The young man rode slowly on his horse while Su Lei followed beside him. After traveling for a full five to six kilometers, the young man finally saw the goods that Su Lei and the others had piled up in a small hill.
However, the youth frowned. "Is that all?"
He got off the horse and walked around the goods. Most of them were vegetables, but there were very few medicines. There were not many ironware, but there were a lot of seasonings such as onions, ginger, garlic, and other spices.
To sum it up, there weren't many things that were valuable …
Su Lei explained, "We didn't have much time, so we could only gather these things. You've lived in the grasslands and have never been to the south, so you might not know that the resources in the south aren't as rich as you think. It's very difficult to gather these things."
The young man looked at Su Lei with a faint smile. He had a rough idea of what was going on. "I guess you don't have the money to buy what I want, right?"
Su Lei was instantly embarrassed. "How is that possible? Everything I said was true."
"Alright then." The young man did not expose him and went straight to the point. "We don't have any currency between us anyway, so let's just barter. How do you want to do it?"
Su Lei thought for a moment and said, "Actually, as you can see, the people in the south are also very poor. Even if you give me your fur hides, I won't be able to sell them for a good price. In this day and age, food is still the most valuable."
On the way here, Su Lei had already thought of a way to haggle. It was nothing more than taking advantage of the northern nomads for not understanding the situation in the Central Plains. He wanted them to think that their furs and hides were worthless. Then, he would raise the value of his tea leaves, medicine, ironware, and vegetables. That way, he would be able to make a huge profit.
The young man did not refute him. Instead, he continued to listen to Su Lei's Nonsense Ramblings with great interest. "It's not like it's cold in the Central Plains, so there's no point in wearing fur. But things like ironware are rare. Do you know how much this pot is worth?"
The youngster smiled and asked, "More than nine hundred?"
Su Lei suddenly paused, because the young man had accurately stated the value of the iron pot.
Of course, the value was still not accurate enough. Although ironware was still scarce nowadays, after Fortress 178 took over the Soong Clan's territory, many of the daily necessities that were originally in the hands of the Soong Clan had been reduced in price. Right now, an iron pot was priced at 800 yuan.
But just a month ago, the iron pot was still selling for more than 900 …
At this moment, Su Lei suddenly realized that the young man in front of him might very well understand the south!
Su Lei was silent for a moment before saying, "Let's not talk about this pot for now. Let's talk about the medicine. You also know that as long as a person is alive, they have to take medicine. Everyone has a headache and a fever. Many people might even burn to death once they get a fever. Therefore, the price of medicine has always been high. Guess how much this antibiotic is worth?"
The youngster smiled again and asked, "Two hundred?"
Su Lei was helpless. It might be a coincidence if it happened once, but it definitely wasn't a coincidence if it happened twice.
"How do you know the price of these things?" Su Lei was puzzled. Could it be that there was a traitor in the south who ran to the grasslands?
Who was the one who leaked the news?
The young man said with a smile, "Alright, the most expensive things you have here are just a few dozen antibiotics tablets and ironware. I can tell that you must've spent a lot of money to buy these things. As for vegetables, they're not that valuable. Although the stronghold regulates the sale of food, they've never regulated the sale of vegetables. The refugees can grow them themselves in the wilderness. I'm guessing you guys grew these vegetables yourselves. "
Su Lei felt a little helpless, but he still wanted to put up a fight. "The price of the fur hides —"
The young man interrupted with a smile, "To show my sincerity, all the fur hides I've brought this time are of the best quality. These things can be sold for at least 3,000 to 4,000 yuan each at the grocery stores in town."
Su Lei had completely lost his temper. He was still thinking he could deceive the nomads in the north. After all, in the eyes of the southerners, the nomads did not seem to be very smart and were especially easy to deceive.
Moreover, didn't everyone say that in human history, the Central Plains people were always able to deceive the nomads when it came to doing business? Why did it not work when it came to him?
Now that he thought about it, although this young man was dressed in nomads' robes, the way he spoke and acted was not much different from the southerners.
It was just that Su Lei had not seen many nomads in the past, so he did not have the ability to tell them apart.
Su Lei glanced at the group of horses behind the young man. He could probably only trade for 10% of the fur hides there, or maybe even less.
The young man comforted him, "You don't have to be depressed. Of course I won't do business with you at the price you're offering in town. After all, it's only by making a profit that we can have a future together, isn't that right?"
Su Lei perked up. "Then how do you intend to discount them?"
"How about this? I'll sell these fur hides to the stronghold for at least 3,000 to 4,000 yuan each, but I'll sell them to you at 2,000 yuan each. I don't need to tell you how much profit I'll make, right? As for these things of yours, I'll buy them at the price you're offering in town. Also, I'll give you another 50 fur hides on credit as the capital for your next purchase. That way, you won't have made a wasted trip, right? On this day next month, you just need to bring me a hundred thousand yuan worth of goods. "
Su Lei was overjoyed. Although this was much less than what he had expected, it was not like he would not make a profit at all!
Moreover, the fact that the young man was willing to give him 50 fur hides on credit was like someone shoving a pillow into his head while he was dozing off. What did he lack right now? Wasn't it exactly capital?
However, Su Lei was a little puzzled. "Aren't you afraid that I'll take these 50 fur hides and run away?"
As a matter of fact, this was something worth more than 100,000 yuan.
The young man smiled. "You've run hundreds of kilometers to see me with sincerity. I believe that you're not a short-sighted person. If you do business honestly, I'm afraid that the profit you can earn in the future will be several times, dozens, or even hundreds of times more than these fifty pieces of fur hides. You should weigh the pros and cons of this yourself. "
Of course, this was also because things like fur hides were really not worth much to the young man. He had plenty of them!
The sudden business deal ended very quickly. The herdsman behind the young man loaded all the goods that Su Lei and the others had brought onto their horses and left in high spirits.
The only thing that was not satisfying was that most of the fur hides had to be brought back. After all, Su Lei and the others were too poor and did not bring enough goods with them.
On the way back, a man said to the young man guiltily, "Master, it's the people I sent who didn't do their job well. I didn't expect to find such a poor group of bandits."
The young man smiled and said, "Hassan, don't worry about this momentary loss. I believe this group of people will surprise us next month. You have to take a long-term view. He's just a small bandit now, but one day, he'll become a big businessman. At that time, I'll be able to get you some automatic rifles to play with. You should know that there are quite a lot of arms dealers in the South. The other tribes in the steppe are still at the level of trying to snatch something from the Central Plains. But in fact, doing business is the safest way. I won't be coming next month, so you can bring your men over. You'll be in charge of this matter in the future. "
"Yes, Master." Hassan replied respectfully, "Then can you get the wolves to escort me?"
The young man laughed out loud. "Hassan, don't be afraid of them. I'll get the wolves to accompany you, but they can't appear unless there's danger. I'm afraid we'll scare these new 'friends.'"
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