As the saying goes, no book is written by chance, but Jing approached Yun Tian with the two rolls of paper.
In fact, this cannot be said to be a coincidence but a necessity.
Because Yun Tian is in the rice and grain business... This is the tradition left by Bai Gui, which is the so-called business strategy of "if you want to make money, take off the grain".
Bai Gui believes that although the profits of daily necessities such as "Xiagu" are low, the consumption elasticity is small and the transaction volume is large. If you win with more, you can still make big profits.
This is the modern business theory of "small profits but quick turnover".
So Bai Gui resolutely chose bulk trade of agricultural products, rural handicraft raw materials and products as his main business direction.
After that, he almost monopolized this industry and earned much more money than those who made huge profits from jewelry.
Yun Tian was Bai Gui's disciple, and of course he followed Bai Gui's theories.
And because he does business with "small profits but quick turnover", he is trusted by the people and is called a "good businessman".
In turn, the good reputation made the people willing to do business with Yun Tian, so the business became more and more popular.
It doesn’t seem strange for modern people to know these business theories, but there were a group of businessmen who knew how to do this during the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, which would be quite far-sighted.
Because Yun Tian was famous, Jing Cai, who was worried about being deceived, found Yun Tian immediately.
It was not Yun Tian who received the guest, but Shengtian Rice Shop owned by Yun Tian.
After plucking up the courage, he handed over the two rolls of paper and asked the clerk timidly:
"Brother, look, can this thing be exchanged for rice?"
Honest Bajiao didn't dare to ask how much rice he could exchange for. He just hoped to get rice in exchange.
The clerk took the paper and unfolded it. After looking at it for a long time, he didn't see what it was, so he handed it to the shopkeeper.
At first the shopkeeper thought it was He Jing (pronunciation: hè tí. A by-product of the production of silkworm cocoons in ancient times, which could be used for writing but was expensive)
But if you take a closer look, it's not the case.
Businessmen are always sensitive to this kind of new things, so after asking a few questions, they rushed to find Yun Tian with the paper in hand.
Yun Tian was also very interested when he saw this thing: it looked like silk but not like silk, the texture was uniform, flat and smooth, so he asked curiously:
"Can you ask him how he made this?"
"What's the use?"
"How much rice do you want to exchange for?"
The shopkeeper replied:
"But I don't know anything about it."
"I just ask how much rice can be exchanged for it!"
This is not just a matter of honesty, but also that he has no confidence that this thing can be exchanged for food.
Although Yun Tian didn't know the function of this thing, he felt that it was a bit like He He, so he picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the paper on a whim.
I was shocked as soon as I wrote:
"The writing and coloring on this object are clearer than those on silk and silk."
"And the black ink won't show through, but it's a good thing for writing!"
The next second Yun Tian saw the business opportunities in this and secretly said:
"If we could purchase this thing in large quantities or even obtain the method to make it..."
Thinking of this, Yun Tian no longer hesitated and said immediately:
"Quickly, go and invite the artist."
The shopkeeper responded and sent a carriage to fetch the sutra.
Yun Tian was pacing back and forth in the room anxiously. He regretted it as soon as he asked the shopkeeper to go out. He should have gone there by himself if he had known it... Wouldn't he miss a good opportunity if he let others take the lead?
After waiting for a while, the shopkeeper came up with the sutra, and Yun Tian hurriedly greeted him:
"Old man, how did you get this?"
After a while, he was frightened by Yun Tian's behavior. He originally wanted to tell the truth, but then he thought:
"The school captain repeatedly told me that the helmet making should not be publicized to the outside world."
"I think this thing is related to helmet making, so how can we, the common people, discuss it at will?"
"Although Yun Tian cannot be offended, how can the commander of the Qin Army be easy to offend?"
"Isn't it unfair to lose your life accidentally?"
Thinking of this, Jing only bowed to Yun Tian and replied:
"My boss will forgive me. I just want to know if I can exchange this for food."
"If you can't..."
Without waiting for the sutra to finish, Yun Tian replied:
"Yes, of course it can be exchanged for food."
"How about two kilograms of rice for each ticket?"
Jing was stunned on the spot:
Two kilograms of rice per sheet, that's ten dollars.
Ten sheets are one hundred coins, plus the ten weft sheets are two hundred coins.
This thing is actually worth two hundred dollars?!
The commander of the Qin Military Academy will not deceive me. This is a big deal.
Yun Gao didn't say anything after hearing this, and said that he was not satisfied with the price, so he continued:
"If I'm not satisfied with the price, then..."
Jing quickly replied:
"Satisfied, satisfied."
"Twenty pieces in total will be exchanged for two hundred dollars!"
Yun Tian also wanted to ask for some information from Jing, but Jing did not dare to say more. After taking the money, he said a few perfunctory words and ran away.
Yun Tian only held a few pieces of paper and sighed, secretly thinking that if someone else did this business, there would be less opportunity to make a fortune.
At this moment, Fatty Tun came in with a roll of paper in his hand...
Shen Bing first heard the report from the teacher, saying that a piece of paper could be exchanged for ten yuan, which happened to be a day's wages for a worker.
In fact, the wages are too low.
Ten yuan a day can only buy two kilograms of rice, and two kilograms of rice can only save a family from starving to death.
It is said that this is because Shen Bing is a captain of the Qin Army, so he keeps his salary to the lowest...
Shen Bing did some market research during this period:
A debtor who served in the army was paid eight qian per day, and his daily ration was two qian, so the salary was ten qian.
In other words, ten yuan can only feed five people.
In ancient times, if there were seniors and juniors, there were usually more than five people in a family, and it was common for seven or eight people to live in a family.
After knowing this, Shen Bing waved his hand and took the initiative to increase his salary to fifteen yuan a day.
Anyway, money is easy to come by now, and it can make people’s lives better, so why not?
I am very grateful to Shen Bing for this move.
After walking out of the barracks, he let out a long sigh... When he went to find Wei to tell him the good news, he found that Wei had already escaped somewhere.
Of course Jing knew what was going on, but it was a pity that Na Wei's cleverness was misled by his cleverness, and the good business in front of him had nothing to do with him.
As soon as the front foot leaves, the back foot arrives.
Of course, whether Yun Tian can meet or not will have to be reported by the bodyguard and approved by Shen Bing.
Shen Bing knew why Yun Tian came here, but naturally he would not see Yun Tian in the captain's camp...
It should be said that this cloud is still effective.
Because I can’t say for sure when it comes to business.
For example, using paper to pay debts... The reason why it works now is because it has a small circulation and the scarcity of things makes it more expensive.
If there are more and more paper on the market, and merchants join forces to deliberately lower the price, the value will soon depreciate.
Therefore, if Shen Bing wants to use paper to pay debts, he must not only ensure that the artist is willing, but also ensure that there is a stable and trustworthy buyer in the market.
Only in this way can those craftsmen really get wages and be relatively stable, instead of just some paper that is useless to them.
That's why Yun Tian, a businessman, is important. This is why Shen Bing deliberately asked Fatty Tun to use paper to pay off his debts.