Huanxi Farm: Pick up a husband for farming

Chapter 242 Limiting Iron Price
It turned out that at some point, in Jiangcheng, where refugees were committing crimes, ordinary people lacked a sense of security. Whether they were walking on the street or staying at home, they were always afraid of being harmed.

Civilians are the most unsatisfied with turbulent years. In order to ensure that they and their families will not be violated, many people start to purchase things that can bring safety.

For example, strengthening the house, relocking the door, and buying knives, guns, axes, etc.

No matter what it is originally used for, as long as it can meet the conditions of being sharp enough, deadly, and capable of countering the damage caused by riots, everyone will flock to it.

The above-mentioned things are all smelted and forged with iron, and they can cause a rush to buy, so the pig iron as a raw material will naturally increase.

These things are not difficult to think of, but the doubts have not diminished in the slightest. She pointed out: "I can understand that the price of pig iron has risen, but why is the increase so alarming?! It is unbelievable that our mine has not improved. The price of iron!"

Shan Hu didn't think so, he continued to talk to Rong Shui: "Even Mr. Zhao felt that this was unreasonable, so in the next few days, he sent people to investigate in various blacksmith shops, only to find out , all mines that supply raw iron, including mines other than ours, have never raised their prices. Some of them are far away in neighboring counties. How do they know the situation in Jiangcheng? How do you know that the iron utensils and weapons in Jiangcheng are almost out of stock? There will be no price increase, since none of the raw iron suppliers has raised prices, and there will be no one who is most likely to drive up prices next."

Shanhu hadn't finished talking, but Rongshui already understood, what else to say, the facts were already in front of his eyes.

Except for myself, all other mines that supply raw iron are not owned by Jiangcheng. It is difficult to know the status of iron sales in the city, so the only possibility is the people in the blacksmith shop.

Rong Shui said: "In other words, the blacksmiths in the city saw the right opportunity, and they all discussed and united to raise the market price and lie to the real situation of the mine's raw iron sales. Make a fortune."

After finishing speaking, both Shan Hu and Er Qiangzi nodded and said, "Rongshui is really smart and quick-witted. The situation after our investigation is not much different from what you said. It turns out that the blacksmiths have indeed united. .”

After finishing speaking, the youngest and most restless Er Qiangzi said with regret on his face: "Hey... I really don't know what to do now, these people are really abominable...! They used our low-priced raw materials, and in the end They even blamed us, saying that our mine was relying on the emergence of dangerous refugees in the city. In my opinion, since they say this about us, then our mine will also unite with other pig iron mines to raise the price of raw iron. How much can those profiteers earn! At that time, all the money in their pockets will be handed over to our pockets!"

Er Qiangzi has always had a problem, that is, he speaks without thinking through his brain, without thinking carefully, and with his emotions.

But Rongshui and Shanhu had to think about it, especially Rongshui not only saw the tragic situation of the refugees in the north today, but also found that the life of the people in the city had reached such an embarrassing point.

At this time, if she still focused on making money, she felt that she was no different from the "profiteer" that the second qiangzi said.

A gentleman loves money in a proper way, but if a country or a city is in trouble, wealth cannot be obtained. This principle can be regarded as passed down through the ages.

Rong Shui didn't think about it for too long, and refused, "Er Qiangzi, when should you change your frizzy personality, and don't think about it. If the price of raw iron is really raised, those blacksmiths won't know how to raise the price again? At that time, if the price of iron tools was sky-high, who would be able to afford them except for a little richer people? What should we do if a large amount of finished iron is unsalable in warehouses?"

Moreover...the common people cannot buy hard and sharp weapons for self-defense and housekeeping, which exacerbates the lack of sense of security. Not to mention the greater resentment, the voice of crusade against the government and the court will become stronger and stronger. It is very likely that the turmoil and uprising will develop into an irreparable situation.

Therefore, it is impossible to increase the price at all, and we must immediately put an end to the tricks of these unscrupulous profiteers.

After listening to Rongshui's analysis, Shanhu agrees with her, and also doesn't think it is feasible to make a fortune while taking advantage of the crisis.

He said: "Second Qiangzi... You still have to think more about what you say. Your method can make our mines earn money, but don't you think about people's livelihood at all? Although ironware and weapons may not be guaranteed. It is safe to live in the people and the whole family, but if the family is not prepared, everyone will still be uneasy."

Indeed, as Shanhu said, knives and weapons are now popular in Jiangcheng, and may not be of much protection to civilians who generally do not know martial arts, and may even increase the crime rate, but in troubled times, the most important It is to stabilize the hearts of the people.

If iron utensils such as small daggers, axes, and large knives can bring everyone a sense of security, so what if these things increase sales in the city?
Rongshui sat and thought for a long time, then came up with a plan in his mind, and said to Shanhu: "Shanhu, tomorrow you ask the mine to stop supplying raw iron to all blacksmiths in the city, and if you want to continue buying, sign a contract."

Shan Hu asked in amazement: "Rong Shui, what do you think? Sign a contract? What is written in the contract? What's the use?"

Rong Shui took a sip of tea calmly, and then said: "Go back and tell Mr. Zhao, let him compile and write it down according to what I said, and write that anyone who wants to cooperate with our mine for a long time must abide by the market regulations. If we do this, we will drop [-]% of the profit and give them to zero customers. On the contrary, if we violate the regulations, we will no longer supply unless we pay five times the fine.”

Er Qiangzi became anxious when he heard this, taking advantage of such a great opportunity, Rong Shui was not in a hurry to make a fortune, and even said that he was willing to drop [-]% of the profit to a small blacksmith's shop. Even for a layman like him, it sounds like he is sure to lose but not make money.

The reason why Er Qiangzi didn't understand Rongshui's approach was because he was often in the mines outside the city, almost isolated from the world, and he didn't even know what kind of miserable life the people and refugees in Jiangcheng lived, so it wasn't because he was mercenary After all, if Rong Shui hadn't witnessed the tragic situation today, it would be difficult for Rong Shui to feel it from others.

Rong Shui then explained to Er Qiangzi: "Er Qiangzi, there are some things, some money...you can't do it against your conscience, you don't understand it now, even Shanhu or Mr. Zhao may not understand Jiangcheng's current situation. I didn't expect that in just a few short weeks, earth-shaking changes have taken place, "

Shan Hu may not be very clear about the current situation, but what he knows is that Rong Shui has never been an exaggerated person, and he himself cares about the people. If Rong Shui's actions are for the people, he will not object to this. Decided, but admired her approach very much.

Said: "Rong Shui, since you have explained that these things are for the purpose of stabilizing the people of Jiangcheng, I think it is worth implementing. Giving up [-]% of the profits may not prevent us from starving to death. On the contrary...on the contrary...on the contrary, once it is successful, let the city All the blacksmith shops in the town have signed a contract, Rongshui... we can, can control the price of pig iron in Jiangcheng, right?!"

Shanhu finally thought of this in pleasant surprise. If all the blacksmiths in the city agree to this contract, it means that the price of pig iron in the future will be determined by You Rongshui. From now on, it may be a loss-making business, but who Who knows who will earn and who will deserve it in the not-too-distant future?
Seeing that Shanhu finally understood this principle, Rong Shui nodded her head to confirm, but this method was not thought up for the purpose of making more money in the future and raising the price of the railway at any time. She just felt that it was necessary to stabilize the railway. The right to control hot-selling raw materials in peacetime.

Otherwise, in the future, bad deeds such as taking the opportunity to make money in the country, disturbing the market order, etc. will not be uncommon. It is better to firmly control the price in your own hands.

If all the blacksmith shops in the city agreed to their contract and unified the purchase price of raw iron in the future, there would be no need to worry about the market price not being unified.

After hearing the conversation between Shanhu and Rongshui, Er Qiangzi frowned and thought deeply, and finally thought of something wrong and said, "Sister Rongshui! You are in charge! Your method won't work! Now what you two said That's great, but why would the blacksmiths agree to sign this contract so that they can save so much money? Maybe only our mine in Jiangcheng produces raw iron, but...but the neighboring counties are not far away, if they don't If you are willing to cooperate with us, then go to the neighboring county to purchase raw iron, isn’t it all right?”

After Er Qiangzi spoke, Shanhu also asked: "Er Qiangzi asked a good question. I also wanted to ask you Rongshui just now. What if the blacksmith shop in the city is not willing? Then everyone will go to the neighboring county to buy The pig iron has gone, won’t our iron rot in the warehouse?”

Rongshui is not in a hurry, since she has figured out to regulate the market price, she has a plan or plan.

He said directly: "The question you raised is correct. Although the raw iron produced by our mine in the past few months is of high quality and has passed the hardness limit, and we have gradually received orders from most of the blacksmith shops in Jiangcheng, it is also as you said. In the beginning, it is true that many blacksmiths may not want to cooperate with us at all in order to make huge profits, so they went far away and went to the mines in the neighboring counties to purchase raw iron, which still has no effect on the current rise in iron.”

"But...the reason why they still sell the raw iron to their mines is because they don't know that the iron has been sold to such a high level in Jiangcheng. If they knew, who would miss the great opportunity to make money? Of course others The mines will also increase their prices one after another. At that time, the transportation costs and the high cost will make the artisans less money. You said that at this time, they will still want to spend so much time to buy in neighboring counties. Raw iron?"

As soon as Rong Shui finished speaking, Shan Hu applauded loudly and praised: "Wonderful!"

(End of this chapter)