Li Banfeng and Ma Wu started running Lanyang Village, and the first step was to change some of the rules in the village.
The first is the rules for business charges.
In Lanyang Village, no matter what business is opened, half of the profit must be given to the Song family. This squeeze is a bit too harsh.
Of course, when operating in Lanyang Village, it makes no sense to not give any money. After all, Li Banfeng and Ma Wu still have to ensure the safety of the area. After discussion, the two re-determined the share of each household.
Just hand over 20% of the profit.
In addition to business matters, there is also hunting.
I hunted from Xindi and shipped the goods here in Mawu. The price was negotiable and was only higher than the price set by the Song family back then.
But if they don’t ship from Mawu, Mawu will not care about it?
This is something that gives Ma Wu a headache.
He didn't want to waste his energy on this matter.
You know, Song Jiasen invested 80% of his energy just to look at the villagers in Lanyang Village every day. How much can a person like this achieve?
But if you don't care about it at all, it will mean losing a big chunk of your income.
After much deliberation, the two came up with a good strategy.
First, those who are willing to ship goods to them will definitely not suffer any loss in terms of price. The price of many prey items has more than doubled. For some good items that are in short supply, the price can be negotiated according to the market situation.
Secondly, they won’t stop anyone who doesn’t want to ship goods to them, but if someone picks up goods or pries them out in Lanyang Village, he will definitely not be tolerated.
Third, if you want to ask them to ship the goods but feel that the price they offer is not suitable, you can sell it for them, but you will have to bear the risk if you lose the money and make a profit. They will only take 20% of the profit and don't care about anything else.
After the news was posted, the enthusiasm of the young people in the village increased. There was an endless flow of people coming and going from Xindi every day, and almost 90% of the people came to them to sell goods.
The reason is simple, not everyone can find a shipping channel.
Three or five young men got together and caught a bag of native jade peaches. Could you ask them if they could send it to Lushui City?
You can get a few more bucks when you go to Lushui City, but the folk customs in Lushui Bay are so simple, why would someone rob you on the way? Don’t you need to pay for food and drinks when you come and go? It was windy and rainy, which delayed the trip.
If the peach is rotten, who can I ask for explanation?
These are unavoidable issues.
But there were so many people shipping goods that Li Banfeng and Ma Wu couldn't bear it. They didn't have enough money, so they invested all their money, and for a while, the funds were still a little overwhelming.
Ogawa came up with an idea: "Why don't we just hang up the sign tomorrow? We'll just consign the goods during this period and won't accept the goods for now."
Ma Wu shook his head and said: "That won't work. This is the most taboo thing in the business world. Either you don't do the business or you don't do it. If you do, you can't change the rules."
Li Banfeng pinched his chin and said, "It seems I need to get some quick money."
But where can I get quick money?
Li Banfeng is a good man who abides by rules and cannot just go out and rob.
Just when I was worried about what to do, I suddenly heard Xiaochuan coming to report: "Fifth Master, someone from the Liu family is here."
Ma Wu was surprised: "Who is coming?"
"Mr. Accountant Hu Juncai."
Ma Wu frowned: "This is a difficult one to deal with."
Li Banfeng asked: "What is he here for?"
Ma Wu sighed and said, "Coming here on this day is probably to collect debts."
Xiaochuan asked cautiously: "He wants money, can we give it to him?"
Li Banfeng raised his eyebrows: "No, what can I give if I don't have money?"
Ogawa asked again: "Then we will make money in the future..."
"I won't give it to him even if he makes money! He didn't make it, so why should I give it to him?" Li Banfeng's attitude was very firm.
Xiaochuan looked at Ma Wu.
Ma Wu sighed softly: "Invite him in first, and talk to him in the new house."
The new house refers to landlord Wei’s house.
Landlord Wei signed an agreement with Li Banfeng yesterday, giving all his houses to Li Banfeng for free. The house deeds and land deeds are both in Li Banfeng's hands. The agreement was signed by Landlord Wei himself and voluntarily.
, Ma Wu can testify.
Li Banfeng and Ma Wu still live in the original wooden house. The three-story building where landlord Wei lives is now a place for entertaining guests and working.
Hu Jun sat down in the living room and said with a smile: "Fifth Young Master, when I came here today, I went directly to the Song family's mansion, but when I saw it turned into an empty space, I thought I was in the wrong place."
Ma Wu said with a smile: "It turns out that house is too old and sways when the wind blows. I'm going to build a new one."
Hu Juncai nodded and said: "The building should be built new, and the newly opened business should have a new front. The Fifth Young Master knows how to run the business. With Lanyang Village in your hands, it will surely achieve great success in the future.
I came here today for two things, one is to congratulate you, and the other is to take a look at the account books."
After hearing this and looking at the account book, Ma Wu understood what Hu Juncai meant. This guy really came to ask for money.
He didn't want to show his account books to others, but there was nothing he could do about it. The strength of the Liu family was not comparable to that of the Song family.
He brought the account book over, and Hu Jun took a look at it and frowned: "Oh, Fifth Young Master, you have been in charge for three days and you have not made any money, but you have lost a lot."
Ma Wu smiled and said, "I'm ashamed of myself. My business has just opened. I'll lose money and make a profit first."
Hu Juncai shook his head and said: "The price you charge for receiving the goods is too high. It will not be easy to operate it in the future."
Ma Wu smiled and said nothing.
Xiaochuan glanced at Hu Juncai from the side.
Old man, how much knowledge do you have? Do you dare to teach our fifth son to make money?
Hu Jun just closed the account book and said: "I can trust the Fifth Young Master, but we also have to make the rules clear. When the Song family was doing business in Lanyang Village, 80% of the income had to be given to our shopkeeper. We didn't all have to pay for it, we also had to
Passed to the Si family, this is documented, I didn't just say it casually.
The document also clearly states that regardless of profit or loss every month, the amount paid cannot be less than three thousand oceans. If you don’t believe it, I can show you the document."
Hu Juncai handed the document to Ma Wu, and Ma Wu read it carefully and found that Hu Juncai was indeed not lying.
Ma Wu had already been mentally prepared for this. A large part of the reason why the Song family squeezed so hard was because the Liu family was so vicious.
The reason why the Liu family poisoned their hands was because the Si family also wanted more. After the Si family collected the money, they had to pay tribute to the Lu family. Each one had worse hands than the other.
Ma Wu pondered for a while and said: "Mr. Hu, I really can't afford so much money right now, can you give me a few days of grace?"
"Fifth Young Master, you are making things difficult for me. When it comes time to collect the bill, this rule has not changed for more than 20 years. Otherwise, I will go to the warehouse to have a look, select a few goods, price them and take them back."
Let him pick the goods?
He can empty the warehouse for you.
The price he offered was definitely not something Ma Wu could accept.
Seeing that Ma Wu didn't speak, Hu Jun sighed and said: "Fifth Young Master, I can't get the money out, and I don't have the goods. It won't be easy for me to explain when I go back."
Ma Wu raised his head and said: "Mr. Hu, please tell shopkeeper Liu that I really don't have much money now. When I make money in a few days, I will send it to the old shopkeeper later."
Hu Juncai frowned more and more, remained silent for a long time, then stood up and said: "Fifth Young Master, if the rules are broken, business will be difficult to do. I would like to advise you this, how to deal with it, you decide for yourself."
After Hu Jun left, Ma Wu returned to the house to discuss the matter with Li Banfeng.
"Brother Li, how much do you think we should give him? I think three thousand oceans is a bit too much. I will discuss it with him another day and give him two thousand."
Li Banfeng put down the newspaper in his hand, looked at Ma Wu and said, "I already told you that we won't give him any money."
Ma Wu looked helpless and said: "I can't do it if I don't give it, or they will plot against me."
"How can you secretly plot and break into Lanyang Village?"
"That's not the case," Ma Wu shook his head and said, "With the character of the Liu family, they won't fight with us with open swords and guns, but their secret moves are very cruel. Liu Liangyi is a bandit. If I guessed correctly, he
The road we use to ship goods will be blocked."
Li Banfeng was stunned: "I really ignored this matter."
Ma Wu said solemnly: "This matter cannot be ignored. A batch of goods will be delivered to Lushui City the day after tomorrow. If the goods are robbed, we will not be able to make any money back, and the business will be closed."
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Hu Jun then returned to the paper horse shop and told the old shopkeeper Liu Liangyi what had happened.
Liu Liangyi smiled calmly: "You are really a young master from a wealthy family. I don't want to vomit a penny."
Hu Juncai said: "I looked at his account book, and he really didn't make any money. The price paid for the goods was too high."
Liu Liangyi shook his head: "Old Hu, you just don't understand. In Puozhou, the fifth son of the Ma family is one of the best at making money. The higher the price of the goods, the more people will hunt. The first few months may be a little difficult. Wait until the money is returned.
After that, he earned much more than Song Jiasen."
"Then let's give him a break for a few months."
"It can't be slowed down. Rules are rules. If a rule is broken, it will be difficult to set it up again. Whether he borrows a debt or takes goods to pay off the debt, he must pay not a penny less."
Hu Jun nodded and said: "I will go to Lanyang Village tomorrow and explain the truth to him."
"What else are you talking about? The truth in this world cannot be expressed." Liu Liangyi called Liu Changyu, "Didn't you want to know Ma Wu two days ago? I'll let you go this time, but I won't let you go to Lanyang.
Village, I asked you to go to Jueding Mountain and ambush on the mountain road,
This mountain road is the only way from Lanyang Village to Lushui City. On this road, as long as you see a car or horse, you will stop it immediately. As long as there is a car or horse, all the things produced in Lanyang Village will be collected and only the goods will be grabbed.
not hurtful,
Ma Wu is a smart man, and he may not be in a hurry to ship goods in these two days. You have to wait two more days, and the weather is freezing. Can you bear the hardship?"
Liu Changyu patted his chest and said, "Dad, don't worry, I can bear this hardship, and I guarantee that everything will be done well."
Liu Liangyi nodded and said: "Remember, you only steal things and don't hurt anyone."
"Remember it, dad. Do we need to give your name? Ma Wu won't know who to ask for mercy."
Liu Liangyi smiled and said: "No registration number is needed. Jueding Mountain is our family's territory. He should be aware that he is being robbed here."
Liu Changyu led people to Jueding Mountain and set up an ambush on the roadside.
This child is someone who can endure hardships. In the weather in November, the cold wind blows on his face, and it feels like it can tear off a layer of his skin.
Liu Changyu and his men changed shifts to ambush, and had their ghost servants stand guard everywhere without slacking off at all.
A group of carriages and horses passed by on the road. Liu Changyu immediately sent someone to stop the carriages and horses. After checking, he found that they were delivering clay pots to the city.
There were many craftsmen in the surrounding villages, so naturally this thing was not produced in Xindi. Liu Changyu let them go and then squatted beside the mountain road.
Li Banfeng was passing by the mountain road alone and felt that there seemed to be a sound on the roadside. He listened with the help of a string earring and found that there was indeed an ambush.
I took a look with my golden eyes and saw that there were many dead souls around.
Ma Wu's guess was correct, the Liu family had really cut off their shipping path.
Li Banfeng looked at the weather and saw that it was snowing today. The snow fell to the ground and could not be retained. It melted in the blink of an eye. It was very difficult to squat in the wilderness in this weather.
Not easy!
One look at these people and they know they can endure hardship!
Li Banfeng was just a passerby, without a carriage or horse, and he was easily ignored, so Liu Changyu naturally wouldn't stop him.
When he arrived in Lushui City, Li Banfeng rented a house, moved the goods out of his home, went to Yufangzhai, found shopkeeper Zhu, and asked him to send someone to receive the goods.
Shopkeeper Zhu received the goods and paid on the spot with the account book.
Li Banfeng received the money in Curie, went to the Miaosheng Record Player Store to buy some fuel and oil, and also picked out a few records.
After leaving the record player store, Li Banfeng found an old restaurant, ordered a table of shabu-shabu, cooked a jar of Shaoxing yellow rice, and asked two girls to sing during the dinner.
After eating and drinking, Li Banfeng wiped off the rouge and powder on his body and returned to his home.
"Hey~ It's been a cold day for a few days. My husband is probably freezing. Come to my little slave quickly."
The lady specially exhaled steam and hugged Li Banfeng for a beautiful night's sleep.
At dawn the next day, Li Banfeng returned and passed by Jueding Mountain and found that there were still people on duty at the roadside.
Liu Changyu is really a child who can endure hardships. His father ordered him to stay here and he never moved except for sleeping.
Bravo!
Only when you have to endure hardships can you endure hardships. These people have perseverance and will definitely have endless hardships in the future!
Li Banfeng sighed in appreciation and returned to Lanyang Village.
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