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Chapter 50 The Start of the Big Plan (4)

"It's okay, it's okay, Guan Deng doesn't need to be nervous, I just thought of something interesting."

Seeing Deng Cheng's embarrassment, Li Xian stopped his laughter and comforted him amiably, but the reason was really far-fetched. As for the real reason, it was simple to say, that was Li Xian After some observation, he can completely conclude that the person in front of him is a real ancient man, not a Xibei product who has traveled through time - Li Xian had already discovered this "ecological farm" when he was wandering around the village earlier Lacking such an element as a biogas digester, after further testing, Deng Cheng has never heard of such a thing as biogas, so he can naturally draw a conclusion—the discoverer of biogas was Italy at the end of the [-]th century. Physicist Volta, and the first practical biogas digester was invented by the French in the [-]th century, and it was introduced to China in the early [-]th century. It has to be traced back to the era of "flying the red flag". Naturally, the ancients would not know the term biogas. Moreover, in the real "ecological farm" system, the biogas digester is the key. The only way to build a biogas digester Thinking about it, the effect of the entire farm can be maximized. Obviously, Deng Cheng doesn't know this, so the answer is ready to come out.

"Your Highness, that marsh, what is marsh gas?"

Deng Cheng was obviously a researcher, and he was very curious. Seeing Li Xian's kind attitude, he dared to ask more questions.

"Well, has Steward Deng noticed that the pond where you store manure often emits bubbles, and the smell is slightly smelly. If you throw it on fire, it will definitely ignite. This gas is marsh gas."

The composition of biogas is complicated, so it is not easy to explain it. Moreover, Li Xian is not good at bringing out the modern chemistry, so he can only briefly mention it.

"Ah, it's actually this thing. This subordinate knows about it. A few years ago, there were children in the village who played with fire by the cesspit, and they almost caused a catastrophe. At that time, this subordinate felt strange, but I didn't understand why. Now I heard His Highness say so. , I understand a little bit, but how can we make use of it because the gas is diffused?" When Li Xian said this, Deng Cheng suddenly realized, but immediately frowned again, at a loss as to how to use the marsh gas.

"I've seen this matter in my predecessor's handbook, but I've never seen the real thing. It's been a long time, and I can't remember it clearly. I'll talk about it when I look back." The principle and design of the biogas digester are different Difficult, Li Xian personally supervised the construction when he was a township official in later generations, and he knew that even if there were no steel pipes, valves, etc., Li Xian could still come up with an alternative plan, but I really need to explain it If it is clear, it is not something that can be done in a few words. Li Xian doesn't want to waste that time. Besides, although the biogas digester is a good thing, it is not worth mentioning at all compared to Li Xian's plot. Not wanting to be entangled in such trivial matters, he casually found an excuse to shirk away, and then, without waiting for Deng Cheng's reaction, changed the subject: "I heard that Guanshi Deng used to do business in the world. , Yu Shang must be proficient together, but there is only one thing that I don’t know, so I ask Guanshi Deng to explain it for me.”

"Don't dare, His Highness just give orders if you have something to do, and your subordinates should do their best."

Deng Cheng was thinking about how to use the marsh gas, when he suddenly saw Li Xian change the subject, he was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly bowed to answer.

"Well, if I give you a sum of money for business, how much annual profit can I get?" Li Xian raised his brows and asked thoughtfully.

"Returning to Your Highness, it depends on the size of the principal. There are big usages, and small ones where to go. It's really hard to make a conclusion."

Hearing Li Xian raised such a question, Deng Cheng's eyes lit up, and he had vaguely guessed Li Xian's real intention for coming to "Cake Shop", and his spirit was lifted immediately, and he answered loudly without thinking.

"Oh, that's right, what if it's forty strokes?"

Li Xian nodded with a smile and gave a limit.

"Based on this number, if you sell goods from the north to the south, you may get twice the profit if you go back and forth in a year. If the situation is good, it may be five times. If it is more, it will have to be a matter of luck. If you make a mistake in your judgment, you will lose all your money. It's not unusual." Deng Cheng replied calmly after thinking about it.

"Oh? So what if it's four hundred guan?" Li Xian smiled noncommittally, and increased the amount by ten times.

"If you have this number, your options will be several times larger. If you are more secure, you can open a shop. The subordinates have dealt in silk before. This amount is barely enough to open a silk and satin shop. If you manage it well, you may be able to make more than three times the profit throughout the year. If you use it to form a caravan with others and travel to the Western Regions, it will take more than two years to go back and forth, and the profit can be tenfold, but the road is difficult and dangerous, the road is uneven, and success or failure is unpredictable. As for other livelihoods, such as restaurants and restaurants And so on, you may be able to be safe, but there is no windfall to speak of."

Four hundred guan is not a small number, but it is not too surprising. If you take it as a business, it can only be regarded as a medium-to-small scale, and a business of this size is the most difficult to operate. It is difficult to do a large business, and it is difficult to do a small business It was too wasteful, even though Deng Cheng was good at business, he didn't dare to answer easily, but thought for a moment before opening his mouth cautiously.

"Well, what if it's [-] guan?"

Li Xian had contact with business when he was in the officialdom in later generations, but he just knew it and didn't know why. Of course, the concept of business is advanced enough, at least he can't be regarded as a layman, even if he is not familiar with the business of this era. Familiar with it, but the basic ability to judge is still not lacking. Just listening to it, you can tell that Deng Cheng's words are not lies, but Li Xian didn't show anything, but quietly raised the amount to an astronomical figure.

"Forty thousand?"

Upon hearing such an astonishing number, Deng Cheng's body visibly shook, looked at Li Xian in disbelief, and murmured hesitantly.

"That's right, if there are [-] Guanshi, how will Guanshi Deng use them?" Li Xian replied affirmatively with a slight smile.

"This..." Deng Cheng was stunned, and after several changes in his expression, he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "His Royal Highness, Haihan, my subordinates have never calculated such a large amount of capital before, and I really don't have a shred of confidence in it. "

"Oh? Hahaha..." Li Xian couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this.

"Your Highness, forgive me, my subordinate, my subordinate..."

Seeing Li Xian smiling happily, Deng Cheng couldn't help being a little embarrassed, with a bitter face, not knowing what to say.

"It's okay, Guanshi Deng is really an honest person, good, very good."

The more principal is not the better, especially when the ability to control such a large amount of funds is not yet available, it will often result in a backlog of capital and waste, or because of excessive extravagance, the whole game will be lost. This reason Li Xian is naturally It was very clear that he would not be disappointed by Deng's honesty, on the contrary, he appreciated his ability a little more, so he praised him with a smile.

"Your Highness has misrepresented you, and I am ashamed of you." Hearing what Li Xian said, Deng Cheng hastily thanked him, but his eyes were full of anticipation and longing, and there was a bit of sarcasm in it. Tension.

"Don't be nervous about Guanshi Deng. I don't have a principal of [-] guan for you to play with. Well, it's only [-] guan, but I have to get back [-] guan in one year. Can Guan Shi do it?" Deng Cheng's face changed. Xianzi saw everything in his eyes, felt amused, laughed jokingly, and asked jokingly.

"Ah, five thousand strings? This..."

Deng Cheng was shrewd. He guessed that Li Xian wanted him to go into business. He was full of expectations, but he never expected that Li Xian would make such an absurd request. Li Xian, he couldn't understand if his little master was making fun of him.

"Five thousand guan is only the first year. From the second year onwards, if the number cannot be doubled, it will be regarded as a failure. Can Deng Guanshi understand it?" Before Deng Cheng could react, Li Xian laughed, and then said An even more outrageous request was made.

"what……"

Dumbfounded, Deng Cheng was really dumbfounded, his mouth was so wide that a pear could be stuffed into it, and the sweat on his face was pouring like a waterfall, after a long while, he raised his hand and wiped it with his sleeve. Wiping off the sweat, he said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, forgive me, my subordinates are incompetent, I really dare not agree, please ask Your Highness, Haihan."

Come on, stop teasing you!Seeing Deng Cheng's embarrassment, Li Xian couldn't help laughing out loud, making Deng Cheng panic even more. After laughing wildly for a while, Li Xian said solemnly: "I'm not a fool, dare to say this In other words, there is a reason to be alone, as long as Steward Deng has to do things with sincerity, there is no reason why there is no reason, there are some small things here, you can just follow them." Li Xian spoke from his arms. He took out a letter, weighed it in his hand, and reached out to Deng Cheng.

"This, this is..."

Deng Cheng accepted the letter with a face full of doubts, and opened it to see that there were more than ten thick pages of paper inside. There were not only pictures on it, but also written explanations, but Deng Cheng couldn't recognize what those things were. Frowning and thinking for a long time, he still couldn't find what he wanted, so he had to turn his eyes to Li Xian, hissing and asking.

"There are four things here, one is a folding fan, accompanied by poetry, calligraphy and painting, which is a good tool for literati to show their style; the other is a distillation tower, which can purify light rice wine and make fine wine; the third is soap, which is used for washing and washing. It is most suitable for use; the fourth is gunpowder, which can be used to make firecrackers and fireworks, and is used for festivals and celebrations. With these four things, why not worry about the business roads being closed. It is getting hotter today, so let’s start with a folding fan. In a month, you must first make the folding fan. As for the market, I have my own opinion, can Guanshi do it?" Li Xian explained the four things casually, and then made a request.

"If there are four hundred guan for use, the subordinates can barely give it a try."

Seeing that Li Xian had reached this level, Deng Cheng didn't dare to neglect, after careful consideration, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Well, that's good, Gu..."

Seeing Deng Cheng being so cautious, Li Xian appreciated it very much. He was about to speak a few more words of comfort when he suddenly saw Gao Miao rushing in from the door. Dazed, he stopped halfway through his words, and frowned suspiciously.

(End of this chapter)