I only made twice as much, but Lao Zhu thinks I made too much? Then you asked me to print treasure banknotes, which is like robbing money. I don’t know how much I made. Why didn’t I see you and have any objections at that time?
Han Du spoke carefully and explained: "Your Majesty, that's not how the account is calculated. Your Majesty, you can think about it. If there were no briquettes, the people's consumption would still be the same, and it would not be reduced at all. Once the briquettes came out, although I made money,
, but the people have actually received great benefits. If in the future, people work hard to make something that can provide great benefits to the people, but cannot make money, then who will do it? In turn, no
Is it just a disguised loss to the people?"
The principle is extremely simple and will be understood as soon as you hear it.
Lao Zhu's expression finally softened, but he still said dissatisfiedly: "It can't be sold at such a high price. Double is a bit too much."
'It's up to you. Anyway, briquettes are your old industry now. It's up to you to do what you want. It's rare for me to take care of it.' Han Du thought indifferently.
But when he suddenly saw the Queen Empress winking at him, Han Du realized that it was obvious that the Queen Empress did not want the price of briquettes to drop any further.
After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Han Du thought of something and then explained: "Your Majesty, the bustling world is all for profit; the bustling world is all for profit. The more abundant the benefits, the more it can stimulate people's passion for creation, like
The more things like briquettes, the more benefit the people will have, and the stronger the country will be. From this perspective, this profit is not much, and I even think it is a bit small."
"That is, compared with the benefits that the people will get tomorrow, this little profit is nothing?" Empress Ma also gave timely advice.
Han Du continued to explain: "Moreover, the emperor will not forget the nearly ten thousand people who used to live on charcoal, right?"
Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, and then he realized. Charcoal was finished and was completely replaced by briquettes, and those who relied on charcoal had not yet been found. When Han Du reminded him, Lao Zhu remembered, looked at Han Du and asked:
"Do you have any idea?"
"I think we can let the briquette workshop accept some of it," Han Du suggested. Anyway, making briquettes also requires a lot of manpower. In this case, it would just be a job for these people who have lost their source of livelihood.
But Lao Zhu was a little dissatisfied after hearing this and asked: "Some? Why some, not all of them? Do you want the remaining people to starve to death?"
"Your Majesty, there are both rich and poor among these people. Those who have better places to go, naturally we don't need to worry about it. We are only targeting those who can't live without a job. And I suggest selling briquettes.
Don't sell it in the shop." Han Du sighed and said.
Lao Zhu didn't know why, so he quickly asked: "Why?" If the shop is gone, how can we still do business? Do we have to be like those small merchants and hawkers, running all over the street? It is better to sell in the shop.
Han Du smiled and explained: "I suggest that the briquette workshop will only do wholesale in the future, that is, we sell a briquette for three cents to the outside world, and it will be the same to everyone. But if someone buys a large amount of briquette, for example, one briquette at a time.
A thousand, then we will give him 10% of the profit."
"What are the benefits of doing this?" Lao Zhu asked doubtfully. Just now Han Du was talking about how the profit was not very high, but now he took the initiative to benefit others, which made Lao Zhu unable to react for a while.
Han Du explained: "With a profit of 10%, if he can resell these thousand briquettes, then he can make a profit of 200 cash. Although 200 cash is not much, it is enough for a family to live for two years.
Damn it. As long as he can sell a thousand briquettes within two days, then the life of this family will not be a problem. In this way, it will not only save the people from running back and forth to buy briquettes, but also save us
It is time-consuming and laborious to run the shop. Moreover, they go from door to door to sell briquettes to people's doorsteps. Even if the price is higher than three cents, I think people will accept it, and their profits will be more generous."
If there is income every day, then this family can survive.
And once the people in the entire capital use briquettes, they will need a huge amount every day, and there will also be many people who need to sell briquettes like this.
The workshop has taken in a group of people, and another group has been digested here. In addition, some of the richer families have other places to go. The nearly 10,000 people who were engaged in the charcoal industry in the past can finally be properly disposed of. The demise of charcoal, the demise of charcoal
The rise was finally a smooth transition that allowed for a soft landing, avoiding turmoil among the people.
And Han Du's goal has been achieved. Since Han Du has taken the initiative to let Li Lai help Lao Zhu solve so many people who have lost their livelihoods, then Lao Zhu is naturally embarrassed to ask Han Du to lower the price.
Seeing the emperor's unexpected nod of agreement, Empress Ma glanced at Han Du in surprise. The reason why she didn't personally persuade the emperor just now was because Empress Ma understood that once the emperor decided something, it would be extremely difficult to change his mind.
. He signaled to Han Du that he was just holding on to the idea of treating a dead horse as a living horse, and never thought about what Han Du would do.
Unexpectedly, Han Du took a unique approach and started talking about the livelihood of nearly ten thousand people, and actually dissuaded the emperor.
This made Queen Ma have to admire Handu with admiration.
When Han Du saw Queen Ma looking at him, he didn't think too much, just nodded and smiled.
Seeing Lao Zhu nodding, Han Du thought that he shouldn't have anything to do now, right? Should Lao Zhu ask himself to step down?
When Lao Zhu was about to ask Han Du to step down, Queen Ma suddenly smiled and said: "By the way, I heard that you made a good dressing mirror. Remember to send some to the palace, I don't want more.
, let’s take twenty first.”
Hear, hear.
How come Queen Ma can hear and know everything? Why does it feel like Queen Ma’s ears and eyes are even better than Lao Zhu’s?
Not only does he know what coal looks like after burning, he even knows about the dressing mirror that he doesn't sell.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he came with twenty first. Do you know how much twenty dressing mirrors are worth?
That's 10,000 guan! When Queen Ma said 10,000 guan, it was as if she had just taken two melon seeds from Han Du's hand.
Han Du turned his eyes to Lao Zhu and saw Lao Zhu lowering his head and laughing dryly, looking at him with a look of displeasure.
"I obey, my Majesty." Han Du immediately showed a doggy smile.
He did not forget to make a thoughtful suggestion: "Madam, I even made a customized version of this dressing mirror."