Chapter 159: Earn more than Ming grabs
After hearing the merchant’s name and origin, Zhu Da also responded according to etiquette: “My younger brother’s surname is Zhu Mingda, he is from the Left Guard of Datong and a local person.”
Wei Daibei, a merchant from Pingyao, nodded with no surprise on his face. When Zhu Da was just venturing outside, he reported his name and wanted to see the other party's surprise, thinking about whether the other party would guess his family's affairs, but no one thought about this. Later, he realized that the royal family could not find the fiefdom, and they were all in famous cities in the prefecture. How could he, a child from a garrison who ran around, have something to do with the royal family? This is common sense.
However, seeing Zhu Da's face calm as usual, the businessman was stunned and laughed. The solemn respect just now disappeared a little, and he said with a smile: "There are so many businessmen in the small Huairen County and Zuowei, first of all, there are the one from Hebian Xincun, and there are talents like you, little brother. They are all so young, and they are really gathering wealth."
Meeting by chance is not a business that can last for a long time. Zhu Da didn't want to make friends from the beginning. He made money by making a mistake by making money by making money after doing it. After doing it, he turned around and left. He was too lazy to do it when he reported his name. But when he heard the other party talk about Hebian New Village, he felt really moved and couldn't help but smile and continued, saying, "Brother Wei has been there?"
"I have never been there. My elder brother in the clan has been there a few times and praised the people who run the new village. It's a pity that human calculations are not as good as God's calculations. Such a business of grabbing cakes from the ground was destroyed by the Tartars. What a pity!" Wei Daibei said with emotion.
Zhu Da frowned. The operator of Hebian New Village was Zhu Da. Although this news was not made public, it was not a secret. You can find out with your heart that since the eldest brother of the northern tribe of Wei Dynasty had been here, how could he not know his name? Why didn't this person from the same tribe have heard of it? Apart from these details, the other party's praise of Hebian New Village made Zhu Da feel a little sad. He didn't want to brag about it with the other party, saying that he was the one who created the Hebian New Village. Everything had disappeared without a trace. What's the use of telling it?
Seeing Zhu Da’s silence, Wei Daibei hesitated for a while and couldn’t help but ask, “Little brother, have you never heard of the Wei family in Pingyao?”
Zhu Da knew Pingyao, which was a county under Fenzhou, south of Taiyuan Prefecture. Although it was a county town, it was vaguely one of the core of the entire Shanxi business community. Many wealthy merchants were from Pingyao, but he only knew this common sense, and the Wei family in Pingyao did not know at all.
His reaction made Wei Daibei laugh and shook his head and said, "Brother Zhu, this business is not only about diligence and skill, but also about well-informed. Now Zheng FamilyMart gathers more than a dozen businessmen. If you are willing, you can inquire."
Zhu Da nodded perfunctorily. He was really not interested in this. The other party said it was not bad, but Zhu Da had to do a lot now. He sorted it very well in understanding the business world in Shanxi. It is said that the conversation should be understood here, but the businessman was talking endlessly.
"Brother Zhu, Huairen County and Datong Zuowei are remote areas. Datong City is dozens of miles away. All the benefits are taken away by the people there, and there are wealthy people there. You can't fight for it. But it's a pity that Brother Zhu, you are trapped in this small place. I sincerely say, although you and I met for the first time, I really got along and put yourself in my shoes. You thought about it for me. You are so talented and limited in Huairen. Why don't you come to the Wei family? Come with Brother Wei?"
Zhu Da was a little stunned. He didn't expect that the other party would recruit him, bargain to start a business, and chat a few more words, why did he recruit him? Then again, what qualifications does the person in front of him have to recruit him?
Since he started to contact, Zhu Da had never observed the other party very seriously. He has become serious now. He thought he was a middle-aged man in his thirties, but he found that he was not that old. He might have been stormy outside for a long time. He looked at the vicissitudes and mature things, and he was nothing surprising in dressing, but fabric leather robes. As for his wealth, he only had ten large cars, six camels, and a hundred people. The size of such a business gang could not even be of medium size. Although the scale of his caravan was not large, it was far from a huge difference. This person actually asked to recruit him. What exactly gave him confidence.
The meaning expressed by Zhu Da looked and observed was very obvious. Wei Daibei naturally understood. He coughed twice and said, "Brother Zhu, don't think that brother is not very capital, but our Wei family's business is extremely large. As long as we can make money for the Wei family, we will invest a lot of capital. This is not to be a shopkeeper, but 50% of the participants. As long as you earn more money and lose less, the investment will become larger and larger. Brother Zhu, you have to calculate this account clearly. Although the money earned is divided by 50%, the big money is different, and the money earns much more. Not to mention that as the business grows bigger, our Wei family can give more and more. At that time, not only the money, but even the official body can be purchased for you. This is beneficial and harmless..."
If the rules of the Wei family are really as Wei Daibei said, it would be really wonderful. It is similar to the partnership system that has been in memory for more than 20 years. It constantly absorbs talents into the system, shares benefits, and gets the benefits created by talents.
Zhu Da admitted that the Wei family's approach was very attractive, but he didn't care about these things now. Moreover, the Wei Daibei in front of him seemed to be the same. How could the Wei family be so huge and prosperous? It was impossible to see the Wei Daibei who was recruiting him rashly. Zhu Da didn't hide his eyes and expressions, and the other party also saw it. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
"Brother Zhu, you are less than 20 years old, and you are only twenty-six years old. We are all young and can do a career together. If you have brothers to help us, we will still stay here to do business and go directly to Datong and Panguan. That is the way to make money flowing through gold and silver." Wei Daibei said enthusiastically.
The trade route from the south to Zhengjiaji to trade from the border can make money, but it is not the best. Datong and Pianguan are the general garrisons of Datong Town and Shanxi Town, and are the distribution locations for people and logistics. The bulk materials from the Ming and Mongolia are traded there. Compared with these two places, Zhengjiaji's relays are really nothing.
"Brother Wei, why bother to be anxious? I can't make up for the moment when you are talking about such a big thing. Brother Wei, you also said that we are all young and have been going on for a long time. What's going on in the future? Why don't we recognize a friend first? I live in Huairen County. Welcome Brother Wei to visit me. When I come back from the border, I will stay there for a few days. How about drinking and tea?"
"Brother Zhu, you and I will become sworn brothers..." Wei Daibei was very anxious and even wanted to become sworn brothers. Seeing Zhu Da's smile-like expression, he stopped and said embarrassedly: "When I come back this time, I will definitely visit you."
Zhu Da nodded with a smile and finally concluded that the other party was not too old, otherwise he would not have done so much. But then again, if he was only in his twenties, he could take more than a dozen large cars and more than a hundred people to trade north, Wei Daibei's was not useless, but he was a little anxious and rough.
"Brother Zhu, you look only twenty years old. Have you taken some pills or some family-born methods? You are in your forties now, but you look young." Wei Daibei asked this question without any brainstormingly. Zhu Da was stunned. He looked at Zhang Jinbei and Li He who were following him, and found that they had an expression of agreement. He was immediately amused and laughed. He was too lazy to answer this question, but just waved his hand with a smile and turned around to go.
"Brother, you are not really a star descending to the earth or possessed by ghosts? Wei is right. Your skills and thoughts have been in business for 20 or 30 years. At that time, I was working in Zheng Family, and several old shopkeepers could not compare to you!" Li He couldn't help but sigh, and Zhang Jinbei nodded there repeatedly.
"Stop thinking about it all over there. This is the teaching of Master Yuan Biao and my adoptive father. You must grasp the important points when thinking and doing things. Do you understand it? "Zhu Da found a reason that was plausible. Li He and Zhang Jinbei obviously didn't understand it, but they thought it made sense and didn't ask again for a while.
This kind of unconscious and powerful effect is enough. Zhu Da didn't want to explain it too thoroughly. There are many things he has to explain, so why bother to say too much?
Businessmen who know how to do business can find business opportunities everywhere. Just when Zhu Da and Wei Daibei were talking nonsense, people from other caravans came to watch, and even chatted with the hired workers on Zhu Da's side with the handlebars. If it weren't for the heads hanging on both sides of the big car, they would have come in to chat a long time ago.
"This time the Tartars invaded, the border trade will definitely be cut off for a period of time. The Ming Dynasty goods are on the grasslands, and the Tartars goods will surge in the Ming Dynasty, but not everyone can see these, and not everyone has the capital and courage to do this according to this momentum. So, those who have the capital and courage should take a try. If they can be fooled, they will be fooled. If they can't, they will spend money to storm. If they don't do it, they will have the possibility of getting rich. "Zhu Da said to Li He and Zhang Jinbei as he walked.
Not everyone can understand these principles in the more than 20 years of memory. At that time, Zhu Da actually didn't understand them. Instead, he thought about many things clearly in the more than ten years of his life. Even so, how could Zhang Jinbei and Li He understand in a hasty way? In the past few days, Zhu Da's words and deeds have instilled them. It is not a matter of time to digest and absorb so much information and words and deeds. Moreover, they may not have the awareness to learn.
Both of them were in a state of ignorance at this time, but Zhu Da could see that Li He was thinking carefully, and Zhang Jinbei probably hadn't figured out what was going on.
When looking for Wei Daibei, Zhu Da just wanted to test it and did not expect to make the business at once. However, once the joint of making money and making money was broken, experienced merchants would understand what to do. But after all, the completion of this business was just a coincidence. After the courtyard, Zhu Da did it very purposefully. He only looked for caravans back from the north. The caravans had certain time limits for traveling between the north and the south, and the supplies they carried, transportation and delivery, and even involved the reputation in the local business community. These caravans had no time to go back to the north to stock up on goods, but they must have known that fur goods would be valuable and would not miss any opportunity to make money and make money.
"Boy, do you know how much your price is higher than the market price? Do you think we are fools... Don't leave, little brother, I have something to say. Sometimes I can't control my mouth. Look at the price..."
"Brother, my price is already very low. Who doesn't know that the Ming Dynasty will start fighting with the Tartars. This fur cannot enter the Ming Dynasty for a year or two, and the price will definitely soar. This is just four times the market price. I have ten times the price. Look, the other companies have also arrived!"
"Little brother, no, this young master, since we have found us, we will make a decision on this business. Lao Zhang, don't rob... Mr. Zhu, we are willing to increase the price... You two are really worried..."
Zhu Da went to the house and handed over the other two to Li He and Zhang Jinbei. The two of them came to the door to talk, but they were not as smooth as Zhu Da. Although they said the same words as Zhu Da and smiled, the caravans from the two southern families did not give them a good look. They were young and didn't look like businessmen. No one would believe it. Zhang Jinbei and Li He were of course discouraged, but Zhu Da dared not be vague and knew that they had to finish it. Although they knew that their relationship was different, the bloody scenes they had seen in the past two days made them dare not slacken.
Fortunately, the merchants are seeking profit. When they tell them what goods they have to sell, the two caravans immediately responded, suspected that there were some, but they knew that a bet of money was not far away. I would be sorry for their many years of experience in doing business if they didn't go to see it.
First, I went to the yard where Zhu Da was, and saw fur and grassland goods on the truck. The next thing was to find a way to eat the goods. The goods on the truck were not much, and it might make money. It can be seen that why the huge profitable goods were not taken down? After the Tartars invaded, there was a time to go to the north. Now, you have to hurry up the goods that can be swept.
When the caravans from the three families returned to the south gathered, looking at Zhu Da who was smiling, they all knew that they could not take advantage of them, so they could only make more money by means and bargain.
"......Little brother, your method is really amazing. You sold it for six times and seven times. Depending on your ability, I have been in vain over the years. Seeing that you are so young, you have been doing business for decades..."
"...Old Zhang, if you didn't come and snatch the Li family, why bother like this? We would make 40% or 50% more if we go. Brother, will you sell these sheepskins with holes?"
"Since you want it, these skins can't be sold at a price, so why not give them to me. You can just take a look at it and give me a few pieces of felt."
Zhu Da's polite words made everyone laugh. After the business was completed, everyone felt relaxed. Sheepskin exchanged with felt is equivalent to business, so naturally there was nothing that he didn't agree to.
They often run this business path, and they are familiar with each other, and they have friendships and competitions. They don’t agree. So after Zhu Da gathered them together, it became inevitable to raise prices. In this process, making money and making money became a second-class thing. Competing for opponents and winning against opponents is the most important thing. It is better to make less money than to fight, otherwise you will feel unhappy. Of course, no one will do things that don’t make money.
But no one expected that the young people who were about the same age as their nephews and even younger could do their job so well. All three companies had obtained the goods, and the price of the goods was several percent lower than the highest price they had to pay. It was a happy situation. Therefore, the three merchants who traveled around the world did not despise Zhu Da at all and treated him as their peers.
During the debate and price increase, other caravans had come to look around, and some were talking about how much each business could make in the business, regretting that they didn't have the chance to keep up. This kind of discussion and regret made the three businesses that started the business even more happy, and they also agreed to the small requests made by Zhu Da. The broken sheepskin that was pierced with holes is not worth a lot of money. It is also useful after cutting, not a loss-making business.
Although the business was completed, Zhu Da did not rush to leave. This time he seized the opportunity to make money, which in a sense made huge profits that others could make. Now everyone is in the excited period of business completion, but once this momentum passes, if there is a little resentment in life, there will be future troubles, so Zhu Da stays to chat for a few words.
He did not just chat and make fun of it, but instead talked about a few speculative cases in his life. For example, when he returned to the local area, the news of the invasion of the Tartars invasion and trade was cut off, the northern goods would soar. Then he would first sweep away the northern goods from other companies, and then take advantage of the high prices to ship slowly. He should keep a close eye on the price and keep a close eye on the news in the north. He should not let the goods be smashed in his hands, nor should the price fall.
Such hype techniques have not yet appeared in this era, but in Zhu Da's memory for more than 20 years, they have been described in detail by various media just to let people take a few more glances. Zhu Da has no practical ability, but the retelling is very simple.
Such a technique sounds fresh, but the businessmen who understand it can naturally analyze whether it is feasible. At first, everyone didn't care much about Zhu Da's words, but later they listened intently. Even other caravans who came to watch the fun gathered together, and some even went back to call for people. However, the three caravans in Nangui were also very alert, and one of them was already calling for a friend to block the door.
Li He and Zhang Jinbei were standing by the side, watching the crowd talking about it, both of them felt unreal. Their master was probably possessed by some old ghost or reincarnated by a star. Otherwise, why did he have such ability? The cotton cloth has increased by more than ten times, the fur has increased by more than twenty times, and other groceries have increased by ten times, and even the pre-made pancakes and salt eggs are several times the price. Seeing Zhu Da doing things in such an orderly manner, he was even more shocked. Could it be that these were all what he had expected in advance?
The two of them were crazy about it until Zhu Da called them back and they wanted to deliver the goods and collect the money.
"Master, aren't you reincarnated by the God of Wealth?" Zhang Jinbei could say this, and he couldn't help but want to ask, but Li He didn't speak.
"What is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth? I'm doing business." Zhu Da laughed and cursed, then lowered his voice and said, "Go back and let everyone surround the big carts, lift all the weapons, and be careful."
"This business has been completed? Why should you be careful?"
Chapter completed!