The weather in July is unpredictable. Sometimes the sun is blazing in the sky, and sometimes there are strong winds, flying sand and rocks, dark clouds, and storms and rains for several days in a row.
Who would have known that silk prices in Shanghai are like the weather, with huge differences and rapid market changes.
Liu Yong had a boatman dock, so he went straight to the Silk Road.
When Liu Yong went to the silk shop, he was dumbfounded. The sign read: The purchase price of silk silk is 1 tael and 3 silver for every tael.
During the autumn silk season, there are less silkworms and less silk. Although the quality is not better than that of spring silk, the difference is not that big. In total, the purchase price is one tael of silver for every two silk silks. Unexpectedly, after all the hard work of transporting it to Shanghai, the purchase price is only 1.3 taels.
, excluding the cost of hiring ships and laborers, almost no money was made.
Liu Yong felt as if he had been poured cold water on his head and asked: Why did the shopkeeper's silk price drop so low? The clerk said: Typhoons are frequent in the Pacific in summer and autumn, and foreign ships cannot go out or in. The silk shop is unwilling to offset the capital and build up the backlog, so the silk price
Of course it fell sharply.
Liu Yong asked again: When will the price go up?
The clerk said, "That's not certain. It's common to go without a penny for ten and a half months."
What should I do? Liu Yong was anxious and thought: There is no money to be made by selling it; I don’t know how long it will take to wait for the increase, and the Nanxun store is still continuing to purchase, and I am afraid that the warehouse will be almost full. Thinking of the silk shop man
After saying this, his eyes suddenly lit up: He thought: Why don’t I continue to rent a warehouse in Shanghai and store it here until the price increases before selling it? So, he rented a small warehouse near Waimai Road, stored the silk there, and kept it.
I left my assistant Ah Rong to take care of me and then I went back to Nanxun with the ship.
Returning to Nanxun, Liu Yong saw that the price of silk in Nanxun had also plummeted. Many silk shops were deserted in front of them and did not dare to purchase goods. Many silk boats were swayed back.
When Liu Yong saw this scene, he was overjoyed. He went to the dock and called to the boatman: Come on, come on, bring out the silk. If you don't sell it after walking around for a while, what's the point?
The boatman said helplessly: The market is so bad, who is willing to accept it?
Liu Yong smiled and said: I will accept it, I will accept it. The price remains the same.
I heard that "Liu Shunheng" Silk Shop was still buying silk, and the price remained the same. Suddenly, the entrance of Liu Shunheng Silk Shop was crowded with sericulture farmers who came to sell. Suddenly, the warehouse of "Liu Shunheng" Silk Shop was full.
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A silkworm farmer took the white money and said emotionally to Liu Yong: Mr. Liu, you have helped me a lot. My father is seriously ill in bed and is waiting for me to sell the silk and go back to treat him. Who knows, one after another,
I visited several companies, but they all said that the market for silk was not good and I didn’t dare to buy it. Fortunately, you are a small but generous person who thinks about us sericulture farmers. This is the reappearance of a Bodhisattva. I, Song Hongsheng, live in Jili Village. From now on, I will only recognize your family when selling silk every year.
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Liu Yong smiled and said: Thank you for your kindness, brother, but what’s more important is to go back quickly to treat my father’s illness. I wonder what disease my father has?
Song Hongsheng said: My father suffered from tuberculosis.
Liu Yong said oh and then said: That is a disease of wealth.
Song Hongsheng said helplessly: Yes, all year round, my head is in the mud and my feet are in the mud. How much money I can make to treat my father's illness is not enough.
Liu Yong looked at Song Hongsheng's helpless look, opened the counter, took out 5 oceans and handed it to Song Hongsheng, saying: It is not respectful to give this to my father, so he can rest in peace and recover.
Song Hongsheng thanks you a thousand times.
Several big silk shops were secretly watching Liu Yong's jokes and talking about Liu Yong.
Some people say: This Liu Yong is young and energetic, and he doesn’t know where the sky is and how he got such courage.
Someone said: His family was originally running a small business with only a small amount of capital, and it was too late to sell his wife if he lost money.
Seeing that "Liu Shunheng" silk shop was still buying silk, Gu Fuchang also came to "Liu Shunheng" silk shop with concern.
Seeing Gu Fuchang come in, Liu Yong, who was busy, immediately stood up to greet him. He smiled and said: "Eunuch Gu, your boss is here, and our shop is also glorious."
Gu Fuchang said with a smile: The current silk market is not optimistic. I heard that my nephew is still buying a lot, and I am really worried about you.
Liu Yong said with a smile: You have been in the silk industry for a long time and are highly respected. I am really grateful for your consideration for my juniors. But I have my own reasons. The current market is not good and it has something to do with the season. It is the typhoon season and foreign ships cannot come in. Junior
There are very few foreign ships seen in Shanghai. Once the weather improves, foreign ships will definitely flock in. At that time, the price will inevitably go up. Furthermore, silkworm farmers are the "parents" of our silk industry. The price of silk has plummeted this year, and no one is buying it. Silkworm farmers
If you take it back and you can't use it as food, it will inevitably affect the enthusiasm of silkworm farmers. Next year's silk production will be greatly reduced, so it is not a good thing for our industry.
When Gu Fuchang heard Liu Yong's words, he felt that everything made sense. He raised his thumb and said: My nephew is young and has far-sighted plans.
The next day, "Gu Fengsheng" silk shop also re-purchased silk. The news spread like wildfire, and several silk shops in Nanxun became lively again. However, there are still many silk shops who are still waiting and watching.
One day, while Liu Yong was busy, he received an urgent telegram from Shanghai from his clerk A Rong: The telegram read: The price of silk has risen, come to Shanghai as soon as possible.
So Liu Yong hurried home, told his parents and his wife Yu Hui, and took some extra clothes. He didn't bother to eat dinner and ate a cold rice dumpling. He quickly called three ships and loaded them overnight.
Several boats were moored at the dock. A few people on the shore were holding lanterns, and some were carrying bags and loading them onto the boats. Not long after, the boats were packed with bulk and set off immediately.
The tip of the pole gently touched the shore, and the boat swam gracefully like a swan following the current, leaving behind luminous water marks.
The weather has been fine these days, with a bit of northwest wind, and God helps me. The three boats have been propped up, and there is no need for manpower to rock the boats. Each boat needs a helmsman to control the direction of travel and transport it on the canal. The other boatmen are in the cabin,
Some closed their eyes and meditated, while others talked nonsense about "The Classic of Mountains and Seas".
Looking around, the water vapor is gathering on the Huangpu River, and the bright moon and white sails are rising slowly on the river. It is a scene that even the gods would envy.
Liu Yong walked out of the cabin, stood on the bow of the ship, looked at the tall buildings in the smoke on both sides of the river, judged the direction of the ship, and determined the distance to the destination. The tide of the Huangpu River was low, and the wind and water were smooth, and it took 20 years to travel the more than 200 miles of waterway.
After a few hours, we arrived at the Shanghai pier.
When the boat docked, Liu Yong heard: Boss! Boss! Someone shouted.
When Liu Yong heard the voice of his assistant Ah Rong, he immediately jumped ashore.
Ah Rong said: I guess you won’t arrive until tomorrow afternoon. But I don’t know what happened, but it’s fine anyway. I’ll wait for you here after dinner.
Liu Yong smiled and said: God helps me, everything goes smoothly. So I arrived early. Then he couldn't wait to ask: How is the market?
Ah Rong said: Yesterday's price was 2 taels, so I sent a telegram to tell you.
When Liu Yong heard this, he was overjoyed. There was still an hour before dawn, so they found a shop nearby and ordered some cold dishes and two bottles of Shanghai "Huadiao" to pass the time.
As the sky dawned, there were more and more pedestrians on the road, and the sound of tricycles kept ringing.
Liu Yong walked to the entrance of Silk Road, and there were still two hours left before he left.
Liu Yong saw that there were several foreigners with yellow hair and blue eyes waiting at the entrance of the Silk Shop. He did not understand what they were talking about.
Time passed by minute by minute.
It was half an hour before I left the door, and there were more and more people at the door.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the silk store officially opened its doors. The clerk took pictures of the row of doors and hung up a small blackboard. It read at the door: The purchase price of silk silk is 2 taels and 3 silver per tael; the sales price is 2 taels and 5 silver per tael, but for three days
Pick up the goods later.
As soon as the sign was put up, there was an uproar at the door.
Liu Yong was overjoyed to see such a scene. He squeezed into the crowd and said to the clerk: I have 400 packages in stock.
The waiter looked at Liu Yong with suspicion and asked: Really?
Liu Yong said: I am the owner of "Liu Shunheng" Silk Shop in Nanxun. How can a businessman make such a joke?
Several foreigners looked at this inconspicuous young man from the country, wondering what he was talking about with the silk store clerk. Some translators knew that Liu Yong had the goods in stock. A French businessman squeezed to the counter and asked if he could use it.
Too fluent in Chinese said to the silk store clerk: I want everything from this boss.
The silk shop clerk glanced sideways at the French businessman and said: How could it be possible for you to be alone?
Liu Yong sold the silk shipped this time and the silk stored in the warehouse. He calculated that after deducting costs and expenses, he could make a net profit of thirty thousand taels, which was an astronomical figure.
With a smile on his face, Liu Yong carried several packages of braised vegetables and old wine to each boat. He smiled and said to the boatmen: "You have worked hard all the way, and thanks to everyone, I sold it at a good price this time. This wine shows my gratitude." He also said
A reward was given to each boatman.
The boatman smiled and said: Your Mr. Liu family is thoughtful and generous, and you will be blessed in the future.
Liu Yong also said: God is good, and now it is a southeasterly wind. Everyone should set off as soon as possible. Safety on the road comes first.
Liu Yong returned home with a smile on his face.
Liu Huanzhang was sitting there smoking a hookah. When he saw his son coming back with a smile on his face, he quickly stood up and said with a smile: You are back so soon. Judging from your appearance, you must have returned in triumph this time.
Liu Yong smiled and said: I never thought of it in my dreams.
When I heard that Liu Yong had returned, Liu Yong's mother also came out of the inner room, and Yu Hui also came out with a big belly.
Liu Yong smiled and said to them: After deducting costs and expenses this time, we can make a net profit of about 30,000 taels.
Liu Yong's mother was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear and said: I have told you before that my Yong has been smart since he was a child and will do great things in the future. It seems that my mother is really going to be blessed.
Liu Huanzhang said: These are all virtues accumulated by our ancestors.
Yu Hui said: Money is both a good thing and a bad thing.
Liu Yong thought for a moment and said: Ah Hui's words are still profound... This chapter has been completed!