After talking about the overall planning of Linquan Castle and the military affairs, the old man and the third brother-in-law asked Bai Gui again: What are the specific arrangements for business?

The problem now is: the trading market here in Linquan Castle has been initially formed, and merchants from Yiqu and other places have come here to trade. They brought local souvenirs to Linquan Castle to exchange the items they needed, and then brought them back to buy.

There are more local merchants, which will inevitably affect the business of Baigui.

To know! The last time Bai Gui left, warehouses were set up in various tribes.

Right now! The locals also started business, and Bai Gui's warehouse was naturally hit.

To know! The nomadic people of the north are the most righteous. When they saw that the locals had also opened a storehouse and that the goods in it were complete, they did not go to the outsiders' storehouse to buy them.

Not to mention in ancient times, not to mention in the north, even in modern society, there are also xenophobic thoughts. Locals and outsiders do business in the same place, and locals will only take care of the locals' business. Unless! Locals are forced to buy and sell. Or! The popularity is too poor. Otherwise! There are xenophobia.

Presently! Although the impact on the business is not large, there is not much profit.

So! There are many shopkeepers who are not willing to continue.

They think! The greater the volume of trade on the side of Linquan Castle and the more people came, the more they could not open the tribe's store.

"The business still has to be done, but it will no longer open branches in the future." Bai Gyu said.

"White officials?" When a shopkeeper heard about it, he ran in from out of town and asked puzzledly, "Our store is losing money?" ”

The third brother-in-law also said: "Yes! They are not used to living in the north, and they have a bad relationship with us northerners. So! It's hard to get mixed up. ”

Bai Gui shook his head and smiled, "It's understandable! They hadn't dealt with the northerners, and it wasn't their fault that they didn't have a good relationship. So be it! I'll rearrange it and replace the current shopkeeper.

Or! Let them partner with locals. Our shopkeeper is responsible for the purchase, the locals are responsible for the shipment, and the relationship with the locals is all handled by the locals.

And then what! Slowly let the locals take over our warehouse. When the time comes! We're going to get out of the warehouse entirely.

I mean! You can't just quit. Just quitting out like this, which has a great impact on our business. The main thing is the reputational impact, when people hear about it, they will definitely say it! Bai Gui also has a business that can't be done! Bai Gui is in the northern nomads, and the warehouse can't be opened. Isn't it? ”

"This?" When the third brother-in-law heard this, he felt that this was the truth, so he nodded.

"This?" The shopkeeper listened and nodded hesitantly.

"I advocate not quitting directly, but also insisting! Another reason is that it's good that we can't quit completely! We can understand the market in the north in detail, and we don't need to go to various places to conduct research, but through the feedback of each warehouse, we can know: what goods are needed in various places? Such! We may import from Zhoudi.

There is another reason: with our warehouse, the warehouse opened by local merchants cannot monopolize the market. If they are all warehouses run by locals, they will encounter a shortage of materials, and they will make a 'national disaster', raise prices, and increase the burden on the people.

Although I am a businessman, my original intention is not to make money! My original intention was to help the poor people in the world and give others a way to live.

So! I do not advocate a complete and direct withdrawal from the northern market, the removal of the warehouses located in the various tribes. You know what I mean? Third brother! You know what I mean? Making money is a must for businessmen. But! Making money is not the only thing to be a human being! ”

"I see! White officials! I'm taught! White officials! The third brother-in-law listened and kept nodding.

In front of Bai Gui, he really has nothing to say!

Bai Gui is not the kind of person who talks about one thing and one thing behind his back, he says that if he serves the people, he will serve the people, and he does not mean anything false.

He didn't just say it, he really did it. For example! In the case of northern commerce, his decision was a surprise. But! And to be expected.

Most of the shopkeepers speculated that it was very likely that Bai Gui came over this time to remove the warehouses set up in various tribes. Because! The market here in Linquan has already been done, and there is no need for us to make money-losing transactions.

Outcome! But the white officials made such a decision: not to withdraw! The existence of the warehouse is used as a stable market and research.

The reason for setting up the warehouse was to have an agreement with the local tribal leaders to help their tribe sell their goods and buy the supplies they needed. Because! None of these tribes had a well-developed business.

And now! The Linquan Trade Center has been formed, and the locals have come directly to Linquan to trade. So! Warehouses located in various places are not very useful. Or rather! There is competitive pressure.

Bai Gui came to Linquan Castle this time, and there was one more important thing, that is, the smelting industry and the copper processing industry. He wants to move the smelting plant here, and he also wants to process the smelted copper and iron into concrete products.

Right now! The ore has been brought in, and the finished products such as copper and iron smelted have also been brought in, and they are waiting to build a factory.

Right now! His most urgent needs to do were three things: one! Build a smelting plant and master smelting technology. Two! Build a copperware processing factory to produce the copperware products needed by the northern nomads. Three! Look for coal mines.

Bai Gui wanted to transfer the smelting industry to the north, and he didn't think about it out of thin air. Because! He found coal.

In the old man's deer park tribe, he saw someone using coal to make a fire, so he asked where the coal came from. Outcome! The third brother-in-law told him that he could dig up these coals in the mountains southwest of the deer park.

The people of Luyuan did not know that it was coal, called coal. Coal, that is, a stone that can burn.

Only with coal can the smelting industry be developed. Without coal, the smelting industry would not have developed. Because! The burning temperature can't go up.

Where to place the smelter and coppersmith processing plant has not yet been determined. Now he doesn't know where there is coal. Until coal is found, it will not be possible to carry out the smelting industry and the copperware processing industry.

According to his estimates, coal should not be a problem. Because! In the mountains of the south, since there is open-pit coal to be mined, a larger open-pit coal mine can be found.

Last time, Bai Gui went to the mountain to the south, and he guessed why this mountain didn't grow tall trees and weeds, but it was bare. The reason for this may be that there is a large amount of coal underneath.

Coal mines that are exposed on the surface, which is commonly known as open-pit coal mines, are also difficult to grow plants on. The weathered surface is interspersed with black stones or black soil.

Once you have found a coal mine, you can choose a smelting site in the mountains.

(End of chapter)