Chapter 74 White Gold [Fifth update, please follow up! 】
To be honest, Zang Ba didn’t want to take risks, but this opportunity to buy a horse was really rare, and in the previous battle with the Yellow Turban, Zang Ba deeply felt the power of the cavalry.
Even if it is only one or two hundred cavalry, at the critical moment, it will be better than thousands of infantry. This is the tactical force that can make the final decision.
Zang Ba was sure that if he missed this opportunity, he would probably never be able to buy a war horse again.
"Let's do it. Ba is willing to deliver 30,000 shi of food to your family, but it must be in cash, and it must be done quickly."
In the end, Zang Ba felt that it was worth the gamble. The Mi family had been doing business for generations, and their foundation was integrity. If they deceived themselves, they would not be able to bear the consequences.
Those powerful nobles who have been friends with the Mi family for generations will first have a problem with the Mi family. Powerful merchants from all over the country who usually cooperate will also increase their guarantee for business dealings with the Mi family.
Not to mention a series of other bad things that happened after the reputation was ruined.
Besides, Zang Ba thought that although selling 30,000 shi of grain was risky, the risk was actually not as great as imagined.
After he gets the money, he can naturally find other people to buy food.
The price offered by the Mi family is very high. Even if he temporarily increases the price to purchase grain, he will still make some money, or even make a lot of money.
As the Mi family said, although there is a lot of food worth 20,000 to 30,000 dan, as long as you travel farther, the price is higher, and the delivery cycle is longer, you can always get enough.
The Mi family just lacks time. Indeed, they are the only ones around who can throw out 30,000 shi of food in one go.
At the same time, one of the Mi family's conditions stipulates that Zang Ba must buy back grain. He can buy it cheaper and follow the market price, so that he can eat the difference, but it is mandatory that he cannot refuse to buy back. .
This was Liu Feng's insistence on adding it, and in Zang Ba's eyes, it made the Mi family's situation more real and credible.
If the Mi family really wants to exploit Yang's food, what's the ulterior motive? Why would they ask him to buy it back?
It is true that food prices have risen a lot in the past two years, but no matter how much they rise, they are far from doubling.
The Mi family's price difference is not so much the purchase of grain as the interest on loan of grain.
If Zang Ba refused to recycle the grain, wouldn't the Mi family lose their principal? ,
It was after thinking about this that Zang Ba was able to make up his mind and plan to take some risks to complete this transaction.
Seeing Zang Ba relent, Mi Lu quickly replied: "As long as the captain agrees to the conditions we are waiting for, all the payment can be shipped to Kaiyang within a month."
Zang Ba shook his head: " One month is too long, half a month at most. "
The weather is getting hotter, and the people and guards who buy the horses are already ready. They are all his trusted warriors. As soon as the goods are in place, You can leave immediately.
But so far, Zang Ba has only collected two million in goods, one-third of which are silk coins, that is, silk, linen and other silk tokens. There is no such thing as this. When things arrive in Youzhou, not only do they not increase in value, but they also get stabbed by the opponent.
"Half a month is too tight. As you know, the road is not safe now and there are bandits everywhere."
Mi Lu implored: "Captain, can you please be lenient and grant me some more time?"
Zang Ba was not angry, and explained nicely: "Mr. Lu, it's not that I'm ruthless, it's true. Time is very tight here. If I miss the departure time, I might as well not sell it.”
Zang Ba’s words sound like taking Qiao, why not sell them at one and a half times the price?
But Liu Feng knew that the other party was telling the truth. Zang Ba did not like to take risks easily, and he was not someone who got carried away by a mere few million dollars.
Liu Feng stopped Mi Lu who was still trying to buy time, stood up, placed the black box next to him in front of Zang Ba and opened it.
"Captain, these two things are snow salt and rock sugar. They are made with the unique secret technique of our Mi family."
Liu Feng pointed at the wooden box and said: "Young man Mi Feng, I dare you to try it for me, Captain." "
After finishing speaking, Liu Feng picked up the snow salt and rock sugar and put them into his mouth one after another.
Zang Ba, Zang Ai and his son couldn't help but be moved.
The crystals in this wooden box are crystal clear, completely snow-white, and indescribably pure and bright.
The appearance alone is quite tempting. If it is true as Liu Feng said, then this thing is priceless.
After Liu Feng tasted it, Zang Ba was interested in trying it.
In the end, Zang Ai grabbed it first and tried it on his father's behalf. At this time, Zang Ba had no intention of being moved by Zang Ai's filial behavior. He just stared at Zang Ai, waiting for his answer.
Zang Ai’s answer did not disappoint him.
"Father, as Mr. Mi Feng said, these two things are indeed snow salt and rock sugar."
Zang Ba was immediately overjoyed. This time he tried it himself, and sure enough, his mouth was filled with salty food. Umami and sweetness.
"How many of these two things are there?"
Zang Ba's mind was racing, and he immediately made a decision: "Can the Mi family use these things to settle the settlement?"
As mentioned before, At the current market price, one tael of white sugar is worth one tael of gold. The price of snow salt is slightly cheaper, but it is still 10% to 20% of that of white sugar.
Zang Ba bought horses, but he had to send the money all the way to Liaodong.
Thousands of miles have to be covered along the way, and money is too conspicuous and too tempting.
Even if sufficient guards were prepared, Zang Ba did not have full confidence.
But if rock sugar and snow salt were replaced, it would be completely different.
These two things are high-end hard currencies that are not inferior to gold anywhere, and they are easy to cash out and have a fixed market.
The transportation on the road is inconspicuous. After arriving in Liaodong, the price can skyrocket. It is a good deal with huge profits.
"Two stones of rock sugar, twenty-five stones of snow salt."
Made in Han Dynasty, one stone weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms. The price of rock sugar is the same as that of gold, or even more.
One stone of rock sugar is one stone of gold, that is one hundred and twenty kilograms of gold.
A pound of gold is worth 10,000 yuan, and the price of a stone of rock sugar can be worth 1.2 million yuan.
The profit of snow salt is much less than that of gold, but the profit of one stone of snow salt should be more than 100,000 yuan. Moreover, the production of snow salt is easier than rock sugar, the output is larger, and the market is larger.
After all, people can avoid eating sugar, but they cannot avoid eating salt.
Therefore, the total profit of snow salt should be higher than that of rock sugar.
Two stones of rock sugar is equivalent to 2.4 million yuan, and twenty-five stones of snow salt is equivalent to 2.5 million yuan.
The two together add up to nearly five million dollars, which is equivalent to half of the funds for purchasing grain.
This is not rock sugar or snow salt, it is clearly white gold.
Zang Ba asked about the prices of rock sugar and snow salt.
At this point, both Liu Feng and Mi Lu quoted the market price.
Zang Ba fell silent and calculated silently.
It is found that if rock sugar and snow salt are used instead, the fleet can be reduced by at least three-quarters, and flexible small vehicles can be selected, making the fleet more low-key and concealed.
"Okay, I agreed."
Zang Ba made a decision: "Now this batch of goods will be used as a deposit. You can transport three more stones of rock sugar and thirty more stones of snow salt, and then the grain can be transported away. "
"Haha. "
Liu Feng suddenly laughed inexplicably, making Zang Ba's face suddenly sink.
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