Han Du tapped his fingers on the table. There must not be much cotton in Beijing, otherwise the price wouldn't have started to rise just because Xiong Shi only collected more than a hundred kilograms.
What to do if there is no cotton? Xiong Shi could only spread his hands, helpless.
But Han Du firmly believes that if people die for wealth and birds die for food, there must be brave men under the heavy reward!
Immediately, he ordered Xiong Shi, "Let the news go out and say that the Banknote Bureau will collect five thousand kilograms of cotton. Two hundred coins per kilogram, no bargaining, first come, first served, while supplies last."
After Xiong Shi and Huang Lao heard this, they both looked at Han Du in surprise.
He casually threw out a thousand taels of silver, which only their grown-up could do. Although their elder is good at making money, he is also unambiguous when it comes to spending money.
If this were the previous treasure bank transfer department, just this one move would have depleted the entire bank account. That is to say, they had just received one hundred thousand taels of silver and could withstand Han Du's behavior.
Han Du's thoughts were different from Xiong Shi's. Since it was a problem that could be solved with money, it was not a problem in Han Du's opinion.
Besides, the banknote bureau is already short of manpower and cannot spare any manpower to purchase goods from other places.
Moreover, Xiong Shi also thought of things too simply. He thought that others could receive cotton when they went to other places, and he could also receive it when he went to other places.
Han Du didn't want to hurt him, so he didn't say what was in his heart. The reason why those merchants can easily receive it is because they have established local channels over many years. People are also willing to deal with such familiar people.
You Xiongshi is a stranger, it's strange that you can easily receive cotton when you go there. People are willing to sell to an acquaintance at a low price, but they will not sell to a stranger at a high price.
"Isn't the price of... two hundred coins per catty too high?" Xiong Shi said hesitantly, wanting to persuade Han Du.
Han Du waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, the merchants won't be willing to make such a special trip, so that's it."
Seeing Han Du's decision, Xiong Shi nodded and said nothing.
After everything was arranged, Han Du waved the two of them down to do their work.
Xiong Shi and Huang Lao immediately left and left.
The two of them walked outside. Since they both had their own things to do, they exchanged greetings as usual and then separated.
Xiong Shi was walking on the street, thinking about the news arranged by Han Du.
He is a dignified official of the imperial court, so he cannot shout on the street.
Thinking about it, Xiong Shi suddenly turned around, walked into an alley, and entered a shop.
The waiter obviously knew Xiong Shi. When he saw Xiong Shi come in, he immediately greeted, "Master Xiong is here?"
But there was not much enthusiasm, and he didn't even move his steps, let alone bring tea and water.
Xiong Shi had long known that this guy was short-sighted, and he was no stranger to this situation.
This shop belongs to one of his friends, Fu Yong, who does some grocery business. The last time Xiong Shi bought cotton, he bought part of it here.
However, because it is not the time when new cotton comes out, Fu Yong's cotton here is also a little leftover from sales, not much, only seventy or eighty kilograms. Seeing that they were friends, Fu Yong sold everything to Xiong Shi at market price.
Xiong Shi and Fu Yong had known each other several years ago. At that time, Xiong Shi was still being ostracized in the Baochao Tribunal. Once again, he felt depressed and went to a restaurant to drink. Unexpectedly, he met Fu Yong because of this.
In Xiong Shi's view, Fu Yong is a pretty good person, upright and upright in business. When Xiong Shi encountered difficulties, Fu Yong generously helped him several times.
Therefore, when Han Du asked him to spread the news to purchase cotton at high prices, the first person he thought of was Fu Yong.
Xiong Shi kept his identity and was too lazy to meet a waiter, so he asked: "Is your shopkeeper here?"
"The shopkeeper is in the back hall. You can go find it yourself." The waiter didn't even raise his head, and he didn't even look at Xiong Shi.
Xiong Shi didn't care and went straight to the back hall to find Fu Yong.
When Xiong Shi opened the curtain, the waiter glanced at him, then glanced at the corner of his mouth and whispered secretly: "Poor people only come to beat the autumn wind."
Before Xiong Shi stepped into the back hall, he was seen by Fu Yong.
"Hahaha, I asked why there were magpies chirping on the branches this morning. It turns out it's Brother Yunshan who is coming."
Xiong Shi, courtesy name Yunshan.
Hearing this, Xiong Shi shook his head and said with a smile, "Brother Weichen praises me too much, and I can't afford it."
Fu Yong, whose courtesy name is Weichen.
After hearing this, Fu Yong did not argue with Xiong Shi. He personally invited Xiong Shi into the inner hall and made him a cup of tea. "Brother Yunshan, please have some tea."
Xiong Shi was not polite, took the tea cup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Good tea."
Fu Yong was very happy after hearing this. He sat down and said with a smile: "Brother Yunshan made a special trip to visit me today? I am very flattered..."
Xiong Shi slowly put the tea cup on the table and then said, "I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything."
Fu Yong's smile remained unchanged, he held the tea cup and said without any hesitation: "Brother Yunshan, if you have anything to do, it's okay to say it. As long as I can help, I won't be vague!"
Seeing how upright Fu Yong was, Xiong Shi smiled and said, "Master Tiju asked me to buy cotton again today."
Fu Yong was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Brother Yunshan, even if you want cotton, you shouldn't come to me. I sold all the cotton I had to you last time. If you still want to buy this time, you have to wait until this year's cotton comes out in September. Even if I want to help you this time, I can't help you. You'd better look elsewhere."
Fu Yong spread his hands, helpless. This cotton is something that grows in the ground. If you have it, you have it. If you don’t have it, you don’t have it. No one can force cotton that was harvested in September to grow from the ground now.
Fu Yong had no choice but to suggest Xiong Shi to check out other stores.
Xiong Shi did not explain to Fu Yong why he came to find Fu Yong even though he knew Fu Yong had no cotton here. And he continued: "This time is different from last time. It takes five thousand kilograms to lift an adult."
"Five thousand catties?"
Hearing this number, Fu Yong even sighed, "These are good. Don't tell me that I don't have them here. Brother Yunshan, even if you search all over the capital, you may not be able to find a thousand kilograms. This is so busy. Forgive me for not being able to help."
Xiong Shi did not sigh like Fu Yong, but said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Tiji also knows that relying on the capital is not enough, so he hopes that some merchants can go to other places to collect the cotton."
Fu Yong shook his head after hearing this, "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. Brother Yunshan, you don't know something. Those of us who are businessmen need to calculate the price even when traveling. As for cotton, we harvest it during the cotton harvest season. Cotton, but when we go there, we will bring a certain amount of goods to be shipped there for sale. This is equivalent to traveling once and doing two sales, which will save a lot of travel expenses. If we just buy cotton, If you make a trip, I'm afraid that even at the current cotton price of 100 cents per pound, it will be difficult to make any money. Those merchants are unwilling to do such a thankless job. If Brother Yunshan does this If things are really urgent, I can make this trip. But with the channels under my command, I can probably collect only about a thousand kilograms of cotton, and your five thousand kilograms still can't solve the problem. "
"Brother Weichen, don't be anxious, listen to me first." Xiong Shi waved his hand to appease Fu Yong, and said with a smile: "Master Tiji also knew that the merchants were in trouble, so he raised the price to two hundred coins per catty. The total is Collect five thousand catties, first come, first served.”
After hearing this, Fu Yong's dark eyes suddenly seemed to turn white, which was the light of silver.
"Seriously!" Fu Yong stood up immediately.
Xiong Shi smiled and nodded at him.
Fu Yong lowered his head and walked back and forth for a few steps, thinking rapidly in his mind. When he stopped, Youhu said: "If the price is this, there is a lot to be gained..."
Suddenly, Fu Yong turned around and bowed to Xiong Shi, "Thank you, Brother Yunshan."
Xiong Shi quickly helped Fu Yong up and sighed: "Brother Weichen, what are you doing? When I was down in the past, brother Weichen never gave up on me and even helped me. I have never been able to repay brother Weichen. Now you are just telling me a piece of news that will allow me to repay you a favor, but I cannot afford this great gift from you."
Fu Yong did not refuse and stood up with Xiong Shi's help.
Xiong Shi continued to talk to Fu Yong: "Brother Weichen, don't be too happy. The most I can do is delay you for one day. No matter what, the news will be announced the day after tomorrow. Otherwise, I can't help Mr. Tiji." Explain. As for how much advantage you can have in these two days, it depends on your own ability."
Fu Yong said with a smile: "Brother Yunshan, let me know two days in advance. It is already a great favor. How can you be greedy for more? Besides, even if you keep holding on to the news, I can't give away these five thousand kilograms." Eat all the cotton. Even if I run a little further, I can only receive more than a thousand kilograms at most. If it is more, there is nothing I can do."
"So please rest assured, Brother Yunshan, you will announce the news early the day after tomorrow."
"Okay!" Xiong Shi nodded with a smile.
Fu Yong's words are right. There is no need to embarrass each other, but they get along very happily.
Xiong Shi revealed the news to Fu Yong and did not stay with him, so he stood up and left.
Fu Yong was now racing against time to go to other places to buy cotton, so naturally it was not easy to keep Xiong Shi around, so he said apologetically: "Brother Yunshan, please forgive me, I have to go to other places to pick up cotton now, and I will wait for this matter. I am the host, Wei Jilou apologizes to brother Yunshan."
Xiong Shi waved his hand, "We are all friends. Why are you talking about this? I won't delay Brother Weichen anymore. You should go buy cotton as soon as possible. But you can't delay for a moment."
After saying that, he walked out of the door.
Fu Yong accompanied Xiong Shi to the door and saw him leaving. He immediately turned around and said to the waiter in a hurry: "Come on, close the door quickly!"
