"That's right! That's right! Each person will be given 2,000 catties of refined salt, and for merchants who buy coarse salt, the official will also give ten stones of refined salt for every 500 stone of coarse salt. Liu Fan announced loudly

"That's a little more than 10 stones per person, and if there are nearly 100 people present, that's nearly 1,000 stones!" Everyone sighed at Liu Fan's generosity, and because Liu Fan monopolized the salt goods, the merchants who were a little dissatisfied with Liu Fan couldn't help but have a good impression of Liu Fan when they saw what Liu Fan had done.

"What is the quality of this batch of refined salt, let's take a look first!" Liu Fan clapped his hands, and Li Xiaohu led people to carry up the refined salt produced in Shihe Salt Farm and distribute it to everyone.

Looking at the refined salt as white as snow in their hands, everyone couldn't help but marvel, the quality of this batch of salt is really good, not only the color and quality are very good, and there are almost no magazines, there are experienced salt merchants, a little bit of taste, the taste is pure, and there is no bitter taste of ordinary salt.

After checking the quality, Li Si couldn't help but say, "Lord Liu!" Dare to ask how much salt of this quality in your hands is there? In the next full force acquisition! As many as you want! ”

The rest of the crowd saw that Li Si had seized the opportunity, and they were a little anxious, "Gong Li!" It's a bit unorthodox for you to do this! With so many people present, how can you eat alone? Isn't that too anxious? My lord! You can't be biased! Leave us some! Can't let Li Gongzhuan be beautiful! ”

Liu Fan said with a smile, "I don't need to say more about the quality of this salt, everyone is an expert, and you can see it at a glance." So what do you think, how to price such a quality of refined salt, let's talk about it, and see if it is in line with the official's wishes? ”

Du Yan was afraid that Li Si would take the lead, so he preemptively said, "Lord Liu, I am willing to pay 200 wen per catty to buy this batch of refined salt!" ”

Hearing Du Yan's words, Li Si couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Old Du! You're really good at calculating, should you say you're smart or stupid? Clear-eyed people know at a glance that the quality of this batch of salt is so good that it is almost comparable to the green salt in Hedong, what is the price of green salt? It has not been out of Hedong for more than a dozen taels and one stone, and it is even more sky-high when it arrives in Zhili Hebei. Although we produce salt in Shandong, the quality of sea salt has always been poor, and it cannot be sold at a good price. Do you want to keep such a big profit alone? Don't you understand anything as an adult? Or do you think that the hundreds of colleagues here are blind? Hum! Villain! Turning his head to Liu Fan, he hugged his fist and said, "My lord! In the next wish to bid five dollars a pound! Hearing Li Si's words, everyone nodded one after another, feeling that it made sense, and their glances at Du Yan were also a little disdainful.

Liu Fan also gave Li Si a thumbs up in his heart, what he said was really good, he was completely cooperating with Liu Fan to pretend to slap his face. Without waiting for everyone's reaction, Liu Fan announced, "You don't have to fight anymore, the official takes into account that the price of refined salt is relatively high, and you can't get too much money for a while, so it is decided to supply everyone at a price of 300 wen per catty of refined salt, and there is no limit to how much you want, first come, first served." ”

Liu Fan's words were like a depth charge thrown into the water, instantly setting off a monstrous wave. The crowd lost their voices, everyone was shocked enough today, but they didn't expect that the most shocking thing was still to come. The Li family has bid 500 wen per catty, and this Lord Liu has lowered the price to 300 by himself? If you have money, you don't make money, and you don't think it's hot? When everyone thought of this, their eyes looking at Liu Fan were a little strange!

Seeing everyone looking at themselves like fools, Liu Fan was also helpless in his heart, not that he didn't want to make a profit, but the salt production in his hands was too large, and it was okay to sell it at a high price and in small quantities, but with such a large shipment, the price was high and people might accept it at first, but after a long time, they would definitely find that there was a problem, and the price was bound to drop rapidly. At that time, everyone will have a feeling of being fooled, and everyone already hates Liu Fan, so they hate Liu Fan even more. It's better to press the price earlier, and then there will be room for reversal.

But seeing the strange eyes of everyone, Liu Fan couldn't help but explain: "Don't look at me with this kind of eyes. We all eat the bowl of rice in the salt industry, and you know everything I know. Take refined salt as an example, the purchase price of our Shandong is an average of 200 wen per catty, and the price of Shandong has doubled upwards when it comes to inland areas such as Beijing, Hebei, Henan, etc., almost rising to one or two taels of silver per catty, and the huge profits are clear at a glance. What is the quality of this batch of goods, everyone knows in their hearts, whether they will make money, how much they will earn, you know in your hearts, I am not a layman! This official has always paid attention to the balance of interests and earns money together. The official will not do anything about eating alone and breaking the rules to earn benefits, and he does not bother to do it. The reason why we will give profits to everyone is because we know very well that only when the interests are balanced, our industry will develop in a healthy and orderly manner! Liu Fan paused, saw everyone's thoughtful looks, nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "This official came to Shandong on the order of the emperor to sort out the salt administration, and the right people and businessmen should be trusted. That's why we will devote ourselves to cracking down on salt barons and cleaning up the salt class. It's not that the official wants to block everyone's financial path, but because the survival methods of these salt lords are often to buy high and sell low, deceive the upper and lower levels, and often oppress and abuse those stove salt workers for a little personal gain, and even kill for money, in order to make money, they are really desperate to make money. Their presence has seriously affected the normal development of the salt industry and the taxation of the imperial court. You know, without those stove households to produce salt for us, what do we do to make money? We are also in an interdependent relationship with the salt workers, and the existence of these salt barons destroys this relationship. Now that the official has basically cleared these salt barons, the salt road is unblocked, and everyone can rest assured that they can collect salt, which is very beneficial to both you and me! ”

Hearing Liu Fan's words, everyone also felt that it was very reasonable, and nodded in agreement. Liu Fan raised his voice and said, "But some people don't understand the hard work of this official, and for a little personal gain, they actually buy Xiangma to ambush this official's salt transportation team!" I really don't understand why they did that. You must know that the price of salt collected by this official from the military household is one tael of silver per stone, but the price of salt sold to you is only one tael or two yuan, and the profit in it is only enough to make up for the transportation costs. As for sending people to the village to collect salt and maintain order, it is all maintained by the officials themselves. You must know that there are still thousands of soldiers to be raised under this officer, if you are not satisfied, you can tell this officer, and this official will leave this matter to you. The official will not do such thankless things anymore."

Seeing Liu Fan's aggrieved look, everyone looked at each other, thinking about it carefully, Liu Fan's words did make some sense, the price Liu Fan gave them was not high at all, and the quality was much better than the private salt of the usual salt dealers, there was no mud and sand and other sundries, and there was no shortage of catties and catties. If they have to ship it themselves, the cost will increase and the quality will deteriorate, and it will be a loss no matter how it is calculated. Liu Fan gave up such a loss-making thing, so they didn't die at a loss? Everyone was a little anxious, and they all looked at Li Si, the leader. Li Si was also very helpless as the leader of everyone, he didn't do this thing, and he had to wipe his buttocks, he glanced at Du Yan fiercely and opened his mouth to persuade, "My lord! Everyone can understand your hard work, but you can't give up because of the ignorance of some people, everyone needs your help, and those military families need your shelter even more. If you look at this, we will all contribute to raising the price of salt by a dollar, how about it as a part of everyone's mind? ”

Liu Fan sighed: "It's not necessary! Maintaining the order of the salt industry and sorting out the salt administration is a matter within the responsibility of the officials, and even some hard-working officials will not say anything. But I was angry and was born to think about you everywhere, while some people bite Lu Dongbin, don't know the hearts of good people, and repeatedly challenge the tolerance of the official. Who is that murderer! Who is the mastermind? This official already knows! His Majesty's secret intention to kill a villain who bought a murderer is just a matter of turning over his hands. The reason why we didn't pursue this matter is because we don't want to have a misunderstanding between us. There is also a limit to the tolerance of this official, and now I warn them not to make some unsightly small actions underneath! When the time comes, don't say that he is a small businessman, how can he endure me, that is, last year, thousands of scholars besieged the imperial city and asked His Majesty to dispose of this official, and this official is not good now? Hum! Do you really think that the thousands of children under this official are made of mud? The more Liu Fan spoke, the more angry he became, and finally couldn't help but take the case.

Seeing Liu Fan's angry appearance, everyone broke out in a cold sweat, everyone knows the filthiness in this, and the eyes that looked at Du Yan were also full of complaints, and you don't weigh your own weight when you provoke others. Such a person with superb means and knows how to measure his back, can you also mess with him?

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Liu Fan waved his hand and said, "We still have business today, so let's not say these uninteresting words, the official still talks about the supply of refined salt, and everyone can buy goods with money as long as they have the ability." If you feel that you don't have enough money, you can also apply to me, you can mortgage the loan, get the goods first and pay later. If you want to order, you can register with my personal captain Li Xiaohu, and I will try to arrange the delivery time for you according to the order of order! When the time comes, you can go to the Shihe Salt Works to pick up the goods in order! There are still some things that the official will not accompany you! ”

After Liu Fan finished speaking, he called Li Xiaohu and said goodbye and left. After Liu Fan left, the crowd at the scene rushed to Li Xiaohu, striving to be in front, that was a big business opportunity!

From noon to evening, the matter was successfully completed, and the salt merchants ordered the corresponding goods according to their own needs. According to statistics, Liu Fan's order amount today alone has reached more than 1.5 million taels of silver, and there are more than a dozen salt merchants who have the intention of mortgage borrowing, and the loan amount has reached more than 500,000 taels, but the items that need to be verified and mortgaged will be counted in a few days. Even so, Liu Fan was very satisfied, this is nearly two million taels of silver! As long as the salt factory does not go out of business, Liu Fan will have an inexhaustible source of money, and he will no longer have to worry about money.