Li Chen's smile was noticed by Lin Qiuming, and he smiled awkwardly, unable to explain much.
No matter how many explanations there are, it seems that there is no three hundred taels of silver in this place.
The meaning is very clear, I just hope that the prince can sell him face so that he can explain to the local dignitaries. It's okay if he doesn't sell face. Anyway, Lin Qiuming said it. If the prince is missing, is it possible?
Can he still force the arrangements for the prince?
But what Lin Qiuming didn't expect was that Li Chen agreed readily.
This made Lin Qiuming feel even more grateful. In his opinion, this was entirely because the prince gave him this face...
But in fact, there is a small part of the reason for giving Lin Qiuming face, but more of it is that Li Chen wants to continue to promote sweet potatoes.
The emergence of a new crop, no matter how many benefits it has, if it is to be accepted by the vast majority of people in a short period of time, it definitely requires not only the full promotion of the court, but also the support of private forces, and even in many things
, The power of the people is more effective than the power of the court. At least they know the peasants' thoughts well and know how to achieve their goals at the lowest cost, and this is exactly what the court needs.
Although Li Chen dislikes these landlords from the bottom of his heart, it does not prevent him from cooperating with these landlords on certain matters.
Soon, what Lin Qiuming said was the largest grain merchant in Baoding Prefecture appeared in front of Li Chen.
Li Chen originally thought that the other person was not a fat middle-aged man with a big belly, but also a philistine businessman with a shrewd face. However, what he didn't expect was a young man in his early thirties at most, who was elegant and looked more like a scholar than a businessman.
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This young man has a handsome face, is quite charming, and has a mellow and elegant temperament. He is very impressive and easy to like.
He was neither humble nor arrogant, he bowed and saluted and said: "Du Jing, a common man, please see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old."
Li Chen nodded and said, "Boss Du, please forgive me."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Du Jing stood aside respectfully and said: "Sweet potatoes are indeed a sacred agricultural product that can help the world. If the common people are lucky enough to get the authorization from the imperial court, they are sure to push sweet potatoes to the south of the Yangtze River in a short time."
Go straight to the point and get to the point.
It's so simple that it makes people a little uncomfortable.
Li Chen raised his eyebrows, his expression even more interested.
Frankly speaking, Du Jing's gestures and rhetoric really aroused his interest. From this aspect, no matter what Du Jing thought in his heart, he had succeeded.
"The imperial court has never placed any restrictions on the planting and promotion of sweet potatoes, and there is no need for authorization. Anyone who is interested can do it." Li Chen said without comment.
Du Jing heard the words and then said: "Returning to Your Highness, what the grassroots want is to have priority purchasing rights among all the harvests grown due to the promotion of the grassland, that is, at the same price, the people and the court must give priority to selling sweet potatoes to the grassland.
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Not only does this request sound clueless, but I can’t even think of anything bad about it. Anyway, promotion comes first and harvest comes later. And even if the harvest is harvested, Du Jing also promised that the product will be the same as what’s on the market.
Purchasing it at such a low price seems to do all the harm and no good.
Leave it to others, and they might just agree casually.
But when Li Chen heard these words, the smile on his face gradually faded.
Chapter completed!