Transportation is a difficult business, and the distance makes it difficult to circulate items between the two cities, especially food that is prone to spoilage and rarely appears.
But things are more expensive when they are rare. The more difficult things are to transport, the more expensive they are and the more exciting the profits are.
If he could keep the temperature of the ice longer, run faster, and transport items between cities, he would be able to make huge profits.
Of course, there are many disadvantages, such as insufficient manpower, the manpower hired hastily may not be loyal enough, and whether there is a buyer to bid for the transported goods are all problems.
Zheng Ruqian clenched his fists and watched as shopkeeper Hao took out two hundred-tael silver notes. He reached out to take them, looked at them carefully, and handed them to Jiang Sheng.
Jiang Sheng solemnly put it into his small purse, smiling and arching his eyebrows, just shy of kissing Zheng Ruqian.
In Jiang Chengyuan's eyes, he didn't understand it again. Isn't it just two hundred taels of silver worth being so happy?
Shopkeeper Hao is an experienced man and understands the key point, "This pair of brothers and sisters, the elder brother will always hand over the money he earns to the younger sister. At first it will be a few cents, then a few taels of silver, and then a few hundred taels of silver. I believe that in the future he will earn Thousands of taels will also be given to my sister."
It doesn't matter how much money you give, but the proportion.
Zheng Ruqian gave Jiang Sheng everything he had. At first it was the two golden beans, then it was a few cents, and then it was still the two hundred taels.
"Second brother made money again today. I told my aunt that I want to add some extra dishes tonight." Jiang Sheng said with great interest, "Can I have a big elbow?"
"As long as you say yes." Zheng Ruqian said goodbye to shopkeeper Hao with a smile, and made an agreement to deliver the next batch of roast duck as soon as possible.
Xu Mo is still in Gongyuan, and the exam will last for nine days.
Zheng Ruqian has also lost weight and is not suitable for another trip.
Fortunately, Jiang San and Jiang Si came forward. After recording the detailed address, the two of them drove the carriage straight to Danyang County.
But this is not a solution.
This time Jiang Sanjiang Si ran away, what about the next one? Where's the next trip?
At the end of the day, you still have to hire people.
No boss can do everything by himself. A truly smart person must learn to control, hire, and give orders.
There is a limit to what a person can do, but with one mouth, he can issue countless orders.
Just like Wen Zhiyun's medical clinic, after hiring ten medical girls, he didn't even have to dry the medicine himself. He was only responsible for diagnosing pulses and prescribing prescriptions every day, and the chattering girls did the rest.
They followed Wen Zhiyun to identify herbal medicines and Xiaozhu to identify acupoints and muscles. They were able to start massaging in less than a month. Although they were not as good as Xiaozhu, they were also requested by the ladies of the aristocratic family.
On the surface, Wen's Medical Clinic's expenses have increased a lot.
Wen Zhiyun gave the medical girls nearly twenty taels of silver per month. Ten medical girls equaled nearly twenty taels of silver. It seemed like a lot, but the benefits of the massages by the medical girls were far more than twenty taels. For Wen's doctor The reputation and reputation brought by the museum cannot be measured by money.
Zheng Ruqian was convinced.
He has always known that he needs to hire people. In addition to Wang Xiaosong and Pang Pangshan, he needs more capable assistants to realize transportation in various cities.
But the profits from shipping roast duck are too great.
Four taels of silver, with some hardship, would turn into two hundred taels of silver after half a month of transportation.
If that person told Shopkeeper Hao that he didn't want 200 taels of silver, but only wanted 150 taels, he could send hundreds of roast ducks, would Shopkeeper Hao agree or not?
If it were the Zheng Ruqian of the past, he would still be able to naively imagine the agreement and the love that they had known each other for so long.
But thirteen-year-old Zheng Ruqian deeply understands that there are no absolute friends in the face of interests.
Today, Shopkeeper Hao spends two hundred taels to buy his roast duck because there is no second person who can deliver the roast duck. Tomorrow if someone compresses his profits, Shopkeeper Hao will abandon him and look for low-priced roast duck.
To put it bluntly, Zheng Ruqian wanted to monopolize this profit line and was afraid of having his business stolen.
Chang Yan saw his tossing and turning in his eyes and came over after several hesitations, "Second brother, have you ever thought that ice is the key to this transportation."
Zheng Ruqian was startled.
Indeed, anyone can transport roast duck, but everything will rot in hot weather, and ice is the key to this transportation.
"Bing is not cheap, but ten taels of silver can still buy a car." Zheng Ruqian worried, "Bing can't control people who want to steal business."
"Second brother, ten taels of silver is the price of ice in winter. What about summer?" Chang Yan asked slowly.
If the ice price of ten taels of silver rises to 510 taels, it may still be unavailable, and the profits of the roast duck will be directly reduced.
"Besides, the second brother's advantage is not transportation within a city." Chang Yan tilted his head and reminded, "Shopkeeper Hao can refuse the roast duck you brought from Danyang County, but is he willing to refuse the bacon and fish from the workshop? Not willing to do so. Dried beans from Xieyang County, wild rice and burdock from Yunshui County?"
When Zheng Ruqian's business territory expands further, his transportation lines will be everywhere from Yuhang County to Yongjia County or Langya Fengjing.
Even if someone wanted to grab one of the profits, no one would dare to accept those low-priced items.
The more Zheng Ruqian thought about it, the clearer it became. He parted the clouds and saw the blue sky, "Great, Xiao Wu, you are right. Instead of panicking here and fearing that someone will steal the business, it is better to build the transportation lines of the entire Dayu Dynasty so that The Dayu Dynasty is full of the second brother’s people and carriages!”
He was so excited that he rushed out to hire someone.
Jiang Sheng listened to the whole process, blinking and muttering, "Ice is so expensive, it would be great if we could freeze the ice ourselves."
This is also an idea.
It turns out that there is strength in numbers, that’s what it means.
Zheng Ruqian was about to cry. He turned around and gave Jiang Sheng and Chang Yan a hug. He didn't forget to thank them as he ran, "That's so right, so right. I will also prepare ice cubes in various parts of the Dayu Dynasty. , compressing profits to the extreme.”
It's just that these things are easier said than done.
Zheng Ruqian's road is destined to be difficult, but when it really becomes big, it will be a different kind of ambition.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Mo's first three days were over.
Jiang Sheng and his brothers were waiting at the gate of Gongyuan, with food in their arms and drinks on their waists. Wen Zhiyun also brought a bowl of nutritional medicine, ready to supplement the weak elder brother at any time.
As the gate of Gongyuan opened, the examination officially ended, and students of all ages poured out.
Some of them were downcast, some had dull eyes, some were stooped, or some were weak and pale. It was obvious that they had not had a satisfactory three days.
At this time, Xu Mo calmly walked out of the crowd.
At the age of fourteen, he had handsome features and a tall figure. He was wearing a blue robe and his features were calm and composed. He looked so calm and outstanding among a group of students.
Obviously he was also carrying an exam basket, and there was also a bedpan in the exam basket, and the bedpan was also heavy.
But he is so different from others.
Jiang Sheng happily went over to him, and was about to rush into Xu Mo's arms, but Zheng Ruqian held him back.
"Be careful, don't knock over the potty, or your eldest brother's appearance will be lost."
Zheng Laoer had obviously muttered in a suppressed voice, but Xu Mo still turned his head, looked at his younger brother who was gradually regaining his strength, and raised his eyebrows.
"Um?"
