Da Cang night watchman

Chapter 128 Can you still play like this?
At the back window, Lin Su's eyes widened.

coal?
One worth two denarii?
Also, the present from the second son-in-law of the Chen family to the father-in-law's family was actually twenty coal balls?
Why didn't I know that briquettes still have this kind of gameplay?
It turned out to be a high-end and elegant gift, C!This world is so crazy...

"Cough!" With a cough, Lin Su stood at the door of the room.

Zeng Shigui's face turned blue and red, brother Lin is such a distinguished guest, it's really rude to encounter such a thing.

And Mei Niang was also very surprised, there are actually guests at the house of sister and brother-in-law?And dress so high-end?

It must be said that this is an era when clothes are judged by faces. Lin Su's appearance shocked even the arrogant Chen Chong...

"Young master! I am the same year as Brother Zeng, can I ask you a question?"

"you say……"

"The coal in your hand, you said, is two coins a piece?"

Chen Chong straightened his waist: "Exactly!"

This answer is quite proud, but when it comes to high-grade and high-priced things, people's waists are often very straight.

"Who transported it to Jicheng?"

"What does it have to do with you?" Chen Chong waved his hand lightly, and the two servants left the Zeng's house together with him, without answering Lin Su's question at all.

Lin Su turned around, An Ye in the darkness made eye contact with him, nodded slightly, and disappeared on the spot.

It's a bit embarrassing now, Zeng Shigui and his wife are all embarrassed to death, the most embarrassing is Mei Niang, she kindly brought some coal balls from home secretly, who would have thought that her brother would bring someone over and take back the things she gave away Going back, she really wished there was a crack in the ground for her to crawl into.

"Brother Lin, I made you laugh!" Zeng Shigui bowed deeply.

"Sister, I...I'm leaving..." Mei Niang covered her face and left.

"Wait!" Lin Su's voice suddenly came from behind.

Mei Niang stopped and turned her head slowly, were you talking to her?
"You might as well stay, girl, I have something to discuss with you..."

Meiniang's face turned a little red: "Master, Meiniang is just... just a little girl who doesn't understand anything..."

"No! You know more than a lot of people."

Mei Niang looked at her sister, looked at the courtyard gate, finally nodded and followed her sister into the kitchen.

"Sister, he... who is he?"

"He was a most amazing man!"

"Worse than my brother-in-law?" Mei Niang smiled lightly, she knew her sister, although her sister was very low-key, but in her mind, her husband was always the most extraordinary person.

Unexpectedly, Xiu Niang nodded: "Yes, although your brother-in-law is also very remarkable, but he is even more remarkable."

Mei Niang was shocked...

"He is Huiyuan Gong from the Huichang Examination!"

ah!Mei Niang almost jumped up, meeting Yuan Gong?My God, the whole Jicheng City knows that the most powerful literati in Jicheng Mansion is He Jieyuan. He Jieyuan has become the star in everyone's eyes, but this Duke Huiyuan is firmly on top of He Jieyuan. He is the brightest among the stars. the one of...

"Why does brother-in-law know him so well?"

"They met in Huichang, like brothers. Didn't you keep asking who gave your brother-in-law more than 1000 taels of silver last time? It was him!"

Ah, Mei Niang held her mouth again.

Still so rich?
Suddenly a car came in from the yard, Xiu Niang and Mei Niang went out at the same time, the person sitting in front of the carriage jumped out of the carriage and smiled slightly: "Xiu Niang, I bought you something, let's move in."

"Ma'am, how...how did this happen?" Xiu Niang was shocked, for the driver was actually An Ye who was a guest at home just now.

A wife like her should be pampered, sitting on a high platform, waiting for the girl to serve her, but she quietly left Zeng's house, bought a bunch of things, and even drove the car herself Come in, this made her unacceptable anyway.

"Xiuniang, I'm from the Jianghu, so I don't have so many etiquettes. This is all my family's...Sister-in-law's kindness, please accept it."

Xiu Niang hesitated for a while, but nodded.

The things in the cart were moved down one by one, including rice, oil, flour, and fur... The daily necessities of food, clothing, and housing were basically all in place. When all the things on the top were removed, a layer of black was exposed underneath, which was just seen. There are hundreds of coals that have been passed.

Xiu Niang and Mei Niang all changed color.

Zeng Shigui's face was red and his ears were red, and he was deeply respectful: "Sister-in-law's wife is so righteous, Shigui is ashamed."

Lin Su smiled and said: "Brother Zeng, to tell you the truth, you gave all the money I gave you to the refugees in the river beach. I know about this. Since Brother Zeng never thinks of himself, I will help you." Make some arrangements."

"Thank you Brother Lin!" Zeng Shigui almost cried.

On such a cold winter day, he already felt a strong sense of warmth.

When the food was served, Lin Su didn't care about it even though it was rough and light.

Although the wine looked like bad water, he still drank three glasses.

After the meal, the stove was turned on, and the room was finally warmer...

"Lady, what price did you pay for these briquettes?"

In front of everyone, An Ye did not comment on the title of lady, but directly replied: "It is indeed two renminbi each, and there are many people rushing to buy it. By tomorrow, it may be three renminbi."

Zeng Shigui thanked again: "Brother Lin spends so much money, really..."

Lin Su said: "Brother Zeng, do you know that these briquettes are in Haining, and you can buy a hundred of them for two coins!"

Everyone in the room was stunned. At this time, the stove was already burning and the severe cold was no longer there. Everyone was convinced by this warming fetish, and suddenly heard these words...

"Brother Lin's words are shocking, but...but I believe it. Just like the sentence you wrote in "Shang Shi Zhi Shu", things are rare and expensive, and the price of briquettes is low, but Jicheng, a hundred miles away, But it’s hard to find anything, and the price is a hundred times higher, which is normal.”

"Normal is normal, but in this freezing weather, briquettes have been sold at such a high price that ordinary people can't afford them. What should Brother Zeng do?"

The two suddenly started discussing the Tao, and the three women looked at each other in blank dismay.

Zeng Shigui pondered: "Brother Lin mentioned a method in "Shang Shi Zhi Shu". I think it is extremely reasonable. It involves the national economy and the people's livelihood. It should be set by the government. Brother Lin means... let me submit a letter to the magistrate? Suppress coal prices?"

""Shang Shi Zhi Shu" is actually just a general practice in this era. How effective it is depends on the decision-making ability and execution ability of the government. If you come to be the prefect, I believe you can do it, but the current prefect may not do it. get!"

"Exactly! Prefect Ji Cheng is very close to the He family. Maybe he has a share in the huge coal profits. He is happy to see the coal price soaring. This method is not feasible."

"There is another method! It is not recorded in "Shang Shi Zhi Shu"..."

Zeng Shigui was shocked: "Brother Lin, please advise!"

"Market law! Introduce a competitive mechanism!" Lin Su said: "Just imagine, if two completely different groups control the sales of briquettes at the same time, what will happen?"

Zeng Shigui pondered: "The two families are very likely to reach a consensus to exploit the common people together."

"What if one of them is a commoner?"

Zeng Shigui was stunned...

"Brother Zeng, you care about the refugees on the river beach, but you should know that the refugees can't solve the problem by relying on you for a while. You must give them a long-term way to make money. You choose a few refugees with business acumen and form a team The team is ready to receive coal briquettes from Haining. Tomorrow, two shipments of coal will arrive at the refugees Jiangtan and be handed over to them. Whether they use it for themselves or sell it at a higher price, it is up to them to decide. There are two purposes, one is to let Jiangtan The refugees will not freeze to death; two, let me beat down the sky-high asking price for briquettes."

An Ye first expressed his objection: "...you probably don't know yet, the coal in Haining is very tight, and it's impossible to get it without a good relationship. It's impossible for you to open two ships at once."

Lin Su smiled: "Others may not be able to get it, but I can."

"You..." It's not easy for An Ye to refute her husband-in-law in public, but she doesn't believe it in her heart. It's a fact that you have some reputation in Haining, but Wen Dao is Wen Dao, and business Dao is business Dao. The Zhang family is inextricably linked, you are fighting against the Zhang family, and the big bosses in the mall have a rare chance to fight back, how could they listen to your mercy?

"Because this coal is mine!"

The dark night jumped up...

The rest of the people were all dumbfounded...

Lin Su raised his hand, and a piece of gold paper appeared, turning into a wild goose and flying away...

Zeng Shigui, Xiu Niang, and Mei Niang were all stunned.

"Brother Zeng, Xiuniang, you need to go to Jiangtan, form your team, and discuss how to sell the briquettes, Mei Niang, you can also join this team as an individual..."

Mei Niang was so surprised, is this the reason for keeping her?

Let her participate?
Her heart was beating wildly: "Mr. Lin, it's easy to sell these briquettes. Those people are two cents a piece, and we must be robbing them for a penny. It's just... the refugees on the river beach probably won't be able to make up for it for a while. Qi capital, can you give me money after selling it?"

Speaking of this, she was very embarrassed. Isn't this just getting profit for nothing?

Lin Su smiled: "The first batch of two ships will be credited to you first, and when the second batch comes, you can pay the first batch of money."

Mei Niang jumped eight feet high, and she went crazy with joy.

For something as high-end as coal briquettes, when she was at home, she listened to her father discussing with her second brother-in-law whether the Chen family could get a share of the pie. The second brother-in-law couldn't make the decision at all. home home?

But now, Mr. Lin, who has great powers, has handed over the decision-making power for the two ships of briquettes to the hands of the third brother-in-law.

"Let's go back to the inn first, and I will go there when the goods arrive tomorrow." Lin Su and An Ye got up and said goodbye.

Zeng Shigui, his wife and Mei Niang kept sending them to the inn.

Turning around, they went to the river beach.

In Jiangtan, more than a dozen people froze to death last night. This is not the most serious situation. The most serious situation will happen on the day when the heavy snow stops. When the number of dead people on the river beach was the most, the refugees on the river beach looked at the heavy snow outside, and didn't know whether they should expect the snow to stop soon, or hope that the snow would never stop...

At this moment, the three of Zeng Shigui arrived at the river beach...

The room in the inn was closed on all sides, and it was much more comfortable than Zeng's house. A cup of fragrant tea was brewed in boiling water, and An Ye brought the cup to him: "What have you been doing during this time?"

Lin Su held her teacup and hand at the same time: "I didn't do anything, I just set up three small factories and bought a small stock."

"Small factories? Including coal factories?"

"Yes!"

Dark Ye's heartbeat quickened: "What are the other two factories?"

"The cement factory and the brick factory..."

An Ye was in a daze, what was all this?

"I can't tell for a while, but you will know when you go back... Is it midnight?"

An Ye reached out, pressed his head and turned to the window: "You can see for yourself..."

It's still broad daylight outside the window, you're asking if Midnight is here, you shameless...

On that day, there was a craze in Jicheng, and a miraculous thing called coal was spread all over the city. A piece of coal can keep a big house warm overnight.
What does this mean?The price/performance ratio is a hundred times that of Yaozu Flint.

The Yaozu Flint is a treasure, how can ordinary people imagine it?But this coal can be directly enjoyed by big households in the city, which is much more cost-effective than charcoal.

By the way, charcoal is not unusual for this world.

Why?Because charcoal needs wood, and most of the wood grows on the mountains, and the dense forests are often occupied by monsters. If you want to destroy the territory where the monsters live, you have to ask the monsters to agree or not. Therefore, the price of charcoal is also high. , Ordinary people spend the winter basically relying on hard work.

Coal is in such short supply, so it meets the needs of the winter, and the big households in the city use their brains and start hoarding a large amount.

In a blink of an eye, the coal has been fried to 3 yuan a piece of silver.

The Chen family also mobilized the second son-in-law's relationship, got 3000 yuan of coal, transported it to the warehouse and stored it, and waited for the snow to stop and the coldest days to sell it.According to a conservative estimate, each piece can be sold for at least 5 yuan! How much is 3000 yuan?A net profit of 600 taels of silver.

Mr. Chen was very happy when the briquettes were put into storage, and had a drink with his favorite second son-in-law, Tingtang.

"Father-in-law, I will continue to fight for the master's house. The next boat will arrive the day after tomorrow. This time I will fight for 5000 yuan!"

Master Chen was overjoyed: "My son-in-law, the development of the Chen family depends on you!"

"That's natural. I am the son-in-law of the Chen family, so I will naturally help you at critical moments."

The curtain outside was lifted, and Chen Chong strode in, with a very ugly expression on his face.

"Chong'er, why is your face so ugly? What happened?"

Chen Chong bowed to his father: "Father, it's fourth sister who loses money, and she actually gave ten pieces of coal to third sister..."

"Is this okay?" Old Master Chen was furious when he heard this, "This is my uncle's wish, how could it be so mean? What about her? Call me over."

"I ordered her to come back immediately, but she hasn't come back until now..."

"Go, bring her back, and kill this bitch for my father!"

Several people rushed to the house that Zeng Shigui rented again, it was already empty, several servants stared at the locked courtyard door, looked at each other in blank dismay, the third son-in-law's family ran away?Where's Miss Si?Run away too?

This is a big deal, report it quickly.

They didn't go into the house, and if they did, they would have been shocked to find that there were hundreds of coals in the house which they considered a fetish, and there was a lot of warm clothes, and there was a lot of meat in the kitchen, all good things
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(End of this chapter)