Chapter 167 [It's Hard to Eat Fat Alone]
A single branch is not spring, saltpeter ice is beneficial, in fact, it is a fresh, summer will not be much benefit, unless the gunpowder formula is made, it will bring huge profits; Lao Ganlong treats himself kindly, and regards himself as a nephew, this benefit is given to the Gan family, and it can be regarded as a return for the grace of the old Ganlong, and the Gan family will not have any expression? Besides, the Bai family is a Wenhua supermarket and a paper-making and printing, and a copy of "Kindergarten Jungle" is said to have spread to the war-torn Yue country, how many people have to be red? It is also time to let the Gan family share some of the limelight, so that they can let go of several other important things in the promotion plan.
So Bai Dong didn't pay attention to Du Zhi, pulled Gan Sheng to his side and whispered a few words, and took out the silk book prepared in advance and gave it to him, which had a method of how to make ice with saltpeter.
In the early Warring States period, the emergence of new landlords and free peasants stimulated commercial exchanges, and it became an unwritten rule for both parties to engrave the deed on the brief book when encountering large quantities of sales. It is a pity that there is no "Private International Law" similar to the later "Private International Law" in this era, and even the "Maritime Law" of the Roman Empire has never appeared, once there is a dispute, if both parties to the contract are in the same country, it is fine, if they belong to different countries, the contract will become evidence to condemn the other party at the moral level, but it has no legal practical significance. However, the Gan family and the Bai family both belong to Lao Qin, and this thing is still somewhat useful.
Bai Dong looked at the contract written on the silk book, and smiled unconsciously: "Brother Gan Shi, with the friendship between you and me, it seems that there is no need to distribute benefits like this, right?" I've only provided a little means of turning ice in the summer, telling you where the saltpeter is; The Gan family had to travel as far as Longdong to transport saltpeter. It is also necessary to operate in Liyang. I have a lot more energy than I do. In this way, I will share 60% of the profits, I am really uneasy? ”
"Brother Bai, what's uneasy about this, if it's me, I'll give you seventy percent!"
Du Zhi looked at Gan Sheng indignantly. In the face of business interests, he is a well-known six relatives who don't recognize him, not to mention a mere Gan family, but the old Ganlong is here. He would also pay respectful homage to his mentor before negotiating with the Gan family as a businessman. People who study arithmetic have always been rational and will not be emotional, in his opinion, Bai Dong is too emotional, it is good to talk about feelings, this is the case for Du Zhi, everyone is a partner, there is no need to be so for Gan Sheng, don't look at this fat as a pig. Actually, it's better than a monkey.
"The Gan family is also seventy percent!" Gan Sheng glared at Du Zhi, so angry that he was trembling all over his body. This guy is simply a deception and an ancestor, not a son of man!
"Okay, Brother Gan, I only need fifty percent of the profit. In addition, there are many wonderful uses for this summer raw ice, I will pass them on to the Gan family one by one, but there is one condition, in the future, the Gan family will transport saltpeter back from Longdong, no matter how much, there must be half of the Bai family, how? ”
"As it should be!"
Gan Sheng really wanted to laugh out loud, he opened his mouth to give Bai Dong sixty percent of the profit, that is, he took a fancy to Bai Dong's follow-up means, and now people only want fifty percent, it is nothing more than some saltpeter. Brother Bai has said, there is nothing else in the valley of 'Wu on Wu', that is, there is a lot of saltpeter, and it can't be pulled for ten or eight years, and now Yiqu has become a vassal country of Lao Qin, and the Gan family wants to buy this valley is a matter of one sentence, and I am afraid that the old king will not agree?
"Nie Zhu has been shouting these days, saying that the battle in Longdong was too easy, his killing skills were useless, and when Brother Gan was leaving, let him also help escort the car; The war is over, there is still chaos in Longdong, although the Gan family has the protection of hired rangers, it is also good to have multiple masters. ”
These saltpeters are important and must not be left unexpected; There is no shortage of sulfur in this era, what is available in pharmacies, it is not only a medicine thing, but also an alchemy material that must be used by those who are not afraid of death, charcoal is even easier to get, and now with saltpeter, black powder can be made in minutes.
Bai Dong didn't think about offering the black powder formula to Lao Qin, at least not now. Lao Qin's economic foundation is weak, and now is not the time to unify the world with hegemony, if Yinglian or Yingquliang indulges in this thing and wants to start a war with the power of gunpowder, it will be tantamount to a disaster for Lao Qin.
Although black powder is powerful, even in the Song Dynasty, where it was widely used, it was not possible to suppress the alien race that used cold weapons. Unless he has the ability to make an industrial revolution ~ life in Lao Qin, and make a modern factory and a military factory, but is this possible? Not to mention Lao Qin, even the most powerful Wei State at the moment does not have such economic and material conditions, even if the old scientists of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences collectively cross over, they will not be able to do it for hundreds of years.
However, it is still possible to quietly get some black powder, explosives packets, mines or something, and use them to protect Baijiazhuang, as long as this technology is not made public, it can be pushed to mysterious phenomena.
I remember that in later generations, Han Fei once blew for Liezi, saying that he could fly against the wind and hide between the clouds and mist, and he was almost able to swim in the North Sea and stay in Nanshan at dusk; It can be seen that the people of this era are more thoughtful and romantic, even Legalists and scholars like Han Fei cannot be an exception, he is a native of Qingximen, Guiguzi may not be much worse than Liezi, if you want to say that the explosive bag is a palm thunder, who can refute it?
As soon as he thought of the cheap master, Bai Dong had infinite curiosity, Guiguzi must be an intelligence expert, otherwise he would not be in Qingxi Guigu, but he could know his every move; And he's probably very idle, otherwise he wouldn't have trained hum for himself. What does this old man want to do? Knowing that he was pulling a tiger skin as a banner, he was swaggering and deceiving everywhere in his name, but he didn't come to expose himself, the old guy's mind is deep enough? I can't even let myself guess.
The excited Gan Sheng gave Bai Dong a hug, which was already a violation of etiquette and a bad mistake learned from the Yiqu people. After hugging Bai Dong, he turned around and left, but he didn't pay attention to Du Zhi, Du Zhi looked at his back, his eyes were a little like rabbits: "Brother Bai, saltpeter has great benefits, if it is in my hands"
"Okay, I know you're an arithmeticist, and you're crazy at the thought of numbers. Think about it, what does the pig look like when it's first killed? It's the fattest one! Therefore, you can't be too Hu Xueyan to be a man."
Du Zhi was stunned: "Who is Hu Xueyan?" ”
"Well, you don't know that. Think about it, what would you think if I had to eat alone that day? If you and I eat alone, what will Lao Qin's various families think? There are many ways to make money, if you have to occupy each method, will you let others live? Even God will punish you! Uncle Gan is good to me, what harm is there in letting the Gan family monopolize the old Qin Ice Market in the future? If you understand, if you understand, follow me."
"Let's go? Where to go? ”
"Show you something. With it, our paper mill can make better paper, and many nobles and doctors at present, although they use paper when it is cheap, still do not agree with the low ability to produce ink, and we want to make a new kind of paper, so that they will go crazy just by seeing this kind of paper. You have to remember, Brother Du, if there are hundreds of schools of thought contending today, everything in the world should be based on literary affairs, so the money of scholars is the best to earn, they are the most lovely guests, all of them don't know the price, and they don't have the face to negotiate the price, these people's money is not earned, I can't forgive myself. ”
Du Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Brother Bai, it turns out that you are more greedy for money than me." ”
"Nonsense, I'm going to marry a daughter-in-law when I go back, drag the family with me, don't make more money, do you want my wife and children to drink the northwest wind? Brother Du, have you ever thought about sealing a big red envelope for me? ”
Du Zhi was stunned when he heard this, after all, you are also a higher lord of Zuo, two ranks higher than Zuo Shuchang, you will not be reserved, and you will ask for benefits when you open your mouth, how can you be more calculating than me? However, the more Bai Dong is like this, the more cordial he feels, and he feels that he and Brother Bai have the same smell, and they are really a perfect partner. Mountains and flowing water, it's a pity that I don't have a piano in my hand, otherwise I will have to compose a 'merchant song', and I will be in harmony with the white brother Gong Yu, wouldn't it be happy? (To be continued......)
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