Brown sugar was given to Sang Yu, and Huo Guang was forced to become a warm man.
Huo Guang thinks that sugar cane is a project that can be carried out. Salt is a necessity, so the court must ultimately control it. Salt has been the focus of taxation since ancient times, but sugar is not. Sugar is an improvement product, allowing people to obtain sweet taste and sweetness.
War is always accompanied by huge benefits.
You must know that after the Ming Dynasty obtained the sugar-making technology of white sugar, white sugar was exported as a luxury product, a treasure that could only be enjoyed by royal families and nobles in overseas countries.
Moreover, sugar is basically a unique business now, because the entry threshold is still not high, so it is still necessary to capture the market early.
That day when Ah Hao returned home, Huo Guang pulled him aside and asked, "Ah Hao, are you from Lingnan?"
"Yes."
"Is there any sugar cane over there in Lingnan?"
Ah Hao nodded. The weather in Lingnan is hot and there are many fruits.
From a modern perspective, Lingnan is a very good place, and the southern coastal areas are also important economic centers, but this was not the case in ancient times when science and technology was underdeveloped.
It is often seen in TV dramas that people are sent to Lingnan. Only those who commit crimes are sent here.
Although there are many fruits and plants in this area, the hot and humid weather also makes mosquitoes in this area numerous, and people are prone to getting sick. Moisture is easily lost through sweat. In the past, houses did not have air conditioning like modern ones.
The best place of the times is the central inland along the rivers.
Before herbal tea was invented, no Cantonese could resist the heat.
"Ah Hao, I have some things to do now. I may have to ask you to help me take a trip to Lingnan. Maybe I also have to go to Southeast Asia, which is the Jiaozhi generation south of Lingnan."
Ah Hao was a little surprised. It was rare to see him have such a big mood swing. He looked like he definitely didn't want to go. He escaped from there. Huo Guang didn't know what happened to him, but it was obvious that he didn't want to go there.
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"Master, tell me, what do you need me to do?"
"If you don't want to go, you can just tell me. I won't force you."
"No, as I said, if you work with your boss, just follow your boss. I will go wherever my boss asks me to go."
Ah Hao still looks a little stunned but very sincere.
Huo Guang patted Ah Hao on the shoulder and said: "I want you to go to Southeast Asia to help me find the source of supply. This kind of sugar cane is too small and not sweet enough. I want you to go there to find the best type of sugar cane. Of course.
You can plant it there first, as the environment there is more suitable for the growth of sugar cane."
Because of the existence of the national highway, Huo Guang was confident that he could transport the sugar cane from there, or transport the brown sugar directly after it was produced there.
Now we have to find good varieties of sugar cane and plant them on a large scale, so as to reduce the price of raw materials. If the price of sugar cane is based on the current price, the profit margin is not high enough.
If you want to do it, you have to do a profitable business.
"Okay, when will I leave?" Ahao's answer was very simple.
Huo Guang thought for a while and said: "As soon as possible, take the horseshoe gold that Sang Jin gave you before and the money earned in the shop these days. They will be used as your expenses. Don't be wronged about the food and drinks on the way. I will buy them for you."
A horse."
He did what he said, Huo Guang took Ah Hao to buy a horse, and prepared all the transportation expenses on the road. He gave almost all the money he had to Ah Hao, and even squeezed some of the money he had from Huo Zhongru.
The money borrowed by the Sang family.
"Boss, this much money is too much."
"Just don't show it. It's better to have some protection when the journey is long. You also need to bring this sword with you. These are the swords of Xiahe County officials. When you go outside, you can say that you are officers and soldiers of Xiahe County. I asked Ah
Father will temporarily add you to the county officials, so at least you will have an identity."
Ah Hao didn't have any unnecessary nonsense. As long as he knew what Huo Guang wanted him to do, he would do it.
Huo Guang sent Ah Hao out of the city gate that day, preparing to go south to find sugar cane.
"Ah Hao, when you go out, safety comes first. No matter what the final result is, please send me more letters. If you run out of money, come back early." Traveling across mountains and rivers like this in this era is not like taking a plane or train and sleeping in it.
Ah Hao said solemnly: "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely complete the task."
After saying that, Ahao rode away.
Looking at Ah Hao's back, Huo Zhongru felt sorry for Qian and said, "You gave him all the money, aren't you afraid that he won't come back?"
"Don't trust the people you employ, don't trust the people you doubt. Although I haven't known Ah Hao for a long time, I think he can be trusted. If he takes the money and runs away, then it will be treated as if I have no vision and have seen the wrong person. I will admit defeat, and the horseshoe
Jin Ben is Ah Hao."
"In addition to the horseshoe gold, you also gave me nearly ten thousand yuan. With this money, I can find enough money to live anywhere for a lifetime."
Huo Guang looked at Huo Zhongru: "Speaking of this matter, I haven't asked yet, father, why did you and the Sang family borrow so much money?"
Huo Zhongru said with some guilt: "Anyway, the Sang family doesn't charge me interest, so I borrowed a little more."
"Father, you need to change your consumption concept, otherwise our family will not be able to save money."
"Why save money? If you have money, spend it. There is no use keeping it. Just spend it and be happy."
Huo Guang was helpless, Huo Zhongru's consumption concept was too advanced, and he would not be able to endure hardship.
After returning home, Huo Guang took Huo Zhongru and sat down: "Father, from now on, there will be a limit on your monthly household expenses. You can't borrow money at will or spend large amounts of money randomly."
Huo Zhongru glanced at Huo Guang dissatisfied: "Stand up."
"What's wrong?"
"Stand up."
Huo Guang had to stand up first.
"Stand in the corner for an hour. Who allowed you to talk to my father like this? Think about it." Huo Zhongru directly opposed the general. Huo Guang helplessly understood that reasoning could not make sense.
Huo Guang said sincerely: "Father, if our family doesn't save some money properly, the expenses will be too high."
"What are you afraid of? If you divide the money from the Sang family's salt shop, you will have enough money to use it. The rent for the shop's land will also be a sum of money, and my father and I will withhold it from you."
Huo Guang sighed helplessly: "Father, the money is saved."
"Shit, life is about great luck. When luck comes, money comes. How much can you save if you don't have good luck? Now that our family has good fortune, we have to spend money. The more we spend, the more we earn, and the less we spend.
Instead, my luck is gone.”
"Father, what nonsense are you talking about?"
When the father and son were arguing, the maid came to report: "Sir, there is a man named Li Si outside looking for you."
"Li Si?" Huo Guang remembered that this was the carpenter who decorated his salt shop before.
At this time, Li Six was standing timidly at the door. As a carpenter, he saw that Huo Guang's salt shop was getting better and better, and he was still a little moved, so he came to the door.
"Master Huo." Li Si saluted respectfully when he saw Huo Guang.
"Come on, come in and talk."
Huo Guangzheng was worried that Ah Hao was gone and no one was taking care of the daily sales of the salt shop. Then someone came to the door by recommending himself.