"Since it is cooperation, then both sides have to have money to earn," Li Zicheng said: "Mu Dongzhu has obtained distilled liquor, and the future sales market is still in the southeast, Xi'an, Lanzhou, or the military town of Guyuan, of course, it can also be sold to Liangjing, but ......" Li Zicheng stretched his voice and said: "Now Shaanxi, thieves are everywhere, and long-distance transportation is probably not safe, right?" Of course, you can also sell to the West, the Western Regions, but the Western Regions are thousands of miles away, separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, it is difficult to ensure that there are no nomadic thieves, where is the profit of Mu Dongzhu? I'm not a businessman, so I really don't understand! ”

Mu Qingshan was dripping in cold sweat, Li Zicheng saw his back road clearly, such a person, can he still deceive people? The true wise man disdains lies, "Nayi ......"

"One thousand taels of silver, the time of the contract is one year!" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Mu Dong mainly agrees, let's talk about the price of distilled spirits!" ”

Only a thousand taels? Such a risk is much smaller, the profit of distilled spirits is now just an expectation, to be truly realized, there are still many things to be done, signing a one-year contract, which is exactly equivalent to test marketing, Mu Qingshan wiped his sweat stains and asked, "What price can the adult give?" ”

"Lord Mu, you are a powerful business leader, you should know the price of this distilled spirit better than me, right?"

Mu Qingshan can't do it, Li Zicheng said so, he has no way out, in fact, he has long considered the matter of distilled liquor, he will definitely take the high-end route in the future, the price will definitely go up, ordinary people can't afford to drink, that's called identity, about one or two silver a catty, "The adults are refreshing people, and the grass people will directly give the bottom line, and the grass people can give up to five hundred Wen a catty, and if it is higher, the grass people may not have profits......"

"Five hundred wen?" Li Zicheng smiled secretly, no wonder later generations said that liquor was profitable, seeing that Mu Qingshan was shocked, he said with a smile: "If it is a peaceful and prosperous world, Mu Dongzhu sells one or two silver pounds, which is not excessive, but now the people are not happy, the thieves in Shaanxi have not stopped, Liaodong has consumed a lot of military salaries, and the Tartars are still breaking through, such a price, I am afraid that only the rich businessmen and giants are qualified to taste it, so let's do it, the price I give is one hundred Wen, as for how much you buy, that's your business!" ”

"One hundred wen?" Mu Qingshan pinched his old waist, it hurt, it shouldn't be a dream, what the hell is going on?

If Li Zicheng didn't know the price of distilled spirits, it would be fine, he had already prescribed 500 Wen, but he only received 100 Wen, no matter whether Li Zicheng was a liar or not, he was definitely not a fool.

Is it really like what he said, worrying about the country and the people? Don't put the silver away, not only Xining, I'm afraid Daming can't find a second person, he is a thief.

"No," Li Zicheng flatly refused, "The reason why I gave up the profit is because of the fact that the proprietor Mu donated to the school, and the businessman helped the student, but the conscience is not clear, although the nature of the businessman is for money, but 'there is a way to steal', what I admire is a person who acts with his conscience, no matter what profession he is engaged in." ”

Is there a way to steal? Mu Qingshan seems to understand, although Li Zicheng has the intention of rebellion, but he has not committed any crime against the people and businessmen, and he donated to the school that day, but he was worried about being robbed, it seems that he is too worried, this money is in vain, no, if there are no hundreds of taels of silver, I am afraid I will not have the opportunity to meet Li Zicheng!

Could it be that this is Li Zicheng's thief?

"I also have two things that I don't know, if I want to clear the bill, I wonder if the owner Mu is willing to teach?"

"My lord, please say, the grass people should know everything!" Mu Qingshan simply didn't want to think about these things, there would be no answer for the time being, and it was in vain to think about it.

"For distilled spirits, where will the proprietor sell them?" Li Zicheng added: "I'm not trying to inquire about your trade secrets, it's really ...... If it is convenient for the proprietor Mu, can he bring some of the goods I need on the return trip? ”

"I wonder what adults need?" Mu Qingshan was confused for a while, and replied vaguely.

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "I need a lot of goods, grain, pig iron, sweet potatoes and so on. ”

"Among the goods operated by the grass people, there is food, and if the adults need it, the grass people can ...... You can get some for adults at half price," Mu Qingshan hesitated a little and said: "Pig iron is a thing embargoed by the imperial court, and it is okay to have a small amount, but if it is needed in large quantities, it will be a little difficult to do, as for sweet potatoes, the grass people have never heard of it, I don't know what it is, where it comes from?" ”

"How about half price? According to the market price, if there is no profit, how can it last for a long time? The key is a stable food supply," Li Zicheng sighed, "Xining's local grain output is small, and the soldiers often have to go hungry!" Without them, how can Xining's stability be maintained? ”

Although Li Zicheng is not short of food at this moment, he must take precautions, in case the imperial court blockades Xining, no matter how much silver, he can't buy food, "there is food in his hands, and he doesn't panic in his heart", in the final analysis, the Ming Dynasty is still an agricultural society, and food is the first priority.

It's just that food is not like industrial products, you can work overtime, and if you don't have time, you just sleep on the ground and cry, and he won't grow up soon.

Li Zicheng also has a plan, Xining's pattern is too small, it is a frontier, and it is a place of four wars, he will enter Shaanxi sooner or later, but thieves are prevalent in Shaanxi, because of the three consecutive years of drought, the crops are almost no harvest, if there is no grain, no matter how many people in Shaanxi are, they will not be used by him, and even the rebellion will not be quelled.

He asked Mu Qingshan to bring back sweet potato seeds, which is also what he meant, sweet potatoes are not like wheat and rice, not only the yield is extremely high, but also the requirements for land are extremely low, that is, the corner of the mountainside at the head of the field, it can also grow, the most important thing is that sweet potatoes are drought tolerant, which is extremely suitable for Shaanxi and even Xining.

Although sweet potatoes are coarse grains, but the troubled times are not as prosperous as the prosperous times, for people on the verge of death, as long as they are eaten, what coarse grains and refined grains do they care? Being able to survive is the last word!

"The grass people understand that the grass people will try their best to facilitate this." Mu Qingshan was not worried that Li Zicheng would not be able to pay the silver, and there was an exchange of money between the two sides, and it was a big deal to use distilled liquor to offset the account.

"As for pig iron, Lord Mu doesn't have to be embarrassed, just tell me where I can buy it, and I will ask someone to buy it." Li Zicheng had to prepare all kinds of materials first, in case the thieves in Shaanxi cut off the trade routes, or the imperial court blockaded Xining on materials, and then it would be difficult to bring back pig iron on a large scale.

Whether there is a pig iron ore in Xining, he really doesn't know, in the top ten iron and steel complexes in later generations, there is no location in Xining at all, which proves that Xining lacks large iron mines, but whether there are small iron mines, it seems that it can only be found after the beginning of spring, with craftsmen.

There are too few craftsmen in Xining, last time they sent two people to look for trona, but they have not recovered yet, Li Zicheng is not worried that they will run away without permission, with such a good pay, I am afraid that they will not be able to drive away, the biggest possibility is that this material was not found, is Xining really barren?

"The grass people understand that the grass people will pay attention to collecting the information of pig iron, and once there is good news, the grass people will immediately inform the adults!"

"Regarding the matter of sweet potatoes, it is estimated that only Jiangnan will have them now, this kind of thing is not expensive, the key is that it is too far away, if someone from the business house of the proprietor Mu goes to Jiangnan, I will give you detailed information." Li Zicheng suddenly thought that he could also send trustworthy soldiers over, and it was a big deal to spend more entanglement, and how much he could bring back, and at first he would plant them as seeds, and after two or three years, a large number of seeds would be conjured.

As long as there are these coarse grains, the food problem will be solved, at least the soldiers and people will not starve to death, and with the tenacious willpower of the Han people, as long as no one dies, the place will be stable.

On the other hand, Li Zicheng hopes that the world will be in chaos, and the more chaotic he is, the greater his chances, but the chaos cannot appear in his territory, and if his base is unstable, how can he let the soldiers work for him with peace of mind?

On the contrary, if there is no peace in the vicinity, only he has a pure land here, which can attract the people fleeing the famine, in the era when the scientific and technological content is basically zero, the productivity is basically determined by the number of the population, "the strength of the number of people", in the Ming Dynasty, it should not be an exaggeration.

In this way, the people will be displaced, Li Zicheng can't take care of it, he is not cold-blooded, on the one hand, at the end of an era, the people have no food to eat, and the place is hungry, which is a common thing, and it will not be transferred by anyone's will; On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty is nearing the end, even the Daluo Immortal can't save it, "only fight for early and late", since there is no cure, it is better to overturn and start over, "do not break and do not stand, break and then stand".

Sending Mu Qingshan away, Li Zicheng was thinking, should he send someone to Jiangnan? Who should be sent?

He Xiaomi lost no time in coming over again, "My lord, I want to see you in summer and in winter!" ”

"Who are Xia Jing and Dong Liang?" Li Zicheng's mind turned around, but he didn't remember who these two people were, listening to the name, it seemed that they were a pair of brothers from which sect.

"My lord, they are barbecue makers, and last time my lord sent them out to look for trona!"

"So it's them?" Li Zicheng thought of these two people just now, but he didn't ask their names at the time, because he was not very familiar with these two names, "Let them in!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

He Xiaomi turned around and went out, brought Xia Jing and Dong Liang into the study, the two bowed in, saw Li Zicheng, and quickly kowtowed.

"Grass people Xia Jing, knock to meet the adults!"

"The grass people are cool in winter, knock to see the adults!"

"Get up!" Li Zicheng looked slightly, and saw that after the two got up, they were still lying on their backs, probably because they were afraid of the cold, so he asked He Mi to bring the brazier over, put it in front of them, and made hot tea, Fang said, "You have worked hard!" ”

"Serving adults is the blessing of the grass people," Xia Jing roasted his hands on the brazier, the complexion on his face recovered a little, he looked out of the door, like a thief, fortunately there was no one else at the door except He Xiaomi, so he lowered his voice and said: "My lord, the grass people are fortunate to have found trona!" ”