As for the problem of letting the family do business, it is really difficult to do. Zhang Wenqi heard that Li Sheng wanted to compensate him in business. His brow furrowed. Shinong, businessmen, and businessmen are the most lowly in their status. Which family has not been inherited for hundreds or thousands of years, and they are all scholarly families, and they belong to the highest status of the scholar class. If you let them do business, you won't be happy.

Li Sheng also knows that this group of people, the one who doesn't do business, which one secretly doesn't have a caravan, it's all a matter known to everyone. All business activities are handed over to the outside door, or the next person to take care of it. They just make such a fig leaf, and they don't say that they are in business.

"Don't you agree?"

Li Sheng waited around for a week, and the squires all had hopeful expressions on their faces, only Zhang Wenqi himself frowned. Zhang Wenqi didn't speak, and others naturally didn't dare to say it first.

Li Sheng asked for a long time, but no one answered.

Li Sheng was also annoyed and said, "Okay! Since they are all reluctant, I will do it according to the criminal law. ”

Zhang Wenshu finally knew who Li Sheng was, this thing was a master who spoke with a knife. Whatever he says, if you agree, give you a smile. If you don't agree with what he says, he will directly slash you to death, as for what the consequences will be and how it will end, this thing has not thought about it at all. Get rid of a bastard who "prospers, and those who rebel die", and don't want to die.

"Master Hou, what compensation do you get, you have to explain it, right? The person sitting here is not a big family, and you can't say a word of no, you have to let us weigh it, right? ”

Zhang Wenshu really had no choice, so he said a compromised word. This hairy kid relied on the emperor to support him, and Qinghe, who knew how Li Sheng came here, was sent by Li Shimin to find trouble, if it weren't for Li Shimin supporting him behind his back, Li Sheng would have made such a fuss and guaranteed to die eight times.

"I told you that you don't know each other, but I can only tell you that this business is definitely profitable, and it is more profitable than spirits." Li Sheng thought about it, and he couldn't say anything.

A squire stood up and said with a smile: "Master Hou, what kind of deal do you say?" The villain traveled from south to north, and he had never done any business. You said it, I promise you know. ”

Li Sheng said darkly: You are awesome! Even if you go all over Datang, what can you do? You also have to be able to cross, the technology that Lao Tzu brought from the afterlife, you will be now?

"Soap, have you heard of this?"

The man was stunned, and said unembarrassedly: "Back to the Hou Ye, the villain doesn't know." ”

"I haven't made it yet, and if you've seen it, it's weird."

The man had no choice but to do so in embarrassment, his face turned red, and he let the people at the table whisper. No one else dared to take Li Sheng's words, you stand up and look for death. The three masters of the Cui family have all been planted, you little squire, do you also want to know if Li Sheng's sword is sharp?

Zhang Wenshu became interested after hearing this, and he studied Li Sheng. He still knows something about Li Sheng's frequent creation of novel objects. From the quyuan plough to spirits and movable type printing presses, Zhang Wenshu felt that Li Sheng was an inventor who could make anything unexpected. He hadn't heard of the soap that Li Sheng said, and according to Li Sheng's words just now, it should be something new that didn't appear.

"Master Hou, what is this soap for?" Zhang Wenshu couldn't help but ask.

"The soap you use for bathing is much better than the soap you use now. There are two kinds of these things, one is soap for laundry, and the other is soap for bathing. I'll let you know when I'm done, and you'll hand over the fields first, and I'll have someone send you samples tomorrow." ”

"Master Hou, how much do these two things cost?" Zhang Wenqi asked a question that everyone was most concerned about.

"A piece of soap that can be used for a month is about three dollars, and you can sell it for ten dollars. Soap is cheaper, probably just over a dollar, and there should be no problem selling it for three or five dollars. ”

The cost that Li Sheng said was also based on the price at that time, and during the Tang Dynasty, oil was very expensive. There are still some animal oils, like vegetable oil, there are still very few, and most people are reluctant to refine the grain, so they are kept to fill their stomachs. Therefore, oil was very expensive at that time, about 30 yuan a liter of vegetable oil, and more than 10 or 20 yuan a liter of animal oil. As for the caustic soda used to make soap, there was really no one in the Tang Dynasty, but there was still a trona. Especially in Qinghe County, there is saline-alkali land everywhere, and it is still very easy to extract pure ash. As for spending money, it's all manual and negligible.

The price given by Li Sheng made the whole hall excited, and there was no fool in the room. From the time Li Sheng said the purpose of soap, he knew what Li Sheng was talking about. That is, the toiletries they use, the pancreas.

"Master Hou, do you think this thing is a pancreas?"

A squire hurriedly asked, in fact, he already knew that it was, but he still asked involuntarily. The others also craned their necks and waited for Li Sheng's answer. This made Li Sheng feel quite funny, a group of people with status and status, and a group of people who imposed themselves as scholars, were so vulnerable to the temptation of money. Since such a gesture is made, it cannot but be said that the essence of human nature is so bad.

Li Sheng didn't want to be entangled, so he stood up and said, "It's the pancreas, it's for bathing." That's the price. Made with oil and caustic soda. Do you say it's cheap? ”

The toiletries used by Datang now are indeed called pancreas, and they are also used with soaphorn or pig ling. The cost of these things is generally very high, take pancreas as an example, it is to wash the dirty blood of the pig's pancreas, tear off the fat and grind it into a paste, then add soybean flour, spices, etc., mix evenly, and then after natural air drying, a kind of bath bean is formed.

However, because a large number of pig pancreas is used as the main material, it is difficult to widely popularize, and only a few upper nobles can use it, resulting in a generally high price. Nowadays, many people think that the ancients were very unhygienic, but this is not the case. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the habit of washing hair every three days and bathing every five days has been formed. So much so that the government will give officials a day off every five days, which is also called "rest". "Hailu Broken Affairs, Ministers and Bureaucrats" records that "Han law, five days and a rest, can be returned to the rest." This means that after working for five days and having a holiday, you can have time to take a break, and you can also meet or go out to visit friends.

Such a large demand, coupled with the fact that it is a daily commodity. Li Sheng said that he could make soap for a few dollars a piece, and you said that this business is not profitable, so it is not exciting. The people in the hall have now forgotten about the matter of still cultivating the people, and they are all looking at Li Sheng.

"Master Hou, there are so many families in Qinghe County, you just have this deal, how should we divide it?" Zhang Wenshu asked a concern in many people's hearts.

is also said that there are many people who want to monopolize Li Sheng's deal, that is, they want to eat alone. Such a lucrative business, saying that a light can break the head, and saying that the key can kill people.

"What the hell! Do you want to keep it all to yourself? ”

Li Sheng looked around, his face a little unhappy. He never imagined that these people would have such thoughts. He still underestimated the selfishness of the ancients.

"How can we divide so many of us in just one transaction?" It's still the one just now, the squire who asked Li Sheng if he was the pancreas.

"How? Who said you were divided? Li Sheng looked at the squire and asked, "Which township are you from?" What is it called? ”

This guy finally woke up, and when Li Sheng asked him this, cold sweat broke out. Money makes people lose their minds, and this sentence is not false at all. Just now, Li Shengcai cleaned up Liu Yuming and Cui Mingde, and he jumped out to find death. The squire was about to regret his death, and he ran out to do something else.

"Little... Villain, villain Wucheng Township Feng Cheng. ”

Feng Cheng was frightened and stammered a little when he spoke.

Li Sheng looked at him and said with a smile: "You are not bad, there are only less than a thousand acres in the house." ”

As soon as these words came out, the squire and the Zhang family were surprised. Li Sheng, the hairy boy county order, this is the field that has passed their limit, and they all know it clearly. Unexpectedly, Li Sheng had only been in Qinghe County for two months, and he could tell how many fields he had exceeded by his name. It seems that Li Sheng has been prepared for a long time, as for whether it is the order of His Majesty the Emperor, they do not know. Thinking of this, everyone shuddered when they thought of Li Sheng's purpose for coming to Qinghe County. Especially Zhang Wenshu, he felt that everything that happened was a conspiracy against their family.

Zhang Wenshu didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he said: "Master Hou, our Zhang family fully supports your decree, I just hope you can point out a charter in terms of soap." ”

Li Sheng thought about it, but he couldn't come up with any good way for a while. With such a big piece of fat and so many people to share, if you don't have a good charter, you have to do it.

"As for how to divide it, I also have a way. But you also want to see the sample, don't you? Tomorrow at noon, you all go to the county office. Bring the field with you, and I'll tell you how to distribute it. I still have a lot of things to take care of, so I won't stop. If you add it up, this is the deal, and it would be great if you could negotiate a charter. ”

Li Sheng is also a big head now, and making soap is very simple. However, how to operate and sell is a big matter, and if we fail to achieve the satisfaction of all parties, not to mention the problems with the government decree that we are still cultivating the people, there will be even greater trouble. He didn't dare to stay for a long time, he wanted to go back and discuss with Li Hongcai and others, and he couldn't come up with any good ideas himself. Although Li Sheng also thought of the method of joint operation in later generations, Li Sheng did not dare to ensure that it was good or not, and he had to find out whether the current business status of Datang was not.

After Li Sheng finished speaking, he got up to leave, and before he could lift his legs. Zhang Wenqi stood up and stopped Li Sheng.

"Master Hou, the old man still has one more matter, please stay here."

Zhang Wenqi sat for a long time and didn't speak, and it was always Zhang Wenshu and Li Sheng who asked questions. He was just observing Li Sheng from the sidelines and watching what Li Sheng did. It wasn't until the end that I realized that Li Sheng had no intention of giving them benefits. The soap thing was also said by Li Sheng on a temporary basis. Otherwise, Li Sheng would not have been without a charter, so he understood that Li Sheng originally wanted to be forced.

"If the head of the Zhang family has something to say, please say!"

"My Zhang family doesn't want to get involved in the soap business, I don't know if the Hou Ye can hand over the production method of the movable type printing machine to the old man."

Li Shengzhi knew what the old puppet was thinking, and he still wanted a cultural monopoly. Don't say I can't give it to you, even if I can give it to you, I won't give it to you. Otherwise, what hope do the people of the world have? Who the hell doesn't want to be named on the gold list, you don't want to monopolize it.

"It's better not to give up this deal, it's better not to make more money."

Li Sheng was too lazy to take care of this bad old man from a family, and his mind was full of family-oriented thinking. Li Sheng was disgusted with an old family like him.

Zhang Wenqi was stunned there, and let Li Sheng go downstairs without saying a word.

"Big brother, what are you doing here? Is it possible to mention the printing of books now? Zhang Wenshu complained.

"You're wrong, I asked on purpose. I would like to know what Your Majesty is thinking. ”

After Zhang Wenqi finished speaking, regardless of the squire upstairs, he also went downstairs. Zhang Wenshu hurriedly followed, wanting to ask him what he was for.

There are many smart people among the squires upstairs, and when they saw that Li Sheng and the Zhang family had left, they also got up to confess and leave.

After a while, there were a few people from the Cui family left on the third floor of Yipinju, and a few people muttered a few words, and they also left quickly.

"Master Hou, why are you picking up the Cui family's people today? Isn't it okay to take the Zhang family? Li Sanlang and Li Sheng were walking on the street with horses, and Li Sanlang asked.

"You don't give me more to be smart in the future, you kid disrupted my plans today." Li Sheng didn't look at Li Sanlang, so he reprimanded.

"Master Hou, I also saw that Cui Mingde was not pleasing to the eye, and I wanted to clean him up."

When Li Sanlang heard Li Sheng's words, he didn't take it seriously at all, and still explained with a smile.

Li Sheng stopped, looked at Li Sanlang, and said, "Do you know why I asked my eldest brother and Lu Kui to go?" ”

Li Sanlang felt Li Sheng's displeasure, didn't dare to laugh anymore, and said embarrassedly: "I know, the people who caught the Cui family and the various families buying and selling the fields have gone." ”

"It is not the one who buys and sells the land, but the evidence that the families oppress the people to buy and sell the land. You're a little clever, but you know what? Today I was going to put the Cui family in prison, but you have to do some indiscriminate methods, do I still have the face to get him into prison? Spread to the emperor and Chang'an, can I, the marquis, still go out? ”

Li Sanlang was dumbfounded, he didn't think about it so much, he just wanted to help Li Sheng clean up Cui Mingde, and he didn't think about it at all.

Li Sheng glanced at him and said, "I know now, it's too late." Because of your hand, Cui Mingde didn't clean it up, and my reputation as a scoundrel also spread. Go back first, go back and let Lu Kui clean you up. ”

After Li Sanlang listened to Li Sheng's words, he was both regretful and afraid. hurriedly said: "Master Hou, I was wrong! Can you not tell Lu Kui about them, or I will die. ”

"It's okay not to tell them, and you won't mess with me in the future. Back! ”

After Li Sheng finished speaking, he turned around and left, no longer paying attention to Li Sanlang.

Li Sanlang saw that Li Sheng was gone, and hurriedly licked his face and followed, looking flattering to lead the horse for Li Sheng. Li Sheng didn't bother to bother with him, so he handed over the reins. Li Sanlang saw that Li Sheng didn't complain about him, and his heart settled down and was happy.