Chapter 12 Touching Porcelain
After the cooperation agreement between the two sides was finalized, Zhang Tinglan hurriedly left the Four Seas Grain Store and returned to the station of the 27th Division.
Zhang Tinglan also knew that it was very important for Zhang Zuolin and other local turtles to understand Japan's aggressive methods and sinister intentions as soon as possible, and that the war between the two countries was no longer something that Ming Daoming had robbed, and the importance of economic war had reached an unprecedented height. It can be said that if the initiative and independence are lost economically, they will also fail militarily.
If you want to influence Zhang Zuolin, you must first influence Zhang Xueliang, and let Xiao Zhang educate Lao Zhang, which is definitely a lot easier. Therefore, Zhang Tinglan also told Zhang Xueliang about his speculation about Japan's economic aggression. And Zhang Xueliang is also the first time to hear others talk about these things, and the teachers in the past also shouted the slogan of industry to save the country, but most of them are empty, and there is nothing specific at all.
Zhang Tinglan is different, she is completely straight to the core. If the Japanese control the grain market, they will be able to manipulate the price of grain, and then they will be able to use grain to cause chaos in China. After mastering exports, the crops and ores that the Chinese have worked so hard to grow will become a tool for the Japanese to make huge profits, and the Chinese will not even get a little hard-earned money.
These things made Zhang Xueliang dumbfounded, but he also really agreed with Zhang Tinglan's knowledge, no wonder his father let him follow Zhang Tinglan to study hard, it seems that Zhang Tinglan really has something in his stomach, and Zhang Tinglan's status has improved rapidly in Zhang Xueliang's heart.
Since ancient times, the importance of military nobility and speed, after Zhang Tinglan returned, he immediately transferred the flour from the warehouse of the 27th Division and loaded it into a carriage. Twenty more capable soldiers were brought in to assist him in transporting the flour to the grain stores of the four seas.
Liu Shucheng also cleaned out the warehouse of the grain store a long time ago, and when the flour was delivered, Liu Shucheng took a special look, all of them were high-quality white noodles, and the quality was absolutely high, and a load of such white noodles could be bought for at least four yuan two in the market.
After discussing with Zhang Tinglan, he set the price of flour at three yuan eight, if it exceeds one thousand catties, the price will be reduced to three yuan five, which is definitely quite a tempting price, two dimes cheaper than Sanhe grain store.
Liu Shucheng was full of excitement and worked for most of the night to transport all the flour into the warehouse.
In the turn of the day, the faΓ§ade of the Sihai Grain Store was all full of flour, and Liu Shucheng also deliberately wrote the words selling cheap flour on red paper, all of which were pasted outside, and as soon as the day dawned, a large number of customers came to the grain store, and they were all attracted by the low price.
Liu Shucheng was immediately busy, almost his feet did not touch the ground, but although he was tired, his heart was very happy, and at noon, Liu Shucheng came to the backyard, and Zhang Tinglan was drinking tea comfortably.
"Young Master Zhang, you are so leisurely, Lao Liu, I'm so busy that I'm dizzy!"
"Lao Liu, don't complain, we have set the rules, and it's my turn to come forward for things you can't solve, sell something now, you can't do it?"
Liu Shucheng drank a cup of tea, and then said: "Don't look at the crowd, but this little thing is nothing, what I am most worried about now is the unstable supply." Two grain stores came to me this morning, and they said that if the price of grain can be maintained at this price, they are willing to buy from us for a long time. However, I'm worried that our food supply will not be stable, this batch is sold out, when will the next batch arrive? β
Zhang Tinglan also took this into account, after all, it is not a long-term solution to point to Russia's military needs, and it is impossible for Zhang Tinglan to focus all his energy on food.
"Lao Liu, don't you also have purchase channels, we will restore these channels, with the brothers of the 27th Division to support you, you don't have to worry about those Japanese ronins, in addition, we can raise funds through Russia's military supplies, with these windfalls as a basis, we are not afraid of a price war with the Japanese!"
"Young Master Zhang, my Lao Liu can understand it, you can solve all the problems in one sentence, no wonder you can be so leisurely, Lao Liu and I are miserable, it is a hard life!" Liu Shucheng spoke, and a smile appeared on his face, with such a backer behind his back to shield himself from the wind and rain, he didn't have to worry about anything else at all, as long as he managed the business affairs wholeheartedly.
For three days in a row, this cheap grain store was very lively, and the people of Fengtian who came to buy flour were in an endless stream, and their popularity was sufficient, not only flour, but also other sorghum rice, rice, and so on were also selling well. Relying on the profit of flour, Liu Shucheng can let go of the price war, and the trade of this grain bank will naturally flourish.
Some people are happy and some are worried, Liu Shucheng's opponent, Zhang Youliang, the owner of Sanhe Grain Bank, is standing at the door of the grain store and looking at the direction of the Sihai Grain Store, the distance between the two is not far, and he can clearly see the lively flow of people on the other side.
Zhang Youliang's heart was not to mention how uncomfortable he was, seeing that the Four Seas Grain Store was closed by him, but the salted fish turned over, it was really hard to figure out the reason. You must know that the Japanese have the smallest eyes and are the most calculating, they have provided Zhang Youliang with money and low-cost grain, if this does not bring down the grain line of the four seas, the Japanese will let Zhang Youliang pay off his debts, and when he thinks of this, Zhang Youliang's neck is cold.
Just when he was anxious, a Japanese ronin in a kimono walked over with a swaggering leg.
"Zhang Sang, I have done a lot of things for you and suffered a lot, why haven't you seen what you promised me to be a flower girl?"
Zhang Youliang hated this lustful Ono Sanyang very much, but now that he is here, Zhang Youliang suddenly rolled his eyes and thought of a solution.
Therefore, he smiled and said, "Mr. Ono, I will send it to you immediately." But there's a problem ahead of you that needs to be solved. Liu Shucheng got a large amount of flour out of nowhere, and the price overwhelmed the loss, and I was also caught off guard! β
Ono's brows also furrowed, to put it bluntly, he was a thug, but at this time, the master was not there, and he was also a little embarrassed: "Mr. Miki went to Beizhen, let's not take the initiative to cause trouble before he leaves." β
"Will not be subject to foreign military orders, what can a small grain store do, if you want me to say that Mr. Miki is too cautious, as long as Mr. Ono comes out and smashes the grain store of the four seas, I see who dares not to give you face, after the matter is completed, I will send you two more girls"
As soon as he heard the woman, Ono finally couldn't stand it anymore, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he agreed to Zhang Youliang's suggestion, and Zhang Youliang muttered a few words in his ear, giving him an idea to make trouble.
Just when the grain store was busy up and down, suddenly there was a shouting sound outside, and more than a dozen Japanese ronins rushed from the street entrance and soon arrived at the door of the grain store. In the past two days, there have been a lot of people in the food line from all over the world, and now the Japanese are rushing over with bright katanas, and everyone knows that things are not good, although they are a little scared in their hearts, but they still can't help but gather around to watch the excitement.
Liu Shucheng's face suddenly became a little bad, Zhang Tinglan smiled at Liu Shucheng: "Old Liu, you deal with it first, remember to be polite and courteous, if the other party dares to be rude, I will let them leave sideways!" β
Zhang Tinglan's eyebrows are high, and she has a majestic momentum, and Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Tingshu on the side are both Jiashi who are not afraid of big things when they watch the excitement, and they are eager to try.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you have to do in the shop? Please also be explicit. β
"Hmph, you deceived the samurai of the Great Japanese Empire, and your conscience is greatly broken. Sell us inferior rice, and I'm going to settle accounts with you! Ono pursed his lips and shouted loudly, and the dozen or so ronins who followed behind also made noise, seeing that they looked fierce and vicious, the people around him were a little worried about Liu Shucheng. Shopkeeper Liu is quite a haode person, how can he provoke these unreasonable Japanese!
Liu Shucheng has Zhang Tinglan behind his back, so he will naturally not be frightened by Xiao Ye's words, he said with a smile: "Liu pays attention to integrity when doing business, if you have evidence, you might as well put it out, you want to be punished or punished, it's all up to you." If not, Liu is not easy to bully! β
Ono pursed his mouth and waved his hand, and two Japanese ronins came over with a rice bag, and with a bang, they dumped the rice bag on the ground.
The people around looked around, and saw that the ground was full of moldy and spoiled grain, glowing green, and there were a lot of sundries in it, revealing a strange smell. Zhang Tinglan, who was still in the shop, also saw that he was holding such a thing and ran to the Russians to make it shoddy, and now the Japanese have concocted it in the same way and used it on their own body, but at this time, it depends on whose means are more clever.