After listening to Han Lucheng's words, Li Yuanjia nodded with satisfaction, his eyes full of approval.
The idea of credit is a good one. Firstly, it can make the other party feel comfortable accepting these two kinds of goods without feeling forced. Secondly, it will not make Bahari think, "These two kinds of things must be very cheap, so they
Will send me a batch" idea.
And in this way, there is no problem in pricing higher spirits and tea.
Seeing that the king was very satisfied, Han Lucheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, as for the price, I have the final say. The liquor is five guan for a jar of liquor, and the tea brick is one guan for a catty."
...As for how much he sells for on the grassland, we don't care."
"Well, that's exactly what it should be!"
After listening to Han Lucheng's words, Li Yuanjia felt even more satisfied.
For tea bricks that cost a pound, there is definitely a lot of room for price reduction. The main reason for the current price is that the cost is a bit high, whether it is the large iron pot used to fry tea, the craftsmen who make these tea bricks, or even the transportation from Jiangnan to Chang'an
The long journey has caused the price of tea bricks to be high in a short period of time.
In the future, when the output of tea gardens in Jiangnan increases and more people master the skills of making tea bricks, the price will definitely drop significantly.
As for distilled alcohol...
Needless to say, when you are qualified to monopolize a certain product, the so-called pricing is actually a matter of Li Yuanjia's thoughts.
Moreover, Li Yuanjia has positioned this thing as a luxury product from the beginning.
It consumes food, labor, and iron materials. If this thing is really made on a large scale, unless there is a large-scale improvement in the iron-making process, the cost will definitely not be low! And can high-alcohol wine quickly change the way people in the Tang Dynasty drank low?
Li Yuanjia also has no idea about the habit of drinking alcohol.
At least for a short period of time, it's quite suspenseful.
Therefore, Li Yuanjia's short-term goal is actually one, and that is the Fanbang barbarians in the bitter cold land of the north. Only they have a demand for strong alcohol. The colder the place, the more attractive the strong alcohol is to them. And the people on the grassland
The nobles had rich assets and had the horses, cattle and sheep that the people of the Tang Dynasty needed, and could easily afford these luxuries.
"Very good, that's it!"
The more he thought about it, the more satisfied he felt. Li Yuanjia nodded towards Han Lucheng and said, "What is this called..."
"Bahari!"
Seeing that the king seemed unable to remember the name of this Turkic businessman, Han Lucheng immediately whispered.
"Yes, Bahari!"
Nodding, Li Yuanjia said casually: "I'll leave this Bahari to you. No matter what happens in the future, win over this person for me! In addition, since you are already in charge of Xinhua Bookstore, you are also in charge of the sales of distilled liquor and tea.
, from now on, all the business of our palace will be under your control!"
"Ah? Everything is under my control?"
After listening to Li Yuanjia's words, Han Lucheng's eyes widened instantly and he stuttered a little.
Seeing the blush on Han Lucheng's face, Li Yuanjia raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Why, you don't want to worry about it?"
"No, it's not!"
Swallowing hard, Han Lucheng's head immediately shook like a rattle: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will definitely do what Your Majesty has told me!"
His heart was beating like thunder, but Han Lucheng still agreed without hesitation.
Perhaps his father, Han Shan, didn't see much of the business in the palace, and always felt that it was inappropriate for the prince to engage in such business as a merchant. But young Han Lucheng could see that in the past two years, the king had been building a lot of things outside the city.
The workshop was for them to desperately recruit and train people. I am afraid that I have already made up my mind, let alone them, the servants of the palace. I am afraid that no one in the world except the emperor can give up his idea.
What a great opportunity, how could you miss it?
Seeing that Han Lucheng's excitement could no longer be concealed on his face, Li Yuanjia grinned and a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
He is not afraid that the servants in his house will be ambitious, but he is afraid that like Han Shan, their lives have been completely solidified.
In the future, Prince Han’s Mansion will definitely be the most fashionable place in the Tang Dynasty. Let alone tea bricks and spirits, there are still many good things in the future! If everyone is like Han Shan, he thinks that living a stable life is the best.
, then Li Yuanjia might as well just stop doing anything and just eat and wait to die every day!
So when his heart moved, Li Yuanjia simply asked: "Han Lucheng, if you are asked to be the housekeeper, what do you think?"
"Me? I'll be the housekeeper?"
As expected by Li Yuanjia, Han Lucheng's voice began to tremble again after hearing his words.
"Yes, you do it!"
After receiving Li Yuanjia's confirmation, Han Lucheng hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, this housekeeper... is now my father, the younger one, the younger one..."
"Haha, get up!"
He was a little disappointed in his heart, but Li Yuanjia also knew that it was not the time yet, so he waved his hand and said with a smile: "Do your best, there will be a lot of new things in our palace in the future!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Reluctantly suppressing his racing heart, Han Lucheng took a deep breath, and a strange and fanatical look flashed in his eyes...
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In June of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, life in the Han Palace was quite uneventful.
Many new things, such as playing cards, spirits, etc., appeared in front of everyone for the first time. In addition, although everyone has experienced the crazy Thirteen Fragrances before, when Xinhua Bookstore really opened in Dongshi, there were
Everyone who is qualified to know this matter is in a state of ups and downs.
Some were excited, some were worried, and some were extremely ambitious.
But what everyone knows is that the workshops in the Zhuangzi outside the city will definitely become more and more important in the palace in the future. Therefore, the young stewards Li Zhong and Zhang Wan were originally because of their youth.
He was looked down upon by many people, but now he has finally become a celebrity in the eyes of many servants!
In particular, Wang Pu and Li Zhong, who were in charge of papermaking and movable type printing, Zhang Wan, who was in charge of construction, and Ma Liang, who was in charge of the school, were the most favored by people in the government. The first two were highly valued because of their white paper, while the major schools outside the city
The construction and expansion of the workshop are inseparable from Zhang Wan's hands. As for Ma Liang, who is in charge of the school, just look at the recent recruitment of a group of little people who only eat and do not work. The king also pays great attention to it!
In comparison, Han Cheng and Sun Zhan seemed relatively inconspicuous.
Sun Zhan grew cotton for the king, and he served the delicate kapok in the fields every day. It was normal for no one to pay attention. However, there was always no movement in Han Cheng's glass workshop, but the king was never impatient or impatient, and even very polite.
If you don't ask too much, it will make people a little confused.
Especially when the hostess of Prince Han's Mansion began to really get in touch with these industries and found that the monthly expenses of the glass workshop were second only to the paper workshop, but nothing was spent, Fang Fengzhu couldn't help it...