After leaving the Ji family's mansion, Li Yi arranged for people to buy various spices, honey and liquor. He wanted to make a real geranium tobacco with his own hands.
After a series of modulations, the hard work paid off.
This cigarette is even harder to smoke.
It's almost too hard to swallow.
"It's weird, it's really weird!" Li Yi touched his head and couldn't figure out why it was like this?
The fragrant leaves are still the same fragrant leaves as before. Why is there such a big difference in taste?
Li Yi, who was puzzled, had no choice but to wander on the street, and Cao Qingyan was the only one accompanying him.
Two people, one behind the other, walked down the street.
"Has the news come from the head of the Gu family?" Li Yi asked.
"Your Majesty, no."
Li Yi nodded, "This old dog has always been very cunning. We must keep an eye on him to make sure there is no mistake."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Gu family has been fully taken over by our internal machine supervision. In addition, his son Gu Yan has also been taken away by the old slave. As long as he dares to play tricks, the old slave will make him completely cut off from the Gu family."
Li Yi laughed, "It's yours."
Just at this moment, there were shouts from the vendors in the distance, "Scones, scones, freshly baked scones!"
But when Li Yi heard the word "scone", his whole expression changed instantly and he ran over quickly.
It's really hard to find anywhere without wearing iron shoes. It takes no effort to get it. How can Luzon smoke be fragrant without being roasted?
The vendor asked with a smile, "Sir, do you want to eat scones?"
Li Yi smiled faintly, "I've taken care of everything you have here, including you."
The vendor was stunned and quickly shook his head, "No, no, I have a wife at home, and I have always been a prostitute rather than a prostitute. Even the Widow Wang from the next village approached me, and I didn't agree..."
Li Yi was speechless. Where did he start talking about this? Why did it involve selling his art instead of selling his body?
"I'll buy all your stuff and your baking skills, do you understand?"
The vendor suddenly became nervous, "Oh, I understand, but I have hundreds of scones here and my stove..."
Before he could finish speaking, a large golden ingot appeared in front of his eyes.
The merchant's eyes widened.
He had never seen what Jin Yuanbao looked like in his life, and today was an eye-opener.
"Sir... Sir, is this for the younger one?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "Yes, it's yours."
The vendors didn't dare to pick it up and even thought they were dreaming.
"Take it!" Li Yi handed it to him directly and said, "However, you are not allowed to reveal anything about what I arranged for you to do, otherwise, you will know the consequences."
The vendor held the gold ingot and nodded his head like a rattle, "Sir, don't worry, I won't say anything. No, from today on, I am mute."
Li Yi nodded and directly arranged him to a hidden place.
He also told him to bake the Luzon tobacco in the oven, and also told him the secret of baking.
The vendor nodded seriously, "Sir, don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem."
Throughout the morning, a pile of roasted fragrant leaves was placed in front of Li Yi, with honey and white wine added to them.
Just putting it in front of you has a special fragrance.
Li Yi rolled one in rice paper and sucked it in. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to his own time and space.
"call!"
The aroma is mellow and the mouthfeel is soft.
"good!"
Li Yi immediately said: "Assign people to increase production. I want this fragrant leaf to become popular in Jiangnan Province."
In order to improve the acceptance of fragrant leaves, he also put a lot of effort into the outer packaging.
The jade box with gold foil and the brocade bag with gold paper are all extremely exquisite in workmanship.
The production process of this fragrant leaf itself is very simple and does not require any machinery. A small oven for baking pancakes on the street will do.
However, this efficiency is still not enough, and it is urgent to expand the oven and increase production intensity.
It's just that this thing hasn't become popular yet. How to open up the market and make this thing popular is a problem.
"Old Cao, send someone to invite Ji Fupin over. I have something to discuss with her."
"promise!"
Not long after, Ji Fupin arrived. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't help but said, "What smells so good?"
At Li Yi's feet, four or five fragrant leaf heads were thrown to the ground.
"Isn't this what I told you, Luzon Yan?"
Ji Fupin was shocked, "It's real or fake, how come it smells so good?"
Li Yi smiled mysteriously and took her directly to the oven. Now a scone vendor was busy hanging Luzon cigarettes in the oven to bake them.
There are also many prepared fragrant leaves placed on the table, neatly placed in boxes, and the fragrance is constantly emitted from these fragrant leaves.
Ji Fupin picked it up and smelled it, and was immediately fascinated by the fragrance.
This is really good stuff!
Ji Fupin came from a merchant family and immediately knew the terrible value of this thing.
In Li Yi's eyes, these are just free money.
Although the value of fragrant leaves is not as high as that of Dafeng Bank, it is definitely the most profitable industry.
In the future, the military expenses of Gale's army may depend on this.
After glancing around, he called the vendor over and asked, "How much can you produce in a day now?"
The vendor did the math and said, "Sir, the maximum is more than twenty kilograms per day."
"Too little!" Li Yi shook his head, "This efficiency is not enough even for himself, let alone for sales."
"I need more, at least five thousand pounds a day."
The merchant shook his head hurriedly, "This is really impossible. I can't do it even if I don't eat or drink. The size of the stove is fixed, and I'm the only one."
Li Yi raised his hand, "I don't care, I just want efficiency. You go find me people, a hundred, a thousand people, and a furnace. Expand the furnace, the bigger the better."
The merchant nodded, looking embarrassed, "But finding someone and building a furnace requires money. This..."
Li Yi directly took out a heavy money bag and said solemnly: "I am not short of money. I will give you as much as you want. If it delays the listing of fragrant leaves, I will take it from you!"
"No, sir, don't worry, we won't be delayed." The merchant assured again and again.
"One person weighs twenty kilograms a day, and if one hundred people work, that's two thousand kilograms. If we replace it with a larger furnace, the output will at least double."
Li Yi became more and more excited as he talked, and immediately said: "You should find people right now. The more, the better."
"If you don't have enough space, rent the one next to it. If it's not enough, then expand the space. You can buy whatever area you like in the entire Jiangnan Province capital city."
Ji Fupin stood aside and was shocked. It was really risky to expand the scale of the fragrant leaves before they were launched on the market. This was a taboo in business.
"Li Yi, after all, we haven't started to go public yet. We have recruited so many people and produced so many fragrant leaves. If we can't sell it, it will all be in vain."
"Don't worry, it won't happen, absolutely not. This fragrant leaf will soon become popular in Jiangnan Province, and then spread throughout the Dafeng Dynasty."
Ji Fupin was cautious in doing things, but he had nothing to do with Li Yi.
So stubborn!
After all, she didn't travel through time, and she didn't know how dependent men were on fragrant leaves. A man could skip meals, but he could never stop smoking fragrant leaves.
To put it bluntly, fragrant leaves are a man’s life!
As long as the market for fragrant leaves is opened, the wealth it will bring can only be described as terrifying.
To put it bluntly, this is simply a money grab.
Since Li Yi was so sure, Ji Fupin couldn't say anything.
Fortunately, Luzon cigarettes are very cheap, so even if they cannot be sold, the loss will not be huge.
At worst, just treat it as fun.
But she didn't know that Li Yi expected Xiangye to go public and earn military expenses for him?
Ji Fupin asked: "How do you sell these fragrant leaves? Do you need to rent a few shops? Our Ji family has a few idle shops. If you don't mind, I will give them to you."
Li Yi shook his head, "Such a rare item is sold on the street. There are only a few that can be purchased. Moreover, the price of this item is very expensive. Except for aristocratic families, few ordinary people can afford it."
"Then how to sell it?" Ji Fupin frowned, looking worried.
Li Yi smiled and had an idea in his mind. If he has never eaten pork, how can he not see pigs running away?
"My definition of fragrant leaves is that they are noble items, only used by wealthy people."
"What do you mean?" Ji Fupin was even more confused.
"It's very simple. The supply and demand are reversed, making fragrant leaves a label for rich people and a status symbol. Moreover, this is not something you can buy just because you have money. It requires qualifications."
Ji Fupin shook his head, "Rich people are more cautious. They will not easily accept such rare things."
"But what if Wu Songjiang takes the lead in buying it?" Li Yi smiled mysteriously.
"ah!"
Ji Fupin was startled, and suddenly thought that Wu Songjiang was afraid of Li Yi, and immediately nodded and said: "If Mr. Wu Songjiang takes the lead personally, then this fragrant leaf will definitely become popular among the wealthy people very quickly."
In fact, Li Yi had already thought about it and asked Wu Songjiang to help promote it, starting with officials at all levels in Jiangnan Province and gradually reaching the circle of aristocratic families.
I believe that within half a month, it will become popular in the aristocratic circles.
Noble?
If you are rich, you love comparison. Once it becomes popular, it will definitely explode the aristocratic circle instantly.
Just when Li Yi was lost in the fantasy of counting money until his hands cramped in the future, Cao Qingyan suddenly walked in and said a few words in his ear.
"What, we've got an appointment!"
