Delani estimated that one stone of rice was about 50 kilograms of legal system, and 20 stones were about 1 ton. This is 120 silver dollars to buy a ton of rice with shells.

"Well...Boss, if I had a big business for you, how cheap could you make a ton of rice cheap?"

"What? One ton..." The boss obviously didn't know much about the metric system of origin of Europe and France.

"It's 20 stones! The 20 stones in the Qing Dynasty are probably one ton in the European metric system... How much can you give me the lowest?"

There is really a big deal, the boss quickly pulled out his abacus and started fighting.

"This foreigner... the prices I quoted for you are actually the lowest. If you want to be cheaper, you will have to be in large quantities!"

"If you buy 100 stones at one time, that is, five tons you said... Then I can give you 110 silver dollars a ton..."

Delaney looked at him and smiled, "What if I bought more? For example, 1,000 stones are up..."

"Hiss... a thousand stones? 50 tons? You want so much? I, I... I can give you the price to... 100 silver dollars... This is really the lowest. There is no profit anymore. It's just to make money for the guys below!"

"Okay! Very good, just do it according to the price you said... I need 100 tons per ton of 100 silver dollars! I can give you 30% of the total payment for 10,000 silver dollars first. This is the Chinese bank promissory note of 3,000 silver dollars!"

"Don't worry about the remaining 7,000 silver dollars. If you send a batch of grain, I will settle for you in proportion... You can't bring so much to you at once!"

"I know you are also worried that I will cheat. You Qing people are unwilling to trade with us foreign devils!"

Now the boss was embarrassed. He smiled and said, "What's the point? I can trust it, of course I can trust it! Where will Master Foreigner send the food?"

"A quarter was delivered to our embassy, ​​with a small warehouse... the remaining three quarters were delivered to our warehouse at Guangqumen Railway Station!"

"If the cooperation is good this time, I may have to place an order soon, maybe I will buy another 100 tons!"

The boss was ridiculous now and waved his hand desperately, "It's gone, it's really gone... Lord Yang praised me and I'm extremely happy to do business for me!"

"But there are rules and regulations for doing business. Our small shop is small and profitable, and I really can't accept your orders anymore!"

"To be honest... don't look for other people's homes. Basically, the grain merchants among the Shanxi merchants can no longer accept your orders! Unless you go to the Chinese grain merchants, there may be some solutions!"

"You ask me why? Actually, it's very simple. The grain trade has a shelf life. This is not wood, stone, cloth and other groceries. It doesn't matter if you can't sell it after purchasing it. You can still sell it after you put it there!"

"Grain trade emphasizes freshness, and hats with one's head! How much grain consumed around the capital in a year is actually a fixed number!"

"The population is here. We have connections between grain merchants in the capital, including Shanxi merchants, Chinese people, and local merchants in the capital... It is probably these three sects of merchants who divide all the grain trade!"

"We have competition, but we also have to cooperate. We always communicate with each other when we meet! Who can't live?... Everyone knows the inventory in their hands!"

"It's now the twelfth lunar month. The grain merchants in the capital have already purchased all the food they want to eat by the beginning of next spring. If they want to transport grain to the capital, then the first lunar month will be passed!"

"The 100 tons you want are all the surplus warehouse gaps from other grain merchants and I have cleaned up all the remaining warehouse gaps and raised them for you!"

"If you want one ton, there will be no more, and no one will sell it to you, because if you sell it to you, it will sell the food of the people. If the people in the capital don't have enough food, they will suffer from famine!"

Delaney pretended to be surprised and said, "How could it be? In such a large capital, is there only 100 tons of grain surplus? How is this possible?"

"Oh... Master, you have spent 10,000 silver dollars on my place. Why am I lying to you?"

"This hundred tons is the last surplus in our ordinary grain merchants' hands! If you want to buy more grain, there are only two ways!"

"The first one is to find Long Live Master! Buy it from the government or the government's official warehouse, and how much food is there is not something we businessmen like to know!"

"The second way is to go to Chinese grain merchants. They have big deals and big deals... If you give enough money, it will not be impossible for people to use ice trucks to climb the ice on the Grand Canal to deliver food to you!"

"Haha...but the shipping fee is too high!"

Delaney was very satisfied with the business and found out the situation of the capital's grain storage situation, and also stocked up a batch of supplies that were in short supply in the future.

The United Kingdom has already found out how much grain there is in the official warehouse in Emperor Tongzhi's hands, and now it is only the data in the hands of this ordinary businessman.

Comparing the two sides, Delaney is becoming more and more confident about the chaos next year!

The Chinese will definitely make trouble for food supply next year, which is promised by the prince’s forces! And the private grain merchants in the capital are completely unaware of the crisis.

If you realize it, you won’t leave such a surplus of more than 100 tons!

As for the government's official warehouses in the court, Emperor Tongzhi must first ensure the food rations for the troops stationed in the capital, railways, and food rations for the workers in the industrial zone!

There are also food for the court officials and bannermen. No matter how big the court’s granary is, it cannot hold back too much!

The boss looked at the foreign devils pondering and couldn't touch their minds, so he said with a smile, "You drink tea! You drink tea by Master Foreigner!"

Delaney waved his hand and handed him a business card. "This is my business card. If you have any questions, come to the British Embassy. They will take you to see me!"

"I have another condition! I don't want others to know about buying food, you must keep a secret! You have to know that I am a foreign devil, and I have a very sensitive identity. It is very bad to do some small business and make some extra money to let the court or my superior know about it!"

"I understand! The young man understands! Master Foreigner is making some pocket money for himself! I understand, I often do this kind of business..."

"To be honest, you said... the people in the Ministry of Revenue in the imperial court have something to do with me, and Chen Mi has done a lot of things to replace new rice!"

"Sales the soldiers and sell them to us... They must have paid the accounts for the soldiers and they will definitely be making new rice. The difference has made them profit!"

"No wonder, Master Foreigner, you don't choose a Chinese grain merchant! It turns out that you want to make extra money... Just find a small person to do such a thing, and you can ensure that you can handle it with steadily!"

"I have a seal on my mouth, so don't worry!"

Delaney left, and the grain shop owner watched the foreigner leave until his back disappeared, and then muttered, "Haha! The foreigner is even more greedy!"

"From my killing price to 100 silver dollars per ton, how much does he report to the UK's official account?"

"British countries are tens of thousands of miles away from the Qing Dynasty and are still across the sea. I definitely don't know the people here! Maybe he dares to pay 200 silver dollars per ton!"

"Haha... I'm here! Let the couple bring all the Chen Mi in their hands! I have to make a fortune!"

"Don't expect to eat new rice with 100 silver dollars per ton of rice!"
Chapter completed!