"Go ahead and stop wasting my time with your small business," said Mr. Zhang, the mustache-faced boss. "I'm talking about a big deal worth over five thousand taels."
"Wow, more than five thousand taels!" Wang Xiaohai pretended to be exaggerated, "That's a lot, you are so rich!" He wanted to make you proud first, and then I would take out the gold and scare you to death.
"Huh, now you know I'm rich! Put your small business aside, Butler Liu, have you thought it through? If you don't sign the contract, I'll go find the Feng family. Not only do they have low prices, they're also tax-free, which you can't do!" said Boss Zhang with a mustache.
"Tax exemption? Is the Feng family a government family?" Wang Xiaohai asked curiously.
"You don't even know the Feng family. Aren't you from Min Country?" The man with the mustache was very surprised. "Or did you just come out of the deep mountains and old forests?"
Butler Liu was also a little surprised: "Sir, don't you know the Feng family?"
"I don't know him. Can you introduce him to me?" Wang Xiaohai really didn't know him. He didn't even know the name of the emperor of this country.
"The Feng family not only supplies tea, but also cloth, rice, salt, and more. They're the largest family in Min Country, and they're also a patron saint, so they're tax-exempt." Boss Zhang, with a mustache, introduced himself first. "Now you know, little brother, I'm someone who can do business with the Feng family, so I'm naturally a special person!"
Wang Xiaohai's mind lit up, and he thought, "Am I not investigating the Minguo Gongfu family? This family is doing business everywhere, hiring assassins, and they must have made a lot of dirty money. I can take this opportunity to use the mustache to get in touch with the Feng family, conduct a more in-depth investigation, and catch them all in one fell swoop after obtaining evidence! So, I can let the mustache guy go for now and let him take me to the Feng family."
Wang Xiaohai thought the best way to attract the attention of Mr. Zhang, the mustachioed boss, was to act even more extravagant than he was. He pulled out five ingots of gold from his pocket, placed them on the table, and shouted, "Butler Liu, give me fifty thousand taels for this story after the rain!"
These five gold ingots weigh one hundred taels each, so five ingots make up five hundred taels of gold. Based on the ratio of one to one hundred between gold and silver, that makes up fifty thousand taels of silver!
Butler Liu picked up a gold ingot on the table and examined it carefully - it was indeed real gold, but how could the guest fit five such heavy gold ingots into his arms?
Butler Liu's hands were shaking slightly. This was fifty thousand taels of silver, which was almost the same as the annual turnover of Xu's Tea Company. In other words, after doing this deal, they didn't have to take any business for a year!
"Sir, with so much money, if you only want one tea called "After the Rain Story," I don't think our tea shop or tea garden has that much in stock. I suggest you mix it with other varieties, such as Feijing Tea and Yunxue Tea, which will be easier to sell."
In an instant, Butler Liu completely forgot about Boss Zhang with the mustache. This one customer was worth ten Boss Zhang with mustaches. Moreover, this customer didn't seem to be a petty person, so the profit was probably huge, unlike Boss Zhang with the mustache who couldn't make any money at all. So there was no need to compare who was more important!
"Okay, you choose the tea. I don't care as long as it tastes good. Try to give me more expensive tea. I want to go for the high-end route. If the money is not enough, I can make up for it." Wang Xiaohai said.
Wang Xiaohai planned to put some tea into his storage ring so that he would not have to worry about having no tea to drink when he traveled to some uninhabited places. He also wanted to buy some dry goods and meat and put them into the storage ring so that he would not have to worry about food. Anyway, the storage ring had 100,000 cubic meters of space, which was enough to store all these things.
Boss Zhang with a mustache stared at Wang Xiaohai blankly. He had regarded him as a poor boy just now, but now he acted ten times more generous than himself. He felt slapped in the face and was very angry. Thinking of the boy's exaggerated expression when he heard that he was negotiating a business deal worth several thousand taels, he realized that it was all fake!
"This kid is richer than himself but he pretends to be poor and is playing tricks on me!" The man with a mustache kept cursing Wang Xiaohai in his heart.
"Dear guest, please wait here. I will go to the accounting office and ask the gentleman to come and draft a contract." Butler Liu walked towards the backyard of Xu's house.
The man with the mustache was still observing Wang Xiaohai carefully, as if he wanted to see through him.
"I underestimated you. You're a foreign merchant, aren't you?" said Mr. Zhang, the boss with a mustache. "I know all the big tea merchants in Ming Country, but I don't know you."
"Yes, I am a foreigner." Wang Xiaohai had nothing to deny.
"No wonder I didn't recognize you. You look quite young, so you must be a disciple of a large foreign family," said Mr. Zhang, the moustache-wearing boss. "It would be very dangerous for you to transport tea from Min Country to a foreign country. Linjiang City relies on water transportation. I can recommend a good escort agency for you. They can help you prepare a boat."
"Is this the Feng family's escort agency?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"That's right. Without the protection of the escort agency, your goods will probably be robbed by bandits on the way. The Feng Escort Agency has the best martial artists and warriors. The bandits in Min country generally won't rob Feng's escort ships." said the man with a moustache.
Even if he fails to make the tea deal with Xu's Tea House this time, he can still earn agency fees through introduction, which is usually between 10% and 15% of the escort fee.
"Could those robbers who specialize in robbing passing merchants also be members of the Feng family?" Wang Xiaohai said with a smile.
"I don't know about that, but it's difficult for merchant ships not from the Feng family to pass through," said Mr. Zhang, the owner of Bazi Road. "But even if we have speculation about this kind of thing, we can't say it publicly. It's enough for everyone to know it."
"Then Brother Zhang, please take me to the Feng family later. I really need to talk to them, otherwise my goods will not be able to leave Min Country!" said Wang Xiaohai.
"No problem, little brother, your business is my business. Leave it to me!" Boss Zhang from the Bazi Gang patted his chest and guaranteed.
Previously, the two of them disliked each other and had a very bad impression of each other, but now they are brothers. It is true that there are no enemies in the business world, only interests, and you should never let your emotions take over. This is the truth.
The two chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
A few minutes later, Butler Liu came over with the accountant and paper and pen.
Wang Xiaohai and Butler Liu discussed the details of the contract, such as the delivery time, quantity and quality of each type of tea. When both parties were satisfied, Wang Xiaohai and Butler Liu signed and stamped their fingerprints on the two contracts. Butler Liu happily asked someone to take the gold ingots to the accounting office.
In fact, Wang Xiaohai didn't care much about the details of the contract. After seeing the contract signed, he stood up and said, "Then I'll take my leave. I'll come back when it's time to deliver."
"Dear guest, let me see you off!" said Butler Liu, and personally escorted Wang Xiaohai out of the Xu Mansion.
Boss Zhang, who had a mustache, also came out and said to Butler Liu, "Let's not talk about this today. I'll talk to you another day."
"Okay, Boss Zhang." Although Butler Liu had made a huge deal, he still treated old customers with a friendly face, "You take care too." After the two of them walked away, he asked the servant to close the door of the mansion.
Boss Zhang with a mustache quickly caught up with Wang Xiaohai and said, "Follow me."
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