Sandalwood marks

The county seat [-] kilometers away from the ancient city has the largest Chinese herbal medicine wholesale market in southern province. Early the next morning, Wen Langying borrowed a luxury car from the hotel manager, drove him and Mu Tanhen to the wholesale market with Xiao Ma .

When we arrive at the wholesale market, it is the peak of the transaction. Buyers come from all corners of the country, including wholesalers and retail buyers.In addition to the fixed facade stalls, the people who come here to sell herbs at the ground stalls are basically local people, and more than half of them are dressed in Shaomin costumes.It's just that it's hard to say whether most of these people are minorities.

When Mu Tanhen entered the market, he only searched for one kind of herbal medicine. As long as there was any on the stall, he would buy a little and put it in a sealed bag.Mu Tanhen and Wen Langying have outstanding appearances, and Xiao Ma has a strong spirit. The temperament of the three is quite special in the market.The stall owners with a little discernment felt that these three people had something to do with them.Therefore, even if Mu Tanhen bought a single herbal medicine and the quantity was small, many stall owners treated them as big customers.

Every time Mu Tanhen finished the transaction, he would ask about the place of origin.Most of the stall owners who are asked will always claim that the herbs on their stalls are wild mountain herbs.Wen Langying didn't understand herbal medicine, so she just followed behind Mu Tanhen, and after buying more than a dozen herbal medicines, she couldn't hold back her words.

"Xiao Tan, there are very few wild herbs now, and most of them are grown by mountain people." It means to remind Mu Tanhen not to be deceived by cunning traders.

"Yes, I know." Mu Tanhen nodded.

Wen Langying was surprised: "You know and still ask?"

"There will always be someone who will tell the truth." Mu Tanhen didn't seem to care, and continued to buy along the stall.

It took four hours to browse through all the stalls. Mu Tanhen, Wen Langying, and Xiao Ma all had convenience bags in their hands.After leaving the wholesale market, they went to a nearby restaurant for lunch, and the three of them returned to the Gucheng Hotel.

"Lang Ying, these herbs will be tested all afternoon." After entering the room, Mu Tanhen took out the laboratory equipment and put on his laboratory overalls.

Wen Langying took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves: "I'll help you."

Mu Tanhen scratched his head: "It's enough for me alone." Wen Langying only brought one testing instrument, even if he knew how to test, Wen Langying didn't use it.

"Hurry up, both of you." Wen Langying insisted.

"Then how about this, you help me record it." Mu Tanhen thought for a while.

"Okay! How to do it?"

"Herbs that have passed the inspection, mark them for me."

Mu Tanhen flexibly arranged the microscope and instruments, took out the herbal medicine from the sealed bag and began to examine it.The first herbal medicine test was quick, and Mu Tanhen looked under the microscope before throwing it into the trash can.

"This way you can see that you are unqualified?" Wen Langying felt that Mu Tanhen's doing this was a bit of a joke.

"The root fibers of that herb are polluted." Mu Tanhen took the second herb.

Wen Langying looked at the trash can, then at the serious Mu Tanhen, but said nothing, because he lacked knowledge of herbal medicine.

The second copy passed the microscope, failed the instrument test, and was thrown into the trash can.

Wen Langying picked up the herbs in the trash can and compared them, but there was no difference.

"What's wrong with this?"

Mu Tanhen grumbled: "Pesticides exceed the standard." He remembered that the stall owner swore that the herbs were picked in the ravine.

"Everything that is planted now has this defect."

The third copy, after Mu Tanhen's instrument was tested, was still thrown into the trash can.

"Where is this lacking?" This time Wen Langying didn't pick it up in the trash can for comparison.

"There are too many heavy metals in the ingredients."

"Oh." Wen Langying nodded.

Next, I failed to pass more than ten copies in a row, so of course there is no need to record.Wen Langying had nothing to do and was a little bored, leaning on the chair to admire Mu Tanhen's serious work.

"This wild herb is qualified, please pack it in a sealed bag for me." Mu Tanhen handed the herb to Wen Langying. "Remember, I bought this from booth No. 56."

"Oh, good!..." Wen Langying took the herbs and paused. "Xiao Tan, how do you know you bought it at booth 56?"

"I can tell the difference." Mu Tanhen explained lightly.

"Can you really tell the difference?" Wen Langying almost laughed.The shapes of the herbs are basically the same, and they are all packaged in uniform sealed bags when purchased. There are more than 70 copies in total, all of which are not marked and mixed together. Can you tell which stall you bought it from?

"Others don't know, but I can do it." Mu Tanhen turned his head to face Wen Langying. "The herbs are not produced in the same place. If they are not processed in the same batch after picking, there will be more or less differences. When buying herbs, I deliberately wrote down the characteristics of the herbs and the number of the booth where they are located."

"Xiao Tan, are you talking about a book?" Wen Langying opened his mouth, bent over to find the herbal medicine in the trash can, held it in his hand and carefully identified it. I'm sorry, in his eyes, it means more leaves, one less The difference between root and root.

Mu Tanhen frowned: "Are you going to help me keep the records? If you don't, then don't bother me here, go and play with Master Ma."

"Uh..., I'll just remember." He has a lot of knowledge and expertise, and Little Huabao may be a genius in this area.

Wen Langying put the qualified herbs into a sealed bag, and wrote down the two numbers 56 on a small square of white paper with a pen, stuffed it into the sealed bag, put it aside, and then looked up at Mu Tanhen.

The corners of Mu Tanhen's mouth curled up, and he lowered his head to continue his inspection.

Half an hour later, Mu Tanhen found another qualified herbal medicine.

"This is a wild herbal medicine. The stall owner said he is from Guilin Valley."

"Oh, wild herbs, Guilin Valley." Wen Langying finished writing, admiring her handwriting with satisfaction.

"Don't make a mistake. If you make a mistake, Seventh Brother will not be able to find the place of origin." Seeing Wen Langying's nonchalant look, Mu Tanhen was a little worried.

"Just these few words, how could I get it wrong." Wen Langying was a little bit dumbfounded, the dignified president of Wen's was looked down upon as a primary school student. "Xiao Tan, the place of origin is marked for Li Kaiqing to see?"

Mu Tanhen gave Wen Langying a white look: "What do you think? You can memorize more than 70 copies, not for others to see, I need to mark it specially?" He is only responsible for the selection of herbs, and Li Kaiqing will take care of other trivial matters.

Wen Langying opened his mouth, subjectively still not believing that Mu Tanhen has such amazing memory and discrimination.How high is the IQ required to achieve such a powerful memory and discrimination ability?

Wen Langying didn't speak, while Mu Tanhen continued to inspect.Subsequent inspections were not satisfactory, and only one was barely qualified.The only fortunate thing is that this herbal medicine is grown, and the place of origin is unknown, because the stall owner claimed that the herbal medicine was collected from the valley.

"Tomorrow, let's go to shop No. 106 and ask about the place of production." Mu Tanhen stretched his waist, and the sky was full of sunshine outside the window.

"Are you sure it's shop No. 106?" Wen Langying turned over and looked at the herbs in her hand. There were no nail marks on the herbs, which meant that Mu Tanhen hadn't marked them.

Mu Tanhen gave Wen Langying a sideways look, and was too lazy to explain to him.

The next day, Mu Tanhen took the herbal medicine bought in shop No. 106, and went to the wholesale market with Wen Langying and Xiao Ma.When he arrived at the shop, Mu Tanhen grabbed the herbs on the stall and looked at them, his eyebrows frowned.

"Boss, do you still have yesterday's herbs?"

Wen Langying was holding a sealed bag in his hand, after hearing Mu Tanhen's words, he quickly grabbed a few herbs and compared them with the ones in the sealed bag. After looking at them for a long time, he couldn't tell the difference.

"That's it." The stall owner was hospitable, and he had an impression of the three people in front of him.Although I only bought a small amount yesterday, but I made a special visit today, and there is a high chance that I will place a large order.

"Don't fool me, the current batch of goods is not produced in the same place as yesterday's, and the quality is not as good as yesterday's." Mu Tanhen snorted.

The stall owner of No. 106 stared wide-eyed, pulled Mu Tanhen into the shop, and gave a thumbs up.

"Little boss, your eyes are poisonous! Expert!"

Wen Langying was quite surprised when the stall owner confessed.

"Is yesterday's goods still available?"

"Yes, but the price is a little higher..." The stall owner counted money with his fingers.

"?" Mu Tanhen didn't understand.

"How much higher is the price?" Wen Langying came over and interjected.

"The two bosses are both knowledgeable. Let's be smart and don't talk dark words. What you bought yesterday was real wild herbs, and the purchase price is more than double that of high-end products. We don't make more money, just earn some travel expenses, and charge you this." How about the price?" The stall owner compared the numbers with his hands.

"Heh, if it's really wild, it's okay to be twice as expensive." Wen Langying narrowed his eyes: "Boss, you have to be honest when doing business, or you won't be able to catch big business."

The stall owner's forehead was sweating immediately. "You two, hey, I met an expert today." After wiping off his sweat, the stall owner admitted, "That's right, yesterday's herbs were not wild, but planted."

"Excuse me, where was it planted?" Mu Tanhen couldn't help asking.

The stall owner immediately showed vigilance in his eyes. "It was planted next to the mountain in the ancient city."

To let the merchants find the source of goods, these middlemen still earn a dime.

Mu Tanhen still wanted to ask, but Wen Langying pulled him: "Boss, we buy a relatively large quantity, do you have the ability to get the goods?"

"How much?" The stall owner was still wary.

Wen Langying looked at Mu Tanhen, and Mu Tanhen reported a number, which was not particularly large.

"Okay, for the price, we have to make a contract first, and the delivery will be made in two days." This quantity is a big order for the stall owner, and the stall owner readily compared the numbers.

"Row!"

Mu Tanhen understood the gestures this time, and the price of the herbal medicine quoted by the stall owner was one-third higher than that of the common goods, which was considered fair in the wholesale market.

Soon, a purchase contract was finalized, and Mu Tanhen paid one-fifth of the deposit to the stall owner from the bank card.

Leaving booth No. 106, Wen Langying ordered Xiao Ma to find a way to find out where the herbal medicine was grown.The pony led the way and left.After that, the two went to the other two qualified stalls.The herbal medicines fixed at booth No. 56 are purchased from mountain people, and the stall owner does not know the mountain people, so he has no way of finding out the place of origin.Guilin Shangou people's stall is a mobile stall, and today the stall owner has changed to another mountain person.There is no such freckle-removing herbal medicine in the herbal medicine sold by the mountain people.

Wen Langying realized that qualified herbal medicines were scarce, and felt that he could not pin all his hopes on the No. 106 source, so he suggested that Mu Tanhen go to Guilin Valley to have a look.The two left Xiao Ma in the wholesale market and drove to Guilin Valley.

Wen Langying got into the car and made a few phone calls, and drove to the intersection of Guilin Township. There was a van on the side of the road, and several people who looked like cadres were waiting there.

"The two are the bosses from Shang Hai, right?"

As soon as the car stopped, a middle-aged man in his 50s walked over quickly.

"Yes, we are from Shanghai, who are you?" Wen Langying already knew the identity of the visitor.

"I'm Yao Guohua, the mayor of Guilin Town. The two bosses have come all the way here for inspection. Thank you for your hard work! You have worked hard!" Mayor Yao expressed a very enthusiastic expression.

Half an hour ago, the county magistrate personally called him and informed him that the boss of a large company had come to Guilin to investigate this poor lump.If the inspection is qualified, large companies will invest tens of millions in the local area.

Hearing that tens of millions of investment will land, Mayor Yao immediately brought the main officials of the town to meet him at the intersection.

"Mayor Yao, hello, this is my business card." Wen Langying handed a business card to Mayor Yao, pointing to Mu Tanhen: "This is Mu Tanhen, vice president of Shanghai Qingmu Company."

Mu Tanhen didn't bring his business card.

"Mr. Mu, hello!" Mayor Yao shook Mu Tanhen's hand vigorously. The boss in front of him was too young and good-looking. It wasn't Wen Langying who introduced him. Tan Hen regarded him as a star or something.

Wen Langying explained the purpose of his visit, Mayor Yao didn't talk nonsense, he brought his colleagues and drove ahead to lead the way.

"Lang Ying, why did you make such a big commotion?" Mu Tanhen felt that he didn't need to find local officials to find herbal medicine.

"Xiao Tan, as long as there are places suitable for planting in Southern Province, we must contact the local government." Wen Langying replied while driving.

"Why?" Mu Tanhen didn't understand.

"Sign a purchase contract with the local area to monopolize the supply of goods."

"Why do you want to monopolize the source of goods?"

Wen Langying chuckled: "Xiao Tan, the freckle-removing medicine has been successfully developed and put into production, and the raw materials must be purchased in large quantities. If you purchase a large quantity, it is foreseeable that the price in the wholesale market will jump straight up in the future."

"That's right, Seventh Brother said that several large quantities of herbal medicines on the acne medicine are increasing." Mu Tanhen frowned and thought.

"Those kinds of herbs can be planted in a wide area, and the price increase will not be too outrageous. It will not work here. The value of the species is limited, the requirements are high, and the current market volume is not large." Wen Langying glanced at Mu Tanhen, There are other serious consequences not to mention.If the peers want to attack the opponent, make the opponent unable to purchase the main raw materials, or pay a high price to purchase and increase the cost, the opponent will be hit hard.

"Langying, how to solve it?" Mu Tanhen humbly asked for advice.

"We must first find the government in an area suitable for planting. The government will take the lead. We will provide funds to encourage local people to grow herbal medicines. With a purchase and sales contract, we can ensure a stable supply." Wen Langying is familiar with this aspect.

Mu Tanhen asked again: "If you pass the inspection, will you decide to cooperate with the government?"

"No! No! No!" Wen Langying shook his head repeatedly. "When will the freckle-removing formula be developed, and when will the contract be signed with the place of origin."

"Why wait for the formula to be developed?" Mu Tanhen didn't understand again.

Wen Langying smiled slightly: "Because it's in our best interest."

If the development of the anti-freckle formula fails, there is no need to sign a contract with the origin of the herbal medicine, and there will be no investment loss.

Mu Tanhen blinked and thought for a minute or two before he figured out the joint.

"Langying, I found that you are really good at business."

Wen Langying laughed: "Xiao Tan, you and I have our own strengths, we are a perfect match."

Mu Tanhen tilted his head, his eyes flickered. "Langying, now I feel that I did not make a mistake in finding you."

"Just now?" Wen Langying felt a little awkward.

Mu Tanhen rubbed his nose: "Well, well, I almost wanted to break up with you a few days ago."

The luxury car borrowed from the hotel owner suddenly made a sharp sound, dragging out a long brake mark.