Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1151 As long as the money is in place

In fact, Wang An already had a complete set of procedures in mind for dealing in mountain products.

After all, the basic principles of trading goods are the same across different businesses. Although the goods traded may vary, the processes are largely the same.

Furthermore, Wang An had started his business in the goods trade in his previous life, so he knew exactly how to do business.

However, Wang An still wanted to hear what Qiao Xiaohu thought.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaohu frowned and said:

“I want to set up a collection point in our county town, and then buy pine nuts and dried mushrooms every day. In addition to that, I will also go door-to-door to collect from various villages.”

After Qiao Xiaohu finished speaking, Wang An subconsciously asked:

"and then?"

Qiao Xiaohu was taken aback by what he heard, and said somewhat bewilderedly:
"And then? That's it. That's all I thought about."

Wang An looked at Qiao Xiaohu speechlessly and said:

"Holy crap, in this situation, how are you going to come and buy things? Oh, right, I have a four-wheeled vehicle and a hand tractor, so you're going to drive the four-wheeled vehicle? Holy crap, do you know how much that costs? All the money you make will go towards fuel costs!"

Qiao Xiaohu was completely stumped by Wang An's barrage of questions, and said with a bewildered expression:

"So, brother, what do you suggest? I'll work for you."

Wang An raised his glass and clinked it against Qiao Xiaohu's, saying:

"I definitely won't do business, and I'll never do business in my life. Let's do it like you used to deal with those small commodities. I'll provide the money, and I'll teach you how to do it. I'll take a cut of the profits. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaohu stared wide-eyed and asked:

"Brother, I'm just wondering, with your amazing skills, what wouldn't be better than farming? Why do you insist on staying in that little mountain valley?"

Wang An smiled faintly and said:

"What do you mean by having some amazing skill? You make me feel like a god. Let me tell you, everyone has their own way of living. You're bored staying in that little mountain village, but I find it very interesting."

Qiao Xiaohu said with a face full of indignation:

"Anyway, I'm convinced there's nothing you can't do, big brother. You can do everything, you're just too lazy to do it."

Wang An ate two peanuts, chewing as he said:

"Alright, stop talking about this useless stuff. I guess it will be next year, or the year after, when I can start a company. Then we can set up a company together and specialize in trading small commodities and mountain products."

After Wang An finished speaking, Qiao Xiaohu said:
“I know about the company; there are already companies like that in YW now.”

Wang An nodded and said:

"Yes, they've already got it over there, so ours will definitely be ready soon too. I'll teach you how to handle things at the company later. Right now, let's talk about collecting the mountain goods."

Immediately afterwards, Wang An explained the operating procedures and methods to Qiao Xiaohu. In fact, the method was quite simple: it involved contacting the village chiefs, shop owners, or other respected figures in each village and asking them to purchase these items on his behalf.

Of course, in order to get them to do this willingly, you have to leave them enough profit margin.

However, there is a prerequisite: they must find a way to deliver the mountain products they receive to the county, and the quality of all mountain products must be strictly controlled.

This solves both the manpower and transportation problems, and most importantly, it reduces the financial burden.

When Wang An got to this point, Qiao Xiaohu asked a question:
"Brother, what if they don't trust us and refuse to buy the mountain goods?"

To be honest, the question Qiao Xiaohu asked was quite serious and important.

The main problem is that we don't know each other. Nobody is going to spend their own money to buy a bunch of mountain products and leave them there. What if I buy them all, but you don't want them anymore, or you buy them at a lower price?
You should know that for farmers, mountain products don't cost money; all they need to do is put in some hard work and diligence to pick them in the mountains.

Besides, in this era, doing business has only recently been permitted, and in the minds of most people, it is still a taboo.

After all, there was another charge at that time called "speculation and profiteering".

After Qiao Xiaohu finished asking his question, Wang An chuckled and explained, then countered with a question:

"This problem can be solved by one thing. Little Tiger, what do you think it is?"

Qiao Xiaohu pondered for a long time, but finally shook his head and smiled bitterly:
"Brother, I really don't know, and I can't guess."

Wang An didn't give an answer immediately. Instead, he picked up his wine glass and gestured to it. Qiao Xiaohu immediately picked up his wine glass as well, lowering his glass rim below Wang An's before clinking glasses with Wang An.

After the two of them each took a sip of wine, Wang An said with a smile:
"This thing is money. Remember, Xiaohu, when it comes to business, there's nothing that money can't solve. As long as you have the money, anything can be resolved."

Qiao Xiaohu couldn't help but ask in return:
"Brother, they don't trust me, and I don't trust them. I don't even know them. If I just give them money directly, how reckless would I be?"

To be honest, Qiao Xiaohu's brain works really fast; he instantly understood what Wang An meant.

Wang An calmly said:
“It’s definitely not feasible to just give them money to buy the produce directly, and I don’t trust them. We can give them some benefits first and let them encourage the villagers to harvest more mountain produce. Anyway, once the mountain produce is harvested, even if it can’t be sold in the end, the villagers won’t suffer any loss. Then, we’ll set a purchase date with them. Once the date arrives, we’ll only be there in that village for one day to buy the produce. We won’t wait until the deadline.”

Qiao Xiaohu's eyes lit up after hearing Wang An's words, and he was about to speak when Wang An said again:
"This is the process, but there are many details to pay attention to. For example, scales. Some scales are inaccurate, so you must prepare two extra ones."

"There's also the issue of order. Once people gather together, all sorts of lousy people and lousy things will inevitably come out. If you run into a few troublemakers, it will be even more troublesome. These are things that we have to guard against."

Following that, Wang An went on to list a whole bunch of places where things could easily go wrong, and various ways to deal with them. Basically, he covered everything he could think of.

Qiao Xiaohu was really thoughtful; he actually took out a small notebook and started writing. However, not only was Qiao Xiaohu's handwriting ugly, but many of the characters were also obviously homophones.

Of course, he's not making these notes for anyone else to see; as long as he can understand them, that's enough.

To be honest, it's rare to see someone like Wang An teaching people how to do business; he was practically giving Qiao Xiaohu money directly.

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(End of this chapter)