Lu Chen's original intention was that he would take 30% and Li Chixiang would take 70%. After all, the materials were provided by others. The main purpose of Lu Chen's doing this was to continue to consume part of the food given to Xixia, so as to prevent Xixia from continuing to grow with the food.
But who would have thought that Li Chixiang actually thought he could only get 30%. How could there be such a lovely person in the world?
Lu Chen agreed immediately. Whether it made money or not was another matter, but he had to keep this business going.
Once the Xixia nobles who were able to participate in this business tasted the sweetness of it, they would find ways to maintain this business.
Without the grain rewards from the Great Qi, they would spontaneously transport grain from Western Xia.
This trend is almost irreversible unless the Western Xia ruler issues a ban on alcohol and treats it as a serious crime.
Even if this is done, it may not be possible to stop these nobles, but never underestimate the inertia of capital.
Once wool was exchanged for food, the amount of land available for cultivation in Western Xia would decrease. Coupled with the continuous transportation of food out of the country, Lu Chen couldn't imagine what kind of purgatory the entire lower class of Western Xia would be like by that time.
When the lower class people can no longer survive, there is no need for the Great Qi to take action personally, as the people below will overthrow the rule of the upper class of Western Xia.
What's more, Lu Chen is very aware of the harm of strong liquor, which can easily lead to alcohol dependence and alcohol poisoning.
When Lu Chen was a child, there was a bicycle repairman next to his house. He was addicted to alcohol. When he was forty years old, his hands were shaking badly.
If all the upper echelons of Western Xia were of this character, there would be no myth of the Western Xia Iron Harriers.
Looking at Li Chixiang who was still drinking, Lu Chen considerately picked up a piece of food for him and said, "Brother Li, don't blame me for asking too many questions. This is no small matter. Aren't you afraid of being discovered by your king?"
Li Chixiang was already a bit drunk at this moment. His face was flushed and his breath smelled of alcohol. He put his arm around Lu Chen's shoulders and said, "Brother, let me be honest with you. My family is very powerful in Xixia. Otherwise, how could I have gotten this job at such a young age?"
"Don't worry, I can tell you the bottom line today. I can't say more, but I can get one-third of the food. Don't blame me for asking for too much, because a large part of it still requires bribes."
Lu Chen smiled brightly and said, "I understand. After all, it's not easy for anyone."
Lu Chen turned to Mou Ping and said, "Bring the food to me now."
Mou Ping nodded and pushed it down, and soon he brought up a small box.
Lu Chen took it and took a look at it, then placed the box in front of Li Chixiang and said, "Brother Li, take a look. This is a small gift from me to you. I wish our future cooperation will be very smooth."
Li Chixiang took the box and said a little embarrassedly: "Master Lu is too polite. I feel a little embarrassed to eat and take it..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Chixiang was attracted by the shiny things in it.
Inside this box, there is a set of eight wine glasses of different shapes neatly arranged, and these wine glasses are all made of colorless glass!
Yes, inside this box are eight uniquely shaped glasses.
If Lu Chen used this thing to bribe people on Earth, he would definitely be beaten out with sticks. This thing has little value on Earth.
But in the Qi Dynasty, this was a top treasure.
As the saying goes, things are valuable because they are rare. A piece of glass with irregular color can be sold at a sky-high price, let alone a wine glass with such clean texture.
Li Chixiang didn't even bother to drink the wine. He hurriedly looked around and made sure there were no outsiders. Then he asked anxiously, "Master Lu, is this really for me?"
"Of course I am. I've always been a man of my word. Come on, let's have another drink. After we finish, we'll start the second half. I'll find some girls to keep Brother Li company!"
When he heard that there was a second half and they were going to spend money in that kind of place, Li Chixiang looked at Lu Chen with more affection, and he really wanted to kneel down and become sworn brothers with Lu Chen.
Looking at Li Chixiang who kept assuring him that the business would be absolutely fine before entering the girl's room, Lu Chen suddenly felt a lot of emotion.
"Who would have thought that the little experience and skills I gained in sales in my previous life would still be useful in this world?"
"It seems that the upper echelons of Western Xia aren't a monolithic entity. There are termites everywhere!"
"I guess after Li Chixiang returns, glass products will be able to open up a market among the upper class of Xixia. How should I price them then? After all, they are all made of sand. Otherwise, a glass cup should be 100 taels. We can't be too unscrupulous, right?"
Thinking of this, Lu Chen turned to look at Mu Ping and asked, "How's the progress on the essence I asked you to develop?"
Fragrance is a good thing. It can be used to make perfumes and many high-end cosmetics.
Then there is lanolin, which is a magic weapon for moisturizing and preventing dryness and cracking.
Considering the harsh cold of Xixia, women would surely need something like this, right? If fragrances were added to create a variety of scents, Lu Chen couldn't imagine how popular this would be among Xixia's upper class.
At that time, he would sell glasses and liquor to Xixia men, and perfumes and cosmetics to Xixia women. He was planning to take advantage of Xixia, this fat sheep, and fleece it to death.
"No, we can't let Xixia collapse in such a short time. Even if we want to make money, we should pay it back slowly. What a great customer! He has such a demand and is willing to spend money. He is much more generous than those grandsons in the court!"
"Xixia, you must hold on, Xixia! At least wait until I develop the internal combustion engine and complete the second industrial revolution before you collapse!"
Just when Lu Chen was thinking about how he would sleep on the gold in the future, Mou Ping poured cold water on him and said, "It's not going very smoothly."
"Hmm? What's going on? Any trouble?"
Lu Chen frowned. He just couldn't believe that in Da Qi, there was anyone who dared to cause trouble for him.
Mou Ping hurriedly explained, "It's mainly because there aren't many petals to pick this season. We might have to wait another month or two."
"How can we wait for something like making money? Can you think of a way? I remember His Majesty has a royal garden. Are there enough flowers there? Hey, who are you?"
Lu Chen was walking down the stairs while chatting with Mou Ping, when he was suddenly bumped into on the shoulder.
He turned around, wanting to argue with the other party, but he didn't expect that the other party was even more arrogant than him. He pointed at Lu Chen's nose and cursed, "You are blind, how dare you bump into our General Manager Xu!"
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