July of the 20th year of Yanxi, CD.

The CD, which is deep in the bottom of the basin of the Sichuan Basin, is very difficult to survive in summer. Unlike in Jiangzhou (Chongqing), where you can bake eggs under the sun, you can feel the cool heat as soon as you hide in the shade of a tree. The summer temperature of CD is not too high, but what makes people very unhappy is the wet and muggy: the whole body is sticky, there is a layer of fine sweat, but it is not smooth. And this stuffiness is all-round, and you can't escape it anywhere.

In the Shu Han Palace, Liu Chan, who is fifty years old this year, is shirtless, eating the chilled melon sent by the cook. Huang Hao on the side was fanning him.

"Hey, isn't Shang Shuling's health still good?"

"Your Majesty, why are you asking about this again? The old slave just told you. The imperial doctor went to Shangshuling's mansion to visit yesterday, saying that he was getting sick. The old slave also adheres to your will, and continues to take two pieces of huge ice from the ice warehouse every day and send them to Shang Shuling's family to cool off. ”

"Hey, the state affairs are difficult, and I need Shang Shuling to share my worries. Well, have you seen the secret fold that Li Mi handed over? What do you think? ”

"Your Majesty, blessed by the heavens, how dare the pseudo-Wei come to attack my Han? These ministers are all about worrying all day long. ”

"So you can't worry about me like Shang Shuling. Guan Zifeng's little baby analysis is very reasonable. The Sima family has almost controlled the puppet Wei Dynasty now, and if they want to usurp the rebellion, they should indeed consider obtaining military merits. ”

"The old slave only knows how to serve His Majesty, what do you do to learn those scriptures? But Your Majesty, my Han has a serious danger, in the past, Cao Zhen, Cao Shuang and other thieves and chieftains violated the realm, didn't they all return with a feather? ”

"That's just as well." After Liu Chan said this, he was about to stand up, but he didn't stand firmly, and the whole person pounced on the table, and the cup of iced sweet fruit that had begun to melt in his hand was also sprinkled on the table.

"Your Majesty be careful, Your Majesty is fine."

"It's okay, huh? What's painted on this table? Why is it so smooth? Isn't this paint? Can't soak up the water at all? ”

"Your Majesty, this is the new paint sent by Guan Zifeng that you just mentioned, called 'new paint'. The old slave asked someone to try it, and the new paint dries very quickly after it is applied, and it is very smooth after drying, and the waterproof effect is excellent. It is said that it is a new product made by Guan Zifeng after he arrived in Fuling County. ”

Generally speaking, after returning to ancient Chinese society, time-travelers like to collude with eunuchs and become so-called "eunuchs". There is no other reason: eunuchs are more direct - our family likes money, and we have more professional ethics - take money and do things. Compared with the hypocrisy of the scholars, this style of real villains will indeed give the traverser a natural sense of closeness.

So after Mi Zhao became a shareholder of Fuxing Society, Guan Yi asked Mi Zhao to find a relationship and hooked up with Huang Hao. A lot of bear paws, bear bile, tiger bones and so on were sent, and a relatively complete tiger skin was also sent. And, of course, a whole bucket of tung oil.

In his opinion, the tung oil tree is everywhere in the south, and if it is sold directly under the name of "tung oil", it will not be long before other merchants in Han and Wu countries with a keen sense of smell will discover the secret of the tung tree. So I gave tung oil a new name: new paint - this is the idea of trying to mislead other merchants.

According to the agreement between Guan Yi and Mi Zhao, the Mi family firm purchased tung oil from Fuxing Society at a price of 500 yuan per bucket. The price in Dahan was set at 1,000 yuan per bucket, the price in Jingzhou in Eastern Wu was 1,500 yuan, and the price in Yangzhou was 2,000 yuan. As for Cao Wei, I'm sorry, the landing price in North Jingzhou is 3,000 yuan.

In this way, after deducting production costs such as labor, mechanical wear and tear, freight, commercial taxes and other miscellaneous expenses. Guan Yi's net profit is about 300 yuan per bucket. The net profit of Mijia business ranges from 300 to 1,500 yuan. In other words, even according to the current output of Guan Yi's humble handicraft workshop, the tung oil alone can provide Guan Yi with a net profit of 30,000 yuan per month.

However, Guan Yi also knows that this is still an ideal value. When the new paint is just listed, the profit will definitely reach this level. But with the saturation of the elite market, the new paint is bound to reduce the price in order to open up the huge market of ordinary people. At that time, it was a small profit but a quick turnover.

In order to quickly open up trade routes and let the world accept this new product. The traverser naturally thought of making the emperor his spokesperson. So through Huang Hao, a batch of new furniture was sent to the palace.

"Well, Guan Zifeng's shaft is good. I went to such a poor place in Fuling County and knew how to make money. As for Pang Hong's stupidity, Jinghou (Pang Tong) didn't learn his skills, but he learned a lot about his stinky temper. ”

"But it's not, by the way, Your Majesty, Guan Zifeng also asked the old slave to give His Majesty a tiger skin. Guan Zifeng said that the tiger was hunted at the turn of spring and summer, and its fur was not good. When you get the winter, you will offer the best tiger skin to your majesty. ”

"This kid has a heart. Hey, this kid is really good. Some time ago, Zhong Xing (Zhang Shao) was still telling me that Zhang Zun from his family had a letter, and the letter was full of remorse, regretting that he was too Meng Lang in the past and failed to study and practice martial arts...... Hey, the first emperor once said to me that the Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Sun, Jian, and Mi families have followed him for nearly 30 years and have never left him, so our Liu family must be kind to them. Over the years, I have also followed the orders of the first emperor and have always been kind to the descendants of the ancestors. It's a pity that the comfortable days have been too long, and one generation is not as good as the next. Fortunately, this Guan Zifeng is a capable person, if he can bring this group of gentlemen on the right path. My eldest man also has a successor. ”

"Your Majesty is benevolent, and that is the blessing of all courtiers. Well..... Guan Zifeng also asked the old slave to ask His Majesty for a treasure. ”

"Huh~~~ I said, why are you so calm, an old thing. I'm waiting for me here. I can warn you that these elements have been abolished for twenty or thirty years, and now there are finally those who are willing to do things and can do things, but they have to be protected. Don't go too far with someone else to collect benefits. ”

"The old slave didn't dare, hehe, so he took some leather goods or something. Not a single penny was confiscated. ”

"Forget it, you old bastard don't know yet, you won't do anything if you don't take money. But I would like to tell you one more thing, don't push this group of gentlemen too much. Otherwise, this group of Yuan will go crazy from the descendants and rush into the palace to kill you, and I won't be able to do anything to them. You get the idea? ”

"The old slave wrote it down."

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Guan Zifeng wants His Majesty to name and inscribe their new lacquer."

"That's it?"

"That's it."

"Good. Go, pen and ink waiting. ”

In fact, Guan Yi also used the privilege of directly entering the palace to discuss business with the emperor through Mi Zhao, and reported to Liu Chan the composition of the Fuxing Society and the composition of the shares. He knew very well in his heart how much of a sensation it would cause in this agricultural society when the follow-up products of the Fuxing Society came out in a steady stream. When the time comes, don't talk about the Yizhou faction and the Dongzhou faction, even the Jingzhou faction will have people who are tempted by this super cake.

Although the Shu Han regime has existed for less than seven years, at least in the past few years, before the Fuxing Society has grown into a giant, Guan Yi still needs this emperor who has been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to protect himself.

After all, this era is completely different from the era of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the division of the heroes. Wei, Shu and Wu have been the national capitals for decades, and the entire set of national management systems has been basically established. In the future, if you want to make such a big move in Fuling County, it is impossible to surpass everyone. In this case, it is better to put on a frank appearance to show the emperor at the beginning.

The wolf sucked up enough ink, and Liu Chan picked up the pen and wrote three big characters on the silk paper: Yanxi paint.