Steel Dynasty - Chapter 511

[Chapter 511 Technology Resale]

“White sugar, what is this?”

Some merchants who were about to leave suddenly stopped and returned to the booth again. After being shocked by the pendulum clock, the fragile nerves of the merchants once again Tighten up.

They were ecstatic in their hearts. For them, today is really a day worth celebrating, because the more products Qingzhou launches, the more they can make a lot of money.

Li Kaiyuan was smiling all over his face. He enjoyed the feeling of being looked up to by everyone. Compared with the pendulum clock, the white sugar was not that shocking to him. He said: “This white sugar is very sweet. According to His Highness’s words “Same as

salt, this white sugar has become an ingredient that people in Chongqing will buy.”

“Same as salt.” The merchants immediately looked at each other. This salt has always been government-owned. huge profits.

A businessman said in disbelief: “Vice President Li, you are exaggerating. This thing is very similar to table salt, but can it really be compared with table salt?”

Li Kaiyuan sneered, and he also explained more and asked the question. The doubtful businessman said: “If you don’t believe me, you can try this white sugar. Although it is not as necessary as table salt every day, it is still in great demand among the people. You must have eaten this maltose before. It is a hundred times stronger than maltose.”

Anyone who does business There are few people who are not smart, so naturally they will not let their money go down the drain. So the businessman who asked the question stepped forward, pinched some sugar and stuffed it into his mouth.

As the sweet taste melted in his mouth, the businessman’s expression became more and more exciting.

“How?” Li Kaiyuan said lightly.

“Absolute, absolutely amazing!” The merchant gave a thumbs up and said, “I am impressed by the products from Qingzhou. Every piece is unique.”

Seeing this, other merchants flocked over to taste the white sugar. , voices of exclamation immediately arose one after another in the Chamber of Commerce.

“Vice President Li, how do you sell this white sugar?” the businessman asked anxiously.

The more anxious the merchants became, the calmer Li Kaiyuan became. He said calmly: “This white sugar is not for sale. Your Highness has mercy. This white sugar can be produced by purchasing technology like soap.”

Li Kaiyuan said this. As soon as he said it, the businessmen immediately went crazy.

After the Chamber of Commerce opened up soap production, soap workshops in Qingzhou sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. In just one year, there were more than a hundred soap workshops outside Qingzhou City.

After these soap workshops were established, the chamber of commerce even sold its own soap workshops and only provided caustic soda to the soap makers. Now, another opportunity to get rich obviously appeared in front of them.

Who among the businessmen in Qingzhou doesn’t know that these soap shops are now extremely wealthy and very fat.

“Vice President Li, I’ll buy it!” a businessman immediately shouted, fearing that he would be driven ahead.

Another businessman pulled him behind and said: “Brother Zhao, don’t join in the fun. Who doesn’t know that you only have five hundred taels of silver in your body? Can you afford this white sugar technology? This soap technology It’s only ten thousand taels. I think this white sugar will be more.”

“Brother Li, you are wrong. You can borrow money from Qingzhou Bank now. At worst, I will borrow it too. It’s not a problem to make up for it. Hehe, this is not a problem. I would be really stupid if I missed this opportunity to make a fortune.”

As the two of them were talking to each other, the other businessmen suddenly reacted and squeezed towards Li Kaiyuan one by one, standing hard on Li Kaiyuan at the booth. Shengsheng was pushed away three to four meters by the crowd.

Facing the temptation of making a fortune, these businessmen went completely crazy. Their eyes were red and they were shouting hoarsely.

“Vice President Li, you must give me this opportunity. I am willing to give you 20% of the profit.”

“I will give you 30%.”

“Vice President Li, my daughter is 28 years old, and Vice President Li If you want, just accept it.”

“…”

Waves of sound came, and Li Kaiyuan almost felt dizzy. He immediately shouted: “Guard, guard!”

As soon as his voice sounded, the soldiers guarding the door immediately came up. They stepped forward to block the crazy businessmen. In front of the cold weapons of the guards, the businessmen retreated to the platform and looked at Li Kaiyuan eagerly one by one, waiting for his decision.

Li Kaiyuan looked worried. He did not expect that the white sugar production technology would cause such a big sensation. If the pendulum clock technology was announced, these merchants would not eat him directly.

After sorting out the messy clothes that were pulled by the businessman, Li Kaiyuan said angrily: “What do you look like each and every one of you? If His Highness sees that you are so unruly, you will all stop thinking about this technology.”

“Li Vice President, we are also impatient. Since His Highness said that the white sugar technology is for sale, we must give it a chance to buy it,” said a businessman.

Li Kaiyuan stopped showing off at this time. He said to a group of merchants: “His Highness said, just like soap, this time the white sugar technology will only be sold to members of the Chamber of Commerce. Don’t think about it if you are not a member. In addition, the Chamber of Commerce There are no restrictions on domestic purchases. As long as the money is available, you can get the technology. However, Your Highness also asked me to remind you not to be too blind. Otherwise, we will not be responsible for the production of too much white sugar and cannot sell it.”

The merchant nodded after hearing this .

Nodding, “His Highness really cares about us, and even reminded us of this.”

“It’s a good idea to come to Qingzhou this time. His Highness, King Qi, really attaches great importance to businessmen.” said a businessman who had just come from other places and was considering settling in Qingzhou. .

After making this request, Li Kaiyuan said: “If you want to buy from the Chamber of Commerce, just register and pay the money. The Chamber of Commerce will organize you to go to the workshop to study.”

As soon as Li Kaiyuan finished speaking, the merchant immediately ran to the registration office. Adhering to the principle of first come, first served, many businessmen want to seize this opportunity.

The merchants here are all very anxious, and at the same time, the merchant servants who are stationed in the chamber of commerce to inquire about the news are already on their way back to inform their masters.

As the news spread in Qingzhou City, more and more businessmen came impatiently to the Chamber of Commerce. So the people of Qingzhou saw a surprising scene. The shopkeeper who was selling cloth in the shop seemed to be crazy, and all the money for cloth was lost. If you don’t want it, rush out.

The butcher dropped the butcher’s knife and ran away. For a while, the merchants in Qingzhou City were in chaos.

The changes in Qingzhou City naturally attracted the attention of the government. When he learned that the Chamber of Commerce had launched two more products, Pang Yukun smiled helplessly. He looked at the business taxes in the past few months, which totaled one hundred six thousand taels of silver.

Looking in the direction of Prince Qi’s Mansion, Pang Yukun sighed: “Your Highness is really far-sighted. It seems not impossible that the commercial tax will exceed the agricultural tax.”

(End of this chapter)