Are you aware that you are openly asking for bribes——
Seeing the shameless look of this old guy, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"If you like, I'll give you a can when you leave - but I don't have much here anymore. When I didn't move some time ago, I don't know who took it away..."
Wang Zi'an said, turning to glance at Li Shimin.
Li Shimin:...
Ahem, this bitch, just tell me, why are you looking at me?
Those things are all old man Cheng - well, I'm just worried that he will take them all by himself!
When Wei Zheng heard this, he hugged the tea cup and nodded to Wang Zi'an with a smile to thank him.
"Then you're welcome, I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of my wife - oh, your candy is so sweet..."
As he spoke, Wei Zheng happily took another sip of the sugar water in front of him.
The greedy and dishonest attitude stunned both Li Shimin and Li Junxian. This old guy was letting himself go more and more freely in Wang Zi'an's place. If the ministers in the court saw his virtue, wouldn't they be shocked?
"Speaking of this, I remembered - I have already made arrangements for the sugar cane you mentioned. I bought some land in the south and prepared to plant some myself. On the other hand, I also signed contracts with some local farmers. The acquisition agreement was signed..."
Li Shimin didn't want to see this old guy letting himself go, so he coughed lightly and changed the subject.
"You acted very quickly - you are such a wealthy businessman and have so many things to do. I thought you had forgotten about this..."
Wang Zi'an glanced at him in surprise. He just mentioned it casually that day, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin actually remembered it.
Li Shimin:...
This isn’t a case of poverty—
My family is richer and my treasury is more abundant. How can I, a majestic emperor, be like a businessman, focusing on money every day and thinking about ways to make money?
"No, no, I asked around. This sugar cane can be planted in spring and harvested in April -"
Li Shimin laughed dryly and took the words.
"Okay, I'll write you the process of making sugar later, you can find someone to arrange it yourself - don't blame me for not reminding you, this thing must be kept secret, otherwise those Jiangnan Chinese people will know about it, you can't You have committed a great sin—"
Li Shimin, Wei Zheng and Li Junxian had puzzled looks on their faces. Wang Zi'an shook his head gently, paused for a moment, and said half-jokingly, half-seriously.
"How profitable is this sugar? You know, do you think those people will be able to bear it once this method of making sugar is leaked? If it is a good land of plenty and there is sugar cane everywhere - you, the instigator, will not be cut off by the emperor. Go to your head..."
Ah, this——
I was so miserable that I had to be beheaded by myself.
Li Shimin couldn't help but secretly vomit in his heart, but the scene described by Wang Zi'an still made him feel frightened, and his face couldn't help but change color.
For ordinary people's families, he can impose regulations through the government not to allow sugar cane to be grown on fertile land, but it is different for those aristocratic Chinese families. If they really want to plant sugar cane, he can't control it.
"Don't worry, I know what's appropriate—"
Li Shimin nodded solemnly.
Li Shimin, who originally thought about making a fortune through this new candy, couldn't help but secretly suppress his thoughts.
Although he felt a little regretful, he still clearly understood the seriousness of the matter.
It's okay if there's no sugar, but if there's no food, the world will be in chaos.
"Well, actually, this thing is a luxury item for the Tang Dynasty now -"
Having said this, Wang Zi'an chuckled and winked at Li Shimin.
"So, you know..."
Li Shimin:...
Ah, what do I understand again——
He turned to look at Wei Zheng next to him, and then at Li Junxian next to him, and found that everyone was confused. They could only turn around and look at Wang Zi'an longingly.
Although I know that this bitch will definitely despise him, is there nothing I can do about it?
I really don’t understand!
"Thankfully you are still a big businessman——"
Sure enough, Li Shimin heard Wang Zi'an's slightly contemptuous voice.
Ah, does it matter?
unimportant!
Li Shimin has long been used to it, and even Wei Zheng and Li Junxian around him have long been used to this brat's tactics of criticizing the emperor, pretending not to hear Wang Zi'an's complaints.
"So, what do you think I should know..."
Li Shimin sighed, leaning forward slightly with a flattering smile on his face.
I can't help it, I didn't behave well, this brat really won't tell me——
Alas, talking about it brings tears to my eyes.
"Brain-"
Seeing this guy's shameless attitude, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but be speechless.
These big bosses in the Tang Dynasty, including the emperor, are they poisonous, right? Every one of those who come to my place has lost all their integrity, and the phenomenon of dihua is becoming increasingly serious.
Gee, I don’t know how exciting the expressions on everyone’s faces will be when the showdown comes.
Wang Zi'an glanced at the three of them and introduced them helplessly.
"Use your brain and think about it. What do you think our luxury goods should be like?"
"What should it be like——"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but tugged at his beard and asked, "This brat's words are more irritating than those old scholars in the Imperial College. Do you think he is teaching students a lesson?"
Also asked...
"Stupid! Of course it has to be expensive. The price is high. The more expensive it is, the more expensive it is - a pound of sugar costs at least 20 coins to start with. You can buy it or not..."
Li Shimin couldn't help his eyes twitching after hearing this.
This brat has such a dark heart!
Li Shimin heard from Wang Zi'an about the cost of this thing. Wei Zheng didn't know. He couldn't help but trembled with his hands, and several strands of his already sparse beard were pulled off.
So expensive!
He subconsciously looked down at the brown sugar water in his hand.
This is not drinking brown sugar water, this is drinking money!
A small bite costs hundreds of coins...
He swallowed secretly and asked tentatively.
"This - brown sugar, how much does it cost..."
"Ah, the cost is not cheap, plus labor and other expenses, it will cost seven or eight cents..."
Wei Zheng, Li Junxian:! ! ! ! !
The cost of seven or eight coins, you can change hands and start with twenty coins...
I have no energy left to complain.
Is your heart soaked in ink?
"Zian, you are not black, you are really black -"
Wei Zheng sighed seriously.
Wang Zi'an was not angry after hearing this and nodded happily.
"Old Wei, if you say this, your situation will be small -"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but be speechless for a while. I can't tell the truth now.
"Didn't I teach you? As a qualified merchant, you must learn to consider your customers—"
So, is this how you consider your customers?
Not to mention Wei Zheng, even Li Shimin and Li Junxian couldn't help but complain wildly in their hearts.
Seeing the weird looks in their eyes, Prince An became unconvinced. Boss, you don't know the magic operations of those merchants in later generations.
"Don't be convinced. Let me ask you. You said that the slightly sweet maltose sold outside sells for four to five hundred yuan. Is it not expensive for one or two pounds per kilogram of this kind of candy?"
"Well, it's not expensive -"
Although he knew that the cost of this kind of candy was not high, Wei Zheng still nodded realistically.
"Okay, you are fair - then let me ask you, even if I sell it for a pound, can ordinary people afford it?"
The three people were immediately speechless.
Do you even need to ask?
Many people live without enough food and clothing all year round. It would be good if they don't starve to death, but they still want to eat a pound of sugar?
"Isn't that okay? It doesn't matter if I sell one guan, two guan, or 20 guan. Ordinary people will not be affected at all. They can't afford it anyway - then why don't I sell 20 guan..."
Ah, this——
The three of them felt that it seemed reasonable, but they also vaguely felt that there was something wrong with this theory.
"wrong!"
Suddenly Li Shimin slapped his thigh and suddenly woke up.
"Zian, you're wrong. If you sell two or three guan, the average wealthy family can still afford it. But if you sell it for 20 guan, then ordinary wealthy families, let alone a wealthy family, can't afford it. You have to think carefully before buying it, right?”
After hearing what he said, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but smile and stretched out his hand to give him a thumbs up.
"Finally, you have shown the qualities that a wealthy businessman like you should have -"
Having said this, Wang Zi'an moved his chair forward.
"Come, let me calculate a financial account for you——"
Hearing what Wang Zi'an said, Li Shimin and Li Junxian couldn't help but pull their chairs forward. Wei Zheng exaggeratedly shouted "Wait a minute", and then solemnly asked Wang Zi'an for pen and paper.
Ah, this——
You're also ready to take notes!
Prince An was dumbfounded.
I'm just bragging, boss——
"Okay, Zian, tell me, I'm ready..."
Seeing Wei Zheng rolling up his sleeves, laying out the paper, and holding a brush, sitting there with a serious look like a primary school student, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, "I have met a top student."
That's okay, it's not all nonsense anyway.
"Fundamentally speaking, doing business is about maximizing profits, not how much goods are sold. For example, if we sell the sugar in front of us for one kilogram, assuming we can sell ten thousand kilograms a year, That's 10,000 guan. Assuming the cost is 80 guan, we will earn 9,920 guan..."
hiss--
Li Shimin, Wei Zheng and Li Junxian couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Why is it that when I'm with Wang Zi'an, I always feel like it's easy to make money and money isn't even money.
"Now let's assume that we raise the price to twenty pounds per catty, and many people can't afford it. Therefore, we can only sell one thousand catties a year. Then you can calculate how much we can earn in a year..."
Li Shimin and Li Junxian quickly calculated in their minds, while Wei Zheng quickly waved the brush in his hand.
"Nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-two strings!"
Looking at the numbers in his pen, Wei Zheng couldn't help blurting out.
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but wake up and swallowed subconsciously.
Li Shimin and Li Junxian couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air, and they felt bad.
You can still do this in business!
"So, how much hatred do you have against the rich people? What a trap to catch the rich people..."
It took Li Junxian a while to come to his senses, and he couldn't help but speak in a sighing tone.
"Fortunately I have no money..."
Ah, I suddenly feel like I am so lucky to be poor...
Hearing this, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said angrily.
"Nonsense, it's not a scam - ahem, how can business be called a scam? Besides, in business, if you don't make money from the rich, you just stare at the few copper coins in the pockets of those Kuhaha people every day. How can you make any money? What do you mean? What can you achieve?"
Li Junxian couldn't help but be speechless, and Li Shimin and Wei Zheng didn't know how to answer the conversation.
Ah, I suddenly feel that what he said is right, what should I do?
Is my conscience also blackened?
"Besides, it's expensive to sell, so it saves us trouble, doesn't it? We don't have to produce so much, and we don't have to transport so much. It saves time and effort, and it can also help the court leave land to grow food - and it doesn't affect our money. We can do a lot of things in one fell swoop. Yeah, right?"
Prince An happily patted Li Shimin on the shoulder.
"So, the most important thing about this matter is to keep it secret. As long as this sugar production process is not spread, we can easily make a lot of money - by the way, the old rule is to divide the account between four and six, I will make four and you will make six..."
Li Shimin:...
This piece of shit just wants money!
But what else can I do? I'm still thinking about myself when I hope that this brat will find other ways to make money.
Although Li Shimin felt like he was being cut off, his face showed an expression that money was no big deal, and he waved his hand lightly.
"Zian, look at what you said. Am I, Lao Li, the kind of person who doesn't admit his debts? Besides, now that we are Weng's son-in-law, we are a family. Do we need to be so clearly divided? Asking for money hurts our feelings..."
When Wang Zi'an heard this, he looked at him warily.
"Don't - talk about feelings and hurt money. Brothers are still settling accounts clearly. Let's settle accounts clearly..."
Li Shimin:...
This son-in-law, why don’t you kill him and keep him for the New Year?
"Ah, by the way, the money from the glass auction should be in place. Don't forget to divide the money. Even though the emperor got the big share, we both will get some points. Let me forget it. Even if we each get 10%, we still have to share it. It’s tens of thousands of dollars…”
Wei Zheng and Li Junxian couldn't help but be stunned.
The glass auction that has been making a lot of noise these days is indeed related to this brat!
When Li Shimin heard this, his angry expression suddenly disappeared.
"Ahem, where is Zian? It's not urgent about money. It's not urgent. Don't you still believe in my character? You are absolutely indispensable..."
Li Junxian and Wei Zheng turned their faces away when they heard this.
Wang Zi'an was speechless for a while. This dog emperor is doing this to me again!
"Urgent, why aren't you in a hurry? I'm still waiting for money to marry a wife. Do you think it's easy for me to marry two at once?"
Li Shimin almost choked him back in one breath.
Listen, listen, is this bitch speaking human language?
My father-in-law is still standing aside.
I really want to beat him up!
but--
I will endure!
"Where's Zian? Look, haven't we spent a lot of money recently? Doesn't it cost money to buy land in Jiangnan? Doesn't it cost money to build a site? Doesn't it cost money to hire people? Sign a purchase agreement with the people who grow sugar cane. , don’t you need to pay a deposit——”
Having said this, Li Shimin showed his hands to Wang Zi'an with an innocent look on his face.
"Zian, you see, money is spent everywhere - it's not that I, the father-in-law, won't give you dividends, but that we need to invest at this stage, yes, that's it, our money was invested by me again - "
Having said this, Li Shimin suddenly became more confident.
As business people, don’t we need to spend money to invest?
PS: Update it first and then change it. I have to help people fill in their college entrance examination applications in the evening. If I come back early, there will be more updates.
