By the time we arrived at the General's Mansion, the sky had begun to darken.
The guard had obviously received the order and did not notify Chu Nan when he saw him. He took him directly to the side hall. Lu Bu was sitting on the main seat with a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.
"Go down."
Seeing Chu Nan, Lu Bu put down the bamboo slips and waved.
"Here!" The guard bowed and left. The etiquette of the General's Mansion was very thoughtful, so thoughtful that it felt a bit deliberate. Whether Lu Bucheng admitted it or not, he was indeed imitating the styles of those big families, and he really wanted the Lu family to see it.
It looks more like a big and respectable family.
"I've met Marquis Wen." Chu Nan saluted Lu Bu.
"Sit!" Lu Bu pointed to the position of his hands.
Chu Nan didn't show any politeness. He knelt down and looked at Lu Bu, waiting for the next step. If he came to him in such a hurry, something must have happened.
Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "According to what you said, if the salt industry is successfully operated, how much profit can be made and when can it be obtained?"
Lu Bu is short of money!
Chu Nan suddenly had this idea in his mind, and looked at Lu Bu and said, "It's not difficult to sell salt. Everyone wants it. When salt shops are opened everywhere, the prices will be lower than those of the aristocratic family. There is no need to worry about no one buying it, but here
We don’t use too many things on a daily basis. What matters is the long term. If we talk about short-term profits, I’m afraid they won’t be much. And even if we sell them, it will take time to convert the money into food. Moreover, we need to beware of someone driving up food prices, so
In my opinion, this salt needs to be discussed with other princes in direct exchange for grain. It is best to send people to contact them at this time. After the first batch of salt comes out, part of it can be distributed everywhere, and the other part can be directly exchanged with the princes for grain."
This is the sales method that Chu Nan has long thought of.
There must be sporadic trading, but the majority must be with the princes. After all, these days, food and other things are controlled by the big families.
In fact, Xuzhou is also a major grain-producing state, and there were originally some grain taxes. However, due to Cao Cao's massacre a few years ago, now almost all the land is concentrated in the hands of powerful families from all over the country.
The truth is actually not difficult to understand. Cao Cao did not kill everyone when he massacred the city. At least, these powerful clansmen could not be touched by Cao Cao. Back then, he killed a few of the powerful clans and almost lost the territory. If he really went to kill all the powerful noble clans, under his rule,
The family must be turned upside down?
In order to survive, the ordinary people in Xuzhou had no choice but to seek refuge with the powerful nobles. This was one of them.
In addition, when the swords and soldiers are gone and the fields are left unattended, there will definitely be a food shortage the next year. The rich households can still support it, but the small households will starve to death immediately. In order to survive, they can only sell their fields to these powerful families. In this way, Xuzhou
Most of the farmland has fallen into the hands of wealthy families.
It can be said that the Chen family, the Mi family and other big families in Xuzhou are able to be as powerful as they are today, thanks to Cao Cao's disguised help. Therefore, although the people in Xuzhou hate Cao Cao with hatred, but for the big families in Xuzhou... they may not have anything.
Disgust.
As the lord of Xuzhou, Lu Bu faced the dilemma of having nowhere to collect taxes.
At first, Chu Nan actually thought about the policy of sharing the land with the family, but later found that it was not that simple, especially when the princes are fighting for supremacy. If you dare to do this, you are simply seeking death!
This is also related to the geographical environment of Xuzhou. Xuzhou is a plain area with almost no dangers to defend. If he puts Lu Bu on the opposite side of the world's nobles, it would be tantamount to making enemies of the princes. Yuan Shu would not dare to do so in that situation.
I support Lu Bu. In this way, even if Lu Bu can fight, it will be useless. If he is tired, he will be exhausted!
Therefore, Chu Nan could only find another way to raise food for Lu Bu now, and without moving the foundation of the family, Chu Nan could only find another way to raise food for Lu Bu.
If I can't afford to offend you, then I won't do it for now. Let's find another way. As long as we can solve the market problem, we can still get food. Lu Bu is short of food, but the other princes are not short of food, and they haven't taken it directly from the big families.
Based on your ability, you can’t blame me for this, right?
"Can your salt be exchanged for enough food and grass?" Lu Bu didn't believe it.
"The method of making salt does not leak out. In fact, it will eventually leak out. This method is not difficult to say. It is much simpler than the previous process and the salt will be produced very quickly!" Chu Nan nodded affirmatively.
Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan: "Which prince should we trade with?"
Due to some historical issues, Lu Bu's relationship with various princes was not good.
"Yuan Shu." Chu Nan said with a smile. There is such a big business right here, so if you don't use it, it will be in vain.
"Yuan Shu?" Lu Bu frowned: "Will he accept it?"
After all, just by rejecting someone else's request for marriage, he could be considered as offending Yuan Shu, but at most he would not be offended to death.
Yuan Shu's temperament is not much stronger than Lu Bu's.
"I just wanted to show my guilt by trading with him at a price that is 20% lower than the market price. And any future transactions, as long as they are done in the name of Yuan Shu, will be 20% lower. As long as this is done, I don't need to say anything more."
Someone else will come to trade."
With Yuan Shu's temperament, it is definitely not possible to let him give it for free, but if he can take advantage of it, he will definitely be willing. Everyone in the world is interested in profit. Although it is sold at a low price, in fact, Chu Nan's method of obtaining salt is better than that of making salt in this era.
It was much easier. In terms of labor costs, not only did he not lose money, he also made a profit.
The most important thing is to make this transaction a long-term one. In the future, the salt transaction with Yuan Shu will be 20% lower than the market price. Of course, it must be a material transaction. In this way, the nobles under Yuan Shu will see a profit and will naturally use Yuan Shu's name.
The signboard came over to conduct trade, and the situation suddenly opened up.
"This..." Lu Bu was a little reluctant. He had suffered a loss, and he had suffered a loss for a long time. He looked at Chu Nan and said, "It just happened once?"
"..." Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu speechlessly: "Marquis Wen, what we need is money and food, not salt. If we only have salt but can't sell it, what's the use? The soldiers can't rely on salt to satisfy their hunger, and what's more, this
The key is not the transaction with Yuan Shu, but the transaction in the name of Yuan Shu, all at this price. In this way, there will be an endless stream of trade from the two Huaihe areas, and our excess salt can be sold to various places through here.
, there will even be wealthy businessmen who come to discuss it, and Marquis Wen will no longer worry about money and food."
Wouldn’t that be more of a blessing to eat?
Lu Bu frowned.
Chu Nan had a headache. Even before he got the money and food, he was already calculating the gains and losses.
After thinking about it, Chu Nan patiently explained: "Marquis Wen, based on the amount of salt produced by one person, in the past, one person's salt could be exchanged for one stone of corn, but now we are equivalent to one person's salt being exchanged for ten stones of corn, but we can only
Selling one hundred people to buy one hundred people cost one thousand dan. In order to exchange for more corn, we earned two dan less, but we were able to get two hundred people to buy two hundred people for what two hundred people had to pay. In the end, what we earned was one thousand dan.
Six hundred stones."
"That's it." Lu Bu nodded: "What should we do next?"
"First let your confidants discuss with Yuan Shu to see how much he wants. This matter should not be leaked. It is best to let Mr. Gongtai take charge. After the quantity is determined, after one month, we will send the corresponding salt directly to Xiaopei to trade with Yuan Shu.
, in order to get money and food, and in addition, people will start to open a salt farm, and the remaining salt will be sold through the salt farm to make up for the salt tax. After two months, Wen Houdang will no longer worry about food and grass!" Chu Nan said, holding his fists.
"I will act according to your plan." Lu Bu nodded.
"Marquis Wen, please remember not to mention this matter to the nobles, otherwise this business will not last long." Chu Nan said to Lu Bu.
In fact, even if the news is blocked, Chu Nan estimates that this method of making salt will not be blocked for long, but they can plan in advance and seize the salt field if they cannot block the method.
"Don't worry." Lu Bu nodded again: "When will you leave?"
"We can set off tomorrow after arranging the people in Yanzhuang." Chu Nan said.