After Uncle Zhao and Zhao Dalang settled the matter, they didn't stay much longer and left at noon. In the afternoon, Mrs. Zhao and Lu Fenghe went to the old house as planned.
When the old lady heard that Mr. Zhao said she would go to Kuizhou in early September, she immediately agreed. She also urged Ms. Zhao to leave early if nothing happened, and both the old couple would be fine.
After sitting for a while, the boy next to Lu Erlang came to invite Lu Fenghe, "Our husband invites Miss Shi to go to the study to talk."
Ms. Zhao urged Lu Fenghe, "Go, go, I'll have a chat with your grandmother."
As expected, Jiang was still old and spicy, and Uncle Zhao actually guessed it. Lu Erlang really came to her for the shipping fee.
"The manager next to you went to the boat shop this morning and said he will go there again in four days. Are you planning to continue the business together?"
"If it can be done, of course it will be done."
Lu Erlang did not give the box, but directly gave him a few banknotes, "Since we have to take this route all the time, the shipping fee will have to be calculated separately."
"Brother, what do you mean?"
"Except for the boss and an experienced boatman, most of the people on the boat are from your side. The boat company has only traveled this line a few times."
"If I have too many people, I will leave some people behind during this trip."
What Lu Fenghe thought was that since it was a shipyard, there were ships and shipwrights, and if he had too many people, the shipyard's shipwrights would be idle. In places like shipyards, where shipwrights are often needed, most of the shipwrights have long-term contracts.
Even when you are free, you still have to pay wages.
Lu Erlang shook his head, "That's not necessary. Our other lines are moving normally. You have an extra line. If everyone on the boat has to go out, the boat line really can't allocate so many people."
"Then what does my brother mean by giving me this money?"
"The shipping company plans to use this line frequently, so that there will be an even greater shortage of people. If you can have more people every time you go out on the ship, this matter will be easier to handle. As for the wages of the boatmen on the ship, all the wages will be paid by the shipping company.
out."
"Ah? You want someone else?" Lu Fenghe didn't expect that Lu Erlang not only gave money but also wanted someone. Is it okay to say that this person came from Shen Nanxun's side?
"Do you often take this route?"
Lu Erlang nodded, "You came back from this trip, and I don't know where the news got out. Several merchants came to the shipyard to ask when we would leave again."
Lu Fenghe became more excited and asked Lu Erlang, "Brother, who are you asking about?"
Lu Erlang mentioned several trading firms, some of which Lu Fenghe knew about, but some of which Lu Fenghe had no impression of.
"Is there a business firm you are familiar with and trustworthy?"
"When it comes to reputation, I actually prefer to do business with small trading houses. I can do as much work as I have, and I can pay as much as the shipping fee. When the ship comes back, the money is paid, and it's clean. But some big trading companies,
It doesn’t come back three or five times, even in March or May, which is really annoying.”
"Why are big commercial banks like this?" In Lu Fenghe's shallow business experience, shouldn't big commercial banks give more money and be more happy?
"The large size requires a large amount of space. I also understand their difficulties. It's understandable."
Lu Fenghe did have a new idea, but he couldn't talk much with Brother Lu.
"If there is a business firm that my second brother thinks is pretty good, write it to me. I can ask my manager to take a look at it in the next two days. My second brother should know this line better than me. It's not about going to Chenzhou.
It’s as simple as taking a trip to Ru River.”
Brother Lu nodded, "I know this, and my grandfather also told me about it, so I didn't agree with them, but mentioned it to you first."
"Thank you, second brother. I will also contact various businesses beforehand. Anyway, there are still a few days."
What Lu Erlang didn't tell Lu Fenghe was that for the northwest line, both Shen Nanxun and Lu Sanye had written letters to the old man, and the old man even called him for a consultation when he was ill.
As for the origins of the people in Lu Fenghe's hands, Lu Erlang knew better than Lu Fenghe, his apparent master.
"As for the person my brother mentioned, I'm afraid there won't be many of them in a short time. I have to look for them again."
"Don't worry, I've told you straight up about this northwest line. No matter how many cargoes you take from now on, I will only give ten boatmen to each boat. If there is a shortage of people, you can find a way on your own. The shipping company really doesn't have that many manpower." .”
Did Lu Fenghe know that a boat, even a small sand boat, is not enough for ten people? The farther you go into the hinterland, the narrower the river and the smaller the wind and waves on the river. Sometimes it is completely impossible to rely on sails, and you often have to rely on the boatman to work in the bottom cabin. Work harder.
A sand ship can carry at least twenty or thirty people just to transport goods. These ten people are not enough. She only has about a hundred people on hand, so she can only go out with ten ships.
Lu Erlang didn't care what Lu Fenghe did. The old man told her about this matter. Even if his sister's little face wrinkled up like a bitter melon, there was nothing he could do.
When Lu Fenghe walked out of Lu Erlang's study, his first reaction was that he had to write another letter to Shen Nanxun. If he wanted to unite with others to go northwest, ten ships would not be enough, and neither would a hundred people.
It's just a combination. How to use the combination method? This is also a question.
When Lu Fenghe was found by Uncle Zhao and Lu Erlang, he had a head as big as two, filled with problems.
After leaving the old house, I sent someone to send a message to Jinbao to visit some of the trading houses that Lu Erlang had mentioned.
If it were a joint trading company, Lu Fenghe felt that she had become a North-South goods company again, which was not what she wanted.
She still had to write a letter to Shen Nanxun. She was right to mention this, but she couldn't do it. She just wanted to start a tea business.
In one day, Lu Fenghe sent three letters to Shen Nanxun. If Xiang Yaer hadn't known that Lu Fenghe was a good person and had made peace with the person who sent the message, it wouldn't be the matter of the wife and the child. The person who sent the message would be a little bit I was in a panic, but don't forget that something happened and I didn't notice it and failed to report it to my master.
Shen Nanxun received three letters from Lu Fenghe the next day. He was really panicked and his hands shook when he opened the letters.
Fortunately, Lu Fenghe's first letter talked about Qianzhou and tea, and also mentioned that the border market could not be built solely on her alone.
The second letter only mentioned that Renhe wanted to join forces with other companies.
The third letter was even simpler, "A joint business is too complicated for me to do. I just want to be a tea shop."
Shen Nanxun laughed out loud when he saw the third letter. There was only one thing revealed between the lines. I'm tired and tired. I don't want to do this anymore. It's ruined. I don't even count what I wrote in front of it.
Shen Nanxun thought for a while and called Shoukang in.
"Find a few people with clean backgrounds and good business skills to come in, and then invite sir to come in."
As soon as Shoukang raised his eyes, he saw the portraits of the young master and his sister facing him. Originally, the map of Dayong was hung next to the desk, but now the portrait he brought back from Piling was hung. As for the map, it was naturally Taken it off.
Shoukang still remembers the way his master asked him to take the map. The expression on his face was very complicated, including disdain, disgust, sadness, and even complacency.
"What the hell, if the Wang family is in charge of the ancestral territory for another ten or eight years, I'm afraid it will be even smaller."