Chapter 1138

In fact, Wang An already had a complete set of operating procedures in his mind regarding the business of dealing in mountain goods.

After all, the business of trading goods is basically the same; although the commodities are different, the processes are largely the same.

And since Wang An started his business by trading goods in his past life, he knew exactly how to do it.

However, Wang An still wanted to hear what Seeing Qiao Xiaohu thought.

Seeing Qiao Xiaohu frowned and said:

"I want to set up an acquisition point in our county town, and then collect pine nuts and dried mushrooms every day. Besides collecting them like that, I'll go to each village to collect them door-to-door."

After Seeing Qiao Xiaohu finished saying this, Wang An subconsciously asked:

"And then?"

Seeing Qiao Xiaohu was stunned for a moment and said in a daze:

"And then? There is no then, that's all I thought of."

Wang An looked at Seeing Qiao Xiaohu speechlessly and said:

"Oh my god, in the current situation, how are you going to collect door-to-door? Yeah, right, I have a four-wheeled cart and a walking tractor, so you're going to drive the four-wheeled cart around? Damn, do you know how much that costs? Won't all the money you earn be spent on fuel?"

Seeing Qiao Xiaohu was completely baffled by Wang An's series of questions and said helplessly:

"Then what do you say we should do, big brother? I'll follow your lead."

Wang An raised his glass to clink with Seeing Qiao Xiaohu and said:

"I definitely won't do the business myself; I won't do business again in this life. Let's do it like you do with those small commodities: I provide the money, teach you how to do it, and I take a cut of the profits. How about that?"

Seeing Qiao Xiaohu widened his eyes and asked:

"Big brother, I'm just puzzled. With your incredible ability, why is anything you do not better than farming? Why do you have to stick to that small mountain valley?"

Wang An smiled faintly and said:

"What incredible ability? You make it sound like I'm becoming an immortal. Let me tell you, everyone has their own way of living. You think staying in that small mountain valley is boring, but I think it's very interesting."

Seeing Qiao Xiaohu said with indignation:

"Anyway, I just think there's nothing you can't do, big brother. You can do everything, you're just too lazy to do it."

Wang An ate two grains of raw rice and said while chewing:

"Alright, stop talking about this useless stuff. It's estimated that by next year, or the year after, individuals will be able to open companies. Then we'll set up a company together, specializing in trading small commodities and mountain goods."

After Wang An finished speaking, Seeing Qiao Xiaohu said:

"I know about companies; there are already such companies in Yiwu."

Wang An nodded and said:

"Yeah, they already have them there, so it'll definitely be soon for us here. I'll teach you how to set up the company when the time comes. For now, let's talk about collecting mountain goods..."

Following that, Wang An told Seeing Qiao Xiaohu the operating procedures and methods.

Actually, this method is very simple: it's nothing more than contacting the village chiefs, small shop owners, or influential people in each village to have them collect these things on their behalf.

Of course, to make them willing to do this, you have to leave enough profit margin for them.

But there is a prerequisite: you must get them to find a way to send the collected mountain goods to the county, and you must strictly control the quality of the various mountain goods.

In this way, it solves both the labor problem and the transportation problem, and most importantly, the financial pressure won't be as great.

When Wang An reached this point, Seeing Qiao Xiaohu asked proactively:

"Big brother, what if they don't trust us and don't collect the mountain goods?"

Not to mention, the question Seeing Qiao Xiaohu asked was truly quite critical.

Mainly because everyone is a stranger, and no one is going to pay out of their own pocket to collect a pile of mountain goods and leave them there. What if I collect them and you don't want them, or you lower the price?

You have to know that for farmers, mountain goods don't cost money; you just need to put in some hard work and diligence to pick them in the mountains.

Besides, in this era, the business of trading has just opened up, and in the minds of most people, doing business is still a taboo.

After all, there is still a crime at this time called "speculation and profiteering."

After Seeing Qiao Xiaohu finished asking, Wang An smiled and explained, then asked back:

"This problem can be solved by one thing. Xiaohu, what do you think this thing is?"

Seeing Qiao Xiaohu pondered for a long time, but eventually shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"Big brother, I really don't know, and I can't guess it."

Wang An didn't give the answer immediately but picked up his glass to signal. Seeing Qiao Xiaohu immediately picked up his glass, lowered his rim below Wang An's, and clinked it.

After they each took a sip of wine, Wang An smiled and said:

"This thing is money. Remember, Xiaohu, in business, there is nothing that money can't solve. As long as the money is there, everything can be solved."

Seeing Qiao Xiaohu couldn't help but ask back:

"Big brother, they don't trust me, and I don't trust them either. I don't know them, so if I just give them money, wouldn't I be too stupid?"

Not to mention, Seeing Qiao Xiaohu's brain reacted really fast, instantly understanding what Wang An meant.

Wang An said unhurriedly:

"Giving them money directly to collect is definitely not going to work, and I don't trust them either. You can give them a little benefit first, let them call on the villagers to pick more mountain goods. Anyway, once the mountain goods are picked, even if they can't be sold in the end, the villagers won't have lost anything. Then, we set a collection date with them; once the day arrives, we only stay in that village for one day to collect, and we won't wait after that."

After hearing Wang An's words, Seeing Qiao Xiaohu's eyes lit up, and just as he was about to speak, Wang An said again:

"The process is the process, but there are many details to pay attention to. For example, scales—some scales are inaccurate, so you must prepare two more."

"And order—as soon as people gather, all kinds of shitty people and shitty things will come out. If you run into a few troublemakers, it'll be even more troublesome. These are things you have to guard against."

Following that, Wang An mentioned a lot of places where things could go wrong, as well as various coping methods. Anyway, he basically said everything he could think of.

And Seeing Qiao Xiaohu was really attentive, even taking out a small notebook to record it. It's just that the characters Seeing Qiao Xiaohu wrote were ugly, and many of them were clearly homophones.

Of course, what he recorded wasn't for others to see; as long as he could understand it himself, that was fine.

To be honest, it's really rare for someone like Wang An to teach others how to do business; he was almost directly giving Seeing Qiao Xiaohu money.

Thanks to "Hei A Niu Ge" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

(End of chapter)