Datang: Acting as a celestial mystery at the beginning

Li Yi'an needs alcohol to mix the perfume, so he purified a batch of wine, and if he can't use it up, he simply adjusts it, dilutes and enhances the fragrance, and puts it in the workshop at will.

"I didn't expect Mr. to have such a good wine in his possession."

Cheng Yaojin laughed and said: "Even if it's the royal wine that His Majesty drinks, it's not as good as Mr. I almost get drunk when I smell this fragrance."

"Aye, don't mess with Mr.'s things."

Cheng Chumo said quickly: "These wines are brewed by Mr. He wants to make perfume, not drink."

"Or the wine brewed by Mr.?"

Cheng Yaojin was even more surprised, he didn't expect Mr. to do these things.

What is an all-around wizard?Just like Mr.

And look at Cheng Chumo, his son is only a few years younger than his husband, and he can't do anything. Why is there such a big gap between people?

"Since it was brewed by Mister, you should taste it."

Cheng Yaojin laughed.

Cheng Chumo was about to stop him, but saw that he had already pushed the wine bottle to his mouth.

As soon as the wine was in his mouth, Cheng Yaojin felt the fresh aroma mixed with the taste of the wine in his mouth. Not only did it not appear abrupt, but the two flavors blended perfectly, stimulating his taste buds.

Then, the wine was very spicy, like a knife, sliding down the throat, and then the whole body was warm, and the mouth was full of fragrance.

The taste and layering were overwhelming, too good for him to describe.

"Good wine!"

Cheng Yaojin is also considered a good drinker, and he has drunk countless wines.

Compared with the wine he drank in the past, it felt like drinking water.

That's right, it's really better to drink water!

Even drinking water is sweeter than those dirty wines.

Because the wine of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the wine smell produced after fermentation, also has various rancid tastes, and they have no way to get rid of it, destroying the taste and taste of the wine.

"Wonderful! It would be great if I could get to know Mr. a few years earlier."

Cheng Yaojin laughed, and then poured the wine into his mouth again.

He had a good drink, Cheng Chumo helplessly held his forehead.

the other side.

Hearing Yuchi Jingde's words, Li Yi'an pondered for a while and said, "How does General Yuchi feel that it will be profitable?"

"If there is no interest, would the sir do so much?"

The answer given by Yuchi Jingde is also very simple.

"You know, I don't make salt to make money."

Li Yi'an said again: "The price of my salt will not be very high. Even if it is really beneficial, it will not be too big. General Yuchi must think clearly."

"It's not for making money, sir, what do you want to do?"

Yuchi Jingde asked puzzledly.

"Now the Cui family and the Lu family have teamed up to suppress me, and they don't even plan to sell me salt. What do you think I want to do?"

Li Yian asked back: "General Yuchi still wants to cooperate?"

Yuchi Jingde thought for a while: "Sir, how much does your salt cost?"

Li Yi'an said, "A catty of salt costs about thirty dollars."

"Only thirty dollars?"

Yuchi Jingde was shocked and said, "Sir, do you know how much is a catty of coarse salt full of impurities, yellowish in color and bitter in taste?"

"The best green salt on the market costs [-] yuan a catty, and the ordinary one costs [-] yuan a catty, but no matter how good the quality of my salt is, the price will not be too high."

Of course Li Yi'an has done market research, so it's not just for making money.

Yuchi Jingde is not the kind of dumb-headed person either. After thinking deeply, he suddenly understood something: "Sir, do you want to use this kind of high-quality, low-priced salt to suppress the current salt price?"

Li Yi'an nodded and said, "That's right, in this way, table salt is no longer an expensive item, so ordinary people won't just use vinegar cloth for seasoning."

Yuchi Jingde was shocked, and then looked at Li Yi'an in admiration, such a huge profit was sold so cheaply.

At the beginning, he only thought of making money, but his husband was concerned about the livelihood of the people, and he only wanted ordinary people to eat normal good salt.

Compared with his husband, Yuchi Jingde was full of guilt, and even felt a choke in his heart, he was too inhuman to be a minister of the court.

It is extremely important to know that salt is not only a necessity of life, but also a strategic material and a source of national finance.

"Mr. has not yet taken up the post of Salt and Iron Envoy. As a commoner, he still serves the country and the people. As an official, I only think about interests."

Yuchi Jingde bowed his hands and confessed, "If it wasn't for the enlightenment from the master, I would have been dazzled by the benefits."

This guy, like Li Langjun, just likes to brainstorm.

Li Yi'an did not explain, and continued: "The second use of my salt is to enrich the country."

"General Yuchi, just think about it. The cost of salt is extremely low and the quality is high. If we sell it for fifty yuan a catty, will anyone want it?"

Without even thinking about it, Yuchi Jingde said, "Even if it's two hundred yuan a catty, there will still be people rushing to buy it."

Li Yi'an nodded and said: "We sell these salts for fifty renminbi. Excluding the cost, for example, if 10 people buy it, the treasury can earn 200 million renminbi. , manpower and other issues. However, selling salt is done in a government-operated way, no matter how low the profit is, you can still make a profit. After the treasury is full, the general will have more confidence to fight the Turks, right? "

"That's right!"

Yuchi Jingde nodded solemnly.

If these salts are put on the market, the price is still so low, when the time comes, the salt will be directly turned into sand and worthless.

This is a means of small profits but quick turnover. As long as the population base is large, even if the price is cheap, you can make a lot of money. Although it is not a huge profit, it is run by the imperial court and no one can destroy it. It can also suppress the price of salt to the greatest extent. , Crack down on private salt, and the last money is owned by the state treasury after deducting various expenses.

The more he thought about it, the more Yuchi Jingde admired Li Yi'an.

"I still want to work with Mr.

Yuchi Jingde continued: "Mr. is high-spirited and upright, serving the country and the people. It is my narrow-mindedness. If we can cooperate, I will bear all the manpower and material resources for salt production. I only need to get one penny per catty of salt for profit sharing. Is it possible?"

Li Yi'an smiled and said: "General Yuchi's approach, I am deeply impressed, I can give the method of making salt to the general, and I don't want any money in the end."

Yuchi Jingde asked in surprise: "Why?"

Li Yi'an explained: "As I said just now, I don't make salt for money, and the general sells salt for the treasury. I simply leave everything to you and don't bother to take care of it. But don't forget, general, I am very happy." It’s Chang’an’s salt and iron envoy soon, if the general has any tricks on the way to sell salt, don’t blame me for being rude.”

"I absolutely dare not!"

Yuchi Jingde shook his head, but asked again: "If other people also get our formula for making salt, what should we do?"

Li Yi'an disagreed and said: "This involves the specific content of government-run business. After a while, all the salt in Datang will be owned by the imperial court. Stealing the formula is a crime, and selling private salt is also a crime."

"What's more, the price of salt has been lowered by us, and it can't rise. It's useless for them to get the formula. Even traders who sell private salt can't sell it at a high price."

Yuchi Jingde suddenly realized that if Li Yian dared to do this, of course he had to plan everything well to ensure that there would be no problems in the follow-up.

The entire process of selling salt is not only low in cost and price, and benefits the people and the country, but also suppresses the aristocratic family, and even puts the salt and iron back into the hands of the imperial court, closely linked.