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    After hearing what his son said, Liu Zhiping's face turned gloomy.  By the end of the 19th century, the capitalist economy centered in Western Europe and North America had passed the earliest stage of free competition. Capital and technology had been concentrated to a considerable extent, and various monopoly organizations began to appear in the international and domestic markets.  , such as cartels, syndicates, consortiums, etc., these monopoly organizations use various procurement agreements, output agreements, price agreements, exchange of equity, patent joint ventures and other methods to control key nodes in the industrial chain, thereby controlling other nodes and earning huge profits.  And guaranteed profits.  Compared with these huge organizations that have already occupied an absolute dominant position in the international market, emerging capitalists in late-developing countries like Dashun are far inferior in terms of capital quantity, technical strength, and control of raw material origin and market.  At a very disadvantageous position in the competition.  Although Liu Zhiping did not realize this theoretically, he had already realized the disparity in strength between the two sides in reality.  "You're right!" Liu Zhiping nodded with difficulty, feeling very frustrated in his heart about admitting this reality: "But is there nothing we can do?" "No!" Liu Qingyang's face showed an excited look:  "It's not that there is no way. Only the devil can defeat the devil. If we organize our companies like that, we can fight against them." "What about?" "Father, I will take the textile factory in Shanghai as an example. According to  As far as I know, there are a total of 27 textile factories in Shanghai, with a total of 607,000 spindles. The annual cloth output accounts for more than 40% of the country's total. If all these factories can be united, we can do it.  Let's meet together at some time next year to discuss next year's cloth production, minimum price, market division, and the amount of raw materials purchased. This way we can avoid unnecessary competition with each other, increase product prices, and lower raw material prices, or simply establish a unified sales company.  , jointly funded by all members, and sold uniformly. Of course, the textile factory is just an example. There are other industries that can adopt similar methods! " "As far as I know, those textile factories can do this?  The relationship between them is not that good, and if they get together, it will not be good for our Houde Bank!" Liu Zhiping's question is very acute. Indeed, if such a huge organization appears in other industries, it will not be good for Houde Bank!  This is not a good thing for Deutsche Bank.  "Father, I already have a draft for these, and I'm going to start working on it as soon as I get back. Please take a look!" A confident smile appeared on Liu Qingyang's face at this time. He took out a stack of white paper from his sleeve and handed it over.  Two days later, Houde Bank headquarters.  The top floor of this five-story building located on the bank of the Huangpu River is different from other floors. It has only three rooms, the largest of which is the chairman's office.  This huge room of more than 500 square meters has a wide view. It was 5:30 in the afternoon, and the sun was slowly sliding down from the horizon. Standing by the window, Liu Zhiping could clearly see the docks and berths along the Huangpu River.  boats, as well as houses the size of matchboxes and pedestrians the size of ants on the other side of the river.  He subconsciously stretched his right hand out the window, as if he wanted to grab it, when there was a knock on the door.  "Father, everything is ready. People from the twenty-seven textile factories have arrived." It was Liu Qingyang who spoke. He opened the door without waiting for Liu Zhiping's answer. He stood at the door with a pale face and seemed calm.  Underneath his appearance, he was full of uncontrollable excitement.  "Well, let's go there!" Liu Zhiping nodded, and he glanced at his son with some dissatisfaction.  He has always believed that the most important quality of a banker is to be good at concealing his true thoughts and not letting his opponents at the negotiation table guess what he is thinking. If the other party guesses his trump card, then the bank will be in trouble.  The family is not far from bankruptcy.  But then Liu Zhiping tolerated his son, even though he was excited and uneasy just now, wasn't he?  When we are about to embark on such a big undertaking, no one can remain calm!  When Liu Zhiping and his son pushed the door open in the conference room, more than thirty participants in the room¡ªall directors or major shareholders of textile factories in Shanghai and surrounding areas¡ªall stood up.  These people who were usually very proud and controlled the fate of hundreds of thousands of people now had a somewhat flattering smile on their faces, scrambling to greet the two people who came in, because they knew that people like the Liu family and his son  Such a character must not be neglected in the slightest.  "Mr. Liu, long time no see!" "This is He Daren from Yufa Cotton Factory. It's our first time meeting you. Please take care of me in the future!" With a warm smile on his face, Liu Zhiping saluted everyone who approached him.  , but today he did not sit down at the front seat, but just sat next to the front seat, and gave the front seat to himself.Liu Qingyang was half a step behind.  He made a half-circle bow to everyone and said with a smile: "First of all, I want to apologize to everyone. The one who invites you today is Quanzi Qingyang. I am just a spectator today. Please sit down, please sit down!" There was a slight silence in the room.  For a while, everyone was thinking quickly about the meaning of Liu Zhiping's words. Could it be that President Liu of Houde Bank was going to hand over his family's business to his son who had just returned from abroad?  This is explosive news for the Shanghai business community!  Soon the loud voice of Fatty Huang from Yuxing Cotton Factory, who was the most responsive, echoed in the conference room.  "Young master, you just came back from abroad, right? We haven't seen each other for a few years, and you are becoming more and more handsome!" "Damn Fatty Huang, he moves so fast, let him take the lead again this time!" Almost everyone in the conference room secretly thought in their hearts.  They cursed, but on the surface they still tried their best to smile and leaned towards Liu Qingyang.  "Xiao is Xu Zhisheng from Delong Cotton Factory. This is the first time we meet. Please take care of Mr. Liu!" "Xiao is!" "" The greetings took a full ten minutes. Liu Qingyang tried his best to maintain a flawless smile and greeted everyone.  A man who came closer responded with a smile and matched it with the information in his memory.  He knew very well that in the next step, he would have to deal with these veterans who had been in the business world for more than ten or even decades. If he succeeded, he would become a person with great wealth and power.  Even his father is far behind, so in the process of achieving this goal, he must be careful and careful not to make any mistakes.  Finally, the greetings were over. When people returned to their seats, Liu Qingyang took a deep breath, stretched the sore facial muscles on his face, bowed to everyone, and said with a smile: "Everyone is here.  As a senior in the Shanghai business community, Xiao Ke will not play tricks in front of you. This time I invite you all for one thing!" At this point, he paused for a moment and said in a louder voice: "Make sure.  Your factories will be able to earn more than 40% of profits every year from now on!¡± The conference room immediately fell silent, and people¡¯s eyes suddenly focused on Liu Zhiping behind Liu Qingyang, but Liu Zhiping just sat there with his eyes slightly closed.  There he was stroking his beard without saying a word.  People immediately understood what he meant - I am just a bystander tonight. If you have any questions, you can go to Liu Qingyang.  "Ahem!" Xu Zhisheng from Delong Cotton Mill is a middle-aged man who looks a little frail, more like a scholar than a businessman.  Among all the yarn mills in Shanghai, although he is not the largest in terms of capital or scale, he has been to Manchester, England to study textiles for five years and is a well-known textile expert in Shanghai and even Dashun.  The Delong factory where it is located is also famous for its advanced equipment and good employee management.  He coughed twice and stood up: "Mr. Liu, although the capital turnover in this textile industry is fast, the profits are not that generous. Moreover, there are many factories now, and the price of raw cotton has also risen. I think there will be a loss in one year."  It would be great to have three achievements after removing the tax. "The other businessmen had no idea, but their faces also showed approval. Everyone here was an expert. What Xu Zhisheng said was already a very ideal situation.  , if the cotton harvest is not good and the price of raw cotton rises, and the market situation is not good, we may even lose money. Making more than 40% profit every year is simply a fantasy.  Liu Qingyang smiled: "Mr. Xu, you are a great expert in the textile industry, so I naturally believe what you say, but -" At this point, he changed his meaning: "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean that I can't do it too!  " Hearing Liu Qingyang's words, Xu Zhisheng's face changed slightly. Even though he was well-educated, he couldn't help but get angry at this time. When had he not been a man of his word in the textile industry for so many years? If Liu Qingyang hadn't had Houde Bank behind him,  He didn't even bother to say a word to this behemoth.  "Mr. Liu, my estimate just now is still an ideal situation. If the international market situation is not good and the Westerners reduce prices and dump, I am afraid that there will not even be 30%. I don't understand why you are so confident, but I think you should not say some things.  It¡¯s better if you have a new technology. Even if you have a new technology, it will take a year or two, but others can learn it. When others learn it, everyone will be even, and the profits will naturally drop. "This person is engaged in technology!  He thought that Liu Qingyang had obtained some new technology from somewhere, so he blocked the hole first.  "Mr. Xu is joking, what new technology do you know!" Liu Qingyang waved his hand and said with a smile: "My method is not unusual, but as long as you agree to help me, it won't matter even if others know my method!"  "Master Liu, please speak, I am all ears!" "Mr. Xu, let me ask you a question, is this textile factory better to be large or small?"   "It's better to be big, and it's better to be small!" Xu Zhisheng replied solemnly: "However, if managed properly, the big ones are generally more advantageous in the competition than the small ones. After all, large scale can not only improve the purchasing and exporting efficiency, but also improve the competitiveness of small ones."  It has more advantages in terms of goods, and can also use better technology and newer equipment, and it is much easier to obtain funds! ¡±
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