Li San's alcoholism was just an episode.
After drinking several bowls of kudzu soup, Li San vomited several times. His body temperature slowly returned, the smell of alcohol on his body gradually faded away, and his face regained some rosiness.
Duan Wenjun knew that his life had finally been saved.
It was also because of Li San's persistence that alcohol came out ahead of schedule, which was unexpected by Duan Wenjun.
However, Duan Wenjun knew that he was facing a very serious problem.
The emergence of Shao Daozi has made the Duan family wine shop full of business. Now hundreds of taels of silver are brought in every day, which is undoubtedly a huge success.
Now, Li San almost risked his life to research alcohol, which is of more epoch-making significance than burning knives.
With alcohol, it can be used for disinfection. Whether it is used on the battlefield or in civilian medical treatment, it can undoubtedly greatly reduce the chance of wound infection and save countless lives.
With alcohol, you can make many new things, such as perfumes, dyes, paints, etc. If you apply them to this world, you will definitely make a lot of money.
However, when good things appear, they will inevitably be coveted by others.
The gentleman is not guilty, but the jade is guilty.
I don’t know how many people are plotting.
A person who burns a knife will make people find ways to poach and bribe their own people with huge sums of money.
What will happen if more new things appear in the future?
The reason why Duanjia Restaurant has become so popular is that the wine there is unique and the dishes there are unique.
Mastering core technologies is the most important weapon for winning in business wars.
Therefore, he must ensure that these business secrets will not be spread.
Therefore, he must be strong enough to keep these business secrets.
Although the guards at Duanjia Fort are loyal enough, they can only protect the safety of Duanjia Fort and the Duan Family Courtyard.
If you want to protect these industries around Duanjiabao, it is obviously not enough.
Strengthening Duanjiabao's defense power must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
And, now, there is another matter at hand, which must be dealt with immediately, and it must be dealt with with care, and it must be dealt with with caution.
Looking at the shivering Wang Xiaoming in front of him, Duan Wenjun frowned.
At this moment, Wang Xiaoming seemed to be frightened and confessed everything.
It was the Lin family who found him, hoping that he could help provide the secret recipe and brewing method of the Duan family winery.
The Lin family promised him one hundred taels of silver.
Although Wang Xiaoming's current salary at Duanjia Liquor is second only to Li San, it is only one hundred and twenty cents a day.
To the people of Duanjiabao, my salary was sky-high, but compared to what the Lin family gave him, it was not much.
The one or two hundred taels of silver the Lin family gave him was equivalent to more than two years of wages at Duanjia Winery.
Moreover, the Lin family also promised that if Wang Xiaoming is willing to work for the Lin family after the matter is completed, they can give him twice the salary.
Under heavy profits, there must be brave men.
Therefore, Wang Xiaoming is ready to give it a try.
But he didn't expect that he was discovered by Li San just as he was about to send the things away.
Because Li San took these things too seriously.
It sounds reasonable.
But for some reason, he always felt that something was wrong.
He always felt that behind Wang Xiaoming, it would not be that simple.
In particular, the Lin family has never been in the liquor business, and they don’t understand the liquor business. Why would they send someone to steal the recipes and processes?
Moreover, now the Lin family really wants to marry Lin Shu'er to them. If they do this again, aren't they afraid that they will fall out with them if they find out?
Seeing Duan Wenjun staring at Wang Xiaoming with a frown, Gu Hongfu said, "Young master, what should I do with this guy?"
"The young master's family has been so kind to him, but he actually eats it inside and out. If you ask me, just chop him up and feed him to the dogs." Luo Liangping suggested.
Duan Wenjun frowned and did not speak, but looked at Wang Xiaoming again.
Wang Xiaoming was still trembling.
However, he closed his eyes and seemed to have accepted his fate.
"Take him down first!" Duan Wenjun sighed. "After all, it is a human life. Killing him like this is not good after all. If he is taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, he will get into a lawsuit."
Of course, Duan Wenjun didn't care about the life of such a betrayer.
His previous life had already taught him that kindness to his enemies might be fatal to him.
He said this just to give Wang Xiaoming a little more hope of living.
After all, everyone has the desire to live.
He also wanted to give Wang Xiaoming a little more hope, maybe he would tell the deepest things.
if so.
"Don't worry, young master." Gu Hongfu said, "My master signed contracts with all the masters and workers in the workshops some time ago. They are now all slaves of the Duan family."
Duan Wenjun understood immediately. A few days ago, Fatty's father said that he had a way to prevent these people from leaking the Duan family's secrets. It turned out that he had signed a deed of betrayal with these people.
Domestic slaves are different from ordinary workers. Since they have signed a contract of sale, their lives are in the hands of their masters.
Even if the government knew that the master had killed a slave, it wouldn't be a big deal. The worst they could do would be to pay some money to the family of the deceased.
Wang Xiaoming finally moved.
He struggled to raise his head and moved his lips a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he could not say it again.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Duan Wenjun spoke again.
Wang Xiaoming suddenly went limp, then shook his head.
Duan Wenjun said no more, and Wang Xiaoming was taken away.
After the others left, Mo Shoucheng, who had been standing behind Duan Wenjun, said, "This man's scared look is just fake."
"If he was really an ordinary farmer, he would be really scared. When Luo Liangping suggested cutting him up and feeding him to the dogs just now, he should have asked for mercy." Duan Wenjun nodded. "And, I feel, he Maybe not telling the truth.”
"He didn't tell the truth?" Mo Shoucheng was stunned.
"Yes, I always feel that he sold the Lin family too easily." Duan Wenjun nodded. "I'm keeping him temporarily because I want to see who is behind him."
Mo Shoucheng is good at observing people's faces, but he doesn't like too in-depth analysis.
He didn't understand why Duan Wenjun was so sure that it was not the Lin family who bribed Wang Xiaoming.
However, he still believed in Duan Wenjun.
Because he felt that Duan Wenjun's thinking rarely made mistakes.
"We have to find someone to be his accomplice." After a long time, Duan Wenjun spoke again.
"Looking for someone to be his accomplice?" Mo Shoucheng was stunned when he heard this, "Can we help him find this accomplice?"
"Of course, if we say yes, he will." Duan Wenjun nodded. "Besides, his accomplice needs to be bolder and more greedy than Wang Xiaoming."
Mo Shoucheng suddenly understood and nodded slightly, "What about Luo Liangping just now? He should be a disciple of the Ba Dao Sect, but his martial arts has stayed at the third-rate peak for many years."
"Luo Liangping?" Duan Wenjun was thoughtful, then nodded, "He is quite thoughtful and seems to be a good candidate."
