"Go to school?" Li Mu frowned slightly. He had not thought of this level. After Li Siwen reminded him, he suddenly realized that this was also a problem.
Although Li Mu came from later generations, he never dared to underestimate the people of the Tang Dynasty. The splendid civilization of the Chinese nation had reached a peak during the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, later generations may be much ahead in science and technology, but in other aspects, they may not be as advanced.
I have seen more than enough. Many things just lack an opportunity.
Take winemaking as an example. There was no high-quality wine in the Tang Dynasty. It wasn’t because they didn’t have suitable koji, or because they didn’t have suitable grain. It was just that they didn’t realize that it could be purified by distillers. If no one pointed out the technology of distillation,
, may not appear for hundreds of years, but Li Mu is here and he has invented distilled liquor. This technology may be able to be concealed for a while, but it certainly cannot be concealed for a long time. The distillation equipment is not a very complicated one. Li Mu can
Any blacksmith can make an iron pipe, and any carpenter can make the wooden parts made by Li Mu. Given time, it will not be difficult to imitate them.
Li Mu could only guarantee that the koji he purchased from the system could not be imitated, but the Tang Dynasty did not necessarily have better koji. As long as distillation technology became popular, his advantage in the brewing industry would no longer exist.
How to solve this problem?
Li Mu suddenly had a headache.
Seeing that Li Mu was silent for a long time, Li Siwen understood what was going on. He pulled him aside and said, "This is not okay, dear brother. Although I have no ability, I do have knowledge. Do you know the profit from this wine?"
How old is it? There was a wine merchant named Zheng from the south of the Yangtze River. He came to Chang'an to sell wine. The name of the wine was Jiang Nanchun. He took refuge in the uncle Guo's family. The profit he shared with the uncle Guo in a year was more than 20,000 yuan. How much do you think he earned?
The wine is many times better than his wine, at least it costs tens of thousands of guan a year. If someone steals it, your loss will be tens of thousands of guan. No, this can’t be done!"
Li Mu asked curiously: "How did the wine merchant named Zheng keep it secret?"
Li Siwen said: "The Zheng family has been brewing wine for generations, and has accumulated it for several generations. The craftsmen of his family have been slaves of the Zheng family for generations, and they will never betray. If someone leaks his family's secret recipe, after reporting it to the official
, the person who leaks the secret will be executed if caught. Where did you come from as a domestic slave? How could someone recruited from outside easily become a lowly person?"
Li Mu's heart moved, he heard something unintentional, raised his eyebrows, and asked: "There must be a domestic slave in the general's residence?"
Li Siwen immediately nodded his head and said: "Yes, there are plenty of domestic slaves! Your Majesty has never been stingy with rewards. Whenever a war is over, he will reward gold, silver, treasures, and farm slaves. There are all kinds of domestic slaves, and they are all farming at home.
If you need it, I'll fix it right away..." Halfway through, he suddenly saw Li Mu's eyes, and his heart skipped a beat, knowing that he had been seen through. He grinned and said, "Brother, please don't misunderstand me.
I don't mean to take advantage of you. If you have a solid foundation, I won't say these things. The reality is here. If you do this business by yourself, you will definitely not be able to do it. You don't know the dangers of Chang'an, I will tell you again
Let’s talk about the Zheng family in Jiangnan. Do you know why the Zheng family in Jiangnan wanted to join Uncle Guo’s family and pay out 20,000 guan of money every year? That’s because if he doesn’t take the money, he won’t be able to stay in Chang’an. Only if he takes the money
, he can do business normally under the protection of Uncle Guo. If you cooperate with my family, I can make the decision, and you don’t have to pay. My family’s land produces food, and I have reliable slaves who can use it as they please. You cooperate with my family.
, you don’t have to spend any money, we each share half of the profit, what do you think?”
Li Mu frowned and said nothing. From a practical point of view, Li Siwen's proposal was very suitable, and relatively speaking, he was already giving in. Then the Zheng family would make their own wine and produce the ingredients, and Changsun Wuji would not have to do anything.
By providing only one name for protection, he gets 20,000 yuan of net profit every year. Li Ji's status in the court is no weaker than that of Changsun Wuji. The general's office provides materials and provides protection, and the profit is only half. Compared with that surname
Zheng's wine merchant, I don't know how much it is worth. This is equivalent to the technology investment in later generations, with both parties holding half of the shares.
Although in later generations, it may be possible for one technology to account for 80% of the shares. But this is the Tang Dynasty after all. The two parties to the cooperation are not on the same level in terms of financial resources, material resources, human power, etc. In this case, it can still be 50%.
There is really nothing wrong with the five-point account. What is even more commendable is Li Siwen's attitude. If Li Siwen is really greedy for profit, he can be arrested now and force him to agree. This kind of thing is also
It's not impossible to happen.
Thinking about it on the other hand, if Li Mu does it on his own, not only will the risk be great, but it will also take a long time to see the benefits. If he cooperates with the General's Mansion, the food and people will be ready-made and can be produced immediately.
, you can sell it immediately, and you can see the money immediately. From this point of view, cooperation is the right way.
But Li Mu still didn't agree easily. He thought about it twice before saying, "Cooperation is fine, but I have three things to say first."
"you say!"
"The first thing is that I am cooperating with you in this transaction, not with the General's Mansion. The relationship with the General's Mansion counts as your investment in this transaction and has nothing to do with me. Don't blame me, because I don't recognize
Others, I only recognize you, and I dare to believe in your character and integrity. If it were someone else, and they took over my business, I wouldn’t be able to resist. Let’s put it this way, if it were someone else, I would rather not do this business.
.”
Li Siwen smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, I can promise you now."
"The second thing is that the net profit cannot be 50-50. I will ask for half a percent more. Don't worry, listen to me. I don't want this half a percent for nothing. I am confident that I can only pour these three cups."
In addition, it can also brew new wines with different flavors. You should understand the benefits of this. Furthermore, I can also give you the pricing power and you can set the price as you like. But because I have more shares in this business than you, so
You have to listen to me on how to do this business. After all, I brewed this wine. Without me, there would be no business. And I guarantee you that this wine business will bring you more than 30,000 yuan in net profit every year.
If it doesn’t exceed 30,000 yuan, these words will be treated as nothing. I don’t want the extra half, and you don’t have to listen to me.”
"Half percent?" Li Siwen raised his eyebrows. He was a clerk and knew the accounting matters better than Li Mu. He thought about it for a while. If the net profit was 30,000 guan, it was only a few thousand guan.
It's not a lot, but it's still within the tolerance range. He said: "It's only half of it. It's all trivial matters. I also listen to you in management. You're right. Of course you know how to sell the wine you brew best!"