Chapter 223 I, Shen Wansan, am convinced
"Are you going to see Chen Jiusi?"

The merchants present were stunned at first, and then they immediately reacted: "Yes, brother Wan San, go see Chen Jiusi and beg him, maybe he can let us out of the Mian River!"

The merchant shouted loudly. After hearing this, Shen Wansan turned around with a mocking look on his face. You are so naive. They have worked so hard to trick you in, and you are thinking that they will let you go. What are you thinking?

Shen Wansan thought about it and turned to leave. At this time, Achang caught up with him and shouted, "Master Shen, wait for me, wait for me!"

……

Fishing Gang, Chen Mansion.

Chen Jiusi was having dinner with his two wives in the living room. Bai Wenjing and Liu Yishou had just diagnosed their pulses and concluded that their pulses were stable and the fetal heart rate was normal. They should pay attention to nutritional balance, avoid overwork, avoid having sex, and do some exercise, such as taking a walk.

Bai Wenjing instructed the two women very seriously, and Chen Jie kept blinking his eyes, "Master, who are you choosing, Mo Tongfang?"
Bai Wenjing didn't care about all that. After she told him the diagnosis results, she took Liu Yishou out for a drink.

The two old men have now reconciled and are getting along very well. Chen Jie couldn't understand it. They obviously had such a good relationship, so how could they have ended up not talking to each other anymore?
But now, after Bai Wenjing finished diagnosing the two girls, they completely followed the doctor's advice and prepared to quit Chen Jie.

Su Yunjin was very determined and didn't give Chen Jie a chance. However, Huang Wan'er called Chen Jie aside and said, "Chen Lang, if you really want it, I think that princess is pretty good. Why don't you try to get a room with her?"

Chen Jie looked at Huang Wan'er and said, "Wan'er, don't talk nonsense. She is a princess with a noble status. How can she look down on me?"

Huang Wan'er rolled her eyes at Chen Jie and said, "Humph, I used to be the gang leader's wife, and you were just the White Tiger Hall manager at that time. Your status was not that different then. You are a person who has the heart but not the courage to commit a crime."

Chen Jie was immediately furious, and he immediately hugged Huang Waner's waist and said, "Don't you know whether I have the guts or not?"

Huang Wan'er patted her belly and said, "Master Bai said you can't touch me. I'm afraid of you... You don't accept it. Are you bullying her mother in front of the child? Come on, come on..."

Huang Wan'er was going crazy with her big belly. Chen Jie was helpless. He looked at Huang Wan'er and said, "Just wait. You'll be in trouble after you give birth."

Huang Wan'er said with a fox-like smile on her face: "Chen Lang, you will be in trouble."

As she spoke, she licked the corner of her mouth with her little tongue, which was extremely tempting. Chen Jie secretly thought that this female enchantress, after the master said that they could not have the same bed with each other, she must have been planning how to tease him.

This woman is crazy. She likes to tease you the most. The more you cannot do it, the more she will tease you to make you feel itchy.

Su Yunjin on the side took a look and ignored the two of them, going straight to the East Courtyard. Yin Hongmei glared at Huang Wan'er fiercely, saying that she was so shameless to tease the master so blatantly.

Huang Wan'er glanced at Su Yunjin who was leaving, and immediately stopped her teasing expression and said, "Your white moonlight has left, why don't you go after her?"

Huang Wan'er and Chen Jie have been together for a long time and have learned a lot of new words. She also found out that childhood sweethearts can also be called white moonlight.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Su Yunjin who was leaving and said, "It's you."

Huang Wan'er said: "Haha, is it fun? Who knew it would be like this?"

Chen Jie said: "I'll deal with you later."

Huang Wan'er licked her lips and said, "I'm afraid of you."

After saying that, Chen Jie chased after Su Yunjin. Looking at Chen Jie's back as he left, Du Juan said to Huang Wan'er, "Madam, the master is chasing after Madam Su. Aren't you angry?"

Huang Wan'er said: "I'm not angry."

"Then you teased the master just now."

Du Juan looked at Huang Wan'er in confusion. Huang Wan'er said, "Our Madam Su is very tolerant. It's mainly because of the little maid beside her who is very nosy. I was just trying to piss her off."

After hearing this, Du Juan said, "Yes, that Yin Hongmei is really annoying. She always feels like we stole her things."

Huang Wan'er said, "That's enough. Just tease her if you have nothing to do. Don't create any grudges between you in private. Remember, although you have two wives, you only have one master. It's not easy for him either. Don't cause him any trouble."

Huang Wan'er left after she finished speaking.

At this time, Su Yunjin also left the living room. Yin Hongmei followed behind him and said, "Madam, you are so easy to talk to. Just now, the man surnamed Huang was so rude in front of you. Why didn't you say anything?"

Su Yunjin heard this and said, "Hongmei, Sister Huang is also the wife of our Chen family, and the master is also her husband. It doesn't matter to you if she is in love with her husband."

"Don't act recklessly in the future. Treat Madam Huang with the same respect as you treat me. You must remember that I personally invited Madam Huang back to my house. Do you understand?"

Su Yunjin began to admonish.

Yin Hongmei heard this and said, "But Madam, when I saw her being like that with Master, I felt sorry for her, and I just..."

"Why should I pity you? You're just imagining nonsense all day long."

Su Yunjin was talking, and at this moment Cui Ju said, "Madam, the master is chasing us."

There was no obvious expression on Su Yunjin's face when she heard this, but she felt sweet in her heart. The fact that her husband could chase her at this time clearly meant that he had her in his heart.

Thinking of Su Yunjin, she looked over and saw Chen Jie said, "My wife."

"Husband, why are you here? Don't leave Sister Huang there alone."

Chen Jie said, "Madam, why did you leave in such a hurry? Are you angry with your husband?"

Su Yunjin said, "No, don't think too much, my husband. I just remembered that I haven't graded some of the students' homework today, and I still have to read some work reports from our teachers, so I left. Don't think too much, my husband."

"Is that so?"

Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin and asked. Su Yunjin said, "Otherwise, wouldn't my husband think that I'm jealous of Sister Huang?"

Chen Jie asked: "Are you not jealous?"

"without……"

Su Yunjin wanted to say that she was not jealous, but after looking into Chen Jie's eyes, she thought for a moment and said, "Husband, it is impossible to say that I am not jealous at all. But husband, I understand you and can accept it. Besides, I invited Sister Huang back, so I am prepared. Sister Huang is a very good person, so you must treat Sister Huang well."

After hearing what Su Yunjin said, Chen Jie couldn't help but hug her in his arms with pity.

Su Yunjin is right. If you truly love someone, how could you be willing to share them with others?

No matter how good a person is, she will have some selfish motives. Therefore, Chen Jie understood that Su Yunjin was jealous, but his wife was good enough. Even so, he still wanted to be nicer to Huang Wan'er.

Although Huang Wan'er was harsh in her words, she was very respectful to Su Yunjin.

In fact, Chen Jie was also very concerned about the status of these two women. Most of the servants in the mansion were Chen Jie's spies, and Chen Jie could get very accurate responses to how the two women did things.

Moreover, the maids of the two of them were not getting along with each other, and Chen Jie knew it.

In such a huge mansion, it is impossible for everyone to be harmonious with each other. Moreover, the maids on both sides were just trying to protect their masters, and their behaviors were not extreme, so Chen Jie chose to turn a blind eye.

When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when the water is clear, there will be no evil.

stomping on...

Chen Jie was being affectionate with Su Yunjin when suddenly footsteps were heard. A guard came to the garden and saw this scene, and stopped immediately.

Cui Ju and Yin Hong Mei on the side said, "Wait, the master and the mistress are..."

"Yes."

The guard immediately responded after hearing this, but Su Yunjin saw this and said to Chen Jie, "Husband, business."

Chen Jie said: "Don't worry, hold me for a while longer."

Su Yunjin pushed Chen Jie away and said, "Husband, business is more important."

Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin's solemn expression and couldn't help but sigh. With such a virtuous wife, it seems that he won't be able to experience the king not attending court early in the morning from now on.

Chen Jie said, "Well, Madam, I'll go see what's going on."

Su Yunjin said, "Well, I'll wait for my husband to have dinner."

After saying this, he asked Yin Hongmei and Cui Ju to leave. Chen Jie asked the guard to come over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Master, a businessman from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce wants to see you. He says he is the vice president of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, Shen Wansan."

Shen Wansan? ! !
When Chen Jie heard this name, he was a little dazed. This was a very famous figure in history.

He was the richest man in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. He was praised by later generations. There are countless TV dramas related to him. There are also rumors that when Zhu Yuanzhang was building the Nanjing city wall, he had no money, and it was Shen Wansan who used the money to help Zhu Yuanzhang build half of the Nanjing city wall.

How rich is this? Comparing the power of one person with that of an entire country, isn't this the legendary wealth that is as rich as a country?
This man is definitely a business genius, but I didn't expect that he would be kept here today. Well, let's see what kind of person this future God of Wealth will be.

Chen Jie said: "Please!"

After hearing this, the younger brother immediately said, "Yes."

Immediately after his younger brother left in a hurry, Chen Jie looked at the garden and saw a pavilion, so he went over and sat down.

At this time, Cui Ju came over and served Chen Jie a pot of tea and a few plates of pastries.

"My lady asked me to deliver it."

Cui Ju bowed gracefully and Chen Jie nodded slightly. His wife really understood him.

Soon Shen Wansan and his follower Achang came in. Achang looked around the yard, his eyes full of familiarity. This yard was very ordinary and could not compare with their yard at all.

This is true. You have to know that Shen Wansan lived in Suzhou, where the gardens are the best in the world. Their house is very beautiful.

Although Chen Jie's place looks luxurious, it is still a little behind compared with such famous places.

Shen Wansan coughed lightly and said, "Don't be rude."

Soon the guards introduced Shen Wansan to the pavilion.

"Boss, Mr. Shen from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce is here."

Chen Jie turned around and saw a young man who was older than himself, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Chen Jie stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Shen."

At this time, Shen Wansan also looked Chen Jie up and down. He saw that Chen Jie looked to be just over 50 years old, but when he thought about the methods he used in the Mian River, he felt chilled. This man's methods were extremely superb and not comparable to ordinary people.

At such a young age, he actually has such supernatural powers. It really shows that you can't judge a person by his appearance.

As he was thinking this, Shen Wansan clasped his fists and said, "Greetings, Boss Chen."

Chen Jie extended his hand and gestured, "Sit down and talk."

Hearing this, Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie and said, "Boss Chen, you are too polite."

The two sat opposite each other. Chen Jie poured a cup of tea for Shen Wansan and said, "Mr. Shen, when did you come to Mianshui? I am ashamed that I have not fulfilled my duty as a host."

Shen Wansan looked at the tea in front of him and tapped the tea table three times with his fingers.

He raised his head and looked at Chen Jie, "Haha, who said that Gang Master Chen didn't fulfill his duty as a host? I received a great gift from Gang Master Chen."

Chen Jie said: "Oh, Chen also gave Mr. Shen a big gift?"

Shen Wansan said: "Of course, and there are two of them, one is to lure you into the trap, and the other is to catch the turtle in the trap."

Chen Jie laughed when he heard this: "Mr. Shen is really humorous. What do you mean by catching a turtle in a jar? How come I don't understand anything at all?"

Shen Wansan laughed when he heard this: "Haha, Boss Chen, it's wrong for you to treat me like this."

"I came here today to ask you to be honest with Boss Chen. Boss Chen is so reserved with me. How can I have a heart-to-heart talk with Boss Chen?"

Chen Jie laughed after hearing this and said, "Haha, good, very good. In that case, I will be honest with Mr. Shen. Does Mr. Shen want to bring an army to question me today, or what?"

Shen Wansan said: "Shen is just confused about some things, so I came to ask Boss Chen for confirmation."

Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "Oh, Mr. Shen, if there is anything you don't understand, please tell me. I will tell you everything I know."

"Okay, in that case, Boss Chen, I have a question. I want to ask you, Boss Chen, was the grain in your east warehouse burned for real or fake?"

Chen Jie was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Haha, of course it's fake. Food is so precious, how can I let it burn so easily?"

Shen Wansan asked, "Yelu has been investigating for so long, and has checked all your warehouses, so why can't he find the place where your grain is stored?"

Chen Jie said, "Because the grain is not in my Fishermen's Gang warehouse at all. The grain is stored in the Cao Gang warehouse. Even if Yelu investigates my Fishermen's Gang thoroughly, it won't work."

"So what is your purpose in burning this batch of food?"

Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie and asked.

Chen Jie said: "Haven't you guessed it all? Are you trying to trick me into falling into a trap?"

"Everyone in this world is busy pursuing profits. The Mian River disaster is obviously profitable, but my fishing gang has been blocking you from making money. It would be better to burn all the food of my fishing gang. In this way, you will have no worries and can come without worry."

Shen Wansan said: "So when you were planning, you deliberately staged this scene of burning food."

Chen Jie laughed and said, "That's right."

"In fact, if you don't burn it, we might come too."

Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "No, no, I have to burn it. Everyone knows that you Suzhou Chamber of Commerce people are very cunning. If I don't burn the grain, you will be more careful and try more. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to do it."

"In that case, I might as well show my trump card first and then burn it in a fire. People often like to see things with their own eyes, and if the grain is burning before your eyes, you will definitely believe it. In this way, I can lay out my plan calmly and lure you into the trap."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan was silent for a long time and said, "It looks very successful. I was really stupid enough to fall into your trap."

Chen Jie said: "But you didn't come alone, but brought a group of people with you. The risk is shared. Even if I really catch you in one fell swoop, I can't hurt you seriously."

Chen Jie expressed his sincere emotion. After all, Shen Wansan's thinking was very advanced as he understood the method of risk sharing.

Shen Wansan smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said, "Haha, what's the use of this? Isn't it still planned by Boss Chen?"

"You are invited into a jar. Haha, you are the jar before you are invited, but after you are in, you are the turtle, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "Mr. Shen looks very resentful?"

Shen Wansan smiled bitterly and said, "Boss Chen, this plan to suppress the bandits in Mianshui was arranged by you, right?"

Chen Jie said: "How did this come about? This is all the princess's plan and has nothing to do with me, right?"

Shen Wansan said: "Boss Chen, it has come to this. Do you think it is fun for you and I to keep hiding things like this?"

Shen Wansan was silent for a moment and said, "Hahaha, whatever, whatever, even if this is the princess's plan, it also has the advice of Gang Leader Chen."

Chen Jie said: "Thank you, Princess, for not giving up on me and using some of my tricks."

Shen Wansan said: "Okay, very good. In this case, I would like to ask Boss Chen, what about Yelu's 100,000 dan of grain?"

Chen Jie said: "Well, I have already investigated and have been eyeing him for a long time. My goal is to get his 100,000 dan of grain to solve the crisis of the Mian River!"

Shen Wansan said: "By the way, it can also suppress the grain prices in Mianshui."

Chen Jie said: "That's right. Without these 100,000 stones, how could you guys lose your composure?"

"It's a pity that I met Mr. Shen, and I managed to stabilize it. You guys didn't even sell the grain, which gave me a headache!"

Shen Wansan heard this and said, "Haha, yes, we resisted your first wave, but who would have thought that you would have a second wave, and you even mobilized 100,000 dan of grain from Huangzhou Prefecture."

Chen Jie took a sip of tea after hearing this. Shen Wansan said, "But according to my investigation, most of the grain in Huangzhou Prefecture has been handed over this year. How did you get 100,000 dan of grain? There must be something fishy going on here, right?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie thought about it and said, "Haha, Mr. Shen, if you don't have evidence, don't say it. I won't admit it either."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan couldn't help but said, "Sure enough, I told them long ago that your grain was fake, but they just couldn't keep their cool, and it ended up like this."

"In fact, it's okay for Boss Chen to tell me the truth. After all, the matter is done now. The price of grain has hit rock bottom. I'm not going to struggle anymore, so Boss Chen can be honest with me."

Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie said: "Mr. Shen, you can guess, but I can't tell you. This is the rule."

Shen Wansan said: "I understand. How can I not understand your rules? Well, I will continue to ask."

"Boss Chen, you used Yelu's 100,000 shi of grain and the fake 100,000 shi of grain to create an open situation, and then you used your 70,000 shi of grain to mess up the market behind the scenes, and directly lowered the grain price from 50 wen to the current 18 wen."

Chen Jie took a sip of tea and said, "It should be fifteen cents now."

Shen Wansan frowned and said, "Boss Chen, at what price do you want to bargain for grain?"

Chen Jie said: "Before the flood, the price of grain was ten cents. Since the flood, the people have a hard time and suffered heavy losses, so I think nine cents is more appropriate for the price of grain this year."

"what!"

Shen Wansan was stunned, stood up, and looked at Chen Jie for a long time before sitting down and said, "Boss Chen is really an extraordinary person. Nine cents is even less than before the disaster. You... really have a kind heart!"

"But Boss Chen, have you ever considered the feelings of us businessmen when you use the profits of us businessmen to benefit the people?" Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "The merchants have only suffered a little loss, but if the people of Mianshui lose this battle, they will lose their lives. So the people cannot lose this battle, otherwise the only losers will be you merchants. You understand this, right?"

Shen Wansan asked, "Boss Chen, do you hate businessmen?"

"Do you think that we businessmen earn ill-gotten gains by buying low and selling high?"

Chen Jie said: "No, on the contrary, I think businessmen are very important. Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans are all indispensable. Without any of them, the world will not function."

"Although merchants buy low and sell high and do not produce, what they do is sell goods to the people. If you are not responsible for the circulation, many places will only be left to rot when they are in abundance, and other places will be unable to obtain these things when they are in short supply. This is not a good thing."

"You merchants just happen to make up for everything ingeniously, so your role is very important."

Chen Jie spoke.

"But why does Boss Chen want to suppress us businessmen?"

Chen Jie said: "How can I suppress you? I just want you businessmen to do what you should do. Mr. Shen, let me ask you, why do the court and the people hate businessmen?"

Shen Wansan was stunned and asked, "Why?"

Chen explained: "The reason is very simple, because the businessman made money but did not make the contribution he should have made."

"The people farmed, paid taxes, and fed everyone."

“Workers work, build homes, and give everyone a better life.”

"The scholars managed the local area and made it prosperous."

"And what about you merchants?"

"Evading taxes, buying low and selling high, hoarding goods, and taking human lives lightly, have you done anything to help the world?"

"No, absolutely not. That's why your existence is just like a termite. How can you make the people and the court like you?"

Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and asked. Shen Wansan was dissatisfied and said, "Then sir, what do you think we should do to make everyone like us?"

Chen Jie said: "This is not difficult. I think businessmen should make money when they should, but should also contribute when they should. For example, during the Mian River flood, if businessmen did not hoard goods but used their own abilities to transport grain to help the people of Mian River get food, would the people of Mian River hate you?"

"I think not only will I not hate you, on the contrary I will like you businessmen very much and think you are righteous businessmen who serve the country and the people!"

"Yi Shang?"

Upon hearing this title, Shen Wansan was obviously stunned. Merchants have not had a high status since ancient times and are known as the lower nine classes.

The reason is very simple. They buy low and sell high, and they are treacherous people. The people hate them, the government hates them, and everyone hates them.

It can be said that they have never been associated with the word righteousness since ancient times.

When talking about them, the most common poem that comes to mind is: Merchants value profit over separation,

Or maybe it's like a merchant girl who doesn't know the hatred of losing her country, and still sings the song of Hou Ting Hua across the river...

They have never been associated with the word righteousness, but they did not expect that the young gang leader in front of them today would actually bring up the word righteousness.

Shen Wanda was deeply moved. It was true that he was a businessman, but after he made money, he wanted to pursue things in other senses, such as fame.

In the Daqian environment, merchants are considered the lowest class and will never be able to make a breakthrough.

But today, Chen Jie taught him a lot and made him understand the concept of righteous business. Shen Wansan was silent for a long time and said, "I remember righteous business. I will never forget what Gang Leader Chen taught me today."

Chen Jie said: "Mr. Shen is too polite. Since Mr. Shen can listen to what I say, I will give you another piece of advice."

Shen Wansan said: "I am all ears."

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Mr. Shen, I have a message for you today: The greatest businessmen serve the country and the people!"

“The greatest business is to serve the country and the people!”

Shen Wansan raised his head, his face full of shock, as if he was really shocked by these words. He hesitated for a long time and said, "I'm grateful for your advice!"

Chen Jie said: "If this sentence can help Mr. Shen, it would be Chen's honor."

After saying this, both of them fell into a brief silence. At this time, neither of them wanted to talk.

After a long while, Shen Wansan said, "Boss Chen."

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Well, Mr. Shen, please speak."

Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "Boss Chen, I shouldn't have asked this question, but when I came here, the merchants in Suzhou asked me to ask Boss Chen, so I am acting loyally to the emperor."

Chen Jie said: "Mr. Shen, please speak. I will tell you everything I know."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan thought about it and said, "Mr. Chen, when will the suppression of bandits in Mianshui be completed?"

After asking this question, Shen Wansan fell silent. This question was so stupid, but he had to ask it, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to others when he returned. Although he understood it in his heart, if Chen Jiusi didn't say it out loud, it would be difficult for him to leave. After all, if he relayed it, there would definitely be some discrepancies.

Thinking of this, Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie. He needed Chen Jie to answer in person.

Chen Jie was slightly stunned, and then he said: "Haha, Mr. Shen actually already has the answer to this question in his mind, but since Mr. Shen wants to ask, I can only answer it for him."

"Mianshui County is plagued by serious banditry, and the Zoroastrianism is extremely arrogant. Mianshui is determined to eradicate the banditry. As for opening the river, it can only be opened after the banditry ends. As for when the banditry will end?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Haha, then there is no time. It may take one or two months, or even a year or two. But we have made up our minds that we will never open the river until the bandit problem is eliminated. Gentlemen of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, please keep this in mind."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan said: "Boss Chen is indeed very powerful. If this is the case, then it seems that we turtles can only be captured obediently."

Chen Jie said: "Mr. Shen, why do you say that? I have nothing but respect for you, Mr. Shen. Where did you get the turtle or tortoise?"

Shen Wansan heard this and said, "Forget it, Boss Chen, I'll borrow your good words. This time, our Suzhou Chamber of Commerce will admit defeat."

"My Chamber of Commerce has some business to attend to, so I want to leave Mianshui. However, I still have a large amount of food. I wonder if Boss Chen is interested in buying it?"

Chen Jie laughed when he heard this and said, "Mr. Shen, aren't you going to sell it slowly in Mianshui?"

Shen Wansan said, "Haha, I won't sell it. The closure of the Mian River has a great impact. I think the river should be opened earlier, so that the Zoroastrian rebels won't be able to get through to the sky, right?"

Chen Jie was silent for a long time after hearing this and said, "Mr. Shen is right. So how much grain do you plan to sell for?"

Mr. Shen said, "Isn't it Boss Chen who has the final say on how much I sell?"

Chen Jie said: "Hey, how can I have the final say? We are doing fair business."

Shen Wansan said, "How about the current market price of fifteen cents?"

Chen Jie said: "It's expensive."

Shen Wansan said: "You don't even want to give us fifteen cents, how about thirteen cents?"

Shen Wansan said: "This is the lowest price. If it's any lower, we really won't be able to sell it!"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Lower."

Shen Wansan asked, "How much does Boss Chen want to give?"

Chen Jie said: "Nine characters."

Shen Wansan said: "We can't sell it. At this price, we will lose money, and we still have to pay for the warehouse of Boss Chen. Boss Chen can't let us lose too much money!"

Chen Jie laughed after hearing this and said, "Haha, Mr. Shen, I don't want the warehouse fee for these nine cents."

"Is it considered making friends with Mr. Shen?"

Shen Wansan said: "Even if we don't want the warehouse money, the maximum is twelve cents, it can't be lower."

Chen Jie said: "Then I'll add something else."

Chen explained, waving his hand, and soon Cui Ju, who was waiting not far away, came over and said, "Master."

"Go find the lady and bring her the things I gave her yesterday."

After hearing this, Aster said, "Yes."

Aster left quickly and came back soon with a tray in her hand. Inside the tray were two pieces of cloth.

One is undyed cotton and the other is dyed floral.

Chen Jie said to Shen Wansan: "Mr. Shen, please take a look."

Shen Wansan frowned slightly and looked at the two pieces of cloth on the tray in front of him. After just one glance, he found that the cotton cloth was well woven, with a dense texture and solid stitches. It was obviously the kind of cotton cloth that could only be made by an experienced textile worker.

The other side is a floral cloth, which is evenly dyed and colorful, and it is obvious that the dyeing technique is very advanced.

Shen Wansan asked, "What is Boss Chen doing?"

Chen Jie said, "Let's do a business. See if these cotton and floral cloths can be treated as goods and sold by your Chamber of Commerce, or by you!"

Shen Wansan frowned and asked, "Is this cotton cloth produced in Mianshui?"

After hearing this, Cui Ju said, "Of course it is produced in our Mian River."

Shen Wansan looked at the cotton cloth, pulled it hard with his hands and said, "Boss Chen, how much of this cotton cloth do you have?"

Chen Jie said: "There are only 100,000 horses at present, but according to our production, we can have 10,000 to 20,000 horses every month."

"Ten or twenty thousand horses a month!"

After hearing this, Shen Wansan stood up, his eyes full of shock. Are you kidding me?
How could a small Mianshui County like yours have such a large output? You have to know that the quality of the cloth they usually collect is not as good as this. A provincial capital can only collect 10,000 to 20,000 pieces a month. How is it possible to produce so fast?

Looking at Shen Wansan's disbelieving expression, Cui Ju curled her lips.

You look like someone who has never seen the world.

Her face was full of disdain. How could you know how powerful our gang leader is? She had visited Chen Jie's textile factory.

This textile factory was founded by Chen Jie and was called the Mianshui No. 1 Textile Factory. The textile factory only recruited the female relatives of the Mianshui Gang disciples, a total of more than a thousand people.

But with so many people alone, they definitely cannot weave so much cloth. But Chen Jie is a time traveler, so he shared his ideas with the people in his workshop.

Under the leadership of the workshop director Tao Guangyi, also known as Fei Tian and Wan Hu to our later generations.

It took a month to overcome the technical difficulties and produce the first Jenny textile loom in Mianshui.

Then we started mass production. Now the entire Mianshui Textile Factory has more than 120 Jenny textile machines. If the workers work in three shifts, eight hours a day, it is no problem for them to produce 20,000 to 30,000 pieces of cotton cloth a month.

This is also the second purpose of Chen Jie's meeting with Shen Wansan today, which is to help him find an agent for these high-quality cotton cloths.

You know, cotton cloth is a good thing. In this era, it is even hard currency. In addition to gold and silver, cloth can also be used as money to exchange for goods.

Therefore, many big businessmen need to buy cloth.

Shen Wansan was a big cloth merchant who had extensive cloth business channels. He had the channels and Chen Jie had the goods. The two of them hit it off and could directly cooperate for mutual benefit. Why not do it?

So Chen Jie took out the cotton cloth, looked at Shen Wansan and said, "How about this cotton cloth?"

Shen Wansan looked at the cotton cloth in front of him and said, "Very good, I wonder if Boss Chen would let me experiment with it."

Chen Jie said, "Please do as you wish."

Shen Wansan said, "Miss, please get me two basins of water, one hot and one cold."

Shen Wansan said to Cui Ju. After hearing this, Cui Ju looked at Chen Jie. She was the master's maid, not Shen Wansan's maid.

Chen Jie nodded in agreement, and Cui Ju said, "Okay, you wait."

As he spoke, he went to fetch water, and soon brought back two basins of water, one hot and one cold.

Shen Wansan took the cotton cloth and tried it first. He soaked it in hot water to see if it would shrink, and then soaked it in cold water, alternating between hot and cold water to see the quality of the cotton cloth.

After some experiments, I found that the cotton cloth was very strong and did not shrink at all.

Then I cut the cotton cloth with scissors and looked at the cross-section inside. Everything was fine.

I tested the floral fabric again and found that it was of good quality, did not fade, and felt thick.

Chen Jie also used some skills to make this floral cloth. He took the sizing technology from later generations and applied it to this cloth. The effect looks excellent.

Shen Wansan was very satisfied with the product. He looked at Chen Jie and said, "Boss Chen, your cloth is very good. I wonder what price you want to sell it for."

Chen explained: "Thirty coins per foot."

"How many?"

Shen Wansan stared at Chen Jie with his eyes wide open. You know, the cheapest cotton cloth on the market costs thirty-five cents a foot, and the quality is definitely not as good as the cotton cloth produced by Chen Jie.

Chen explained: "Thirty coins per foot."

Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie and said, "Boss Chen, you are kidding, right? Do you know how much this one foot of cloth costs outside?"

"Thirty-five to forty cents."

"Then you'll only sell it for thirty cents?"

Chen Jie said: "Yes, I only sell it for thirty coins. Of course, this price is for you. Others can't get this price."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "Thirty cents, and you let me make a net profit of five cents?"

Chen Jie said, "Aren't you short of food? I'll give you some."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan fell silent, and thought to himself that this business was good. With 100,000 horses in the Mian River, he could make five cents per foot, which was definitely profitable. And the most important thing was that even if he did not accept Chen Jiusi's request now, he would have no choice.

He couldn't sell his own grain, and he said that the monthly output was 20,000 horses. 20,000 horses a month, 200,000 horses in ten months, and 200,000 horses a year. It was a big business.

What's more important is that Shen Wansan took a liking to Chen Jiusi, a man who was as brave as a dragon and as brave as a tiger, had a broad mind, a quick mind, and the ambition to conquer the world.

Moreover, we are weak now. If we invest in it, we may achieve amazing success in the future. Then, won’t we be able to move up to a higher level?
How can it be as comfortable for businessmen as for officials?
Being an official and a businessman is the lifelong pursuit of these people, and Shen Wansan's idol is Lu Buwei of the Warring States Period.

The same is true of business, others can become prime ministers through business, but he is just a lowly businessman.

Then why was Lu Buwei able to succeed?

Because others invested in a promising person and thus soared to success, you should also find a way to find a potential dragon to invest in.

And the Chen Jiusi in front of him is obviously a hidden dragon.

Shen Wansan was thinking, and Chen Jie was also thinking, why did he dare to sell the cotton cloth for thirty cents?
The reason is very simple. Chen Jie buys cotton on a large scale and uses mechanized production, so he can directly produce in bulk. Mass production can control costs, so the cost of one foot of cloth for Chen Jie is no more than twenty cents.

The rest of them were running small workshops. It cost them thirty cents to make one foot of cloth, and they could only make a small profit by selling it for thirty-five cents.

Chen Jie's cost was twenty cents, and selling it for thirty cents was already a huge profit.

Moreover, Chen Jie’s purpose in setting the price of thirty wen was very simple, which was to use low prices to monopolize the market. If everyone else sells at thirty-five wen, I will sell at thirty wen, which is your cost price. You just can’t compete with me, and this will form a moat.

This puts the products of Mianshui in an absolutely advantageous position, so that even if Shen Wansan wants to change products in the future it will be impossible.

The same goes for floral fabrics.

Chen Jie only sold this floral cloth for fifty wen per foot, while the market price was fifty-eight wen per foot.

Chen Jie can also form a moat.

And as long as the moat is formed, business will be a cash cow for Chen Jie.

Chen Jie thought about it and looked at Shen Wansan and said, "Mr. Shen, the quality of my cloth is good, isn't it? How about it? Thirty cents a foot, do you want it?"

After hearing this, Shen Wansan hesitated for a moment and said, "Boss Chen, I don't want the thirty cents."

Ok?
Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan, and Shen Wansan said, "I will only charge 35 cents, and I will not take a cent from my 100,000 dan of grain. Even if I can make some contribution to the people of Mianshui, what do you think, Chief Chen?"

"Ok?"

Chen Jie frowned when he heard this, looked at Shen Wansan and asked, "What do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)