This is not the only thing that makes Kozhifu miserable. No, it should be said that the troublesome things have just begun.

After five days of expansion, another warehouse was built in the lumber yard. It was very large, much larger than the original warehouse.

Grain merchants are watching the progress of the expansion every day. Early this morning, the gate of the lumberyard was blocked - several grain merchants blocked the grain transport trucks here.

The person in charge here, the big shopkeeper of Baijia, didn’t say before that he would continue to collect grain after expanding the area.

Therefore, in line with the principle of "the early bird catches the worm", several grain dealers directly shipped the goods, hoping to sell the grain as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the cost of renting a warehouse at Yibinfu Wharf, the cost of hauling goods outside the city, and your own accommodation fees will all be included in the cost, which will be too high.

There was an uproar because they were dissatisfied with them blocking the road——

"You haven't signed the paperwork with them, so why should I accept your goods first?"

"That's right! What's the point of blocking all the goods here? We came here early in the morning and lined up! You hurry up and go to the back!"

"I've got all the goods here! Even if you can sign the paperwork, what about the goods? Don't you still have to go back and get them? Then wouldn't it be just right for them to just accept my goods?"

"You have a beautiful idea! Do you know about the queue? We came half a day earlier than you, and we queued up before we even had a meal. Why do you want to get in front of us?"

At Maozheng, people saw Bai Jiaxing walking out of the temporary reception room with two "entourages".

"Open the door." Baijiaxing said.

An "entourage" obeyed the order and opened the door. The "entourage" was Deputy Wang Qianhu in makeup.

This was arranged by Chu Qing. She wanted this business operation to be carried out under the supervision of the Secret Investigation Department as a witness to deal with possible troubles in the future.

The door was opened, but he couldn't get out.

But it doesn't matter, Baijiaxing said loudly: "God is grateful, there has been no rain recently, the warehouse will be ready for use after it is built, start harvesting grain now!"

The crowd became even more noisy. Some shouted, "All my goods have been delivered to the door!", and some yelled and cursed, "Go to the back, don't jump in line!", and then started arguing again.

Baijiaxing waited for them to quarrel for a long time with good temper. It was not until they did not dare to quarrel anymore that he spoke again: "Thank you for coming all the way to transport the grain. Let's see the quality first and then discuss the price!"

"What do you mean?" someone yelled, "Why do you still care about sex?"

"That's what you're asking!" the foreman of the lumber yard, who has been working for Baijiaxing these days, said sarcastically: "You only spend money when buying things without looking at the goods?!"

In fact, it's not that that person doesn't know that the quality of the goods depends on the quality of the goods, but there are too many grain merchants gathered here now, and he is worried that his goods will not be competitive.

If the goods are small, they have no choice. They will have to pay whatever price you offer. But now that people have too much choice, it is hard to say whether they can still have the capital to compete with their own goods!

When it comes to the quality, everyone is a little uneasy.

This year has not yet reached the harvesting season, and now every household has old grain, one year old and two years old, so the quality is quite different. What’s more, these people are taking out grain that has been accumulated for a long time and cannot be stored anymore.

For sale.

What should we do if someone says we will accept last year’s products and not the previous year’s products? Isn’t it a waste of money?

It’s not impossible, it’s really possible!

Look at how many grain merchants there are in front of you! There are even many people from the six prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River.

Standing in the front row, several local grain merchants sent by the Ko prefecture wanted to get close to each other in the name of "the rich water does not flow to outsiders' fields", and wanted to sell the batch of "soaked grain" to "Bao Qingsheng" at a high price.

Now I was dumbfounded.

"Don't be anxious, everyone," Bai Jiaxing's voice was rich and powerful, giving people a full sense of reliability, "We have a large demand. If last year's grain is not enough, we will also harvest the previous year's grain;

Of course, we give priority to long-distance large-scale transactions. After all, long-distance transportation is not easy, and being able to transport a large amount of grain shows the trust in my ‘Bao Qing Sheng’, so we will naturally give priority treatment!”

Baijiaxing expresses the meaning of "I spend the money and I have the final say" in a euphemistic and natural way. The implication is that it doesn't matter whether you line up or not. The order is determined by me.

The intervention of "Bao Qingsheng" forcibly reversed the supply and demand relationship in Yibin Prefecture's grain market, turning the original seller's market into a buyer's market.

The reference conditions for the transaction order mentioned by Baijiaxing - quality, quantity, sincerity (long-distance bulk transactions), were like a sieve, instantly making the few small grain merchants standing in front unconsciously take a few steps back.

Small grain merchants who come here to trade grain usually buy old grain that they can no longer store, both to deal with the overstock and to test the authenticity of high-priced purchases.

If it can be sold this time, the good grain stored in the family can be exchanged for a higher purchase price.

To put it bluntly, it is the mentality of "I can exchange rotten grain for three hundred and dozens of pence a dou, so why should good grain cost more than five hundred pence?"

Rice that has been stored for about three years is not inedible, it just tastes bad and has poor nutrition. Some rice that has been stored poorly will become moldy and cannot be eaten.

But for large grain merchants, their grains are basically within two years. Because large grain merchants have a lot of funds, good storage space and management, wide sales channels, and fast circulation of goods, it does not last long.

Accumulate food.

Just like a modern supermarket, the smaller the supermarket, the lower the frequency of stocking and the greater the backlog of goods.

While the small grain merchants in the front row retreated, several large grain merchants from the six prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River stood forward with very proud expressions.

If you have a lot of money wrapped around your waist, anyone’s waist will be strong!

The situation at hand is favorable to them.

This "preferential treatment" made them even more happy.

Last year there was too much rain, and floods occurred frequently in the six prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the grain harvest was not good, so they confiscated as much grain as possible.

But they had a lot of stocks, and they wanted to take advantage of the disaster to make a fortune. Unexpectedly, the good weather in the past few years made the granaries everywhere full.

For areas severely affected by disasters, the "Chang Ping Cang" used by the imperial court to mediate grain prices played a sufficient role in providing reliable guarantees for disaster relief.

If they can't sell it at a good price, it's better not to sell it, so their food becomes overstocked.

Unexpectedly, there will be severe drought and food shortage in many areas this year. It is not serious for them in the south of the Yangtze River, after all, there are many rivers and lakes, but there is a shortage of food in other places, which brings them a good opportunity.

Right now, "Bao Qing Sheng" is making aggressive acquisitions. Isn't this an opportunity to make money?

"Bao Qingsheng" has a famous name in the Jiangnan area, because the Meng family in Jiangnan fell into the hands of their boss several times, and even cut off a branch of the family.

Not only that, last year many cloth merchants were forced to sell at low prices, and neither cotton nor silk achieved the desired profits.

But it is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits, and whether they pursue profit or not depends on technology and has nothing to do with grudges.

"Bao Qing Sheng" is a good target for trading. Their economic strength is very strong. If this transaction can be concluded, it can also pave the way for future exchanges of interests.

The interests are present and there are no grudges.

"Who comes first?" Bai Jiaxing asked.

Baijiaxing still handed over the "initiative" to them, but the businessmen in the queue were not enthusiastic anymore.

They want to see the quality and quantity of other people's goods first so that they can estimate the possibility of selling their own goods.

In addition, if you act too hastily, your goods will be disapproved of immediately, and as a businessman, your credibility will be greatly reduced. Especially small grain merchants will worry that it will be more difficult to do business in the future.


Chapter completed!