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Chapter 378 Climb the Gate of the General’s Mansion Again

"One hundred cents per catty?"

Zhang Xianyu's eyes almost popped out of surprise when he heard the price offered by General An's Mansion, "What's the difference between this and Bai Na?"

He started to calculate the cost with his fingers, "Even if sugar cane costs two cents per catty, and twenty catties only yields one catty of sugar, here is forty cents, not to mention time-consuming, wages, etc. If all the costs are shared equally, this It’s about losing money.”

Those who can enter the sugar factory to make sugar have signed a contract of sale. These people work for half a year at most, and they have to provide them with food and drink on weekdays, and they are also given monthly money. The amount spent in Li is a large amount.

One hundred cents per catty is directly lost into a sieve.

Bai Fuer had to remind her sister-in-law, "It's not a hundred coins per catty, but no more than a hundred coins."

Zhang Xianyu found it even more difficult, "Fu'er, even if they pick up the goods by themselves, they will lose money."

This is not a one-time loss, but a continuous loss. The amount required is still large, who can bear it?
Regarding the cost, Bai Fuer had calculated it on the way back, "What if we use the lowest grade brown sugar?"

"We can buy the worst sugar cane, the kind that costs less than a penny and a catty, so the cost will be reduced a lot."

"I believe that General An can't still think that he can still eat the best candy at this price. In fact, to put it bluntly, the difference between the worst brown sugar and the best brown sugar is not that big, and the efficacy is similar."

Zhang Xianyu still frowned, "This can only be said to be slightly better."

"Unless they come later each year to deliver the sugar, let's get all the other sugar out before it's their turn to clean up."

Bai Fu'er held her chin and pondered for a while, "It's not that we can't get it back from other places."

On the way back, she kept thinking about this matter. What on earth did she need to ask General An?

They are far away in the southwest, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and officials everywhere have been dealt with.

Suddenly his eyes lit up, "I heard that like the Wei family, they transport sugar from the southwest to the capital, and they have to go through many checkpoints on the way. They have to check the goods at each checkpoint, and then pay the toll. The people of General An There should be no toll for picking up the goods, right?"

Zhang Xianyu blinked, "There is such a thing. Many people who bought sugar have complained. Speaking of it, it is impossible for us to cooperate with General An to collect shipping fees?"

Baifuer nodded again and again, they don't have logistics, except for the little brown sugar delivered to the court every year, which needs to be sent to Fucheng, they don't care about the rest, they just collect sugar cane at the dock, and then help deliver the sugar to the dock.

"Some merchants are unwilling to come to us because of wear and tear on the road, or too many checkpoint charges, or because the road is not smooth. They earn little and risk. If we cooperate with General An, we will charge a fixed fee for a trip. In this way, there will be no loss on the road, and the cost will come down."

"General An originally wanted to arrange for someone to deliver the goods, and he could earn a little money as a deposit by the way, so why not?"

Zhang Xianyu clapped his hands and added: "They don't need to deposit the goods. The merchants can deposit their goods and follow them. The road is safe, and our business will be better in this way."

"We have nothing to ask for now, what if in the future?"

"In this way, we have a deepened relationship with the General's Mansion, and it will be useful when we need it in the future."

"This is the first thing to do. Uncle and the others should finish their work in two days. We will discuss it then."

Afterwards, Baifuer stayed at Gu's house and didn't go out, let alone going to Wei's house.

But if she doesn't go, it doesn't mean that they won't come. Wei Yunqi came to ask for the result just a day later. The reason was, "The steward of the general's mansion came to ask this morning. How are you thinking?"

Baifuer spread her hands, and said helplessly, "You know more or less about our family's situation. Although sugar cane is cheap, a hundred cents per catty is definitely a loss."

"It is necessary to negotiate the conditions, but I can't think of too many good ways for the time being. Do you think it can be increased in the future?"

Wei Yunqi put one hand on his hip, "As long as it is beneficial to General An, or to everyone, you can mention it."

Bai Fuer glanced at him, "Of course I will only mention things that are beneficial to me."

"Come on, lead the way."

Wei Yunqi raised his eyebrows, "Your sister-in-law won't go?"

"No, we'll all go. If the talk breaks down, who will come to the rescue? Are you counting on me?"

Wei Yunqi.
In the mansion of General An, Bai Fuer appeared again. When the guard Lin Fei saw her, he changed his previous scrutiny and dissatisfaction, and smiled all over his face, "Miss Bai is here, wait here for a while, sir. The general is busy."

"Come here, Miss Bai is thirsty, come and taste the tea from the General's Mansion."

The housekeeper explained that whether the brothers in the future army can eat candy depends on how generous this girl is.

It is reasonable to say that it is just a merchant, they don't need to be so polite, but this merchant is not ordinary, the disciple of Master Qin Tianjian Gu, tsk tsk tsk, you can't force it, you can only talk about it.

Bai Fuer was very polite, she had such a good impression of the General's Mansion, it seemed that she was not unreasonable.

"Guard Lin, where did you buy sugar?"

Lin Weiwei said, "It's all bought by the manager, and I don't know where to buy it."

"Then why do you need so much sugar?"

Guard Lin rubbed his hands together, and said, "Oh, this candy is very useful. If you are tired, if you can have a bowl of sweet sugar water, you can walk three miles longer."

"Sometimes after a long-distance raid, the body is exhausted and dizzy, and two bites of candy can make it better by more than half, which is more affordable than steamed buns."

Guard Lin talked endlessly about this, what can be used to relieve hunger, heal injuries, restore physical strength, etc., he talked a lot.

All in all, a good thing.

Finally, he said a little embarrassedly, "Miss Bai, it's really not easy for us soldiers. If there is more sugar, we may save our lives. If it's convenient for you, sell us more. Although we can't pay too much, we can In the future, if you encounter something, you just need to say it, and the brothers will never have another word."

Bai Fuer felt that it was not easy to get out of this place today, and she had prepared sugar-coated bullets and bitter dramas waiting for her.

This wait was less than half an hour, when Baifuer was drinking the third cup of tea, General An came, Baifuer hurriedly got up to salute, this time before she knelt down, General An said, "No need to wait any longer." Li, you already know the price you can offer, how do you say it?"

Bai Fu'er turned her head to look at Wei Yunqi, then turned her head and smiled, "Back to the general, I made it very clear to Mr. Wei San that if I sell a catty of sugar for a hundred cents, I lose a catty for a catty. The sugar factory also supports a lot of people, if it continues to lose money like this, I'm afraid it will be powerless."

(End of this chapter)