In just half a month, the price of brown hair in Qingzhou and Pingzhou increased by more than 20%, and the supply was still in short supply. In the meantime, Lao Fang, the steward of Mei Baoqing, took away the money from the Wang family, the Lu family, and the Tao family.
Mao Zhun picked and collected nearly ten carts, and transported them out of Pingzhou City with great fanfare and towards the north. At the same time, many merchants heard the news and poured into Pingzhou and Qingzhou, ready to share a piece of it.
soup.
Lu Shao completed his first business, his money bag was bulging, and he happily reported to Mr. Lu with great satisfaction. After receiving praise from Mr. Lu, he enthusiastically invested all the money he earned and continued to work with the king.
pottery
The two families robbed the woolen browns, and even went to the homes of the people Lin Shiquan had agreed with earlier, and took away as much woolen browns as they wanted at a higher price. They also paid high prices to rob skilled weavers in order to build a woolen weaving workshop.
capital.
Speaking of this woolen weaving workshop, it is not too difficult to build. The Lu family has a ready-made house. They have agreed with the government to build a spacious yard, arrange the looms, weavers, and raw materials, and then they can start work.
Lu Shao was a capable man with great energy. He put in enough effort and put in enough effort to produce the first batch of exquisite gold-woven jacquard woolen browns in just twenty days. Although the quantity was small, it was a living sign.
, relying on this batch of brown hair, he and Lao Fang
It was agreed that before February next year, one thousand pieces of fine gold and jacquard wool would be handed over, and the two parties signed a contract according to the rules. The old side has high requirements for quality, so the price given to him is naturally not low, but by the same token,
If he breaks the contract, the price of compensation will still be high.
Everything went smoothly and seemed to be foolproof. Lu Shao walked in a fashionable manner. Not to mention in the Lu family, he was considered a famous figure in the entire Pingzhou city. He was in the limelight for a while, and he wanted to Pingzhou.
, the meaning of which is that he takes up all the brown business in Qingzhou and Qingzhou. But as long as it is profitable, others will naturally not let him get what he wants casually.
The Wang family and several other small households were not well-off and could not afford to offend him. They quickly withdrew after disposing of the goods in their hands. However, the Tao family actively responded to the challenge in Qingzhou and did not allow the Lu family to extend their hands to Qingzhou either overtly or covertly.
Mrs. Lu is dark
I reminded Lu Shao twice that haste makes waste. Of course Lu Shao refused to accept it and wanted to make a show of it. He agreed with his words but never gave up in his back. As a result, the price of Qingzhou, a major producing area, was higher than usual.
The island is much higher.
But few people know that every day, Mei Baoqing's chariots and horses come back from afar, and quietly send the brown hair they bought with money back to Pingzhou and Qingzhou. After dispersing it in a very covert manner, they then
He was taken in by the Lu family again.
Lu Shao's warehouse was accumulating more and more wool, and he was looking at a large sum of money. At this moment, the Tao family suddenly tightened their grip on the inventory and was unwilling to sell it any more. When Lu Shao inquired, he learned that Da Rong's
Bian actually likes this furry brown one very much. Recently, because they are harvesting furry brown ones here so much, the furry brown ones in Da Rong are also interested in it.
The Tao family wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to raise the price and get the best of both worlds, so they also started playing tricks of their own - they were close to Da Rong, and had the right time, place and people. If they could directly connect with Da Rong's merchants,
, they are still making a lot of money. So while they are still collecting raw materials, they are starting to raise prices.
When the price went up and the small merchants could no longer afford it, the old man refused to take any more. He secretly went to discuss with the Tao family whether they could become a long-term partner and exchange the silk brocade that Mei Baoqing brought back from the south for the Tao family's woolen brocade.
, mutual benefit to both parties. Originally, if this business was to
If you want to do things for a long time, it is most appropriate to behave like Lao Fang. Only by coming up with rules can you cooperate for a long time, so as not to cause chaos and damage the harmony. It should be noted that Mei Baoqing rarely writes long-term contracts with others.
What he is best at is taking advantage of loopholes and squeezing the price difference.
However, Lu Shao was young and energetic, and became more and more convinced that there was huge profit to be made, and because he had not yet made enough capital, he refused to stop, and was determined to make more benefits by taking advantage of the Tao family's limelight. The best thing is to cooperate with Da Rong again.
Connected to the line, and communicated with Mei Baoqing
The contract signed was connected with the Mei family here. A banquet was held and Lu Yan was invited to persuade: "Erlang, speaking of which, the Tao family and our family are also relatives. This is not the first day we have made money together. We have no choice.
The principle of losing money.”
Lu Yan said calmly: "Brother is right."
Lu Shao knew that he had a knot in his heart, so he had to comfort him: "I didn't know that you and your brothers and sisters were planning this before, so I accidentally took the lead. I have always been uneasy and always wanted to make up for you. Do you think this is good? You were not the one before.
Did you collect some fur brown? Bring it at the current price, my brother collected it."
Lu Yan secretly sneered. If he had some hairy brown in his hand, how could he wait until now to sell it to him? Lu Shao had a good plan. He wanted to buy him off with just a small profit. He really dared to think about it. It was a waste of time.
He said with a straight face: "We don't."
Lu Shao smiled slightly and said sincerely: "If my second brother helps you with this, I will have to ask for credit for you in front of my grandfather."
These words were a threat. If Lu Yan agreed to persuade Tao Shunqin, it would be for the sake of the family. But if he refused, he would go and talk to Mr. Lu. In the end, Lu Yan would have to work hard and lose someone.
He is a small-minded person who cares about every detail and has no reputation for looking at the overall situation.
Lu Yan was furious in his heart, half because of what happened in the past few days, and half because of this matter, so he did not hide his expression at all, put the wine glass heavily on the table, and said: "I can't take the credit for this, little brother, although
On the other side of the Tao family is your brother and sister's mother-in-law, but after all, they are separated by two floors, and they definitely don't block their wealth, so they still listen."
Lu Shao had expected it and was not angry. He grabbed him and said, "The second brother is missing. How can this block someone's way of making money? It's just a matter of discussing with his family and resisting Lao Fang's side."
, just fighting for a good price. Just write a letter, whether he agrees or not is always his family's business. This is not for myself, but for everyone."
Lu remained silent for a long time and said, "I want to think about it first. I will talk to my brother tomorrow."
When Lu Shao saw that he was good, he stopped, stopped stopping him, and let him go. He sent someone to inquire about the price of brown hair in Da Rong, and contacted the merchants there, planning to join forces with the big merchants in Da Rong.
If the price is 10% lower than the price offered by Tao Shunqin, we must get this brown business in Qingzhou.
Lu Yan returned to his room and told Lin Jinrong what had happened. Lin Jinrong smiled: "His good days are coming soon. I will write to my uncle and ask him to promise him to support him with him."
These days, she and Lu Mian, one just takes medicine and takes care of the housework, the other just immerses himself in studying, occasionally goes out for a walk, comes back before dark, is quiet, low-key and forbearing, this is what they are waiting for.
one day.
In Pingzhou and Qingzhou, Lin Shiquan, Mei Baoqing, and Tao Shunqin teamed up to buy and sell the Mao Brown. When Lu Shao intervened, the price was no longer what it was at the beginning. When Lu Shao tried it out,
After collecting a batch randomly,
Mei Baoqing accepted it and gave Lu Shao reassurance. Then he took the goods he had bought and drove them around in a carriage, secretly sent them back and sold them to Lu Shao at a price slightly lower than 10%, and then made
There is an illusion that the Tao family and the Lu family are competing for the right to acquire Mao Brown.
Because Lu Shao had made money and saw that the Tao family had been robbing, and many merchants from other places were buying, he was sure that he would not lose money, so he kept buying with confidence. But what he didn't expect was that this was simply an empty game. Mei
Whether it was Baoqing or the Tao family's warehouse, the piles of hair brown were just for show. The hair brown produced in Pingzhou and Qingzhou were basically stored in the Lu family's warehouse.
Brown hair is a good thing, very warm and wear-resistant, suitable for wearing in autumn, winter and early spring. Therefore, Da Rong, Bei Mo, and even the north of this dynasty like to use it. The price has indeed been rising in recent years. But the price of one thing
The value is fixed. If it exceeds its value by too much, it will be abnormal. Just like the accumulation of dangerous snow, there will always be a time when it collapses.
After Lin Jinrong's letter was sent, although the Tao family did not give a clear reply, Lao Fang returned to Pingzhou from Qingzhou and stayed in the small rented yard, staying shut up all day. Lu Shao then knew that the Tao family
He probably agreed to join forces temporarily, so he waited patiently, and from time to time he sold some of the fur in his hand. One horse was sold as ten, which actually gave him the illusion of prosperity.
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the three brothers Lu Jing, Lu Lun, and Lu Ji returned to Pingzhou City together. The stewards of the Lu family's shops in various places also brought the bonus money for the past year to deal with their bosses. Everyone in the Lu family went down.
It was a busy time. Mrs. Lu invited people to perform and entertain, and entertained all the stewards in the shops with banquets.
Lu Jianzhong, Lu Shao and his son are proud of their success.
When the banquet was at its climax, someone hurriedly sent a letter from outside. After Lu Shao opened it and read it, a smile froze on his face. He didn't care that there were many stewards around him to accompany him, so he stood up in a hurry,
Not daring to alarm Old Mrs. Lu, she just winked at Lu Jianzhong and walked out.
Lu Jianzhong sat for a while and then found an excuse to exit.
Lu Yan was sitting not far away, his palms and soles of his feet were wet.
Lin Jinrong carefully counted the dividends from Lu Yan's bead shop. Three thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. Mr. Lu indeed gave Lu Yan a good shop. Lin Jinrong rubbed the silver and thought that he had invested in it.
The money that Mao Zhu brought up couldn't help but feel bursts of pain in her body. Just as she was thinking about how to get these things out of Lu Yan, she heard a sound outside the door, and Lu Yan hurried in without saying a word, just looking at her.
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"The banquet is over so early?" Lin Jinrong felt ecstatic in her heart and motioned for all those waiting on the side to leave.
"It's not gone. My socks are a little damp. After I came in and changed them, I had to go out to accompany the guests." When only the husband and wife were left in the room, Lu Jianfang whispered: "I have left, and the price of woolen brown has dropped."
"Next, I'm afraid my uncle will be blamed. Grandpa will be suspicious, can you handle it?" Lin Jinrong sighed softly, half relaxed, half solemnly. Originally, Pingzhou and Qingzhou are remote.
, the news is blocked, and most of the time it relies on businessmen from outside to bring in the news, and the price of goods is mostly determined by big businessmen like Mei Baoqing. With Lao Fang's support, it's pretty good.
If he can no longer hold on, he will naturally fall.
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