"There are currently two squadrons stationed in Linhai Town. The eight squadrons stationed in the city have not been idle during training these days, right?"
Ding Dazhuang sat at the bottom and replied: "Back to Princess, I will train as planned every day, please don't worry."
Xia Jing nodded, "Leave two teams to guard the prisoners and clear the wasteland, and leave another team to be responsible for security in the city. The other five teams are headed by you. You lead them to the area north of Fucheng to suppress bandits. I don't want this road from Lingnan to Jingzhou."
There are obstacles on every post road. Are you confident that you can complete this task?"
"As ordered, I will definitely return victorious with my brothers." Ding Dazhuang grinned.
Ever since Xia Jing took them to suppress bandits last time, and knowing that bandit dens are treasure houses, she has long been itching to pick up a few more bandit dens.
How can I make him unhappy when I get the chance this time?
only
"Princess, are you in danger?"
"Don't worry about my personal safety. Aren't there still a hundred people left in the city? I won't leave the city during this period."
"Then I'll be relieved, my subordinate." Ding Dazhuang scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
"Okay, go ahead and make arrangements. Help me call Ye Fei over. I have something to arrange for him."
Xia Jing picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Ye Fei was one of the guards squadron leaders and the person in charge of Xia Jing's security.
On the way back to the courtyard, Hongmei asked: "Princess, do you want to open up the trade route from Lingnan to Jingzhou?"
Xia Jing looked back at her and said, "The little girl is very smart. She can guess my intentions."
Hongmei's face turned slightly red, and she smiled and said, "Princess, you have taught me well."
Xia Jing laughed when she heard this, "You have also seen the current situation in Lingnan. Everything is lagging behind. If we don't save it, how can I live a peaceful retirement life in the future?"
Hongmei pursed her lips and said, "You guys are very filial to you. Princess, don't worry."
Xia Jing smiled. If she wants to live a comfortable life in her later years, the most important thing is to be powerful. Otherwise, it will be difficult to live a happy life in the back house.
But this is a matter for the future. There is no need to argue with the girl.
"When Ye Fei comes, you can take him directly to the courtyard."
From the small courtyard to the flower hall, I sweated a lot. The hot weather in Lingnan is really uncomfortable.
"OK."
It was already an hour after Ye Fei came over, and it was learned that he had taken his team to train outside the city.
"Actually, the weather here is too hot, so you don't have to train so hard. After all, your body has to adapt."
Xia Jing saw that Ye Fei was sweating profusely because he was in such a hurry, so she quickly asked Hongmei to bring him a cup of iced mung bean soup.
Ye Fei thanked her, took the mung bean soup in her hand, and drank several sips before feeling that the heat in his body had been extinguished.
He wiped his mouth and said: "Our skills are not as good as the prince's bodyguards. If we don't work hard, how can we protect you."
Xia Jing: "."
OK.
It seems she can't stop others from trying.
She raised her eyebrows and changed the subject: "In the past few days, you have led your team members to assist Ding Daqiang in his work, printing special small books, and asking people who want to buy refined salt to bring their household registrations and register them by household. One copy for each household. Every time in the future, you buy
Anyone who eats salt must be registered and stamped in the book."
Ye Fei tapped the table lightly, thought for a while, and asked: "Princess, are you afraid that someone will buy and sell it and take the opportunity to make dirty money?"
Xia Jing smiled and nodded: "If you have this consideration, register well. The benefits will gradually be reflected in the future."
Ye Fei couldn't think of any other benefits for a moment, so he responded cheerfully, "Please rest assured, Princess, my subordinates will assist Shopkeeper Ding in this matter."
After receiving Xia Jing's order, Ding Dazhuang made preparations and arrangements when he returned. Within two days, he led his team out of the North City Gate and embarked on the road to suppress the bandits.
In addition to arranging personal guards to be responsible for Xia Jing's safety, Ye Fei also started to assist Ding Daqiang in registering salt shop customers.
The business in the shop is still in short supply every day. In order to complete the tasks assigned by Xia Jing, Ding Daqiang can only supply a limited amount every day.
This greatly reduces the crowding of people.
There are more than 400 people queuing up every day, so even if you queue up, it will be in vain.
After controlling the flow of people in the shop, many farsighted businessmen came to visit.
Shopkeeper Ding, following Xia Jing's instructions, sent salt merchants who were shipped to other places to buy salt at the shop for thirty cents per catty.
The foreign businessmen thought they had heard wrongly. It was obvious that the common people in the shop only bought ten cents per catty, so why did they need thirty cents per catty for large quantities?
"Princess Qian is crazy about making money!"
"Please be careful, if our princess is greedy for money, she will not sell it to the common people for ten cents a pound."
"If she didn't want money and was crazy, how could she sell it to the common people for ten cents, while we still need thirty cents for a large quantity?"
The merchant was completely unconvinced and had a ball of fire in his heart. If the other party hadn't been of high status, he would have wanted to jump up and scold his mother.
"Ten Wen per catty is only for the local people in Lingnan. If it is a vendor from other places, it will be thirty Wen per catty, no matter how big the amount is. Don't you think about the fact that salt with a lot of impurities in the past was only fifty Wen per catty, and it was eaten by dignitaries.
Refined salt is more expensive.”
Shopkeeper Ding pointed to the snow-white refined salt in his shop, "There is nothing to say about the quality or appearance of our salt. I dare say that if you transport it back, the price will only be higher, and the supply will exceed the demand, which will lead to headwinds!"
well!
At the beginning of the business, it can only ensure that local people can eat affordable refined salt. In other areas, it can only make a fortune from the rich for the time being.
This is used to alleviate the problem of financial constraints.
Moreover, the price they gave was higher quality and better price than the official refined salt, so they still made a lot of profit by shipping it back.
The princess has already given up the profits, so you can't be too greedy or greedy.
"."
Talk collapse!
The merchants threw up their sleeves and left.
On the second day, there were many people in front of the salt shop who were buying salt repeatedly.
The clerk noticed this situation, returned the small book to the customer, and refused to sell the salt with a smile: "You came to the store yesterday and bought two kilograms of refined salt. Calculated for your family of five, two kilograms of salt can last you two months.
So you have already bought all the shares for the next two months. If you want to buy again, you can only buy it at thirty cents per catty. Do you still want to buy it?"
The service attitude cannot be faulted, and the people who bought salt felt guilty, so they took the salt book and left the shop.
Shopkeeper Li from the snack bar next door came to see the excitement. When he saw this scene, he asked the waiter, "So this small book can still have this effect? What about the situation of opening a store like me?"
The clerk smiled and explained: "If you register with your household registration, the quota will be allocated according to your family members. If you register with the tax certificate, then the quota will be allocated according to the customer flow of your store."
Shopkeeper Li asked again: "Then why do you have to pay 30 cents to buy if you exceed the quota?"
The waiter glanced at the people queuing up and saw that they all had their ears pricked up.
He even took the trouble to explain: "How can such a good thing happen in the world if such snow-white salt is ten cents per pound?"
We, the princess, are the only ones with a good heart. When we first came to Lingnan and saw how difficult life was for the people, we thought of this measure to benefit the people. Ten coins per pound of snowflake salt is a benefit that the princess gives everyone. For the time being, we are the only ones who can enjoy this benefit.
The people of Lingnan.”
"But think about it, the production process of such snow-white salt must be cumbersome and the cost must be high. Since salt is made and sold, it must be profitable. Otherwise, how can this shop continue to operate?"
"Salt-making workers, sites, shops, and clerks all need money. When businessmen from other places come to sell salt, they clearly mark the price at thirty cents per catty."
"The princess just wants to make back the cost so that the salt shop can continue to operate, so that we Lingnan people can continue to eat snowflake salt worth ten cents a pound in the future, instead of low-quality salt that is extremely expensive."
Shopkeeper Li suddenly understood, slapped his hands and said loudly: "Princess is benevolent and righteous!"
After that, he turned to the people queuing up to buy salt and said: "If any of you want to buy and resell, I think you should give up as soon as possible and stop queuing here. The queue will be in vain. The man has a sharp eye and will not sell to you any more."
Damn it!"
When shopkeeper Li returned to the snack bar next door, many people in the salt buying queue had sneaked out.
It can be seen that these people are entrusted by others to fish in troubled waters.
The guy just pretended not to see it!
Two days later, another convoy entered the gate of Nancheng, still led by Fang Ji.
The amount of snowflake salt shipped back this time was twice as much as last time. Shopkeeper Ding narrowed his eyes when he saw the number of carriages.
"The team has worked hard all the way. Please take your brothers and drive the carriage to the backyard to unload the goods."
Fang Ji patted the goods on the carriage and said, "Shopkeeper Ding, I brought twice as much salt this time. The princess said that if you can't eat half of it, she's going to distribute the goods to surrounding counties and cities."
"Here." Shopkeeper Ding hesitated for a while and said, "Please drive the carriage to the backyard first. I'm going to discuss this matter with the princess."
Fang Ji nodded and did not embarrass him. He turned around and ordered his brothers to drive the carriage to the backyard.
The merchants who had been waiting outside the shop couldn't sit still as they watched the convoy turn from the end of the road into the alley in the backyard.
If the snowflake salt is transported to the county town, wouldn't their hard work here be in vain?
How can that work?
Just this little salt can be eaten by one of them.
Don’t worry about selling good salt!
Shopkeeper Ding made preparations, but before he left the shop, he was stopped by several merchants.
"Shopkeeper, where are you going? I'm here for business. If you have anything to do, I'll take care of it later."
The merchants took the shopkeeper Ding in with a tacit understanding.
Shopkeeper Ding was startled and wanted to break away from their hold, "Hey, what do you want to do? If you have anything to do, wait until I come back later to talk about it. The princess is still waiting for me to reply."
"Shopkeeper Ding, don't be in a hurry to answer. Let's talk business first. Let's talk business first."
Shopkeeper Ding snorted coldly, "It's too difficult to do business with you. I'm so frustrated that I can't make a decision. I think you'd better not delay my business."
After that, he still wanted to struggle, but he was held tightly by several merchants, and he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
The waiter watched helplessly as Shopkeeper Ding was carried up to the second floor by several merchants, "I can't help but ask for my own good luck."
I don’t know if I’m talking about the merchant or the shopkeeper?
After half an hour, a few people came out from the second floor.
Several merchants came out of the salt shop satisfied with achieving their goals. Shopkeeper Ding, who was at the end, walked downstairs with a smile on his face holding a wooden box.
"Shopkeeper, are you done?" the clerk walked over and asked.
Shopkeeper Ding patted the wooden box and praised: "You still have many ideas, this is a good move!"
Through a few deliberate words between him and Captain Fang, this group of foreign merchants were dealt with.
Sometimes if you want to achieve something, it's really simple to use the right method.
Their snowflake salt wants to open up the Central Plains market, so cooperation with this group of merchants is crucial.
When Shopkeeper Ding saw that they were just waiting and watching without making a decision, shopkeeper Ding was already so anxious that the corners of his mouth were blistering.
Unexpectedly, this kid just came up with an idea and helped him solve his urgent problem.
As long as they cooperate with this group of merchants, they can attract more merchants by making money.
From now on in Lingnan’s business dealings, snowflake salt will be Lingnan’s main specialty.
Shopkeeper Ding carried the box back to the backyard. Fang Ji had already unloaded all the salt into the warehouse with his brothers.
At this moment they are sitting in the living room drinking tea and resting.
Seeing shopkeeper Ding come in, Fang Ji put down the teacup and said with a smile, "Did shopkeeper Ding get his wish this time?"
Shopkeeper Ding laughed loudly after hearing this: "Thanks to Captain Fang's willingness to cooperate with me, otherwise the progress would not be so smooth. Those old foxes don't let go of the rabbit when they see the rabbit. If the store clerk hadn't come up with such a way, I would have really taken it.
They can't help it."
"How many orders have been placed?"
Shopkeeper Ding sat down and patted the box, "Fifteen thousand taels of silver, payment for the goods and advance payment for the next batch of goods."
Fang Ji shook his head: "These people are really difficult to deal with. They are jealous of money and eager not to let go when they smell the fish. However, this is what the princess wants to see."
Shopkeeper Ding nodded: "If the princess wants to open up trade routes, she must make a lot of efforts. Only when commerce in Lingnan flourishes can taxes rise accordingly. Otherwise, it will definitely not work if the commerce in Lingnan is half-dead like before."
Fang Ji was moved by emotion and said with emotion: "The princess is far-sighted and can see further than us. She has good intentions in planning for Lingnan."
The merchants stayed in Fucheng for ten more days. When the third batch of snowflake salt was shipped back, they got the amount they wanted, and followed the caravan out of the north gate with satisfaction.
In a restaurant not far from the North City Gate.
Tong Song looked at the vanished caravan, "They used to be our customers, and now they can be considered customers of the princess. How long do you think it will be before they become customers of the princess alone?"
Young Master Chen put away his fan and knocked on the table, "Young Master Tong, I think your worries are completely unfounded. I don't believe that the princess can hold all the goods in the world, and there will always be a little leakage between her fingers for me to wait for some soup.
Besides, Lingnan is not her world alone!
Tong, Lou and Chen are not vegetarians either!"
If you are a smart leader, you will not compete with the people for profit. Prosperous commerce is not just one branch of business, but a hundred schools of thought.
Spring is when a hundred flowers bloom.
Tong Songruo glanced at him meaningfully, "In short, the world in Lingnan is no longer divided between our three families. Please be careful in the future."
Young Master Chen curled his lips inwardly and disagreed.
As long as the Chen family abides by the law, he believes that Prince Qian's palace will not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
However, after observing these days, Princess Qian is not to be underestimated!
The two broke up unhappy.
After Tong Song left, the Chen family boy asked: "Master, should we go home or..."
Young Master Chen shook his head: "Go to Xia Ji Salt Shop." After that, he got into the carriage first.
"ah?"
The boy was startled, "Master, shall we go to the salt shop?"
"Yeah." The carriage responded lightly.
The boy confirmed that he heard correctly and then asked the coachman to drive the car.
"Master, the salt shop is our enemy and makes it impossible to sell the salt in our grocery store. Why are you going to her place?"
Young Master Chen glanced at him as if he were a fool, and said matter-of-factly: "Nowadays, the salt in grocery stores is not easy to sell, so we won't buy this kind of salt. The princess's snowflake salt is easy to sell, so we will buy their salt."
, seeing that there is money to be made but not taking action, isn’t that what a fool does?”
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