Chapter 43: Whale Oil (Part II)
Zhao Wenhua smiled bitterly: "In this way, sell me twenty boats, and sell the other twenty ships to the Ministry of War, the 30,000 taels you owe me don't have to be repaid, and I will make up 20,000 taels to send to you when I go back." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Xiao Tian still didn't think the shock of these two people was enough, and said: "But the emperor's ever-bright lamp can't use this ordinary whale oil, I have some of the best whale oil here, which is specially used to make lamps, and it will emit an extremely strong fragrance when burned, but it doesn't have when it doesn't burn, the taste is far better than musk, and it has the effect of calming the nerves, of course the emperor has to use this special whale oil" said, took out a small jar from nowhere, took a lamp and lit it, For a moment, the whole room was filled with this strange fragrance.
This whale oil is naturally a sperm whale, and it is now known on the island that this whale is worth a lot more than other whales.
Yang Gonggong was surprised: "Good things, good things, our family must buy some of this thing and send it back to the palace, I don't know how much this scented whale oil is?"
Xiao Tiandao: "This kind of whale oil is produced in the little kun that is still breastfeeding, not to mention the scarcity, its parents will also be extremely fierce in order to protect their cubs, so this whale oil is naturally more expensive, and it will be sold for twenty taels of silver a can."
Flicker, anyway, now only I can get it, what do I say, master.
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive, such a good thing can be sold for forty taels, we can collect as much as we have in the weaving bureau, and we can sell some that can't be used in the palace, and earn some silver for the expenses of the big house, and the emperor and the ancestors must be happy."
"So, I have about a small boat here, almost 200,000 taels."
"No problem, no problem, just deduct it from the silver you bought silk" Although 200,000 taels is not a small amount, how can the things that flow out of the palace be cheap, not to mention the strong and powerful in various places, this bit of goods is not enough for the nobles in Beijing to use for a month, naturally it is not too much.
In this way, Xiao Tian actually harvested 300,000 taels of silver at once, and the whale oil in the future will be endless, although it is impossible to take out so much at once, but the 400,000 taels of silk money is not to worry.
This Yang Gonggong was still questioning whether Xiao Tian could take out 100,000 taels just now, but after a while, not only did he not have to pay the 130,000 taels he owed, but these two people also owed him 170,000 taels.
Xiao Tian has been waiting for this whale oil market for too long, it should be said that the reason why he stayed here for so long and did not return to the island is that ninety percent of the reason is that he is waiting for this news, how can it be just like that?
I saw Xiaotian shouting in a loud voice: "Uncle Liang, you go and bring the three boxes in my room."
After a while, the white-haired Liang Bo commanded his subordinates to bring three huge boxes, each of which was almost one meter square. The chests are of plain camphor wood, each one firmly locked with a large brass lock.
I saw Xiaotian take out three big brass keys from his arms and open the three big locks in turn, all of which were small squares of one inch square, I don't know what this is for.
Xiaotian, as a salesman, of course, wants to explain their company's new products to these two big customers, "This thing is called soap, which is used to clean the body instead of soap, the effect is much better than that of soap, and it is very durable, and it is also made of this whale oil, in addition, these slightly smaller ones are called soaps, which are made of whale oil, and the functions are the same, but they are special incense, and the whole person is fragrant after washing the body with it, but it is much stronger than rouge gouache."
Both of their eyes lit up, this thing is obviously a necessity of life, and they don't worry about selling that kind at all, especially the soap, if this is true, all the ladies in the palace have to fight for this thing.
In fact, this soap doesn't use sperm whales at all, sperm whale oil needs to be burned to give off the fragrance, this soap is just adding some musk, anyway, these two taste similar, and add some honey and flower juice to make it smell better.
It's still the same thing, anyway, the master monopolizes, what to say.
Zhao Wenhua hurriedly asked: "How is this thing going to be sold?"
Xiaotian took a sip of tea and said: "Soap is four pieces of silver, and soap is four taels of silver, if the two of you are interested, it is the same as whale oil, Lord Zhao is responsible for soap, and Father-in-law Yang buys soap with me."
The price was really not expensive, and the two were overjoyed, nodded again and again, and said, how much to have.
Xiao Tian continued: "Don't worry, this thing is not like whale oil after all, it has been proven to be a good thing, I have three boxes here, one of which is for filial piety to the emperor, and the other box is for filial piety to Yan Ge Lao, Huang Gonggong, and Lord Lu, please help me transfer it, as for the last box, it is for the two adults."
These two people were even happier when they heard it, this kid is really sensible, and things are really beautiful.
Who knew that this was not over, Xiao Tian continued to speak: "This soap and soap are processed from whale oil, my island is too small, there are too few people, I can't produce much every day, I plan to get a factory in Songjiang, specializing in the production of these two things, of course the manpower should be more reliable, I plan to let my family members and clansmen of the wolf soldiers to produce, of course I will provide the purchased whale oil, according to the price we discussed before, you two can be interested in participating in the shares"?
This boiled whale oil is too serious for environmental pollution, the island is still small, and now the island smells of whale oil, and it is simply impossible to live in it. Xiaotian has lived on the island for many years, so he naturally doesn't want to wear a mask all day long, and has long wanted to change places for whale oil processing. In addition, there are not many plants and trees on the ash island where soap is made, so it is impossible to produce it on a large scale.
Damn, *** didn't want to, the two nodded again and again, saying that they would make up the money when they went back, just say the number, how much we both paid.
Xiao Tian said again: "The formula of this thing is very important, in order to avoid leaking out, we'd better bring Jin Yiwei in, I plan to write to Lord Lu and pull him in, I don't know what the two of you think?"
This factory is no better than the silk factory, letting them participate was originally for the sake of profit, finding a backer for his father and himself in the court, it is similar to giving silver, this Le's father and son were originally Lu Bing's people, how could this kind of thing not bring him?
Both of them are sensible people, of course they will not object, and finally decided that the three will each contribute 100,000 taels, plus Xiaotian Technology to take shares, each accounting for two and a half of the shares.
Waha, another 300,000 taels of silver have been put into the account, and it has also solved the problem of the dependents of the wolf soldiers, sure enough, God is hungry and blind, and I am lucky, and I will be solved immediately after a little difficulty.
Zhao Wenhua said with a smile: "I don't want to charge you money when I look at the warehouse, what you need, I'll directly offset it to you, and I'll make up for the silver myself, by the way, what are you most in need of now?"
"It's tea, you don't need any good tea, you can drink it, it doesn't matter if you sell it to me a little higher than the market price, you won't give less rebates, but this amount must be enough, you need at least 100,000 tea bricks every year, only more, not less."
Yang Gonggong said with a smile: "Le Gongzi is really courageous, his mouth is 100,000 yuan, it seems that this ZJ tea is afraid that the price will rise together with silk."
Xiao Tian originally asked for this tea to make money, but now it seems that it is not necessary. For the men on the sea, this tea is not just a drink, it is an indispensable necessity in life.
Whether it is on the island or on the boat, the fish is to be eaten, and the dry food will be sufficient, but it is difficult to eat a bite of food, and the men do not have green vegetables to supplement vitamins and plant protein, and over time they will get all kinds of diseases, the most typical is sepsis, and tea is the necessary or even the only means for the men at sea to supplement vitamins.
It can be said that mastering the cheap tea source is equivalent to mastering the lifeblood of the Wako.