The small businessman wiped his tears and said: "Don't be afraid, there will always be someone who knows the goods, this taro is not afraid of drought, not afraid of cold, not afraid of barren land, the most suitable for planting in this kind of place in Shaanxi, I will bring it to Xi'an to sell, as long as we can find a person who knows the goods, we can make a lot of money, and then you can marry a daughter-in-law." ”

As soon as he said this, he suddenly felt someone tap him on the shoulder, and a voice sounded in his ears: "Congratulations, the person who knows the goods is here." ”

The little merchant looked back in astonishment, his face still had a red slap print, sweat and tears mixed on his face, and since his face was not very clean, there were several unsightly traces flowing. When I looked back, I saw Zhu Yuanzhang wearing a hat and carrying a waist knife.

The little businessman was immediately frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang's style, Qingtian Bai said that he bumped into a knife hand of this shape, it was really scary, he also thought that the other party was a plainclothes arrester of the imperial court, and he came to the door for no reason.

"Don't be afraid!" Zhu Yuanzhang slowed down and said: "My lord wants to negotiate a deal." ”

"Oh? Is it about business? "The eyes of the little businessman lit up, this is really a mountain and a water, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and spring! He hurriedly followed Zhu Yuanzhang around the street corner next to him, and when he arrived at a secluded place, he saw Xu Renjie and Xue Hongqi standing there, smiling at him.

The small businessman glanced at Xu Renjie with his eyes, and immediately felt that this product was a big businessman!

Just like Wang Er and Miao Mei can't pretend to be businessmen, Xu Renjie just stands there even if he doesn't do anything, no matter who looks at it, he looks like a businessman, and he really can't fake. However, after looking at Xue Hongqi, he felt that this guy didn't look like a maid...... As for this swordsman who led him over, it was even more terrifying, the momentum that seeped out of him should not be what a swordsman should have?

The little businessman was a little suspicious in his heart, but out of the expectation of the three words "talk about business", he was reluctant to escape, so he hurriedly made a gesture and reported to his home: "This ...... Cough...... It's polite outside, my name is Xia Erduo, a person from Jingxiang, Hunan......"

Xu Renjie put on his true colors and said: "Be polite, my name is Xu Renjie, and I am a ...... of Baishui Rice Merchant."

"Hey, you should think about it when you take a pseudonym, right? What kind of broken name is this? It's hard to hear, Renjie? I think it's a human monkey, right? Xue Hongqi muttered in a low voice behind him.

"You ......" Xu Renjie was furious, turned around and shouted: "This is Lao Tzu's real name!" The first thing in business is credit, and if Lao Tzu doesn't report his real name, there will be no talk about it in the future. ”

"Scare?" Xue Hongqi was flustered.

Xu Renjie didn't have time to quarrel with her, turned around to the little businessman Xia Erduo, and said with a smile: "I saw your goods in the market just now, it seems to be very interesting, I bother you to explain one or two things for me, if it is really good, I will buy them all." ”

Xia Er was overjoyed, and hurriedly introduced: "This thing is called Tu Yao, it was brought from the sea by the Fran Ji people, and I also learned about this thing from a merchant in Guangxi by chance, and after trying to plant some, sure enough, as they said, this thing has many benefits, and let me ...... it one by one."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Renjie heard from his words, this guy is actually a very failed businessman, he used to do small business, never made a big business, and he also has some fields at home, and he can't make money in business and can still rely on his family's fields to make a living, belonging to the kind of half-farmer and half-businessman failed characters.

This guy got potatoes from Guangxi merchants, and then tried to plant them himself, and found many advantages of potatoes, so he felt that this thing had business opportunities, and it was very suitable for planting in Shaanxi * West, where the land was barren and was in drought...... I didn't expect ...... Along the way, no one was interested in potatoes in several towns, and no one cared about them in the bustling city of Xi'an...... It's really a bit of a feeling that the sky should not be right, and the earth is not spiritual.

Finally, a businessman was willing to listen to his introduction to potatoes, and he was like meeting a confidant, and he fished out his heart, liver, spleen and lungs and made his appearance.

After listening to his words, Xu Renjie was actually not very interested in this potato, and Ren Xia Er talked about its benefits for a long time, but Xu Renjie was a person with historical limitations after all, and he didn't know the powerful power of this crop, and he still habitually thought that this thing was useless.

He looked at Xia Erduo and said, "This thing seems to be full of fun, huh...... Let me consider the time of a pillar of incense, and then give you an answer. ”

Hearing that he was full of fun, but there was no interesting look in his eyes, Xia Erduo's heart was half cold, and he said bitterly: "Then I'll wait here for a pillar of incense outside Xu Yuan." ”

Xu Renjie took Zhu Yuanzhang and Xue Hongxuan to a slightly farther place, the three heads came together, Xu Renjie said: "Brother Zhu, I don't think it's a big deal when I hear this, this businessman is useless, he belongs to a lame businessman, and he is not in the stream." ”

"Not in the stream? I think people are simple and honest, and they are much better than you stinky monkey merchant. Xue Hongqi snorted.

"You know a fart, the last thing a businessman needs is to be simple and honest!" Xu Renjie said with a smile: "Only the old man can be a good businessman." ”

Xue Hongqi was speechless.

Xu Renjie smiled: "In short, this person is useless, and the taro is useless!" ”

"No, both people and taro are useful!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly: "He is not a pure businessman, but a half-farmer and half-businessman, and he has planted taro by himself, which is really a rare talent...... I need such a manpower, you buy all his goods, and then trick him into white water. ”

Xu Renjie pouted: "What kind of garbage?" ”

"Less nonsense, go quickly!"

The three of them turned back to Xia Erduo, only to see Xia Erduo staring at them with excitement on his face.

"Hmm...... Although I don't like this taro very much, I am used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and occasionally I want to get some bark and grass roots to try, how many do you have? Make an offer. "Xu Renjie began to behave in business.

When Xia Erduo heard this, he was really happy from the sky, and hurriedly said: "I only transported a dozen trucks this time, about more than 30,000 catties, if you are interested, give 20 yuan a catty." The key is not in this point of goods, but that we will cooperate for a long time in the future, and I will send you goods every six months in the future. ”

The magistrate paid attention, twenty yuan is equivalent to about forty or fifty yuan in later generations, is it too exaggerated to buy a pound of potatoes with so much money?

Not an exaggeration at all!

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, when Chongzhen was about six years, the price of food was already very outrageous, a bucket of rice (about ten catties) was worth 500 yuan, which was equivalent to a pound of rice was worth 50 yuan, and later with the serious drought, the price became more and more outrageous, and the bucket of rice rose to a few taels of silver. Some poor families sell their children for more than enough money to buy a bucket of rice...... So twenty dollars a pound of potatoes is a very cheap food! At least more than twice as cheap as rice.

"Jin?" Xu Renjie deliberately provoked and said: "Buying and selling grain is calculated by stone or bucket, how can it be calculated by catties?" Are you sincere enough to pit me? ”

"This ...... The taro is different from rice, the rice can be filled with a bucket tightly, but the shape of the taro is very weird, when stacked together, there is a big gap between the two and two, if you sell it by the bucket, you will suffer a lot of losses! So I sold it by the pound. Xia Erduo said seriously: "I really don't dare to pit you." ”

This businessman is real, and he is afraid that there is a gap between the potatoes and he will lose Xu Renjie by selling them according to the volume, and he really can't do business.

Xu Renjie snorted and said: "No, you have to sell by the pound or not by the bucket, you must be trying to trick me, I think there is a problem with this price...... You have to reduce the price, I think twenty wen is too expensive, just ten wen a catty. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang next to him couldn't cry or laugh when he heard it, he asked this Xu Renjie to buy all the potatoes, in fact, he didn't think about bargaining at all, but Xu Renjie's soul as a businessman attacked, and he killed himself at a price, and he was really ruthless, and he caught someone with 20 Wen and killed 10 Wen directly...... Is this half of the killing of women shopping for clothes in later generations?

The two businessmen fought there, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xue Hongqi were bored, they fought for a long time, it was really dawn and until dark, and finally came to the conclusion, fifteen wen a catty, Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't cry and laugh, for the difference in the price of five wen, you waste my precious time? I really want to give this guy a kick in the ass. But that's okay, if you don't have this link when doing business, it's easy to be exposed.

After the price was settled, Xu Renjie began to plan to deceive this person to Baishui according to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, and he said seriously: "Brother Xia Erduo, since we have negotiated a deal, it is a matter of proportion...... I bought more than 30,000 catties of your taro, and I didn't bring so many cars and guys to transport them back to Baishui, so please come with me and transport these things to Baishui. ”

"Huh? Going to ship white water? Xia Erduo hesitated: "What about more than two hundred miles...... It's not easy to walk, and my coachman and his buddies also have to be paid. ”

Xu Renjie spread his hands and said: "Nacheng, I will give you back twenty wen a catty, and you are responsible for transporting them to me, how about it?" ”

Xia Erduo was overjoyed suddenly: "Cheng, no problem!" Twenty wen a catty, I package the goods to the door. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xue Hongqi suddenly vomited blood, Xu Renjie, are you a fool? Why did you argue for a long time just now? In the end, it was sold at the original price...... Xia Erduo talked about business, and he was inexplicably happy. He shook his head and sighed: "Xu Yuanwai is really a good person, if I hadn't met you, my trip to Xi'an would have been a real loss...... This Xi'an City, if only everyone were like you...... I really don't want to run into a snake like that again. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "Can't think of getting angry? Fix that snake in the ground? ”

(To be continued)