Spring and Autumn I Am King

Thanks to book friend sayka for the tip!

…

"Three stones!"

When he heard Zigong's offer, Zhao Wuxi almost bit his tongue, saying that the benevolent and righteous Confucian businessman is really a black heart, this is the only word left in his heart.

He has just said that the raw material of a bucket of white wheat flour is only one and a half buckets of husked wheat. Add livestock, manpower, wear and tear of equipment, transportation, city taxes, etc., and the final cost is at most two buckets of wheat.

But now, Zigong wants to sell one bucket for thirty...the profit is more than fifteen times!

Zigong had an innocent expression on his face: "Don't look at me like that, gentleman, the benefits of farming are also tenfold, and the profits of Han's pearls and jades can even reach a hundredfold. The profit of only fifteen times is already the benefit of benevolence and righteousness. Extremely!"

This person really is talking about business, Zhao Wuxi secretly said in his heart, how can it be as exaggerated as you said.

After the farmer's ploughing profit is exploited by the landowners, nobles and officials, it would be good to have five times as much. Li Tian works fast, but can't keep warm clothes or food, how can they be compared?

As for pearls and jade... it is indeed a hundred times more beneficial, but it is also a hundred times more difficult to obtain than the ubiquitous wheat, and it is easier to monopolize it.

The reason why Zigong called out such a seemingly extremely expensive price is because he used to do business in the past, and he also followed the path of "a waste of money and a transfer of goods with time". That is to say, buy cheap and sell expensive, and the types of goods that change the route according to the season. Since this thing is only produced in Chengxiang all over the world, it is not too expensive to sell.

Zhao Wuxi and Zigong discussed that the wheat flour was of course sold as a luxury item, and the original buyers were naturally looking for those nobles who were tired of eating corn and rice. Wu Xie was initially worried that the scholar-officials would not buy it, but Zigong assured that those nobles would often pay hundreds of dollars for local delicacies in order to satisfy their appetites. He had seen many similar businesses in the past few years.

Not to mention the patterns of the rest of the meat, fish, and vegetables, just the staple food, there is a saying that "the beauty of rice is the grass of Xuanshan, the millet of Buzhou, the nakedness of Yangshan, and the black millet of the South China Sea". Since you can go to great lengths to find these, you will definitely choose the nearest wheat flour.

As for whether they would increase the oppression of the people of the country under their own control in order to exchange corn for wheat flour, that is not a question that Zigong and Zhao Wuxi need to consider for the time being.

In fact, Zhao Wuxi also hoped that the more expensive the better, because the business would not grow.

Although there are stone mills on Zhao Wuxi's site now, the principle of this thing is not complicated.

Ordinary Chinese people who have no experience in hitting stones in Chengxiang, even if they use it every day, can't do it. But if an experienced stonemason can study it for a few hours before stone grinding, or get a sketch, he can imitate it.

The mouth of the people is more than the mouth of the river, although Zhao Wuxi asked the third old man of the township to warn the people of the country that things like the keel waterwheel and the stone mill should not be spread. But he can't plug all the loopholes. Every time he goes to Gongyi City, he can build a fence to prevent people from entering and leaving?

Besides, Zhao Wuxi also remembered that in order to please his elder sister Ji Ying, he also sent a hand-pushing mill to go to the palace kitchen. I don't know how many people have seen it before. is a long process...

Therefore, Zhao Wuxi showed up to Zigong. He estimated that within a year, stone mills would become popular in the noble territories around the capital, and some shrewd merchants would even make them within half a year.

So, it's a business that's too addictive to die.

Zigong also put forward his own suggestion: as food, it is not realistic to transport wheat flour to distant places, such as Hexi and Hewai, with the preservation method and transportation speed of this era, so it can only be carried within a one-day itinerary. Goods around Xinjiang.

First of all, you have to test the waters in Xiagongyi City and the nearby small towns, hold the Zhao family talisman, and be exempted from commercial tax. After the sale is on the road, it will not be too late to enter the Xinjiang market.

Speaking of this, Zhao Wuxi showed a playful smile.

At that time, wheat flour should be quite popular in the territory of his three brothers, especially Zhong Xin and Shu Qi.

In this way, even if the two of them collided with luck and had successive harvests, this year's plan, Zhao Wuxi had already won the ticket!

As far as Zhao Wuxi knows, the current currency of Jin State is the gold coins or gold cakes imported from Chu, which have the greatest purchasing power; followed by coins and silk, that is, cloth cut into a certain size; third, the first cloth coins made of copper, But there are only a small amount. After the power of the Jin State declined, the government has not minted any new coins. On the contrary, Qi State's knife coins are widely used outside the Taihang Mountains.

But the most common hard currency is actually grain, especially corn, which has always been the medium of exchange and the standard. The stipends distributed to officials by various clans were actually the distribution of corn. When Wang Sunqi and Ji Liqiao were in the lower palace, they could have four or five hundred shi of corn a year.

This is also what Zhao Wuxi needs most urgently. First, over the years, the most important thing is whether there is an increase in the production of corn; secondly, he wants to make the two hundred soldiers in the township full and eat well!

In addition to corn, he also needs a large number of cattle and horses, as well as raw materials such as copper, tin, and wood.

After negotiating the relevant matters, the two sought out the three elders who came to the village to become witches, and made a blood alliance in the temple. The oath of "I am the owner of the goods, I am the owner, I will not betray me, I have no strong Jia", and agreed on the proportion of the share.

Zhao Wuxi, who is responsible for providing raw materials and making goods, accounts for 90%, and the Zigong caravan, who is only responsible for transportation and sales, accounts for 10%. It will be adjusted according to the situation in the future.

After the incident, Zigong kept the Master's speeches and writings in his arms, but he hadn't taken them out and dedicated them to Zhao Wuxie, as if he was hesitating for something.

After a long time, he sighed: "I have watched the gentleman lead the town, and found that the gentleman is very interested in food. If he and my master get to know each other, they will definitely meet and hate it too late..."

Zhao Wuqi became curious: "What do you mean by this?"

Zigong smiled slightly: "Master is also a person who is very particular about the taste of food. He claims that he is not tired of fine food, and he is not tired of fine meat; if he is not cut right, he will not eat; if there is no sauce, he will not eat... When I return to Lu, I will definitely be the Master. Bring some local delicacies."

"I see."

Zhao Wuxi responded, watching the idyllic evening scene of the people in Chengyi returning from work, standing side by side with Zigong.

He said silently in his heart: "It seems that Confucius is also a big foodie..."

…

Time slowly approached the beginning of May, and a wave of waves swept around the lower palace.

There is a city in the lower palace, which is larger than the township in Chengyi, and smaller than the new Jiangqi city. It is the trading center of more than ten surrounding small towns, and the market opens on Wednesday, Saturday and September every month.

First, a guard merchant came to the market with Zhao's tax-free amulet in hand, and he also had a handwritten booklet by the overseas Chinese.

After the city clerks in the lower palace looked at it, they immediately understood that this person was from the background of the concubine Zhao Wuxi, so they arranged a good position for him.

Everyone was also curious about what kind of goods the merchant brought from Chengyi, which was in the backcountry half a year ago. As a result, when the kudzu bags were opened, they looked at it and saw that it was amazing.

The wheat flour, which was as delicate as river sand and as yellow and white as cloud and snow, immediately caused a sensation.

…

Ask for collection, ask for recommendation, ask for Sanjiang ticket