Chapter 210 Breaking a Promise

Originally, Li Shimin had some other strategies to stimulate the price of war horses, but he was persuaded by Li Xiang. Let's just announce this one. If it is announced frequently, it is very likely that these people will see it. Don't think that They are fools. They are ahead of us when it comes to strategic planning.

However, Li Xiang is also facing a serious problem now, that is, he has no money. He has bought too much land during this period, and the number of slaves is also soaring. Li Xiang must find a new one. It's getting a bit profitable. Although the previous projects were making money, it was far from keeping up with the expenses.

One item is salt and the other is newspapers.

Li Xiang has wanted to start selling salt for a long time. You must know that in this era, many people in the Tang Dynasty cannot afford salt at all, because the price of salt is very expensive, and everyone can only use vinegar cloth to season it. Not to mention how disgusting it is to eat.

Before going to Tuyuhun, Li Xiang had already asked people to buy salt from the mountain. In this day and age, most of the salt is dug out of the salt well, but because a lot of salt is bitter, there are various kinds of salt in it. There are such impurities, so people cannot use it at all.

But this is not difficult for Li Xiang, because he has extremely high technology and can separate all these impurities and salt, and can extract all harmful substances, and finally produce salt as white as snow.

The price of salt in this era can be said to be high. Ordinary people eat salt that has impurities and does not look very good in color. Even so, it still costs ten cents per pound.

Slightly better salt is consumed by well-off families and has a slightly better taste. The price is 20 cents per pound.

The third grade is used by ordinary bureaucrats. Except for a few black spots, the others can be shoddy, but compared with the best table salt, there is still a gap. In this way, it can reach 30 Five to forty coins per pound.

The most advanced ones are used by top aristocrats and the royal family. This kind basically costs one hundred cents per catty, but there is still a gap between it and the ones made by Li Xiang.

"This is just a pile of table salt. Can you stop drooling from it?"

Looking at Zhou Huairen and Qian Ping's appearance, Li Xiang really didn't know what to say.

"Your Highness has seen the world, so there is nothing surprising. Even the salt used in the palace cannot compare with this. It has gone through hundreds of processes."

Qian Ping just tasted a little, and there was nothing except salty taste. You must know that the salt sold outside can let you taste the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy because there are too many magazines in it. No matter what kind of salt you use, There is no way to get those things out through all the processes. Li Xiang’s does not contain any impurities. Even if we sell it for three hundred yuan per pound, there will be absolutely no problem.

In terms of cost, it can be said that there is almost no cost. When Li Xiang purchased the two salt mines, he only spent 500 yuan, because the salt produced by the two salt mines was of no use and was all black. If this kind of salt were to be processed, it would cost a lot of money.

As long as the production process is established, it is a one-time investment, and most of the people Li Xiang uses are slaves, so in addition to a bowl of rice, there is no labor cost.

"What Eunuch Qian said is absolutely right. If our salt is put on the market, it will definitely kill them all, but His Highness should think carefully about it. The more expensive the salt, the greater the profit. If we really open it, If you sell it, you will offend the most powerful people."

These days, salt and iron are a monopoly. Apart from the imperial court, only some of the top officials have such ability. Even if they get the right to sell salt, they have to find a way to keep it. It's purely because the profit from this thing is too great. There were people staring everywhere.

"We are still targeting the high-end market at the beginning, with the price per kilogram set at 500 cents. However, we want to spread it across the country, so that it can be purchased wherever Zhidaobao is available."

Hearing what Li Xiang said, Zhou Huairen was a little confused. When Li Xiang came out with some new products in the past, they were all for auction, or it was hunger marketing, but why should they be unlimited this time? What about buying? If this is the case, wouldn’t our products lose their sense of mystery? There is no way to make huge profits.

"You all may find it strange. In fact, there is a reason why I do this. I do this because salt is a mass-sold item, and it is different from other things. Let's set the price at five hundred coins, so some Human goods will definitely not be sold, and the price will drop at each level, and it will be the ordinary people who will benefit in the end."

Li Xiang also wanted to provide certain benefits to the people, but the salt produced by Li Xiang could not be eaten by all the people. If Li Xiang set the price too low, then other salt merchants would be targeted. If they die, these people will bring huge trouble to Li Xiang when they unite.

However, Li Xiang will never refuse to provide certain benefits to the people within the operable range. We only occupy a part of the high-end salt at the top of the pyramid, so the salt merchants below will slowly reduce their prices, which will eventually affect the The lowest level, some people will also be able to benefit.

"Your Highness really cares about the people. In addition to the salt mines around Chang'an City, we have also selected six places across the country."

Zhou Huairen took out a simple map. Fortunately, this was not the first time Li Xiang had seen this map. If it had been his first time, he probably wouldn't even be able to see clearly the places marked on it. It just had a general direction. According to the memory in Li Xiang's mind, 60% are wrong.

To spread sales across the country, it is impossible to have only one salt mine in Chang'an City. After purchasing salt mines in various places, salt production workshops must be opened in various places. Of course, the most important thing is security issues. Once this thing starts to be sold, it will It will have a huge impact on salt merchants everywhere. If they want to take risks, we have to give them a chance to meet.

Li Xiang took out 12,000 soldiers from the system world, dressed them in ordinary people's clothes, and then went to six salt-making workshops across the country. Their mission was to ensure the safety of the salt-making workshops. As for selling salt across the country Li Xiang had no choice but to find Li Shimin in person for the salt he needed...