The six businessmen naturally could not continue eating, even if the food smelled really good.
"What should we do?" Someone asked after they had walked a long way outside and the six of them stopped.
"Li Yi said 10,000 catties of well salt for the blueprints?" Another person asked.
"10,000 catties is not enough. How much salt are we transporting this time? Give us 5%, "Yang Huanjin said helplessly.
"1.5 million catties?" The person who asked earlier felt his heart ache.
They spent the New Year outside and the 15th day of the first lunar month.
A few big salt merchants transported 15 million catties of salt to Chang 'an by water.
15 million catties of salt from the Governor's office and the surrounding areas was enough for them to eat for one and a half months.
They ate less now, but it was enough for them to eat for about four months.
When there were more vegetables and wild vegetables, everyone would use salt to pickle all kinds of things.
Some were eaten during normal times, and most were eaten during the winter when there were no vegetables.
They were all pickled vegetables and salted vegetables.
It was just like the two countries in the Korean Peninsula during Li Yi's time, both north and south.
Of course, the people in Chang 'an were relatively wealthy and knew how to make salted vegetables for meat.
This included cured meat, salted eggs, etc.
On days when there was less meat, they ate hard, drank water, and ate salty things.
Li Yi's Northeast was like this. They could not lack anything. When the older generation ate, they could not lack salted vegetables and pickled vegetables on the table.
Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and other places were like this.
Salted vegetables were not unique to the Northeast. It was just that there were too many salted vegetables in the Northeast.
The spicy cabbage in the Korean Peninsula was called Kimchi, but the real Kimchi was from Sichuan.
The difference between the two was huge. They were not the same thing.
A northeasterner went to South Korea for a vacation and wanted to buy some Kimchi to eat at home. In the end, when he saw the spicy cabbage over there, he was shocked. You call my spicy cabbage kimchi? Northeasterners do not recognize it. We only recognize Sichuan's.
Five to six yuan per catty. Sometimes, the spicy cabbage was only two yuan per catty at a special price. Here, I am spending more than 40 yuan to buy it? Do you think I am stupid?
At this time, there were no chili or spicy cabbage in the Tang Dynasty. There were many kinds of pickled vegetables, not just cabbage.
So, there was a lot of salt used, and the salt was not pure enough.
15 million catties of salt was more than 30% of the profits..
5% of the profits for free.
That wasn't just 5%. 5% of 15 million catties was 1.5 million catties.
Thirty percent of the profit was equivalent to nine million catties of salt. One million and a half catties of salt was nearly seventeen percent, which was more than fifteen percent.
"Here." A Shu merchant gritted his teeth.
He knew that he had offended someone. Ever since Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong failed to reach an agreement, he had offended Li Yi.
As expected, Li Yi kept calling the Prime Ministers' old 'or something.
He had also heard from his fellow townsfolk that the prime minister was magnanimous and that he could win people over with virtue.
Thus, on the second day of February, the Dragon Raises Its Head.
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong once again arrived at the Ba River Bridge with the others.
The members of the Qianniu Guards had changed, so they didn't know each other. Everyone ate steamed dumplings, stuffed mutton with scallions, and drank mutton soup.
He also sent two bolts of Sichuan brocade to the Qianniu Guards for them to divide among themselves.
He didn't try to hide it anymore. He had said the same thing. Just give it to him directly. There was no need to put on an act.
The four people from the palace came to pick them up again. On the way, they didn't hear the sound of children reading. The content they heard yesterday was too shocking.
"Why is it so quiet today?" Huang Xianrong wanted to ease the pressure, so he asked.
"Today is the exam. They will take the exam according to what they learned. Dongzhu said that there will be a small exam every five days and a big exam every month. He wants the children to get used to the exam."
Cui Liu trembled when she said this.
Because she also had to take the exam. Dongzhu had thought of this.
She would study in Zhuangzi and give the books when she returned. Then, she would take the exam when it was her turn.
If she failed a certain subject twice in a row, then Dongzhu would find Gao Lishi to replace her.
Knowing so many secrets, once she was replaced, the result could be imagined.
When the two of them saw Li Yi in a daze, Li Yi was buried in writing and answering questions …
Li Yi discovered the secret. He asked the system for the exam materials, medical content.
Then, he looked at the questions and answered.
There were no fill-in-the-blanks, choices, right or wrong. It was all dialectical.
He first read the relevant books, then wrote on paper and compared it with the correct answer.
Wasn't it just an exam? Learn!
He was different from others. Others only needed to pass, but he had to pursue full marks.
Otherwise, he would tell the patient that he was 60% confident during the surgery.
A success rate of 60% depended on the surgery.
The appendix, or assisted childbirth, had a success rate of 60%. The other party turned and left.
6%, no, 6%. The other party still left.
Li Yi was strict with himself.
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong did not know. Just as they were about to speak, they were stopped by the eunuchs and palace maids.
They led them to the side to make tea, snacks, and dried fruits.
Li Yi finished another question and compared it with the correct answer. He nodded. It was okay, not bad. He did not need to write every word the same.
He put down the pen, rubbed his wrists and eyes, turned his head and said with a smile, "Have the two of you discussed with the others to cooperate?"
"We bought the blueprint, 1.5 million catties of salt." Yang Huanjin's voice was a little hoarse.
Li Yi narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's talk about the other two things."
"Li Dongzhu, please speak." Yang Huanjin put on a look as if he was being cheated.
"I want 200,000 catties of Hu beans, the same price as Chang 'an buying them in bulk.
I want as many Shu peppers as you have, especially Da Hong Pao, the same price as Chang 'an buying them in bulk.
This year's mustard lumps need to be dried in the shade first, then shipped over. 500,000 catties, the same price as above.
As for the salt well you want, don't look for me. I only have a small part in this, a very small part.
As for who took the big part, I believe you can give me 150 times the price of my original blueprint. You should know something, right? "
Li Yi offered benefits. Although the price was the same, his demand was huge, and the other party still had a lot of profits.
At the same time, he also provided a piece of information that money could not buy. Who would dig the salt well there?
Li Yi was just used to business negotiations, but he was not willing to take advantage of the people of Shu.
He was not willing to take advantage of anyone. If he had the ability to make money, why should he bully others?
He was not from Sichuan, but he had a high opinion of Sichuan.
According to history, Li Longji ran to Sichuan during the An – Lushan Rebellion.
At that time, Li Longji was in a sorry state, but the people of Sichuan still protected him.
Later, the Tang Dynasty fell, and the Song Dynasty appeared. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the people of Sichuan were still at the front. The Mongol army had to run around Sichuan, or else they would be beaten.
In the end, they were still beaten. That was how the Mongol Khan Mengge died.
When the Ming Dynasty came, there were still white poles in Sichuan.
During the war, the flag of the Sichuan army fluttered in the wind.
Whenever China was in danger, that place with many ethnic minorities would use countless lives to support the Central Plains.
But that place was still so beautiful, so beautiful, and so beautiful!
In history, the Shanxi merchants were unreliable, the Lu merchants were unreliable, the Min merchants were unreliable, the Liao merchants were unreliable …
The rich merchants in each place were unreliable.
And the Shu merchants were reliable.
No matter what the Shu merchants did, when the country was in danger, they would stand up.
There were even people who said that if Shu did not lose, China would not die.
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