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"Spot refers to goods that can be delivered on the spot, while futures require a specified date for delivery. Brother Qian, didn't you say you need to adjust the goods and can only deliver them ten days later?" Wang Shouzhe casually explained the knowledge to him.
"Makes sense, thanks for clarifying it, Brother Shouzhe." Qian nodded with excitement, his eyes rolling as he whispered, "Brother Shouzhe, these 5,000 bags of insecticide powder are definitely not from your own inventory. Have you found a new business opportunity?"
"Hehe, Brother Qian said it's a new business opportunity." Wang Shouzhe chuckled while sipping his tea, "I helped your company clear out inventory, and in return, I also made a small profit. It's a win-win situation. Brother Qian, give me a fair price."
"Hahaha, it's a win-win situation indeed. Brother Shouzhe's words are interesting. Alright, then let's give you a 10% discount for a total of 4,500 Top Gold."
"4,000!"
"4,200 is the lowest, Brother."
"4,200 it is. But I will use the reputation of the Wang Clan of Ping'an to pay for the current payment. One month later, I will deliver the 4,200 Top Gold in full." Wang Shouzhe said calmly.
Qian was slightly stunned, but then smiled and said, "This is feasible, but we need to establish a contract. If you can't pay the goods, our company has the right to use any means to recover the debt."
Although the Wang Clan had fallen, they were still a Xuanwu Clan and had some assets. Just selling the Fenggu Farm would yield at least ten thousand Top Gold. As long as there was a contract, the powerful Qian Clan had many ways to recover the debt.
"If Brother Qian doesn't mention the contract, I will still draft one." Wang Shouzhe said seriously, "I have contacted a merchant ship, and in three days, I will send someone to your warehouse to transport 2,000 bags of insecticide powder. The second batch will arrive in ten days. If your company breaches the contract or fails to deliver the goods, you will need to pay three times the amount of the penalty."
"Brother, please rest assured. Reputation is the foundation of our Qian Clan's business for hundreds of years. We will deliver the goods on time and in full." Qian said solemnly.
"I trust your reputation, but this transaction is crucial for our small Wang Clan of Ping'an." Wang Shouzhe said seriously, "A written contract with clear terms will give me peace of mind."
"Alright, let's write it down." Qian didn't think there was any reason for their side to breach the contract, and it was only a transaction of a few thousand Top Gold, which was nothing to the entire Qian Clan.
It took them an hour to finalize the contract with Wang Shouzhe's meticulous attitude. When they both signed and stamped the contract, Qian was already sweating profusely. He wiped his sweat and said with a wry smile, "Qian has been in business for twenty years, and this is the first time I have seen such a detailed contract with precise wording. But on the other hand, such a detailed contract can avoid unnecessary disputes in the future, and it has opened my eyes and taught me a lesson."
Hehe~
Wang Shouzhe just smiled. What was this? Some of the complex business contracts on Earth were a hundred times more complicated than this rough contract. It would be like reading a book to someone who wasn't familiar with the field.
Finally, when he got the contract, a big stone in Wang Shouzhe's heart fell.Although he knew the Qian Clan's business practices well, even if the contract wasn't detailed, they wouldn't violate their own reputation. The reputation accumulated over hundreds of years was the most valuable asset of a business.
As for sending experts to wipe out a clan for just a little bit of money, that was even more impossible.
Although their own Ancestor Long Yan was on the brink of death, she was still an old-school Lingtai Ancestor who came from the Purple Mansion Academy, and no one knew what trump cards she held. Once she erupted without regard for her life, she could very likely take away a Lingtai Realm expert.
After weighing various reasons, Wang Shouzhe made the decision to take the risk. There was no other way, the Wang Clan was too poor, so poor that they had to calculate even for a "Small Peiyuan Pill," and continuing like this would only lead to a vicious cycle.
The only one who might be wronged was probably this Qian Manager.
He was only a small manager in a remote branch in a remote area until middle age, and obviously didn't have a high status in the Qian Clan's deep-rooted family. This loss-making operation might make him bear the responsibility as the branch manager.
"Qian Brother, it was a pleasure working with you this time." Wang Shouzhe stood up and took his leave, then whispered, "If nothing unexpected happens, I will give Brother a great gift in the near future."
Qian Manager was taken aback, then chuckled, "Thank you for your kind words, let me see you off, Brother Shouzhe." With a few laughs, Qian Manager sent Wang Shouzhe out the door.
After leaving the Qian Clan's business, Wang Shouzhe's mood suddenly became very happy. In just three days, he would be able to greatly alleviate the financial crisis of the Wang Clan.
"Master."
Two family generals who had been waiting outside the door came over with horses, respectfully greeting him.
"Wang Zhong, Wang Yong." Wang Shouzhe smiled, "I haven't been out for a long time, accompany me to stroll around Weicheng."
"Yes, Master." The two family generals responded respectfully, leading the horses and accompanying Wang Shouzhe to wander around Weicheng.
During the peak period of the Wang Clan under the guidance of Ancestor Zhou Xuan, there were forty-seven family generals, with the highest cultivation level reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining.
But now, the Wang Clan only had nine family generals, and the highest cultivation level was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Family generals were different from family servants. They were no longer slaves, but vassals, but they were not like guest officials, who were hired by contract. Most family generals were trusted insiders cultivated within the family, with higher status and treatment within the family, but without the freedom to come and go as they pleased. They were born as family generals and died as family generals.
Their fate and life and death were closely tied to the main family, and they shared both honor and shame. That was why some families often used children from collateral branches or illegitimate children to marry excellent family generals. On the one hand, it bound them more closely, and on the other hand, it improved the family's bloodline.
Now, these nine family generals of the Wang Clan were descendants of the ancestors personally cultivated by Ancestor Zhou Xuan, passed down from generation to generation, with extremely high loyalty.
"Wang Zhong, do you remember your youngest son is already seven or eight years old?" Wang Shouzhe casually asked, "Has Xuanwu's aptitude reached the entry level?"
Wang Zhong hurriedly caught up and replied, "Thank you for your concern, Master. That boy participated in this year's spring aptitude test, and the result was a third-grade C-level. Now he has entered the clan's school for enlightenment and has begun to warm up his meridians."
As he spoke, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, obviously very satisfied with his son's aptitude.Xuanwu's aptitude was divided into two categories: superior and inferior. It was crucial to have a superior aptitude as it represented the potential for cultivation. Among the inferior aptitudes, there were four levels: A, B, C, and D. Even being evaluated as a C-level inferior aptitude was considered the second tier and worthy of the clan's efforts to cultivate.
"Truly, the tiger does not beget a dog." Wang Shouzhe praised, "With proper guidance, he will surpass you in the future."
"Thank you for your kind words, Clan Leader." Wang Zhong smiled, his eyes crinkling. He was thirty-six years old and had two sons, one older and one younger, both with superior Xuanwu aptitude. His older son was already fifteen years old and would be considered an adult in a year, ready to serve the clan as a family general. His younger son was even more talented, with an inferior C-level aptitude, and was already in the priority training sequence.
On the other hand, the expression of another family general, Wang Yong, beside them was somewhat embarrassed. He was about the same age as Wang Zhong and had married a woman from the Wang's Clan. They had a son and a daughter.
His son's Xuanwu aptitude was tested as inferior, so he could only study literature and was currently working in a silkworm factory at the age of seventeen. His daughter was only six years old and had not yet been tested for her Xuanwu aptitude. But even if she had a Xuanwu aptitude, she was just a girl.
"Wang Yong, you have to seize the last few years and work hard with your wife to try to have another child." Wang Zhong teased with a smile. "Who knows, maybe you'll have a son with a B-level inferior aptitude."
"Get out of here!" Wang Yong waved his hand impatiently. He felt depressed whenever this topic was mentioned.
The three of them strolled around Changning Commandery, and Wang Shouzhe's memories of the city gradually became clearer. The city had a resident population of about 150,000 and was home to several old Xuanwu clans. Among them, the Xu Clan of Changning had a closer relationship with the Wang's Clan of Ping'an.
However, the gap between the two clans was getting bigger, and they were no longer on the same level. Therefore, Wang Shouzhe had no plans to visit the head of the Xu Clan.
Besides managing traditional farms, the Xu Clan of Changning had a unique industry that mainly focused on silk and cloth workshops. All the cotton and linen cocoons produced in the Changning Commandery were supplied to the Xu Clan's workshops, where they produced silk and cloth that were sold throughout the commandery, earning them a lot of money.
At the same time, one of the main industries of the Wang's Clan of Ping'an, the Xinmao Silkworm Factory, produced cocoons that were supplied to the Xu Clan of Changning.