The Manu brothers have been a little sad recently, and their good days are coming to an end.
Red Rock City was annexed by Phoenix City. As time went by, the consequences became apparent. There were already bastards from Red Rock City coming to Pangxun City to buy salt!
Pangxuncheng has a special geographical location. The river leads directly to the sea salt production area. If you have enough money, you don’t need to buy it in the market. You can directly book a shipping quota. The Manu brothers have also ordered a ship, but it is limited by the caravan’s transportation capacity and it has not been sold out yet. .
It’s not just Pang Xuncheng. Brother Bron, who is in charge of the coking coal workshop, said that recently people from Red Rock City have contacted coal mine owners, and Brother Manu thinks they also want to sell in bulk.
They already knew that the railway was being built there, and they had also taken the time to see the operation of the railway from Phoenix City to Nanzhen.
The coal mine itself is not valuable, and now the transportation distance is shorter. It only counts transportation from Blackwater City to Red Rock City, and iron ingots can be bought in Red Rock City with a limited increase. It is still a good business.
After all, the Manu brothers are novice businessmen, and there are not many people they can trust, including their younger brothers and sisters. How can they compare to the power of Red Stone City.
When the ownership of Red Rock City was clear, they had already decided that their trade routes would be affected, but the two of them only realized it belatedly and only recently.
What made them truly realize that the good times were over was because the actions of Red Rock City merchants directly affected the Phoenix City market.
When I recently arrived in Phoenix and asked the warehouse guard, I received a message: Due to the recent increase in obsidian purchasing volume, the price will be adjusted soon, and the price is expected to increase by 20 to 30%.
Because of this incident, they also asked what would happen to other products.
The answer I got was very unpleasant. After the warehouse accumulates enough salt, the price of salt will be lowered. The purchase price will be reduced from the current one yuan per kilogram to eight anise. This will inevitably lead to a reduction in the sales price in the private market.
I made an exception and went to Red Rock City again. These guys are even more ruthless. Their salt price has been reduced to 7.5 cents in advance. The same is true for selling ancient silver coins. They simply adopted the currency exchange price announced by Phoenix City.
The stock of ancient coins is limited and not easy to use. The big money owners have been in trouble for a long time. They mint their own coins and no one recognizes them. Now they have the currency endorsement of Phoenix City, and the currency of Phoenix City is tied to their iron, and the exchange price is still low. Okay, of course I'll change it immediately.
All in all, the Manu brothers will face a significant reduction in income after a period of time.
Originally, I wanted to expand the size of the caravan, but now it seems that it is no longer necessary.
But think on the bright side, even if you retire now, you can still be a rich man.
…Certainly not retiring.
In fact, after doing business in Phoenix City for a year, they also realized that the profits from high-volume businesses such as salt, iron, and coking coal were not small.
For example, they recently re-signed the coking coal contract.
According to the new contract, their supply price has been reduced from the original 132 yuan per ton to 108 yuan plus 8 yuan per ton, and the contract period is two years. The reason for the additional 8 yuan is because the railway to Hongshi City has not yet opened. In the future, when the railway starts operating, the 8 yuan will be gone. At that time, they only need to send the coking coal to Hongshi City and pay the railway freight.
According to the measurement of Phoenix City, the straight-line distance from Red Rock City to Phoenix City is only fifty kilometers. However, the road is not straight. The actual walking distance is more than seventy kilometers. The railway is not straightened when it passes through the new city, and it is also between 65 and 70 kilometers.
The movement speed of the two-headed oxen caravan is very limited. It can move less than 40 kilometers in a day. A round trip will save five days, and the freight will have to travel one-third less distance.
In fact, at the price of 108+8, their coking coal business still has a 20% profit. If they don't have to travel from Hongshi City to Nanzhen, although 8 yuan will be deducted, it will only make more money.
They are businessmen with long-term records and they already knew the railway transportation price from the director of the iron factory when they signed the contract!
With a fixed transportation frequency and volume, plus labels for key raw materials designated by the ironworks, each ton of goods costs 9 cents per kilometer, which means that one ton of goods from Hongshi City to Phoenix City only costs 6 yuan and 30 cents.
Although they need to pay for the freight themselves, due to the shortened mileage, transportation has changed from two times to three times a month. The cost of manpower and cattle has not increased, and the cost saved is not only 6 yuan and 30 cents.
There is another important point why the brothers can accept the guaranteed bottom price of 108 yuan. In addition to them, the iron factory has also signed several new coking coal suppliers. In the next two years, who can get a larger share of the supply depends on Stable records of quotations and past supply.
After a period of consideration, the two brothers decided to give up retailing, concentrate on the coking coal business, and spend more time raising their younger brothers and sisters.
It’s painful to make a choice, but when you look back after you make a choice, you’ll feel wise.
Due to the large number of bastards joining in Red Rock City, the prices of obsidian, sulfur and other retail products in and around Pangxun City have been affected, and profits have shrunk. The purchase volume of such items in a single store is very limited, and it is also troublesome to operate.
It’s not just coking coal. There are actually a lot of bulk businesses. Coal, iron ore, and iron plants all need it. Although it is difficult to fully load the return trip, bringing out one or two tons of iron can dilute the cost. If there is more, it will be difficult to sell.
Regarding the future delivery of coking coal to Hongshi City and how to bring the goods back, the ironworks also gave an answer.
The iron factory will entrust merchants in Red Rock City to sell at limited prices. Specifically, the selling price of iron ingots in Red Rock City should not be higher than 1.3 yuan, and the daily price should be maintained around 1.1 yuan.
The ceramic factory next to it is in a similar situation. The difference is that pottery and porcelain are not products related to the value of the Phoenix Coin. They have no price limit. You will have to go to Redstone City to see if there is any profit.
At the end of the month, when the brothers were counting money, the younger brother complained: "Let's switch to Phoenix coins for settlement. The rate of change of gold, silver and copper coins is too high."
"...Okay, I'm thinking of sending my brothers and sisters to the new city."
The basic value of gold, silver and copper coins depends on the content of gold, silver and copper, but there is a problem of insufficient money supply. For example, the two brothers mainly receive and pay gold coins. Their money saving behavior after the business stabilized has obviously affected the currency value of Pang Xuncheng. .
In the past, one gold coin was exchanged for ten silver coins, but now it has become 11!
Of course, this may not be entirely the fault of the brothers, or even the majority. Anyway, it has changed.
Silver coins and copper coins are more complicated. Copper coins have a face value. The largest is fifty grains. Logically speaking, two can be exchanged for one silver coin. In fact, it is impossible to exchange them at all because its copper content is low. Instead, use copper coins with a face value of five grains, and a total of 85 grains can be exchanged for silver coins.
The troublesome thing is that these things are not fixed. With the concentration or flow of currency, there will be fluctuations. This fluctuation directly affects the calculation method of purchase and shipment.
The currency value of the Phoenix coin is tied to iron, which means that the price of iron is always one yuan per kilogram. There is no difference between gold, silver, and copper. There is only a difference in face value. The decimal system is extremely beneficial for accounting.
Iron is a good thing. There is no need to use local currency in relatively large transactions. Iron can be directly exchanged for goods. In this way, it can be completely converted into Phoenix currency accounting, which can save a lot of energy in calculation and verification.
Deciding to move to a new city is an opportunity for accounting changes.
Phoenix City has strict rules and is extremely friendly to the Manu brothers, who were previously considered as farts, so they wanted to move there very early. The only concern was that the population in Phoenix City was too pure and could not tolerate foreign races like them.
But the new city is different. The main body is the rescued slaves of Red Rock City. The population is extremely complex. There are about a thousand Qingyan people, so it is more suitable for them to settle down.
There are good and bad in them.
The Manu brothers are now considered to have a small fortune. As long as the coking coal business can continue, maintaining dozens of guards and servants is not a big problem. The cost of employing people in other places is very low. Under the rule of Phoenix City, which has a minimum wage system, Just downsize.
Fortunately, when the Manu brothers first became rich, they had not yet had time to learn the style of a big family that supported them. This shortcoming is not unacceptable.
Compared with the benefits, the disadvantages are not considered disadvantages.
Red Rock City became under the rule of Phoenix City. I heard that the reason was just because a gang from Red Rock City went on a killing spree in Phoenix City.
So here, the lives of the assholes are guaranteed. Even if they accidentally die, there will be urban management or the army to help them take revenge, which makes people feel safe.
What is even more eye-catching is that Xincheng, like Phoenix City, has established an education system for the poor.
When he came back after signing the new contract, Brother Manu had already asked that locals would pay for the crash course, while children would need to pay a small fee to take the full course. Ten yuan a year was equivalent to free.
The new city is not on the right track yet and does not accept naturalization from outsiders. However, residents of Red Rock City are allowed to study and build houses. Tuition fees plus twenty yuan for living on campus.
Although teachers were hired to teach the younger siblings in Pang Xuncheng, the teacher didn't seem to care much about whether they could learn well, and the younger siblings were not very cooperative. Taking this opportunity to change their studies, maybe it would be better if they had more peers.
Moreover, by focusing on large-scale business in the future, the Manu brothers will have more time to watch their younger siblings study in the new city.
The decision was made to naturalize the whole family in Red Rock City.
