Wang Shouzhe broke out in a cold sweat. He thought of the hungry civilians. What would they do in order to survive when they couldn't even buy food? Selling their sons and daughters? Selling their houses and products?
"This means that the more food the family has in their hands this time, the more they can control the situation. They can use other means to make up for the losses and make the family stronger." Qian Xue'an is indeed an excellent businessman, and Wei Liao is an excellent businessman. In a few words, the aftermath of this disaster was clearly explained.
"Will Daqian Government and Zifu Academy transport food from other states and counties?" After all, Wang Shouzhe was an Earthling who traveled through time, but he still couldn't bear to see civilians suffer.
"Yes. But the food needs to be collected, transported and sold at low prices in various counties." Qian Xue'an said seriously, "In fact, starting from today, the Zifu Academy and the government have started to launch disaster relief, but they want to do it in a short time It is almost impossible to rescue the entire Longzuo County. Especially since our Changning Guard is located in a remote location..."
When he saw Wang Shouzhe frowning, he persuaded him: "Brother, I know you are kind-hearted. In fact, I can't bear to see this scene. But we with thin arms and legs can take care of ourselves at this juncture. Not bad.”
"Brother Qian is right, I am being a bit hypocritical." Wang Shouzhe naturally knew this truth and said with relief, "Then according to what brother means, I should ask the firm to compensate me three times the contract price?"
"Brother, you have to understand. Even if the compensation is tripled, it means Qian's firm has breached the contract. If not necessary, the firm is absolutely unwilling to ruin the reputation of the breach of contract." Qian Xue'an blinked and said, "I'll give you a number. I will cancel the contract only if I insist on ten thousand gold and grain worth three thousand gold."
"What?"
Wang Shouzhe's eyelids twitched, Qian Xue'an was more ruthless than him. According to his initial estimate, he would be satisfied if the other party could recoup the contract at twice the price.
This price has exceeded three times the compensation, and the food worth three thousand gold is even more valuable.
"Anyway, you have already offended the current shopkeeper of Qian's firm, so you might as well just step on the line and offend a little more harshly." Qian Xue'an chuckled, "Besides, even at this price, Qian's will not lose money. You can make a fortune."
What Qian Xue'an said makes sense, but is it really okay to risk your own family's death in this way?
As if he had read through Wang Shouzhe's mind, Qian Xue'an explained seriously: "First, Qian is too big, and the compensation of only 10,000 to 20,000 gold is just a drop in the bucket. Second, I would be a bastard, without you. It will be difficult for me to help you climb up in this life, even if I repay you a little kindness. Thirdly, I very much hope that you, Shouzhe brother, can become stronger. It will be more beneficial to the alliance if you become stronger."
"Okay, let's do it." Such huge benefits cannot be tolerated by Wang Shouzhe. The Wang family is too poor now. If there is such a huge capital injection, it will be an opportunity to rise.
"That being the case, let Qian come and handle this matter for me." Qian Xue'an seemed to have already made up his mind, "I reported to the shopkeeper and raised the price by another 30%, and then lowered the price to give him some comfort. In addition, , Brother Shouzhe also needs to swear not to publicize it to the outside world, Qian's Trading Company cannot afford to lose this person."
Of course, don't publicize it. The best choice is to keep silent and make a fortune.
Wang Shouzhe stood up and cupped his hands and said: "In this case, Brother Lao is here. One more condition needs to be added. The pest control powder cannot be sold to the two aristocratic families of Ping An Zhao and Ping An Liu." For Wang Shouzhe, strengthening himself is certainly a good thing.
, but it can weaken the enemy at the same time, which is even better.
"Even if I don't mention this condition, I will consider it." Qian Xue'an replied with a smile, "What's more, in this disaster, there will be too much food for the monks who have been exterminated. The Ping An Zhao family and the Ping An Liu family are only from the bottom of the family, and they are already very poor.
It’s hard to get a share of insecticide powder. Brother, congratulations!”
In the eyes of the Ping An Wang family, both the Liu family and the Zhao family are very difficult and powerful. But in the eyes of the Qian family, they are just two ordinary small families.
"Rejoice together and rejoice together."
Both of them laughed, and the discussion was settled.
Immediately, Qian Xue'an slammed the cup to the ground and left with a roar: "Wang Shouzhe, you have gone too far. Do you really think that our Qian's firm is vegetarian? Just wait for me..."
Then, he angrily walked away with the two silent guards outside the door.
Wang Shouzhe was also quite satisfied with Qian Xue'an's reaction and methods. It seemed that this ally made no mistake.
At this moment, the second brother Wang Shouyi walked in worriedly: "Shouzhe, the boss Qian has come to see you several times in the past two days. Could it be that something happened?"
Today's Wang family can no longer withstand too many storms.
"Second brother, don't worry, it's a good thing for the family." Wang Shouzhe replied with a smile, and then changed the subject, "By the way, how has the research on live fish equipment been in the past two days?"
When this issue was mentioned, Wang Shouyi immediately became energetic: "Not to mention, Shouzhe, your idea is really unique and wonderful. Just spraying to increase vitality, pumping to change water and increase aeration, etc. are enough to change the storage and transportation of aquatic products."
The industry has been established, and my initial attempts have yielded very good results. The next step is to modify the carriage buckets and the breeding ponds in the shop."
"Then Second Brother, you must hurry up and build more breeding ponds in the backyard." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "Otherwise, Uncle Six will definitely come and beat you up."
"That's right, there have been more and more live fish at Uncle Liu's place in the past two days..." Wang Shouyi cupped his hands and said, "Fourth brother, I'll excuse you now." After that, Wang Shouyi ran out in a hurry.
Haha, Wang Shouyi's initiative is getting stronger and stronger, which is a good thing. It's no wonder that the improvement of the family's momentum will stimulate the morale of the clan members.
Wang Shouzhe attaches great importance to the two family properties of the fishing brigade and fish stalls. Originally, the annual net profit from the two combined was only four to five hundred thousand gold. However, after some suggestions and adjustments by him, the net profit exceeded
That's a piece of cake.
He is even confident that by next year, the fishing brigade and fish stalls will exceed the combined profits of the three major farms.
It is certainly a joy to seize the opportunity to make a fortune by speculating on pesticides. However, the development of a family business is the truly strong foundation of a family.
In addition, the grain storage worth three thousand gold mentioned by Qian Xue'an also gave Wang Shouzhe a slight headache. It is true that mastering grain in a disaster year means taking advantage of the opportunity.
But what is the concept of three thousand dry gold to store grain? Based on the current price of grain, it is about 50,000 to 60,000 dan, enough to feed 20,000 people for a year!
You know, the total population of Ping'an Town is less than 30,000.
With such a huge amount of grain, transportation and storage alone are a big problem. Naturally, there are granaries in the major farms of the Ping'an Wang family. However, those granaries have stored some old grain from last year, plus the reserves for this time's output. The space is already 7788. If it is full, another 10,000 or 20,000 pounds will be stuffed into it.
But the methods are all thought up by people.
When Patriarch Zhouxuan first built the main house, he considered the future development of the family. There were fifty courtyards for important clan members to live in, and the other various houses added up to no less than hundreds.
Most of them are empty, and it is easy to store tens of thousands of loads of food with a little tidying up. In a disaster year, the safest place is the main house of the family.
The main residence of every aristocratic family is built in a place where the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the defensive power is the strongest. The food is placed there to make people feel at ease.
In addition, it was mentioned before that the main residence of the Wang family was built near mountains and rivers.
The mountain is naturally a branch of Liuping Mountain, and next to the water is a small lake called Zhuwei Lake. This lake was named by Patriarch Zhou Xuan himself, after the maiden name of his beloved Queen Zhu Wei. .
Zhuwei Lake is not very big, covering an area of less than 10,000 acres of water, but it is the natural barrier and back garden of the Wang family's main residence.
The most important thing is that she also has a river that was originally natural and has been artificially repaired. The river bifurcates a few miles ahead and can lead to two other large farms besides Silkworm Village.
Among them, the main river channel of Fenggu Farm is connected to Zhuwei Lake in a winding way, with a total winding distance of about twenty miles.
The upper reaches of the Fenggu Farm River Channel is the tributary gate that Zhouxuan ancestor built in the past, called Fenggu Gate. This gate is a water conservancy facility and is mainly used to adjust the water level of the inland river. However, because it uses a winch-type single Lock mode, so there is no way for ships to pass.
But this does not matter much. In order to maintain smooth flow, both the inside and outside of Fenggu Gate require regular dredging and maintenance, so the water level is very deep...
Wang Shouzhe quickly straightened out his thoughts and immediately, after writing two letters, called Wang Zhong and Wang Yong in.
"Head of the family." The two family generals are in good spirits and morale. Obviously they are optimistic about the future development of the family.
Wang Shouzhe handed the letter to two family members, Wang Zhong and Wang Yong, to deliver it, and told him: "After you deliver the letter, you don't have to come back for the time being. You can stay there to help."
After the general left, Wang Shouzhe slowly drank tea alone, his eyes surging as if he was not at peace inside. If everything went well, this insect plague would be a turning point in the decline of the Wang family.