These products that Zhu Xiaobao is looking forward to are finally on the market, but the effect is mixed, because the overall consumption level of North Zirui is too weak! Even those large and small families, only large and medium-sized ones can afford to consume, and those small families are a little unable to bear the price of these high-end products, at most, it is the head of the family and other top people to consume appropriately!

Zhu Xiaobao still followed the previous high-price strategy, because those who can't afford it will always be unaffordable, and even if the price drops, they will not consume it. And he also has to take into account the price on Luofeng Island, which basically has to remain relatively stable!

Among them, the best business is the shops opened in the Imperial City, not only with the Praetorian Guard, but also with mansions in the Imperial City, so the spending power here is still very strong. Zhu Xiaobao did not open another dealership, but was directly assigned to a franchise store, which is also what Zhu Xiaobao had long thought about, that is, to maintain the relationship with various families, but also to save himself the time and cost of re-opening the store, this has to say that Zhu Xiaobao is still very shrewd!

Of course, those families who have franchise stores only then feel how well they know to buy this franchise place, and now it is not only a tofu workshop, but also a franchise of these high-end goods! Of course, they are divided according to the proportion, and Zhu Xiaobao is the huge profit earned!

"Alas! It's still too little! I can't imagine that the consumption power of North Zirui Country is so unbearable! Zhu Xiaobao also deliberately rushed back to the imperial city to feed the opening of the upper bunk, but judging from the business effect of the previous day, it still did not meet his expectations! So this time Zhu Xiaobao was lying on the bed, humming and chirping to express his dissatisfaction!

"Huh! Xiaobao, isn't this already very good, the queue is far away! And there are a lot of rich frames coming over! Yu Qianrou said with joy.

"I know, I'm in a hurry! But now it's on the line, and it's urgent! Now the cost of the docks is huge, and the construction of fortifications must be stepped up, so I can't wait! Zhu Xiaobao still said worriedly.

"Are you afraid that the Southern Zirui Congress will send troops to attack you? It doesn't matter, it's unlikely that they'll want to attack our hinterland! Yu Qianrou is still a little confident.

In fact, the war between the two sides has not stopped in the past few years, is there some small battles, which are generally unilateral provocations by the South Zirui Kingdom, but there is no continuity, it seems to be harassment and military training! In fact, it is divided into the North and South Zirui Kingdom, but even if the South Zirui Country is rich and strong, it will take a long time to recuperate, and the common people are not willing to fight.

Both sides unanimously maintain a state of confrontation. It's just that this state of confrontation has become a bit delicate now because of the appearance of Zhu Xiaobao!

The biggest challenge facing Zhu Xiaobao now is that he has not managed such a large area, from the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, to Lingyue Mountain, to Lingyue Island and Luofeng Island, these places he took over are not large, so it is easy to form fortifications, and they can develop rapidly. But now he has to face the entire Northern Zirui Country, and in the long run, he has to take the Southern Zirui Kingdom into account, which is a bit difficult!

A few days later, the burning knives were also put on the shelves, and the situation was similar to the sales of toilet paper and soap, and a few people were still buying, of course, Zhu Xiaobao still adopted the method of exchanging food, except for the shops out of the imperial city, which all asked for genuine silver or gold to buy.

This has led to a lot of rich children rushing to the franchise stores in Yingwan County to buy these high-end goods, and some people have begun to call on Zhu Xiaobao to open franchise stores in other counties, and they can't favor one over the other! This is exactly what Zhu Xiaobao wants to see!

But as soon as he came back from the imperial city, he met Mu Chunyi to complain to him, and the money in his hand was not enough, and he had to build a warship next, Mu Chunyi threw Zhu Xiaobao a budget list, and Zhu Xiaobao suddenly looked like a fight!

Fortunately, at this time, Ha Chitu actually rushed back, and he came with the housekeepers of the two major merchants of the South Zirui Kingdom, one of which was the Fan family known to Zhu Xiaobao, and the other was the Su family, which was also a super family in the South Zirui Kingdom.

"The five princes, forgive the old man for being clumsy, he didn't know that the last time he was with him was actually the fifth prince, he really deserved death!" As soon as Steward Fan saw Zhu Xiaobao, he hurriedly made amends, his face full of sincerity and fear. In fact, he was hinting to the Su family next to him that their Fan family had already known Zhu Xiaobao! These businesses only see intrigue, and they are everywhere.

"Huh! Don't blame those who don't know, Steward Fan, please take a seat! Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile, he was very happy in his heart, once these two big merchants promoted his products to Nanzirui Kingdom, it would greatly alleviate his financial crisis! He didn't care about the competition between the two merchants!

"I've seen the five princes, this is a small gift specially offered by my Su family to congratulate the five princes on their return to the royal family, and I also ask the five princes to smile!" The Su family next to him did not show weakness, and as soon as he made a move, it was a gift list of great weight, and there were ten beauties among them. It is even more bold than the Fan family's shot!

"! What Lao Tzu wants now is money! What kind of beauty are you sending me? Is it true that I'm going to open a harem when I get here? Zhu Xiaobao scolded secretly in his heart, but on the surface, he was still very happy to accept it, and the Su family also sent a lot of jewelry and jade, which still made Zhu Xiaobao very happy!

Zhu Xiaobao arranged a banquet to entertain the two housekeepers and the entourage they brought, and the standard of this banquet also surprised the two well-informed housekeepers, Zhu Xiaobao's standard here is very high! It's even more magnificent than in Luofeng Island! And from the conversation, it can be heard that Zhu Xiaobao is not afraid of the Southern Zirui Kingdom!

In terms of strength, the Southern Zirui Kingdom is several times stronger than the Northern Zirui Kingdom, not because the Northern Zirui Kingdom cannot be destroyed, but because Yu Qianrou destroyed several chain bridges connecting the north and the south, and now if you want to attack the Northern Zirui Kingdom, you have to launch an attack from the sea, and then land to attack the hinterland of the Northern Zirui Kingdom, so that even if the Northern Zirui Kingdom can be destroyed, it will have to work hard and mobilize the people, and the casualties will be huge, so the Southern Zirui Kingdom has never made up its mind to destroy the Northern Zirui Kingdom.

In addition, in the past six months, Yu Wanfeng, the emperor of the Southern Zirui Kingdom, seems to have something else, negligent in the government, and now it is basically the crown prince Yu Shi'an who is managing the government, his ideas are relatively conservative, and he is unwilling to make a big move, nor is he willing to go to war!

During the banquet, the Fan family and the Su family of course put forward their purpose of coming here, but to Zhu Xiaobao's surprise, they also wanted to take the way of joining the store, but they were the general agent, Zhu Xiaobao's heart secretly praised, sure enough, he was a very shrewd businessman, and immediately accepted this new sales method, so that it basically eliminated the possibility of other merchants wanting to resell Zhu Xiaobao's goods!

"Yes! The franchise fee is divided into three or seven, I am seven and you are three, and the price must not be changed at will, it must be synchronized with me! "Zhu Xiaobao agreed, which saved a lot of trouble, and he could receive a large amount of silver immediately!

"But...... How did the price of this salt brine suddenly increase fifty times? "The two housekeepers of the Su family and the Fan family are also elites, and they have already inquired clearly, this time they not only want to take down the distribution rights of these high-end goods, but also want to promote the tofu workshop in the South Zirui Kingdom! Although the profit of this thing is not high, it is related to people's livelihood and is of great significance!

"Hey, hey! Of course, my price here is for the benefits of the people of the Northern Zirui Kingdom, but if it is to be extended to your Southern Zirui Kingdom, then I will make a little money appropriately! That's not too much to ask! Zhu Xiaobao smiled slyly, this is the advantage of holding a patent. The result of his doing this is that the tofu products in the Southern Zirui Kingdom are twice as expensive as those in the Northern Zirui Kingdom!

In order to balance the interests of the two families, the Su family and the Fan family are both general agents, and they each have 500 franchise stores in their hands, and Zhu Xiaobao is very eager for them to pay the franchise fee first! This made the housekeepers of the two families a little surprised, this guy is too shameless, he has already started to collect money before it opens! That's how 140,000 taels of gold arrived!

Although it is a bit shameful, the two great families have not taken this little money to heart, and they still paid Zhu Xiaobao in full. At the same time, they rushed back immediately loaded with the first batch of high-end goods, and they were in a hurry to go back to develop franchise stores and compete for good locations, so it was urgent!

After sending the two general agents away, Zhu Xiaobao and Ha Chitu sat in the study and talked secretly: "How is it?" Is there any progress on the news that I asked you to help investigate? ”

"One thing, I heard that the biggest slave trader in the slave trade back then was called Huo Fei! It is said that he directly took away a large number of captives and slaves who did not have time to register through his relationship, and he was one of the twelve most trusted guards under Yu Qianrou back then, called Yu Tiejian's cousin, but this person has not appeared again in the past few years, and Yu Tiejian also disappeared on the way to escort Yu Qianrou's family three years ago, some people say that he has died in battle! Ha Chitu looked at Zhu Xiaobao, and then said with a little guilt, in fact, it means that he didn't find anything.

"I know, I've worked hard for you, this matter has to be investigated slowly! I'm not in a hurry anyway! Zhu Xiaobao was also disappointed, but he finally had a little clue.

"Hmmm! There is one more thing, I'm afraid, more important! Hachitu said in a low voice.

"Oh? What's important? More important than making money? Zhu Xiaobao asked a little vigilantly.

"There are signs of large-scale sorties of warships in the Southern Zirui Kingdom, and the target should be you, the dock that has just been built!" Ha Chitu said a little worried for Zhu Xiaobao.

"Huh? Want to do it to me so soon? ”

"I'm afraid so!"