Chapter 42 [Cycle of Fate]

Of course, after Li Wen's industry expanded, Li Wen's current funding gap is also increasing day by day.

No more than the windfall profits of the brewery, the ironworks, the military expenses, and the management of refugees, all of which are serious problems that require a lot of continuous investment in them to be solved.

In this way, there is only one source of funds for the brewery, and the others are big spenders.

Even if Li Wen used all kinds of tricks and abduction methods, he got a lot of gold and silver from the hands of the big clans in the city.

It's also gradually being spent like water!

This made Li Wen face the problem of money and money when he opened his eyes, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Li Wen has lost his eyes on money.

Compared with the profits brought by hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, it was just a call from his uncle Li Wen.

At night, with the flickering candle flame.

Lee Wen and his future finance minister, Xie Fa, fought at night under the light of candles.

A large number of bookkeepers use Li Wen's new calculation method to constantly count the current state of funds.

And with the passage of time, when the specific financial statements were presented in front of Li Wen, Li Wen's eyes looked at the declining surplus gold and silver written on the paper.

Dang even slapped the table and said, "No, we must continue to expand the sales of immortal brew!"

At the current level of spending, the specific profit from the brewery is not enough to support our consumption! ”

Hearing Li Wen's question, Xie Fa, who was standing on the side, said: "King, the liquor market near Youzhou City is almost full!"

There's no way to expand for the time being! ”

However, hearing Xie Fa's answer, Li Wen said loudly: "If Youzhou City is full, then sell it to other counties, and other counties are also full!"

Then sell it directly to the barbarians on the steppe!

I don't believe it, in this icy and snowy cold, this fairy brew that can warm people for a while can't be sold! ”

With Li Wen's opening, Xie Fa was stunned all of a sudden, and he said with some puzzlement: "King, I can understand selling it to other counties, but selling it to barbarians!"

Is this possible?

You must know that the imperial court prohibits trading with barbarians! ”

In order to limit the growth of the barbarians, the Daqian court set strict trade restrictions, hoping to completely restrict the barbarians on the grassland who lacked resources.

However, hearing Xie Fa's answer, Li Wen said disdainfully: "The imperial court ban is a fart, outside of us not yet controlling Youzhou City, the Song family doesn't know how many important materials have been resold to the barbarians on the grassland!"

Otherwise, how do you think it can come up with the equipment of 50,000 troops, and let Youzhou be ravaged for more than ten years in succession! ”

"And since the Song family can sell it, why can't we sell it, and I have to borrow his Song family's business channels!

Come and sell my family's fairy brew!! ”

Although he promised Ji Guogong not to trouble the Song family again, this does not mean that Li Wen has no problem with the Song family.

As the so-called forced buying and selling is also a means of doing business, as long as the business can be done smoothly.

As for the disgraceful measures taken in it, that's all for later, anyway, until the silver is caught first.

So in order to open up the sales channel of his own immortal brewing, in the following period of time, Li Wen ordered the Youwang Chamber of Commerce to launch a series of economic actions against the Song family.

It's just that this time it's not as conspicuous as before!

However, despite Li Wen's targeting, in the face of other businesses that are mostly losing money, only the liquor business can barely make a little profit.

The Song family still embarked on the path arranged by Li Wen, risking smuggling to sell the fairy brew to the grassland.

The cold is the biggest helper in the sales of fairy brew!

Drinking a spicy fairy brew under the ice and snow, the warmth of the whole body is simply fascinating.

Soon, a large amount of funds began to be returned in the direction of Youzhou, and the funds robbed by the barbarians before had to be spent.

This time, with the emergence of immortal brewing, a large amount of funds continued to flow into Li Wen's hands.

So throughout this winter, Li Wen and his subordinates were working as salesmen for their own immortal brew.

This continued until the winter snow melted!

As the cold weather was blown away by the warm spring breeze, Li Wen also shifted his attention from the aspect of liquor sales to the land arrangement work in his hands.

A large number of iron farming tools were created by the iron-making workshops, and the land was cultivated in a centralized manner.

The power of industry began to burst out of its power on this land of China for a while.

Time flies by, and in a blink of an eye, it is the middle of summer, the scorching heat makes people feel uncomfortable, and the constant chirping of cicadas makes people feel irritated!

And in the middle of such a summer season, it is a good time for Li Wen to officially open up another source of wealth.

In order to win Xie Fa into his subordinates, Li Wen's specially showed him a means of making ice.

It's just that last year, due to the problem of time, the Youwang Chamber of Commerce only launched some layouts in this regard.

But there is not much investment in the specific aspects!

Now, with the arrival of the midsummer season, the layout of the Youwang Chamber of Commerce in this regard has also begun to gradually unfold.

Zhongdu, Dragon City!

This is the most prosperous place in the whole world, and countless dignitaries gather here.

Wealth from all over the world is like a river flowing into the sea, constantly flowing into the entire Dragon City.

There are a lot of rich people here!

Therefore, Li Wen was able to make more money here!

So with the scorching heat gradually playing its part, the Youwang Chamber of Commerce began to make a lot of money here.

"Sell ice, sell ice!"

"The best ice cubes, freshly baked, hurry up and sell them!

"It's too late, but there's no !!"

In the rich urban area of Longcheng, the sound of selling along the street continued to sound, which in turn caused those dignitaries who were tortured by the scorching heat to send people to inquire constantly.

"Hey! It's really strange in this world!

This ice cube is still freshly baked!

How much does this ice cube cost you? ”

A guy who had been sent to sell ice cubes asked the ice seller in surprise while wiping his sweat.

"Hey, that's not expensive!

It's only three dollars of silver, and two catties of a piece! ”

"Three dollars of silver, the cheapest ice cube next door has to be sold for five dollars of silver, where did you get this ice cube so cheap!"

As soon as the price came out, the person who asked the question was immediately shocked.

"You don't care where he got the ice cube, this ice cube can still be fake, three coins of silver, Lao Tzu bought it first!"

Before the task of selling ice cubes was answered, someone immediately handed over the money to the ice seller.

And with the beginning of this person, a sudden rush continued to appear in the entire rich city.

As people say, there is no real or false difference between three coins and ice cubes, so let's sell them first!

You don't care if he loses money or not, as long as you buy it for three dollars of silver, you can make a lot of money by selling it.

So with the entire Zhongdu Dragon City snatching the ice cubes of the Youwang Chamber of Commerce, it alarmed the chief eunuch in the palace.

"Three silver ice cubes, do you know where they came from?

Wouldn't it be a loss with such a cheap ice cube!! ”

On a recliner, Wang Fang, the chief eunuch, asked the little eunuch waiting on the side in a shrill voice.

"Report to the ancestors, it is said that it was transported from Youzhou!"

"Youzhou, that's even more if you can't afford it!"

The little eunuch's words made Wang Fang even more surprised.

But he said calmly: "Forget it, our family doesn't care if he loses or not!"

Did they pay the money? ”

If you want to do business in this Zhongdu Dragon City, you will inevitably have to deal with the Red King Governor next to the emperor.

As long as he can't nod his head and agree, even the business of the emperor's relatives can't be done in this Zhongdu Dragon City.

However, with Chief Wang's inquiry, the little eunuch on the side replied with an embarrassed face: "Ancestor, I want them to confess, but the other party's backstage is a bit too big, and the small ones can't afford to provoke them!"

"Backstage? Who can have our backstage hard!

By the way, what is the name of the chamber of commerce that sells ice cubes!

It seems that our family is going to talk to them that day! ”

Hearing the little eunuch's answer, Chief Manager Wang immediately sat up, and then said with an arrogant face.

"Report to the ancestors, it's called the Youwang Chamber of Commerce!"

The little eunuch said cautiously.

"Youwang Chamber of Commerce, what a small chamber of commerce, why didn't I listen......

What are you talking about, Youwang Chamber of Commerce!!

What does it have to do with Youwang? ”

Manager Wang suddenly said in a serious tone.

"It is said to be the Chamber of Commerce opened by His Royal Highness the King of You!"

The little eunuch replied.

"Youwang, he's not dead yet......"

Mr. Wang just wanted to blurt out.

But when he saw the little eunuch on the side, he turned to a serious face and said, "Okay, you go down first!"

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Seeing that Manager Wang's face was not good, the little eunuch hurriedly and cautiously retreated.

After the little eunuch retreated, Chief Manager Wang hurriedly asked others to start checking about the Youwang.

And it doesn't matter if you don't check it, but a check shocked the heart of the head of the king, and then hurried to the palace.

In the imperial study, the chief manager Wang handed over the information he had collected to the current emperor.

Immediately, with the eyes of the Great Emperor, a majestic voice sounded in the ears of Chief Wang.

"That's the end of it!

You go down first!! ”

Hearing the order from the Great Qianhuang Emperor, although the head of the king didn't know why.

But his duty as a subordinate still made him bow quickly, and then retreated as quickly as possible.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem!"

Suddenly, a violent cough sounded, and the face of the Great Emperor, who had just been serious, suddenly turned pale.

"The emperor takes turns to do it, and he will come to my house next year!

You really dare to say it! ”

His eyes swept over the news from the Xuanbing Terrace, but the tone of the Great Emperor was full of helplessness.

No matter which dynasty it is placed in, this sentence can be said to be a rebellious remark, and once it is found out, the killing of the head is light.

More of them are taking the Nine Clans as the final end.

However, what made Emperor Daqian very helpless was that he had no ability to counter this sentence.

Because it was no one else who said this, the good brothers who officially usurped the Xia Dynasty with him.

That is, the Great Qian, the Eight Pillars and others!

Once Emperor Daqian relied on his own power and began an act of desperation, and took the Great Xia Dynasty into his own hands through the inheritance of his son-in-law.

The consequences of this situation were still able to be suppressed when he was young, and the Eight Pillars obeyed his orders.

However, with the aging of the Great Qian Emperor and the continuous growth of his princes.

The Eight Pillars Kingdom, who had the opportunity to compete with Emperor Daqian, suddenly began to be restless.

They plan to reproduce the operation of the current Emperor Daqian, and also let their family ascend to the position of the supreme of the Ninety-Five in the world.

And with the passage of time, the worse Emperor Daqian's body is, the more obvious those people's thoughts will be!

He understood what he had done at the beginning, killing all the men of the Great Xia Dynasty, so that he could ascend to the supreme throne with the help of the power of the Eight Pillars Kingdom as a son-in-law.

And now the same thing is about to happen to him, which makes Emperor Daqian feel the impermanence of fate.

So Emperor Daqian's eyes swept over the information about Li Wen, and whispered to himself: "Let's look at it over time, no matter what, the bloodline of my Li family can't be cut off here!!