Chapter 126 Beautiful Hundred-Tempered Steel Dagger, Lin Heng’s Plan
With Murakami’s certificate, Lin Heng went to the town to complete some formalities.
It was almost noon when he finished the work. After a quick meal, Lin Heng asked someone to charter a motorcycle and take him to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in the city.
In fact, Lin Heng can ride a motorcycle, but people definitely don't trust him with the motorcycle. When they arrived in the city at around two o'clock in the afternoon, the speed of the motorcycle was much faster than that of the tractor.
After filling out a bunch of information and going through a lot of trouble, I finally got it done. But in the end I still had to wait a month before I could get it.
However, during this period of time he can open the purchasing station first and sign the contract after the certificates come out. Lin Heng has already obtained the quotation list for various medicinal materials and furs for opening a purchasing station.
"Do we go back now?" asked the motorcyclist.
"Take me to the north of the city and I'll show you the way." Lin Heng said as he sat on the motorcycle.
All the way to the north of the city, Lin Heng asked for directions and found a cattle dealer's house.
"Are you buying or selling a cow?" A hook-nosed man in his twenties walked out, followed by a mute woman.
"Buying cows, can you get the cows?"
Lin Heng looked at the young man and asked.
This young man's name is Liu Shigen, and he knew him in his previous life. Although he is now just a small cattle dealer, his wife is a mute.
But his business grew bigger and bigger, and by the 2000s his net worth was over 10 million. And he still didn't abandon the mute woman at that time, which is really admirable.
"If you can't get dairy cows, you don't need to ask others. No one raises dairy cows here." Liu Shigen shook his head.
"No."
Lin Heng was a little disappointed, but he had expected it.
There is no grassland here, and few people raise cattle, so it is normal that there are no dairy cows. But he would not give up until he asked about the situation.
"What about horses? Do you have any tamed horses that can be ridden?" Lin Heng asked again.
"Brother, my name is a cattle dealer, why are you asking irrelevant questions? Apart from buying and selling cattle, I can't do anything else." Liu Shigen said with his hands spread out.
"Haha, I think you are very capable. If you have the chance, you can expand your business." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"I have no money and no capital." Liu Shigen said with his hands spread out.
Lin Heng chatted with him for a few words, got to know each other's names, and then left.
After that, he went to look for someone who sold modern compound bows, as he wanted to get one.
But the fact is that he thought too much, there is no such thing in Taibai City.
Unable to find a modern compound bow, Lin Heng did not buy a Mongolian bow. He felt that the one he had at home was enough.
"Let's go back," Lin Heng said, shaking his head.
It took two hours to ride a motorcycle back to Huangtan Town.
The motorcycle was going very fast. It was only five o'clock and the students had just finished school.
Lin Heng thought about it and went to school to find his sister Caiyun, and went home with her later.
When he arrived at school, Lin Heng found Caiyun wearing the clothes he bought for her yesterday. She was as dazzling as a white swan among the group of girls. The boys in the school were trying to glance at her in a roundabout way.
Caiyun didn't seem to notice any of this. She was walking out with Liu Ciwen and two or three other classmates, talking and laughing.
"Caiyun!" Lin Heng called out and waved at her.
"Second brother!" Caiyun saw Lin Heng and trotted over to him.
"Second brother, have you finished your work?" Caiyun looked at Lin Heng and asked with a smile.
"It's done. You seem very happy today." Lin Heng said, touching her head.
"Yes, second brother, because I was elected as the class monitor." Caiyun giggled.
"So amazing." Lin Heng was a little surprised. But it was not surprising, if it was a show of hands, all the male students would probably choose her.
"It's all because of the books you lent me, second brother, that I can speak more knowledgeably. My head teacher likes me very much." Caiyun said happily.
"This is your own ability and has nothing to do with me. I came to you today for something actually. Let's talk while we walk." Lin Heng glanced at her and walked forward.
"What's the matter, second brother?" Caiyun asked as she walked.
"I'm planning to open a purchasing station in my town. I'll hire someone to look after it. You'll check the accounts for me every two or three days."
After Lin Heng finished speaking, he turned around and glanced at his sister. She looked a little cold in her outfit with an indigo cloth bag slung across her body.
"Of course that's no problem. Leave it to me."
Caiyun agreed without thinking, compared to how good her second brother was to her, this matter was too small.
Lin Heng nodded: "That's good, I'll take you to meet that person later, and then you can come to the purchasing station for lunch."
"Where are we going now?" Caiyun asked as she looked at the road that was becoming more and more remote.
"We're here. I'm here to get the kitchen knife and dagger that I customized earlier." Lin Heng said, and walked into the blacksmith shop with Caiyun.
"I'm here to get the kitchen knife and dagger. Are you ready?" Lin Heng asked loudly.
"Okay, okay." The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and responded quickly.
He and his two sons who were working as blacksmiths were all stunned when they saw Caiyun and were amazed.
"It's been prepared a long time ago, just waiting for you to come and get it." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
He walked into the house, took out the forged kitchen knife and dagger and placed them on the table for Lin Heng to see.
It is easy to identify tempered steel because it is made by repeatedly folding and forging a piece of steel. The finished ironware has clear crepe-like patterns.
Lin Heng first picked up the kitchen knife and took a look at it. The rectangular blade and handle were made from a whole piece of rosewood. The overall shape was also rectangular, but the corners were trimmed and it felt good to hold.
Although the layers of patterns on the blade forged from hundred-fold tempered steel are not as obvious as the acid-soaked Damascus patterns, they are also very beautiful.
Lin Heng picked up a branch as thick as his little finger from the side and broke it with a light cut without any effort.
The middle-aged man next to him smiled and said, "We weigh this steel after each folding and forging, and we don't stop until the weight stops changing. There is no doubt about its sharpness."
"It's really not bad." Lin Heng nodded and picked up the dagger again.
This dagger is more than 30 centimeters long and comes with a wooden scabbard wrapped in yellow cowhide.
There is a brass guard installed on the handle. The handle is made of a dark red jujube wood and is inlaid with a copper wire.
Although the level of exquisiteness was still a little inferior to the top-level daggers that Lin Heng saw in the sword-forging competition, it had far exceeded his expectations.
I pulled it out and swung it in the air. It felt extremely comfortable.
"The ratio of the blade to the handle of this dagger is three to one. It took a lot of effort to add the guard and inlay the copper wire." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
He is very particular about forging swords, and Lin Heng will definitely not let him down after paying him so much money.
"Indeed." Lin Heng nodded with satisfaction. No man could refuse a handsome dagger.
"As long as you are satisfied." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
Lin Heng took out eight dollars from his pocket and gave them to them, plus the previous deposit, a total of nine dollars.
The uncle was so happy after receiving the money that he couldn't even close his mouth. It was rare to see such a generous customer like Lin Heng these days.
Ordinary people think that one dollar is too expensive for a kitchen knife.
"Find me a bag to put the knife in." Lin Heng nodded and stood up.
"Okay." The uncle first found a piece of cloth to pick up the kitchen knife, then put it in a paper bag and handed it to Lin Heng.
Lin Heng took Caiyun out, and the uncle accompanied them to the gate before going back.
"It's so expensive, second brother." Caiyun complained after coming out, saying that the two knives were almost the same price as her tuition.
"It's not bad. It's not easy to forge steel. It's all hard-earned money."
Lin Heng shook his head and said, "If our parents find out, they'll scold you again." Caiyun shook her head.
"It's fine if you don't say anything." Lin Heng replied with a smile, and then said, "Let's go see what Wang Zhou thinks."
Taking his sister Lin Heng, he went straight to Wang Zhou's residence. When they arrived, Wang Zhou and the driver had just got off work and met them in front of their house.
"Lin Heng!!" Wang Zhou greeted Lin Heng hurriedly when he saw him. His gaze stayed on Caiyun for a second and then quickly moved away, without even seeing the details of Caiyun's face.
"Boss Lin." The driver next to him also said with a smile.
"Let me introduce you. This is my sister Lin Caiyun. She's still in school." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Hello." Caiyun greeted politely.
"You are such a beautiful girl." The driver said with a smile.
Wang Zhou next to her lowered his head and hummed, not daring to even look. Caiyun was much more dazzling than any girl he had seen before.
Lin Heng glanced at Wang Zhou. He was not surprised by his look, nor was he worried about what he thought of Caiyun.
He has too low self-esteem, and he is probably denying himself in his heart. He feels embarrassed to even look at him, let alone contact him. Even if he likes me, he will never dare to express it.
If they were those hooligans, Lin Heng would have been extremely careful and would not have introduced his sister to them at all. Those bastards are the most daring and the best at deceiving people.
After all, he used to hang out with people like this and knew it very well.
The driver next to him glanced at Wang Zhou, sighed, and opened the door. This kid is so useless, no wonder he can't find a wife.
"Wang Zhou, what do you think?" Lin Heng asked him after entering the house.
Wang Zhou nodded and said, "Brother Lin, I have already made an agreement with the boss. I can come to work for you anytime."
It's funny, he thought he was very important and the boss thought highly of him, but when he told the boss about it, the boss paid him his salary and fired him without saying anything.
"That's good. Pack your things and I'll help you move to the house I rented." Lin Heng nodded.
"Okay, I'll pack it up right away." Wang Zhou agreed and turned around to pack his things.
He had very little stuff, so four people helped move it easily.
It took more than ten minutes to reach Grandpa Gao's place. Lin Heng thought that Grandpa went fishing, but he didn't expect that he was at home today.
"Uncle Gao, this is the Wang Zhou I told you about. He will be looking after my shop from now on."
Lin Heng looked at Grandpa Gao and said with a smile.
"Hello, Uncle Gao." Wang Zhou greeted him quickly.
"Hello, Grandpa Gao." Caiyun also greeted him.
"Haha, okay, except for the two rooms that belong to me, you can live in the others as you like." Grandpa Gao said with a smile.
"Okay." Lin Heng took Wang Zhou inside and found a house to live in. The house was very big, with seven or eight empty rooms, including some on the second floor.
After arranging accommodation for Wang Zhou, the driver was about to leave. Lin Heng looked at him and said, "Uncle, ask me who has horses for sale. I want to buy one."
"Okay, I'll go back and ask for you." The uncle nodded.
Wang Zhou sent him a long way before coming back.
Lin Heng talked to Grandpa Gao about the plan and explained the situation.
When he drove the tractor into the city, he had already bought some supplies such as a scale and an iron cabinet to store money.
We will clean up tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and we can open the day after that.
The day after tomorrow is September 7th in the Gregorian calendar, which is July 23rd in the lunar calendar. It is an auspicious day and also a market day, making it perfect for opening a business.
"Just do it. The place has been rented to you, you can do whatever you want with it." Grandpa Gao said nonchalantly.
"Brother Lin, am I just responsible for collecting things according to the price?" Wang Zhou asked about his job.
Lin Heng nodded, looked at him and said, "That's about right. Collect the items according to the price I give you, keep a record of each item, and summarize it once a week.
Another thing is to sell things and keep a record of the selling prices, which are summarized once a week. Caiyun will come to check regularly and help with the summary. "
Wang Zhou was stunned: "You still want to sell something? What are you selling?"
"Of course it's a department store. They sell everything." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After a pause, Lin Heng continued, “You can’t make much money just by collecting things, not to mention you have to compete with Liu Qicheng.
I plan to set up the store and sell them in bundles. Not only is the price of medicinal materials from me 60% to 70% higher, but if you buy things from me again, you can also enjoy certain discounts.
Even if my profit is low, as long as I bundle them together, I can not only increase customer flow, but also quickly recover funds. Liu Qicheng is just a person who collects things, what can he use to fight me?"
If he doesn't take action, it's fine. But if he does, he will definitely kill Liu Qicheng.
His location is good, in front of Liu Qicheng's house, which is a geographical advantage.
Liu Qichen didn't allow bargaining when buying things and often spoke ill of others, which made many people dislike him. As soon as Lin Heng opened a new store, many people came even if he offered the same price.
So he also took it all.
Add to that the bundled sales, what can Liu Qicheng use to fight him? "Xiao Lin, this is a brilliant move, you really have the talent for business." After hearing this, Grandpa Gao couldn't help but applaud Lin Heng.
This is really what a little sow is wearing, one set after another.
"Awesome!" Wang Zhou gave a thumbs up. No wonder Lin Heng could become rich. He couldn't learn this skill.
Caiyun also had adoration in her eyes.
"It's nothing." Lin Heng smiled. The sales methods in rural areas were still too backward. A large number of people could be defeated with just a few moves.
Without even thinking about it, he can copy the sales tactics of later generations and use them differently every day.
"Then it's settled. You will stay here from now on. I've bought the rice and flour for you, you can cook it yourself." Lin Heng said after the deal was settled.
"Okay, Brother Lin, don't worry." Wang Zhou nodded.
Lin Heng looked at his watch, took his ID card, turned and left.
After returning home, Lin Heng told his parents about this matter and asked his father and eldest brother to go down and help tomorrow.
The next morning, the family took Xiulan, Xiaoxia, Lin's father and elder brother, Caiyun, and Xiongba to the town in a ox-drawn cart.
"Lin Heng, we just need to fight for you, right?" Lin's father asked. Lin Heng's business this time was a bit big, and he was a little nervous for a moment.
"Yes, you and your brother can go to the carpenter's house in town and buy some wooden boards. Then you can make some cabinets. They don't have to look good, as long as they can hold things." Lin Heng nodded.
"Okay." Father Lin nodded.
"Brother, are you confident that you can do such a big thing this time?" Lin Yue was a little worried.
"Of course, it's not difficult." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Lin's father and elder brother came down to help, and as for Xiulan and Xiaoxia, Lin Heng just asked them to come to the town to play.
When they arrived at Huangtan Town, Caiyun went to school, and Lin Heng brought the others to Grandpa Gao's house.
When I came over, Grandpa Gao was carrying a bucket and preparing to go fishing in the river.
"Uncle Gao, I brought you a fishing rod that I made myself. It has a seven-star float on it. Go and try it today."
Lin Heng smiled and handed the purple bamboo fishing rod he brought from home to Grandpa Gao, and explained to him how to use the seven-star float. The seven-star float on the line was made by him himself using colored plastic.
"This fishing rod is great and beautiful." Grandpa Gao took it in his hand and touched it, unable to let it go.
This is an old purple bamboo that is more than ten years old. With Lin Heng's preparation, it feels much better than ordinary bamboo poles.
"How much is it? I've bought it, but I can't just take it directly." Grandpa Gao shook his head and said.
"Don't be polite, sir. It's just a bamboo, not worth much. You gave me fish before and I wasn't polite either." Lin Heng shook his head.
"Haha, okay then, I'll just accept it with a thick face." Grandpa Gao said with a smile and accepted it.
Then Lin Heng introduced him to his father, elder brother, Xiulan and others.
After getting to know each other, Grandpa Gao went fishing, and Lin Heng brought his father and others to the store.
“Brother Lin!”
When Lin Heng came, Wang Zhou was cleaning.
After introducing Wang Zhou’s father and elder brother, Lin Heng began to arrange today’s tasks.
After making the arrangements, Lin Heng gave thirty yuan to Lin's father and asked him to go to the town to buy wooden boards.
He rented a motorcycle yesterday and asked someone to take him to the city.
He didn't know anyone in the wholesale business in Taibai City, but he knew the general situation. After talking for a whole morning, he finally reached an agreement with a family named Li.
Then Lin Heng wholesaled various things that could be sold in the countryside for 600 yuan at one time.
If bought separately, these things would cost seven hundred and eighty.
The difference between wholesale price and retail price is generally between 20% and 50%, and the difference varies for different items.
The items are light and easier to load onto the vehicle, so the wholesale market uses a truck to pull them up.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the truck arrived at Huangtan Town.
Before, people near Grandpa Gao didn’t know what Lin Heng was going to do, but now that the truck was coming over, everyone understood that he was going to open a store, and they all ran over to watch the fun.
"Dad!" Seeing Lin Heng, Xiaoxia trotted over and hugged his legs and acted coquettishly.
Lin Heng held her and spun around, then gave Xiulan a candy.
"Come and help move things. Everything in the car belongs to us." Lin Heng said to his father and others.
"Okay!" Father Lin and the other two came over to help move things.
When Lin Heng entered the room, he saw that there were still some shelves that had not been completed, but it should be done by tomorrow.
A room of 30 square meters was filled with various things worth 600 yuan. These things could be sold for at least two or three months.
"Are you running a small shop?"
After Lin Heng came out, Liu Qicheng and a group of people gathered at the door and asked.
Lin Heng glanced at Liu Qicheng and said with a smile: "Yes, I sell things."
Hearing this, Liu Qichen breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that this kid also wanted to collect the medicinal herbs and furs. In that case, this position would be perfect.
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that his worries were unnecessary. Opening a purchasing station requires connections, and where would a young boy like Lin Heng get such connections?
He couldn't help but laugh. There were many shops in the town now. It was not easy for Lin Heng to open a shop and make money.
I thought to myself, "Even if I became a nouveau riche by selling Coriolus versicolor, I still have no brains. If a small shop could really make money, I would have opened one a long time ago."
Shaking his head, he went home briskly, thinking of playing cards to celebrate today.
Lin Heng is still a young boy and is nothing to worry about.
(End of this chapter)
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