"Is it true that the mountain tribes are so short of food?"

Shu Jiuchai's words made Wang Xiaolai stunned for no reason, and asked in disbelief.

Shu Jiuchai nodded: "Yes, you haven't seen it, naturally you don't know how short of food the mountain tribes is, the barbarians are not good at farming, and in addition, the places where they live are mostly mountainous, and if you want to grow food, it is difficult to climb to the sky, and the grain there can be said to be more valuable than gold." ”

Hearing the news in his ears, Wang Xiaolai couldn't help but ponder.

Thinking so, Shu Jiuchai and the red incense in the car didn't dare to disturb.

When the car entered the Echo Valley, Wang Xiaolai didn't say that he was resting, and went straight to the tobacco that was transported back, and when he arrived, Wang Xiaolai first looked at the mountains of tobacco, and Shu Jiuchai and Bantianmei were on the side to introduce and explain to Wang Xiaolai.

"The patriarch of the mountain barbarians said that this was the best tobacco of their tribe, so that the owner did not have to worry about the quality at all, and said that if the master could get more food, they would have better tobacco." Shu Jiuchai said.

Wang Xiaolai didn't speak, but reached out and tore some tobacco from a car, crushed it and put it under his nose to smell.

After sniffing for a long time, Wang Xiaolai put it in his mouth and tasted it, and finally spit it out, turned his head to look at Xian Jingyu and said: "Jingyu, you come and try it, how about this tobacco?" ”

Xian Jingyu agreed, let go of the hand holding the knife, and stepped forward.

At this time, Hou Selei, who had always been disgusted with exchanging grain for cigarettes, did not object, on the contrary, he also walked up, looked at the many tobaccos and sighed, and said to Wang Xiaolai: "My lord, so many tobacco, do you plan to sell them to the imperial court?" I'll start by saying that when it's time to bargain, you have to bring me with you, or I'll be done with you. ”

Wang Xiao came to see Xian Jingyu taste tobacco, listened to Hou Selei's words in his ears, and suddenly smiled: "Sell to the imperial court?" Don't be funny, Your Majesty is struggling with money now, where is the extra money to buy? ”

Hou Selei was stunned when he heard this: "If you don't sell it to the imperial court, then who will you sell it to?" ”

Wang Xiaolai didn't want to think about it: "Sell it to the people." ”

As soon as these words came out, Hou Selei immediately scoffed, come on, who in the entire Sui Yang doesn't know that tobacco is something that ordinary people can consume?

This thing is generally a special supply for the army, in addition to relieving the pressure of rolling in the blood sea knife mountain all day long, it can also effectively suppress the pain when treating injuries, in other words, this thing is a painkiller in Suiyang.

You look at it, except for some retired soldiers who are addicted to this thing, who else can't put it down?

Ignoring Hou Selei's questioning gaze, Wang Xiaolai asked Xian Jingyu: "Jingyu, how do you feel?" ”

Xian Jingyu has been fighting on the battlefield in the north for several years, and he can be regarded as a veteran of a hundred battles, and his familiarity with tobacco is probably the highest on the field. When he heard Wang Xiaolai's words, he clapped his palms, then nodded and said, "Yes, it's better than the tobacco I will provide when I joined the army." ”

Without waiting for Wang Xiaolai to speak, Hou Selei looked obsessed with money: "Tobacco in the army is generally exchanged for ten taels of silver, there are 100,000 catties here, and at least, there are 780,000 taels, my lord, this comes and goes, you have earned about 100,000 taels." ”

Wang Xiaolai smiled: "What you said is ordinary tobacco, and my tobacco is only ten taels of silver per pound?" This is also a rare commodity on the market. ”

Xian Jingyu had a great say in this, and nodded immediately: "My lord is right, if these tobaccos are sold to the imperial court, they can be about fifteen taels to twenty taels." ”

As soon as he heard this, Huselle became even more obsessed with money.

It's just that Wang Xiaolai's next words almost didn't make this guy suffer a heart attack.

"Old Hou, how is the cigarette factory I asked you to set up earlier?" Wang Xiaolai asked.

For the cigarette factory in Wang Xiaolai's mouth, Hou Selei still didn't understand what it was, but Wang Xiaolai asked, so he had to answer: "Personnel recruitment or something, most of them are ready, my lord, it's not that I talk too much, you tell me, what is that cigarette factory?" ”

"It's so obvious, do you need me to say it? Of course, the cigarette factory is a place where cigarette rolls are made, why, is it difficult to understand? ”

"Cigarettes, the kind you smoked before, my lord? How to roll it up with paper? Hussere asked.

Wang Xiaolai nodded: "Yes, that's right." ”

For Wang Xiaolai's method of rolling paper to eat tobacco, Hou Sailei has tried, compared to the traditional chewing tobacco in Suiyang, it is easy to use, not to mention, the mellow aroma of tobacco is also perfectly used to the extreme, the key is also convenient, you don't have to go anywhere with a bunch of tobacco on your body, you don't pay attention to it, you crush it, and you get all the inside of your clothes.

Wang Xiaolai beckoned, beckoned everyone to sit down, and said, "That's the case, everyone come over together, total." ”

With doubts, everyone circled around Wang Xiaolai.

Seeing the puzzled crowd, Wang Xiaolai patted the 100,000 catties of tobacco behind him and said, "These tobacco, I finally plan to use them to invest in the private market." ”

"Come on, my lord, ordinary people can't afford this thing at all, if you want me to say, you can simply sell it to the imperial court." Hussere Road.

Wang Xiaolai pursed his lips and shook his head: "No, I said, Your Majesty's side is too short of money now, let alone buy these cigarette rolls, it would be good if she could give silver." ”

"Then sell it to other chambers of commerce." Hussere Road.

Wang Xiaolai shook his head: "No, just make a cigarette roll." ”

"Your Excellency, you're taking a narrow path."

Wang Xiaolai smiled: "What does it mean to narrow the road?" It's just that your horizons are narrow, so I think at the beginning, for the people of Suiyang, things like paper are not something they can afford, but now? ”

In a word, directly shut up all the right voices.

Seeing the expressions of everyone in front of him, Wang Xiaolai smiled proudly in his heart, this is the feeling.

"That son, can I say a word?"

At this time, Hongxiang was weak.

Wang Xiaolai turned around when he heard the sound and smiled: "Hongxiang, you said yes." ”

Hongxiang hummed, looked up at Wang Xiaolai and said: "Childe, what you said is true, nowadays, Sui Yang is indeed inseparable from paper, but it is based on the people's demand for paper and tobacco, I think ordinary people have never been exposed to this kind of thing at all, and the need for these things is not very deep." ”

Hongxiang's words were unanimously approved by Hou Selei Feng Wuji and others.

Only Shu Jiuchai and Xian Jingyu resolutely stood on Wang Xiaolai's side.

The former believed Wang Xiaolai's words, and the latter felt the obsession brought by tobacco, so he believed Wang Xiaolai's decision.

"You guys, who said I went directly to the people from the beginning." Wang Xiaolai asked directly.

These people were stunned: "Isn't it? ”

Wang Xiaolai was speechless: "What I'm talking about is that I will finally go to the people, one by one, I don't review the topic, and come to say, I see that you have not had a hard life, the people are usually thrifty, even if they have silver, they will die, that is, drink a little wine for recreation, who will use the silver on this?" ”

Hou Selei waved his hand at the time: "Then my lord, you still talk so much, everyone present, before I met you, who was not a fool of the day." ”

Wang Xiaolai: "···"

I always feel that Hou Sere is becoming more and more disrespectful to himself, and the mother's manager is so bullish.

"I plan to make these 100,000 catties of tobacco into cigarette rolls, most of which will be given to the imperial court, and the rest will be put on the market and sold to those rich sons."

Wang Xiaolai was speechless and said his decision.

Hou Selei said that this is not still sold to the imperial court, and at that moment, he persuaded Wang Xiaolai and said: "My lord, if you plan to sell tobacco to the imperial court, then listen to me, it is best to sell all these tobaccos to the imperial court." ”

Wang Xiaolai said in his heart, is my speech so unclear?

"Lao Hou, it's for the court, not for the court, you heard it clearly."

Sure enough, Hou Serei, who loved money like his life, jumped to his feet at that time and was angry: "What? Give it to the imperial court, your head is fine, my lord. ”

Wang Xiaolai pressed his hand down: "Don't worry, I just shook out the water in it yesterday, and this will wake up." ”

Hou Selei gritted his teeth and hated: "We have spent so much effort to transport these tobaccos back, and you will give them to the imperial court?" ”

Wang Xiaolai spread his hands and said: "Isn't this for the future market?" ”

"Sir, don't take us for idiots! If you say that it will be sold to the imperial court at a low price, then we will believe it, and this will be sent for free. "That is, Hou Selei, dare to talk back to Wang Xiaolai on the issue of silver, and change it to anyone else, including Shen Xiping and Shu Jiuchai, do you think they dare?