Achieving Cooperation, Expanding the Scale of Trade Between the Two Worlds

Looking at the twenty-two ingots of silver placed on the table, the An Ye family was overjoyed.

The purity of these silver pieces was obviously very high, and their appearance and quality were completely comparable to the highest quality Official Silver.

An Ye's son, standing to the side, began to weigh the silver ingots with their own scale, and then discovered that the weight of these silver pieces was exactly 1100 taels, not a bit off.

After putting away the money, the An Ye family looked at Lin Ze with even more affection.

Sincere transaction, truly a Young Hero from a prestigious family!

This time, the An Family had encountered a benefactor.

"Go and slaughter the two old hens at home and stew them."

An Ye instructed.

Before, they were just using the excuse of having a meal to invite Lin Ze to their home, but now they were truly planning to invest some capital to treat Lin Ze to a good meal.

Although Lin Ze didn't plan to stay for the meal, he didn't stop the An Ye family from killing the chickens.

When someone earns a large sum of money, shouldn't they be able to have a good meal to celebrate?

"Now that the elder has obtained this wealth, what are your plans for spending it?"

At this moment, Lin Ze said with a smile.

Trading Ginseng was an unexpected interlude; what he was about to say next was Lin Ze's main purpose for coming this time.

And with the successful transaction just now as a foundation, it seemed that the matter to be discussed next would be even smoother.

"This old man plans to spend some money to set up a Private School in the village, and then buy some fields as family property to support the children in the family to study. In the future, the descendants of my An Family may not be able to produce a scholarly talent."

An Ye described his simple and unadorned plan, which was also the most orthodox path for family survival and advancement in ancient society.

Actually, it wasn't that An Ye hadn't considered renovating the house and improving the family's living conditions, but although 1100 taels of silver seemed like a lot, if it was used for things like future generations studying, no matter how much the budget was increased, it wouldn't be excessive.

You must know that supporting a scholar who doesn't engage in production is not a simple matter.

So, it's better to save a bit.

Lin Ze followed An Ye's words and said, "It is indeed good for the elder to consider the future generations of the family."

"However, if you want to study, you need money to purchase books, writing brushes, ink, and paper. You need money to hire a teacher. Communicating with other classmates and even going to the capital to take the imperial examination, eating, drinking, and living all require money. And it's not certain that you can produce results in one generation. Considering this, 1100 taels of silver is not enough to spend."

"You still have to find a way to have a long-term income."

An Ye looked at Lin Ze with approval, not expecting that this young man could see so clearly.

He echoed, "That's indeed the case. My An Family has been hunting and farming near Cloud Mist Mountain for generations. If we want to produce a scholar, it may require the continuous efforts of several generations to achieve results. So, this money still needs to be spent sparingly."

At this moment, Lin Ze changed the subject and said with a smile, "I have a business plan here that can be used as a foundation for the An Family's livelihood and I want to cooperate with the elder. I wonder what the elder thinks?"

Hearing this, An Ye's eyes lit up: "Really?"

This was like someone bringing a pillow when you're feeling sleepy.

He was just thinking that his family needed more income to support the younger generation's studies, but he didn't expect that there would be an opportunity right now.

Lin Ze nodded affirmatively and said, "The last time I brought back the matsutake, many elders in my family liked it and asked me to buy more. It can be eaten all year round, but my efficiency in going from street to street to collect it is too low, so I would like to ask you, elder, to help."

"You can spread the word in the surrounding villages that if anyone picks matsutake, they can make it into dried slices and sell it to you."

"Normally, I buy a catty of matsutake for eight Wen, you can buy it from the villagers for eight Wen, and then sell it to me for ten Wen."

"Collecting five thousand catties of matsutake will yield a profit of ten thousand Wen, and collecting one hundred thousand catties of matsutake will yield a profit of two hundred thousand Wen. Over time, you will surely be able to get rich from this, and even the entire clan becoming scholars is not an exaggeration."

"In addition to matsutake, you can also help me collect other rare medicinal materials such as old ginseng that have been aged for many years. I will pay you a referral fee then."

"In addition, you can also get goods from me and sell rock candy to earn another profit."

This was the distributor that Lin Ze was talking about.

The distributor would help Lin Ze collect matsutake resources, saving him time.

And Lin Ze also gave him certain benefits, a win-win cooperation for both parties.

As long as the two parties can cooperate smoothly, Lin Ze can extract profits faster.

And even if the cooperation fails, Lin Ze's losses are very low. He, who possesses martial power, can overturn the table at any time, and at worst, just change a batch of people.

An Ye listened to Lin Ze's proposal and thought about it carefully.

The income that Lin Ze mentioned was very simple and clear, and there was nothing complicated or difficult to understand.

And he also had some prestige in the vicinity of Clear River Township, so there would not be too many obstacles to purchasing matsutake.

The only thing he needed to worry about was whether Lin Ze would suddenly stop buying matsutake one day, and if he had a backlog of goods in his hands, he would lose money.

But thinking of the ginseng transaction worth 1,100 taels of silver that he had just reached with Lin Ze.

The other party was willing to offer a high price, which undoubtedly showed his financial strength and integrity.

With the wealth and generosity that Lin Ze showed, he wouldn't bother to cheat him out of these small profits, so he didn't need to suspect anything.

Thinking of this, An Ye said, "After careful consideration, I, this old man, find this matter feasible, then I will rely on Zi Yi's light to seek welfare for my An Family's descendants."

Lin Ze said with a smile, "Since that's the case, this is the deposit. I will go back today. Next, please trouble you, elder. I will come every few days to bring back the matsutake you have collected here."

Seeing that An Ye agreed, Lin Ze was also very straightforward.

He wrote a brand new contract, agreeing to the cooperation with An Ye.

"On the eighth day of the seventh month of An Tai Year 3, Lin Ze, Lin Zi Yi, and An Ye, a villager of Two Rivers Village, agreed on the matsutake purchase. An Ye purchases matsutake from others at eight Wen per catty, and Lin Ze purchases matsutake from An Ye at ten Wen per catty for a long-term cooperation. Therefore, a deposit of fifty taels of silver is paid for long-term cooperation."

He wrote this contract in duplicate, and each signed and pressed their fingerprints.

Afterwards, Lin Ze directly took out a fifty-tael silver ingot and handed it to An Ye.

Next, An Ye would help Lin Ze collect the matsutake from the surrounding villages or even further areas.

And what Lin Ze had to do was to pull the matsutake back to the Main World from An Ye.

The cooperation was reached, and Lin Ze declined An Ye's repeated invitations to have lunch.

"The elders in my family are still waiting to eat this matsutake, so it's not convenient to stay long. I'll come back for a meal next time."

Lin Ze smiled and spoke.

Afterward, he got up to bid farewell, leaving a portion of the Matsutake he had received today at An Ye's home, and began his return journey with six hundred catties of Matsutake.

"Next time I come, I'll get a vehicle with a larger load capacity."

"Although driving a car directly into this ancient otherworld seems a bit strange, it's not excessive to get an ox cart or a horse-drawn carriage with a larger cargo capacity."

On the way back, Lin Ze pondered this.