Ge Yunfei was really surprised. She knew that her family was not short of things, but she would never have guessed that Li Chengfang would send ten tons of hot spring water.
As expected of Thunder Logistics, they dared to transport anything. She appreciated his kindness.
Li Chengfang knew that Ge Yunfei would be very happy. His gift was not only thoughtful, but also powerful.
He picked up the tea and held it in his hand. He said, "I came here this time at the request of Xiaobei and the others. I left two days in advance. If it weren't for the train, I would have fallen apart if I rode a horse or sat in a carriage."
"Xiaobei? They told you the news in advance? Would Zhang Xiaobao tell them about the war? "Ge Yunfei didn't believe it.
"Then I don't know. Anyway, Xiaobei and the others sent a telegram two days ago, saying that they would meet with brother and sister, and then hand over all their guards for brother and sister to use. They guessed that when the number of guards was enough, brother and sister would start the war, so they asked me to come to the seaside in advance.
Since you are here, I came to take a look. At the same time, there is something I need Jinxiu General to cooperate with. Xiaobei and the others asked us, who cooperate with Darling Candy House, to follow suit. "
Li Chengfang said the contents of the telegram.
Ge Yunfei rolled her eyes and thought for a while, guessing the truth of the matter.
It was reasonable to say that when Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan decided to start the war, it was impossible for them to tell their younger siblings. Even the palace might not know. Otherwise, it would be easy to leak the news.
So, Xiaobei and the others were right? Did they think that if they handed over the guards, they would definitely use them for the war?
She couldn't figure out what was going on, so Ge Yunfei didn't think about it anymore. She said with a smile, "Xiaobei and the others handed over the guards to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. Does that mean that they can't go out to play during this time? Only Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan can equip Xiaobei and the others with such a strong team. Businessmen like us don't even dare to think about it. "
Ge Yunfei felt that Xiaobei and the rest of the children would be very pitiful for a period of time. Without their guards, they naturally couldn't run around. At the same time, she sighed at the wealth of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family.
Li Chengfang nodded and said, "If I were in that position, I would also equip my family with a strong enough team. I would never give the enemy any chance. If he didn't protect his family when he knew how important he was, he would be a fool if he regretted it when something happened.
This could only be seen in the stories written in the newspapers every day. The main character was doing something outside and knew that he would be attacked by others. Then, he did not care about his family. In the end, one family member would be in trouble today, and another family member would be beaten up tomorrow. Then, he would be busy going back and forth. Today, he would be anxious, and tomorrow, he would regret.
If Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan don't give Xiaobei and the others a powerful team, I reckon that the people of the Great Tang won't be able to rest easy. How can we count on these people to build the Great Tang well? "
"Alright, alright. Let's not talk about their team of guards. In any case, we can't afford to spend so much money. Also, we know very well that the current team of guards is just a transition.
When the batch of children in their family grow up in two years, they will be more powerful than the current guards. When that time comes, Xiaobei and the others will be running around the world.
Did you take the train here? Do you feel that there are more people taking the train? Also, how many more carriages have there been? Estimate it so that we can make arrangements. "
Ge Yunfei asked about the operation of the train. Although there weren't trains everywhere, they could still obtain useful information.
Li Chengfang nodded and then shook his head. "There are many train carriages now, but most of them are controlled by others. When I use Thunderbolt Logistics, I need to pay an extra sum of money. This makes me both love and hate it. I don't want to pay and use other methods of transportation, but I find that it costs more. However, I feel uncomfortable handing over the money.
If Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan don't go to war this year and wait for two years to fight again and spend all their energy and money on building the railway, two years later, the number of carriages will increase, and my choices will also increase. "
"I reckon that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan have no choice but to fight. I keep feeling that they are in a hurry. I don't know what is making them so anxious. They usually give people the impression that they are leisurely, but we can analyze from Xiaobei and the others' movements that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are urging the progress of various things in Tang, even at the expense of many people's lives. "
Ge Yunfei was different from ordinary people. She needed to grasp the general situation of the country's development and then obtain her own benefits.
Ordinary people only considered their own living situation. Who in their neighborhood made more money, whose family gave a generous betrothal gift at their wedding, whose family's children advanced a few ranks in the school examination, whose meat today was one copper coin cheaper, should they buy two catties of stuffing or stir-fried vegetables and give the head of the household half a catty of wine?
Ge Yunfei didn't need to consider these small matters. What she needed to consider was that when a batch of goods came in, and this batch of goods wasn't the type that would be quickly consumed and needed to be stored, then what was the profit margin between the purchase price and the custom-made price when the goods were stored?
Under the situation that the fixed price didn't change, what was the depreciation rate of the Tang currency over a period of time? Was there a new production technology for this type of goods that had already been purchased and stored? If there was a new production technology, then it meant that the production cost of this type of goods had decreased, and the price she bought would be more expensive.
Faced with such a situation, should she sell the goods at a low price and clear the warehouse to stop losses, or should she continue to buy such goods at a low price to balance out the previous purchase cost? Or should she look for a deep processing technology for this type of goods and set up a company to process the goods before selling them?
These were all problems, and the decisions of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had always affected the economic and administrative operations of the entire Tang Dynasty. It was impossible for her not to pay more attention to it. Even if there was a slight fluctuation in profits, it would affect the profit and loss of tens of thousands of strings of coins.
Li Chengfang had the same concerns. The transportation costs and unexpected losses in the transportation process determined the profits of his trading company.
Hearing Ge Yunfei's words, he analyzed, "My guess is that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan want to use faster technology to ignite the conflict in the country in a short period of time. Then, they will use other means to resolve the conflict and at the same time, obtain more benefits.
As for the purpose, I suspect that they are fighting for time with the other countries. They intend to ensure that the country has an absolute advantage in the industrial system and suppress the other countries, not giving them a chance to develop.
Therefore, they are using human lives to build the railway. Now that they have stopped, I think that one reason is that there are not enough people to build the railway, and the other reason is that the smelting of steel can't keep up. They need to plunder to get slaves for dangerous jobs and obtain more resources. "
The more he thought about it, the more confused Li Chengfang became. He put himself in the position of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and found that there was only darkness in front of him. He couldn't see a bright future at all.
"Don't think about it." Ge Yunfei seemed to know what Li Chengfang was thinking and advised, "If you can think clearly, you will be another Zhang Xiaobao. Do you think that the existence outside the top list of billionaires is just something that we merchants casually promote?
If that's the case, the merchants of the Great Tang won't be afraid of Zhang Xiaobao. They can adjust the price of goods however they want. During the holidays, even if the price of goods is ten times higher, even if the imperial court gives the order, the merchants still dare to do it secretly. They still have many ways to deal with the imperial court.
But the current situation is that the imperial court is not saying anything. Facing us merchants, the imperial court means that you can raise the price if you want, as long as you are prepared to face Zhang Xiaobao's wrath. Do you dare? "
"No." Li Chengfang shook his head vigorously. "I'm afraid that Zhang Xiaobao isn't human at all."
"I think that in a few years, Xiaobei and the others will start to scheme. Why did Xiaobei ask you to come?" Ge Yunfei suddenly remembered the matter of Xiaobei and the others' resources and couldn't help but smile. At that time, Xiaobei and the others had brought their own plans to discuss cooperation.
Each and every one of them said that they didn't rely on their families and relied on their own abilities. When the merchants saw the plan, they all agreed. To be honest, the plan was not bad. But if it was only because of Xiaobei and the others, the merchants couldn't be at ease cooperating with them. They didn't have the qualifications.
With a plan, why should they give the benefits to Xiaobei and the others? Wouldn't it be the same if the merchants worked together? The main problem was that they didn't have a leader. Once they worked together, no one would submit to the others. That was why they agreed to let Xiaobei and the others be the leaders. Behind them were Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
Li Chengfang also had memories. He smiled and said, "Xiaobei called and said that after the war, the logistics will definitely be affected. Whether we are willing or not, we have to serve the interests of the Tang Empire, even if it's free of charge.
Next, the price of food will fluctuate, and basically, it will increase. Xiaobei and the others hope that they can help solve a part of the problem. Under the situation that the price of food is on the rise, Baby Candy House will stop selling.
In other words, Baby Candy House will no longer sell cakes and candy made of starch. The four thousand Baby Candy House chain stores in the Tang Empire will be ready at any time to see if any merchant dares to raise the price privately. At that time, we will first suppress them and then gather information so that we can prepare to implement the revenge punishment plan. "
When Li Chengfang said these words, his eyes were full of praise. He knew that this was definitely not requested by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
Ge Yunfei and Weiwei paused and then said, "It finally shows the difference in education. When Xiaobei and the others think about problems, they are different from ordinary children. Then why did they ask you to come to Suzhou?"
"They said that since Baby Candy House can't sell cakes, they need to use other things for the children to eat. They once cheated from Japan. Oh, they exchanged a lot of seafood, including abalones, sea cucumbers, and other things like fish slices. They put all of them in Haiyan County and asked me to transport them to various places.
The big abalones are left for them, and the small ones can be distributed. They will improve the technology of deep-processing seafood and make it into snacks suitable for children.
Not only am I here, but Yang Yang of the Dongting Fishery Group is also here. He wants to go out from the estuary of the Yangtze River and then catch big squid according to the advanced technology provided by Xiaobei and the others. He will come back to process them. "
Li Chengfang said the purpose of his visit and then looked at Ge Yunfei.
Ge Yunfei revealed a shocked expression.
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