May 15th!
On this day, a grand carriage suddenly rushed from Tong County to the capital.
This carriage was hired by our Lord He Shen. After all, this is related to our own business, and our Lord He is very attentive.
Carriages and duck cages filled with fat ducks arrived at the capital's market.
This time, there were at least hundreds of ducks.
The road from Tong County to the capital was very smooth. The capital was connected in all directions, so the road was naturally not rugged.
On this day, the market did not seem to be anything special.
However, when the convoy arrived at the market, everyone was stunned.
"Why are there so many ducks and chickens?”
All of a sudden, the citizens of the capital were all stunned. It was not that they had never seen a duck seller, but at most, they would sell three to five ducks.
After all, in this era, ducks were all free-range. It was already quite impressive for a family to raise 20 to 30 ducks. How could it compare to Liu Hao's management mode?
Only 20 to 30 people were needed to raise tens of thousands of ducks.
However, who had ever seen someone sell hundreds of ducks in one go?
This was simply unbelievable.
Hundreds of chickens and hundreds of ducks were placed in the market.
All of a sudden, the eyes of the people in the market were focused on these ducks.
"I'm buying ducks!" Someone shouted at the top of his lungs. With a casual move, this guy directly grabbed a duck out of the cage.
"Everyone, come and see. This is our Tong County's duck. It's big and fat!”
Kaka!
It was picked up in an instant, and the duck made quacking sounds. For a moment, it attracted countless people.
At this moment, more and more commoners gathered to watch.
Soon, they realized that this duck seemed to be quite big.
Whether it was in terms of size or feathers, it seemed to be two or three times bigger than ordinary ducks. Moreover, there were at least hundreds of such ducks.
This was an excellent breed that Liu Hao had specially made. It was originally fatter than ordinary ducks.
In addition to the collective management, basically, from the moment these ducks were born, their only function was to eat. They ate with all their might.
All of them were naturally plump.
"Boss, how much is one of your ducks?”Someone could not help but ask.
In this era, chickens and ducks were not sold by weight, but by size. Moreover, ordinary people could not afford them. Those who could afford chickens and ducks were the butlers of rich families.
They were in charge of purchasing. Of course, some butlers did not follow the rules and secretly took kickbacks.
This butler had a lot of background. He was the sixth son of Qianlong, Aisin Gioro Yongrong. Although he was not as loved as the fifth prince Yongqi, he was still a powerful person in the capital.
In the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong, Fu Cha, the daughter of Fu Qian, was appointed as the first Fujin. In the winter of the same year, at the age of 17, he was adopted by Emperor Qianlong's twenty-first uncle, Prince Yunxi of Shenjing, and was granted the title of Baylor.
"Sir, our ducks are cheap. They cost seven taels of silver per duck. If you buy more, we can buy two taels of silver!”The guy with the loud voice said.
"What did you say?"
The butler's entire body trembled, but his face revealed an incredulous expression."Seven silver coins for one? One tael of silver for two?"
"Cheap, it's simply too cheap!"
The butler quickly calculated in his mind. According to his estimation, he had thought that the duck would cost at least one tael. He never expected it to be so cheap.
"Where did you get this duck?”The butler could not help but ask.
"We raised this ourselves!" The man with the loud voice pointed at the flag on the carriage and said,""This is us being kind to Daren and letting us raise ducks!”
The butler glanced at the flag on the carriage and knew that it was from the He Residence. Naturally, he also knew that the He Residence was not to be trifled with.
Then, the butler pondered for a moment."In that case, two taels of silver, four first!”
"Alright!" The big-voiced waiter immediately grabbed four ducks from the cage and skillfully tied them up with a rope. He sent them to the butler and said,"Sir, just wait and see!“
The butler frowned. He felt that the smell of the duck was a little strong. He raised his hand and asked his subordinate to pick up the duck.
It only cost one tael to buy two ducks that were as fat as seven silver taels.
Immediately, another butler said,"Give me two!"”
"Me too. I want it too. What's the price of this rooster?”
……
Hundreds of ducks and hundreds of chickens attracted the attention of many people. They were really too cheap. They were at least five silver coins cheaper than ordinary children.
In a restaurant not far away.
At this moment, Liu Hao was drinking with He Shen.
Looking at this bustling scene, He Shen could not help but raise his eyebrows. He never dreamed that he would be so nervous just to sell ducks.
Now, it seemed that this market effect was not ordinary.
"Not bad, not bad!" He Shen smiled and looked at Liu Hao,"Hao 'Er, it seems that our chickens and ducks are still very popular!”
"It's all because of His Excellency's prestige!”Liu Hao smiled humbly.
He Shen took a deep breath,""I've already informed the Internal Affairs Bureau. In the future, the Internal Affairs Bureau will purchase all the chickens and ducks in Tong County!”
He Shen paused for a moment before continuing,""However, these ducks can't be sold for only half a tael!”
"I understand!" Liu Hao nodded his head slightly. He knew that He Shen was going to fill his own pocket. Moreover, the eunuchs of the Internal Affairs Bureau had been using the excuse of purchasing to scam Qianlong of money for a long time.
An egg could be sold for ten taels. This was something that could only happen in the Qing Dynasty.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Hao could not help but say,"May I ask how much the chickens and ducks in Tong County are sold to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?”
He Shen casually raised five fingers. Liu Hao frowned slightly and asked,"Five hundred taels?"
"Five thousand taels!" He Shen said indifferently.”
" Five thousand…" Liu Hao was stunned."He Daren, if the emperor knew about this, it wouldn't be good, right?”
"The royal family's purchases won't be too much in a year. At most, they'll only spend a few million taels a year!”He Shen said slowly.
Liu Hao didn't know what to say.
In his previous life, he had seen some data. During the Qianlong period, the entire country's annual income was about 50 million taels of silver and 13 million dan of grain. How many million taels of silver would it cost to buy ducks?
Wasn't this a scam?
"Then what about the Emperor's expenses for a year?" Liu Hao couldn't help but ask.”
"Last year, it was ten million taels of silver!" He Shen replied casually," It will only get bigger and bigger this year. The more money the Imperial Household Department has, the more he will spend. In addition, the imperial family's purchases should also give some benefits to the eunuchs in the palace. The kickbacks from inside and outside should still be given to the emperor!”
Liu Hao didn't know what to say.
After earning money from Qianlong, he would give Qianlong a little.
Liu Hao had to admit that he really knew how to play with adults.
Today's second chapter, there were still six chapters...
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