The Emperor is Above

Chapter 269 Qing Yi's True Purpose

"Beihuang Grain and Oil Group?"

Everyone exclaimed in unison, what a grand name.

Shi Dazhu looked at Qing Yi in surprise: "I thought you set up this workshop just to help the orphans and abandoned babies under Shi Ludan to find a way out, but I didn't expect that you would take ten steps forward.

Just using beans to press oil can make the cities in the northern border, which have always been poor, prosperous. No wonder grandpa always praises you as a peerless scholar and asks me to learn from you. "

Qing Yi didn't expect that in the mouth of Old Man Shi, he would become an omnipotent child of other people's family. Fortunately, Shi Dazhu was open-minded and did not have any jealousy.

With a wry smile, he explained, "Brother Dazhu, you know that I have never been liked by the ministers in the court. It is inevitable that I will be given a new fiefdom in a remote area next year, so I will save up some hard-earned money in advance."

"My goodness, brother, this little bit of your hard-earned money is worth at least hundreds of millions of dollars!"

Tushi Gu said with a smile, rolled up his sleeves, put his fat arms on his round waist, and said with shining eyes, "The next task of making the press is given to me. I will make sure it won't delay your plan to make money."

Shi Dazhu also patted his chest and smiled, "Corporal Tu Gu will be in charge of equipment manufacturing. I will contact friends who get along well with me to invest in Beihuang Grain and Oil Group. When the time comes, I will call them here so that you can get in touch with them first. Only after the approval of Brother Yi can everyone unanimously agree to let them join. I hope everyone has no objection to this!"

"Of course I have no objection!"

Xing Shu hurriedly raised her hand in agreement, and kept reminding him, "Brother Dazhu, I will bring all the sisters with me when the time comes. Don't forget to notify me."

"Don't worry! Our Beihuang Grain and Oil Group is not the only business of oil pressing!"

Seeing Shi Dazhu and Xing Shu hurriedly leaving, Qing Yi smiled and called them to stop.

"We have another very important business in that shop in the lower city. If we do well, the profit will be no less than the current oil pressing business."

“Are there other businesses that are as profitable as oil extraction?”

"Daniu, bring me the pottery basin I asked you to bring!"

"Okay, Master, I'm coming right over!"

Big Bull quickly brought over a ceramic basin with a diameter of three feet and secretly wiped away the faint traces of powder that remained at the corners of his mouth.

No one cared about what this guy had stolen and ate. Qing Yi opened the lid amid the shock of Shi Dazhu, Tun Shigu and Xing Shu. In the basin were three light yellow crystals of different colors, emitting a sweet scent similar to that of honey.

"These are three kinds of maltose made from wheat, millet, and sorghum!" Qing Yi smiled and broke off a few small pieces and handed them to the three people. "Taste them carefully and see how they taste different from honey!"

"It's so sweet, its sweetness is not inferior to honey. This thing is definitely more valuable than oil!" After Tu Shi Gu licked it, his eyes widened.

Xing Shu frowned and said, "It's still not sweet enough compared to honey, and the honey from the purple crystal bees in the endless forest tastes much better than this."

There is a difference in the judgments of Tun Shigu and Xing Shu. This is because even though Tun Shigu came from a wealthy family, as a lower commoner in the past he could only buy ordinary honey, while the honey consumed daily by Xing Shu, as the beloved daughter of the king, was top-grade honey even among the exotic insect-grade honeys.

However, after tasting it carefully, Shi Dazhu said more seriously, "Although the color, aroma and flavor of these kinds of maltose are far inferior to the honey of the exotic insect level, they are not inferior to the ordinary honey on the market.

If it can be produced in large quantities and sold at a price slightly lower than honey, not only will the common people like it, but ordinary nobles and vassals will also buy it in large quantities. As for vassals above the rank of doctor, even if they look down on ordinary maltose, their retainers and servants will not miss out on these good things and will definitely rush to buy them.

In particular, the countries in Zhongzhou are much richer than those in the Northern Wilderness, the princes compete in luxury, and the people live in comfort. They have a great demand for honey and will certainly like these maltose.

I dare say that the profit of maltose is at least higher than that of oil. Brother Yi's suggestion to let more people participate in the shares is absolutely correct. This is not a big business that can be maintained by just a few of us, not even the king."

Xing Shu, who seemed to have no ulterior motives, was the daughter of the king after all. She nodded in approval after seeing and hearing so much. Such high profits would surely attract others' covetousness, and only by gathering many allies would there be a chance to keep these two gold mines.

After seeing off Shi Dazhu and Xing Shu, who were both surprised and happy and full of worries, Gongsun Wu walked in, wiping the sweat from his forehead with excitement in his eyes:
"Master, what did you ask Daniu to talk to me about? It's only been less than two hours today, and we've sold millions of dollars worth of grease alone. Many merchants have to pay a deposit even if they can't get the goods, for fear that we won't sell to them.

The workshop does have enough manpower. As for the group of young knights under Shi Ludan, I was worried that they wouldn't be able to endure hardships, but I didn't expect them to work so hard.

It's just that we can't find a reliable accountant for the time being, so the lame man that Shi Ludan hired to teach the orphans is now in charge of keeping the accounts."

Hearing about the huge profits made in a short period of time, Qing Yi was not excited at all. Instead, he seemed a little nonchalant, as if these two businesses had nothing to do with him.

He pondered for a moment, and said solemnly: "Brother Gongsun, you can hand over the oil pressing and sugar making to Shi Ludan. I have something more important that I need you to complete."

"The master has given an order, and no one dares to disobey!"

Gongsun Wu quickly calmed down and said solemnly, "What does the master need me to do?"

Qing Yi walked to a secluded place, then stopped and earnestly instructed: "After the New Year, we will move to a new burial ground. Although we don't know where the new burial ground is, it will definitely be far away from the rich areas of the capital, so we must make a lot of preparations in advance.

Next, I continued to stay in the capital, and took the time to practice at the Imperial College. The college was close to the palace, and nearby were the residences of Qianye Weng and Shi Lao Weng.

As long as I don't go out casually, there will be no danger. Zhu Qing, Zhonghang Shuo and others will not easily attack me in the upper city of the capital, and it will be even more difficult for foreign enemies to sneak in.

During this month before the New Year, you should quietly recruit a group of craftsmen inside and outside the capital, whether they are armorers, potters, carpenters, bonesmiths, stonemasons, bronze and ironsmiths, or leathersmiths. All the craftsmen that we don't have are the talents we need for our new fiefdom.

In addition, let Dongmen Hu, Dongmen Bao and Chai Yong each lead their own men to secretly recruit poor people in the capital area. Try to select well-behaved farmers with complete families, and do not pick on scoundrels.

Tell these people that anyone who is willing to migrate to the new land will be given enough livestock, farm tools, and houses, and they will not be treated unfairly. "

"Your Majesty, you are right! It is me, as the household steward, who has not considered it carefully enough!"

Gongsun Wu looked a little ashamed, and after thinking it over, he suggested, "Before, you all took your anger out on the Lord and gave him fiefs by the Jiming Lake, but they didn't expect that the Lord would take advantage of the situation and promote him to a lower-ranking official.

I am worried that they will become angry and obstruct the master again, so I want to recruit people under other names and then join the master when the migration comes."

Qing Yi thought about it and agreed, "Brother Gongsun, your idea is good. It would be best if you dress up so that you won't be recognized by the nobles and their retainers. You can arrange the details."

When Qing Yi had arranged all matters, he made an appointment with Shi Dazhu and Xing Shu to meet at the courtyard of Old Man Shi in the middle city five days later, and then returned to the upper city again.

Looking at the Imperial College adjacent to the palace of Marquis Xing, Qing Yi couldn't help but shout out in excitement: "Imperial College, here I come!"

(End of this chapter)