Zhao Ergou returned to the banquet silently.
The surrounding businessmen all saw that he was in a bad mood and did not dare to come forward and talk nonsense.
Only the shopkeeper Pan approached him with an extremely humble attitude: "Master Zhao, after we negotiated three or four months ago, I sold the inn and planned to buy a new restaurant with the guidance of Master Zhao. We’ve got it all together, Mr. Zhao can’t just leave his picks alone..."
"Just call me Shopkeeper Zhao." Zhao Ergou turned to look at him, "Your Pan's Inn is not running well and owes a lot of foreign debt. Tell me, how did I agree to this in the first place?"
Shopkeeper Pan saw such a glimmer of hope, and said repeatedly: "Back then, I visited Mr. Zhao many times to invite Mr. Zhao to tea. Mr. Zhao was moved by my persistence and finally went to the appointment, because our great-grandmother, the ancestor of the Pan family, once followed I have been a palace chef for more than ten years and have learned some techniques of palace meals. This is the main reason why Mr. Zhao agreed to the Pan family to become a franchisee."
After saying this, Zhao Ergou remembered it.
He originally wanted to borrow the name of the Pan family's palace catering to give Dahe Yan Restaurant a layer of gold. But later, more and more businessmen came to discuss franchise cooperation matters, and everyone showed enough sincerity. At first, he still remembered his promise to the Pan family, but there were always people telling him that the Pan family was not good at running the store and owed countless foreign debts. People often came to collect debts, which might affect the reputation of Daheyan Restaurant... So, he felt at ease. The Pan family was forgotten.
In fact, when he met Shopkeeper Pan for the first time, Shopkeeper Pan showed him the Pan family's accounts. He had always known that the Pan family was in debt.
If he didn't owe any debt, why would Shopkeeper Pan make such a desperate move to join Dahe Banquet?
Obviously he didn't care about this at first, but later on, as he was praised more and more, his original intention seemed to have changed.
He looked fine on the surface, but something inside was indeed different from before. My mother gave birth to him and raised him, so she could see through him at a glance.
Before everything was bad, he gave him a blow.
Zhao Ergou laughed softly.
Shopkeeper Pan felt his scalp was numb and beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his palms and soles. He felt a little panicked...
"Since we have negotiated before, let's proceed as agreed." Zhao Ergou raised his eyes, "Tomorrow you go to Dahe Banquet in Ping'an County, we will sign the contract in person, and you can send someone to Dahe Village to follow you the next day. After the chef learns the recipes and masters the dishes, he still has to go to the main store to learn service and keep the service consistent in all stores..."
Shopkeeper Pan was completely covered, his eyes were wide open and his mouth was wide open: "Zhao, Mr. Zhao, you, you..."
"If you call me Mr. Zhao again, I will have to think about the cooperation again." Zhao Ergou raised his wine glass, "I was too rude before. I hope Shopkeeper Pan won't argue with me. Come on, have a drink."
Not only Shopkeeper Pan, but also the surrounding businessmen who were watching were shocked. What on earth is going on?
Mr. Zhao clearly despises the Pan family, but they suddenly reached a cooperation. What should they do? Should they wait another half a year? There is no way they can wait any longer...
Cheng Wanwan kept watching from a distance. Seeing this scene, the heart of an old mother finally fell into place.
She was about to leave when she saw Wei Xiaohai rushing in from the door of the courtyard, saying with excitement: "An Ren, it's done, Mr. Zou and the others succeeded!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Wanwan immediately stepped forward and asked, "Is it done so soon?"
"Yes, yes, it's really done!" Wei Xiaohai, who had been accompanying several adults in the research, was extremely excited at this time, "Master Zou and the others moved the hydraulic rollover to the test field. It can really be done. Anren If you have time, you can go and have a look!”
Master Shen, Master Fu and others in the courtyard also stood up.
They knew that the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing had sent people to study cotton. If it could be successful, it would be promoted on a large scale. Now it seems that cotton promotion is a foregone conclusion.
But Master Wu knew better in Dahe Village - the cotton matter had come to an end long ago, and now he was studying irrigation tools.
He thought of the previous manual automatic fans, which were used in coal mines and solved many big problems. Now the imperial court is planning to cooperate with the people of Sui'an to promote this thing to the people.
The things that Sui'an people have researched are definitely extraordinary.
He immediately said: "Let's go and have a look."
A large group of people cheered and followed.
Next to the big house is a large experimental field. Cotton with different growth rates is planted in different soil moisture levels, and beside the field, there is a huge farm tool.
A square cylinder about more than ten feet high stands in the water. This is the axle that fixes the hydraulic rollover. Dozens of wooden bars are supported around the top of the axle, spreading out in a radial pattern, shaped like a windmill. A huge windmill stands on the horizontal surface. on, giving people a huge visual impact.
This water is brought from the river, just enough to fit into the waterwheel. The water flows from high to low, driving the waterwheel to rotate slowly. Small wooden barrels hang around the waterwheel. The barrels are filled with water and then transferred. When the water truck came out, the water in the barrel slowly poured into the ditch on the side. The water flowed along the ditch and throughout the test field. In this way, every field could be irrigated in a continuous and automatic cycle.
"Oh my God!" Li Zheng was completely shocked, "How on earth was this thing made? Why is it so powerful!"
People in the village came forward to watch one by one, with disbelief on their faces.
"With this thing, you don't have to worry about watering."
"Isn't that right? It doesn't require anyone to exert force. It will automatically turn and water the water. People from the capital really have different minds."
"I heard that it was made after some suggestions from our Dashan Niang. It should be said that Dashan Niang's brain is different from that of us mud-legged people."
"Dashan Niang, what's the name of this thing? Can our village use it?"
Everyone looked at Cheng Wanwan expectantly.
She smiled and said: "This is called a hydraulic rollover, or simply a waterwheel. Of course our village can use it."
When water was brought down from the mountains the year before last, the village dug ditches, but those ditches flowed to the paddy fields. Now that there are tools for dry land irrigation, watering in the village is more convenient, and the time saved can be used for other things.
"Sui'an people, I didn't expect it to happen!" Master Zou had a stubble on his face, but he couldn't hide his excitement. "If water flow can make agricultural tools run automatically, then can other tools be made as well? I I have some other ideas with Mr. Li and Mr. Yu. If Sui'an has time, we can sit down and have a good chat."
Cheng Wanwan laughed: "My lords, you haven't had a good rest or eaten well during this period. Let's drink and eat first, and then have a good sleep. We'll talk about anything tomorrow."
Mr. Zou was indeed very tired and sleepy, so he had to wash up first, then eat and drink enough to rest.
Cheng Wanwan also had to explain that the ditches being dug were paddy fields and dry land, and the ditches were not connected together. In order to prevent water loss, water seepage prevention work had to be done before digging the ditch this time. Some The details must be explained clearly.
Those guests from the city have long been petrified. Although they are not proficient in farming, they also know how much change this thing will bring...
