Future library

Just after the Chinese New Year, the price of grain is also rising steadily. The market price of 100 tons of grain is 500 to 600 taels of silver. Cheng Jinzhou only offers 400 taels of silver, which is equivalent to the price of grain in Shaonan after autumn.

Naturally, Qin Yu's large trading firm would not take seriously a transaction of several hundred taels of silver, and agreed without even bargaining. Then, I saw Mr. Qin An directing his men to pile all the cloth into the warehouse in the north of the yard, and then transport all the grain in the south.

Ordinary warehouses in Daxia often have a structure with a door on one side and a building on three sides. For 10,000 taels of silver, there are 50,000 pieces of linen, almost filling the north side. Shi Yan stood aside to count the money, and then counted the money. Cheng Jinzhou He was drinking tea and waiting for him.

That's all, Shi Yan sent the strange Qin An out, wiped his sweat and asked: "Third brother, what about now?"

"Well, you can go out. No one is allowed in." Cheng Jinzhou stood up and entered the crowded warehouse.

Shi Yan and Meng Dameng Er immediately walked out of the house, pretending to look at the workers who had just left.

After a long while, Shi Yan whispered to Meng Er in a low voice: "Do you think Third Brother is doing some Star Warlock experiment?"

Meng Er ignored him and turned his head away.

Shi Yan had resold things with Cheng Jinzhou more than once, and he couldn't suppress his curiosity. Taking advantage of Meng Dameng and Er Meng being bored, he said to himself: "I guess it is the kind of star array that can teleport, maybe it is more powerful. Yes, star arrays that can directly make things disappear. I heard that they are all very high-level things. Do you think the third brother has learned any strange star techniques in the peripheral peninsula? It’s just that this star array is too expensive to use. 1 time at a time Ten thousand taels of silver. However, if the third brother can become a first-class star warlock, the master will have to support him even if he sells his land..."

Shi Yan was also a kid at heart, so he said a bunch of words happily, and then said worriedly: "Second brother Meng, you can't tell third brother."

Meng Er, who was much older than him, snorted calmly and still didn't look at him.

Shi Yan also calmed down. After he came to the capital, he had no friends to chat with. Even Shi Mo, he couldn't meet him all day long. Meng Da Meng Er, on the other hand, although he didn't like to talk a lot, he could let him talk a few more words.

After about ten minutes, Cheng Jinzhou walked out of the room, pulled out a tattered stool from the yard, sat down, and said, "Find some coolies to transport the food from the room."

"Is it the warehouse in the south?"

"From the west." Cheng Jinzhou laughed silently. The three people following him were all close friends. He was basically not worried about leaking secrets, but he couldn't do it so obviously.

If large-scale material transactions could be avoided from everyone's eyes, Cheng Jinzhou would certainly be willing to do so, and it wouldn't even matter if he paid more for it. But as the quantity and type of supplies increased, such fantasies became unrealistic. Even if he could get rid of everyone and walk around the warehouse area without fear of danger, he would not be able to lift dozens of kilograms of gold and silver. moveable.

However, as Cheng Jinzhou's status has increased, his self-confidence has also increased. If any noble family does not have some secret and dirty things, everyone can cover it up, and he can also cover it up.

As expected, Shi Yan rode away without saying a word. He dared to chat casually with Meng Dameng Er, but he did not dare to talk nonsense with Cheng Jinzhou.

Cheng Jinzhou ignored the dust on the warehouse wall and rode on the bench.

There was a time when there was no such wanton life.

From the moment he came to this world, he was forced to accept a noble life - he liked the food and privileges of the nobles, but he did not like the restrictions of the nobles.

Maybe some aristocratic children will use rebellion to resist restraint. Cheng Jinzhou, who has never been so stable, cannot do this because he is worried that other people's attention will cause worse problems.

Life in Xia Jing seemed to be a bit turbulent. Until now, in the peripheral peninsula, although he only had contact with Warlock Cao Fengxing and others, he rarely felt safe and comfortable.

Even if he was leaning against the wall, no one would make any irresponsible remarks.

Neither can the nobles.

The two men wearing blue cloth carried store manager Qin An and jogged to the warehouse area.

Cheng Jinzhou was too lazy to move, so he stretched out his hand and pointed backwards, and then said to Shi Yan: "Go and make me some tea."

Shi Yan didn't even have time to wipe off his sweat, so he stumbled down the mountain again.

Qin An walked in the door strangely and was speechless when he saw Mi Shan, who was almost overflowing with pretentiousness.

He thought it didn't matter if he collected several thousand dan of grain last time. Now it was at least 10 times more, but it made him hesitate.

"Change everything into linen. Besides sisal cloth, what else do you have?" Cheng Jinzhou leaned his back against the wall, seeming to have guessed what he was thinking.

If a large amount of cash is not used, it is just a material exchange, which is within the scope of Qin An's decision. At least hard currency such as grain can be used to pay taxes. So Qin An became serious again and said: "The West Pier is mainly made of sisal. , merchants in the north have jute, but the price is a little more expensive."

Cheng Jinzhou also traded jute. He shook his head and said, "Where are the others?"

"How about abaca? Clothes made of this cloth are not strong enough, but they are more comfortable."

"Let it be." According to customer service 010, sisal is basically the cheapest hemp fabric. They determine the price based on raw materials, and the price of abaca will not be lower at least.

These are all things that Qin An can decide. He nodded immediately and said: "I'm afraid it will take a day or two to transport it. The abaca is placed in Huangjin County."

"That's it." Although Cheng Jinzhou could go to other places to do business, he had just escaped with his life in front of the Liyuan gate, and he didn't want to leave the outer peninsula at all.

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The price of abaca in the Star Alliance is 50% higher than that of sisal, and customer service 010 likes to buy it. Just looking at the time he stayed after he appeared, you can tell that he is very supportive of Cheng Jinzhou's behavior of exchanging abaca for star yuan. of.

The more the customer service comrade made, the more at ease Cheng Jinzhou felt. He simply lived in the peripheral peninsula for more than half a month. On average, he could conduct a transaction every two days, and once every four days, he could make a transaction. Funds doubled.

10,000 taels of silver instantly turned into 20,000 taels, and then 40,000 taels. If he could keep going, Cheng Jinzhou felt that he might be able to buy Shaonan City in a few months.

But when the funds exceed 30,000 taels of silver, there are more restrictions.

The first is the transportation problem. 30,000 taels of silver can buy 7,500 tons of grain, which can be loaded on 10 ships. If it is inland shipping, it can even form a fleet of 30 or even 50 ships. For areas like the outer peninsula that require fast loading and unloading, each ship requires about 100 coolies. Of course, the gentlemen from the Caobang and other piers are extremely welcome to this, but in terms of actual operation, the troubles have doubled.

The same restrictions appear in warehouses. The total volume of a warehouse with 10 acres of land is only 30,000 cubic meters, and the stacking of 100,000 pieces of cloth will basically occupy all the space. Warehouses in the outer peninsula are not so easy to purchase, Cheng Jinzhou It's not good to use the ring unscrupulously - even though he is already very unscrupulous.

When the money on hand reached 50,000 taels, Cheng Jinzhou decided to buy the book "Real Rice Planting and Processing", including all the video materials, and used 14,000 taels of cloth.

"It's just a small amount of money." Cheng Jinzhou said reluctantly.

Recently, we have done a lot of business and sold books to Cheng Jinzhou. Customer service 010 responded in a good mood: "You can make a lot of money through the Star Alliance Library. You are the most courageous person I have ever seen." One of the little ones.”

"One of them is pretty good. Are there many who are braver than me and survive now?" Cheng Jinzhou snorted.

Customer Service 010 paused for a moment and said, "Many people are living well."

"This is the outer peninsula." Cheng Jinzhou said very self-awarely: "No one will be jealous of the nouveau riche, and tens of thousands of taels of silver may not be taken lightly by others, but if you earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a month, I think the emperor Your Majesty wants to know what I do for a living."

Customer Service 010 may not want to get involved in his life, so he just said: "Currently, there is only so much real rice information that can be given to you. If you want to obtain similar information, you must reach Star Alliance Level 4."

"Yes." Cheng Jinzhou said, "10,000 taels of silver is equivalent to at least 300,000 US dollars in purchase. In China, apart from buying a house, you can basically say that you are invincible." The books in the Covenant Library are like houses, there are always so many and they are always so expensive.

"Third brother, Qin An is here." Shi Yan knocked on the door gently.

Cheng Jinzhou flipped through the "Real Rice Planting and Processing" he just got, and said impatiently: "Tell me something."

"Qin An said he has prepared a batch of cloth. Will it be shipped over?"

"how many?"

"200,000 horses."

40,000 taels of cloth can be exchanged for 20,000 taels of grain. Cheng Jinzhou's profits are huge, and the other party's profits are also not small. Especially when the shops mainly in the West Pier are operating, they have the appearance of a modern enterprise. .

Seeing that the warehouse behind him could no longer hold it, Cheng Jinzhou waved his hand and said, "Tell him, it's the last batch of cloth, and we'll talk about it later."

"Yes." Shi Yan didn't ask anything. What happened recently had exceeded his expectations.

"Go to the Star Warlock Tower to see what Mr. Cao Feng is doing." Cheng Jinzhou looked at the screen that appeared in the void of the ring, and the two people in the front yard carried it. Although the sedan was slow and small, it was smooth and comfortable, and on the road Under very good conditions, it feels the same as on flat ground, which is something even cars cannot achieve.

Shi Yan asked the boy to deliver the message, and followed behind him: "Mr. Cao Feng recently bought a large number of crystals, and he even said he wanted to buy a glass workshop. I heard that Warlock Liu Kuangxing also supports it."

"Glass workshop? That thing is expensive, isn't it." Cheng Jinzhou, who felt he was a rich man, moved his butt. Glass is a good thing, and practical things spread much faster. From the Far West to Daxia, the technology here is only twenty or thirty years behind. At the level of the 17th century, it can be said that it is almost neck-and-neck. After all, China has been known as the world leader for many years in the ever-changing technological revolution.

Shi Yan stuck out his tongue and said: "I heard that Mr. Cao wants to buy one that can be used directly, and the other party wants to add 120,000 taels of silver."

"Is it worth 10,000 acres of land?" Cheng Jinzhou thought with eyes wide open: Star warlocks are indeed very profitable.

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