Chapter 116: Not working on business

After passing through the shop without much goods, I came to the back house. The house was also extremely simple and chaotic. It should be a warehouse and a residential house.

The shopkeeper was waiting in the yard, and there was still no expression on his face, which made Li Meng sigh, he really had no sense of service.

Several salt guards behind him saw the situation in the house. Several people were blocking Li Meng's side, pressing their hands on their weapons. There were more than a dozen men holding weapons in the house, chatting and laughing there with a relaxed look, and their appearance was no different from those outside. When Li Meng came in, they were very alert and staring at him.

Li Meng was not panicked. These fully armed men exuded a strong spirit, but looking like a farmer, the other party's attitude should have more elements than attacks.

The stalemate between the two sides was very short. A man walked out of the main hall. He was tall and had a Chinese-shaped face, very thick and thick joints. It can be seen that he was a hardworking person. As soon as he came out, he clasped his fists and said with a smile:

"This is Mr. Li. I'm the first time I met, so I'll ask the room to talk!"

Looking at the frost and darkness on the other person's face, Li Meng thought that this man must be in his thirties or forties, but he was quite young when he spoke. He should not be over thirty years old, and he was a little limited to his own age.

Li Meng pushed away the Yan Ding who was blocking his face, clasped his fists and said with a smile:

"It's not my first meeting, but I don't know my brother's name?"

"I'm working hard to achieve my senior year."

The other party replied calmly, although this man tried hard to speak official language, Shaanxi had a strong accent. Li Meng searched in his mind. Whether it was modern memories or memories from this era, there was no such name. He nodded immediately and replied:

"Let's go to Li Meng."

However, after the man said his name, the men around him picked up weapons and stared at Li Meng. The salt dicks didn't care about anything. They all took out weapons to guard against each other. The atmosphere in the house suddenly became extremely tense, and the gate leading to the shop in front was already closed.

Just over twenty people were confronting each other tensely. After Gao Yigong said his name, he kept staring at Li Meng's face. Seeing that the other party had never heard of the name, he finally showed a smile on his face with a mute Chinese character and waved his hands around him. The atmosphere immediately relaxed.

"The situation is so chaotic, you are inevitably careful and alert. Brother Li, don't be surprised. There is no one in the room. Let's go in and talk in detail."

While speaking, he reached out to make a gesture of invitation. Li Meng smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay." He ignored the stop of the salt stewards behind him and followed the man into the house.

The windows in the house were closed. Although it was daytime, they still seemed quite stuffy and dark. A wooden table, two benches were placed there, and a tile kettle and several bowls were placed on the table. Although it was a little poor, it was specially arranged to discuss things.

"I need the cloth and sour wine that Mr. Li has on his hands very much, but the money is not enough, so I don't know if I can use green salt instead."

Before Li Meng could react, he was stunned at first, and then widened his eyes. Although he had some premonition, he did not expect that he would come to the door so easily. It was really "I searched for everything without any effort when I got it." Before Li Meng could speak, Gao Yigong continued to say:

"I don't know how those cloths and soju are priced?"

After a little pondering, Li Meng answered:

"For the first time in business, we have a reputation. These cloths and soybean wine were bought in total, and there were dozens of kilograms of medicinal materials. They were worth 500 taels of silver. After all, they would have to make money back on the ship."

Hearing the five hundred taels of silver, Gao Yigong showed a embarrassed expression on his face, patted his forehead and said:

"To be honest, Mr. Li said, we don't have enough money, but there are some green salt, but only 600 dan, and the conversion of silver is less than 200 dan, which is really not enough. We need this batch of goods in urgent need. Do you see if you can make some peace? I guess there will be a batch of salt in another month. Do you think?"

The sweat on Li Meng's forehead was so shocked. The person in front of him was too good at doing business, right? Why did he explain his bottom line as soon as he met? This means that Li Meng took all the initiative in business negotiations, and he already knew the other party's capital and price.

In the past, Jining Prefecture and the wealthy places in major cities in the north and south, brushing teeth and rinsing mouth with green salt was just a daily habit. Without green salt, it would be no big deal to replace it with fine salt from other places. After being sold, this green salt became a must-have for wealthy families.

At the beginning, he could use ordinary salt to confuse him, but later, there were experienced masters to distinguish between true and false. Not to mention the truth, there were indeed methods. Li Meng had counterfeiting several times. Before selling, he specially invited these masters to identify them, but they did not confuse him.

Being able to identify the true and false has become a necessity for showing identity and status. The price has risen. Fortunately, salt merchants and shops are unwilling to collapse in this market, and they are all controlling the price. Even so, the price per load of salt in Jiningzhou is eleven taels, fifteen taels in Yangzhou and Suzhou, and eighteen taels in the capital.

But the 600 dan of green salt in Gao Yigong's hand was less than 200 taels. Even if it was not green salt, the 600 dan would be transported to Kaifeng, Luoyang, and Li Meng could still earn about 300 taels after deducting the ship fee.

After Li Meng was surprised, he looked at Gao Yigong sitting opposite him. The other party had no expression on his national character's face, but it was not like being a fake deception. Could it be that this cheapness really fell from the sky? Li Meng took a few breaths to calm down his mood. If the man on the other side could not do business, Li Meng was also a second knife. Those speculation techniques were just some tricks that were influenced by modern times. When it was time to bargain face to face, he had no experience or means.

The other party explained his bottom line so clearly that Li Meng was a little at a loss. Gao Yigong, the opposite side, was not in a hurry, and he held his hands together and looked at Li Meng quietly there.

Li Meng was also wondering, the other party should be about the same age as himself, why is he so calm? Precocious puberty in this era may be one of the reasons. He is already considered to be an adult at the age of fifteen and can marry and have children. Li Meng is still a bachelor at the age of twenty-five, which is not uncommon in the poor military households of Lingshan Guard.

After a few circles in his mind, Li Meng was a little confused, but suddenly he thought of the person from the grocery store. What he said that day, "Qingyan is coming from Shaanxi, so chaotic, how could it be?" At the junction of Shaanxi, Henan and Shanxi provinces, there are either officers and soldiers or chaotic people. These people are obviously not officers and soldiers, so...

Li Meng's nervous expression calmed down and asked:

"Just just now, it's secondary to selling silver for salt goods. The key is to ask me to have the batch of goods in my hand, right?"

Gao Yigong finally showed a hint of surprise in his muddy eyes, his expression still remained unmoved, he nodded slowly and said:

"Here is shortage of supplies in Henan, and it is even more difficult to buy cloth and souvenir in western Henan. It is rare to meet such a large amount of goods as Mr. Li, so I'm in a hurry to eat them."

The shortage of materials depends on where. Several big cities in Henan are prosperous places where many merchants gather. With the waterways of the canal and the Yellow River, there is no unstoppable goods, and the price is not much expensive. Why do you have to take the chance to find a foreign merchant who suddenly arrives at Lu's county town?

Since the other party was not true, Li Meng thought about it and did not have good means or methods to continue to talk in depth or play Tai Chi with the other party. He simply told the truth and spoke loudly:

"Brother Gao may not know that the price of this green salt in the canal and the prosperous places in various places is soaring. If the 600 dan of salt is transported to Jining or Nanzhili, it will be at least 6,000 taels of silver. I will say less. Brother, some of my cloth and soybean wine were bought in Shandong, and some were bought in Luoyang, Kaifeng, plus medicinal materials, which is only 500 taels of silver. Brother Gao said that the hundreds of dans of green salt were not enough. Isn't this a joke?"

After talking, Li Meng laughed a few times. When Gao Yigong heard the words of 6,000 taels of silver, his eyes lit up, but then he shook his head. Since meeting Li Meng, Gao Yigong had no unnecessary movements and subconsciously shook his head. This was the first time.

"The price of salt is indeed good, but the salt I have been put in is definitely not enough to sell at this price. Mr. Li is so frank, I can't hide anything here. I'm transporting the green salt to Henan, but when I go in, I can only sell it to King Fu's salt shop. A tumble of five cents of silver is already a good price. I can't buy it after getting the silver. I'm really holding my breath. I only knew the way today."

Li Meng finally relaxed, and the other party finally explained his original intention clearly and could talk to him. Gao Yigong just looked very dull and talked freely when he spoke, and continued:

"I don't dare to expect a load of green salt to sell ten taels of silver. I have a whimsical idea. I wonder if Mr. Li is willing to listen?"

Li Meng nodded with a smile, and the atmosphere in the room became much gentler. Gao Yigong picked up the bowl and drank a sip of water, and continued:
Chapter completed!