"Yuan Taishou, I heard the name of Yuan Taishou early in the morning, and when I saw it today, it was..."

As soon as Mi Zhu left, even if Wang Shengdang showed a smiling face, the praise of not wanting money was thrown out casually. However, before Wang Sheng could finish speaking, Yuan Chang interrupted Wang Sheng's words.

"Steward Wang, if there is anything to say, there is no need to be so polite. Ben Taishou is not an idler, and there are still many things waiting for Ben Taishou to deal with. ”

For Yuan Chang's rude approach, Wang Sheng was extremely angry in his heart.

When he was in Xuzhou, he was also Tao Qian's housekeeper, or a confidant. Even many powerful officials in Xuzhou had to salute Wang Sheng when they saw him, but in the long run, Wang Sheng had a sense of superiority, thinking that others should have a friendly attitude when they saw him, the butler of the assassin historian.

I saw that Wang Shengpi didn't smile, and said with a slight mockery: "Hehe, Yuan Taishou is really a busy man, and he is really happy for the people of Bohai County, there is such a virtuous Taishou." Even if it is the history of Tao Thorn, the adult of my family, he has never done as much as Yuan Taishou. ”

Wang Sheng seemed to be praising Yuan Chang in his words, but as long as he was a person with brains, he could hear that Wang Sheng was satirizing Yuan Chang for putting on a show! Yuan Chang was not a fool, how could he not hear Wang Sheng's words?

Yuan Chang smiled faintly, did not get angry, and said unhurriedly: "Steward Wang, you must know that this Bohai County is the territory of Ben Taishou. If Ben Taishou is willing, there are a hundred ways for you to give your life to Bohai County, which is Ben Taishou. So. You'd better pay attention to Ben Taishou when you speak, if it weren't for Ben Taishou's hard work, let you lie down and go out at this moment. ”

Yuan often said that he was not easy to do. It was because he wanted to leave Wang Sheng to Mi Zhu to solve it. Otherwise, Wang Sheng, a Tao Qian's housekeeper, is still the most despicable crowd of Yuan Chang, and Yuan Chang will still be so good-tempered!

"Yuan Taishou, you..."

Being threatened by Yuan Chang with such a red fruit, Wang Sheng really almost had his lungs blown up. Since he became Tao Qian's butler, how could he have been so insulted? As Yuan Chang said, Bohai County is Yuan Chang's territory. How you want Wang Sheng to die depends on Yuan Chang's mood. Therefore, Wang Sheng really restrained his temper. However, it has only converged a little. He still maintains his sense of superiority. The reason why Wang Sheng is like this is because of the sentence "It's not easy to do it" that Yuan often said, which made Wang Sheng so unscrupulous. In Wang Sheng's opinion, he also thought that the reason why Yuan Chang was not easy to do it was because he was afraid of Tao Qian's power. As everyone knows, Yuan Chang didn't do it because of Mi Zhu. Whether Yuan Chang does it or Mi Zhu does it, Wang Sheng's fate is not destined to be a comedy.

After thinking about it, Wang Sheng decided not to go along with others on Yuan Chang's territory. I'll find the field when I have a chance in the future.,It's just a little too guard.,Hmph!

"Huh. It's just a joke with Yuan Taishou below, I don't want Yuan Taishou to be such a funny character. ”

"Ben Taishou has never liked to joke, and he doesn't joke with boring people. Steward Wang, what is the matter with you coming to Bohai County, if you have something to say, don't waste Ben Taishou's time. Otherwise. Don't blame Ben for being too forgiving and not being accompanied!" Although Wang Sheng accompanied the smiling face, Yuan Chang did not appreciate it at all. Still said indifferently with a cold face.

Seeing that Yuan Chang was so unkind, Wang Sheng was annoyed in his heart. However, while being annoyed, Wang Sheng was also very puzzled in his heart, he didn't seem to have offended Yuan Chang, why did Yuan Chang not treat him like this?

"Yes, yes!"

Yuan Changdu had already said it so bluntly, Wang Sheng didn't waste time, and said directly: "Yuan Taishou, my Lord Tao learned that a new salt has appeared in Bohai County with Yuan Taishou, which not only tastes good, but also has an extremely favorable price. Therefore, my lord asked me to come to Bohai County to negotiate with Yuan Taishou about the transaction. ”

Since Wang Sheng came to Bohai County, he has been inspecting the matter of Xinyan everywhere, hoping to do a good job and satisfy Tao Qian. Therefore, he missed the military parade in Bohai County and did not know Yuan Chang's strong strength. Otherwise, if he borrowed a few more guts to Wang Sheng, Wang Sheng would not dare to be so sè in front of Yuan Chang.

"Yes, Steward Wang is right!"

Yuan Chang didn't raise his eyebrows, and said in a calm and calm tone: "Bohai County, which is supposed to be guarded, does have such new salt, if Tao Thorn Shi wants to buy it, then there is no problem." ”

Wang Sheng listened to Yuan Chang's words, and his heart was suddenly happy. Subsequently, Wang Sheng secretly despised Yuan Chang again, what a terrible posture he had just been, but now when he heard that it was profitable, didn't he change his appearance? Because of this thought, Wang Sheng, who was originally a little afraid of Yuan Chang, suddenly raised his head again, and looked like I was a big boss.

"Yuan Taishou is really a refreshing person, but I don't know the price of this new salt?"

Wang Sheng glanced at Yuan Chang, but in his heart he began to calculate quickly.

Because there have been wars everywhere in recent years, prices have risen very sharply. Take ordinary grain and rice as an example, in the non-war period, a catty of rice is at most three yuan, and in the political and Qingming period, sometimes it will be lower. However, because of the war, the price of grain and rice has continued to rise, from three yuan per catty at the beginning to five yuan per catty, and this year, the price of grain among the people has reached a high price of eight yuan per catty. According to Yuan Chang's previous life, one coin is three yuan, that is to say, one pound of rice costs twenty-four yuan, which is simply unimaginable in the era before Yuan Chang crossed. Moreover, the price of grain and rice has not stopped rising, and according to today's trend, it is only a matter of time before it breaks through ten yuan per catty. In this way, the price of grain and rice is somewhat unacceptable to ordinary people. This is just ordinary grain rice, the so-called ordinary grain rice, that is, mixed with sand or not hulled, and those husked and unmixed with sand, the price of fine grain rice is one-third higher than that of ordinary grain rice. The price of grain and rice is so high that it is already unbearable for the people, so what is the price of salt?

Similarly, in non-war times, the price of a pound of coarse salt was eight yuan, nearly three times that of ordinary grain and rice. And in this time when the war continues. The price of coarse salt has reached an astonishing fifteen yuan a catty, that is, forty-five yuan a catty. In this regard, Yuan Chang wanted to tell this fact to some brick families and beasts who only shouted all day long before the crossing. Let them see what sky-high salt is. At that time before Yuan Chang crossed over, a bag of salt was only one yuan per catty, compared with the price of salt in this era, Yuan Chang could only say that the people in the previous era were too happy.

Without further ado, let's continue to talk about the price problem of this era. Fifteen dollars a pound of coarse salt is only a temporary problem, because of the war. The consumption of salt is also enormous. It is well known that the food of the soldiers is very monotonous. That is a unified big pot of rice, or dry food with water to swallow. In this way, without the cooperation of other foods, the nutrition of the soldiers cannot keep up, so how can we talk about combat effectiveness? Soldiers in a state of war consume two or three times as much salt as they usually do. It can be seen that table salt is an extremely urgently needed item.

Fifteen yuan a pound is still the price of coarse salt, and the price of refined salt eaten by dignitaries and nobles is even more amazing, and it is not a matter of several times at all. It's ten, twenty times and more, and what people eat here is not salt, but an attitude to life.

Then, look at the new salt in Bohai County, which is several times higher quality than the refined salt eaten by high-ranking officials and nobles. That's how it goes. Even if the price of new salt is favorable, it will cost hundreds of dollars a catty, right? Such a price can not be afforded by ordinary people? But. In the past few days of Wang Sheng's exploration in Bohai County, he found that the price of such high-quality refined salt is not high, but surprisingly low.

The price of a pound of new salt is only fifteen yuan, which is exactly the same as the price of coarse salt today, and the quality of new salt is still real. There is not the slightest adulteration at all. Wang Sheng also discovered something very strange, that is, the merchants who sold the new salt had no intention of inflating the price at all. On the contrary, there is a tendency to reduce prices. Looking at the coarse salt and refined salt sold by those salt merchants, now there is no profit at all in Bohai County, and the merchants who sell salt can only leave Bohai County. Some of these more flexible salt merchants believe that the trend of salt in the world will produce turbulent changes, and there is no market for the original salt. Therefore, after they left Bohai County, they quickly sold out the salt, thus retaining some capital. The salt merchants, who have not yet reacted, think that the new salt is just a flash in the pan, and sooner or later it will disappear, so that in the end, all the money will be lost.

Not to mention that the price of new salt in Bohai County is so low, in Xuzhou, there are many people who buy coarse salt for 15 yuan a catty, and the price is still rising. Wang Sheng's mind turned away, if the new salt from Bohai County was sold in Xuzhou, even if it was at the price of one hundred yuan per catty, it would be a huge profit. And he, Wang Sheng, bought it from Yuan Chang for 20 yuan, and reported it to Tao Qian for 80 yuan, and the difference in price alone was enough to make Wang Sheng rich overnight.

Thinking of this, Wang Sheng looked at Yuan Chang with two eyes, as if he was looking at the God of Wealth, and almost didn't call his father.

Yuan Chang is not a little white who is ignorant of human feelings, just by glancing at Wang Sheng, he knows what idea this guy has in his head. However, Yuan Chang's purpose in making new salt is to benefit the people of the world, how can he let Wang Sheng make this cheap?

"Steward Wang, you also know the price of salt in Bohai County, fifteen yuan a catty. Ben Taishou also said bluntly, according to the price of the salt merchant, twelve dollars a pound was sold to Tao Thorn Shi. ”

Hearing Yuan Chang's words, Wang Sheng really wanted to kneel down and call Yuan Chang's father, but he was just worried that Yuan Chang would not recognize him.

With the quality of new salt in Bohai County, it is definitely not a problem to sell it in Xuzhou, and it is definitely not a problem to pay 100 yuan per catty. There is no shortage of dignitaries in Xuzhou, and they will definitely not spare this money to buy new salt. And if Yuan Chang sells it to him for 12 catties a catty, he reports to Tao Qian 80 yuan a catty, and he can earn 68 yuan in the middle, and he can earn so much in one catty, what if it is 10 catties, 100 catties, or 10 million catties? Thinking of this, Wang Sheng only felt that his heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and he had a sense of excitement that he wanted to look up to the sky and roar. It seems that God destined him to be prosperous.

"Yuan Taishou is benevolent and righteous, and I thank Yuan Taishou for my family!"

"Wait!"

Before Wang Sheng was excited, Yuan Chang waved his hand to interrupt Wang Sheng's fantasy. I only heard Yuan Chang say slowly: "It is naturally not a problem for the new salt to be handed over to Tao Thorn Shi for sale, but there are a few conditions that he must agree to Ben Taishou." Otherwise, Ben Taishou would never give the new salt to Tao Thorn Shi to sell. ”

When he heard Yuan Chang shouting "and slow", Wang Sheng "chuckled" in his heart, thinking that Yuan Chang had repented. When I heard Yuan Chang say that there were only a few conditions. Wang Sheng suddenly relaxed again. There is such a huge profit to be made, not to mention a few conditions, even if it is dozens, hundreds. It is estimated that Tao Qian will agree.

"What are the conditions of Yuan Taishou, although speaking, my family has already given full authority to take charge of this matter. As long as the conditions are reasonable, you can make the decision below. ”

Yuan Chang listened to Wang Sheng's words, and secretly sneered in his heart, can you call the shots? I don't know how you will die when the time comes.

"First of all, the first condition, Ben Taishou sold the new salt for twelve dollars to Tao Thorn Shi. Not for profit, but for the people of the world to be favored. So. Ben Taishou did not expect the price of salt in Xuzhou to be the same as that of Bohai County, but it had to be kept between fifteen and twenty yuan. Otherwise, Ben Taishou will stop selling new salt to you Xuzhou. ”

Listened to Yuan Chang's first condition. Wang Sheng's eyes widened suddenly, and the good wish he had just imagined suddenly burst. At this moment, Wang Sheng's mood was like falling from heaven to hell, which can be described as fragmented!

Wang Sheng looked up at Yuan Chang and said cautiously: "Yuan Taishou's benevolence and righteousness are admired by the five bodies. However, Yuan Taishou didn't know that the situation in my Xuzhou was different from that in Jizhou. There are many salt-producing bases in Jizhou. But I don't have it in Xuzhou. Therefore, most of the salt in Xuzhou is purchased from other states. In this way, it will consume huge manpower and material resources. The price of table salt is usually several times higher than in other states. If it is according to Yuan Taishou's price, I am afraid that my family will only lose money!"

Wang Sheng is talking nonsense, manpower is the least valuable these days. Although there is no salt production in Xuzhou, it is only a little more wage to import salt from Qingzhou, Yangzhou and other places next door. When Wang Sheng said this, he naturally wanted to make a greater profit.

Yuan Chang pretended not to know. frowned and pondered, and then said: "Since Steward Wang said so, of course this Taishou can't let Tao Thorn Shi suffer a huge loss. After deducting the consumption of manpower and material resources, it is still profitable to keep the price of salt in Xuzhou between forty and fifty yuan, I don't think Steward Wang will have any opinions, right? If this is the case, Ben Taishou can only say sorry, it seems that there is no chance to cooperate with Tao Tingshi. ”

Yuan Chang's new salt was sold to Tao Qian for 12 yuan a catty, and after deducting the cost of manpower and material resources required for intermediate transportation, it was at most 15 yuan a catty and 20 yuan a catty, and Tao Qian made money. Of course, it is Wang Sheng who wants to make more money now, if he only sells it for 20 yuan a catty, how much can he Wang Sheng earn? Therefore, Wang Sheng is naturally unwilling in his heart. Even if you can't earn sixty dollars a pound, you need more than ten or twenty dollars anyway. If it is calculated according to forty yuan a catty, Wang Sheng reported to Tao Qian thirty-five yuan a catty, and he can also earn more than twenty yuan.

Looking up at Yuan Chang's expression, there seemed to be no room for reversal, Wang Sheng gritted his teeth and said "with difficulty": "Since Yuan Taishou is so reasonable, if he doesn't agree in the next place, wouldn't it be unreasonable." In this matter, I will thank Yuan Taishou for my family!"

Wang Sheng still has some regrets in his heart, he could have made more money, but now it has shrunk a lot. I have to say that people's greed really has no end, and Wang Sheng can make so much money just by changing hands, but he is still not reconciled! However, will Yuan Chang really let Wang Sheng earn this money? Besides, Wang Sheng can still have the life to earn that money? Let's talk about it when he passes the Mizhu level!

"Well, Steward Wang is really simple, but he is a person who has achieved great things. Yuan Chang praised it lightly, and then continued: "That was the first condition just now, so let's talk about the second condition." ”

Wang Sheng, who previously felt that Yuan Chang had put forward a few conditions and disagreed, listened to Yuan Chang's words at the moment, but his heart couldn't stop, and he was worried that Yuan Chang would have another thunderbolt, which would make his profits shrink a lot.

"Yuan, Lord Yuan, please speak!"

Wang Sheng only felt a little dry in his mouth, and he couldn't even speak.

Yuan Chang didn't seem to notice Wang Sheng's reaction, and then said: "The second condition is actually very simple, that is, I hope that Tao Tingshi can help Ben Taishou publicize the new salt, so that the people of Xuzhou will know about the emergence of the new salt." ”

When Yuan Chang finished speaking in one breath, Wang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, this condition is not very harsh, on the contrary, it is still a very simple condition. With Tao Qian's identity as a state assassin, just to promote a new salt, how difficult can it be?

"There is no problem with this matter, even if Yuan Taishou doesn't mention it, my family will do it. Yuan Taishou made such a benevolent and righteous act for the benefit of the people of the world, if they didn't let them know that Yuan Taishou was good, they would not be happy in their hearts. Yuan Taishou, please rest assured. This matter is wrapped up in the body. ”

"Well, Steward Wang said so, Ben Taishou was relieved. Finally, there is one more condition. As long as Steward Wang agrees, the transaction between you and me can be regarded as a successful conclusion. ”

Hearing Yuan Chang's words, Wang Sheng's expression suddenly turned grim, and his intuition told Wang Sheng that Yuan Chang's last condition was not so simple.

"Yuan Taishou, please speak, listen to me!"

The corners of Yuan Chang's mouth crossed a slight arc. He said in a flat tone: "Originally, Ben Taishou's new salt was only sold by my merchants in Bohai County. I didn't think about going through the hands of anyone else. However, the Tao Thorn Shi sent the Wang Steward to come thousands of miles away, and Ben Taishou felt the sincerity of the Tao Thorn History, so so. I changed my mind. Steward Wang also knew that if it was not peaceful today, and wars occurred from time to time, Ben Taishou originally planned to exchange new salt for grain and grass in case of emergency. Now the new salt is sold to Tao Thorn History, so Ben Taishou thinks that Xuzhou has always had a lot of grain, can he sell it to Ben Taishou, and Ben Taishou doesn't want much. Only 100,000 stones. ”

Yuan Chang's words are reasonable, and there is indeed not much grain for 100,000 stones. There is not much else in Xuzhou, but there is a lot of food. Selling to Yuan Chang is naturally not impossible. It's just that Yuan Chang put this condition at the end and put it forward so solemnly, it must not be so simple. Among them, the problem of price is also the problem of making a fuss.

"Mrs. Yuan is reasonable. Naturally, adults in my family will not refuse. It's just that I don't know how much Yuan Taishou wants to buy this grain at what price?"

"Steward Wang is also an understanding person. Nowadays, the price of grain is as high as eight dollars a catty. However, it is because those unscrupulous businessmen can raise the price that this situation has been created. If it is calculated according to the normal situation, three dollars a pound of grain, and one pound is considered a high price. Ben Taishou will not embarrass Steward Wang, so he buys it at a price of three dollars and a catty, what does Steward Wang think?"

It is true that as Yuan Chang said, the price of grain was indeed deliberately coaxed up by unscrupulous businessmen. Xuzhou has a lot of grain, and 100,000 stone is only a drop in the bucket. Moreover, compared to the profits from the sale of new salt, the money earned from grain is not worth mentioning. After thinking about it, Wang Sheng felt that Tao Qian should not refuse this condition. It's just that maybe Tao Qian will be a little dissatisfied, and he will think that his Wang Sheng's ability to do things is average. Thinking of this, Wang Sheng gritted his teeth and decided to report the price of the new salt to Tao Qian at a lower price. When the time comes, it will be reported at the price of thirty dollars. Yuan Chang sold it to Tao Qian for 12 yuan, Wang Sheng reported 30 yuan, and he could earn the difference of 18 yuan, and Tao Qian sold it at a price of 40 yuan in Xuzhou, and he could also earn 10 yuan, which was more than selling grain, and Tao Qian would definitely be satisfied.

"Yuan Taishou treats my family so well, and he will not refuse to come to my family. Since this is the case, I agreed to Yuan Taishou's conditions for my family. ”

"Okay, it's refreshing!"

Yuan Chang praised it, and then shouted outside the house: "Secretary Cai, you come in!"

As Yuan Chang's voice fell, Cai Yan, who had been guarding outside, walked in. Yuan Chang asked Cai Yan to write two agreements about what he had just talked about with Wang Sheng, although the agreements were of little effect. However, it's better than nothing. Moreover, Yuan Chang deliberately did not write the transfer price of the new salt, which made Wang Sheng feel much more relieved, lest there be no profit to be made.

Wang Sheng's ability to hook up with Tao Qian's maids and concubines is obviously not a good thing, and Tao Qian's loyalty is also limited. Therefore, Wang Sheng did not have the slightest psychological burden when he earned Tao Qian's money. In Wang Sheng's heart, he has been loyal to Tao Qian for most of his life, and it is also appropriate to earn this money for retirement in the future.

Although Cai Yan is a big beauty, Wang Sheng didn't dare to look at others, his eyes were vicious, and he could see that the relationship between Yuan Chang and Cai Yan was not simple. If you annoy Yuan Chang, don't say whether you can make this money, just say whether you can leave Bohai County safely, it's a question.

"Steward Wang, this is an agreement between Bohai County and Xuzhou, you and I each hold a copy, and there are constraints of the agreement, so everyone can rest assured. ”

"Yuan Taishou is such a character, how can my family not feel at ease. ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, I hope you and I have a happy cooperation!"

As Yuan Chang's voice fell, Wang Sheng and Yuan Chang both smiled at the same time. Wang Sheng was happy because he had made a sum of money, while Yuan Chang smiled a little weirdly, making people unable to understand the meaning of his smile. However, I believe that Wang Sheng can live to that day, and he may be able to understand the meaning of Yuan Chang's smile. (To be continued)

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