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"25 strings of cash!"

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Since ancient times, there has been a saying that a dou of rice costs one jin of salt. Nowadays, a jin of rice costs five wen, and a jin of salt costs more than sixty wen. This is for coarse salt. The price of refined salt and fine salt is two or three times that of coarse salt.

According to Zhuangzi, the cost of ten kilograms of salt is only half a dollar. This is not a huge profit, it is simply robbery!

One hundred people need to eat one pound of salt every day. There are about 1200 million households in the Tang Dynasty. If you add the population lost in wars and natural disasters and those slaves, the number must be at least 2000 million.

The daily salt consumption is 20 kilograms.

Even if a pound of salt is sold for 20 wen, the net profit is nearly 4000 guan per day.

The five noble families share one part, 5 strings of cash per day for each family!

After all, who would buy bitter and harmful coarse salt when there is cheap refined salt?

Even if we exclude taxes and dividends, we can still make a profit of about 10 guan a year... If someone sells it to barbarians...

The people below were busy calculating.

The first auction will definitely bring the most profit, and the second one will not be as profitable as this one.

The method of purifying salt has been leaked long ago and it cannot be stopped. Who knows if the five families photographed this time will secretly purify it in their own mines next time?

Several families who were already engaged in the salt business felt a chill down their spines.

If things go wrong, they might be squeezed out of the salt market this time, so the servant sent by the ship rushed to deliver the message to the master.

Now it has been auctioned for 31 strings of cash!

How can he make the decision with so much money?

When the price reached 40 strings of cash, people started to get anxious. Although the room was not hot, everyone was sweating profusely and breathing rapidly.

Some representatives of small merchant families who couldn't stand it were taken out by the villagers to drink mung bean soup.

It’s just an unimportant mining right. Doesn’t everyone have salt mines?

Why so crazy!

In the end, the second position was won by Wang family of Taiyuan for 50 strings of cash, which was % of the annual tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty.

Wang Chong's hands were shaking violently and his forehead was covered in sweat as he accepted congratulations from all sides.

It has been a long time since Wang Shi took out so much money at one time. If he hadn't happened to be visiting the stadium of Nuzhuang School and suddenly became interested in this auction, it would have been just any servant who came this time.

His family owns a salt lake! Salt is one of the main sources of wealth for the family.

His hands were shaking, not because he spent a lot of money, but because he was afraid.

If he fails to obtain the purification technology today, his Wang family will become a joke.

Look at Lu's servant over there, he is almost crying with anxiety.

"Everyone, take a break for two quarters of an hour, and then the auction of position three will begin." Feng Sanxi walked out slowly, ate cakes and drank tea.

By the way, wait for those who are late.

The clever servant went to pass on the news early in the morning, and members of the master's family began to rush to the women's farm one after another.

The people in the village placed tea, cakes and fruit plates in front of each person, with toothpicks stuck on the fruit plates for others to help themselves.

But except Wang Chong and Feng Sanxi, no one was in the mood to eat.

"Manager Feng, where is Manor Master Li?" Wang Chong picked up a piece of snow pear, which tasted sweet.

The pears in the village are more delicious than those elsewhere.

"In the city, my Nvzhuang Restaurant started reconstruction today." Feng Sanxi was obviously in a better mood when talking about this matter: "The owner of the manor will not care about this trivial matter."

Wang Chong wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

A transaction worth millions of silver taels is no big deal!

"Brother Wang, when Heaven on Earth is completed, you must come and support us!"

"Heaven on Earth? What a nice name. I will definitely come then." Wang Chong nodded.

Two quarters of an hour passed in a flash.

Feng Sanxi stood up slowly, and there were several figures running towards him in the distance.

When the head of the family replaced the servants and sat at the auction seat, Feng Sanxi also stood at the front.

"The second auction has officially begun."

The door of the room is closed and the villagers are guarding the door, not allowing anyone to enter. If you are late, you will have to wait for the next show.

"The starting price for the third position is 300,000 guan, and each bid increase must not be less than 1,000 guan."

"Three hundred and fifty thousand strings!"

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Chang'an City, East Market.

The address of Tianshang Renjian is close to Pingkangfang. Perhaps influenced by the brothels in the area, Julaifu's business is bleak.

Everyone goes to the brothel to eat and drink, and the girls drink and recite poems. Isn't it more comfortable than staying at your Ju Lai Fu?

Not only Julaifu, but also the cloth shop and rice shop nearby were doing very poorly.

When people go to drink with girls, they all give gold and silver hairpins as gifts. Who would just give silk? Buying rice is even more strange! Those who come here are all princes and nobles. Do they need to carry rice themselves?

Li Yin, Wang Dahai and others stood in front of the Ju Lai Fu store, studying some drawings.

"Engineer Wang, can the second one be built?" Li Yin liked the second drawing. Two acres of land would definitely require more than just one building.

In addition to the main building, Ju Lai Fu also has a kitchen, accommodation buildings, and even land for growing vegetables.

Li Yin didn't plan to grow vegetables, as the land on her farm was enough for her.

She planned to build six hexagonal, pyramid-shaped buildings, with three floors connected by corridors and a large stage built in the open space in the middle.

The front building has three floors. The first floor is for receiving guests. The second and third floors are connected. The second-floor hall is equipped with small tables and chairs. The third floor has private rooms, where small performances are held on weekdays. It is very convenient for the nobles to come and listen to a little music from time to time.

The two four-story buildings on the left are for accommodation, the two four-story buildings on the right are for entertainment, and the five-story building at the back is the restaurant.

The first and second floors of the restaurant are used to receive ordinary guests, while the third, fourth and fifth floors are used to receive VIPs. The middle of the third, fourth and fifth floors is connected to house a small stage.

All six buildings have eaves. The nobles staying there can move stools and sit on the eaves, and see the big stage below.

Ordinary people can also watch it by bringing their own stools and sitting under the stage.

"It can be built, but bamboo is hard to find. We have to go to Lingnan to find good bamboo."

"It's okay." Li Yin looked at the blueprint in front of her. This was a den for spending money. "Leave room for windows, toilets, and electrical wiring."

"Each room in the accommodation should have a bathroom with a toilet, and each floor of the tourist building should have a large bathroom. No restaurants or theaters should have any, and a large public toilet should be built in the backyard." Li Yin said, and then said, "Open the windows as wide as possible, but make sure the building is safe."

"Okay!" Wang Dahai's eyes sparkled.

He had already imagined the splendor and luxury of heaven and earth in his mind.

"By the way, Xiaochun, ask the rice and cloth shops on both sides if they sell it." She felt that the space was not enough, and she also wanted to build a bathing center.

After the discussion, Wang Dahai began to lead people to demolish the original building.

The noise was so loud that it alarmed the entire Chang'an.

South of Longyou Road, at the border with Tuyuhun.

Kushan.

The day before yesterday, Murong Fuyun was defeated and set fire to the whole prairie.

Li Jing, Li Daozon, Hou Junji and others were preparing to pursue the victory but were stopped by scouts who arrived.

"Your Majesty's order!" The scout rode on his horse and raised the silk cloth in his hand: "The baggage will arrive soon. If Murong Fuyun sets the prairie on fire, the horses will be tired, and the soldiers will be hungry and cold. Don't pursue them blindly. Defeat is a small matter, but life and death is a big matter!"

A hint of doubt flashed across Li Jing's eyes.

Is this something Your Majesty can say?

Li Jing took the silk cloth and examined it carefully. The handwriting and seal were correct, but the words did not seem right.

Then he handed the silk cloth to Li Daozon and Hou Junji.