12dz Chapter 545: Collecting Huanghuali
Chapter 545: Collecting Huanghuali
Archaeological research has found that Huanghuali was used as a tribute and exclusively supplied to the royal family during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Huanghuali furniture is more likely to develop a patina as it ages, and it is the kind of material that becomes more lustrous and moist with use.
Deeply loved by royal aristocrats.
However, in Volume 3 of "The Regulations of the Old Summer Palace", "The Regulations on the Weight of Materials", it is recorded that huanghuali is second only to red sandalwood.
At that time, the price of red sandalwood was 2.2 cents per catty, while the price of huanghuali was 1.8 cents per catty.
This book first attracted the attention of wealthy and powerful people in Beijing, Shanghai and other places who were fond of collecting and expressed their desire to collect it.
Since the rich and powerful people like this thing, it means it is profitable.
Those shrewd businessmen smelled the business opportunity and came here to drive up the price of Huanghuali step by step.
This shows that it is a valuable treasure.
But during the Republic of China and the Anti-Japanese War, everyone was in danger of losing their jobs, and no one cared about whether the wood was good or had any collection value.
Not to mention when our country was first founded, we were extremely poor.
Coupled with the subsequent campaign to eliminate the four olds, Huanghuali was left covered in dust and turned into firewood.
But this is also normal. Only when people have enough food, warm clothes and a place to live will they pay attention to higher-level spiritual needs.
No matter what, Xia Ran caught this opportunity.
I rented a large yard near the highway, put a sign at the door saying that I was selling Hainan Huanghuali wood, and started working.
The price is directly written as 1 to 5 yuan per kilogram, and the price is determined based on the quality.
Yes, she charges by kilogram. Nowadays, many people charge by the car or ton, but she charges by kilogram.
It is more cost-effective for them to weigh the goods by kilogram, which is the highest price in the current market.
Xia Ran spent some money to hire those idle old men and women to help advertise for her, saying that she bought huanghuali and other precious materials.
Xia Ran prepared the scale and waited for customers to come.
Soon people came to the store, such as the owners of the shops that had a lot of inventory.
They came here mainly to spy on military intelligence.
See if Xia Ran is serious or just lying.
After some bargaining, I felt that the price offered by Xia Ran was acceptable.
They could make a lot of money, so they planned to sell the materials that had been piling up in their hands for a long time.
Because Xia Ran promised them that he would buy large quantities of goods, and the price was not low, after much deliberation, he decided to sell the goods he had first.
You can make a lot of money by reselling it like this. Such a frank and easy-going fool is rare, so if you meet one, you have to grab it.
Obviously, these male bosses all regarded Xia Ran as a silly woman with long hair, little knowledge, and a lot of money.
Otherwise, who in their right mind would take the initiative to raise the price to purchase goods? Only a fool would do that.
Besides, they haven't heard any favorable policies or news saying that Huanghuali will increase in price.
If they need it later, they can collect it slowly. There is no rush anyway.
Currently, pharmaceutical factories basically collect small materials with high oil yield.
The materials needed by pharmaceutical factories need to be cut and ground into powder before the essential oils can be extracted. Large pieces of materials are difficult to handle and the cost is too high, so they are not very popular.
When they load goods daily, they always sneakily stuff a few large pieces of ingredients in when people are not paying attention, in order to increase the weight and volume.
This time it’s good, they don’t have to sneak stuff in, everyone will accept it.
So he thought he had gotten a good deal and completed the transaction very actively.
Of course, Xia Ran was also very happy to receive it. If she didn't have to keep a cold face to maintain her character, she would definitely have laughed so hard that she bent over.
The less Huanghuali there is in circulation on the market, the scarcer it becomes, and the higher its price will be.
Anyway, it's a game for rich people and it won't harm ordinary people, so she just stockpiles a lot of goods, the more the better.
This will all be money in the future, all money.
In this way, Xia Ran purchased a total of more than 36 tons of goods from these local bosses.
Xia Ran didn't care whether it was of high quality or not. As long as she was sure it was local huanghuali, she would accept it, regardless of the size.
She wants all the scraps. At worst, she can save them to make bracelets to sell in the future. This job is profitable no matter how you do it.
Considering that Xia Ran was very willing to pay and did not find fault with him, these bosses also helped Xia Ran promote his products after they left.
Xia Ran rented a local truck and made two trips to move the goods into the space, and continued to wait for other goods.
Xia Ran stayed in the Cross Town for eight days before leaving, and collected more than 69 tons of huanghuali in total.
They also collected less than 300 kilograms of small-leaf red sandalwood, 200 kilograms of which were taken down from the beams of a local villager's house after hearing about it.
This fellow is also a cunning man. Ever since he accidentally found out that the wood on the beams of his house is a treasure, he has been secretly paying attention to the market conditions.
Until I heard that Xia Ran was buying wood, and the price was not low.
I came here specifically to ask, and when I felt the price was indeed reasonable, I took it down and sold it.
When he was sold, his family thought he was crazy and wanted to tear down the house.
This is because Xia Ran stayed for too short a time, and many people didn't hear the news. If he had been there for a longer time, he would probably have heard more.
Of course, before Xia Ran left, she signed a contract with a boss named Wang, whom she liked, and assigned him to help her collect the materials.
She paid 5% of the total payment as a reward for their hard work.
Of course, she doesn’t care how much money people earn or how much profit they make in the middle; she only looks at the final result.
As long as it is not higher than her purchase price these days, she will accept it.
The other party naturally agreed happily.
"This price can only be for Huanghuali from Hainan. You can't fool me with products from other places."
Xia Ran’s main concern is that they might fool him by using Vietnamese huanghuali wood.
"Of course not. Don't worry. As a businessman, honesty is the foundation. Besides, we only have Huanghuali here. Where else can we find it? Besides, the shipping cost from other places is also high. It's not cost-effective."
Xia Ran thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Given the current price, there was no need to ship goods from the neighboring country.
This time, Xia Ran really went straight to Yun F City.
On the way there, he also took care of two thieves who were stealing things, and broke their hands.
Zhao Dali and Shi Lei, who came later, were waiting for Xia Ran so long that the flowers were almost withered.
Xia Ran rested for a while at her residence and then started working.
First, I checked the accounts with Zhao Dali and Shi Lei.
The first batch of various dried mushrooms, medicinal materials such as Gastrodia elata, Panax notoginseng, Dendrobium officinale, as well as bacon, ham, local honey, Sichuan pepper, dried chili peppers, walnuts, etc. that were collected earlier have been sent to the train.
"Boss, the goods are all shipped directly from Chuncheng to Shanghai. They are expected to arrive soon, and the delivery has been arranged."