Li Yunhao quickly calculated the profit and loss of this steel brick business.
The Jade Gate Pass relied on a fully automatic steel-making furnace to produce pure steel. Starting from the first supply and demand, they collected the original iron ore, smelted it, and added labor and maintenance. The cost was 20 copper coins per catty.
If it was a traditional refining process, the cost of throwing the iron ore into a furnace that was burned to more than 1,000 degrees Celsius, burning it into pig iron, forging it into wrought iron, and then forging it into pure steel would exceed one tael of silver.
The key was that the traditional steel refining process was time-consuming and laborious. Cao Cao spent three years to forge five hundred tempered steel knives.
Li Yunhao calculated the price and made a bid for Mo Rong Fu Yun.
"If your tribe produces raw iron ore, then use gold to buy back pure steel. The lowest price per catty is 200 wen.”
Murong Fuyun frowned slightly." I'm providing you with raw ores to make steel, and you want to charge me 200 wen?" The Han are truly insatiable."
Li Yunhao took a step to the side to prevent Murong Fuyun from leaning on his back.
"Find someone else to help you refine the steel bricks.”
(Ding! Murong Fuyun's favorable impression 10. Current favorable impression: 30.）
Murong Fuyun could only look for Li Yunhao, so if he could lower the price, she would have more money left.
"If the price is halved, I can work with you for a long time.”
Li Yunhao shook his head." Long-term cooperation can only guarantee a stable price. If you provide raw iron ore, maintain the price of 200 copper coins per jin of pure steel.”
"You mean that if we don't have a long-term cooperation, the price will increase again?" Murong Fuyun asked.”
Li Yunhao spread out his hands as if it was a matter of course."The greater the demand, the higher the price. This is the trend of economic development.”
Murong Fuyun gritted her teeth. She knew that Li Yunhao was right.
The more wars there were, the higher the price of military supplies. After Tuyuhun started fighting, the usage of metals would gradually increase, and the price would definitely rise.
Murong Fuyun had no other choice but to sign the agreement according to Li Yunhao's price.
"Let's sign a contract. If anyone can't deliver the goods on time, we'll compensate the other party 10 times the penalty.”
Li Yunhao nodded in agreement.
Murong Fuyun wrote down the details in the two contracts and signed her name.
There was a hint of gentleness in her strong handwriting, just like her style of doing things. She did not want to bow to the world, but it did not change the fact that she was a woman.
"The first transaction is three days later. I want 200,000 catties of steel bricks. Can you make it?”
Li Yunhao could hear the provocation in Murong Fuyun's words.
"200,000 Jin of steel bricks in three days?”
Murong Fuyun had a strong personality. She knew that she would not be able to take out enough silver to trade with Li Yunhao in three days.
However, she wanted Li Yunhao to be at a disadvantage and lower his head to her. It would be best if she could lower the price of the steel bricks.
"Could it be that 3 days isn't enough for you to refine 200,000 Jin of steel bricks? If you can't meet my requirements, then lower the price.”
Li Yunhao picked up a pen and crossed out the three-day deadline. He changed it to two days and signed his name.
"Three days is too long. I only need two days to give you 200,000 catties of steel bricks.”
Murong Fuyun saw that Li Yunhao's name had already been signed on the contract. The handwriting was strong and powerful. The contract was officially in effect.
In Murong Fuyun's eyes, Li Yunhao's handwriting was like a giant dragon entrenched on the peak of a mountain, exerting its might on her.
Murong Fuyun put away one of the contracts and reminded Li Yunhao tentatively.
"You said that you have to give me 200,000 catties of steel bricks in two days. If you can't do it, you have to pay 10 times the penalty.”
Li Yunhao smiled." Send someone to Jade Gate Pass to get the goods in two days. If you can't get the goods, I'll pay you ten times the amount of steel bricks."”
Murong Fuyun looked at Li Yunhao's confident face and got angry.""Are you sure you can refine 200,000 jin of steel bricks in just two days?”
Murong Fuyun didn't know how high the production of the fully automatic steel-making furnace at Jade Gate Pass was.
The output of the furnace was closely related to the speed of mining. As long as there were more workers to mine, feed, and collect the finished products, it would not be a problem to refine 100,000 catties a day.
The key was that 200,000 catties was only a small amount. Li Yunhao already had 300,000 catties of steel bricks in his inventory.
"Don't you know that there's a kind of commodity called inventory?" Li Yunhao put away the contract.”
Murong Fuyun was almost angered to death. The 200,000 catties of steel bricks that Li Yunhao gave her were actually in stock. She had been tricked by herself this time.
How was she going to give Li Yunhao 4000 taels of gold in two days? How many miners would she need to collect the 300,000 catties of raw ore?
It was difficult for her to gather such a huge amount in a short period of time. She held her breath because she wanted to save her face. She could not let Li Yunhao see her weak side.
"I'll wait for you at Jade Gate Pass to harvest the loot." Li Yunhao turned around and walked out of the tent.”
Murong Fuyun saw Li Yunhao's cheeky smile and got angry.""You, the prefect, are more cunning than the average businessman.”
Li Yunhao turned around and smiled." A pure merchant doesn't have military power. I have an official position. I won't bully others. At least no one dares to bully me."”
"Besides gold and silver, what else can I use to replace the payment for the steel bricks?" Murong Fuyun asked Li Yunhao.”
When she said this, she had already restrained her coldness a little. She was worried that she could not keep her promise like a man.
With her current ability, she couldn't afford to pay ten times the compensation.
Li Yunhao sized Murong Fuyun up with interest and approached her step by step. The distance between their faces was 5 cm, almost touching each other.
Murong Fuyun retreated step by step and crashed into the tent frame behind him.
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