Vol 8 Chapter 138: Decide

When Lu Wei saw the boat parked at the pier, he couldn't help but froze for a moment. He thought that the shop assistant said that their boat was not big and was a humble remark. Now it doesn’t seem to be at all. It's a small boat with a hundred materials, so the boat is really nothing here in Qingdu City.
Lu Wei still had some guesses about the owner of the Zhaojiaguandian. The owner must be a rich man, otherwise he would not be possible. He bought such a big house directly and changed it to an inn. The original idea was that people like the owner of the Zhao’s inn’s store, if they want to enter the transportation industry, the ship he bought would certainly not be small, but they knew that the ship he bought was really that small, which made Lu Wei Very surprised.
In addition to being small, this ship is still a half-new old ship, not a new ship. This really makes Lu Wei not know what to say, but he has already arrived, and he is indeed anxious to return. Home, so he can only take a look on the boat, as long as the boat is not too bad, he must take it home.
When he got on the boat along the springboard, he realized that the boat was in good condition. Some of the crew on the boat were all dressed in uniform and were busy with the things they were doing. The boat was also cleaned very clean. Seeing someone coming up, they all bowed to him. This behavior also made Lu Wei feel more comfortable.
At this time, a man dressed better than the other crew members walked up to Lu Wei. He bowed to Lu Wei and said, "Good birth, I am the chief mate on this ship, and I will show you the Xiaoyu. , You can ask me if you don’t understand, I will definitely answer you."
Lu Wei nodded. This is the same style as Zhao's inn. Everyone is very polite and makes people feel very comfortable. Lu Wei followed the chief officer to visit this small ship. This ship is just an ordinary cargo ship. Although the ship is separated from some places for people to rest, the environment is really not very good and the rooms are small. , There is only a small bed and a small table, nothing else.
However, Lu Wei had no opinion on this. He was on another boat. In fact, the situation is similar. Sometimes he may not even have a separate room like this. He can only sleep in a big bunk, just to save a little boat money. The conditions on this ship are not good enough.
Lu Wei looked at the first officer and said, "I want to ask, if I want to ship the goods and have my own ferry ticket, how much does it cost to get to Xu Mucheng?" Lu Wei knew very well, if the price of this ship is different from other prices. If the price of the boat is about the same, then he will take this boat, and now he has no other choice.
The chief officer immediately said to Lu Wei: "Please rest assured, our ship is definitely not expensive. From Qingducheng to Xumucheng, plus so your cargo does not exceed ten shi, and the volume does not exceed ten feet, then the ship’s money is only needed. Fifty taels of silver, these fifty taels of silver, including all the food and lodging on your way, in fact, whether the conditions on the boat are good or not, it has little to do with you, because you almost never sleep on the boat every night. ."
Lu Wei looked at the man in a puzzled way: "What do you mean? Can you tell me a little bit?" He really didn't quite understand the meaning of that big adjective. Why would he not sleep at night? On the boat? Although it is said that the boat has to dock to rest at night, people who take the boat are generally unable to disembark. Is there any difference between them here?
The chief mate smiled and said, "Mr. Hui, we don’t have big boats on the way. This kind of boat has a characteristic, that is, it is fast, faster than a big boat on a boat, but if you go for a long distance. , There will be a lot of inconvenience, so our boats are all short distances. It takes five days to go upstream from Qingducheng to Xumucheng. In these five days, we will pass through five cities of various sizes. Will make stops in every city, for example, walking from Qingdu City to Xumu City, the first stop after leaving Qingdu City is Qingshan City. Qingshan City is a small city and the pier there is not very big. If it is a big ship However, it is impossible to reach Qingshan City on this day, because their speed will be slower. They will find a place to spend the night between Qingdu City and Qingshan City, so that the people on the boat cannot disembark and can only be on the boat. Rest, but we are different, our boat will be faster, we will drive directly to Qingshan City, and some of the goods we transport are to Qingshan City, so after our boat arrived at Qingshan City that night, I will rest at Qingshan City. At the same time, all the goods on the ship will be transported off the ship. Like you, you can go to Qingshan City, our boat’s inn to rest, eat some food, and sleep well. The goods will be unloaded from our ship and transported to the ship from Qingshan City to the station at Qinghe City. The next morning, you can have breakfast at Qingshan City and then board the ship from Qingshan City until Qinghe City, when you arrive at Qinghe City, you can still disembark and rest for one night. Your cargo will be transferred to the ship in Qinghe City, and then go to the next city until Xu Mucheng. Although this seems like a toss , But I promise you can rest in the inn. After all, rest in the inn is always better than resting on the boat. And although your cargo is loaded and unloaded more often, we can guarantee that there will be no damage. If there is any damage, we will be responsible for the full compensation. The most important thing is that we ship between Qingducheng and Sanshancheng, and there are branches. If your goods are delivered to Xu Mucheng, we will take care of your The goods are delivered directly to your store, and in this process, you don’t need to spend a penny. In other words, you will buy goods in the future and even save money for hiring a carriage."
The first mate said so much, but Lu Wei understood everything. He looked at the first mate and said, "That is to say, I only need to pay 50 taels of silver, and I can go all the way, every night in the inn. Live in the store and eat without spending a penny, isn't it?"
The chief officer nodded and said: "That's right. In fact, our shipping line also provides other services. For example, if you still want to buy goods, but you don't have time, you can directly find our shipping line at Xu Mucheng. The branch that you want to enter, give it to the branch there. The branch there will send the list of the goods you want to buy directly to Qingducheng, and then send the goods to you before sending it to your hand , After you are sure that there is no problem, you can receive the goods and pay, so you don’t need to buy goods here next time in Qingducheng. The money for staying in the store will also be saved. Of course, we will pay for the goods. You still have to charge, but because you don’t need to take a ship, the ship’s money will be much less. For example, originally you need to pay fifty taels of money, if you only ship goods, you only need to pay three taels of money. As far as the money for the goods is concerned, you can pay after you receive the money. If you feel that the goods do not meet your requirements, you can not accept the goods. Of course, you don’t have to pay, but this must be the real thing here. If something went wrong, if we find out that it’s not because we made a mistake, but because you deliberately didn’t want to receive the goods, then after three times of this situation, we will not work with you on the entire journey, even the Zhaojia guesthouse. There will not be working with you. In other words, you will no longer be able to live in Zhaohai’s store, nor will you be able to use the dental shop in Zhaohai’s store to help you buy goods. Of course, as long as this does not happen Circumstances, then our cooperation will continue without any problems."
Lu Wei looked at the first officer in shock and said, "What you said is true? If I receive the goods, it is obviously not what I want, but you have to say that I want it, what should you do? At that time, if you don’t let us cooperate with you, am I not in a big loss?"
The chief mate smiled and said: "In fact, you did not lose money. If that happens, you will not be cooperating with us anymore. You will not be living in the Zhaojia guest store. There is no other loss, and you have entrusted When we purchase the goods, both of us will leave a copy, and then we will compare the goods with the copy. In the end, it is clear who made the mistake. You can even come to Qingdu City to inquire if we help you The purchased goods are higher than the market price here in Qingducheng, so we will compensate according to the price."
Having said that, the first officer stopped for a while, and then he smiled and said to Chuan Lu: "So sir, you don't have to worry about it. In fact, you should have heard from my words that what we do is not just transportation business. , And doing business like ours, the most talked about is a reputation, if our reputation goes wrong, then our business will not be able to continue, so you can rest assured."
Lu Ming looked at the first officer and said in a deep voice, "I understand what you said, but I am very curious about a little bit. You have given us so many discounts, so what do you expect to make money? Why didn’t I see, how much money can you make from it?"
When the first officer heard Lu Ming say this, he couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Sir, you are really asking me. I'm just a first officer on the boat. All of what I told you is the shopkeeper. Tell me, I am only responsible for telling you these things. If I really know what our boss is expecting to make money, I might not be just a chief mate now, not even the captain, do you think so? ?"
When Lu Ming heard what the other party said, he was taken aback, then he laughed, and then he said to the first officer: "Yes, yes, you are right, too right, if you know how your boss makes money You’re afraid you’ve already made money on your own, and you wouldn’t be a chief mate here. I still trust the owner of the Zhao’s inn’s store. He can afford to open such a big store and shouldn’t care about me. A little person of, let’s just leave my goods to you for transportation, and I will take your ship back. Now you can send someone to estimate how much my goods will cost before they can be shipped back.
Lu Ming He really thinks so. He is just a small businessman. Compared with a big shop like Zhaojia Kedian, he is far behind. In addition, he really can't afford to wait now, so he decided to take this boat home.