"Fan Tong back then was driven to desperation step by step by him." Zhu Hongyan sighed.
"But Fan Tong was just a prefect at the beginning, so how can he compare with the prince? Although Li Qi'an does have some abilities, miss, don't you think too highly of him?" Uncle Ming said.
"Li Qi'an today is not the same Li Qi'an he used to be. Whether I have high regard for him or not, I will know when the time comes." Zhu Hongyan said, "Originally, I wanted to wait a little longer to see if he could be used by us, but now it seems that Come on, this chance is gone."
"Miss, do you want to give up?" Uncle Ming couldn't help but asked, "Then you don't plan to get rid of Li Qian?"
"Get rid of him? How do you want to get rid of him? Can you kill him? Don't forget, if he didn't show mercy last time, you and I would never be able to come back." Zhu Hongyan said.
Uncle Ming was silent for a moment, "But he already knows about us, and I'm afraid it will be detrimental to His Highness King Xian."
"I said last time that he didn't bother to do that. Besides, his current target is the prince. The more chaotic the situation is, the better it is for us!" Zhu Hongyan said.
"Then are we going back to Xianzhou?"
"The good show in the capital is about to be staged. If we go back to Xianzhou, we will miss it." Zhu Hongyan picked up the wine glass again, "Let's go to the capital!"
After saying that, she drank the wine in the glass.
…
Candle production in Beiba Village has officially begun.
For this reason, Wu Xianxian rushed back from Shiliang City.
"Candle? Li Qian, how did you come up with this thing?" She said with shining eyes as she looked at the candle with dancing flame.
With this thing, it can really replace the oil lamp.
I thought about how much wealth it would be if every household used candles.
"Li Qian, how much do you plan to sell this candle for?" Then she couldn't help but ask.
In her opinion, the price of something like this must not be too low. After all, the first step in any business is to make money from rich people first.
She could even position this candle as a high-end item specifically for wealthy people.
After all, they now have the reputation of being a royal supplier, so their positioning cannot be low.
"Two coins for one penny." Li Qian said.
Wu Xianxian thought she heard wrong. Two sticks for one penny, what's the difference between that and giving it away for free? Is such a rare thing not worth even a penny?
"Li Qian, are you mistaken? It's two coins for one penny. Can you sell them to me? I want as much as I want."
Li Qian rolled her eyes and said, "You are my shopkeeper, do you still want to go into business by yourself?"
Wu Xianxian gritted her teeth bitterly, "But you priced this thing too cheaply. It's a complete waste."
"Do you think the price is too high and ordinary people can afford it?" Li Qian just said, "Poor people can't afford to light oil lamps, and you want them to not be able to light candles. Then if I make this thing, what will happen?" has no meaning?"
As he said that, he also glanced at Yun Niang, "In the past, our family was poor, and Yun Niang would work hard to collect resin early in the morning to use it to replace oil lamps at night. Even now that our family's life is better, she still has this habit. It hasn’t changed, do you know why?”
"Why?" Wu Xianxian couldn't help but glance at Yun Niang.
"Only you know suffering because you have experienced it!" Li Qian said, "You are from a young lady, and you don't understand the suffering of poor people at all. I didn't make candles for rich people, do you understand?"
Wu Xianxian became somewhat silent.
Yun Niang glanced at Li Qian gratefully.
She was not grateful for herself, but for the poor people who could not afford to light oil lamps.
"But can you make back your labor costs and material costs combined?" Wu Xianxian couldn't help but ask after being silent for a while.
"The main material of candles is resin, which can be collected all over the mountains and plains. As for the labor you mentioned, it is indeed the biggest expense, but we are based on quantity. If the quantity is large, how can we not make money? It’s just a matter of making more or less,” Li Qian said.
"You are the boss. Since you have already decided, I have nothing to say." Wu Xianxian spread her hands and said.
"That's it for the candles. You can use the chalk and soap as you please. Now that you have the title of Royal Exclusive, you can use them however you want." Li Qian glanced at Wu Xianxian and said.
"Just do whatever you say. I'm just your shopkeeper. You are the one who makes the decision." Wu Xianxian said.
Obviously, she was still a little resentful.
After all, how can something like a candle be priced so cheaply? It really goes against the purpose of her business. The only purpose of her business is to make money and make more money.
"Xianxian, come here, let me show you something."
At this time, Yun Niang stepped forward and took Wu Xianxian's hand, speaking quite mysteriously.
