Initially, both Zhu Biao and Tang Ding thought that this matter would be over. After all, Zhu Xiang had paid 10,000 guan in real money. Han Du didn't do anything. Even Zhu Ping sent people to dig out these stones. He just took a few glances and got 10,000 stones. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?
But after Han Du heard this, he snorted in his nose. He didn't take Ten Thousand Guan into his heart at all. He stared at Zhu Fang and sneered: "Ten thousand Guan? Is the prince sending beggars away?"
As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned.
Ten thousand guan is still too little. When did Han Du become so greedy? You must know that Han Du has done nothing about this from beginning to end.
The land belongs to Zhu Ping, and even looking for this thing was sent by Zhu Ping. Han Du just asked Zhu Ping to go.
That's it, aren't you satisfied with winning 10,000 yuan?
Zhu Xi also looked at Han Du with surprise. Now that he knew it was jade, of course he was not willing to share it with others. Therefore, he directly offered Han Du 10,000 yuan, just to stop Han Du's mouth.
But Zhu Xi never expected that even this would not satisfy Han Du.
"Haha..." Zhu Xi shook his head and looked at Han Du with bright eyes.
Han Du looked calm and looked back at him calmly.
Seeing Han Du's smile, the smile on Zhu Ping's face gradually disappeared. He stared at Han Du solemnly and asked doubtfully: "Is what you said true?"
Zhu Xiang only heard Han Du say that the gem was valuable, but he had no idea how valuable it was. Without knowing how much money he could earn, Zhu Ping could directly offer Han Du 10,000 yuan, all because of Zhu Biao's face.
But now Han Du is not satisfied yet, which makes Zhu Xi a little unhappy!
Han Du immediately smiled as if he was relaxed, leaned back in his chair, and said, "Who are you kidding? You want to send me away even if you have ten thousand guan. That's just a dream."
Zhu Ming looked back at Zhu Biao and saw that he lowered his eyebrows and said nothing. Zhu Xi laughed, stretched out his finger to pick the bridge of his nose, and said with a smile: "Okay, how much do you want? Thirty thousand, or fifty thousand? You tell me the number and let's hear it."
Han Du shook his head and said, "I don't want a penny."
Everyone was even more surprised after hearing this. One moment, ten thousand guan handu was too little, and the next moment, he didn't want even a penny. What on earth did he want to do?
Even Zhu Biao put down the tea cup in his hand in surprise and looked up at Han Du in confusion, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"You're confusing me. Let me know what you think."
Han Du glanced at the confused faces of everyone and said to Zhu Xi: "Your Majesty doesn't know much about this thing. If he sells it himself, does he know how to sell it?"
"This..." Zhu Xi lowered his head. Han Du's question really stopped him. Indeed, he didn’t understand this thing at all. How could he sell it?
But how can Zhu Ping be willing to enter Baoshan and return empty-handed? Therefore, Zhu Qiang tilted his neck and said to Han Du: "Since this is also a kind of jade, why don't I just grind it out and make it into a jade pendant to sell?"
If you sell it like this, you will only be able to earn some hard-earned money, and you won't be able to sell it at a high price... Han Du looked at Zhu Ping with a smile and thought to himself.
It's not impossible to use jadeite as a jade pendant, but it has no advantage compared with Hetian jade. Moreover, there were many kinds of jade pendants in the Ming Dynasty. If jade pendants were made from jade, the market would not be big and there would not be much money to be made.
"Why bother, Your Majesty? Why don't you dig out this jade and sell it to me, and I guarantee to give His Highness a satisfactory price? Of course, I am not without conditions." Han Du said with a smile.
Zhu Fang smacked his lips twice, and then asked: "What are the conditions?"
"I don't want the prince to give me 10,000 yuan. I just ask the prince to agree to sell this thing to me within five years and not to sell it to anyone else. How about that?" Han Du said with a smile.
After Zhu Xi pondered for a while, he said solemnly: "I will only sell it to you within five years? What if the price you give is too low?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. His Royal Highness is here to witness it. The price I will give you will definitely satisfy you and will not cause you to suffer a loss." Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao, hoping that he could help him win the business. .
If this business is won, Han Du will not miss out on Zhu Biao's benefits.
Zhu Ping sighed incomprehensively, folded his hands and said: "You only let me sell things to you. I can understand this. After all, independent business is the best. But why do you only have five years? , which means that after five years, I will sell it to whomever I want to sell it to?"
"Of course." Han Du nodded affirmatively.
As for why it only took five years, Han Du did not explain to Zhu Ping. Five years is enough time for Handu to establish its brand. At that time, even if someone starts this business, he will only be able to make low-end things, and the high-end ones will definitely have been occupied by himself.
At that time, Han Du didn't care who Zhu Ping wanted to sell to. Because no matter who he wants to sell to, Han Du can grab the most generous profit.
Of course, it would be best if Zhu Xi could be sold only to Han Du forever. But Zhu Xi is not an idiot, how could he do such a stupid thing?
It was precisely because Han Du knew this that he proposed a five-year agreement to Zhu Ping.
Even though Zhu Ping didn't have the slightest objection to the five-year contract proposed by Han Du, if Han Du proposed that he could only sell it to one person forever, Zhu Ping would definitely fall out on the spot.
"Five years? Interesting, interesting, good..." Zhu Ping clapped his hands happily and was about to agree.
Suddenly, Zhu Biao secretly reached out and pulled him.
Zhu Xi turned his head and looked at Zhu Biao with great confusion, not knowing what the emperor brother meant.
Han Du saw Zhu Biao's little move, and his expression suddenly turned bad. Is this brother-in-law trying to mess up his business?
Han Du immediately winked secretly at Zhu Biao, telling him to shut up. This business had become an indispensable benefit for him.
But Zhu Biao turned a blind eye to Han Du's gesture and said with a smile: "Since the second brother has something, and Han Du knows how to run it, you might as well form a partnership and start this business."
A joint venture... Han Du had indeed had this idea at first, but now he couldn't agree to it. It was very convenient to start a partnership, but as Han Du, how much could he get from it?
Shooting birds across the mountains, whoever sees them will have a share. As the prince, does Zhu Biao need to take a stake? Of course! Zhu Biao has taken it, will Lao Zhu take it?
And there is Tang Ding. He personally doesn't have much, but he represents the Xinguo Duke's government, so he should get it.
After dividing it bit by bit, how much more can Han Du get?
But if Zhu Xi sells things to himself, carves them and sells them, it will be completely different. That is equivalent to the entire jade industry belonging to one person. Even if he has to share a little profit with Zhu Biao, it will be much more than a joint venture.
"Well... there's no need for a joint venture..." Han Du laughed dryly and looked at Zhu Xi.
Tell him, this is your thing. People are asking for shares, so you can't say anything?
Zhu Fang didn't want to form a shareholding either. Everything that was not a shareholding was his, and he could sell it to whomever he wanted. Although it will all be sold to Han Du in the first five years, he can take advantage of this time to familiarize himself with the stone mining process and accumulate experience, so as to prepare for large-scale stone mining in the future.
Seeing the hesitation on Zhu Xi's face, Zhu Biao had no choice but to sigh: "Second brother, you were young in the capital and didn't know much about Han Du."
Zhu Xiang looked up at the emperor's brother in confusion, wondering why he said this.
"Han Du's reputation in the capital is not due to his being a proud young man." Zhu Biao explained with a smile.
Zhu Xi was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "What is that?"
"He knows how to manage things. Things that are not very eye-catching in the eyes of ordinary people can be sold for sky-high prices in his hands. Therefore, the people in the capital also jokingly call him the Good Fortune Boy. Since he cares so much about this thing, then he You will definitely be able to sell this thing for a sky-high price. No matter how high the price he gives you, you can only earn some hard-earned money, which is just a drop in the bucket for him." Zhu Biao smiled and asked Han Du : "Tell me, is Gu right?"
Han Du glared at Zhu Biao dissatisfied and didn't want to talk to him.
Zhu Xi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he laughed, nodded and said: "My brother, listen to your brother."
Zhu Biao nodded slightly with satisfaction, then turned to Han Du and asked, "How is it? What do you think?"
A good business was disturbed by you... This is Han Du's truest thought about Zhu Biao.
Han Du frowned and said nothing, his face full of dissatisfaction. Zhu Biao smiled and comforted: "Don't feel dissatisfied. Although Gu has disturbed your monopoly on this business, do you think you can really take over this business on your own?"
"Why can't I eat it?" Han Du asked Zhu Biao with a dissatisfied tone. Han Du was really a little angry at Zhu Biao. With such a good business, if he could eat it himself, he would just give some to Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao must have understood this, but he just wanted to propose a shareholding.
Zhu Biao shook his head, pointed at the jade and said, "Since this is jade, you have to carve it before selling it, right? But I want to ask you, do you have a jade carving craftsman?"
This...Handu really doesn't have it.
But even if he didn't have one, Han Du still said unconvinced: "I don't have a jade carving craftsman now, but as long as I pay, I'm afraid I can't find a craftsman?"
Jade carving craftsmen are indeed rare, but that doesn't mean there are none among the people. People in the Ming Dynasty loved all kinds of jade, and there were still some people who knew how to do this craft.
Zhu Biao shook his head again, smiled and said to Han Du: "Looking at the way your eyes lit up when you saw these things just now, you know that these things are rare treasures. If you find ordinary craftsmen to carve them, wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources? Besides, can the things made by such craftsmen be sold at a good price?"
Han Du responded in silence, already somewhat understanding what Zhu Biao wanted to say. The craftsmanship of ordinary craftsmen is really a kind of blasphemy for such top-grade glass imperial green jade.
Seeing Han Du lowering his head and thinking, Zhu Biao continued: "The craftsmanship of the palace craftsmen is not comparable to that of the private sector. If you agree to join forces in this business, then I will make the decision. How about giving you ten jade carving craftsmen from the palace?" ?”
Ten!
Han Du's eyes lit up, his lips were slightly opened, and he was almost speechless.
There are countless skilled craftsmen in the palace, which may be very common for people like Zhu Biao. But every thing these craftsmen make is something that the people can only hope for.
Only princes and ministers would be given a few items when the emperor was pleased. Silk, gold jewelry, porcelain, jade, calligraphy and painting, etc., every time a piece comes out, it can cause people to rush to buy it.
"Okay, I agree." Han Du nodded and agreed without any hesitation.
Zhu Xi was very puzzled when he saw it, and asked quickly: "You just agreed like this? Just for ten jade carving craftsmen?"
"Of course." Han Du replied simply.
Seeing the confusion on Zhu Ming's face, Han Du explained to him: "Who do you think our Lord should sell this thing to?"
Zhu Fang pondered for a moment and wanted to speak, but after seeing Han Du's meaningful expression, he shook his head and said, "I don't know, who do you think it should be sold to?"
"Of course they are sold to those wealthy businessmen." Han Du narrowed his eyes and looked like he was staring at the fat sheep.
Zhu Xi immediately smiled, clapped his hands and said, "What a great idea. Those maritime merchants are all so rich that I am jealous when I see them. It would be best if I could sell this thing to them."
Han Du also nodded in agreement, "Yes, every time they go to sea, don't they come back with a lot of money? One ship of silk and half a ship of silver, that's really not a lie at all. But after they make money , they will just bury all the money in the pigsty and beat them to death without digging it out. How can this be done? Since they don’t know how to spend money, then I will teach them how to spend it. "
Zhu Biao saw Han Du's eyes were full of enthusiasm and he was talking half a boat full of gold and silver. He couldn't help but ask: "How do you want to sell this thing to them? You know, they may not like it when it appears for the first time. .”
"No, they will definitely like it." Han Du shook his head and retorted to Zhu Biao with a smile on his face.
Seeing that Han Du was so confident, Zhu Biao looked at Han Du in surprise.
Han Du continued to explain: "As the saying goes: if something is good above, it will be worse below. I don't know if those maritime merchants like this thing now, but I know that if the emperor likes it, then they will definitely like it even more. "
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, then nodded helplessly. Sure enough, this is Han Du's style. If Han Du can really find a way to make his father and emperor appreciate this thing, then it will definitely become popular all over the world soon. By that time, Han Du was not worried that this thing would not be sold at all, but was worried about not having enough goods.
If Han Du knew what Zhu Biao was thinking now, he would definitely sneer at his idea. What does not have enough goods mean? Han Du did not plan to sell them with a clear price at all, but auctioned them one by one.
Hunger marketing, do you understand?
After hearing Han Du's method, Zhu Ping sighed repeatedly: "You are indeed a worthy person with a great reputation. To be honest, if I were asked to sell it, I really don't know how to start."
Zhu Biao nodded and said with a smile: "I said I won't let my second brother down."
"Brother Huang is still smarter." Zhu Xi laughed and said: "In that case, let's talk about how many shares we each want to hold. Han Du, you say it first."
Han Du glanced at the three of them, stretched out two fingers, and said seriously: "I want 20%."
Zhu Fang had no problem with Han Du's request. He looked back at Zhu Biao and saw that he didn't express anything, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."
Zhu Biao also laughed and said, "If that's the case, then I should also ask for 20%."
Zhu Feng was surprised for a moment, then he calmed down and asked: "Brother, the emperor only wants 20%, isn't it too little? It should be at least 30%."
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Second brother's heart is alone, but 20% is enough."
Seeing that Zhu Biao had said this, Zhu Ping no longer insisted. Then he nodded and said: "Well, in that case, I only need 20%, and the remaining 30% will be given to my father as my filial piety."
Then he turned around and said to Tang Ding: "You can also take 10%."
Tang Ding kept his head down, thinking that this matter had nothing to do with him. After all, he didn't know how to sell this thing, and he couldn't put any effort into it.
Now that he heard that Zhu Xi was going to give him 10%, Tang Ding's face suddenly showed an expression of surprise, joy and a little bit of embarrassment. Said: "Do we have a share? That's so embarrassing..."
Tang Ding's eyes kept scanning the faces of the prince, King Qin and Han Du.
Zhu Biao smiled and said to him: "Since this is what my second brother wants, just take it."
"Thank you, King Qin. Thank you, Your Highness." Tang Ding immediately climbed up the pole and nodded with a smile on his face.
...
After staying at Prince Qin's Mansion for a few days, Zhu Biao suddenly became curious about the origin of jadeite. Since jade is so good, everyone can't help but be curious about where Zhu Xi found it and want to see it with their own eyes.
Under the guidance of Zhu Xi, the group walked through the jungle for several days before arriving at their destination.
Zhu Xi rode his horse and stood on a hillside, pointed towards the river at his feet, looked at Zhu Biao and said: "According to the people below, they have found that kind of thing in this area."
Such a piece of land?
Zhu Biao was considered well-informed, but looking at the way Zhu Xi waved his hand, he couldn't help but secretly swallow his saliva. The area in front of us is too big. If everything is produced, it won't be a matter of getting rich suddenly. It will be a matter of wealth that can rival the country.
"Are there so many?"
Zhu Xi turned around and saw Zhu Biao's expression, and immediately knew that he had misunderstood. He quickly explained with a smile: "How is that possible? Although jade is produced here, most of the colors are not very good. Those below were carefully selected. Carefully selected.”
Han Du also stood up and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qin is really discerning. Such top-grade jade is not common. In my estimation, although there are many jade here, the top-grade jade may not be even ten thousandths." None."
Zhu Biao nodded slowly, feeling that what Han Du said was reasonable. If the best jade really appeared in pieces, it would definitely be worthless, and Han Du wouldn't be so excited when he saw it.
Han Du turned to Zhu Xi and said in a blink of an eye: "Your Majesty, since we have decided to do this business, I am afraid that Your Majesty still needs to build a road directly leading to here. Also, the news that the jade comes from here must be kept secret. , cannot be leaked."
As long as no one knows the source of jade, Handu can sit firmly on Diaoyutai and directly monopolize the jade trade. Coupled with a lot of gimmicks and hungry marketing, you can naturally make a lot of money.
Zhu Biao frowned and suddenly asked Han Du: "By the way, how do you want to sell it? Is it enough to just let my father say that he likes it?"
Han Du rolled his eyes at Zhu Biao. If it was so simple, how could he reflect his own value? "We Han people have been wearing gold to show wealth and jade to ensure safety since ancient times, and the green color of jade symbolizes good fortune, longevity, peace, and many children. As long as we sell these concepts to those businessmen, we will not worry about having no one." purchase."
Can you even sell these things? Zhu Biao and others no longer knew what to say to Han Du.
Han Du said matter-of-factly, "What's the point? Selling means selling. As long as it can be sold at a higher price, it's a good business."
"Your business... is very good!" Zhu Biao held it in for a long time, and finally couldn't hold it in any longer before he finally said this.
After seeing the origin of jade, Zhu Biao became interested in the people of Annan again. On the way back, Zhu Biao saw the ragged Annan people who looked a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but sigh to Zhu Ping and said: "Second brother, since Annan is your feudal state, then these Annan people are also your people." .Although they are foreigners, you can’t exploit them too much.”
Zhu Xi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he realized what he was saying, and said with a smile: "Brother, the emperor doesn't think that it was the younger brother who exploited them that made them become like this, right?"
"Isn't it?" Zhu Biao asked doubtfully.
Zhu Ping laughed, then shook his head and explained: "Of course not. The reason why they became like this is because of the Li family. At first, the Li family secretly prepared to rebel against King Annan and imposed heavy taxes on the Annan people, which almost wiped them out. Their exploitation was completely wiped out. After my brother defeated the Li family and captured Annan, he reduced their taxes and gave them more preferential treatment. However, the three feet of ice did not freeze in a day. Although my brother reduced their taxes, he still could not To make them rich instantly, we can only do it slowly and little by little.”
Zhu Biao nodded slightly and agreed with Zhu Ping's statement. He didn't think Zhu Xi would lie to him about such a thing, because there was no need. After all, the Annan people are outsiders. Zhu Pang has not taken them seriously yet, so why should he lie to Zhu Biao?
Han Du was walking behind him. After hearing this, he suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, just reducing taxes is not enough. We should also promote enlightenment."
Zhu Biao turned around and looked at Han Du with strange eyes. Propaganda and enlightenment... It is really strange to hear such words from Han Du.
Seeing Zhu Biao looking at him with burning eyes, Han Du quickly looked himself up and down, raised his head and asked, "What, is there something wrong with me?"
"Don't you look down on the Imperial College? Why would you say such a thing?" Zhu Shou asked with curiosity.
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