Shopkeeper Wei's face has changed color: "Sorry, sorry, it's really because this matter is urgent, so I..."
"No matter how anxious you are, you can't rush it for a while." Yang Jie said: "Don't mention this matter again. I will mention it to His Highness the Crown Prince again when I find a suitable opportunity."
"Yes, yes, I was too hasty." Shopkeeper Wei nodded repeatedly: "Then I'll leave it to Manager Yang. Once it's done, I'll give you the benefits."
"Don't worry." Yang Jie gently patted Shopkeeper Wei on the shoulder without leaving any trace, and then the two of them returned to the box.
Thanks to the deliberate efforts of the two, the atmosphere quickly became harmonious again, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves with singing and dancing.
After the banquet was over, Yang Jie made a cup of tea for Lu Jingke: "Your Highness, I'm really sorry for today. I don't know why shopkeeper Wei is so ignorant of the rules."
Lu Jingke smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I've seen this kind of people a lot. They just want to use my identity in exchange for some benefits. How many benefits can Shopkeeper Wei promise you?"
When Yang Jie saw Lu Jingke's attitude, he immediately understood. He stretched out a finger to compare.
Lu Jingke took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "It's only one hundred taels, is it worth your recommendation to me?"
"It's not a hundred taels." Yang Jie didn't take back his outstretched finger.
"Oh?" Lu Jingke raised his eyebrows: "You spent a thousand taels of silver just to get to know me. Shopkeeper Wei can be considered a courageous person."
Yang Jie's finger was still firm: "Your Highness, are you looking down on me or yourself? It's ten thousand taels. That shopkeeper Wei promised to give me ten thousand taels as long as everything is done."
"Yo……"
Lu Jingke sat up straight: "What kind of business does Shopkeeper Wei have? He is willing to spend 10,000 taels of silver just to introduce you as an introducer?"
Yang Jie sat down, leaned next to Lu Jingke and said, "According to shopkeeper Wei, he received a boatload of goods from Hu merchants. It may not be a rare item in our Yingtian Mansion, but if it is transported to the grassland, it can be obtained ten times as much."
Profits, he said that if things come true, he is willing to share half of the profits with His Highness."
"What's half the profit?"
Yang Jie stretched out his hand and spread his fingers: "About five hundred thousand taels."
"hiss……"
Lu Jingke was shocked.
Five hundred thousand taels. You know that Youzhou Prefecture has an army of 200,000, and the military expenditure for one year cannot be that much.
As a hostage, Lu Jingke has lived in Yingtian Mansion for a long time and is far away from Youzhou. Although he is the eldest son, he may not be able to inherit the throne of Prince Yan in the future.
Prince Yan is in charge of 200,000 frontier troops, and the court's method of restriction is food and salary. If he can come up with such a large sum of money, why shouldn't his father look down on him?
If we can cooperate for a long time, we will be able to control the food and salary of the frontier army in our own hands.
With his mind spinning, Lu Jingke calmed down his emotions and said calmly: "With so much profit sharing, I am somewhat interested. I might as well make an appointment with Shopkeeper Wei to have a chat."
"Okay, as long as you say this, I will make an appointment with him tomorrow."
Lu Jingke patted Yang Jie on the shoulder: "If this happens, I won't treat you badly."
Yang Jie looked happy, cupped his hands and thanked him.
After Lu Jingke left, Yang Jie reported the situation to Yang Xuan immediately. After getting his instructions, he organized the game the next day and made an appointment with the Real Madrid Club.
As soon as Shopkeeper Wei heard that Prince Yan had invited him to discuss business, he rushed to the club in excitement. After Yang Jie arranged him in a box, he came out on the pretext of going to greet His Royal Highness.
After waiting for Lu Jingke at the door, Yang Jie followed Yang Xuan's instructions and quietly gave Lu Jingke some advice: "I see that shopkeeper Wei is a little anxious. Maybe he can lower the price."
"50% lower price?" Lu Jingke was not a businessman after all. After hearing Yang Jie's words, he was slightly surprised.
"Your Majesty, if Shopkeeper Wei sells this batch of goods in Yingtian Mansion, he will probably only earn 20% profit. If he wants to transport it to the grassland and earn ten times the profit, you are an indispensable part. Without you,
Help, how can he get out of Shanhaiguan? We don’t ask for much. We want him to make 60% of the profit, so there should be no problem."
Lu Jingke licked his lips. Every time he opened and closed his mouth, it was worth one hundred thousand taels of silver. Although he had lived well since he was a child and had never been short of money, he had never seen such a large amount of money.
Although he is the eldest son of Prince Yan, in this Yingtian Mansion, in order to prevent him from being too ostentatious, he only spends a few hundred taels of silver a month.
There are many properties in Prince Yan's name, but basically all of them are in the hands of the housekeeper. He can only see the numbers on the account books, and then all of them will be shipped to Youzhou for Prince Yan's expenses.
After hearing Yang Jie's idea, he nodded, even feeling a little nervous.
In the box, when Shopkeeper Wei saw Lu Jingke, he quickly stood up, saluted, and respectfully invited His Royal Highness to take a seat.
After some pleasantries, Shopkeeper Wei said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, would you please tell me about this business in detail?"
Although Lu Jingke did not do business, he was still very good at putting on airs. In response to Shopkeeper Wei's inquiry, Lu Jingke just nodded slightly.
Shopkeeper Wei was still a little uneasy because of what happened yesterday, but he was convinced by Yang Jie's eyes and immediately told the situation in detail.
This batch of goods was purchased from Hu Shang, a whole boat of dried tobacco leaves.
That's right, it's tobacco leaves. This thing has appeared for several years in the Dasheng Dynasty. It is basically used as a medicinal herb, such as treating toothache, parasites, tetanus and other diseases.
This Hu Shang is Lyle who cooperated with Yang Xuan last time and cheated Duke Xin.
Of course, his real name is not Lyle, but Leonardo. Last time, Yang Xuan saw tobacco leaves in Leonardo's cargo, so he specially ordered a shipload of tobacco leaves from him.
This time, Leonardo came with the boatload of tobacco leaves, and just in time for this situation, he made some arrangements and sold the boatload of tobacco leaves to Shopkeeper Wei.
There is a shortage of medical treatment and medicine on the grassland. If this boat of tobacco leaves is sold on the grassland, it will definitely fetch a big price.
Especially when shopkeeper Wei took out a cigarette stick, lit a pot and let Lu Jingke try it, Lu Jingke suddenly became interested.
Not only can this thing cure diseases, it can also refresh your mind, which is simply miraculous.
"Shopkeeper Wei, how much is your batch of goods worth?"
"To be honest, Your Highness, this ship of tobacco leaves cost the common people a total of 120,000 taels of silver. If it is transported to the grassland for sale, it will not be a problem to sell it for 1.2 million taels."
Shopkeeper Wei said cautiously: "If this happens, apart from the cost, I am willing to give up half of the profit to honor His Highness the Crown Prince."
His Highness the Crown Prince was puffing away at the smoke. He just raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this: "Shopkeeper Wei knows that medicinal herbs are under the control of the imperial court. Although this tobacco leaf is not included in the category of medicinal herbs, you want to get out of the customs."
"Whether this thing is a medicinal herb or not is not decided by the people in the Transportation Department."
Shopkeeper Wei was stunned and thought to himself, if I can get out easily, why should I share your normal profits? But he also knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was asking for more benefits.
"What is the opinion of His Royal Highness?"
Lu Jingke was silent for a while and said: "Merchant is all about profit in doing business. You have paid the cost and hard work, and you must have corresponding profit. However, the matter of leaving the customs is not a trivial matter. The people in the transshipment department have a big appetite, so let's do it."
, the profit will be divided into four and six, you four and I six, is that okay?"