"Madam, what did dad tell you?"
After listening to his wife's serious words, Li Zexuan asked aloud.
Han Yuxi pursed her lips and said softly: "My lord, in the afternoon, let me tell you that it is a good deed to let people grow vegetables in greenhouses, but my lord must consider things more carefully, such as the oilcloths necessary for building greenhouses. There are thousands of households in the fiefdom, and even if only 50% of the people are willing to build greenhouses and grow vegetables, the amount of coarse cloth required is still quite large.
When the unscrupulous cloth merchants in Chang'an City see business opportunities, they will definitely take the opportunity to raise prices. Although my husband gave the common people an interest-free loan opportunity of 500 yuan per household, who knows what the price of the coarse cloth will be? Maybe five hundred pennies is not enough to build a greenhouse! "
As Han Yuxi spoke and analyzed, Li Zexuan's brows gradually wrinkled.
Seeing this, Han Yuxi added: "But don't worry, Mr. Sun. Dad has already notified shopkeeper Sun of our ready-made clothing store, asking him to prepare a supply of coarse cloth in case of emergency. This will surely alleviate the tight supply of coarse cloth in Chang'an." !”
Li Ze Even if the people have collected enough cloth money, they may not be able to afford seeds.”
Han Yuxi saw a look of disappointment on Li Zexuan's face, and hurriedly consoled him: "My lord, this is your first time doing this kind of thing, how can you be so considerate? A wise man will make mistakes after all his considerations!"
Li Zexuan laughed when he heard this and said: "Haha, madam, you don't have to comfort me. My husband is not that fragile yet! In fact, with Shopkeeper Sun's connections, he may not be able to gather so many coarse cloths in a short time. If we want to solve this matter as soon as possible, we still need to You have to rely on the Chamber of Commerce! Madam, you are busy first and make arrangements for your husband!"
"Well, Mr., go and do your work~!"
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Li Zexuan came to the front yard, found Wang Zhong, and asked him to send someone to invite someone over.
About half an hour later, as the sun was about to set, an old man in rich clothes came to Li's house. Sanbao, who had been waiting in front of the house, quickly greeted him, "Boss Cao, my Marquis is waiting for you in the front hall!"
That's right, this old man in rich clothes is Cao Wendong, the largest silk merchant and cloth merchant in Chang'an City, and the third largest shareholder of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce.
"Please lead the way!"
Cao Wendong bowed his hands politely and said.
Under the leadership of Sanbao, Cao Wendong came to the front hall of Li Mansion. When he saw Li Zexuan sitting upright, he quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Cao has met the Marquis!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite!"
Then he didn't even use polite greetings, and went straight to the point: "Boss Cao, I'm looking for you today because I need your help with something. I hope I won't disturb you!"
Cao Wendong shook his head and said: "No, no! Cao has nothing to do at home, so why bother? Mr. Hou, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders!"
He was so polite, but Li Zexuan was a little embarrassed to come. He would take people out whenever he needed help, and put them aside when nothing happened. No matter how you looked at it, it was a bit unkind!
In fact, this was purely because he was overthinking. His thinking was still stuck on modern human relations and sophistication, but he forgot that he was in ancient times, an era of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and a strict hierarchy. If he didn't do this, Cao Wendong would be surprised. !
"That's it! Recently, the people in Houzhuang, Japan want to buy a large amount of coarse cloth. The quantity is large, but the money on hand is limited, so I plan to ask Boss Cao to help transport a batch of coarse cloth from other places. Prevent other cloth merchants in Chang'an City from taking the opportunity to increase prices!"
Li Zexuan asked someone to pour a cup of tea for Cao Wendong, and then said.
When Cao Wendong heard this, he was wondering why the villagers in Li Zexuan Village needed a lot of coarse cloth, but he did not ask the questions in his heart. After experiencing various human experiences, he knew that there were some things that he should not ask, so he must not ask.
"Master Marquis, I wonder how much coarse cloth you need Cao to prepare?"
Cao Wendong pondered for a moment and asked.
Li Zexuan made a mental calculation, held out five fingers and said: "Fifty thousand horses! And they are all made of white cloth. If they cannot be sold out by then, I am willing to buy them all at the market price!"
If every household under his control is willing to build a greenhouse, they will need at least 100,000 pieces of coarse cloth, and this does not take into account the situation where a family like Lao Hu builds multiple greenhouses.
The reason why Cao Wendong only asked Cao Wendong to prepare 50,000 pieces was mainly because it was impossible for every household in the eight Zhuangzi to be willing to build a greenhouse, and there was still a considerable part of the coarse cloth inventory in the existing stock market in Chang'an City. Cao Wendong prepared 50,000 pieces. , enough to have the ability to control the price of coarse cloth in the entire Chang'an City.
Cao Wendong was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that Li Zexuan would ask for so much cloth with just one mouthful. If he said he was not curious, it would be a lie. But if Li Zexuan didn't take the initiative to ask this kind of question, he would not and could not take the initiative to ask. of.
"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, within one day, Mr. Cao can definitely raise 50,000 pieces of coarse cloth! If it can't be sold for a while, Mr. Hou doesn't need to pay for it. Cao will naturally have channels to sell it to other states and counties!"
Cao Wendong smiled confidently and said.
The reason why he has become the largest cloth merchant in Chang'an City relies on broad and high-quality purchasing channels. These requirements of Li Zexuan may be a bit difficult for other people, but for him, there is really no difficulty, but All you need to do is use your words!
"Okay! Then I won't force you any more, I have Boss Cao!"
Li Zexuan stood up and cupped his hands.
Cao Wendong quickly stood up and said: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it. If the Marquis is fine, then Cao will go back and make arrangements right now!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Boss Cao, go slowly!"
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On the second day, the cloth merchants in Chang'an City welcomed a large number of "special" customers. The reason why they are special is that these people would only come to buy two pieces of coarse cloth in the days before the New Year, but now it is not until the New Year. In more than a month, these people came in droves. Not only did they come, but what was even more strange was that these people were buying cloth directly based on their carts. Their madness made many cloth merchants secretly dumbfounded.
When asked why these people wanted to buy so much coarse cloth at once, most of them were vague, or their reasons were very weird, and they were obviously deliberately deceiving people. This kind of strange image makes businessmen extremely puzzled.
Some cloth merchants have seen business opportunities, and on the one hand they have raised prices slightly, and on the other hand they have urgently mobilized coarse cloth from other places. Although the profit from this item is less than that of silk and fine silk, the quantity cannot be relied on!
An undercurrent of price increase is brewing rapidly!
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