A scholar once said...
With 50% profit, it takes desperate risks! With a profit of 300%, it dares to commit any crime and even risk hanging!
No one can better explain the true meaning of this sentence than businessmen.
"Making the difference?"
Cao An said in a cold tone: "Earn money! Go, no one will stop you. If you have the ability, just sell it for two hundred cents per liter. Wouldn't the profit be higher?"
"The villain really realizes his mistake."
Sun Desheng lowered his head and said bitterly: "Now the imperial court is not short of food. As long as we can maintain our capital with the food in our hands... No, we can also pay some compensation!"
"No, no more money?"
Cao An sneered and said: "Isn't it a profit of one million guan? If you lose money, how can you explain it to your master? He just lost 50,000 guan, isn't he short of money?"
"You are joking, the villain really realizes his mistake!"
Sun Desheng was so embarrassed by the ridicule that he wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Why!
Zhao Congyue, Zhao Congyue, why do you think you are messing with a fool like Cao An? If you hadn't insisted on closing down the store in the first place, would such bad things have happened in the future?
It seems that this time, it will definitely be difficult to end without bleeding.
The room became a little quiet, and Cao An suddenly stretched out a finger.
"Ten cents."
"What?"
The two immediately stood up and stood in danger.
Cao An took a sip of the fruit wine and said calmly: "Open a warehouse immediately. Old grain costs ten cents per liter. You only have nineteen days. Whether you can sell everything depends on your ability."
"this……"
Wu Shuangqing stood up subconsciously: "No!"
"Um?"
Cao An raised his head slightly and stared at him with cold eyes.
"No, the villain is saying..."
Wu Shuangqing was anxious and frightened, and hesitantly said: "The loss is too great! The cost to us is almost twelve cents. Plus various expenses and losses, don't say more..."
Bang!
Cao An put down his wine glass and slammed the table: "You really think I don't know how to count, right?"
"..."
The two hurriedly lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Seventeen cents per liter, at least half of the profit!"
Cao An said in a cold voice without politeness: "You don't want to pay a penny? Are you treating me like a mallet? Damn it, you two are considered talents! Come on, throw it out!"
Bang.
Wu Han pushed the door open and walked in without saying a word nonsense. He walked away with one hand in his hand.
"You're wrong! Ten cents, just ten cents, I'm willing!"
Wu Shuangqing shouted in horror: "Cao Langjun, please calm down. Just as you said, we will open a position tomorrow!"
Cao An's expression softened a bit and he waved his hand to signal. Wu Han still didn't say anything, he just threw it on the sofa and turned around to go out.
If someone else came in, they wouldn't necessarily be afraid of this.
But the ferocious ferocity has simply become a nightmare for those grain merchants. The bloody scene is still vivid in my mind!
"When Cao Langjun speaks, I don't dare to refute, but..."
Sun Desheng sat up in shock, calmed down for a while, and then said hesitantly: "Even if we sell the old grain, it will only be half at most. In our hands..."
In order to make a big profit, these goods almost swept through all the major prefectures and counties around Bianliang.
Even if the proportion of old grain is high, there are still hundreds of thousands of stones of new grain that have no way out. If the delay continues, the new grain will turn into old grain...
There was no rooftop in the Song Dynasty, so they couldn't even find a place to jump off the building.
"Cao is helpless."
Cao An glanced at him and said calmly: "The imperial court has also invested a lot of financial and material resources this time to give you a chance of survival. It's already preferential treatment, what else do you want?"
"Yes, Mr. Cao Lang is magnanimous, and the villain must be grateful every day!"
Wu Shuangqing flattered him and said with an apologetic smile: "But there is too much food... Unless the imperial court completely stops selling food, someone might..."
"Why, you're already in a wheelchair, and you still want a bicycle?"
Cao An's tone was full of sarcasm: "If this is what I want, you won't even be able to sell a liter of grain! You're trying to make an extra mile, right? Then let's go, there's nothing left to talk about..."
"I'm willing to lower the price!"
Sun Desheng gritted his teeth, lowered his head and said, "The new rice is twenty-five cents per liter, and we are willing to pay the money to clear the stock!"
In fact, there is no need to worry about selling the food these days.
But who told them to hoard too much before? If they can't sell it in a short time, not to mention how much funds will be occupied and how much interest will be charged.
If the new grain really turns into old grain, the price difference alone can make them bankrupt!
Cao An did not agree immediately. He held his chin with his right hand and thought for a while, then a smile appeared on his face.
"Actually, there is another way..."
"What?"
"You can sell the unsold new grain to the court at a discount. This will not only get the funds back quickly, but also save a lot of expenses."
yes!
The imperial court must be eager to replenish the grain it has sold for so long.
If this batch of grain can be collected, the grain from Huainan will no longer have to go to Beijing. It will be sold to nearby counties and states that are short of food. In this way, the food shortage will be solved!
Moreover, the court no longer has to bear additional manpower and material resources for this, and can save a lot of expenses.
It's like we've come full circle and everything is solved...
Master!
The two of them temporarily forgot their humiliation and fear, and their eyes showed admiration.
...However, they are still the ones who suffer.
But in the current situation, I'm lucky to not go bankrupt.
Wu Shuangqing asked anxiously: "Then I don't know what price the imperial court is willing to pay to buy back this batch of grain... If I can get rid of all of it, I am willing to lower it some more."
idiot!
Sun De gouged out his eyes angrily.
How can anyone take the initiative to lower the price? Isn’t this an obvious way to let others take advantage of you?
Cao An tilted his head and glanced at him, then smiled lightly and said, "Why, shopkeeper Sun doesn't want to?"
"How can I do that? The villain is willing to do it a hundred times!"
Sun Desheng was about to cry, but he smiled and said: "As long as you can get rid of this batch of food, you will be our reborn parents! I will never forget Cao Langjun's kindness!"
Are you willing to kill me?
Cao An sneered in his heart and pretended to think: "This matter can only be decided after I discuss it with the ministers. Besides, you are also aware of the affairs of the imperial court..."
Is it possible to snatch meat from the official hands and eat it?
"Yes, I understand!"
Sun Desheng was also mentally prepared and accepted his fate: "As long as you don't pay too much, I will be thankful to God."
"Then fifteen cents."
Cao An pretended to hesitate and said: "Without a sufficiently attractive price, the imperial court may not easily agree. After all, the food from Huainan will be coming soon."
Everything depends on interests.
If you sell it at market price, why would anyone buy it from you?
"Fifteen Wen?"
Sun Desheng thought that Cao An would open his mouth like a lion, and he was mentally prepared.
But after hearing the price, he couldn't help but get angry and stood up.
"You are also old grain merchants, so you should know this..."
Cao An was calm and composed, and sneered: "The court's food will definitely not be the same as the market price. If there is no profit at all, do you think the court will be willing?"
No matter how low the cost of a private transaction is, it will certainly not be as low as the official one.
Especially food...
The imperial court collects taxes and grain from various places every year. To put it bluntly, it's not just how much it decides. And what’s certain is that it’s definitely cheaper than the market price!
