required at that time will be very considerable. It is indeed an excellent time to intervene in the operation of the northern route.If you really plan to go to the northern route until the shipment starts there, I am afraid that this piece of fat has already been divided up by other carriers.
Thinking that the information channels of those competitors may be far better than his own, He Li seems to understand a little bit why these competitors are planning to bid for the transportation business of the northern route without making a sound - they are all masters who want to make a fortune in silence!
"Boss, what I just said is true, you can buy this news for three hundred, it's really worth a thousand dollars! As long as you use some means at that time, you can easily earn tenfold and hundredfold. It's back!" The broker spared no effort to seize the opportunity to promote value for the information he provided.
This time, He Li had to admit that he was right. If the news was true, then there were indeed many ways to easily get the money back.Thinking of this, he picked up the teacup holding the banknotes and nodded to the man.The broker clenched his fists and thanked him, then reached out and swept away the three hundred-yuan bills.
"Does the boss have any other questions? As long as you pay, you will be satisfied!" The man spent a lot of saliva and finally made the deal, and it seemed that he didn't plan to stop it.
He Li suddenly thought of something, and asked the man, "Apart from me, how many companies have you sold this news to?"
The man smiled and said: "You are lucky, you are the first to meet me, so it has not been sold to other homes besides you. I know what you want to say, you can buy the news, you can add three hundred more. !"
He Lixin said that the news is only [-] yuan, and [-] yuan is really a bit expensive, but if he doesn't buy it, he feels a little guilty.After some bargaining with the man, the deal was finally settled at [-]. The man promised that he would never sell the information He Li had just learned to a second one.After He Li paid the money reluctantly, he let the broker leave on his own. Although he still had some questions in his heart, he really didn't want to spend such a high price to get answers.
After a long while, He Li slapped his forehead abruptly, secretly thinking that he had been tricked by that person to pay the [-] yuan later.Most of the businessmen who came to bid on Zhoushan Island this time are businessmen with official backgrounds, and they are far more informed than themselves.The reason why these people came to Zhoushan is probably that they already knew about Haihan's development plan in Liaodong, and only after they arrived on the island did they try to find out the news.In this case, who else can the broker's information be sold to?Buying it out or not is one thing, and he paid him an extra [-] yuan for nothing.
But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk more, He Li can only comfort himself, after all, the money has been spent to buy more reliable news, which can be regarded as a clear purpose of this trip to Zhoushan.As long as it plays its due role, the money is worth it.
Early the next morning, the other three who went out to inquire about the news also came back one after another. Although they were all tired, they couldn't hide their excitement. They all said that they had found useful information.He Li not only did not feel happy, but felt a little uneasy. When he asked, as he thought, all three of them met a broker who sold the news, and they were the same person who sold the news to He Li.Under the instigation of the man's eloquent tongue, all three of them paid for the so-called "inside information", in triplicate, with the same content.
He Li couldn't help laughing and laughing when he heard it, and then he remembered that the man had said that he could sell the materials of each family. The four of his own were obviously included in his materials, but he was actually split up and sold one piece of information four times. , which is quite a powerful trick.
(End of this chapter)
If the main method of He Li's business is to use information asymmetry to make money, then compared with these professional brokers on Zhoushan Island, He Li's news channels can only be described as "blocked".
Most of these brokers were naturalized citizens of Haihan who were naturalized from Daming, and their backers might be officials from a certain department of Haihan.Haihan's rule is not a spotless white lotus, and there are also many gray areas that are not visible. Although these sales of information are illegal, it is almost impossible to completely clean them up.Unless the traversers do everything themselves, this kind of business will continue to exist.
He Li certainly didn't want to be inferior, but the fact is that in this black market that specializes in selling all kinds of information, he can only be in the position of a buyer, and he can't stand up and say that he and the other party are peers.The information that the other party has is basically inaccessible to him, so he doesn't even have the capital to bargain.
Of course he doesn't need to buy these news, but his response at that time may be extremely passive.For this mission to Zhoushan Island, a few hundred taels of silver is really not a big amount.If you can really buy useful information, you won't be too distressed even if you pay for it.
He Li gritted his teeth, took out the purse from his bosom, ordered three Haihan banknotes with a face value of [-] yuan, put them on the table and pressed them with a teacup, and said in his mouth, "Then let's hear it, if it's true. , you can take this money."
The broker looked at the money on the table, looked at He Li's expression, and said, "Okay, what do you want to know about the northern route?"
"The northern route has always been a thankless errand, why are so many people suddenly rushing to buy this business?" He Li asked a question that had troubled him for many days, and even He Xiao could not answer his question.He knew that there must be some particularly significant advantages. If the broker was not a parallel importer, he should be able to give a reasonable explanation.
The broker looked around and made sure that there was no third person nearby, so he lowered his voice and said, "Liaodong will start operating a plantation this year, you know the plantation? There are more and more, and now is the best time to enter the market, and naturally there are many well-informed people who want to seize this opportunity.”
Naturally, He Li has heard of the business of plantations. There are also plantations run by Haihan on Zhoushan Island, but they are limited in terms of terrain and land area, and are not large in scale.But it is said that in the areas in the south under the control of Haihan, the plantations are often measured on the scale of thousands of mu, and the income after entering the harvest period is very rich.His elder brother, He Xiao, invested all the money he had made in the last two years on the plantations in the south. In a few years, he would be able to live comfortably in Haihan, where he could live a comfortable life with a coat, a meal, and a mouth open.
Although He Li knew that Haihan had already occupied a place in the Liaodong Peninsula and had defeated the local Houjin defenders, he had no idea what the local situation was or what development plans Haihan had.As for the development of plantations in Liaodong, He Li has not even thought about it. It is reasonable to say that this kind of land that has just been seized from the enemy will generally not be developed immediately, at least until the situation is basically stabilized, and there will be no further development. It only started when Houjin counterattacked.But Haihan obviously has a strong confidence in his own defense ability, and he started planning the follow-up development plan as soon as he grabbed the land.
How much improvement the development and construction of plantations can bring to the local shipping market, in fact, He Li does not have a clear concept.He only knew that the plantations advocated by Haihan had quite good income, but because he lived in the south, he also didn't know what kind of economic crops Haihan planned to plant in the plantations in Liaodong, and the harvest period of these crops. How long again.The lack of sufficient information as a reference made it difficult for him to make a clear judgment.
"I know about the plantation, but you said that the news is too vague. Let me tell you about the specific plans of the plantation. Otherwise, if you want to collect money for such a word, then I will too!" He Li He would not be easily fooled, and immediately asked the other party to give clearer information.
The broker said: "Seeing that you are also a happy person, then I will not hide it from you. The Ministry of Agriculture's plan for the development of Liaodong plantations was sent to the north via Zhoushan. This plan happened to be read below, and its contents cannot be fully disclosed. Give it to you, and choose to say something that you know. As for how to verify it, that is what you will try to do in the future."
He paused here to show his solemnity: "Liaodong will introduce Zhu Ye and Li Ye from Shandong and plant them locally. In addition, there are sugar beets and soybeans, which are also the main business items of the plantation."
The so-called "Nai" is the name for Apple at this time.Haihan has also planted a large number of apple trees in the occupied area of Shandong, and it has not yet entered the harvest period.Apple trees generally begin to bear fruit after two or three years of planting, and the entire harvest period can be as long as 20 years. If scientifically planted and managed properly, the harvest period can be as long as 50 years.This kind of fruit may not have a big market in Daming, but the sales prospect in Haihan is optimistic by many people.
At present, the apple orchards planted in Shandong are still a year away from entering the picking period, but the fruit has long been reserved by the merchants.The Ministry of Agriculture just took a fancy to such a good market prospect and considered comprehensive factors such as temperature, precipitation, sunshine, soil, etc., before deciding to introduce apple planting projects in Liaodong.Shaxi alone planned to invest in the development of an apple orchard of [-] mu.
As for sugar beets and soybeans, they are also economic crops suitable for the geographical environment of Liaodong.However, different from the sugar beet varieties that were introduced to the Far East from Persia and Arabia after the 12th century, the sugar beet that the Haihan Ministry of Agriculture intends to promote in the Liaodong region is an artificially cultivated variety with higher sugar content and is specially used in the sugar industry.In the original history, it took about a hundred years for the Germans to cultivate high-sugar sugar beets, and the world's first sugar beet factory did not appear until the early 19th century.
Haihan's sugar industry in the south is an important agricultural income, and if the north can also build a sugar industry chain, it will definitely play a good role in promoting the economic situation of the northern colonies in the future.
Soybean is originally a native crop in China, with a cultivation history of thousands of years. It was planted in large quantities in Liaodong during the reign of the Ming Dynasty.What Haihan Ministry of Agriculture can do is to provide better bean seeds and more scientific planting methods to improve their yield and quality.The sowing, fertilization, field management, pest control and other aspects of soybean are very particular.
The utilization value of soybean is well known. In addition to a wide variety of soybean products and seasonings, soybean is also an excellent oil crop, and the by-product after oil extraction is an extremely high-quality protein feed.The glycerin, paint, artificial rubber and other products obtained after deep processing of soybean oil as raw materials are of great value to Haihan.Even if the demand for soybean oil in the market is not so high, Haihan's own demand for industrial development can make full use of the soybean oil produced in the Liaodong colony in the future.
The Ministry of Agriculture recommended these two projects to Shaxi, who was also very optimistic about them, and included them in the development projects of the Liaodong Peninsula.Although it has not yet been implemented at this time, in fact, these related plans have been leaked from a certain link because of the relationship between the handlers.Otherwise, even if He Li made a reasonable price, there would be no place to buy such inside information.
It's just that the brokers didn't dare to go into too much detail about the news, and He Li didn't know much about agriculture. He didn't know what a beet was like, and he didn't know that it was a large area. Where will the profit after planting come from?Therefore, He Li is still a little skeptical about the description of the broker.
"I can understand every word of what you said, but why can't I understand it a little bit?" He Li frowned and said, "Haihan really knows what you said in Liaodong?"
"Do you think these things can't make money?" The broker seemed to have seen through He Li's mind, and sneered: "Let me tell you this, even if the Haihan people sell mud and sand, there will still be people holding money. To buy it, do you believe it or not?"
He Li just wanted to say whether he believed it or not, but on second thought, He Xiao seemed to have said that Haihan's glassware was all made of sand, which can be said to turn decay into magic.Isn't this Haihan glassware sold all over the world just sand?
The broker continued: "To be honest, you don't understand how these things can make money, and I don't understand either. But it doesn't matter, as long as the chiefs understand, they will arrange everything, you just need to follow the arrangement. Haihan has always been known for being shrewd in business. When have you heard that Haihan people lose money in business? Since these planting projects are to be promoted in Liaodong, they must be calculated to make a lot of money. Demand will definitely be driven by it.”
He Li heard what he said, and it seemed to make sense. Haihan people never do business at a loss. Since they are going to build a plantation in Liaodong, they must have already considered the cause and effect and just wait for it to be implemented.If the development of Liaodong can be carried out smoothly, the harvest period will begin in one year at most, and the sea transportation capacity required at that time will be very considerable. It is indeed an excellent time to intervene in the operation of the northern route.If you really plan to go to the northern route until the shipment starts there, I am afraid that this piece of fat has already been divided up by other carriers.
Thinking that the information channels of those competitors may be far better than his own, He Li seems to understand a little bit why these competitors are planning to bid for the transportation business of the northern route without making a sound - they are all masters who want to make a fortune in silence!
"Boss, what I just said is true, you can buy this news for three hundred, it's really worth a thousand dollars! As long as you use some means at that time, you can easily earn tenfold and hundredfold. It's back!" The broker spared no effort to seize the opportunity to promote value for the information he provided.
This time, He Li had to admit that he was right. If the news was true, then there were indeed many ways to easily get the money back.Thinking of this, he picked up the teacup holding the banknotes and nodded to the man.The broker clenched his fists and thanked him, then reached out and swept away the three hundred-yuan bills.
"Does the boss have any other questions? As long as you pay, you will be satisfied!" The man spent a lot of saliva and finally made the deal, and it seemed that he didn't plan to stop it.
He Li suddenly thought of something, and asked the man, "Apart from me, how many companies have you sold this news to?"
The man smiled and said: "You are lucky, you are the first to meet me, so it has not been sold to other homes besides you. I know what you want to say, you can buy the news, you can add three hundred more. !"
He Lixin said that the news is only [-] yuan, and [-] yuan is really a bit expensive, but if he doesn't buy it, he feels a little guilty.After some bargaining with the man, the deal was finally settled at [-]. The man promised that he would never sell the information He Li had just learned to a second one.After He Li paid the money reluctantly, he let the broker leave on his own. Although he still had some questions in his heart, he really didn't want to spend such a high price to get answers.
After a long while, He Li slapped his forehead abruptly, secretly thinking that he had been tricked by that person to pay the [-] yuan later.Most of the businessmen who came to bid on Zhoushan Island this time are businessmen with official backgrounds, and they are far more informed than themselves.The reason why these people came to Zhoushan is probably that they already knew about Haihan's development plan in Liaodong, and only after they arrived on the island did they try to find out the news.In this case, who else can the broker's information be sold to?Buying it out or not is one thing, and he paid him an extra [-] yuan for nothing.
But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk more, He Li can only comfort himself, after all, the money has been spent to buy more reliable news, which can be regarded as a clear purpose of this trip to Zhoushan.As long as it plays its due role, the money is worth it.
Early the next morning, the other three who went out to inquire about the news also came back one after another. Although they were all tired, they couldn't hide their excitement. They all said that they had found useful information.He Li not only did not feel happy, but felt a little uneasy. When he asked, as he thought, all three of them met a broker who sold the news, and they were the same person who sold the news to He Li.Under the instigation of the man's eloquent tongue, all three of them paid for the so-called "inside information", in triplicate, with the same content.
He Li couldn't help laughing and laughing when he heard it, and then he remembered that the man had said that he could sell the materials of each family. The four of his own were obviously included in his materials, but he was actually split up and sold one piece of information four times. , which is quite a powerful trick.
(End of this chapter)