"Your thinking is quite clear!"
Li Xin nodded slightly.
He also agreed with Hu Xueyong's approach.
After all, a newcomer to the business world who rashly enters an unfamiliar area will inevitably be targeted by local businessmen.
In the beginning, the only way to open up the market was to cooperate with local businessmen.
However, this was not the final result Li Xin wanted.
Looking at Hu Xueyong, Li Xin continued, "And then what?"
"Your Highness,"
Hu Xueyong continued, "After we establish connections with local businesses, open up sales channels, and gain a foothold, we can then establish our own businesses in the area."
Ultimately, it's most reassuring to keep a business under your own control.
Furthermore, Your Highness's suggestion today to exchange grain for sulfur and other supplies can also be addressed through trading companies.
When the time is right, other supplies needed by Dongning City can also be purchased under the guise of trading companies.
Hu Xueyong spoke in a very veiled way, but Li Xin understood perfectly.
As a prince, his residence was constantly under surveillance in the capital. Some matters that were difficult to handle openly could be dealt with through merchants.
It seems that Hu Xueyong is indeed speaking on the side of the Prince Xin's Mansion.
"Xueyong, I am very pleased that you are speaking on behalf of the Prince's Palace."
Li Xin laughed and said, "I can transfer the distribution rights for this soap to you."
As for the trading company, you'll be in charge of it.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
Hu Xueyong quickly stood up, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Your Highness, I will do my utmost to serve you!"
Your subordinate has a request: fifty percent of the profits from the business should belong to the Prince's Palace!
The remaining 50% will be used to expand the business scope of the trading company.
What is Your Highness's opinion?
"good!"
Li Xin nodded slightly and said, "Let's do it that way."
This matter must be kept confidential!
"Understood!"
Hu Xueyong nodded quickly.
He knew that from this moment on, he, Hu Xueyong, was a member of the Prince Xin's Mansion.
And everything he does will be for the benefit of Prince Xin's mansion.
After a moment's thought, Hu Xueyong clasped his hands and said, "Please, Your Highness, bestow a name upon the merchant guild."
"To bestow a name?"
Li Xin stroked his chin, deep in thought.
After a while, Li Xin spoke up: "A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have abundant blessings."
Let's call the trading company Qingyu Trading Company.
"Thank you for bestowing this name upon me, Your Highness!"
Hu Xueyong quickly expressed his gratitude.
Then, the two discussed other matters concerning the business.
To ensure secrecy, Li Xin decided to transfer the soap-making process and personnel to Qingyu Trading Company.
Shi Heng and others also joined the Qingyu Trading Company.
However, these people were still directly under the command of Prince Xin, and the production and manufacturing process was still fully managed by Shi Heng and others.
Qingyu Trading Company is only responsible for sales.
Hu Xueyong was responsible for raising funds to increase the production speed of soap and bar soap.
After determining the direction, Hu Xueyong left.
At Prince Xin's residence, Li Xin also met with Shi Heng.
After giving some instructions, Li Xin instructed Shi Heng to start recruiting reliable people and increase the production speed of soap and bar soap.
Meanwhile, Hu Xueyong's Qingyu Trading Company also began to purchase large quantities of pine nuts, hazelnuts, caustic soda, and other supplies in the city.
While the Qingyu Trading Company was thriving, two people sat in the main hall of a tall courtyard in the south of Dongning City.
“Bin’er,”
At the head of the table, an elderly man, well past fifty with a white beard, asked softly, "This time, His Highness summoned you here, is it really just for this one matter?"
"Father, that's right!"
Sun Bin, who was sitting at the lower end of the table, nodded slightly and said, "This time, not only my family, but also the Liu family in Dongning City, and the Hu and Yang families, who are merchants from other places, have been invited."
His Highness made the same request to all of us: to exchange grain for sulfur, mink fur, and other supplies.
"Hmm."
Upon hearing Sun Bin's words, Old Master Sun frowned and pondered carefully.
Around the time before the Lunar New Year, the Prince Xin's Mansion suddenly launched an attack, announcing that the Zhao and Qian families had colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. After their property was confiscated, all the merchant families in Dongning City were filled with fear and unease.
Even Old Master Sun considered leaving Dongning City with his family fortune after the spring.
Now, the Prince Xin's Mansion has actually given them such an opportunity, which is indeed beyond Old Master Sun's expectations.
Your Highness's arrangement implies that the Prince Xin's Mansion does not intend to exterminate the merchants.
After all, the exchange of goods between merchants was still very effective.
The only thing to be careful about is maintaining close ties with the Prince's residence.
Think back to when the Zhao and Qian families were raided, it was because of the Prince's request for grain.
Presumably, as long as they can work together with the Prince Xin's Mansion, they might actually be able to turn things around!
“Bin’er,”
Old Master Sun stared at Sun Bin with his cloudy eyes and said, "For our Sun family, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
If we can board the great ship of Prince Xin's Mansion, our Sun family will have a change of fortune!
Moreover, Prince Xin possesses something unprecedented and unparalleled…
"Father,"
Sun Bin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You mean the Thunderclap Bomb?"
"right!"
Old Master Sun stroked his beard, chuckled, and said, "If our Sun family could sell the Thunderclap Bomb from the Prince Xin's Mansion to other places, what a huge profit that would be!"
Just imagine, in places like Shuofang, Yunzhong, and Yulin, which place wouldn't need this thunderous bomb?
If we can capture the Thunderclap Bomb, we'll have no shortage of money!
"Father is brilliant!"
Sun Bin's eyes lit up, and he said, "Father, what should we do now?"
"How do we do it?"
After thinking for a moment, Grandpa Sun said, "Although it's not spring yet, we can't just wait around."
In this way, you should immediately send a message by carrier pigeon to merchants in various places, instructing them to sell all their supplies and buy grain with all their might.
After the grain was loaded onto the ship, it was transported to Dongning City.
We must be the first to transport grain to Dongning City after the start of spring and present it to His Highness Prince Xin!
In this way, they could gain the trust of Prince Shin.
"As long as His Highness Prince Xin trusts us, securing the sale of the Thunderclap Bomb will be much easier!"
"Father, I understand!"
Sun Bin suddenly realized and nodded, saying, "I'll write to the merchants in Silla, Ezo, and other countries right away. We need to make preparations for this as soon as possible!"
"Excellent, excellent!"
Grandpa Sun looked radiant and nodded with satisfaction.
Looking at Sun Bin in front of him, Grandpa Sun felt very gratified.
With a son like this, the Sun family has a worthy successor!
From then on, the Sun family business will flourish!
Dear ancestors, I have not failed you!
Grandpa Sun silently recited it in his heart.
Sun Bin was also busy.
After the letters were written, the pigeons took to the sky and flew towards Silla, Ezo, and other places...?
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