In ancient times, productivity was extremely low and the environment was even more harsh. Products were produced in whatever form they were, with virtually no added value.
With such difficult road conditions, transportation costs have already accounted for more than half of the value of the goods.
The only way to completely reverse this situation is to start with transportation costs.
This is done in order to achieve higher profits.
However, reducing transportation costs is difficult to achieve. It's like carrying a bag of rice from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to a rice-producing region to sell; it's no wonder you'd lose money.
However, it also depends on the nature of the goods. If you bring something that is not available in this area, then the result will naturally be different.
This is similar to the transportation of tea along the Tea Horse Road.
Transporting tea from the south across mountains to the plateau region not only didn't reduce its value, but actually increased it.
However, although several large trading companies are willing to do business with them, no one realizes this point, so the business cannot be done.
Unfortunately, Liu Feng now possesses just one such thing.
What Liu Feng valued was the huge market in eastern Qingzhou, a market that no one had yet occupied.
“My condition is simple: I want to be the first trading company to take root in eastern Qingzhou.”
“Your Jia family must help me achieve this.”
Upon hearing this, Jia Huating's expression immediately turned troubled.
It's not that adding another merchant guild would dilute their business; that's not the main point.
The main problem is that it's too difficult to establish a foothold in eastern Qingzhou, and he knows this better than anyone else.
"Of course, Mr. Jia, you can rest assured. I just need to get in and establish myself. Whether I make money or lose money is my own business."
"I'll provide the money, you provide the connections."
"Even if my goods rot in the warehouse, I won't ask you for help."
Seeing that he didn't have to take care of anything else, Jia Huating secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“That would be ideal. It just so happens that my Jia family wants to enter the market in Youzhou. We can cooperate with each other, so why not?”
Jia Huating waved his hand generously, and the two shook hands lightly, thus concluding the transaction.
Given this premise.
Liu Feng then began to continue instructing Jia Huating.
"How many people are there in your Yuxian Pavilion now? There are only sixteen girls in total. We've selected one courtesan, two top-ranking courtesans, and five purple-ranked courtesans."
"These selected girls are definitely different from those who didn't get the green cards."
“We grant these selected girls special privileges.”
"For example, the chosen courtesan is an absolute beauty. The courtesan is available once every ten days or once a month. So, being able to win the title of courtesan means that during that period, this person can have the courtesan."
"Of course, the number of days depends on the specific circumstances, which gives us more room to maneuver, since girls have special periods."
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