vstars Chapter 509 Dongfang Tianming
Chapter 509 Dongfang Tianming
The Great Shang State actually became a vassal state of Da Qian?
Chaojiu was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses.
In terms of fighting power, Da Shang is no match for Da Qian now. If there is a fight, Da Shang may be at risk of subjugation.
Although becoming a vassal state was a bit frustrating, at least the territory was preserved.
"There is no problem in purchasing grain, and it doesn't require so much money at all. However, Mr. Champion Hou, buying grain from Dashang is really a loss, and it is far less cost-effective than buying it in Daqian. Emperor Daqian is planning to recuperate in the past two years. Recently, As long as there are no natural disasters in a few years, there will definitely be no shortage of food, and even people's households will gradually have more food. By then, the price of food will further decrease. It is estimated that we will lose money by collecting food now. "
"If you want to collect grain for Daqian Country, it's best to buy it from multiple countries. In that case, the price will be lower."
Chaojiu reminded him.
The current price of grain in Daqian is four hundred cents per dan for low-grade grain, 500 cents per dan for medium-grade grain, and 600 cents per dan for high-grade grain. Dashang's grain prices are a little more expensive, so he adds twenty or thirty cents to this.
The round-trip shipping fee for one stone of grain is only about 20 cash, which is a total of 50 cash more expensive than a large amount of grain. And the price offered by Lin Xiaofan was a full three hundred cents higher, so he definitely wouldn't have to worry about buying grain.
It’s just that after buying it, you will probably lose money.
"Poetry."
Lin Xiaofan called Liu Shishi over.
"How much money do we have left at home?"
"About more than two hundred thousand taels of silver."
Liu Shishi whispered. Most of them were obtained from the sale of refined salt, and some were obtained from serial crossbows and soaps.
"Brother Chaojiu, how many taels of silver did you earn in the last month?"
Lin Xiaofan asked.
"The refined salt alone was sold for 200,000 taels of silver, and the soap was sold for 5,000 taels of silver. Excluding the cost of transportation and management, it is about 200,000 taels of silver. According to the seventy-three percent mentioned at the beginning, Brother Lin, you can get it One hundred and forty thousand silver."
Chaojiu said.
Lin Xiaofan thought for a while and realized that the money was enough to buy food, so he said:
"Okay, brother Chaojiu, help me buy food in the Great Shang Kingdom as long as the cost does not exceed what I mentioned before."
Hearing this, Chaojiu's face was full of disbelief:
"Master Champion, are you sure? If we go by the cost you said, then the food you can buy in the end may be more than three to four hundred thousand dan. By then, all your money may be spent on food."
"I think this matter needs to be reconsidered. As long as there are no natural disasters in the past two years, the price of food will definitely drop, and we will lose a lot of money by then."
"And if you really want to buy food, it's more cost-effective to buy it from Daqian."
Chaojiu has seen the families and businessmen of the Great Shang Kingdom before. It can be said that there is no country at all in the heart, only one's own immediate interests.
As long as he offers high prices for grain, these businessmen will not care whether the people can afford the grain, and they will definitely sell it to him.
By then, the grain Lin Xiaofan would need to harvest might cost hundreds of thousands of dan. The storage of these grains is a big problem.
"Just buy it from Dashang. Brother Chaojiu, just follow my instructions. I'm not short of money now."
Lin Xiaofan said.
It was only a few hundred thousand taels of silver, which was of no consequence to him now. If enough food can be exchanged, the people of the Great Shang Kingdom will not be able to afford food. At that time, I only need to send some small workers there and do a little publicity, and there will be countless big business people bringing their families to live in the big business.
By then, as the population increases, national strength will gradually recover, and the strength gap between the two parties will widen.
As for these grains, they can be used as military rations in the future when the army goes on an expedition.
"it is good."
After hearing this, Chaojiu seemed to have figured out some of Lin Xiaofan's plans, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
The two went to Zuixian Tower together again, had a good meal and a drink, and after planning their future plans, Chaojiu prepared to leave.
Now that the sale of refined salt is booming, he must seize the time to open up markets in other countries. There was also the matter of purchasing grain that Lin Xiaofan said, which he also wanted to do as soon as possible.
Little Witch and Xiaohan also started the training of the first batch of secret guards. Lin Xiaofan had nothing to do, so he also started practicing. In his opinion, concealment techniques, darts, hidden weapons, etc. are still very practical.
Tang Dynasty, Dongfang Family.
Today is a happy day. Because of the glory of their family, Dongfang Tianming, one of the ten most powerful ministers of the Tang Dynasty, has returned home. A few days ago, Dongfang Tianming led his troops to repulse an attack by the Xiongnu and achieved great success.
Dongfang Tianming is a man in his forties. His angular face is resolute and his eyes are full of murderous intent, which makes people dare not look at him.
"It's dawn."
Patriarch Dongfang Hai came over and patted Dongfang Tianming heavily on the shoulder, with a satisfied smile on his face:
"We haven't seen each other for three years, and we have grown a lot stronger. This time, you have brought honor to our family."
My son joined the army at the age of twenty and has now become one of the top ten tiger ministers of the Tang Dynasty. It can be said to be the glory of their Dongfang family.
"Dad, that's ridiculous. Where's Dongfang Ao, why didn't you see that kid coming?"
Dongfang Hai looked around, but didn't see his son coming to greet him, and frowned dissatisfied.
This traitor is getting more and more outrageous.
When he was eighteen years old, he married a wife. She was extremely beautiful, and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The only shortcoming was that he was a little weak. The two were very affectionate, but a year later, Dongfang Ao died in childbirth.
After this incident, Dongfang Tianming was in a slump for a whole year, and then joined the army. He has been on the battlefield for twenty years, relying on his illustrious military exploits to become one of the top ten tiger ministers.
However, in the past twenty years, he has never taken a wife or a concubine, and Dongfang Ao is also his only son.
"Dongfang Ao...has something wrong with him."
Speaking of this, Dongfang Hai looked a little more guilty. Dongfang Tianming was fighting on the front line, but he failed to take good care of Dongfang Ao.
"What! Where is Ao'er? What happened?"
Dongfang Tianming's expression changed instantly.
"It's hard to tell at this time. You'll know once you go and take a look."
Dongfang Hai opened his mouth and immediately took Dongfang Tianming to a room.
Dongfang Ao was sitting on the bed, wrapped in a quilt. He looked like he had lost weight several times. A maid was holding soup and feeding him bit by bit.
"Ao'er!"
Dongfang Tianming hurriedly stepped forward to check Dongfang Ao's condition.
"Dad, I'm useless."
When Dongfang Tianming came back, a tear fell from the corner of Dongfang Ao's eyes. He hasn't gotten out of bed for three months. The doctor said that his legs will recover soon, but after so long, there is still no sign of recovery.
Now he is almost giving up.
"Ao'er, what's going on?"
A trace of murderous intent flashed across Dongfang Tianming's face and he asked.