A year's income from salt profits was more than the tax revenue of the imperial court for decades!
After this conversation, Xu Da's heart was completely at ease.
King Qiong Zhu Bai looked at Xu Da in front of him, and a good idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
Then, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He looked at Xu Da and asked,"Father-in-law, do you want to make some money?"
Hearing Zhu Bai mention this matter, Xu Da's interest was also piqued.
After all, he had spent all his savings on this son-in-law.
According to the current situation, Xu Da was one of the major shareholders.
"What should we do? What do you think?"
Seeing that his father-in-law, Xu Da, was interested, he went straight to the point."I have a lot of refined salt in my hands. I can give all of it to father-in-law to sell.”
When Xu Da heard this, he felt that this matter was feasible. He sat even straighter and asked,"Good son-in-law, tell me, how much do you want?”
"Sell it to the government?"
"Oh? How?"
"Father-in-law accompanied my father to travel the world. His connections might not be vast, but at the very least, any one or two people in any place would have to give you face, right?”
When Xu Da heard this, he felt very pleased in his heart." Good son-in-law, continue.”
"Father-in-law can sell the refined salt I produce here to the local government. They have a big appetite and can collect a lot.”
As Zhu Bai spoke, he continued to analyze to Xu Da,"If father-in-law comes forward, I believe these local officials will not refuse to give face.”
Hearing this, his father-in-law, Xu Da, fell into deep thought.
after a long time
Xu Dacai slowly said," My good son-in-law, you can't do this. If I go and sell salt, those local officials will naturally not dare to not buy it. However, this is a little like forcing me to buy and sell it…"
"No, no!"
Seeing Xu Da shake his head, Zhu Bai was not anxious and continued,"How is this a forced sale?"
"This is clearly asking father-in-law to give them a favor.”
Hearing Zhu Bai say this, Xu Da couldn't understand for a moment." What favor? I'm confused."
Zhu Bai calmly continued to explain,"This batch of refined salt in my hands already has a market price. The lowest price is usually three taels of silver per catty, and the highest price can be as high as five or six taels per catty.”
"Father-in-law can promise those local officials that as long as they can buy more than 200,000 catties in one go, we can sell them at a price of one catty and two taels.”
Hearing Zhu Bai's analysis up to this point, Xu Da finally understood in a daze.
"Good son-in-law, your idea is not bad.”
His father-in-law, Xu Da, nodded approvingly and continued,"However, we have to make it clear in advance how we are going to split the profits.”
Zhu Bai nodded as well. He extended a finger and looked at his father-in-law, Xu Da.
" 10%???"
Xu Da was dumbfounded. He grumbled," Son-in-law, you can't be so heartless. My father-in-law is willing to sacrifice everything for your son-in-law. You're only giving me 10%?" Sending a beggar away?"
Zhu Bai stood up and walked forward to pat his father-in-law Xu Da's shoulder. He said,""Father-in-law, don't be anxious. 10% is not a small amount. Listen to me calculate the score for you.”
"You count!"
Because Zhu Bai was only giving him a 10% share of the profits, Xu Da was somewhat displeased. It wasn't that he had too much money, but mainly that he felt that his son-in-law wasn't too straightforward.
"Now Great Ming has one capital and thirteen provinces, right?”
"Yeah," she said.
"How many prefectures are there in the Ming Dynasty?”
"There are 140 prefectures and 193 prefectures!”
"Calculating the population of a state capital, it's not difficult to calculate the population of the entire country.”
"According to my calculations, one person needs to consume four catties of salt a year."
"Then, father-in-law, how much profit do you get from Nanjing and the thirteen provinces in a year?”
The Ming Dynasty had a population of 130 million!
Even if there were 30 million people who could not afford to buy and eat salt, there were still 100 million people.
100 million people can consume 400 million catties of salt a year
How much did he earn in a year?
When Xu Da heard this, the expression on his face eased up, and his eyes shone.
Xu Zengshou shouted in a trembling voice,""The annual income can reach 800 million taels of silver!”
"Not bad!"
Zhu Bai nodded and patted his father-in-law Xu Da's shoulder.
At this moment, Xu Da was clearly shocked by this string of astronomical figures.
How much was the annual tax of the Great Ming Dynasty?
It was only seven million taels of silver.
Good heavens, just selling salt alone would bring in more than a hundred times the profits of the Great Ming Dynasty in a year!
"Father-in-law, think about it. Although I'm only giving you ten percent, this ten percent is still the tax revenue of the Imperial Court for decades!”
His father-in-law, Xu Da, looked at his son-in-law, Zhu Bai, in disbelief.
This…
Seeing that his father-in-law Xu Da was still in a daze, Zhu Bai opened his mouth and said,""If father-in-law doesn't want to do it, I'll give this job to brother-in-law.”
As he spoke, Zhu Bai turned his head and muttered to himself,"Anyway, it's sold at a lower price than the market price. No matter what, it's easy to sell.”
As Zhu Bai spoke, he turned to look at his brother-in-law, Xu Zengshou." Right, brother-in-law?”
"Yes, yes, brother-in-law is right!"
Xu Zengshou, who was standing at the side, was full of excitement as he echoed.
It was only when Xu Da, who was sitting at the side, snorted twice that Xu Zengshou restrained his emotions.
"Can you restrain yourself?"
Xu Da pulled a long face and turned his head to glare at Xu Zengshou." This is a job that my good son-in-law arranged for me. Look at how agitated you are!”
Xu Zengshou, who was reprimanded by his father, lowered his head and did not dare to say anything else.
Zhu Bai looked at the two people in front of him and asked with a smile,""How is it, father-in-law?”
Only then did Xu Da nod and say seriously,"It's settled, but there's one more thing!”
"Father-in-law, speak frankly!"
"Nanjing and the thirteen provinces do have such a big gap, but can you take out such a large amount of refined salt?”
"Moreover, the quality can't drop. Otherwise, those old fellows will poke my spine and scold me behind my back!”
Zhu Bai, who had already returned to his seat, slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said in a serious tone,"Father-in-law, you can rest assured about this. Firstly, no matter how big the demand is, I can supply them one by one!”
"Secondly, there is definitely no problem with the quality. Accept the refund if there is a problem with the quality!”
After hearing his son-in-law Zhu Bai's two guarantees, Xu Da nodded seriously." Then this deal can be done!”
After being reprimanded by his father, Xu Zengshou, who had been lowering his head, mustered his courage and raised his head. He said to Zhu Bai,"Brother-in-law, see if you can find me a job too.”
After Xu Zengshou finished speaking, he hurriedly said,""It doesn't matter if I earn money or not. I just want to work early.”
"Uh-huh?"
When Zhu Bai heard this, he looked up at his brother-in-law, Xu Zengshou.
Then he thought for a moment and said,"How about this, you will be in charge of the sale and construction of the salt ships."”
As he spoke, the corners of Zhu Bai's mouth curled up.”
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