Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

"How did you make so many things in one day?"

In the West Market, dozens of shopkeepers came forward to greet Zhang Dun when they heard the news of Zhang Dun's arrival.

Seeing a thousand big men driving bullock carts behind Zhang Dun and Li Er, everyone was startled.

Zhang Dun sighed: "In order to get these things, I plan to sell Zuixianlou."

Aren't you the cook of Zuixianlou?Dozens of shopkeepers looked at him in astonishment. How did Hu Guang, the Zuixianlou shopkeeper, become the owner? Why can't he be the master of Zuixianlou?

But after all, it was Zuixianlou's own business, dozens of shopkeepers didn't ask much, they looked at the goods with bright eyes, and rubbed their palms together with a smile.

They went through the goods that Zhang Dun provided them yesterday, and all of them were bought by the seven housekeepers.

But today is different, Zhang Dun brought so much goods, even the five surnames and seven Wangs, I am afraid it will be difficult to eat them all!

Everyone was thinking, and suddenly they saw seven familiar figures approaching from far and near.

"Mr. Zhang, we meet again."

The seven old butlers from the Qiwang mansion with five surnames walked over in strides. Old butler Cui looked at Zhang Dun with a smile on his face, and cupped his hands.

Chapter 61 Making money every day, making money, the monstrous Zhang Dun

Before Zhang Dun and Li Er could respond, Old Steward Cui looked back at the over a hundred bullock carts, and said, "Mr. Zhang has a lot of goods."

"If it's another famous family, I'm afraid I'll beat the drums when I see these people."

"But Mr. Zhang, please don't worry," old housekeeper Cui said with a smile on his face, "Our Patriarch said, as long as it is from Zuixianlou, no matter how much it is!"

Zhang Dun didn't talk nonsense, and waved to the thousand burly men who followed: "Unload!"

A thousand burly men silently walked up to the bullock cart, and swiftly began to unload the goods from the bullock cart.

"Take a count." Old Butler Cui raised his chin towards the other six butlers who came together.

Not long after, six housekeepers calculated a price for the goods on more than 100 ox carts.

Two stones of white salt, according to the market price, is 150 Wen a catty, a total of [-] Wen.

The soap is 2000 yuan, and the market price is [-] yuan a piece, a total of [-] yuan.

There are [-] altars in Erguotou, and the market price of each jar is [-] Wen, totaling [-] Wen.

There are 120 candles, and the market price is 14 Wen, which is still the kind that has a price but no market, totaling [-] Wen.

Bingtang three stones, the market price is 110 Wen, a total of [-] Wen.

……

Old housekeeper Cui held the paper with the results calculated by the other six housekeepers, looked down, and said to Zhang Dun: "The more than 100 bullock carts brought by Zhang Langjun, the goods on them are added up, and the market price Converted into copper coins, it is [-] guan."

After finishing speaking, Old Steward Cui looked up at Zhang Dun, and asked, "This time, we also have to go through the hands of those merchants? Let me see, there is no need for this. So much money Zhang Langjun directly earns, which is good for Zhang Langjun." , it’s easy for us too.”

"Twice the price." Zhang Dun raised two fingers and said.

"As long as Zhang Langjun agrees, money is not a problem." Old butler Cui smiled, and turned his head to give the other six butlers a look.

The six housekeepers nodded and walked outside the West Market. When they came back not long after, each of them was followed by a few bullock carts.

On the bullock cart, there are big brown boxes.

Old Steward Cui pointed to the bullock driveway: "There are [-] guns in the bullock cart, Mr. Zhang, can you see the number?"

"Second Uncle, go." Li Er whispered.

Li Er nodded solemnly, turned over and walked to the bullock cart, opened the boxes, and counted them one by one.

There were no copper coins in the box, but mostly gold and silk.

After all, if you use copper coins, you need to prepare at least 6000 million Wen.

If you use a horse-drawn cart to pull these copper coins, you will need enough horse-drawn carts to go around Chang'an City.

Gold and silk are more convenient.

Two horses of silk are equivalent to one.

One tael of gold is six pennies.

The total weight is two catties, about a thousand catties.

Li Er looked at the gold and silk in the box, suppressed the excitement in his heart, turned his head and nodded at Zhang Dun, and said loudly, "No problem!"

Zhang Dun looked at old housekeeper Cui, and said with a smile: "There are still goods in the afternoon, do you want it?"

"Yes!" Old Steward Cui said with a smirk: "I just said, no matter how much Zhang Langjun has, we want it."

As soon as the words fell, Old Butler Cui waved his hand towards the distance.

Immediately, more than 100 empty ox carts were driven by more than 100 servants from the Qiwang mansion with five surnames.

"Zhang Langjun, see you in the afternoon."

After the servants moved the goods from the ground to the ox cart, Old Steward Cui cupped his hands, and then led the servants and drove the ox cart with great strides.

Zhang Dun looked at the dozens of merchants who were standing stunned, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, everyone, but I can't supply you this time."

"It doesn't matter!" Dozens of merchants waved their hands one after another and said in unison.

Zuixianlou and Wu Xingqiwang are fighting with gods. If they mortals really took the goods from Zuixianlou, who knows what will happen.

It's good now, although I haven't been able to make money with the goods, but watching the gods fight, this will be the capital to go out and brag in the future.

"Zhang Dun, I'm convinced." Li Er jumped off the bullock cart and gave him a thumbs up in amazement.

In just one morning, this kid has earned [-] guan from Wu Xing Qiwang. If he is given a month, I don't know what will happen.

Zhang Dun grinned, "This is just the beginning, and there will be more profits in the future."

"Mr. Zhang, listen to my advice, five surnames and seven Wangs are not so easy to mess with."

The Qingyan shopkeeper stared at Zhang Dun, and said in a worried tone: "We are merchants, and we can see that your Zuixianlou's goods are the best in Chang'an, and the five surnames and Qiwang can also tell."

"Now you sell what you have in hand, there will always be a time when it is sold out, and when the things are sold out, do you know what will happen?"

Zhang Dun said with a smile: "When all the goods in Zuixianlou are sold and the production capacity cannot keep up, it will be time for the five surnames and Qiwang to make money."

The Qingyan store said solemnly: "That's right, don't look at the five surnames and Qiwang who spend a lot of money now, but when they have accumulated more goods in their hands, they will have the final say on the price."

"At that time, the market price of 150 Wen a catty of white salt you gave, they can sell it for [-] Wen a catty or even more!"

"They are all old foxes, don't be fooled and not know it."

"I'll remember, I'll supply you guys again after this matter is over." Zhang Dun smiled and cupped his hands, then took Li Er and left West Market.

On the way back to Zuixian Tower, Li Er led a thousand burly men to drive an ox cart full of cash boxes, with a relaxed expression on his face.

As for the merchants in the West Market's advice to Zhang Dun, Li Er didn't care about it, production capacity?The entire imperial court is now backed by Zhang Dun, and Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, even led the officials of the entire Ministry of Industry to manufacture day and night with full firepower. Are you afraid that the production capacity will not be able to keep up?

If even the Ministry of Industry can't do it.

There is no place in the world where it can be done!

"Second Uncle, I have something to tell you." At this moment, Zhang Dun suddenly said, "You bring the money back to my father-in-law."

Li Er was stunned and said, "You don't want it?"

Zhang Dun nodded, "It's useless to ask for money now. The important thing is to put the money into production and try our best to expand production capacity, so that we can wrestle with Wuxing Qiwang."

"This matter depends on my father-in-law."

Zhang Dun warned: "When you go back, remember to tell my father-in-law clearly, don't lose the chain."

Your father-in-law has remembered, shouldn't this be listening to you in front of you? Li Er looked at him meaningfully and nodded heavily.

"Okay, then I'll take the money back."

After parting with Zhang Dun, Li Er took more than a dozen bullock carts full of cash boxes and returned to the Palace of Manna, and immediately asked Li Junxian to call back the eldest grandson Empress, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.

"Guanyin servant girl, Xuanling, Keming, take a look!"

When they came back, Li Er pointed to the dozens of bullock carts parked outside Ganlu Hall with a big smile, and said triumphantly, "Zhang Dun and I earned [-] guan from Wu Xing Qiwang!!"

"My concubine, congratulations to my second brother." Empress Changsun saw that Li Er was no longer as angry as before, covered her mouth and said with a sneer: "It seems that it won't be long before the imperial treasury is short-lived, and it will be completely resolved. gone."

"Yeah—" Li Er subconsciously said with a smile, and suddenly felt wrong, wait a minute, what the Guanyin servant girl said is right, as long as the state treasury is short of money by making Zuixianlou Department Store, it can be solved!

Then what is the comparison with the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs?What are you forcing them to donate to?

The smile on Li Er's face suddenly froze.

Chapter 62 Zhang Dun, You Are Much More Arrogant Than Five Surnames and Seven Wangs

The reason for the deficit of the national treasury is that we cannot make ends meet.

That's why Li Ercai adopted Zhang Dunle's method of recording meritorious deeds with stones, and erected a monument of meritorious deeds for the five surnames, Qiwang, and asked them to donate money.

But now, with the method of Zuixianlou department store given by Zhang Dun, the Ministry of Industry will manufacture department stores, and then sell them in Chang'an City, earning [-] guan a day!

In other words, the imperial court's current deficit of more than 100 million guan will be completely resolved in less than a month!

Then it is completely unnecessary to continue to compete with the five surnames and seven Wangs!

Li Er frowned, and said to his bodyguard, "Li Junxian, go and call Duan Shangshu over!"

"Promise!" Li Junxian clasped his fists and said.

"Chen Duan Lun, pay homage to His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, you want to ask the Ministry of Industry how much it spent on the Zuixianlou Department Store?"

Soon, Duan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, came to Ganlu Hall in a hurry under the summons of Li Er's people. Hearing Li Er's question, he murmured, "Actually, it's not much. The total cost is at most three hundred guan. "

"Three hundred guan?" Li Er was startled.

Empress Changsun, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui also changed slightly, looking at him in disbelief.

Duan Lun looked at the shocked faces of the crowd, thought that he had said too much, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, if you do some searching, you can actually reduce the cost by another fifty."

"Quie Sou, who told you to do so?" Li Er came back to his senses and said excitedly: "Starting today, I will give you [-] guan, and you will make more for me!"

Hearing this, Duan Lun stared blankly at Li Er, have you eaten too much?Still drunk?What the hell is the court like now, you are the emperor, you don't know?

Duan Lun said helplessly: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? How can the treasury managed by the Ministry of Households be able to spend [-] guan?"

"The household department doesn't have it, but I have it!"

Li Er waved his big hand and gave Li Junxian a look.

Li Junxian took six palace guards, unloaded six boxes from a dozen bullock carts outside Ganlu Hall, and moved them to Duan Lun's feet.

When the wooden box was opened, Duan Lun looked at the gold in the wooden box and felt as if he was about to suffocate. Adding up the six boxes, this is no less than 2000 taels of gold?

"Your Majesty, this is..." Duan Lun looked at Li Er in surprise.

Li Er said solemnly: "This is the money you earned back with a cost of three hundred guan! The money on the bullock cart outside adds up to [-] guan!"

"For a cost of three hundred guan, you can earn [-] guan. If I give you a cost of [-] guan, how much do you think you can earn?"

"I understand." Duan Lun realized it in an instant, and said excitedly, "I'm going back to the Ministry of Industry now, and let the people in the Ministry of Industry rush to make it day and night!"

"Go." Li Er nodded in satisfaction, waved his hand, and waited for Duan Lun to leave excitedly, then stood up and said, "Guanyin maidservant, I'm going to Zuixianlou, I have something to tell Zhang Dun. "

Empress Changsun knew that he was doing it for the five surnames and Qiwang, so she nodded and said, "Second brother, be careful on the road."

"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty." Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui bowed to him.

At this time, inside the Drunken Immortal Building.

Hu Guangzheng pulled Zhang Dun's wrist with a sad face, and kept wiping away his tears.

Zhang Dun looked at him dumbfounded, "Brother Hu, you've been like this since I came back, what's the matter?"

"What else can I do?" Hu Guang said with snot and tears: "You have done me a terrible job, do you know how many people came to our Zuixian Tower today? I counted, there are eight hundred if not one thousand !"

Zhang Dun wondered, "Isn't this a good thing?"

"What a fart!" Hu Guang said angrily: "There are more than 800 people, none of them came to eat, they all came to me and clamored to buy Zuixianlou!"

"Zuixianlou is now the chicken that lays golden eggs. Even if I sell my family, I can't sell Zuixianlou!"

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even bother to argue with them!"

Hu Guang said bitterly: "Brother Zhang, it's only been this morning, and I guess there will be more people who will come to ask about selling Zuixianlou in the afternoon. What should I do then? Can we still do business?"