Jin Zhen walked out of the He family angrily. Jin Zhen stopped and looked back intentionally, and made a decision in his heart. That is, he would accomplish this without the He family, and he would make the He family regret what happened today.
The reason is that he wants others to see his Jin Zhen ability.
If it were in the past, Jin Zhen would not have such an idea. First of all, he does not have enough support, and he has to consider the feelings of others when doing things. People like the He family are definitely people he cannot afford to offend, even if they are
When others give him a bad look, he has no choice but to suffer.
Secondly, there is not enough wealth to support him to do what he wants to do. If you want more food, you need to have enough money. However, it is just a small purchase of food. How many people are willing to take care of it?
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Things are completely different now. How could Jin Zhen, who wanted people and money, be deterred by the attitude of the He family?
After all, after being a grain merchant for many years, Jin Zhen still has some connections. If your He family doesn't sell grain, you can just go to others to buy it. As long as you have enough money, are you afraid that no one will do business with you?
With full "fighting spirit", Jin Zhen left the He family and went to the Zhang Mansion three streets away and found Zhang Xing, who was also famous in the grain industry.
Zhang Xing is a leading figure in the grain business. Because of his all-round personality and some tricks, he has become the second grain king after the He family.
Calling him second is actually giving him a thumbs up. In terms of market share and transaction volume, although Zhang Xing is ranked second, the distance between him and the He family is far away. They are so far away that they can be squeezed in the middle.
Get a few people in.
It is really difficult for Zhang Xing's business to grow with the giant He family weighing down on his head. After all, over the years, most of the grain and rice stores in Daliang City have gotten their goods from the He family. As a latecomer,
It is very difficult for Zhang Xing to get involved. But the more he is like this, the fact that he can reach the second position shows his strong ability.
When Jin Zhen came, Zhang Xing, who also went to Xianweiju, naturally knew the purpose of this person's visit.
From the bottom of his heart, Zhang Xing naturally disagreed with what Shen Ao said about increasing business taxes. Why should I hand over so much of the money earned by a certain person to the country? This is what a certain person has earned so hard. This
This behavior is no different from digging out its flesh.
Zhang Xing then made the same choice as most people, not to support Duke Zhongguo and not to join the Chamber of Commerce. But this does not mean that he completely refused to deal with him. After all, businessmen are all profit-seeking, as long as they are from the Chamber of Commerce.
It doesn't matter to Zhang Xing that he can earn money in his hands. He doesn't have the same influence as the He family, so naturally he doesn't have such a big responsibility.
In the main hall, Zhang Xing received Jin Zhen, but from the smiling face, there was no trace of any thoughts in his heart.
Both of them were in the grain business before, and they knew each other and had some friendship. Jin Zhen once took grain from Zhang Xing, but because the price of grain from the He family was lower in comparison, the transaction did not continue in the end.
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But now, even if the He family doesn't want to do business with the Chamber of Commerce, Jin Zhen can only do the next best thing and find Zhang Xing.
He found Zhang Xing because he wanted to buy grain from him, but this did not prove that Jin Zhen came to ask for help. On the contrary, he came to take care of the other party's business, and the other party should thank him.
With this idea in mind, Jin Zhen's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. There was no look of helplessness or begging for help on his face. On the contrary, he bluntly stated his purpose of coming, which was to get food from Zhang Xing and to give him a discount in terms of price.
Can.
Regarding Jin Zhen's proposal, Zhang Xing did not say yes or no, he just smiled and said: "Brother Jin, if my guess is correct, you should have gone to the He family and been rejected."
"That's right." Jin Zhen didn't care about anything else, and he didn't mean to make excuses. He admitted it. Then he said: "That's because the He family has no vision. I really think they are the only ones in the world who sell food."
?Do you really think that without the He family, Duke Zhongguo will not be able to get food? What a joke. Real gold and silver are there. Let me ask, who would refuse to do business with silver? Who would push silver away?
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After saying these words, Jin Zhen looked at Zhang Xing who looked stunned and said, "What? Brother Zhang, you are not as short-sighted as the He family, thinking that you can hinder the Chamber of Commerce on your own."
Let's develop. Haha, if that's the case, then I won't say anything and leave now, but I firmly believe that without the He family, Zhang family, and Li family, Wang family, and Sun family, as long as you give money, there will always be someone
If you are willing to sell food, then the money can only be earned by others. And if you don’t sell food to someone today, someone will not deal with you in the future. Over the years, I’m afraid your business will only become more and more difficult.
If you do it, it’s natural to be surpassed by others, right? Hahaha.”
When Zhang Xing said the first sentence of Jin Zhen, he wanted to nod and say that he couldn't stand what the Chamber of Commerce was doing. He didn't want to sell food to Duke Zhongguo. He wanted to see how he faced the problem of food shortage.
.But after Jin Zhen finished speaking, Zhang Xing did not dare to raise objections anymore.
Jin Zhen said it very clearly. If the He family doesn't sell it, he won't sell it. For the sake of money, someone will always sell it. If things go on like this, it will only be a matter of time for others to make money and surpass them in strength.
Do you really want to stop doing business just for the sake of one breath? How can such a big Zhang family support these people and their many mouths?
Zhang Xingzai is also a businessman, but Zhang Xingzai understands that there are always some people who are unjust and sell grain to Duke Zhongguo. Not to mention, everyone has never negotiated not to sell grain to Duke Zhongguo, right? In this way,
No matter who sells grain, we cannot find any fault with him from a rational or moral point of view, so why should we blame him?
Not to mention that these shortcomings will appear, let’s just say that as Jin Zhen said, other people’s businesses are improving day by day, and they are still here to vent their anger. Will they be surpassed by others one day? It’s not easy for me to do it.
If the position of the second grain merchant has to be relegated to the third, fourth or even lower position due to a wrong choice, then what is the purpose?
He quickly shook his head to wake himself up. Zhang Xing forced a smile on his face and said: "Brother Jin is joking, how could Zhang be so pedantic like the He family? Although I don't agree with merchants paying heavy taxes,
But since someone spends money to buy food, I will not turn him away."
Zhang Xing had to compromise. Looking in Jin Zhen's eyes, he laughed and said, "Okay, Brother Zhang is indeed a well-rounded person, and Jin admires him. That being the case, let's discuss the food price issue. Hmm.
, Duke Zhongguo means, first take two months’ worth of 20,000 people, which is 1.2 million dan. Haha, this is not a small amount of money. The price should be cheaper by Brother Zhang, so it’s easier to buy.
It’s just a transaction, isn’t it?”
"But cash?" After hearing such a large amount, Zhang Xing became interested and asked.
This is where Shen Ao's generosity comes in. He directly needs a quota of 20,000 people for two months. The demand is large, and the price will be easier to negotiate. If he is like a silver armored guard, he can only buy food for ten days at a time. The number is only 200,000 dan, so it is much more difficult to arouse the interest of others.
Knowing that this was Zhang Xing's interest, Jin Zhen said with a serious face, "It's cash, of course. We'll hand over the grain in one hand and deliver the goods in the other. There will never be any default."
"Okay, that's it. How about giving Brother Shen eight cents per liter?" Zhang Xing said with bright eyes when he heard that the cash transaction involved a million taels.
"Eight Wen? No. Brother Zhang, now that someone has joined the Chamber of Commerce, the tax he has to pay is three times that of before. If it is eight Wen, he will not make any money. Brother Zhang cannot use the standard we used to get less goods. Come and do this kind of business." Jin Zhen shook his head and rejected the proposal.
One liter of rice on the market costs ten cents, and now the price is eight cents, and he has already made a profit. But things are just as Jin Zhen said, he needs to pay three times the tax in the past, which is tens of thousands of taels, if the price is not suitable , then there is no benefit in this transaction.
"Brother Jin, tell me, how much can you offer?" In order to make this business happen, Zhang Xing finally gave in. After all, to make this deal, he did not join the Chamber of Commerce and still had to pay 100% as before. One-third of the tax is enough, and it is still profitable. The important thing is that with this transaction, Duke Zhongguo will not think of himself when he wants food in the future. If things go on like this, once he takes the business completely into his own hands, he will have it. To gain the capital to compete with the He family.
If Zhang Xing refuses to agree and Jin Zhen finds someone else, a third force may rise up and he will have another opponent, which will be a headache.
Zhang Xing took the initiative to ask for the price, indicating that the matter could be discussed. Jin Zhen also showed a smile on his face, and then made a seven sign.
Jin Zhen succeeded and bought 1.2 million shi of grain from Zhang Xing at a price of seven cents per liter, spending a total of 840,000 taels of silver. He sold it back to Shen Ao for nine cents per liter. The price was sold at a total of 1.08 million taels. The total profit was 240,000 taels.
The commercial tax is paid based on 3% of the total transaction amount of 1,080,000 taels, and the tax is 32,400 taels.
Two hundred and forty thousand minus thirty-two thousand, four hundred taels equals two hundred and seventy-seven thousand six hundred taels. In addition to necessary expenses such as hiring workers to unload food, this business can earn at least eighteen or nineteen taels. Wan Liang, this result is exciting and gratifying enough.
When Jin Zhen reported the results to Shen Ao and said that as a member of the Chamber of Commerce, he could make more money, even if it was not impossible to sell it to Duke Zhongguo at the price of eight cents per liter, Shen Ao directly gave him reject.
