Rebirth of Tang Dynasty as a dad

Without waiting for Li Er to retort in a hurry, Du Shaoqing said leisurely: "Half a year ago, Du's Chamber of Commerce sent a team of silk sales teams, and they went a little further, which is the place in the far west recorded in the history books. After that, considering the cost of going back and forth , we have increased the pricing of the goods a bit.

I thought the price of silk was a bit high, but unexpectedly, it was still snapped up by the locals. Why don't you guess how much it is worth? "

Knowing this son-in-law well, Li Er knew that this kid must be holding back, and he didn't want to be underestimated by the other party. Li Er said with a straight face: "I order you to tell the truth."

"Silk is not sold by feet or horses there, because the weights and measures are inconsistent, so we have to use a stupid method, weighing, and selling by weight." Du Shaoqing said proudly.

"On two pounds?"

Now Li Er was even more puzzled, thinking, are you stupid?Silk is very valuable, do you think it's from the rice shop?If you sell it by the catty, you are not raising the price, but are you lowering the price?

"Just put a balance there, oh, the balance is the scale of the Far West, and it looks like this"

After briefly explaining the balance, Du Shaoqing didn't hold Li Er's appetite anymore, and then said: "On one end of the balance is our silk product, and on the other end is pure gold."

"Gold???" Li Er exclaimed.

"Yes, it's gold. Waiting for heavy silk to exchange for heavy gold. In just an hour, the entire team of goods was snapped up by the local nobles."

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After listening to the whole story, Li Er was completely dumbfounded, and his eyes towards this son-in-law became very strange. It seemed that the definition of a profiteer was not enough to describe it.

"So much gold, how much tax have you paid?" Li Er asked curiously.

Du Shaoqing was looking at his complacency, and without thinking too much, he replied directly: "Tax? What tax? I sold it to the big nobles there, and the supply is in short supply. They didn't collect any tax at all.

There is only one thing, that is, the villains in Gaochang are blocking my tolls, so I have already thought about it. When Gaochang is captured, I will use Gaochang as a springboard to sell silk and other hot-selling goods in large quantities to the far west. "

Li Er squinted his eyes and nodded in praise: "Yeah, that's a good idea. How much are you going to pay for the toll at the border?"

"One out of ten taxes."

"No, half and half!" Li Er's voice raised an octave, and he focused on Du Shaoqing.

It was only at this time that Du Shaoqing came back to his senses, he was only concerned with showing off his achievements, as if he had been told by his old father-in-law.

Spreading his hands, Du Shaoqing said helplessly: "My family is not the only one doing business to the west. It doesn't matter if I make money or not. Anyway, it will be handed over to the treasury for the people in the end, but other people want to earn money to support their families. I am afraid no one will agree to this ten tax five.

In this case, what is the difference between Datang winning Gaochang and not winning?At least in the eyes of Western Region merchants, there is no difference. "

Li Er stretched out his finger to Du Shaoqing, wanted to speak but knew he couldn't count on him, so he asked, "What I want is that the tax money I received can support the population of soldiers and horses in Gaochang. You will die alone to earn money." How much money can there be?

Just now you promised Zhongwu. "

Du Shaoqing smiled confidently: "My suggestion is this, we can set up a card in Gaochang, set a unified price for special goods that can be sold at a high price, and then collect taxes uniformly, so as to increase the income of merchants and the court, and achieve the best of both worlds." "

After hearing this son-in-law's plan, Li Er was very satisfied. This kid's ability is not inferior to that of the Minister of the Household Department, at least his ability to make money is not as good as that of the Minister of the Household Department.

"Has father-in-law heard of cotton? In fact, the grain harvest in Gaochang may not be very good, but it is the most suitable for growing cotton." Du Shaoqing then asked.

"Cotton?" Li Er was puzzled, "Is it a kind of flower? I only know that there is a kapok in Sichuan. The local people weave cloth with white flowers from the kapok tree. I've heard of cotton.

You kid is talking about crooked ideas, Gaochang is a country, so what's the use of planting more flowers and plants? "

Du Shaoqing shook his head, stretched out his hand and said: "It's not kapok, but its function is very similar to that. It grows so tall, and it blooms every year but does not bear fruit. The flowers are groups of white fluff, which can be plucked and weaved."

Seeing Du Shaoqing's description, Li Eryi patted his thigh, "It's not, it's not, what is it, there are plants in my imperial garden"

After thinking about it for a long time but still not remembering what it was called, the servant Gao was called in and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, this one is called Bai Diezi in Gaochang."

"Yes, Bai Diezi!" Li Er was stunned.

The servant, Gao Gao, said that Gaochang is indeed rich in Baidizi, and there are people who weave cloth with this thing, which is called Baidibu. Unfortunately, it is too time-consuming and laborious. This thing is not very useful, and it is not very good in the local area. .

Du Shaoqing slapped his forehead. Isn't this because the industrial technology can't keep up and restrict the development of the agricultural economy?

"We only need to create a loom that can quickly weave white cloth, then this white cloth will become the second largest silk product after silk, and it goes without saying.

If we let the local people plant a large amount of cloth in Gaochang, and then weave and sell it to the west, I am afraid that the wealth that Gaochang can bring is unimaginable. "

Listening to Du Shaoqing's introduction, both Li Er and Lao Gao's eyes lit up. It was only this strange person who could think of such an idea on a small flower. Ordinary court officials, who would notice a small white stack of flowers? son?

Li Er felt Du Shaoqing's fiery eyes, and laughed and cursed: "I can tell from the look in your eyes that you have bad intentions. Every time you want to get something from the palace, my imperial doctors were abducted by you, and the paper craftsmen also gave it to you." You, it seems that the carpenter can't keep it anymore.

It's all for you, but you must create such a thing before Gaochang is taken down. "

"I'm afraid it's not just carpenters, but I also want blacksmiths and weaver girls." Du Shaoqing smiled sarcastically.

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The servant, Gao Gao, reminded in a low voice: "My lord, the palace also needs to keep people in charge of house repairs and clothing manufacturing, etc. You can save some."

Hahahaha, Du Shaoqing looked at the two masters and servants in front of him, and suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the way they looked at him, as if the common people saw bandits entering the village.

So Du Shaoqing couldn't help laughing loudly: "I'm not a human trafficker, I won't give it if I take it away, but give it to me first, as long as this thing is done, they will come back and be responsible for the palace expenses. "

"Can it be returned?" Li Er was uncertain.

"Oh, it's fine for me to stay. At that time, Lao Gao can give me a figure of how much the palace will cost. It's the same if I ask these people to make a tribute to the palace." Du Shaoqing nodded.

Well, this time it was completely deducted, Li Er really wanted to slap himself, so he didn't need to ask this question, this kid just eats people without spit out his bones, no, he eats the palace without spit out his bones.

"Hey, this group of people are babies with top craftsmanship, it's a waste of talent to be kept idle in the palace all day.

By the way, don't let the father-in-law spend manpower for nothing, count it as a cooperation between you and our son-in-law, and I will supply it for the palace expenses. You don't need to spend a penny. If the profit is made by then, you can share a part of the profit For your daily expenses in the palace. "

Well, this calculation is acceptable, and Li Er's mood has improved a lot.

Of course, Li Er didn't ask about the share, etc., because in his opinion, it's good that Du Shaoqing can afford the expenses of so many people in the palace. How much profit can he make?This idea made Li Er regret it later, because Du Shaoqing was so profitable.

In fact, what Li Er didn't know was that it wasn't that Du Shaoqing was talented, but that he had foresight and ideas. In his previous life, he had not only seen the eccentricities of the vast world, but also had the process reserves of China's thousands of years of history. These are leftovers from the ancients. down.

Moreover, the specific business execution strategies were all done by the genius empress Wu Zhao. Du Shaoqing's ability could not afford a business empire that spread all over the people's livelihood in the Tang Dynasty.

But after Du Shaoqing met a group of craftsmen, almost all the craftsmen shook their heads greatly when it came to the processing of Bai Diezi, expressing that it was difficult to develop this thing.

We are just pure carpenters. It is okay to ask us to make utensils according to the drawings, but it is extremely time-consuming to invent a new thing. I am afraid it will take at least a year or two.

One year or two years?Du Shaoqing stretched out his hand to hold his forehead, the day lily was cold every year or two.

But in the end, Lao Gao had to take out the white stacks in stock and give them to a few female weavers to try to study the weaving skills of this thing, and then Du Shaoqing went home depressed, thinking that I still need my design drawings?But I have never seen a cotton gin in my previous life.

Lunch was eaten in the palace, and it was already past half of the afternoon when I returned to the medical center, and my daughter Xiao Xuanxuan happened to be taking a rest from Xie Ke's elementary school.

Xie Ke was also unlucky, he was originally a wandering Taoist priest seeking medical advice, very leisurely, but ever since he met Du Shaoqing, he was arrested like a young man, and was kidnapped to Chang'an to teach his disciple Xue Dingshan.

But not long after arriving in Chang'an, I met Fang Yiai again, so I took in this second apprentice. Half a day in the clinic was for him to practice medicine, and half a day for him to teach apprentices. Not only did he teach Xiaoxuan by the way. Xuan, the other children can also give pointers when they can, so Lao Xie is very busy all day long.