Xie Yutang was slightly stunned, ".....It's worth more than gold."
This kind of salt is not comparable to the salt they used to eat.
If the Xie family were to sell this salt to various places, it could indeed be sold at the price of gold.
Scarcity makes things valuable.
Naturally, these salts are to be sold to noble families, wealthy businessmen and the like, so the price is definitely not cheap.
If he released only ten bags of such salt in a city, each bag of salt could be sold for five hundred taels of gold.
There is no way around it. Once things become scarce, the rich and powerful will automatically raise the price. The higher the price, the more their status appears.
Mr. Ma on the side nodded repeatedly. If the operation is good, it can indeed be sold at a higher price than gold.
The first batch that goes out will definitely be sold at a sky-high price, and if the quantity is controlled well later, the price won’t be too bad either.
Chen Yong put down his teacup, his mouth slightly twitching.
"Can ordinary people afford such a price?"
The higher the price of salt, the happier he should be, as this is another way to make money.
However, he also had to consider the people of Qianhuang City. He couldn't let his own people go without salt.
“…” Xie Yutang looked at Shen Yong in surprise, “Of course I can’t afford it.”
Not to mention that the common people cannot afford such fine salt, even the official salt in the past was not affordable for the common people.
The price of salt in the capital is about 120 wen per catty.
However, after the salt traveled a long distance to Qianhuang City, one pound of salt cost about 300 coins.
There was a severe drought in the past few months, and the official salt from the court was delayed in distribution, so the price of salt was driven up to 800 wen per catty.
Just ask, how many ordinary people can afford such an expensive price?
Master Ma looked at Shen Yong in confusion.
No way.
Selling such salt to ordinary people is a waste of resources.
How could ordinary people afford such salt?
If the price is set low, these people can buy it and then sell it at a high price.
By then, it will be King Qianhuang who will suffer the loss, but the people who resell the goods will become rich.
"Ah~" Shen Yong sighed softly.
"This king owns Qianhuang City, and the people of Qianhuang City are naturally his subjects."
"How can I sell this salt with peace of mind when my people can't eat it?"
Xie Yutang blinked twice.
"Your Highness, do you mean... to sell this salt to the people of this city first?"
Shen Yong nodded gently, "What price do you think is appropriate, Mr. Xie?"
"......" Xie Yutang frowned slightly, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate."
"If the price of such good salt is too low, it will easily cause people to rush to buy it."
"The people won't eat the loot themselves. They won't want to part with it and will definitely sell it. Then..."
"Yes." Master Ma echoed with a distressed look, "The price of salt will still go up by then."
"If the people are unwilling to work on the land and only want to resell salt, the situation will be difficult to control..."
Shen Yong nodded, "What you said makes sense."
"But this is not uncontrollable."
Xie Yutang and Master Ma looked straight at Shen Yong.
Shen Yong paused and continued, "This king's salt only passes through the hands of your two families."
"You two families will open four salt shops in each of the four directions of the city."
"The price of salt in this city is 120 wen per jin."
When Xie Yutang and Master Ma heard Shen Yong's price, their pupils trembled violently.
This is absolutely dirt cheap.
How can the price be so low? It’s even lower than the price of those rough salts in the past. How can we make a profit?
Xie Yutang and Master Ma looked at each other, their eyes full of disapproval.
But they didn't dare to interrupt King Qianhuang and could only continue listening.
"This price is only available to people in Qianhuang City. Citizens need to bring their household registration to purchase. Each household can only purchase one bag of salt per month."
"Wherever your household registration is located, you must purchase salt at the local salt shop."
"People are not allowed to sell salt. If caught, they will be punished with 30 strokes of the cane and a fine of 10 taels of silver. All people registered in this household will be prohibited from buying salt for six months..."
The more Xie Yutang listened, the more shocked he became.
He looked at Shen Yong in disbelief.
King Qianhuang had planned this long ago and blocked all the roads, so the people had to buy salt and eat it themselves.
This trick can indeed suppress the people's scramble for salt and resale of salt.
But what do they earn?
Such good salt can only be sold to the people at such a low price, there is no profit at all.
If a shop sells 10,000 kilograms of salt a year, it can only fetch a few hundred thousand taels.
Any cloth shop under his name could sell it for this much money.
“This…” Master Ma was dumbfounded when he heard what Shen Yong said.
He originally wanted to make a fortune from salt, but now he only made a pittance.
After Shen Yong finished speaking, Master Ma whispered,
"But Qianhuang City can't consume 3 million tons of salt."
Xie Yutang, who was standing next to him, trembled in shock when he heard the number “3 million tons” of salt.
He originally thought that King Qianhuang only had a few hundred thousand kilograms of salt, but he didn't expect it to be 3 million tons.
This size is too huge.
3 million tons of salt is enough to feed the entire Chinese people for two years.
"Three...three million tons of salt, Qianhuang City really can't handle it all."
Xie Yutang moved his lips twice and echoed.
He finally understood why King Qianhuang dared to set such a low price. He had no shortage of salt.
This is truly considering the people.
Shen Yong raised his eyebrows in surprise.
How did this news spread? How did 3 million tons of salt get out?
However, it's okay to spread the word. He will have to buy this salt in the future, so it's not an exaggeration to say 3 million tons.
"Of course Qianhuang City can't handle so much salt."
"I only ask that you satisfy the salt needs of the people of this city first. You can sell the remaining salt elsewhere. As for the pricing, we can discuss it between you."
"This king will not interfere with your external pricing."
"However, no matter what the price, I will take 80%."
Xie Yutang's heart skipped a beat. "How much is the price for this salt?"
If the price is too high and 80% of the profit is given to King Qianhuang after the sale, then it will be a losing business.
If the cost is only a few dozen coins, then after selling it at a high price, if you only give them 20%, you can still make some profit.
When Mr. Ma heard that he could only get 20%, he felt very disappointed.
The price when sold to the people of Qianhuang City is 120 Wen, but the price when sold to them may not be so low.
After all, the quality of the salt is here.
Then they have to pay a certain amount of money for the purchase price, and then they have to share 80% of the profit after selling it.
If they can't balance these two, wouldn't their work be in vain?
Moreover, this salt can only be sold at a very high price at the beginning. As more is sold in the future, the price will only go down.
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