Chapter 3 [Matsutake, five hundred times profit]
Before setting foot in another world, Lin Ze had thought about how he would earn the first pot of gold from transactions between the two worlds.
When vendors from both worlds sell sugar, this is just Lin Ze’s expedient.
In fact, I took the opportunity of selling sugar to establish contact with the villagers living around the Yunwu Mountains.
Then buy their matsutake and resell it back to the main world to reap huge profits, so as to quickly accumulate original capital. This is Lin Ze's real purpose.
Pine fungus is called Matsutake in the main world.
The price is high, with a pound of matsutake ranging from several hundred to several thousand yuan.
However, historically, the initial price of matsutake was not too high.
Because this mushroom has a unique taste, it used to be a niche hobby and was not liked by the public.
Therefore, from ancient times to the present, matsutake has been just a worthless miscellaneous fungus.
However, in modern times, due to the increase in matsutake consumption and decrease in output, as well as the fact that it has not been possible to cultivate it artificially on a large scale.
However, the price of matsutake mushrooms has skyrocketed to the level of luxury ingredients, and they are now sold by the gram.
In this different world called the Great Zhou Dynasty, matsutake has not yet become a luxury and high-end ingredient, and is still in the category of miscellaneous bacteria.
Not much price to sell for.
So usually, matsutake is just an ingredient used by these villagers who rely on the mountains to supplement their staple food.
But Lin Ze had to buy such miscellaneous bacteria for eight cents per catty, which is the same as the price of rice.
This is simply charity.
In the view of the honest Anshi, an honest salesman like Lin Ze should not suffer such a loss.
So he didn't plan to sell it and just gave it away.
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Lin Ze refused An Shi's kindness.
He is not lying. He is indeed buying food for his elders, but it may not necessarily be his elders.
Other people’s elders are also elders.
Lin Ze smiled and said: "I appreciate your kindness, but you can give it away once, but you can't give it away all the time, right?"
"In the future, I may come here to buy this pine mushroom every year. I'm embarrassed to keep asking you to give it away."
In the modern world, a pound of dried matsutake mushrooms costs hundreds of dollars even if they are in bad condition, and several thousand dollars more if they are in good condition.
He paid eight cents, the price of a pound of rice, to buy dried matsutake mushrooms.
A pound of rice is only two yuan, which is hundreds of times the starting profit.
This is like the First Emperor touching the wires, and the First Emperor soaking his feet in pepper water - it's really a win!
Moreover, they also want to thank Lin Ze.
As expected.
Hearing this, An Shi looked at Lin Ze with softer eyes.
This is a very particular person.
They are willing to pay eight cents a pound to buy cheap fungi for their elders to eat.
Not only is it fastidious, but it’s also filial.
This young man is a good person and worthy of close friendship.
Such thoughts appeared in Anshi's mind, and also in the hearts of many simple villagers in Lianghe Village.
"Lin Langjun, please wait, I will bring you all the pine fungi at home."
Anshi said this and finished the porridge in the bowl in several mouthfuls.
Then he trotted towards his home.
"Lin Langjun, please wait a minute. I also have pine mushrooms at home, and I will sell them to you."
Next to them, other villagers from Lianghe Village spoke up and ran towards their homes.
I didn’t expect that people would buy the mixed fungus ingredients used as a supplement to the staple food at a good price. If I missed it this time, I don’t know if there will be another time.
So at this time, people in Lianghe Village were very active and wanted to sell the pine fungi accumulated in their homes to Lin Ze.
At the same time, some people are thinking that it is the right time for pine fungus to be produced recently.
Next, they can go to the mountains to pick more pine mushrooms. If they can sell them to Lin Ze at the price of rice, then the money they get will be able to improve their lives.
"Don't worry, everyone, I'll be waiting for you here."
Lin Ze looked at the villagers running toward his home with gentle eyes, as if looking at high-quality walking money trees.
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Soon, all the villagers in Lianghe Village who had matsutake mushrooms at home came back.
They packed the matsutake mushrooms in bamboo baskets, dustpans and other objects, and came to the village entrance and looked at Lin Ze expectantly.
Lin Ze lived up to expectations and began to name these matsutake mushrooms.
When selling things, Lin Ze held the scale high and gave plenty of portions.
When buying something, press the scale head as flat as possible so that the actual weight of the thing can be displayed as much as possible.
This kind of behavior can win people's favor.
This is especially true for these villagers whose daily lives are not very comfortable.
"Anshi, eight pounds, nine taels and three cents of pine fungus, that's nine pounds, seventy-two cents."
Lin Ze said loudly.
After weighing and paying, I packed the matsutake mushrooms in the sack I brought.
Anshi watched the whole process of weighing matsutake in his eyes, and looked at Lin Ze with a more friendly look.
Many villagers from Lianghe Village said nothing, but their attitude toward Lin Ze became much friendlier.
Here, Lin Ze is buying a lot of matsutake mushrooms, because everyone comes here at the same time, and they are really busy when they are busy.
But in just a short period of time, in less than half an hour, Lin Ze completed the entire acquisition process.
As the acquisition progressed, Lin Ze's joy grew more and more.
“A total of two hundred and seven kilograms of dried matsutake mushrooms were harvested!”
Lin Ze was thinking quickly in his mind.
Although the quality of these dried matsutake mushrooms varies from high to low, these mushrooms are picked by the villagers for their own consumption. Generally speaking, the quality is on the pass line.
Based on the average price of 1,000 yuan per catty, the 207 jins of matsutake mushrooms here are worth more than 200,000 yuan.
But in fact, the final selling price will only be higher than this!
And what about Lin Ze’s contribution?
The cost was only about 400 yuan, and he didn’t even spend all the profits he made from selling the candy!
This is a full five hundred times profit!
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Seeing that no one came to sell matsutake mushrooms, Lin Ze was ready to leave.
"Lin Langjun, I still have a tiger skin at home. I can kill an arrow directly into the eye. The tiger skin is very complete. Do you want it?"
Villagers from Lianghe Village greeted me warmly.
"Tiger skin is nothing. I also have a good bear skin at home. It can kill you with an arrow in the eye. Do you want it, Mr. Lin?"
Another villager spoke.
Because their good impression of Lin Ze has been upgraded to friendship and they have a good impression of him, these villagers in Lianghe Village are also willing to trade some precious things.
If they encounter merchants with bad conduct, they may get into trouble if they take out their precious items, but for a good young man like Lin Ze, there will definitely be no problem.
"No, no, this is not necessary."
An awkward yet polite smile appeared on Lin Ze's face, and he waved his hand to refuse.
Of course he knows that these furs are valuable, and he can make a lot of money by buying them and reselling them, but this thing is too punishing, and if he takes it back and sells it, he is guaranteed to be invited to tea.
He has thin arms and legs now, so he doesn't dare to have anything to do with these protected animals.
Many villagers were surprised. Since Lin Ze was a disciple of the hermit master and lived in the Yunwu Mountains, he must have beaten these tigers and bears, so he naturally had no shortage of furs.
"Come again next time."
Lin Ze drove away in a donkey cart, with villagers from Lianghe Village watching behind him.
After leaving Lianghe Village, Lin Ze was not in a hurry to open the 'All Heavens Gate' and return to the main world. Instead, he drove a donkey cart to the next village.
It's still early in the morning, and although he has harvested a wave of matsutake mushrooms, it is obvious that he is not yet satisfied.
Chapter completed!