"Hurry, hurry up, it's going to be dark. As long as you can finish it before dark, in addition to the wages everyone has received, each person has another ten cents of reward!" Boss Yu stood on the dock, and said to the coolies carrying the bags with a proud look on his face. He bought a batch of goods from Dengzhou and everything was done. As long as the ship was loaded today, he would set sail back to Guangzhou tomorrow.

When the coolies carrying the bag heard Boss Yu's words, they were immediately shocked. Ten cents were not a small amount. They could usually buy two dou of rice. Although the price of grain is rising now, two dou of rice must be more than this price, there is no problem in buying two dou of coarse grains. Therefore, they all speed up their pace. Finally, they moved the goods on the dock before dark, and then happily went to Boss Yu to get wages and rewards. In a good mood, they went to the tavern on the dock to have a few drinks, while the Gu family rushed to the house.

Boss Yu on the dock was not as leisurely as the coolies. After the coolies left, they took their friends to count the cargo on several boats until the number was correct. Only then did they feel relieved, and then returned to the dock and looked at the small fleet of their own and smiled foolishly.

Boss Yu is not from Dengzhou. His ancestral home is Yuezhou in the south. He is right next to Hangzhou. He has been doing business at sea for generations. However, he has no one in his family and big business requires access and capital. The Yu family does not have this condition, so they can only do some small business. This time he heard that the court and Goguryeo were fighting, and he thought that Dengzhou was approaching Goguryeo, so he definitely couldn't supply grain, so he spent a lot of money to buy a batch of grain and planned to ship it to Dengzhou to make a fortune.

But what Boss Yu didn't expect was that as soon as his fleet arrived in Dengzhou, the Dengzhou Governor's Office issued a new policy, called the "Salt Ticket Law", which roughly means that there is insufficient food on the front line. In order to encourage merchants to transport grain, they linked the salt administration of Dengzhou with grain. Every time a stone of grain was transported to Dengzhou, they could exchange for a salt ticket of six kilograms of salt. With this salt ticket, it was possible to buy salt in Dengzhou. The combined ships of grain were exchanged for more than 50,000 kilograms of salt tickets.

When the officials of Dengzhou yamen confirmed the amount of grain on his ship, they immediately issued him the salt ticket, which was more than 50,000 kilograms of salt. If it were in the past, even if he had tried all his family's connections, he would never have been able to get so much salt. Now he just needs to take the salt ticket to various salt factories or salt warehouses and pay for the wholesale price of Dengzhou's salt, which is like a dream.

You should know that salt is not like grain. Although the Tang Dynasty was not as strict as the former Sui Dynasty and allowed private production and sales of salt, 80% of all the salt produced was handed over to the local government, and the remaining 20% ​​could be freely controlled. Therefore, the salt industry is actually in the hands of the court. It is not so easy to get salt from the court. It is either capable or connected, but Boss Yu did not occupy the same family. Therefore, although he knew that Dengzhou had abundant salt, the salt price was several times cheaper than other salt-producing areas, and the profit in salt was also extremely rich. But he was only greedy.

But what he didn't expect was that this time he came to Dengzhou, he actually got such a pie that fell from the sky. Not only did he earn a lot of money from the grain, but he also got such a large amount of salt tickets. In order to buy the salt, he took out all the money he earned from selling grain this time. He went to several salt factories to get the whole batch of goods. Now he has finally moved it onto the ship, and his heart has finally calmed down.

"Uncle Second, although these salts are huge profits, they are only filled with one ship. If the other ships go back empty, wouldn't it be a waste?" Just as Boss Yu was imagining that he had made a fortune with this batch of salt, a thin black guy suddenly came over and said. Boss Yu is a family business, and the people in the fleet are all the same tribe. The person who speaks is Yu Zheng, his clan nephew, who has always been smart and capable, and is highly valued by him.

"Nonsense, I want to buy more goods, but I bought all the money for selling grain. I can't buy any decent goods at all. Otherwise, you can hand over all your private money to my second uncle and let me make up to see if I can buy a batch of canned food?" Boss Yu jokingly scolded.

"Hehe, you are really good at it. We are all helping poor boys, so how can you get any private money?" Yu Zheng pretended to be honest and smiled, and the other guys also started to cheer together. It can be seen that this boss Yu is still very good to his subordinates.

After having a joke with the guys, Boss Yu was about to take the guys to have a good meal. After all, it will set sail tomorrow. I will stay on the boat for nearly a month in the future. It is also worth rewarding in advance.

"Brother Yu stay!" At this moment, Boss Yu suddenly heard someone shouting anxiously at the other end of the dock. Boss Yu looked back and found a group of people running towards him in the distance. After a while, he realized that the person in the leader was very close and he didn't know the other party at all.

"Dare you ask this little brother, is there anything wrong with calling Yu?" Boss Yu asked after seeing the other party running to him and stopped. The other party looked about the same age as those guys Yu Zheng. At most, he was in his twenties. He was fair and dressed very well. He knew at a glance that he was from a wealthy family, but because he ran too fast just now, he was bent down and gasping.

"I'm... my name is Zhou Chu. I'm taking the liberty to call Brother Yu this time. There's something important to talk about!" The young man recovered quickly, took a few breaths and then calmed down, and said to Boss Yu clearly. When he heard that someone had something to talk to the master, the Yu guys around him consciously retreated for a while. This is the rule in the business world, and he was afraid that the guys would leak the secrets after hearing these business events.

"Oh? Please tell me!" Boss Yu always felt that he had heard of the name Zhou Yue, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

"That's right. My family has been engaged in salt trading for generations. During this period, the salt production in Dengzhou has increased exponentially, and the price is extremely cheap. Therefore, my family devoted most of its energy to Dengzhou. However, I didn't expect that the governor's mansion suddenly introduced such a salt ticket method, which has caused our Zhou family to suffer. We are raising grain to transport it, but it takes time, and the salt stored in our family is about to be used up. If there is no new salt supplement, it will have a great impact on our reputation. Therefore, I want to ask Brother Yu to do a favor." Zhou Yue said very sincerely and did not hide his own difficulties at all. This is very rare among merchants. After all, letting his trump card show his trump card, isn't it a way to ask the other party to raise the price at will?

"Haha, I didn't expect that Brother Zhou's news was very well-versed. You can find my goods as soon as you get them. It's really admirable!" Boss Yu is also an old fox in the mall. After hearing the other party's words, he did not say anything and did not agree. Instead, he spoke polite words, but he was thinking in his heart how to slaughter the other party. Although the other party was sincere, the mall was like a battlefield and he would never tolerate half of his kindness. He would never be ruthless when he was supposed to slaughter.

"Where is where, Brother Yu is foresighted. My family really needs this batch of salt in urgent need, and I hope Brother Yu can help me!" Zhou Yue humbled for a moment and begged again.

"It's not a question of helping, but Brother Yu is not easy this time. His family also pointed to this batch of salt to subsidize the household income, so the price is this~, haha!" Boss Yu said this, showing a smile for the profiteer on his face, and his eyes were even more focused on the other party.

"Haha, Brother Yu, don't worry, as long as you promise to deliver this batch of salt to Yangzhou, not only will you satisfy the price, but our Zhou family will also cover the shipping fee this time!" Zhou Yue said generously, looking like a second-generation ancestor who doesn't understand the market, but he is just in a hurry to solve the urgent problem at this time, and let Boss Yu open the price.

Salt merchant? Yangzhou? Zhou family!

Boss Yu, who was about to speak loudly, suddenly the above three words flashed through his mind, and he immediately guessed the other party's identity. However, in order to confirm, he still asked carefully: "Dare you ask Brother Zhou, are you from the Zhou family in Yangzhou?"

"Haha, Brother Yu is indeed very knowledgeable. I came from the Zhou family in Yangzhou, but I was too incompetent and had to help my family manage some business." Zhou Yue was still very generous in laughing, as if he didn't notice Boss Yu's behavior at all.

Hearing that the other party admitted his identity, Boss Yu's face turned pale a few times. Fortunately, he didn't make any quotations just now. You should know that the Zhou family is one of the famous families in the south. Not only does the family control the salt industry in many places, but the children of the clan are also officials in the court. With the power of others, they can destroy their Yu family by just moving their little fingers.

Thinking of this, Boss Yu looked at the generous young man in front of him, and felt even more depressed. If he could help the family handle business affairs, Zhou Yue must be an old fox in the shopping mall. He dared to show his trump card as soon as he came up. It was probably because he had expected that he, a small businessman, would not dare to raise prices randomly.

"Since Mr. Zhou needs it, Yu naturally dares not neglect it. I will definitely send this batch of salt to Yangzhou. As for the price, it will be determined according to the general market conditions in Yangzhou." Boss Yu bowed and said, not only changed the other party's name, but also did not dare to be arrogant anymore, and changed from brother to Yu.

"Hey~, how can this be done? Brother Yu has helped our Zhou family so much. No matter what, you can't price it in the ordinary market. I think this way, these salts rise by 10% in the Yangzhou market price, which is a thank you to Brother Yu. This is also the only wish of our Zhou family. I hope Brother Yu will not refuse!" Zhou Yue heard Boss Yu's words, although a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, but he still maintained a generous smile on his face, and he also gave the other party some sweetness.

"Ah! This... why are you so embarrassed?" Boss Yu didn't expect that the other party would voluntarily increase the price by 10%. You must know that this percentage is also a lot of money, which is enough for the Yu family's income in the first half of the year.

"Haha, that's all. I'll write a note immediately. At that time, Brother Yu will bring the note to Yangzhou and find the manager of our Zhou family. Naturally, someone will contact us." After Zhou Yue finished speaking, he took paper and pen from the servants around him, quickly wrote the note and handed it over to Boss Yu, and also offered a batch of deposits. A business was negotiated.

Just when the business was completed on the dock, Li Yan was also doing a business with several merchants in the governor's mansion. However, the business was very special and now they were all held in the hands of those merchants. Whether they could achieve success depends on them.
Chapter completed!