After Li Shen finished speaking, he began to taste one by one. Chunxiang Dongmei was responsible for picking up the dishes for Li Shen.
Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui eat things they think are more acceptable, such as snakes, oysters, scallops and the like.
Li Shen, on the other hand, ate everything, especially the tortoise soup, which he basically drank. It was indeed very delicious.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how to do this tea business next?"
Dang Renhong asked, this is what he cares about most, and he is ready to invest in it.
"This depends on when you can get the money. You need to communicate with their court in the early stage, so you need money to smoothen the relationship.
We have dedicated people in Nanzhao to contact their court, and this time we are going to contact a high-status official.
People with the same status as our house servant Pushe and our eldest grandson Pushe.
Therefore, more money will be needed. After that, it is necessary to build a workshop and hire local people to build it. Try to complete the construction before June.
The king will also send special personnel to recruit a large number of virgins who have not left the palace for training and picking tea leaves.
Anyway, as long as your money arrives, we can take action,"
Li Shen said while eating.
Dang Renhong was surprised in his heart that he actually wanted to bribe a prime minister-level figure, and it seemed that some consensus had been reached after listening to King Ji's wishes.
"Your Majesty, I can take out the money from the lower rank now, but I don't know how your Majesty will transport it." Dang Renhong asked again.
"This is easy to handle. You transport the money to the seaside pier, and I will have my fleet transport it to the border of Nanzhao by sea. This is safe and saves time.
To be honest, the road in Lingnan is really difficult. If transporting money is too risky, the only option is to take the sea route. "
Li Shen answered.
Dang Renhong nodded. He agreed with this point. Lingnan was a mixed bag, and it was really unsafe to transport so much money. If the news leaked out, people would definitely be concerned about it.
Dang Renhong raised his glass and toasted Li Shen a few more times, and then continued to ask:
"Then I wonder how His Highness Prince Ji plans to do this business?"
"Dang Commander, do you know what is most valuable in the world?" Li Shen asked after taking a sip of wine.
"What?"
"life."
"life?"
"Yes, it's life span. The richer people are, the more afraid they are of death.
Our Pu'er can prolong life, and whether it is true or false, they will choose to believe this is true.
Because in their own hearts they hope this is true.
If there is something that someone tells you can make you live an extra year, are you willing to try it, even if you are cheated? "
When Li Shen said this, he asked Dang Renhong.
"Of course I do."
Dang Renhong replied without hesitation that he is now over sixty years old and is deeply touched by the concepts Li Shen said.
"So, our tea must sell very well. I plan to divide it into three grades.
The complete tea leaves in good condition are first-class tea, which is worth one tael for 200 guan. Tea with some defects is second-class tea, which is worth 1 tael for 100 guan. The tea foam produced in the final production process is considered to be third-class tea, which is worth 1 liang for 50 guan.
The party governor can prolong your life, that's it. "
Li Shen explained to Dang Renhong with a smile on his face.
Dang Renhong was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly felt that there was something indescribable in Li Shen's smile.
Dang Renhong now has some doubts about whether it was right for him to cooperate with King Ji. He has also truly experienced what it means to be free from treachery and business.
"Director of the Party, I have always had a point of view that the money earned from doing business is the money of the rich.
The common people only have a little money. Even if you squeeze them all out, it won't be enough for the two of us to drink this glass of wine.
But those noble families, princes, generals and ministers are different. They have a lot of money, and their land can produce oil. "
Li Shen's words made Dang Renhong even more incredible. Don't you, Prince Ji, be with these people?
And there are other meanings in Li Shen's words.
"In that case, I will send someone to transport the money to the dock tomorrow and wait for the arrival of the prince's fleet."
Dang Renhong said finally.
"Hahahaha, okay, I will send a horse to inform the fleet today. They will arrive soon by sea." Li Shen said happily,
Then he raised his glass and raised it to Dang Renhong.
"Come, Party Governor, let's drink to our cooperation and wish our business will get better and better."
Dang Renhong was also very excited when Li Shen said that according to Li Shen's method, profits of tens of millions a year would not be a problem.
He accounts for 20%, which is two to three million dollars, and the cost can be recovered within one year.
In a few years, he would be as rich as anyone in the country, and he had even thought about how luxurious he would be in a few years.
So he also raised his glass and drank the wine with Li Shen.
After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, Li Shen even asked Wang Xuance to make a cooperation agreement.
This made Dang Renhong admire Li Shen even more.
Look at what this prince is doing, he is indeed a man who does great things.
I made an agreement so that I can feel at ease,
With this agreement, even if Li Shen deceived him, he could still go to Li Shen with the agreement.
Both parties signed and stamped their personal seals. Two copies, one for each person.
After that, Li Shen decided to take leave. He did not live in the city, and he wanted to return to his guard camp outside the city to rest.
Li Shen felt that it was safer, and Dang Renhong also understood this.
It is normal for young people to be timid and insecure when traveling far away for the first time.
Dang Renhong sent Li Shen to the city gate before returning to the governor's office.
Holding the just-signed agreement, Dang Renhong had a smile on his face.
"Captain."
A man came out from the side door of the front hall. This man was Dang Renhong's retainer and aide.
"Well, what's the matter?" Dang Renhong asked.
"Captain, I always feel like there's something wrong with this matter. It's a little fishy," the staff member said.
"What's wrong?"
"I can't explain it, but it feels wrong. Everything seems a little too logical."
"You don't think that this young prince came to Guangzhou Governor's Mansion specially to deceive me." Dang Renhong said disapprovingly.
"Captain, do you think this King Ji is really here for us? Otherwise, why did he say that the amount of money was exactly one million yuan?" the staff asked.
Dang Renhong was shocked, but after thinking about it carefully he shook his head.
"Probably not. Not many people know about me yet, and if he comes for me, there must be an imperial edict.
Why go to such trouble to defraud my own money?
Isn't everything the same after taking down the official? "
The staff also felt that it was reasonable. If the imperial court really knew about Dang Renhong, it would arrest people and confiscate their homes just like the governor of Cangzhou.
Why go to all the trouble to defraud Dang Renhong out of his money? This is unreasonable.
"Don't worry, my affairs will not be exposed. You go tell the people below to restrain themselves. Now that King Ji is here, don't cause trouble.
Otherwise, if King Ji catches you, I won't be able to save you. "
