Chapter 223: Summer Firewood and Winter Sale

Zhao Xiuzhu began to recall the situation when the master taught him at that time.

"Cui Yao, what you have learned is clear calculation, but it is not just for overall calculation."

Qin Fan said to Cui Yao, who was holding "Analytic Geometry" in a daze.

"Master, the disciple is dull, please ask the master for advice." Cui Yao said slowly.

"As a teacher, let's make an analogy with you!"

Qin Fan said, raising his hand to pick up a piece of wood from the corner - it was originally used to light the fire.

The material of the wood is average, and the texture is very poor.

When used as a burning stick, it is disgusted that it does not burn vigorously.

Qin Fan pointed to the wood and said, "If such a piece of wood is sold in the market, how much can it cost?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xiuzhu pursed his lips and said in disgust: "Master, with a material like you, I'm afraid it's too expensive for a penny!"

Qin Fan smiled and said, "What you said is right, such firewood, two pennies can be exchanged for a large bundle!"

Qin Fan's words were so convincing.

After all, this bundle of firewood was bought by him from the market in the morning!

Afterwards, Qin Fan continued to speak: "But if it is winter, everything withers, and the climate is cold, how much can such firewood be worth?"

Hearing this, Cui Yao pondered:

"It snowed heavily at the beginning of this year, and I'm afraid that a single piece of wood like this can be sold for two cents."

"And this year is a snow disaster, and the heavy snow has lasted for dozens of days, and the situation is special."

"If it were in previous years, I would have had a penny of silver!"

Hearing this, Qin Fan nodded and said, "Not bad! From a bundle of pennies to a penny a penny."

"The price of this firewood has increased dozens of times!"

"If we could buy this kind of firewood in the winter and at the price of the summer, wouldn't we save a lot of money on charcoal?"

Hearing this, Cui Yao nodded, but Zheng Yuan questioned:

"Master, how can this be bought at this price? The seller is not stupid, how can he allow us to take advantage of such a one?"

Qin Fan nodded: "Under normal circumstances, naturally not."

"But if I make a contract with him that requires him to provide me with wood for the winter, and I buy it at that price, will the other party not keep it?"

"Another example. For example, we set up a roasted sweet potato stall in Chang'an City, but there are no sweet potatoes this season."

"So you signed a contract with the people of Wannian County, agreeing that when the sweet potatoes are ripe in autumn, he will sell them to you."

"In this way, when the sweet potato harvest is abundant, won't you be able to sell the roasted sweet potato as soon as possible?"

However, Cui Yao pouted: "Master, I will work for the development of Datang in the future, not sell roasted sweet potatoes."

Hearing this, Qin Fan's face turned dark, he was just making an analogy, but this kid hated baked sweet potatoes.

At first, I didn't know who squatted for three days to eat a bite of roasted sweet potatoes.

"Master's worth is to sign the transaction contract in advance, and the two parties are trading when the contract period is up."

Zheng Yuan said.

Hearing this, Qin Fan nodded: "Yes, that's what I want to say!" The firewood and roasted sweet potatoes are just an example, who told your kid to really sell roasted sweet potatoes?"

Cui Yao didn't care, but said in his mouth, "When will Master make roasted sweet potatoes for us to eat?"

Qin Fan frowned: "Eat, eat, eat, know to eat!" When the time comes, you can go home and run the industry!"

Immediately, Qin Fan's voice changed.

"What I said before is only the basis of this future."

"Just like the Treasury bond I talked about with you two days ago, futures can also be traded on a resale basis!"

"For example, I have a garment workshop under my name, and in order to be able to sell it at that time, I have ordered 500 pieces of white cloth from a cloth merchant, which will be handed over after three months."

"But suddenly my workshop caught fire,

All the tools used to make clothes were burned."

"Or maybe my workers are all gone!"

"Even if I buy the fabrics, I won't be able to make them into clothes and sell them."

"At this point, I can sell that futures trade to someone else."

"At that time, the supplier of the cloth will still be able to sell its white cloth, and I will recover part of the cost from the resale of this future."

"Whoever buys this futures will also get these 500 pieces of white cloth at a relatively low price."

"This is a happy situation for all three parties."

Hearing this, Zhao Xiuzhu understood what the master meant.

"But what if I don't have enough silver taels to turn around, but I need to order a batch of goods?"

Hearing this, Qin Fan's eyes widened: "What should I do? Do you still want to empty the gloves and not be able to make the white wolf?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xiuzhu also nodded and said, "Also, it's too delusional to want an empty glove white wolf."

But as soon as Qin Fan's voice changed, he said, "However, it's not that there is no room for operation."

Hearing this, the three of them suddenly had six eyes glowing, and they looked at Qin Fan excitedly.

Qin Fan couldn't help but sigh with a long sigh: What kind of disciples am I accepting here!

Subsequently, Qin Fan talked about the possibility of operation:

"First of all, you must have a certain amount of pledge! This pledge does not have to be a silver tael or anything of value."

"It can be your credibility, it can be your identity credentials, or it can be a reliable middleman."

"Normally, in general futures, you need the other party to provide you with goods at the agreed time."

"If you regret it at that time, won't the other party's shipment be prepared in vain?"

"So, futures normally require buyers to pay a deposit."

"And the kind you said, you need this cargo when you're short of money."

"If you can scrape together the money before the futures expire, then you can negotiate with the other party."

"Instead of paying a deposit, it will be replaced by some other means."

"For example, when you buy it, the price will be increased by 10%."

"For example, find a reputable intermediary to vouch for you."

"For example, you're not an unknown person yourself, and the other party believes that you won't ruin your credibility for the sake of such a business."

"In short, there are many ways, you can just adopt it yourself when the time comes!"

This was the situation when Qin Fan was teaching three disciples at that time.

But right now, what Zhao Xiuzhu has to do is even more ruthless!

He hoped that Tang Yuanju, the head of the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce, could lend him a sum of grain.

That is, there is no deposit.

Even after the food is delivered, the money will be delayed for some time to be delivered.

Therefore, what Zhao Xiuzhu prepared this time is also very sufficient!

He first told Tang Yuanju about the principle and general situation of futures.

Subsequently, he described the bright prospects for the future development of Kaiyang County.