Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1535 Dozens of times the profit

  Fang Jifan had nothing to do with Emperor Hongzhi, so he obediently led Emperor Hongzhi to the workshop.

  The scale of this workshop is not small.

   Within a month, the scale has been expanded three times in a row.

   From a distance, there was a smell of fishy smell, so that people nearby did not dare to approach.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt that the breath was disgusting, but driven by curiosity, he still got out of the car and walked forward.

  The workshop is a large shed, or in other words, several sheds are connected together.

  Countless craftsmen are busy here.

The cod livers used for cod liver oil are all sea fish, which were brought by the Ningbo Navy. The anti-corrosion technology of this era is very limited. Therefore, the Ningbo Navy brought the fish and immediately connected them at the port of Tianjinwei, and then used the river The boat, passing quickly through the canal, brought it here.

  After the marine fish is delivered, it is put into the warehouse immediately and needs to be processed immediately.

  Countless craftsmen directly remove the fish liver.

  Fresh cod liver is immediately sent to another workshop for refining, plus other formulas, directly bottled, and finally sealed.

  These processes seem simple, but any problem in any link will mean heavy losses.

   At this time there are thousands of people here.

  The craftsmen and apprentices had no distractions, and they didn't seem to have the slightest sense of any fishy smell.

  As for the fish whose liver has been removed, it is also specially processed by people. A large amount of salt is bought, and then the fish is processed and pickled.

   After that, it is made into salted fish, and then sold through other channels.

  Emperor Hongzhi knew that the Shiquan Dabulu was actually related to fish.

  He was not in a hurry to meet the prince immediately, but went to the slaughterhouse of sea fish. After that, enduring the smell, he went to work sheds one by one.

  Fang Jifan accompanied him and introduced them one by one.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "The raw material is fish, where did your formula come from, but I don't know what medicines are added in it, don't worry, I am not greedy for your secret recipe, I am It’s your Taishan, let’s not be rare, I’m just curious to get a share of the pie from your workshop, I have something to say first, I will never make any plans for you and the prince’s workshop, how about it, are you satisfied?”

  Emperor Hongzhi was kind and kind.

   To be honest, the dignified son of heaven, robbing the workshop of the younger generation? Emperor Hongzhi couldn't do such things.

  If you do this kind of thing, you are not even worthy of being a human being, let alone the Son of Heaven?

  Fang Jifan saw Emperor Hongzhi looking around, as if he had been trying to find other raw materials.

In the impression of the ancients, for example, the so-called golden elixir and golden dew in refining, which one is not added with all the treasures of genius and earth, such as antler, ganoderma, and ginseng, the rarer the better, the more regrettable, in the eyes of the ancients, The more effective it is.

   In the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi, Shiquan Dabulu is just such a wonderful medicine. It is really unreasonable for this kind of medicine to not add anything except fish liver.

  This is the limitation of the times, no wonder Emperor Hongzhi.

   According to Fang Jifan, people in this era generally do not have any nutritional knowledge. What they need to supplement most are vitamins A and D, and fish liver is rich in vitamins A and D.

  Thus...seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was so enthusiastic, Fang Jifan was a little hesitant.

   "Your Majesty...this...this..."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned, perhaps because the environment here made him uncomfortable, and his frown deepened: "Can't you trust me?"

   "Your Majesty, to be honest, this... this medicine is extracted from fish."

"anything else?"

  Fang Jifan thought for a while: "Is it worth adding some water?"

   When he said these words, Fang Jifan felt very embarrassed.

   Adding water is also for the good of everyone. Too much intake is not good for this game. Add a little water and everything will work.

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  He took a deep breath: "Is there nothing else?"

  In fact... He suddenly realized that Fang Jifan might be telling the truth, because here, Emperor Hongzhi didn't see any other medicinal materials.

   Looking around, they are all fish.

  Fang Jifan coughed: "Choose the most... the smartest sea fish, of course, it is not just any sea fish, you can choose anything, you still need..."

   "This fish must be the fattest and most expensive one, right?" Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan directly, wondering if the fishy smell was too strong, and he was about to faint.

  Fang Jifan said awkwardly: "This...this...I don't know what to say."

   "Then just say it straight." Emperor Hongzhi sternly said, "How much does this bottle of Shiquan Datoulu cost? How much is it?"

  Fang Jifan was stunned when he heard how many taels of silver, did your Majesty misunderstand me, if it cost a few taels of silver, Fang Jifan would set a price of ten taels of silver for shipment?

  Fang Jifan became silent.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt that the world suddenly became quiet, which was very suffocating.

After a long time, Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, to tell the truth, the cost of this bottle was 173 cash before, but fortunately, it is mass-produced and there is a stable supply. You know, then Ningbo Navy, fishing is top-notch... Now, the cost has been reduced to 152 renminbi."

  Emperor Hongzhi almost suffocated.

  One hundred and fifty-two texts...a bottle.

  You sell it for ten taels of silver?

  This is nearly a hundred times the profit.

  Not right...

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly remembered that this workshop shipped 350,000 bottles a month. He thought that this bottle could earn two or three taels of silver. ...It broke the sky, but it was only six million taels.

  Can now...

  Emperor Hongzhi's mind was buzzing.

  He consciously realized that the 'abacus' running rapidly in his mind was on the verge of collapse.

  Could it be...Could it be...this profit is several times what was originally expected. After one year, there will be two thousand, or even three thousand...Ten thousand taels of silver.

  Just such a workshop...

   "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Fang Jifan looked at Emperor Hongzhi worriedly.

  Emperor Hongzhi was in a trance like a dream.

   Did I make a mistake?

  The world is very difficult.

  It is not easy for me to save some money...

  Countless thoughts popped up.

  Fang Jifan said with emotion at this time: "Your Majesty, this workshop is of course very profitable, but Your Majesty trusts the crown prince and his ministers, and allows the prince and his ministers to manage it without getting involved. My minister... I am very moved..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was dizzy, and suddenly remembered, as if... he had promised something just now.

  He opened his mouth to say something.

  But at this time... I heard someone say: "It's not good, a cargo ship is blocked on the river, and the supply is late."

   Then, someone hurriedly ran in one direction.

Soon after.

   This person led a man with a shiny face, a bright robe, sunglasses, a large gold chain around his neck, and waxed oil on his head, so that there was no messy hair on his sideburns.

This person is very dignified, walking like the wind, and said loudly: "Dog-like thing, why did this happen again, hurry... deal with it, if not, it will affect production, and deduct your salary for one month! This workshop Here, I don’t support idlers, I hired you with money, I can’t do this well, do you still have a conscience? Damn it!”

  (end of this chapter)