"How many times have you said it, your family shouldn't be so polite." Qin Xiucai smiled and complained, and Shopkeeper Ding agreed timidly.

Qin Xiucai looked around the slightly empty house and said with emotion: "In the past, there was a general flag here, and salt was piled up in the yard. As a result, it got wet when it rained and lost more than 30%. After Lao Ding, everything was clean and necessitated. Even if it was an expert, it would be better to learn literature and martial arts, and everything would not be possible."

After saying this, Qin Xiucai said again: "Let's go to the store to have a look."

The shopkeeper Ding hurriedly walked in front to lead the way. Zhu Da felt very strange. The salt store had a large scale in Zhengjiaji, and was hosted by Qin Xiucai himself. It should be second only to the main store. The shopkeeper Ding, who hosted the shop, would not have a low status, but this middle-aged man was too humble in front of Qin Xiucai, and even the Qin servants were not like this.

As if he heard his thoughts, Qin Xiucai said, "Old Ding has suffered and suffered, and now he is trembling. He doesn't have to be so careful after saying it many times, but he doesn't listen."

Zhu Da suddenly realized, and the shopkeeper Ding who was walking in front turned around and smiled bitterly, saying, "I can't change it, I laugh at you when I see you."

This shopkeeper Ding said and did this, but he thought that his care was correct, because Qin Xiucai valued Zhu Da too much, and heard that he saved Miss Qin's family. However, the current kindness treatment and the explanation just now were clearly treated as a confidant. Could it be that Qin Xiucai's illegitimate son outside? But seeing that he was not very similar to his age and looked too far apart, Ding Baotong had already thought wrongly.

After walking a few steps, I entered the front store. From the yard, I saw that the store was very regulated, but after I came in, I didn’t feel spacious because it was full of goods. Zhu Da had never entered the salt store. In his imagination, there were nothing more salt goods and measuring tools. I had to buy more and buy less. Only such a business was naturally simple. I never thought that there were no salt goods in this store. There were counters and shelves, which looked like a grocery store.

Looking at the shelves, silk, cloth and felt, there were some furs piled on one side, but at the other side I didn’t see clearly. When I got closer, I found that it was a pile of iron pots. As for the salt bags, they were placed in the least conspicuous position behind the shelves, with wood underneath, and a circle of quicklime sprinkled around them.

As soon as Qin Xiucai entered the store, before he could greet the shopkeeper Ding beside him, he came over to greet him in a panic when he saw Qin Xiucai's friend. Everyone was respectful and Qin Chuan responded kindly. Zhu Da next to him could see that most people were in awe of Qin Xiucai. It could be seen that Qin Chuan could convince and win over others here, but the shopkeeper Ding Baotong was strange.

From the apprentices and friends at the grassroots level to the accounting office, as well as the three shopkeepers and two shopkeepers who greeted guests in front, they all came to greet Qin Xiucai, and then were introduced to Zhu Da and introduced Zhu Da solemnly to them.

The feeling of the salt store from top to bottom is probably similar to that of the shopkeeper Ding. I thought Zhu Da was a country boy who was the first to be a servant in the Qin family, but I never thought it was the treatment of the eldest son of the Qin family. After Qin Xiucai showed his attitude, everyone naturally understood what to do in the future.

"More than a dozen nearby villages are buying goods here. Just like the rules where you have the same number of goods, you can only sell the villages you manage by using brands. Zheng Jiaji and the families around Sanli are buying directly in the store. However, these two businesses are both good, and the real profit is the border merchants. The Mongolian tribes near Datong are short of salt, so the salt here is just sold to them."

From Manager Ding to the guy below, everyone thought they understood what position Zhu Da should be placed, but after Qin Xiucai introduced the details of the business, everyone found that they were still proud.

"It is said that it is doing business of Mongolian tribes, but it is actually doing business of Datong caravans. Behind the caravans that can trade with Mongolians are our generals and masters from Datong. Such caravans only have a convenience in their jurisdiction, so it is not easy to use when they go out. Similarly, the caravans in the south dare not enter the area under the jurisdiction. After all, the border is not as peaceful as the mainland, and no one can afford it if there is a mistake. So the caravans in the mainland sell the goods to us and buy specialties from the grassland here, the same is true for Datong caravans."

Zhu Da listened carefully. He had already understood the business model of Shengping Salt Stack. He was a middleman in Datong and other places, but he was actually a middleman in the Grassland Mongolian tribe and the Ming Dynasty.

The shopkeepers and men looked at Qin Xiucai and Zhu Da with their eyes becoming more and more strange. This introduction has already told others the tips for making money in the salt stack. The treatment is almost the same as the eldest and third masters. This young master cannot be the fourth master.

"What did you think of?" Qin Xiucai asked. Some of the audience even coughed, thinking to himself what he could understand at such a young age.

"There are so many places in Datong and so many shops in Zhengjiaji. Why do you come to us to buy it? Don't go anywhere else? It's because we have salt here, and there are large and reliable salts, and there are not many options. Besides, Zhengjiaji is at the intersection of roads. It's the most convenient geographical location. Caravans can buy and sell goods easily. It's costly to travel more. Even if there are cheaper than us elsewhere, the cost on the road has become more expensive."

The coughing sound in the store disappeared, the exchange of eyes disappeared, and the strange expression turned into shock. If there were no customers coming to the door, it would be a silent situation.

This young man who looked a little rustic really understood. Everyone could understand what he said, but it was the first time he had been said so clearly. Even the person who was brain-wrought like the accountant shopkeeper just vaguely thought of it.

Qin Xiucai also had a strange expression on his face. He had a long judgment on Zhu Da's talent, but a person could not know so much. He knew conspiracy and calculations, but he was very wise in commercial transactions.

People in this era will not understand what Zhu Da’s information explosion was like. Except for the fact that it was too high-end and sophisticated, there were no secrets everywhere. All kinds of inside information, true and false information were everywhere, and those who were interested could obtain it. Moreover, before and after graduation, students would go through various interviews for jobs. People with poor eloquence would have a set of methods to deal with questions and answers.

The same is true for Zhu Da now. Compared to those years, Zhu Da was able to think calmly and calmly, not to mention that the model of this era is relatively simple, and there are not so many variables and data to consider. Qin Xiucai said it very clearly. Moreover, in that era when the whole nation was doing business and making money, everyone knew a little about business and could say a few words, so Zhu Da could naturally talk about it.

The surprise on Qin Xiucai's face flashed, and he looked around and felt a little proud of himself, and asked with a smile: "Is there any?"

"We have knives, and others do this kind of business, but we are fat sheep. We are not afraid of doing this business. Someone has knives to protect it. This way the business can last long and the guests will feel at ease to do it with us." Zhu Da said again.

Private salt organizations have their own force and will not lose their advantage in confronting the garrison. Judging from the fact that the two sides can still negotiate, they are afraid that they will also rely on the officials. Only such power can gain the trust of others.

Qin Xiucai nodded and said in a warm voice: "You understand clearly."

After saying this, Qin Xiucai smiled and said to everyone: "I understand. This business is not something that anyone wants to do. Did you think you have learned the trick just now and want to go out and work alone to make a fortune?"

I just heard Zhu Da explain everything thoroughly. The guys are fine, but the shopkeepers are not without thoughts. However, after Zhu Da made this summary, everyone woke up. It seemed easy but had difficulties that could not be solved. Qin Xiucai said it out, but everyone felt it was relaxed and funny, and couldn't help laughing. The atmosphere was very good for a while.

Qin Xiucai invited everyone to greet the guests first. He led Zhu Da around the store, but had no intention of going out. After all, I was guaranteed today. In order to ensure that I was better off moving in the salt store, Zhu Da could not notice that there were three strong men in the salt store who were very taciturn, staring at the customers in the store and in front of the door. There were also two vendors who looked abrupt outside, and often gestured with the people in the store.

I just heard that the horse-riding guards were all on the Qianhu Institute. From this point of view, the martial arts of the Salt Stack are not just those powerful knights. The horse team is just the core force, and there are other people in it.

"What is the most valuable thing about the goods in the store?" Qin Xiucai asked with a smile. He accepted a country boy as his adopted son and gave him a high enough courtesy. Even if there are reasons for repaying kindness, the majority of people who can do it for the sake of the past. Only when Zhu Da demonstrates such talent and strategy in front of others will he prove his correctness.

Zhu Da was very happy at this time. When he came to Zhengjiaji, he saw and heard a lot more than in Baibao Village. Only here can he feel this era more fully and learn more. After hearing Qin Xiucai’s question, he first glanced at the goods in the store and said, “It should be fur.”

Although the most expensive one looks silk, Shanxi Luzhou is also a silk production area, and there are competitions from the north and south provinces, the fur is better than the north, and it is definitely the best on the grassland. In comparison, fur is naturally the most expensive.

Qin Xiucai smiled again and joked: "I thought you knew everything, but finally I could have a teaching you. The most expensive one is the iron pot."

Zhu Da was stunned, and Qin Xiucai continued with a smile: "Everything that Mongolia bought from the Ming Dynasty can be sold to each other and profited from it. Only this iron pot is not sold."

"Is it to build weapons?"

"We can also be made, but the most important thing is to make a fire and cook. If you can make a knife, you may not be able to make an iron pot. Without a knife, you can hold a bone stick. Without a pot, the whole family will not be able to eat well. They will get hungry and sick. Not every herder needs a knife bow, but every herder needs a pot."

Seeing that Zhu Da was so sensible, Qin Xiucai was even more interested.
Chapter completed!