Xuanmen Xiaoguo Shi is divination again

Chapter 669 Young man, you don't know how to do business~~
...that's how it is.

Xu Fengshuo was dazed again and again, and it took him a long time to realize what the old woman said.

Only then did he remember the difference between Ganping and Hanze—the most difficult problem of grain and grass for them, but for others, it only needs to be a simple toss about the backlog of three or four years in various warehouses The old grain can be easily solved.

New grains are put into the warehouse every year, and the old surplus grains are piled there and are not eaten, and it is a waste if they get moldy and spoiled.

It's better to take it out and sell it to the common people in the country at a low price, which not only solves the winter grain hoarding of the common people, but also earns some silver taels for the treasury and returns blood.

but……

Xu Fengshuo opened his mouth, and asked subconsciously: "But in this way, wouldn't there be a lot less rice, flour, and grains that can be sold at the grain store in the city?"

"The government is clearly robbing other people's business and cutting off their livelihood. Will the shopkeepers of the grain shop be willing?"

"Why are you willing or not?" The old woman couldn't help showing surprise when she heard the words, "The grain in the grain shop is not enough to sell."

"Besides, old grain can't be sold at any price."

"Young man, I see how you look and dress," the old woman said, looking Xu Fengshuo up and down, "I think you are a young master from a rich family, right?"

"It seems that he doesn't understand the way of doing business."

"This...probably counts." Xu Fengshuo scratched his head, with a little embarrassment on his face.

When he was born, although the Xu family had fallen into extreme poverty, his father still held on to the airs of a wealthy family and refused to let go of his figure. He would rather let his mother exchange embroidery for food and cloth than be a peddler. pawn.

Therefore, although his life was miserable when he was young, he really didn't know much about the way of doing business and managing money.

Especially when he later joined the army and lived in the camp - he helped Ye Tianlin to fight and train all these years, and now he even knows the price of rice in the city very vaguely.

"Oh, it's no wonder." The old woman looked puzzled, and then patiently explained to Xu Fengshuo the key points, "It's like this, young master, food is not much good at all."

"When we were under the management of Hanze before, the price of grain in the country was high and the quantity was low. Except for the imperial capital, the grain shops in other places could not get enough rice grain."

"There is less grain, and the unit price of a catty of grain can be set a little higher, but it can't be too high-no one buys the sky-high price of grain, and we people in northern Xinjiang have long been accustomed to having less food and less vegetables on the table. Grain will become old grain, and the price will be greatly reduced.”

"In addition to the storage costs of storing food for a year without selling it and the expenses of the shop assistants...it's easy to lose more than the gain."

"That's why, except for the famine years, the shopkeeper of the grain store would not dare to set the price of grain too much, so it is not very beneficial."

"As of now, although our city has returned to Qianping, the ways of buying grain for the shopkeepers of the grain shop have not changed much." The old woman said and broke her fingers.

"Even if they no longer have tariffs when they import grain from Jianghuai or Guanzhong, it still takes a lot of manpower and material resources to transport that rice grain from there to northern Xinjiang."

"Because there is no tariff on this grain, the unit price when selling grain will be lowered by a point. Even if they can buy a little more grain now, overall, the benefits they can get have not changed. .”

"Why do people do such thankless things?"

"And the government releases grain, not for profit, but only to clear the inventory accumulated over the past year-this can reduce the demand for rice grains in the city, and it can also reduce the pressure on people to hoard grain."

"The shopkeepers of the grain shop don't need to import so much grain. The vacated warehouse and the remaining money can naturally be used to buy other items with higher profits."

"For example, soy sauce and vinegar that every household cannot do without, or all kinds of beans and polished rice that people wanted to buy but had no money and dared not buy in the past-the grain shop not only sells rice and noodles, but also sells other things. Isn't it good to make money?" The old woman took it for granted while sticking to her crutches.

In the past, food was expensive and scarce in the city, and everyone didn't have enough money to hoard food, how could they dare to buy more sauce and vinegar?
But now, the government is willing to release some low-priced old grain every year, and after everyone buys enough winter grain every year, there will be a hundred and ten coins left over.

The money can be used to buy some meat, eggs, vegetables and fruits that I was reluctant to buy in previous years, or various miscellaneous grains that are rare in the local area.

Calculated in this way, the revenue of the shopkeepers of the grain shop has increased instead of falling, so why are they unwilling?
"Then... the storekeepers never thought of cooperating with the government to buy the old grain released from the treasury at a low price, and then raise the price and resell it?" Xu Fengshuo heard it ignorantly, and subconsciously picked his clothes. sleeve.

"This should make more money."

"But in that case, the reputation of the yamen and the grain shop will be ruined." The old woman shook her head and said disapprovingly, "The price difference between old grain and new grain is far away, if the shopkeepers really sell old grain as new grain , this business will not last long."

"Furthermore, warehouses are needed to release grain, and manpower is needed to sell grain. Young master, this matter is still the same. If the price of old grain is not increased, even if it is a small profit but quick turnover, there will not be much profit left."

"It's better to think about something new to buy, to attract everyone to go there twice, and maybe you will find something you want to buy."

"It looks like... I'm really not good at business." Xu Fengshuo, who roughly understood the meaning of the old woman, laughed at himself, and looked around the surrounding streets without any trace, "Speaking of it, mother-in-law, this junior has been walking in this city for a long time today. Why don't you see beggars and vagabonds?"

"Are they driven out of the city by the government's gentlemen?"

"You are a nobleman from a rich family, and you are not good at business, which is not unusual." The old woman smiled, showing her half-missed old teeth, "As for those people who used to beg on the street—"

"Master Lu, the newcomer, saw that most of them had hands, feet, and no chronic diseases, so he opened a blacksmith's shop in the city, and summoned them to learn crafts, to be blacksmiths, and to fight swords and other small things for the soldiers guarding the city. Toys, there are also wages."

"The rest of those who were not in good health were left in the yamen to do some odd jobs such as sweeping and washing - and the rest of those who were lazy and unwilling to work, most of them had no face and then dawdled in the city. They all ran away."

"So this time, there shouldn't be any beggars in the city." The old woman bent her eyes, and the wrinkles on her face were laughed like a late-blooming flower.

After hearing this, Xu Fengshuo felt rather displeased, and couldn't help but pull out a forced smile: "Grandma, from your tone, you seem to like that new 'Master Lu' very much."

"Lord Lu is very kind, and everyone in the city likes him very much." The old woman nodded with a smile, "A few days ago, your lord helped us build an altar for the winter festival for the goddess."

"Oh?" Xu Fengshuo was very surprised, "He is an official from Qianping, so he doesn't object to everyone offering sacrifices to the goddess?"

"Why do you object?" The old woman didn't know why, "My lord said it, he said, he thinks our goddess is beautiful."

"It's as beautiful as a snow mountain."

　I don't know why I want to cry
　　
　
(End of this chapter)