PFC Chapter 123 Refined Salt and Cooperation
Chapter 123 Refined Salt and Cooperation
Chapter 123 Refined Salt and Cooperation
"Tell me in detail."
Ying Zheng spoke quickly.
But Mo Jun didn't respond immediately, instead he glanced at Chang Wen Jun next to him, and then said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, there are many people here..."
Hearing what Mo Jun said, Chang Wenjun's already stiff face turned black like the bottom of a pot.
And Ying Zheng spent several days looking down, Chang Wenjun and seven or eight other ministers who failed to find a solution waved their hands impatiently.
"Mo Qing will follow me into the apse, and the rest of the ministers will retreat for now!"
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Chang Wenjun bowed a little stiffly, and then slowly exited the palace.
Wait until everyone else has left.
Mo Jun followed Ying Zheng into the apse, where the communication between the two was much more casual.
The servants in the palace offered Mo Jun and Ying Zheng a cup of tea each, Ying Zheng took a sip, and then slowly said: "What good strategy does Mo Qing have to solve the worries of the widow?"
"Look, Your Majesty."
Mo Jun put down his teacup, reached out and took out a cloth bag from his pocket.
Ying Zheng opened it and took a look, and found that inside was a bag of fine particles like snowflakes.
"Is this...refined salt?"
Ying Zheng's eyes moved, and he said with a little surprise: "Could it be that Mo Qing discovered a new refined salt mine?"
Mo Jun shook his head and said: "Reporting to the king, I have not discovered any new salt mines. These refined salts are extracted from poisonous salt mines through a special method."
The voice just fell.
slap~
Ying Zheng got up suddenly, and because of his violent movements, he knocked over all the teacups on the desk, and the hot water soaked the dragon robe.
However, Ying Zheng didn't realize this at all. Instead, he widened his eyes and said in shock, "Impossible!"
What is a poisonous salt mine?
It is a salt mine that contains a lot of toxic impurities, which will kill people if eaten.
Although there were some purification technologies during the Warring States Period, they could only remove a very small number of impurities. Therefore, only salt mines that are very pure in themselves can be mined and used by various countries.
As for the poisonous salt mine, it is a waste mine.
But among the salt mines excavated today, there are a lot of poisonous salt mines.Among the ten salt mines, at least nine are poisonous salt mines, and only the remaining one can be reluctantly used.
This is also the reason why the drying up of only two salt mines in Qin State caused the salt crisis in the entire Qin State.
However, someone told me now that there are so many "poisonous salt mines" in Qin State that they can extract high-quality refined salt. How could this not shock Yingzheng.
And not only Ying Zheng, but even Gai Nie, who was standing by the window with his sword in his arms, with a stern look, cast a somewhat surprised look in this direction after Mo Jun finished speaking.
Although there are only two descendants of Guigu's sect in the past, each of them is an earth-shattering figure.
As a descendant of Guigu, Gai Nie can be said to have a good knowledge of astronomy and geography.Wentao, martial arts, everything.Normally speaking, it is not a simple matter to arouse the emotions of the descendants of Guigu.
However, since getting acquainted with Mo Jun, Gai Nie has found that his previous cognition has been subverted time and time again.
Could it be that there are really people who are born knowing in this world?
"Isn't Mo Qing really trying to deceive the widow?"
When he said this, Ying Zheng stared fixedly at Mo Jun who was opposite him, even breathing heavily.
For a country, the importance of salt is beyond doubt.
Its status is equivalent to food.
People will die if they don't eat.
If you don't eat salt, you will also die.
Salt is an indispensable substance for human survival. If the human body does not consume enough salt for a long time, "hyponatremia" will appear, which will lead to symptoms including nausea, vomiting, fatigue, fatigue, headache, irritability, and even Confusion and other symptoms.
Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, salt shortage has been an unsolvable problem for all dynasties.
At present, not only is there a shortage of salt in Qin, but the other six countries are basically in a similar problem. It may seem like nothing at ordinary times, but once an accident occurs, the salt reserves of each country are basically unable to cope with too much risk.
Even in a sense, the problem of salt in various countries is more serious than food.
Because if there is a food shortage in some places, the imperial court can still find ways to raise food for disaster relief.
But if there is a 'salt shortage' like this time, even the imperial court can't do anything about it.
"I dare not lie to the king."
Facing Ying Zheng's gaze, Mo Jun responded calmly.
"color!"
Ying Zheng shouted excitedly: "Mo Qing is worthy of being the minister of the humerus of the widow. First, the grain, and then the refined salt. The two major crises of our Great Qin, are now solved by Mo Qing. The widow has Mo Qing, it is really like a fish in water, like a tiger with wings added Also...hahaha!"
Ying Zheng laughed heartily, and stared at Mo Jun in front of him with a pair of majestic and divine eyes, which were full of burning heat at the moment.
As for Chang Wenjun.
What is that?
The dignified Shaofu, when the salt shortage occurred in the Great Qin Dynasty, did not think about saving the country from danger, but instead thought about making small reports about the widow's "hands-on-hand minister" all day long.
What's the use of keeping this kind of thing?
"Mo Qing has made another great contribution to Qin! If the 'salt shortage' can be resolved, I will definitely reward you heavily."
If Mo Jun's "refining method" can really refine the table salt in the poisonous salt mine into refined salt, even if half of it is lost in the middle, Qin's salt production may immediately increase by more than ten times.
This is not only to solve the "salt shortage" of Qin State this time, but from now on, the entire Qin State will not be in crisis because of salt.
Such a great achievement.
To be honest, even Ying Zheng didn't know how to reward Mo Jun for a while.
But at this moment, Mo Jun suddenly said: "Reporting to the king, I don't need a reward this time, I just want to talk to the king... No, it should be two deals."
Ying Zheng's eyes moved, and he said unexpectedly, "Oh? What business?"
Mo Jundao: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the quality of the refined salt that I extracted from the poisonous salt mine?"
Ying Zheng picked up a pinch of table salt and said, "This refined salt is pure in color and fine in texture."
As he spoke, Ying Zheng took another sip, then his eyes lit up, and he continued, "Mo Qing's method is so amazing that the refined salt doesn't even have a trace of bitterness. This quality, even compared to the salt supplied by the royal family Not too bad."
Mo Jun asked again: "The king thinks, if this salt is sold to another country, what kind of profit will it bring to Qin?"
Yingzheng's eyes narrowed for a moment, and after a moment of thought, he said, "This salt is of high quality, so naturally it won't worry about selling. But... Don't forget, Mo Qing, that there are clear regulations in the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, and salt and iron (bronze) are not allowed to be sold." Selling it privately."
At the end, Ying Zheng also reminded Mo Jun intentionally or unintentionally.
Mo Jun bowed his hands and sincerely persuaded: "Of course I understand, but as the saying goes, 'blocking is worse than sparse'. Over the years, although the laws of the Great Qin have clearly stipulated that salt and iron (bronze) are not allowed to be sold privately, people who buy and sell private salt , still innumerable.”
"Instead of letting those thieves and thieves lie on my Qin State and suck blood. It's better for us to make this money and make a little contribution to Qin State."
"Didn't Your Majesty always want to add a stable extra income to the treasury? Now is the best opportunity."
After listening to Mo Jun's persuasion, Ying Zheng suddenly felt a little moved.
these years.
Qin's private salt trading and grain storage have always been things that have been repeatedly prohibited.
As a necessity for survival, salt and grain has always been a highly profitable and stable business, and such a business naturally cannot fail to arouse the covetousness of those businessmen.
Even after so many years, Ying Zheng himself didn't know how many people had been beheaded because of these things.
But there will still be countless people risking their lives and taking risks.
What's more, once the "refining method" presented by Mo Jun is successful, the huge salt production obtained will never be completely consumed by Qin's market alone.
By then.
Those extra refined salt will inevitably be stared at by countless pairs of eyes.
As the king of a country, it is naturally impossible for Yingzheng to devote all his energy to the government affairs of 'fine salt' all the time, so in this case, finding a reliable person to help him watch is also what Yingzheng must do things.
Originally, Chang Wenjun should be responsible for this matter.
But with Chang Wenjun's performance this time, if he still handed over the 'salt tax' to the other party, Ying Zheng himself would feel sorry for Mo Jun's contribution.
Think about it.
Mo Qing in front of him seemed to be the most suitable candidate.
And if he and Mo Jun reach a cooperation, there is no need to worry about the other party's corruption, because this kind of business is originally "corrupted" by the two of them together.
After a while.
After some contemplation, Ying Zheng slowly said, "How does Qing Mo plan to cooperate?"
Hearing Yingzheng's words, Mo Jun immediately lifted his spirits, and decisively spoke out his plan, saying: "Your Majesty, you can first issue an edict to notify the border generals everywhere to strictly block the border and prohibit merchants from entering the country." Carry out private salt trading."
"Then the minister will take the lead, and the king can choose two to three partners for cooperation, and we will release news among the people to attract other private businessmen to join."
"Then I will set up a cooperative chamber of commerce to provide 'refined salt' and 'sales channels'."
"At that time, only private businessmen with our consent can 'sell private salt'."
"And any other merchants who dare to sell private salt will be attacked by the court and other private merchants in the chamber of commerce. Once discovered, they will all be punished."
"As for the final net profit, the king can monopolize [-]%, the minister will take [-]%, and the remaining [-]% will be shared by several other partners."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Ge Nie: "..."
After listening to Mo Jun's overall plan, the entire apse suddenly fell into dead silence.
Ying Zheng and Gai Nie didn't say a word, but at this moment, the way they looked at Mo Jun was like watching a ghost.
You are really bad!
Is this a plan that a serious person could come up with?
If Yingzheng just simply sealed off the border, no matter how strict the inspections and harsh laws are, there will still be countless people who will take risks and sell illegal salt.
Because when the profit reaches [-]%, most businessmen can risk their lives to break the law.
But that has a premise.
That is when these businessmen have no other choice, they risk their lives to gamble.
But if Mr. Mo gave them another, safer way, then even the most daring businessman would inevitably fall into hesitation, after all, no one is really not afraid of death.
Afterwards, the so-called "cooperative chamber of commerce" established by Mo Jun was even more open and aboveboard, causing the merchant group to fall into peer struggles.
By then.
If there are still people who want to sell private salt without joining the Chamber of Commerce, even without the court's intervention, these merchants who have joined the Chamber of Commerce will deal with those merchants who have not yet joined the Chamber of Commerce.
Because the most fundamental conflict of interest has emerged between the two.
And it's an unresolvable conflict of interest.
As for Ying Zheng, Mo Jun and others, they only need to provide "refined salt" and "sales channels" behind the scenes, and they can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and make a lot of profits.
Although Ying Zheng and Gai Nie had discovered Mo Jun's ability to do business more than once before, but until today, the two of them have really seen Mo Jun's business methods.
"Mo Qing's talent, I only have a personal experience today. But..."
Ying Zheng suddenly sighed, but in the middle of the sentence, Ying Zheng suddenly said: "Mo Qing only charges [-]% of the profit, isn't it a bit too low?"
Mo Jun shook his head and said, "It's enough for me to only charge [-]% of the profit, because besides that, I have another additional condition for this cooperation."
"And this is what I said before, the second deal with the king."
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(End of this chapter)