Chapter 8 Marketing

"How is this done?" Wu Yuanqing, who was dumbfounded, was stunned for a long time before he reacted.

"Anyone can do this, you go to the pharmacy and buy some saltpeter, then add saltpeter to a wooden barrel, add water, and put a copper basin with water in it." The eldest grandson explained softly.

"Really?"

"Didn't you see that? Ask Xiao Tao and your sister and you will know everything! ”

"But it's amazing."

"That's the power of technology." Changsun Yu said.

"Technology? What is technology? Where is the fairy? Wu Yuanqing asked.

"Is technology the one who can make these delicious things?" Wu Rou tilted her head, no matter how high the IQ of an eight- or nine-year-old girl is, snacks are definitely a big killer against them.

"I was defeated by you, and if you want to understand the power of technology, you have to learn from the teacher." This eldest grandson said it casually, and regretted it after speaking, apprenticeship in this era is not a joke.

"I'll talk about this later, but is it okay to just use saltpeter?" Wu Yuanqing came back to his senses, and he was mentally calculating.

"Yes, it's that simple."

"Can I use it, then?" Since Wu Yuanqing had just arrived here, his hands and feet had not been let go for the time being, and it was inevitable that he would be a little nervous on this day.

"Are you sure you're going to make money with it?" The eldest grandson's face was indifferent.

"Such a good thing, you can eat ice on this hot day, and it is the only one in the world, how can you not make money?" It seems that the idea of this monopoly generating huge profits has long been there.

"Then I wish you success in advance."

"You mean you can't make money from this?" Wu Yuanqing was a little puzzled.

"You can try it first."

Wu Yuanqing began his plan to make a fortune with doubts, and the eldest grandson also found a temporary residence.

It's just that although the military participation of the governor is not considered a civil servant, he is a real middle-level official, which is basically equivalent to the director level of the provincial bureau in later generations.

Therefore, since you have taken people's money, this work is also to be done. The eldest grandson left Jiangling the next day, planning to take a good look at the Tang Dynasty from an official's point of view.

For five days in a row, Changsun Tang visited two county towns and four towns, and there were no less than 20 villages, and his image of the countryside in the early Tang Dynasty now has only two words: "Poverty!" Add an adjective to "very poor"!

The landlord here is not the same as he remembers. The landlords in my impression are all insatiable people who strip their bones and suck the marrow, but this basically belongs to the family, that is, only a small number of officials in the family will be so arrogant. Most of the landlords' family history is basically thrifty, and the families with two or three hundred acres of land and a few cows are already a very small number of relatively wealthy, but he saw that such landlords actually feed their cattle with forage and pull plows in the fields themselves, and these people are relatively kind to the long-term or short-term workers they hire. Landlords like this basically live in thatched houses, just a few more houses.

Maybe I have to find a way to improve the living conditions of this group of the most industrious and simple people, the eldest grandson thought secretly.

But before he could put it into practice, a soldier from the Governor's Mansion quickly found him.

The soldier didn't know what to ask, but only said that the governor's mansion had important matters to discuss, and the eldest grandson had no choice but to return to Jiangling.

was about to go to find Wu Shitong, but was stopped by Wu Yuanqing, and after a little thought, the eldest grandson knew that this must be Wu Yuanqing's business, and it was estimated that there was a problem with the popsicle business.

Thinking about these things, Changsun Tang couldn't help but be a little angry, this Wu Yuanqing looked like a very shrewd person, who could come up with a way to abuse his stepmother and sister to protect his life when Wu Shi Tong and Li Yuan died one after another, this pattern does seem to be a little small, and he can take on some trivial matters, but he must not be alone, it is estimated that Wu Yuanshuang is even more unbearable, and he has a glimpse of it in a hurry after such a while.

"The governor is called, and I will reply to the lord first before I come back to the past." The eldest grandson was a little angry, with a businesslike tone.

"Hey, brother, I was wrong as an elder brother this time, please spare me this time!" Wu Yuanqing understood as soon as he heard the words of the eldest grandson.

"Let me talk about it after I have told the governor." The eldest grandson still looked cold.

"Hey, this is my order to let people fake my father, if you go, I will have to shed my skin if I don't die." Wu Yuanqing has already softened, who made the Wu family lose power now, this is called form is stronger than people, and you have to bow your head under your own roof.

"You really don't understand what's going on with this kind of thing?"

"Understood, why don't you understand, it's a big crime to lie about the military situation, it's just that brother, I'm even embarrassed to see you these days, so I can only make this decision." Wu Yuanqing kept telling him, although this Wu Yuanqing didn't seem to be responsible, his eyesight was still good, and he should be able to be responsible for coordination.

"Well, tell me, what's the matter?" The eldest grandson also knows his current situation, after all, this is on other people's territory, this Wu Yuanqing is a snake, yes, but he is at most a snot dragon who has not grown up, and he can scare people.

"That's the case, I bought saltpeter and came back, according to your method, you can really make ice, and the taste is very good after adding honey......"

"Get straight to the point." The eldest grandson didn't have the time to listen to his nonsense.

"Well, to put it bluntly, it can't be sold."

"Sure enough."

"How do you know I can't sell it, no, it's my popsicle that can't be sold."

"Simple, what's your pricing?"

"Ten cents a piece."

"Your pricing is cost-conscious. But do you know what ten cents mean? How much of this Gangneung City family spends more than ten cents a day? ”

"Ah, I still have to think about these things when I sell things."

"So, you can't sell your popsicles. Popsicles are different from food, he is not a necessity of life, people must consider their own affordability when they come to buy, and this Jingzhou has just experienced a flood, this ten dollars to buy a snack, do you think anyone cares? ”

"Is there any solution to this?"

"Yes, increase the price. The problem is that the sales volume is smaller when the price is raised, and although the profit from a popsicle is higher, the total profit is lower. For such non-essential goods, a lower price can be accepted. But the problem is that even if saltpeter can be used repeatedly, the cost of labor and site is not small, and this cost cannot be reduced indefinitely. So, for now, the problem of popsicles is basically unsolved. ”

Wu Yuanqing's mood was very low after hearing this, this can be regarded as the first thing he really did, Wu Yuanqing also needs encouragement, this first blow is inevitably a bit huge.

"How did the virtuous nephew find out about this?" Wu Shi Tong appeared at some point, and Wu Rou and Wu Shun also stood aside.

"I call this marketing!" The eldest grandson replied.