Chapter 1824 Join the Team
Nine cents a catty of grain can be said to be robbing money. The price of grain set by the court is still fifteen cents a catty. Generally speaking, the price set by the court is always the lowest price, which is higher than this price. There must be some, but there must be no price lower than this price. The price of the imperial court is better as a guide price. This price makes many people take it as a weather vane. The food in front of them is definitely not a few dozen. It can be bought for 10,000 tons. If the price is nine coins, and the taste is so good, I will definitely be able to make it bigger and stronger after I go back. A few guys regret this a little bit. If I had known this There are so many such good grains for self-sufficiency, even if they borrow usury loans, they must first provide food. M.
"Master Cao, are you serious?" Several grain merchants didn't believe that there would be such a price. Transporting it back from here is only 10% of the shipping fee, which is still the highest, if it is less, 5% is enough. The cost of going back here is less than ten cents, but such good food can definitely be sold. Seventeen or eighteen essays, or even more, such things are naturally to be done. They couldn't believe what they were seeing, so they asked Li Cong so much.
"Hehe, manly man, spit and nail, will I come to amuse the bosses with such a thing? It is absolutely impossible. In the future, Cao's business will definitely enter the grain industry on a large scale. How can I make some fake ones?" As for the matter, even if there is a problem with what I said, the grain mountain in front of you must be fine, I am afraid that you don't have such a big appetite, and I have a lot of grain here." Li Cong said with a smile , Indeed, even if Li Cong is talking nonsense, this grain mountain will definitely not be nonsense, and their families are all engaged in grain. This large amount of food is not new, but it is the first time I have seen so many here in front of me. The smiles on the faces of each of them are immediately revealed, and Li Cong will be surrounded to sign the contract. What about the contract?
This time Li Cong deliberately recruited grain merchants from more than a dozen counties and cities within 500 kilometers around, but only two people were found in each city, and the others were not notified. Come your own agent. Some time ago, they only heard that Cao Ke was going to buy grain, but they didn't expect to start exporting grain now. They also know that these grains may come from unknown sources, but now who can manage so much, if they don't pay close attention, these grains may belong to others, and these people start to calculate how much grain they can get. Normally, they would buy grain at this price. Now that they have saved so much traveling, they can get so much directly. The most important thing is that the taste of this grain is much better than those of farmers. Such wheat will definitely sell well.
"Master Cao, I am from Kelan County in the north. My surname is Ma. Everyone calls me Lao Ma. I want to order 300,000 tons of bright silk this time. Is it possible?" After entering the room An old man said that there is information on this person Li Cong. He is not the biggest grain merchant in that county, and it can even be said that he can only be an upper-middle grain merchant. The reason why Li Cong invited this person is because a batch of his grain was shipped here some time ago. On the other hand, he did not increase the price because of the beast tide. This person really did what a grain merchant should do.
The food industry is not for getting rich. It is precisely because of this that Li Cong will cooperate with this person.
"Hehe, let me call you an old horse. I know your situation. From now on, you will be the exclusive agent of the city you are in. I appreciate your work style. I have also found someone to investigate. Your grain is basically in a state of meager profit. I know that the money in your hand is only 300,000 tons of grain. Just transport it back, and the money can wait, to be honest, I have never been in the habit of giving people credit, and you are the first one." Li Cong said with a smile, he has not lost his nature in the face of huge profits Li Cong always takes good care of people like him, just like the person in front of him, he is a person worthy of respect, if it is someone else, no matter what the relationship is, Li Cong will not make people owe money.
"This... this..., thank you so much Mr. Cao, I will definitely send back the money for the remaining food in the shortest possible time. I will sign a contract with Manager Bai. This time I brought There are too few people, but I will transport as much as I can transport back, and I will bring people back immediately." The old horse said with a smile, he didn't know how much food was here this time, but just in case They brought 300 large carts, and now these are all four-wheeled carriages. Such a cart can only pull three tons at most before being pulled down. This time, even one thousand tons were sent back by the Ministry of Transport.
Li Cong nodded with a smile. Even if the first transaction is completed, this ton is only eighteen taels of silver, and 300,000 tons is only 5.4 million taels of silver, which is not a lot, but it is almost already It is the limit of a county, and such people can be regarded as very supportive of Li Cong, and it is impossible for them to eat more.
"Master Cao, we are grain merchants in the city of Art County in the east. The two of us came together. Although the two of us run two grain businesses, we are relatives. Can we also get thirty dollars?" How about 500,000 tons of grain in exchange for 500,000 tons of grain?" At this moment, two people who don't look like good people come over, and Li Cong also has the information of these two people, and they are not like that old horse when they do business. So Li Cong didn't give them any good looks.
"I'm sorry, I don't have this rule here. Their credit is good and they know how to do things, so they have such a price, but this does not mean that I can also give you such a discount. If you want food, I can guarantee you enough. food, but you have to buy it with real money.” Although Li Cong had a smile on his face, these two guys also knew that such a thing was impossible, Li Cong was not such a talkative person, even a fool knew it What a great thing it is to take 300,000 yuan and 500,000 grains to go back. The turnover period of the 200,000 tons of grains is also very good. It is a pity that people are unwilling to give it, so we can only It was honestly following Li Cong's method.
Then many people understood that Li Cong gave four people such treatment in total, and the remaining fifty did not have such treatment. More than fifty of them finally paid 20 million tons of grain to take away 220,000 tons of grain. Of course, it is impossible for them to transport so many large trucks in a short period of time. They can only transport them slowly, but when they saw this transport, Boss Cui immediately thought of something.
This eight-hour transmission surprised Li Cong. There was a lot of food, and this time it was not as much as he told Li Yin a while ago. Perhaps Li Cong was really impressed by the tens of millions of tons of food. There is no concept, in terms of the transportation capacity on this planet, not to mention the grain left by Li Cong. Just those they want to transport need a lot of manpower and material resources, but Cui Boss also saw that transportation is actually a very good business. It is transported from here to a place within 500 kilometers around, even if the profit is 10%, it is not a lot. Although this kind of business is not very profitable, it cannot support our business to make it big. Such things can be manipulated. It's a little bit, but the initial investment is definitely not small, but Li Conggang collected hundreds of millions of silver, this small amount of money is nothing.
"Brother-in-law, I've calculated this matter. This transportation business is indeed possible. Although the profit is small, we will still have a profit of about 5%. Moreover, manpower is so cheap outside now. We It can even reach 8% of the transportation profit, which is already very good in the transportation industry." Boss Cui spent an afternoon calculating some things about the transportation, and he was still very conscientious.
"No, we can't take advantage of these ordinary people. Taking advantage of them at this time, the reputation of our Cao family transportation team will drop a lot. We can't do too much at the beginning. You should first put your preliminary It would be better to tell me about the plan." Li Cong knew that his brother-in-law recently saw his big hand and felt that he was a bit petty when he did things before. Although Li Cong didn't like this guy's pettyness, he definitely didn't want to come out. Such a lavish guy. If you are so ambitious, you might as well be a little bit petty.
"I have also seen some of the transportation teams around here. Basically, the teams are not small, with tens of thousands of people. They can transport more than 30,000 to 50,000 tons of grain on the road at one time. Many large grains The business houses are all looking for these people to do things, and they can do things well, but they all refer to the small things in our county. Now we have to sell grain to the surrounding provinces, and they are a bit unattractive Well, we now have hundreds of thousands of helpers, they can be transformed into our official employees, we can sign a contract with them for 10 or 20 years at once, of course, you don’t want to take advantage of them , let’s set the price just like other transportation teams, can’t we save it? Another thing is, we don’t need to pay any protection fees on the way if we have so many experts who go out casually. These fees are also quite a lot Yes, as far as I know, there are several groups of bandits around here, and the money they collect each time is not a small amount." Boss Cui is indeed very attentive, and these things are basically cleared up.
"Hehe, we still have to hand over what should be handed over, but we can just kill such heinous guys. In fact, some bandits are also very difficult. If there is a way out, who will abandon their wife at home There are many things like children becoming bandits." Li Cong still sympathizes with some difficult people.
"I really don't know what your heart is made of, brother-in-law. Everyone is pitiful. Anyway, you are the boss of Cao's House, and I am the one in charge. I thought about it first, and we will form a A transportation team of 10 people, including 8 transportation personnel, 2 logistics and guards, purchased 5 carts, and 12 mules. Everyone who drives the cart knows that two mules are much more than two horses. Well, we are really wasting money buying horses. This mule is a good buddy of the transportation team. Of course, we have to buy horses for the escort team. I calculated that it will cost tens of thousands of horses. "Boss Cui has already listed the number very clearly. His brother-in-law's ability is still very good. Li Cong is also very satisfied in his heart. At least his brother-in-law is still very relieved to do things. If he changes other people's words. I wouldn't hand it over with confidence.
"Buy what should be bought, and invite what should be hired. The guards along the way can't be saved. There must be third- and fourth-level fighters, as well as first- and second-level fighters. Seventh-level fighters, I can do it here If you go out for one or two, you can also go to the Mercenary Alliance to invite a few. Anyway, safety must be guaranteed, and people have been robbed on other roads." Li Cong attaches great importance to safety issues.
"Well. I know this. In the past, no one was willing to rob food. Now that the food has started to concentrate, the price has gone up. I guess there are more people who rob food than those who rob gold and silver. There are a lot more." Cui Boss also asked some people who were dawdling on the road, and these people said that the recent robbers all wanted food.
In fact, Li Cong also knows that transportation is a good business. It would be great if he could get the train, but let's forget it for now, there is no modern atmosphere here. And I don't have any absolute control over where. To put it bluntly, even the new Jiang Ningcheng himself hasn't taken it down yet. Although all parties have acknowledged the urgent status, the real situation is not necessarily like this. Yes, the people here don't necessarily think highly of themselves.
After finishing these things, Li Cong went to the military camp outside the city again. This is an army of several million people. In addition, there are more than 7 million people in various other local armies. These people eat and drink a lot every day. They told their quartermasters their own food prices, and each of them began to follow Li Cong signed the contract. They can drink a lot of soldiers' blood inside and outside of this kind of business, and they sell it cheaply. If the extra money is not divided, how can he be worthy of the skin on his body, so the quartermasters have been living a good life recently.
One month later, the second business of Cao’s House started, and the profit of this month was indeed very good. Of course, the main reason was the sale of the magic arrow. Each planet had an income of nearly 400 million silver. Li Cong I don't care about these things anymore. Anyway, there are special people watching. If I watch them, I will feel uncomfortable. It is better to do my own thing honestly. This grain business has shipped more than 10 million tons in a month. Fortunately, the granary is outside the city. If it was inside the city, none of these people would go out of the city. Every day, these carriages transporting grain would block the gates of the city.
"Boy, you are really a capable person. In the past, I felt that you became the apprentice of that old guy by relying on your own talent. I feel that you are really lucky. You must know that several of your senior brothers became apprentices of your master." But it took a lot of effort, you boy became your master's apprentice without any effort, your fate is really good, I have been with you for more than a month, I can see, You kid is not only lucky, but also a brain is indispensable." After training with Li Cong that day, Mr. York felt that Li Cong's skill progress was still very good, and said with a smile, Li Cong can He said that he was the fastest-improving junior he had ever seen.
"That's natural. We also have our own real abilities. If we don't have this ability, don't you embarrass my teacher? By the way, Mr. York, do you think I can enter the Warcraft Mountain Range for a period of time with my current ability?" ?” Li Cong thought for a while and said, he is still very yearning for the Warcraft Mountains, Li Cong felt very excited about what happened last time, so he still wants to go in and try.
"Enter the Warcraft Mountains?" Mr. York glanced at Li Cong, with a look of contempt. "You can enter the Warcraft Mountains, but I have to give you a suggestion. None of your people can take you with you." , you go to the mercenary alliance to hide your identity, then join a small team, and go in with them. Your strength can now enter the interruption, but I don’t think you have the experience of fighting against monsters, so you can only hang around for a while That's it." Mr. York said, if Li Cong went in with his own guards, it would be impossible to feel any danger, and those who entered the Warcraft Mountains to practice hoped that they could make progress. It is most effective to walk on the edge of danger. If you go in with your own guards, it will be useless at all.
"I think so too. I really can't understand the things inside. It's better to go in slowly from the outside, but what if I really die inside?" Li Cong said worriedly, Last time Li Cong saw how terrifying the monsters were, and if there were a few people who wanted to target him, then he might die faster.
"Hehe. You cunning boy, let me tell you, your master asked me to protect you, and there are conditions. For example, he said that if you enter the Warcraft Mountains, I can only follow you within ten kilometers at most, unless Your life is in danger, otherwise I would not be able to appear. And I can only save you once, if you really die in the Warcraft Mountains, then I am sorry, you can only die there as food for the Warcraft "York said, Li Cong's master is a great magician, he knows very well that it is impossible for people who have not experienced life and death to live in this world, so Li Cong must enter there to exercise, other People can't give Li Cong anything, and what Li Cong can rely on is himself.
"Ten kilometers..." Li Cong said helplessly. In fact, he was looking forward to it in his heart. This kind of mercenary life is also what he wants. I have already registered a mercenary, so it is better to go to the Mercenary Alliance to see if there are any suitable tasks. If I can complete the task, not only will I be rewarded, but my mercenary level will also be improved.
York and Li Cong took a break and went out. In the mercenary alliance, York casually entered and gave Li Cong a fake identity. After that, Li Cong was the real Li Cong. It's definitely not a joke.
"Boy, this is your new identity." York threw a sign to Li Cong and said, Li Cong threw it into his magic ring casually. This thing is really good and very comfortable to use of.
In comparison, Li Cong still doesn't like others calling him Cao Ke, because he doesn't have that name at all. It's better to call myself Li Cong more comfortable. After all, this is my name, and Li Cong is very happy about this.
Li Cong didn't know anything about joining a team to fight. The last time he went to the outskirts of the Warcraft Mountains, his own people followed him. It was impossible for someone like Li Cong to join a team casually, because this guy was a Magician, if a magician joins a team, it will cause a huge sensation. So York let Li Cong go in as a soldier. When he entered the Warcraft Mountains, the people in the team could no longer inform the outside. At that time, it was up to him whether to use soldiers or magic.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" said the lady with a sweet smile in the reception hall. Such a lady would always speak much better than some men, as if Li Cong liked this, and handed over a piece of five taels This girl’s smile is even more beautiful. It’s been a long time since I saw such a handsome guy with such a generous shot. Nowadays, it’s usually handsome guys who don’t have money, and those who have money are the dads of handsome guys. If Li Cong wants to have further If you think about it, I guess this girl won't mind, and I very much hope to have a good development with Li Cong after get off work.
"Well, I want to see if there is a suitable team for me. I am a fifth-level fighter." Li Cong said, almost turning a blind eye to the winks thrown by the girl opposite, and a girl of this level cannot enter his own team. For the most part, York, who was following Li Cong, watched it very pleasingly. York's point of view is that if you have one, you have to watch it. There are no other girls here. Which one should you look at?
"Fifth-level fighter?" The little girl didn't really believe in Li Cong's strength. In his opinion, Li Cong should be the young master of a big family, and he came here to find bodyguards. There are many, even ninth-level fighters, but there are not many fifth-level fighters like Li Cong. It seems that this young master is so generous because of his own ability. Cong's opinion has risen a lot. Just now, he was still able to play, but now it is no problem to entrust him for life, and Li Cong is going to shine one by one.
"Yes, this is my certificate." Li Cong took out a sign and said, this is the certificate issued by the Warriors Guild, to accept missions from the Mercenary Alliance or whatever, you need to prove your own level, but there is no such thing over there. A bit opportunistic. Although Li was never familiar with the content of the exam, Li Cong's fighter strength must be at least level 8, so there is absolutely no problem in taking a fifth-level fighter's qualification certificate, not to mention there is York in the exam. Let me introduce you.
The little girl glanced at Li Cong in surprise, this is really true, this thing cannot be faked, besides, even if it can be faked, it will be your own who will suffer in the end. No one is foolish enough to pretend to be this thing. You said you were level 5 and joined a team of level 5, but you only have level 3 or lower strength after arriving at the Warcraft Mountains, so other people see you like this, If it’s good, maybe you throw it here and leave you alone, if it’s not good, it may kill you directly. There were many such things before, but no one cares about your life and death in the Warcraft Mountains. It is not uncommon to kill people. There are still many people who live by robbing in the Warcraft Mountains. It is said that their life is quite good. If you kill a Warcraft, you may only get the things of this Warcraft , but if you kill a person, it's not necessarily the case. There may be many things on this person, and they are all valuable things. This is why those people don't kill Warcraft and kill people. Killing people will actually get more.
"Okay, pay thirty taels of silver, and I'll give you some contact information. As for whether they want you, it's your own problem." In fact, the mercenary alliance is playing the role of an intermediary, and Li Cong heard the fee. At first glance, these thirty taels of silver are enough for an ordinary person to feed for a year, and here is a registration fee. The money I earn is far worse than that of the Mercenary Alliance. There are at least hundreds of thousands of people in this Mercenary Alliance. One county, and there are so many counties, God. It's really unimaginable.
"Well, I know this." Li Cong nodded and said, whether the mercenary team needs you or not is beyond the control of the mercenary alliance. Generally speaking, they all know each other, or are not famous. There is no need for this at all, they can all enter the Warcraft Mountains directly, but if you are a novice, you can't do this. People always want to try your skills, otherwise they will take you in hastily, that is asking you to seek death and they are seeking death themselves.
"This is the news that more than seventy teams are recruiting fifth-level fighters. You can go over there and have a look. Just give it to me after reading it." The little girl said with a smile. Generally speaking, it is not allowed to take it away. , it may be that being handsome is privileged. Of course, Li Cong's five taels of silver played a role. Li Cong drank York and went to the rest area here, looking at some of the recruitment of five-level fighters written on it. There is not only recruitment information, but also the strength of their team and what they are doing this time. Li Cong felt very fresh when he came into contact with such things for the first time.
"This Hammer team is pretty good. I think it suits you very well." York said after reading it at a glance. Li Cong hasn't finished reading the first two, and he doesn't understand them very well. Li Cong will watch after hearing York's words. On to that Hammer squad.
The Iron Hammer team is captained by a level 7 archer, with a level 6 fighter and three level 5 fighters. Now they are recruiting a level 5 fighter to enter the junction between the outer end and the middle of the Warcraft Mountains and prepare to hunt the monsters there. , the requirement is level 5 fighters. It doesn’t indicate whether it’s elementary or high level. It’s best if you have experience in entering the Warcraft Mountains. The expression is now to choose whether to give you these silver.
"I don't understand this very well. If this is the case, then I will choose the Hammer team. What about you? Are you with me, or did you disappear somewhere?" Li Cong looked at York and said, this The guy said that he would save his life in the Warcraft Mountains, but Li Cong thought it would be better not to take risks. This guy's smile can be seen to be very sinister, and he will definitely wait until he still has a breath to come out. Which means it's still dangerous.
"Hehe, I'm leaving right now. You don't need to look for me, and you can't find me with your ability, but I won't be too far away from you." Yorke left just like that, really very chic , Li Cong also bowed his head and called this guy a chic brother.
"Miss, I just want the contact information of the Hammer team. I'm going to join this team." Li Cong said, and the people around him all looked at this guy one by one when they heard what Li Cong said. The eyes do not quite believe in him. Among the fifth-level teams, it seems that this Hammer team still has its own status. Generally speaking, if more than half of the people in the team reach a level, it is a team of any level. Although The captain of the Iron Hammer team was level seven, and there was a level six fighter, but there were four level five fighters, so they could only be called a level five team.
"Boy. Your thirty taels of silver are wasted. If you said that you want to join the Hammer team, you just tell me. I am Hong Zhan, the vice-captain of the Hammer team." The guy said, Li Cong took a look The lady inside also nodded when she saw this lady. It seems that this guy is really the vice-captain. Li Cong can feel that this guy should be a sixth-level fighter in terms of strength. Looks like he's the only tier 6 fighter in Team Hammer.
"Hehe, it's really lucky. But the money has been handed over to others, and there is no reason to return it to me. Let's go." Li Cong looked at the deputy captain helplessly and said, Hong Zhan also nodded, and followed Li Cong walked towards the door. This guy came to see the recruitment situation. They were going to enter the Warcraft Forest tomorrow. They didn't have all the people, if not all. You can only go in later. It is not impossible for five people to go in, but if you lose one person, you will lose power, and you may not be able to do many things well, so six people can be much better.
"Boy, I can tell by looking at you that this is the first time you have entered the Warcraft Mountains, two hundred thousand taels of silver. You can't miss a single coin. Can you get it out, kid? If you can't get it out, get out as soon as possible, our team Don't mess around." After going out, the guy said as if he was asking for money, Li Cong smiled, and wanted to take out the money himself? OK. But we also have to see if you are capable, you can't just say that I will give you money.
"Hehe, don't worry about that, I have two million taels of silver, but you want to test me, and I also want to see our team's ability, I will definitely show it when I meet everyone Yes." Li Cong said. This stopped Hong Zhan who was walking. This kid is really a beginner who doesn't know anything. He still has to test the Hammer team. Among the fifth-level teams, the Hammer team is definitely the top. , among other things, let’s talk about the record of the Hammer team. Now there is no fifth-level team that can break it. This kid is really interesting. This guy laughed twice and took Li Cong to continue walking. Maybe this guy is really He has his own ability, no matter what, he dares to talk to himself like this, he is quite courageous, maybe he will not be so lonely in the future, and new blood will always bring new things.
Hong Zhan took Li Cong to an inn, which seemed to be a high-end place. After all, none of the mercenaries knew when they lost their heads, so they would be fine when they were in the city. Those who choose a place to rest, this is the time for them to enjoy themselves, tomorrow they will work hard, and today they have to enjoy themselves in time.
After entering, Hong Zhan walked towards the private room inside. It seemed that everyone was there. Sure enough, after entering the door, Li Cong saw that it was a very large private room. A meal in such a private room would cost at least several hundred taels. For money, these people don't seem to be short of money. The captain is naturally the one sitting in the middle, and the three around are probably fifth-level fighters. One of them just glanced at it and continued to drink. From their point of view, the matter of testing newcomers is not their business, but the business of the two bosses.
"Boy, you are the new fifth-level fighter, very good, you look good, shake hands, this is the test." The captain put down his wine glass and said, the captain gave Li Cong a good impression, At least someone who can have fun with his subordinates, unlike those leaders on the earth who have to separate boundaries from their subordinates. Such people look very disgusting, let alone play together.
"Hehe, captain, you are an archer, and I took advantage of you." Li Cong went over to shake hands as he spoke. He knew that this would definitely be a test. Simple, I have seen a seventh-level archer myself, Zheng Hong is, maybe it is the reason why Zheng Hong follows me every day, so I don't feel how powerful it is, but the feeling in front of me is different. Zheng Hong is amazing.
Gao Qiang, the captain of the Iron Hammer team, is a tough guy. Li Cong has never heard of Gao Qiang, but everyone in this room respects this captain very much. They all feel that it is wrong to work under such a captain It's a kind of honor. I'm happy to see that Li Cong is not big or small. The captain's iron pincers are very powerful. Li Cong knows that if he doesn't use his skills in such a place, It will definitely be bullied, and I can only show a little bit of skill at the moment. This high-strength strength is really not small, but Li Cong passed the first wave of strength easily.
At this time, Gao Qiang took a straight look at Li Cong. This young man still looks like a milk baby, and his strength is not small. His first wave of strength must be beyond the level of five junior fighters. It was above the elementary level, and then I added some strength. Seeing Li Cong's expression, he seemed to feel a little bit. Above the intermediate level, he was a high-level fighter. Could this kid be a fifth-level high-level fighter? Gao Qiang was overjoyed. The three fifth-level fighters in his team were all high-level. He thought it would be good to get a middle-level fighter, but he didn't expect a high-level fighter to come. His luck is really good. Come again With a wave of strength, Li Cong knew that he couldn't hold on at this time. Sure enough, one hand began to hang down, and the expression on his face was as painful as killing a pig. The three fifth-level fighters sitting around him were not small at the moment. Look at Li Cong, this kid is indeed arrogant. This guy is so young, but he didn't have such abilities when he was young. This kid will be their teammate in the future, which is very good.
"Boy, it's very good. There are not many fifth-level high-level fighters at your age. From now on, you boy will be a member of our Hammer team. If you are bullied, feel free to come to me. As long as you take care of me, I will never It will make you suffer, and the 200,000 silver will be avoided." The captain said arrogantly, and Li Cong also nodded with a smile. Personally, I am an honest person on the surface. It seems that I have really entered a good team. No matter how I say it, I will hang out with these people in the next few days. This relationship still needs to be done. It is very good, we have a relationship and have our own skills. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation