It was Bai Qin who helped Liang Xiao accept these customized appliances.
As a Xuanwei, Bai Qin was one of the few civil servants and was deeply trusted by Duan Yunyi.
When Duan Yunyi arranged for him to assist Liang Xiao, he told Liang Xiao that he could trust him with confidence.
As expected, Liang Xiao entrusted him with various most important tasks, such as finance.
Not only did Bai Qin not feel any hardship, he was also a little happy.
This shows that this boss is indeed loyal to His Majesty, unlike those aristocratic families who can't afford to lose their tail, and do all sorts of things.
When Liang Xiao and Jiang Fuxue returned, the entire workshop was filled with utensils.
Counting the sugar mills and newspaper offices, there were already twenty large and small workshops under Liang Xiao's name, all of which were acquired from Bai He and Gongsun Ling.
However, these workshops in Baihe are actually empty shells. All the equipment that can be moved has been taken away by Baihe, and Liang Xiao has no need to clean up.
In contrast, Gongsun Ling was a lot more polite and gave him some of the tools in the bookshop.
Jiang Fuxue held Liang Xiao's arm and looked at the bottles and cans and grains in the workshop. She blinked her watery eyes and looked up at Liang Xiao.
"Brother, this doesn't look like a sugar factory?"
"They are winemakers. They make good wine and sell it to the rich. They only take the high-end route." Liang Xiao replied.
Jiang Fuxue said worriedly: "Brother, you should drink in moderation. Don't drink too much and cause trouble..."
Liang Xiao smiled knowingly and said, "Xue'er doesn't need to worry about this kind of thing."
Jiang Fuxue said aggrievedly: "So, it's Xue'er's fault..."
Liang Xiao was quickly defeated and explained sincerely: "How could it be? No one cares about my brother more than you! What I mean is that I won't get drunk and get into trouble in the future. Because I don't want to see Xue'er being frightened. Tonight, my brother will do it again." Let me tell you two chapters of Journey to the West!"
Jiang Fuxue was finally satisfied and smiled broadly.
It’s better to have this half-brother!
Look at Gongsun Wuji, who has the same father and mother, but they are just related by blood!
After seeing Liang Xiao and Bai Tang start their business, Jiang Fuxue and her grandmother no longer worried, and just watched Liang Xiao's operations quietly.
After all, as long as you master the white sugar process, it doesn't matter if the wine business fails.
"Is he planning to enter the wine industry?"
After receiving the notification, Duan Yunyi fell into deep thought.
"Sister, this year's grain harvest is acceptable. Making some wine will not be a big problem. The real influencer on grain prices is the Gongyang family who monopolizes the grain industry in Dazhou." Duan Yunxiu hummed.
Duan Yunyi glanced at the framed "Luo Shen Fu" on the table, nodded silently, and made an excuse for himself in his heart.
For the sake of "Luo Shen Fu", let's just...believe him as always.
Zhuge Hui did not object.
Dazhou implemented a liquor policy that strictly restricted private brewing and selling of liquor, leaving it to the government for its exclusive benefit.
The Jiangnan Gongyang family, which controls the grain industry, also has the privilege of making wine, but it can only sell high-end wine at more than one tael per catty, and it cannot sell wine in the form of gifts or kickbacks.
As a first-class imperial merchant, Liang Xiao had the privilege of making wine and took a high-end route. He would not compete with the court for profit, but would only impact the Gongyang family's wine industry.
But, how high-end can his wine be?
What can he brew?
Zhuge Hui knew that Liang Xiao had already controlled the sugar market in the capital, and it would take time and planning to expand.
Entering the wine and book industries is indeed the best choice.
But this worry is insignificant compared with the good news that frequently comes from the East China Sea.
These past few days have been the happiest and most touching period in the lives of the two sisters.
The yield of the salt fields is amazing and the cost is incredibly low!
Under normal circumstances, the sun-salted method does not require the use of firewood to boil the sea into salt, which greatly saves manpower and material costs, as well as production time.
Dazhou implemented the "salt introduction method". In a nutshell, salt merchants obtained certificates from the government, then went to the salt fields to collect the salt and resold it at a high price, and the government collected a large amount of salt tax from it.
Even so, those salt merchants still made a lot of money.
Especially for the salt merchants in the areas along the canal, the bosses behind the scenes are the Gongyang family, the Dugu family, the Duanmu family...
The worth of each businessman starts with tens of millions of taels of silver, and the salt merchants who are worth several million taels can only be regarded as "small businessmen."
These salt merchants are so rich that they even start a rich list in the circle and compete for wealth.
The emperors of the Zhou Dynasty were worried about the empty treasury every day, but they could not find a suitable excuse to solve the problem, let alone refuse to send salt.
The reason is that the production of salt is too low, and of course the price cannot come down!
Once the government specializes in the salt industry, fierce opposition from various industries is not the primary threat.
If the price of salt is too high, it will trigger civil unrest.
After all, the people's salt conflict was transferred to the court. If there were any more people who wanted to incite the people to rebel against the court, the consequences would be disastrous.
If the government repeatedly fools customers like profiteers do, it is seeking death.
The Zhou court would not do such risky things unless it was absolutely necessary.
"The production of salt will increase, the cost of salt for the common people will decrease, the income of the imperial court will increase, and fame and fortune will be gained. Only then will your majesty be able to abolish the salt introduction law with confidence!" Zhuge Hui's tone was rare and exciting.
This is what Emperor Gaozu and Shizu dreamed of, and it will soon be realized in Duan Yunyi's generation!
Duan Yunyi nodded solemnly and couldn't help but glance at the "Luo Shen Fu" on the wall with mixed emotions.
The better he is and the greater his contribution to the court, the more guilty he feels!
As the new appointee to Shizhong, Liang Xiao is qualified to participate in government affairs.
Zhuge Hui specially arranged for Zhuge Cheng and others to communicate with him in turn, convey the situation to Liang Xiao in a timely manner, share his official experience with Liang Xiao, and learn from Liang Xiao some ideas on how to implement contingency measures.
Considering that Liang Xiao is still doing business, only Zhuge Cheng is responsible for this matter for the time being.
Ever since he knew that his sister had a secret crush on Liang Xiaofang, Zhuge Cheng became more and more concerned about Liang Xiao.
After a busy day at the wine shop, Liang Xiao returned home and looked thoughtfully at the financial report delivered by Bai Qin.
His business is growing, and he will inevitably officially enter the court in the future, so he needs the help of some talents.
Qin Baili and others, who were born in the south of the Yangtze River, are still concentrating on studying in Taixue, and it is inconvenient for him to disturb them recently.
The scholars in the capital were most likely from big families, so he could only ask Xuan Wei to work hard and secretly visit the talents.
In the eyes of outsiders, Liang Xiao's life is getting more and more promising.
Nangong Ning, who had broken off her engagement with Liang Xiao, was sitting at Duanmu Yunqing's house, gritting her teeth and looking at the newspaper on the table, her body trembling violently and her eyes filled with resentment.
The song "Magpie Bridge Immortal" in the newspaper made her feel miserable.
"Is it because he has been able to write so many poems that can be passed down to the world because he has always hidden them..."
In the past two days, her talented best friends were also impressed by this poem. Every time they talked, their yearning for Liang Xiao was revealed between the lines.
"Yun Qing! Write a few poems and compete with him!" Nangong Ning hugged Duanmu Yunqing's arm and started acting coquettishly.
Duanmu Yunqing said angrily: "Creating things like this depends on inspiration...I've been worrying about our marriage recently, so I can't write it!"
Nangong Ning's face was full of disappointment.
Then Liang Xiao was promoted to a noble rank because of his meritorious service!
As a title left by the founding fathers of the country, the Marquis of Lanling had a status second only to Marquis of Dingguo in the Zhou Dynasty, and his settlements were gradually increased to 8,000 households.
The number of food towns in Dingguohou's mansion was at least fifteen thousand households.
When the Marquis of Zhenyuan had the largest number of households, there were only 2,000 households, only a quarter of the Marquis of Lanling!
Liang Xiao, whom he despised, has a prosperous career!
On the other hand, Duanmu Yuncheng and Duanmu Yunqing are still waiting for the court to be vacant...
