Gu Xun didn’t know whether Qi Wangjian was telling the truth. Logically speaking, as the king of Qi and someone who clearly knew about the existence of Canglong Qisu, it was impossible for him not to know some valuable inside information, but...
…He doesn’t want to say it, and there’s no need to bother himself by saying he doesn’t know anything…
The atmosphere between the two of them is quite good now. He could have just said that it was inconvenient to answer like Gu Xun did when he answered his origin. It would be a worse way to deliberately deceive with lies.
There was silence for a moment, and the atmosphere between the two became slightly awkward. Finally, Gu Xun spoke first to break the silence:
"Well...since Your Majesty doesn't know, forget it. It just so happens that Gu has another business that he wants to discuss with you."
"Business?" Qi Wangjian smiled, trying to ease his stiffness, and asked with interest, "Mr. Gu, what kind of business do you want to discuss with me? Uh... it was like when he was in Xinzheng, he made... drugs.
Business?"
If it's that kind of business, don't say anything.
Qi Wangjian did not say this sentence, but the look in his eyes and the polite smile expressed this meaning.
It's not that he doesn't want to earn this money, on the contrary, he is very clear about the benefits of the little pill, which is enough to be called huge profits for Qi Guo, the richest man in the seven countries, and no one is greedy for it.
But the problem is... there is a saying that this thing is not on the market. If you want to do this business, it is best to go to the people below. It would be a bit inappropriate to talk directly to him, the King of Qi.
Qi Wangjian felt that his attitude should be easy-going, not casual...
Gu Xun quickly explained, "It's not that thing. The one with limited output cannot make a business."
"Huh?" King Qi Jian was waiting for Gu Xun's next words.
"It's salt."
Gu Xun told the real answer, but it aroused even greater doubts from Qi Wangjian, "???"
"Mr. Gu, do you want to buy salt?"
You can’t ask him, the number one salt dealer in the Seven Kingdoms, to sell salt, right?
"No, no," Gu Xun quickly explained, "It's a better technology for refining salt from seawater."
"What I want to trade with His Majesty is this kind of technology."
"Technology..." Qi Wangjian showed an incomprehensible smile. Salt production is the largest source of income for our country of Qi. The technology for refining salt still needs... "Can you talk about it in detail?"
Well, Qi Wangjian found that he didn’t understand any technology at all. Isn’t salt just what’s left after boiling sea water? How else can it be so good?
"Uh..." Gu Xun organized his words and roughly explained, "It basically means that salt can be precipitated from seawater more efficiently, and the quality of the salt will also be improved to a considerable extent. To put it simply, it can be more efficient.
It produces better salt more quickly and makes it easier to further refine salt."
The refined salt Gu Xun mentioned is of course not the same quality as modern table salt. It’s just that in this era, compared to coarse salt with more impurities, table salt is much finer. The most straightforward difference is that in appearance, coarse salt
Salt is yellowish, while refined salt is much whiter. It is mainly obtained by purifying coarse salt using various stupid methods, and it is very difficult to make.
There is no shortage of food in this world, and spices are surprisingly abundant. Naturally, there is no shortage of necessities such as salt. However, most people still eat coarse salt with an average taste, and refined salt is much more expensive.
What Gu Xun uses on weekdays, or uses in large restaurants when eating out, is the highest quality refined salt. Basically, it tastes no different from modern table salt. Of course, the price is very impressive, and so on.
The weight of gold is about the same...
After hearing the explanation, Qi Wangjian's eyes lit up and emitted a light called wealth. As a king, he naturally would not study the issue of salt production, so even if Gu Xun explained, the concept in his cognition was still very vague.
But he can calculate the most basic accounts clearly. Let’s not talk about the improvement of quality. The increase in output alone means that the salt profit can directly increase by a percentage.
Even if it can only increase by 10%, it can bring at least tens of thousands of gold in additional income every year!
"Sir, could you please tell me in detail, by how much can the output be increased?"
"Ah...this..." Gu Xun scratched his head, how could this make any sense?
He is not a professional in salt production, nor is he a student of history, so how would he know the efficiency gap between the salt frying method and the salt drying method?
"I'm not sure how much the specific increase will be, but it's definitely a lot, at least 10% to 20%." Gu Xun assured.
Although I don’t know the details, the frying salt method is thousands of years behind the sun-dried salt method. Even if the world’s salt production is already high, the gap is definitely not small, and there is also a quality gap.
It's shameful to say that the dozens of 'essential tips for time travellers' that he memorized when he was bored back then have now forgotten only the salt-making method, which is simple in process and closely related to high school chemistry, uh... and...
It is simpler to make ice with saltpeter, but you will have to find a customer to sell it later.
"Uh..." Gu Xun's words were so vague that Qi Wangjian didn't know how to respond.
Logically speaking, he didn't think Gu Xun would use such troublesome methods to defraud him of Qi State's money, but after all, Jade Tiger had a history of being defrauded, and this was not a small business, so he couldn't make a decision casually.
King Qi Jian wanted to let Gu Xun give the proof first, but he couldn't say it. Fortunately, Gu Xun took the initiative himself:
"Well, His Majesty King Qi, I can tell you the salt-making process first, and you can go to the salt-making craftsman to test the effect. How about it?"
Wang Jian of Qi was confident and laughed, "Mr. Gu is so generous, so I won't be polite to you, but don't worry, even if the business is not concluded, I will absolutely guarantee that your technology will not be leaked."
In fact, this is a vague and beautifying statement. Qi Wangjian just ensured that he would not directly kick Gu Xun aside after acquiring the technology.
Gu Xun grinned, not commenting on this.
He doesn't care at all whether Qi Guoguo will have some evil ideas - if you are willing to do this business normally, then I will be a serious businessman, with one hand of money and goods, and both money and goods. If you don't want to... I have a lot of collections.
How to make the final payment.
After finishing what he said, Qi Wangjian began to ask about Gu Xun's charging standards. After all, he looked so sworn in, so he was probably reliable, so he could tentatively decide on a transaction plan in advance.
"I don't know about this technology, how much does Mr. Gu plan to price it for?"
Gu Xun spread his hands and kicked the ball back, "How much does your Majesty think this skill is worth?"
Qi Wangjian squinted his eyes and considered for a while, stretched out a hand, spread his fingers, and replied word for word, "If it is as Mr. Guo said, the output can be increased by 10% or 20%, and the quality will be improved."
To raise the price, I am willing to make a bid - five hundred thousand gold!"
