Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 481 Scholars, farmers, businessmen, why are businessmen inferior?
——"Lu Situ really wants to entertain merchants from Xuzhou?"

Cao Cao added...

Zhao Yun said truthfully: "It's absolutely true..."

Cao Cao's eyes couldn't help but fell into deep thought, wondering what Yu'er's purpose was for doing this?You must know... businessmen seek profit, and they do business without evil. If you want to squeeze some money from them, then... it will be as difficult as heaven!
Before Cao Cao figured it out.

"Report to Cao Sikong, Commander Lu asked the general to bring this kit to Cao Sikong!" Zhao Yun's words followed, "Commander Lu has something to say, there is a plan to defeat Yuan Shao by 'Cangting' in the kit!"

Huo...Cangting broke Yuan Shao's plan?

With these words blurted out, not only Cao Cao, but also Xi Zhicai's eyes froze.

What a familiar recipe?
What a familiar smell?

Could it be...this is Lu Yu again...ah no, people have words now, it should be said that this is "Ziyu" continuing the story of "planning strategies and winning thousands of miles away"?
Thinking of this, Xi Zhi blinked his eyes again and again.

At the same time, Cao Cao has opened the kit and unfolded the note in it.

It was just such a small note that Cao Cao's eyes widened in vain...

——Yuan Benchu ​​is eager for quick success!

——The Longxiao Battalion lures the enemy deep!

——Cao Sikong ambush on all sides!

Whoosh... All of a sudden, Cao Cao's eyes opened!

Yuan Benchu, Long Xiaoying, Cao Sikong... A series of words spliced ​​together in his head!
He seems to have understood this wonderful plan offered by Yu'er!
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Xuzhou, Donghai County, within the courtyard of the Government Office.

Dozens of tables were placed one by one, and merchants walked into them quickly, whispering to each other from time to time. Every time someone sat on one side of the table, a servant would put a cup of warm water on the table next to them. On the case table.

After a while, these merchants sat down.

They are all merchants from Xuzhou, some are from Xiapi City, where the government is located, and some are from Donghai County. Naturally, Langya, Dongguan, Guangling, Pengcheng are also indispensable...

Everyone looked around cautiously, and everyone knew that today... the feast hosted by the Marquis Baima had a lot of meaning, just a "Big Hero Welfare Lottery" made everyone salivate!
Not to mention the large yellow croakers that I have witnessed in recent days, as if they were fishes that fell from the sky!
Hundreds of merchants have come here!Everyone's eyes are shining!
...Who can finally cooperate with Baimahou and the government?Nobody knows.

嗏

Everyone knows that once a merchant cooperates with Baimahou, he will surely gain a big backer, whether it is status, fame, or money, they will skyrocket!

It is not an exaggeration to say that the big guy has made all the preparations... Even if he pays a huge price, he will still win the favor of Lord Baima.

Not long after everyone was seated...

Lu Yu, who was dressed in a black Confucian robe and had the official Situ seal on his waist, walked in from the outside!
Dian Wei and Cao Xiu escorted both sides.

——Extraordinarily handsome, heroic...

This is the merchants' first impression of Lu Yu.

However, Lu Yu was always smiling, and walked into the courtyard with a full smile, which also added an extra touch of affinity to his handsome cheeks.

What a handsome man!
No wonder... News spread in Xu Capital City that there are always some high-ranking officials and dignitaries who invite people to Situ's mansion to match their daughters. A handsome young man with such an appearance and status?Which boudoir lady doesn't love it?Which boudoir lady can bear it?

Lu Yu walked in the front, and behind Cao Xiu and Dian Wei, there were several soldiers from Long Xiao. Each of them held a wooden box, which seemed to contain something!
While walking, Lu Yu glanced at the people around him.

The merchants who were originally sitting on the stools had already stood up one after another, lowered their heads, and slightly cupped their hands, a gesture that the inferiors only had when they saw the superiors.

Today...it seems to be a cooperation for the "Dahan Welfare Lottery".

But in fact, everyone knows it well!
A white horse prince with great power in his hands, his "friendship" is more valuable than a thousand pieces of gold!
It is not an exaggeration to say that as a businessman in Xuzhou, if he offends Lu Yu with one sentence, then...within one day, he can completely stop working.

Wei Hongwei's family in Chenliu County, Yanzhou, and Zhen's family in Wuji County, Zhongshan, Jizhou are precedents...

I heard that the five daughters of the Zhen family still have a relationship with Bai Mahou...

Really envy everyone.

Lu Yu, who was standing on the main seat, did not sit down, but looked at everyone in front of him.

"Everyone, sit down, sit down... drink water, drink water..."

Lu Yu made a gesture of invitation, and his tone was still very friendly.

A group of merchants also sat down one after another, picked up the tea cups, and took a sip... It's really water, are you reluctant to put some tea leaves?

but…

hiss…

A group of merchants felt that the taste buds moved, the water was a bit salty... like the smell of the sea!
However, it is different from sea water...

It's not bitter, and it's not so extraordinarily salty that makes the body uncomfortable!

It can be said to be salty just right!

Of course, merchants all know that sea water is not drinkable, and if you drink too much, you will be poisoned!You can even get dehydrated if you drink too much!

Many fishermen have come to the conclusion that among fishermen who died at sea, the possibility of dying after drinking seawater is much higher than that of those who have never drank seawater...

This is because the concentration of various substances in seawater is too high, far exceeding that of fresh water. Excessive entry of certain elements into the human body will cause poisoning.

In addition, in order to excrete the salt contained in 150 grams of seawater, the human body often has to excrete [-] grams of water. People who drink seawater not only cannot replenish the water needed by the human body, but also accelerate dehydration and death!
"Well..."

A group of merchants pursed their mouths, inexplicably feeling that the saltiness of the water was just right, compared to the extremely salty seawater, I don't know how many times it was combined.

at this time.

Lu Yu said, "I think everyone is wondering why I, Lu Yu, want to entertain all the merchants from Xuzhou for tea...no, water!"

"The reason is that our officers and soldiers in Caoying Guandu can only drink water now...the food is urgent, and I, Lu Yu, was ordered to come to Xuzhou to raise food. This...you must be very clear."

Raise food!

Lu Yu immediately made his attitude clear.

Such frankness, on the contrary, made the merchants feel more at ease.

Lu Yu's words continued, and he clapped his hands together. A soldier from the Longxiao Battalion opened the first wooden box and put it on the table in front of Lu Yu. Inside was full of salt. salt!
"People talk about business! I know that asking merchants to donate food is more uncomfortable than cutting your flesh, so...I invite you here today just to show you a few things. After reading it, we Talk about food again!"

Lu Yu lifted the box full of salt and walked past the merchants one by one.

While watching in turn, Lu Yu said again: "You must be familiar with this. This is the refined salt I refined. I'm not afraid to tell you that this refined salt is different from the crude salt refined by officials on the market. The price is extremely low. So it can be popularized in thousands of households!"

"Imagine, after adding this refined salt to a cup of white water, it will have some flavor. What about the dishes? If refined salt is popularized, the cooking of the whole Han Dynasty will surely make the dishes more delicious! This refined salt will also become a necessity for the people's lives. !"

Hey…

Lu Yu blurted out his words, and all the merchants blinked their eyes again and again.

Refined salt?

This is the first time they have heard such an appellation. Previously...they heard more about coarse salt, which is the poisonous salt of Longxi. Of course...putting coarse salt in the dishes will taste ten times better. There are no merchants on this point. do not know.

But the key problem is that coarse salt is too expensive.

Even today, the price of coarse salt is a hundred times the price of corn!
In addition, even at such an expensive price, selling private salt was illegal in ancient times, and it had to be refined and sold by the government's salt department.

The purpose of coarse salt refined by the government is not for cooking, but for "preservation" to preserve vegetables, meat, fish, milk and other perishable ingredients.

It is no exaggeration to say that in ancient times, salt was equivalent to the "refrigerator" of later generations!

If you really want to let salt enter thousands of households according to what Lu Yu said, then...how low can the price be?
"Bai Mahou..." Zhao Zhang of Xiapi City asked first: "I have a question, and I ask Bai Mahou to answer it. How does Lu Situ plan to price this fine salt?"

Obviously, the quality of this refined salt is higher than coarse salt, and Lu Yu took out the refined salt on his own initiative, what does it mean?Merchants are even more clear!
Since "business is about business", then simply ask.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Yu... It seemed that not only Zhao was in charge, but every merchant was very curious.

Lu Yu didn't answer immediately, but stretched out his hands and made a "ten"!
hiss…

A group of merchants look at each other, ten times the price of grain, although it is not low... But compared with today's coarse salt, which is a hundred times the price of grain, it is still acceptable...

If it is widely promoted, it is not without chance.

Just as the big guy thought of this, Lu Yu's voice groaned again.

"The price of refined salt is [-]% of the price of grain!"

"Only at such a price can we ensure that everyone can use it! Only then can refined salt become an inseparable thing in life! I plan to use this refined salt!"

This…

Lu Yu blurted out his words, and all the merchants were stunned!

Refined salt only costs [-]% of the grain price, which has completely overturned their perception.

This this…

Everyone opened their mouths wide and wanted to speak, but they couldn't get out when they reached their mouths, full of amazement and shock.

"Then... such a low price, is there any profit?"

"Yes!" Lu Yu smiled slightly. "The price I'm giving you is [-]% of the grain price, you can increase it, but we need to determine the extent of the price increase at that time, not only to ensure your profit, but also to ensure the promotion of this refined salt within the scope of Dahan! No way! Raise the price of salt wantonly!"

I see…

Hearing this, the eyeballs of a group of merchants kept rolling. Baimahou means... he provides salt, and the merchants sell it?
This is equivalent to the fact that these merchants are not selling private salt, but official salt...

If, coupled with such a low price, this... is very profitable!And this salt... is simply a mountain of gold!
After thinking through this section, the eyeballs of the merchants became "Berlin Berlin"...extremely flickering, extremely impatient.

only…

This is where it is, but it is just an opening remark.

"Does Marquis Baima want us to assist the government in selling salt?" Director Zhao couldn't bear the excitement in his heart and asked urgently.

He even thought further...Could it be that the purpose of Baimahou inviting these merchants here is to let the merchants bid to donate food and grass on the condition of "selling official salt"!To relieve the urgent need of the front line of Guandu.

If so, it's not impossible!

Zhao Zhangshi is already dreaming about...

Lu Yu just smiled slightly. "Don't worry, let's move on!"

While speaking, Lu Yu stretched out his hand to signal, and asked the soldiers of the Longxiao Battalion to take out the second box.

—— Big yellow croaker!

Two big yellow croakers...

One is marinated salted fish, and the other is sun-dried fish jerky!

In addition, there is a porcelain bowl containing a thick layer of oil, which is fish oil!
"Most of you are familiar with these people. My fleet goes out to sea and brings back 20 large yellow croakers every three days. Some of them will be marinated into salted fish, some of them will be dried into fish meat, and some of them will be refined into Fish oil, for use in war!"

"In addition, I plan to set up a fishery department in Donghai County to realize offshore fishing, process large yellow croakers locally, and sell them all over the place! I am afraid that I, Lu Yu, can have such a large-scale harvest in the whole world. Family!"

Speaking of this, Lu Yu blinked his eyes, and his voice stopped abruptly.

This…

It just so happened that Lu Yu's sudden stop made a group of merchants daydream again.

Is Baimahou looking for a cooperative merchant to help him sell and promote these salted fish, dried fish, and fish oil?

They are still thinking about...

Lu Yu had already winked and asked someone to open the third wooden box.

There is nothing else in the wooden box, just a disc...

And this disc, all the merchants are too familiar with it, this is not... is it...

"Baimahou, is this... a big man's welfare lottery ticket?"

Some merchants couldn't help but speak...

Isn't their ultimate purpose here the welfare lottery?

"Not bad..." Lu Yu smiled slightly. "This is the imperial court guarantee, the 'Dahan Welfare Lottery' jointly issued by Dahan Situ, Sikong, and Si Nong. It is different from ordinary gambling. This is guaranteed by the empire and the imperial court. It is fair, fair, or frankly fair! The great success of the Xiapi City Welfare Lottery is a good example of the problem..."

Ha ha…

Listening to Lu Yu's "fairness" as soon as he became a merchant, he would "hehe"!

There is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world. On the first day when 500 people buy lottery tickets, one person wins the lottery. It seems fair...

But the next day, there were 20 lottery tickets, and one person won the prize!
On the third day, 30 lottery tickets became three winners...

I won't talk about it later, it seems to be fair, but in fact... I understand everything!
But it is this understanding that "can only be understood but not expressed in words"!
There is a huge wealth hidden in it, the more you "understand", the more you know... how deep the water is, and how terrifying the profit is!
Next…

The fourth wooden box appeared.

Huben Jiashi opened it, and everyone looked over it curiously.

And what was placed in the wooden box was nothing but a neat stack of paper, pure white and flawless paper!

Lu Yu waved someone to get a pen and ink, and immediately wrote the word "Shang" on the paper with his own hands.

- Merchant's business...

Immediately, he brought up this piece of paper and came in front of everyone, "The thing you see now is called paper. A hundred years ago, Caihou invented 'Caihou paper', but neither the texture nor the quality can be compared Writing characters on it is expensive, but I have fundamentally improved the 'Caihou paper', and now, the price of this piece of paper is hundreds of times cheaper than the previous Caihou paper!"

"Everyone should have read the newspapers published by the Taixue Journal. A small piece of paper can record unlimited content. From then on, with this, the entire big man, whether it is a literati or a scholar, will no longer have to Recording words on bamboo slips is more convenient to carry and save!"

While speaking, Lu Yu asked people to distribute the brand new paper to every merchant present.

Every merchant's eyes were filled with astonishment.

White Horse Lord... Is this White Horse Lord amazing?How can you make so many new gadgets, so many incredible gadgets!
And Lu Yu has already stood up and is demonstrating to everyone how to fold the paper for easy carrying...

this moment…

Countless businessmen are tempted...

It is strange to say that when they saw refined salt and heard the price of refined salt, they were tempted.

But afterward, whether it was the big yellow croaker, the lottery ticket, or what's more, this paper... this white paper made their hearts throb again and again, and now it's not as simple as being tempted!

It was a "bang bang" straight hit, and my heart was pounding!

The mood...it's a great jump...a ​​galloping horse!
It is not an exaggeration to say that any one of these four things that Lu Yu showed can be exchanged for a mountain of gold. How big is the wealth hidden here?
At this moment, all the businessmen lowered their heads and narrowed their eyes. They have already started to calculate the profits in the middle!

Merchants are profit-seeking, this has been for thousands of years...and it has never changed.

After all, it was Zhao Zhangshi who reacted.

The most important thing, Bai Mahou hasn't said anything yet?At this time, is it a hammer profit?

A golden mountain...is right in front of us, but...whether we can win it is another story.

"Bai Mahou, we have seen this thing, dare to ask...Bai Mahou invited me to the banquet today, why?"

Zhang Zhang has started...

A group of merchants reacted and echoed one after another.

"Yes, Lord Baima, if Lord Baima wants me to sell these, then I will be 120 willing!"

"Bai Mahou, I'm going to... Guangling City... I still have three daughters who are waiting to be married! Here are the portraits of my daughters..."

Most merchants focus on the box.

A few of them were thinking about Lu Yu's body for their daughter.

Of course, that's a minority!
Now, four boxes and four types of items are displayed. It can be said...the curiosity and desire in the hearts of all the merchants in this courtyard have been drawn out.

Lu Yu looked at them with a smile, but hooked his hands to signal the big guys not to worry.

It is impossible to sell and sell these businesses in front of you!
From Lu Yu's point of view, among the merchants in this courtyard today, one counts as one, and they are all green leeks, and the growth rate is extremely prosperous!

Most importantly, even if Lu Yu really cheated them, they still have to thank Lu Yu!
Thinking of this, Lu Yu finally spoke.

——"Everyone, I am a Dahan Situ, and I am in charge of Dahan's agricultural administration, commerce, water conservancy, and river dams..."

——"However, there is always a problem that has troubled me! This problem, that is..."

Speaking of this, Lu Yu paused.

The tone is more solemn and abnormal!

——"The so-called scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants? Why are merchants inferior to others!"

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(End of this chapter)