Xu Haibin can have today's status, although it has a huge relationship with the support of the Songjiang Xu family behind him, but it can't erase his own outstanding ability, so he has today's foundation. Therefore, he is very clear that the difference between giving up the existing opportunities to seek a small profit can be calculated in hundreds of millions of miles compared to the interests between spending 5,000 stone grain to invest in the future of this giant in the South China Sea.

is a cunning businessman who sees things clearly, and how to choose is as simple as eating for Xu Haibin.

Five thousand stone of grain, on the whole, the money spent is actually only more than the two thousand taels of silver he promised, but more than a thousand taels of silver, in the eyes of Xu Haibin, who has a lot of money, it may not be a big deal. It's just that it is very difficult for him to raise so much food in two or three days.

Of course, if it weren't for a very difficult thing, it would be impossible for Yuan Laoba to come to visit in person.

"Lao Xie, can you estimate how much grain we can raise with the grain inventory of our own business and the purchase of a batch of grain from the major grain numbers in Yuegang now?" After sending away Yuan Laoba and the others, Xu Haibin did not delay, and immediately discussed the details of purchasing grain with Xie Dongqun.

"The owner, after all, our business is not a grain number, and the grain in reserve is actually not much, and there is only 500 stone on the books, and there is still a lot of old grain from last year. However, among the major grain merchants in Yuegang, the grain in reserve, if I want to get together the five thousand stone grain, the problem should not be very big, but..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that most of the grain in the hands of the grain merchants is used to supply the daily expenses of the more than 100,000 people in Yuegang, and we are now buying in large quantities, and the grain merchants may not be able to sell it to us, otherwise at least half a month, these grain merchants will have no grain to sell, and their reputation is not good!"

"Then increase the price, I don't believe it yet, 9 they will put a lot of money and don't want to make it!" As a member of the businessmen, Xu Haibin knows the businessman's heart of profit-seeking, and he doesn't care about saying a way.

"Raising the price is a very good method, but in the past two years, our Ming Dynasty is not peaceful, there are either natural disasters in various places, or the riots of displaced people, so that the price of grain has been rising, and now the price of grain in Hong Kong is close to the high price of one or two stones, if we buy at a higher price, I am afraid that it will be added to at least one or two or five yuan, and the grain merchants may agree to sell us grain!"

"......" Hearing this, Xu Haibin was silent for a moment, although he agreed to Yuan Laoba's request, but he was a businessman after all, after Xu Dongqun's explanation, his heart was somewhat relentless.

In Songjiang, Xu Haibin was originally the largest landlord, and the grain collected by the family every year was calculated in 10,000 stones, so when he promised Yuan Laoba, he really didn't expect that the cost of buying this grain would be so huge, which made him feel a little struggling. Six or seven thousand taels of silver, but there is too much difference from the expenses calculated in his heart, that is, with the ability of the Yuegang Jirentang branch, it is impossible to take out so much silver at once.

"And there is another point, buying so much grain in one go will definitely cause fluctuations in the price of grain in Yuegang, and it is impossible for the government to ask about this important matter related to livelihood, how should we answer the interrogation of the government?"

"So, according to you, how are we going to raise this batch of food?" After all, Xu Haibin rarely lives here in Yuegang, and he doesn't know a lot of things, so in the end, he can only throw the problem to Xie Dongqun.

"Finding the landlord to buy grain is the only way I can think of." Xie Dongqun, as the head snake of the land, was really clear about the situation in the Yuegang area, and gave a solution at once: "It's just that this matter still needs the owner to come forward, so it can be done." ”

"That's fine, as long as I can spend less money to do this, I'm willing to visit in person." Xu Haibin doesn't have too many scruples about this, after so many years of operation, the Xu family's own share of the official family's house is not an obstacle in Xu Haibin's eyes, as long as it allows him to save a sum of money, he has done more things than this, and now he just puts down his body and goes to visit those landlords who live in the countryside.

Not to mention that early the next morning, Xu Haibin took Xie Dongqun out of Yuegang and went down to the countryside around Yuegang.

The name of the inn is "Youjian", which is easy to remember, and can arouse the interest of the merchants, so although it has only been open for half a year, its business is a little more popular than many old inns.

Of course, this also has the convenient location of the inn, its location, from the West City Wharf is only a few tens of meters away, although it is already in the outermost part of the West City Wharf, but can not stand the side of the inn also built a few supporting rental warehouses, can avoid the merchants a lot of trouble, storage of goods, and the inn and warehouse pricing is also very reasonable, so convenient, business is also a matter of course.

Moreover, behind the "Youma" inn, there are also several special shops, and the number of goods in them is also extremely large, and the merchants can even buy and sell all kinds of goods without going out, which is really convenient.

"Stall, early this morning, the shopkeeper Xie of Jirentang went out of the city with the proprietor of their family, and we haven't inquired about where to go yet. But I think it has a lot to do with the two men who went in their backyard in the dark last night. In a room of the inn, which was very tightly decorated, made of brick and stone, and even the windows that let through the light were extravagant in glass, a thin man who looked covered in patches and unkempt hair stood respectfully at the door of the room, reporting to the figure in the dark corner of the room.

"Then have you found out who the two dark shadows who visited Jirentang last night were?" The figure in the darkness heard the report and continued to ask.

"I haven't found it yet, these two people are really too alert, they are very cautious in and out, our people don't dare to get too close at all, and finally lost their traces near the Dongshi Wharf." The thin man's tone was a little weak, and then he nervously defended: "However, we have sent a lot of manpower to investigate at the Dongshi Wharf today to see how many sea ships docked yesterday, and I believe it won't be long before we can find out the news." ”

"Yes." The black shadow replied noncommittally: "Is there anything else?" ”

"It's gone."

"Okay, you continue to keep an eye on the situation around Jirentang for me, and at the same time inquire about the purpose of Xu Haibin and their departure from the city today and who the two people who visited Xu Haibin last night were!"

"Yes, stall head!"

(End of chapter)