"I say, brother, you want 50% of it?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Feng pursed his lips.
"Although we haven't gotten married yet, as an official, we have to do this, don't we? We have to prepare for it! We have to get a house, right? It's best if it's a courtyard. Also, we have to prepare a family property for our future son, right? How can this not cost money? What if the Emperor likes our food after we enter the court? Don't you think we have to spend money? "
"So, we have to save some money now. Moreover, the profit from the Bone Strengthening Powder is a business without capital. Believe it or not, even the Emperor has a stake in it! Otherwise, how can it be sold for a hundred copper coins per catty? Wouldn't it be a mess? "
Li Shimin's mouth twitched.
Money was not a problem.
No matter how much he wanted, he had to give it to him. Putting aside the fact that the Bone-Strengthening Powder was invented by Zhang Feng, just the salt-making technique, the trade of Zhenla, and the water transportation were all profitable businesses.
It was not that Li Shimin did not want to give him money. He had to give it to Zhang Feng even if he wanted a city!
However, this was a matter for the future. If he gave it now, it would only harm Zhang Feng!
Therefore, he had to wait for Zhang Feng to grow up. At that time, even if he was given a prince or a state capital, it would not be a problem.
"Okay, okay, I'll give you fifty percent then! But let's say this first. You know how profitable it is. Not only the Emperor has a stake in it, you also know that almost all the officials have a stake in it. So, when the time comes … "
"We'll talk about this later. The business of the Bone Strengthening Powder has to be done quickly. Now that the locusts are hoarding a lot, it's good to hoard more!"
"What's the good? Now when I hear the word locusts, my head hurts! "
"What's wrong with you?"
Zhang Feng could not help but be curious. "He's not making a lot of money. Do you want to announce all of this?"
"That's not it. It would be great if that's the case!"
Li Shimin shook his head speechlessly.
"Isn't it because those damned locusts have gnawed away the grass? Now we can only look at the locusts and bone-strengthening powder piled up like a mountain. We can't transport them out!"
"Your cattle and sheep have been requisitioned?"
Zhang Feng peeled another century egg. While eating, he glared at Li Shimin.
"Now, let alone cows and sheep, even the warhorses in the barracks are starving. Think about it, how can my mules and horses have the strength to pull goods? I'm starving to death! "
Zhang Feng understood.
No wonder Lao Li's legs went soft when he saw the barren land outside Chang 'an City. It turned out that this was the reason.
"Lao Li!"
"That's all you want?"
Zhang Feng was in disbelief.
"Then, do you think there's anything else that can make me worried?"
Li Shimin seriously doubted Zhang Feng's intentions. This guy might be despising him now. But when he heard Zhang Feng mention this trivial matter, Li Shimin's heart settled down.
Once this guy said that, then damn it, there must be a way to solve this problem. But the grass was gone. Unless you can make the heavens rain grass, otherwise, all the livestock will die in less than three days!
Not to mention the livestock transported from Tubo and other places.
Tubo was really cunning.
At first, he was hesitant. But when he saw that the locusts were stopped by the Tang Dynasty, he couldn't wait to treat the people as livestock and throw them to the Tang Dynasty!
This idea was really smart.
Once the Tang Dynasty starved these livestock to death, what was the problem?
At that time, they could ask for as much as they wanted. If the Tang Dynasty didn't give them anything, they would have to give back everything they took before. This was what Li Shimin was really worried about.
"Lao Li, you're still too …"
"This is not a problem. Since we're partners now, and these cows and horses are useless, it will affect the income of our bone-strengthening powder, right? Okay, I'll give you an idea. I guarantee that your cows and horses will be fatter and stronger than the pigs that eat locusts outside! "
Li Shimin really wanted to despise Zhang Feng, but Zhang Feng's next words instantly made Li Shimin's eyes pop out.
"Lao Li, do you still remember the bone-strengthening powder factory I mentioned before?"
"You can be a little more flexible. Why can't the cows, sheep, and horses eat something that can be eaten by people?"
Li Shimin was stunned.
Zhang Feng patted Li Shimin's shoulder, and then said earnestly, "Actually, this is not a problem. Think about it, our current output of bone-strengthening powder and the speed of collecting locusts are seriously unbalanced. I guess many of the locusts in your warehouse are spoiled, right?"
"Think about it, the food that humans eat has to be washed and the internal organs removed, but what about the food that cows and sheep eat?"
"These locusts eat grass. Do you think the cows and sheep will eat them if we grind them into powder, process them a little and mix them with the hay to make fodder?" "That's right," Zhang Lisheng said. "That's right.
"You have to learn to be flexible! Once you're flexible, this will become a profitable business, won't it? "
While speaking, Zhang Feng glanced at Li Shimin and said, "Sometimes I really wonder if you're a businessman or not. You can't even think of such a trivial thing?"
"…"
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