Finally, there is a charter about the affairs of the Tzu Children's Home, and Yuxi doesn't have to keep an eye on it, and only then has time to take care of other things. Two days after the news, the Zhao family came to the door. The second grandmother of Zhao, Tu's, introduced the wealthy-looking woman next to Yuxi, and said: "Yuxi, this is my elder sister in my own family." The person here is the grandmother of the Zhao family's big room, Fei Shi.
Seeing Yuxi, Fei smiled and said: "I have been listening to Qingmei complimenting his wife for her extraordinary temperament, and I wish I could see her demeanor. Today I can be regarded as getting what I wanted." Half a compliment, and half from the heart. Yucheng really couldn't raise such a person. Even the Xu family before, is much inferior to the people in front of him.
Yuxi smiled and said, "You are too polite, please sit down."
Fei smiled and reported to her family, and said: "My husband's name is Zhao Minghuan, and everyone calls me Grandma Huan." In fact, everyone at Zhao's family calls her Grandma Zhao.
Yuxi smiled and asked, "Can Grandma Huan represent the Zhao family?" If she can't represent the Zhao family, she doesn't want to waste time.
Fei didn't expect Yuxi to be so direct, but she nodded, and said, "I heard that Madam wants to lower the price of medicinal materials? Madam, the prices of these medicinal materials are actually quite fair. If we lower the price, we won't make any profit at all."
After hearing this, Yuxi smiled and said, "Grandma Huan, I told Mistress Zhao before that I started to learn how to cook medicated food with my grandmother since I was five years old. I know the prices of the medicinal materials very well. Different, the price is different, but the difference is not much." After saying this, she looked at Grandma Zhao with a smile: "Didn't my sister tell Grandma Huan what this said?"
Yao Yuxi said that the Zhao family is much better than the Xu family. They make money. The Xu family hates that everyone in the world knows that they are rich. But the Zhao family was silent, earning a lot of money every year. Because according to Yuxi's prediction, the two earning money each year are not much different. But the Xu family is hateful, but the Zhao family's reputation is very good.
Although the second grandmother Zhao is straightforward, she is not a stupid person. When she heard this, she said apologetically: "I was so busy, I forgot." In fact, the second grandmother Zhao had already said this.
Grandma Huanda smiled and said, "Mrs. Yun, the road is not peaceful, and the medicinal materials are hard to get year by year, so the price is slightly higher."
Upon seeing this, Yuxi said: "The medicinal materials you supply to the army are as far as I know are two to thirty percent higher than those in the capital drugstore, and the scarce medicinal materials are nearly twice as high. Of course, Jiangnan, Chuangui and other places are there. Yucheng is indeed not peaceful, but the price shouldn’t be so expensive. As for the medicinal materials that Grandma Yu Huan said is difficult to harvest year by year, as long as it is not natural and man-made disasters, there will be no way to receive medicinal materials.” In the case of natural and man-made disasters, the price is high. It is quite normal for the rate to rise.
After saying this, Ok-hee asked Mama Qu to give Grandma Huanda a long list. This list lists the prices of various medicinal materials in Beijing and Yucheng.
Grandma Huanda took a look, her face turned green. In fact, although the Zhao family was in the medicinal material business, Grandma Huanda didn't understand medicinal materials. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand medicinal materials, but the price difference is obvious. After a while, Grandma Huanda raised her head and asked Yuxi: "Madam, Yucheng is incomparable to Beijing. You can go to the capital from Jiangnan by water. Not only is the road easier, but the time is fast. And Jiangnan waits for Yucheng to arrive at Yucheng. Not only is the road difficult, but the road is also uneven."
Yuxi gave a hum and said, "I didn't ask for the price of medicinal materials here to be the same as in Beijing. I just think it's too high." Yuxi's words are equivalent to saying that prices can be negotiated, not just one bite. died.
Grandma Huanda asked, "Madam, what price is right?"
Yuxi still said: "Ordinary medicinal materials are reduced by one to 20% on the original basis. The precious and scarce medicinal materials are reduced by 40 to 50% on the original basis." In fact, the precious and scarce medicinal materials are not used by ordinary soldiers. Until now, they are all used by senior generals.
Grandma Huanda looked better, at least she didn't push the price too much. Grandma Huanda said: "The precious and scarce medicinal materials are hard to find, and the cost is also high. If the price is reduced to 40-50%, there is no profit at all."
Yuxi thought for a while, then backed down and said, "Then reduce by 30 to 40% on the original basis." After finishing speaking, he paused and said, "It can't be lowered anymore." The problem is that Yuxi prepares for the future. Open up a path by yourself, so you don't have to be controlled by others.
Grandma Huanda also knows that the counter-offer can only be within this range. But she just came to negotiate, but couldn't make the version, but she smiled and said: "Mrs. Yun, I will go back and ask my head first, and then I will give you an answer."
Yuxi smiled and said, "Naturally."
Grandma Huanda left, but left a gift. Grandma Huanda was more particular. Instead of giving away gold, silver or jewelry, she gave a small basket of lychees.
Looking at the litchi in this small basket, Yuxi laughed. Back then, she even used this to attack Xu's! Unexpectedly, Grandma Huan would give her lychees, but since she arrived in Yucheng, she had never eaten lychees again, and she wanted to eat them too. Now that it was delivered, no matter what Grandma Huan Da meant, this thing can't be returned. Moreover, it is just a basket of lychees: "Put one plate out, and put the others in the well."
After seeing this, Mother Lan said, "Madam, this lychee is very angry and should not be eaten too much." This person who is milking the child cannot eat a lot of things. But it's not that you can't eat lychees, you just can't eat more, you will get angry if you eat more.
A smile appeared on Yuxi's face and said, "I know." Don't say now, even when she is in the capital, she doesn't eat too much lychees. Of course, she also knew that Mother Lan was doing her good.
When Yun Qing came back in the evening, Yuxi told Yun Qing about the incident: "I think, ordinary medicinal materials can only be reduced by 15% at most, and those precious and scarce medicinal materials can be reduced by 30% at most." The Zhao family is different from the Wu family. . Yun Qing and the Zhao family are allies, so in this regard, they must make concessions.
Yun Qing said: "This is already very good." If it is replaced by him, it must be business as usual, where can the price be lowered.
Yuxi smiled, no longer talking about medicinal materials, but about the children in Ciyouyuan: "Herui, I have posted more than two hundred taels of silver in Ciyouyuan in the past six days. If it's a month or two. If this happens, I can hold it, but if this goes on, I can’t eat it.” During this time, Yuxi had people make clothes for these children, and there were two sets of clothes for each person, and the children could not change and wash one set of clothes. In addition, there are more than 20 children who are sick and need medicine, which can cost a lot. The total sum of zero and zero cost more than two hundred taels of silver. On average, it’s more than forty taels a day. If it is calculated on a one-year basis, it would be more than ten thousand taels. If it's only a year, gritted teeth can withstand it. The problem is that some of these children are only two or three years old, and they cannot be raised until they reach adulthood, even if they can't afford it!
After hearing this, Yun Qing said bitterly: "The court's pension has not yet come down." If the pension is down, the money can be given to the child's relatives and let them take care of it. But now that the pension has not come down, it is impossible for ordinary people to raise more children. After all, one more child adds another burden.
Yuxi didn't feel uncomfortable, but it was indeed a big burden. Of course, Yuxi didn’t want to shirk it, but wanted to find a solution. He said at the moment, “Write down the situation of these children and submit it. I don’t believe that Prince Yu Xiangzhen will throw these children away. Leave it alone. If they really don't care, we will find a way to solve it." The amount of the pension is too large, and there is no way the court can't get it out. But these children, if the court didn't help them, it would definitely chill the soldiers in the border town. Of course, most of the heart was already chilled. Everyone fought desperately, but died and couldn't even get a pension.
Yun Qing nodded and said, "Okay, I will ask Mr. Xia to help draft a paper tomorrow." The clerical tasks have now been handed over to Mr. Xia and Mr. Chen.
Yuxi thought for a while, and said, "Let Mr. Xia write more sensational." Not sensational, nor let those high in the depths know how difficult these children are, and how unworthy the soldiers who died are. .
Yun Qing was silent for a moment, and said, "Yuxi, Qin Zhao and Xu Jia sell food outside the customs. I suspect that the Marshal has always known about this, and even participated in it."
Yuxi was shocked: "Can't it?" Marshal Qin, who is a respected and respected old man, how could he do such a thing.
Yun Qing smiled bitterly: "Even if the Marshal is involved, he is probably compelled to do so." Only when he really sat in this position did he know how bad the situation in Yucheng was. The money allocated above each year is only so small, and this little money is simply not enough. If you don’t have enough money, you can’t leave the soldiers hungry and cold! Therefore, you can only make money yourself.
After hearing this, Yuxi still didn't understand. Yun Qing was not doubtful at all, but affirmative. But Yuxi thought that even if Marshal Qin was really involved, Marshal Qin was completely different from the Xu family. The Xu family is for self-interest, and Marshal Qin is for Yucheng. Marshal Qin really worked hard for Yucheng. But being forced to this level, it is really sad to say: "The emperor is mediocre, and the court is incompetent." The emperor only knew how to eat and drink, and the officials were corrupt.
Yun Qing smiled bitterly: "If you don't want to do anything, this winter will not be easy." He had a lot of opinions on Qin Zhao before, but he didn't know until he took over that Qin Zhao would spend a lot of money to let 100,000 soldiers survive the winter safely. Of hard work.
Yuxi was shocked and asked, "You don't want to sell grain and grass to the northern abductees? Yun Qing, doing this is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst."
Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this, you won't use this recipe no matter what. However, you still have to think of a way to make more money." Otherwise, this winter will be sad. Fortunately, the beginning of the spring station caused the Beijiao's vitality to be greatly injured. Even if the summer is over, the Beijiao will not be large-scale, and it will give them time to rest.
Yuxi thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a business that could make a lot of money. He didn't want to think about it at all, and said to Yun Qing, "Don't worry about it this day, go to sleep first!" Yun Qing has also lost a lot during this time, even if Yuxi has been feeding Yun Qing, she still loses weight. Both husband and wife have lost a lot of weight during this period.
Yun Qing nodded and said, "Well, go to sleep!"