The expressions of these businessmen all looked a little anxious. Their eyes all glanced out of the door from time to time, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive. In the camp of the white-clothed army, the only one who can make these businessmen wait so reverently is Xu Xingxia himself. In fact, these businessmen are all Liu Zhiqiang's next family. They learned that there would be a glass delivery in January, so they tried to follow Liu Zhiqiang to arrive.

For glass, there is no merchant who does not like, and there is no merchant who does not want to get the goods as soon as possible. In the current Ming Dynasty, the desire of the powerful for glass is like the desire for water in the desert. To put it mildly, as long as you have glass in stock, even if you keep raising the price, you will definitely find a seller in the end. The little glass shipped from the West could not meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty at all!

"Boss Liu, you say, does he really have glass?" Suddenly, a merchant in a black silk shirt said in a low tone. The tone of his voice was obviously a bit of a loss. On the surface, it sounded like he was wondering if Xu Xingxia really had glass, and it seemed that he was questioning whether Xu Xingxia was deceiving them. However, if you listen carefully, you can hear that he is eagerly looking forward to Xu Xingxia's hand, and there is really glass.

Glass is a commodity that is indeed too tempting. There is no other product that is so scarce and so popular. At the same time, the profits of glass are indeed too rich. As long as you change hands casually, you will double the profit! There is hardly any other commodity that can be more profitable than glass. When it comes to glass, there's no businessman who doesn't want to make a fortune from it.

Unfortunately, due to the shortage of glass, it has long become a forbidden place for powerful people, and it is impossible for ordinary merchants to get their hands dirty. Especially these merchants in the northwest of the Ming Empire, they are indeed too far away from Fujian Yuegang, and it is impossible to have a chance to get their hands dirty. The glass that arrived was basically digested by the wealthy families on the southeast coast. Occasionally, a small amount of glass is transported here, which is already sky-high.

At that time, glass and glass products were absolute luxuries, more precious than gold and precious stones. For most powerful families, gold and gemstones are already commonplace, and there is nothing new about it. Only glass, only pure and immaculate glass, can arouse their interest. Even, even Huang Yanjing is no exception. For example, when the Wanli Emperor was preparing to rebuild the Longde Palace, he was ready to use a lot of glass.

Here, there is also a peculiar phenomenon, that is, the poorer and more backward the big families in the place, the more they like to show off. Their desire for glass is hard to describe with common sense. At this point, I have to say that Jin Shang is a typical example. The mansions they built were clearly showing off their wealth! These misers, probably only when they show off, will not look so stingy.

In order to buy a few pieces of glass to save face, they will even lose their minds and completely detach themselves from the normal price of glass, which is quite a bit of an unscrupulous taste for the sake of achieving the goal. At three or even five times the price, buying a piece of glass back to decorate the façade is almost a strange phenomenon. If it is two rich and noble families, the situation is even more extreme.

A blue-shirted merchant Jia whispered: "Xu Qianhu won't use glass to deceive us, right?" ”

Although it is said that the best glass is also quite precious. Most of the precious utensils in the palace are exquisite glazed and are very valuable. However, compared with glass, the price is still quite far apart. The key reason is that scarcity is expensive! There is too much glass, and too little glass. This is the opposite of what came after. In later generations, the glass was very valuable, and the glass was rotten on the street.

Liu Zhiqiang coughed dryly, frowned and said, "What are you all talking about?" Xu Qianhu said that glass is glass! How could he fool us with glass! ”

The blue-shirted businessman Jia said euphemistically: "Boss Liu, I'm just talking, don't take it to heart." Xu Qianhu's ability to fight, we all admire it. However, you say that he can get glass, and it is a huge amount of glass, and we really can't believe it! How can glass come to the wilderness of the northwest? Can it still fall in mid-air? Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? Think that's possible? ”

The other businessmen agreed with what he said. Yes, Xu Xingxia's ability to fight is indeed very strong. However, no matter how strong his ability is, it is impossible to make something out of nothing and snatch the glass from someone else's hands! Do you think that there will be a lot of glass in the hands of the Tartars? It's ridiculous. If Xu Xingxia can't snatch the glass from someone else's hand, where did he get the glass? They didn't expect that Xu Xingxia could produce glass by himself!

Liu Zhiqiang's heart is actually a bit of a loss. His future fortune plans are completely pinned on Xu Xingxia. If Xu Xingxia really had glass, he could undoubtedly become a rich man easily. However, if Xu Xingxia deceived him, he would probably be a little sad in the future. When others say this, he is not in a good mood. He frowned and said, "If you don't believe it, then let's go!" ”

The people around didn't move. Joke, they finally came here, how could they leave so easily? They will never leave until they see the real glass. They have to count on glass for their future fortunes. Even if Xu Xingxia took out the colored glass, they had to see it with their own eyes before they finally gave up.

"Senho-sama has arrived!"

Suddenly, the guards at the door shouted loudly.

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

Liu Zhiqiang and the others hurriedly stood up and walked to the door to greet them.

Sure enough, Xu Xingxia came back. Xu Xingxia entered the house empty-handed. He greeted Liu Zhiqiang and others with a smile, and seemed very familiar. After some pleasantries, everyone sat down separately. Seeing that Xu Xingxia didn't carry anything, those businessmen were obviously a little lost. They all felt that Xu Xingxia must have deceived them, and there was no glass to provide at all.

Liu Zhi couldn't wait to ask: "Xu Qianhu, I don't know where the glass is?" ”

Xu Xingxia smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Looking at everyone's faces, I don't seem to believe it, I Xu Xingxia has real glass in my hand?" ”

The blue-shirted merchant stood up, bowed his hand, and said slowly: "Grass people Lin Youfang, Shuzhong people, I have seen thousands of adults!" Xu Qianhu, please forgive us for taking the liberty of taking the liberty of Fujian Yuegang, we really don't know where there is a possibility of glass coming. ”

Xu Xingxia smiled slightly, and said casually: "Seeing is believing, hearing is false, everyone come with me!" Since I have said it first, I will definitely not disappoint you! ”

Everyone hurriedly followed behind Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia took them to the innermost part of the camp, where there was a nondescript wooden hut with no guards guarding the door. Xu Xingxia casually pushed the door open and said calmly: "The glass is inside, please!" ”

The crowd hurried in, only to see twenty huge chests in the wooden house. These boxes are neatly stacked together. If you look closely, you will find that there is a large amount of cotton cloth and cotton wrapped between the wooden boxes. However, the glass they wanted to see was not a shadow at all. Probably inside a wooden box. Their hearts couldn't help beating a few times. If all of these big wooden boxes are filled with real glass, they are really going to be developed. The amount of this batch of glass is definitely a lot!

Sure enough, Xu Xingxia smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and pointed to the big wooden boxes, and said casually: "Don't worry, the glass is in the box!" There are enough of them! ”

Liu Zhiqiang looked at the box that was taller than his head, his breathing couldn't help but become a little short, and he said in disbelief: "It's inside? ”

Xu Xingxia nodded, smiled and said, "It's inside." ”

With a wave of his hand, he asked people to carefully open the wooden box, and moved out the glass pieces inside one by one, so that everyone present could take a closer look. As a result, the eyes of Liu Zhiqiang and others suddenly lit up. They were all staring at the pieces of glass, their eyes motionless, as if they were not moving. That's right, it's glass, real glass. Their previous worries suddenly disappeared without a trace, and in their place, their breathing was strained and their palms were sweaty because of the excitement.

"Touch and see, and examine carefully!" Xu Xingxia said with a smile.

"Good!" Liu Zhiqiang and the others hurriedly stretched out their hands and carefully stroked the top of the glass piece. When their fingers first touched the pieces of glass, they could conclude that the quality of the glass was much better than that transported to Yuegang. What's even more rare is that the area of these glass pieces is much larger than that of Yuegang in Fujian, and the price is naturally much more expensive. In the future, the magnates of the Ming Dynasty will definitely become popular with this kind of large glass.

After everyone withdrew their hands, Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Don't ask me, where did these glasses come from. This is the top secret of the White Army, and I won't tell you. And do not inquire so that there will be no misunderstanding. I don't want you to be attacked by the White Coats for spying on their military secrets. I think you're all smart people and should know what I mean. Now, let's negotiate the price. ”

Liu Zhiqiang's face was obviously a little red and a little pale. How much silver is such a large piece of glass worth? At least it is more than 50% more expensive than the one in Yuegang, Fujian. The same is true for other merchants. They are all quickly calculating what kind of price Xu Xingxia will give Liu Zhiqiang, what kind of price Liu Zhiqiang will give them, what kind of price they can sell, and how much profit they can get for each piece of glass.

Xu Xingxia said bluntly: "Three hundred taels per piece, four hundred pieces, 120,000 taels of silver." ”

Liu Zhiqiang pursed his lips vigorously, as if he was desperately suppressing the emotions in his heart, and said in a somewhat stiff tone: "No problem, no problem." ”

After such a large piece of glass is sold for 350 taels after it is sold out, there is absolutely no problem. And these second-tier dealers around him have no problem selling them at a higher price of four hundred taels a piece. In other words, as soon as it changed hands, he Liu Zhiqiang made a lot of money. 400 pieces of glass, each piece earns 50 taels, that's 20,000 taels! Twenty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount to anyone!

Just by changing hands, I earned 20,000 taels of silver, which is like a dream! This 20,000 taels of silver is pure profit, and it almost doesn't cost anything! If it is Kwai Yuan Building, it is estimated that in three or five months, it may not be able to make a profit of 20,000 taels! This was still the profit of the first batch of glass, and if there were a few more batches, or even a few more batches every month, the silver would flow into his pocket like running water.

For a while, Liu Zhiqiang felt a little uneasy, thinking that he was making too much money and taking advantage of Xu Xingxia too much. If it were someone else, he would definitely not have such a mentality. It's a fool not to take advantage of it! However, he is facing Xu Xingxia! Old Devil Xu's nickname is definitely not called in vain, some things must be sincere, so as not to have a problem in the other party's heart. After thinking about it again and again, Liu Zhiqiang said with a little trepidation: "Xu Qianhu, is this price too low?" ”

Xu Xingxia said casually: "It's okay. ”

The profit given to Liu Zhiqiang was something he had thought about clearly early on. This share of profits is also what Liu Zhiqiang deserves. In fact, for the promotion of glass, Xu Xingxia is more than willing but not enough. He didn't have a well-established business network, and he didn't have business talents around him. Therefore, only by giving Liu Zhiqiang enough sweetness will he desperately promote glass. Where there is interest, there is motivation. If no one spends a lot of effort to promote and open up the market, even if it is something with high profits, it has limitations.

Moreover, with a large amount of glass on the market, the price is definitely lower. Perhaps in the near future, it is unlikely that Liu Zhiqiang will earn a profit of fifty taels of silver for each piece of glass. However, the ex-factory price of his glass will definitely not be reduced. Three hundred taels and one piece, those who have no money, don't come to disturb them.

"Okay, thank you for your kindness, I want all these glasses." Liu Zhiqiang is also a cheerful person, and immediately said loudly. He immediately agreed with Xu Xingxia that Xu Xingxia would provide 100 boxes of glass every month, all of which would be handed over to him for resale. The settlement method is to use the silver ticket of the Four Seas Money Village of the Jin Merchants. This is also the most common silver ticket in Ningxia Town and even in Shaanxi.

At this time, the other businessmen were already bright-eyed and began to look forward to their bright future. Subconsciously, they began to warn themselves that in the future, they must keep up with the pace of this Xu Xingxia. As long as you follow Xu Xingxia, you are not afraid of no money to make. He can get so much even something as precious as glass, what else can't he get?

(To be continued)