Chapter 208: A Gentleman's Agreement?

"In that case, then let's not play false." Zhou Chengyun said, "Little Brother Zheng, let's make a price." ”

Without waiting for Zhiwen to speak, he suddenly waved at Si Cha and said, "Si Cha, you go out first, and I will talk to Xiao Brother Zheng well." ”

It's not that I'm not worried about Si Cha, it's just that the matter behind it is confidential, so naturally the fewer people who know, the better, and there is only one person on Zhiwen's side, Zhou Chengyun feels that if Si Cha stays, the other party may not want to talk deeply.

"No matter how big or small, two pieces of silver." Zhiwen is real, and he didn't quote a false price first, and then bargained with each other, and the price was the same as that given to the shopkeeper Song at that time.

Zhou Chengyun pondered for a while, in all fairness, the price is not high, as long as it is cheaper than cotton clothes, the market is not a problem, if you use some means, cotton clothes are more expensive, but as long as they are cheaper than silk cotton, they can also be sold, but the market is not so wide.

"How many pieces can I have in a month?" Zhou Chengyun asked.

Zhiwen calculated, now he can organize 500 people to knit sweaters, if he is proficient, one person can knit one piece in two days, and 7,500 pieces a month, if he can mobilize some more people, 10,000 pieces a month is not a big problem.

"Nine thousand." Zhiwen was a little more conservative.

"It's a little less, so let's do it, I've got it all, you just have to do it, don't stop working even if it's summer, I want as much as I want."

Zhou Chengyun didn't even pay back the price, so he made such a decision.

"In terms of money, I will pay you 30,000 yuan of silver first, and after the delivery is settled, I will make up the part that is less than 30,000, how about it?"

Zhiwen was stunned, he didn't expect Zhou Chengyun's sincerity to be so sufficient, according to the amount he reported, the annual payment was more than 20,000 taels of silver, Zhou Chengyun had paid a long-term advance to him, but he was a little uneasy in his heart.

Seeing that Zhiwen didn't speak, Zhou Chengyun thought that he was moved by his own conditions, and had already agreed, and asked, "Junior Brother Zheng, since you can weave wool into thread, I wonder if you can spin it into cloth?" ”

This is the real highlight, according to Zhou Chengyun's assumption, if you can really spin woolen cloth, it will pry the market of cotton, linen, silk, and the clothes worn by the entire Ming Dynasty and its surrounding countries will be changed.

And themselves, will also rely on the rise of the wool industry, become a real predator, when the time comes, the eight grain merchants in northern Shanxi, at best, are just clowns.

In comparison, the sweater is just an appetizer, and it is very cost-effective to exchange a mere 30,000 taels of silver for the other party's favor and cooperation.

Of course, it would be best if you could master the core secret of wool spinning, but this idea flashed in Zhou Chengyun's mind and disappeared.

Zhou Chengyun is a person, has the means and the courage, but since he was a child, under his father's words and deeds, what he hated the most was this kind of forcible seizure, in his opinion, if he did this, how different would a man be from a beast.

Over the years, he has defeated his opponents in a dignified manner, even if he uses some means, he will not do anything.

If you can cooperate happily, everyone will make money, so why bother to do things that hurt nature.

You can't be too greedy, it will cost you your life and prolong your descendants, Zhou Chengyun is convinced of this.

Zhiwen came back to his senses, and sure enough, like Fan Yongdou, they are all human spirits, and when they see a sweater, they will think of wool cloth.

"But it can," Zhiwen didn't hide it, "but at the moment I don't think it's appropriate to launch woollen cloth, and besides, we're not short of manpower right now." ”

Zhou Chengyun's face changed slightly when he heard Zhiwen's words, but after only thinking about it a little, he understood what Zhiwen meant, and the fanatical mood just now instantly calmed down.

Under the premise that sweaters are still a new thing and are not widely accepted, it is very risky to rush to launch woolen cloth, and there may even be a situation where the two compete with each other and lose both.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chengyun looked at Zhiwen with some surprise, at a young age, it is rare to have such knowledge.

"Then I'll order it first, I will pay 100,000 taels of silver as a deposit, and when the wool cloth comes out, I will save another 200,000..., no, 400,000 taels of silver are with you, or the same as the sweater, I will make up for it all, and I will make up for less than 500,000 taels after the payment is settled, how about it?"

Save 100,000 taels first, and then save 400,000 taels, enough atmosphere, bold enough!

It's just that Zhiwen suddenly understood the uneasiness in his heart, and he was going to be "raised".

If ordinary people heard these conditions of Zhou Chengyun, I am afraid that they would have been so happy that they would not be able to find the north, so much deposit in their own hands, there is no need to worry about sales, just do it.

But Zhiwen saw the crisis hidden in it, his own sales are all controlled by one family, once the other party has an accident, or deliberately makes trouble for you, then you will die an ugly death.

In later generations, first those famous supermarket chains, and then a certain treasure and a certain east platform, when the manufacturer sold goods in it, it has been put on heavy shackles, admission fees, promotion fees, time-limited discounts, violation fines, etc., etc., etc., make you want to die.

What the? You don't do? I'm sorry, but there are people who want to come in and do it.

And once you leave this platform, sales plummet, and there is no place to cry.

"Brother Zhou," Zhiwen said slowly but firmly, "thank you for favoring our sweaters and woollen cloth so much, but I don't plan to leave it all to you alone." ”

Zhou Chengyun was stunned when he heard this, he came here today, full of sincerity, paid so much in advance, and guaranteed that this amount would not be reduced, which was also unique among his partners, but he didn't expect to be rejected by Zhiwen?

Is it because of the lack of money? Zhou Chengyun was a little anxious, if this business wasn't done exclusively by him, the money would be much less, without thinking about it, and then said, "I'll pay three dollars for a sweater, how about it?" If you want wool cloth, you will price it after it is made, rest assured, you will not be at a loss. ”

"It's not about the money, Brother Zhou." Zhiwen said.

With a turn of his mind, Zhou Chengyun understood Zhiwen's worries, and hurriedly said, "Little Brother Zheng, don't worry, I still expect to make a lot of money with this, why don't we have a gentleman's agreement?" ”

Zhiwen shook his head, the gentleman's agreement can only prevent the gentleman, and if he wants to turn his face, it is useless to have any agreement.

The negotiations reached an impasse for a while, and both sides were silent.

For Zhou Chengyun, if sweaters and woolen cloth can't get exclusive agents, they can't control the entire market, then this business is just icing on the cake for him, and it doesn't mean much.

As for Zhiwen, he is unwilling to dominate the next family, so he threatens himself in turn.

After a long time, Zhiwen spoke, "Brother Zhou, I have an idea, it's better to..."

"I also thought of an idea," Zhou Chengyun said with a smile, "We don't have to learn from the Three Kingdoms, write down our ideas, and then compare them with each other, everything is simple, how about saying it together?" ”

"Okay!" Zhiwen replied.