Initially, both Zhu Biao and Tang Ding thought that the matter would be over. After all, Zhu Xi had paid out ten thousand guan of real money. Han Du had done nothing. Even Zhu Xi sent people to dig out these stones.
He just took a few glances and got 10,000 coins. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?
But after hearing this, Han Du made a snort in his nose. He didn't take Ten Thousand Guan into his heart at all. He stared at Zhu Fang and sneered: "Ten thousand Guan? Are you sending beggars away?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
Ten thousand guan is still too little. When did Han Du become so greedy? You must know that Han Du has done nothing in this matter from beginning to end.
The land belongs to Zhu Ping, and even looking for this thing was sent by Zhu Ping. Han Du just asked Zhu Ping to go.
That’s it, you’re still not satisfied with ten thousand guan?
Zhu Xi also looked at Han Du with surprise on his face. Now that he knew it was jade, of course he was not willing to share it with others. Therefore, he directly offered Han Du 10,000 yuan, just to silence Han Du.
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But Zhu Xi never expected that even this would not satisfy Han Du.
"Haha" Zhu Xi shook his head and looked at Han Du with bright eyes.
Han Du looked calm and looked back at him calmly.
Seeing Han Du's smile, the smile on Zhu Ping's face gradually disappeared. He stared at Han Du solemnly and asked doubtfully: "Is what you said true?"
Zhu Ping just heard Han Du say that this gem was valuable, but he didn't know how valuable it was. Without knowing how much money he could make, Zhu Ping could directly give Han Du 10,000 yuan.
For Zhu Biao's sake.
But now Han Du is not satisfied yet, which makes Zhu Xi a little unhappy!
Han Du immediately smiled as if he was relaxed, leaned back in his chair, and said, "Who are you kidding? You want to send me away for ten thousand guan. That's just a dream."
Zhu Xiang glanced back at Zhu Biao, and saw that he lowered his eyebrows and said nothing. Zhu Xiang laughed, stretched out his fingers to pick the bridge of his nose, and said with a smile: "Okay, how much do you want? Thirty thousand,
Or 50,000? Tell me the number."
Han Du shook his head and said, "I don't want a penny."
Everyone was even more surprised after hearing this. One moment, ten thousand guan handu was too little, and the next moment, he didn't want even a penny. What on earth did he want to do?
Even Zhu Biao put down the tea cup in his hand in surprise and looked up at Han Du in confusion, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"You're confusing me. Let me know what you think."
Han Du glanced at the confused faces of everyone and said to Zhu Xi: "Your Majesty doesn't know much about this thing. If he sells it himself, does he know how to sell it?"
"This" Zhu Xiang lowered his head. Han Du's question really stopped him. Indeed, he didn't understand this thing at all. How could he sell it?
But how could Zhu Ping be willing to enter Baoshan and return empty-handed? Therefore, Zhu Ping frowned and said to Han Du: "Since this is also a kind of jade, why don't I polish it out and make it into a jade pendant to sell?"
If you sell it like this, you will only be able to earn some hard-earned money, and you won't be able to sell it at a high price. Han Du looked at Zhu Ping with a smile and thought to himself.
It is not impossible to use jadeite to make jade pendants, but in this way, it has no advantage compared with Hetian jade. Moreover, there are many kinds of jade pendants in the Ming Dynasty. If jadeite is used to make jade pendants, the market will not be big and there will not be much money to be made.
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"Why bother, Your Majesty? Why don't you dig out this jade and sell it to me, and I guarantee to give His Highness a satisfactory price? Of course, I am not without conditions." Han Du said with a smile.
Zhu Fang smacked his lips twice, and then asked: "What are the conditions?"
"I don't want the prince to give me 10,000 yuan. I just ask the prince to agree to sell this thing to me within five years and not to sell it to anyone else. How about that?" Han Du said with a smile.
After Zhu Fang pondered for a while, he said solemnly: "I will only sell it to you within five years? What if the price you give is too low?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your Highness is here to witness it. The price I give you will definitely satisfy you and will not cause you any loss." Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao, hoping that he could help him win the business.
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If this business is won, Han Du will not miss out on Zhu Biao's benefits.
Zhu Feng sighed incomprehensively, folded his hands and said: "You only let me sell things to you. I can understand it. After all, independent business is the best. But why do you only have five years?
, that is to say, after five years, I will sell it to whomever I want to sell it to?"
"Of course." Han Du nodded affirmatively.
As for why it only takes five years, Han Du did not explain to Zhu Ping. Five years is enough for Han Du to establish his brand. By then, even if someone starts to do this business, he will only be able to make low-end products.
of things, the high-end ones must have been occupied by me for a long time.
At that time, it didn't matter to Han Du who Zhu Xi wanted to sell to. Because no matter who he wanted to sell to, Han Du could get it.
The most lucrative piece of profit.
Of course, it would be best if Zhu Xi could only sell to Han Du forever. But Zhu Xi is not an idiot, how could he do such a stupid thing?
It was precisely because Han Du knew this that he proposed a five-year agreement to Zhu Ping.
Even though Zhu Ping had no objection at all to the five-year contract proposed by Han Du, if Han Du proposed that he could only sell it to one person forever, Zhu Ping would definitely fall out on the spot.
"Five years? Interesting, interesting, good." Zhu Ping clapped his hands happily and was about to agree.
Suddenly, Zhu Biao secretly reached out and pulled him.
Zhu Xi turned his head and looked at Zhu Biao with great confusion, not knowing what the emperor brother meant.
Han Du saw Zhu Biao's little move, and his expression suddenly turned bad. Is this brother-in-law trying to mess up his business?
Han Du immediately winked secretly at Zhu Biao, telling him to shut up. This business had become an indispensable benefit to him.
However, Zhu Biao turned a blind eye to Han Du's gesture and said with a smile: "Since the second brother has something, and Han Du knows how to run it, you might as well form a partnership and start this business."
It was indeed the idea of joining Han Du at the beginning, but now he cannot agree to it. It is very convenient to start a joint venture, but with Han Du's identity, how much can he get from it?
Shooting birds across the mountain, whoever sees it has a share. As the prince, does Zhu Biao need to take a share? Of course he does! Zhu Biao has already taken it, but does Lao Zhu take it?
And there's Tang Ding. He personally doesn't have much, but he represents the Xinguo Duke's government, so he should get it.
After dividing it bit by bit, how much more can Han Du get?
But if Zhu Xi sells the things to himself, carves them and sells them, it will be completely different. That is equivalent to the entire jade industry belonging to himself. Even if he wants to share a little profit with Zhu Biao, then
It’s also much more expensive than a partnership.
"There's no need for this joint venture," Han Du laughed dryly and looked at Zhu Xi.
Tell him, this is your thing. People are asking for shares, so you can't say anything?
Zhu Fang doesn't want to form a partnership either. If he doesn't form a partnership, everything belongs to him and he can sell it to whomever he wants. Although he will sell it all to Han Du in the first five years, he can take advantage of this time to become familiar with the stone mining process and gain experience for the future.
Get ready to mine stone in large quantities.
Seeing the hesitation on Zhu Xi's face, Zhu Biao had no choice but to sigh: "Second brother, you were young in the capital and didn't know much about Han Du."
Zhu Xiang looked up at the emperor's brother in confusion, not understanding why he said this.
"Han Du's great reputation in the capital is not due to his being a proud young man." Zhu Biao explained with a smile.
Zhu Xi was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "What is that?"
"He knows how to manage things. Things that are not very eye-catching in the eyes of ordinary people can be sold for sky-high prices in his hands. Therefore, the people in the capital also jokingly call him the Good Fortune Boy. Since he cares so much about this thing, then he
You will definitely be able to sell this thing for a sky-high price. No matter how high the price he gives you, you can only earn some hard-earned money, which is just a drop in the bucket for him." Zhu Biao smiled and asked Han Du
: "Tell me, is Gu right?"
Han Du glared at Zhu Biao dissatisfied and did not want to talk to him.
Zhu Xi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he laughed, nodded and said: "My brother, listen to your brother."
Zhu Biao nodded slightly with satisfaction, then turned to Han Du and asked: "How is it? What do you think?"
A good business has been disturbed by you. This is Han Du's truest thought about Zhu Biao.
Seeing Han Du frowning and not speaking, his face full of dissatisfaction. Zhu Biao smiled and comforted: "Don't be dissatisfied. Although I have disturbed your monopoly of this business, do you think you can really do it on your own?"
Will you take this business?"
"Why can't I eat it?" Han Du asked Zhu Biao with a dissatisfied tone. Han Du was really angry at Zhu Biao. For such a good business, if he could eat it himself, he would give some to Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao was sure.
He also understood this, but he still wanted to propose a shareholding.
Zhu Biao shook his head, pointed at the jade and said: "Since this is jade, you have to carve it before selling it, right? But I want to ask you, do you have a jade carving craftsman?"
This Handu really doesn’t exist.
But even if he didn't have one, Han Du still said unconvinced: "I don't have a jade carving craftsman now, but as long as I pay, I'm afraid I can't find a craftsman?"
Jade carving craftsmen are indeed rare, but that does not mean that there are none among the people. People in the Ming Dynasty loved all kinds of jade, and there are still some people who know this craft among the people.
Zhu Biao shook his head again, smiled and said to Han Du: "Looking at the way your eyes lit up when you saw these things just now, you know that these things are rare treasures.
If you find ordinary craftsmen to carve it, wouldn’t it be a waste of money? Besides, can the things made by such craftsmen be sold at a good price? "
Han Du responded in silence, already somewhat understanding what Zhu Biao wanted to say. The craftsmanship of ordinary craftsmen is really a kind of blasphemy for such top-grade glass imperial green jade.
Zhu Biao saw Han Du lowering his head and thinking, and continued: "The craftsmanship of the palace craftsmen is not comparable to that of the private sector. If you agree to jointly do this business, then I will make the decision and give you ten jade carving craftsmen from the palace.
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Ten!
Han Du's eyes lit up, his lips were slightly open, and he was almost crying.
There are countless skilled craftsmen in the palace, which may be very common for people like Zhu Biao. But every thing these craftsmen make is something that the people can only hope for.
Only princes and ministers would be given a few items when the emperor was happy. Silks, gold ornaments, porcelain, jade, calligraphy and paintings, etc., every time a piece came out, it would cause people to rush to buy it.
"Okay, I agree." Han Du nodded directly and agreed without any hesitation.
Zhu Xi was very puzzled when he saw it, and quickly asked: "You just agreed like this? Just for ten jade carving craftsmen?"
"Of course." Han Du simply replied.
Seeing the confusion on Zhu Xi's face, Han Du explained to him: "Who do you think our Lord should sell this thing to?"
Zhu Fang pondered for a moment and wanted to speak, but after seeing Han Du's meaningful expression, he shook his head and said, "I don't know, who do you think it should be sold to?"
"Of course they are sold to those wealthy businessmen." Han Du narrowed his eyes and looked like he was staring at the fat sheep.
Zhu Xi suddenly smiled, clapped his hands and said, "What a great idea. Those maritime merchants are all so rich that I am jealous when I see it. It would be best if I could sell this thing to them."
Han Du also nodded in agreement, "Yes, every time they go to sea, which time do they not come back with a lot of money? One ship of silk and half a ship of silver, that is really not a lie at all. But after they made money
, they will just bury all the money in the pigsty and beat them to death without digging it out. How can this be done? Since they don’t know how to spend money, then I will teach them how to spend it.”
When Zhu Biao saw Han Du's eyes full of enthusiasm and his mouth full of gold and silver, he couldn't help but ask: "How do you want to sell this thing to them? You know, they may not like it when it appears for the first time.
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"No, they will definitely like it." Han Du shook his head and retorted to Zhu Biao with a smile on his face.
Seeing that Han Du was so confident, Zhu Biao looked at Han Du in surprise.
Han Du continued to explain: "As the saying goes: if something is good above, it will be worse below. I don't know if those maritime merchants like this thing now, but I know that if the emperor likes it, then they will definitely like it even more.
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Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then nodded helplessly. Sure enough, this is Han Du's style. If Han Du can really find a way to make his father and emperor admire this thing, then it will definitely become popular all over the world soon. By that time,
Han Du was not worried at all that this thing would not be sold, but was worried about not having enough goods.
If Han Du knew what Zhu Biao was thinking now, he would definitely sneer at his idea. What do you mean there is not enough goods? Han Du did not prepare to sell with a clear price at all, but auctioned them one by one.
Hunger marketing, do you understand?
After hearing Han Du's method, Zhu Fang sighed repeatedly: "You are indeed a famous scholar. To be honest, if you let me sell it, I really don't know how to start."
Zhu Biao nodded and said with a smile: "I said, I won't let my second brother down."
"Brother Huang is still smart." Zhu Xi laughed and said, "In that case, let's talk about how many shares we each want to hold. Han Du, you say it first."
Han Du glanced at the three of them, stretched out two fingers, and said seriously: "I want 20%."
Zhu Fang had no problem with Han Du's request. He looked back at Zhu Biao and saw that he didn't express anything, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I agree."
Zhu Biao also laughed and said, "If that's the case, then I should also ask for 20%."
Zhu Feng was surprised for a moment, then he calmed down and asked: "Brother, the emperor only wants 20%, is it too little? It should be at least 30%."
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Second brother's heart is alone, but 20% is enough."
Seeing that Zhu Biao had said this, Zhu Ping no longer insisted. Then he nodded and said: "Well, in that case, I only need 20%, and the remaining 30% will be given to my father as a filial piety on my part.
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Then he turned around and said to Tang Ding: "You can also take 10%."
Tang Ding kept his head down, thinking that this matter had nothing to do with him. After all, he didn't know how to sell this thing, and he couldn't exert much effort.
Now when he heard that Zhu Xi was going to give him 10%, Tang Ding's face suddenly showed surprise, joy and joy.
With a somewhat embarrassed expression, he said: "Are we also involved? That's so embarrassing."
Tang Ding's eyes kept scanning the faces of the prince, King Qin and Han Du.
Zhu Biao smiled and said to him: "Since this is what my second brother wants, just take it."
"Thank you, King Qin, and thank you, Your Highness." Tang Ding immediately climbed up the pole and nodded with a smile on his face.
After staying in Prince Qin's Mansion for a few days, Zhu Biao suddenly became curious about the origin of jadeite. Since jadeite was so good, everyone couldn't help but be curious about where Zhu Ping found it, and wanted to see it with their own eyes.
Under the guidance of Zhu Xi, the group walked through the jungle for several days before arriving at their destination.
Zhu Xi rode his horse and stood on a hillside, pointed towards the river at his feet, looked at Zhu Biao and said: "According to the people below, they have found that kind of thing in this area."
Such a piece of land?
Zhu Biao is also well-informed, but looking at the way Zhu Xi waved his hands, he couldn't help but secretly swallow his saliva. The area in front of him was too big. If everyone produced something, it wouldn't be a matter of getting rich suddenly.
Yes, that is a country with unparalleled wealth.
"Are there so many?"
Zhu Xi turned around and saw Zhu Biao's expression, and immediately knew that he had misunderstood. He quickly explained with a smile: "How is that possible? Although jade is produced here, most of the colors are not very good. Those below were carefully selected.
Carefully selected.”
Han Du also stood up and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qin is really discerning. Such top-grade jade is not common. In my estimation, although there are many jade stones here, the top-grade jade stones are probably even rare."
None."
Zhu Biao nodded slowly, feeling that what Han Du said was reasonable. If the best jade really appeared in pieces, it would definitely be worthless, and Han Du would not be so excited when he saw it.
Han Du turned to Zhu Xi and said in a blink of an eye: "Your Majesty, since we have decided to do this business, I am afraid that Your Majesty still needs to build a road directly leading to here. Also, the news that the jade comes from here must be kept secret.
, cannot be leaked."
As long as no one knows the source of jade, Handu can sit firmly on Diaoyutai and directly monopolize the jade trade. Coupled with a lot of gimmicks and hungry marketing, he can naturally make a lot of money.
Zhu Biao frowned and suddenly asked Han Du: "By the way, how do you want to sell it? Is it enough to just let my father say that he likes it?"
Han Du rolled his eyes at Zhu Biao. If it is so simple, how can he reflect his own value? "Since ancient times, we Han people have worn gold to show wealth and jade to ensure peace, and the jade color is emerald green, which means good luck, longevity, and peace.
If we have many children and grandchildren, as long as we sell these ideas to those businessmen, we won’t have to worry about no one buying them.”
Can you even sell these things? Zhu Biao and others no longer know what to say to Han Du.
Han Du said matter-of-factly, "What's the point? Selling means selling. As long as you can sell it at a higher price, it's a good business."
"Your business is very good!" Zhu Biao held it in for a long time, and finally said this after he couldn't bear it any longer.
After seeing the origin of jade, Zhu Biao became interested in the people of Annan again. On the way back, Zhu Biao saw the people of Annan who were in ragged clothes and looked a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but sigh to Zhu Chong and said: "Second brother, since this Annan
It is your feudal state. Then these Annan people are also your people. Although they are foreigners, you cannot exploit them too much."
Zhu Xi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he realized what he was saying, and said with a smile: "Brother Huang, you don't think that it was my younger brother who exploited them that made them become like this, right?"
"Isn't it?" Zhu Biao asked doubtfully.
Zhu Fang laughed, then shook his head and explained: "Of course not. The reason why they became like this is all because of the Li family. At first, the Li family secretly prepared to rebel against King Annan and imposed heavy taxes on the Annan people, almost killing them.
Their exploitation was completely wiped out. After my brother defeated the Li family and captured Annan, he reduced their taxes and gave them many preferential treatment. However, the freezing of three feet did not last in a day. Although my brother reduced their taxes, he still could not
To make them rich instantly, we can only do it slowly and little by little."
Zhu Biao nodded slightly and agreed with Zhu Biao's statement. He didn't think Zhu Xi would lie to him on such a matter, because there was no need. After all, the Annan people were outsiders, and Zhu Xi didn't take them seriously yet, so there was no need to talk to Zhu Biao
lie?
Han Du was walking behind him. After hearing this, he suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, just reducing taxes is not enough. We should also promote enlightenment."
Zhu Biao turned around and looked at Han Du with strange eyes. It was really strange to hear such words from Han Du when he was promoting education.
Seeing Zhu Biao looking at him with burning eyes, Han Du quickly looked himself up and down, raised his head and asked, "Why, is there something wrong with me?"
"Don't you look down on the Imperial College? Why would you say such a thing?" Zhu Shou asked with curiosity in his tone.