The next day, Meng Yunqi and three others left Mayi contentedly, holding the contract with Yun Zheng's seal.
The food issue has been resolved, and Yun Zheng is ready to leave Mayi and go to the military academy in Luoxia Mountain.
The three hundred students of the first class of the Military Academy have arrived.
As the dean of a military academy, he had to go and take a look.
Before he left, Zhang Xu honestly told Yun Zheng about the benefits those four people had given him.
The four of them spent a lot of money to establish a good relationship with Zhang Xu.
All the money the four earned from the grain they brought this time was given to Zhang Xu. If the cost of food for the people and horses transporting the grain was included, they would have lost money this time.
However, smart businessmen will not care about this little money.
The business behind this is the real big business!
The key is that they have established a good relationship with Zhang Xu, the God of Wealth!
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Among the four, Wu Yuxuan was the most generous.
Last night, Wu Yuxuan talked with Zhang Xu the longest and promised to give Zhang Xu 50% of the profits from subsequent grain sales.
Meng Yunqi and the others also wanted to share the profits with Zhang Xu in private, but none of them were as generous as Wu Yuxuan.
After all, Wu Yuxuan was in Fuzhou.
The cost of transporting food alone is lower than theirs.
Moreover, since Wu Yuxuan is in Fuzhou, it will definitely be more convenient for him to travel with Shuobei in the future.
If Wu Yuxuan wants to earn more money from Shuobei, he must first invest a lot of money.
As Zhang Xu spoke, he handed the silver notes that the four men had given him last night to Yun Zheng.
"Just keep it for yourself!"
Yun Zheng smiled at Zhang Xu and said, "You haven't suffered enough losses in our business, have you? Do I have to divide this little money so clearly?"
"Isn't this just putting things in context?" Zhang Xu chuckled.
"fart!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "Neither you nor I value money as our life, so don't make things so awkward."
As he spoke, Yun Zheng pushed back Zhang Xu's hand that was holding the banknote.
Although he and Zhang Xu are in business together, it is now more like the two of them trying every possible way to make money to meet Shuobei's needs.
If he needed anything, he could always take out the money from Zhang Xu and use it.
Only when Shuobei gets on the right track will he have a chance to make up for what he owes Zhangxu.
Now, there is no need to make such a clear distinction.
"All right!"
Zhang Xu smiled and put the banknotes back into his sleeve pocket.
Yun Zheng smiled and ordered, "Tell those merchants you know to spread the news that we are buying grain at a high price as soon as possible!"
Businessmen pursue profit.
The grain can obviously be sold to Shuobei at a high price, so why sell it to those grain merchants?
"Don't worry, Your Highness. They have already started to act!"
Zhang Xu chuckled and asked worriedly, "Your Highness, if they really gather enough food and transport it all here within three months, what should we do? We can't really buy all of it at such a high price, right?"
Yun Zheng nodded: "If they really have this ability, then we will admit it!"
In fact, as long as he doesn't want the grain from those grain merchants to arrive within the specified time, those grain merchants will definitely not be able to deliver all the grain within the specified time.
However, if you really do this, it's no different from robbery.
Zhang Xu was surprised, "Your Highness, this is not like your style!"
"Fuck style!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "We do have many ways to prevent them from ever delivering food on time, but we can't do that! We still have to trade with the interior of the country in the future, and we can't ruin the reputation of the entire Shuobei because of this!"
They could use some means to cheat the grain merchants, but they could not use the name of the government to rob and plunder.
If they want Shuobei to develop, they can't just rely on setting up some workshops.
We must create a good business environment for Shuobei so that merchants from the interior will be willing to do business in Shuobei.
"Too!"
Zhang Xu nodded in agreement, and then said with a smile: "Even if we buy grain at a high price from these grain merchants, when other grain merchants get the news and transport the grain to Shuobei, we can also use your highness's strategy to buy affordable grain!"
"Yes! If they do, we can use it as an advertisement for Shuobei!"
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, then said, "I have two more things here that you need to hurry up and get. If a plague really breaks out in the south, these two things may be useful."
After hearing what Yun Zheng said, Zhang Xu immediately became interested.
Yun Zheng didn't talk nonsense with Zhang Xu, and directly told Zhang Xu how to make masks and protective clothing.
The mask is actually simple to make, it can be made with a few layers of fine cotton cloth and silk.
Although this thing is not as good as the N95 mask, it is definitely better than nothing.
As for protective clothing, in the absence of corresponding materials, the only option was to add a hood to the existing clothes, soak them in tung oil, and use the tung oil to form an isolation layer on top.
Yun Zheng doesn’t know what the effect will be.
But it’s still better than nothing!
However, this type of clothing must be kept away from open flames.
Otherwise, wearing this clothing is basically the same as carrying a bomb.
Of course, this is just Yun Zheng’s initial idea.
Yun Zheng would certainly be happier if Zhang Xu could find something else to replace tung oil to form an isolation layer.
These two things are very simple. Zhang Xu understood them as soon as Yun Zheng said them.
However, Zhang Xu did not understand its purpose.
"Your Highness, what are these two things used for?"
Zhang Xu asked curiously.
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "It's used to prevent and treat plague."
"Preventing the plague?"
Zhang Xu's mind was moved, and he immediately asked: "Your Highness, are you sure these two things are useful in preventing and treating the plague?"
"Sure!"
Yun Zheng said confidently: "Wearing such clothes and a mask can definitely reduce the possibility of people being infected with the plague."
Seeing Yun Zheng speak so confidently, Zhang Xu no longer doubted it.
Zhang Xu's eyes turned, and he immediately said with shining eyes: "Your Highness, we can stockpile masks and protective clothing. If the plague really breaks out in the south, we can..."
"Don't even think about it!"
Yun Zheng immediately extinguished Zhang Xu's idea of getting rich, and said seriously: "Although I also like silver, but you must remember that there are three kinds of silver that we cannot earn!"
"Which three?" Zhang Xu stopped joking and asked seriously.
Yun Zheng: "Wealth from national disasters, benefits from natural disasters, and food for the poor and weak!"
The letter he asked Mu Shun to take back to Emperor Wen also stated how to make masks and protective clothing.
If a large-scale plague really breaks out in the South, these things will come in handy.
Although he is not a gentleman, he will not make money from national disasters.
Listening to Yun Zheng's words, Zhang Xu couldn't help but look ashamed, "Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness. I understand!"
"It's not a question of whether or not to give instructions."
Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "If we want to make money, there are many ways to do so. There is no need to make money from national disasters."
"Um!"
Zhang Xu nodded seriously.
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