If others said such things, Li Er would not pay attention at all.
He only believed in his own eyes and didn't see it with his own eyes, so how could he invest huge sums of money to build a fleet.
But when Li Yunze said this, Li Er immediately believed it.
Because everything in front of you is the best evidence.
Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling, the chief storekeeper of the imperial court.
Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, the imperial court really cannot afford the money to build a fleet."
Seeing this scene, all the nobles were not disappointed but became even more excited.
It is true that the imperial court has no money, but they have money.
Li Yunze's original intention was this: "In this case, why not ask all of you nobles to raise funds to build a fleet and go to sea to occupy the Spice Islands."
After a pause, he added, "I want 50%."
The nobles who had been so happy before immediately jumped to their feet.
"Why?!"
"Just because I know where the Spice Islands are. You don't know, running around in a daze after going to sea is useless. You can't even find a place when you're exhausted." Li Yunze raised his hand and tapped his head. "I earned it.
It’s smart money.”
It is obviously money with poor information, not to mention wisdom, that is, it can fool these noble people who are crazy about money.
Before anyone could refute, Li Er, who was holding his hands behind his back, said leisurely, "No matter what, I will take 30%."
Fang Xuanling also jumped out immediately, "The court wants to collect taxes, at least 30%."
Before the matter was even settled, the demand for profit sharing had already exceeded the total amount, and the matter could no longer be discussed.
"Not in a hurry."
Li Yunze smiled and gestured, "Let's continue wandering around. After visiting the market, we will talk in detail about building a fleet to go to sea to search for spices during dinner in the evening."
The people who were most concerned about this matter were not the nobles who wanted to obtain massive rewards by searching for spices, but Fang Xuanling, the great housekeeper of the Tang Dynasty at this time.
At this time, spices in the Tang Dynasty were very expensive, and even noble families would only use them when entertaining guests.
Although the Hu merchants who brought spices were also taxed, the tax was nothing compared to the profits earned by the Hu merchants.
Fang Xuanling, who firmly believed that the world's wealth was countless, watched the Hu merchants make off with the gold, silver and copper coins of the Tang Dynasty, and had long wanted to solve this extraordinary matter.
Continuing forward, you will find the largest fruit and vegetable area in the entire market.
There is nothing too novel here. Basically, the fruits and vegetables sold here are all that you can buy on weekdays. At most, the prices are a little cheaper.
Facing the doubtful glances of the honorable nobles, Li Yunze, who looked indifferent, said a word in an understatement.
"These things can still appear here in winter."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
In winter, when the weather is freezing, apart from the hot springs that provide some vegetables and dried fruits, there are no other fruits and vegetables to speak of.
If you can still eat fruits and vegetables in winter, it's hard for others to say. Anyway, nobles will definitely flock to it, even if they cost several times more.
"Before winter comes, people's homes can store more woks."
Wocai is commonly known as Chinese cabbage, and it is most suitable for use as pickled vegetables. Most people’s homes store it in cellars during the winter.
Li Yunze pointed at the bean sprouts and said, "This is the same. It tastes better when pickled with chili peppers. But one thing to note is that it cannot be obtained by people from Silla and Baekje."
Bean sprouts are Chinese cabbage. After years of cultivation and domestication, they not only taste good but can also grow very large.
Li Er looked at the neat piles of sprouts and asked curiously, "Why is this?"
"They will say that pickled cabbage is from their country."
After that, Li Yunze brought over a basket of chili peppers and said, "Everyone knows this thing."
With the promotion and popularity of Hedi Lao restaurants, people are naturally aware of this brand new spicy crop.
Before the introduction of chili peppers, the most important source of spiciness in China was the dogwood in Wang Wei's poems.
The dogwood in "Every festive season, I miss my loved ones even more, I plant dogwood everywhere and there is one less person left".
As one of the five major flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, chili pepper became popular inside and outside Chang'an once Li Yunze introduced it.
It is also because of the emergence of chili peppers that it has promoted the promotion of Hedi Lao hot pot in disguise. Many people go to restaurants just to taste chili peppers.
"Chili pepper is very good as a seasoning, but you can't eat too much." Li Yunze gestured, "Otherwise, anyone who eats too much will understand."
As soon as this statement came out, many people had wonderful expressions on their faces.
If you eat too much chili pepper, it will be very painful when you have sex.
As one of the former victims, Li Er smiled with difficulty and said nothing. He knew that Li Yunze must have something else to say, and he was just talking about it now.
Sure enough, Li Yunze quickly changed the topic, "It's September now, and it's time to plant overwintering crops. Who is willing to continue renting their fields to me?"
The nobles had different expressions, and it was obvious that they had other plans on this matter.
After some eye contact, Cheng Yaojin said in a joking tone, "Since we are all farming, I can't wait for myself to know how to do it."
Before, I was willing to rent the land to Li Yunze, but that was because I couldn't recruit enough people to work.
As for why Li Yunze was able to recruit enough people, it was naturally because he was willing to pay high enough wages and also took care of the meals.
The nobles are unwilling to pay too much for wages, so naturally no one will work for them.
Now, after seeing the huge profits brought by Li Yunze's many cash crops, they had actually made plans for a long time.
Isn't it just recruiting workers at a high price? As long as you can earn a lot, wages don't matter.
Li Yunze understood what they meant, smiled and nodded and said, "In that case, I wish you all a good harvest."
Then he turned and looked at Li Er, "Your Majesty, you also want to farm your own land?"
It is true that the emperor also cultivated land, but he took the queen to a small piece of land opened in the palace during spring plowing to encourage farmers to grow mulberry trees.
What Li Yunze wants is a royal palace.
Huangzhuang has existed since ancient times. It was called a garden in the Han Dynasty, and Shanglin Garden is the most famous Huangzhuang.
It was called Gongzhuang in the Tang Dynasty, but it was not named Huangzhuang until the Ming Dynasty.
Most of the land in the hands of nobles was allocated by the emperor from the imperial estate.
Li Er did not respond in a hurry, but asked, "What are you going to plant?"
"The main ones are autumn sown alfalfa and autumn soybeans. Now that there are more and more livestock, the demand for pasture and soybeans is also increasing. If there are more, we can plant some vegetables, radish, cabbage, edamame, pepper, spinach
And so on. In addition, we are also going to plant some fruits, such as lemons and so on. These things are very useful when sailing."
Li Er nodded slowly, "The farmland in the palace must be mainly used for grain. I can rent you up to 100,000 acres. However, when harvesting, half of it must be handed over to the court."
"Fifty percent rent?"
Li Yunze immediately laughed angrily, "Your Majesty, are you treating me as a tenant? If so, then why should I be so troubled? I just don't want to rent."
Li Er was not in a hurry and asked, "How much did you tell me?"
"The grain yield here in Guanzhong is about one and a half dou per mu, which is fifteen dou. The current market price of rice is nine cents per mu, which is one hundred and thirty-five cents per mu. If it is one hundred thousand acres, it is thirteen thousand and five cents.
Bai Guan."
After finishing the calculation, Li Yunze spread his hands and said, "I will pay 13,500 guan."
Li Er nodded slightly, the price is indeed not low, and Datang is currently busy fighting a war, which is when money is needed.
However, when discussing business, it is better to discuss business in public. It is not easy for the emperor to personally come forward in this matter.
So Fang Xuanling quickly came out to bargain, "Please add a little more."
Li Yunze: "It's just a matter of yes or no."
Fang Xuanling: "Isn't it allowed to bargain?"
Li Yunze "It's okay to bargain, but there's no need to talk about adding money."
Fang Xuanling: "Too little, really too little."
Li Yunze "The Tang Dynasty was a vast land, rich in resources, and rich in resources. How could it be that it still lacks this little money?"
Fang Xuanling: "In any case, please add one or two more."
Li Yunze: "Forget it then."
Changsun Wuji, who was standing next to him, really couldn't stand it, so he stepped forward and said, "Why are you so hard to deal with, when Fang Gong is the prime minister of the dynasty, and you don't give him any face? Lijiazhuang was sold to you by Fang Gong."
Li Yunze rolled his eyes, "I paid you."
Li Er couldn't stand it either. You're not short of money, so why are you so fussy about it? "You have to give your landlord some face."
He glanced at Li Er, then at Fang Xuanling, who was blushing, and then at the nobles who had the same hatred on their faces: "Since Your Majesty has spoken, Fang Gong's face still needs to be given. Then add more."
One thousand five hundred guan, totaling 15,000 guan. If it works, it will work. If it doesn’t, it will be pulled down."
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Er and breathed a sigh of relief when Li Er nodded, "Then it's settled."
Li Yunze immediately turned to the nobles with a happy face, as if they had won a great victory. "Everyone, I originally only wanted to supply seeds worth 13,500 guan this winter. Now I will increase the price to 15,000 guan. I am willing to
If you want it, go to Lijiazhuang and buy it."
As soon as this statement came out, the nobles were dumbfounded.
"That is to say, those seeds originally only cost 13,500 guan, but now the price has been increased by 1,500 guan because of the landlord's face?"
"Yeah." Li Yunze smiled and nodded, "That's what I mean."
The faces of the honorable nobles at this time were really colorful.
I didn’t expect that they would be the ones to pay in the end. If I had been encouraging them to ask for more, wouldn’t they be taking money from their own pockets?
The clown is myself!
If it weren’t for the difficulty of falling out, if it wasn’t for not knowing Li Yunze’s true identity, if it wasn’t for the emperor’s protection, if it wasn’t for
The nobles really wanted to turn against Li Yunze on the spot, put a knife on Li Yunze's neck, and ask him to hand over all the good things.
Cheng Yaojin, with a dark face, yelled, "You are just sitting there raising the price, and I won't buy it until I buy it! You can pay for the fifteen thousand guan yourself."
"Okay."
Li Yunze looked indifferent, "Whether you want to buy it or not, you can't grow it without seeds anyway. By the way, fruits and vegetables need a greenhouse to survive the winter, and the cost of building a greenhouse is additional."