Fang Qingshi smiled and poured tea for Mrs. Zheng and Zheng Changfang: "The old lady has promoted me. If I really want to say that I am the one who always looks after me when doing business, I wouldn't dare to do it as a partnership."
"Miss Fang, we have to be escorted by Da'an Escorts all the way to Qingwa Village. If you are worried about the bonus, we can talk about the price," Zheng Changfang said.
Fang Qingshi looked over: "What is the escort? How many carriages, horses and people are needed?"
"The food is sent from Qinghe Prefecture to Jinghe Prefecture and put on the ship. The more carriages, horses and manpower there are, the better. The conditions given by the Zheng family are that one stone of grain can be safely boarded on the ship, and ten coins of escort money will be given. No escorts are needed for loading and unloading.
Is it feasible?" Zheng Changfang said.
A cart with two horses can carry fifteen shi of grain. It is nearly 800 miles from Qinghe Prefecture to the dock of Jinghe Prefecture. With an empty cart and strong horses, it can cover a hundred miles a day. If it is loaded, eighty miles will be a bit difficult.
, so the one-way trip to Jinghe Prefecture with a heavy load will take ten days and a half, and the return from Jinghe Prefecture will also take the same amount of time, unless running empty can be faster.
Fang Qingshi pondered for a while, and the calculation was clear. A car would earn 150 yuan in ten days and a half, and there were also expenses involved. This business was not worth it.
"Uncle Zheng, let's not talk about the price. There are only twelve carriages in the escort agency. It's not a coincidence. They all went out to escort the escort. They just left a few days ago. If they want to come back, they may not be home for another month.
If I accept this deal, I'm afraid it will delay your business." Fang Qingshi said.
Zheng Changfang glanced at Mrs. Zheng. They lived in Luwu County. How could they not know about the delivery that Da'an Escorts sent out? They had other plans for this delivery, but the timing of Fang Qingshi's refusal was very interesting.
The reason for the rejection was not the problem of the carriage and horses, but the price given was too low.
The original target was not Fang Qingshi, so Zheng Changfang patiently looked at her mother.
"Miss Fang, what if we only use people? We don't need carriages and horses. As long as we can ensure that we pass Qingwa Village safely, is the price satisfactory?" Mrs. Zheng said.
Fang Qingshi took a sip of tea and said: "Old madam, I have no one and no carriages and horses. This transaction is not a matter of price, but I can give you a favor."
"Oh?" Mrs. Zheng knew there was a way, leaned forward slightly and asked, "How do you say this?"
Zheng Changfang, who was standing next to her, secretly rejoiced, it was indeed like this! It was so effortless.
"The goods from the Zheng family are sent to Qingwa Village, and the people from Qingwa Village take over and deliver them to Jinghe Prefecture. The price may be higher, but isn't the old lady worried about Qingwa Village taking action? Jianghus also have their own rules, and instead of
This is the best way to guard against them, what do you think?" Fang Qingshi said.
Mrs. Zheng was very satisfied, and Zheng Changfang felt happy in her heart. Qingwa Village had refused to give the Zheng family face for many years. Let’s see if they want to ask for it this time!
"The old lady also knows that it is not easy for me to be taken care of by Qingwa Village. This is not because I don't give you face, but because if I introduce the Zheng family to the mountain, I am afraid that I will be disliked by Qingwa Village in the end. Then
Cut off my financial path." Fang Qingshi glanced at Zheng Changfang as he spoke, and was shaken by his sinister expression.
Zheng Changfang looked up when he heard this. People who do business care about nothing more than their own wealth. That's why they say that destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. Fang Qingshi made it clear. Even if he has any face in Qingwa Village,
, and cannot introduce the relationship between the Zheng family and Qingwa Zhai.
"Don't worry." Mrs. Zheng raised her hand to hold her temples: "The Zheng family is not a villain, let Miss Fang come forward in this matter. Since we are talking to Qingwa Village, I will leave it to the end. The whole truck of food will be safe.
When we get to the dock, I’ll give you three taels of Qingwa Village’s hard-earned money, and give Miss Fang an extra tael of silver as a reward. Is that okay?”
Fang Qingshi lowered his eyes, because the truce had just been less than a year ago, and the price of food was not low during the war. The price of fine rice was nine hundred coppers and one stone. If a cart pulled fifteen stones, it was thirteen and a half taels of silver. Zheng
As soon as the family opened their mouth, they came up with four taels of silver to pay for their trip. Did the Zheng family get their food in vain?
After clearing her throat, Fang Qingshi said: "The old lady spends a lot of money. This is too good for me to see. But Qingwa Village is used to robbing families, so I tried my best to negotiate, and we can win the old lady's favor even if we negotiate."
If I can’t talk about human rewards, the old lady can’t blame me for not using my strength.”
"It's easy to say, Miss Fang, just go ahead and do it. Whether the negotiation can be successful or not, the Zheng family is thinking about this good thing." Mrs. Zheng said with a smile.
After the matter was discussed, the two of them had a few words and then left.
As soon as they left Lijiazhuang, Zheng Changfang couldn't help but say: "You are so thoughtful at such a young age."
"If she wasn't such a person, I wouldn't dare to talk to her about the Zheng family's business. What did Baozhu say when she wrote the letter? There is a severe drought in the world, and food will be as valuable as gold. No matter how powerful the Zheng family is, they are afraid of protecting food even if they are hoarding it.
If you don't live it up, you will suffer disaster. Baozhu's father-in-law is the prefect. No matter what you do with the food, can you still treat Baozhu badly in the end?" Mrs. Zheng closed her eyes and rested: "You, from the bottom of your heart, you can't despise Shang Qingshi's background.
But now you want to make it happen without begging her? No matter how much food is sent to Jinghe Mansion, Qingwa Village will not leave a grain for us. Do you really think that the Zhou family dares to mobilize the soldiers to annihilate Qingwa Village?
A tile village?"
Zheng Changfang felt a little ashamed when he said this, and gritted his teeth secretly, but he couldn't tell this matter without telling his mother.
The Fang family showed their face in just a few months, opening a shop and an escort agency, but he thought this was just a trick of a villain. The escort agency and the shop's house were both acquired from the Zheng family.
Otherwise, the Fang family may not have the chance to get these in this life.
Let’s talk about Qingwa Village.
Fang Qingshi, the notorious bandit among merchants, how could he think highly of Fang Qingshi, who had the bandit as his backer?
"Heroes don't ask where they come from. Why don't you make progress at your age?" Mrs. Zheng glanced at her son: "After all, your father is always worried about leaving all the family business to you."
Zheng Changfang lowered his head: "What mother taught me is that my son couldn't stand Fang Qingshi's calculating attitude, so he gave our business to Qingwa Village. One cart cost at least three taels more silver, and we had to deliver the food ourselves.
She also made a fortune just by talking about it."
"You can't stand her scheming. Isn't this a scheming? People who do business need to have a long-term vision and make friends all over the world. Without Fang Qingshi to mediate, the business will not be done. What are you afraid of spending money? Just afraid of going.
The little money in the end was so little that Fang Qingshi didn't even notice it." Mrs. Zheng sighed: "It's a pity that she became a widow at a young age. If she was still a girl waiting to be married, she would just rush into this.
It is our Zheng family's blessing to be able to marry someone as a granddaughter-in-law."
This frightened Zheng Changfang so much that he shut up. Baozhu had just gotten married, and the only person in the family who was old enough to get married was his son Baolin, so he couldn't bear to marry such a person and go home.
Mrs. Zheng stopped talking. The eldest son was good at everything, but he was so stingy at heart. The Zheng family needed a head of the family who could work hard to make a living, but this was a conservative son.
They just wanted to stay at home and wait for Duan Chengde and the others to come back, but the Zheng family had to go out this time and had to go to Qingwa Village to arrange these things.
Early in the morning, the car from Luwu County arrived at the door of the house. Fang Qingshi sat on the carriage and went straight to Qingwa Village. The driver started to get nervous when he saw Qingwa Village. For the remaining four miles, Fang Qingshi got off
The car was given to Qianqian, and he walked quickly on the official road with his baggage in his arms.
As soon as we arrived at the foot of the mountain, the brother guarding the mountain hurried over and said, "Master, why did you walk back by yourself?"
Fang Qingshi laughed dumbly. He hired a carriage, but he couldn't handle it because Qingwa Village was famous and people were afraid. He waved his hand: "Bring me up the mountain in a bamboo chair sedan."