Honest people usually gain sympathy from others and receive more preferential treatment.
His own credit is his own, and Han Du doesn't want to discount it.
Compared to merit, what does pretending to be stupid mean?
Lao Zhu waved his hand to stop Han Du's flattering behavior. Although a capable minister like Han Du, even if he knew that Han Du was flattering, Lao Zhu was still very useful, but after all, the matter was urgent, and it was more important to talk about business.
Lao Zhu patted Han Du on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are a good boy. You have come up with such a good thing. I will be more happy this time and give you ten thousand guan and one penny. Later, the teaching and engineering department will also get one."
This is about picking peaches!
This is what Lao Zhu said. If anyone else said this to Han Du, Han Du would dare to slap him in the face.
Hearing this, Han Du's face suddenly fell.
When Lao Zhu saw it, he stared at Han Du and asked, "What? You don't want to?"
Of course I don't want to. Anyone who is willing is sick. Han Du still hopes to rely on this blast furnace to make the craftsmen drink wine and eat meat. How can it be sold at such a low price?
If you want to buy blast furnace technology for ten thousand yuan, are you sending a beggar away?
Han Du immediately cried and begged: "Your Majesty, I didn't tell you how much it cost to make this thing. In order to make this thing, many craftsmen used their ancestral skills and just expected to make money from this thing."
It's hard-earned money. I promised them in the beginning, and they would have their share of the money. If I just sell this thing like this, it would be really difficult to explain to the craftsmen. What should I tell them?
..."
They all agreed to give him 10,000 gu, but seeing that Han Du was still not satisfied, Lao Zhu felt that although this boy was good at everything, he was just a little utilitarian.
Suddenly he asked with some displeasure: "Then how much do you want? I'll make it clear to you first. It's a major matter for the imperial court. The Ministry of Industry is in urgent need of a batch of good steel. Don't be ignorant."
I know it's good or bad, but I won't sell it.
Have you ever seen anyone sell a hen that lays golden eggs?
Things like a blast furnace are so precious that they are even less valuable than a hen that lays golden eggs.
"How dare I delay the important affairs of the imperial court?" Han Du waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he still knew the importance.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this? No matter how much steel the Ministry of Industry needs, I will sell it at the market price, or even a little cheaper than the market price." Han Du explained his money-making plan, bah, it was for the sake of the imperial court.
He even quickly added to the fire, "Look, Your Majesty, even if I go to the Ministry of Education and Engineering to build a furnace now, it will be at least six or seven days after it is built, and it will be at least ten days after the molten steel is produced.
In this way, wouldn't the matter be delayed? It would be better for the Ministry of Industry to buy it directly from me. Ten days is enough for me to smelt hundreds of thousands of kilograms of steel. The Ministry of Industry cannot ask for it all at once.
Hundreds of thousands of kilograms."
Han Du is now trying his best to sell Lao Zhu the concept of "it's better to build than to buy". Building a stove is too troublesome, so it's better to buy steel directly from yourself to save time and worry.
As long as the Ministry of Industry brings the money, Han Du said that steel is just a trivial matter, and you can get as much as you want.
As for the meager profits generated from the buying and selling process, Han Du said that he just earned hard-earned money and had no choice but to accept it.
After all, how hard it is to earn this money, in Han Du's opinion, it is just a lot of snot and tears.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu did not tell Han Du directly whether it was okay or not, but turned to look at Xue Xiang.
Xue Xiang stroked his beard and looked very happy that Han Du could solve his urgent need. These days, the shortage of steel in the Ministry of Works has driven him crazy. Even though he has deployed a large number of craftsmen, working day and night
Forging, there was no improvement.
This is like, ‘Illness comes like a mountain falling, and illness goes away like a thread.’ If you want to make up for the big gap that you owed in the past, what can be done in a short time?
Unexpectedly, time turned around.
Han Du here helped him solve a big problem.
As long as there is enough steel, Xue Xiang has been tortured by this matter for several days. Now that he has achieved what he wanted, he doesn't want to think about anything else.
Whether it is through asking Handu's Ministry of Education or directly purchasing it from Handu himself, it doesn't matter to Mr. Xue Xiang.
Anyway, the Ministry of Industry is not short of money. Even if it is bought at the market price, the Ministry of Industry can still pay for it.
"I don't want much, just one hundred thousand catties." Xue Xiang said to Han Du with a smile.
Han Du was overjoyed when he heard this. This happened to be the time when he didn't dare to bargain with Lao Zhu, but he didn't expect to receive a divine assist from Xue Gongbu.
He hurriedly avoided Lao Zhu, ran to Xue Xiang, took his hand cordially, and admired him sincerely: "Old Shangshu is so refreshing, I don't even ask you for more. Let's do this, the market price of Fujian is three hundred Wen per pound.
Tie, how about I only charge you 300 yuan per catty?"
One pound is three hundred coins, and one hundred thousand pounds is thirty thousand guan, which is thirty thousand taels of silver. Han Du doesn't know how many things thirty thousand taels of silver can buy, but he knows that now he can't even take three taels of silver in his pocket.
Come out. Generally, a family of five only spends thirty taels of silver a year, and this is not the kind of expensive expense. Thirty thousand taels of silver is enough for a thousand households, with good food and drink.
Live a year.
For Handu, one hundred thousand kilograms of steel is only a little more than a day's output. It is so insignificant, which shows the huge profits.
Xue Xiang thought it didn't matter. Handu's fine steel was indeed much stronger than Fujian Iron. The price of 300 yuan per pound was indeed an advantage for him.
Just as he was about to nod in agreement, he was unexpectedly stopped by the Emperor's hand.
"Wait a minute."
Lao Zhu saw that Han Du was trying his best to get everyone to buy his steel and was not willing at all to build furnaces for the Ministry of Education and Engineering, so he knew that Han Du would definitely make huge profits from this.
Although the Ministry of Industry spends the money, according to common sense, all it takes is Xue Xiang's nod. But in the eyes of Lao Zhu, I own the world, and the court's money is also my own money, and I can't let Han Du make it easily.
"Three hundred coppers per catty, one hundred thousand catties is just a little more than you can get in a day. Do you want to earn thirty thousand taels of silver in just one day?" Lao Zhu Yue said, becoming more and more indignant and his voice couldn't help but
are getting bigger and bigger.
I can make thirty thousand taels of silver in one day, but I can't even make that much money. Why do you, Han Du, just rely on your broken furnace?
Sure enough, black eyes cannot see white money.
When it comes to making money, even Lao Zhu is not immune. Han Du earns 30,000 taels of silver a day, which makes Lao Zhu's eyes red. Even the blast furnace he just admired has turned into a broken furnace in his heart.
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Han Du immediately put on a mournful look and said, "Your Majesty, you can't say that. Steelmaking also requires the purchase of iron and stone, and craftsmen are needed to do it. All of this costs money. I only sell it for three hundred coins a day."
Jin, it’s already sold at a discount below the market price, and I really can’t make much money.”
When Lao Zhu saw Han Du crying, he sneered: "Do you think I don't know how much a pound of iron stone costs? Or do you think I don't know how much iron stone can make a pound of iron?"
Han Du thought in his heart that he was a fool. Then he remembered that Lao Zhu was an emperor of civilians. As a commoner, he probably didn't understand these common sense among the people.
Therefore, Han Du's voice became slightly softer and he still defended: "Your Majesty, you can't say that. I want to directly smelt iron stone into refined steel. The same pound of iron stone will naturally produce more refined steel than
There is much less pig iron..."
"How much less? 10% less, or 50% less? As for your craftsmen, I saw them clearly just now. How many craftsmen are there?" Lao Zhu asked in a cold tone.
"This..." Han Du was really hard to answer.
Let's say it's 50% less. That's deceiving the emperor. If Lao Zhu insists on making a clear calculation with him and asks the craftsmen to make a furnace on the spot, Han Du will be left with nothing to eat.
Let’s say 10%. Han Du is simply giving his handle to Lao Zhu. In this case, how can he continue his plan to make a fortune?
Han Du rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, things cannot be settled like this. Although there are few craftsmen, the skill content of this blast furnace is high. Although the hard work done by the craftsmen is not valuable, the skills are valuable."
"Your Majesty, you want to be like this. If I don't have the skills and can't build this stove, then I'm afraid even recruiting 100,000 civilians will not help the matter. I really don't make much from these 100,000 kilograms of fine steel, either.
It’s just three to five hundred dollars..."
Although what Han Du said was touching, Lao Zhu didn't accept his words.
"One hundred cents per catty, and there won't be any more words." Lao Zhu made the price directly.
Han Du was suddenly stunned by the price.
Even Xue Xiang stood aside and looked at the emperor in disbelief.
I have seen people bargain hard, but I have never seen people bargain so hard.
However, this matter has now become a contest between the emperor and Han Du, and has nothing to do with him. Xue Xiangle was so relaxed that he stood aside and watched without saying a word.
Lao Zhu also knew that his price was too harsh, but he couldn't do it without being ruthless. When he thought of how Magistrate Zhou beat his chest after Han Du bought Huangshan from Magistrate Zhou, and regretted it, Lao Zhu
He was determined to kill Han Du's price severely.
"This is impossible, absolutely impossible. One hundred cents per catty. I will lose two hundred cents per catty. Let alone one hundred thousand catties of fine steel. Even ten thousand catties will cost the treasure bank."
Empty airs." Han Du shook his head like a rattle.
"It's impossible, right?" Lao Zhu smiled, "Then for ten thousand guan, sell the skills to the Ministry of Industry and let the Ministry of Industry practice it themselves."
Han Du still shook his head, "Your Majesty, this steel is no better than cement. Even if the Ministry of Industry wants to buy it, it won't be priced at 10,000 yuan."
"Then how much do you want to sell it for?" Lao Zhu asked.