in2ebook Chapter 270 The Most Convincing
Chapter 270 The Most Convincing
"Twenty years ago, our family was engaged in water transportation. If not the best in Jiangbo City, then at least it was the second. We already had our own connections, and since we wanted to expand the water transportation route again, my father and I have been using this level of connections."
As soon as he finished speaking, some of the bosses below disagreed again: "But you just established this relationship, can you guarantee the safety of our goods? I heard that the pirates are very powerful this year, and even a batch of Jiang's goods were robbed a few days ago."
Everyone frowned and nodded.
"Yes, Boss He, it's not that we don't trust you, it's just that your wharf is newly built. If you can't come up with a set of specific measures against the pirates, we businessmen really can't cooperate with you!"
He Zhongsheng saw the discussion below and exchanged a look with Old Man He. Their dock was not yet fully completed. Even if he said how safe it was, it still lacked some persuasiveness!
Xie Jiaojiao looked at these people and saw that they were indeed worried about the safety of their goods, so she stood up.
"Everyone, do you think this will work?"
Everyone stared at her.
Xie Jiaojiao said, "We are indeed a new port. We can understand why everyone doesn't trust us. After all, we haven't cooperated with many of the bosses here before! But I wonder if the bosses are willing to give our He family a chance?"
"If you can come up with a good countermeasure to deal with the pirates, and the price is cheaper than Jiang's, we will naturally give you a chance!"
Everyone agreed.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at Grandpa He, who nodded slightly at her: "In that case, we would also like to ask everyone to give us this opportunity. This is the first time that the He family has done business with you bosses, and we are willing to make friends with you. We will give you 80% off the Jiang family's freight price. Secondly, because it is the first time we cooperate, you don’t have to pay the water transportation money first. When your goods arrive at the destination, we will collect the transportation fee! Finally, if all the goods are damaged in any way during transportation or are robbed by pirates, we are willing to compensate in full! I wonder if such measures can make everyone give our dock a chance?" When Xie Jiaojiao said the last sentence, her eyes were looking at everyone present.
"Are you so confident?" someone looked at Xie Jiaojiao and asked.
Xie Jiaojiao smiled slightly: "If we are not confident, we would not dare to do this dock business, right?"
Everyone nodded slightly and discussed with the people around them for a while. In fact, they knew that this matter would not cause any loss to them.
At this moment, someone asked Mr. He: "Boss He, is what this girl said serious?"
Old Master He glanced at Xie Jiaojiao. Actually, they had not discussed this matter. They just nodded to Xie Jiaojiao because they didn't know how to say it. They wanted her to express her opinion and see if there was any room for maneuver. However, they didn't expect that what Xie Jiaojiao said would cut off their own retreat!
But we have to admit that what Xie Jiaojiao said was more convincing than what they kept saying about how safe their water transport routes were.
Now he couldn't say anything else. If he didn't agree, all the bosses present would lose confidence in their Hejia Wharf!
Therefore, he could only say: "Of course I take it seriously, but this is only the first time. After everyone sees the strength of our He family, they will still have to pay the transportation fee first every time in the future..."
This made everyone laugh.
Gao Shen was the first to stand up: "Okay! Since the He family has said so, I, Gao Shen, am willing to be the first person to cooperate with your new wharf!"
Once there is a first, there will be a second. Except for a few people who chose to leave because they did not trust the He family and did not believe the credibility of Xie Jiaojiao's words, the other bosses all stayed to register the goods, waiting to ship the goods back after the dragon boat race.
At noon, Xie Jiaojiao asked Chen Pi to reserve a few private rooms in Xiangyuan Building to entertain these businessmen. However, this really put Chen Pi in a difficult position. After all, the closer Xiangyuan Building was to the dragon boat race, the more crowded it was. In the end, it was his father, Manager Chen, who stepped in and set up a few large round tables in the backyard for the reception, and only then did the matter get settled.
Chen Pi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Dad, I am so lucky to have you here today."
Shopkeeper Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. This is your first time encountering something like this. You will have experience in the future. Do your best. The young lady is willing to let you do this because she trusts you."
Chenpi nodded and said he understood.
After seeing everyone off, He Zhongsheng laughed as he looked at the amount of goods that the bosses had in his hands.
"I underestimated the amount of goods these vendors carry!"
He Hu said, "What's the use of this? This wharf has just been built, and it cost a lot of money. We haven't even received the money for the first batch of goods!"
He Hu said this deliberately in front of Xie Jiaojiao.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at him: "Master He, if you say so, there must be a better way to make everyone trust our newly repaired dock and be able to safely deliver their cargo to their destination?"
He Hu stopped talking, smacked his lips, and wanted to say something, but no words came out.
He Zhongsheng spoke at this time: "Okay, Xiaohu, I brought you along because I wanted you to see how we do business so that you can learn. Your grandfather and I have thought about it. Our wharf has just taken shape. If it is to be completed, it will be at the end of the month. The argument of the virtuous daughter-in-law is the most convincing. Water transportation is faster than land transportation. It won't be long before the freight costs of these goods will be fully recovered."
Mr. He also nodded slightly. Now that he had seen everyone off, he was about to say goodbye.
He said to Xie Jiaojiao, "We still have to go back and prepare for tomorrow's dragon boat race. You've worked hard today, but don't worry, since you've invested in our He family, we won't let you lose money. After the dragon boat race, our He family's boats will appear at our He family's dock, and we won't let anyone down."
Xie Jiaojiao bowed slightly and said goodbye to the few people.
After everyone left, Jiang Weinan pulled Xie Jiaojiao and said, "Since He Hu, that stinky boy, dared to play tricks on you, I will definitely help you vent your anger when I meet him tomorrow!"