Old Yin and Old Qin discussed and finally set the price of green salt at 50 wen.
"I still need to find some helpers." Qin Mo said.
The reason was very simple. Old Qin and the sly old man alone could not take so many places. It was better to find more people to form an alliance.
This was very helpful to his great cause of change.
Foolish Yuchi and Cheng Yaojin were necessary.
Because they were involved in movable type printing, they had to participate in this part of the profits.
"In addition, you can decide who else you want to let participate.”Qin Mo said," You're the main dealer. You can decide the next distribution.”
The two of them were used to the new terms that Qin Mo often used. Although they did not know what a general dealer or a distribution company was, they roughly understood what it meant. They took the goods from Qin Mo, and others took the goods from them.
"This matter should not be known to Your Majesty!" The old man said.
Old Qin also nodded. He had been led astray by the old cunning fellow.
If Li Er knew, he would definitely call them traitors.
Not only did he solve the problem of the people's lack of salt, but he could also earn a large sum of money.
After the sly old man left, Old Qin said," It's good that you don't monopolize everything. There are many powerful people involved in the salt industry. Our Old Qin family can't withstand their suppression at all.”
What Old Qin said was also an important reason that Qin Mo was considering.
It was short-sighted to monopolize the food. Qin Mo naturally would not make such a low-level mistake.
The next day, Qin Wen transferred more than 300 people from the cement factory and ice factory to Lantian County.
Then, he set up a simple factory in the house he bought.
In order to prevent the secret from leaking out, Qin Mo had sent a hundred guards to guard it.
Charcoal, rags, iron pots, everything was ready.
Digging salt, dissolving, filtering, and boiling.
Qin Mo divided the steps into four steps. Even the charcoal was wrapped in cloth. The purpose was naturally to prevent the secret from being leaked.
When Qin Mo arrived at Lantian County in the afternoon, the salt factory had already started working in an orderly manner.
The factory was about a mile away from the salt mine.
There were saline-alkalized lands nearby, and crops did not grow. The villagers nearby relied on hunting for a living.
In order to speed things up, Qin Mo hired the local villagers and paid them a lot of money. He found the person in no time.
The women could collect firewood and sell it to the salt factory.
The water source was from the river. At this time, the river water was not polluted, so there was no need to worry about eating bad people.
Since it was the first day of work, the actual time of work was only two hours. The green salt that was boiled was only a few thousand catties.
By the second day, the green salt that was boiled had reached 30,000 catties.
This was still because the workers were not skilled. After his family became skilled, the production would be even greater.
When this batch of green salt arrived in Chang 'an, the old man and the others were overjoyed.
The cunning old man, the foolish Yuchi, and Old Qin looked at the mountain of green salt, their eyes shining.
This was all money.
"Dalang, is this the work of your science?”The old man asked.
Ever since he betrothed his daughter to Qin Mo, the old man had never treated himself as an outsider.
In the past, Zhangsun Chong was the only one who addressed him as Dalang. Now that Zhangsun Chong had directly abdicated, his status in the family plummeted.
Qin Mo nodded." Yes."
Old Yuchi rubbed his hands together and said," Science is really good stuff. I wonder what skills my two little bastards have learned?”
To old fool Yuchi, anything that could earn money was good stuff.
"The two Yuchis are quite talented in mathematics and have improved quite a bit. Chancellor Kong often praises them.”
Old Foolish Yuchi's two sons looked silly, but their numbers were not bad.
"Really? I'll test them later." Old Yuchi was delighted.
"Tomorrow morning, once this batch of green salt enters the market, the price of salt will definitely fall. The people of Chang 'an will finally be able to alleviate the pain of salt shortage.”
The cunning old man laughed. He wasn't interested in what the foolish son of Yuchi had learned.
Qin Mo said," The price of our green salt is so low that it will definitely cause a rush to buy it. I suggest that everyone limit it to one catty.”
"That's a good idea."
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Dou family.
Dou Zhun, Dou Fengjie, and the other members of the Dou family were having a party.
"The price of salt has already risen to 350 wen.”
All the Dou Clan disciples who participated in the battle were delighted.
"After this batch of salt is sold, the profit will at least double. The Dou family disciples won't have to worry about food and clothing for decades.”
This time, the Dou family had used up all their assets. It could be said that they had staked everything on one bet.
"This time, my Dou family is following the other salt merchants. Even if His Majesty is furious, you can't blame it on us.”Dou Fengjie said proudly.
At this time, most of the salt in Chang 'an was concentrated in the hands of the Dou family and several other dignitaries. They did not sell it, so the price of salt naturally soared.
When the price of salt rose, they would sell it.
"The price of salt cannot go any higher. If it goes any higher, His Majesty will not be able to hold it in anymore.”Dou Zhun said.
The reason why Li Er held back such a high price of salt was that Guanzhong was really short of salt. Otherwise, he would have suppressed it long ago.
However, if the price of salt exceeded Li Er's bottom line, they would definitely not be able to help but make a move.
"What a pity." The Dou Clan disciples all sighed, thinking that they had earned too little.
This scene also happened to the other nobles. This salt shortage crisis became a feast for them to harvest wealth.
They were celebrating.
Li Main Hall.
Li Er was so anxious about the salt that his mouth was bubbling. He was very manic.
"This group of profiteers should be killed."
Li Er was anxious.
The price of salt rose three times a day, and he was so angry that he couldn't eat.
As a result, the entire harem was shrouded in a solemn atmosphere. The palace maids and eunuchs were careful not to offend the dragon's face.
On the second day.
As the sun rose, the Zhangsun Clan, Yuchi Clan, Qin Clan, and Cheng Clan's shops hung up signs that said they were selling green salt at 50 copper coins per catty.
The commoners were skeptical. The coarse salt was already 350 copper coins per 500 grams, so how could the green salt only be 50 copper coins?
However, when someone bought the green salt that cost 50 copper coins, the entire Chang 'an City was immediately flooded with people. The Zhangsun family, Yuchi family, Qin family, and Cheng family's shops immediately formed a long queue.
The commoners were ecstatic.
Li Er, who was in the palace, was also extremely shocked when he received the news.
How could green salt only cost 50 coins?
At first, he didn't believe it, but when the secret agent he sent out bought a pound of salt for 50 wen, Li Er fell into ecstasy.
Seeing the money flowing into their pockets, the old man and the others were also ecstatic.
Salt was a large commodity, and the people would never lack it.
As for the salt merchants, they felt as if they had lost their parents. At first, they thought that it was a trick of the imperial court to lower the price of salt. However, as time passed, the restriction on the purchase of salt gradually relaxed, and they finally felt that the situation was not good.
Qin Mo's saltworks could supply 100,000 catties of salt a day.
In order to increase production, Butler Qin Wen bought another 500 servants.
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