Chapter 228: On the right track
The entire Shuofang East City was experiencing a coal stove wind. The Tang army in the city garrison could not have known it, but Chai Shao, who had been immersed in the trivial matters of city defense, did know nothing about coal stoves.
I heard from the adjutant that the coal stove was actually Xi Yunfei's property. The corner of his mouth was twitched unconsciously. He looked at the adjutant with a nervous look, and finally nodded helplessly and said, "Since the military doctor proposed it, let me buy a batch, but let the military join the army have a good life and don't be deceived."
The adjutant was overjoyed when he heard this, nodded quickly and agreed, bowed and retreated.
Chai Shao looked at his departure back and felt very uncomfortable. He looked at the plate of sour radish that only a few left on the table. He couldn't help but think of Xi Yunfei's face that deserved a beating. He picked up the radish and threw it into his mouth, biting it crisply.
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Longmen Street.
Xi Yunfei does not have the ability to produce cement on his own. He purchased the cement used to build roads here from the light curtain. He originally wanted to build asphalt roads, but the conditions did not allow it, so he could only slowly improve it in the future.
In order to build this road, Xi Yunfei spent more than 10 million yuan on cement alone, and other labor and logistics costs have to be calculated separately.
Xi Yunfei estimated that even in later generations, it would be impossible to repair this Longmen Street, which is nearly two kilometers long and six-lane wide, without 30 to 40 million, so he didn't feel sorry for him. He just hoped that when the inner city opened, it would attract wealthy businessmen from all over the country and make the place more prosperous.
Xi Yunfei's arrival naturally attracted a lot of attention. Everyone respectfully bowed to Xi Yunfei, but there was no intention of retreating in panic.
Xi Yunfei nodded at them, as a gift, and took Wang Dachui and Shiran into the construction site. He had long been accustomed to these melon-eating people watching the road construction.
The inner city used a brand new building material to build roads, and the news spread in two days.
Many merchants who are interested in cement come to visit spontaneously.
Even though Xi Yunfei arrived, many merchants still pointed at the cement road that had just condensed, and were shocked.
Someone secretly glanced at Xi Yunfei who was gradually moving away. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he hurriedly stretched out his feet and stepped on the concrete floor.
"Haha, it's really hard, magical. When I fell down yesterday, it was still mud. It's only been a day. Look, I can't even get rid of the dirt when I rubbed hard."
Before Xi Yunfei could walk far away, he gave him an angrily glance at him, thinking that it was not a tofu project. If you could get rid of the soil, it would be great.
When the man saw Xi Yunfei, he just turned his head to look at him, without any intention of blaming him, smiled awkwardly, bowed and apologized, "The villain is just curious, please forgive me."
Xi Yunfei didn't care too much about him. He looked at the section of the road that was paved yesterday and said, "The cement usually takes two or three days to dry thoroughly. If you are curious, you can go to the previous section to try the hardness of the cement. It was paved three days ago and now it can pass normally."
"It was because the villain had seen that road that he became interested in this cement." The man nodded and looked at his colleagues beside him. In response to everyone's encouraging eyes, he spoke to Xi Yunfei: "The villain is a person from Luoyang. He has several brick kilns at home, specializing in bricks and tiles. When he saw this cement for the first time yesterday, he was shocked. The villain was brave enough to ask the husband... Can this cement be sold to the outside?"
This person asked tremblingly. He looked at Wang Dachu behind Xi Yunfei with scruples several times, for fear of being beaten. You must know that Xi Yunfei took Shuofang Dongcheng and was right to Chai Shao, but it was spread all over the city. How could he not be wary of such a ruthless person?
However, to his surprise, Xi Yunfei just smiled, shook his head, and explained: "For cement, it will not be sold to the public for the time being, but it will not be too long. Wait until the spring next year, and you will come to your door again, and I will give you a very good discount."
"Next year is spring~" all the merchants looked at each other, and they all remembered this matter in their hearts.
Looking at Xi Yunfei who was leaving, the merchants looked at each other and smiled. There were too few big names like Xi Yunfei who could still be kind to them. Although I don’t know what Xi Yunfei’s background is, just judging from the news I heard, my identity will definitely not be simple.
The merchants gathered together in groups of three or three, and some people said unconsciously: "When I went to Xijiazhuang yesterday, although I didn't see the husband, the old housekeeper of the village was also a good person. Not only did he treat me with tea and water, but he also treated me with a pastry called cookies. To be honest, after eating that pastry, I felt that the dry steamed buns of the old He family were simply not something that people could eat."
"Tsk, the thing you eat should be called biscuits. I have eaten it, and it was also received by Langjun himself. Not only does this kind of pastry called biscuits, but also tea soup made from Korean red ginseng. Have you ever drunk it? You haven't drunk it, hehehe."
Although this person is a businessman, his identity among the crowd is a bit special, because he is from the Yuwen family. If someone from the Yuwen family came to visit, there is a high possibility that Xi Yunfei would be treated in person. No one thinks he is lying, but he is just a bit fake.
Businesses who travel from south and north like to flatter each other the most. As the saying goes, if you don’t have a smile on your face, you will be able to smooth things over and get out of the market. Even if you know that this person is just a small manager of Yuwen, you still have to flatter you as long as you should.
Some clever merchants turned around and asked, "It is also necessary for a big family like Yuwen family to be treated by the Langjun himself. But I don't know if the price of Yuwen family is so high when they come to buy coal stoves?"
As soon as the merchant spoke, everyone looked at the Yuwen family’s small manager in a slight manner.
The young manager frowned, remembering Xi Yunfei's perfunctory attitude towards his own manager, his cheeks flushed slightly, and he said with a tough heart: "Of course, it's not higher than you. My boss takes action personally, so Mr. Xi still has to give you this little face."
Several merchants looked at each other, and someone said, "I heard that the purchase price of Pei's family in Hedong is 800 yuan per coal stove, which is 200 yuan lower than the price purchased on the market. I think even if Yuwen's family is not lower than Pei's family, they should be able to get 800 yuan."
"What? Only 800 ci?" The young manager was stunned when he heard this and exclaimed directly, because Xi Yunfei's purchase price for Yuwen was 900 ci, which was only 100 ci less than the retail price.
All the merchants were all good at humans, and they saw the expression of this little manager and guessed the price Xi Yunfei gave to Yuwen.
The merchants who had a partner looked at each other and smiled, wrapped their hands around their chests, and said leisurely: "The Langjun is the Langjun, and we should not have deceived us. The purchase price of coal stoves should be basically 900 cents per unit. As for Pei's family, it only costs 800 cents, which should be related to their charcoal business."
Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this. After all, everyone is in the same industry. Although they have different sales channels, they are still worried about the purchase price. If there are too many people from the aristocratic families who are lower than them, everyone will naturally feel a little uncomfortable.
Chapter completed!