"Gunma Ye Gaojian!" Liang nodded, "Since we are talking about trading, then I will tell you the truth, although last year's bumper harvest and this year's annual harvest is also good, but because of the war, the price of rice is not cheap." ”

"Yes, I know that." Isn't it just taking the opportunity to raise the price, Lu Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly, stretched out a hand, and opened his five fingers, "Otherwise, how about trading at fifty percent of the market price?" ”

"Huh?" Liang Zhong was stunned for a moment, and slowly shook his head, "Don't be joking, this price is a little too low." ”

"No, not low." Lu Zhi waved his hand, "The price of new rice is naturally higher, and you may earn less than fifty percent of the market price, but what if it is old rice?" ”

"Haha~~~" was revealed by Lu Zhidao, Liang Zhong was a little embarrassed, "Cheng, since the county master is an understanding person, then let's inspect the goods tomorrow, how about it?" ”

"Okay, then tomorrow." Lu Zhi sighed secretly, damn it, the bid is still high, but it's okay, this is just a preliminary verbal agreement, and it can be negotiated later.

In the years of great wars or famines, hoarding and wantonly raising the price of rice were the usual methods used by large households, and the Liang family was one of the best.

With this year's so-called "post-war" rice price, let alone said that it is fifty percent, even if it is lower, the Liang family will make money.

The two talked for a while, and they didn't say anything about buying more or less, but they still had to wait for the goods to be inspected before deciding.

Again, Lu Zhi was really busy, and he didn't stay long, and he left.

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The next day, a rice warehouse of the Liang family.

Lu Zhi is not alone in this wave, there are also skin monkeys, Chen Youqian and professionals affiliated with the Lu family - the shopkeepers of several rice shops

The Lu family's family business is not small, and the traditional industries are basically involved, especially after the champion building and gluttonous residence, the rice line has become a must-have.

It's not much, in the capital, there are only two or three rice shops dedicated to the Lu family, and right now, the shopkeepers of these families are here.

Everyone greeted each other, and this officially began, and Liang Chong simply opened the warehouse for inspection.

Hey, under the leadership of the Liang family, Lu Zhi and his party were effortless.

In fact, according to Lu Zhi's cognition, the new rice should refer to the newly harvested rice of this year, which is the rice of the current year, which is processed by selecting, hulling and other processes.

The biggest feature of new rice is that it has a strong fragrance, and the porridge boiled out with new rice is full of rice fragrance and smooth taste; The rice steamed with new rice is crystal plump, sticky and chewy.

In the process of storage, due to the influence of temperature, humidity, oxidation, insect erosion and other factors, it is worse than new rice in terms of appearance and internal nutrition, and the taste and taste are much worse in the mouth.

New rice and old rice are not only different in terms of quality, but also in terms of food safety.

Of course, Chen rice is not bad rice, in Lu Zhi's opinion, the people of Dayue are not particularly particular about this, and some of them are good to eat, so he is ready to buy low-cost Chen rice.

However, the common people don't pay attention to it, but the rice merchants can't help but pay attention to it, which involves the amount of profits, will they accidentally smash the signboard, and the door is deep.

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Those who are familiar with the road are familiar with the road, and a few rice shopkeepers of the Lu family will inspect the goods.

It may be that Chen Youqian has arranged it in advance, or it may be a simple show of skills, and these shopkeepers still have words in their mouths, explaining how to distinguish between new rice and old rice.

The first is the hardness, the new rice is greater than the hardness of the old rice, and the greater the hardness, the more transparent it is.

Lu Zhi grabbed a handful of the sampled Hu (hu, ersheng, a kind of container) and tried it himself, the rice grain was really broken as soon as it was bitten, and it should be that the rice was correct.

I have to say that this beam weight is really real enough, and it is really Chen Mi to say that Chen Mi is really Chen Mi, and there is no adulteration "fake" at all.

Seeing that the proprietor is interested in how to distinguish the new rice and old rice, the shopkeepers will show off, and some say that let the belly white of the new rice be milky white or light yellow, while the color of the old rice is darker.

Lu Zhi grabbed a handful and looked at it carefully, to be honest, it was not obvious, this required a certain amount of experience, and his pure raw hand was obviously not successful.

But in front of a group of subordinates, Lu Zhi still nodded pretendingly.

Another shopkeeper put his hand into the hu, inserted it into the rice for about ten breaths, and then pulled out the observation hand, "There is a little white flour, which can be blown off with a light blow, which proves that it is new rice; And the one that can't be blown off and rubbed with mud is stale rice. ”

The shopkeeper's fingers rubbed lightly, there was really mud, Lu Zhi looked at it, and nodded again.

It's just that the shopkeeper's hands are a little dirty, and it's hard to say what kind of mud comes out.

The shopkeeper who just mentioned looking at the white belly also proposed to look at the color and smell the smell.

This is slightly better than looking at the belly white, the new rice grains are uniform and shiny, while the old rice has white grooves and a lot of gray powder; Rice with a musty smell and insect grains is considered stale rice.

In addition, new rice will smell the fragrance of rice when you grab it, while old rice will not have it.

Immediately afterwards, the shopkeeper with not very clean hands also added that it can also be distinguished according to moisture.

There is enough moisture in the new rice grains, and if you rub it vigorously by hand, it will feel very sticky, and it can even be pinched into a ball; And the old rice is like loose sand, which is more stiff.

Lu Zhi can see that the shopkeepers have their own unique skills, and they are all different, some are good at hands-on, and some rely on eyesight, so they have their own characteristics.

Just looking at it, it seems that the method that goes straight to the mouth is the simplest.

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Then Lu Zhi didn't care, everything was negotiated with Steward Liang by Pi Monkey and Chen Youqian, this is not only a matter of getting used to being a shopkeeper, he is also really too layman.

If you want to talk about wood, iron, tricks or something, then Lu Zhi is naturally the best to do, but forget about the grain trade.

"Master Junma, you are going to Golden Scale City, that is, you will transport all the old rice of my Liang family, I'm afraid it will be a drop in the bucket."

As soon as Liang Zhong spoke, Lu Zhi knew that he wanted to continue to grow the business, but he also had the same idea, "What do you say?" What could be lower? ”

"Hiss~~~" Liang Zhong took a deep breath, nodded firmly, and pretended to be very painful, "Yes, it can be lower, but it is not rice that is sold, but the rice in this warehouse." ”

Rice is rice that has not been hulled, and because it is husked, it is easier to preserve than rice.

Rice should generally be sold within 3 months and up to 1 year; Sun-dried rice, on the other hand, can be stored for about 3 years, and wheat has a longer shelf life.

Moreover, if the condition of the warehouse is good, such as the underground grain warehouse, its storage time can be appropriately extended according to the quality of the warehouse, but generally not more than 5 years for rice and 7 years for wheat.