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Yesterday was a lively day, and the audience feasted their eyes on the numerous performances at the completion ceremony. The subsequent half-price promotion of many stores in the commercial area also allowed tens of thousands of people to take advantage of it. Many of the viewers who came to watch were employees of Geng Jingzhong's various workshops around Fujian, as well as his family members. The other people who can come from Fuzhou City are basically from relatively good families.

In order to make the audience satisfied, Geng Jingzhong also deliberately let all the stores pù discount promotions, all half price. Since the quantity is limited after all, of course, purchase restrictions are adopted. Geng Jingzhong has long promised the merchant that if there is a loss, he will report to the horsetail and he will make up for it. In fact, most of the goods are produced in the factories of these merchants, and some of them earn half price. Only a small part of the goods were imported from other places, and the shortage was estimated to be small, and the total was only 10,000 large silver dollars, which Geng Jingzhong could still afford. Besides, no shop would dare to falsely report the amount and cheat him out of his money, unless he was tired of living!

The promotion lasted for a whole day, and after the morning event, many people who heard the news also joined the rush to buy. Some of these shops didn't last until the sun went down, all the goods were sold out, and the warehouses were empty. In this round of activities, not only the people are happy, but also the businesses are happy. Although the half-price profit is very low, the quantity is extremely high. If the goods hoarded in the warehouse are placed in the general county town and fucheng, it is almost the sales volume of a store for half a year. And now, all of them were sold out in one day, which was a big surprise to the shopkeepers. The worst thing is the work in the shop, after a busy day, they can't lift their tired hands and their waists are about to break, which can make them last all day, that is, the reward of a big silver dollar issued by the shopkeeper! As soon as the contents of the store were sold out, the guys all sat on the ground and didn't want to get up.

The people were happy all day and went back satisfied, only to attract envious glances from other people who did not know the news.

"Shizi, we did a good job in this event! The whole city of Fuzhou is now talking about yesterday's events! In the hall, the two sat opposite each other, and Li Guangdi said with a smile. Yesterday, everyone was also tired for a day, and when it was close to midnight in the morning, they came to the hall to discuss things with Geng Jingzhong.

"Of course, this kind of scene is not something that can be had. I wonder if the store should have made a lot of money yesterday! Did a merchant come this morning to ask for money? Geng Jingzhong raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Don't say it, I haven't seen a merchant come to ask for subsidies in the morning, I'm still a little strange. Don't they post money? No, many of these goods are not available in Fujian, and if they are sold at half price, they will definitely not make money. ”

"Maybe they haven't counted it yet, and someone will be looking for you soon. But I think there may be fewer people than we expected. These businessmen didn't just open a shop, each of their shops sold so hot yesterday, and when the two sides were combined, it is estimated that many people did not have to lose, and they may have made a small profit. For my sake, some of them are afraid that they will not come and ask for these thousand silver dollars. Geng Jingzhong smiled, these businessmen are very shrewd. A little silver coin is not so heavy in their eyes, and in their opinion, as long as they can get in touch with the prince, it is worth spending more money.

Li Guangdi was also stunned after hearing this, and quickly reacted. "Oh! Hehe, my subordinates understand! ”

"Hmm~" Geng Jingzhong shook his head. "You still don't understand, we don't need to owe them favors, they don't come to us, but we must go to them. and inquired carefully, and counted all the money to them. Just say, this is what I promised them, and if you can't talk, you can't talk about it. ”

"Good! Subordinates do it now! After Li Guangdi finished speaking, he stood up and was about to go out. At this time, the guards outside the hall came to report: "Shizi, the head of the Gu family asks to see you." ”

"Please let him in! Brother Li, you can also stay for the time being. ”

"Yes!" The guards got the order and immediately went to invite the Gu family master outside.

The head of the Gu family walked in quickly, holding an account book in his hand with a happy look on his face. "See the Son!"

"Why is the Gu family master so anxious? Sit! Geng Jingzhong saw that he was in a hurry, and he was smiling, which should be a good thing.

The Gu family master did not sit down immediately, but arched his hand and said, "Shizi, please look at this!" As he spoke, he handed over the account book in his hand.

Geng Jingzhong took the account book suspiciously and opened it, which recorded in detail the records of the Gu family's three merchant ships going to the Wa Kingdom. The Gu family's three big ships are all fortune ships with more than 2,000 materials, capable of carrying 800 tons of cargo. Each trip to the Wakoku was filled with porcelain, books, copper coins, and raw silk, and when he returned, he was loaded with minerals such as sulfur and copper, as well as fans, swords, lacquerware, and folding screens.

In June, Geng Jingzhong led the people to purify the crows. piece, made zuò out of the current ascending immortal san. However, fifty tons of crows. After the sheet is purified, only one-tenth of the weight remains, totaling more than five tons. Geng Jingzhong didn't think about sending them all at once, after all, the amount was here. At the end of June, the Gu family's caravan was ready to set off, so Geng Jingzhong asked them to bring three thousand catties to test the water first.

In today's Wa country, ordinary people like to smoke dry tobacco. Since the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, tobacco was cultivated by the Dutch from the Philippines to China, first in Taiwan and Fujian, and then gradually expanded to all provinces and the mainland. During that time, the Tokugawa shogunate was actively communicating with the Ming Dynasty, so they did the same and introduced tobacco to the island nation. At this moment, whether it is a mainland or an island country, smoking dry tobacco has become a pastime for people after tea and dinner.

Most of these things are grown by farmers themselves, and the tobacco leaves are grown, picked, and a few leaves are bundled and dried in the sun, without other processing and processing. When you are waiting to eat, knead the dried tobacco leaves with your hands, put them into the smoking gun, and take a breath, and see that the smoker's demeanor is really a bag of cigarettes after a meal and is happy like a fairy. Of course, the aristocracy will not be so casual, and the dry tobacco they smoke is made of extremely elaborate products, and the smoke is golden in color, as thin as hair, and shaped like meat floss are the basic requirements.

Shengxian San is also very simple to use, you only need to pinch a little bit of your fingers and sprinkle it on the tobacco when you smoke and smoke it together. When the Gu family caravan was instructed by Geng Jingzhong to transport things to the Wa Kingdom, everyone publicized it and praised it as a miracle medicine, which could strengthen the body and cure all diseases. Many people who were originally physically weak mixed with the ascension of immortals for a few days, and really felt a lot better. As a result, the 3,000 jin Shengxian San, which was not priced high, was quickly sold out.

Seeing this situation, the Gu family couldn't stop in the Wa Kingdom, and quickly sent a ship back to deliver the news. This book records in detail the sales, the objects sold and the quantities. Since the people who came into contact with it in the early stage were basically nobles, the number of purchases was also quite large. Even if they get hooked right away, they buy enough for them to last four or five months to six months. But this thing is a consumable after all, and the latter must keep up.

"Good!" Geng Jingzhong took a general look, and after closing the account book vigorously, he applauded loudly. "Lao Gu, you have made a great contribution! All those in charge of this matter will be rewarded! ”

"Shizi, this thing is selling so well, don't you hurry up and ship it over again. My brother has already sent a servant to urge me, and the lord of the Satsuma Domain has agreed to cooperate with me, but they don't know about the relationship between my Gu family and the son! ”

"It's going to continue to be shipped, but the amount is still not too much, mainly because the supply of goods on our side hasn't kept up." Geng Jingzhong scratched his head, and regretted that he had driven away the merchant ship of the Dutch **, otherwise it would be good to import some raw ** from them for the time being. "Brother Li, I have to trouble you in this matter. Quickly sent people to the Guangzhou area to buy, it is estimated that King Pingnan did not take my words to heart at all. In Guangdong, it should be possible to acquire a lot. At the same time, we went to Guangzhou and Macao to purchase from foreigners, and purchased in large quantities. As soon as their goods arrived, they bought them all. In this way, it can relieve our stress! ”

"Shizi, isn't the kind of plant called poppy that you ordered to be planted on the island last time just to produce Ascension Immortal San? How long will it take for it to mature? Lee asked carefully to see how long the procurement would last.

Historically, opium poppy cultivation in the East has generally been started in late August to early September, and even in October to November. A month ago, Geng Jingzhong ordered people to collect a large number of seeds and began to plant them on a large scale on hundreds of islands, but the time was just right, and it was estimated that it would be harvested in a few months. In fact, due to the warm and humid climate in Fujian, it is possible to grow in a few months at will.

The inhabitants of the island, as well as the families of the pirates, were all used, and a group of farmers from the coastal areas were recruited to sow seeds on the island. The opium poppy is very easy to grow, it can be sown directly into the ground, and the seedlings will emerge in ten days, and the sowing can not be too dense, so when the four leaves grow, it is necessary to have seedlings, about twenty or thirty centimeters. This thing prefers full sun, fertile and well-drained sandy loam soil. These conditions are available on the island, and although there is still a lack of temperature and humidity in the environment, it is good to grow in large numbers, and it does not matter if the yield is slightly lower. But the people on the island had never grown it before, so when the seeds were planted, there were farmers who were familiar with the habits of the poppy to explain it. You don't need to know much about growing a new plant, just a little explanation and you'll know what to do. The inhabitants of the island and the farmers who hired them were good at farming, and they had the most say in tending to the crops.

"It's going to take another half a year! I don't know much about that. All I remember is that this thing seems to grow a capsule, and when it is not ripe, it gently cuts the skin, and the white milk that oozes out is dried and solidified. Slice it. Let's wait for this, go to the Westerners to buy it first, and tell them that as long as they don't trade with anyone else, I will buy it all at a price two levels higher. I don't want this to harm our people! Geng Jingzhong pursed his lips, remembering that the situation in Guangdong was even stricter than that in Fujian, and he was unhappy for a while.

"Okay, why don't we secretly send some people to rob all the tobacco houses in Guangdong and destroy the big smoke houses?" Li Guangdi said.

"Hehehe! Brother Li, Brother Li, when did you become so violent! This is not like you, look, Lao Gu was scared by you! Geng Jingzhong couldn't help but be happy when he heard Li Guangdi's words, and the head of the Gu family next to him was also a little dumbfounded, the always gentle and elegant manager Li still had such a violent side.

Li Guangdi didn't care about Geng Jingzhong's ridicule, and replied: "It's not that you taught it, I just think this thing is too harmful, and it must not be allowed to spread, and it is good to destroy it as soon as possible." By the way, Master Gu, all the remaining 12,000 catties in the Fuzhou warehouse will be sent to the Wa Kingdom. Let Brother Ling not come back for the time being, sell it to me over there, don't mention the price, and when the whole country sucks this thing, it will be time for us to make a big profit! ”

"Okay, doing business is our housekeeping skill!"