The villain and the powerful official secretly read the diary and broke my plot every day

"Warehouse?"

Hearing Jiang Jiang's words, Gu Yanqing looked at her and asked, "How big a warehouse do you want, and how much cargo do you want to store?"

"This……"

Jiang Jiang hesitated for a moment.

In her past life and this life combined, she has never done business and has no business experience.

"I want to buy one thousand... no, about two thousand taels of cotton."

Jiang Jiang calculated the silver he had in his hands and figured that by August, he should have more than two thousand taels.

"Every year, the price of new cotton is about one catty and two cents. Right now, the cotton in stock in the capital is selling for ninety-eight wen. If we wait until June when the weather warms up and the new cotton is ready to go on the market, the price of the cotton in stock will drop a bit, and we can probably buy it for around ninety to eighty-five wen."

The storage of cotton was also a big problem in this era. Old cotton that had been stored for too long would become heavier due to absorbing moisture. Moreover, as a light luxury product, cotton was mainly supplied to the imperial court and the dignitaries. The nobles in Beijing had to use the latest cotton on the market every year.

Use old goods?

They can't afford to lose that person!

Therefore, those trading companies would sell their cotton stocks at a discount every spring and summer. Even so, they still made a lot of money because these cottons were purchased from the farmers who grew cotton at low prices. After deducting various loss costs, there was still a lot of profit.

Gu Yanqing helped Jiang Jiang calculate the accounts: "Two thousand taels can probably get more than 20,000 kilograms of cotton."

The monetary system of Qingyun Kingdom is simple and clear. The common currencies are gold, silver, and copper coins minted by the government every year.

One hundred copper coins equal one qian, and ten qian equal one liang of silver.

In other words, one tael of silver is equal to one thousand coins.

"More than 20,000 kilograms?"

When Jiang Jiang heard this number for the first time, she was shocked. She had never seen so much cotton in her life!

But if you think about it carefully, with the production technology of that era and the winter weather conditions, it would take about six to eight kilograms of cotton to make a warm cotton coat, and another five to six kilograms of cotton to make a pair of warm cotton pants. In other words, thirteen to fourteen kilograms of cotton can make a set of warm cotton clothes.

And just the soldiers guarding the northern border of Qingyun Country need at least 20,000 sets of winter supplies...

From this perspective, more than 20,000 kilograms of cotton is not a lot.

"Of course, the entire capital's cotton inventory may not be this much."

At this time, Gu Yanqing's voice rang in Jiang Jiang's ears again: "The capital is full of wealthy families, and they make a lot of new cotton-padded clothes every winter. The shops now have little inventory left. I calculated it the other day, and it's probably only a little over 10,000 kilograms."

"More than 10,000 kilograms is fine."

Jiang Jiang is not that greedy.

She only has a little over a thousand dollars in her hand now, and she needs to earn the rest by writing a diary every day.

and……

The price of cotton will soar tenfold in the future. Even if there is a stock of more than 1,000 taels, it can be easily sold for more than 10,000 taels in the future!

Blood earned!

"You seem so sure you'll make money?"

Seeing Jiang Jiang's smiling face and smug look, Gu Yanqing suddenly asked a question.

This little girl shows her emotions clearly on her face and doesn't hide them at all in front of him!

He was really curious about what would happen to this cotton?

"Ahem, the secret...cannot be revealed!"

Jiang Jiang raised her head and blinked at Gu Yanqing.

She had mentioned the matter of purchasing cotton to Yan Chong for several days. In fact, before coming to Fusheng Bookstore today, Jiang Jiang had already visited the pawnshop and several businesses in the capital that specialized in selling cotton.

Jiang Jiang went to inquire again and found that the market conditions had not changed and no one was secretly competing with her for business.

That is to say...

The Young Master Yan in front of me is reliable for the time being.

This also made Jiang Jiang feel a lot more at ease.

"In short, as long as you are loyal to me, I will never treat you unfairly in the future!"

Jiang Jiang said meaningfully.

Gu Yanqing could sense that Jiang Jiang had gradually let down her guard against him, and then he spoke again, "You want to buy so much cotton, and if the warehouse is too small, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate it. Besides, cotton storage conditions are very demanding, and summer is a rainy and humid season... We really need to look for this warehouse carefully..."

"Are you looking for a warehouse?"

At this time, an old voice suddenly sounded behind the two people. It turned out that Uncle Ping, the owner of the bookstore, had returned without them knowing.

This old man, does he walk without making any sound?

How long had he been back? What had he heard?

Won't……

Did you hear everything?

Jiang Jiang's heart trembled, and she immediately turned around and smiled awkwardly at Uncle Ping: "Uncle Ping, when did you come? We were just chatting here."

"Oh, just chatting?"

Uncle Ping looked at Gu Yanqing, then at Jiang Jiang, and said with a smile, "I just came back. As soon as I walked in, I heard you guys talking about looking for a warehouse. What kind of warehouse are you looking for? It's a coincidence that my bookstore business is not doing well. I just sold some of my inventory of storybooks at a low price a few days ago. Now there happens to be a warehouse that has been cleared out. Do you want to go take a look?"

"Really?"

Jiang Jiang didn't expect that such a good thing could happen?

Has my luck increased again recently?

"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you?" As he spoke, Uncle Ping took out a stack of keys from his arms and began to search through them carefully.

As he searched, Uncle Ping smiled and said, "I'm old and my memory is not good. I'm grateful to Ah Chong for being willing to stay here with an old lonely man like me, and talk to me to relieve my boredom. Miss Jiang, wait a moment, I'll look carefully."

"Okay, no rush."

Jiang Jiang looked at the bunch of keys in Uncle Ping's hand and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

With so many house keys, could Uncle Ping be a hidden rich man?

No wonder Yan Chong was willing to stay in the bookstore to help him.

Although the monthly income is a little less, it provides food and shelter, and what if I can inherit the boss's estate in the future...

Thinking of this, Jiang Jiang subconsciously turned her head and looked at Gu Yanqing with a strange look.

Gu Yanqing looked confused when Jiang Jiang looked at him.

He didn't know what was going on in this little girl's mind, but... it was definitely not good.

At this time, Uncle Ping had already found the key to the warehouse. He took off the key and handed it to Gu Yanqing.

"The warehouse is on the street next to the backyard. Ah Chong, take Miss Jiang to have a look." From beginning to end, Uncle Ping had a benevolent smile on his face.

"Yeah." Gu Yanqing nodded, and Jiang Jiang beside him couldn't help but speak again: "Um, Uncle Ping, how much is the monthly rent for your warehouse? It's too expensive, I can't afford it!"

This is the inner city of Beijing, where every inch of land is worth a fortune! Although the bookstore is not located in the bustling market town, the land price in this area is not cheap at first glance.