"I wonder how much food you two want?" Fu Zixian asked.
Huo Wuyou held up two fingers and said, "Fine rice, two hundred dan."
Fu Zixian was stunned. "Our grain store can only supply five dan of fine rice a day, or two hundred dan. I'm afraid we'll have to wait until the flood is over. Then we can have as much as you want."
Looking at the two of them, he asked, "I wonder which family you are from? What do you need so much rice for?"
Huo Wuyou simply said, "We're not a wealthy family. We're just a grain dealer like yours. It's just that yours is in the city, so we have no shortage of buyers. But you didn't realize that besides Jiangzhou Prefecture, there are many small towns with wealthy families. They're used to eating fine grains, so how could they endure such hardships? It's a pity that the roads in many small towns have been washed away, so they can't get the fine grain."
He shook his head helplessly as he spoke, "My business is small, and I can't afford to have people carry food out every day. Firstly, the journey is long, and secondly, it's time-consuming and laborious. So I can only buy ready-made food from your store and have people deliver it bit by bit to those noble people's homes. For me, the journey is not too long, and for them, it's also convenient. When the time comes, no matter how much money it is, they will be happy to do it."
After hearing this, Fu Zixian frowned and said, "Brother, this is not how you do business. Let alone the 200 dan, you can't transport it without a carriage. Even if you do, if those wealthy families don't buy it, won't you lose a lot of money?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Wuyou said sincerely, "Please teach me."
The Fu family has such a large industry, so they must have the ability to do business.
Fu Zixian spoke freely, "Since you want to sell, shouldn't you test the grain first to see if it can be sold? Don't you have to wait a long time for the goods to be sold before the official road is reopened? I don't mind having too many customers, but I also find it too troublesome and time-consuming to run through these channels. If someone can help me open this trade route, I hope it can be a win-win situation for both of us."
Huo Wuyou looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and asked, "What do you mean by a win-win situation?"
Seeing Huo Wuyou like this, who seemed to have no business acumen but was dressed very luxuriously, Fu Zixian guessed that he was most likely a business dandy who had no ability but was eager to achieve something.
Thinking of this, he said, "This is easy. I can sell the grain to you at a price lower than the market price, but you have to give me a portion of your profit."
Huo Wuyou suddenly became a little wary: "How much do you want?"
"Don't worry, it's not much, just one in a thousand." Fu Zixian said, "Not only that, I can also sell the grain to you at half the market price."
Huo Wuyou was puzzled: "Why are you helping me so much?"
"Listen to me." Fu Zixian explained, "But on the second day, you have to give me two thousandths of your profit. On the third day, double it, and so on."
Seeing Huo Wuyou pondering the feasibility of this matter, Fu Zixian immediately said, "I also know that doing business is not easy, so at the beginning, I am willing to make concessions so that you can continue this business. After all, our grain store is not the kind of place that will force customers to death just to make money."
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