"Yes, why don't you accept the business delivered to your door?" Ji Shu lazily raised his hand.
"Tell the textile shop to triple the asking price."
"Miss, is it too much? What if Jiang Fu runs away because she thinks it's too expensive?"
"Our spinning village is the only one in Shengjing that can spin the cloth for her before early spring. She has no other choice. If the batch of cotton she bought cannot be spun and sold before early spring, it will not be sold. , and if we are no longer competitive with new cotton this winter, we will lose money sooner or later.”
Xitao thought about it for a moment and nodded, "Then I'll tell the Zhinangs now."
Ji Shu looked at the sky and thought for a while, then sat up.
"Go and ask someone to inquire about her pricing."
"My servant has already done some research. Their price is two hundred yuan for a forty-foot piece of cotton, which is half cheaper than the market price."
Ji Shu became interested and sat upright, "Go and find out where she got the goods from."
Xitao: "My slave has already asked Qingtan to investigate. What is the young lady's plan? I think we might as well not take her business and ask her to lose money. Then we can find out the source of her purchases and we can directly cut off her escape route." , make money by spinning your own cloth.”
"You are thinking too simply. The Great Qin Dynasty began to plant a lot of cotton in the previous dynasty. Nowadays, there are only a few state capitals with large cotton planting. The cotton in the Great Qin is still valuable, but the output is limited. It is impossible for the price to drop so much."
"And it's already the end of the year, and the time for merchants to buy cotton in large quantities has passed. There is definitely something fishy about Jiang Fu suddenly buying such a pile of cheap cotton."
Xitao suddenly realized, "This slave is not as careful as the young lady. According to the young lady, Jiang Fu has dug a big hole for herself."
She burst out laughing.
Ji Shu smiled knowingly, "She has a narrow vision, no opinion, and ambition but no ability to match her ambition. I'm afraid she was deceived this time. Please check and find out who she is doing this business with. I guess... It’s related to the merchants who were against me before.”
"Slave, I'll do it right away."
…
Jiang Fu herself knew nothing about it and was now busy expanding her business empire.
The failure of Yunxiafang and the appearance of Ji Feifei made her feel extremely pressured. She had to prove to Qi Chengxu and Li that she was useful!
In Ruifuxuan, she was waiting anxiously until someone pushed the door open and Jiang Fu rushed to greet him.
"Mr. Zhao! Why are you here just now?"
The visitor's name is Zhao Kuo, the eldest son of the second master of the Zhao family. The second master Zhao is determined to train his son. He is now in charge of half of the Zhao family's shops in the capital.
It was also Zhao Kuo who recruited Jiang Fu to join the gang, and the two of them stockpiled thousands of kilograms of cotton.
Zhao Kuo: "What do you want from me, girl?"
"I want to ask, can cotton still be brought in?"
"Of course, how much more do you want to add, girl?"
"Doubling it again!"
Jiang Fu clenched her teeth, and Zhao Kuo was surprised: "Young lady, you still have so much money?"
"Of course there is. Then I'll trouble Young Master Zhao to make the connection. This is the final payment. You can hand it over to them on my behalf."
Zhao Kuo pinched the banknote and smiled carelessly, "Girl can do it, she is a person who can do big things. Then I wish the girl a big fortune in advance!"
Zhao Kuo took the banknote and left. Yun He and others who were waiting at the door left and pushed the door open.
"Girl, just now Zhiyunfang sent someone to say that it can be done, but the price is three times higher than usual!"
"What?!"
Jiang Fu stood up angrily, "These people are blind to money! Aren't they taking advantage of the situation?"
"Miss, are we... still looking for Zhiyunfang?"
Jiang Fu sat back and said, "Bring me the abacus."
She made a quick calculation and found out that what Zhiyunfang had done had taken away as much as 50% to 60% of the money she could earn.
But if she didn't find Zhiyunfang, she had also asked other weavers, and there was no way she could complete the quantity of goods she wanted within a month.
Storing a large amount of goods not only takes up space, but also costs extra warehouse rent. And by the end of the year, she will no longer be able to compete with others for this batch of cotton.
"Look! You, go talk to me again and ask if you can save some money by doubling the amount."
With Ji Shu's instructions, the price was naturally not lowered. Jiang Fu had no choice but to sign the deed and pay the deposit.
At this point, her pockets were empty, and she had taken out all the silver coins left on all the shops in the Hou Mansion.
This means that if Jiang Fu falls again this time, she will lose all her money.
But she has confidence! !
Jiang Fu hurried back to the Hou Mansion, immediately found Qi Jinxing, and took him to Li's courtyard to pay his respects.
With Qi Jinxing around, Li's attitude was very good.
Jiang Fu signaled Qi Jinxing to go out and play by herself with a look, and only Li and Jiang Fu were left in the room.
Seeing that she was neatly dressed, Mrs. Li asked, "Have you gone out today?"
"Master Zhao came to me to discuss business."
"Oh? Is it the cotton business you talked about last time?" Li became interested.
"Yes, I just signed a contract with Zhiyunfang, and I will be able to spin and sell the cloth within a month..."
Jiang Fu paused and suddenly sighed.
Li frowned, "What? You won't be in trouble again!"
"No, I just thought of what Mr. Zhao said and felt it was a pity."
"what did he say?"
"Mr. Zhao said that the cotton dealer we bought from still has double the stock at home, but Mr. Zhao doesn't have so many spinning wheels and weavers at home. He can't eat the stock, and I don't have any money left, so the cotton can only be lost... …”
Mr. Li rolled his eyes and rubbed his hand on the side of the cup without saying anything for a long time.
Jiang Fu was not in a hurry and sipped her tea silently.
"...Is your business really profitable?" Li asked tentatively.
Jiang Fu's eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "Madam, if you don't believe me, then you still don't believe in the Zhao family. What Mr. Zhao asked me to do, can I still lose money?"
"The remaining cotton merchants are eager to get rid of it. I think if I can eat it, I can cut the price in half and earn more than now."
Li took a few deep breaths and asked cautiously: "How much can I earn specifically?"
Jiang Fu made a gesture.
Li's hands were shaking so much that she put down the tea bowl and thought about it again and again, "Wait for me for a while."
Mrs. Li returned to the house. Through the partition and the bead curtain, Jiang Fu watched her take out a large stack of silver notes from a secret compartment.
Get up and return to Jiang Fu.
He handed it over hesitantly, "I'll help you with the money here. You must handle it well. If you lose..."
"Help me, madam, how dare I let my madam lose money!"
Jiang Fu was overjoyed and received it in her hand. She was so excited that she almost couldn't hold the thick stack, so she quickly gave it to Yun He to put away.
Mrs. Li craned her neck to look at her banknote.
Although I was still a little uneasy in my heart, I thought that the Zhao family was taking it, and that was the concubine's natal family. They were old-fashioned, so they probably couldn't lose.
Jiang Fu got the banknote and immediately paid the balance of the cotton and Zhiyunfang.
The next day, Ji Shu came to Zhiyunfang.
"My boss girl!"
The mother in charge thought she was here to see Zhi Niang at work, so she led her outside the workshop, where Zhi Niang was spinning seriously.
"My boss, this batch of cotton is quite large. Everyone worked up all night and worked very hard!"
"Thank you for your hard work. When the goods are delivered, there will be a reward for them all."
"Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!"
"Where is all the cotton placed?"
"It's in the warehouse, I'll take you there."
Ji Shu stepped into the warehouse, and the steward's mother pointed to the bucket on the side, "It's all in there."
Ji Shu twisted out a pile and looked at it. The mother in charge said, "These are the cotton seeds that have been peeled. The unpeeled ones are on the side."
"Is the cloth ready?"
"Yes! Yes!"
The mother in charge brought the cloth over. Ji Shu touched it and weighed it again, with concerns in his eyes.
"You guys just keep working."
She was about to leave when a voice came from behind and said in surprise:
"Shu'er!"
