West Market, Zuixian Tower.
"Uh... don't you know, Shopkeeper Liu? I thought you knew! Hehehehe!"
Facing the shocked Shopkeeper Liu, Hu Hanyun scratched his head and chuckled.
Shopkeeper Liu’s face is full of black lines, what do I know? Is there something I should know? You should tell me quickly!
"Lao Hu, you..."
Shopkeeper Liu was about to ask a question when several more farmers came outside the door, including those from Hanjiazhuang, some from Meicun, and some farmers he was not very familiar with.
"Shopkeeper Liu, do you want bean sprouts? I have more than fifty kilograms here! They are fresh!"
"I have seventy pounds here! Shopkeeper Liu, do you want some?"
Listening to the shouts of the farmers, shopkeeper Liu seemed to understand something in a daze. He looked at Lao Hu and asked uncertainly: "Lao Hu, has the young master taught you all the methods of growing bean sprouts? "
So far, it seems that there is only one reasonable explanation.
Lao Hu nodded and said: "Yes! The young master asked the young lady to teach us how to grow bean sprouts four days ago! After farmers buy soybeans these days, they basically don't go anywhere and just grow bean sprouts at home! No, as soon as the bean sprouts grow, will we send them to you? No matter what, we are the master's farmers, and we must first respond to the needs of Zuixian Tower and Yanhuang Academy!"
Shopkeeper Liu suddenly realized, no wonder when he came to Li Zexuan yesterday, the latter was calm and calm, as if he had a plan in mind!
"Okay, okay, okay! I'm still worried about where to buy bean sprouts! Lao Hu, you all can come in! Zuixianlou wants all these bean sprouts!"
Shopkeeper Liu stroked his beard and laughed.
Lao Hu and the others picked out all the bean sprouts.
These farmers also know how to repay their kindness, and they know that Zuixianlou is the property of the Li family, so the price of bean sprouts sold to Shopkeeper Liu is only twenty-five cents per catty. Shopkeeper Liu felt sorry for this, so he finally raised the price by five cents. , according to their original intention, they only sold it for 20 cents per catty.
"Hey! Lao Hu! Master Hou really didn't tell us! Just selling bean sprouts this time, I can make a lot of money without saying anything, which is equivalent to what I usually make in half a year!"
On the cement road back to Hanjiazhuang, a farmer from Liujiazhuang couldn't help but sigh to Lao Hu.
"Old Liu! Of course the young master has nothing to say to his own bankers. If you have been with the young master for a long time, you will naturally know how good the young master is!"
Lao Hu smiled lightly.
"Hey! How much would it cost if these bean sprouts were sold to other restaurants?"
In the crowd, someone didn't know who said such a sentence, and the air suddenly became solemn.
Hu Hanyun's expression changed. He paused and saw that there was no one else around. He said with a stern face: "You must be conscientious! I, Lao Hu, moved to Hanjiazhuang more than 20 years ago. I have experienced unknown things in other places before. There are so many masters, but which one is not always thinking about how to suck everyone's blood? I dare to say that there is no master who can be as sincere to our bankers as the young master!
You may not know how valuable this method of sprouting bean sprouts is, but I heard someone say two days ago that the Cui family wanted to buy this secret recipe for three thousand guan! But what about the young master? The young master didn't even ask for a penny from us, he just taught us this method! Now that the bean sprouts have been released, the purchase price of other restaurants may indeed be higher, but the Marquis has treated us like this, and some of you want to sell the bean sprouts to others in order to earn dozens of more pennies. Do you feel guilty?
I, Hu Hanyun, will leave my ugly words here today. If any one of these eight villages wants to sell bean sprouts to other restaurants without authorization, I, Old Hu, will be the first to go to his house and give him a discount on his legs! Whether you report it to the official or hire someone to take revenge, I will accept it! But if this happens again in the future, I will definitely beat you up! Unless Zuixianlou and Yanhuang Academy collect enough bean sprouts, we can sell the bean sprouts to other restaurants! But the price must not be cheaper than the one sold to Zuixianlou! "
Lao Hu's words were resounding. The dozen bankers in front of him all looked solemn after hearing this. Mr. Liu stepped forward and punched Lao Hu hard in the chest, and then shouted to everyone:
"Xiao Hu is right! There are some things that the young master doesn't care about, and he won't tell us, but since we have received the favor from the young master, we must not break the young master's heart! Anyone who dares to betray his trust, I, Liu Wanshan, will never agree to !”
"Yes! If anyone betrays his trust, I, Liu Mang, will never agree! The Marquis has brought us a good life, and we must repay the Marquis. We must not violate our conscience!"
Mr. Liu is a well-known figure in villages all over the country. When he says this, who dares not to believe it? As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Mang from Liujiazhuang quickly stood up and responded.
He sold more than 100 kilograms of bean sprouts today, which cost more than 2,000 yuan. After taking into account the cost of buying soybeans, the net profit was more than 20 yuan. When Li Zexuan encouraged farmers to build greenhouses, he couldn't afford to build greenhouses. Now he didn't expect that just selling bean sprouts was enough for him to build three or four greenhouses!
Happiness came too quickly. He was planning to pay back the 500 wen he borrowed from Li Zexuan first, and then renovate two greenhouses. He would definitely have enough money to send his children to school next year!
Therefore, he has now become one of Li Zexuan's strongest supporters!
"Lao Hu and Mr. Liu are right. From now on, the bean sprouts we distribute must be sold to Zuixian Tower and Yanhuang Academy first!"
"I agree! This is a must!"
The other dealers followed Liu Mang and echoed.
Mr. Liu nodded with satisfaction and said: "Also, when you go back one by one, you should keep your mouths shut, and your mother-in-law's mouths too! Although the young master didn't let us keep it a secret, the secret recipe of the bean sprouts, don't The less people in the village know about it, the more money we can make! If everyone knows about it, the bean sprouts will definitely be sold cheaper!"
Lao Hu agreed: "Yes! Be strict with your mouth. Just like the greenhouse vegetables before, no matter who comes to Zhuangzi, outsiders are not allowed to see it! And don't talk about it to other people in Zhuangzi. If you don’t, you’re ruining everyone’s jobs!”
"That's right! Anyone who says it will be embarrassed by all of us!"
"Yes! You must not say it!"
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Under the propaganda and mobilization of Lao Hu and Liu Erye, the eight villagers of Zhuangzi successfully formed an "interest alliance" and agreed to keep secrets.
In Chang'an City, Zuixianlou's "Brotherhood" continues to be popular, but today a "spoiler" comes. The Cui family's restaurant in Dongshi actually launches dishes similar to "Brotherhood". They directly call it " "Stir-fried bean sprouts", the price is quite satisfactory, one hundred and ninety cents, which is ten cents cheaper than the price of yesterday's "Brothers Connecting Hearts" in Zuixianlou!
Why is it said to be yesterday’s price? Because today the price of "Brothers Connecting" in Zuixianlou has been lowered again, by exactly ten cents, so the prices on both sides are the same!
It’s not that the Cui family is unwilling to lower the price, it’s that the price they paid to obtain this secret recipe is too expensive! You have to get the original back first, right? Otherwise, when bean sprouts become "overpopulated" in the future, the price will only become cheaper and the profit margin will be smaller!
Obviously, after experiencing Li Zexuan's "indiscriminate bombardment" in the past few days, Cui Junchuo has already anticipated the future price trend of bean sprouts.
However, he did not expect that Li Zexuan actually came to Chencang secretly and directly taught the farmers how to make bean sprouts. As a result, the price of bean sprouts in Chang'an City will accelerate the decline! !
"What? Someone is selling bean sprouts in West Market or East Market?"
In the south of Chang'an City, there is the Duke's Mansion of Dongjun.
When Cui Junchuo heard the news, his heart went cold. At this time, he finally understood that he had been tricked by Li Zexuan!
"Yes, Grandpa! They should all be farmers outside the city, and each of them brings quite a lot of bean sprouts!"
The servant of the Cui family bowed.
"The banker? How could the banker know the secret recipe of bean sprouts? Have you ever asked which bank they come from?"
Cui Junchuo's face was gloomy. Although the Cui family was rich, they would not ignore the hugely profitable business of bean sprouts! And the current situation is obviously that the Cui family was deceived by Li Zexuan and defrauded them of a total of 3,000 yuan! As a top aristocratic family, how can you endure it?
"The younger one seems to have seen one farmer from Plum Village, but I don't know the rest!"
replied the servant.
Today, Shopkeeper Liu purchased more than two thousand kilograms of bean sprouts from the farmers. If there were any more, Zuixianlou would not be able to eat it, so the remaining farmers would either send it to other restaurants to sell, or take it to the West Market themselves. , Dongshi shouted to sell.
After other restaurants bought bean sprouts, they quickly asked their chefs to start researching how to make bean sprouts, and planned to join the ranks of selling bean sprouts tomorrow. When people in Chang'an City saw a farmer selling bean sprouts, they would usually buy two kilograms. I went back so that my mother-in-law could try it out.
Soon, if this continues, the number of people going to restaurants to eat bean sprouts will be greatly reduced, and the sale of bean sprouts in restaurants will never be as grand as in the past at Zuixianlou. It can be said that the hottest stage of the bean sprout business has passed, and all that is left is some "soup", and all the "meat" in the soup has been taken away by Li Zexuan!
"Bang~!"
"Meicun, Plum Village! Damn it! Zhuzi is so cruel! He actually used a trick that would kill the fish and defeat the net, which made me so angry!"
When Cui Junchuo heard about Mei Cun, he immediately understood. He slammed the tea cup on the table to the ground and said angrily.
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"No, no, no! Grandpa, you may have misunderstood. My grandson's situation is not called a death, but a brave retreat from the rapids!"
Yongle Square, the west courtyard of Li Mansion.
After Ye Guozhong heard that farmers in Hanjiazhuang, Meicun, Liujiazhuang and other villages started selling bean sprouts in the east and west cities today, he subconsciously felt that Li Zexuan was using the method of "killing one thousand enemies and damaging himself eight hundred" to retaliate against Cui The family's secret theft behavior ended up being a dead end, and neither family could make any money! So, he came to the west courtyard and wanted to ask Li Zexuan what he thought.
Li Zexuan laughed when he heard this.
"Why retreat bravely? I think you are just a tough talker! Alas! You young people are young and energetic, and it is easy to act on impulse!"
Ye Guozhong shook his head and sighed.
Li Zexuan had no choice but to explain patiently: "Grandpa, think about it carefully. Since the first day we sold bean sprouts in Zuixian Tower, our family has made a total of more than 2,000 yuan! In addition, those secret thieves from the Cui family have brought us The eight thousand strings add up to tens of thousands!
A small bean sprout has brought in tens of thousands of dollars in profits in less than ten days. Grandpa, do you really feel that you are at a loss? My grandson has said before that even if the servants in the house don't reveal the secret recipe, people outside will definitely be able to figure out how to grow bean sprouts within a month or two! By that time, we may not be able to earn 10,000 yuan together!
Now we have not only maximized the benefits of bean sprouts in the shortest possible time, but we have also eliminated the disloyal servants in the house. No matter how you look at it, our grandson has not suffered at all! "
Ye Guozhong nodded secretly after hearing this. At the end, he laughed and said: "Haha! You are such a ghost! Those people from the Cui family will be unlucky for eight lifetimes if they provoke you~!"
After that, he smiled happily, turned around and left.
At the gate of the courtyard, Father Li had a look of surprise on his face. He patted his chest and left quickly before Ye Guozhong came over!
He also heard the news and wanted to come over and ask his son what he was thinking. When he walked to the entrance of the courtyard, he found Ye Guozhong was there, so he stopped and stood at the entrance of the courtyard to eavesdrop.
Regardless of Ye Guozhong's usual kindness to Li Zexuan and his eyebrows, it was because of the generational effect. Grandpa usually loves his grandson, but for his son-in-law, it would be good if he didn't reprimand...
"This brat likes to hide everything from me now, which makes me worry for nothing..."
Li Jingmo murmured.
Although there was rebuke in his words, his tone made it sound like he was happy that his son had become mature.
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Whether the fish is dead or the net is broken, or the rapid retreat is brave, it is just a "small business" worth tens of thousands of dollars. Li Zexuan doesn't pay much attention to it. What he always cares about is how his "technology tree" looks like!
In the afternoon, Li Zexuan left Chang'an and went to the Qiquge Workshop in Meicun. What he saw was a bustling and busy scene. People were coming and going in the workshop. Shelves had been set up in the west courtyard and many pipes were laid on the ground. In the center of the pipes was the prototype of a hearth furnace. Uncle Fu was gesturing with a group of craftsmen. Li Zexuan stood there. He was far away and didn't bother him.
After a while, Uncle Fu finished explaining the matter and walked towards Li Zexuan.
"Master, are you here?"
"Well! Uncle Fu, the progress is pretty good! It is estimated that the iron smelting plant will start making iron in less than a month, right?"
Li Zexuan glanced around and said with satisfaction.
"Haha! Almost! There are many experienced blacksmiths in our workshop. The construction of this iron furnace will be faster or slower! Now it depends on when Xiaobin can turn the white clay that the young master mentioned earlier The ore has been shipped back!"
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