The Emperor is Above

Chapter 267 We've Got Rich! (200+ additional chapters)

"My goodness, brother, is there any good business in this world that can make money without leaving home?"

Tu Shigu blinked his eyes. If anyone else said this, they would definitely be lying. But if Qing Yi said this, there would be absolutely no problem.

"I and all my brothers are willing to follow the sergeant's orders!"

Shi Ludan and a dozen or so young rangers had excitement and anticipation on their faces. As a senior vassal, Qing Yi had no need to deceive these penniless scoundrels.

Even Shi Dazhu and Xing Shu looked at Qing Yi curiously, wanting to hear what good idea it was; as for Gongsun Wu, Daniu and other Guqiu private soldiers, they would never doubt the lord.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Qing Yi said with a smile, "First, Brother Shi Gu needs to help me make a batch of instruments. I will draw the specific designs for you tonight, and they must be made within three days!"

"Don't worry, brother!" Tu Shigu patted his round belly and assured confidently, "I'm never afraid of losing to anyone when it comes to making equipment. I'll make it for you in three days!"

Qing Yi nodded in satisfaction, and turned to look at the group of expectant rangers: "Shi Ludan, after the equipment is completed, you and the brothers will be needed to provide manpower and work hard. How about I give you a share of the profits as partners?"

"We brag about being knights every day, but in fact, the people of the capital look down on us and call us scoundrels and vagabonds, no different from the beggars of the capital."

Shi Ludan's face flushed with excitement, and he bowed deeply in gratitude, "Sir, you are kind and righteous, and are willing to look up to us and give a share to our partners, but I know my own limitations.

As long as the daily wages are enough to feed my brothers, orphans, and abandoned babies, I and my brothers will be satisfied and will never dare to be partners. "

Qing Yi tried to persuade them twice, but seeing that Shi Ludan and the dozen or so young rangers were determined, and knowing that Shi Ludan not only wanted to repay his gratitude, but also wanted to continue to serve under him, he stopped trying to persuade them.

"Brother Yi, if you want to do business in the capital, where are you going to choose a storefront?" Shi Dazhu asked with increasing curiosity, "and what kind of business are you going to do?"

"Haha, I was just asking for your help, Brother Dazhu!" Qing Yi smiled at Shi Dazhu again, "You will soon know what kind of business it is. As for the store, you should choose a place with a lot of traffic. It is best to have a spacious enough place. A large yard or warehouse would be even better."

Before Shi Dazhu could speak, Xing Shu jumped out with joy, and she said crisply: "Sergeant Guqiu Yi, I have a shop under my name, and there are a lot of people coming and going.

It is not in the capital, but near the Xingshui Wharf outside the city. However, there is a large warehouse behind the store, which should meet your requirements."

Shi Dazhu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Shushu, why did you buy a warehouse and store at the dock outside the city?"

"whee--"

Xing Shu said proudly, "Before the Chinese New Year last year, my second brother Zhongkang lost the bet to me, but I also gave him all my treasured treasury and helped him buy a meteorite sword."

"So the Meteorite Sword that Zhongkang showed off to us last year was bought by him at the cost of selling everything he had? No wonder he got so angry when Zhonghang said he wanted to steal it."

Shi Dazhu suddenly realized something, then he smiled at Qing Yi and said, "Brother Yi, although Shushu's shop is outside the city, it is more in line with your requirements.

I also have a storefront on the main street in downtown, but unfortunately there is only a small yard at the back and no warehouses nearby, so I’m afraid it’s not suitable.”

Qing Yi clapped his hands and smiled, "Great! These two shops inside and outside the city are what I need, and their locations are just right. You two will be partners in the shops."

Afterwards, Qing Yi followed Shi Dazhu and Xing Shu to personally check the locations of the two shops, and hired laborers to quickly clean up the abandoned warehouses so that Shi Ludan and other young rangers and their adopted children could move in to live.

When they returned to the central city at night, Shi Dazhu could no longer hold back and asked, "Brother Yi, what kind of business do you want to do with these two shops?"

"Yeah, I want to know too. I'm also thinking of using these two shops to make some pocket money!" Xing Shu also widened his eyes, and nodded his little head like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Brother Dazhu, even if you didn't ask me about this, I would still like to ask you a favor!" Qing Yi pondered for a moment, then chuckled, "Please purchase one million kilograms of beans within three days and transport them to the warehouse outside the city. I will need them in three days." Shu refers to soybeans.

Shi Dazhu was puzzled and asked, "Brother Yi, Xing State is located in the northern wilderness, the land is poor and the people are barren. In addition to the capital area where millet is grown, the cities in the northern border grow beans in preparation for famine years. It is not difficult to purchase a million kilograms of beans within three days.

However, beans can cause bloating, so only poor people eat them. Richer people even dislike using them as feed for cattle and horses. Are you sure you can make money by buying so many beans?"

Looking at the puzzled expressions of Shi Dazhu and Xing Shu, Qing Yi said confidently: "Whether it is the eight million people of Xing State or the princes of the Great Shen Dynasty, food is the most important thing for the people.

The daily consumption of ordinary Chinese people is nothing more than firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. Firewood and rice have very low profits, while soy sauce and vinegar have slightly higher profits but take more than a year to make. Therefore, only oil and salt have the highest profits. "

"Shh-"

Shi Dazhu's face suddenly changed, and he looked around cautiously, "Brother Yi, you are not going to buy beans and sell salt privately, are you? This will not only offend the ministers in the court, but also the king. You must think twice before you act."

Although Xing Shu did not say anything, as the daughter of Xing Hou, it was impossible for her to follow Qing Yi to steal her father's girl. She just kept her eyes on Qing Yi.

"Hahaha, look how scared you are!" Qing Yi shook his head helplessly and explained with a smile.
"I have been observing the diet of the people these days. The fats they consume on a daily basis are all kinds of animal oils, and the prices of animal oils sold in and outside the capital's markets are extremely expensive.

Not only do ordinary people need to eat fat on a daily basis, but also the vehicles of merchants and soldiers in the country need to be lubricated with grease. In addition, the daily maintenance of military equipment and weapons also consumes a large amount of animal fat.

On the other hand, most of the oil produced in the country currently comes from hunting animal meat, and the oil content of animals in the wilderness has always been low. Even in the capital area, some people have become rich by raising pigs and refining oil.

Beans can be pressed to produce a lot of oil. Even if the price is half of that of animal fat, we will still make a lot of money. It depends on whether you, Brother Dazhu, can buy enough beans in a short time."

"Don't worry, brother. Many of my classmates and friends when I was studying at the Imperial College are now vassals in various places. It will not be a problem to buy a million catties in three days and 50 million catties in a month."

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

When several large ships docked at Xingshui Wharf and filled the warehouse with bags of golden beans, Tun Shigu had already led dozens of craftsmen to complete the debugging of several large oil presses.

Everything is ready except for the east wind. Following the orderly process, barrels of golden, shiny and transparent soybean oil are soon squeezed out, causing everyone present to exclaim in surprise.

Tu Shigu excitedly stretched out his chubby fingers and tasted the grease. His chubby face was full of excitement: "This golden thing is not grease at all, it's gold. We are rich!"

Qing Yi, however, held up the soybean meal that had been pressed into cakes and said with a smile, “Fats themselves are valuable, and merchants in the capital and the country will rush to buy them, so there is no need to worry about sales.

We need to find a way to sell this stuff. The soybean meal after oil extraction will no longer cause bloating in livestock, and it is a very good high-quality feed. Brother Dazhu, you are quite familiar with Captain Qiu Yuan, so ask them if they want to feed the horses with this stuff."

"No need to look for me, our city guards will take care of it all!"

Before Qing Yi finished his words, Qiu Yuan's hearty laughter was heard outside the shop. It turned out that the city guards who had been guarding outside the shop these days had already told Qiu Yuan about Qing Yi's actions.

"How can we let your city guards take all the good things? Don't our Third Division need them?" Then the laughter of Bai Ze, Zhu Cheng, Ran You and Zi Che Zhongxing came from outside the door.

Especially Ran You, who had a dark face full of dissatisfaction and reproach, said: "Brother Yi, you opened the shop for business without even telling me, that's really not nice of you."

Qing Yi was not afraid of Ran You's blame at all. Instead, he took out a white square object and explained with a smile: "Brother Ran You, don't be angry in a hurry. I have left something good for you."

(End of this chapter)