Chapter five hundred and seventy-five the new owner of the layman (seeking the moon)
In fact, Shopkeeper Gao had already had a hunch that his boss would sell the shop. Consort Lin was just a romantic young man from a wealthy family. He was not a businessman, and he had no patience for hard work.
The Lin family handed over the store to Prince Consort Lin to take charge of it. As the shopkeeper, it was inconvenient to comment on the owner's decision. But shopkeeper Gao also knew that it would be okay if things were going well, but it would not be surprising if Prince Consort Lin couldn't bear it and sold it for money when things were down.
It's just that shopkeeper Gao didn't expect that the new boss was actually Li You. He couldn't help lamenting in his heart that Lin Consort is not a businessman. This Mr. Li seems to be used to being domineering and domineering. How can he look like a businessman?
If a layman who doesn't take care of things is replaced by a layman who likes to take care of things, I'm afraid it will be even more of a headache!
I heard that Mr. Li has been in the same unlucky situation as Taisheng Coal Shop recently. He even lost his official position. It is most likely that Prince Consort Lin forced the mess onto him by relying on his power.
Its prosperity was rapid, and its demise was sudden. Shopkeeper Gao was also an old man in the coal shop. He was working as a clerk when the Lin family opened this coal shop. Now the shop has gone from prosperity to decline, and it has changed owners. How can we not sigh?
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Li You walked into the lobby and handed his contract to Shopkeeper Gao to read, "As for the land deed and house deed, I have already sent someone to pick them up from the prince-in-law. I think they will be delivered after another hour."
Shopkeeper Gao looked at the contract document. He recognized Lin's signature and confirmed it immediately. At this point, he could be sure that the land and house had indeed changed hands without waiting for the land deed. As for the land and house deed, it was between the owners.
He is just a shopkeeper, and he only uses it to verify the situation.
Shopkeeper Gao summoned the shop assistants to come over and meet Li You together. Li You waved his hand and told everyone to disperse, leaving only shopkeeper Gao to talk.
Official Li heard from Qian Guojiu that the Beijing coal he contacted was expected to be transported to the capital this afternoon. Time was very tight and it had to be arranged early.
"How are things going these days?" Li You inquired.
Speaking of this, shopkeeper Gao could only smile bitterly, "You've seen it too, boss. There's really nothing going on right now. There's no inventory in the store, and because of the Xishan miners' accident, there's very little coal that can be transported to the market. Even if there is,
It was snatched away by others. I guess the mine owners have also received the message not to send coal to us, and other colleagues in the industry are unwilling to be accommodating, so they are helpless."
Shopkeeper Gao only dared to say a few words about his colleagues in the industry, but he didn't even mention the salary issue.
Li You laughed a few times and said with great disdain: "Ignore them, they are just a bunch of rotten trees sitting in a well looking at the sky, they are nothing to worry about!"
Shopkeeper Gao was speechless after hearing Li Dongjia's layman's idea. He was even more pessimistic about the future of his store. Everyone knows that doing business means making money by being friendly, being friendly with customers, and being friendly with the government. It is even more important to be friendly with peers. The power of the guild is very strong.
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If there is a problem, look for a way to resolve it. If you are really surrounded by others in the industry and everyone is shouting and beating you, you may not be able to continue in this industry.
Li You probably understood what Shopkeeper Gao was thinking, but he didn't have much time to argue with him and just let the facts speak for themselves. Then he ordered: "No need to talk nonsense! Send two smart guys to Sanchakou outside Northeast City.
Wait. When you encounter a large convoy transporting coal, go forward and tell me and Qian Guojiu's names, and then bring the coal convoy to the store!"
Got coal? The listless shopkeeper Gao immediately straightened his back. It doesn’t matter that the owner is an outsider, it’s good to have a good connection! He asked eagerly: “Where is the coal? How many kilograms? Can it be delivered to our store?”
"Coming from the mountains in the north, the total amount is the output of several coal kilns in two months, which should be four to five million jins. The first batch shipped today is 40 large trucks, which is about 10,000 jins."
Shopkeeper Gao said excitedly: "I have vaguely heard that coal is produced in several counties in the northern mountainous areas, but the amount is small. It usually supplies border troops and craftsmen nearby, and has never had much relationship with the capital. I never thought that Dongjia could find so much coal there.
The inventory is huge, and I didn’t expect that there are mine owners who have been saving their output for two months but cannot sell it. If hundreds of thousands of kilograms are really sent to our store and sold slowly, we can at least support it until the end of the year."
Sell it slowly? Support until after the new year? Li You smiled slightly, but didn't say much. If he let shopkeeper Gao know his plan, he would probably have to criticize his boss for being too amateurish.
Immediately, shopkeeper Gao selected two clerks and sent them to the northeast outside the city to respond. Li You waited quietly in the store.
Before lunch, Changsui Han Zong, who had gone to deliver the deed to Prince Consort Lin, came back and brought the land deed and house deed handed over by Prince Consort Lin. Li You checked it. Now that the money and goods were paid, the transaction between him and Prince Consort Lin was completely completed.
Taisheng Coal Shop officially became his property under Li You's name.
Shopkeeper Gao had lunch with the new owner, drank tea in the backyard tent and talked, mainly chatting about the various conditions in this three-acre area of the coal market.
In the past, Li You didn't have much interest in listening, but now he has become the owner of a coal shop inexplicably, and he must be familiar with the industry. It is estimated that he will have to wait for a while before he can make a comeback, and it will have to be after the New Year at the earliest. Before that, he has to wait for a while.
It would be better to straighten out the business.
Suddenly, a waiter stood outside the door and reported: "One of the people sent to the three forks in the northeast of the city has returned, and there is another person traveling with him. It is said that he is from Shunyi."
Shopkeeper Gao, who was rich in experience, heard this and said to Li You, "This must be the front-line manager over there."
In a store, the owner is the boss and is responsible for paying out dividends; the shopkeeper is the shopkeeper and is responsible for operating the business. This division of labor is a very popular rule. Of course, the specific situations are different, and there is no one-size-fits-all rule in the world.
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Now that merchants are coming, it is natural that it is Shopkeeper Gao who will be the one to negotiate. Li You wonders if he will offend the old man of the shop, Shopkeeper Gao, if he interferes indiscriminately. His current identity is that of a business owner who relies on the shopkeeper to run the business, not a government official. Shopkeeper Gao
It's not like Shopkeeper Dai of Huichang Bank, who was pushed out as a cover.
But Li You was very interested, so he went to join in the fun, but he concealed his identity and only stood aside to watch. This unusual behavior made shopkeeper Gao a little uneasy, feeling that the new boss really didn't look like a follow-the-rules person.
, just afraid that he would suddenly cause trouble.
The sky has not been very bright in the past two days, and the light in the hall is also a bit dark. The waiter in the store led a middle-aged man about forty years old, tall, with a square face and big ears in. He cupped his hands in greeting and said: "
Your Majesty, the king, responded to the policy and begged for food under Yang Yuanwai."
Shopkeeper Gao invited Manager Wang to take a seat and served hot tea. He did not ask for coal, but first asked: "I wonder if your host is here? I need to arrange accommodation in advance to avoid being in a hurry and not being able to entertain properly."
Manager Wang replied: "Thank you very much for your concern, Mr. Yang. This time Mr. Yang did not come to the capital in person. I will make the final decision on this batch of coal."
It turned out that Yang Yuanwai knew that the water in the capital was deep, and he was afraid that delivering coal like this would cause some disputes. Therefore, out of caution, he did not dare to come in person, and only let Manager Wang take charge.
Manager Wang escorted the convoy to the northeastern intersection of the capital. He met two men sent by Taisheng Coal Shop to wait. When they saw the names of Li Daguan and Qian Guojiu, he knew that these were the customers who came to trade this time.
So Manager Wang and a Taisheng coal shop boy arrived at the coal shop first, hoping to finalize what needed to be discussed first. The coal transport convoy and another coal shop boy walked slowly behind and unloaded the coal directly when they arrived at the coal shop.
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In the inner courtyard of Taisheng Coal Shop, shopkeeper Gao exchanged a few words with Manager Wang and then got down to business. Manager Wang said: "Brother, I was ordered to order forty carts of coal this time. We are very cheerful people.
He said there was no need to calculate it in detail. Each large car was only calculated as two thousand catties. Forty large cars were counted as eighty thousand catties in total, and the extra change was only used as a greeting gift."
Shopkeeper Gao praised it and asked, "What's the price?"
Wang Guan lowered his head and drank tea beforehand, "I heard that the price of coal in the capital market has risen to four taels of silver per one hundred catties. Your store wants to charge us for the coal... How about just setting the price at three taels per one hundred catties?"
As soon as this price was announced, shopkeeper Gao and Li You, who were standing by to watch the excitement, were both furious!
The coal price of four taels that Manager Wang mentioned was the price sold by coal shops in the coal market. It was only one tael at the beginning, but it increased by three taels during this period to become forty taels.
If according to Manager Wang's price, Taisheng Coal Shop takes in 3 taels and sells for 4 taels, then of the 30 taels that increased during this period, wouldn't 2 taels be taken away by Manager Wang, and Taisheng Coal Shop can only get a share?
One tael left? So shopkeeper Gao was very dissatisfied.
Li You was even more dissatisfied because the price when contacted through Qian Guojiu was two taels per hundred catties. Why did Manager Wang change his mind when it came to him? If he had known it was so expensive from the beginning, he would not have agreed to help sell it.
What does it mean for coal merchants to temporarily increase prices?
What's more, Li You plans to sell this batch of coal at a cheap price, so the economic accounts are second, as long as he does not lose money, and the political accounts are the first! If he buys it at a price of 30 taels, then then
When selling, what is the difference between the price and those of profiteers who hoard it?
Seeing the expression of shopkeeper Gao, Manager Wang was calm and composed. As for Li You, he didn't take it seriously. Looking at his age, he must be a disciple that the master has focused on training. He was specially sent to watch and learn and accumulate experience on such occasions.
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Shopkeeper Gao had heard from Li You that the price of this batch of coal might be around 2 taels, so he counter-offered: "Steward Wang's price is very unfair. In my opinion, 2 taels per hundred kilograms is enough."
It can be discussed.”
Steward Wang put down the tea cup, a faint smile flashed across his lips as he had gained the upper hand, and said in a more forceful tone: "No need to discuss, it's just three or two."
He was a subtle and cunning person. When he entered the coal shop, he secretly walked around the backyard of the coal shop under the pretext of going to the toilet. However, he found that the backyard of the coal shop was empty and did not see any coal. So he immediately went to Taisheng Coal Shop.
There is some speculation about the current situation.
Now that the coal situation is tight and coal prices are rising, it is a good time to hoard coal and make huge profits. However, Taisheng Coal Shop does not stock coal. What does this mean? At least it means that Taisheng Coal Shop has cut off its coal source and is in trouble!
Although he doesn't know the reason, it doesn't matter. He just seizes the opportunity. Before coming here, his boss Yang Yuanwai promised that the bottom line is 2 taels per 100 kilograms, but how much he can earn above 2 taels depends on him.
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Shopkeeper Gao has been a shopkeeper for so many years and is accustomed to this kind of scene. Who is a business person who has not bargained over and over again?
Besides, now that I am waiting for the rice to be put into the pot, I really have to ask for help from others. When I am at a disadvantage, I can only talk slowly bit by bit. But no matter what, I must keep this batch of coal!
He thought about his words in his mind, and looked calm but neither humble nor arrogant. He was about to talk to Manager Wang. At this moment, he saw the new boss next to him striding up in front of him, pointing two fingers at Manager Wang's nose, and scolded Manager Wang: "
Twenty taels per hundred catties! If you agree, stay, if not, get out!"
Shopkeeper Gao screamed in his heart and his mind was buzzing. How could this new owner be so unprofessional? Does this guy really want to do business?
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