Chapter 421: Has your conscience been soaked in ink? (Two in one)
Are you aware that you are openly asking for bribes——
Seeing the shameless look of this old guy, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"If you like, I'll give you a can when you leave - but I don't have much left here. When I didn't move some time ago, I don't know who took it away..."
Wang Zi'an said, turning to glance at Li Shimin.
Li Shimin:......
Ahem, this bitch, tell me, why are you looking at me?
Those things are all old man Cheng - well, I'm just worried that he will take them all by himself!
When Wei Zheng heard this, he hugged the tea cup and nodded to Wang Zi'an with a smile to thank him.
"Then you're welcome, I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of my wife - oh, your candy is so sweet..."
As he spoke, Wei Zheng happily took another sip of the sugar water in front of him.
The greedy and shameless attitude made both Li Shimin and Li Junxian stunned. This old guy was letting himself go more and more freely in Wang Zi'an. If the ministers in the court saw his virtue, they would be shocked.
Losing big teeth?
"Speaking of this, I remembered - I have made arrangements for the sugar cane you mentioned. I bought some land in the south and prepared to plant some myself. On the other hand, I also signed contracts with some local farmers.
The acquisition agreement was signed..."
Li Shimin didn't want to see this old guy letting himself go, so he coughed lightly and changed the subject.
"You acted very quickly - you are such a wealthy businessman and have so many things to do, I thought you had forgotten about this..."
Wang Zi'an glanced at him in surprise. He just mentioned it casually that day, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin actually remembered it.
Li Shimin:......
This isn’t a case of poverty—
If my family is richer and my treasury is more abundant, how can I, a dignified emperor, be like a businessman, obsessed with money every day and thinking about ways to make money?
"No, no, I asked around. This sugar cane can be planted in spring and harvested in April -"
Li Shimin laughed dryly and accepted the words.
"Okay, I'll write you the process of making sugar later, you can find someone to arrange it yourself - don't blame me for not reminding you, this thing must be kept secret, otherwise those Jiangnan Chinese people will find out, you can just
You have committed a great sin—"
Seeing Li Shimin, Wei Zheng and Li Junxian, there were puzzled looks on their faces. Wang Zi'an shook his head gently, paused in his tone, and said half-jokingly, half-seriously.
"How big is the profit of this kind of sugar? Do you know that once this method of making sugar is leaked, those people can bear it? If it is a good land of plenty and plenty of sugar cane - you, the instigator, will not be cut off by the emperor.
Go to your head..."
Ah, this——
I'm so miserable, I have to behead myself.
Li Shimin couldn't help but secretly vomit in his heart, but the scene described by Wang Zi'an still made him feel frightened, and his face couldn't help but change color.
For ordinary people's families, he can impose regulations through the government not to allow sugar cane to be grown on fertile land, but it is different for those aristocratic Chinese families. If they really want to plant sugar cane, he can't control it.
"Don't worry, I know what's appropriate—"
Li Shimin nodded solemnly.
Li Shimin, who originally thought about making a fortune through this new candy, couldn't help but secretly put an end to his thoughts.
Although he felt a little regretful, he still clearly understood the seriousness of the matter.
If there is no sugar, it will be fine. If there is no food, the world will be in chaos.
"Well, actually, this thing is just a luxury item for the Tang Dynasty now——"
Having said this, Wang Zi'an chuckled and winked at Li Shimin.
"So, you know..."
Li Shimin:......
Ah, what do I understand again——
He turned to look at Wei Zheng next to him, and then at Li Junxian next to him. He found that everyone was confused and could only turn around and look at Wang Zi'an longingly.
Although I know that this bitch will definitely despise him, is there nothing I can do about it?
I really don’t understand it!
"Thankfully you are still a big businessman——"
Sure enough, Li Shimin heard Wang Zi'an's slightly contemptuous voice.
Ah, does it matter?
unimportant!
Li Shimin has long been used to it, and even Wei Zheng and Li Junxian around him have long been used to this brat's tactics of criticizing the emperor, pretending not to hear Wang Zi'an's complaints.
"So, what do you think I should know..."
Li Shimin sighed, leaning forward slightly, with a flattering smile on his face.
I can't help it, I didn't behave well, this brat really won't tell me——
Alas, talking about it brings tears to my eyes.
"Brain-"
Seeing this guy's shameless attitude, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but be speechless.
The big bosses of the Tang Dynasty, including the emperor, are poisonous, right? Every one of them who comes to his place has lost their moral integrity, and the phenomenon of dihua is becoming increasingly serious.
Gee, I don’t know how exciting the expressions on everyone’s faces will be when the showdown comes.
Wang Zi'an glanced at the three of them and introduced them helplessly.
"Use your brain and think about it. What do you think our luxury goods should be like?"
"What should it be like——"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but tugged at his beard and asked, "This brat's words are more irritating than those old scholars in the Imperial College. Do you think he is teaching students a lesson?"
Also asked...
"Stupid! Of course it has to be expensive. The price is high. The more expensive it is, the more expensive it is - a pound of sugar costs at least 20 coins to start with. Whether you like it or not..."
Li Shimin couldn't help but his eyelids twitched after hearing this.
This brat has such a dark heart!
Li Shimin heard that Wang Zi'an said the cost of this thing, but Wei Zheng didn't know. He couldn't help but trembled with his hands, and several strands of his already sparse beard were pulled off.
So expensive!
He subconsciously looked down at the brown sugar water in his hand.
This is not brown sugar water, this is money!
A small mouthful costs several hundred yuan...
He swallowed secretly and asked tentatively.
"This - brown sugar, how much does it cost..."
"Ah, the cost is not cheap, plus labor and other expenses, it will cost seven or eight cents..."
Wei Zheng, Li Junxian:!!!!!
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I have no energy left to complain.
Is your heart soaked in ink?
"Zian, you are not black, you are really black -"
Wei Zheng sighed seriously.
Wang Zi'an was not angry after hearing this, and nodded happily.
"Old Wei, if you say this, your situation will be small -"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but be speechless for a while. I can't tell the truth now.
"Didn't I teach you? As a qualified merchant, you must learn to consider your customers—"
So, is this how you consider your customers?
Not to mention Wei Zheng, even Li Shimin and Li Junxian couldn't help but complain crazily.
Seeing the strange looks in their eyes, Prince An became unconvinced. Boss, you don't know the magic operations of those merchants in later generations.
"Don't be convinced. Let me ask you. You said that the slightly sweet maltose sold outside sells for four to five hundred yuan. Isn't this kind of candy that sells for one or two pounds per pound not expensive?"
"Well, it's not expensive -"
Although he knew that the cost of this kind of candy was not high, Wei Zheng still nodded realistically.
"Okay, you are fair - then let me ask you, even if I sell it for a pound, can ordinary people afford it?"
The three people were immediately speechless.
Is this even necessary to ask?
Many people live without enough food and clothing all year round. It would be good if they don't starve to death, but they still want to eat a pound of sugar?
"Isn't that okay? It doesn't matter if I sell one guan, two guan, or 20 guan. Ordinary people won't be affected at all. They can't afford it anyway - then why don't I sell 20 guan..."
Ah, this——
The three of them felt that it seemed reasonable, but they also vaguely felt that there was something wrong with this theory.
"wrong!"
Suddenly Li Shimin slapped his thigh and suddenly woke up.
"Zian, you're wrong. If you sell two or three guan, the average wealthy family can still afford it. But if you sell it for 20 guan, then it's not worth mentioning to ordinary well-to-do families, even a small wealthy family.
You have to think carefully before buying it, right?”
Hearing what he said, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but smile and stretched out his hand to give him a thumbs up.
"Finally, you have shown the qualities that a wealthy businessman like you should have -"
Having said this, Wang Zi'an moved his chair forward.
"Come, let me calculate a financial account for you——"
Hearing what Wang Zi'an said, Li Shimin and Li Junxian couldn't help but pull their chairs forward. Wei Zheng exaggeratedly shouted "Wait a minute", and then solemnly asked Wang Zi'an for pen and paper.
Ah, this——
You are also ready to take notes!
Prince An was dumbfounded.
I'm just bragging, boss——
"Okay, Zian, tell me, I'm ready..."
Seeing Wei Zheng rolling up his sleeves, laying out the paper, and holding a brush, sitting there as seriously as a primary school student, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, "I have met a top student."
That's okay, it's not all nonsense anyway.
"Fundamentally speaking, doing business is about maximizing profits, not how much goods are sold. For example, if we sell the sugar in front of us for one kilogram, assuming we can sell ten thousand kilograms a year,
That's 10,000 guan. Assuming the cost is 8 guan, we will earn 9,920 guan..."
hiss--
Li Shimin, Wei Zheng and Li Junxian couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Why is it that when I'm with Wang Zi'an, I always feel like it's easy to make money and money is not money at all.
"Now let's assume that we raise the price to 20 pounds per catty, and many people can't afford it. Therefore, we can only sell one thousand catties a year. Then you can calculate how much we can earn in a year..."
Li Shimin and Li Junxian quickly calculated in their minds, while Wei Zheng quickly waved the brush in his hand.
"Nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-two strings!"
Looking at the numbers in his pen, Wei Zheng couldn't help but blurt out.
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but wake up and swallowed subconsciously.
Li Shimin and Li Junxian couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and they felt bad.
You can still do this in business!
"So, how much hatred do you have against the rich people? What a trap to catch the rich people..."
It took Li Junxian a while to come back to his senses, and he couldn't help but speak with a sigh.
"Fortunately I have no money..."
Ah, I suddenly feel like I am so lucky to be poor...
Hearing this, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said angrily.
"Nonsense, it's not a scam - ahem, how can business be called a scam? Besides, in business, if you don't make money from the rich, you just stare at the few coins in the pockets of those miserable people every day, how can you make any money?
What do you mean? What can you achieve?"
Li Junxian couldn't help being speechless, and Li Shimin and Wei Zheng didn't know how to answer the conversation.
Ah, I suddenly feel that what he said is right, what should I do?
Is my conscience also blackened?
"Besides, it's expensive to sell, so it saves us trouble, doesn't it? We don't have to produce so much, and we don't have to transport so much, which saves time and effort. It can also help the court leave land to grow food - and it doesn't affect our money. We can do a lot of things in one fell swoop.
Yeah, right?"
Prince An happily patted Li Shimin on the shoulder.
"So, the most important thing about this matter is to keep it secret. As long as this sugar production process is not spread, we can easily make a lot of money - by the way, the old rule is to divide the account between four and six, I have four and you have six..."
Li Shimin:......
This piece of shit just wants money!
But what else can I do? I’m still thinking about myself when I hope this brat can find other ways to make money.
Although Li Shimin felt like he was being cut off, his face showed an expression that money was no big deal, and he waved his hand lightly.
"Zian, look at what you said, am I, Lao Li, the kind of person who doesn't admit his debts? Besides, now that we are Weng's son-in-law, we are a family, do we still need to be so clearly divided? Asking for money hurts our feelings..."
When Wang Zi'an heard this, he looked at him warily.
"Don't - talk about feelings and hurt money. Brothers are still settling accounts clearly. We'd better settle accounts clearly..."
Li Shimin:......
Why don't you kill this son-in-law and keep him for the New Year?
"Ah, by the way, the money from the glass auction should be in place. Don't forget to divide the money. Even though the emperor got the big share, we both will get some points. Let me forget it, even if we each get 10%, we still have to share it.
It’s tens of thousands of dollars…”
Wei Zheng and Li Junxian couldn't help but be stunned.
The glass auction that has been making a lot of noise these days is indeed related to this brat!
When Li Shimin heard this, his angry expression immediately disappeared.
"Ahem, where is Zian? It's not urgent about money. It's not urgent. Don't you still believe in my character? You are absolutely indispensable..."
When Li Junxian and Wei Zheng heard this, they both turned their faces.
Wang Zi'an was also speechless for a while, this dog emperor is doing this to me again!
"Urgent, why aren't you in a hurry? I'm still waiting for money to marry a wife. Do you think it's easy for me to marry two at once?"
Li Shimin almost choked him back in one breath.
Listen, listen, is this bitch speaking human language?
My father-in-law is still standing aside.
I really want to beat him up!
but--
I will endure!
"Where's Zian? Look, haven't we spent a lot of money recently? Doesn't it cost money to buy land in Jiangnan? Doesn't it cost money to build a farm? Doesn't it cost money to hire people? Sign a purchase agreement with the people who grow sugar cane.
,Don’t you need to pay a deposit——”
Having said this, Li Shimin showed his hands to Wang Zi'an with an innocent look on his face.
"Zian, you see, money is spent everywhere - it's not that I, the father-in-law, won't give you dividends, but that we need to invest at this stage, yes, that's it, our money was invested by me again -
"
Having said this, Li Shimin suddenly became more confident.
As business people, don’t we need to spend money to invest?
PS: Update it first and then change it. I have to help people fill in their college entrance examination applications in the evening. If I come back early, there will be more updates.