Beloved Plantation King

The next morning, when Yin Peinan and Zuo An entered the city, they saw Lin Youcai waiting beside a carriage.

Lin Youcai walked over when he saw the two of them, bowed his hands together and said, "Boss Yin, Mrs. Yin."

"Morning, Butler Lin." Yin Peinan greeted, then looked at Zuo An, and said, "Master, you go to the shop first, I'll be there later."

Zuo An nodded and said, "I'll go first."

After Zuo An left, Yin Peinan followed Lin Youcai into the carriage and went to Lin's mansion.

Butler Lin took Yin Peinan directly to the main hall of the main courtyard.

The Lin Mansion is also very large, compared to the Zheng Mansion, the Lin Mansion is a bit more elegant.

Yin Peinan took a casual look along the way, and found that the courtyard was quite elegant.There are also some calligraphy and paintings hanging in the living room, and a yard is specially set aside for the two young masters to study. Green bamboos and orchids are planted in the yard.

"Boss Yin, wait a moment. Let's have some tea first. I'll go to invite my master right away." Butler Lin personally served tea to Yin Peinan, and then went to invite people.

"Butler Lin is free to do so."

Butler Lin went out, Yin Peinan glanced at the teacup, didn't touch it, and looked around casually.

After a while, Master Lin came over. As soon as his feet stepped on the threshold, his voice came over.

"Boss Yin, long time no see. I just had something to do, I'm sorry for neglecting you."

Yin Peinan got up and said hello, "Master Lin is serious."

"Sit down, sit down, please sit down." Master Lin sat down at the main seat with a smile, and took a sip of tea first.

Yin Peinan sat down, didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with him, and asked directly: "I don't know why Master Lin is looking for Yin today?"

Master Lin put down his teacup, stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "Of course it's a good thing."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Yin Peinan raised his eyebrows and asked.

Master Lin smiled and said, "Lin wants to discuss business with Boss Yin."

"I don't know what kind of business Master Lin is talking about?"

"Of course it's a rice business."

When Yin Peinan heard this, he immediately understood that Master Lin was trying to poach the wall.Didn't he call himself over behind Zheng Wenhao's back because he wanted to poach Zheng Wenhao's wall?

He smiled, and while thinking about countermeasures, he said casually: "Master Lin is joking, everyone in the city knows that Zheng Wenhao and I are now running a rice store."

Master Lin waved his hand and said, "Hey, Boss Yin's words are wrong. We are in business, and if we make profits, we naturally go wherever there is money. Don't you think so? You and Zheng Wenhao are open, You drive with me, you drive, it’s no different.”

Yin Peinan immediately moved forward a little: "What does Master Lin mean by that?"

Master Lin took a sip of tea, put down his teacup, looked at Yin Peinan and said earnestly: "Boss Yin, you just started a business, maybe you don't know it very well, let me tell you, this Xinping County, you have to discuss business The rice business, Zheng Wenhao, no, the Zheng family, is not as familiar as my Lin family. I can say that, in this city, at least [-]% of the rice business is owned by my Lin family. Do you know?"

"I know a little bit." Yin Peinan nodded, and then panicked for a moment, got up quickly and said: "Master Lin, don't you think... I am a small shop with a small business, and I can only support my family, but I can't get into your eyes."

Master Lin saw his expression, waved his hands and continued: "Hey, Boss Yin was joking, I didn't mean it."

"Then who are you?"

"I know that you have new seeds for rice, soybeans, and cotton. I also heard that you are making new varieties yourself. I just want to talk to you. In the future, your new varieties will not only come from your family, but also from your village. I bought them at twice the price, what do you think?"

Yin Peinan's mouth was so wide open that he didn't have time to close it, and then he said, "Master Lin, this, this, I really can't promise you, I'm afraid I will let you down."

"Why? You can sell it for twice the price, which is a lot."

Yin Peinan shook his head and said, "Master Lin, thank you for treating Yin so highly, but

, I can't replace the rice of the villagers' homes.As for my family, these are grain seeds, we are not selling rice. "

"The Lin family is also planning to sell grain seeds, Boss Yin doesn't have to worry."

Yin Peinan was embarrassed: "Well, Master Lin, I have already signed a contract with Zheng Wenhao, and I have filed a record with the government. If I sell it to you, it will be a breach of the contract. I can't afford to pay so much money."

Master Lin smiled and said: "This is not a problem. If Boss Yin is in trouble, Lin is willing to help you out."

Yin Peinan: "It's not easy for Master Lin to do this."

Master Lin saw that he didn't mean it, so he changed his trick again: "Boss Yin, how about this. How about you quit the shop with Zheng Wenhao and cooperate with me? Lin promises that we can open a bigger shop, Not only selling grain seeds, but when the summer harvest is over, we can also harvest the grain and do business together. Moreover, my Lin family’s rice grain is not only in this county, but also in other places, and all roads can be used, right? "

Yin Peinan: "..." I just declined, why can't Master Lin understand? !Still pretend not to understand.Originally, I didn't want to offend the Lin family and declined the matter, but it was not so easy.

He simply said: "Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your kindness. However, please forgive Yin for speaking bluntly. Although Yin has little education, he still knows that he must be honest in doing business. Since Zheng Wenhao and I have already opened this rice and grain shop, we will stop I can no longer open the same shop as others in this city. I can only thank Mr. Lin for his kindness."

When Master Lin heard this, his smiling face immediately dropped, and he looked at Yin Peinan and said meaningfully: "Boss Yin, this county is not big or small, and doing business is not so easy."

Is this a threat?

Yin Peinan got up and cupped his hands and said: "Master Lin, Yin is just a countryman who only knows how to farm. This business is definitely not as good as Master Lin's. It is a small business and cannot afford Master Lin's love. Yin has something else to do. I will bid farewell first."

After finishing speaking, Yin Peinan turned around and left.

Master Lin looked at Yin Peinan's back and clenched his fists.

Lin Youcai came up, stood aside and said, "Master, this person is so clueless, what should we do next?"

The old man snorted coldly and said, "Send people to the villages below to secure all the surplus grain in advance. They sell grain seeds, and we sell rice. The grain seeds don't make much money, and rice is the big deal."

"Then master, what if they also sell rice?"

"So didn't I ask you to do it? First buy all the surplus food, what will they sell?"

"Oh, my master is brilliant."

In the Changlong Grain Shop, Zheng Wenhao looked at Zuo An alone, and asked curiously, "Brother-in-law, did Anan not come over today?"

"It came, but was called away."

"Huh? Who called you away?"

Zuo An didn't hide anything from him, and said, "The Lin family."

"The Lin family? The Lin Yingda family?" Zheng Wenhao was taken aback.

"Yes, his father."

Zheng Wenhao asked suspiciously: "What is he looking for Ah Nan?"

Zuo An: "I don't know, maybe it has something to do with the shop?"

Zheng Wenhao thought about it for a while, and had a bad premonition.Yin Peinan has nothing to do with the Lin family, the biggest possibility is this rice shop.

He said: "Brother-in-law, how long has he been there?"

"He was picked up by the butler of the Lin family as soon as we entered the city. It has been half an hour and he should be back soon."

Zheng Wenhao went to the door, walking up and down in front of the counter, a little anxious.

After a while, he finally saw Yin Peinan came back, he quickly pulled him into the lounge, and asked, "Why does old man Lin want you?"

Zuo An also looked at Yin Peinan.

"Let me drink some water first, I walked back from the Lin Mansion, I was dying of thirst." Yin Peinan poured down two glasses of water.

Zheng Wenhao was shocked: "Old man Lin is so stingy? You won't even serve tea?"

Yin Peinan waved his hand and said, "I'm up, I don't dare to drink

. "

Zheng Wenhao had a puzzled face: "Why don't you dare to drink this?"

Yin Peinan replied seriously: "What if he drugged me and beat me up?"

Zheng Wenhao: "...That's not enough."

"Who knew, it's so easy for a big family to kill one or two people without anyone noticing." It's always been played like this in TV dramas. people know.

Zheng Wenhao: "...you should tell me why he is looking for you."

Yin Peinan sat down beside his wife and said, "He wants me to kick you and open a rice shop with him."

Zheng Wenhao stomped his feet and said fiercely: "I knew it! This old man Lin is very bad, you didn't agree?"

Yin Peinan smiled and said: "Of course, what kind of friendship do I have with you, how can I take advantage of him?"

"Good brother!" Zheng Wenhao happily stepped forward to pat Yin Peinan on the shoulder, and said to him, "He must be in a hurry. He knows that our grain seeds are good, and he is afraid that we will grow bigger, so he wants to recruit you into the group."

"Well, he has vision." Yin Peinan thought about the previous conversation, and said: "But I listened to him, even if I didn't agree, he probably wanted to play tricks and threatened me."

Zuo An asked, "What did he say?"

Yin Peinan recounted the conversation between the two of them.

Zuo An calmly said: "He must also have the idea of ​​harvesting rice in summer."

Zheng Wenhao continued: "His family has a lot of fields and a lot of rice shops. Most of the villages used to sell rice directly to them."

Yin Peinan: "Then let's analyze it carefully. I just thought about it. Their advantage is that there are many rice shops and a wide market; the second is that the villagers know them well, and most of them sell rice to them. The fact that there are more shops and greater storage capacity is related. But we also have advantages.”

The two looked at him.

He continued: "Our biggest one, if he wants to buy our new grain seeds, he must sell the surplus grain to us, not to other shops."

Zheng Wenhao blinked: "Ah Nan, are you threatening them?"

Yin Peinan spread his hands: "There is no way. We originally planned to do some rice business during the summer harvest. At this time, the Lin family came to intervene. We only have this method that is the most effective. Besides, this is not a threat, it is called a lure, you Say yes?"

Zheng Wenhao laughed: "Yes, lure!"

But Zuo An worried: "However, you don't know if someone bought rice seeds and sold them again. Besides, we don't have such a big warehouse, and we don't have money. It is impossible to monopolize improved rice. The Lin family He will definitely get a share of the pie, and since he has more shops and more sales, we cannot compete with him in terms of rice."

Zheng Wenhao waved his hand and said, "Silver and warehouses are not a problem. There is none in the shop, but the Zheng family has them!"

Zuo An shook his head: "This rice must be more expensive than the previous rice. There may not be so many people in the county town who can buy it and eat it every day, and we can't sell that much in a single shop. Moreover, the rice cannot be kept, and it is easy to grow worms. Close If you don’t sell it within a month, you will grow rice worms.”

Yin Peinan thought for a while, then said: "Then let's not compete with him for rice, we mainly sell grain seeds, and mainly sell to other counties, how about it?"

Zuo An nodded, and said: "That's fine. But we also want to grab the rice from the villagers with the Lin family. Whether we sell grain seeds or rice, this is a follow-up issue. There is only one main problem for us. How can we come before the Lin family? Let the villagers sell their rice to us? What Pei Nan said before is to lure us with grain seeds. This is one way, but it cannot be guaranteed, and we have to think of a more secure way."

Zheng Wenhao asked: "The method we used to exchange old grain for new grain can still be used?"

Zuo An replied: "Yes, but the cost is too high. Now our whole county is planting new varieties of rice, and the old grain in the past can only be harvested from other counties. The transportation costs, manpower The cost is too high to be worthwhile."

The three of them racked their brains to think, but couldn't figure it out.

After two days, the county magistrate

Man brought them two more news, one good news and one bad news.