Five strings of coins were equivalent to five thousand copper coins!
5,000 copper coins to buy a catty of cotton, how different was this from robbery?？？
"Old Li, this is expensive? You have to know that this cotton is only available in Reliance Village. You can't buy it anywhere else.”
" But you're too expensive." Li Shimin was speechless.
This cotton could be planted next year.
Moreover, it could be produced on a large scale.
Why did he have to be such a sucker?
"I say, Old Li, you're really hopelessly stupid.”Han Qiu had a look of disdain on her face." If you buy all the cotton here, it's equivalent to monopolizing the supply. When the time comes, you can sell it for however much you want. You can even sell it for ten strings of coins per catty."”
" Ten strings of coins? Who are you selling it to?" Li Shimin was still speechless.
"I'll sell it to whoever has the most money."
"Then who is the richest?"
"Li Shiming, of course!" Han Qiu had the face of a profiteer as she lectured,
"Not only does this guy manage the national treasury, but he also has his own palace treasury, which is a small purse. Even if you sell him cotton, even if it's fifty strings per jin, he will have to endure it!”
Li Shimin was speechless.
Should I tell this brat that I am Li Shi Min?
She was saying how to trick him right in front of him.
Most importantly, he couldn't lose his temper yet.
What the f * ck was this!
Even Chang Le and Li Chengqian were dumbfounded.
Good heavens, he said he was selling cotton.
Why did he have to mention Li Shiming? Wasn't this pulling the tiger's beard in front of it?
Fortunately, as the emperor, Li Shiming's tolerance was quite strong.
She didn't argue with Han Qiu about it.
"Alright, five strings it is. How much stock do you have?”Li Shi Min asked.
"It's not much, only about 20,000 to 30,000 pounds.”
" Twenty to thirty thousand jin???"
Li Shiming strongly suspected that Han Qiu was pretending in front of him.
Isn't 20,000 to 30,000 catties a lot?
This kid could earn a hundred thousand strings in one go!
That was more than 10,000 gold taels!
Who could afford this if not one of the richest men in the Great Tang?
But then again, Han Qiu did not lie to him.
After mobilizing the entire village's farming power and adding in the growth hormone, the yield was less than 50,000 catties.
It was indeed not much.
"Me! I'll buy 10,000 catties!"
Thinking of the soldiers who were frozen at the border, Li Shi Min steeled his heart and directly asked for ten thousand catties.
"Tsk, not bad, Old Li. I didn't expect you to be rich!”
Han Qiu's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but think highly of Li Shiming.
This 10,000 jin of cotton was equivalent to 50,000 strings of money.
To be able to take out so much money, Old Li's family was quite rich!
"Hehe, I happen to know a few wealthy businessmen and I'll borrow some money from them.”
If it wasn't for the fact that he was afraid of exposing his identity, he could even afford 100,000 catties of cotton, let alone 10,000 catties.
"Then wait for your good news, Old Li.”
Han Qiu then asked Li Shimin to come down for dinner.
The latter refused and prepared to go back.
Before he left, Li Shiming suddenly asked,"
"By the way, cotton is so valuable, why don't you sell it to Li Shiming yourself? Wouldn't you earn more that way?”
When Han Qiu heard this, she sighed." Damn, I'm just a nobody. How can I have the means to get in touch with him?" I know you have a lot of connections and you definitely know people in the imperial court. As for me, as long as I can sell it, it doesn't matter if I earn less.”
Li Shimin was speechless.
make less money
Listen, is this even human language?
……
……
Late at night, in the royal study.
Li Shi Min paced back and forth, his face full of anxiety.
Suddenly, he stopped and said to Gao Shilian, who was bowing to him,"
"Uncle, I only need five thousand gold taels. Why are you not willing?”
"As long as Your Majesty explains the reason, this old minister will naturally open the national treasury. Otherwise, Your Majesty, please use the palace treasury.”
Gao Shilian said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
In the entire world, there were only a few people who could talk to Li Shiming like this.
Coincidentally, Gao Shilian, the Minister of Revenue and the Duke of Shen, was one of them.
This person was decent, upright, and never took bribes. Moreover, he was Li Shimin's uncle.
Therefore, the position of Minister of Revenue had always been his.
To deter those corrupt officials.
However, this was like a double-edged sword.
While Gao Shilian was intimidating the corrupt officials, he was also wary of Li Shimin.
He was afraid that the Emperor would make a mistake one day and empty the national treasury.
The Great Tang would face a financial crisis!
"Uncle, I want to buy a batch of cotton-padded clothes to distribute to the soldiers at the border.”Li Shi Min explained.
"If it's clothes, why are they so expensive? His Majesty must be hiding something. I can't open this door.”
Gao Shilian was still neither servile nor overbearing.
Just the clothes alone would cost 5,000 taels of gold from the national treasury. Not to mention the Minister of Revenue, even a daughter-in-law who knew how to live would find this ridiculous.
However, Li Shi Min didn't give up and continued,"Uncle, this cotton coat is really worth so much money!”
"This old minister doesn't believe it. Even if it's a brocade dress or silk, it's only worth one or two strings of money. Why is this cotton coat so expensive? It's as high as five strings of money!”
Gao Shilian had always stuck to his bottom line.
Finally, Li Shimin was enraged.
He threw the coat on the desk at Gao Shilian's feet.
"Uncle, put it on."
Gao Shilian didn't understand, but he still put on his cotton coat.
Soon, his eyes revealed a look of shock.
"Wondrous item! It's really a strange thing!"
"I know my sins! This old minister will open the national treasury and give out five thousand taels of gold!”
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