Chapter 168 Who is smarter?
Lu Jiangnian gave Yuan Wanru a look and said, "If you feel sleepy, take a rest."
He asked Madam Pang and others to look after Yuan Wanru, and then walked towards Chen Zhengxuan.
"I don't like tea, do you have any wine?"
He is obviously a businessman with a lot of money, but he pretends to be a gentleman in front of him. In a dilapidated temple on a rainy day, he has to pretend to be burning incense and drinking tea. Lu Jiangnian will not tolerate him.
Chen Zhengxuan looked at him in astonishment. He could already tell that Master Lu was criticizing him.
Never mind. It's his own fault for wanting to do business with others. He will never go against money.
"Bring some wine."
Lu Jiangnian added: "Put on a few jars, and drink on a rainy day, that's right."
Chen Zhengxuan had no choice but to say, "Listen to Master Lu."
Yuan Wanru was sitting on the other side of the house. When she saw several large jars of wine placed in front of Lu Jiangnian and Chen Zhengxuan, she knew that he would not be able to finish the job in a short time.
"Never mind them, I'm going to sleep first."
After receiving the order, Madam Pang spread the mattress and let Yuan Wanru lie in the corner. Then Liu Yan and Liu Zhi sat in front of her to block the view from outside.
Of course, no one dared to peek.
Lu Jiangnian saw all this from the corner of his eye, and lowered his voice and said, "Boss Chen has invited me so kindly, so I will accompany you. Let's drink this first pot."
As he spoke, he opened the lid of a wine bottle, clinked it with the wine jar in front of Chen Zhengxuan, and drank from it.
He was heroic, yet extremely elegant, and not a drop of wine was leaked.
Soon, the whole jar of wine fell into Lu Jiangnian's stomach. He looked calm, turned the jar upside down, and said calmly: "Boss Chen, please."
Chen Zhengxuan: …
Is this person really drinking alcohol?
Even if he wanted to drink water, he couldn't drink a whole jar of it at once.
Chen Zhengxuan swallowed nervously: "Master Lu, we don't have to be so serious, just drink and chat casually."
Lu Jiangnian looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Boss Chen has a point, but I've already drunk my first drink as a sign of respect. Boss Chen has to finish this jar, so we can drink the rest slowly."
Things have come to this point, Chen Zhengxuan had no choice but to drink it.
He held the jar of wine, took a few big gulps, and then choked.
He also drinks wine.
But this was the first time I drank so rudely.
When he started out doing business, he never concealed his identity. Relying on his family background, no one dared not give him some face.
This was the first time he felt so miserable. After drinking half of the jar, Chen Zhengxuan felt like his stomach was about to burst. He wanted to stop drinking the rest.
But he met Lu Jiangnian's deep eyes, the mockery in his eyes was not concealed at all.
"Can't even drink a jar of wine?"
Chen Zhengxuan is a man, so he naturally wants to save face. He laughed and said, "Although Chen's alcohol tolerance is not big, he can still drink a jar of wine."
Finally, after almost vomiting, he finally finished the jar of wine.
Who would have thought that just as he put down the wine jar, Lu Jiangnian brought a large bowl in front of him: "Boss Chen specially invited you, I'm afraid it's not just to have a few words with me."
He came straight to the point and didn't want to beat around the bush with Chen Zhengxuan.
Chen Zhengxuan knew that Lu Jiangnian was not easy to fool, so he confessed his thoughts.
"This winter will probably be very cold, just like the weather when you came to me to buy fur goods that year."
"Prince Lu has always been very caring towards his soldiers. Although he has returned to the capital, I am afraid he is still worried about his comrades at the border. I happen to have a batch of goods here. Prince Lu, why don't you do a favor and tell the generals in the northern border so that the soldiers can spend the winter safely."
Lu Jiangnian was calm and composed, as if he didn't care about what he said.
"When you are in a position, you should do your job. Doesn't Boss Chen know this saying?"
"Now that my father and I have returned to the capital, I will not go to the border for the time being. As for my father, who knows if the emperor will order him to be sent elsewhere?"
"People in Northern Xinjiang will take care of Northern Xinjiang's affairs. Boss Chen has found the wrong person."
Chen Zhengxuan didn't expect that he would say that.
This shouldn't be the case. The Lu family father and son are well-known for caring for their subordinates. They just came back, and they don't care about the lives of those soldiers on the border?
Chen Zhengxuan was eager to make this deal.
In early spring last year, he received a large batch of goods, which he shipped all to the north. However, it turned out to be a warm winter, and most of the goods were left on hand.
The storage of these goods also costs a lot.
As winter is approaching, he must sell his goods this year.
Otherwise, he would suffer a loss if he had to continue keeping it next year.
At this time, the circulation of goods was very slow, and the transportation cost of such a large batch of goods was expensive. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he did not want to spend any more money on shipping to other places.
Last year, he had thought about selling the goods to the soldiers at the border.
However, firstly, the weather was not cold last year, and the winter clothes issued by the court could barely keep out the cold; secondly, not everyone could afford the money to buy these furs.
You know, what he has in his hand is worth fifty or sixty thousand taels.
With such a huge amount of money, if it weren't for a leader with a family background like Lu Jiangnian, how could anyone else pay out of their own pocket to buy it for the soldiers?
"Prince Lu is not that kind of person."
Lu Jiangnian curled his lips: "Boss Chen, do you really think you know me well?"
Chen Zhengxuan laughed: "You don't have to understand it very well, but I know that Master Lu is not the kind of person who can watch the soldiers suffer."
"One price, fifty-two hundred and thirty thousand sheepskins, top-quality goods for keeping warm."
"Master Lu, if you miss this village, you won't have this store anymore. If you wait until winter comes to buy it, the price will be different."
Lu Jiangnian stared at him and suddenly sneered, "Will you do business at a loss?"
"I guess this must be the goods from last year or the year before. They are stuck in my hands and I can't buy them anymore, right?"
"In that case, I'll reduce the price by 5,000 taels. Deal."
Chen Zhengxuan didn't expect that this man was so shrewd. This price only made him earn three thousand taels, and he was unwilling to accept it.
"No, it's too low. I can't do business at a loss."
Lu Jiangnian confidently analyzed: "It's only September now. The coldest time in northern Xinjiang is November. I have plenty of time. I may not be unable to find suitable furs."
"But if you can't sell your goods, you will definitely lose money."
"Whether to sell or not is up to you."
As he said this, he was about to stand up and leave. Chen Zhengxuan had no choice but to agree to his request.
If you make some profit, it is not considered a loss.
"Okay, that's 45,000 taels. Prince Lu, please write to Northern Frontier as soon as possible. I'll arrange for someone to deliver the goods."
It was really a burden to keep those things in the warehouse, and he was eager to sell them quickly.
Lu Jiangnian sat down leisurely, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp: "So, it's a deal."
I received news from northern Xinjiang a while ago that the first snow of this winter came exceptionally early. Chen Zhengxuan was right, it will be another cold winter.
Originally, he had already sent people to look for the source of goods, and his people also found out that Chen Zhengxuan had a batch of goods on hand.
What a coincidence.
The moment he saw Chen Zhengxuan, he had already made up his mind to make a deal with Chen Zhengxuan.
However, we still have to give a warning, otherwise, the shrewd Boss Chen will take the opportunity to raise the price.
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