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Inside the church.

Hearing Yarlin's reply, William was slightly taken aback:

"Which two o'clock?"

Yarlin pondered for a few seconds, then raised a finger:

"The first point is that the church must first arrange for tomato sauce to be consumed for two weeks, and it can only be sold after it is completely confirmed that it is not toxic.

If you are worried about the recipe leaking, I can pay you an advance payment of five guineas in the name of the parish. "

Hearing this, William secretly looked at Mavericks and Xu Yun.

mentioned earlier.

The income of an ordinary family in the current society is about 0.65 guineas, and five guineas is almost 8 years of income.

Based on the annual income of a family of 60,000 yuan in later generations, it is about 500,000 yuan.

This price is so small that it can be ignored for the potential market of ketchup. After all, bread and potatoes are the staple food in this era, and ketchup can only be measured in units of "wangeni" in the whole European market.

But still that sentence.

When a product's technical barriers can be easily broken through, no matter how large its potential market is, it is difficult to monopolize it.

Especially in this turbulent era-unless you nationalize it through a policy, it is possible to prohibit private production.

According to previous estimates by Xu Yun and others, without an authoritative endorser, they can only earn 5-8 guineas at most.

Not to mention that Xu Yun is very clear about Yarlin's resume, this pastor is indeed a reliable person with good conduct.

Follow the historical trajectory.

Six years later, Yarlin would receive a family property of 150 guineas, but he only left 10 guineas for his pension, and the rest was donated to the church according to the Protestant "tithe". Part of it is used to help the poor.

Today there is a restored alms shop in the small town of Grantham in memory of the pastor.

After Yarlin's death, the Protestant Church also established a Yarlin Fund for him. On the day the fund was established, Mavericks donated 40 pounds (at that time, the British pound had already started to be issued).

And this 40 pounds is also the only donation in Mavericks life with a physical receipt.

Faced with a huge sum of 150 guineas, Yarlin chose to donate it at will, not to mention the ketchup with uncertain prospects.

Therefore, Xu Yun secretly winked at William, indicating that he could agree.

William obviously had the same mentality, and quickly nodded and said:

"No problem, Reverend Arlin."

Yarlin nodded slightly, took a sip of water from the cup on the table, and continued:

"As for the second thing, the church has to hold 70% of the shares."

"Seventy percent shares?"

William's voice suddenly became a little higher. Although he quickly recovered his calm, the heaving of his chest could still tell that his heart was not at peace:

"Pastor Yarlin, isn't this ratio too high?"

The ketchup was a recipe given by Xu Yun, Mavericks was a middleman, and William himself provided a relatively solid backing.

Therefore, regardless of the church, the distribution of benefits among the three parties should be at least 4:3:3. If Xu Yun is determined, it is normal to take half of it.

If the church holds 70% of the shares, wouldn't the actual share of my family be less than 10%?

Looking at the agitated William, Yarlin waved to him, signaling not to worry:

"Mr. William, can you listen to me first?"

Then he paused and continued:

"First of all, there is the issue of the material cost of tomato sauce. Although I haven't seen the specific recipe, I'm sure sugar must be indispensable in it. Are you right, Mr. William?"

Hearing the word sugar, William immediately fell silent.

Europe in the 17th century was not like later generations, where you could buy a pack of sugar for two dollars and five dollars.

During this period, granulated sugar was not considered a food in Europe. They were more used as medicines, or items used by rich and powerful people to show off their power and wealth.

The reason why sugar was used as a medicine was mainly because many people suffered from chronic malnutrition at that time. Sugar has high calories, and it is a "special drug" that can take immediate effect no matter what the situation is.

At this time, the price of 100 grams of sugar is about 8-9 pence, which is equivalent to 1/20 of a family's annual income.

The bit of white sugar from Mavericks' house was a reserve resource shared by William and his wife for Mavericks. If Mavericks hadn't been thinking about infinite series at that time, it would be almost impossible for Xu Yun to take it away smoothly.

And if the church chooses to cooperate with William's family, at least the market in a town like Grantham is expected at that time, and the pre-production cost is obviously not a small figure-and it has to be borne by the church.

Seeing William whose momentum gradually weakened, Yarlin smiled again:

"In addition to the cost, Grantham Diocese can also provide more advanced channels-not to mention, it is not difficult to cover at least one-fifth of the East Midlands.

Mr. William, you are also a businessman, you should be able to understand the difference between a hundred people buying and ten thousand buying, right? "

One hundred people make one hundred percent, and ten thousand people make ten percent. The profit of the latter is ten times that of the former. This is a problem that even Lilani can convert.

Thinking of this, William could not help but glance at Xu Yun.

Xu Yun shrugged slightly, indicating that he had no objection.

The two reasons Yaerlin said are very good, and Xu Yun himself can't bring back the money he made in this era, so he doesn't need to worry too much.

Seeing this situation, William had no choice but to give up the fight on the big market, and turned to attack the minutiae:

"Mr. Yarlin, what you said is very reasonable, but I think 70% is still a bit high. What do you think of 64%? There is also the issue of advance payment. I hope to get at least eight guineas."

When it came to this kind of penny-pinching, William naturally changed his address from 'pastor' to 'sir', after all, the word 'pastor' was a bit embarrassing in such a philistine situation.

The two then had some discussions and finally came to an agreement:

On behalf of the Diocese of Grantham, Yarlin signed a ketchup sharing agreement with William, with a 6.5:3.5 split between the two parties.

The two parties will conduct a one-week edible observation session. If everything is normal, they will officially enter the mass production stage.

At the same time, Yarlin will pay William 7 guineas as a guaranteed advance payment. The advance payment belongs to the advance payment of the sharing agreement, but it also has the nature of a guaranteed minimum—that is to say, when the ketchup is divided, the church will first subtract 7 from the base number and then As a share, but if the total profit does not exceed 7 guineas, William does not need to refund the money.

Later, the two parties pressed their fingerprints on the agreement successively. In this era when civil law is gradually sprouting, this kind of agreement has very high legal benefits:

A little over a year earlier, in March 1664, a commoner had just won a knight at Wimbledon with a similar agreement.

After more than ten minutes.

The three walked out from the church gate, Xiao Niu touched the three guineas in his pocket (two for Xiao Niu and one for Xu Yun's meal fee), and he couldn't help smiling.