jdhmnovel Chapter 25 pushes the Sinan Trading Company into the abyss.
Chapter 25 pushes the Sinan Trading Company into the abyss.
"Who are you? What brings you here?"
The people from Sinan Trading Company were also wary when Su Luo approached, worried that he was there to cause trouble.
The main reason was that Zhang Daqiang and his men were burly and strong, and their faces showed anger and dissatisfaction towards the soldiers who collected tolls. They didn't look like people to be trifled with.
From a distance, it looked as if it might cause trouble at any moment.
Inside the shop, a waiter secretly sent someone to call the manager and guards over, while simultaneously stepping forward to look at Su Luo and the others.
"Young master, are you here to buy something?"
"Our Sinan Trading Company is an official merchant, personally managed by the Marquis of Linshui County. If you need anything, please feel free to ask."
"Even if Yunhai Town is out of stock due to regional restrictions, we can expedite delivery from elsewhere if we just wait a while."
As the servant spoke, he deliberately revealed the background of the business while sizing up Su Luo, who was walking at the front.
Of course, he wouldn't recognize that Su Luo was their Marquis's son.
After all, in order to reduce the negative impact that Su Luo, an illegitimate child, brought to the Marquis's mansion, the First Madam of the Marquis's mansion ordered that news about Su Luo be kept secret.
Aside from the Su family, very few people knew of Su Luo's existence.
Su Luo glanced at him, then at the guards of the merchant guild who had gathered around, and said indifferently, "I'm here to do business, of course."
"No matter how powerful you are, you're still a business, a company that does business. What? You're not welcome?"
Despite her simple attire, Su Luo possessed an aura that left the servant speechless and stammering.
"What are you saying, young master?"
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a long gown walked over with a smile on his face: "Anyone who comes in is a guest, whether they come to buy or sell. Those who come to do business are even more honored guests."
"Our Sinan Trading Company welcomes customers who come to do business."
"However, I wonder what kind of business you plan to do, young master?"
Su Luo tossed a small bag of snowflake salt directly over.
Ye Hu and Shen Laosan tensed up upon seeing this. Su Luo had just handed over the "evidence" like that?!
He could be convicted simply for attempting to "buy and sell" salt!
"what is this?"
The middle-aged man in the long robe opened it and looked at it. He was initially puzzled, but then he recognized it, and his expression suddenly changed drastically. "Guest, what is this...?"
He moved closer to Su Luo and lowered his voice: "Young Master, this is not a simple deal. If things go wrong, you could lose your head!"
At this moment, Su Luo chuckled, took out a token, and stuffed it into the arms of the middle-aged man in the long robe.
“I come from the south and don’t know many of the rules. I only know that I have a friend surnamed Su who asked me to come here.”
"They also said that my 'goods' could fetch a good price here."
The middle-aged man in the long robe trembled. He glanced at the token and saw that the front of the token had the character "Su" written on it, while the back had the characters "Si Nan" written in a flamboyant style.
This is a token that only the direct descendants of the Su family can possess!
Based on the young man's words, the middle-aged man in the long robe's eyes first flashed with a sharp light, then immediately became extremely respectful, bowing slightly: "May I ask, which young master are you?"
Su Luo calmly replied, "It's not convenient to say more about that."
"In short, to sum it up in one sentence: accept it or not?"
"If you don't accept it, there are always some businesses in the towns under Feiyun City that can give this token face."
The middle-aged man in the long robe said in a low voice, "Young master, may we speak further?"
Su Luo nodded and said, "Okay, but my people must stay with me."
"That's natural."
The middle-aged man in the long robe respectfully led Su Luo, Ye Hu, and the others into a private room of the Sinan Trading Company.
Ye Hu and Shen Laosan were still in shock. What was going on?!
When the guards from the Sinan Trading Company surrounded them just now, they thought these people were going to attack Su Luo!
As a result, in the blink of an eye, Su Luo became a distinguished guest?!
This turn of events was so dramatic, it was beyond their expectations!
At the same time, they were also wondering what Su Luo was thinking.
Wasn't she sworn enemies with the Su family? Wasn't it said that Su Luo's greatest enemy was the First Madam of the Marquis's mansion?!
So, is he doing all this to try and collaborate with the Su family's business?
"May I ask, sir, if I may first examine the quality of this snowflake salt?"
Upon entering the private room, the middle-aged man in the long robe couldn't contain himself any longer: "Do you still have any of the same quality as before?!"
Clearly, he was also shocked upon seeing such finely ground salt, and was not as calm as he appeared.
Su Luo clapped his hands, and Zhang Daqiang and the others immediately opened the bags on their backs: "Here, a total of three hundred catties of snowflake salt!"
"Check it out, in terms of quality, it's unique."
Ye Hu and the others stood behind Su Luo, and they all became somewhat nervous.
After all, this is the culmination of everyone's expectations.
It is also the Si family's hope for revenge!
Su Luo, on the other hand, remained completely calm.
The middle-aged man in the long gown immediately stepped forward to investigate, his excitement causing him to tremble slightly.
After a while, I took a deep breath.
"Young master, our Sinan Trading Company will take all of this snowflake salt!"
"I just don't know, young master, what price range are you looking for?"
The middle-aged man in the long gown said, "The price of official salt is forty-eight copper coins per catty now."
"Of course, young master, your snowflake salt is far superior to the coarse salt of the government... Generally speaking, it costs around one tael of silver!"
"But since you came here with the token of my Su family, I can decide to raise the price again!"
"Fifty coins for one pound and one ounce, how about that?"
As the manager of the Sinan Trading Company in Yunhai Town, the middle-aged man in the long gown had a keen sense of smell. When he saw that small bag of fine salt, he immediately realized that it contained great value.
Salt from the Great Xia Dynasty was very expensive, and ordinary people simply couldn't afford good salt.
Many people died young after consuming government-supplied salt containing too many impurities.
Snowflake salt, with fewer impurities, was reserved exclusively for high-ranking officials and nobles.
Many wealthy families could only afford to buy smuggled salt at high prices if they wanted to eat snowflake salt, and even then, they weren't guaranteed to get it.
Therefore, upon seeing that small bag of snowflake salt, the middle-aged man in the long gown was immediately tempted!
It is visibly clear that Sulo's snowflake salt is of higher quality than ordinary snowflake salt.
If Su Luozhen can supply a large quantity of this snowflake salt, then the middle-aged man in the long gown will not only be able to obtain a large amount of silver by selling this salt.
Moreover, these snowflake salts can also be used for socializing!
Even with the Sinan Marquis's mansion as its backing, the Sinan Trading Company isn't the absolute hegemon in Yunhai Town. What trading company doesn't have a simple background?!
Especially in small towns like this, besides having connections, you also need to rely on local connections!
As long as they have snowflake salt in hand, some wealthy local businessmen will definitely choose to cooperate with the middle-aged man in the long gown first.
Su Luo chuckled, "One tael and fifty coins?"
The middle-aged man in the long robe nodded confidently, "Young master, this is already a high price..."
"You show absolutely no sincerity, let's leave!"
Su Luo was too lazy to waste words with him, so she got up and was about to leave. Zhang Daqiang and the others immediately tied the bag tightly and were about to leave as well.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man in the long robe's eyelids twitched, and he immediately stopped him: "Young master, let's talk this out..."
"We can discuss the price properly!"
"One tael and fifty coins won't do, how about one tael and sixty coins? Don't go, one tael and seventy coins, that's already a very high price!"
"Alright, eighty copper coins per pound, one tael!"
Su Luo didn't hesitate for a moment. Just as he was about to leave the room, the middle-aged man in the long robe gave a wry smile: "Two taels of silver per catty! How about it?!"
"Young master, this is truly the highest price!"
“Even other merchants can’t offer such a price, and you know… selling salt involves immense pressure!”
The middle-aged man in the long robe sighed, "You have three hundred catties of snowflake salt here. I won't say much more. I can give you six hundred taels of silver directly! Consider it my way of making friends with you, young master!"
Su Luo stopped, turned around, and said with a smile, "This price is good!"
"However, not three hundred catties! It's five thousand catties!"
Tan Xing, the middle-aged man in the long robe, was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed: "Is what you said true, young master?!"
"It's absolutely true! In ten days, I will bring you five thousand catties of snowflake salt. You can test it as you please... I just don't know if you can handle it?"
Su Luo's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he stared at Tan Xing.
Tan Xing gritted his teeth, "Fine! As long as you can produce five thousand catties of snowflake salt, I can give you... ten thousand taels of silver directly!"
Upon hearing this, even Su Luo was slightly taken aback.
A strange glint flashed deep in his eyes.
He just wanted to trick the Su family...
Tan Xing really wants to push the Sinan Trading Company into the abyss!
Seeing Su Luo's expression, Tan Xing suddenly changed the subject: "However..."