When the shopkeeper said this, the faces of the several waiters who had just turned rosy turned pale again, and they were all stunned and speechless! Because the answer to this question is obvious. Tomorrow there will definitely be a large number of villagers pouring into the city to buy salt. This is a sure thing!
At this time, the shopkeeper sneered and said: "When I was named as the shopkeeper, all of you were fucking dissatisfied. Who is still dissatisfied now?"
Then the shopkeeper saw that no one had any intention to refute, so he loudly pointed his finger at people and said: "You, go up to the door panel in a while, and when you lower the door panel tomorrow, only one third of it is allowed to be lowered! You, you, and you. You guys." The three of them took the money to make a deposit at Liansheng Bank, and borrowed some escorts from them by the way! You two went to the warehouse to count the number of salt packets! After everyone comes back, transport the salt in the warehouse directly to the front. Put it in the front lobby!"
After hearing the shopkeeper's arrangement, the guys screamed, but they still carried out the shopkeeper's order to the letter!
And the next day, just as the shopkeeper guessed, early in the morning when few people were awake, there were already people outside knocking on the door, shouting loudly to buy salt! Fortunately, the shopkeeper made appropriate arrangements yesterday. Not only did he invite help from Lend Lease Bank, he also contacted Qi Jiguang through Lend Lease Bank and asked him to send many soldiers to maintain order on the entire street!
And today many people came and wanted to buy salt in bulk! Either they are taking the opportunity to stock up. Or you want to make a time difference, buy some cheap salt and transport it to a distant place to make a profit! Or they have ulterior motives, like completely draining the salt store’s inventory!
Fortunately, Liu Haojia has arrangements for such things. The shopkeeper insisted that this place only retails, not wholesales. There are still soldiers to maintain order, and those who take the opportunity to make trouble do not get a chance!
This situation lasted for five or six days. When most of the inventory in the warehouse was sold, the flow of people finally became sparse! But now the shopkeeper can safely say that people in Datong and its surrounding villages and towns will no longer buy salt for almost half a year!
Just when the shopkeeper and the shopkeepers were clapping their hands and rejoicing that they were finally free, a few craftsmen appeared outside the door tremblingly! The leader asked: "Shopkeeper, do we still need to continue the renovation of this store?"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he slapped himself on the forehead and cursed loudly involuntarily: "Damn it, you are so busy and the plaque hasn't been put up yet!"
What happened in Datong City was not an isolated case. It happened one after another in several main cities in Jiubian and several large cities in Shanxi, directly driving the price of salt in Jiubian and Shanxi from more than one hundred yuan to six. Ten coins can be said to be cut in half!
The people were naturally very happy, and even the ordinary gentry raised their glasses to celebrate! But those involved in the sale of salt and grain were furious! Because the price of food in Shanxi and Jiubian has dropped by nearly 30%, and as for the price of salt, it has been cut in half. It is no longer a matter of whose cheese is touched!
And judging from the appearance of Liansheng Hao, we still have to keep the price down! Because they can see very clearly that Liansheng is constantly acquiring abandoned land and wasteland, and connecting them into areas through purchase and land replacement, and also recruiting a large number of refugees to open up wasteland!
Therefore, it is foreseeable that food prices in Shanxi and Jiubian will continue to fall. Not to mention the price of salt! A large number of convoys escorted by soldiers have rushed to various cities in Shanxi and Jiubian. It seems that the reserves are very large. Next year, they are preparing for a big fight!
Moreover, the number of stores they have opened this year is obviously insufficient. After contacting more distributors and opening more stores next year, they will basically cover Shanxi and Jiubian! Maybe we don’t have to wait until next year, but by the second half of this year, the price of salt will reach less than 60 cents!
After learning about the situation in Shanxi and Jiubian, Liu Haojia couldn't stop laughing at home! He was so happy not only because his plan was successful and gave the people of Jiubian a new opportunity, but also because he actually made a fortune! .
First, although no real money was seen in the grain trade, it was all converted into salt and sold. This will naturally generate an income. The most important thing is that he purchased a large amount of land in Shanxi and Jiubian areas and recruited a large number of tenants there. These lands are an inexhaustible cornucopia that will continuously grow food!
In this world, food is money!
As for the salt business, it’s even more profitable! Because after this period of production, Zhang Zhi has made detailed statistics, and now his cost of producing salt is seventeen cents per thirty kilograms! And his external retail price is sixty cents per catty, which shows the huge profits!
And Zhang Zhi clearly told him that now that summer is about to begin, salt production will rise rapidly as the temperature increases, and the cost will likely be further reduced, most likely reaching the level of four cents for thirty kilograms of salt! That’s the beauty of mass production!
Such a huge profit allowed him to quickly recover the cost of construction. Even including the money to pay the salt tax, it only delayed the time to recover the cost to one and a half = three months! So Liu Haojia called Zhang Zhi without hesitation and asked him to immediately recruit refugees everywhere and start the construction of the next salt factory immediately!
Moreover, Liu Haojia told him clearly that half of the Wu'an Army soldiers would be allocated for his use. All the planned salt fields must be built this year, and the fourth phase of the salt field must be planned! Liu Haojia told Zhang Zhi that within three years, the price of salt north of the Yangtze River must reach less than 50 yuan!
At this time, Zhang Zhi was not as cautious as he was when he first left the palace! After more than a year of experience, he has integrated what he has learned and is now a skilled manager! According to his own estimation, it is possible for him to go back and take charge of the First Prison now!
But at this time, even if he is asked to return to the palace to take charge of the first prison, he will not go back! How can there be such a vast sea and sky outside in the palace! Moreover, he often learns new things from following the Marquis, which makes him even more reluctant to go back!
After Liu Haojia was busy in Tianjin for a few days, he returned to the capital with drawings and plans. He had some things to report to Emperor Wanli. And on the day he arrived in the capital, the capital's discussion about him and salt reached its climax.
In fact, a few days ago, the capital city was already in a mess over the Shanxi and Jiubian affairs! It caused a great sensation especially among the scholars! And this time, there are actually many people on Liu Haojia's side. If he knew about it, I'm afraid he would be more interested in hearing what these people have to say?
