Chapter 378 Visiting the General’s Mansion Again

Author: Dongyuejian

Chapter 378 Visiting the General’s Mansion Again

"One hundred coins per catty?"

Zhang Xianyu's eyes almost fell out of surprise when she heard the price given by General An's Mansion, "What's the difference between this and getting it for free?"

He started to calculate the cost with his fingers, "Even if sugar cane costs 2 cents per pound, and only 20 jins produce one pound of sugar, here is 40 cents, not to mention time, labor, etc. If all the costs are divided equally, this will be

You’re going to lose money.”

Those who can enter the sugar factory to make sugar have signed a contract of prostitution. These people work for up to half a year a year. They have to provide food and drink for them on weekdays and pay them monthly money. It can be said that every month from her hand

The amount spent inside is huge.

One hundred yuan per catty is a direct loss.

Baifu'er had to remind her sister-in-law, "It's not a hundred cents per catty, it's not more than a hundred cents."

Zhang Xianyu found it even more difficult, "Fu'er, even if we let them pick up the goods themselves, they will still lose money."

This is not a one-time loss, but a constant loss. The amount required is still large. Who can bear this?

Regarding the cost, Baifuer had already calculated it on the way back, "What if we use the lowest brown sugar?"

"We can purchase the worst sugar cane, the kind that costs less than a penny per pound, so the cost will be reduced a lot."

"I believe that General An can't still think that he can still eat the best sugar at this price. In fact, to put it more bluntly, the difference between the worst brown sugar and the best brown sugar is not that big, and the effects are almost the same."

Zhang Xianyu still frowned, "This can only be said to be slightly better."

"Unless they come later every year to transport the sugar, let us get all the other sugar out before it is their turn to clean up."

Baiful held her chin and thought for a moment, "It's not like we can't make up for it from other places."

She had been thinking about this on the way back. What did she need to ask General An?

They are far away in the southwest, as far as the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Officials everywhere have been taken care of.

Suddenly his eyes lit up, "I heard that like the Wei family, they transport sugar from the southwest to the capital. They have to pass through many checkpoints on the way. At each checkpoint, they have to check the goods and then pay the toll. General An's people

There should be no tolls for picking up the goods, right?"

Zhang Xianyu blinked, "Is this the case? Many people who buy candy have complained about it, and it is impossible for us to cooperate with General An to collect freight?"

Bai Fu'er nodded repeatedly. They had no logistics. Except for the brown sugar delivered to the court every year, which needed to be delivered to the city, they didn't care about the rest. They only collected sugar cane at the dock and then helped deliver the sugar to the dock.

"Some merchants are unwilling to come to our place because there are losses on the road, or the checkpoint charges are too high, or the road is not smooth. They make little money and are risky. If we cooperate with General An, we can charge a fixed fee for one trip.

This way, there will be no wastage on the road and the cost will be reduced.”

"General An was going to arrange for someone to transport it, and by the way, he could earn a little money to secure the goods, so why not do it?"

Zhang Xianyu clapped her hands and added: "They don't need to pledge the goods. The merchants can just pledge the goods themselves and follow them. The road will be safe, so our business will be better."

"We have nothing to ask for now, what if it happens in the future?"

"This will deepen our relationship with the General's Mansion and we will be able to use it when needed in the future."

"That's it for now. Uncle and the others should be finished in two days. We'll discuss it then."

Next, Baifu'er stayed at Gu's house and didn't go out, let alone go to Wei's house.

But just because she didn't go didn't mean they didn't come. Just one day later, Wei Yunqi came to ask for the results. The reason was, "The steward of the General's Mansion came to ask this morning, how are you thinking about it?"

Baifuer spread her hands and said helplessly, "You know the situation of our family to some extent. Even if sugarcane is cheap, a hundred cents per pound will definitely result in a loss."

"I have to negotiate the conditions, but I can't think of many good ways for the time being. Do you think we can increase the number in the future?"

Wei Yunqi put his hands on his hips and said, "As long as it is beneficial to General An, or beneficial to everyone, you can raise it."

Bai Fuer gave him a blank look, "Of course I will only mention things that are beneficial to me."

"Let's go, lead the way."

Wei Yunqi raised his eyebrows, "Is your sister-in-law not going?"

"If you don't go, if we all go, who will come to the rescue if the talks fall apart, do you expect me?"

Weiyun Banner.

In General An's mansion, Bai Fu'er appeared again. When guard Lin Fei saw her, he changed his previous scrutiny and dissatisfaction and smiled with a smile on his face, "Miss Bai Fu'er is here, wait here for a moment.

The general is busy."

"Come here, Miss Bai, you are thirsty. Come and try the tea from the General's Mansion."

The housekeeper told me that whether brothers in the army can eat candy in the future will depend on whether this girl is generous or not.

Logically speaking, it's just a merchant, so they don't need to be so polite, but this merchant is not ordinary. He is a disciple of Lord Qin Tianjiangu. Hey, hey, he can't force him, he can only have a good talk.

Bai Fu'er was very polite and had a good impression of the General's Mansion. It seemed that they were not unreasonable.

"Guard Lin, where did you buy candy before?"

Lin Huwei said, "The manager came to buy it, and I don't know where to buy it."

"Then what do you need so much sugar for?"

Lin Weiwei rubbed his hands and said again, "Oh, this candy is very useful. If I get a bowl of sweet sugar water when I'm really tired, I can walk an extra three miles."

"Sometimes after a long journey, the body is exhausted and dizzy, a few bites of candy can help half the pain. It's more affordable than steamed buns."

When Lin Huwei talked about this, he went on and on about what could be used to stave off hunger, heal injuries, restore physical strength, etc.

All in all, it's a good thing.

Finally, she said with some embarrassment, "Miss Bai, it's really hard for us soldiers. If we had more sugar, we might be able to save our lives. If it's convenient for you, just sell more to us. Although we can't pay too high a price, but

If anything happens in the future, you just need to tell me, and the brothers will never have a problem with you."

Bai Fu'er felt that it was impossible to get out of this place easily today. There were sugar-coated bombs and painful dramas waiting for her.

After waiting for only half an hour, when Baiful was drinking her third cup of tea, General An came. Baiful hurriedly got up to greet her. This time, before she could kneel down, General An said, "No need to say more."

Li, you already know the price I can offer you, right? How do you say it?"

Baifu'er turned to look at Wei Yunqi, turned around and smiled, "Returning to the general, I made it very clear to Mr. Wei San that if I sell a pound of candy for a hundred dollars, I will lose a pound. Baijia

Our sugar factory also supports many people. If we continue to suffer such losses, I'm afraid it will be beyond our capabilities."
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