Yuan Gang said, "Eight buckets is quite a lot. How many nobles are there in the palace? Can they finish it? It would be a pity to waste it! "
Hu Yanwei waved his hand and said, "It can't be wasted. After this thing is sent to the palace, as long as there is enough to satisfy the needs of those nobles, the rest will naturally be divided up. Who can stop those stewards from not tasting it? There are many mouths in the palace that secretly open their mouths. Even if they eat something, they will turn a blind eye and not say anything. It's not good to keep this thing for a long time. It's better than throwing it away when it goes bad. "
"But there is one thing I want to make clear first. The one thousand gold coins is only on the surface. I have to return two hundred gold coins to the person in charge of this matter in the palace. This is what I hinted to him. Otherwise, things would not have gone so smoothly. It can be considered as spending money to avoid disaster, and there will be less trouble in the future."
Shopkeeper Gao said suspiciously, "Eight buckets a day, one thousand gold coins a month. Isn't the difference a little too big with our current selling price?"
Hu Yanwei said disdainfully, "It's only ten thousand gold coins a year. How can the palace lack this bit of money?"
Yuan Gang said, "The price difference between the inside and outside is so big. Aren't you afraid that the palace will find out and cause trouble for you?"
Hu Yanwei stared and said, "Can the food in the palace be the same as outside? It must be the best for the palace. Can the palace's nobles eat the cheap things sold outside? "
Yuan Gang said, "I can only do this. If I want to sell it, I can only sell this. I can't make a more noble tofu."
His energy was not used to develop bean products. He only knew how to sell this tofu pudding. He had no intention of doing anything else.
"..." Hu Yanwei was speechless. He found that this person was stubborn.
"Hehe!" Shopkeeper Gao couldn't help but laugh. He seemed to understand what Hu Yanwei meant.
Hu Yanwei reached out and hooked his arm around Yuan Gang's shoulder. With a beard on his face, he shook his head and said, "I say, Brother, His Majesty the Emperor is not a fool. For something to be sold so openly, the trick in the price cannot be hidden from His Majesty's spies. He will know sooner or later. But the person who earns this money depends on who it is. My father has been promoted to the rank of Great General and has never reached out his hands carelessly. Compared to those who easily earn millions, no one would say anything if he earns this small amount of money, not even His Majesty. "
"I won't talk about anything else. You came from the border army, yet some people are working together to sell warhorses, and they even want to kill you to silence you. Just how daring are they? That's the kind of profiteering that's not afraid of death. We're doing a reasonable and legal business, earning a small amount of money that others don't want, and no one will find trouble with me. Besides, why are you looking for trouble with me? The price outside is low, but the price in the palace is high. The food provided to the palace must be better than the food outside. Who dares to say otherwise? "
"I'm not asking you to make a more noble tofu. As for your tofu, send it to the palace as fresh as possible. Make sure it's done cleanly and meticulously. Keep a close eye on it. We've spent more effort and used more manpower, so the tofu made this way is naturally the best. It's reasonable to sell it at a higher price, so who can say anything? If you want it to be sold at the same price as outside, then it's actually unreasonable. I have to spend money to smooth things over, so wouldn't I be losing money? Then why would I send it to the palace at a loss? Do you understand what I'm saying? "
Yuan Gang wasn't stupid. How could he not understand after saying it like this? In the end, there was no difference between selling it to the palace and selling it outside. It was just that there was a different saying: the tofu sent to the palace was the best!
However, the gaze he looked at Hu Yanwei was a bit strange. He realized that this person seemed to be quite enthusiastic about selling tofu. Normally, he didn't ask about it, and it was fine if he didn't interfere. But once he did, a small business was sold to the palace. This wasn't something that just anyone could do.
Hu Yanwei naturally had to be proactive. His family had confiscated his profits. Seeing that he could only get ten percent of the profits from selling such a popular product, he naturally had to find a way to increase the sales. Naturally, he had his sights set on the palace, the world's largest household.
To an ordinary person, the palace was very mysterious. To him, however, he knew many people in the palace. It was a matter of convenience, so why not earn some reasonable money?
Yuan Gang asked, "Does the chief general know what you're doing?"
The reason why he went to the Huyan family to 'cry out for injustice' was because he heard that Huyan Wuhen's character was good. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to go to the Huyan family.
Hu Yanwei asked in reply, "Know what? Everyone says that it's delicious. Who can say that the people in the palace can't eat it? The palace found me and wanted me to pay tribute. How could I not comply? "
Alright, Yuan Gang understood. These words were definitely used to deal with his father. He reckoned that Huyan Wuhen wouldn't be angry if he heard it!
He was starting to understand why Huyan Wuhen had only given his son an idle position, and hadn't given him any real power. Huyan Wuhen was probably aware of his son's character. If he had given him more power, he would've been able to stir up more trouble.
Manager Gao laughed and interrupted, "Actually, for this tofu, the most expensive part is the sugar. We can even save on sugar if we send it to the palace. There's no shortage of sugar in the palace. You can add whatever flavor you want, whether it's sweet or salty. You can add whatever flavor you want according to your own taste. We can save another sum of money on our investment! "
These days, sugar was indeed not cheap.
Hu Yanwei's eyes lit up. He gave him a thumbs up. "Old Gao, I didn't misjudge you. You're worthy of the surname Gao!"
Yuan Gang raised his eyebrows. He realized that birds of a feather flock together. No wonder these two were in cahoots.
Manager Gao laughed mischievously. He looked as if he was flattered. Then, he said, "Third Young Master, recently, there have been many people from big families asking if we can deliver goods to their doorsteps. It's similar to what you just said about delivering to the palace, but it's not as frequent. They hope that we can deliver a certain amount to their doorsteps every day. "
Hu Yanwei laughed and said, "Some of my friends also came to me about the same thing. They said that it's not bad to eat a little bit of this thing for breakfast every morning. They asked us to deliver a certain amount to their doorsteps every day. I'm here to talk to you about this matter and ask you to arrange it."
Manager Gao said again, "Third Young Master, I have another idea."
"Speak!" Hu Yanwei waved his sleeves. He was very straightforward. The key was that he was in a good mood. There was money to be made.
Manager Gao said, "I've observed for a while. The capital is so big, and our location is so remote. In fact, most people don't want to travel so far to buy it because it's troublesome! We can transport this in barrels. I suggest that we set up a location in every section of the capital and have people send one or two barrels to each location every day. The capital is so big, and there are so many people and restaurants. The amount we sell can be imagined. "
Hu Yanwei's eyes lit up, and he said with a fanciful look, "If the entire capital can eat our tofu, it won't be a problem to earn 100,000 a year!" He suddenly turned his head and shouted, "Such a good thing, a reasonable and legal business. If there's money to be made, then it's a bastard. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and do it! Do you know how much money we'll lose if we delay for a day? "
He seemed to be a little impatient himself.
Yuan Gang was puzzled. Why did he feel that this person's character was a bit like Yuan Fang's?
Manager Gao said, "Third Young Master, with our current manpower, we can barely handle the situation at hand. We need to recruit people to send it to the palace, let alone sell it all over the capital. That requires more manpower."
"We can recruit people!" Hu Yanwei looked like he was saying, "Do you still need me to teach you this?" "We're going to make a lot of money. Do we still care about spending these people's money?"
Yuan Gang said, "I'll arrange this."
Little did he know that this was the purpose of selling tofu. His manpower would probably arrive one after another. He needed to arrange reasonable identities, and he needed to arrange them in every corner of the capital in order to grasp any signs of trouble. In short, regardless of whether Daoye needed it or not, he had to be prepared for Daoye in case he needed it. One more preparation was always better than nothing.
He wanted to find a suitable opportunity to bring it up, but who knew that Manager Gao would bring it up one step ahead of him. This was even better for him!
In fact, he didn't expect that this tofu would sell so well at first.
Hu Yanwei asked again, "Is there enough space? This place is remote, and the price is cheap. If there isn't enough space, I'll ask the people nearby to move and buy all the houses around. I can find someone to pay for the capital first, and I'll pay it back when we have money here. "
Manager Gao nodded. "I think it's possible. Boss, what do you think?"
Yuan Gang nodded silently. When his people arrived, they also needed a place to stay.
"Okay, leave this matter to me. Tomorrow, I'll ask someone to talk to the people around here. I'll try to buy all of them in three days. You don't have to worry about it." Hu Yanwei waved his hand and took over this matter. He asked, "Are there any other difficulties?"
Yuan Gang reminded, "Third Young Master, there aren't many people who grow soybeans these days. If we make it so big, there won't be enough soybeans in the capital."
Hu Yanwei patted his chest. "I'll handle this matter. Later, I'll ask someone to go to other places to buy soybeans. If it's really not enough, we'll deal with it this year first. Next year, I'll ask the housekeeper to arrange for people to plant soybeans. We'll plant as many as we need. I don't believe that no one will plant them if we give them money. This is nothing. Are there any other difficulties? If there's anything, we'll deal with it together. I don't have time to run here every day! "
Manager Gao reminded again, "Third Young Master, Boss, there's something we have to be careful about. The price of our tofu is not high. We can only make a lot of money if we sell it in large quantities. The recipe for this tofu must be kept secret! Don't let it be stolen by others and steal our business. "
"How dare you! Try it if you're not afraid of death! " Hu Yanwei glared at him. His face was full of murderous intent as he said, "I've sold my tofu to the imperial palace. Who doesn't know that this tofu is my family's exclusive business? Which bastard dares to steal my business? I'll smash every single one of them. My Huyan family has always restrained ourselves. We've never reached out to anyone. We only do reasonable and legal business. Who dares to stop us from making money? Today, I'll say it here. This business can only be done by my Huyan family in the entire Qi State. Who dares to come out and try it? Do you think that my Huyan family's cavalry are vegetarian? "
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