After the New Year, everyone began to busy themselves with their own things. Even Zhang Wong Clan and Wang Juan's mother were busy listening to music. These songs were written by Wang Juan. She found someone who knew how to play it and took turns to listen to it for the two of them. To be precise, it was for the child in her belly.
In order not to make it too monotonous for the two of them to listen to one song, Wang Juan hummed all the songs she could to those people who played it. Some songs were the same. They didn't need lyrics, just the melody. This was a task, and the two mothers began to be arranged regularly.
Everyone had things to do. The only people who didn't have things to do were the people who came from the Yellow River Boat Lane. These owners now understood that the leftovers of the fur they brought couldn't be sold for much money. This trip was in vain. In order to find new business, they began to wander around every day.
This made Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan surprised. Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao and said, "It seems that your plan was made in vain. They didn't follow the plan at all. They didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. They just let the goods pile up there."
Zhang Xiaobao pondered for a while and said, "It's normal. No one can guarantee that every trick will succeed in the end. The Yellow River Shipping Company has been developing for so many years. Even if they were affected by our business recently, they still have their own foundation. They can't be tricked so easily. At least, they lost more than a dozen ships of goods.
This is good. They probably want to find some business for themselves. If they want, we can trick them again and make them lose more money. What do you think? "
"I think we should forget about it. If they blocked our ship, then not only did we make a profit from the fur deal, but we also schemed against them once, so we're even. They don't have any hostile relationship with us. Do we have to be enemies just because they want to do business in the same way?" "That's right.
Wang Juan didn't have any hostility to the Yellow River Shipping Company. There didn't seem to be any big conflicts between the two sides. The conflict last time could be considered as revenge. She didn't doubt Zhang Xiaobao's ability at all. If he really wanted to trick the Yellow River Shipping Company, no matter how they hid, it would be useless. It would be the same even if they tried to avoid contact with this side.
As long as they were still businessmen, as long as they were still prepared to continue doing business and chasing profits, they couldn't run away. Unless they changed their profession now and ran far away, so that Zhang Xiaobao wouldn't have so much energy to do so.
For example, the matter mentioned a few months ago had already been pulled in a lot of people. It was to form a new group and let this group fight with Between the Clouds and the Water. The fight had already started in Beijing. There were other businessmen on both sides joining in, and those who hated Between the Clouds and the Water and those who protected Between the Clouds and the Water were immediately distinguished.
At this time, it should be a small fight. Both sides had wins and losses. The businessmen didn't invest a lot of money. When the fight grew bigger, they would know the consequences of going against Between the Clouds and the Water. Those who wanted to go against Between the Clouds and the Water had already hidden temporarily, but in the end, they were still exposed by Xiao Bao.
Sigh ~! If Xiao Bao really wanted to trick someone, that person would be finished, especially under the cover of a child's identity. Many people who were tricked didn't know who their real opponent was. The so-called "know thyself and know thy enemy" didn't need to be used on Zhang Xiaobao.
In fact, Zhang Xiaobao was just asking. It was too easy to trick the Yellow River Shipping Company again. They were still looking for opportunities to do business here, so how could they hide? Seeing that Wang Juan didn't advocate this kind of trick, he said, "Let's leave it at that.
"Alright, let's ignore them for now. If they find a new way to make money here, as long as it doesn't infringe on our interests, I will pretend that I don't know. But if they are prepared to use our losses to achieve their goals, then don't blame me for being rude.
The furs from his ships are actually quite useful. Think of a way to buy them, or even lower the cost. The cost I'm talking about doesn't include the cost of transportation. It's the lowest price they'll pay when they buy them. The price we're selling to them is definitely not good enough. Let's go and teach Li Xun and the rest. After we're done with this, we still have to continue leading the family seeds' protection team to the mountains for training. "
As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he pulled Wang Juan and walked out. Wang Juan smiled and said, "It's better to let them keep those furs on the ship for a while. When the next batch of ships comes, they will be anxious to sell them. If we talk to them about buying now, they will definitely not give up."
"That's right, they're looking for new goods. They're not in too much of a hurry when that ship is parked here. When another fleet comes, they'll realize that they've wasted a lot of time. Perhaps they'll know now, but they just can't make up their minds to cut off their losses."
Zhang Xiaobao knew what Wang Juan meant. In fact, it was because of some personal reasons now. If it were him and Wang Juan, when the two of them found that the furs on the ship were worthless, they would definitely get all the furs on the shore, and then use the fastest speed to investigate here and buy some things back.
Many people here thought that as long as the ship was parked there, they would not lose money as long as they were not in a hurry to sell it. But Wang Juan and he thought that as long as the ship was not running back and forth, it was a loss. If these ships were bought by the people of the Yellow River Shipping Company with a high interest rate, they would not let the ships continue to be parked there. Every day the ships were parked there was a great loss.
The two of them left the room while talking. They were ready to finish teaching Li Xun's people and move on to the next thing.
*****
The owners of the Yellow River Shipping Company were inspecting Lu Zhou's side. They wanted to know what could be sold here, and at the same time, they wanted to buy some valuable things back. They had been going around for a few days. The more the people of the Yellow River Shipping Company went around, the more disappointed they became.
They didn't expect that the business opportunity here was controlled by the Zhang family. Those Chamber of Commerce contacted them and said that they were willing to sell things to them. They even selected some types for them to understand. Logically speaking, this was a good thing, but the price of the goods given by these Chamber of Commerce was too high. It was so high that if these goods were transported back to the capital, they could only earn less than five hundred strings of coins.
This was after deducting the cost of food, which was not bad. At least, they did not come here for nothing. However, they should not calculate the cost like this. If they wanted to calculate, they should calculate the biggest profit. This was not the biggest profit. The money for the furs had not been calculated yet. If they were to calculate everything, they would lose more than 3,000 strings of coins this time.
This was not a big sum of money for the Yellow River Shipping Company. The problem was, if they did not lose, how much could they make this time? If they combined the profit and the loss, it would not be as simple as 3,000 strings of coins.
When the people of the Yellow River Shipping Company found that they could not make a move here, someone finally could not take it anymore. He said to the other owners, "I think we should stop looking for business here in Lu Zhou. Let's go back and take those furs back. Maybe there will be people in other provinces who are willing to buy these furs.
A living person can't die from suffocation. I've decided to leave this place and go to other provinces to have a look. Are you going to wait here or come with me?
When he heard the owner's words, Sun Dongjia frowned and persuaded, "You can't be too anxious about this. What if something happens? Let's wait for two more days. If we still can't find any business, then we'll talk about it again. You can't leave alone while everyone else stays here, right? If you're in danger, it'll be too late to save you even if we want to. "
As soon as he said that, the others echoed his words. Indeed, this owner only had two ships. This was not the Yellow River, but the sea. They might encounter danger at any time. It was better to wait for a while. When the time came, everyone would act together.
This person was also very sullen and wanted to vent his anger. When he heard the dissuasion of others, he followed suit and no longer mentioned leaving.
"Sun Dongjia, do you know what's the best business here?" Seeing that someone had stopped Sun Dongjia, someone next to him asked Sun Dongjia.
Sun Dongjia bitterly smiled and said, "How would I know? This place is different from other places. The things that are picked up in the mountains are handed over to the Zhang family's chamber of commerce to sell. The things in the sea are also organized by them. As for the things that are produced here, they have no use at all. It's difficult, so we'll have to look again."
When the others saw that Sun Dongjia didn't have a solution, they could only continue to think hard about what could make money. Normally, they could easily find a way to make money. The problem was that the various businesses in this place were controlled by the Zhang family. Even if others wanted to intervene, they couldn't.
At this time, the group had already reached the east side of the two rivers that were dug out. Looking at the spring fish in the water happily playing there, everyone's faces were filled with helplessness.
"Let's see if the fish here are okay? When we came here, I heard that their ship bought a lot of crabs when it passed by Lake Tai. It's not easy to eat them here, so they used them to make dishes. Some even raised them. Since they can raise them, we can do the same. "
Sun Dongjia stared at the fish swimming in the river and said to the others. The others shook their heads one after another. These fish weren't valuable, so it was useless to catch more.
Sun Dongjia seemed to understand the thoughts of the others. He just didn't have an idea and didn't expect others to agree with him.
The group of people gave up on the fish in the water and continued to walk upstream along the shore. Needless to say, when these people were walking, they praised the construction of the river. Not only was the water big, but it was also very stable. It was also very convenient for watering.
As they walked, these people came to a place that seemed to be slightly wider than other places. Once this place was wider, the river became even smoother. Suddenly, a person looked at the river and shouted happily, "I've got it! I've thought of a good idea! It's the fish farming that Master Sun mentioned just now."
When the others heard him say that he had a good idea, they were also happy. But who knew that it was still fish? What was the use of raising fish? There were people who didn't like to eat fish, and people who liked to eat fish naturally lived near the lake or river.
Even if the Zhang family had made a lot of fish dishes, most of the fish were not the fish here, but the carp in the Yellow River. That was the most delicious, especially some dishes made with carp, which made the price of carp a lot higher.
Seeing the silent expression of the people, the person who just spoke continued, "The fish I'm talking about is not the fish to eat, but this kind. Look at the water, there are two kinds of fish. If we catch more of these kinds of fish, wouldn't it be a good thing to show others when we go back?
Look, isn't the colorful fish very beautiful when they swim in the water? If we raise a few of them at home, the guests will definitely admire them when they come. Then, we can casually tell stories to others. That feeling, tsk tsk. "
After he said that, the others looked carefully. It was indeed as he said. There were two kinds of fish in this flat place. No, if they could be divided by the depth of the color, there should be four kinds of colors. At this time, when they looked carefully, they found that there were many fish in this place, and it seemed that every one of them had a color.
Thinking about what the person said just now, everyone was tempted. If they brought these fish back, it wouldn't be a problem to sell them for dozens of strings of coins. Especially since these fish could produce seeds, as long as they raised them for a year, there would be a pile of such fish.
Thinking of this, some people prepared to go into the water, but no matter how smooth the water was, they couldn't go in. It was too deep, and it was too easy for them to go in without a person. The people on the shore began to worry. At this time, a few people who were working were preparing to wash their faces.
"Hey! Come here, I have something to tell you. " Sun Dongjia called out to those people. Those people walked over in confusion. Looking at the people in front of them, they didn't know why they were called over.
"I have something to tell you. Do you see the fish in the water?" Sun Dongjia asked those people and pointed at the fish in the river.
Those people nodded, indicating that they saw it. At the same time, they were even more confused.
"It's like this, I'm going to give you a benefit, and that is, if you go down and help me catch these colorful fish, I'll give you five copper coins for each one you catch. Five copper coins, it's much easier than working for you. If you can catch ten of them, it'll be fifty copper coins. Look at how many of these fish there are in the water, and you know how much money you can make in the end.
Also, look, this fish is only swimming in this place, and it doesn't go down or up, so it's not difficult to catch it. How about it? Are you willing to do it? If you are, I'll take the money now. "
Sun Dongjia continued to speak, and also told those people what he found out. The price of each fish was five copper coins. He thought that once these people heard this, they would jump into the river without even taking off their clothes. As he spoke, he took out some silver coins. It was inconvenient to carry copper coins when they were outside, so they could just take the silver coins to some pawnshops or banks to exchange them. Sometimes, they could even buy things directly.
He was right, and the others were also thinking the same. However, as soon as he finished speaking, those people in front of him looked at them with vigilance, indicating that they were going to make a move.
"What? Are you afraid that I'll cheat you? Or do you think the money is too little? "Sun Dongjia looked at those people and found that something was wrong, so he asked softly.
At this time, one of those people spoke.
"These colorful fish are raised by a good official and are prepared to be sold for a lot of money in the future. You want to get one for five copper coins? Are you guys deliberately targeting these fishes? "
"Ah? Raised by someone else? A good official? Oh, it's Provincial Governor Zhang, right? These fish are, are raised by his family? In the future, they will be sold for a lot of money. Oh no, this business is gone again. "
At this time, the person who suggested to catch the fish was completely listless. He thought that he was the only one who was smart, and no one else could think of this. Who knew that it was not the case at all?
"Of course they are raised by Lord Zhang. Look carefully. Why don't those fish run to other places? That's because there are three layers of fine nets on both sides."
The local who spoke just now pointed at the nets in the water that one had to look very carefully to see and said to the group of masters.
"It seems that everyone is not a fool. It turns out that this is the situation." After taking a closer look, it was indeed the case. Just as this person had said, there was a net in the river. They had only thought of this idea because they saw a special fish, but this person had already started to raise them. It was obvious who was better between the two sides.
The group of masters was convinced. They just thought of a good idea after seeing the fish raised by the other party. No wonder the people here looked at them like that. It turned out that this was the reason.
Forget it, they couldn't catch this fish anymore. Even though no one was watching them now, if they really caught it, some people might pop out from somewhere and catch them too.
After looking at those beautiful fish with pity, these masters continued to walk to other places, preparing to look for other things that could be sold for money.
This search lasted for two days, but they didn't find anything useful at all. Today, the group of people came to the vicinity of a swamp. Generally, no one would come here. The few of them also knew that this place was more dangerous. If a python or other things came out, it would be very easy to die. Therefore, the few of them were very cautious, afraid that they wouldn't be able to react in time.
As they walked, the group stood next to a pond with fewer plants and looked at the scenery of spring. Some of the flowers had already bloomed. After all, the weather here was warm. If they did well, there would be flowers blooming in all four seasons. There was also a trace of green in the grass. Even if the weather was a little cold, it would make people feel more comfortable.
"Take off your shoes, roll up your pants, and walk inside. What if you find something? For example, fish with the same color. The fish here are not under their control, right? Even if they are preparing to use this kind of fish to do business, as long as we don't catch them in the river, what can they do? "
At this time, one of the masters proposed to go down and take a look. The few of them thought about it and nodded. Although they were afraid of being bitten by leeches in the water, it was not a big deal. At worst, they could just use the soles of their shoes to slap them down.
Their shoes were not easy to take off. After a while, they finally took off their shoes and rolled up their trousers. Just as they finished rolling up their trousers and before they could go down, a figure suddenly flipped over about ten feet in front of them. A three-foot long fish of unknown species was bitten by the thing that flipped over.
After that thing bit the big fish, it began to turn its body vigorously until it got rid of a part of the fish that was bitten. Then, it ate a piece of the fish and looked at the people on the shore. Slowly, it sank into the water, and after a while, no trace of it could be found.
"Crocodile, there is actually a crocodile here. It's too scary." One of the masters covered his chest with his hand and breathed quickly. His face was pale. He knew about this thing, but he didn't expect it to be so close. If it really went into the water, it wouldn't be the fish that was eaten, but one of them.
Since there was one, there might be others hiding in the dark. Thinking like this, everyone quickly retreated a distance, afraid that something would suddenly come out and bite them.
"Too dangerous, really too dangerous. How could there be a crocodile here?" At this time, one of the owners recovered a little. As he spoke, he thought for a moment and picked up a few stones from the side and threw them into the water. As soon as he threw the stones, there was a reaction in the water. With a splash sound, some of the crocodiles sank, and two of them actually crawled towards them.
Everyone didn't even bother to wear shoes. Barefoot, they ignored the pain of the grass and ran as far as they could. After running for a distance, they saw that the crocodile didn't chase after them and let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh my, where did so many crocodiles come from? Fortunately, we didn't go down just now. " Sun Dongjia said with a lingering fear in his heart. The other people also deeply agreed. This time, it was all thanks to the big fish that was eaten that day. Otherwise, they would have been finished. This could be considered as keeping their lives, ah.
At this time, one by one, they found that their bodies were wet with cold sweat. They walked around the gate of hell and were still scared.
After a while, everyone gradually recovered. Looking at the scenery over there, it was no longer as comfortable as when they first arrived. It seemed to be a place that ate people without spitting out the bones.
Everyone sat there, unwilling to move for a while. At this time, the eyes of the person who said that he wanted to catch the colored fish lit up.
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