Chapter 34 Western Front Society and Ruoguad

Longjing has four peaks, namely Lion Peak, Dragon Peak, Cloud Peak and Tiger Peak, of which Lion Peak is the best.

The so-called Shifeng lotus heart is the tea buds picked before the Qingming Festival. It is as small as a lotus seed core, so it is called the lotus heart Longjing, and the lion peak lotus heart is the tribute tea in the dragon well. It has always been only paid tribute to the court. Of course, it is worthy of praise.

Hu Chuyuan also thanked Nakamura Hiroshi for his praise, and asked him about the situation of the Xizhen Property Company.

Hiroshi Nakamura gave a few brief answers and asked directly, "I heard from Mr. Pan Rong that you are interested in investing in the silk weaving industry of our Xizhen Property Company. It happens that we are currently short of funds to buy new machinery. If you are willing to invest, we will be very welcome. As for the return of the investment company, please rest assured that our Xizhen company has always enjoyed a high reputation in the Japanese silk weaving industry. The sales volume is very good, and you will never suffer!"

Regarding the issue of investing in Japan, this is just an excuse for Hu Chuyuan to visit all walks of life. Of course, he doesn't have this idea.

He smiled and said, "I really intend to invest in Japan, but it has not been decided which industry to invest in yet. Can you tell me more about the new machinery you want to buy?

"Okay!" Hiroshi Nakamura nodded sincerely and said, "In the second year of Meiji, we sent people to France to inspect their silk weaving industry, and learned their Western dyeing process there. Some of the dyes can be produced at a low price. At first, we wanted to buy their steam machines, but after investigation, these machines were too expensive and may not be able to weave perfect silk. Therefore, we finally introduced a transitional manual machine, which is transliterated as 'Ruo Guade'.

"Oh?" Hu Chuyuan did not say anything and motioned Nakamura Hiroshi to continue talking.

Hoji Nakamura said, "Compared with steam machinery, it is more convenient to control the surname of Ruo Guade, and it is less difficult to master. Compared with the traditional air induced machine, it only needs one person to do it, and the efficiency is higher. Skilled workers can produce silk one foot and six feet. In addition, although the air guide machine can weave patterns, the preparation of all patterns is extremely complicated, and many of them are ancestral technologies of traditional silk weaving families. If Guade is different, as long as there is grained paper, all skilled workers can weave beautiful patterns.

"Oh?"

Hu Chuyuan was a little curious. The Japanese version and the machine used for hand-weaving silk in China are both air induced machines that have been mature since the Ming Dynasty. It takes two people to make it, and each day produces about six feet of silk.

In contrast, the efficiency of Ruo Guade is really high.

He thought for a thought and asked, "Where did the paper come from?"

Hoji Nakamura said, "Our current pattern paper is bought from France. There are more than 60 kinds, at least it is enough for the time being. We also sent someone to France to learn the craftsmanship of designing paper. In half a year, he will return to China.

Hu Chuyuan asked, "Then what else do you need now... Let's put it this way, if I give you 200,000 yuan, how are you going to use it?"

Hoji Nakamura was very surprised that 200,000 yuan was not a small amount, and the capitalists of the whole Xizhen Company were not worth this amount.

After a moment of stagnation and thinking cautiously for a moment, Hiroshi Nakamura said, "If you are willing to invest 200,000 yuan, I will first buy a high-end 100 sets of Ruo Guade, each of which costs $80, and organize skilled weavers for training. Secondly, I want to spend money to buy both the company's silk reeling factory and the silk dyeing factory, and read and operate it. Third, on the basis of the existing Ruo Guade, I will re-transform it in combination with our traditional technology, and add the front machine and knife stick... Although this is still a difficult problem, we will definitely overcome it. At that time, our craftsmanship will be more exquisite and efficient, and we can produce 60,000 feet of high-quality silk every year.

Hu Chuyuan also thought silently for a moment and said, "I can't make a decision for the time being. Please make arrangements when you go back. I want to visit the production facilities of the whole company and your products."

Hiroshi Nakamura replied respectfully: "Yes, this is a very important business, which is worth your careful consideration. Then, I won't bother you anymore. Tomorrow morning, I will pick you up in person to visit our company!"

Hu Chuyuan nodded, got up and said, "Then we'll see you tomorrow, Mr. Nakamura!"

"Yes!"

Hoji Nakamura slowly left the room, and then turned around and left, while Pan Rong sent him out of the house all the way.

After waiting for a while, Pan Rong came back and said to Hu Chuyuan, "Mr. Jin, you have scared Nakamura Haosi. We used to do the import business of raw silk together. In the most powerful years, the annual profit was only a few thousand yuan."

After a pause, he said, "I have accumulated some money in those years. If my business is not good, I will switch to the conference hall and rent a store. He has invested in the Xizhen Club. In fact, I have lost a lot of money in a few years. I suggest you don't invest."

Hu Chuyuan didn't think so. He didn't have this plan at first, but now he has an idea.

He considered several questions.

First, if he can control the Western Front Company, he can use the company as a buffer for technology absorption and improvement to directly lead more mature technology back to Hangzhou. Second, no matter how strong the West Front Company is, it does not produce direct exports, but absorb funds from the Japanese internal market. Third, he You can use the Western Front Club to cultivate some people for yourself.

After several calculations, he and Pan Rong said, "No, I think you can invest, and you should also invest!"

"Me?" Pan Rong opened his mouth in surprise, and then smiled awkwardly, "No, this investment is too big for me!"

Hu Chuyuan said, "It doesn't matter. I can pay for you. To tell you the truth, I'm afraid it will become an obstacle for my name to be used in Japanese. So, I want to use you as a cover. I pay for it. You only use one name. If you lose money, you will pay half of the money!"

"Half?" Pan Rong was more surprised than Hiroshi Nakamura, and he could hardly say the third word.

Isn't that equivalent to borrowing 100,000 yuan for investment for nothing?

Can Pan Rong not be surprised? He has been running around in two places over the years, and the total accumulated money is only a little more than 100,000 yuan. That's good. Others are willing to give 100,000 yuan as soon as they open their mouths.

He couldn't help thinking, did the pie fall from the sky?