[Chapter 323] It is not impossible to get rich overnight (Part 2)

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The expressions of these merchants all seemed a little anxious. Their eyes looked out at the door from time to time, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive. In the camp of the White Army, only Xu Xingxia himself could make them wait so devoutly. In fact, all these merchants were Liu Zhiqiang's next home. They learned that glass would be delivered in January, so they tried every means to come with Liu Zhiqiang.

No merchant doesn’t like glass, and no merchant doesn’t want to get the goods as soon as possible. In the Ming Dynasty, the desire for glass by powerful people is like the desire for water from the desert. To be honest, as long as you have glass stock in your hand, even if you keep increasing the price, you will definitely find the seller in the end. The little glass shipped from the West cannot meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty at all!

"Boss Liu, do you think he really has glass?" Suddenly, a businessman wearing a black silk shirt said in a low tone. His tone was obviously a little worried about gains and losses. On the surface, he was wondering whether Xu Xingxia really had glass, and seemed to be questioning whether Xu Xingxia was deceived. However, if you listen carefully, you can hear that he was eagerly looking forward to Xu Xingxia's hand.

A commodity like glass is indeed too attractive. No commodity has such a shortage or a best-selling product. At the same time, the profit of glass is indeed too rich. Just take a break and sell it, the profit will be doubled! Almost no other commodity can have a higher profit than glass. As long as glass is mentioned, no businessman doesn't want to make a fortune from it.

Unfortunately, due to the shortage of glass, it has long become a forbidden body for strong people. It is impossible for ordinary merchants to get involved. Especially, those of them, who are in the northwest of the Ming Empire, are indeed too far from Yuegang, Fujian, and there is no chance of getting involved. The glass that arrives is basically digested by wealthy families on the southeast coast. Occasionally, a small amount of glass is transported here, which is already a sky-high price.

At that time, glass and glass products were absolutely luxury goods, more precious than gold and gems. For most powerful families, gold and gems were already commonplace and had no newness. Only glass, only pure and flawless glass, could arouse their interest. Even the emperor was no exception. For example, Emperor Wanli was preparing to rebuild the Longde Hall and was ready to use a large amount of glass.

There is another strange phenomenon here, that is, the more poor and backward the rich families like to show off. Their desire for glass is difficult to describe with common sense. This point must be said that Shanxi merchants are typical of it. The large mansions they built are obviously showing off their wealth! These wealth-keeping slaves probably will not appear so stingy only when showing off.

In order to buy a few pieces of glass to save face, they will even lose their minds and completely get out of the normal price of glass, which is quite a bit like doing whatever you want to achieve their goals. At a price of three or even five times, they buy a piece of glass to decorate the storefront. Such strange phenomena are almost common. If two wealthy families show off, the situation will be even more extreme.

A blue shirt merchant whispered, "Isn't Xu Qianhu fooling us with glass?"

Although the best glass is also quite precious. Most of the precious utensils in the palace are exquisite glass and are of great value. However, the prices of glass and glass are still quite different. The key reason is that things are rare and expensive! There are too many glasses, but too few glasses. This is exactly the opposite of later generations. Later generations are very valuable, and glass is rotten on the streets.

Liu Zhiqiang coughed twice, frowned and said, "What are you talking about? Xu Qianhu said it's glass or glass! How could he fool us with glass!"

The blue shirt merchant said tactfully: "Boss Liu, I'll just talk, don't take it seriously. We all admire Xu Qianhu's ability to fight wars. However, it is really hard for us to believe that he can get glass, and it's a huge amount of glass! How could glass come in the wilderness of the northwest? Could it be that it can fall in half the air? Everyone, what do you think? Do you think this is possible?"

Other businessmen agreed with his words. Yes, Xu Xingxia is indeed very capable in fighting. However, no matter how strong his ability is, he cannot make a mistake and grab glass from others! Do you think that there will be a lot of glass in the hands of the Tartars? This is too ridiculous. If Xu Xingxia cannot grab glass from others, where did he get the glass? They never thought that Xu Xingxia could produce glass by himself!

Liu Zhiqiang was actually a little worried about gains and losses. His future plans for making money were completely entrusted to Xu Xingxia. If Xu Xingxia really had glass, he would undoubtedly be able to become a rich man easily. However, if Xu Xingxia deceived him, his life would be a little sad. After others said this, he would be in a bad mood. He frowned and said, "If you don't believe it, then leave!"

The people around were not moved. Joke, they finally came here, how could they leave easily? They would never leave before they saw the real glass. They would have to rely on glass for their future wealth. Even if Xu Xingxia took out the glass, they would have to see it with their own eyes before they would give up.

"Sir Qianhu is here!"

Suddenly, the guards at the door whispered loudly.

"Here is here! Here!"

Liu Zhiqiang and others hurriedly stood up and walked to the door to greet him.

Sure enough, Xu Xingxia was back. Xu Xingxia entered the room empty-handed. He smiled and greeted Liu Zhiqiang and others, looking very familiar. After some greetings, everyone sat down separately. Seeing that Xu Xingxia was not carrying anything, the merchants were obviously a little disappointed. They all felt that Xu Xingxia must have deceived them and there was no glass to provide them at all.

Liu Zhi couldn't wait to ask, "Xu Qianhu, don't you know where the glass is?"

Xu Xingxia smiled slightly and said lightly: "From your faces, I don't seem to believe it. I, Xu Xingxia, have real glass in my hand?"

The blue-shirt merchant stood up, bowed his hand and said slowly: "Caomin Lin Youfang, a native of Shu, has met the Lord Qianhu! Xu Qianhu, please forgive us for taking the liberty. Apart from Yuegang, Fujian, we really don't know where there is any possibility of glass coming."

Xu Xingxia smiled slightly and said casually: "Seeing is true, hearing is false, please follow me! Since I have something to say first, I will definitely not disappoint you!"

Everyone hurriedly followed Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia took them to the innermost part of the camp. There was an inconspicuous wooden house, and there were no guards outside the door. Xu Xingxia pushed the door open and said calmly: "The glass is inside, please!"

Everyone rushed in and saw twenty huge boxes in the wooden house. These boxes were neatly stacked together. If you look closely, you will find that there is a large amount of cotton cloth and cotton between the wooden boxes. However, the glass they wanted to see was not at all. It was probably in the wooden box. Their hearts couldn't help but beat a few times. If all the big wooden boxes were filled with real glass, they would really be developed. The number of this batch of glass is definitely quite large!

Sure enough, Xu Xingxia smiled slightly, pointed at the big wooden boxes, and said casually: "Don't worry, everyone, the glass is in the box! There are enough quantities!"

Liu Zhiqiang looked at the box that was taller than his head, and his breathing became a little rapid. He said in disbelief: "It's inside?"

Xu Xingxia nodded and said with a smile: "It's inside."

He waved his hand and asked someone to carefully disassemble the wooden box, and moved the glass pieces inside out one by one, so that everyone present could observe carefully. As a result, the eyes of Liu Zhiqiang and others suddenly lit up. They all stared at the glass pieces, their eyes were still moving, as if their eyes would not move. Yes, these were indeed glass, real glass. Their previous worries disappeared completely without a trace, and replaced by the tension of breathing caused by excitement and sweating in their palms.

"You touch and check carefully!" Xu Xingxia said with a smile.

"Okay!" Liu Zhiqiang and others hurriedly reached out and stroked the glass sheet carefully. When their fingers just touched the glass sheet, they could determine that the quality of these glasses was much better than that of transported to Yuegang. What's more rare is that the area of ​​these glass sheets was much larger than that of Yuegang in Fujian, and the price was naturally much more expensive. In the future, the powerful and wealthy in the Ming Dynasty would definitely become popular with this large piece of glass.

After everyone took back their hands, Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Don't ask me where these glasses came from. This is the highest secret of the White Army, and I will not tell you. Don't inquire, so as not to cause misunderstandings. I don't want you to be hit by the White Army because of spying on the White Army's military secrets. I think you are all smart people and should understand what I mean. Now, let's discuss the price."

Liu Zhiqiang's face was obviously a little red and a little white. How much silver would it cost to such a large piece of glass? It would be at least 50% more expensive than the one in Yuegang, Fujian. The same is true for other merchants. They were all quickly calculating what price Xu Xingxia would give to Liu Zhiqiang, what price would Liu Zhiqiang give to them, what price could they sell, and how much profit would they get for each piece of glass.

Xu Xingxia said bluntly: "Each piece is three hundred taels, four hundred pieces, and 120,000 taels of silver."

Liu Zhiqiang pursed his lips vigorously, as if he was trying hard to suppress his inner emotions. He said in a stiff tone: "No problem, no problem."

If such a large piece of glass is sold for 350 taels per piece after it is sold, it is absolutely no problem. And the two dealers around him have a price increase of 400 taels per piece. In other words, when he changes his hand, Liu Zhiqiang makes a lot of money. If he makes 400 pieces of glass, he makes 50 taels per piece, that is 20,000 taels! Twenty thousand taels of white silver is not a small amount to anyone!

Just one transfer, you can earn 20,000 taels of silver, which is like dreaming! The 20,000 taels of silver is purely profitable, and it almost does not require any cost! If it were Kuiyuanlou, you might not be able to make 20,000 taels of silver in three to five months! This is the profit of the first batch of glass. If there are a few more batches, or even a few batches every month, the silver will flow into his pocket like flowing water.

For a moment, Liu Zhiqiang felt a little uneasy, thinking that he had made too much money and had taken too much advantage from Xu Xingxia. If it were someone else, he would definitely not have such a mentality. It would be a fool to have a advantage if he didn't take advantage! However, he was facing Xu Xingxia! The nickname of Xu Laomo is definitely not for nothing. In some things, it is better to be sincere to avoid the other party's heart. After thinking about it over and over again, Liu Zhiqiang said with a little fear and fear: "Xu Qianhu, is this price too low?"

Xu Xingxia casually said: "It's okay."

The profit he gave Liu Zhiqiang was considered clearly in the morning. This profit was also what Liu Zhiqiang deserved. In fact, Xu Xingxia was willing but not capable of promoting glass. He did not have a perfect business network and had no business talents around him. Therefore, only by giving Liu Zhiqiang enough sweetness can he strive to promote glass. Only with profits can he have motivation. The wine is also afraid of deep alleys. If no one spends a lot of effort to promote and develop the market, even if something with high profits is limited.

Moreover, with the large amount of glass being put into the market, the price will definitely fall. Perhaps soon, it will be unlikely that Liu Zhiqiang will make a profit of fifty taels of silver per piece of glass. However, the ex-factory price of his glass will definitely not be reduced. Three hundred taels per piece, and those without money will not come to disturb them.

"Okay, I'm not grateful for my kindness. I'll ask for all these glasses." Liu Zhiqiang was also a cheerful person and immediately said loudly. He immediately agreed with Xu Xingxia that Xu Xingxia would provide 100 boxes of glass every month, and all of them were handed over to him for resale. The settlement method was to use the Sihai Bank of Shanxi merchants' silver notes. This was also the most common silver notes in Ningxia Town and even in Shaanxi.

At this time, the other businessmen were already lit up their eyes and began to look forward to their bright future. Subconsciously, they began to warn themselves that they must follow Xu Xingxia's pace in the future. As long as they follow Xu Xingxia, they will not be afraid of not having money to make money. Even if he can get so many things as precious as glass, what else can he not do?
Chapter completed!