Chapter 55, Partnering with the Emperor to do business again
"Don't be rude to Liu Gongzi!"
As soon as the words of the shopkeeper fell, a business sounded, and a middle-aged man in his 40s walked out of the roller shutter at the back door of the charcoal shop.
"Shopkeeper, he didn't buy charcoal when he came to our store, and he said that it was better to use coal than our charcoal, and he said that he would wash coal, and add yellow mud or something..."
As soon as the shopkeeper came out, the shopkeeper also hurriedly reported the situation to the shopkeeper.
"Okay, I know everything, you go get busy."
The shopkeeper didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and waved his hand to let the shopkeeper do his own thing.
Then she smiled and said to Liu Jin, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang and others: "Contemptible people have money, I just heard Liu Gongzi's words, I feel very interested, I don't know if Liu Gongzi is willing to enter the discussion in detail?" ”
"Does Boss Qian know you?"
Liu Jin looked at Qian Youcai, he didn't seem to know him at all, and asked suspiciously.
"Know, of course I know, Liu Gongzi's Ming Dynasty has now spread throughout the capital, up to the pillar stone of the country above the temple, down to ordinary people like me, and now everyone is discussing everything that Gongzi said in Wangyue Tower."
"This golden island full of gold, the treasure island of Ceylon full of precious stones, and the equivalent of silk, porcelain and gold, etc., everyone is now fascinated by everything you have depicted."
"To tell you the truth, I really want to know Liu Gongzi, and today's visit to the small shop really makes the small shop shine."
Qian Youcai was full of smiles, and his speech also made people feel like a spring breeze, in fact, he was just resting in the back room, after all, the weather was too cold, and the little two in the general business store could greet him, and he could bake the fire in it to keep warm.
After hearing Liu Jin's words about coal, he immediately guessed Liu Jin's identity, and such a novel thing can only be said by Liu Jin.
"I'm also very interested, I wonder if I can be counted?"
Emperor Hongzhi was also slightly surprised after listening to Qian Youcai's words, he didn't expect Liu Jin's matter to spread so quickly, it seems that now everyone knows everything Liu Jin said in Wangyue Tower.
Now this Qian Youcai is interested in the coal that Liu Jin said, and Emperor Hongzhi is naturally also interested, of course, he is different from Qian Youcai.
As long as the problem of coal poison gas can be solved, and this coal replaces charcoal, this is not a steady stream of wealth.
As for Emperor Hongzhi, he definitely didn't think about getting rich, he thought that if coal could replace charcoal, then ordinary people could use it, and this winter would reduce the number of people who would freeze to death, and it would benefit the people of Limin.
"A few guests are very extraordinary at first glance, and if they are also interested, we will go in and talk about it in detail."
Qian Youcai carefully looked at Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang and others, this Emperor Hongzhi has been an emperor for a long time, and the aura he exudes is naturally very powerful, as for the three elders, they have also been in a high position for a long time, and their bearing is extraordinary.
In addition, although the clothes of several people have changed temporarily, it can be seen at a glance that the fabrics of the clothes on the clothes of several people are not ordinary goods, and the people who can use them are worth befriending.
"Well, since everyone is interested, let's talk about it together, this day is freezing, if you can replace charcoal with coal, it is also a blessing for ordinary people, now the weather is not the coldest time, if it comes to the cold winter wax moon, I don't know how cold it will be."
Liu Jin looked at a few people, thought about it, nodded and said.
"Please~"
When Qian Youcai heard this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and then he said to the shopkeeper: "Bring a pot of good tea." ”
Soon, everyone came to the inner room behind the charcoal shop, lit a charcoal fire, brewed good tea, accompanied by bursts of tea fragrance, everyone drank tea, and suddenly felt a lot warmer.
"Liu Gongzi, the thing you just said that the coal contains sulfur can really be washed off by washing the coal?"
Qian Youcai saw a way to make a fortune, and asked anxiously.
"Of course you can, it's actually simple to say, and it's complicated to say complicated."
Liu Jin nodded and said, this coal from mining to make honeycomb coal has several steps, in fact, the step of coal washing is not only to screen coal, but more importantly, to use chemical reaction methods to remove sulfur from coal.
If it is a person in later generations, he can easily do it with a little knowledge of chemistry, but in ancient times, Liu Jin felt that he still needed to spend a lot of effort to explain.
"Then after washing coal, why add yellow mud to it, and make honeycomb coal?"
Qian Youcai's eyes rolled, and he knew that Liu Jin would not easily say this way to make a fortune, but he didn't care, he originally wanted to find Liu Jin to cooperate and make a fortune together, so he didn't continue to dwell on this issue, but asked about adding yellow mud.
Hearing the words of Qian Youcai, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, and Xie Qian also came to the spirit, in fact, they were also thinking about this question, why add a certain proportion of yellow mud into it, and what honeycomb coal to make.
"Isn't this coal very difficult to ignite, and it is extremely inconvenient to use?"
"Whether it's adding yellow mud or making honeycomb coal, it's actually for ease of use, and after doing so, the coal will be very convenient to use and easier to ignite."
Liu Jin said helplessly, people in this era use firewood and charcoal, and there is no other source of energy, so people in this era don't know about igniting this thing at all, the higher the energy content, the more difficult it is to ignite, like aviation kerosene in later generations, there is no way to ignite it with an open flame.
"I see~"
After listening to this, everyone suddenly showed a look of enlightenment one by one.
"Liu Gongzi, how about we partner up to do this coal business together?"
"All the money, manpower, coal mines, etc. needed can be paid by me, Liu Gongzi only needs to invest in this method of how to wash coal, how to make honeycomb coal, etc., how about we open five or five?"
Qian Youcai felt that Liu Jin's words were extremely credible at this time, and when he saw it, he immediately proposed to cooperate with Li Jin in business.
"Ahem~"
Emperor Hongzhi on the side couldn't sit still, if this merchant and Li Jin were to partner, even if this coal could replace charcoal, the merchant would pursue profits, and the price of this coal would definitely increase a lot.
Therefore, even if he wants to cooperate in this coal business, it is also his Hongzhi Emperor to cooperate, so that the price of coal can be controlled and the coal can be used by ordinary people.
"Mr. Zhu seems to have something to say."
When Liu Jin heard Emperor Hongzhi's coughing, he also hurriedly looked over and said.
"I'll take my share of this coal business, I'll take 60 percent, and you two will each get 20 percent."
Emperor Hongzhi didn't mean to be polite to Liu Jin and Qian Youcai, so he directly said very domineeringly.
"This..."
When Qian Youcai heard this, his face suddenly became ugly, he didn't expect this person to have such a big appetite, and he was about to leave sixty percent when he opened his mouth, and he wanted to oppose it, but at this time, Xiao Jing, who was behind Emperor Hongzhi, also lifted the clothes around his waist slightly, revealing an iron brand.
When Qian Youcai saw this brand, he was immediately half frightened, and hurriedly said: "No, no, you can do this business, I won't participate." ”
"No~ You must also participate in this business, I don't understand this business, Liu Gongzi doesn't understand it very well, Boss Qian must understand this business, not to mention what I said, it has never changed."
"Of course, I don't occupy 60% of the shares in vain, I have many mountains in the Xishan area of the capital, and there is coal on this mountain, which is my shareholding assets."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately said domineeringly, but after thinking about it, he still said in a kind tone that he took out a few mountains in Xishan to buy shares.
When Qian Youcai heard Emperor Hongzhi's words, his face turned black, thinking that this time he was stealing chickens and rice, and he wanted to make money, but he didn't expect to meet a ruthless character, and it was estimated that even his wife would fold in.
I don't want the other party to be willing to take out a few coal mountains to buy shares, there is coal in this Xishan area, this is something that everyone knows, this coal was nothing before, no one wants it at all.
However, if this coal can be used as charcoal, then this coal mountain is a mountain of gold and silver, and this shareholding is quite weighty, accounting for sixty percent is not too much.
"I have no opinion, after all, this is the second time I have cooperated with Mr. Zhu."
Liu Jin naturally has no opinions, with Emperor Hongzhi as a shareholder, this voice is really down-to-earth and secure, and it is more reassuring and secure to take out this method of removing sulfur.
If you just cooperate with this Qian Youcai, Liu Jindu will have to think about it carefully, who knows if this Qian Youcai will know the method and kick himself away, in comparison, Emperor Hongzhi's character is much more credible.
He is the emperor and rich all over the world, and most of the time he wants to meddle in this business is not to make money, but to be able to control the price of this coal, so that the price of this coal can always be kept at a very low level, so that ordinary people can afford it.
Emperor Hongzhi must know that if this thing is done by merchants, businessmen will pursue profits, and they can do anything, in order to make money, but they will do whatever it takes.
This point, not only Liu Jin thought of it, but Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang on the side obviously also thought of this, so Emperor Hongzhi occupied sixty percent of the shares so domineeringly, and they didn't say anything, because all this was Emperor Hongzhi really thinking about the people.