The food and drinks were all removed, and there was only a small plate on the table, which was full of pearls, each one the size of a soybean, gathered together and flowing with precious light, dazzling.

It is not difficult to see that these pearls have not yet fully grown, and if you wait another year or two, they should all grow to the size of peanuts, and their value is much higher than they are now. But what is rare is that these dozens of pearls are poured out like a mold, the size of the luster and the quality are about the same, if made into jewelry such as pearl necklaces, it is also a rare high-quality.

Li Si and Zhu Ji couldn't help it, they got together and muttered and bit their ears, they have been torn between princes and nobles, black and white for many years, and they have seen countless rare treasures, although these pearls are rare, they will not make them so out of shape, but what is shocking is that these pearls are basically the same size and appearance, which is obviously caused by human control.

Could it be that these pearls are grown? Are these mussels farmed?

"Fourth Brother Li, this big dish was specially prepared for you, how do you feel?"

Wang Kefan picked up a few pearls and gave them to Fu Shihua and Li Runniang casually, the two women hurriedly and carefully took them, and one fell on the table inadvertently, Wang Kefan flicked the bead with his finger again, and flicked the bead to Li Si, as if it was a worthless gadget.

Li Si hurriedly stretched out his hand and pressed it, his heart was hot: "General Wang, how did you get this bead?" ”

"Well, it's the art of dotting mussels and pearls taught by Master Hua Tian......"

Wang Kefan participated in the army to support agriculture that year, learned the jishu of artificially cultivated pearls, and raised a batch of pearls in his spare time after crossing the Chongyang garrison training...... But this kind of thing couldn't be explained to everyone, so I had to push Hua Xiaoyue to the front again, in front of the omnipotent immortal spell. The unbelievable traverser has the most haode shield.

Since using the "Five Thunder Righteous Method" to package the city wall blasting jishu, Wang Kefan has found that he is more and more inseparable from Hua Xiaoyue, and he relies on her to help him lie. But Hua Xiaoyue admired Wang Kefan more and more, and became more and more in awe, thinking that these were all Wang Kefan's powerful spells, but it was inconvenient to practice them personally, so she used her apprentice as a disguise......

Everyone was surprised and inexplicable, Qi Qi looked at Hua Xiaoyue with an upward gaze, with a look of awe in his expression, pearls in this era are extremely rare. The value is expensive, this mussel pearl technique is undoubtedly the legendary immortal spell that turns stones into gold!

This is General Wang's sincere heart to serve the country, so he moved the emperor to pass on the holy decree and sent the five-way God of Wealth to roll down to earth. Grant General Wang the art of making mussels and pearls. Hua Xiaoyue said indifferently: "The deity was not possessed by the soul at that time, and it was just a myth from generation to generation." Don't dare to take credit for ......"

Only then did everyone suddenly realize. It turned out that Hua Tianshi himself didn't know this trick of mussel beads, but asked the god to come up and ask the God of Wealth to teach Wang Kefan.

Fair and reasonable!

Quan Xi bowed deeply to Hua Xiaoyue, and Yin Yin begged: "Hua Tianshi has the ability to be unpredictable, please be merciful and help me reorganize the rivers and mountains." Sweep the Tartars out of the gates! ”

Hua Xiaoyue's expression was heavy, she nodded, and shook her head again: "The deity will definitely do its best." It's a pity that the cultivation is shallow, and it is difficult to work in a hurry......"

The two of them were talking about national affairs, but Li Si was more concerned about the opportunity to make a fortune, since Hua Xiaoyue didn't know this bit of mussel pearl art, he had no interest in Hua Xiaoyue, and only kept staring at Wang Kefan.

"General Wang, your skill of clam shengzhu is good, but are there any taboo restrictions? If you order hundreds or thousands of beads at a time, is it okay? "Li Si wants to do big business, and he doesn't take this small plate of pearls in his eyes.

Wang Kefan smiled: "As long as you are ready, you can order 10,000 pieces, and you can also point continuously, the old beads have not been completed, the new beads have been born, and the supply will never be cut off." ”

"Then General Wang means to do this pearl business with me?" Li Si estimated the pros and cons in his heart.

If it is placed in peacetime, this pearl business is of course profitable, but unfortunately now there are wars everywhere, ordinary people are reluctant to buy gold and silver jewelry, the biggest problem is that the market is limited, and the sales volume is limited...... However, the two Guangzhous and the region are still safe and sound, and they can even be smuggled to Beijing and Nanjing, or directly sold overseas, regardless of whether they are in the East, the West, or the South Sea, they can disperse the goods and expand the market as much as possible.

In any case, this mussel shengzhu is a capitalless business, and the profit margin is enough to make up for the lack of the market, and the key depends on the price given by Wang Kefan.

"No, I'm not in the business." Wang Kefan's answer was unexpected, very unexpected.

Li Sileng froze, he didn't understand Wang Kefan's intentions at all, and couldn't help but glance at each other, Seal Ji was also puzzled, but Wang Kefan was shocked.

"If Fourth Brother Li is willing, this business will be handed over to you, and I will also transfer this method of giving birth to pearls to Fourth Brother Li."

"What did you say?!" Li Si stood up suddenly, surprised and delighted.

He originally thought that since Wang Kefan had this method of giving birth to pearls, he would definitely hold it in his hands and produce it himself to make huge profits, while he Li Si was only responsible for the sales process and the small head that made profits...... But if you completely hand over this business to him Li Si, the meaning will be completely different!

A unique business! 100% profit! Although the market is limited, it can be controlled at will!

What's more, with this method of ordering mussels and pearls, there will be a cash cow and a cornucopia in the future, even if the private salt business can't continue, you can rely on the mussels to eat for a lifetime...... No, it's not a lifetime, it's a few lifetimes, more than a dozen lifetimes, and the children and grandchildren rely on this to eat, and the children and grandchildren are all rich and rich!

"What are General Wang's conditions?" It was Zhu Ji who spoke, she was much calmer than Li Si, and the other party took out such a big bait, there must be something else.

"I'm planning a big event, and I want to ask Fourth Brother Li and Miss Seal Ji to help raise a sum of money."

"How much?" Li Si also understood that Wang Kefan was selling in disguise, and he wanted to directly exchange his method of making mussels and pearls for cash.

Wang Kefan raised a finger, Li Si was stunned, and asked hesitantly.

"Ten thousand taels of silver?"

"No, 100,000 taels." Wang Kefan shook his head: "One hundred thousand taels of silver, this method of making pearls will be yours......

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100,000 taels of silver, what is the concept?

First of all, 100,000 taels of silver is a huge amount of money.

In the war-torn years of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Huguang's annual fiscal and tax revenue was about 500,000 taels of silver, that is, 100,000 taels of silver was equal to one-fifth of the annual income of a medium-sized province.

Secondly, 100,000 taels of silver is not a big deal.

In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, due to the growing gap between the rich and the poor, the social wealth was highly concentrated in a few powerful bureaucrats. "In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, it was similar, for example, when Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang, fled, he carried two boatloads of silver, a full 840,000 taels of silver.

zuihou, what can you do with 100,000 taels of silver?

One hundred thousand taels of silver can ensure the normal operation of a force of five or six thousand people for half a year, and it can support the Gongyi battalion to leave Yuezhou Mansion and fight an active battle! (To be continued......)