Water Margin people

Qin Hui found a few caravan consuls who were familiar with Shandong before taking the people away.

"Sir, what do you want us to do?"

Cao Zheng and others followed Qin Hui to the government office and asked carefully in a low voice.

"Of course I want you to do business! Food is cheap in Shandong, and the imperial court is prepared to purchase large quantities, but the imperial court cannot do business, and I am not good at it, so I recruit you to help!"

Qin Hui looked at the people in front of him and said.

"Sir, food is cheap in Shandong, but that is Liangshan's territory. Buying food in the past was too risky!"

Someone said, this is considered smuggling, this is a beheading business, and they want to live for two more days.

"Don't worry, as long as food is provided here in Tokyo, the government will not hold you accountable. Instead, they will reward you when the work is done!"

Qin Hui looked at everyone and said.

"Sir, if Tokyo doesn't hold us accountable, then Liangshan won't let us go! It's a dead end if we go there!"

Everyone begged for mercy.

"Humph, that's not what you said just now. You want benefits, right?"

Qin Hui looked at the people in front of him with cold eyes. They all said that no businessman would be a treacherous person, but now he saw that they were indeed cunning and cunning.

"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't want to, it's just that we don't know what to do!"

Everyone said, going to Liangshan to buy food is a big deal. Even if Tokyo doesn't care, they can't ignore Liangshan. Of course, if the benefits are enough, the merchants are willing to take risks.

"As long as your future business activities in Tokyo do not violate the law, I will let you go. I will not pursue you for smuggling from Liangshan in the future."

Qin Hui looked at everyone and said.

Everyone carelessly listened to the first half of the words. They all have backers behind them. Who would care about them breaking the law with their complicated relationship?

But the last sentence really interested them. Is smuggling illegal? This is a real huge profit. There are so many good things with high quality and low price in Liangshan. If you pay back, you will double the profit.

What excites them the most is the distance. A distance of several hundred miles is not too close. A caravan can make a round trip in a month. This is much more profitable than traveling a long way, and it is also much safer.

"Sir, do you only want food this time?"

After everyone exchanged a few words in a low voice, they made up their minds and asked another important question.

"Eight hundred coins for one stone of food!"

Qin Hui said, it is almost impossible to buy food at this price around Tokyo.

"Sir, it's impossible! Now the food in Jinghu costs one thousand three hundred and a stone. There is a locust plague in Guanzhong this year, and the food costs one thousand five hundred and one stone. Where can we collect the eight hundred grains?"

Everyone immediately spoke, saying that they could not accept Qin Hui's price.

"The food in Liangshan is only six hundred cents per stone. Are you still not satisfied with the price difference of two hundred cents?"

Qin Hui frowned and said.

"Sir, that's not the way it is calculated! Business has business algorithms. The food in Liangshan is indeed 600 yuan per stone, but it is not the same price when we buy it. Smuggling food is a felony, and they have also taken risks, so the price will definitely increase. ! It’s so cheap, why don’t they sell it themselves?”

Everyone started to explain that business is not that simple. These are not just numbers on paper, but also actual situations. The interests of the people in Liangshan, the interests of their caravans, and the interests of Tokyo are not cheap when added up.

"Ok?"

Qin Hui frowned and thought, it seemed that was really the case.

"Then what's your price?"

Qin Hui looked at everyone and asked.

"This... we can't make the decision. It depends on what price Liangshan offers, and... what price you want...!"

Everyone clasped their fists at Qin Hui.

Qin Hui seemed to think there was no problem, but he soon saw something strange from the faces of everyone in front of him. What price does he want? Isn't this just asking him what price he wants to quote to the court? The price difference in between is not "profit".

"What do you think we should do?"

Qin Hui looked at the merchant in front of him with a smile. He needed money very much. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the imperial court, money was indispensable. This purchase of grain was the first step for him to make a fortune.

"Let's go ask and then get back to you, sir!"

A group of merchants spoke up. "No need to bother, I'll go with you!"

Qin Hui said directly, since his "profit" is involved, he cannot let these people do it and keep an eye on it personally.

After the discussion, Qin Hui asked everyone to prepare and set off in two days.

Cao Zheng came to the inner city and explained the situation to his employer. As soon as his employer heard that he was interested and knew that Cao Zheng had been to Shandong for business, he immediately assigned a group of people to Cao Zheng.

At night, Qin Hui received many invitations, almost all from senior officials in Tokyo. Qin Hui knew that these people were interested in the "profit" of buying food.

Cao Zheng took a group of people to Wazixiaosha at night. After all, there was a big business coming soon, so he had to relax first.

After drinking until midnight, everyone went to the gambling house to try their luck.

"Brother Cao Zheng, this way!"

Shi Qian appeared next to Cao Zheng.

"I'm still thinking about when you will come! Qin Hui is going to take us to Liangshan to smuggle grain..."

Cao Zheng saw that no one was paying attention to him in the commotion in the gambling house, so he said directly to Shi Qian.

"Your Majesty has an order, please feel free to do your work, there is plenty of food!"

Shi Qian nodded and conveyed Sun Lei's order.

"I can rest assured that!"

Cao Zheng said with a smile.

Two days later, Qin Hui, dressed in casual clothes, followed Cao Zheng's caravan to Liangshan.

"Cao Zheng, how was your previous business?"

Qin Hui looked at Cao Zheng and asked.

"I used to work as a butcher in Tokyo and couldn't make much money, so I helped my boss sell sheep in Shandong. However, I encountered bandits and lost my money. It took me several years to come back, and I worked as a butcher for another year. Finally, I decided to go into business... …”

Cao Zheng was talking about his own affairs.

"So you know a lot of people?"

Qin Hui nodded and said that he was interested in Cao Zheng who had stayed in Shandong for several years.

"Don't worry, Mr. Qin, I still know some people!"

Cao Zheng said with confidence.

After getting a satisfactory answer, Qin Hui lay down in the carriage and fell asleep with satisfaction.

After traveling for several days, the caravan stopped.

"Mr. Qin, we have arrived at the border of Qi!"

Cao Zheng said to the carriage.

"Call me Qin Dongjia!"

Qin Hui opened the car curtain and said, looking at the checkpoint set up in the distance, he frowned.

"You handle it!"

Qin Hui was a little worried about his safety and decided to let Cao Zheng come forward.

At this time, there was already a queue at the checkpoint. Whether they were traveling for business or visiting relatives, everyone passing by had to be inspected. Cao Zheng and his caravan also lined up honestly.

"Are we still waiting in line?"

Qin Hui was a little dissatisfied. The people in front of them were all carrying burdens, carrying burdens, and pushing wheelbarrows.

"Dr. Qin, the most important thing in Qi is to follow the rules! As long as you follow the rules, everything will be easy. If you don't, it will be very troublesome!"

Cao Zheng said in a low voice.

Qin Hui nodded after listening. He was still very unfamiliar with Qi State. He had been advised to eat enough and keep a low profile when he arrived in a strange place. (End of chapter)