Zhangji Grain Store is the largest grain store in Chengdu. It was early in the morning before the store opened for business, and Lao Wang, the shopkeeper of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, came. This was not the first time that shopkeeper Zhang and Lao Wang came into contact. When they met, they quickly let Lao Wang in.
House, personally serve fragrant tea.
Shopkeeper Zhang chuckled: "Shopkeeper Wang, today is not a day for us to trade. What are you doing so early?"
Lao Wang picked up the tea cup and took a sip. It was the lowest quality tea leaves. Shopkeeper Zhang was already famous for being stingy. Lao Wang, who was used to drinking good tea, couldn't swallow the tea leaves and spat it out.
"What kind of crappy tea is this? I'm considered a big customer, so why don't you just give me this?"
Shopkeeper Zhang said: "The shop is run on a small budget and I really can't afford good tea. I'm sorry!"
Lao Wang waved his hand: "Forget it, let's get down to business. The young master asked me to tell you that in three days we want to pick up the rice for next month, and the quantity will be doubled. The more, the better. Money is not an issue. I wonder if Shopkeeper Zhang has any
Are there any difficulties?"
Shopkeeper Zhang was stunned and looked at Lao Wang: "It's still more than half a month until next month, why are you in such a hurry this time?"
"You don't have to worry about this, just prepare the food!"
Shopkeeper Zhang thought for a while: "This matter is important, I'm afraid I can't make the decision. Shopkeeper Wang, please wait a moment, how about I give you an answer right away?"
Lao Wang waved his hand, and shopkeeper Zhang bowed and left.
Soon, shopkeeper Zhang helped an old man come in from the back door. Zhang Ji Liang Store naturally belonged to the Zhang family. Shopkeeper Zhang couldn't make the decision, so naturally there were people who could. The old man who came was known to Lao Wang, and he was the owner of Zhang Ji Liang Store.
, Shopkeeper Zhang’s distant uncle. The old man is over sixty years old, and his face is rosy. It would be superfluous for Shopkeeper Zhang to support him.
Lao Wang didn't dare to ask for help, so he stood up and saluted: "I've disturbed you, sir. I'm sorry for disturbing you."
Old man Zhang laughed and said in return: "Shopkeeper Wang, you are so polite. How can these servants give shopkeeper Wang such bitter tea? Go and get the tea I drink!"
Lao Wang waved his hand: "Sir, don't be busy, I have something to do! Shopkeeper Zhang must have told you before. I wonder if you can agree to it?"
Old Man Zhang frowned: "Oh! This matter is really urgent, and the quantity is twice as much as usual. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get it together at once."
Lao Wang was a little anxious when he heard this: "Zhang Ji is the largest grain and rice store in Chengdu. If I can't get it together, where will I go? As long as Mr. Lao can collect the grain and rice in three days, the price can be increased by another 10%!"
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Shopkeeper Zhang's eyes lit up and he looked at his uncle with a smile on his lips.
“The price is easy to talk about, but time is too tight!”
"Twenty percent, this is the highest price I can agree to. If the old gentleman is still not satisfied, we can only transfer it from outside!"
"Hahaha!" Old Man Zhang laughed and said, "I dare to ask why so much food is needed. Is there something wrong?"
Lao Wang shook his head: "Old sir, you don't need to know, you just need to prepare the food. It's settled, we'll pay you in one hand and the food in three days!"
At the same time, Huo Laosi was also talking to the shopkeeper in the cloth shop in Dongshi. Compared with Lao Wang's understatement, Huo Laosi was a little angry. He had already raised the price by 20%, but the shopkeeper of the cloth shop always said
The time limit is too tight and it is difficult to prepare so many things.
Huo Laosi said with a dark face: "Shopkeeper Liu, we used to cooperate very well, but now we have difficulties. You actually raise the price like this. Do you think there is no one else to buy cloth except yours?"
Shopkeeper Liu smiled and said: "There are more than dozens of cloth shops in Chengdu, but we are the only one who can produce so much cloth at once. If Shopkeeper Huo thinks that we can find it elsewhere, then that's okay?"
Huo Laosi gritted his teeth: "Tell me, how much do you want?"
Shopkeeper Liu smiled and held out three fingers.
"How can there be such a market? Wouldn't the price be the same as the price in your store? If we buy so much at one time, there will be no discount?"
Shopkeeper Liu shook his head: "Line cloth is in short supply. If there is still room for discussion on silk or silk, this is already the best price."
Huo Laosi hesitated for a long time and stamped his foot: "Okay! I will pick up the goods in three days!"
Shopkeeper Liu smiled and nodded: "Pay with one hand and deliver with the other!"
The two groups of people wandered around the city for a day, eating everything in large quantities except food and cloth. Salt, grass, wood, iron ore and other daily necessities shops, people from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce and crazy people
No matter how much the price increases, they will always buy in large quantities. Merchants who hold bulk commodities are happy. For many years, no one has been able to do business as happily as today, especially after the establishment of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce.
In order to celebrate the victory in the first battle against the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, the respectable merchants gathered at Tang Meng's house and arranged a banquet to get drunk.
After the joy, everyone finally calmed down. Shopkeeper Liu, the cloth merchant, said: "That Huo Laosi accidentally said that they are in difficulty now. I wonder if something happened?"
Old man Zhang said: "Something must have happened. Su Ren's stall is too big. Whether it's Yelang or Qiangdi, he has to intervene. There are also tens of thousands of people in Yuanshan who are waiting to eat. If someone is not good, he will
The end of being wiped out in ashes."
"Isn't that good? Since they have a problem themselves, we can just watch from the other side!" Shopkeeper Liu laughed, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp: "As long as we deliver the goods two days late, we can make Su Ren die of panic."
Zhuo Wangsun sneered: "It's best not to give the goods. Let's see what Su Ren can do."
Old man Zhang shook his head and said: "Since we agreed, we still have to prepare a little bit. Wouldn't we be stupid if we don't do profitable business?"
"Yes, yes! What Mr. Zhang said is that Su Ren took the initiative to give us money. There is no reason to refuse it!" Shopkeeper Liu was very happy and looked at Tang Meng: "Captain Tang, what do you think of this matter?
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Tang Meng said nothing and lowered his head to eat.
Zhuo Wangsun said: "Without looking at him, just tell me how many goods you are going to sell to Su Ren?"
"Eighty percent should be fine!"
"Too many! No matter what you think, I won't sell him a piece of iron from my iron smelting workshop!"
Old Man Zhang said helplessly: "Shopkeeper Zhuo, why are you doing this? We are all businessmen, and making money is our biggest goal. If we cut off our own financial path just for the sake of one breath, isn't this a big loss?"
Zhuo Wangsun snorted coldly: "My Zhuo family can still afford to compensate for this loss. Since you are all ready to do business with Su Ren, there is no point in me staying any longer. I'll take my leave!"
In full view of everyone, Zhuo Wangsun stood up and left without anyone looking at him.
Tang Meng burped: "This meal is very comfortable. I am a little tired. If you have nothing to do, you can chat slowly. I have to take a rest."
Tang Meng also left, and everyone looked at each other in confusion. Shopkeeper Liu and Old Man Zhang looked at each other with disdain on their faces.
When the three days were up, the carts coming out of Su's and Cui's houses were filled with copper coins. Some of the carts were loaded with boxes. Looking at the effort of the old oxen to pull the carts, you could tell that there was either gold or silver in them.
The two fleets were divided into many shares and entered the major merchant stores in Chengdu. Now that an agreement had been reached, the only thing left was to weigh the goods and pay for them.
Watching the money being moved down the car bag after bag, Hawking was a little reluctant to bear it. He turned to ask Leng Jun: "Second brother, can you really earn back this money?"
Leng Jun shook his head: "I don't know either. I can't see through what Su Ren is doing. Keep an eye on those people. This money is all the property of our family and cannot be lost."
Hawking chuckled: "Second brother has also become in love with money?"
He glared at him coldly and said nothing.
Shopkeeper Zhang from the grain store and Shopkeeper Liu from the cloth shop, like other shopkeepers in Chengdu, all had smiles on their faces. They warmly greeted the coolies and horse-drawn carriages to move out bags and bundles of goods from their warehouses.
The bullock carts with money were obviously not enough to transport the purchased goods, and a long empty cart was waiting outside the shop door. This day is a festival for Chengdu merchants. Those who sold the goods were happy, while the merchants who did not sell the goods were sad.
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Standing at the door of his shop, Zhuo Wangsun clasped his hands behind his back and watched all this with cold eyes.
The Sichuan Chamber of Commerce was purchasing large quantities and sparing no expense, and this news soon spread in Chengdu. Some shopkeepers who were not included in the purchase crowded in front of Lao Wang or Huo Laosi, hoping to get some purchased goods.
share.
Zhuo Wangsun snorted coldly, turned around and entered the room. The shopkeeper quickly brought out the fragrant tea: "Master, do we really not sell anything to the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce? They are willing to pay for it with real money! The wood diagonally across the corner just now
The owner of the store, Zhou, looked at us wrongly."
"No! I said I won't sell!" Zhuo Wangsun glared at his shopkeeper: "Tell all our shops, if anyone dares to do business with the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Yes, yes!" The shopkeeper nodded quickly in agreement, shook his head and walked out the door.
The streets are very lively. No matter what they have to do, they are all watching the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce's purchases. There are so many oxcarts, so many goods, and so much money. No matter what it is, the price is increased by 20% or 30%. The Sichuan Chamber of Commerce unexpectedly
Eat it in one bite. No one understands the thoughts of the rich. Except for the businessmen, everyone else can only watch it as a show.
There were two people sitting in the wine shop across the street. One of them was Tang Meng. He took a sip of wine and asked the person opposite: "Is there any news about Yelang and Qiangdi?"
The man shook his head. This man was still wearing a bamboo hat in the house, and the wide brim of the hat covered his entire face. He was sitting in the dark shadow behind the window, hiding himself completely.
"This is strange. Since there is no news about Yelang and Qiangdi, what is Su Ren planning to do?"
The man said: "When I say there is no news, I don't mean that everything is peaceful in those places, but I don't know."
"Huh?" Tang Meng frowned: "Why?"
The man said: "Su Ren blocked Shuangzui Mountain to cut off any news from Yelang, and also blocked Lian Shuangmen Mountain, cutting off all movement in the Qiang land. My people could not get through, and Su Ren's caravan was all put on
The original caravan guard was taken away, and Yuan Shan stole none of them."
"Could he know something?"
The man shook his head again: "No! If he knew, he would have arrested me long ago."
"That's true, but you'd better be careful. I think Su Ren's come this time is not good!"
The man nodded, stood up and saluted Tang Meng, turned around and disappeared into the wine shop. (To be continued)