Chapter 57: Good Conditions

"The technology has indeed been verified by the two of us. It is really a technology that benefits the world. Although the two of us are Zhongshan horse merchants and are not good at salt industry, after all, the business has some similarities. We plan to buy land in Qingzhou to manage the salt industry." Su Shuang laughed and did not conceal it. After all, this is a huge profit, and it is the kind of material that is necessary in the world. Horses may be unsalable, but for four hundred years, Han Dynasty has never heard that salt will become unsalable.

Chen Xi chuckle secretly. What is meant by similarities in business? You all just want the profit. Even if the salt merchants in other places don't want to lower the price, you can still make money. This is basically the same as money-squeezing industry, as long as you are not assassinated and the technology is not stolen, even if the salt industry of the Han Dynasty is squeezed out, it will not be a problem to form a monopoly in the end.

"I think you also know how much profit this industry has, so don't even think about taking it all to yourself. You don't think that you are in Han Wu era where they robbed people as slaves, and the person in charge get cut off the body, do you?" Chen Xi didn't care and spoke of things that make all businessmen think about it.

"I don't dare." Zhang Shiping said cowardly, and then wiped his sweat. "Isn't the purpose of being a businessman for a lifetime just to leave some fortunes for future generations? Even if the descendants are unworthy, the ancestors did their best for them."

Chen Xi raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. These two guys are not stupid, they pulled the affection of the future generations into business affairs.

"Yeah, it's not easy. How many things people have done today just for the future generations. Since everyone has the same mind, I won't say more. Let's go to the office and discuss it carefully." Chen Xi made a compassionate expression to show that everyone is planning for future generations.

"Chen Xi, please." Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping obviously gave a sigh of relief. With this kind of sky-high wealth, both of them couldn't grasp their mentality, and it was inevitable to expose their thoughts.

Chen Xi smiled, turned, and walked in. Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang also followed in. For the ancients, they were indeed rich and wealthy, but for Chen Xi, there was basically no feeling. What he was melancholy about was paper.

Chen Xi yawned and pulled out a roll of white cloth from under a pile of bamboo slips and threw it at Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang. "Before the two of you came, I was bored and I had almost made the contract. What else is needed or not suitable? We can talk about it. Just check on the places you like."

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping took the white cloth and began to browse through it. After reading it for a long time, they took a sigh of relief. It was not as arrogant as they thought, and it was not as domineering as an official business. Everything was reasonable.

However, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are a bit entangled with the last two or three conditions. One is the division of the salt industry, that is, the regulations governing where they can sell, and the other is that the distributors and dealers under their jurisdiction need to be registered. As for the last condition where the final custody and interpretation rights of the conditions rest with Chen Xi. This is not very clear, and not a matter of course. It has not been written before.

"Chen Xi, we don't understand this penultimate conditions." Su Shuang thought for a long time and still didn't figure it out, so he pointed to the penultimate conditions and said.

"Oh, this is to let me know who you sold the salt to. Let them sign a name and press a fingerprint, and I can help if something happens." Chen Xi said casually.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping frowned, wouldn't this put all the channels under the eyes of the officials? In case something happens, it's easy to get caught.

"You don't have to worry about your ideas. What I want is only the internal sales channels inside the Han Dynasty. As for whatever you do outside the Great Wall, you can exchanged whatever you want and I don't want the last distribution channel." Chen Xi saw Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping frowned slightly, thought for a while, then explain, "What I want is only the first three layers of channels. That is, the big salt merchants you sell in each state, these salt merchants need to sign. Then the big salt merchants in each state will send the salt to the counties, the salt merchants in the counties need to sign. Later, the salt merchants in the counties distributed it to the prefectures, they won't need to sign." Chen Xi looked at Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping and said. As soon as the words came out, it was clear that the two were relieved a lot. The sales channel is the channel of the distributors.

"If you are worried that I have made a pit, I can turn the salt you sell into official salt, so as long as you don't break the law, no one will touch you. This is my bottom line." Chen Xi was serious when he said this. "There are many merchants. I just don't know them that well, if I switch to someone else. If you two are cut off, there will still be a large number of businessmen coming with the release this technology."

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping looked at each other and nodded slightly. The conditions are now very good. If they continue to be ignorant, Chen Xi may really be irritated because they keep dragging it.

"Good, then we'll sign it now." Chen Xi saw Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping eager face and spoke.

"Okay." Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping nodded their heads and each took their brushes to sign their names on the white cloth. Then, without using ink pad, they bit their thumbs and pressed a fingerprint on the white cloth.

"Okay, I will keep this original copy. I will sign this copy now, then put my fingerprint on it. You keep it for yourself." As Chen Xi took out a piece of white cloth from under the pile of bamboo slips, he took out a writing brush and signed his name. The thumb was stained with ink pad, and a fingerprint was pressed on it. As for biting his finger, Chen Xi would not do such painful thing.

"You can compare the copy with each other, then put it away if there is no problem." Chen Xi also passed the copies, and asked Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to compare it with each other to make sure that there was no problem, and the three of them put away their own copies.

"Chen Xi, one hundred thousand stones of grain and grass were shipped in two batches. The first batch of 20,000 stones was sent to Fenggao by land and will arrive in three days. As for the subsequent 80,000 stones, the Zhen family would send them along the coastal road to Qingzhou, then transfer over to the Yellow River and enter Jinan. Finally it will be transported to Taishan County by land. Please remember to receive it, Chen Xi." Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping held the copy of the contract in their arms with blushing faces and cupped their hands to Chen Xi.

"The Zhen family." Chen Xi nodded, "I think you two are probably also anxious to go to Qingzhou to buy land and prepare to make salt. I wish the two of you will earn a lot of money. I will not stop you."

"Thank you for your wishes. We will not stay here for a long time. The housekeepers of the Zhang and Su family will soon come to hand over other things." Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were obviously a little anxious. After getting what they wanted, they saw that Chen Xi didn't want to talk much and let them go. They hurriedly cupped their hand and left.