Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 79: Explosive, Liu Hong rebukes the noble family and protects the Li family (Long Chapter)
"Come and have a look, this is the best snow salt, better than refined salt. One pound of snow salt costs only twenty five-zhu coins, which is only two coins more expensive than coarse salt!"

"Han paper, freshly made Han paper, a hundred times better than Caihou paper, one hundred sheets per knife, only ten five-zhu coins."

On the main road of East Street in Luoyang City, there is a shop with the word "Li" on its sign. A clerk suddenly stuck his head out and shouted loudly to the passers-by on the street.

"What? Snow salt is better than refined salt, and one pound of snow salt costs only twenty five-zhu coins, which is only two coins more expensive than coarse salt?"

As the voice of the shop assistant from Li's shop rang out, the endless stream of pedestrians on the street stopped and all looked towards the Li's shop.

But they were attracted by the waiter's shouting.

Snow salt is better than refined salt, and only costs two cents more per pound than coarse salt?

How can this be?

Subconsciously, many people feel it is impossible.

You should know that refined salt is usually more finely processed and purified, and its quality, taste and purity are higher than coarse salt, so the price is relatively high. Coarse salt is more affordable because it is less processed and has lower costs.

Refined salt is expensive, and it is normal for it to be several times or even ten times more expensive than coarse salt.

Today, the price of coarse salt in Luoyang City is 18 five-zhu coins per kilogram.

The price of refined salt was more than eighty and a half zhu per catty.

Now the shop assistant is shouting that snow salt, which is better than refined salt, is only two copper coins more expensive than coarse salt? ?
Subconsciously, passers-by didn't believe it.

"Come and have a look, this is the best snow salt, better than refined salt, more delicious and delicate, and the price of one pound of snow salt is only two cents more than that of coarse salt!"

The guys' shouts were still ringing.

Immediately, a middle-aged pedestrian near the shop reacted and scolded:
"What are you yelling about? Snow salt? Better than refined salt? It's only two cents more expensive than coarse salt. Are you kidding me?"

"Haha." Facing the scolding from the passerby, the guy smiled and said:

"Sir, if I am talking nonsense or not, you will know if you come in and take a look. If not, I will give you a pound of coarse salt today!"

"Oh! Let me see what kind of salt is better than refined salt, and it's only two cents more expensive than coarse salt!"

When the passerby heard the clerk in Li's shop say that he didn't have any and could give him a pound of coarse salt, his eyes lit up immediately and he walked into the shop.

The pedestrians around were also curious and followed in to watch the fun.

As soon as they entered the Li family shop, what caught everyone's eyes were buckets of pure, white snow salt with almost no impurities.

The snow-white salt immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"This... is so white, so salty!"

A passerby couldn't help but exclaimed.

I saw buckets of salt arranged like grain.

"What is this? Is this Caihou paper? How can it be so exquisite and tough!"

Many people also noticed the high pile of exquisite Han paper on the side.

"Dear guests, this is the snow salt launched by my Li family. It is better than refined salt."

"General Li of my family wants the people to eat better salt, so the price is set very low, only 20 five baht per catty, which is only two cents more expensive than coarse salt. We don't make much money, but mainly sell at a low profit. Because the supply is limited, each person is limited to buying three catties. Please hurry up and buy!"

The shop clerk said with a smile to the pedestrians pouring in.

"This... is such good salt, better than refined salt, and it's only 20 cents per pound!"

"my God!"

As the shop assistant's voice rang out, buckets of dazzling snow salt caused everyone to get excited.

"Twenty cents a pound, right? Give me three pounds of this snow salt!" A passerby suddenly reacted and shouted hurriedly.

As the voice reminded them, everyone around reacted and looked at the snow-white snow salt and said:
"Give me three pounds of snow salt, I want three pounds!"

"Don't grab it, it's such fine snow salt, give me three pounds!"

"Whoever pushed me, don't press me, give me three pounds!"

The situation in Li's shop suddenly got out of control, and passers-by took out money to buy snow salt.

Faced with snow salt, which is better than refined salt and only two cents more expensive than coarse salt, everyone is excited. The snow salt is right in front of them and they cannot help but believe it.

"Everyone, please don't push. If you want to buy snow salt, please line up. And you have nothing to put in the snow salt you bought. You should go home and get something to put in the salt."

The shop assistant shouted loudly to maintain order.

No stuff to pack?
The crowd of people who were rushing to buy snow salt were immediately dumbfounded.

Indeed, there were no plastic bags during the Han Dynasty.

Many people buy salt and just buy the coarse salt in big lumps, which are easier to hold.

But the fine, snow-white snow salt in front of you is not easy to install.

Boom~
In the blink of an eye, many people rushed out of the shops despite being anxious.

But he went back to his home to get the container.

"What happened? Why did they all come out? Is there really snow salt that is better than refined salt and only two cents more expensive than coarse salt?" People in the distance saw those people enter Li's shop and then rushed out, looking anxious, and couldn't help asking.

However, those who had seen the snow salt knew that what the guy said was true and understood that snow salt was limited, so how could they say anything? They rushed back to their homes in silence to get containers and money.

"What's going on? Why aren't you talking and are you running so fast?"

The people around were puzzled and walked into Li's shop suspiciously. The people who entered the shop also rushed out.

...

"Hurry up, grab some salt, snow salt, it's better than refined salt. Each person is limited to buying three pounds. If you go too late, it will be gone!"

The people living around the five shops of Li, Zhen, Mi, Lu and Wei in Luoyang City went crazy. They came out of their homes with bowls and basins and lined up to buy snow salt.

When people walked on the streets with snow-white, dazzling snow salt in their hands and smiles on their faces, they immediately attracted the attention of passers-by and caused a great sensation.

"This salt is so white and fine."

"How can there be such fine, snow-white salt, better than refined salt?"

"I bought it at Li's shop. One catty was only twenty five-zhu coins. I bought three catties. It's a pity that each person can only buy three catties, otherwise I would have bought more." The middle-aged man holding a basin of snow salt looked up, smiled and said regretfully.

"What? Such good salt only costs twenty cents a pound!"

……

There was a loud uproar and a large number of people immediately rushed to the surrounding Li family shops.

There were also many people who walked out of the Li family shop holding pieces of exquisite Han paper.

"What a good Han paper, and it's cheap, much cheaper than Caihou paper. I'll go back and buy some for my son to copy books."

……

Just when Luoyang was in an uproar and discussion about the crazy recruitment treatment posted by the imperial edict, people were accusing Li Hong of being confused and making a fuss about state affairs.

In Luoyang City, long queues formed in front of the five shops of Li, Zhen, Mi, Lu and Wei. Buckets of snow salt and exquisite Han paper were sold like crazy and spread in large quantities.

A large number of people rushed to the five shops. The people who were discussing the imperial edict finally came to their senses and rushed over as well.

Time passed in the excitement of Luoyang. Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

During those ten days, the people of Luoyang frantically scrambled for snow salt and paper.

The five families, Li, Zhen, Mi, Lu, and Wei, worked together.

In ten days, Li Hong sold more than 100,000 kilograms of snow salt and more than 200,000 kilograms of Han paper in Luoyang.

There are long queues in the five shops every day.

Even if there is no stock, there are still a lot of people queuing up.

Because five shops are working hard to supply goods.

As soon as snow salt and Han paper were put on the shelves, they were immediately snapped up by the people queuing up. The demand for snow salt and Han paper could not keep up with the supply.

Because snow salt is of better quality than refined salt, dignitaries all rushed to replace snow salt.

Ordinary people also stopped eating coarse salt and switched to snow salt.

The quality of snow salt is so high that the huge difference can be seen with the naked eye. It is only two copper coins more expensive than coarse salt with sand and stone. Naturally, people are willing to eat snow salt.

Therefore, it can be said that the people of the entire Luoyang city were queuing up to buy snow salt and abandoning coarse salt.

None of the coarse salt in the major shops in Luoyang was sold, but the five shops of Li, Zhen, Mi, Lu and Wei were crowded with people.

At this time, many of the wealthy families in Luoyang who ran salt businesses were dumbfounded.

At this point, everyone realized it.

Snow salt and Han paper in hand.

The five families, Li, Zhen, Mi, Lu, and Wei, hold two mountains of gold.

The residence of the General of Chariots and Cavalry.

hall.

Li Hong sat in the main seat.

Li Wen, Li Wu, Li Ding, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Xiao Lu Su, Wei Shu, Huang Zhong, Ji Ling, Yan Liang and others gathered together.

"Old General, in ten days, we have collected no less than 500,000 kilograms of crude salt from all over the country. However, the purification speed is still limited. As of today, we have produced only 180,000 kilograms of snow salt, and Han paper has been sold for 220,000 kilograms. In Luoyang City alone, there is a serious shortage of supply!" Zhen Yi took out the statistical results of the ten days and said with both happiness and helplessness.

They were helpless as they watched large quantities of snow salt and Han paper being put on the shelves and being snapped up, and the supply speed not keeping up.

One hundred and eighty thousand catties of snow salt, at twenty five-zhu coins per catty, would amount to three million six hundred thousand five-zhu coins.

Twenty-two thousand pieces of Han paper, each piece containing ten five-zhu coins, equals two million and two hundred thousand coins!

In ten days, a total of 5.8 million five-zhu coins were deposited into the account!
So how about a year at this rate of making money?

More than 210 million five-baht coins!!!

However, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, and Wei Shu all understood that their production had not yet reached its maximum.

Luoyang is not satisfied yet!

If Luoyang is satisfied, we can even expand the sales scope to other states and counties.

One hundred million or five hundred million a month, it all depends on the circumstances.

It has to be said that the huge population of the Han Dynasty created a huge demand for salt and paper.

In the hall, Li Wen, Li Wu, Li Ding, Mi Zhu, Xiao Lusu, Wei Shu, Huang Zhong, Ji Ling, Yan Liang and others were all shocked when they heard the data Zhen Yi said.

Although they knew that the sales of Hanzhi and snow salt were very hot, this was the first time they knew the specific data.

Li Hong stroked his beard, but he also understood that due to the tight time schedule, they still could not complete the supply despite recruiting a large number of people.

"We still need to continue to expand our production capacity. However, the most important thing is to keep it confidential. We cannot leak the information about snow salt purification and Han paper production. It seems that we need to strengthen the protection and build a large-scale Wu Castle separately."

Li Hong stroked his beard and without hesitation, looked at Huang Zhong, Ji Ling, and Yan Liang and said:
"Huang Zhong, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, the three of you will lead the team to build large Wubao in Luoyang and Yingchuan to protect the snow salt purification and Han paper production..."

Li Hong did not want to expose the snow salt purification and Han paper production technology, so he had to build a large-scale refining factory in the form of a Wu Castle and form a large number of guards to provide protection.

This will minimize the risk of exposure.

Wu Fort was built outside important cities such as Luoyang and Yingchuan to purify snow salt and manufacture Han paper.

Then supply and sell the goods in nearby cities.

In this way, snow salt and Han paper can radiate to the cities around Luoyang and Yingchuan.

In the future, similar factories will not only appear in Luoyang and Yingchuan, but also in other prefectures and counties. We need to do it step by step.

"promise!"

Huang Zhong, Ji Ling and Yan Liang understood what Li Hong said and immediately bowed to Li Hong in response.

"Father, with the sale of snow salt, other families in Luoyang City can no longer sell their salt. Now many family members want to see you, and because you can't see me, they have gone to the emperor."

Just after Li Hong made arrangements to expand production, Li Wen spoke to Li Hong with some concern.

After hearing Li Wen's words, the hall immediately fell silent. Li Wu, Li Ding, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Xiao Lusu, Wei Shu and others all looked at Li Hong.

It has to be said that the low price of snow salt has forced many salt merchants into a desperate situation.

Refined salt can no longer be sold.

The coarse salt can't be sold either.

In the past few days, many people wanted to visit Li Hong, even many high-ranking officials in the court, but when it came to the matter of snow salt and Han paper, Li Hong sent them all away.

Seeing that the Li family was not able to make a living by selling snow salt, many people were helpless. Since they could not overpower the Li family with their power, they could only protest to Liu Hong, hoping that Liu Hong would put pressure on Li Hong.

Li Hong listened to Li Wen's questions, and then saw that everyone around him was looking at him, clearly wanting to know how to deal with this matter.

Yes, although snow salt and Han paper were selling very well, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Wei Shu and others were all worried, as they were competing with many wealthy and powerful families for business.

"Haha, the Li family joined forces with the Zhen and Mi families to sell snow salt and Han paper. That was with the instruction of His Majesty. They wanted to earn money to support an elite army and defend the borders of the Han Dynasty. How could they give in because of some people's selfish interests? In Shangshang's words, they have the ability to purify crude salt themselves. Now that the market for snow salt and Han paper is so good, as the imperial recruitment notice is sent to various counties, the young and strong in various counties are all ready to come to Luoyang to seek a future. With 100,000 elite troops in sight, His Majesty will withstand the pressure, and you don't have to worry!"

Li Hong's voice resounded, immediately giving Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Wei Shu and others a reassurance.

Li Wen, Li Wu, Zhen Yi, Mi Zhu, Wei Shu and others thought of the cities around Luoyang. As the imperial edict was posted, young and strong men who were proud of their bravery all signed up to participate in the selection, and their eyes could not help but reveal anticipation.

Yes, as the imperial recruitment notice spread to all parts of the Han Dynasty.

The counties around Luoyang have begun to bustle with people, and many young and strong militiamen who consider themselves brave have signed up.

It is conceivable that when such generous salary and benefits were spread to the Thirteen Prefectures of the Han Dynasty, millions or even tens of millions of young and strong men would not be able to sit still and would come to Luoyang for a visit.

With such an elite army of 100,000 troops clearly within sight, can Liu Hong withstand the pressure?

Just as Li Hong expected, at this moment, in the palace hall, Liu Hong was facing a dozen officials headed by Yuan Feng, and was furious.

"You and the Li family are both qualified to run the salt business. Now that you can't sell your salt, why are you looking for me? Do you want me to help you? You thought of that. Let me tell you, the Li family and the other four Zhen families will be responsible for the money, food and supplies of the recruited army. If any of you want me to find General Li, it's not without discussion. Can you be responsible for the money, food and salaries of these 100,000 troops? Are you willing? If not, get out of here. Salt and iron originally belong to the court. If I'm not happy, I won't let you run the business!"

Liu Hong was furious because the noble families had often come to him for snow salt and Han paper in recent days.

However, Liu Hong was thinking about the 100,000 strongest elite troops, and even thought that the money earned from Snow Salt and Han Paper was enough, and he wanted Li Hong to give him a share. He had finally taken the profits of salt from the hands of the aristocratic families. Liu Hong was too busy protecting the Li family, so how could he care about these selfish aristocratic families.

Yuan Feng and other civil and military officials in the palace hall looked extremely unhappy when they heard Liu Hong scolding them.

(End of this chapter)