Chapter 30 Money
"It's incredible, glass products worth a few pennies were sold for fifty dollars."
"Yes. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. ”
"And that vegetable, hey, you haven't seen it all the time, that scene is so crazy, it can't be regarded as buying vegetables at all, but robbing vegetables!"
"Yes, yes, I really regret it, we should have brought more food if we knew this!"
"Let's just talk about it, but don't give away our details!"
"I know, chief steward, Your Highness will definitely be happy to go back this time!"
The first batch of glass products and greenhouse vegetables were snatched up by the merchants of the Jin Dynasty, which caught Liu and others, who were in charge of this matter, a little off guard. Especially the low-cost glass products were sold at sky-high prices, which was too shocking, on the way back, everyone turned their heads and ears, discussed, all of them regretted and regretted, and asked themselves why they didn't bring more vegetables and glass!
In the busy rush to the end of November, seeing that it is about to enter the wax moon, the weather is even colder, the vegetables in the greenhouse have been ripe, and the first batch of vegetables has been picked, which can have 15,600 catties, except for a part retained in the house, they are all sent to the capital to sell, and not in the local, or even in the county to sell a single vegetable leaf.
"Steward, how much did we sell this time?" Although Manager Liu also knew that he had made a lot of money, he didn't know exactly how much he had earned, so he asked immediately after seeing that the chief steward had finished checking.
"Boss, it's amazing...... "The chief steward looked happy, "Hehe, boss, guess how much money we made this time?" ”
"Hmph, just look at your appearance, you know that there are a lot of sales, and there are a thousand before and after!" Manager Liu estimated and said, he felt that it would be good to have a thousand guan, you must know that the prince's total money was only a few thousand guan before, if he could earn a thousand guan in one trip, Mr. Liu would be satisfied.
"Hehe, you are too conservative, we sold 500 cucumbers alone, more than 1,500 catties of vegetables sold more than 6,000 guan, at first we sold cucumbers for one catty and five cents, and then there were more and more people, we sold them for 500 yuan a piece, and they were robbed!" The chief steward couldn't close his mouth with joy.
"Huh?! So much? "Manager Liu was a little shocked after hearing about it, if it was in the summer, it would be good if 1,500 catties of vegetables could be sold for 20 yuan, but now it has increased more than 100 times, and it is really rare and expensive!
"Your Highness is really powerful, not only did you invent glass to greatly reduce the cost of building a conservatory, otherwise we wouldn't be able to make so much money. At first, I thought that it would be good to grow vegetables in winter, even if I sold them without losing money, but I didn't expect to make so much money! The chief steward said in disbelief, "Chief, I think there are still a few stubbles of vegetables in the greenhouse, if they are all sold at this price, the income of His Highness's greenhouse vegetables can be compared to our annual rent of 100 hectares of land!" ”
"Alas, Your Highness is not a mortal!" Manager Liu said with emotion, thinking about the changes in the prince in the past six months, even he had to admit that Sima Shu was really not an ordinary person.
For the family, it is not a new thing to be able to grow fresh vegetables in winter, but it is not something that ordinary people can do to reduce the cost of greenhouse vegetables to the point where they can make money. If it weren't for the prince's flat glass, I'm afraid they wouldn't have made so much money this year.
However, thinking of the prince's current situation, Mr. Liu specially told the chief steward two sentences: "As long as you remember to follow the prince and do what the prince says, we will have a good time, but remember that these things must not be spread outside, if someone asks, they say that the people in the palace planted it by accident, and you must not let outsiders know that it was His Highness who did it!" ”
"Don't worry, the little one knows how to do it, I went to Beijing this time according to His Royal Highness's instructions, rented a shop on Mahang Street in the capital to sell vegetables, and the guys hired are also outsiders, they just want to inquire and ask where the goods come from!" The chief steward said with a smile.
"Well, yes, you did a good job, don't take it lightly in the future, be careful in everything!" Manager Liu nodded and said, "Your Highness the next batch of goods is estimated to be ready, we will immediately send someone to the warm house to load the car, and set off overnight, we can't delay!" ”
After arranging the chief steward, Mr. Liu happily came to the garden, and the prince was following a group of people to barbecue meat. When Mr. Liu saw the prince from afar, he shouted excitedly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, we have made a fortune!" Get rich! This time, the dishes are all sold out, and I am ready to load the second car! ”
"Oh? It's true? You guys sold it pretty fast, how much did you sell it in total? Sima asked without raising his head.
"Your Highness, you have made a lot of money, a cart of vegetables has sold more than 6,300 yuan, and our vegetables are in short supply!" The chief steward said with a smile on his face.
"Well, yes, is that glass product easy to sell?"
Sima Shu had long expected this, in ancient times, in this winter where vegetables were extremely scarce, as long as it was edible green, it was basically a hot item. You must know that at the banquet in Xincheng, in order to welcome him, the local head snake did not have any food made of vegetables at the whole banquet. It's all all kinds of meat, and he didn't react at first. You can imagine how popular vegetables are at this time!
However, after all, vegetables can only make some money in winter, and what can really make a lot of money and is valued by him is glass products, this time he asked Mr. Liu to bring some products to try the market reaction.
"Glass? It's better to sell, and it's more profitable than vegetables! Just a small glass wine glass, it was sold for fifty yuan! Your Highness, this ...... It's a money grab! Mr. Liu was thrilled when he remembered the scene when he first sold glass.
"Damn, I lost money on the sale, I knew that the price should be set high!" Sima Shu said.
"Your Highness, this ...... It's a loss! The cost of glass is only a few pennies, and we have made a hundredfold profit, is Your Highness still not satisfied? Manager Liu couldn't believe what the prince said. You must know that he is a little weak when selling at such a high price, if it is according to what the prince said, wouldn't he have to sell it for hundreds of dollars!
"Alas, the manager is soft-hearted! You know, do we sell glass? No, we are selling identity and face! How can fifty guan reflect the identity and nobility of the family? Think about it, in addition to us in the current Jin Dynasty, do we still have people selling glass? Where will I lose face if I buy our glass? Those big families are willing to pay for the sake of face, not to mention a few hundred yuan! ”
"In that case, Your Highness, are we going to expand glass production?"
"No, don't worry, don't sell all the glass during the Chinese New Year, store it all for Lonely, and wait until next year to put it on the market. During the Spring Festival this year, we will focus on vegetables, by the way, Mr. Liu made money by selling vegetables, don't forget to give everyone some benefits! ”
"What's the matter with Your Highness?"
"Welfare, it is to give some benefits, such as clothes, supplies, food, meat, oil, etc. We've also made a lot of money this year, and we've worked hard for a few months, so we'll be rewarded with some benefits! ”
"Hey, Your Highness is really generous! The slave and maid thanked Your Highness on behalf of everyone! "Mr. Liu is very excited, he has made so much money this year, if he doesn't give everyone a little benefit, I'm afraid that everyone will be a little unfair in their hearts. Therefore, he very much agrees with the prince's practice of spending money to buy people's hearts.
When the other people present heard Sima Shu's words, they also applauded. Especially those who have just bought into the mansion, they are all excited, and they didn't expect such a good thing to be on the stall in the first year.
"That's it, Manager Liu, we will give each person an extra two months' wages, and then send some food and other materials according to the standard of two times, so that everyone can have a good year, and at the same time, those who are responsible for growing vegetables and craftsmen will be rewarded heavily!" Sima Shu is also generous now, so he is not stingy at all. As a modern person, Sima Shu knows that if you want the horse to run, you must let the horse eat first, otherwise there will be problems sooner or later!
After a while, the barbecue was ready, everyone gathered around, Sima Shu looked at the roast sheep and said, "Do you know where the roast sheep is the best?" Seeing everyone shaking their heads, he continued: "Hehe, of course the roast sheep on the grassland is the best, do you want to eat authentic roast whole sheep?" ”
Everyone was aroused by Sima Shu's words, and one of the guards swallowed and said, "Your Highness, where are we going to get the grassland to roast whole sheep?" ”
"Where to go? Lone tells you that authentic roasted whole sheep can only be obtained on the grassland, and as for the local, don't think about it! If you really want to eat, you have to practice your skills well, and when Gu ascends the throne in the future, I will take you to the depths of the grassland and snatch all the cattle and sheep of the Hu people! At that time, even if you eat roast whole sheep every day! ”
"Good! We will live up to Your Highness's expectations! ”
Sima Shu looked at the group of guards who were crazy about roasting whole sheep and laughed. In order to cultivate his subordinates, Sima Shu can be said to do everything, whether it is usual training or a small gathering like now, he has consciously guided everyone's thoughts! Perhaps the ancients at this time thought that the south and north of the desert were cold and desolate places, but Sima Shu knew that there were fertile grasslands.
And now the Hu people are dormant in the pasture to recuperate, once there is a great change in the Central Plains court, the Hu people will immediately ride a high-headed horse, wield a saber, and enter the Central Plains to hunt the world, and at that time the most tragic moment of the Han people is coming, after Sima Shu came to this world, he set himself the ideal of expelling Hu Lu.
Sima Shu smiled and looked at everyone, these people will be his capable subordinates in the future, he will start to cultivate them from now on, establish their lofty ambitions, teach them the ability to march and fight, he will start to break the old era in front of him from this time and create a new era.