Su Ren came to Zhang Ji Liang Store in person, and the shopkeeper invited Old Man Zhang out. Facing the boss behind the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, who was also the captain of the Chengdu School, Old Man Zhang was not nervous at all, and his face was still glowing, even with a proud smile.
.
"Captain Su has come to my humble abode, and the flowers are shining brightly! Let's serve tea!"
Su Ren smiled slightly, picked up the tea cup, and the faint fragrance of tea penetrated his nostrils. It was really good tea. As far as he knew, the ex-factory price of such top-quality tea in Laojunguan was only one thousand yuan per tael, and it was bought in Chengdu.
, and the value is ridiculously high. Because Su Ren knows very well what hunger marketing is. The more top-notch tea, the smaller the annual supply will be.
"It's really good tea. I may not be able to drink tea like this every day at home!"
"Hahaha, Su Xiaowei is joking. Who doesn't know that our tea-drinking style in Shu County comes from Su Xiaowei. When it comes to drinking tea, I'm afraid no one can compare to Su Xiaowei."
Su Ren smiled and put down the tea cup: "Mr. Zhang, you should know what happened here. To be honest, Yelang and Qiang have had some problems one after another, and a large amount of materials are needed to ensure our interests. For this reason, we only
It seems that you are asking for help. Thanks to your help some time ago, it is just a little short. Now I just hope that Mr. Zhang can raise food for us again!"
Old man Zhang nodded: "Captain Su is upright and upright, I admire him. I, Zhang Ji, am the largest grain and rice store in Chengdu. Selling grain is a natural thing, but the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce has purchased large amounts of grain over and over again, and I am a little nervous."
"Don't worry, old man, the price is not a problem. In order to save Yelang and Qiang Di, I will not hesitate to lose everything!"
Old Man Zhang waved his hand: "It's not about money, it's about not having much food left!"
"Haha, we are all businessmen. As the largest grain and rice store in Chengdu, I still know how much inventory Zhang Ji has. The old man has sold less than half to us so far. I hope to buy more this time. As for the price, I
Guaranteed to be higher than last time!”
"Higher? How much higher?"
"Then it depends on what the old man means. Nowadays, prices in Chengdu have risen, especially for grain, rice, salt, and cloth. They are even more ridiculously high. Isn't the old man hoarding so much food just for this day?
Why is it that when this day finally comes, the old gentleman doesn’t dare to sell it?”
"Hehehehe, Captain Su is telling a joke. When I open my business, I will naturally sell as much as I can! Lieutenant Su, it seems that there is really a lot of difficulty. In this case, we are both merchants, so this time I will
I agreed, as long as Lieutenant Su can pay twice the price, I can get as much food as I want!"
"Twice! You are robbing money!" Hawking next to Su Ren suddenly said.
Old man Zhang chuckled, picked up the teacup and drank tea. He glanced at Hawking, smiled slightly, and said nothing.
Su Ren stopped Hawking's anger and said to Old Man Zhang with a smile: "Okay! It's a deal!"
Old man Zhang was shocked. He didn't expect Su Ren to agree so happily. At the same time, he complained in his heart that the price he said was a bit low. But the words had already been spoken, and he couldn't change his words. He could only look at Su Ren's mouth and thought in his heart.
Really uncomfortable.
Su Ren turned around, took a piece of silk from Hawking's hand, and gently handed it to Old Man Zhang.
"What is this?"
Su Ren unfolded it and explained: "This is a contract. It has been certified by the Taishou Palace. It has stated the relevant matters of our transaction, including the price and all the regulations in the transaction. The old gentleman can take a look at this first.
Pay special attention to the last one. If the old gentleman cannot produce food by then, he will compensate me."
As Su Ren spoke, he pointed it out to Old Man Zhang. Old Man Zhang had never seen anything like this before, so he read it carefully. The contract was clearly written, and the price for each stone of grain was fifty cents, and the place of transaction was at
In Zhangji Grain Store, one hand pays the money and the other hand takes away the grain, and it is stated that both parties to the transaction are voluntary. There is also the seal of the prefect's palace and the private seal of Wen Dang.
The last clause is also very clear. If Old Man Zhang breaks the contract, he will compensate Su Ren ten times the loss. In other words, if Su Ren wants 10,000 dan of grain and Old Man Zhang cannot get it, he should compensate Su Ren at the price of 50 dan per stone.
Any five million dollars.
After reading this, Old Man Zhang stared: "Su Lieutenant, why is this? You don't trust me anymore?"
Su Ren smiled and said: "Don't worry, old man, I am not deliberately making things difficult, it is also a self-protection measure. Everyone knows that the price of food in Chengdu has risen too fast. I cannot take away this million stone of food at once. What if?"
Tomorrow the price of grain will rise by more than 50 yuan. If the old gentleman doesn't sell it, I'll be blinded, so I ask the prefect's office to be a guarantor."
"Hmph!" Old Man Zhang snorted coldly: "Although you are a businessman just to make money, at least you still have credibility. If you promise Captain Su, you will never break your promise!"
Old man Zhang wanted to leave, but the income of one million stones, grain and grass and fifty million dollars made him reluctant to leave. Even though he was very angry now, he still sat opposite Su Ren.
Su Ren continued: "This is just in case. If the old gentleman gives me the grain, it is worthless. The grain I bought this time is almost the sum of the previous times. The old gentleman should understand my caution."
, if the old gentleman is not willing, then I will have to find someone else!"
"You!" Old Man Zhang was still unwilling to give up this business. The profit was too great. He took a deep breath and immediately put a smile on his face: "Why are Captain Su so impatient? Come on, let's discuss it again.
"
Su Ren shook his head: "There is no need to discuss this matter, as long as the old gentleman signs it."
"Okay! Haha, can you let me see your so-called contract again?"
"sure!"
Su Ren handed the silk to Old Man Zhang again. Old Man Zhang read it carefully one by one. He read every clause of the contract clearly and studied it word for word. Su Ren suddenly took out this thing and Old Zhang's
I'm not surprised, it's impossible. But it would be a fool's errand for him to see the problems in the contract. After studying it for a long time, Old Man Zhang felt that the contract was normal and did not have any disadvantageous conditions for him.
After waiting for a long time, Old Man Zhang finally raised his head: "Who wrote this contract?"
"Mr. Sima Xiangru, the old gentleman feels that what is written there is inappropriate. We can discuss it again."
Old man Zhang shook his head: "No wonder! Mr. Sima's eloquence is unparalleled in the world. I didn't expect that he also has a skill in business. Okay, I'll sign! Bring me the pen and ink!"
Soon someone brought in pen and ink, and Old Man Zhang signed and stamped it. Su Ren took out two more copies and continued to ask Old Man Zhang to sign: "This thing is made in triplicate. Leave one copy with the old man, one copy with me, and one copy."
Stay in the Prefect's Mansion to avoid problems in the future. None of us can tell for sure. As long as the three copies are the same, the contract is authentic."
"Yes! Lieutenant Su is thoughtful!" Old man Zhang finally felt relieved and felt at ease with a copy.
The two signed the signatures happily in person. One copy was left for Old Man Zhang, one copy was put into Su Ren's arms, and the remaining copy was sent to the Prefect's Mansion by people from both parties.
Su Ren stood up and handed over his hands: "Old sir, even if our business is concluded, I will take my leave and send someone to pick up the food and grass in three days. The old gentleman will be ready by then. Don't dare to delay. If it goes to the prefect's mansion, this matter will be troublesome.
Already."
Old Man Zhang chuckled: "Don't worry, Lieutenant Su, what I promised will definitely not go wrong."
Old man Zhang sent Su Ren out for the first time and walked back with a smile on his face, holding the contract in his hand. Shopkeeper Zhang looked at Su Ren's back and wanted to say a few words to his boss. After thinking about it,
, he shook his head first and swallowed the words again.
Three days passed quickly. After three days of busy work, Zhang Ji Grain Store had prepared one million stones of grain. There was a mountain of grain in the backyard, just waiting for Su Ren to come to pick up the grain and count the money. However,
From the time the sun had not risen until the sun set, no one from the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce came. Old man Zhang was a little anxious and quickly sent someone to ask. The person who was sent came back and said that Su Ren was very busy and promised to come to collect food tomorrow.
Old man Zhang didn't pay attention, and went back to his house to rest, just waiting to come back tomorrow. However, on the fourth day, no one from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce came. Old man Zhang sent someone to ask again, but he was still very busy as he said, waiting for tomorrow. Repeated this several times, Zhang
The old man felt strange in his heart. The food he had stored in the open air was about to enter winter. If it was not taken away, it would be all over if it rained.
I hurriedly arrived at the Su Mansion, and there was a huge crowd gathered in front of Su Ren's house. At a glance, most of them were acquaintances, from lumber shops, cloth shops, and all the shopkeepers in Chengdu who could be named were here.
As soon as Old Zhang's carriage stopped, Shopkeeper Liu from the cloth shop ran over and personally helped Old Zhang out of the car: "Mr., are you here too?"
Old man Zhang glanced at the dense crowd: "What? What happened?"
Shopkeeper Liu sighed: "The Sichuan Chamber of Commerce sent people to buy cloth from me. The price they gave me was very good. They also signed a contract and agreed to pick up the goods in three days, but there was no sign of anyone. Our goods were piled up in the store.
It’s not a big deal here. Winter is about to begin. It rains a lot in Chengdu. The next rain will be all over. When I asked, I didn’t expect it to be the same."
"They're all the same?" Old Man Zhang's heart skipped a beat: "Why doesn't Colonel Su see us?"
Shopkeeper Liu smiled helplessly: "They said they are very busy, please give me a few days!"
"We agreed to pick up the goods within three days, and if we don't come for three days, we can dispose of it as we like!"
"Old sir!" Shopkeeper Liu grabbed the old man Zhang who was about to leave, shaking a piece of silk in his hand: "But the contract didn't say three days? It didn't say anything. If Su Ren doesn't come, how will he compensate us?
What a loss! Many people went to the prefect’s Yamen for this reason, and they only recognized the contract but not what was said.”
"Isn't this intentional to protect Su Ren?"
Shopkeeper Liu shook his head helplessly.
Old man Zhang's eyes were so wide open that he didn't say anything for a long time. The housekeeper quickly stepped forward to help him, and old man Zhang fell straight on the housekeeper. He looked at shopkeeper Liu and said feebly: "We have been fooled!" (To be continued)