Chapter 559 Lost 100 Million

Gu Jiu felt that he had lost 100 million.

When she returned to the palace, she was lying on the soft slump, unable to lift herself up.

Once the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou is completed, the benefits of cement are clearly laid out in front of the world.

Seeing that the Beijing cement market is about to usher in a blowout, she had to hand over the opportunity to make money to Shaofu.

Ahhh!

Lost a billion.

"Chang Ming'er, I'm going to find the Shaofu family order and knock him down."

Liu Zhao laughed, "So unwilling, why did you give up the cement market in the capital? You don't have to do this."

Gu Jiu sighed, "It won't work if you don't do this. The royal father asked the Shaofu to burn cement and put money into it, and you won't see any profit for a while.

If I don't give up the cement market in the capital and ask Shaofu to take a wave of dividends first, with the miserliness of the father, he will definitely focus on the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou and intervene in the toll station.

No way, I can only choose small and big. Anyway, Jiangnan is rich and prosperous, and if you spend a little time, you can earn back the loss of the capital. "

Liu Zhao was silent.

Because what Gu Jiu said was right, Emperor Wende was so stingy.

How could Emperor Wen De be happy if Gu Jiu didn't let some bonuses come out first.

The so-called companion of the king is like the companion of the tiger, which is what it means.

Liu Zhao said, "Don't worry, I will avenge this revenge for you."

Gu Jiu stared, "How can you avenge me?"

Liu Zhao smiled mysteriously, "Do you know why the father is talking about cement in Weiyang Palace, not in Xingqing Palace?"

"Is it guarding someone?"

"Naturally, it is to guard against the Ministry of Households. This time the Shaofu is building a cement workshop to build roads, and I will help the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry. Let them also be involved in the cement business."

Gu Jiu became nervous, "Is it possible to do this? Aren't you afraid that the royal father will be angry and take care of you?"

Liu Zhao smiled, "It's okay, I won't implicate myself in it."

He just needs to sell the news to someone, this cement war,

can't be avoided.

Shaofu and Emperor Wende wanted to eat alone, but it was absolutely impossible.

Haw!

Gu Jiu pouted on Liu Zhao's face, "That's great! It's true that Shaofu cannot be left alone, and he has to guard against greed for ink."

It is really easy for toll booths to make fake accounts.

In order to prevent false accounts, Gu Jiu reused the retired soldiers of the Sirius Army and asked them to be the toll collectors. At the same time, they recruited employees from all over the country and let them manage the accounts and money.

It's like a balance between the two.

In order to prevent a bunch of people from being greedy for ink, she also planned that the toll booths should be assessed and replaced every year.

You can't let a group of people stay in one place for a long time. This can easily lead to corruption cases.

As long as the flow of personnel at the toll station can be guaranteed every year, corruption cases can be effectively eliminated.

Liu Zhao said, "I just wronged you. Although I don't understand economics, I also know that this cement can make you a lot of money. If you give up the capital in vain, you will lose a lot."

More than a heavy loss, it is clearly a loss of 100 million.

Ahhh!

Can't think about this.

When I think about it, my heart hurts.

Gu Jiu covered her heart with an uncomfortable look on her face.

Liu Zhao became worried, "What's the matter? Why is it uncomfortable? Check your pulse quickly."

Gu Jiu shook his head, "My heart is uncomfortable."

"Could it be a heart attack?" Liu Zhao was so shocked that he wanted to call for an imperial physician.

puff!

Gu Jiu laughed, "Look at how nervous you are, I'm not that serious. I just feel bad for money and feel uncomfortable."

Liu Zhao frowned slightly, "Why don't you snatch the capital market back."

"Where can I get it back when I send it out? I'm not that stingy."

But looking at your uncomfortable look, it's not as grand as you said.

Gu Jiu bared his teeth, a stinky man, he knew how to tear down the stage.

"Forget it, forget it, the big deal is that I'll earn it from somewhere else."

Making money is already an extremely simple thing for Gu Jiu.

She was just a little unhappy, the cement market that she had worked so hard to develop was handed over in vain.

She is distressed here, and in the palace, the emperor and the queen are discussing her.

Empress Pei waited for Emperor Wende to wash up, while chatting, "Gu Jiu is not bad, he took the initiative to let the cement market out."

Emperor Wende snorted, and after a while he said: "She is guarding me. It is really unreasonable to use the heart of a villain to treat my belly."

Empress Pei laughed, "Today's dividend, I took the account from the prince's palace and invested 50,000 taels, and I got a lot. The concubines also followed suit. Did she deliberately let the cement market out of the cement market because she was afraid that His Majesty would pick peaches? ?"

Emperor Wende snorted twice, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who can steal business from my daughter-in-law?"

Queen Pei smiled without saying a word.

Emperor Wende said: "Outside the Nancheng Gate, she is doing a good job. It is impossible for anyone to do better than her. She is clearly a villain, and I will never interfere outside the Nancheng Gate. "

Empress Pei thought to herself, if Gu Jiu hadn't taken the initiative to give up the cement market in the capital, Emperor Wende might not have intervened outside the South City Gate.

With such a hen laying golden eggs in front of her eyes, who can be indifferent? Can you restrain your hands?

And Emperor Wende was still short of money.

Maybe one day his temper will explode, and if something angers him, he will attack the idea of ​​​​outside the South City Gate.

Thinking of it this way, Gu Jiu's initiative to give up the Beijing cement market is indeed a wise move.

Empress Pei thought to herself, Gu Jiu had winks, she could talk and do things, which was very good.

It's a pity that the eldest son Liu Zhao is not a thing. She had a cold face all day, and was not close to her at all.

On the contrary, Liu Yi, the youngest son, is well-behaved, sensible and filial.

If it wasn't for the overall situation, Empress Pei really didn't want to give Liu Zhao face.

Liu Zhao, this child, is not likable at all.

"Chen and concubine have to congratulate Your Majesty in advance, Wen De's wealth will be prosperous in two years."

Emperor Wende laughed, "Borrow the Queen's auspicious words."

He is also looking forward to the real blowout of the Beijing cement market. Can bring a considerable income to the government.

...

There are not many days left until the new year.

The people in the city are still busy, busy earning a sum of New Year's money.

People in the countryside have already started cat winter.

In the big winter, when there is nothing to do, they hide in the house and make a fire. The women do needlework, and the men mend and repair the roof and furniture.

This winter is very cold.

The countryside is also very quiet.

Hujiatun in Gyeonggi area, located at the foot of the mountain, is a remote small mountain village.

On this day, the quiet winter life is broken by outsiders.

"Auntie, this is a coal stove, this is briquettes. Look at it, put the briquettes in, the holes are aligned, and once the fire starts, cooking and boiling water are very fast. You don't have to worry about running out of hot water all day long. use."

Wang Xiaoxi, a peasant on the outskirts of the capital, has a brother and a younger brother. He is neither the eldest son nor the youngest child, so he is naturally ignored.

He grew up like a sheep herder. Because of the need for a lot of coolies outside the Nancheng Gate, he followed the villagers to work outside the Nancheng Gate, earning three meals and enough food, and earning daily wages.

When winter comes, there is less work on the construction site, and the owner gives priority to taking care of those refugees.

As a native of Gyeonggi, Wang Xiaoxi said it was false to say that he had no opinion.

But he didn't want to work hard for the rest of his life.

If there is another way out, it is impossible for him to come to the coolie.

It happened that the coal factory was recruiting people, with a monthly salary of 200 yuan and a commission.

At first, he didn't know what a commission was.

After being explained, he realized that the promotion is to sell something, and he can extract a part of the money as his reward.

This is good!

Although he is not so articulate, but he can learn.

Even for the salary of 200 yuan a month, he is willing to do this business.

The refugees in Xinmin County, the residents of the second phase of the project, have long been covered by the old man of the coal factory, and it is not his turn.

After he attended the training course for half a month, he began to follow the masters, going from village to village, village by village, and township by pavilion to sell honeycomb.

He is very motivated and will not rest until the end of the year.

On this day, I came to Hujiatun early in the morning.

He has long been informed that Hujiatun is a medium-sized village with seventy or eighty families. In this village, every household has a little money by selling agricultural products to the Four Seas butchers.

"...If my aunt is worried that the briquettes will burn too quickly, this cover, made of ceramics, covers the hole below, leaving only a small hole for ventilation. Look, the fire has been reduced."

"In this way, three points of briquettes can be burned for a day, and several pots of hot water can be burned. When you are cooking, remove the lid and the fire will start again. The meal is ready. What a convenient coal stove, perfect for winter."

"...If you sell 100 briquettes at a time, the coal stove can be delivered for free. Really, I dare not lie to you. This is my business card, with my name on it, and the address of our owner. Sihai Firm knows, our owner It's the steward of the Four Seas Trading Company, so find an accurate one."

Wang Xiaoxi took out a business card the size of a slap, and scattered a few to the aunts and uncles who were watching.

At that time, the business was suffering from people going out to sell, and was not trusted by people.

Gu Jiu mentioned it casually, "You can make a business card to introduce yourself."

As a result, the business card that was made was not at all what Gu Jiu remembered as a small one. It's the size of an adult man's slap.

There is also a quirky atmosphere in the firm, and the bigger the business card, the more stylish it is.

When Gu Jiu held the ten-centimeter-long business card carefully crafted by the firm below, his face was completely helpless.

"Madam, this is a business card made as you said. The business card has to be so big and stylish!"

Gu Jiu: "..."

What can Mrs. Ben say?

Can Mrs. Ben cut off the heart of the guy below to pursue the style?

cannot!

Okay, let's get bigger. I don't have glasses these days, so I can see clearly when I'm older.

As a result, business cards the size of an adult man's slap became popular in the cosmopolitan business houses, and began to become popular in the capital business circles.

As a clerk in a coal factory, Wang Xiaoxi naturally had to follow the trend and made a large stack of business cards for himself. Anyway, the public paid for it.

"...Uncle, I dare not lie to you. This is the benefit of our firm. As long as you buy 100 briquettes at a time, you will get a free coal stove."

"The honeycomb is not expensive. If you buy it alone, it costs a penny. But if you buy a hundred pieces of honeycomb at a time, it only costs fifty cents, which is half the price. Yes, the price is the same in the whole capital."

"It is also convenient to burn firewood. It's just that the weather is so cold that it is very dangerous to go up the mountain to cut firewood. In case of bumping and falling, please ask a doctor for medicine. There is also a lot of firewood. My family is too busy, so I have to spend money to buy firewood. The same money is spent, it is better to buy honeycomb. Hot water is available at all times throughout the day. You can use heat for washing dishes, cooking, and even washing clothes. Water. And you don't have to look at the fire."

"This day will be cold for at least two months. In these two months, you can spend one or two hundred dollars to buy hundreds of honeycomb coal and put it at home, so you can live comfortably."

"Auntie, looking at you, there must be capable people in the family. Auntie has worked hard for a year, so she should relax and bring a coal stove back. This year's New Year, the whole family is happy. Besides, with this coal stove, There is no need to burn charcoal for heating, which saves your family a lot of money."

"Your family has a large population. If you don't turn off the fire all day long, you need to spend less than six briquettes a day. If you buy 100 briquettes at a time, six will only cost three cents. You can't use one hundred cents a month."

"If the family has a small population, naturally less than six briquettes will be used."

"Auntie, do you want to bring a coal stove back home?"

The villagers watched for a long time, almost the whole village surrounded Wang Xiaoxi, watching him sell honeycomb.

The hard work paid off, and finally three companies bought honeycomb.

The Lizheng family was the richest and bought 300 briquettes in one go.

The other two households only bought 100 briquettes.

In one village, 500 briquettes were sold, and Wang Xiao was overjoyed.

"I will come again in 20 days. When the briquettes are used up, just find me directly. In the future, I will be responsible for this piece, Wang Xiaoxi."

"The coal honeycomb is on the road outside the village. It's solid and heavy. I'll let someone pick it out for you."