Li Shimin's words actually make sense. It is well known that Li Shen can become a leader in this industry no matter what he does.
Starting from the wine business, then tea, and finally paper printing, soap, etc., the industry was crowded out and had to be sold as low-quality products at low prices.
The products of the Wangfu are all made into high-end products.
Salt and iron were originally the pillar industry of each big family. If Li Shen was allowed to get involved in the mess, then each family would have to drink porridge every day.
So it is conceivable that after the news spread that Li Shen was allowed to operate salt and iron, how many noble families would stand up to oppose it.
They would definitely block Li Shen's entry into the salt and iron business in court. The pressure Li Shimin faced was indeed great.
But for the future development of Datang, Li Shimin will withstand no matter how great the pressure is.
However, Li Shimin was still willing to do it if he could get some benefits.
Li Shen also knew this truth, so after thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Aye, I know this is not easy, but you have to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in the early stage, and it doesn't mean that you can just make a profit.
Aye'er will pay a maximum of 30% bonus, and Aye'er also has to support his family. However, if Aye is willing to express his cooperative status, he is willing to add 10% more. "
Li Shen made concessions, but there was a prerequisite. What is meant by revealing the identity of the cooperation is to let outsiders know that Li Shimin is Li Shen's shareholder and cooperates with Li Shen in the salt and iron business.
In this way, Li Shen will be less troubled, and no one will or dare to stumble Li Shen.
It's just that it is a bit difficult to let Li Shimin go to sea to do business. After all, he is the emperor, and he is labeled as someone who competes with the people for profit. It is not easy to say in the history books.
Sure enough, Li Shimin shook his head:
"It's impossible for me to reveal my identity. Besides, you think my identity is worth 10% of the bonus? Is it so cheap? It's really unreasonable.
Three makes three percent, but again, when the court needs it, priority must be given to supplying it to the court. Otherwise, I will take care of you as per my family. "
Li Shimin also knew that no matter how much Li Shen would give, his son's character was sometimes very similar to his, especially that of being stingy and not giving up a penny.
Anyone who takes his own money must spit it out to me, and cannot take it in vain.
However, Li Shimin would not admit that Li Shen followed his personality.
After all, if good things are not passed down, only his bad habits are passed down.
After the negotiation was completed, the two men shook hands and made peace, but Li Shimin always felt that something was wrong.
The two men celebrated their happy cooperation with tea instead of wine.
There is no contract signed, and there is no need to sign a contract.
Li Shen felt that he was a good person and there was no need to sign the contract.
Li Shimin felt that he was a good father and there was no need to sign a contract.
Such a farce of a son cheating on his father ended with Li Shen getting a salt and iron franchise license.
Before Li Shen left, he was stopped by Li Shimin.
"Don't forget my three million strings."
"Don't worry, Aye, it's just a matter of words." Li Shen waved his hand without looking back and limped away.
~~Long time no see~~
"Oh, oh." Li Shen was lying on the bed, and Lu Dingniang was giving Li Shen the medicine herself.
Not long after returning to the palace, Li Shen found that his butt hurt more than before and began to become red and swollen. The doctor at the palace took a look at Li Shen and took out a bottle of medicine to treat trauma.
Another prescription for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis was given to Li Shen, one dose a day.
The doctors in the palace were all trained in Sun Simiao's other hospital, and they also went to see doctors from time to time to gain experience and provide correspondence courses.
So the medical skills are still very superb.
After applying the medicine, I covered it with a blanket and then used ice packs as the doctor said.
"Please call Wang Hongfu and Wang Xuance, and by the way, Di Renjie too." Li Shen lay on the bed and shouted outside.
After a while, the three of them were taken to Li Shen's bedroom. Wang Hongfu and Wang Xuance were fine by then, but Di Renjie was indeed a little excited.
According to the rules, not everyone can enter the inner residence of the palace. The study they often go to is the middle boundary between the inner residence and the outer residence.
How could he let you into the inner chamber if he were not King Ji's confidant, but today he was called to the inner chamber, which means that King Ji has regarded him as a confidant.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Wang Hongfu saw Li Shen lying on the bed and hurried forward to ask,
Li Shen is quite satisfied with Wang Hongfu's loyalty.
Waving his hands and saying:
"It's okay. His Majesty gave him a beating because of the gold matter, but it was just a superficial wound, nothing serious."
Everyone was relieved when they heard this, but they were also a little helpless. When Li Shen came up with this idea, they had warned Li Shen that doing so would definitely anger His Majesty.
It's just that Li Shen was blinded by hatred at the time and insisted on having his own way. Look what happened now, he must have been beaten.
"Although I was beaten, it was not for nothing. My baby is back, and my mother promised to make a new set of Xing kiln white porcelain for me, one of a kind."
Li Shen was not ashamed, but proud. He said shamelessly and proudly
Everyone was speechless, was it worth getting beaten up just for a set of white porcelain?
"By the way, we still have the exclusive rights to operate Yantie. We will be issued a license in the next few days." Li Shen added.
"Salt and iron monopoly?"
"Really? Give us a license?"
"King Ji is really powerful."
The three of them all cheered after hearing this. Only Li Shen thought: 'Are you stupid? Why don't you cheer when my baby is back? '
"Okay, it's time to get down to business. Lao Wang, you will go to Dongshi in a while and tell me that I don't want to sell gold anymore. I plan to use gold to lay the floor tiles for the palace, so I need a lot of gold. I am willing to pay ten guan for one tael. The price of gold reacquired.”
Li Shen interrupted the mood of the three people and started talking about serious matters. The price of gold is really what he says,
If he has money and gold, he is the biggest banker. If someone sells, he will have money to buy. If no one sells, he can raise the price.
The higher the price, the fewer people will sell, and there will be people who will buy and wait for the price to rise.
Wang Hongfu was not surprised when he heard Li Shen's words. Now Wang Hongfu has been in the business world for many years, and he already knows Li Shen's work style very well.
This kind of thing just needs a reason, and there is no need at all whether the reason is true or false.
"We need to prepare in advance for the salt and iron matter now. Some of the iron mines in the country have been mined by others. I am not planning to do it in the Central Plains.
I have discovered that there are a lot of iron mines in Goguryeo. I am planning to abuse my power and use it for personal gain to seize these iron mines.
I discovered an iron mine in Goguryeo. The area is large enough for us to dig, and there is also coal there. It will help us make steel and iron with twice the result with half the effort. Now everything is ready and all we need is the east wind. "
