Sang Jin came out and saw Sang Yu so happy next to Huo Guang. She didn't know what happened and asked, "Ayu, why are you so happy?"
Sang Yu's beautiful eyes were smiling but she didn't answer. Instead, she smiled at Huo Guang and said, "Aguang, you talk to your sister first, and I'll make you something to eat." After that, she ran away.
Sang Jin said angrily: "Ah Guang, don't worry, Sang Yu has such an out-of-the-box temperament and likes to cook delicious food."
They invited Huo Guang to the middle hall and called Sang Tianliang.
Huo Guang explained what he had discussed with the county magistrate before. Sang Jin was also a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully: "Ah Guang, you are right. Since His Majesty plans to go to the mountains and seas now, it is convenient for us to do it first."
Do it according to His Majesty's wishes. Even if you fail, you will only lose some money, but once you succeed, it will be a big deal. Aguang, you have a good vision."
Sang Jin seemed to have taken a higher look at Huo Guang. What he saw was not the petty gain in front of him.
"Ajin, I need the Sang family's salt farm to cooperate with me and send pearl salt here, and continue walking according to demand."
Sang Jin and Sang Tianliang looked at each other, then nodded and said, "I need to talk to my father about this matter, but I believe that my father will support it. Aguang, your ideas are always more novel than ordinary people."
Sang Tianliang said: "Now the production of pearl salt has been increased, but in order to keep it confidential, the increased production still cannot have the expected impact on the original salt, so the owner means that as long as the quantity is
In the two big cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, fortunately we are located near the national highway, so the salt can be diverted to Hedong County, and the demand in Hedong County is not particularly large, so it should be able to meet it."
Although this matter did not bring much benefit to the Sang family, Huo Guang had helped them a lot after all, and he should do it both emotionally and rationally. Moreover, this matter seemed to be somewhat similar to Sang Hongyang's suggestion to the emperor Guan Shanhai, then
More should be done.
When the three of them were chatting heatedly, Sang Yu came over, with the maids behind him carrying steaming dishes.
"It's noon, Aguang, let's stay and eat together and try the food I cooked."
Huo Guang was not polite, and delicacies were brought to the table. The cooking skills of this era were relatively lacking, and the main thing was to rely on the preciousness of the food itself to enhance the quality, which was nothing more than delicacies from mountains and seas.
"This is roasted leg of lamb. It is roasted from the leg of lamb. It is sprinkled with some pearl salt. It tastes very delicious. This is stewed sturgeon soup. This is tiger blood wine. A little tiger blood is added to the wine. I
My father’s favorite…”
Sang Yu introduced the dishes, many of which are made using modern methods of sitting on the bottom of a prison.
Huo Guang didn't know how to use chopsticks for a while. When he saw that the two sisters were not on the table, he said, "Sang Jin, Sang Yu, why don't you come and eat."
There are differences between men and women. Although there are fewer rules in small counties, it is still too much to eat from the same table and from the same plate, so the two sisters did not come to the table to eat in the end, but Huo Guang and Sang Tianliang ate together.
Huo Guang didn't eat much either. He had never eaten some wild game before and didn't dare to eat it.
After eating, Huo Guang planned to leave. Before he left, Sang Jin said, "Aguang, your salt company, I will communicate with my father as soon as possible and give you an answer."
"Okay, time to work."
Huo Guang made it clear to the Sang family, while Huo Zhongru convened a meeting with all the salt merchants in the county and slightly revealed the news that the sale of pearl salt would be opened.
One stone stirs up a thousand ripples. These days, Huo Guang's pearl salt business is so prosperous, which makes them greedy. It sells expensively and quickly. They also want to get involved, but they have no way.
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They couldn't make it themselves, and they had no place to purchase it, so they could only watch Huo Guang make money, with no choice.
Now that pearl salt is being released for sale, how could they not be excited?
The door of Huo's Mansion was about to be broken down, and there was an endless stream of people coming to visit. The little maid had never seen such a scene before, and she couldn't greet her for a while. Even Widow Wang knew a little bit about the door, and they were all greeted.
Name stickers, chatting with people in a nice and friendly manner, will not hurt your friendship or lose your face. If the news of the little maids' flustered look spreads, Huo Mansion will not be laughed at.
Widow Wang said earnestly to the four little maids: "Now our Huo family is not a small family. You have also seen that the master and the young master treat you very well. The maids in other families are not as relaxed as you, and you yourself are not as relaxed as you."
You have to cheer up and don't be timid when meeting people. Even if you say nothing, it will damage the face of the two hosts. When someone comes to visit, ask for the visitor's information, accept the name card, and say hello in a grand manner. When meeting or
It’s not your decision not to meet, so there’s no need to feel embarrassed.”
"I understand, Aunt Wang."
After all, Widow Wang is still more powerful than these little maids, and she will be more tactful as she gets older.
When Huo Guang returned home, Huo Zhongru was looking at the greeting card with a smile, and said to Huo Guang: "Aguang, look, these people want to come to visit our family. They have to bring some gifts when they come. You say
If I meet so many people in one day, just receiving gifts will be a good income."
Huo Guang was a little speechless. As for his father, sometimes he was the Huo Shaofu who cared about the people and was full of sense of justice, and sometimes he was the short-sighted Huo Zhongru who was complacent for some gifts. Which one is the real him?
"Father, I have something to discuss with you."
"you say."
"If the pearl salt matter is settled, I plan to close the salt shop and not compete with other salt merchants for business."
Huo Zhongru felt it was a pity, but since Huo Guang had bigger things to do, and although he was not an official, the salt industry company was also a company under the government. If Huo Guang did well, he would have some achievements when he went to Chang'an in the future. She Xiao
Protect your health.
"Also, Father, I plan to add a value-added tax to the salt tax."
"VAT?" Huo Zhongru looked confused.
Huo Guang explained: "After the salt industry company coordinates the sales, the only purchase channel for Salt Mountain is the salt industry company. The salt tax on pearl salt is directly added to the sales and is collected in full. But even for ordinary salt, the salt dealer
At least double the sales and earn high profits. We will increase the tax on this part of the price difference. Thirty to one tax is enough. The higher the price he sells, the higher the profit, and the more he pays."
Huo Zhongru looked sad: "Ah Guang, will it cause resentment if a tax is suddenly added?"
"Father, you can rest assured that we have the final say on the matter of pearl salt now, and I plan to make the warehouse bigger. If there is a disaster in the future and the price of salt rises sharply, the salt stored in the company's warehouse can support all the needs.
It is possible to prevent the price of salt from being too high and make it affordable for the common people."
"Good, good, good. He is worthy of being Huo Shaofu's son, and he has inherited Huo Shaofu's heart of caring for the people."
When Huo Guang finished speaking, a voice of praise came from behind him. The person who came was Zhang Yu, the magistrate of Xiahe County.
