"There was a war going on all the way along the border. You saved my little girl, which is considered a meritorious service. The harvesting of grain is already considered a reward." Li Shuomo said in a calm tone.
The little boss's lack of knowledge made him a little angry. If you were more sensible, it would be time to quit at this time.
Exactly.
The little boss still stood steadily, looking calm and composed.
"Your Majesty, I would like to negotiate a good business deal with Mr. Chang." After a moment's rest, Xu Mu slightly raised his hand.
These words made Li Shuomo even more angry.
"Talk about business? Aren't you ashamed of doing business with two taels of silver?"
Xu Mu's expression remained unchanged and he held his bow high.
"Be upright and upright, never ashamed. The nine-story platform starts from the tired soil. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest hair. The river carp dares to leap over the dragon's gate, and the flying bird can cross thousands of mountains. The master can also ignore his origin. I heard that Chang Ji In the grain store, my ancestor was once a rice seller, so he should know about it."
These words only made Li Shuomo sneer again. How could a veteran of the court for many years be fooled?
He stood up and prepared to call the guards to drag Xu Mu out. Even if my precious daughter makes trouble again, she will admit it.
"Uncle Shi, let's have a cup of tea." Mr. Chang suddenly spoke, with a playful smile on his lips, not out of surprise, but because he found it interesting.
"I will give you time for a cup of tea, please start."
Xu Mu was not in any hurry, but his tone became calmer. This scene made Li Shuomo, who was serving tea, feel uncomfortable again.
"I, Xujiazhuang, have a business with Changji Grain Store. I need one hundred carts of rice every month."
"What about the price?"
"We will charge it according to the market price. After three months, our Xujiazhuang needs will reach 500 cars per month."
Mr. Chang leaned on his chair, his eyes a little disappointed.
"There are many people in the inner city who want food. Do you think five hundred carts of rice is a big business?"
"It can be seen that the four major households in Tangjiang City need a thousand cars per month."
"These thousand carts don't seem to be the business of Chang Kee Liang Store."
Xu Mu smiled. The matter of harvesting grain was troublesome for a while. Earlier, he had inquired about various grain stores and larger farms.
Mr. Chang paused for a moment, then started laughing.
One of the key reasons why Changji Grain Store can expand its business so much is that it controls a small half of the farms near the inner city. Even the household department in the imperial court needs to purchase grain from Changji Grain Store in times of famine.
Of course, on top of Changji Grain Store, there were two other large grain stores, which almost monopolized the rice and grain business for half of the Ji Dynasty.
Among the three, Chang Ji Liang Xing is the weakest.
"In half a year, if the wines of the four major households in Tangjiang City cannot be sold, they will not collect grain. And I, Xujiazhuang, will only buy grain from Changji Grain Store. The four major households previously collected a thousand carts from elsewhere, so I will buy grain from Always remember that the grain store collects two thousand carts."
puff.
Li Shuomo squirted out a mouthful of tea, took out his handkerchief in a funny manner, and wiped his face clean.
In the inner city area, there is a reason why the four major households in Tangjiang City can stand for a hundred years. Even he is not easy to offend these century-old families.
Good guy, the young man in front of me actually dares to talk so brazenly that he will take over the four major households in half a year?
Mr. Chang also smiled, but his eyes quickly flashed.
"You said earlier that in the first three months, one hundred carts of grain would be needed each month?"
"Exactly."
"Wanwan is also my sister. This time, I will repay my kindness." Mr. Chang was silent for a moment, took out a jade plaque from his arms and handed it to Xu Mu.
"If you want to collect grain in the future, just ask your village servant to bring the jade sign to Changji Liang Store. If you want less than two thousand cars in six months, I advise you not to open this wine shop."
White faces and black faces singing together, this has always been the way of businessmen.
Xu Mu took it calmly.
He knew in his heart that this was not only a business, but also a cooperation. Of course, the relationship is not equal, at least not now.
Until one day, Xujiazhuang overcame all obstacles and took over the liquor business in the inner city. At that time, the cooperation with Chang Kee Food Bank can truly sublimate to another level of strong relationship.
"Business is done! Why don't you go out yet!" Li Shuomo scolded with a cold face. He became more and more disgusted with this little boss who found his way out.
Mr. Chang yawned and had no intention of being a peacemaker. One hundred carts of grain, in exchange for a slim chance, was not a big loss.
Xu Mu was neither humble nor arrogant, he cupped his hands, turned around and walked out of the main hall.
…
He did not go to the inner room, but stood silently on the bluestone path. After only waiting for half a stick of incense, Jiang Caiwei and others hurried out.
Si Hu, who was walking at the end, was obviously not full yet, and his arms were still bulging. You didn't have to guess that there was packed meat hidden inside.
"Xu Lang!" Jiang Caiwei stepped on her steps and shouted from a distance.
Xu Mu smiled and walked forward in a few steps.
"Deng Tuzi, why don't you go to the banquet?"
"I'm not hungry. By the way, thank you very much, Miss Li." Standing opposite Li Xiaowan, Xu Mu rarely thanked her.
"Why do you want to thank me?" Li Xiaowan's face was filled with grievances.
"You don't know, this will make you look raw."
Xu Mu was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that although neither of them liked him, he had done such a big favor, so he might as well lower his profile or find a way to get off.
But what's going on with this little ancestor? Isn't he still talking about logic?
"That's all, you are also a fool." Li Xiaowan puffed up her face, brushed her thin sleeves twice, and turned around to leave inexplicably.
Xu Mu was startled, and his face suddenly became angry.
"Brother Mu! Hold on, hold on! This is Li's Mansion, and her father is an official! And she's inviting you to dinner!" Afraid that Xu Mu would scold him again, Si Hu hurriedly dragged Xu Mu's arm to Li's Mansion. Pull outside.
Walking out of the Li family's mansion, it was an unreasonable humiliation. As the grain harvest came to an end, Xu Mu had already smiled.
"My boss, Chang Kee Food Store, have we reached an agreement?"
"It's agreed. At the beginning of this month, a hundred carts of food will be sent."
"One hundred carts? Boss, now, there's no need to go around looking for food?"
"certainly."
Everyone present cheered.
Harvesting grain is indeed a terrible thing, especially when Xujiazhuang is powerless and powerless.
Fortunately, it was finally solved.
"Let's go back to Tangjiang first."
While there is still daylight and the horse power is faster, we should be able to get back to Tangjiang City in time.
"Xu, Xu Lang, there is something going on in Chengcheng tomorrow." Jiang Caiwei was a little anxious, and she was afraid that Xu Mu would be angry, so she didn't explain the matter clearly for a while.
"My boss, it's like this. The little ancestor said that tomorrow happens to be the Cultural Festival in Chengcheng, so he asked me to stay for one more day."
"Wenji? What are we going to do when those scholars are fooling around?" Xu Mu was startled. The flames of war at the border gate of Daji were still vivid in his mind, and he had no time to spare, accompanying a group of scholars to complain about everything.
"My little ancestor said that my boss knows poetry and would like to invite him to learn poetry so that he can become a more refined person in the future."
"What am I going to do!" Xu Mu was not interested, but suddenly remembered that Li Xiaowan really helped a lot with this grain harvesting business.
"Then she didn't say anything before?"
"Boss, you were quarreling earlier..."
"She scolded me, but I didn't scold me back." Xu Mu rubbed his forehead, wondering what Li Xiaowan meant.
"That's all, I'll stay one more day and watch the monkey show."
