Chapter 87: You can’t lose the grid! [Please vote for recommendation~]
Wu Tong looked at it like this, and his heart suddenly trembled. His king really knew what he was doing.
Wu Tong still doesn't quite understand the reason, but he has lived for most of his life and has always had good eyesight, especially when it comes to seeing people.
Judging from the king's nonchalant look, it seems that the direction of the matter is completely within the king's control, and the king must know the key to it.
Then, with a smile on his face, Old Wu Tong asked with a smile:
"Your Majesty, why do the merchants react like this? Ten stones is not much, but they seem very satisfied?"
The bald dragon also pricked up his ears and listened. He also wanted to know, but he was too embarrassed to ask before.
Yao Yun hesitated and pointed to the next door.
Wu Tong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I have cast witchcraft and these merchants can't hear it. Don't worry about the walls having ears."
Yao Yun breathed a sigh of relief: "You didn't tell me earlier. You didn't speak for a long time. I was so suffocated. I just wanted to fight the bald dragon. I wasted a good opportunity."
Bald Dragon: "???"
"Ahem, cough, cough." Faced with the bald dragon's murderous gaze, Yao Yun coughed dryly, and quickly changed the subject and said seriously: "Actually, this is very simple, it's nothing more than a question of force!"
Wu Tong was confused and looked like he was an old man with little education. Please don’t lie to him: "Is Ge~ a thing? Mr. Ge understands, but this..."
Yao Yun looked embarrassed. He didn't want to get entangled in this aspect: "Being elegant means being noble and upscale. To give an example, it is like a goddess who is aloof and does not eat the fireworks of the world. Her traces are hard to find and can only be found far away.
Don't watch it. If one day, goddesses are everywhere, buy one, get one free, do you think goddesses are still noble and rare?"
The bald dragon immediately said: "How can goddesses be everywhere? My lord, what are you talking about? Are they still goddesses when they are everywhere? According to you, that means they have lost all their power!"
Yao Yun nodded: "Yes, that's it. Snowflake salt is like a goddess. How can it be rampant? The rarer it is, the rarer it is among nobles. If you can see it normally, snowflake salt will become an ordinary table salt.
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The bald dragon was speechless and wanted to refute something, but he found it very reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it at all.
Wu Tong nodded leisurely: "Indeed, Your Majesty, it seems that the merchants are also very satisfied with the number of ten stones of snowflake salt. How did Your Majesty guess it?"
Yao Yun shook his head: "Snowflake salt is sold to the nobles. The rarer the things used by the nobles are, the more valuable they are. At this time, snowflake salt is not a daily necessity, but a treasure for the nobles to show off their wealth and improve their status. When the merchants heard this
Once you reach the limit, you will naturally know how profitable it is."
Yao Yun said helplessly: "In fact, the most important thing is that snowflake salt is sold every month, which is equivalent to a steady stream of money. They have the upper hand and can make a lot of money from it.
Of course, the most advantageous thing is for us. Except in winter, the caravans coming to Xidu will not stop in the future and will continue to flow. By then, we will earn not only the salt factory, but the entire Xidu!"
Yao Yun has said similar words more than once in the past two days, but due to his perspective, these two big guys who don't look stupid just didn't understand his painstaking efforts, which exhausted him.
At this time, his tone of voice also sounded a bit helpless.
The bald dragon and Wu Tong looked at each other, suddenly feeling despised by their own king, the "Crown Prince", which made them a little dazed.
In order to figure this out, he pondered for a long time. After a long time, he suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I understand. Your Majesty has seen thousands of miles, and I am convinced."
Yao Yun smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.
The bald dragon was still a little stubborn: "Your Majesty, I agree with what you said, but there are so many nobles in Xia, and ten stones is still too little. It should be a little more."
Yao Yun shook his head: "Not too much. What I want is this effect. There are so many nobles, but only the top nobles can eat snowflake salt. Ordinary nobles can just look at it with envy. The less they can get it, the more likely they will be.
We will hold Snowflake Salt high, and the reputation of Snowflake Salt will spread like wildfire without us spending much effort!”
"If you sell too much, you will lose your reputation. Not only the top nobles will not like it, but the ordinary nobles will not be so sought after. By then, we will be defeated. Without fame, what is the use of simply making some money."
Wu Tong nodded after hearing this: "Your Majesty, this is a strategy for the country. Selling salt in just a small area is related to the prosperity of the entire Xi Kingdom. It really makes me ashamed. Your Majesty is right, you can't lose your strength!"
The bald dragon obviously lost his confidence and said nothing.
Yao Yun chuckled. Although it was fun to fight against the bald dragon every day, he couldn't fight too hard, otherwise the bald dragon would flip the table and it would be bad. He comforted him:
"Uncle Long, actually you can sell a little more salt."
The bald dragon was stunned and asked: "How do you say that?"
Yao Yun smiled and said: "When snowflake salt becomes famous, we will make snowflake white salt. This salt is a little worse than refined salt in all aspects, but it is far better than the salt from other places. Those nobles who cannot eat snowflake salt will definitely like it. After all,
It is also produced in Xidu, and is higher than the coarse salt eaten by ordinary people. The vain nobles will definitely think that they have escaped from the low class and feel that it is worth their money!"
The bald dragon was also dumbfounded: "Is this possible? Yes, it seems really feasible. Selling snowflake white salt will not affect the quality of snowflake salt at all. Yes, why didn't this dragon think of it!"
Yao Yun Qingpiao said matter-of-factly: "It's normal to have vision problems."
When Wu Tong heard this, his face was very exciting. In order to train the young king, he and the bald dragon did not express opinions on many things. They used to hide their stupidity, but now they heard what the king said was clear-cut, well-founded and far-sighted.
Wu Tong feels old.
To be honest, Yao Yun looked like he deserved a beating at the moment, at least that's what the bald dragon thought.
The bald dragon spurted out a mouthful of old blood. He was a dragon, soaring into the clouds and riding on the mist, diving into the abyss and rising into the sky. If anyone could see far, it was him. However, he was unable to refute what his own heir apparent said.
Vision is not about eyesight, but about heart. The Bald Dragon wondered how a prince living in a small city could think of these things.
If a wise and powerful middle-aged prince had said these words, he would definitely be amazed, but when he said them from the mouth of his own heir apparent, he felt that it was an unreal dream.
Just as the two of them were discussing, the main room started to boil again.
It turns out that it was Hu Yi who announced how to sell snowflake salt.
"There are ten stones of snowflake salt in total, divided into ten parts. One stone for each part will be auctioned. The caravan leaders will bid for it, and the one with the highest price will win!"
Suddenly, the merchants were whispering and discussing. They were relatively unfamiliar with the word "auction", but they were very familiar with the highest bidder. After all, the highest bidder was the most primitive and basic trading rule.
For a moment, the faces of the merchants were very exciting. The powerful merchants were calm and composed, while the less powerful merchants were worried.