Chapter 273 Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge
The three of them came to the private room of the Duan Family Restaurant that was not open to the public. Duan Yulang first talked to Bai Ling about medicinal wine and fruit wine. After all, this was an important business for the Duan Family to conquer Zixiao City.
Shangguan Yu drank quietly and admired Bai Ling's confident and calm look. As for Duan Yulang, who was so angry that he jumped on his feet, he was ignored by Shangguan Yu.
"Bai Ling, you are too ungrateful. You are very generous to others. You only give me twenty recipes and you don't take any money! We have cooperated for so long, and I want to make a recipe for you. Either I want to give you a share, or I want to ask for it.
I spent money to buy it out, but you cheated me out of a lot of money."
Duan Yulang complained.
"You can choose not to be tricked by Ling'er." Shangguan Yu said with shame.
Because Duan Yulang already knew about the two of them, Shangguan Yu took Bai Ling's hand without hesitation and played with it.
Bai Ling chuckled. Watching Duan Yulang shrink seemed to be one of her pleasures.
"It's just a recipe. I'll give you a few dishes someday. The previous cooperation made you a lot of money. Now you think you've been cheated by me. Are you being too pretentious, Mr. Duan, or do you want to burn bridges?" Bai Lingchao
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"Am I that kind of person? Isn't it because your heart of friendship has been hurt? I want to prove that I don't have no status at all."
Duan Yulang opened the folding fan with an attitude of "I am not short of money, but I value credibility more."
"Remember you promised to give me the recipe, now let's get down to business."
Shangguan Yu finally raised his eyes and glanced at Duan Yulang, as if he had never existed before, making Duan Yulang's chest feel tight.
"Someone is secretly purchasing grain. The purpose is not clear at the moment, but they have intentionally or unintentionally competed with my people for the source. So far, they have only received half of the planned amount. Not only grain, but also cotton and cloth, etc., have also been encountered.
I have encountered similar problems.”
When Duan Yulang talked about this incident, his brows furrowed into the Chinese character "Chuan", showing that he was very troubled by this.
"Did you purchase these materials outside Zixiao City?" Bai Ling asked when Shangguan Yu didn't speak.
The Zixiao City that Bai Ling mentioned did not refer to this place, but the entire fiefdom of the Han Palace.
"Yes, the Duan family has been cultivating hidden stakes and doing these things covertly in various places to ensure that the Zixiao Army will not have problems with food and grass. But in recent times, it has not been as smooth as before. I wonder if the hidden stakes were discovered.
Please tell me not to make any big moves."
When Duan Yulang saw that Shangguan Yu was silent, he said without hiding anything:
"With Zixiao City's current food production, as long as there are no natural disasters, there will be no need to purchase food from other places for at least two years. The north mainly makes linen, and if you want to use cotton, you can only go to a place farther south, and cotton can only be purchased in the south.
It is the place of origin. The existence of the Zixiao Army is special, and some things cannot be ignored."
"As for the food issue, I will think of a solution and discuss it with you later. However, cotton cloth and cotton are not without alternatives."
Bai Ling understood the problem, and under the gaze of two pairs of eyes, he gave his suggestion.
"First of all, it is enough for the soldiers to use cotton for their inner clothes, linen for their outer clothes and armor. This will not only reduce the limitations of purchasing in other places, but also increase the income of many families in the North, and even the income of women at home.
status."
"Secondly, cotton is used to keep out the cold, and soldiers cannot withstand the cold. But we can use leather products to replace part of it. For example, shoes are made of cowhide and filled with cotton socks, or socks with soft fur, which will be more durable and easy to clean.
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"Although cotton-padded clothes and cotton trousers are good at keeping out the cold, they are too heavy. Especially after soldiers drill or go to the battlefield, the cotton-padded clothes that are wet with sweat will no longer keep warm. If you use a wool waistcoat, add a down jacket, and add a piece of rabbit skin to the down trousers.
Protect your knees, these clothes will still keep you warm after being washed for several years, and they will be as good as new when recycled, which will save a lot of money in the long run.”
"Down jacket?" Shangguan Yu and Duan Yulang said in unison, their gazes falling fieryly on Bai Ling's face.
"Well, didn't I give you down vests before? They were filled with duck down. When I resettled the victims, I had people make a lot of them, and they have been distributed." Bai Ling explained.
"But there aren't many people raising ducks. Isn't it more difficult to collect duck down in large quantities than buying cotton?" The light in Duan Yulang's eyes dimmed.
"If you want to develop the breeding industry, not only do you need someone to recycle the duck down, but you also need a good market for the salted duck. Didn't you just complain that I wasn't generous enough to you? Give you another chance to make money and purchase military supplies.
Problem, how about it?" Bai Ling raised a standard business smile.
Duan Yulang looked at Bai Ling warily and asked subconsciously: "Tell me, how much profit do you plan to get this time?"
"Thirty percent." Bai Ling gestured. Under Duan Yulang's disbelieving gaze, Bai Ling continued: "My 30% is used to purchase enough duck down to make down jackets. I will leave the leather to you. Any extra
The profit is a big gift from me to you."
"I knew you wouldn't be so kind." Duan Yulang glanced at Shangguan Yu sadly and complained: "They say women are outgoing, but you haven't even gotten engaged yet and you start thinking about Shangguan like this. Are you planning to support him?
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Bai Ling was slightly embarrassed, and said seriously: "I am doing this for thousands of soldiers, without any other factors. Think it over for yourself. If you can agree, come to me in Three Days to get the plan. If you don't come, it will be considered as your abstention."
, such a good deal will definitely be rare."
"Do it! Of course!" Duan Yulang nodded hurriedly.
I have cooperated with Bai Ling more than once. She said that profitable business is always extremely profitable.
In less than three years, the Duan family has become not only the richest man in Zixiao City, but also has a firm foothold in the capital.
"Do you have anything else to talk about? I have to catch up on the plan, so I can't delay it any longer." Bai Ling looked at Shangguan Yu and asked.
"I'll take Ling'er back." Shangguan Yu held Bai Ling's hand tightly and couldn't believe that Bai Ling solved such a big problem for him in just a few words.
Moreover, the richer the people of Zixiao City are, the higher the morale of the Zixiao army will be. This is what Bai Ling wants to see most.
Duan Yulang was sprinkled with dog food, his lips opened and closed, he said something silently, and waved his hands to say goodbye, not wanting to see other people's affection anymore.
Shangguan Yu had to rush back to the military camp to deal with things, while Bai Ling went into seclusion again, hiding in space to write a plan for a new industry.
However, since Bai Ling did not graduate from a professional business discipline, the plan could only be a rough outline, and it was up to Duan Yulang to arrange the specific matters himself.
The young boy, on the other hand, has been forgotten since he settled here. He sits on the chair by the window every day, looking in the direction of Bai Ling's house, and protecting Bai Ling in his own way.
It's just that unless someone comes close, the young boy will occasionally look absent-minded. I don't know why he is worried.
Let us say that within these three days, Mr. Liu was sent to the Yamen and was sentenced on the spot to be executed in autumn.
Mrs. Liu and General Zuo's wife were naturally reluctant to give in, but General Zuo refused to give her any face, and scolded his wife for hiding anything from him. He bluntly said that if he could survive the military punishment, he would divorce his wife.
Only then did Mrs. Liu and her daughter panic and let General Zuo go back to the military camp.
In addition to Mr. Liu, there were several relatives or family members of the general. Many of them also committed crimes and were sent to the Yamen one after another and asked to be dealt with strictly.
For a time, Zixiao City was very lively, and there were constant conversations after dinner. (To be continued)