Han Du gave orders to Mr. Huang and went back with peace of mind. In his opinion, Mr. Huang has always been mature and prudent. No matter what is arranged for him, he can execute it to the letter and never do anything out of line.
What's more, this is still a matter of safety for them.
Thinking about it in Handu, with Mr. Huang watching, no one would squat in the mine cart and hitch a ride.
The problem of coal ore transportation has finally been solved. Next, the output of coal mines will inevitably increase explosively. The sales problem is already imminent and must be solved quickly.
But there is no way to solve this matter by Han Du himself.
Han Du was too poor to afford a shop. A shop in an outer city, with a relatively modest storefront, could easily cost more than a thousand guan. How exaggerated is this price? You can buy a house in the same location.
Since ancient times, under the emperor's feet, whether it is a house or a shop, there is no reason to be cheap.
Although the Ming Dynasty was just founded, it had superior military strength and could easily overwhelm Bei Yuan, making it look extremely powerful. Although housing prices are not as exaggerated as those in the Song Dynasty, they are still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Otherwise, Han De would not have been able to buy a house in the inner city after being the Minister of Household Affairs for so many years until he was imprisoned and sentenced. As for the current residence in Han Mansion, it was Han Du who came here as a dowry.
Han De alone cannot afford it.
Although Han Du didn't know how much his mother's dowry left, it was impossible to buy him a shop to sell coal.
Just because you can't get it out of the shop doesn't mean that others can't get it out either.
Han Du looked at the East Palace from a distance, thinking that it was time to let Zhu Biao bleed.
"Han Du is here again?" Zhu Biao's eyes were red and a strange look appeared on his face.
Zhu Biao read Han Du's memorials one after another last night and kept reading until this morning. Han Du's memorial is like Shuangwen, once it gets attached to it, it can't be shaken off.
However, as good as it is when you watch it, you will feel so painful after watching it.
Zhu Biao was now deeply in pain. At this moment, he heard the subordinate's report and thought that Han Du was here to provoke.
Zhu Biao cheered up and sat upright, deciding in his heart that no matter what Han Du said, he would hold back. No matter what, you can't bow in front of Han Du and agree to his bad idea.
"Xuan!"
Zhu Biao's voice was extremely deep and thick, full of the majesty of a prison prince.
Han Du entered the palace and paid homage to him, "Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to your highness."
"No courtesy, get up." Zhu Shou's tone was calm, as if nothing had happened. The memorial left by Han Du was not even mentioned at all. Zhu Biao tried his best to pretend that he had not seen it at all.
Zhu Biao said nothing, but Han Du made a report.
"Your Highness, the mining and transportation of coal ore are fully prepared, and production is about to increase dramatically. The sale of coal ore is already imminent." Han Du told Zhu Biao.
Um?
Han Du didn't even talk about the memorial at all, but this made Zhu Biao stunned. He almost stopped and quickly controlled his mind.
However, if Han Du hadn't mentioned the coal mine, Zhu Biao would have almost forgotten it.
When Han Du mentioned it, Zhu Biao asked in a deep voice: "Now that everything is ready, let's start selling."
Seeing Zhu Biao's misunderstanding, Han Du explained: "Your Highness, it's not that we are ready, but there is still a problem. We do not have a shop that sells coal ore."
"Oh? There is a shortage of shops." Zhu Biao heard this, thought for a moment and said, "I still have some shops in my hands, how many do you want?"
Han Du's breath froze after hearing this. Could it be that you will give him as much as he wants? But when Han Du thought about it carefully, he suddenly felt that it was true. After all, the world will belong to this man in the future, and he can naturally give as much as he wants.
Han Du suddenly felt the unconscious critical blow from the second generation emperor, and felt a sense of grievance in his heart. However, Han Du quickly put this emotion out of his head, thought about it in his mind, and replied: "If you want to cover the entire capital, it is best to have four in the inner city and eight in the outer city. A total of twelve shops are needed. .”
Zhu Biao thought for a while, nodded and said: "Twelve is not much. If you still need it, I can give you twelve more."
Um?
Han Du was surprised when he heard Zhu Biao's words. Should he say that he really deserves to be the second generation emperor? How similar is this heroic style to Van Fleet?
No matter how much I ask, Zhu Biao will give me double?
Throwing away the random thoughts in his mind, Han Du shook his head and said: "Your Highness, the twelve are the result of accurate calculation by the minister, which can guarantee that everyone will be covered, and the distance from the farthest place to the shop is almost the same. There is no need to add more.”
Han Du is planning to make profits from the coal mines. The more shops there are, the more manpower will be needed. This expenditure will naturally increase, but it will reduce the overall income in disguise.
At that time, Han Du's dividends will become less.
Seeing that Han Du didn't want it anymore, Zhu Biao stopped insisting. He waved his hand and a eunuch stood up beside him.
"Take Han Du to choose the location of the shop."
After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Han Du and said, "Go ahead and choose whichever one you need. Let them cooperate with you."
Han Du did not back down, and said again: "There is another thing, that is, the price of this charcoal, please ask the emperor to determine it."
"Does my father still need to determine the price? Didn't you say it last time? Ten cents for one hundred catties." Zhu Biao asked doubtfully.
Han Du had already mentioned the price of coal mine last time, so why did he still need his father to determine it?
Han Du almost vomited blood after hearing this. Ten cents and one hundred catties were sold. This was really selling the coal as dirt. If you really want to follow this sales method, then Handu shouldn't expect to get rich from this, and just forget about it.
Han Du quickly smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, last time I just gave an example casually, and it is not the real price of coal mines. Although there is no coal mine in the capital, there is also charcoal. The current market price of charcoal is three hundred yuan. Three hundred and fifty cents per hundred catties. Comparing it to other areas, I think the price of charcoal is between one hundred and twenty cents and one hundred thirty cents per hundred catties, which is a more reasonable price."
"Is that so?" Zhu Biao nodded, "I will write it down and report it to my father."
Seeing that everything that needed to be said had been said, Han Du withdrew and followed the eunuch to choose a shop.
Seeing Han Du really leave like this, Zhu Biao muttered, "Isn't it true that he didn't come here to beg for orphans? What a strange thing."
Han Du followed the eunuch to a large hall.
"My lord, please come this way!"
Han Du did not dare to neglect and saluted, "Thank you for your service, father-in-law."
The eunuch took a map off the shelf and unfolded it in front of Han Du.
"The location marked by these black spots is His Highness's shop. Master Han only needs to point it out to the slave where he likes it."
Han Du saw that it was densely packed, and with just a casual glance, he estimated that there were at least hundreds of black spots. I couldn't help complaining in my heart, no wonder the twelve shops were nothing in Zhu Biao's eyes. If he had so many shops, he would be able to downplay the twelve shops thrown out.
Han Du was not polite and pointed out directly, "Here, here, and here ~ that's all."
Soon Han Du selected twelve locations.
When the eunuch saw it, he raised his head and glanced at Han Du in surprise.
"What?" Han Du asked in confusion: "Is there anything wrong with these?" "
The eunuch explained to Han Du kindly: "Most of what you pointed out are fine, but two of them are currently being run by slaves. I wonder if you can change them?"
After saying that, he pointed it out on the map.
Han Du looked at the two points pointed by the eunuch, frowned and thought for a moment. The location of these two places is a bit strange, being sandwiched between the inner and outer city. If he gave up, Han Du was a little unwilling to be in such a superior position; if he didn't give up, he would definitely offend the eunuch in front of him, maybe not just one, but a group of eunuchs.
After thinking about it, Han Du felt that there was still no need to conflict with them. He nodded and said, "Okay."
When the eunuch saw this, he thanked Han Du and said, "I will thank Master Han very much."
"polite!"
...
After Han Du left, Zhu Biaodu continued to deal with the memorial until the sky began to darken.
A eunuch came to report, "The Emperor has summoned His Highness!"
When he heard that it was his father who summoned him, Zhu Biao did not dare to neglect. Putting down the pen in his hand, he followed the eunuch all the way to Queen Ma.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father." As soon as Zhu Biao entered the palace, he saw his father sitting inside and quickly stepped forward to salute.
Seeing the prince salute, Lao Zhu waved his hand casually, "The prince is here, get up. I called you here today because your mother misses you, so I asked you to come over for a meal. Go ahead and wait for your mother."
Zhu Biao followed his words and sat down at his father's position, thinking about the sale of coal. Then he asked his father for instructions, "Father, Han Du came to report today. The sale of coal is ready, because there has never been a sale of coal in the capital, and even if there is, it is shipped from far away, and the price It’s frighteningly high, so I want to ask my father to set a price.”
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang showed no expression on his face. After a while, he asked Zhu Biao: "What do you think?"
"My dear friend, I originally thought I could sell it for ten cents and a hundred catties. After all, even so, the profit is already quite large. But today Han Du said that we should reduce it accordingly based on the price of charcoal on the market. The price is set at Between one hundred and twenty to one hundred and thirty cents is better."
When mentioning Han Du, Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly darkened.
The last time Han Du purchased cotton at a high price, there was such a fuss that even the imperial censor wrote a letter to impeach Han Du. Although Lao Zhu directly rejected the memorial to impeach Han Du, it does not mean that Lao Zhu has no objections to Han Du.
