"Hurry, hurry up for me, it's going to get dark soon, as long as you can finish loading it before dark, in addition to the wages you get, each person will have a reward of ten cents!" Boss Yu stood on the dock, and said proudly to the coolies carrying the bags with a spring breeze, he bought a batch of goods from Dengzhou, everything was done, as long as the loading was completed today, he could sail back to Guangzhou tomorrow.

As soon as the coolies who carried the bag heard Boss Yu's words, they were immediately shocked, Shiwen is not a small amount, they can usually buy two buckets of rice, although the price of grain is rising now, two buckets of rice must be more than this price, but there is still no problem in buying two buckets of coarse grain, so they all speed up their pace, and finally finished moving the goods on the dock before dark, and then happily went to Boss Yu to receive the salary and reward, and went to the tavern on the dock to drink a few glasses in a good mood, and the Gu family hurried to the house.

Boss Yu on the dock was not as idle as the coolies, and after the coolies left, he took his men to count the goods on several boats, until the number was correct, then he put his mind at ease, and then returned to the dock, looking at his own small fleet and smirking.

Boss Yu is not from Dengzhou, his ancestral home is Yuezhou in the south, just next to Hangzhou, he has been doing business at sea for generations, but there is no one in his family, and the big business must have access and capital, and their Yu family does not have this condition, so they can only do some small business, this time I heard that the imperial court and Goguryeo are at war, he thought that Dengzhou is close to Goguryeo, and the grain will definitely not be supplied, so he bought a batch of grain with blood and planned to transport it to Dengzhou to make a profit.

But what Boss Yu didn't expect was. As soon as his fleet arrived in Dengzhou, Dengzhou Assassin Shi Yamen issued a new policy. It is called the "Salt Stamp Law", which probably means that there is a shortage of food on the front line. In order to encourage merchants to transport grain, the salt administration of Dengzhou was linked to grain, and every stone of grain transported to Dengzhou could be exchanged for a salt ticket of six catties of salt, with which it was possible to buy salt in Dengzhou. Together, his boatloads of grain were exchanged for more than 50,000 catties of salt.

When the officials of the Dengzhou Yamen confirmed the amount of grain on his ship, they immediately issued him a salt ticket, which was more than 50,000 catties of salt. If it had been placed in the past, even if he had tried his best to make connections in the family, he would never have been able to get so much salt, but now he only needs to take the salt ticket to various salt factories or salt warehouses, and after paying according to the wholesale price of salt in Dengzhou, he can get the salt, which is like a dream.

You must know that salt is not like grain, although the Tang Dynasty is not as strict with the salt industry as the former Sui, allowing private production and sale of salt, but all the salt produced. However, eighty percent had to be handed over to the local government, and the remaining two percent could be freely disposed of, so the salt industry was actually in the hands of the imperial court. And if you want to get salt from the imperial court, it is not so easy, you either have strength or connections, but Boss Yu's family does not occupy any of them, so although you know that Dengzhou is rich in salt, the price of salt is several times cheaper than that of other salt-producing areas, and the profits in salt are also extremely rich. But it's only for the sake of greed.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that this time he came to Dengzhou to get such a pie that fell from the sky, not only earned a sum of money from the grain, but also got such a large amount of salt tickets, in order to buy these salts, he took out all the money he earned from selling grain this time, and ran a few salt factories to get enough of this batch of goods, and now they are finally all on the ship, and his heart is finally steady.

"Second uncle, although this salt is a huge profit, it only fills one ship, and if the other boats go back empty, isn't it too wasteful?" Just when Boss Yu imagined that after he returned to Yuezhou, he would make a fortune with this batch of salt, when suddenly a black and thin guy came over and said. Boss Yu is a family business, and the people in the fleet are also of the same clan, and the one who speaks is his nephew Yu Zheng, who has always been smart and capable, and is very respected by him.

"Nonsense, I also want to buy more goods, but all the money from the sale of grain buys these salts, and I can't buy any decent goods with this left, or you hand over all your private money to the second uncle, and everyone can get together and see if you can buy another batch of canned food?" Boss Yu joked while scolding.

"Hehe, second uncle, you are really, we are all helping poor boys, how can we have any private money?" Yu Zheng pretended to have a simple expression and smiled, and the other guys also coaxed along. It can be seen that this Boss Yu is usually very good to his subordinates.

Had a meeting with the guys and joked, Boss Yu was about to take the guys to have a good meal, after all, it will set sail tomorrow, and he will have to stay on the ship for nearly a month in the future, so he should be treated in advance.

"Brother Yu stays!" At this moment, Boss Yu suddenly heard someone on the other side of the dock shouting anxiously. Boss Yu looked back and found that a group of people were running towards him in the distance, and when he got closer, he found that the person in charge was very faced, and he didn't know each other at all.

"Dare to ask this little brother, is there anything wrong with stopping Yu?" After Boss Yu saw the other party running in front of him and stopped, he asked. The other party looks about the same age as Yu Zheng's guys, at most in his twenties, white and clean, and he is also very well-dressed, and he knows at a glance that he is from a big family, but because he ran too quickly just now, he is now bending over and panting.

"In ...... is named Zhou Chu, and this time he took the liberty to stop Brother Yu, he really had something important to talk about! The young man recovered quickly, took a few breaths and eased up, and said to Boss Yu clearly. As soon as they heard that they were looking for the master's family to talk about something, the surrounding Yu guys consciously retreated a distance, which was the rule of business, and they were afraid that the guys would leak secrets after hearing about these business things.

"Oh? Brother Zhou, please speak! "The name Zhou Yue, Boss Yu always felt that he had heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"That's the case, the younger brother's family has been selling salt for generations, during this time Dengzhou's salt production has doubled, and the price is also extremely cheap, so the younger brother's family has invested most of their energy in Dengzhou, but I didn't expect that the assassin's house suddenly came out with such a salt ticket law, which can make our Zhou family miserable, and now we are raising food to ship, but it will take a while, and the salt reserves in our home are about to run out, if there is no new salt supplement, it will have a great impact on our reputation, That's why I wanted to ask Brother Yu for a favor. Zhou Yue's words were very sincere, and he did not hide his difficulties at all, which is very rare among businessmen, after all, he showed his hole cards, and then let the other party raise the price at will?

"Hehe, I didn't expect that Brother Zhou's news is very well-informed, you can find my goods as soon as they arrive, it's really admirable!" Boss Yu is also an old fox in the mall, after hearing the other party's words, he didn't say yes or no, but instead said polite words, but he was thinking about how to slaughter the other party? Although what the other party said was sincere, but the shopping mall is like a battlefield, and it will never tolerate half of the mercy, and it must not be soft when it is time to slaughter.

"Where is it, Brother Yu is still prescient, the younger brother's family really needs this batch of salt, and I hope Brother Yu will help!" Zhou Yue was humble for a moment and pleaded again.

"I can't talk about helping, it's just that it's not easy for the foolish brother this time, and the family also points to this batch of salt to subsidize the family, so this price is good~, hehe!" When Boss Yu said this, he showed a profiteer-only smile, and his two eyes were staring at each other.

"Haha, this Brother Yu rest assured, as long as you promise to send this batch of salt to Yangzhou, not only will the price satisfy you, but also our Zhou family will also cover the freight this time!" Zhou Yue said very boldly, it seemed that he was a second ancestor who didn't understand the market, but he was in a hurry to solve the urgent need at this time, and the price was left to Boss Yu.

Salt merchants? Yangzhou? Zhou family!

Boss Yu, who was about to open his mouth, suddenly flashed the above three words in his mind, which immediately made him guess the identity of the other party, but in order to confirm it, he still cautiously asked: "Dare to ask Brother Zhou, are you from the Zhou family in Yangzhou?" ”

"Hehe, Brother Yu is really well-informed, the younger brother was born in Yangzhou Zhou, but the younger brother is too unsuccessful, so he has to help the family manage some business." Zhou Yue was still smiling very boldly, as if he hadn't noticed Boss Yu's condescending performance.

Hearing the other party admit his identity, Boss Yu's face turned pale a few times, glad that he didn't shout the price just now, you must know that the Zhou family is one of the famous families in the south, not only does the family control the salt industry in many places, but also most of the children of the clan are officials in the court.

Thinking of this, Boss Yu looked at the young man with a bold face in front of him, and his heart was even more depressed, he could help the family deal with business matters, this Zhou Yue must also be an old fox in the shopping mall, just now he dared to show his hole cards as soon as he came up, and it was estimated that he was expected to be a small businessman who did not dare to increase the price indiscriminately.

"Since Zhou Gongzi needs it, Yu naturally doesn't dare to slack off, I will definitely send this batch of salt to Yangzhou, as for the price, it will be set according to the general market in Yangzhou." Boss Yu bowed down and said, not only changed the other party's title, but even he didn't dare to trust himself anymore, from being a brother to Yu.

"Hey~, how can this work, Brother Yu has done our Zhou family such a great favor, no matter what, it can't be priced in the general market, I think so, these salts are in the price of Yangzhou market, and then rise by one percent, which is a thank you to Brother Yu, this is also a little bit of our Zhou family's heart, I hope Brother Yu will not shirk!" Zhou Yue heard Boss Yu's words, although a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, he still maintained a bold smile on his face, and deliberately gave the other party some sweetness.

"Ahh This...... What's so embarrassing about that? "Boss Yu didn't expect that the other party would voluntarily raise the price by one percent, you must know that this one percent is also a lot of money, enough for their Yu family's income in the first half of the year.

"Haha, that's it, I'll write a note immediately, and then Brother Yu only needs to take the note to Yangzhou and find the steward of our Zhou family, and someone will naturally contact him." After Zhou Yue finished speaking, he took the pen and paper from the servants beside him, quickly wrote a note and handed it to Boss Yu, and also offered a batch of deposits, and a business was negotiated.

And when this business was completed on the dock, Li Su was also doing a business with several merchants in the Assassin's Mansion, but this business was very special, and now it was all in the hands of those merchants, and it was up to them whether they could do it. (Your support on this site is my biggest motivation.) )