"But, Tang, you said that next time we hold that competition, we will award fifty silver coins of wine. Is that too much?"
After all the residents at the dock left, Alaric finally stopped holding in and asked Tang Ping.
"Don't worry, Uncle Alaric." Tang Ping said with a smile: "The next batch of wine will be larger than this one. We have to sell it as soon as possible."
"These fifty silver coins seem like a lot, but other participants in the competition still have to buy wine from us one silver coin per basin. Only the person who drinks the most can take away the fifty silver coins for free."
"So compared to what other people who come to the competition spend on drinking, we can definitely make money. We had a discount at that time, and because of this competition, the news about our alcohol sales can be spread throughout Watt City. Only then can we Sell more.”
Alaric didn't know what a discount promotion was, but after listening to Tang Ping's explanation, he felt that there seemed to be some truth in it.
Tang Ping continued: "Besides, we won't just be selling wine by then. Didn't everyone have a good harvest? If these ingredients are used to make various foods and sell them, wouldn't we be able to make more money? "
Alaric was stunned by Tang Ping's business experience. He never thought that he could make money so well.
So the next day, Alaric took a few people and sailed the sailboat south to collect grapes.
Locke took other people overland to buy grapes to the north and east.
For today's docks, the more grapes, the better.
And because almost no one buys private grapes, the prices are also horribly low.
Harvesting grapes at this time is not much different from picking them for nothing.
Tang Ping and the others were not idle on the dock. Although Xiao Luo was not here, they could still make some simple meals.
At this time, the residents of the dock had unconditional trust in Tang Ping, and everyone did what he said.
According to Tang Ping's pricing, the price of these dishes to go with wine will have to be at least four to five times the cost.
Even if they use up all the grain for a year, they can immediately get back four or five times the amount of grain. No one would be unwilling.
At first, these residents felt that it was too expensive and whether they could sell it. Only Tang Ping knew that if he was willing to spend money to drink and order their food, he wouldn't care about such a small amount of money.
It’s just that their fast food boat will no longer be used by then.
The place is too small, and it will definitely not be enough to hold a Dionysus Tournament.
So Tang Ping simply asked Li Siwen to take their people to modify the cruise ship.
This cruise ship is meant for enjoyment. The deck is very wide. If you put ordinary tables and chairs outside, and add a few private rooms inside the cruise ship, and use their more exquisite furniture and tableware, the style will come up instantly.
And now grapes are being purchased continuously, and wine will begin to be produced in batches.
They're going to have to sell liquor on the docks in Watt City for quite some time.
Tang Ping even believed that as long as the publicity was done well, people near Watt City would definitely hear the news.
There are always those wealthy businessmen who like to join in the fun and try new things, and they will be attracted when the time comes.
They can make a lot of money during the entire grape harvest season.
Then he could lie down at the dock with peace of mind, wait for the system upgrade to be completed, and then return to Datang.
But what Tang Ping didn't know was that just when he started to make a fortune with the dock residents, the news of his disappearance finally reached Li Shimin's ears. First, when Li Ji checked the records, he found that the captain who was supposed to be assigned to Yao Yuanzhi had actually been replaced, and it was not his own order.
After an investigation, I found that it was a fake order issued by my own seal using my own seal.
Frightened, he quickly asked someone to chase him. At this time, Wang Qingluan and Xiao Luo in the convenience store also discovered that they could have contacted Tang Ping using their landline phone, but now they couldn't.
Wang Qingluan quickly reported the news to Li Shimin in the palace.
Then news came from Bozhou Road that Duke Ping Tang Ping had left Bozhou Road by boat for more than two months and almost three months.
But now there is no trace of him or the cruise ship. The person driving the ship is Li Siwen, Li Ji's youngest son.
At this time, it can be said that the government and the public are shocked!
Li Ji directly wrote a letter to plead guilty, but Li Shimin was not polite. He did not take away his title because of his past achievements. However, the post of Maritime Minister was directly replaced, and Li Ji was ordered to reflect at home.
If it weren't for the fact that he was Li Ji and a hero of Lingyan Pavilion, if it were any other person who would do such a thing, Li Shimin would have suspected that he was bribed by other countries' forces.
"Your Majesty, Duke Ping is accompanied by Lao Cui, Lao Du and the others, as well as Xue Rengui with a sniper rifle. As long as...as long as nothing happens to the ship, everyone will be fine."
Fang Xuanling persuaded him in the Xiande Hall.
What they fear most now is that the ship will have an accident, but the ship is a diesel ship. If there is an accident at sea, the oil traces will inevitably be discovered by passing ships.
So far, no similar news has come, but it is good news.
Cheng Zhijie also said: "The scourge will last for thousands of years, so Tang Xiaozi is not short-lived. He may be hiding somewhere and be happy at this time!"
Li Shimin slapped the table and handed down the imperial edict: "The East China Sea Fleet, South China Sea Fleet and the newly formed Red Sea and Aozhou Fleets are trying their best to search for traces of Tang Ping. Anyone who finds Tang Ping will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made a marquis!"
Not only was Li Shimin looking for Tang Ping, but Wang Qingluan almost went crazy. He returned directly from Chang'an to East Vietnam, and then launched all official and civilian ships in East Vietnam to go to sea to search for Tang Ping. He also offered a reward of a thousand gold.
The thousand pieces of gold they are talking about are not copper, but solid gold.
Then the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty - Tianzhu, Fusang, Dongnu, Nanzhao, Miaoman and other countries also began to send people to search for traces of Tang Ping by land.
Because Li Shimin said that if these subordinate countries can find Tang Ping, in addition to the reward for the person who finds him, the entire country will receive huge funding from the Tang Dynasty.
A large number of weapons, equipment technology and even hundreds of steam cars.
There is no dependent country that is not tempted by this.
On the Bozhou Road, major aristocratic families even suspended canal digging, paid the workers who dug the canal as usual, and then sent them out to look for people. If they found them, they would be rewarded heavily.
After all, Tang Ping disappeared after leaving Oshu Road, maybe he was nearby?
The entire eastern world knows that the most important Duke Ping of the Tang Dynasty has disappeared, and whoever finds him can have countless wealth and a high status overnight.
Every caravan on sea and land hung a portrait of Tang Ping, and began to search for his whereabouts.
Everyone has a question in their mind, where is Tang Ping?
