Chapter 542 Luxurious Things Are Like Waves

"Proprietor, proprietor, we have sold 1,200."

On October 25th, Song De hurried over to find Li Yi.

He told Li Yi that he had sold 1,200 kerosene lamps, and there were so many rich people in Chang'an.

Li Yi was very calm: "Don't worry, Chang'an has great consumption potential. Now it's just that some people are hesitant. When others start using kerosene lamps, they can't help it anymore."

Li Yi knows the psychology of consumption. Do rich people spend money to buy things? What they buy is status.

If you buy kerosene lamps one by one, rich people will still look down upon them.

He bought leather bags worth tens of thousands each at that time. Are leather bags really more comfortable to use than others?

For people who have no money, Lijiazhuangzi sells things in a way that is close to the people. For those who have money, the prices are more friendly to the people.

How much did the first BP machine cost when it came out? Then Hanxian came out, and the price doubled and people rushed to buy it.

When the phone shows up, I want to make a call so that everyone around me can hear it.

Until I finally calmed down, I only needed to use my mobile phone once.

Kerosene lamps were pretty much the same thing, a luxury item.

If Li Yi wants to support the front line, he must help Datang make money. Starting from himself, he will not pay taxes on the kerosene lamps he sells until next year.

You will have to pay taxes after the New Year. If you don’t buy it now, you will regret it later.

"It's just such a thing, it costs a hundred coins, a little copper, a glass cover, and kerosene. How did you get the kerosene?"

Yao Chong held a kerosene lamp in his hand and tried his best to analyze it in terms of material cost.

Zhang Shuo and Lu Huaishen in the lobby of the political hall had no time to pay attention to Yao Chong. They were carefully wiping the glass cover of the kerosene lamp with a small deerskin rag.

The things are gifts from His Majesty, and all third-grade officials with actual duties have one.

Then every two months, each person can receive a 4,000 ml bottle of kerosene, which can be burned continuously for a hundred hours.

You don’t need to light it when going to bed at night, just light it some time before dinner and bed.

Fifty hours a month is more than one and a half hours a day, which is enough.

Of course, if you get up early in the morning to go to court, you should also order some after dark.

Lu Huaishen and Zhang said they cherished the kerosene lamp and knew the instruction manual by heart.

The main thing is to add salt, which can turn the water in the kerosene into a salt water solution.

The salt water solution is incompatible with kerosene and has a large specific gravity, so it falls to the bottom.

The kerosene above is pure, does not emit black smoke when burning, and is brighter.

If we don't do this, relying on Lijiazhuangzi's craftsmanship, the kerosene will keep spitting out black smoke.

Of course, Li Yi can process and purify the kerosene first. He has the skills.

But he didn't. Every time the purity increased by one percentage point, the money spent was just a few points. In the later stage, when the purity increased by 0.1 percentage points, the amount of money needed to purify was doubled.

Like alcohol, if you want to purify it, you have to... add quicklime, not salt, because alcohol dissolves in salt water.

As for the alcohol used for analysis, Li Yi could only apologize, he couldn't get it.

It is impossible for Yao Chong to understand chemistry and physics. He made a habit of criticizing and found that no one catered to him.

"What do you think of charging 90% of the tax?" Yao Chong said something.

"Li Yi may not sell it. We won't have kerosene to use in the future. Yuanzhi, please stop for a while."

Lu Huaishen was annoyed. He couldn't just trouble Li Yi if he caught something.

I know you are 'sick', but you are too sick.

Zhang said that if you look at the glass cover, it is beautiful and clean, and there are no traces of wiping visible from all angles.

He put down the deerskin and said, "Didn't heaven and earth say that it would be good to give us and the ministers an extra lamp, and also take care of the lamp oil?"

"Both of you were bribed by him." Yao Chong said angrily.

"Yuanzhi, do you want to join Tuan'er?" Lu Huaishen was rude. The Tuan'er he was talking about was naturally the First Datang Inspection Team.

"How can we use two lights? In fact, one is enough. I'll go back and think about it."

As soon as Yao Chong heard about entering Tuan'er, he quickly turned in, that is, retreated.

He already knew the role of the tuan'er created by Li Yi's instigation to His Majesty. They were all former high-ranking officials.

Other inspection officials may encounter local resistance when they go to the local area, as well as pressure from the local government to contact high-ranking officials at court.

But if it were a group of people who had been ministers and prime ministers, would they bow their heads? They will deal with it harder.

At the same time, they don't deal with each other very much, and no one can even think of interceding with others.

This is such a shame, I guess I will join the Tuan'er one day.

You say you have no right? There is a lot of power.

You say you have power, but a group of colleagues restrict it, so what about you, the prime minister? Who hasn’t been there?

"Yuan Zhi's current illness is mental." Zhang said that he understands much now, even mental illnesses.

"He handles all the big things. We are only responsible for the small things. Some people say bad things. I used to be angry, but now I'm not angry anymore."

Lu Huaishen always took care of trivial matters. He knew that he could not compete with Yao Chong, and he wanted to make the Tang Dynasty better, so he took care of messy things that seemed insignificant to His Majesty.

In fact, these things are a big deal for local and state governments.

"Isn't that right? Does Li Yi do a lot of things? He is just a literary official. Li Yi has never asked for anything and is always there to help."

Zhang said that the mentality is also balanced. Does Li Yi want to have power? If he had not been angry because of the flood, he would not have been impeached.

After returning to his office, Yao Chong calmed down and picked up the matching deerskin to wipe the kerosene lamp.

In the past two days, the wind was strong and the weather was cold, and the number of people selling kerosene lamps increased.

Kerosene lanterns are really useful, especially when the wind blows. Other lanterns require heavy objects to be placed under them.

Then when the wind blew, the flame of the candle inside still swayed, even though this lamp was called a wind lamp.

The outside of the lantern is paper and gauze, which itself blocks light.

The kerosene lamp has a glass cover outside and is bright.

There are also rich people, there is no curfew at night, there are parties, and some people come by themselves carrying kerosene lamps, wandering around and feeling uncomfortable.

Those who use lanterns feel inferior to others.

Who can bear this? If you buy it, it’s only a hundred coins!

"How come it's not the New Year yet? You guys buy slower, why are you in a hurry." Others are normal, but Bi Gou has a lot of gray hair.

It was agreed that after the New Year, taxes on kerosene lamps would begin.

There are so many sold now. Will anyone still buy them after the Chinese New Year? It's all money.

After much deliberation, he wrote a poem to Li Yi: Before the year, the oil lamp was like stars, but after the festival, a lone moon shined brightly. How did the Beidou know the Jade Rabbit? The suffering of the people lies in the imperial court.

Meaning, if you sell so many now, will you still be able to sell one after the New Year?

Stars and moon, UU reading www. uukanshu． netｔThe two things cannot be confused.

You must know that your purpose is to help the people increase tax revenue for the court. Hurry up and don't sell it yet.

Li Chengqi helped Bi Gou deliver the letter in the evening: "Brother Yi, you see that the Minister of Household Affairs' hair is almost gone."

Li Yi understood it as soon as he heard it. He was helpless: "Lao Bi still doesn't understand economics and consumer psychology. Now he has to strike while the iron is hot and sell.

When the wealthy people in Chang'an have kerosene lamps, other foreign businessmen will be willing to buy them.

How much money can you make from a kerosene lamp? What really makes money is kerosene, which is taxed at 10%, and the more you use it, the more you use it, which is a long-term thing. "

Li Chengqi was thinking deeply, thinking about the overall affairs of the Tang Dynasty, which should really be spread out, rather than looking for temporary gains.

"Being eager for quick success will make mistakes, right brother Yi?" Li Chengqi asked while reflecting on himself.

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