SFS Chapter 1065 Selling Grain
Chapter 1065 Selling Grain
Bai Song crossed his legs, his toes swaying back and forth.
"What's so special about being under the sun?"
It's just that some shrewd people have quietly hidden the things.
Although those gold and silver jewels were valuable, they didn't take up much space.
On such a big mountain, there's no way to hide!
Even if you stuffed it into their bedding, you could still fit quite a lot.
Although Bai Song was still angry about his things being stolen, he gradually calmed down.
"Alright, let's not talk about that unlucky thing from last night."
Qingqing, I called you here to discuss the supplies truck we brought back.
Old Qian had already taken people to see it in the morning; it was full of grain!
The people in our team are not short of food these days.
I'm wondering if we should sell this batch of grain.
After all, food is incredibly heavy.
Even if they stayed behind, it would take a lot more time to look after them while they were on their way.
If you're not careful, you could easily be robbed by refugees.
Another thing is that the refugees on the mountain must have seen us bringing these supplies back this morning.
It's really not a good thing for us to keep this grain in our hands.
People are capable of anything if they are constantly hungry.
Qingqing, you should know more about this than I do.
So I'm thinking of releasing the news that I'm going to sell grain in the next couple of days.
As long as someone comes to buy, we'll sell it!
Qingqing, what do you think?
Lu Qingqing naturally had no objections, "You can handle this as you see fit."
Seeing that she agreed, Bai Song smiled and patted Qian Chengzhi on the shoulder.
"See, I told you Qingqing would agree!"
Okay, now let's discuss the most important question: how should grain prices be set?
Furthermore, how should the money received from selling the grain be divided?
When money was involved, Qian Chengzhi's expression became more serious.
Even close brothers keep clear accounts, let alone a group that came together halfway through life.
If things aren't handled properly, it's easy for things to fall apart.
It was obvious that Bai Song and Lu Qingqing had put in a lot of effort yesterday.
His team, along with Shi Yingguang and Sun Laohai's men, were mainly responsible for defending the camp.
Thinking of this, he sent someone to summon Shi Yingguang and Sun Laohai.
The group sat down together and discussed the matter carefully for a while before settling on a grain price.
Then, the entire supply truck was allocated according to the proportions.
Bai Song and his men accounted for 60% of the total.
The men under Qian Chengzhi, Shi Yingguang, and Sun Laohai each account for 10%.
The last ten percent was divided between Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang.
As for how to distribute the power within each share, that's their own problem.
After agreeing on the grain price and distribution, Bai Song and Qian Chengzhi sent soldiers to spread the word.
Before nightfall, refugees began to arrive.
After the refugees came over and explained their purpose, the guards ran into the camp and found Qian Chengzhi.
Qian Chengzhi didn't expect someone to come looking for him so quickly, and hurried to the stone wall.
Climbing up the ladder and peering out, I saw about twenty men wearing straw raincoats waiting outside the stone wall.
"Brothers outside, are you here to buy grain?"
One of the men stepped forward and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Qian Chengzhi.
"Brother, we heard you're going to sell grain."
I wonder what kind of grain they're selling, and how much it costs?
Qian Chengzhi was used to doing business, so he answered the questions with ease.
Immediately, he told them the price that had been agreed upon beforehand.
Yes, he quoted the bottom price directly.
Based on his previous business practices, he would definitely lie a little and ask for an inflated price.
But the situation is different now.
Their current strategy is to sell off the confiscated grain as quickly as possible.
Those old business strategies are no longer applicable.
However, even if he didn't lie, the migrants across from him still exclaimed that the price was too high after hearing it!
Seeing that they wanted to bargain, Qian Chengzhi raised his hand to stop them.
"You all know the current situation on the mountain."
It seems like there's no telling when the floodwaters will recede.
The price of grain will only go higher as time goes on!
You brothers should understand this principle, right?
The price we are selling at now is subject to a price limit on the number of units that can be sold.
If you can't buy 500 jin (250 kg), we simply won't sell it to you!
Gentlemen, please discuss this first.
If you want to buy it, just call me over!
After saying that, without waiting for the other side to react, he climbed down the wall and went to the shed next to him.
This shed was specially built inside the stone wall by Bai Song for the convenience of selling grain.
A ladder was placed next to the shed, which could be used to climb the stone wall.
In addition to facilitating vigilance for those on duty, it also allows for communication when people arrive.
After Qian Chengzhi sat down, he poured himself a cup of hot tea, blew on the foam, and took a small sip.
He was counting in his head, and when he got to the twenties, he heard a sound outside.
"Brothers inside the wall, we need to buy grain!"
Just as he expected, the number of people outside responded even before reaching his estimated fifty.
He took a leisurely sip of tea before stepping out with his umbrella.
After a brief discussion about the quantity, Qian Chengzhi quickly calculated the amount using paper and pen.
Yes, the multiplication table, as well as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers up to five digits, were also part of the examination content for graduates of the Prince Huai's Mansion.
As an outstanding graduate, Qian Chengzhi was naturally very proficient in this.
After he finished reading the numbers, the man opposite him spent a long time calculating before he finally understood the accounts.
After the arrangement was made, Qian Chengzhi sent someone to fetch the grain.
In addition, fifty more people were transferred from there to guard against any unexpected events that might occur during the transaction.
When they called for help, Bai Song heard the commotion and came over.
After watching the 500 jin of grain being loaded onto the truck, we followed them to the stone wall.
This time, each side sent one person to the other side to check if there were any problems with the other's goods.
Qian Chengzhi sent one of his men over to check the other party's money.
Among the silver coins prepared on the other side, there were only a few whole silver ingots.
The rest were mostly loose silver coins or strings of copper coins.
There were even several silver bracelets, silver hairpins and other jewelry inside.
The people who went out to inspect these items also estimated their value one by one.
If either party is dissatisfied, they should communicate on the spot.
People outside the wall are communicating, while those inside are conducting inspections.
However, unlike the back-and-forth exchanges outside the wall, this time it involves negotiating prices for jewelry.
The people who came in from inside the wall carefully inspected every bag of grain on the truck under the watchful eyes of the crowd.