Dozens of ships were parked on the Feishui River twenty miles southeast of the city. These ships traveled upstream from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, traveling day and night all the way through the Ruxu River in Wuhu County to Chaohu Lake, and then to the northwest via the Feishui River.
At the south port of the city.
There is a ready-made truck dealership on the pier that helps people transport goods. At this moment, several big shopkeepers have already got off the boat and are sitting around a temporary tent waiting for news about Su Jin.
Su Jin arrived at the dock and chatted with several big shopkeepers. Su Jin then asked: "How many stones were purchased?"
Shopkeeper Hou said with a smile: "Six hundred and fifty coins per stone, fifty thousand guan, and a total of more than 80,000 stone of good rice were purchased, and twenty-six boats were fully loaded back."
Su Jin said happily: "Very good, how is the drought in the south?"
Shopkeeper Hou lowered his voice and said: "I spent three days visiting several prefectures. Sure enough, the drought is like raging. This year's production reduction is certain."
Su Jin frowned and sighed: "Hey, the people are still suffering due to the drought. It's just that we people don't have a good plan, and God has nothing to do with it."
The three shopkeepers all rolled their eyes. This guy spoke in a somewhat formal way, as if he was concerned about the country and the people. In fact, he was not sure how happy he was.
In fact, they only guessed a small part of it. Su Jin was a little happy, because the severe drought showed that he had taken the right step. But to say that he hoped that the drought would be more serious would be unjust. Su Jin even thought
Well, if there are homeless and hungry people again, they will set up porridge tents to provide charity. This is not exactly a famous thing, but it is also a good deed that Su Jin wants to do in his heart.
"Young master, do you think we should transport it at dawn or transport it now? We want to wait until dawn to unload the ship. At this time, we are blind and afraid that something will go wrong." Shopkeeper Hou asked.
Su Jin pondered: "How is the contact with the car dealer?"
"There is a ready-made cart shop on the pier. They don't sleep all night. Fifty large ox carts can be gathered in half an hour."
Su Jin said: "Then we will take the night transport. This matter should not be ostentatious. There are many people on the dock during the day, and the words and opinions are mixed. It is not good to pass around. I immediately ordered the car dealer to gather the ox carts to prepare for unloading the ship."
The three of them agreed in unison and went to arrange various matters separately. There were often night boats arriving at the pier, and it was common for the guys from the car dealership to see them. They were already sleeping in the hut with their clothes on. As soon as they heard that the work was coming, they were very quick.
Then they gathered together; dozens of lanterns were hung high on the pier, illuminating everything brightly. The grain ships slowly docked in order and got on the widened springboard. Bags of grain were loaded onto oxcarts in a steady stream and headed to Luxi.
Transported to the manor.
More than 50 oxcarts made six trips back and forth before all the more than 20 ships were emptied. A dozen warehouses waiting for empty warehouses were gradually filled with bags of grain. Looking at the mountains of dozens of
While stacking the grain pile, Su Jin felt a big stone fall to the ground. With the grain in hand, he felt reassured.
This busy work lasted from two o'clock until the sky turned white, and finally the dust settled. After settling the fares for shipping and transportation, Su Jin looked at the dozen shopkeepers and clerks around him. All of them had pale faces and swollen eyes.
My legs were shaky and I was so tired.
The three big shopkeepers were already old, and they were in trouble right now. Su Jin quickly ordered Xiaozhu to drive the three of them back to take a bath and rest. They made an appointment to come to Su's house in the evening to talk about things. These old shopkeepers couldn't fall down.
, I was too young and energetic to notice the bodies of several old shopkeepers. I really shouldn't have. With such a desperate attitude, all the old shopkeepers would die in less than three nights.
After packing up, Su Jin walked back to the city through the early morning dew, returned to his house, took a bath, and then fell asleep.
I slept until the end of the hour, and the sun was already in the west. Then I stretched out and slept for four hours. I simply made some food and stuffed my stomach. Su Fu had already come to report.
, the shopkeeper Zhang Da of the cloth shop, the shopkeeper Zhao Da of the ready-made clothing shop, and the four shopkeepers Hu, Ma, and Min of the grain and oil shop have all come to the side hall to wait for the young master.
Su Jin was a little surprised. Several old shopkeepers came together regardless of their hard work and took no time to rest. Su Jin was very touched by their conscientious attitude. There were three stakes for one fence, three gangs for one hero, and they could only rely on their own abilities.
No matter how big a team is, no team can work together with such high efficiency and success rate.
Su Jin hurriedly asked the kitchen to quickly prepare a sumptuous banquet and put it on the table. The old shopkeepers must have not eaten seriously, so they dressed up and went to the side hall.
The atmosphere in the side hall was extremely lively, and several old shopkeepers were talking animatedly. Su Jin walked in through the door, and the old shopkeepers all stood up and saluted.
Su Jin bowed respectfully and said to the tall and tall shopkeepers: "Jiang is still old and hot. Such a large transaction is cumbersome. The old shopkeepers completed it in just ten days."
Thank you, Su Ji is really lucky to have all of you here, the day when Su Ji will be revived is not far away."
The shopkeepers were very happy, and they all humbly said: "The Shaodong family is full of praise. We old bones are just doing our job. This is all the result of the Shaodong family's proper planning."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "Our family doesn't say these polite words. It's all the result of concerted efforts. Every carrot and every pit, no one can be missing."
The shopkeepers also laughed, and after chatting for a while, they suddenly smelled the aroma, which immediately made several old shopkeepers growl in their stomachs. The maids served wine and food one after another, and a table full of sumptuous food and wine was placed.
Shopkeeper Hu said with a smile: "I know that Shaodong's house won't let us go hungry. When I came here, my old lady insisted on letting me eat a few pieces of pastries before leaving, so I replied to her: If you want to eat, you have to go to Shaodong's house to eat. Shaodong's house
I will never let my old bones go hungry."
Shopkeeper Ma smiled and said: "You are an old guy who knows how to scheme. If you come here to eat when you are hungry, how can you take advantage of this?"
Shopkeeper Hu said contemptuously: "Don't talk about me. The gurgling sound in your stomach is like thunder. I'm afraid it's not much better than mine."
Everyone laughed and pointed at each other. Su Jin smiled and said: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's eat. Everyone first has a big ball of glutinous meatballs, three or two of each ball, and keep two in place; others may want to come and eat."
I won’t give you a single fish bone. The old shopkeepers want to come and eat, but I’m flattered and it’s too late. It’s best to eat until I’m a hundred years old.”
Su Jin could talk, and he made several old guys happy with his words. Under Su Jin's leadership, they chewed for a while until they felt a little full, and then they were all satisfied.
Sighing, Su Jin picked up the wine glass and said something to calm the wind and wash away the dust. Everyone raised their glasses and drank together, and then gradually got to the point.
Su Jin put down the cup and said: "This time Su Ji spent almost all his savings on hoarding more than 15,000 pieces of cloth and more than 80,000 shi of grain. It can be said that the supply is sufficient. In fact, I am also uneasy in my heart. After all,
We are still young when we take over the Su family's industry, and we know very little about some of the traps and risks in the market, so we need to be cautious about future trends."
Zhang Rongqin said: "It is rare for Shaodongjia to understand the difficulties involved. Originally, I was worried that Shaodongjia would be overconfident and even misjudge the situation, but Shaodongjia's words reassured me a lot."
Su Jin said: "Without your support, Su Jin would not dare to make a major decision, but according to the general rules in the business world, he should not miss this time. What I am worried about is that the Su family's power is weak, and the Chamber of Commerce will
Sooner or later, they will get the news, and if they also hoard, the room for making profits in the future will be much smaller."
Shopkeeper Hou heard the words and said: "This matter is somewhat reasonable. I am indeed taking huge risks for this large-scale purchase. However, we are not the only ones who go to purchase in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As far as we know, all roads in Hebei are purchasing secretly.
There are merchants on both the Jingdong Road and Jingdong Road buying grain, cotton and cloth in large quantities. If Su Ji's old customers hadn't been loyal, the foundation laid by the previous boss was still there, and Madam has never neglected those people over the years, I'm afraid things might not have gone so smoothly.
"
Su Jin was surprised and said: "Oh? Is there such a thing?"
Shopkeeper Hou and Shopkeeper Hu all nodded. Shopkeeper Hu was the first to say: "I'll go first. The price of grain in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is only 500 yuan a stone. But then it changes day by day. By the time we leave, the price of food has risen to 9.
One hundred and twenty grains per stone is almost the same price as one stone. Fortunately, shopkeeper Hou started quickly and started buying from six hundred and one stone. In the first six days, he settled on fifty thousand stone grain. Although the price rose later, with the upward trend,
We still have enough food for 30,000 shi, but the balance is only 650 shi per shi, otherwise we may be short of nearly 10,000 shi of food this time."
Su Jin's heart was agitated. He didn't expect that businessmen's sense of smell would be so quick. Then someone realized that the price of grain and cotton would rise next year, causing the purchase price on the market to skyrocket. Su Ji could be said to have moved a little faster this time, which was dangerous.dd