Chapter 531 Limited Edition
Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan were going back early the day after tomorrow, so Madam Le Zheng asked Le Zhengxiao to help prepare the carriage to take them and the servants they had bought.
She also prepared various gifts for them, as well as the lotus roots and water chestnuts that Qiao Xuan was going to plant when she returned.
Le Zhengxiao agreed with a smile and ordered his trusted men to prepare. He handed over a batch of regular edition lipstick tubes to Qiao Xuan, and he would personally deliver the limited edition ones when they were ready.
While chatting, Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan learned that Le Zhenghong would be heading to the northwest with his goods in half a month at most, so Le Zheng's mansion has been very busy for a while.
Preparing and counting the goods, getting the horse convoy ready, finally confirming the shopkeepers, clerks and guards who would go with them, doing a thorough investigation and spot-checking at their families to see if everything was normal, settling their families, etc. These things are tedious and numerous, and although they are not difficult, it takes a lot of time to sort them out.
When Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan were talking to Le Zhengxiao and Le Zhenghong, the first and second shopkeepers came to report something. Qiao Xuan and the other two tactfully said goodbye, but Le Zhengxiao smiled and said, "They are probably talking about tea. Our tea business will need your participation in the future, so it doesn't hurt to listen now."
Le Zhenghong also smiled and nodded: "Not bad!"
The first and second shopkeepers were a little surprised, but they just thought they were new tea suppliers and didn't say much.
What they don't know is that Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan are not ordinary tea suppliers. The Golden Buds and Purple Xin they will provide in the future are treasures among teas, especially the top-quality ones, which can bring extremely rich profits to the Lezheng family's tea business.
The tea business accounts for more than one-third of Le Zheng's business volume.
The first and second shopkeepers came to discuss with the Lezheng brothers how much tea they should bring to the northwest this time.
I brought a lot last time, but due to the weather, a lot of it got moldy and spoiled on the way. The Lezheng family has always been very particular about credibility in doing business, and they would never reprocess the spoiled tea and sell it as good quality tea.
We can only bear the pain and destroy and discard them all.
Therefore, the previous business trip was time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly, but the profit was only a meager 20%. For traveling merchants, the profit was usually more than 60%, and some could even reach more than five times, which would encourage everyone to work hard.
With a mere 20% profit, it would be better to start a small business at home to make a living.
After all, traveling two or three thousand miles away from home and relatives, or even farther, is a difficult and painful journey. It is hard to sleep in the open air, and it is even more miserable when it rains and blows. There is a high probability of all kinds of accidents and emergencies on the road. Who would go if they can't earn a very generous reward?
What the two shopkeepers mean is that the weather seems to be a little abnormal in the past two years, and there has been more rain. This tea is not easy to preserve, so should we reduce the amount this time? Or bring more other goods that are not affected by the weather?
This way, even if there is continuous rain, there is no need to worry about the goods being damaged.
This round trip takes several months. If we can't make any profit this time, it won't be good.
Le Zhenghong drank tea in silence.
Le Zheng's family's tea was to be sold to the nomadic tribes outside the Great Wall. The nomadic tribes were most in need of tea and salt.
(End of this chapter)
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