In this era, the method of purifying table salt had not yet been discovered. Finding good table salt was purely a matter of luck.
Sometimes the salt that is dug has less impurities in it, which means it is good salt. Otherwise, it will be like that and no one can do anything about it.
This salt dealer is very clever. He is afraid of being exposed and has a tough mouth. He doesn't know whether the salt is good or not?
Liang Chuan said seriously: "How can we do it? We are all honest people. When we do business, we can't use deceit and deception. We can't do anything that is shoddy! The signboard has been erected. We can't shoot ourselves in the foot!"
After speaking, Liang Chuan and his group turned around to leave. The Nong brothers were extremely cooperative and their expressions were spot on. An experienced hunter could tell where they were by looking at the excrement of his prey. An excellent businessman could look at his opponent's expression. You can also guess the next move, but this group of people, Nong Danong Er and Nong Yao are like fools, and their expressions are so different that it is completely impossible to tell what they are thinking. They just shake their heads and follow. Going out.
It has been several years since the salt dealers encountered such a deal, how could they let them slip away!
He took Liang Chuan's hand and smiled apologetically.
"Don't worry, why is my little brother so angry!"
Liang Chuan looked at this scene from the corner of his eyes and raised a smile.
This trick of playing hard to get is indeed tried and true!
Others have used it to no avail, because the cards in their hands are not good enough. Liang Chuan can purify fine salt, so he is not afraid that the salt will not be sold. He can figure it out even if he leaves this door and reaches the opposite door. In another salt seller's shop, he can be treated like an uncle!
"Just wait here while I go find someone to calm down!"
The salt seller whispered a few words in the boy's ear, and the boy nodded and walked out of the house.
Before leaving the house, he looked back at Liang Chuan. His intuition told him that something was wrong, but for a while he couldn't remember where the source of the problem was.
Seeing such an operation, the Nong brothers immediately became nervous.
Liang Chuan frowned, worried that the salt seller was trying to cause trouble.
What if a few strongmen were called and wanted to use force on them? This would not be easy in someone else's house, with a little girl named Ah Yue by his side!
The waiter came quickly, and behind him was a middle-aged man wearing silk with a mustache. As soon as he entered the door, he asked directly: "Where is it? What kind of salt can make Luo Tong, an old ghost like you?" Stunning!”
The salt dealer's name is Luo Tong.
When Luo Tong saw the middle-aged man coming, he whispered a few words in his ear again, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.
The middle-aged man introduced himself and said: "My surname is Luo, just like the old ghost who brought you here." Then he pointed to the fine salt on the table, which was indeed surprising at first glance.
"Did you bring this salt?"
Liang Chuan saw that this middle-aged man named Ye was very popular. Dressing up was the most direct way to judge a person's status in this era. At least so far, this was the first one he saw wearing silk.
The silk surface seemed to be reflective, smooth and flat, and Liang Chuan could already feel the texture with his naked eyes without even touching it!
This group of people were all wearing rough clothes made of rough linen, which were completely inferior to other people's high-end goods. Selling salt is hard work. Even Luo Tong, who must have made a lot of money selling salt, still wears this kind of wear-resistant and stain-resistant linen clothes.
Liang Chuan could see the difference between the two people at a glance.
In ancient times, clothing was also a symbol of a person's class. Many wealthy people were not even qualified to wear gorgeous clothes, and there were strict regulations on travel, in order to suppress these people who were not engaged in production!
"We brought it!"
As if Luo Tong, a second-rate salt dealer, didn't know how to make a profit by changing hands, he directly introduced his next family to Liang Chuan. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. If he was eliminated as an intermediary, wouldn't he make a lot less money?
But Luo Tong still excitedly introduced Liang Chuan to him.
"Take out all the salt in the bag and show it to Manager Ye. Manager Ye is very satisfied with your salt!"
very satisfied! ?
To the surprise of Luo Tong and Manager Ye, Liang Chuan's expression did not show any ecstasy, let alone the expected gratitude. Instead, he looked confused.
Of course, Liang Chuan has nothing to be excited about. He has eaten a lot of salt and is quite confident in his own salt. He does not need the approval of others at all. He is not selling to anyone. You don't want it here. There are a lot of people outside who want to buy it!
Manager Ye didn't regard himself as an outsider at all. He picked up the salt bag and stretched out his hand to explore inside. He thought that the salt of this quality was just a shallow layer on the surface, but he didn't expect that it was all such good salt!
The excited Manager Ye ignored any business rules and asked directly: "Where did you get this salt?"
Several people were stunned, and the Nong brothers became vigilant, fearing that these people had malicious intentions.
Luo Tong also didn't expect that his next big boss would be so direct. When doing business, how can he ask who his previous boss is and go directly to the supplier? What's the difference between digging into someone's ancestral grave and cutting off someone's path!
Seeing everyone's expressions, Manager Ye suddenly realized his abruptness, put down the salt, whispered to Luo Tong a few times, and left the salt shop directly.
In his capacity, he only wants the results, and he does not need to be involved in the process.
Salt is good salt, but he has countless things at hand. He just happened to be passing by today, not specifically for a few kilograms of salt.
Luo Tong looked at the expressions of Liang Chuan and others, and thought about it. He thought Liang Chuan still didn't understand what kind of noble person they had attracted!
"Manager Ye has given me full authority to take charge of your batch of salt. We are not in a hurry. I will arrange for a few Nong brothers to stay here. After dinner, how about we discuss the salt transaction in detail?"
Luo Tong has been selling salt in Zuining Town, at least for nearly thirty years. Salt from all over the world has to go to Dali, and usually passes through Zuining Town. There are many salt dealers in Zuining Town, but their qualifications are still different from others. He doesn't have much. Except for the salt on the plateau, he could talk a few words about it, but there was also Shu salt, which was relatively small, and they couldn't even eat it themselves.
Selling salt is a profitable business for Dao Tou, and it is also a worldly thing. Killing can steal business, but it cannot make business.
This is also the reason why he, a talented person, has stayed in the most Ning Mansion for the longest time and enjoyed the most fun.
Others sell salt and collect salt, and then let them go when the business is done. There is no one like Luo Tong who allows people to stay and eat and spend the night.
Liang Chuan was not familiar with the place he was born in most Ning. He had suffered huge losses when he went to Qiyuan and Dongxi Cave before. How could he still dare to trust others casually and eat other people's food and sleep with other people's food?
"You're welcome. We're just passing by and we still have a long way to go. If it's suitable, Mr. Luo, you can give us an honest price and we'll save ourselves a lot of trouble in moving."
Luo Tong was stunned, wasn't it? This guy didn't want to be a long-term business partner with him at all. He just wanted to forget it after making one order?
Over the years, he has seen salts of better quality than this batch of salts, but there are not many of them. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are carefully selected!
The salt of these Nong people seems to be dug out in batches, and the quality is very uniform. It should be that some salt field has improved the technology, or a new salt well has been discovered.
Judging from their attire, they looked like they were from Guangnan, and they spoke with a strong Guangnan accent. I had never heard of any good salt wells there, so it must be the salt field!
These days, salt can be harvested, but there is no way to purify it. When you come across good products, you can only come by them once and for all.
Luo Tong held Liang Chuan's hand and was a little reluctant to let go!
how? If the soft one doesn't work, then the hard one will work?
The brothers of the Nong family are facing a formidable enemy! I'm afraid that the salt seller will soon be too soft to make a hard one, and then they will have to fight hard again!
Liang Chuan put his hand on Luo Tong's thin stick-like hand and said, "What do you mean, what, if we don't stay today, what are you going to do to us, Shopkeeper Luo?"
If this kid dares to threaten him, he will first crush Luo Tong's hand and then control him as a hostage!
Regardless of whether you can escape or not, if you kill each one, it counts!
Luo Tong really doesn't want to mess around. Although he sells private salt, he is a true businessman!
"Four hundred coins per catty! All the bills will be settled with your money!"
The hostility of several people made this sudden heroic spirit disappear!
You know, no matter how far Liang Chuan traveled in Guangnan, salt of his quality could only be sold for 200 yuan per catty. That was already the ceiling of the price of salt, and not many people could afford it.
The price of this Luo Tong mouth has more than doubled!
Facing the temptation of such huge profits, Liang Chuan could no longer move his legs!
This kind of business is so refreshing, one order can equal two orders in Guangnan!
"No...it's not negotiable!"
Liang Chuan pulled up a bench and sat down, then asked Comrade Luo: "Is this price too high?"
Now it's the salt dealer's turn to be unhappy. Do you still have any objections to the high price I paid? Then I can lower the price further? The two of them looked at each other and smiled without saying a word, just like old acquaintances reunited after a long separation, two old chicken thieves making little plans in their own hearts.
"When we do business, we have to be honest. What I, Luo Tong, say means it!"
He is not just a salt dealer, nor does he just want to do this business. Although he still has some ideas about money, he has experienced too many things, at least he is not as obsessed as when he was young!
"Okay, will you eat all of my batch?"
Luo Tong patted his chest and said, "Not only do I want to eat them all, but I also want to hand over the money to you right away, so you can rest assured!"
After saying that, Luo Tong asked the clerk to bring over the scale. All Liang Chuan's fine salt was weighed. Another clerk took out the strings of Song coins according to the weight, counted them in person, and handed the money directly according to Luo Tong's instructions. Leave it to Liang Chuan!
More than two hundred kilograms of fine salt, close to three hundred kilograms, cost four hundred pennies per kilogram, which is twice as much as the price in Guangnan. This is hundreds of pennies, and it is not smaller than the volume of salt!
Each of the Nong brothers is carrying a bag full of money!
The weight of this money is no lighter than theirs. This is the most money I have ever seen in my life! It simply refreshed their worldview!
The three brothers couldn't believe it, and their hands were shaking looking at the money!
It was so simple, it happened so fast! The three brothers have been afraid of poverty since they were young. Looking at Liang Chuan, he was so calm that he didn't even bother to look at the money. Only people who have seen big scenes would have such a reaction. .
The expressions they looked at Liang Chuan were even more solemn!
Naturally, Liang Chuan will not be too happy yet. The money is in his hands, but whether he can take it away is still a question!
