As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world. Although Hu Shang could not find anyone, he only needed to find out where those glass beads, which were only sold for a hundred taels, came from, and the truth would come to light.
Duke Xin Guo suffered such a big loss, how could he be willing to do so?
But after checking again and again, I found that all these glass beads came from Li Xingxing.
Duke Xinguo was confused.
This Li Xingxing is the property of Prince Hui's Mansion.
Prince Hui and I usually don't have any conflicts. Although our relationship is not a good one, we are still on the same page.
After all, they are ministers in the same palace and can be regarded as relatives. It is unlikely that they will go around in such a big circle and dig such a big hole for themselves.
Moreover, if Prince Hui is really short of money, he will give it to him with both hands, let alone one hundred thousand taels, no matter how much it is.
Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor did not like him and asked Prince Hui to beat him?
This cannot be justified. If His Majesty the Emperor really wanted to beat himself up, it would not be to this extent. Although he lost a lot of money, it had nothing to do with the affairs of the court.
Suspicious, Duke Xin Guo first found an opportunity to go to the palace to see his sister and find out the rumors. However, Concubine Du said she had not heard any rumors at all, so she was half relieved.
Then he sent Butler Du to Prince Hui's Mansion to inquire with Prince Hui's steward.
But the old housekeeper told Housekeeper Du that these glass beads were purchased from an overseas businessman.
As for Hu Shanglaier, the old housekeeper said he had no idea who he was.
Then Butler Du also learned the news that this kind of glazed beads were made by craftsmen. They were not originally worth as much as one hundred taels of silver, but because they were shipped from overseas, the cost went up.
Butler Du was also a good person, and he immediately said that if this overseas businessman came again, he would also like to purchase some glass beads.
The old butler waved his hand and said that this is all a trivial matter, and I will just introduce you to him when the time comes.
From this, Butler Du came to the conclusion that the old shopkeeper and Fan Jian were simply deceived by a foreign businessman.
The matter came to an end, and Duke Xin was so angry that he couldn't eat for several days.
Let’s talk about the old shopkeeper and Fan Jian. Although they had their legs broken and were driven out of the city, the old shopkeeper still had family after all, so he found a village outside the city to raise them.
Only the two of them always felt that this matter was not that simple. They were just here for the Changsheng, and that Hu Shanglai was just a person who came forward to do things, and there was a black hand behind the scenes.
However, they had always guessed that Duke Xin was the enemy, and never thought that the real man behind the scenes was Yang Xuan, a small businessman with little energy.
On the other hand, His Royal Highness Prince Chun was also curious. If Changsheng held such an appreciation party, he could sell the glazed beads for thousands of taels of silver, but why Yang Xuan only sold them for a hundred taels.
You have to know that the jade liquid wine that costs one hundred taels of silver has to be sold at a sky-high price of two taels of silver. With Yang Xuan's character, why shouldn't this glass bead also have to be sold for three to five thousand taels?
In response, Yang Xuan just pursed his lips and smiled: "A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way."
Seeing the suspicious look in His Royal Highness Prince Chun's face, Yang Xuan said again: "This glass bead is just a toy. If it really costs 18,000 yuan, how many people can afford it? In the future,
The price will continue to drop, and by then every household in the entire Dasheng Dynasty will be able to use colored glaze, and the profit will be worlds apart from this."
“Can every household afford it?”
His Highness King Chun's eyes widened. If that were the case, tens of millions of households in this prosperous dynasty would...
Rice and noodles are cheap, but no jewelry store can compare with those big sellers of grain.
A jewelry store can make a profit of tens of thousands of taels of silver a year, which is considered top-notch, but none of the big grain merchants can earn more than hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands.
This is due to geographical restrictions. A grain merchant can only cover one or two state capitals, but if all the people in Dasheng buy colored glaze from them...
His Highness Prince Chun said that he could not calculate this account clearly and he did not have the time to do so.
During this time, a mineral salt workshop has been built in Jurong County next to Yingtian Prefecture. The daily output is amazing, enough to supply Yingtian Prefecture and surrounding areas.
After a few years, it will be time for him, the salt teacher, to travel around, open salt mines and build salt mills.
Moreover, as the year is approaching, the first batch of mineral salt will be put on the market, and the sales of official salt will also be re-priced. After discussions in the court, the refined salt produced from the mineral salt will be priced at fifty cents and one tael.
Although it is still quite expensive, it is half cheaper than the previous price of one hundred cents and one tael, and the most important thing is that it is unlimited.
You must know that in the past, even if you had money, you might not be able to buy official salt. Therefore, if ordinary people wanted to buy official salt, they would have to buy it in a limited amount.
But now, ordinary people no longer have to worry about not being able to buy salt.
At the same time, another business of Yang Xuan and His Royal Highness Prince Chun has also been prepared and is about to start operations.
This business is a rickshaw modified from a horse-drawn carriage.
One night, the people of Yingtian Mansion woke up early and saw a strange-looking carriage parked at every street intersection.
It's a carriage. It's much smaller than a carriage. It can only seat two people at most. If you are fat, you can only seat one person.
Moreover, this carriage has no horses and relies solely on a porter to pull the carriage.
The starting price is ten cents. The exact price depends on the distance.
At this price, let alone a horse-drawn carriage, even an ox-cart is not that cheap.
Of course, the cargo capacity of this rickshaw is not large, and it is not as good as an ox-drawn carriage.
But as the new year is approaching, there are more and more people visiting relatives and friends. Most people cannot afford to rent a carriage, and the price of a sedan chair is not cheap, so a rickshaw is the best choice.
The most important thing is that this rickshaw is not bumpy at all when riding on it. Even if it encounters uneven roads, it will make some creaking sounds and there will be no bumps or anything like that.
Sitting on a rickshaw is comfortable and fast. Although you have a tent, you can occasionally meet acquaintances and say hello on the road, which is full of face.
For a time, this rickshaw with Li Tongxing marked on its body became a beautiful scenery in Yingtianfu.
Litongxing is a business partnership between Yang Xuan and His Highness Prince Chun. His Highness Chun Wang owns the racecourse and Shunfeng Hao's workshop, taking 30% of the shares, while the management belongs to Yang Xuan, taking 70%.
According to Yang Xuan, this is called a market gap. Although there were many wealthy people in Kyoto during the prosperous times, most of them were those who lived a well-off life but could not afford to rent a carriage or sit in a sedan chair.
This is also called precise positioning of customers. If you find the right customer group and provide them with corresponding services, the money will come rolling in.