Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 26
Murong Tong's eyelids twitched for this sentence "how much do you know", not to mention that Wu Wang didn't hold back, thinking that these stubborn villagers are really stupid and bold.Murong Tong took a closer look at his father, and found that although his face was dark, he was not angry, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother, I really don't understand, that's why I hope I can explain my doubts to you." King Wu restrained his anger, thinking that he couldn't get angry with these unruly people.

The big man flicked the cigarette ash and said, "You don't understand this, right? This thing is more expensive than grain. A tael of shredded tobacco is worth a tael of silver. Tell me, how many grains do we grow in Taoyuan Town?"

King Wu: "..."

Murong Tong: "..."

A tael of shredded tobacco is comparable to a tael of silver?
No wonder the food is not even grown, how much is the food?
King Wu was a little annoyed, thinking how brave he was to make a statement, to do this kind of thing privately, looking at the tobacco leaves planted in this vast terraced field, how much would it cost?How much tax will Taoyuan Town pay less in a year?

This is tax evasion!

"That is to say, your town is now planting this to sell? No wonder you look down on the money I gave you." Wu Wang said flatly.

The big man didn't hear the cynicism in King Wu's words, he still smoked leisurely, and laughed when he heard the words: "Brother, you really misunderstood, our tobacco leaves are not for sale, and the son-in-law is opening up channels, and the upper and lower floors have not yet been processed. Okay, how can you sell it privately? This is illegal, and my Taoyuan town is full of simple and law-abiding people, so naturally I dare not sell it blindly."

King Wu was thoughtful, thinking that this Taoyuan Town is worthy of being a small town, the villagers are uneducated, although they are not ignorant, they are full of obscenities, they are really nasty.

"Since it's not for sale, why doesn't the town grow food?" Wu Wangxin said that there are at least a thousand households in Taoyuan Town, that is, thousands of people, and if they don't grow food, what do they eat and drink?
"Plant a few handfuls of grain, how much is the grain?" The big man pouted, put his arm around King Wu's shoulder, and smiled: "Brother, don't you know that? Our son-in-law is really full of brains." It’s a business experience, I casually made a paper-making technique, and sold it to Dongying people for 10 taels of gold, are you afraid that we won’t be able to support our Taoyuan Town?"

Wu Wangqiang endured the discomfort in his heart and did not push the big man away. He was startled when he heard the second part of the big man's words, "What? Your son-in-law invented the papermaking technique? You also cooperated with the Dongying people?"

Around June, Dongying Honshu Military Government and the Great Liang Imperial Court cooperated to set up paper factories in Fourteen Prefectures. Guang Guangling opened five large factories and recruited tens of thousands of people to start construction, not to mention nationwide.

The Dongying people are treated well, the salary is high, and the benefits are good. Many people are full of praise for the Dongying people. This matter was very uncomfortable for the King of Wu, because many people still poked his back secretly, but until it was used. Dongying made paper, and his complaints disappeared.

This paper is really good. It can be used for writing, drawing, and toileting. The key is that it is cheap. It costs one penny per pack, and a pack of thirty sheets.

Now the big man told King Wu that Dongying people's paper is a craft that Chen Ci sells?

King Wu sneered and said, "You son-in-law, why are you cooperating with Dongying people?"

The big man disdainfully said: "Originally, my son-in-law went to the Ganshan Military Station to find Wu Jun to cooperate, but what happened? The admiral general Zhang Mang of the Ganshan Military Station was short-sighted and turned my son-in-law away. On the other hand, those Dongying people treated each other with courtesy. It's 10 taels of gold, tell me, why does my son-in-law stick to Wu Jun's cold ass?"

Wu Wang was silent for a long time after hearing the words.

Murong Tong frowned, he also knew Zhang Mang's character, it stands to reason that Zhang Mang is a very bold person, Chen Ci Neng and Yu Xiong are called brothers, why was Zhang Mang turned away?
King Wu's face was gloomy, and he murmured the name "Zhang Mang" in his heart. You must know that Dongying people made paper in Guangling, and the business was very big. With such a business, it can really make a fortune every day.Now he learned that the business was initially made with the military, not the people from Dongying. Zhang Mang was all to blame for going his own way, which made the Wu Palace miss a good opportunity to make money!

The big man didn't notice the gloomy look of the two of them, and continued to speak: "Since my son-in-law sold the technology of papermaking to the Dongying people and earned 10 taels of gold with his blood, our town stopped growing food and hoarded a lot of paper. Rice noodles are enough to feed him for three to five years, and then my son-in-law waved his hand and asked the people in the town to plant this kind of tobacco leaves from house to house."

King Wu calmed down and nodded, "Oh, but you grow this tobacco and don't sell it, so how can you make money?"

"Hahaha, brother, this is why you don't understand. This thing is really going to be sold, and ordinary people can't afford it."

The king of Wu heard the same thing, one tael of shredded tobacco and one tael of silver, if it wasn't for the family of Zhongming Dingshi, ordinary people really couldn't afford to smoke, and the taste of money would be full of money in one sip.

While speaking, the shredded tobacco in the big man's bamboo whip had already been smoked, he put away his things, and said carelessly: "My son-in-law is kind-hearted, knowing that the poor can't afford it, so he has no intention of selling it to the poor at all."

King Wu: "..."

Murong Tong: "..."

"Our Taoyuan Town, because of its superior geographical location, is located on the only way from several major counties in the north to Guangling. In addition, peach blossom brewing is famous all over the world. Many wealthy businessmen pass by here, either to buy wine, or like the two Let's take a rest." The big man explained as he walked.

King Wu nodded.

"Every time we meet someone who buys alcohol, we will give a pack of special 'Ding Dong tea' and a pack of 'cut tobacco' according to the intention of the concubine. Over time, many wealthy businessmen have fallen in love with our tea and tobacco. , often order people to buy, and later, those who smell business opportunities will also come here to buy. Hehe, I don’t know, one or two of tea and shredded tobacco in Taoyuan Town went to other states, tsk tsk tsk, just followed Several rounds of Leopards were played on the gambling table, and the profit was directly doubled."

King Wu was a little bit unconvinced: "Tea leaves are understandable, but just such shredded tobacco, how expensive can it be?"

The big man pointed to the north, pretending to be mysterious and said: "The dignitaries in the capital, it is said that in order to get the shredded tobacco in our Taoyuan Town, they are said to have fried shredded tobacco for ten taels of gold and a half taels, what do you think?"

King Wu took a deep breath.

During the conversation, a group of people had already arrived at the entrance of the town.

King Wu raised his head and was a little surprised. He saw that the entrance of the town had changed drastically. There were two huge marble pillars hanging a strange rock with the words "Taoyuan Town" written on it. The town was also very prosperous, with the smell of wine and meat. , It is not as barren as the ordinary countryside, everyone is wearing good silk cloth, looking around, most of the fat people.

(End of this chapter)