Zhu Jiashi thought about it for a long time, and even she couldn't think of any flaws in it.
Use other people's money to buy things, and you can make money by changing hands. It's a waste of money...
You can be cautious when doing business, and you should be careful about people who have a relationship with Su Xigui, but if you don't even have the courage to do business with a shopkeeper under Su Xigui, then the Zhu family should just stop messing around.
But if you think about it carefully, there is still a crisis.
As Butler Liu said, there is an evil atmosphere in the matter. This money is too easy to make. The easier it is to make money, the easier it is for things to go wrong...
There is no pie in the sky!
But what exactly is the problem?
"Mom, is it okay? If not, then I will give it up. The worst we can do is not do business with Su Xigui in the future... Oh, I am afraid of wolves and tigers in the front, but I still want to do business, so I might as well guard one-third of an acre of land.
You can live by renting the land!"
Zhu Wanjian was not satisfied.
I worked so hard to find a way for the Zhu family to make money easily. I use other people’s money to make money. Let’s not talk about my merits. Are you still going to cause trouble for me?
"Do it! Why not do it?"
A hint of ferocity flashed in Zhu Jia's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Our Zhu family is a respectable family, so there is no reason to retreat in the face of battle? All we need to do is be cautious... Butler Liu, go handle this matter with your second brother..."
...Don’t interfere too much with the second child, just keep an eye on me and I won’t make any big mistakes.”
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Zhu Wanjian was very proud and immediately asked someone to inform Mu Renqing. After being introduced by Mu Renqing, he met Ouyang Nu in the inn.
"Isn't it Mr. Zhu? Let's just say it. At the moment, we can't raise four hundred taels of silver... and I think the mirrors you provide are of poor quality. The price of ten taels of silver per side is too high. I have three hundred taels here.
Twenty taels of silver, one hundred and sixty taels will be delivered to you in advance..."
Ouyang Nu bought a lot of glassware before, but now she really doesn't have much money on hand.
Zhu Wanjian said arrogantly: "That's not what I said before. Temporary price reduction is not possible. One hundred and sixty taels of silver... Then I will sell you sixteen noodles..."
After saying this, Zhu Wanjian reached for the baggage containing the silver.
But he was held down by the woman next to him.
The mother-in-law glared angrily: "Didn't you hear what my lady said? The quality of the mirrors you provided is not good. The price is eighty taels of silver per piece at most. The price is quite fair. You have to provide forty mirrors!"
"Why do you say the quality is not good?"
Zhu Wanjian rolled up his sleeves angrily, as if he might break up at any moment.
Ouyang Nu shook her head, took out a mirror from her arms, and said, "Look at my side!"
Zhu Wanjian wanted to reach out and take it, but he was not given to him and was only asked to take a look at it from a distance.
Zhu Wanjian looked at it carefully and realized that it was a genuine product. Although the workmanship of the mirror he was holding was not bad, it still had flaws, mainly because the image was somewhat inconsistent.
Mu Renqing glared at Zhu Wanjian: "Three hundred and twenty taels will buy you forty mirrors, one price, so it's better!"
Zhu Wanjian was startled.
You dare to challenge me?
Who gave you the courage?
Aren't you afraid that I will tell you the dirty things behind your back?
After thinking about it for a while, he realized that Mu Renqing finally had the opportunity to consume all the money on Ouyang Nu's body in one go. Zhu Wanjian wants to give up his job at the moment. What kind of trouble is this?
I’ll give you the opportunity to make money, why not make less?
"One hundred and sixty taels in advance... bring it. I want it to be weighed."
Zhu Wanjian sat down again.
Ouyang Nu asked her mother-in-law to take out a contract: "It's written in black and white on a piece of paper. It's better to write it clearly first, otherwise if something goes wrong, it will be difficult to talk to the government."
Zhu Wanjian sneered, thinking that Jing Zhongkuan, the magistrate of Changshou County who was against the Zhu family, left office early and returned to his hometown, and the magistrate Kuang Yangming was about to leave. No matter how strong his successor was, he would not dare to go against the local Jinyiwei Thousand Households Home.
?
Even if something goes wrong, go to the government and see who takes charge!
Huh, you won’t be able to eat anymore and will be walking around!
"Okay, just write, I'm afraid you'll regret it... One hundred and sixty taels of silver are an advance payment to buy forty mirrors. If we can't deliver them... I'll refund the advance payment to you," Zhu Wanjian said.
Ouyang Nu was puzzled: "Is it just a refund of money?"
Zhu Wanjian said with a straight face: "What else? I will introduce you to the channel. If you can't buy it back, you still want me to pay for it myself? Shopkeeper Mu, do you think this is the case?"
Zhu Wanjian glared at Mu Renqing who was standing aside.
Mu Renqing couldn't help but get angry when he heard this. We have some contact secretly, but you can't just ask me to support you in front of my employer, right?
Aren't you making my boss doubt me?
"What Mr. Zhu said... does have some truth to it. How difficult it was for us to buy mirrors locally before when we couldn't buy them? This time, with Mr. Zhu helping to mediate, it really shouldn't be too harsh!"
Mu Renqing had no choice but to bite the bullet and say good things to Zhu Wanjian.
At the critical moment, Mu Renqing also hoped that the deal could be completed.
As long as Ouyang Nu's money is squeezed dry, making her bankrupt and unable to repay, the next step of the plan can be carried out and people from the Chengguo Palace can take advantage of it.
"Okay, let's sign the deed."
Ouyang Nu glanced at Shopkeeper Mu and finally stopped insisting.
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Zhu Wanjian was very proud when he received the advance payment of 160 taels of silver.
After coming out, Butler Liu said: "We agreed on two hundred taels, so... don't we have to pay forty taels of silver ourselves?"
Zhu Wanjian frowned: "It's just forty taels of advance payment, but we earned one hundred and sixty taels!"
Butler Liu was speechless when he heard this, so he corrected him: "Before, we could make double the profit, but buying forty mirrors from Shopkeeper Ma cost us two hundred taels, so in the end we can only make one hundred and twenty taels... This
Should I ask the old lady for advice on this matter?"
"This guy can beat our price, but we can't beat Shopkeeper Ma's price? Then I'll give him a price of three taels per side...only one hundred and twenty taels for forty...hehe..."
Zhu Wanjian began to look forward to it.
Butler Liu was speechless.
If you want to have a big dream of Spring and Autumn, can you wait until you get down in bed at night?
You said lowering the price means lowering the price?
Shopkeeper Ma has such a good thing as a mirror, so he doesn't have to worry about selling it. If that doesn't work, he can directly find Ouyang Nu. Wouldn't he make more money?
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Hanshui Fukou Di Store.
Zhu Wanjian saw Shopkeeper Ma coming in from outside.
"Old Ma, look, I've brought all the money. Are you ready for the mirror I promised you? Let's make it clear. If I buy you forty mirrors at a time, you have to make it cheaper. How about this?
How about one hundred and twenty taels?" Zhu Wanjian came up and said to shopkeeper Ma in a familiar tone.
Shopkeeper Ma frowned: "Master Zhu, do you have a bad memory or something? Someone took this mirror directly from me at the wholesale price of seven taels of silver, but I didn't sell it, just because I promised you first... Come up here
If you give me less than three ounces, then just stop doing this business!"
After saying that, shopkeeper Ma stood up and left.
Zhu Wanjian became anxious when he saw it, and said angrily: "You are betraying your former employer and your current employer. You are cheating. Believe me or not..."
Shopkeeper Ma said disdainfully: "If I don't do business with you, can you threaten me? You can say whatever you want! Even if I quit this business, I can't lose this money in vain... And I have to make it clear to you that I have
There are fifty mirrors, each priced at two hundred and fifty taels. You must buy them all at once. If you don’t buy them, I’ll find someone else!”
"you……"
Zhu Wanjian's eyes widened instantly.
Butler Liu quickly gave Zhu Wanjian a hand.
Plans cannot keep up with changes quickly.
Previously, at Zhu Jia's place, it was said that the white wolf could earn two hundred taels with nothing. After meeting with the Ouyang family, the net profit dropped to one hundred and twenty taels...
This time I meet Shopkeeper Ma again. Even if everything goes well, I can only earn seventy taels, and of course there will be ten mirrors left.
But that thing was only said to be valuable. If someone from the Ouyang family hadn't bought it, it would have been unrealistic for the locals to buy it for not only ten taels of silver, but even five taels of silver...
"Hey, Lao Ma, you are not following the rules. Your mirror is obviously of poor quality. Let alone five taels, even three taels... I don't think it's worth it."
Zhu Wanjian said angrily.
But at the same time, Zhu Wanjian shook away the hand handed over by Butler Liu, obviously not wanting to give up the business.
Shopkeeper Ma said: "Second Master Zhu, you can say whatever you want. If it weren't for the fact that you are sincere in doing business with me and pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, and you are a big local businessman, I would not want to sell to you at all.
you.
"If there wasn't a quality control problem during the production of these mirrors, and the mirror surface was a little distorted, do you think I would sell it to you for fifty taels of silver? The transaction price of genuine mirrors is only fifteen taels per piece... There are no channels to buy them... in that kind of market
A mirror worth dozens of taels of silver would not be used in a small place like Anlu..."
Having said this, Shopkeeper Ma turned around and walked towards the door: "Think it over carefully and give me a guarantee. If the negotiation fails, don't cooperate anymore."
After saying that, he went out directly.
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Zhu Wanjian was very angry.
But face is face, and business is business. He didn't think he would lose money, so he said impatiently to Butler Liu: "I'll write you a note. You go back to the city to get the money from the shop... Don't make me wait too long.
I have a date tonight."
Butler Liu hurriedly said: "Second Master, this matter needs long-term consideration."
Zhu Wanjian glared: "Where did all this nonsense come from? Who is the shopkeeper now? Go get the money!"
"But..." Butler Liu was very anxious after hearing this, "Why don't you ask the old lady for instructions first? We only have one hundred and sixty taels here, and we still have to pay ninety taels from the account."
Zhu Wanjian took out the contract from his arms: "It is written clearly in black and white. Even if you only earn seventy taels, it is still in vain. Besides, there are still ten mirrors left, which can be taken to Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places for sale...
There is no shop like this after passing this village. I am the owner, you have to listen to me, or I will whip you..."
Butler Liu was speechless for a while and stood there motionless.
Zhu Wanjian sneered again and again: "Some people are so arrogant that they really don't take me as the master seriously... Well, I'll go back and get it myself."
Seeing this, Butler Liu had no choice but to say, "Let me go get it, but if something happens, I will have to bear the responsibility, Mr. Zhu!"
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The silver is withdrawn.
A total of two hundred and fifty taels.
Zhu Wanjian stared at Shopkeeper Ma without blinking.
Shopkeeper Ma turned a blind eye and called his men to bring out two wooden boxes containing fifty mirrors.
"Second Master Zhu, you can see clearly. You can check the good mirror first, but as promised, if you break it during the inspection..."
As soon as Shopkeeper Ma arrived, he started talking ugly things.
Zhu Wanjian said disdainfully: "Count it on me!"
After saying that, he picked up a mirror and casually looked at it for a few times before putting it down. Then he picked up another mirror and looked at it. When he saw that there was nothing wrong, he closed the box.
Butler Liu hurriedly said: "It's better to see clearly."
Butler Liu then carefully looked at each mirror one by one and confirmed that they were all good mirrors. He handled them carefully and separated them with straw and linen when returning them to the box. Then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Am I worrying too much?
Butler Liu's anxious heart slowly relaxed.
Although Zhu Wanjian acted recklessly, depending on the situation, the money that should be earned from this business can still be obtained smoothly. With the contract with the Ouyang family in hand, the other party is eager to use it to revive the family, and it is impossible to spend one hundred and sixty taels of silver.
After the advance payment, no final payment is required...
If the Ouyang family defaults on the contract, the Zhu family would be able to sell a mirror for less than two taels of silver, so it would not be difficult to sell it.