At this time, the eunuch had sent away the county prince's mansion, and Chen Dexing was still angry and went to the small hall with Chen Kaizhi with arrogance.

The palace of the royal palace was magnificent. Along the way, Chen Kaizhi was dazzled, as if Liu Laolao had entered the Grand View Garden. It was impossible to say that she was not moved at all. He sat down and waited for someone to serve him tea. He took a sip and said, "What is the reason why the salt thieves took risks? They just wanted to make huge profits and attack them blindly, but as long as the huge profits are still there, they dare to take risks. So no matter how powerful your Highness is, he kills a group of salt thieves, new salt thieves will breed again, and they will still be killed and eliminated."

Chen Dexing was still angry about the unfair rewards. He had no intention of thinking about salt affairs, but now he heard Chen Kaizhi's reminder and started to get into trouble.

Kaizhi said it very reasonably. He can't kill and eliminate it. This salt business has nothing to do with him. Although it is rich in oil, it is not a solution to indulge the salt thieves in Jinling in this way.

Chen Dexing looked at Chen Kaizhi and said, "What should Kaizhi do?"

Chen Kaizhi thought about it and said, "Does Your Highness remember the salt that the student refined in that thief cave?"

Chen Dexing's eyes lit up and said, "Remember, that fine salt is good, but what does this fine salt have to do with fighting salt thieves?"

Chen Kaizhi said slowly: "Your Highness think about it, the cost of fine salt is actually not high. It only requires some processing. However, at the same price, its taste and quality are the coarse salt sold by private salt dealers. I don't know how many times higher. In this way, if the price of fine salt is equivalent to that of coarse salt, who would buy the salt of private salt dealers?"

"Once this happens, the salt in the hands of the private salt dealer can't be sold. If he can't sell it, he has to lower the price. But the gap between the two salts is too big. Even if the price falls again and again, it will still be ignored. The sales volume is less and the price has fallen. The original profit is ten times, but now it is only twice to three times. But you still have to take risks and sell salt with your head. So, how many people will be willing to sell private salt?"

"Instead of using high pressure to attack salt vendors, it is better to directly remove the firewood from the cauldron, your highness thinks."

Actually, Chen Dexing didn't understand these things very well. He couldn't help but say, "I mean I asked the salt field to directly refine the salt?"

Chen Kaizhi shook his head and said, "The salt farm belongs to the court. This is official salt. Once the salt farm is refined, the secret recipe will be very easy to leak. At that time, it may be controlled by the private salt dealer. At that time, the official salt can be sold for fine salt, and the private salt dealer can also sell it. This is not a long-term solution. I think it is better for the students to ask your highness to give students a convenience and let students recruit people to refine it."

Chen Dexing understood that Chen Kaizhi hoped that he would give him enough official salt quotas.

The court was dictatorship of salt and iron, so the production and sales of salt were controlled.

For example, in the production of salt, all salt farms are managed by the government, and if salt is shipped, it is definitely not something that anyone can distribute if they want to distribute. This requires salt entries. Distributors use salt entries from the salt entries to the official salt, and then sell them to make profits from it.

Most of the salt merchants who can get salt induction have a close relationship with salt officials and are profitable, which is by no means comparable to ordinary people.

Now, Chen Kaizhi actually hopes that Chen Dexing can obtain formal salt intake, buy coarse salt from the salt field, and then do the fine processing by himself, and then sell the fine salt.

In Chen Kaizhi's plan, his identity is the only difference from the salt merchants is that he has an additional finishing process.

After hearing this, Chen Dexing seemed to have discovered a big secret, and said with a smug look, "It turns out that you, kid, want to make money."

Chen Kaizhi really wants to make money because he... is too poor, but he said seriously: "A gentleman loves money and takes it with his own way. Moreover, if you do this, it will be of great benefit to Your Highness to attack salt vendors. Why not kill two birds with one stone? Besides, at the same price, isn't it a good thing for students to let the people eat better salt?"

Chen Dexing slapped his thigh and said, "This is easy to say. This salt farm belongs to the court. What I can do is to allow you to go to the salt farm to sell official salt. You will have as much as you want, but the price still needs to be based on the price of official salt, otherwise I will not be able to explain it."

Of course Chen Kaizhi understood this, but at this moment, he shook his head and said, "It's not the student who entered the salt."

"Um?"

Chen Kaizhi explained: "Students are scholars, how can they become salt merchants? However, the students will find ways to work with others and discuss with the palace when the time comes."

In this era, merchants are not actually considered a low-key business, but it is not nice to read scholars to do business after all.

Because of this, Chen Kaizhi was a little shy about this matter, not to mention that his main job was to study. This business costs a lot of money and requires some reliable personnel. Without sufficient strength, this transaction cannot be accomplished.

Chen Kaizhi can only choose to cooperate with others and adopt the method of investing in shares. Now the only thing Chen Kaizhi does is to find a partner, but who has the strength and can rest assured enough to make himself feel at ease?

Chen Kaizhi and Chen Dexing exchanged a few greetings, and they were always thinking about the partner issue. Chen Dexing was still resentful about the imperial edict. Instead, Chen Kaizhi thought more openly, comforted him a few words before saying goodbye.

The chariots and horses of the Prince's Mansion were about to send Chen Kaizhi home. Chen Kaizhi was halfway through, but he ordered: "Please send me to the Xun family."

It seems that...the only one who can join forces at the moment is the Xun family!

His future Lord Taishan looks honest. The Xun family is rich and they can afford this business. In addition, the relationship between him and the Xun family is also a guarantee.

When he arrived at the door of Xun's house, Chen Kaizhi informed the concierge, and the concierge went to report and soon came back to invite Chen Kaizhi to the small hall.

In this small hall, Chen Kaizhi met Xun You, but...

Xun You's face actually had bruises again, which made Chen Kaizhi's eyes look a little straight.

Damn...beaten again?

"Ah... Kaizhi, you are here. It's getting late. Why are you here?"

Chen Kaiyi looked at Xun You with a sympathy and said awkwardly: "Uncle Shi's face..."

"It's fallen!" Xun You said sternly: "It's rainy lately and the road is slippery."

"Ah..." Chen Kaizhi had no choice but to say: "Yes, it was a fall. The student came here to discuss something with Shiwang."

"What's the matter, but it's okay." When the father-in-law and son-in-law meet, they will always feel a little embarrassed, especially when they have a bruised face.
Chapter completed!