Li Yu, who felt that he had been exiled, finally found a chance to hold his head high. He vowed to make those who were unwilling to come regret it.
The things in the pouch were very ordinary, so ordinary that ordinary people could afford them even if they wanted to.
Li Yu ate a lot. There was venison, beef, pork, and fish.
These were the canned food that the Zhang Family and Wang Family originally prepared for the people of the inner court. When the canned food first appeared, many servants of the big families were envious. Regardless of the taste, at least it warmed their hearts.
Later, Li Longji also asked for a lot of canned food and put it in the palace. He would give it to people when he had nothing to do and occasionally eat it himself. For a time, it really became popular.
The Zhang Family and Wang Family did not mainly sell canned food, so they found a lot of merchants to cooperate with. The merchants paid the money and were not responsible for management or production. They were only responsible for the dividends, so the production of canned food gradually increased and the price of the common varieties decreased.
Li Yu was holding a can in his hand. What made him happy was not what was in the can, but the packaging. The outermost layer of the can was a paper box. Inside the paper box was a wooden box. The wooden box had a beautiful pattern on it, and the can was at the innermost layer.
The can was placed in a groove in the wooden box. The bottom was lined with smooth fur, and the iron was pressed with a Yang seal. Book: Do not blame the cold for three feet, and the delicacies are fairies in the snow. Product: Northern Mountain Beyond Mountain.
There was also an exquisite can opener with a sharp blade and a smooth wooden handle. The words "Beyond Mountain Beyond Mountain" were carved on it.
Seeing this packaging, Li Yu thought of a phrase, "Buy the casket and return the pearl."
Not to mention whether the taste was better or worse than the Zhang and Wang family's special canned food, just the packaging alone was enough to give people a lot of face. They could invite three or five friends to sit in the corridor and listen to songs and eulogies. When they were hungry, they could take the canned food out. It had to be 30% more elegant.
Li Yu opened a can and tasted it. He smacked his lips twice and felt that there was an indescribable taste. He looked at the person who delivered the can in confusion.
The person who delivered the canned food was Zhang Wang from the inner courtyard. Naturally, he was good at reading people's expressions. Before Li Yu could ask, he introduced, "Young Master Li, this can contains roe deer meat. In order to get rid of the fishy smell, it was smoked with pine wood before it was canned. There's a rosin smell in it."
"Yes, yes. Now that you mention it, I can taste it. It tastes like pine oil. How much is it?" Li Yu took another bite. Sure enough, it tasted like pine oil.
"The one in your hand costs ten thousand copper coins, and the one below costs five hundred thousand copper coins. They can't be sold directly. They need to be custom-made, and the quantity is limited. We only accept ten thousand sets every year." The person from the inner court explained.
"It's really expensive. According to previous calculations, it's ten strings of coins and fifty strings of coins. Is this box more expensive?" Li Yu took out a bigger box from his pocket and asked.
"You don't need the box … You don't need to pay for the canned food. What you're holding right now is a small bottle of wine brewed with ginseng, velvet antler, and other precious herbs. It's also stored in a glass bottle."
The person from the inner court was careful and didn't give Li Yu a chance to ask for the box.
Li Yu didn't care and opened the other package. There was indeed a bottle of wine inside. There were a lot of medicinal herbs written on it. He didn't know if they were really put in.
"Well, let's see how regretful they are. Well, since we only sell ten thousand cans a year, it doesn't seem like we earn much. The Governor's Mansion of Heishui is a large area. Even if we don't use a single copper coin, it's only five hundred thousand strings of coins. That's equivalent to the land of several provinces."
Li Yu felt that he earned too little again.
"Young Master Li, it's said to be ten thousand, but when it's done, it might not be ten thousand. Each can has an individual number, but it's not the one that counts next to each other. It's the Pinyin alphabet used to mark the pronunciation. It's a very long string. Who knows which one it is? Don't you agree?"
"Yes, there's no such thing as a businessman." Li Yu admitted that he couldn't compare with Zhang Xiaobao in this aspect. He asked people to send the other cans to the capital on the ship, especially to the high-ranking officials. He slowed down and headed for Jili Province.
When Li Yu arrived at Jili Province and met Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to discuss the follow-up plan, the cans had already reached the hands of the officials in the capital.
The exquisite packaging and unique taste immediately won the praise of the officials.
When the pigeons that Li Yu released from Jili Province flew to the capital and reported the various mines of the Governor's Mansion of Heishui, the officials who didn't want to send their own people to the Governor's Mansion of Heishui all regretted it.
It turned out that the Governor's Mansion of Heishui wasn't barren. The people of the Governor's Mansion of Heishui didn't have a good idea. They used to beg for food with a golden bowl.
When they regretted it, they began to propose to the Emperor to send more people to help with the construction. As for the problem of population, they thought that Li Yu could solve it.
Li Longji knew that the idea was Zhang Xiaobao's. Gao Lishi's letter described the matter in more detail.
The Governor's Mansion of Heishui didn't ask people to take the initiative to migrate. They only recruited employees from Tubo. They could bring their families and do things on the ship. When they reached the shore, they would build warehouses and houses on the shore. Naturally, there would be people who were willing to go down and stay.
While weakening the strength of Tubo, they could also enrich the Governor's Mansion of Heishui.
Therefore, when he heard that the officials wanted to continue to send people, Li Longji didn't object. Not only did he send officials, he also wanted to find merchants from all over to cooperate with them. He also wanted to connect the Nihe River and the Nihe River at the border with Xinluo. It was convenient for ships to travel, and they didn't need to go around Xinluo Island.
When the officials made a suggestion, they had to think of a way to send merchants who were related to them. Even if they weren't related, they had to think of a way to make connections.
"Does everyone agree?" Seeing that the matter was almost done, Li Longji asked another question.
The people led by Zhang Shuo nodded. Their political opponents also agreed.
"Since that's the case, then we'll wait for the merchants to find them and talk to Li Yu about the cooperation in detail. The Imperial Court will use the entire Governor's Mansion of Heishui as a shareholder. The land and resources there will be considered as an investment. Tomorrow, everyone will decide on the merchants who will participate."
Li Longji finally said something that stunned all of the ministers.
If the Imperial Court used land and resources to invest, how much would others have to pay? And what was the proportion? This was a problem.
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