Bailang sat on the carriage returning with a smile on his face. No matter what happens next, the result of the previous talks with Zhou and Hou families is still very good.
Food, especially food that can be used as rations, is far more scarce and difficult to obtain than gold and silver. Even this is a strategic material that is restricted and controlled in all aspects. Reselling and selling will be punished by wearing a hat.
Of course, the sword shop and the Zhou and Hou families were not trading, but giving. Moreover, these grains do not go through the government-managed route, but are stockpiled by various large households themselves. Belongs to private property. This still had a lot of room for maneuver without the Hong Dynasty starting large-scale confiscation of private property.
It's just that Bailang's Lion's Big Opening couldn't get all the food he wanted in the end. Five ships didn't have food, but four ships still had it. This is enough to feed a thousand people for a year. Although this is nothing in normal times, any big grain merchant can easily provide it. Now it is the largest amount that Zhou and Hou can coordinate together.
"Zhang Wu, batches of grain will arrive at the dock in three days. You need to give me the nearest warehouse to measure out three large ships first. There can be no delay." Returning to Ma Sheng Lane, Bai Lang immediately asked someone to find Zhang Wu. Come over. When the grain coordinated by the Zhou and Hou families arrives, there must be a safe storage place. Nowadays, the pier is much more suitable than the hemp rope lane, and it is also more convenient for temporary transportation.
Zhang Wu acted as the leader of the waist knife on the dock, handling affairs with Zhang Shun. After hearing Bai Lang's order, he quickly responded. After all, the warehouses on the docks are very tight nowadays. Especially when the Zhou and Hou families were eroded, their production was severely reduced, and there was a backlog of various raw materials in the warehouse. Especially where food is stored, the docks are humid and food requires special warehouses, so arrangements need to be made in advance.
"In addition, contact a few small boats to wait for use at the dock. Remember, the small boats need reliable people to operate them."
"Don't worry, Zhang Shun at the dock has organized his own small fleet to do some odd-time assembly for some large ships docked. At the same time, it also allows those ships that are temporarily docked to unload and don't want to wait to quickly sail on the river. Complete the unloading and take the boat ashore. I will tell Zhang Shun to arrange for trustworthy personnel to wait for your news." Zhang Wu did not dare to ask more questions, but he still knew what he was supposed to do.
"Well, hurry up and do it. Also, in the past few days, you have told Wang Si to stay out of trouble. No matter what changes are happening on the street, don't get involved. Maintain the status quo I told you before and just do petty theft and petty crimes." A small shop. Don't get involved in the affairs of those big businesses, and don't even take a second look. Remember."
"Okay, Zuodao, I will tell Wang Si."
"Go down."
As soon as Zhang Wu left with his front foot, Yang Xiu passed the ball with his back foot and walked in.
"No need to salute. I'm very busy. If you need anything, please tell me immediately." Bai Lang opened the accounts sent today, including those from Qu Feng, Zhang Xun and Wang Bing. He needed to give an answer today, and he didn't know how much brainpower it would take.
Yang Xiu bowed after hearing this, and then said: "Zu Dao, there is news from Daomen Village!"
"Oh?" Bai Lang raised his head after hearing this and motioned for Yang Xiu to sit down before talking.
"Zu Dao, three brothers who went to meet Qiu Chongxi came back today at dawn. The news they brought back is that the people in Daomen Village are willing to negotiate, but the price offered is not low."
While talking, Yang Xiu handed a piece of folded kraft paper to Bai Lang. He continued: "This is the reply letter given by Li Tianfang, the leader of Daomen Village, to Qiu Chongxi. What is listed above are their conditions."
"In other words, the people in Daomen Village do not reject our desire to rent a place in their village to store things? Is that what you mean?"
"Yes, the sword."
Bailang then took the brown paper with a smile, and then unfolded it to read the contents on the paper.
After a while, Bai Lang re-folded the paper and then snapped his fingers to create a ball of fire, igniting the kraft paper and quickly burning it in mid-air to the ground.
"These thieves do have some brains. They probably regard us as some rich people but no knives. The price they ask is quite high. And it's not just money, there are also some requirements for medicinal materials. This It's a little strange.
When you were questioning Qiu Chongxi before, did you hear that there was a medicinal herb business in Daomen Village? "
Yang Xiu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Not this way. But Qiu Chongxi mentioned that Daomen Village has its own medical clinic."
"Medical clinic? Hum, how many people are there in Daomen Village? Even if they get sick every few days, they can't use so many medicinal materials all year round. And most of these medicinal materials have age requirements, and some are even a hundred years old. You don’t need to think about it to know that these medicinal materials are definitely not cheap.
It is clear that we are being slaughtered as fat sheep. "Bai Lang said harshly, but with a smile on his face. Because as long as the other party agrees to the knife hall's request, he has opened his mouth. As for the price, it seems to be the price now, and it will be unclear who gets whose wedding dress in the future. So Bailang didn't get angry when he saw the lion in Daomen Village opening his mouth.
"Reply to Daomen Village and say that we can only pay half of these conditions. If they agree, we will send the leasing fees to them as soon as possible together with the first batch of our things.
If they still want to bargain, let the brothers in front of them control it themselves. As long as the bottom line of the total amount is 70% of the other party's full request without changing the type of things they need, they can decide the rest by themselves without going back and forth. Show me what a waste of time. "
"I understand Zuodao, and I will finalize the matter in Daomen Village as soon as possible. But there is no manpower available there for the time being. Is it possible to give these thieves such a big benefit for nothing?"
"Haha, Yang Hongdao, you have to eat your food one bite at a time. Find a place to stay first. In terms of manpower, it's not appropriate to go too many at the beginning. Just find a few smart people. What's important for us now is to keep the industrial park here Hold it firmly. This time Yang Hongdao, you have to be the main force."
"Don't worry, Zuodao. The brothers below are all ready. We're just waiting for your order to give them a good look!"
"That's good. After the Zhou and Hou families release the smoke, there should be a suitable opportunity to take action in two days. Remember, there must not be half alive this time, and they must be killed cleanly. !”
"My subordinate understands that the knife has been smeared with medicine according to your instructions. As long as blood is seen, it can be poisoned even if it is not on the vital point. The medicine chosen is also an ordinary strong medicine, which will not leave any tail."
"Well, that's the best. In addition, don't take it lightly within ourselves. Everything that should be kept secret must be kept secret. You must also pay attention to this. You are not allowed to tell the people below before taking action."
(End of chapter)
