Poor family mother and son

Chapter 156 Negotiations
As soon as the fat red man said a word, he took a deep breath, and sweat dripped down his neck into the neckline.On this hot day, wearing two layers of long-sleeved satin and a hat, and being so fat, Chu Qing felt so hot just looking at him, and couldn't breathe for him.

How patient it was to be bored in the carriage for so long before coming out!
"Why didn't your caravan come to report to me?" said the fat man.

"This is our King Guli!" The head of the guard immediately reminded loudly.The implication is: If you dare to answer honestly, you will be killed!

"Is it necessary to report? We really don't know. Report now, can you?" Chu Qing replied.She really doesn't know what needs to be reported.

In fact, there was no report, and Voss had a laissez-faire attitude towards the caravans from Daxuan. They were eager to have supplies come in if they had to go abroad.

Guli King Pazhuo just used this as an opening remark.He came to inspect the cotton fields.On the way, I heard that a caravan had settled in and wanted to buy cotton, so I came to check the situation.

Cotton is currently an important source of income for Tu Huerte.This place is different from the two places of Soter and Virat.

Hesuter produces cattle, horses and sheep, and is also the place with the most cavalry.Virat is the food producing area of ​​the entire country of Voss. Wheat, highland barley, and corn all come from there.

It won't work if they paint Huerte.The whole area is a desert, with only four circles of rivers where cotton and wheat can be grown.

In the past, the cotton here was sold to the Donglun Kingdom in exchange for money, and horses and food were purchased from other tribes.Now when I hear that someone is going to buy his cotton, I feel anxious.

How could cotton be sold without passing through his hands?Cotton farmers who are not paying enough cotton can use money to make up for it, but this money is far less than the price he sells to the Daxuan caravan or the exchange market. How much less will he charge!Cotton fabrics are valuable items in Donglun and Daxuan.

"Yes!" The fat red man nodded pretendingly, "Tell me."

Then we have to say, we are here to collect cotton, so you can sell it or exchange it.The more cotton the better.

"Hehe," King Guli smiled inscrutably, "How much money do you pay for my cotton?"

"Since you are here, please make an offer." Chu Qing handed him the right to speak.

"Cheer up! A catty of cotton is 35 Wen, how about it?"

"You said white folded cloth is 35 Wen per foot? Then you are at a loss!" Chu Qing reminded very "kindly": "The white folded cloth is 45 Wen per foot on the mutual market."

"...Buy and sell, I'll set the price on the ground, you can pay back the money on the spot!"

"Lord Guli King, I'll settle the score for you." Chu Qing didn't want to talk nonsense, the more he talked, the more he wanted to die, and endless bargaining with a lord would easily irritate him, so it's better to be straightforward.

So Chu Qing said: "Look, you need to bear the transportation fee for white folded cloth at 45 ren per foot in the mutual market; if a caravan comes to buy white pleated cloth, the price is 28 renminbi, and a piece of cloth is forty feet, that is a piece of cloth." Thousands of 120 texts.

But because of the weight, the caravan comes at most once a year, and each time is only a few hundred horses.No matter how many, the caravan can't afford it, and you can't produce a larger quantity.

And our caravan will come here at least twice a year, and we only need seed cotton, which is the cotton bolls you picked, and you want as many as you want, saving you the cost of processing. "

"In addition, I have visited all the cotton fields here, and I have given some guidance on cultivation, which can help you increase your production. If necessary, my caravan can provide more guidance in the future."

"Your guidance? You Daxuan can't even grow cotton, so what can you guide?" Guli King Pazhuo snorted.

Chu Qing smiled and shook her head: "Hehe, my lord, what we are missing is not planting experience, but sunshine.

The most important thing for planting cotton fields is long-term sunlight, very little rainfall, and loose soil. You are suitable here, but I declare that there are no such conditions.

But we declare that we have incomparable advantages in terms of crop cultivation, utilization of cultivated land, and advanced level of agricultural tools.

In addition, two months ago, I taught the people here how to remove cotton bugs. You can ask them how the effect is. This year's cotton bolls have been picked, so ask them if their production has increased compared with last year. "

The fat red Pazhuo narrowed his eyes, and he looked carefully at it.He never underestimated anyone, especially women.

Anyone who underestimates women basically suffers at the hands of women, and this is most evident in the royal family of Voss.

The woman in front of her is the owner of the largest warehouse in Xinlunzhou, and she dared to bring a caravan out in person, so she must be a person with a plan in mind.

This person speaks straight to the point, maintains basic politeness in business and business, but is not afraid of power and life and death. She should have her own confidence.

"So what's your price?" King Gu Li also went straight to the point, the sale was to be negotiated, and everything the woman said in front of him was true.

King Guli didn't want a one-time deal, he hoped to reach a long-term cooperation with Chu Qing, so his attitude was much more sincere.

"7 Wen per catty of cotton bolls." Chu Qing replied.

"Too low!" King Guli firmly denied.

"How many bolls do you harvest every year? How much lint can be produced after removing the seeds? How much cotton yarn can be produced from these lints, and how many bolls can be finally made into cloth? How many bolls can you sell?" Chu Qing asked.

"I can buy all your cotton bolls, increase the output of the cotton field, and save all your processing procedures. You can use these manpower in other places. Do you want to calculate carefully?" Chu Qing suggested, and was blocked at the same time Way to go: "If you think it's not worth it, I can buy cotton bolls at a price of eight cents per catty at the exchange warehouse, and you will be responsible for the transportation."

The people in King Guli's territory are all his cheap labor, and he can let these people transport them for free.

King Guli calculated in his mind that the cotton production here is considered high. If the Baijing River does not flood, it can produce less than [-] catties of cotton bolls per mu, which is about [-] catties higher than that of Voss King City. Well, if I don't do this business, maybe someone will go to Wangcheng to discuss business.

The most important thing is that my own cotton bolls are wasted a lot every year. First, the production of white drape is too little and too slow to use up the bolls. In addition, nearly half of the cotton seedlings are killed by insect pests every year.

If the output is increased and the processing cost is saved, the income will be higher.

Chu Qing also calculated here, the price he offered was already very authentic.The nearby villagers have said that there are also cotton fields in the north of Voss King City, but the output is not as good as theirs.

If King Guli agrees, that's the best; if he doesn't agree, then he has to fight the king's city.

"Deal! 7 Wen per catty! You come to pick up the goods yourself, we are not responsible for the transportation." King Guli was decisive.

Even if their horses needed to be purchased, he was not willing to use them for transportation. It would cost a lot of fodder and wear out the horseshoes.What he wants is a war horse, not a pack horse!

I am worried that I will not have the opportunity to send spies to the country of Voss!Here's your chance!
Chu Qing was very happy, and immediately promised: "I will send ten good farmers to help you plant the cotton fields every year. Your place is too big, can ten people be enough?" Chu Qing was afraid that he would think that there were too many people, "I It took two months to walk around here with you."

King Guli really thought that there were too many outsiders, and when he heard this, he immediately calculated: Even if each village sends a farming master, more than 50 people are needed, and ten people are really too few.

"You give me 50 people!"

"..." Chu Qing made a look of embarrassment, "So many people are needed! I'm just a businessman, so I can hire ten people for you and you can still hire them. If there are more, then..."

"Only fifty people! Didn't you walk around my place? There are fewer people, and if a disaster hits any place, it may be too late for your people to go on their way without delay." King Guli felt like this Do not take advantage of the cheap.

"Then these seven cents a catty of cotton bolls... are not enough for me to pay others!" Chu Qing objected.

"It's the first time we've cooperated, and this year's price will be the same. I promise you that the price won't increase within ten years, how about it?" King Guli said solemnly, but what he thought in his heart was: No one will harvest cotton bolls except you!
"Oh, let's do it!" Chu Qing's tone was very forced, and he was overjoyed: the transaction was completed, and the mission of the secret investigation department was overfulfilled!

Fifty people are left, and they will guide cotton planting if they have something to do, and go out and draw a map if they have nothing to do!A kid from a farming nation, who doesn't know a little about farming!

(End of this chapter)