Super Homeowner System

After chatting with Liu Pingli for a while, Hua Kai had a new understanding of the business in this world.

Most of the commodity channels are in the hands of big families. Take horses for example. The price of a horse on the grassland is about 5 gold. Why can it be sold for 30 gold in the big market of Ju State?

At least half of this was taken by the Qi family. Tariffs, commodity taxes, and transaction taxes, the price of horses was raised skyrocketing. Compared with ordinary families, the tariffs of noble families are lower, and the profits are greater than those of ordinary caravans.

Hua Kai thought about what Liu Pingli said. It would be too embarrassing for him to make 20 or 30 gold a year by trading in grain, cattle and sheep with the advantages of the system. However, if he stayed in Guang County and made money by upgrading horses, he would definitely be discovered after a long time. This caravan really had to leave.

After paying 60 gold for the horse, Hua Kai left the Sihai Merchants' residence and walked towards the center of the market with his family members.

The houses in the center of the market are much better than those in the periphery. Pieces of wood separate small courtyards, and the houses can at least shelter from wind and rain.

They found Wei Baotou and several villagers from Huajiabao. They had already found two adjacent courtyards and prepared food for them.

After dinner, Hua Kai took a hot bath. He asked everyone to wait in the courtyard, leaving only Grandpa and Er Zhuang.

He asked Er Zhuang to bring out the porcelain pot for cooking from the kitchen. Hua Kai found two flat stones and placed them under the porcelain pot. He poured two buckets of water into the inner pot and cooked it with a high fire.

"Master. Are you going to cook for yourself?" Er Zhuang asked curiously as he watched Hua Kai's actions.

"Let me do an experiment. You weigh 2 kilograms of black salt and pour it into the porcelain pot." There has been porcelain in this world for a long time, but it is not as good as Hua Kai's own.

Er Zhuang weighed two kilograms of coarse salt and poured it into the porcelain pot. The water in the porcelain pot soon became turbid. Er Zhuang looked at the porcelain pot with some regret, feeling sorry that two kilograms of salt were gone again.

"Stir it with a long stick, and stop when you feel the salt has dissolved." Hua Kai said, and Er Zhuang did it, and Hua Xing helped from time to time.

When the salt was dissolved, Hua Kai poured the dirty black salt water into the basin prepared on the side, and then took out the silk he bought today and used the silk to filter out the dirt.

But the silk was too fine, and the salt water was too dirty to filter. Hua Kai knew that he was anxious, so he asked Wei Baotou to go to the market to buy some coarse cotton cloth.

After buying the cotton cloth, Hua Kai classified all the cotton cloth according to the coarseness and fineness. After filtering the salt water six times, it finally became clearer, but it was not the kind of very clear that Hua Kai thought in his mind.

"No matter, let's burn the salt crystals first. If this method works, the quality of the salt crystals will not be much better than that of refined salt." Hua Kai thought as he looked at the salt water after multiple filtrations.

The porcelain jar was kept from dusk to late at night, and the salt water finally became less. Hua Kai slowed down the fire and kept stirring, and the salt water finally began to crystallize.

"It's already midnight, let's talk about it tomorrow! You burned all the firewood!" Hua Xing saw his grandson concentrating on it. Although he didn't know what he wanted to do, he still stayed with him until now.

"It's almost done, grandpa, what do you think of this salt?" Hua Kai took a little salt from the stick and handed it to his grandfather and asked.

Hua Xing took the salt and found that the color of this salt was much better than the salt he usually ate, and it was not much different from the refined salt used by the nobles. He put it in his mouth and tasted it, and suddenly a bitter and salty taste came.

"This..., the bitterness is basically gone, it's the same as refined salt, Kai'er, are you using coarse salt to make fine salt?" Hua Xing asked in surprise.

"It's just a small purification method. There are still impurities in this salt. If the salt water is filtered well, this salt should become as white as snow." Hua Kai also tasted it himself, and the bitterness was indeed still there.

At this time, Er Zhuang was tired and began to doze off. He stood up smartly when he heard Hua Kai talking.

"Master..." Er Zhuang said embarrassedly.

"Er Zhuang, pour out all the salt in here and weigh it to see how much it weighs." Hua Kai pointed to the completely crystallized salt crystals in the porcelain jar and said.

Er Zhuang took out the salt crystals, wrapped them in sheepskin, weighed them, and then weighed the sheepskin again. After weighing, he started to calculate.

"Master, it's 6 liang and 4 qian in total." Er Zhuang said.

Basically, three catties of coarse salt can produce one catty of fine salt, and the first time I boiled it, I wasted a lot. If I purify it on a large scale, the salt yield will definitely increase. The price of refined salt is ten times that of coarse salt, and I can also make three times the profit.

"Kai'er, this kind of thing can't be known to anyone in the future. If you are not careful, it may lead to a fatal disaster. Er Zhuang, anything we do tonight can't be mentioned to anyone, understand?" Hua Xing realized what his good grandson had done. The profit temptation of turning coarse salt into refined salt was unimaginable.

Er Zhuang had no idea what had just happened. He lowered his head and agreed when he heard the old man say that. But when he returned to his room, he still didn't understand why the old man was so serious.

"Kai'er, come in. Grandpa has something to tell you." Hua Xing felt that he had to tell Hua Kai about the interests involved.

Hua Kai was happy about the success of purifying crude salt, and heard his grandfather asking him to bring all the purification tools into the house.

"Where did you learn this method of turning crude salt into refined salt? You must not let others know about this, you understand." Hua Xing said in a low voice.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I accidentally thought of this crude salt purification this afternoon, and I thought of giving it a try, but I didn't expect it to work. There are only you, me, and Er Zhuang here tonight, so it won't be leaked." Hua Kai said easily.

"This matter cannot be taken lightly. Have you ever thought about how to sell the refined salt? The salt selling channels in Guang County are all in the hands of the county magistrate Han's family. As long as you release the refined salt, they will definitely trace the source of the refined salt." Hua Xing found this method of purifying crude salt. It is impossible not to be tempted, but it is useless to have a method without being able to sell it.

"Why can't we transport the refined salt to the grassland? There are countless tribes in the grassland. I don't believe they can keep watching us." Hua Kai said.

"Kai'er, you don't know that all countries are very strict in checking and handling goods on the trade route. When leaving Guang County, the Han family will strictly check the goods of each family, and then we need to pay enough road permit fees. When passing through each checkpoint, we just need to take out the road permit. The inspector checks whether the road permit is consistent with the goods. If the difference is too large, it cannot pass through each checkpoint."

Hua Xing thought Hua Kai was going to smuggle, and couldn't help reminding him.

"Grandpa, as long as there are not too many things, I have a way to hide the refined salt secretly. At most, it will be about ten stones. If we can secretly transport 10 stones of refined salt to Linhu, or even further!" Hua Kai whispered.

"Then there will be at least 400 gold in profit, and the profit from Linhu will exceed a thousand gold." Hua Xing's voice was trembling when he said this. He used to work hard to earn 20 or 30 gold a year. A thousand gold was an unimaginable number in his mind. In the county, except for the county magistrate Han's family, it is estimated that no family can earn a thousand gold a year.

"Haha, Grandpa, don't worry. If we want to do it, we must do it secretly and won't let anyone find out. Erzhuang has been in our family since he was a child. There is no need to consider his loyalty. Tomorrow you go to buy salt yourself, buy it back and put it in the yard. When we buy horses, we will go to the grain market and go home at noon."

Before going to bed at night, Hua Kai did not enter the space trial. Now, except for the [Will Training Secret Realm], he has made little progress in the [Physical Training Secret Realm] and [Strength Training Secret Realm], and he will not gain much if he enters.

Early the next morning, Hua Kai woke up and saw a mountain of salt bags in the yard. There were 20 bags in total, weighing exactly 2,000 kilograms.

"Grandpa, did no one ask you when you bought so much salt?" Hua Xing stayed in the yard alone waiting for his grandson to wake up, while everyone else was driven to another yard.

"I spent some money to buy it at the carriage shop. We don't even have a horse, so I spent 500 more bone coins." Hua Xing said and left the yard.

Hua Kai took out the money in the storage space first, put all the coarse salt in it, and found that there was still a small half of the space left. This is because the density of salt is high. One cubic meter of pure salt can hold more than 4,300 kilograms of table salt. This coarse salt has more impurities and a smaller density.

Hua Xing just went out, and before he could help Hua Kai lock the door, Hua Kai had already come out. When he came to the horse market, Hua Kai spent two hours selecting 20 strong horses. 16 of them were within 3 points of physical fitness and broke through, and 4 of them were very spiritual and agile.

The total cost of 20 horses was nearly 130 gold, which made everyone in Huajiabao grit their teeth. The 220 gold they had just received was reduced to more than 30 gold in a blink of an eye.

After buying the horses, Huakai put the horses on the carriage and came to the grain market here.

The grain here is basically shipped from southern countries such as Song, Zheng, Cai, and Han. The grain output in the south is high and the price is cheap. The grain price here is about 30% cheaper than that in Guangxian City. Huakai ordered Wei Baotou to fill all 12 carriages. In the end, only 140 stones were loaded. These grains are enough for Huajiabao to eat for 4 months until this winter is completely over.

However, Huakai considered that there were more than 20 horses to feed this year, and the required fine feed would inevitably be a lot, so he went to the market to buy 6 carriages to put on 6 horses.

The total cost of grain was 4 gold and 76 silver, and 6 carriages only cost 18 silver. Before leaving the market, Huakai bought a lot of linen, cotton, and silk.

If you want to purify crude salt in large quantities, you still have to invest. As a result, more than 3 gold coins were spent at once, and Hua Kai only had 20 gold coins left.

The carriage was full of grain, so it was much slower.

Leaving the big market, Hua Xing rode a Dawan horse and walked at the front of the team, holding his red sandalwood dragon wood spear in his hand. He was in high spirits. Now he looked like he was in his 40s with black hair. Even if he didn't take action, others could feel a huge pressure.

The people of Huajiabao were sitting in the carriage. So much food made them feel extremely happy. This year, no one would be hungry again. They looked at Hua Xing in front of the team and Hua Kai on the shaft of the carriage, and they couldn't help but feel confident.

The old man of the Hua family is getting stronger and stronger, and there is such an excellent young master in the family. Huajiabao is stronger than before. Don't look at the poor family a few days ago. Even if the family couldn't afford to buy food, it's only been a few days, and the family has so many more horses and a full car of food.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel an indescribable sense of satisfaction in my heart. Huajiabao will get better and better in the future.

Not long after leaving the Buqi Market in Ju State, the main road turned into an uphill road. All the members of Huajiabao got off the carriage and pushed the carriage uphill. This is how business is done. Most of the time, people walk behind the carriage.

Hua Kai, as the head of the family, was young and did not participate in pushing the cart. He looked at everyone who was busy and hard-working, so he checked everyone's attributes.

Wei Baotou's loyalty has risen to 94 points, and his Jingxin Jue has broken through to Dacheng, which shows that the last time [Asking the Sky Stone] secret realm had a great effect on him. It's a pity that his cultivation is still at the 2nd level of Kaiyuan Realm. It seems that he has not worked hard enough in cultivation.

Er Zhuang's strength has unknowingly reached the 4th level of Kaiyuan Realm. He is simple-minded and has no management talent. Like his fourth uncle, he is full of thoughts on cultivation. He deserves the family's vigorous cultivation.

There are also other people in the team, many of whom are not on the family system list. They have good strength and qualifications. Hua Kai sees that most of their loyalty is above 70. It can only be said that the number of places included in the family system is too small.

Just after climbing a hillside, everyone stopped to let the horses rest, and saw something moving in the woods beside. The experienced Wei quickly organized everyone to drive the carriages together to form a circle, so that they could react even if they encountered danger.

All the villagers in Huajiabao have heard the stories of the older generation of merchants since they were young. The village often trains for various emergency situations. Everyone quickly took out their weapons from the carriages and calmed the horses.

"Grandpa, what's wrong!" Hua Kai asked puzzledly when he saw the team suddenly surrounded in a circle.

"There are enemies, probably a few flying thieves. Go to the middle of the team and don't distract me. Shout when you encounter danger." After Hua Xing finished speaking, Hua Kai quickly retreated to the center of the carriage. He was now weak in combat power and was still a child, so he was better to return to the protection circle and let his grandfather deal with it.

Flying thieves are the kind of people who wander around and commit crimes. They are also weaker without a base. They often appear on some trade routes and specifically pick weak caravans.

At this time, everyone in Huajiabao was fully prepared, waiting for the enemy to appear. When the bandits saw that the ambush failed, a strong man came out of the woods, followed by several small thieves holding ordinary wooden swords, and slowly walked towards the caravan.

"The mountains don't turn, the water turns, today we meet only for money! Don't be afraid, everyone, I, Ji, would not take this step unless I had no choice. The brothers below need to make a living, so it is said that losing money can avoid disaster. You can leave the goods and leave."

Hua Kai checked the attributes of the strong man, who was at the 6th level of Qidong Realm. There were only two Kaiyuan Realm behind him, and the others were some small shrimps in Yunqi and Queti Realm.

"Kai'er, take 2 golds... It's not easy for you guys to go out, these two golds are a little bit of your thoughts."

It would be best if there was no conflict when traveling for business. Hua Xing took the two golds and threw them to the strong man with the big knife. The strong man took the gold and weighed it in his hand.

At this time, Hua Kai found that there were still people ambushing in the woods nearby. It might not be easy to settle it peacefully today.

"Haha? You're sending beggars? You have so many horses, it must be worth at least a hundred gold..." The knife-wielding thief leader said contemptuously.

Hua Xing didn't take the other party seriously. He had just been promoted to the Qi training realm not long ago, and he hadn't really used his strength yet. At this point, he couldn't let it go even if he took the money. He was determined to keep the Huajiabao team. Hua Xing didn't communicate with the other party when he saw this. He held the golden sandalwood spear in his hand and rode his horse to kill the other party.

"Er Zhuang, protect Kai'er..."

Hearing Hua Xing's shout, everyone knew that a battle today was inevitable, and they gathered their attention and waited for the enemy to arrive.

Hua Kai's attention was on his grandfather. At this time, the system prompt came from his mind: "You have entered the combat state."

Our combat power: 1 person in the Qi training realm, 7 people in the Kaiyuan realm, and 24 people in the bone refining realm.

Our combat value is 10.7, and the momentum is 7.5.

The enemy's combat power: 1 person in the Qi dynamic realm, 2 people in the Kaiyuan realm, 8 people in the bone refining realm, and 7 people in the Yunqi realm.

The enemy's combat value is 1.4, and the momentum is 8.9.

The system actually gave a prompt! Hua Kai threw the system out of his mind. Even if the system thinks that the opponent is weak, Huajiabao must respond with all its strength.

The bandit leader did not expect Hua Xing to come to him like this, and hurriedly organized a team to attack. More than a dozen bandits came out of the woods and rushed towards the carriage team.

Hua Kai felt his blood surging all over his body. It was the first time he really faced such a scene. Hua Xing rode the Dayuan horse and rushed to the opponent in a few breaths. The bandit leader also knew that he could not wait for the opponent to attack, so he also rode towards Hua Xing.

"Bang...

"Puff..."

The thief felt that his sword was a few points slower than usual. Before he could react, he saw a silver spear head getting closer and closer to him, so he had to use the blade to stop it. The spear and the sword made a "bang" sound. The thief felt that his hands were about to break. Before he could react, the spear head stabbed his neck with one hand.