In the 41st time, Jing Baili did not make tribute, and Eunuch Diao asked for a bribe

The poem says: Money can make ghosts grind, all by running around the old cow and,

The family has a big business and is good at doing things, and he is busy shuttling in the officialdom.

Lao Niu and he has been busy all winter, hoarding so many goods, and he will start selling them in the spring. In the old Youzhou City, the Li family in Niuquan Village has a total of three shops. There are two shops next to Danfengmen, one is a grain shop and the other is a fruit shop, and these two shops are on the same street. Another silk village, in the Gongbei Gate, next to the Yongping Pavilion. When you enter Danfeng Gate, there is a large area of workshops, markets, grain shops and fruit shops, which are in the middle of this market. People come and go, the river is endless, from morning to evening, people buying things, endlessly, the business of the two shops, is also very prosperous. In the year of the catastrophe, it was the season of green and yellow, and there was famine everywhere, and the grain store was the most prosperous. The grain of other grain shops, after several changes of hands, the price is extremely high. Only Li Ji grain shop sells rice from the south, although the price is not low, but it is different from other grain shops, they all sell millet, old corn, hungry beans, all from the north. And Li Ji Grain Shop, the rice sold and the white noodles sold were all shipped from the south, that is to say, they were all from the Great Song Dynasty, and the prices were not comparable, and it was not surprising that the prices were a little higher. Another business is that they have sold the northern grain in their hands to wholesale, and other grain shops, on the one hand, have made no less money, on the other hand, they have become their suppliers, not only do not have a competitive relationship, but also become their source of goods, so in this industry, Li Ji grain shops have a good reputation. In this year of famine, they are grateful to supply the food that makes money to their peers, how much grain can't be sold in this year, how expensive the grain can't be sold, so the shopkeepers of other grain shops are vying to have a good relationship with Li Ji Grain Shop, and they all hope to buy more goods from them and make more money for themselves.

The other is the fruit shop, which usually buys dried and fresh fruits, and in winter there are dried fruits left, and the largest amount of sales is large persimmons. In the mountains of Niuquan Village, there are many caves of all sizes, especially the caves with some stalactites, which are deep and cold, and the humidity is large, which is especially suitable for the storage of fruits. In today's words, it is a natural large cold storage, so your fruit shop does not compete with other fruit shops for the season. When people sell fruits, they don't sell the fruits of the season, and when the fruits in other shops are almost sold, they take them out of the cave, wrap them in a big quilt, and then use a cart to pull them into Youzhou City, the price of these fruits sold is several times higher than the price of other merchants, and everyone rushes to buy, Lao Li's fruit shop is prosperous, and it has also driven other businesses around, and various trading shops are also prosperous.

Spring came, the famine began, and a large number of refugees poured into Youzhou City, and the government had to open porridge sheds to provide relief to the victims. Then we need a large amount of grain, and where will the grain come from? The state treasury cannot be opened, it is military rations, and we must ensure war consumption. So all this grain was distributed from various grain stores. At this time, Li Ji Grain Shop stood up, and their family gave 30,000 catties of grain, so that the businessmen in the same industry were grateful.

The victims of the disaster in the city have received their due relief, but what about the citizens of the city? They have the money to buy some food, but because the food is too expensive, many people cannot afford to buy so much food, and they have to survive this famine year, so they can only buy some dried fruits instead of food, so that they will not go hungry. Lao Niuhe has been fully mentally prepared, in addition to the large number of dried and fresh fruits purchased every year, this year a large number of black dates have been specially purchased. Black jujube is usually worthless, and it is the least valuable in the dried fruit, so it didn't cost much money when it was purchased, especially when it was purchased in large quantities, it was cheaper, and it was put in winter, and now it is taken out, and it is sold several times more than in previous years. This is called money can make the devil grind, the cost is not large, the supply is sufficient, and the price is so much more expensive than the usual price, can it not make a lot of money? But just with a shop, it is impossible to make a lot of money, and the daily flow of goods is not a big deal? Therefore, they use the channel of the grain shop to match the grain with black dates, and the sales volume can be imagined.

At the beginning, it was matched with grain, and the people ate the sweetness after buying it back, because black dates are more delicious and cheaper than ordinary grains, so later, black dates became a hot commodity, and those grain shops also rushed to order a large number of black dates from Li Ji grain shops. Originally, there were more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages a day, but now 50 vehicles a day is not enough. No matter how many goods you have, you won't be able to sell them in this famine year. What's more strange is that the more the goods are in demand, the more the people are rushing to buy, usually for a copper, two coppers quarreled the sky, now even the price is not asked, as long as it is food, hurry up to buy home, the more the better, as long as the grain shop opens, the people will flock to it, from morning to night, a bag of pockets to go out, poured into the home, they have a bottom in their hearts. After this toss, those dried fruits and miscellaneous grains that have not been sold for many years have become in-demand goods, making these shops earn a lot of money. With these grains and dried fruits, the common people have also settled down, because they have calculated, they can hold on until the new grain is beaten, and they will not go hungry.

The grain and fruit shops made money because they had caught up with the famine year. The silk village makes money, but it has not changed, and it is making a lot of money every day. Who doesn't want to wear clothes? Who doesn't want to get one or two good clothes? What's more, there are a lot of officials who want to make official uniforms, and a lot of troops who want to make official clothes. Although the silk village can't get these big business, but those sons and brothers who get big business, dignitaries and nobles, they don't have cloth and silk in their hands, so they will find the silk village as soon as possible and order clothes materials. Liu Zhixian of Liangxiang County, her son got a large order from the Imperial City Procurement Office, and found the silk village as soon as possible, and the bright identity of the shopkeeper. How clever the people who do business are, so quickly send someone to bring Lao Niu He. As soon as he heard that he was the son of the county magistrate, Niu He hurriedly came to the silk village and asked about the situation.

Niu He, "Liu Gongzi, I don't have to say anything about my relationship with the county master, your business is my business, I want to ask you a few questions, is it okay?"

Liu Yanei, "Old housekeeper, please tell me face to face if you have anything." ”

Niu He, "You buy so much silk and satin cloth to turn it into ready-to-wear, but it's very troublesome, what are you going to do?"

Liu Yanei, "Let's take a step at this matter, first order the clothes materials, and then get the style, and I am looking for a tailor shop, can't we just get the processing?"

Niu He, "Childe, you think about this matter too simply. Let me ask you again, do you get the style of the clothes?"

Liu Yanei, "I've already gotten it, there are a total of 7 styles." ”

Niu He, "How long is the construction period? That is, when will it be delivered." How many sets have you ordered?"

Liu Yanei, "The construction period was given three months, and the delivery was made at the end of June, and a total of 3,000 sets were ordered. ”

Niu He, "Even if you get the clothes materials, you won't be able to make 3,000 sets by the end of June with a three-month construction period." In addition to the material of the clothes, cutting is not a big problem, the buttons of the clothes, the corners of the interlining, and some decorations, all require a lot of labor, I dare say that no one dares to take this job even if you give money. If they turn their faces, there will be no one to eat, and ordinary merchants would rather not do this business than save their lives. If you don't believe it, you go out and try it, you run for 10 days, and no one will pick up your deal. ”

Liu Yanei, "Old housekeeper, do you have a good way?"

Niu He, "Just by virtue of my friendship with Master Liu, you are doing this, can I not help?" But let's make things clear, silk and satin cloth, you don't have to negotiate the price, the price of the kilometer is not low, and you don't make less money." Let me do the rest, as long as you give me the style of the clothes, I promise to give you 3,000 sets of clothes within three months, what do you think?" Hello Hello,

Liu Yanei, "Old housekeeper, aren't you at a loss?"

Niu He, "You can't lose money, you just make less, but you save a lot of money." I don't want to make any money in this transaction, as long as our silk and satin fabrics can keep our capital. The reason why I did this is because I am afraid that you will cause trouble for Master Liu, and if you can't get your clothes out at that time, Grandpa Liu and your whole family will be in big trouble. No one dares to take this matter, that is, the salary is young, only considering that you can make money, not considering that the companion is like a tiger, once the emperor is angry, which stubble to catch, we are all guilty of losing our heads. ”

Liu Yanei, "Old housekeeper, how can I repay you if you do this?"

Niu He, "Childe, you are far away, Master Liu takes good care of me, it can be said that he is as kind as a mountain, what is it for me to do this? Isn't that what I should do? If you really want to say and help me do something, then I'm not welcome." How much tribute do you need to pay to the chief steward of the palace for this transaction? But I hope that the tribute of our Jingbai pear will be exempted, this is a matter of the words of the chief manager, do you think it is okay?. ”

Liu Yanei, "Old housekeeper, that can make you break the bank, this matter is on me, I and the chief manager, we have met several times, I have eaten and drunk mine, and this time she gave her such a large sum of silver, she has already said, everything she can do, she will definitely do it for us." This is the clothes for the spring season, and in the fall, there are 3,000 sets of cotton clothes, double the price for us, and I ask you to help me make it. ”

Niu He, "Then we still have the old rules, I only collect the money for the material, the money for cotton, and all the other small money, all on me." ”

Liu Yanei, "Then let's just say it." ”

Niu and," a word is a certainty. ”

Exactly: as long as greed is not virtuous, playboy to exploit,

Since childhood, he has been in business and calculating, and his son is obedient to the old cow.

Will these 3,000 outfits be completed on time?