Zhangji Grain Store is the largest grain store in Chengdu. Before the opening of the door early in the morning, the shopkeeper of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, Lao Wang, came. It was not the first time that the shopkeeper Zhang and Lao Wang had contact, and when they met, they hurriedly let Lao Wang into the house and served fragrant tea with his own hands.

Shopkeeper Zhang smiled: "Shopkeeper Wang, today is not our trading day, what's the matter so early?" ”

Lao Wang picked up the teacup and took a sip. It is the most inferior tea powder, Zhang Shopkeeper's slamming the door has long been famous, and the old Wang, who is used to drinking good tea, can't swallow the tea powder, and spit it out when he opens his mouth.

"What kind of broken tea is this, I'm also a big customer, just give me this?"

The shopkeeper Zhang said: "The small shop is a small business, and I really can't afford to buy good tea, forgive me!" ”

Lao Wang waved his hand: "Forget it, let's get down to business, let me tell you, in three days we want to come and mention next month's rice grain, and the quantity will be doubled, the more the better, money is not a problem, I don't know if there are any difficulties in the shopkeeper?" ”

Shopkeeper Zhang was stunned for a moment and looked at Lao Wang: "This is still more than half a month away from next month, why is it so urgent this time?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, just prepare food!"

Shopkeeper Zhang thought for a while: "This matter is very important, I'm afraid I won't be able to be the master, please wait a while, how about I give you an answer right away?" ”

Lao Wang waved his hand, and the shopkeeper Zhang retreated.

Soon, Shopkeeper Zhang helped an old man in through the back door. Zhang Ji Grain Store naturally belongs to the Zhang family, and the shopkeeper Zhang can't be the master, so there are naturally people who can call the shots. The old man who came to Lao Wang knew that he was the owner of Zhang Ji Grain Store and the distant uncle of Zhang's shopkeeper. The old man is over sixty years old, and his face is full of red light, so it is superfluous for the shopkeeper to support him.

Lao Wang didn't dare to hold it up, so he got up and saluted: "Alarm the old man, I'm bothering you." ”

Old man Zhang smiled and replied: "The shopkeeper Wang is polite, how can this group of people drink this bitter tea for the shopkeeper Wang, go and bring the tea I drink!" ”

Lao Wang waved his hand: "Old gentleman, don't be busy, I'll have something to do!" Presumably the shopkeeper has already told you, I wonder if the old gentleman can agree? ”

Old man Zhang frowned: "Oops! This matter is indeed a bit urgent, and the number is twice as large as usual, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to make up for a while. ”

Lao Wang was a little anxious when he heard this: "Zhang Ji is the largest grain and rice store in Chengdu, if I can't get it together, where will I go?" As long as the old gentleman can raise all the grain and rice in three days, the price can be increased by another 10%! ”

Shopkeeper Zhang's eyes lit up, and he looked at his uncle, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"It's easy to talk about the price, but the time is too tight!"

"Twenty percent, this is the highest price I can promise, if the old gentleman is not satisfied, we can only transfer!"

"Hehehe!" Old man Zhang smiled and said, "Dare to ask why you need so much food, could it be that there is something wrong?" ”

Lao Wang shook his head: "The old gentleman doesn't need to know, he just needs to prepare the grain, it's decided, three days later, one hand will pay the money, and the other hand will pay the grain!" ”

At the same time, Huo Laosi was also talking to the shopkeeper in the cloth shop in the East Market, and Huo Laosi was a little angry compared to Lao Wang's understatement. He had already raised the price by 20%, but the shopkeeper of the cloth shop had always insisted that the time was too tight and that it would be difficult to prepare so many things.

Huo Laosi's face darkened: "Shopkeeper Liu, we used to cooperate very well, but now we have difficulties, you actually sit on the ground like this, do you think that there is no more to buy cloth except for your family?" ”

Shopkeeper Liu smiled: "There are dozens of cloth shops in Chengdu, but we are the only one who can take out so many fabrics at once. ”

Huo Laosi's teeth creaked: "Say, how much do you want?" ”

Shopkeeper Liu smiled and stretched out three fingers.

"How can there be such a market, isn't this price the same as the price in your store? We buy so much at once, and there is no discount? ”

Shopkeeper Liu shook his head: "Linen cloth is in short supply, if it is silk or silk silk and there is still a discussion, this is already the best price." ”

Huo Laosi hesitated for a long time and stomped his feet: "Okay!" Three days later, I'll pick it up! ”

Shopkeeper Liu smiled and nodded: "Pay the money with one hand, deliver the goods with the other!" ”

The two groups of people walked around the city for a day, and everything except food and cloth was eaten in large quantities. Salt, grass, timber, iron ore and all kinds of daily necessities in the store, the people of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce are like crazy, no matter how much the price rises, they buy in large quantities. Jia Le, a businessman who holds bulk commodities, has blossomed, and for many years, no one has done business so happily today, especially after the establishment of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce.

In order to celebrate the victory of the first battle against the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, the businessmen with heads and faces gathered in the Tangmeng Mansion and lined up a banquet to get drunk.

After the joy, everyone finally calmed down. The shopkeeper Liu, a cloth merchant, said: "That Huo Laosi inadvertently said that they are in difficulty now, I don't know if something happened?" ”

Old man Zhang said: "It should be an accident, Su Ren's stall is too big, whether it is Yelang or Qiangdi, he has to intervene, and tens of thousands of people in Yuanshan are waiting to eat, if it is not good, he will end up in ashes." ”

"Isn't this very good, since they have their own problems, let's just watch the fire from the other side!" Shopkeeper Liu laughed, picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "As long as we deliver the goods two days late, we can make Su Ren die in a hurry." ”

Zhuo Wangsun sneered: "It's best not to give the goods, see what he Su Ren can do?" ”

Old man Zhang shook his head and said: "Since we agreed, we still have to prepare a little, and if we don't do the business of making money, wouldn't we be stupid?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes! What Mr. Zhang said was that Su Ren took the initiative to send us money, how could there be no reason not to! Shopkeeper Liu was very happy and looked at Tang Meng: "Duwei Tang, what is your opinion on this matter?" ”

Tang Meng didn't speak, bowed his head to eat.

Zhuo Wang Sun said: "You don't have to look at him much, just tell me how many goods you are going to sell to Su Ren?" ”

"Eighty percent should be okay!"

"Too many! No matter what you think, my iron-smelting workshop will not sell him a single piece of iron! ”

Old man Zhang said helplessly: "Shopkeeper Zhuo, why are you suffering?" We are all businessmen, making money is the biggest goal, and we cut off our own financial routes in order to breathe, such a loss is a bit big, right? ”

Zhuo Wang Sun snorted coldly: "My Zhuo family still has to pay for this loss, since you are all ready to do business with Su Ren, it is not interesting for me to stay, farewell!" ”

In front of everyone's eyes, Zhuo Wangsun got up and left, without anyone looking at him.

Tang Meng burped: "This meal is comfortable, the captain is a little tired, if you have nothing to do, you can talk slowly, I have to go and take a rest." ”

Tang Meng also left, and everyone looked at each other. Shopkeeper Liu and Old Man Zhang glanced at each other, and the expressions on their faces were disdainful.

Seeing that the three days have arrived, the carts from the Su family and the Cui family are full of copper coins, and several cars are loaded with boxes. The two teams were divided into many shares and entered the major merchant stores in Chengdu. Now that an agreement has been reached, all that remains is to weigh the goods and pay for them.

Looking at the bags of money in the car moving down one bag after another, Hawking was a little reluctant, turned his head and asked Leng Jun: "Second brother, can you really earn back this money?" ”

Leng Jun shook his head: "I don't know, Su Ren's approach can't be seen through, keep an eye on those people, this money is all the property of our family, and there is no room for loss." ”

Hawking smiled hesitantly: "The second brother has also become a love for money?" ”

He glared at him coldly and did not speak.

The shopkeeper Zhang of the grain store and the shopkeeper Liu of the cloth store all had smiles on their faces, just like the shopkeepers of other shops in Chengdu. Coolies and horse-drawn carts were greeted warmly to carry bags and bundles of goods from their warehouses. The ox carts that brought money were obviously not enough to carry the goods bought, and the long empty carts were waiting outside the store. This day is a festival for merchants in Chengdu, those who sell goods are elated, and those who do not sell goods are sad.

Standing at the door of his shop, Zhuo Wangsun turned his hands behind his back and watched all this coldly.

The Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce was purchasing in large quantities, and spared no expense, and this matter quickly spread in Chengdu. Some shopkeepers who were not included in the procurement squeezed in front of Lao Wang or Huo Laosi, hoping to get some share of the purchased goods.

Zhuo Wangsun snorted coldly, turned around and entered the house. The shopkeeper hurriedly held the fragrant tea: "The owner, we really don't sell anything to the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce?" They're real money! The timber shop Lao Zhou, who was diagonally diagonal just now, didn't look at us right. ”

"Not for sale! I said if I don't sell it, I won't sell it! Zhuo Wangsun glared at his shopkeeper: "Tell all our shops, if anyone dares to do business with the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, don't blame me for being polite!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded in agreement, shook his head and walked out of the door.

The streets are bustling, no matter what is going on or not, they are watching the procurement of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. So many ox carts, so much cargo, and so much money. No matter what it is, the price will be increased by two or three percent, and the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce will eat it in one bite. No one understands what the rich think, except for those businessmen, everyone else can only watch it as a joke.

Two sitting in a pub across the street. One of them was Tang Meng, who took a sip of wine and asked the person on the other side, "Is there any news of Yelang and Qiangdi?" ”

The man shook his head. The man was still in the house with a hat, and the brim of his hat was wide enough to cover his entire face, and he sat in the dark shadow behind the window, hiding himself completely.

"This is strange, since there is no news from Yelang and Qiangdi, what are Su Ren going to do?"

The man said: "I don't have any news, it's not that everything is calm in those places, but I don't know. ”

"Huh?" Tang Meng frowned: "Why?" ”

The man said: "Su Ren blocked Shuangzui Mountain and cut off any news from Yelang, and also blocked Lianshuangmen Mountain, isolating all movements in Qiangdi, my people can't go over, and Su Ren's caravan has been replaced with the original caravan guards, and Yuanshan doesn't need to steal him." ”

"Could it be that he knows something?"

The man shook his head again: "No! If I had known, I would have been arrested a long time ago. ”

"That's true, but you better be careful, I think this time Su Ren is not good!"

The man nodded, got up to salute Tang Meng, turned around and disappeared into the wine shop.

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