The 500 women's army dug out nearly 5000 catties of saltpeter from Xiao Mountain and transported them to Chong Ming Lane in carts, stacking them in the room.
Chong Ming Lane was huge, and Yap Liangchen had rented it as a warehouse.
With the raw materials, Yap Liangchen sent another twenty men with saltpeter to the streets and alleys of Chang 'an City to perform saltpeter ice making.
Ordinary people had never seen ice cubes in summer. They wanted to stick to these ice cubes. Some people even wanted to come up and eat a piece.
The men didn't stop them, and the ice cubes were eaten up in a few moments.
Now, Chang 'an City was in an uproar again. Everyone was talking about this matter.
That night, Good Time Restaurant welcomed many customers.
Please take a seat in the hall.
Yap Liangchen raised his eyebrows after the introductions.
As expected.
"Saltpeter is rare and difficult to mine. One jin of saltpeter can be used to make a bucket of ice. Currently, we are only selling 4,000 jin.”
Yap Liangchen sat in the center of the crowd and said lightly.
He had the raw material, so it could be said that he had a monopoly on saltpeter. He could even raise the price. He told everyone that he wanted them to bid for it.
"11 copper coins per catty."
"15 wen per 500 grams."
There was an endless stream of bids. In the end, the price stopped at twenty-one wen per 500 grams. It was a big merchant from the Chen Capital of Yizhou, Jiannan Road.
If the price of saltpeter was higher than the market price, naturally no one would buy it.
Seeing the other customers 'regretful faces, Yap Liangchen said,""We can mine saltpeter every day. If everyone is willing, we can sign a contract.”
The guests nodded in agreement.
After that, Yap Liangchen signed the papers with everyone.
These people included the stewards of the Five Great Clans and the wealthy families, as well as the merchants of the Guang Mansion in the south of the Five Ridges, Luoyang in the east, and Yangzhou in the left of the river.
Guang Fu, Chen Du, Luoyang, and Yangzhou were the commercial capitals of the Tang Dynasty.
"Go to Xi City and find some small merchants and hawkers. Tell them that I want to teach them how to make money.”
Yap Liangchen ordered his subordinates.
On a hot summer day, everyone was sweating profusely.
"I've moved the things out."
"Everyone, please have some of these ice foods. There are cold drinks and popsicles.”
Sweet!
"Delicious!"
"Sweet ~"
"Give me another bowl."
This was the way to make money.
It was summer, and even a bowl of ice water was enough to quench one's thirst, let alone popsicles and rock sugar water.
"If you are willing to engage in the trade of ice food, I am willing to give each of you five catties of saltpeter. You can use the saltpeter to make ice cubes, and then use the ice cubes to make cold popsicles.”
"I will order someone to teach you how to make cold drinks and popsicles.”
"When you earn money, come and buy saltpeter from me.”
Yap Liangchen said to the crowd. The more people sold the ice food, the more money he could make.
"Good!" The children of the peddlers shouted in unison, all of them looking serious.
For the entire afternoon, Yap Liangchen sent over twenty people to teach the hundred people how to make cold drinks and how to sell them on the street.
"It's a high-quality ice bar. Take a look. It's not sweet and doesn't cost money!”
"A basin of sweet ice water only costs one coin!!!”
"Fresh iced goat's milk is incomparably sweet!”
There were people shouting and peddling everywhere in the streets and alleys of Chang 'an, including children and adults.
The commoners went over to take a look. They did not expect to see ice water, ice lollies, and all kinds of cold drinks for sale.
Soon, the city was engulfed in a cold wind.
From high officials and nobles to ordinary people.
The whole city was filled with ice food, and everyone was consuming it.
Due to the large amount of saltpeter dug out, the popularity of saltpeter ice making led to a large number of ice cubes entering the market.
The price of ice in the market was also plummeting.
......
" Damn Li Er!!!"
In the main hall of the Cui Residence, a middle-aged man who had lived like a king had an angry expression on his face.
He was Cui Tianhe. A few days ago, he had purchased 6600 catties of Imperial Ice at the price of 100 wen per catty, spending more than 600 strings.
Now, the ice cubes cost ten wens per 500 grams.
He didn't lack the few hundred strings of money, but he was cheated. Not only was he upset, but he was also embarrassed.
"Master, what should we do?"
"In a few days, it will be the old master's 80th birthday. If the ice we bought falls to zero, we will definitely be laughed at by the other families.”
The old servant of the Cui Residence also looked terrified. In the aristocratic families, face was more important than money.
Cui Tianhe was the head of the Cui family of Qinghe. Although he only had a third-grade official position in the imperial court, he was not a good-for-nothing.
Cui Tianhe asked in a deep voice.
"Immediately go and pay a visit to my second and third brothers. They all hold positions in the court. Immediately get this document for mining saltpeter.”
The old servant of the Cui Residence was very excited. The Old Master's move could be said to be a drastic measure.
So what if this small shop made money from mining ores? Tomorrow, Cui Manor would take over his family's mine.
He wanted to see if the shop owner would go blind from crying.
The Cui Family of Qinghe, one of the five gentry families, had asked for the mining rights. Who would dare to stop them?
Cui Tianhe nodded. He hoped to buy this business to recover the loss of buying ice cubes and earn back some face.
Then, he laughed.
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