Chapter 114 How to Make Money from Unprofitable Sales

eNeither will doIs heaven compensating for his regretsIn his past life, he studied diligently for years, taking the entrance exams for graduate school and then for doctoral programs. He finally got in...My lords, I believe you all know the purpose of my gathering today. I wish to purchase several brick kilns. Does anyone here have one they are willing to sell

Yang Lin was too lazy to beat around the bush with these people, so he went straight to the point.

When Yang Lin spoke, several people's eyes lit up instantly.

As expected of a young person, they couldn't hold back their impatience!

"Master Yang, I, Lao Liu, am selling my brick kiln. The price is fair, only eighty taels."

There was a big, fat man there who grinned and made an "eight" sign with his hand.

Yang Lin heard the number and couldn't help but frown slightly.

He himself has built kilns before, so how could he possibly need eighty ounces

He's buying a brick kiln, he's not here to be taken advantage of!

Seeing Yang Lin frown, Fatty also realized that he had asked for too much. He hurriedly laughed and explained: "My lord, you don't know, my brick kiln is a large kiln! If there are enough people, it can burn three thousand bricks a day!"

The fat man proudly extended three fingers.

Yang Lin frowned again.

I was just about to tell the other party that if they're not sincere, don't talk.

On the side, Huang Feng suddenly slapped the table and roared, "Liu Fatty, you're too shameless, aren't you With your broken kiln, you dare to ask for eighty taels Puh!"

"My lord, my kiln can fire five thousand bricks a day, for the price of twenty taels!"

Huang Feng bowed to Yang Lin.

Liu Panzhi's face changed color instantly.

He couldn't remember any grudge he had with Huang Feng. They were all there to sell pottery, considered their own kind. He couldn't understand why Huang Feng would sabotage him.

Yang Lin's eyes lit up.

The price of twenty taels is indeed very low. Even if one spends time building it themselves, twenty taels might not be enough to build a new kiln.

Suddenly, it dawned on me that Song Qian had mentioned his cousin before. This must be him trying to curry favor with me.

Yang Lin nodded. "Not bad, the price is fair. This marquis isn't a stingy person either. You want twenty taels, this marquis will give you twenty-five! If any of your fellow kiln owners want to buy, use this price as the standard."

"If one can produce over 3,000 bricks a day, this lord will give 20 taels; if one can produce 5,000, this lord will give 25 taels; if one can only produce 3,000 or less, 15 taels of silver."

Here, just as he had agreed, pens, ink, paper, and an inkstone were already prepared. He signed a deed of sale with Huang Feng.

Yang Lin was decisive and acted swiftly. The faces of the others turned grim.

I was hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune off this big spender, but I didn't expect one of them to turn out to be a traitor!

Several people glared angrily at Huang Feng, but Huang Feng was not afraid at all.

As long as you hug onto this lord's leg, will you still care about them

"My Lord, is this price a bit too low"

"Yeah, yeah, Huang Feng can sell it. Maybe he's in a hurry for money. If we want it at this price, we'll be losing money."

They still want to fight for some more.

However, Yang Lin merely said with a nonchalant tone: "Since this Duke has already set the price, it won't change. If you find the price unsuitable, feel free to leave. A deal unmade is better than an unfair one. This Duke won't force anyone to buy or sell, but if anyone thinks this Duke is a fool... hehe! This Duke wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson!"

Yang Lin swept a cold glance over the crowd.

They are treating this young lord like a fat cat to swindle him.

To everyone's surprise, the other party was so resolute that they all immediately complied.

Even if the price was lower than twenty taels, they would actually accept it.

That brickyard is a losing business!

"Well... alright, twenty taels it is. I'll sell the lord a favor." "Hmm hmm, twenty taels is fair price. My old Zhang's kiln sold too you see."

All agreed.

Even two who were still considering it before, are now eager to agree.

Now that they finally had the chance to use the kiln, they wouldn't dare haggle with Yang Lin anymore, fearing he would just kick them out!

Soon, all the transfer documents were signed. Everyone left with their silver, content and satisfied.

Only Huang Feng was left in the end.

Song Qian quickly said, "My lord, Huang Feng is my cousin. He is an honest person and has some business acumen. When he heard that you were buying brick kilns, he thought about working for you in the future."

Huang Feng hurriedly bowed and said, "My Lord, I have been burning bricks for over ten years and am skilled in the craft. If my lord doesn't mind, I would like to work for you."

Yang Lin smiled and gestured for the two people to sit down. He took a sip of wine and said casually, "You're very smart. You know how to seize the moment and know what to do and what not to do. You're much stronger than those fools who only care about short-term gains and treat everyone else like idiots!"

Huang Feng's eyes lit up: "Does this mean the Lord agrees"

Yang Lin smiled and said, "Of course there's no problem working with me. Your cousin knows this too. I have a lot of shops and land right now that haven't been taken care of. It's the perfect time to hire people, and I really need talent!"

Yang Lin pointed to his head and said with a grin, “Let me ask you a question. If you answer it well, all nine brick kilns will be yours to manage.”

Even if your answer is not good, I can give you charge of a kiln.

Huang Feng hurriedly bowed to wait.

Yang Lin chuckled and said, "This question is very simple. This lord isn't stupid, and I also know that the brick kilns are running at a loss under your management. So tell me, why would this lord buy all nine brick kilns at once"

Hearing this question, Song Qian beside him couldn't help but change his face.

Because this problem is really too difficult!

This afternoon, he kept thinking about this problem, not understanding why Yang Lin insisted on buying so many kilns even though he knew they were losing money.

He had been racking his brain all afternoon trying to figure out a problem, and now that Huang Feng was here to answer it, Song Qian could only sigh in resignation.

However, when Huang Feng heard the question, he calmly clasped his hands and said: "My Lord, the only reason you would want to buy these kilns is because in your hands, they will be profitable!"

Song Qian was startled.

This answer...

That makes sense!

If he doesn't make money, there's no way he could afford it.

Yang Lin also smiled and nodded.

"Excellent! This lord shall ask you another question. Since you guessed that this lord could make money from these kilns, do you know how this unprofitable business becomes profitable in this lord's hands"

Song Qian was startled again.

The question goes deeper!

How to make a non-profitable business profitable

Anyway, he couldn't think of anything.

However, Huang Feng's expression remained unchanged, even with a hint of a smile on his face.

"My Lord, if I'm not mistaken, you're planning on building a wall, aren't you" Huang Feng bowed and said with a smile.

Song Qian was greatly surprised.

Repair the city walls

That's right!

Jiangxia County now has no city walls, it would be reasonable to build one!

And building the city walls would require a huge amount of bricks and stones. Even with nine kilns operating at full capacity, it would take a long time to produce enough!

How could I not have thought of such a simple solutiono their deaths!At this moment, he was utterly defeated, his heart filled with ice."Zhao Liang, go bring Yang Lin here."Liu Chong said to the expert beside him."Yes!"The expert responded with a nod, bo...