Chapter 324 Send Wei Zheng away
"There is no need to worry about the production volume. You can get whatever you want. As for the cost..."
Ning Fan pondered for a moment. In this era, because the circulation of goods was not strong, regional differences were very significant.
Take table salt as an example. Ordinary coarse salt costs thirty cents per dou in Jiangbei and other places. Even in the Gyeonggi region, the price is different in each area.
The price of lake salt is slightly more expensive, ranging from fifty to eighty cents, and only some wealthy families can afford it.
As for green salt, ordinary people cannot buy it or afford it. Although the fine salt purified by Ning Fan cannot be compared with that of later generations, in this era, it is enough to crush all the table salt on the market.
"The cost is extremely low, but if you package it and sell it, one tael of salt and one tael of gold are not a bad idea."
"this……"
Cai Yan pondered for a long time and said softly: "If it is priced like this, I am afraid that ordinary families cannot afford to sell it!"
"Haha, if there are expensive ones, there will naturally be cheap ones!"
"The refined salt you see has been purified several times before it can be so pure and flawless."
"Ordinary fine salt is inferior to this, but it is much better than green salt and the like!"
"What do you mean, Master?"
"Sell refined salt first, hunger marketing."
A smirk appeared on Ning Fan's face. There were many people in this world who couldn't fill their stomachs, but people who spent money like water can also be seen everywhere.
Rich people's money is nothing if not earned.
"The price of refined salt is one tael of gold for one tael of salt, and sixty cents for a dou of fine salt."
"Sixty cents!"
Before Cai Yan could speak, Qin Yuan on the side had a look of astonishment on his face. It was not that he thought the price was expensive, but that it was too cheap!
You know, some better-quality sea salt on the market can be sold for fifty cents a dou, but this...
"Master, is it too cheap?"
Lin Yong also interjected thiefly from the side. Cai Yan frowned and said: "If the price of fine salt is too cheap, I am afraid that one tael of refined salt and one tael of gold will not be sold."
"Won't!"
Ning Fan shook his head confidently and said with a smile: "Just do what I say, I guarantee it will be a big seller."
"How to do it?"
"Put refined salt into fine porcelain and sell it together with the porcelain."
"porcelain?"
Cai Yan was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses and nodded in agreement: "One or two gold is really nothing to a wealthy family!"
"The most important thing is that ordinary people can't afford it, but aristocratic families can afford it. Therefore, what they buy is not salt, but the sense of superiority that belongs to aristocratic families."
"There is another link, which is equally important."
"Master, please elaborate."
"publicity!"
Ning Fan poured out two words and said with a smile: "Ordinary coarse salt is a salt mine the size of a baby's fist. It contains many impurities and even contains some gravel."
"If people eat it, it will easily become fruity. Besides, coarse salt is bitter and contains mineral poison."
"Fine salt is different. Fine salt has been purified several times, impurities have been removed, and substances harmful to the human body have also been steamed at high temperatures!"
"So, you need to send people to promote it first, especially in major restaurants..."
Qin Yuan looked at Ning Fan with admiration and just took a small notebook and wrote down every sentence.
"Sir, this fine salt factory is far away from the capital. It may not be easy to transport it here."
"The journey is long and the mountains and rivers are crisscrossed. The profit from salt is far less than that from wine..."
Ning Fan shook his head and smiled: "I have already sent someone to transport a batch, which is enough to open up the market. As for the later stage, we will build a factory in Huainan."
"Um!"
Cai Yan nodded seriously, looked at Qin Yuan and said, "Uncle Qin, please go to the governor's mansion first and prepare a generous gift."
"good!"
"I'll go get ready too."
"Um!"
Ning Fan nodded with a smile. After watching Cai Yan leave, he sat down in the pavilion in the courtyard and looked at Lin Yong beside him: "Is there any news from the East?"
"No!"
"Go and ask Wei Zhenghe to come over again!"
"good!"
As soon as Lin Yong's figure left, a faint sound sounded, gentle and sad, full of sorrow and sadness, Ning Fan couldn't help but look stunned for a moment.
Who is playing such a sad tune in the house? It seems like a resentful girl who has been sitting in a boudoir for a long time, looking forward to your return, a wanderer who is depressed and unable to find a close friend, or a pregnant girl who misses her lover.
Ning Fan's eyes couldn't help but fall on the guqin in front of him. He was also a person who was proficient in music. It could be said that he was proficient in playing the guqin, stringing the zither, playing and singing. After all, it was rewarded by the system.
Feeling itchy for a moment, I flexed my fingers and slowly moved the strings in front of me.
After the sound of the piano sounded, they walked through many courtyards and came to a long pavilion where the snow had not disappeared. A figure with an obvious figure trembled, was stunned for a moment, and then continued to play.
The sound of the flute is like the lingering spring breeze, while the sound of the piano is like the sound of a stream, and the harmonious sound of the piano and flute is like the spring breeze blowing on the green water.
As soon as the song finished, the two people separated by just a few walls were startled at the same time. Ning Fan also came back to his senses from the endless sorrow, with a touch of admiration on his face.
The player's Xiao was really moving, and he couldn't help but remind him of all the things in his past life. The past was like the wind, and his thoughts were hard to find!
There was a burst of chaotic footsteps, and Wei Zheng, Yang Zaixing and others were seen walking together and bowed respectfully.
"Your Highness!"
"Just call me Young Master in Cai Mansion!"
"yes!"
Ning Fan intentionally concealed his identity, not to play the pig and eat the tiger, but because he liked the way of getting along with Cai Yan, and did not want the difference in status to make their relationship delicate.
Moreover, he would overturn the table with the Hu family next, so he could only show up as the husband of the Cai family.
"Xuancheng, Zaixing, come and sit!"
"Thank you, sir."
After the two sat down, Ning Fan looked at Wei Zheng first and said softly: "Xuancheng, Fengxiao and Gongtai are now planning in Huoyunzhou, and they will come to Lingzhou soon."
"Since the rebellion of the King of Huai, the whole Huainan has been in disarray, and each state has its own governance!"
"I am going to go out and travel around Huainan, and you two will come with me."
"Sir, you are the lord of Huainan, you should stay in the royal city and manage government affairs, how can you walk around in person?"
"No!"
Ning Fan shook his head and said: "I just came to Huainan, lived in the deep palace for a long time, and did not understand the suffering of the people. Now I will go down and walk around, Only then can we understand the people and adapt to local conditions. "
"In this case, you should return to Huoyunzhou first and meet with Mr. Fengxiao and others!"
"How can you marry into a merchant family as a prince?"
"Where does the dignity of the royal family lie?"
"Please clarify your identity and return to Huoyunzhou immediately!"
Looking at Wei Zheng's solemn face, Ning Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Xuancheng, the palace has not yet been built, and this Cai Mansion is just a place to stay."
"Marrying into a family is even more nonsense."
"How about this, I will let Zaixing escort you to Huoyunzhou to help Fengxiao and Gongtai rectify the administration of officials."
"This..."
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