Xu Kuang didn't know what Ai Wen was thinking yet, and he was now checking the sales of tobacco.

Jenny's own tobacco sales don't seem to be that lucrative at the moment.

"Many businessmen have taken a small amount of tobacco with us based on our word of mouth, but we have not received feedback yet."

Xu Kuang sighed secretly, he was also beating a drum in his heart, he was worried that people here didn't smoke cigarettes.

……

Ten days ago, somewhere in the kingdom of Alto

A team of mercenaries encountered a fourth-order demonic beast and started a fierce battle.

The fourth-order demonic beast was lying on the ground, and several people were dismembering it.

The rest of the people were either on guard, while others were slumped on the ground.

Spence was the one in charge of guarding, and he was actually very tired, but compared to the others, his condition was not bad, so he had no choice but to be vigilant.

Spence was bored, he knew very well that there was still the aura of fourth-order demonic beasts in this vicinity, and there would be no other demonic beasts coming.

But once people break free from the pressure, it is easy to feel tired.

Spence was eyelidly fighting and drowsy.

Suddenly, he remembered the cigarette he had bought on the street the other day, which, according to the owner, was a refreshment.

Spence wasn't convinced, so he took out a pack of cigarettes, unpacked them, pulled out one, lit it, and put it in his mouth.

After a bite, Spins coughed violently.

He stared at the cigarette in his hand and cursed angrily:

"Damn profiteer, you actually cheated me for twenty copper coins!".

Spin thought about throwing the cigarette away, but decided to finish it anyway when he thought it was a money to buy it.

Soon, a cigarette went down.

Spence was reluctant to put the remaining cigarettes back into storage.

Suddenly, he found that he was not so sleepy and not so tired.

He hurriedly said to the others:

"Guys, come and try the cigarette rolls I bought.".

A pack of cigarettes quickly glowed, and the slow hand could only watch in embarrassment as others swallowed the clouds.

The captain of Spence was also given one, and he slowly tasted the cigarette, and indeed felt the unusual power of the cigarette.

He stood up, walked up to Spence, and asked:

"Spence, where did you buy this?".

Spence happily told the captain everything.

Soon, the fourth-order demonic beast was dismembered, and the mercenary team returned home.

And the captain also asked his subordinates to buy a lot of cigarettes.

The other mercenaries were also curious about what this team was buying so many cigarettes for, and after inquiring, they learned the usefulness of this thing, and hurriedly rushed to the store to buy cigarettes.

Soon, the cigarettes in the store were sold out.

The shopkeeper muttered to himself with pity on his face:

"It's a pity, I can't buy it at a higher price, otherwise, I won't make a lot of ......money."

There was a similar situation elsewhere, and all in all, cigarettes quickly became popular.

……

In the past few days, Ai Wen came to Xu Kuang when he had nothing to do, thinking about discussing alchemy with Xu Kuang.

And Xu Kuang also gave more profound insights, especially in some aspects, Xu Kuang can always give Ai Wen some unique views, which makes Ai Wen very happy.

Suddenly, a phone call came to Xu Kuang's workstation.

Xu Kuang stood up and hurriedly asked:

"What's wrong?".

Jenny's voice came from the other end of the phone, and Jenny said to Xu Kuang:

"Young master, the order for cigarettes has exploded, and the merchants who don't know where they came from, are scrambling to buy our cigarettes, and we have now made tobacco licenses for everyone who wants to sell cigarettes according to the original plan."

Xu Kuang suppressed the excitement in his heart, if the cigarette business really succeeded, the profit brought by it was not a small amount, it was a huge profit.

An acre of land can collect hundreds of catties of dry tobacco, a pound of tobacco can make hundreds of cigarettes, even if all are the lowest quality tobacco, a hundred cigarettes can be sold for a silver coin, and the purchase price of dry tobacco on an acre of land is only a gold coin, and it is several times the windfall profit when it changes hands......

Xu Kuang hurriedly said to Jenny:

"You must tell the merchants how to distinguish the authenticity of the license plate, and then tell them that if there are other fake cigarettes of the Sword Orchid brand on the market, they must report it to us, and we will reward them."

Ai Wen looked at Xu Kuang in amazement, he found that this guy really loves money, which made Ai Wen puzzled.

"You guy, you have so much business, you shouldn't be short of money, why do you love money so much?".

Xu Kuang was stunned and said to Ai Wen:

"I'm not short of money? Why am I not short of money, not to mention anything else, just this research center, I have to spend millions of gold coins every year, and this is still trying to control the cost, the entire Gladiolus City, all the salaries, material costs, and military expenses...... Which one doesn't cost money? ”。

Ewen had nothing more to say.

Aven sighed, and he went back to his desk and went about his business.

Xu Kuang left here directly, and he came to the Commercial Division.

This time, close to 100,000 gold coins of cigarettes were sold, you know, cloth is a bulk goods, and there is not so much money for the first sale.

Jenny said to Xu Kuang:

"This is just the beginning, and I expect that in two months, tobacco revenues will be able to increase several times."

Xu Kuang nodded, and he said to Jenny:

"You have to strictly control the issuance of tobacco licences, and also, promote tobacco as much as possible."

Jenny said to Xu Kuang:

"I think it's time to set up a trading house."

Xu Kuang looked at Jenny in amazement and asked:

"Tell me what you think."

Jenny nodded, and she said to Xu Kuang:

"My idea is actually very simple, that is, our previous shops are too scattered, and the personnel management is relatively chaotic, if all the shops are integrated into a commercial bank, will our efficiency be improved? Also, there is always a need for unified management. ”。

Xu Kuang nodded, and he said to Jenny:

"Okay, I see, you just let it go.".

Jenny was relieved when she got her approval, and she was worried that her idea would not be accepted.

Xu Kuang didn't know what Jenny was thinking, he only felt that Jenny had already made up her mind, which was a good thing, and it showed that Jenny could continue to be on her own in the future.

Xu Kuang patted Jenny on the shoulder and said to Jenny:

"Go ahead and do it, allocate the resources you need to other people, don't be tied down, now is the time to do it."

For Gladiolus City, the capital is not a short board at present, and the dumping of industrialization on agriculture is simply a dimensionality reduction blow, and Gladiolus City can also develop rapidly.

And Xu Kuang is not crossing the river by feeling the stones now, for him, as long as the money is enough, he can make Mushroom Ridge quickly enter the next era.

Xu Kuang has this confidence.