Chapter 376 The Prefect Visits
"Did you say what it was?"
"The other party didn't say."
"Okay, I understand."
After sending the waiter away, Butler Lin looked at Yue Fuli and said, "Miss, I think it might be related to sugar. I'll go and see what's going on and tell you when the time comes."
"Go ahead. I'll wait for you to come back."
Butler Lin went to the prefectural government office, while Yue Fuli stayed in the backyard of the shop to look at the account books.
After waiting for almost an hour, Steward Lin finally returned, accompanied by the prefect, Lord Yang.
Seeing Lord Yang, Yue Fuli was a little surprised. She immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile, "Lord Yang, why are you here?"
"I've been looking for someone who can make white sand sugar, but I never thought it would be you. Master Li, I didn't expect you to be not only a martial arts expert, but also a businessman and even make white sand sugar. You are truly a versatile talent."
"Master Yang, you think too highly of me. I'm not a jack of all trades. I just know a little more than others."
After a brief chat, Yue Fuli immediately led Lord Yang to the teahouse. Although there was a place to entertain guests in the backyard of the shop, it was not suitable for entertaining Lord Yang, so it would be better to find another place.
She actually wanted to take the person to the courtyard where Du Ruomei had lived before, but there was only a doorman there, not even a servant to serve, and maybe they couldn't even get tea.
So, after much thought, she decided that it would be better to take Lord Yang to a teahouse. Many people like to go to teahouses to discuss matters, as there are private rooms where they can not only drink tea and chat, but also listen to music.
Lord Yang had not originally planned to discuss matters with Yue Fuli in the shop. If he did not want to show his importance, he would have directly asked someone to invite Yue Fuli to the yamen and would not have made this trip in person.
The two of them arrived at the teahouse one after the other. After Yue Fuli asked for a private room, she took Lord Yang upstairs.
After the waiter served tea and snacks, Lord Yang asked his men to guard outside the door while he talked to Yue Fuli about the white sand sugar.
Although Magistrate Yang is an official, he is very optimistic about the prospects of Baisha sugar and wants Yue Fuli to cooperate with the government. This will not only increase the income of Qianzhou Prefecture, but also add a strong stroke to his resume.
"Master Yang, cooperation is possible, but it depends on your sincerity."
"What do you want?"
"Sir, the current production of white sand sugar is low. My workshop is relatively small for one reason, and another reason is that we don't have the raw materials. You must be aware that there are more than just sugar-making workshops in Qianzhou. Those workshops have been open for a long time and have fixed suppliers. As far as I know, 90% of the sugarcane produced in Qianzhou today is monopolized by the old workshops. Even if I want to produce more white sand sugar now, it's useless. Without the supply of raw materials, everything is empty."
"You mean, if the government can help you solve the problem of raw materials, everything else will be easy."
"That's right. If you can help me find the raw materials, then I will share the output of the workshop with you in a 70/30 ratio."
"It's a deal!" Lord Yang was pleasantly surprised. He'd assumed Yue Fuli would only offer him 10% at best, but who knew she'd actually be willing to give him 30%. It seemed Yue Fuli was more ambitious than he'd imagined.
This was fine. Since she was willing to make concessions, he would just take better care of her in Qianzhou. He believed that there would be more room for cooperation with Yue Fuli in the future.
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