Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong stared at the soup and did not eat the dishes at all.
"Li Dongzhu, give us more soup." Yang Huanjin did not stand on ceremony. He finished the soup and asked for more soup.
"Okay!" Huang Xianrong said as he swallowed a mouthful of soup.
"Can the two of you still eat anything else?" Li Yi expressed his admiration.
The palace maid Cui Liu had already stood up and returned with a tray. A ladle was placed on top of the tray. It was filled with chili oil.
"Li Dongzhu, this is better than Sichuan pepper, pepper, dogwood, ginger, and mustard."
Huang Xianrong, who had eaten chili for the first time, gave it a high evaluation.
"There are a few varieties of Sichuan pepper in it. The mustard Zhuangzi that you sent was also made into pickled vegetables."
Li Yi mentioned that he wanted to keep it a secret. He did not want to tell the people of Shu that he made the pickled vegetables.
Now that he had decided to announce it, the people of Shu could do it if they wanted. He did not want to earn money from this secret recipe.
Yang Huanjin thought of another situation. "Li Dongzhu, what is it called? Is it for sale? "
"Chili, for sale. One tael for one bushel, 15 bushels for one catty. I will give you 20 catties for a discount of one bushel."
Li Yi had already thought of the price. One tael for 40 grams, he would sell it for 1,000 yuan.
Bi Goo frowned. "Cheap. Your tea eggs were sold for 500 yuan each."
"Food was also expensive at that time, 300 yuan per bushel. Later on, the food prices were low, so I stopped selling. I even announced the recipe for soy sauce. "
Li Yi emphasized the change in prices, not because he was unscrupulous.
"At least two bushels for one tael. Xiao Yi, listen to me." Bi Goo raised the price.
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong were speechless.
They looked at each other and realized that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were all learning from the Minister of Finance.
"Old Bi, are you waiting to collect 80% tax from me?" Li Yi turned to look at Bi Goo.
"Luxury goods are 80% tax." Bi Goo looked serious.
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong looked at each other again. God, 80% tax?
The Ministry of Revenue was charging him one-tenth of the taxes, which didn't seem like much. What was the relationship between Li Dongzhu and the Prime Minister?
One of them called the other Old Bi, while the other called the other Xiao Yi. They ate together.
For the sake of Li Yi, the Prime Minister was easy to talk to.
Why did the old man want to collect 80% of the young man's tax in the blink of an eye? You …
"Fine, 80%. I want a tax refund. I want to check the cost of the property. The money and things donated must be deducted."
When Li Yi made a request, he couldn't directly say that he wanted to collect 80% tax from the chili powder.
Chili noodles are one of Zhuangzi's products. My Zhuangzi's production costs are high, but other places are losing money.
"What cost?" Bi Goo seemed a little nervous.
"Old Bi, look. The research and development costs of the blowtorch, the assembling costs of the hot air balloon, the research and development costs of the new smelting furnace, the manufacturing costs, the labor costs of the farmers, the cost of buying land, the cost of the free soup …"
Li Yi blabbered on and on about all kinds of costs. When people heard it, Zhuangzi was losing money.
The profits from selling other things were not enough to cover the hole.
The more things Zhuangzi sold, the more losses they suffered. They were about to collapse.
"How can it be calculated like this?" Bi Goo asked. This was the first time he encountered the problem of cost accounting.
"Why not? My Zhuangzi has military research and development and production. The imperial court didn't give me a single cent. Look, I'll calculate for you … "
"Don't, don't calculate. This old man doesn't want to listen. If I listen, I'll lose your money." Bi Goo stopped him.
Yang Huanjin and Xiao Yi didn't even bother to drink the soup. They were stunned. At the same time, they wondered if they could use the same method to avoid taxes.
There was no need to this time. They had already agreed to a refund. But what about in the future?
"It's sold for one liter. This year, we planted a lot of chili in the greenhouse. It's difficult to expect the capital to digest it.
It's a luxury accessory, but it's too expensive. Merchants in other places are worried that they can't sell it, so they don't buy it.
I want to save some money. Don't 80%, 50%. If it's not enough, I won't sell it. I'll think of other ways to make money. "
Li Yi determined the price after analyzing the market saturation and the high-end consumption level of other places.
"Okay, 50% it is." Bi Goo thought about it and agreed.
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong were at a loss. So they could bargain when collecting taxes?
"Li Dongzhu, do you still have this soup?" Huang Xianrong thought of something and asked while pointing at the chili oil in the casserole.
"Yes, but you two drink more … I'll ask someone to send some chili oil to my brothers. There's no need for soup."
Li Yi was about to say that the two of them were full from the soup when he suddenly realized that there were more than two people on the other side.
"They're in An Yi Lane, next to the East Market. If they can eat chili at night, it's probably a dream." Yang Huanjin told him the address.
An Yi Lane was under the East Market. There was a temple inside and no other government offices.
A small amount of goods would be placed in An Yi Lane. If there were more goods, they would rent warehouses at the docks outside the city.
The Salt Gang had a lot of goods and a lot of people.
"Okay, send it over. Tomorrow, let the brothers live in the building in front. When they reach Chang 'an, they'll be home. There's no need to spend money on accommodation."
As soon as Li Yi finished speaking, Qing Song ran out.
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong found that the palace maids and eunuchs were too clever.
"Brother Yang, Brother Huang, make a list and advertise it in the newspaper," Li Yi said.
The transportation fee in Shu County was paid by the Salt Gang. Not to mention the cost, just by looking at the speed, one could tell how much effort the Salt Gang had put in.
"Thank you, Li Dongzhu." The two of them thanked him together.
They knew about the advertisements, but they were too embarrassed to ask Zhuangzi to do it. It felt like asking Zhuangzi to do it for free.
"Are there more salt wells over there?" Bi Goo remembered that the Emperor and Li Yi had cooperated to drill wells.
"Replying to the Prime Minister." Yang Huanjin replied, "Yes, there are many new brine wells and gas wells. We'll also look for gas wells to help boil salt."
Huang Xianrong lowered his voice, "I heard that behind those good places are … …"
As he spoke, he pointed upwards.
Li Yi nodded, "Yes, it's the Emperor's. I still have half of the shares. Have you learned how to drill wells? "
"Ah?" The two of them exclaimed in unison.
The Emperor's business, Li Dongzhu had half of the shares?
This was not a question of how much shares he had, the question was how to get a share.
After recovering from his shock, Yang Huanjin sighed, "Ai! Although we've drilled, it takes a lot of time and money to drill a well. I'm afraid that we won't be able to produce any more brine. "
Li Yi nodded. Yes, a well can make a family, but a well can also ruin a wealthy businessman.
It's just that he had no choice. If you don't have enough capital, it's best not to gamble.
"You still have to drill. You have a lot of money. If you drill a few wells at the same time, the chances of success will be higher."
Li Yi knew that the other party had money, so he persuaded them.
"Li Dongzhu, we're drilling. We've already drilled a brine well," Yang Huanjin said happily.
They just had to drill six wells at the same time. If one well produced brine, they would earn back the money for the other five wells.
If they continued to drill for the wells that had not produced any brine, they would not have to worry about it anymore if a gas well appeared.
"The Emperor's wells have to be paid to the local government. You used the technology, so you have to take the money," Bi Goo suddenly interrupted.
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