Chen Ke then narrated the story of Thirteen-Hing Pu. Everyone’s eyes suddenly lit up and they said: “Such a good thing, we can buy a piece of land each!”
"That's a good place I heard in Bianliang City, which you can't buy even if you have money." Li Jian said: "If we miss this time, there may be no next time."
"I definitely have to buy land, but what does this have to do with the business mentioned by the master?" Cai Chuanfu asked.
"Stupid, what Sanlang means is that if we join forces to buy more land, then build a house and sell it, we can make a lot of money." Li Jian smiled. In the Song Dynasty, "lang" was an honorific title for young people, and it was not Li Jian who relied on his old age to sell his old age.
"No, no," Tu Yang said, "I think we should buy the shop facing the street. In the future, we will not be afraid of starving to death if we don't want our descendants to be landlords."
Qian Sheng didn't like to talk much, he just scratched his chin and laughed.
"Old Qian, why are you laughing?" Li Jian laughed and scolded: "Is it possible that our method is not profitable?"
"They can both make money." Qian Sheng chuckled and said, "However, selling a house is a one-time deal, while renting a house is a long-term deal, but I'm afraid it won't be as profitable as selling wine, charcoal, and soy sauce, right? How can it be considered a big business?" After speaking, he looked at Chen Ke with a smile and said, "Are you looking down on Saburo too much?"
"Come on." Cai Chuanfu said: "Let's stop guessing and listen to my master."
"Hahaha..." Chen Ke laughed loudly, pointed at a plate with his chopsticks and said, "Try this three-delicacy dumpling. You can't find it in Sichuan." Dumpling means finely chopped raw meat. All fish that are fresh and alive should be thinly sliced and washed to remove the blood, and then eaten with garlic, ginger, vinegar and five flavors, which is called sashimi. Since the pre-Qin Dynasty, it has been a popular delicacy among the nobles. During the Song Dynasty, it became the signature dish of high-end restaurants in Bianjing City.
Everyone followed his pointer and looked at the neatly arranged tender meat slices in the blue shallow dish. Because they had been carefully processed by the chef, there was not much blood, but the unique umami flavor of sea fish still blocked the way. I couldn't help but that several of them were gourmets, and their mouths immediately started watering... Indeed, you can't eat live sea fish in Sichuan. How does the umami taste of sashimi made from freshwater fish compare with that of sea fish?
With an attitude of serious study, Chuanfu gently picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and looked at the candlelight. Light came out. Everyone couldn't help but sigh: "Oh! It's really fine! This knife skill is so called weak." A piece of paper is nothing more than that.'
Chen Ke's eyes were attracted by a plate of green dipping sauce. The first time he ate Sanzhen Wan, he dipped it in the store's special sauce and put it in his mouth. It really melted in his mouth, smooth and tender. He was Both regretful and satisfying: Unfortunately, there is no wasabi. Eating sashimi without wasabi seems to be missing something. As for satisfaction, this is a green and pollution-free sea fish from thousands of years ago. In future generations, I am afraid that just one dish will be enough. It costs hundreds or even thousands of dollars...
After hearing his emotion, the clerk at the store asked: "But mustard seed powder made from turnips?"
"No, the domestic one is yellow mustard, which has a bitter taste. When eating sashimi, use green mustard." Chen Ke said with a smile: "But it doesn't seem to be available in China. It is a specialty of Japan."
He didn't mention it at the time, but when he saw the three delicacies dish again a few months later, he saw that in addition to the original sauce, the store also added this green mustard dish.
Chen Ke told Chuanfu about this, and Cai Chuanfu was immediately in awe. It seemed that the master was right. The first-class restaurant in Bianjing City definitely deserves its reputation.
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After eating the sashimi, everyone looked at Chen Ke with tears in their eyes...not because they were moved, but because they were spicy with mustard, and said, "You should say it now."
"Haha..." Chen Ke smiled slightly and said: "Why did I tell you back then? If you want to make a lot of money in business, you can't just rush in. How many pairs of eyes are staring at the thirteen-row paved floor? In Bianjing City
Hidden dragons and crouching tigers. That means there are more wolves than meat. You said that we, a few outsiders, pounced on them without any care, and they had to be torn apart and eaten."
Everyone shut their mouths and listened carefully to his talk about business. This was their mentor who made a fortune!
"It's true that a dragon cannot cross the river. But even if it is a dragon, it cannot rush across the river. It must be strategic." Chen Ke continued: "For outsiders to come to the capital, what can they do with less resistance and make a fortune quickly? Collusion between government and businessmen.
Don’t think about it. They all have profound backgrounds, and none of us can compare with them. So it’s just three, others can’t do it, others need it, and others haven’t thought of it.”
"I can't do it. I just need it. I didn't expect..." The three of them nodded. This nine-character mantra explains the way to wealth. But how difficult is it to do it?
"If you do one thing, you can make a fortune. If you do two things, you can become famous. If you do three things, you will be invincible." Chen Ke said solemnly: "Right now, we have an opportunity to do these three things.
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"Sanlang, please stop showing off, we are almost bursting with urine." Li Jian said with a bitter smile.
"The business opportunity is right in front of us, we just need to think a little deeper." Chen Ke said with a smile: "How much do you think, with so many people staring at this 8,000 acres of land in Sanxingpu, how much can it sell for in the end?"
"Ten million guan is also possible."
"They bought the land to build a house, right? Decorate it? Build a garden?" Chen Ke said with a smile: "And the neighbors are all big families, so it's not easy, right? How much will it cost?"
"I'm afraid I'll need another 10 million yuan, or even more." A few people's big houses cost a lot of money, so they still have a lot of money.
"A conservative estimate is that it's 20 million yuan." Chen Ke said lightly: "Where can I get it? Do you have to pay for it yourself? Can you afford it?"
"Why do you worry about them?" Li Jian asked carelessly.
"Stupid, the three points that Sanlang just said fall on this." Qian Sheng understood: "What they need is money, what they can't get is money, and what they didn't expect is how to get money."
"That's right!" Chen Ke said with a smile, "What we want to do is to borrow money."
"It turns out that we want to lend money for longevity!" Tu Yang also suddenly said. The capital of the loan is called "longevity money" because the capital will not be destroyed and can generate new money, so it is so called.
"Are we going to open a pledge warehouse?" Everyone also understood. The so-called pledge warehouse is a pawn shop that lends money to the society and collects interest through pledges. It originated from the Northern and Southern Dynasties and was already very prosperous in the Song Dynasty.
"The pawn industry in Bianjing City must be very competitive," Tu Yang said softly.
"Yes, there are more than 300 pawn shops in Bianjing City, but most of them are small businesses with capital of less than 100,000 guan. Even industry giants like Daxiangguosi can only spend up to 1 million guan in a hurry.
We need to borrow money." Chen Kesheng said: "So there will still be a huge funding gap waiting for us to fill it. At this time, when we enter this industry, we will only be warmly welcomed, and we will be able to grow and develop in no time!"
"It would be great if it can be opened. We will be prosperous in the future." Everyone is a veteran in the business world, so naturally they will not be easily incited. They asked with some embarrassment: "But where does the money come from? We are You can't raise so much money even if you sell everything!"
"First tell me how much you can offer." Chen Ke shook his head and looked at Chuanfu: "Chuanfu, you tell me first, don't hide it."
"As a restaurant owner, I can't compare with them," Cai Chuanfu said honestly: "I sold three restaurants in my hometown, plus the money I have to open in the capital, I can scrape together 100,000 yuan."
"Brother Qian, what about you?" Chen Ke nodded. He still knew how much money the four of them had. He just wanted to ask to see if they were telling the truth.
"Five hundred thousand guan." Qian Sheng gritted his teeth and said a number. His Lianhua charcoal monopolized the high-end market in Shuzhong, with a maximum annual income of 300,000 guan. Excluding costs and various expenses, he could still make a profit every year. One hundred thousand coins, so this number is credible.
"Yeah." Chen Ke looked at Tu Yang and said, "Lao Tu, what about you."
"I'm not as prosperous as old money. Three hundred thousand dollars can support me." Soy sauce is already a must-have condiment on the tables of Sichuan people, and it's really expensive. Chen Ke guessed that this guy kept it secret. But it's normal. Who hasn't been selfish or anything?
"Where's Brother Li?" Chen Ke looked at Li Jian, who had been frowning. This old man was known as the richest man in Sichuan, so naturally he couldn't be promoted lower than Qian.
"I..." Li Jian actually didn't want to reveal his family background, but when he looked at Chen Ke, he thought of those miserable years. It was precisely because he met the teenage Chen Ke that he was able to fight against the first family in Meizhou. He was actually Chen Ke was the most afraid of these people. After fighting for a long time, Li Jian closed his eyes and said truthfully: "One million strings..."
"Sir, sir." The other three's jaws immediately dropped: "Sure enough, no one can beat the wine seller!"
"But even if you add the 100,000 guan in your hand." Li Jian looked at Chen Ke and said, "We only have 2 million guan..."
"Wrong, I still have 500,000 yuan." Chen Ke said calmly.
"That's two hundred and fifty," Li Jian said, "it's still far from enough."
"You don't have to worry about this," Chen Ke closed his eyes slightly and said, "I don't want all of you to pay, plus the 600,000 in my hand, I can make up two million." He opened his eyes and said : "Are you willing to bet on me this time?"
"..." There was a long silence in the room. This was not about borrowing a few dollars, but asking them to take out all their capital. Even if they respected him and believed in him, how could everyone treat him lightly?
"I definitely support the master." When no one said anything, Chuanfu was the first to express his position: "I won't open the store now, and I will give all the 100,000 yuan to the master."
"Haha..." Chen Ke looked at Chuanfu gratefully, but his little money was really a drop in the bucket.
"Sanlang, it's not that we don't believe you, you have to tell us the truth." Li Jian looked at the other two and said softly: "We are out to take risks. If it is feasible, we will naturally follow you."