Bai Shan and the others are smart, and their management is not stupid, okay? And if you have any goods, just ask a few more questions, what kind of cloth to transport, where it is produced, where it is going, how many people are needed, and time requirements...
After a few words, even if Bai Shan's words were convincing and seemed to be true, Manager Yu felt that they didn't really want to ship the goods.
Moreover, compared to their company's ship, this group of people was obviously more interested in the ferry terminal. Manager Yu felt that they didn't seem to be looking for a ship to transport goods, but rather came to meddle in the merchant ship's business and compete with their company for business.
So he was enthusiastic at the beginning, but he became much colder when he talked about it later.
Bai Shan sighed in his heart, his words were insincere, there was nothing he could do about it, after all they had no real business experience, they couldn't deceive people, and it was impossible for him to really get a batch of fabrics to travel south of the Yangtze River.
The news is that we can't keep asking, Bai Shan generously paid for the meal, and didn't ask Manager Yu to pay for it, the original intention was to express his apology.
But in Yu Guanshi's eyes, it seemed that Bai Shan and the others had bad intentions.
Manager Yu wished he could slap himself, thinking that he just met a colleague who was about to enter the industry, telling you to talk too much, and telling you to be quick.
So he didn't want to sit down anymore, got up and said: "Mr. Bai, Mr. Yu is still busy at the firm, so I will leave today first. If Mr. Bai wants to leave our firm, just come to Yu's firm to find me, regardless of luck." Whatever you buy, I'll give you a cheaper price."
Bai Shan responded with a smile, and didn't want to sit down in the restaurant anymore, they came here to inquire about the enemy's situation while taking advantage of Xiu Mu's gap, oh no, it was to inquire about the details, so they didn't have much time, they had to go back tomorrow.
He intends to send Guanshi Yu away, so he will go to the pier to chat with someone. It’s okay to find a hard worker. Although they can only know some details, they can tell the whole thing at a glance. He hasn’t found a master craftsman who can build the ferry. , but you can first ask how the ferry in Laizhou was built in the past, if you can find those craftsmen and their descendants...
Bai Shan's abacus was clattering, and he also got up, intending to send Guan Yu off.
Zhou Man and the others also soothed the hearts hurt by the face, and got up as well.
He just went down to the second floor, and there were several people on the second floor who were about to go down. When he saw someone coming down from the third floor, he turned his back and gave way. Bai Shan turned his head and glanced.
Cheng Jiulang didn't dare to admit it, but when he looked into Bai Shan's eyes and saw the surprise in his eyes, Cheng Jiulang knew that he hadn't admitted his mistake.
He hurriedly bowed to salute, Bai Shan was already one step ahead of him and said with a smile: "So it's Brother Cheng, what a coincidence, are you still in Laizhou, or have you come back from Jiangnan?"
Cheng Jiulang glanced at Guanshi Yu who was standing at the side, and said with a smile, "I just came back from Jiangnan, I didn't expect to meet Mr. Bai here."
Manager Yu recognized Cheng Jiulang, and the Cheng family also had a merchant ship here, but it was not big, and there was only one ship. Sometimes they could not finish loading their goods, so they would look for ships from other merchants on the pier. Anyway, most of them would go south together or It's safer to go north.
He looked at Bai Shan suspiciously. Could it be that he made a mistake in his calculations, this is really for business, not for business
He paused, but Bai Shan had already seen off the guests, so he had no choice but to go downstairs. Before leaving, he reiterated, "Master Bai, our Yu family has three boats, and we have more than ten years of experience in shipping. The company is much safer, you have thought about it, you can come to me with the goods, I will find the owner and give you a cheaper one."
As for the original price and how much cheaper it is, we will talk about it later.
Bai Shan responded with a smile, and after seeing off Guan Yu, he turned and went upstairs, where he and Cheng Jiulang ordered another table of food and wine.
Zhou Man and Bai Erlang touched their stomachs quietly, and felt that they couldn't eat anymore, and they would be full if they ate any more, which was not good for their stomachs, so they could only look at the food on the table and sigh.
Cheng Jiulang didn't expect to meet Bai Shan either, and he saluted again as soon as he entered the private room, "Mr. Cheng pays a visit to County Magistrate Bai..."
"Hurry up and get rid of the courtesy," Bai Shan said with a smile, "We have the friendship of traveling together, why should Brother Cheng Jiu be so polite?"
Cheng Jiulang bowed again, "I didn't know Lord Bai's identity back then, so I was negligent. Please forgive me."
"Where is this? We had a great conversation that day, where did the negligence come from?" After exchanging greetings, Bai Shan introduced to Bai Erlang and the princess: "This is a friend we met on the road when we took office. Kuro."
He introduced to Cheng Jiulang again: "This is my junior brother, also a family brother. He is the second wife at home."
Cheng Jiulang saluted immediately, "Second Master Bai, Second Madam."
At this time, Cheng Jiulang was innocent and didn't notice anything wrong.
The two parties sat down now. Cheng Jiulang knew Bai Shan's identity, so he naturally knew that he couldn't come here for the purpose of stealing goods, but seeing that he was not accompanied by officials from Laizhou, he knew that he came here in disguise, which was a bit subtle.
Even if Beihai County is adjacent to Ye County, a chief official like the county magistrate will not come to Lin County if no one is invited.
"Master Bai is here on business in Ye County?"
Bai Shan smiled, didn't say whether he came here on business or privately, but said: "I'll take a look at Laizhou Ferry."
He looked at the pier outside the window, "I've heard of Laizhou Ferry, but I haven't seen it before. This sight, it really lives up to its reputation, it's very prosperous."
Cheng Jiulang said, "When it comes to ferries, Yangzhou and Hangzhou are more prosperous, but Laizhou Wharf is smaller, but it can accommodate many ships."
"Is there a ship that can't enter the ferry and has to stop outside?"
"This is a common occurrence," Cheng Jiulang said: "Especially last year when His Majesty captured Liaodong, many ships will go to Liaodong, and more and more ships will come from Silla and Baekje. The ferry can't accommodate so many for a while. For ships, everyone can only line up."
Bai Shan's eyes flickered slightly, "How long will it take at the longest?"
Cheng Jiulang said with a smile: "It's not very long, at most one night plus half a day, if it is too late to enter the ferry, the boat can still go up to Qingzhou."
Bai Shan also knew that there was a ferry in Qingzhou, so he asked, "Then why don't you go to Qingzhou?"
"The ferry in Qingzhou is smaller, it's not easy to moor, and there are large troops stationed there. Business travelers don't like to go there."
Bai Shan understands that with a large army, maybe there will be more filial piety, and things will be more complicated.
What Bai Shan asked was about the ferry, what Cheng Jiulang could know was basically not a secret, most of the companies that trade here knew about it, so he answered very simply, he would answer what Bai Shan asked, and if he didn't know, he would bluntly say that he didn't know.
Bai Shan was overjoyed and asked, "Brother Cheng Jiu, do you know who drew the blueprint for the Laizhou Ferry?"
Cheng Jiulang froze for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know, it should be the Ministry of Industry, adults don't know, let alone Cheng."