Chapter 240: The Fruit Sells
"Although Beichuan is rich in fruits, food is a scarce resource, so I hope that the crown princess can show a little sincerity, our two countries are interconnected, and we are willing to exchange fruits for food." Tuoba Jun lowered his head, his eyes sincere.
Since he said so, Li Qiuchi naturally would not give him face, and she actually felt that this matter was not excessive, so she nodded and promised him to report this matter to the emperor.
Hearing this, the emperor's eyes changed a little, a pair of brows frowned slightly, and then shook his head: "Fruit for food, it is inevitable that it is also unreliable, the people can eat food to wrap their stomachs, but fruit is just a concoction, dispensable, it is not cost-effective at all, princess, you still go and refuse them." ”
Joke, do you really regard Da Wei as their grain depot? Food is such an important commodity, and how can it be exchanged for fruit?
Li Qiuchi narrowed his eyes, feeling that the emperor's idea was a little narrow, fruits were not only used by the people to eat, but also used for trade, increased taxes, and provided employment for the people.
Thinking of this, Li Qiuchi coughed, walked over to the emperor, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, in fact, these fruits are very delicious, although they cannot be compared with grain, but after they are listed, they are very competitive, and the people will definitely like them, and then the fruit merchants will come to buy them, and the state will not be able to collect taxes?" ”
After listening to her description, the emperor's eyes changed a little, and he felt a little surprised, but he didn't expect that a small fruit would have such an important role?
"Also, selling fruit requires manpower, so that more people can find their own jobs, so that the number of people who are idle at home is not less, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and the number of chickens and dogs can be greatly reduced." Lowering his head, Li Qiuchi listed every benefit.
After listening to her description, a strange light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he seemed to be a little tempted, but this kind of thing has no basis for words, and it still needs to be proven with facts.
The emperor narrowed his eyes, just stared at Li Qiuchi opposite, and ordered in a deep voice: "Okay, since what the crown princess said is so good, I am also yearning, so you go to the palace to simulate it on the spot, if it is really what you said, I will agree to this matter." ”
Since Li Qiuchi said such a thing, it would definitely come true, and then she went to the street in person and sold a bunch of fruits with her.
The people of Beichuan Province used as a caravan to sell fruits to local fruit dealers, because these fruits were really novel, and the taste was also very delicious, and as soon as they were listed, they were loved by everyone.
Their prices are not very high, and they sell them to fruit merchants, so fruit merchants are also happy.
Chu Jinrong, as the crown prince, does not have any shelves, and Li Qiuchi is selling together on the street, the two men and women match, one is responsible for weighing, the other is responsible for selling, and the people have come over, it is really very lively.
At this time, a girl came out of the crowd, she looked at the Water Margin in front of her in surprise, her expression changed a little, it seemed to be a little unhappy, and then she coughed and asked the price.
Knowing the price of these fruits, she sneered, the look in her eyes was very displeased, so she pointed to Li Qiuchi's face and said: "No, these fruits are not worth so much money at all, you are really profiteers, I know, this banana is in Beichuan Country, that is, a penny, you actually sell it so expensive?" ”
Unexpectedly, she actually met an expert, so it was really embarrassing, Li Qiuchi's expression changed a little, she clenched her fists, a displeased light flashed in her eyes, and her face changed a little, I'm afraid this person is here to dismantle the stage, right?
"That's not the case..."Li Qiuchi wanted to explain this matter to her.
However, the girl's emotions seemed to be very excited, she raised her eyes, her eyes were red, pointed to Li Qiuchi's front door, and reprimanded angrily: "They just want to make money, they don't consider our interests at all, I think, let her return the money!" ”
"That's right." Because of this girl's relationship, many people are clamoring to return the money, Li Qiuchi looked at this group of people coming around, a pair of delicate brows frowned slightly, he was really about to be angry, these people are inevitably too easy to be instigated, wasn't it good just now?
"Everyone, calm down first, I think there is still room for change in this matter." With a sigh, Li Qiuchi took the initiative to explain, she lowered her head, her eyes deepened, and explained: "Look at it now, these fruits are all very fresh, but Beichuan is so far away from us, it is really not easy to preserve the fruits." ”
"If you want to make the fruit so fresh, you need to transport it quickly, and along the way, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources, all of which require silver, and the taxes collected by the government must all be counted, so the cost is here." Li Qiuchi smiled bitterly, holding a banana in her hand, she showed a smile.
"You have all eaten the fruits here just now, you know that they are all delicious, our pricing is not very expensive, everyone can afford it, it will not affect too much, besides, if you get the fruit from Beichuan Country, the price of our own fruit will be reduced, so it is not a loss." Li Qiuchi showed a smile and looked at them with a determined gaze.
There seems to be a little truth in saying this, and the people who were still shouting just now listened to her words, and their faces seemed to change a little, and they didn't want to say anything more?
"This girl, what are you still dissatisfied with, you can say it now." Li Qiuchi smiled and glanced back at the girl who had targeted them just now.
"This ......" At first, the girl didn't know what she meant, but after listening to Li Qiuchi's words, she also felt that it was very reasonable, so she didn't want to say anything, she bowed her head slightly, then coughed, and said: "That's it, I don't have anything to say, or you have a point." ”
Li Qiuchi showed a satisfied smile and began to continue selling fruits, with this little episode, everyone's enthusiasm for these fruits seemed to be even higher, and in less than half a day, Chu Jinrong and Li Qiuchi sold all the fruits here.
Seeing this, Li Qiuchi was also relieved, thinking that he could make a deal with the emperor.
In this way, the trade with Beichuan can be regarded as settled.