Chapter 1532 Doing business is not that easy
Just as the prince said just now, looking at the Tang Dynasty, who dares to compete with Fang Jun in the way of commodity farming?
The Fang family of Qizhou was originally a Mo Deng noble family in Shandong. Even in the local area, it could not be considered outstanding, let alone compared with those Guanlong families that had passed down their inheritance for hundreds of years. Although Fang Xuanling had outstanding achievements and was promoted to the first minister in the world by His Majesty, Fang Xuanling was indeed not good at economics, far behind Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian and others.
However, Fang Jun came out of nowhere and in just a few years, he earned the wealth accumulated by those aristocratic families for hundreds of years. Who can not be amazed?
What is particularly important is that whether it is the firing of glass, the establishment of Fangjiawan Pier, the development of the Shanlin Emperor by the Qujiang Pool and the sale of the "most livable" Lifang at a sky-high price, the monopoly interests of the Huating Town Shipping Company, or the The astronomical amount of wealth in the Jiangnan Saltworks, each and every item, follows a completely different path. Even if others want to imitate, they have nowhere to start...
Therefore, how could Fang Jun not make money from the business he was optimistic about?
Not only must you make money, you must also make a lot of money...
Li Chengqian thought about it carefully, put his palms together and praised: "It is not an exaggeration to say that Erlang's attainments in economics are astonishing from ancient times to the present. They are probably only comparable to Guan Zhong and Tao Zhu in ancient times. Looking at the world, they are unparalleled." Right. It's a pity that as a prince alone, he must not get involved in business affairs, otherwise he must cooperate with Erlang once and get rid of the addiction of making money every day. "
King Qi Li You was silent and thoughtful.
After a while, Li You suddenly covered his stomach and shouted: "Oh, no, it's probably because I ate something unclean in the morning, my stomach hurts so much..."
Li Chengqian hurriedly asked: "Is there any serious problem?"
Li You said: "It's okay, but it does hurt a lot. Brother Prince, please go slowly with Erlang. Brother, go back to your home first and let the doctor diagnose and treat you."
Li Chengqian said: "Where are you going? Go to the palace and let the imperial doctor take a look. Don't delay. Reports of malaria outbreaks are coming from several places in Guanzhong. Don't be careless."
The level of medical care these days is extremely low, and there is no good treatment for serious diseases such as malaria. Even the imperial doctors in the palace can only provide slight relief, but they are helpless once the condition becomes serious. In particular, this disease is extremely contagious. If it cannot be eradicated quickly, it will quickly spread everywhere and become unstoppable.
During these days, reports of malaria in several places in Guanzhong came frequently, and the court was already very nervous.
Li You seemed to be startled, and said quickly: "Thank you very much, Brother Prince. I will go to the palace for treatment by the imperial doctor right now."
After saying that, he turned around and hurried away with several guards from Prince Qi's Mansion.
Li Chengqian looked worried and complained: "This old man is really careless. How can he ignore such a big thing so lightly? What if he gets malaria?"
Fang Jun didn't look at Li You as if he was sick. The guy's eyes were chattering, and he must have some hidden agenda...
"Don't worry, Your Highness, King Qi is not a child, how can he not know the importance?"
Li Chengqian thought about it. Although malaria cases were found in several places in Guanzhong, they were all in the peripheral mountainous areas. Otherwise, Chang'an would have been under martial law for a long time. How could merchants and civilians be allowed to come and go at will?
He rarely came out to relax, and because of his inconvenient legs and feet, he was out of breath after walking around for a while.
Fang Jun shook his head and admonished: "His Royal Highness is the crown prince of the country. He should pay attention to his health. He should not only regulate his diet, but also strengthen his exercise."
Li Chengqian didn't take it seriously and didn't take up the issue. Instead, he looked at the cargo ships going back and forth on the river and said with interest: "Sometimes I really envy these merchants. They can travel all over the country to see the beautiful rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty and appreciate the local customs and customs everywhere." , How happy is it to travel around the world? ”
Fang Jun laughed and said: "Is it possible that Your Highness only saw them being free and at ease, but did not see that they were exploited by tax collectors and bullied by powerful men everywhere they went?"
Li Chengqian also laughed: "Erlang thought that Gu was the Emperor Hui of Jin who said, 'Why don't you eat minced meat?' He didn't know the sufferings of the world? It was just a temporary realization. Could it be that you let Gu use the identity of the prince to exchange with these merchants? Haha, again, The reporter said, even if they are exchanged, with Erlang, you can definitely make a fortune of eating, drinking and enjoying yourself with your method of gathering specialties from all over the world. Isn’t that great?”
"Where is it so easy?"
Fang Jun shook his head, pointed to a warehouse next to him, and said: "Weichen's business model can be called a 'supermarket'. The core concept is novelty, convenience, and convenience. However, even the people of Chang'an and the capital have seen many You have a wide knowledge, but how much do you know about specialties from all over the world, such as the cocoon in this warehouse..."
With that said, he led Li Chengqian into the open door of the warehouse. When he saw the things packed in wooden boxes inside, the steward of the warehouse naturally recognized his boss. He quickly pushed away the account book in front of him and stepped forward with a smile: "Why is Erlang so free today?" Come and hang out at the pier?”
Fang Jun smiled and nodded, without saying much. He turned to Li Chengqian and asked, "Does Your Highness recognize this thing?"
The steward was still nodding and bowing with an apologetic smile on his face. When he heard Fang Jun calling the richly dressed young man "Your Highness", and when he saw the young man limping forward to look at the cocoon in the wooden box, he was immediately frightened. Jump, is this the current Crown Prince?
He quickly tied his hands and stood aside, not daring to interrupt.
My Erlang has a fierce reputation outside, but people who are familiar with him know that he is approachable. Even a coolie at the dock can stop him and have a casual chat. If there are any difficulties at home, he only needs to talk to Fang Jun in front of him. After begging for a few words, Fang Jun will often send someone to check it out. If it is indeed true, he will definitely lend a helping hand.
Therefore, Fang Jun's reputation among the dock workers was so good that they were not afraid of him, but respected him.
But who knows what the character of His Highness the Crown Prince is like? If he says something wrong and Erlang is angered by the prince, then he will never be able to atone for his sin by dying!
Who doesn’t know that Fang Erlang will be the minister and right-hand man of His Royal Highness from now on? You must not bring trouble to Erlang...
How could Li Chengqian have the time to understand the thoughts of a little person?
He stepped forward and poked his head, and saw the densely packed cocoons in the wooden box. It made people feel scared when they saw it, and they were startled and asked: "What is this? I have never seen it before."
Fang Jun laughed, but did not mock His Highness the Crown Prince for being ignorant and ignorant. He said: "Actually, this thing is very common. There are many of them in the south of the Yangtze River or in Sichuan. Silkworms will turn into this thing after they spin cocoons on their silk. Make a cocoon. Your Highness, please take a closer look. The body of this cocoon is light yellow and soft..."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and poked it, and the cocoon squirmed a few times, "This is a fresh cocoon. In about ten days, it will turn into a moth and fly..."
Li Chengqian stared at the squirming cocoon, feeling something crawling around in his heart. He felt extremely uncomfortable. He nodded and said, "I have heard of this thing before. It first becomes a silkworm, then a pupa, and then turns into a moth. It's very magical... but Why are there so many cocoons here? We bought them from the medicine store? There’s no need for so many!”
He had never seen this thing before, but he had heard of it. After all, there were many people raising silkworms in the world, and cocoons and pupae were nothing unusual. Moreover, this thing can be used as medicine to produce fluid, quench thirst, eliminate food and regulate qi, and can also treat malnutrition in children. However, even if it is used as medicine, it can only put one or two and a half liang in a prescription. How many cocoons are there in the warehouse now?
There must be thousands of pounds!
Are they all going to be made into medicine so that everyone in Chang'an City can take a bite?
As a result, as soon as he had the idea, Fang Jun already said: "You can't use so much for medicine, this is what it is for."
Li Chengqian's eyes widened: "Eat?!"
Then I looked back at the wriggling cocoon, and thought about the feeling of eating this insect into my stomach...I instantly felt like something was wriggling in my stomach, and I was so sick that I almost vomited it out.
Fang Jun looked at Li Chengqian's pale face and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't you find it incredible? In fact, this cocoon can not only be used as medicine, but can also be eaten. It tastes extremely delicious. In some places in Jiangnan and Sichuan, it is eaten very early. Some people eat this thing, but few people know about it. Most people look disgusting. It is rumored that this thing is poisonous. They just throw it away after spinning. It is really a waste... Your Highness, just imagine, the world is like a cocoon. People in Guanzhong have never seen such a delicious thing. If you move it into the supermarket, who would dare to buy it? But if you don't sell it, there are countless specialties from all over the country that people in Guanzhong have never seen. Why don't you sell it? First of all, how is your supermarket different from ordinary grocery stores? There are countless grocery stores in every city, why should people come to your supermarket to buy things? ”
Li Chengqian thought about it carefully, it was really...
He has some insights into the way of commodity farming, and knows that if you want to attract people, you must expand the scale and increase the variety of goods. Moreover, by expanding the scale of business, you can effectively reduce costs. When costs are reduced, prices will naturally be lower, which can attract people even more. Buy, it’s a virtuous cycle.
However, if we bring all the specialties such as cocoons and pupae from all over the world...who would dare to buy them?
Not to mention eating it, this cocoon is disgusting just looking at it...
Who knows that Fang Jun hasn't finished speaking yet: "Your Highness, do you think there is only one trouble like this? In fact, there are more troublesome things that cannot be solved. This kind of supermarket will have to pay to the owner. Even if you are the prince of a country, You can still be compensated and go bankrupt..." (End of Chapter)