Shui Qing breathed a sigh of relief; so that was the reason.
However, she cannot say for the time being that she knows how to make white sugar, which is just one step more than brown sugar, but she cannot reveal it at this time.
She continued, "Great! Let's try to sell our brown and white sugar all over the country! The money will come in like a tidal wave!"
Bai Manshan was full of pride when he suddenly remembered the main purpose of his trip: "By the way, I came here mainly to purchase toothbrushes. The Bai family shop has been very successful, and we have become the exclusive supplier, which has also boosted the sales of other goods."
In addition, from Jinling north to Beidu, fields, shops and houses are being sold off in large quantities, and prices are dropping again and again. Didn't you ask me to inquire about the selling price before?
I've inquired; are you still planning to buy it?
Shui Qing's eyes lit up, and she sat up even straighter, asking cautiously, "Brother Bai, which city are you asking about? I want to hear about Beidu!"
"I could only find out about the situation in Beidu, which was even worse than the situation in Nandu," Bai Manshan chuckled.
His merchant ship went directly to Beidu. All the potatoes were unloaded at the dock and transported to Beidu city. He saw a lot of notices in the city for the sale of houses, fields and shops. As for other places, he heard it from the merchants and shopkeepers in the city.
Their area was in chaos for several months due to the floods, but after Governor Ling intervened, things immediately improved significantly.
In other areas, the areas south of Nanjing that were not affected by the disaster were generally okay, but the area to the north was a completely different story!
People were filled with fear and anxiety; some sold off their possessions, while others fled.
He could understand it, after all, Jinling held the rightful place. If the Prince of Yan lost, the entire Beidu would probably be in such dire straits that even eggs would be shaken apart and earthworms would be split upright!
Under such circumstances, it is only natural that most merchants would be pessimistic and want to flee for their lives.
Upon hearing that the price drop was even more severe than in Nandu, Shui Qing quickly calculated the cash she had on hand, as well as the profits from her toothbrush shop and herbal medicine shop for the next few months, and said to Bai Manshan, "Brother Bai, when are you going to Beidu? Could you help me make some purchases?"
Bai Manshan originally wanted to offer some advice, but when he saw Jin Di's obedient and trusting expression out of the corner of his eye, he thought, "Never mind, even the husband approves, what can he say?"
"Once we ship your toothbrushes back to Nandu, we can immediately ship the fresh potatoes from Baijiazhuang and your Zhulin Village to Beidu. They should arrive around early December. What do you want to buy?"
Shui Qing hesitated for a moment, then said, "I don't have much cash on hand right now. You should buy a house first, and the location is the most important thing!"
Then buy land, as much contiguous land as possible, and have Dajiang arrange for people to plant potatoes. Please tell Dajiang that we don't want the harvested potatoes; we'll give them all to King Yan free of charge for military supplies!
As Beidu became the capital city under the emperor's nose, houses in good locations inevitably saw their prices skyrocket. Regardless of the dynasty, houses in good locations were always the most valuable.
Needless to say, the cost of living in the capital city is considerable. One must acquire some properties nearby as additional income.
But since we can't manage it now, why not do a favor? It's our own potato seeds, our own land—this favor is quite sincere, isn't it?
Bai Manshan suddenly understood!
Wow, that's brilliant! How come he didn't think of that?
He could have done the same as the older sister, buying land and transporting potatoes over to plant, wouldn't that have been better than simply transporting potatoes over?
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