Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 18 18: Exchange salt for weeds?

After lunch was over, Zhu Yue played with Cao and Zhu Xiaqiu for a while before letting Cao and Zhu Xiaqiu go back to the room to rest.

"Let them come here!"

Zhu Yue seemed to remember that there were merchants from the Western Regions this time, and gave instructions directly to Zhao Jian.

At this moment, the few businessmen from the Western Regions had been waiting in the side hall for a long time. After drinking several cups of tea, they finally waited until Zhu Yue summoned them!

But this group of businessmen from the Western Regions did not dare to complain. After all, they were in the palace of the King of Han, and the reputation of King Zhu Yue of Han was earned on the battlefield!
  For this group of businessmen from the Western Regions, in the Ming Dynasty, apart from the emperor and the prince, the person who should not be offended the most was His Highness the King of Han, followed by other vassal kings!

Moreover, these businessmen did not know the purpose of Zhu Yue calling them here. Zhao Jian had previously heard that His Highness the King of Han was planning to do business with them, but the more specific details were unknown!
  They were also curious about what kind of business this Han King Zhu Li would do with them?
  "Meet His Highness the Ming Dynasty King of Han Dynasty!"

When several businessmen entered the main hall and saw Zhu Yue, they started to salute!

"Forget it!"

"Get up and talk!"

"There is a bag of salt on the table. You can try it and see for yourself!"

Zhu Yue waved his hand, pointed to the bag of fine salt on the table, and said straight to the point.

When a group of businessmen heard this, their faces showed surprise!
  salt?

Could it be that His Highness the King of Han wants to do salt business with them?
  While everyone was shocked, their eyes were unconsciously placed on the bag of salt on the table!

"This is actually table salt?"

"Why is it as delicate as flour?"

Looking at the fine salt that was as fine as powder and crystal clear, the surprise in the eyes of these businessmen from the Western Regions became even more intense!

After looking at each other, these businessmen from the Western Regions dipped their fingers into a little salt, then put it in their mouths to taste it!
  However, as soon as they tasted the salt, everyone's faces showed shock again!
  "This...is this really table salt?"

"The taste is too pure!"

"Your Highness, King of Han, this is definitely the best fine salt I have ever tasted in my life!"

"..."

A group of businessmen from the Western Regions immediately started discussing with excitement.

"Then what if I say that I plan to use salt of this quality to do business with you?"

Zhu Yue looked at the reaction of these Western Region businessmen with a look of disdain on his face!

"His Royal Highness the King of Han means that these fine salts can be sold to us?"

One of the businessmen from the Western Regions even widened his eyes and asked, "This feels like a pie falling from the sky!"
  You must know that except for the Ming court, if they want to privately transport salt from the Ming Dynasty back to their country for sale, they will risk beheading!

And under normal circumstances, the imperial court would not provide salt to foreign countries!
  After all, the people of the Ming Dynasty did not have enough salt to eat, so how could there be any leftover to sell to foreign countries?

"Yes, I can supply these salts to you!"

"And you don't have to worry about how to pass the customs. When you leave the customs at Tianshui Pass, I will take care of everything. There will never be any Ming soldiers to embarrass you!"

Zhu Li nodded directly and assured.

"This... if what His Highness the King of Han said is true, then we have done this business!"    "I just don't know, what is the price of this salt?"

The leading Western businessman asked tentatively.

After all, in their opinion, the price of refined salt of this quality must not be comparable to that of ordinary table salt!

These refined salts are good, but if you really want to do business, you still have to consider the issues of cost and profit!

"I will give you salt, but I don't need you to give me money!"

"You only need to do one thing for me, and I will ensure that those of you here will have enough salt in the future!"

Zhu Yue shook his head and explained with a serious face.

"I wonder what His Highness the King of Han wants from us?"

The leading Western Region businessman asked even more in surprise.

Zhu Yue was not in a hurry to explain. Instead, under the surprised gazes of these Western businessmen, he took out the banknotes and began to write and draw!

"What I want you to do is to help me collect this kind of grass from all over the Western Region!"

"As far as I know, this kind of grass is very common in your Western Region. As long as you can transport these grasses to Hanzhong Mansion in large quantities, I can give you the same amount of salt!"

"For example, one stone of grass can be exchanged for one stone of salt!"

"Of course, these grasses must be fresh enough. If they are already dead when delivered, they will not be harvested!"

As Zhu Yue spoke, he handed the already drawn drawings of rubber grass directly to several businessmen.

Rubber grass is a plant unique to the Western Regions. As the name suggests, this kind of grass can secrete natural rubber!

As for the purpose of rubber, others are not sure, but Zhu Li knows it very well!
  If you want to develop industry in the future, rubber is an essential raw material!

What's more, Zhu Yue not only needs to build cement roads, but also needs to form a large number of caravans. Once the cement roads are built, without rubber tires, the transportation efficiency cannot be maximized!

"This kind of grass is really common in our hometown!"

"His Royal Highness the King of Han is really sure that such fine salt can be obtained by using this kind of grass?"

A group of businessmen from the Western Regions confirmed in disbelief after seeing the pattern of the rubber grass clearly.

After all, to them, this kind of grass is like a weed that can be seen everywhere. They can have as much as they want!

You can exchange this kind of grass for the same amount of salt. What's the difference between this kind of transaction and pie in the sky?
  Of course, there are also smart people among them, who are also guessing whether this grass has any special uses, but no one has discovered it?
  After all, King Zhu Yue of Han was willing to exchange such fine salt for these weeds, which is weird in itself!

If Zhu Yue, the king of Han, hadn't been stupid, then this grass must have value that they didn't know about!
  It seems like I need to study it carefully after I get back!
  In addition, some people are familiar with this kind of grass. They also know that except for the sap produced by this kind of weed, which is sticky to the hands, there is actually nothing special about it. I really don’t know what Zhu Querk does with this thing?
  "Yes, but it must be fresh, and it must be this kind of grass!"

"No matter what method you use, as long as it is still fresh when it is transported to Hanzhong Mansion, after removing the soil from the roots and stems, I will give you how much salt the grass weighs!"

“My king’s salt output is a thousand kilo per day, I guarantee you’ll have enough!”

Zhu Yue nodded and reiterated with a serious face.

Upon hearing this, these businessmen from the Western Regions were even more overjoyed!

(End of this chapter)