312 - The Temptation of Tobacco
"Huh? You're not kidding, are you? โ
Hou Selei was the first to jump to his feet, since he became the big shopkeeper of the paper mill, it can be said that he is a person who is obsessed with silver to a state of madness, as long as Wang Xiaolai comes to mention the silver, he is allowed to ask you clearly, where to use it, what purpose, you have to explain it clearly.
"Don't get excited, wait for me, don't get excited, listen to me." Wang Xiaolai shook his hand.
Hou Selei hugged his arms and snorted: "What do you say?" There's no money anyway. โ
"Come on, I just looked at the account book, and there are still more than 300,000 taels of silver." Wang Xiaolai said in a low voice.
Hou Selei snorted: "No, no, my lord, the 300,000 silver deposits can't be moved, that's Foxconn's last silver deposit." Don't look at the business of our paper mill is booming now, and the scenery is infinite, but you must know that in this Echo Valley alone, you have thrown away at least 600,000 taels of silver, which is not counting the necessary expenses for purchasing grain and dealing with the dirty grains. โ
Wang Xiaolai looked at Serei and said: "But as long as what I said is done, Lao Hou, I promise, every year in the future, not every month, at least bring us this number." โ
As he spoke, Wang Xiaolai stretched out three fingers.
"Thirty thousand taels?"
"It's 300,000 taels. And it is estimated according to the most conservative. Wang Xiaolai said.
Hussere was a little unconvinced, how could it be so easy to earn money, if this was the case, everyone was still busy.
In addition to Hou Selei, people like Shu Jiuchai and Hongxiang, as well as Shen Xiping, who was sitting next to him, were convinced of Wang Xiaolai's words.
After all, they all watched Wang Xiaolai come here step by step, and believed in Wang Xiaolai's ability.
Like the Bantian eyebrows, they have a neutral attitude and don't express their stance or anything.
Seeing that Hou Selei said three, Wang Xiaolai slapped the table and said: "Be quiet and quiet, I am the chief shopkeeper of the paper mill, and all decisions are borne by me." โ
Hou Selei stood up and said, "What if you lose it?" โ
Wang Xiaolai looked at Hou Selei: "If I lose it, I will go to Your Majesty to cry and borrow money from Your Majesty to make a comeback." โ
The empress, who returned to her residence, sneezed out coldly, startling the narcissus.
"And, why do you accompany?" Wang Xiao came to see the people.
"No, my lord, if you don't tell me what you do to buy food, I can't agree, even if you fire me, I will admit it." Hussere is still holding on.
Wang Xiaolai looked at everyone: "Then I said it?" โ
It's not just Hou Selei, but the others have already been suffocated, but they don't dare to argue with Wang Xiaolai like Hou Selei.
"Well, sir, tell me."
The crowd unanimously replied, Wang Xiaolai pursed his lips and was speechless.
"Okay, Lao Shen, I think you are from the military, and you know the profits of tobacco."
Shen Xiping nodded: "Of course, this thing is too expensive, why are you asking this, my lord?" โ
Wang Xiaolai said: "Do you remember Su Bailuo? โ
"Is it the shopkeeper of the guest restaurant?" Shu Jiuchai asked.
Wang Xiaolai nodded: "At that meeting this morning, aren't you also there." โ
As soon as he said this, Shu Jiuchai understood: "Master, do you want to resell grain and send it to the mountain barbarians to exchange for tobacco?" โ
Wang Xiaolai snapped his fingers: "Smart." โ
"Your Majesty knows about it and will scold you." Shu Jiuchai said.
"That's why I have to hide it from Your Majesty."
Hou Sere is one head and two big: "My lord, you wait first. โ
Wang Xiaolai turned his head: "What's the matter?" โ
Hou Seret hissed: "Tobacco, I also understand, that thing is not cheap, ordinary people can't afford it at all, just sell it to the military and the children of the nobility, how much profit can it have?" โ
"Who told you this thing is ridiculously expensive?"
"Don't be stubborn, my lord, I don't know the price on the market." Hussere Road.
Wang Xiaolai: "ยทยทยท"
"You don't know the market, after I came back in the morning, I specially asked Hongxiang to investigate." Wang Xiao said and gestured, and Hongxiang immediately stood up to speak.
"Just sit down and talk."
Hongxiang sighed and sat down obediently.
"According to the instructions of the childe, I specially checked the market price of tobacco in the past three years, before the fall out with the mountain barbarians, the price of tobacco was only about one-thirtieth of the current one, and later, after His Majesty broke off the connection with the mountain barbarians, the tobacco could only be transported from the hands of the Sanhe barbarians and the Wuxi barbarians, and the price skyrocketed thirty times."
Wang Xiaolai shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "Everyone heard it?" As long as we can buy cheap tobacco, I can turn this thing into a daily necessity that is universal and inseparable from all Sui Yang. โ
Hou Selei narrowed his eyes: "My lord, even if this is the case, can you guarantee that there will be no chaos during the transportation?" Let's not talk about the barbarian order, there are so many bandits and strongmen on the road, checkpoints and sentry posts, and the risk along the way is not small. โ
Wang Xiaolai smiled: "I've thought of all this, old man with a half-day eyebrow." โ
Entering Wang Xiaolai's command, who had always been silent for a long time, he stood up when he heard the words, and he couldn't clasp his fists and salute because he was missing an arm, so he bent over: "My lord." โ
Wang Xiaolai said: "The old man is the deputy dart head of the Sanhe Dart Bureau, not to mention the rich experience in the rivers and lakes, and the network is also wide. โ
Bantianmei has also eaten food for so long under Wang Xiaolai, and when he heard it, he nodded without thinking about it: "My lord's order, I will repay you with death." โ
Wang Xiaolai smiled and waved his hand: "It's not that serious, if something is wrong, old man, you can withdraw directly, and the most important thing is to live." โ
"Nine hairpins."
Shu Jiuchai promised: "Master." โ
"How about you partner up with the old man and be in charge of this smuggling and reselling in the future?"
Regarding Wang Xiaolai's words, Shu Jiuchai never refused, and nodded at that time: "Okay." โ
"But before doing this, it's best for someone to go to the mountain tribe for a trip, it's best to be smart, it's going to happen, talk to the people of the mountain tribe, otherwise don't let us go with the food then, they don't want it, isn't this." After Wang Xiao finished speaking, he looked at these people under him.
"Hao Ren." It is recommended to open your mouth without two seals.
Wang Xiaolai thought about it, among these people under him, is there anyone more clever than Hao Ren.
So, Wang Xiaolai nodded and said, "Iron Hammer, you pack up tomorrow morning and go to Daxing City to come back Hao Ren." โ
The hammer slammed into the sound of a loud compliment.
Immediately after, Wang Xiaolai said again: "Since everything has been arranged, then everyone can start to act separately, Jiuchai, you have picked out some bold and careful brothers from the escort team these days, no more, about a hundred or ten, and set up an escort team." Hongxiang, you and Old Man Feng buy more food, Mr. Mei, you pack up, and when Hao Ren comes back, His Majesty will leave, and Lao Shen will go with me to the mountain tribe and talk about this matter. โ
"Lao Hou, you and Jingyu will stay in Echo Valley, and all matters will be handled by you. Any comments? โ
Hou Selei sighed, and said in his heart that they had discussed it so clearly, did I say that it was okay to have an opinion?
Wang Xiaolai clapped his hands and said, "Okay, since you have no opinions, let's disperse." โ
Everyone got up and left, and Wang Xiaolai also stretched his waist.
Hongxiang made Wang Xiaolai a cup of tea, and came up to take the initiative to rub Wang Xiaolai's shoulder.
It's been a few days, Wang Xiaolai is also used to it, at the beginning, he would say that Hongxiang doesn't need to be like this, but Hongxiang, who is used to working as a maid, said that he remembered it, but in a blink of an eye, it started again.
So much so that Wang Xiaolai didn't bother to say it later.
"Knock knock."
There was a knock on the door.
Wang Xiaolai put down the tea in his hand: "Who." โ
Narcissus's voice came from outside: "Me. โ
Wang Xiaolai was so excited that he almost didn't fall down, and his heart said that he wouldn't be so evil, I just arranged everything here, and Your Majesty will know?
It doesn't make sense.
"Red, red incense, go open the door." Wang Xiaolai said in a trembling voice.
Hongxiang obediently agreed, walked over, opened the door, and Narcissus stood outside the door, and said with a cold face: "Wang Xiaolai, Your Majesty has something to call you." โ
"Then, what Sister Narcissus, what is Your Majesty looking for me?"
"I don't know, don't you know when you go?" Narcissus said.
"It's okay to tell the bottom of it."
"I really don't know, if you don't go, if you don't go, I'll do it."
As soon as Narcissus's words came out, Wang Xiaolai was as well-behaved as a cat, and stood up suddenly: "Go, go, of course go, I didn't say no, don't you stand up." โ