To Yun Chao's surprise, shopkeeper Ding took the initiative to buy food without having to think of a solution on his own.
Yun Chao originally planned to sell the surplus grain on hand to Dingxian Cheng or Chief Feng at a high price, and then buy a new batch of grain from other places and continue to sell it to them at a high price.
When they can no longer eat it, they will sell it at a low price, directly driving down the price of food in Qingyang County.
While he made a fortune, he also made profiteers like them lose a lot of money.
Now it's easier. Shopkeeper Ding offered to buy grain. Not only did he want to buy so much at once, ten thousand shi was almost all the surplus grain Yun Chao had on hand.
There are tens of thousands of shi of grain stored in Woniu Mountain, which is about 12,000 to 3,000 shi.
One thousand shi was sold to Magistrate Sun. If he sold another 10,000 shi to Shopkeeper Ding, the remaining grain would not be enough for Yun Chao to use until the summer harvest.
Yun Chao had 400 boys under him, and more than 1,000 helpers and corvees combined, for a total of 2,000 people.
These people are either working or training. They are all pot-bellied and eat more than the last.
After a month, just eating, even two thousand shi of food may not be enough to stop him.
If you include the remuneration to the helpers, the food consumed every month would be more than three thousand dan!
In his previous life, Yun Chao had seen migrant workers at construction sites eating in small pots, which was scary.
At that time, Yun Chao felt that these people were really good at eating.
Unexpectedly, after arriving in the Dawu Dynasty, Yun Chao realized how terrible the appetite of the ancients was.
Compared with the ancients, the appetite of migrant workers in Yunchao's previous life was nothing at all. It was normal for an ordinary strong laborer in the Dawu Dynasty to eat two kilograms of grain in one meal.
Some people have big appetites and can easily eat four or five kilograms in one meal!
However, these people eat a lot and do a lot.
There was never any talk about the eight-hour working day, let alone the so-called human rights.
I start working at dawn every day and work until dark, but not a single person complains. How can I reason with you!
Therefore, although Yun Chao feels distressed by the huge amount of food consumed every month, he has never deducted a grain of food.
If not for any other reason, it was because Yun Chao had been born in poverty in his two lives, so he would not take advantage of these working people at the bottom.
In Yun Chao's view, money is earned, not saved.
It is important to reduce expenditures, but it is even more important to increase revenue.
Water without a source, trees without roots, without a steady stream of money, no matter how much you save, it will be in vain.
Therefore, Yun Chao did not store the tens of thousands of stones of food in his hands for later use, but prepared to make them flow.
Since Shopkeeper Ding wants ten thousand stones and the price is pretty good, there is no reason not to sell it.
The worst case scenario is that they will be sold out before entering again.
I really can’t get new food in...
Hehe, Yun Shenhen also has a way.
Shopkeeper Ding accompanied him carefully: "Inspector, since we have made a deal, we must abide by the rules. I am willing to pay you a deposit, but if you break the contract, you must also compensate me."
Yun Chao smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, favors are favors, and business is business. Since shopkeeper Ding wants to sign the deed, let's pay a 30% deposit first."
Shopkeeper Ding cursed in his heart, Yun Er is really nothing. According to the rules, for bulk commodities like grain, the deposit is usually 10%. This guy Yun Er wants 30% for just one mouthful. Why don't you die?
"Inspector Sir, to show your sincerity, I am willing to pay a 50% deposit!"
Yun Chao was a little surprised. When buying grain, a 30% deposit was enough, but this guy was willing to pay 50%. Why would he want to fly?
You're a bastard who doesn't want money, but since shopkeeper Ding is willing to give it, Yun Chao dares to ask for it.
As for whether it could be a trap?
It doesn't matter, Yun Chao has plenty of ways to deal with it.
"Okay, Shopkeeper Ding is so generous. When will we sign the contract?"
Shopkeeper Ding was very happy: "Master Inspector, how about signing it tonight? If Master Inspector is willing, I can go back and get the money right now!"
Yun Chao touched his nose and found that things went more smoothly than he imagined.
Since both parties agreed, things moved quickly.
Shopkeeper Ding went back and brought over 10,000 taels of silver.
Yun Chao was not polite to him either. While having people count the amount of money, he had people carry out Wu Deli who couldn't get out of bed.
Shopkeeper Ding is the shopkeeper of Ding's Grain Store, and Wu Deli is the shopkeeper of Yun's Grain Store. The two of them have an equal relationship, so there is nothing wrong with signing the deed together.
Shopkeeper Ding was dumbfounded.
Originally, he thought that Yun Chao would sign a contract with him, but unexpectedly, it was replaced by Wu Deli.
Wu Deli is nothing. If he defaults on his debt, what's the point of lighting a sky lantern on him?
As for the Wu family's property and the grain stored in Wu Deli's grain store, even if they were all used to pay the bill, it would not be enough for a deposit of 10,000 taels, let alone three times the liquidated damages.
That's right, the contract between Shopkeeper Ding and Yun Chao included three times the penalty for liquidated damages.
If shopkeeper Ding breaks the contract and refuses, the deposit of 10,000 taels of silver will belong to Yunchao.
If Yun Chao breaches the contract and fails to provide 10,000 shi of food within three days, he will have to pay liquidated damages equal to three times the deposit, which is 30,000 taels.
Originally, shopkeeper Ding wanted five times the compensation, but Yun Chao didn't agree.
However, if the compensation is less than three times the compensation, Shopkeeper Ding will quit.
Yun Chao didn't intend to...ahem, he didn't intend to breach the contract, and it didn't matter how many times the compensation was paid.
In Wu Deli's view, this is an unfair contract and is very detrimental to Yun Chao.
The price of food in Qingyang County is so high now. Even if the price of Yunchao's food is two taels of silver and one stone, shopkeeper Ding can still make a profit by buying it back, and he can still make a lot of money.
Therefore, it is impossible for Shopkeeper Ding to refuse it. In other words, the possibility that Yun Chao wants to eat up the deposit of 10,000 taels of silver in vain cannot be said to be impossible, but it is very, very small and can almost be ignored.
On the other hand, Yunchao has to provide 10,000 shi of food within three days, so the possibility of breach of contract is too great.
Not to mention whether the remaining grain in Wuniu Mountain is enough for 10,000 shi, even if it is enough, there are still many variables, which makes it impossible to deliver on time.
Wu Deli himself can think of several possibilities.
For example, suddenly the earth dragon turned over and crushed the grain.
Another example is when a granary catches fire and all the food is burned.
For example, suddenly a group of robbers robbed the food!
However, Yun Er, an idiot, had hinted to himself several times that this kid just didn't follow the rules.
He smiled stupidly like a chicken thief, as if he was taking advantage of him!
Forget it, good words can't persuade a damn ghost. Since it's you, Yun Er, who is seeking death on your own, don't blame me, Old Wu, for not warning you.
As for pointing out the shortcomings in the contract and directly confronting shopkeeper Ding?
Wu Deli didn't want to do that at all.
When gods fight, little ghosts suffer. Wu Deli can't offend Yun Er, and he can't offend Ding County Cheng either.
These days, it's better to stay safe.
Anyway, I only have half of the dry shares in Yun Er's grain store, and I may not be able to get it.
Love him as he pleases, it doesn't matter if Yun Er is tricked to death.
The worst case scenario is that I will take my family, abandon my family business, fly away, and be a pauper in another place for the rest of my life!
