Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 173

[Chapter 173 Carve up]

“Feng’er, send someone to call Yang He.”

Zhao Xu said something to Feng’er after understanding the purpose of the three people’s visit.

Since we are talking about business, it is natural to call Yang He, the head of the firm.

Feng’er left in response.

In a quarter of an hour, Yang He arrived at the reception hall.

After exchanging greetings with the three of them, Yang He sat on Zhao Xu’s right hand side.

“Wangfu has always opened its doors for business, so naturally the royal palace’s fine wines and the current perfume monopoly are for sale.” Zhao Xu said at this time.

During this period, the business of the Wangfu was mainly concentrated in Yanzhou and several nearby states.

Except for the capital in the south, the commercial routes in other places have not been opened.

The reason is that these states controlled by powerful clans restrict merchants from selling goods from the palace locally.

After all, if the Wangfu sells one more bottle of wine in their territory, they will sell one less bottle of wine.

And this is also the fundamental reason why the income of the palace has not been able to skyrocket.

Simply put, this is local trade protection.

But in the face of this problem, he has been unable to do anything.

His power only flows freely in his own land, and he has no control over other places.

Now that they are here, it is time to talk about this issue.

Of course, it might be impossible to grab their market on the rich family’s territory.

But there is hope in keeping them from competing with him in a state controlled by the Crown.

“Great, since that’s the case, I wonder how much money is needed for the monopoly rights of the other counties in Ningzhou except the capital?” Xie Hua said hastily.

The fine wine of Wangfu is delicious.

But they do not allow royal wine to enter the counties and counties they control, and they can still sell their own wine.

Although some rich and wealthy secretly bought some from the capital, the impact was not significant.

But as soon as the perfume came out, they were very helpless.

The gap between traditional spices and this thing is too big.

Even if they banned them, those ladies in the boudoir would do everything possible to go to the capital to buy it privately.

Women’s love for beauty is hard to resist.

So after weighing, they decided to cooperate with King Yan and make a fortune together.

As the saying goes, if there is one, there are two, and if there are two, there are three.

The skills that King Yan showed time and time again made him believe that the palace will continue to produce merchandise that amazes the world in the future.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu motioned for Yang He to say.

He saw that the three people were not too obstructive of the people on the name post.

The following specific matters still need Yang He to discuss with them.

“The rich and the poor are different in different states, so the pricing of monopoly rights is also different. Do you have any objections to this?” Yang He said, neither humble nor overbearing.

If he had only seen these three people when there was no King Yan before, he would have been agitated for a long time.

But after following King Yan for a long time, he unknowingly gained confidence.

What about the eight major clans? Their Yan Wang did not lose them at all.

The three of Dou Yong looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

The gap between the rich and the poor in the north and south of Dasong is almost one sky, one underground, they know it well.

Seeing this, Yang He nodded, “So the total price of the monopoly rights in Ningzhou’s counties except the capital is 1.2 million taels.”

Xie Hua calculated in his mind after hearing this.

According to the biography of Dasong, Ningzhou is rich in Jia Dasong, and the capital is rich in Ningzhou.

Where the capital is located, at the foot of the imperial city, his Xie family naturally cannot control it. In other counties, his Xie family still has the right to speak.

According to his understanding, even if the capital is excluded, these counties will consume millions of jugs of wine a year.

Of course, most of these millions of jars of wine are low-quality green ant wine.

But there must be at least 300,000 jars of mid-to-high-end fine wine.

Once Yanwang’s fine wine enters Ningzhou, it can almost occupy the share of the 300,000 altars.

Even if his Xie family only earns one tael for a pot, they can get back their capital in four years, not to mention they earn more than one tael, maybe they can get back their capital in one year.

“Our Xie family is willing to accept this price, but how much is the perfume?” Xie Hua asked.

“Eight hundred thousand taels.” Yang He said.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, he agreed with this price.

In contemporary times, the market has fully proved that tobacco and alcohol are the existence of invincible profits.

Although the perfume is novel, he knows that the profit cannot surpass the royal wine.

And a jar of wine may be gone after a meal, but perfume can last for a long time for a woman.

But even so, the profit of perfume is huge, but it is not as good as fine wine, and it is not that it does not make money.

“His Royal Highness King Yan is as innocent as he is. This is similar to what I think.” Xie Hua nodded, “Our Xie family bought these two monopoly rights, and within a month, the silver can go to Yan City.”

See Xie Hua It was easy to reach a deal with the Wangfu.

Dou Yong and Xiao Jian came out one after another, Dou Yong said: “Master Yang, what is the value of our Jingzhou monopoly?”

“How much money do we need for our Yizhou monopoly?” Xiao Jian said.

“Jingzhou has a total of 1.6 million taels, and Yizhou has a total of 1.8 million taels.” Yang He said.

Jingzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is the transportation hub of the twenty-one states.

However, the importance of Jingzhou lies in its position as a military hub, and its wealth and prosperity are not comparable to places like Ningzhou and Zhejiang.

As for Yizhou, although it is located in the southwest of Dasong, it has always been known as the land of abundance, and it is also known as Xiaojiangnan, which shows that it is also very rich.

It was in consideration of these that he discussed with King Yan and decided that Yizhou should be higher than Jingzhou.

Xiao Jian and Dou Yong nodded upon hearing this.

Seeing King Yan’s satisfied expression, they estimated that the price would be hard to change.

“Well, I accept.” Dou Yong and Xiao Jian said one after another.

Zhao Xu and Yang He originally set the prices according to different situations, and had no intention of changing them.

Seeing that the three of them accepted it, it would save them a lot of trouble.

But the monopoly thing is just a business.

The most important thing for him now is to carve up the Dasong market and maximize the interests of the palace.

Otherwise, wouldn’t his caravan be built in vain.

So he said: “The monopoly right is nothing more than a trivial matter, and this king has no intention of competing with you eight powerful clans for profit in your own state, but I hope you don’t sell the goods of the palace beyond the scope of your own monopoly rights. This is my king’s rule.”

“We understand what Your Highness means, just like the current capital, we will not compete with Your Highness.” Xie Hua said.

In fact, it’s not that they don’t want to fight, but that the source of goods is in the hands of the Wangfu, so they can’t fight.

Now that King Yan said that, it was tantamount to drawing a clear line of sales with them.

They only sell it in their home state, and the rest of the place is owned by King Yan.

Dou Yong and Xiao Jian naturally knew what King Yan meant.

Although I don’t want to give up the market in places like the capital, I can only accept it.

“It’s so good.” Zhao Xu looked at Yang He, and the kid couldn’t close his mouth from ear to ear.

It seems that he understands his good intentions.

This is a preliminary negotiation between the royal family and the powerful clan to divide up the business interests of Dasong.

Although only three families have come forward now.

But Guizai set a precedent this time, and in the future, with the increase of goods in the Wangfu, the profits will continue to expand.

The remaining powerful clans will inevitably be unable to bear it, and the cake of business interests will be gradually divided by then.

And the Wangfu, who has mastered the source of goods, has earned the monopoly rights of the powerful clan, can supply stable supplies to the powerful clan, earn money for the goods, and can safely do business within the scope allocated to itself.

In this way, the goods of the palace can really reach every corner of Dasong, maximizing the benefits.

(end of this chapter)