Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 45

Chapter 58

Although merchants had a low status in Datang, they played an important role in the development.

The reason why Chang'an, Luoyang, Yangzhou, etc. are rich in the world is that these places are convenient for doing business, so there are an endless stream of businessmen.

The means by which businessmen collect money are definitely more powerful than anyone else.

That's why Li Chengqian gave all the ice cream and so on to the merchants to sell, because only in the hands of the merchants can the prices be raised to the extreme.

Now this briquette is too.

Li Chengqian also wanted to sell it himself, so as to save the middleman to make the difference, but it's a pity...he can't.

There is a specialization in the art industry, and Li Chengqian knows a lot of things to make money, but if he is asked to act, he is really helpless.

Therefore, he can only let these merchants sell the goods.

After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Yu Shui and others fell into deep thought.

Li Chengqian sold them fifty yuan a briquette. If they sold it for one hundred yuan, it would be doubled.

As for whether it can be sold...

Yu Shui and the others never worried that the honeycomb coal would not be sold.

It is more convenient than charcoal, easier to store than charcoal, and most importantly, cheaper... If people know the benefits of honeycomb coal, they will definitely rush to buy it.

At that time, it is not because I am afraid that I will not be able to sell it, but because I am afraid that it will not be sold enough.

After a long silence, Yu Shui opened his mouth and asked, "Commander, can you dare to ask, this briquette... where did you get it?"

Li Chengqian said indifferently: "This is what the governor brought from the palace. It's a secret!"

Hmm...Anyway, as long as they are good things, they are brought from the palace, and no one dares to go to the palace to verify.

Yu Shui didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he changed the subject instead.

"Great governor, can you sell a coal stove to the villain first, so that the villain can go back and try it?"

As soon as Yu Shui finished speaking, Xu Cong, Ren Qing and other officials were not to be outdone, and they all proposed that they wanted to buy one and try it out.

Li Chengqian was in no hurry, so he could only wrong the people of Qianzhou this year, because they were too poor to afford a briquette stove.

Li Chengqian's target is these rich families.

They will definitely be tempted to buy on a large scale and sell at a high price.

Anyway, Li Chengqian and Li Chengqian only took their money. As for how much they sold it for, it was none of Li Chengqian's business.

"That's right. This coal stove costs one or two taels of silver because the process of building it is relatively complicated."

"As for the briquettes, it was agreed to be fifty cents, so fifty cents!"

Yu Shui didn't care about the money, and immediately nodded and said, "Great Governor, I'm going to buy a coal stove and ten briquettes!"

"And me, the governor, the villain also buys..."

Seeing the wealthy households scrambling to be the first, Li Chengqian grinned.

The fish took the bait and it was perfect.

In the end, dozens of wealthy households bought a coal stove and ten briquettes. In order to show his enthusiasm, Li Chengqian sent guards to help them move the things back.

"It's all silver..."

Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing out loud. To him, the coal stove and briquettes were not just a joke, but good things that could make him rich.

...

The next day, Yu Shui, Xu Cong, and Ren Qing came to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to ask for an interview. The purpose was very simple, just for the honeycomb coal.

As for why there are only three of them... Li Chengqian also knows it well.

Yesterday he said "he who pays the highest price wins", and the three of Yu Shui are the three richest families in Qianzhou.

With them intervening, the rest of the wealthy households are doomed to be only foils.

Yu Shui clasped his hands and said, "Commander, the villain tried it all night yesterday and found that this briquette is indeed a good thing!"

With that said, he handed an envelope to Li Chengqian.

Not to be outdone, Xu Cong and Ren Qing took out the envelope and put it in front of Li Chengqian.

"Governor, this is the price of a villain, please take a look."

Li Chengqian opened the envelopes of the three of them respectively, and after looking at them for a while, he smiled and said: "The price offered by the three of you is already clear to the governor, are you sure you don't want to change it?"

"... "

Hearing what Li Chengqian said, the three of them tightened their expressions, and then looked at each other.

At the same time, an idea popped up in their hearts.

Could it be that the price offered by the other party is higher than mine?
Thinking of this, Yu Shui gritted his teeth, and said firstly, "Great Governor, the villain will add 50 taels to the original price!"

"... "

Xu Cong glared at him, "Governor, I'll add another 60 taels!"

Ren Qing also said anxiously: "Grand Governor, I will add 70 taels..."

The three of them added and added in this way, and quickly added 100 taels.

Seeing their blushing faces, Li Chengqian was overjoyed.

This kind of big event is that the authorities are fascinated, and the bystanders are excited.

It wasn't until Yu Shui raised the price to 120 taels that Xu Cong and Ren Qing kept their mouths shut.

These days, after they got the ice-making formula, they began to expand wildly, selling ice cream to states and counties outside Qianzhou.

Although expansion is to expand the business, in a short period of time, it needs to be paid.

Now the three major families have basically been hollowed out, leaving only some capital, and they have no money to add more.

Yu Shui was finally relieved when he saw that neither of them wanted to increase the price. If it went up, he would have no money.

"Governor, just tell me, who will have the highest price in the end."

"Cough cough..."

Li Chengqian coughed dryly, put the three letters away, and then said with a smile: "Originally, the prices of the three of you are different, but after the price increase, the three of you will be the same..."

Yu Shui and the others: "..."

"Then, Commander-in-Chief, what do you say?"

Li Chengqian pursed his lips, "How about this, I will hand over the honeycomb coal to you for sale at the same time, and at the same time, I will compromise the price, and I will not charge you too much money, and each will give 600 taels, how about it?"

"600 taels?" The three of Yu Shui hesitated for a moment. This price is indeed much lower than what they wrote down.

Just selling to one person... selling to three people, the profit is much less.

Li Chengqian was very clear about their thoughts, and immediately smiled and said: "Several, I'm sorry for the governor's bluntness, if this briquette starts to sell, it will definitely sell well, and the market as big as Datang, it is absolutely impossible for one person to eat it." .”

"So one person is no different from three people. As soon as you pay the money, the governor will start to deliver the goods, fifty yuan a briquette. As for how much you sell to other people, the governor has no control. You can sell it for one hundred yuan. Well, money is always good, as long as you are happy."

"Okay, I agree!"

Yu Shui was the first to express his opinion. His price added up to 1000 taels, and now he only needs to give 600 taels, which is not bad.

Anyway, what Li Chengqian said is right, it is indeed good for one person to monopolize, but the market is too big for one person to bear.

In this kind of thing, it doesn't matter if there is one more person or one less person. Let alone three people, even if there are thirty people, they should earn as much as they want.

"I agree too!"

"And I!"

Xu Cong and Ren Qing also expressed their opinions.

The price of 600 taels was much lower than what they were willing to accept, so it was definitely a profit.

Li Chengqian smiled, "Okay, old rules, let's sign the contract."

As he spoke, he took out three contracts and placed them in front of the three of them.

"...General Governor, you..."

The three of Yu Shui were stunned.

"Oh, it's still the same. When I went to the toilet last night, I was a little bored, so I wrote three contracts. Come, come, sign it quickly..."

"... "

(End of this chapter)