Chapter 199 What I Heard
His Majesty Li Er seems to be curious about everything, because many things are far beyond his knowledge, such as the numerous cargo ships on the river.
"I noticed that there are almost all merchants from the south and north of the Yangtze River here. Why do these merchants sell their goods to Fang Jun?"
Ren Zhongliu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are aware that these merchants are not selling goods to the house servants, they are just hoarding the goods here. Instead of transporting goods all the way here, they have to sell door-to-door. How can they compare to renting goods?" How many warehouses are the goods stored here, waiting for merchants to come to buy them? ”
His Majesty Li Er dared to be surprised: "Even if there are merchants coming to buy, so many goods gathered in one place must be mixed with good and bad, and the prices are confusing. How to deal with this situation?"
Ren Zhongliu smiled confidently, pointed to a ship of goods that had just been hoisted ashore with a boom, and said: "Your Majesty, please see, for every ship of goods that comes ashore, there must be experts invited from all over Guanzhong to know its place of origin, quantity, and quality. The quality is recorded, then classified into categories, inventoried and stored. The details of each product and the price at which the owner intends to sell them are written on a wooden sign and put up for sale. . When buying goods, buyers do not need to communicate with sellers. They only need to measure according to the goods listed for sale in the trading hall. When there are more goods, the price will naturally drop, and buyers will come after hearing the news; The volume of goods will naturally increase greatly, and even if the profit is small, the sellers will naturally gather together, and it will naturally become... the distribution center for goods in Guanzhong!"
These are Fang Jun's exact words. Ren Zhongliu used what he learned and sold it to deceive His Majesty Li Er...
His Majesty Li Er thinks this method is good. When the goods arrive, the buyer lowers the price, the quality of the goods is not good after paying, and other situations that are very easy to encounter in commodity transactions can be avoided to a great extent.
But there was one thing he couldn't figure out: "How does Fang Jun make money?"
Speaking of this, Ren Zhongliu sighed repeatedly: "The idea of the Chamberlain is indeed like a stroke of genius, which cannot be guessed by ordinary people! There are three ways to make money, one is the loading and unloading fees at the dock. The Chamberlain will not take any of this money, and it will all go to Dongda Tang Company', which is used to pay the wages of dock workers and the daily maintenance of the dock. The second is the leasing of the warehouse, but the price is extremely low, which will be enough to maintain the management of the entire warehouse; the third is to collect a one percent transaction tax during transactions, which is a huge amount; but the house servant He said that the most profitable thing is not to pay for the goods after ten days. ”
His Majesty Li Er feels that his self-confidence has been deeply affected, and his brain is not enough...
Thinking about it, I am also gifted with talents and extremely intelligent, so why am I always baffled by Fang Jun's methods?
"Then it still has to be delivered? But it can't be turned into his own money..."
His Majesty Li Er is still broad-minded and not ashamed to ask questions.
Ren Zhongliu exclaimed: "Wei Chen also asked this question at first, but when the business at the dock became more prosperous, Wei Chen understood."
You know...you know a hammer!
His Majesty Li Er is very angry. I understand, but you can tell me, are you still asking me to be shameless?
Fang Jun is a coward, but the people under him are also lovable...
Fortunately, Ren Zhongliu did not wait for His Majesty to ask questions, and said: "There is a stipulation in the transaction contract that the seller must make no normal complaints about the purchase of the house after ten days before paying the price. However, the buyer still paid the price when taking delivery of the goods. Qing, so it was left in the hands of the Fang Shilang, which made both the buyer and the seller agree, and could avoid a lot of trouble. It seemed that the Fang Shilang only withheld the payment for ten days, but in the end it was still the case. But in fact, as long as this warehouse exists, goods will be sold every day, so this kind of payment will be received every day... Then Weichen discovered that there was actually a sum of money from beginning to end. The money has always been left in the hands of the house servant. It is equivalent to his own money. He can use it for whatever he wants. And with the expansion of the goods yard, the money will become more and more..."
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His Majesty Li Er finally understood.
This is a white wolf with nothing to show for it!
Build a trading platform with a goods yard, and buyers and sellers will willingly hand over their money to him...
And looking at the prosperous appearance of this dock, we can see how much money flows into Fang Jun's hands every day.
Not surprisingly, His Majesty Li Er was deeply jealous...
I'm racking my brains thinking about how to make money, and I'm about to raise taxes on the people. If Fang Jun comes up with a random idea, someone will willingly send money to his door.
What kind of world is this?
Princess Gao Yang stood obediently next to His Majesty Li Er, pursed her lips, and looked at the novelty all around her with her beautiful eyes, feeling slightly shocked...
Until the barge arrived, His Majesty Li Er got back into the carriage and did not say another word, feeling very unhappy.
Neither Ren Zhongliu nor Li Junxian knew why this noble man looked so gloomy, and they did not dare to speak casually. The group walked through the dock area in silence and headed straight for the hillside behind the dock.
As soon as we left the dock area, we met several horses riding on them.
His Majesty Li Er looked out from the curtain of the carriage and happened to see the young knight sitting on the leading horse.
The young girl has a beautiful face, wears a long-sleeved coat, and has riding boots on her feet. She has a heroic appearance.
Immediately, a large group of people trotted around the dock area, surrounding the young knight.
The girl knight dismounted her horse, smiling brightly, but she also looked aloof and arrogant, refusing to let others stand thousands of miles away.
Seeing a group of people who looked like traders surrounding the girl, like stars surrounding the moon, His Majesty Li Er was surprised and said: "Who is this girl?"
Princess Gaoyang curled her lips when she heard this: "Of course it's the concubine that His Majesty the Emperor gave to Fang Jun..."
The strong sourness in his tone could not be concealed no matter what.
His Majesty Li Er suddenly realized that when he took a closer look, it was indeed Wu Meiniang.
It's just that when she was in the palace in the past, this girl was very slim, with a kind of graceful beauty. Now I don't know if Fang Jun has nourished her properly, and she has become a little round and round, but she is not fat, but more graceful. Gorgeous and radiant.
His Majesty Li Er then smiled and said: "Listen to what you mean, are you blaming the emperor? You know, at that time you proposed to give this girl to Fang Jun, so as to see if Fang Jun was really a rabbit husband... I haven't asked yet. Are you, Fang Jun involved in this? ”
Princess Gaoyang's pretty face was slightly red, and she thought to herself that the black-faced god was so strong and so normal...
His Majesty Li Er looked at Wu Meiniang, who was surrounded by a group of wealthy businessmen not far away, and couldn't help but frowned: "Why does Fang Jun allow his concubine to show his face?"
No matter how liberal the customs of the Tang Dynasty were, it was still inappropriate for such an unmarried concubine to mingle among a group of wealthy businessmen.
Ren Zhongliu, who was outside the car, was always paying attention to the situation inside the car. Hearing this, he explained: "Didn't His Majesty entrust the Eastern trade of glass to His Highness the King of Qi? His Highness the King of Qi has an irreversible friendship with the Minister of Fang, and each holds half of the share. In addition, there are soaps and other products produced by the Fang family workshop, which are the capital of the "Eastern Datang Company". The part of Fang Shilang is solely responsible for it. "
Princess Gaoyang was surprised: "Then Fang Jun is not afraid that Lady Wu will abscond with the money?"
Ren Zhongliu smiled and said: "I'm probably not afraid."
His Majesty Li Er was concerned about another matter: "There are officials from the Ministry of Industry on the other side of the dock to help, and the business is in the hands of Mrs. Wu. What is Fang Jun doing?"
If important things are left to others, is he counting money at home?
Ren Zhongliu had a look of admiration on his face, admiring him infinitely: "Fang Shilang...write a book at home!"
Writing a book and talking about it? !
At this moment, both Princess Gao Yang and Li Junxian, as well as His Majesty Li Er, who felt that he was a master at nourishing qi, were all speechless.
Can you write two crooked poems and write a book?
This is the highest achievement in a literary man's life!
Not only can one's thoughts be passed down, one's talents can be prevented from being annihilated by the end of one's life, but one can be recognized by the world and leave one's place in the history of the ocean.
But is writing a book that easy?
Splendid literary talent, perseverance, support from scholars, huge expenditure on engraving...
It puts most literati away.
Now, that seventeen-year-old Fang Jun actually wants to write a book?
His Majesty Li Er was very dissatisfied with this. When he thought about it, writing a book was not difficult. Fang Jun was just relying on his rich net worth and the reputation of his father Fang Xuanling to make up an unseemly book and publish dozens or hundreds of them at will, so as to keep friends and relatives close to him. I gave him a few copies as a gift, and I was able to get over my addiction to writing books.
But when it comes to "standing theory", that's pure nonsense.
You are so dumb and dumb, what views and ideas do you have that the world's scholars can agree with?
However, His Majesty Li Er also has to admit that Fang Jun is really very capable...
The carriage swayed upstream along a small river with abundant water. When it reached the hillside, it heard a blast of trumpets not far away. (End of chapter)