The streets of Youzhou City.
With a burst of gongs and drums, Zui Qingfeng's branch was officially opened.
Yang Dehou has a wide network of contacts in Youzhou City and is quite popular.
Therefore, on the day the branch opened, many customers came to support it.
A wealthy businessman wearing gold, silver, and silk satin walked in with a swagger.
It was Mr. Sun who was the first to taste Zuixian Brewing in Zuiqingfeng.
"Hey, Master Sun, you're here again!"
The waiter greeted warmly.
"I am an old customer of your Zui Qingfeng. When the new store opens, I am here to support you."
Master Sun laughed and sat down at the table.
"Well, Mr. Sun, you've come to the right place. To be honest, our Zui Qingfeng branch has opened successfully, and there are many delicacies."
The waiter said with a smile.
"Really? Then I want to try it!"
Mr. Sun smiled and looked at the menu provided by the waiter, but he frowned.
"Is your recipe no different from before?"
"Master Sun doesn't know something."
The waiter pursed his lips and said with a smile,
“Although the styles of the dishes are the same, the taste will definitely wow you!”
"Is this true?"
Mr. Sun traveled all over the country and tasted all the delicacies in Youzhou. Naturally, he was dubious about what the waiter said.
"If you don't satisfy Master Sun today, our store will give you a jar of Drunken Immortal Brew!"
"Okay, then quickly serve me some signature dishes!"
Seeing how confident the waiter was, Mr. Sun became somewhat interested.
After a while, the waiter brought out several dishes.
Looking at the delicacies on the plate, Master Sun immediately moved his index fingers, picked up a piece of meat, and put it into his mouth.
As soon as this piece of meat entered his mouth, he was stunned instantly!
The delicious taste that he had never tasted made Mr. Sun's eyes become moist!
"This...what is this dish? Why is it so delicious?"
"Returning to Mr. Sun, this is made from stir-fried pork, but with a special technique."
The waiter explained.
"I see!"
Master Sun suddenly realized it and no longer hesitated.
While frantically showing off the delicious food in his mouth, he ordered,
"Go, bring me a jar of Drunken Immortal Brew!"
"Okay! Master Sun, wait a moment!"
Situations like this happen on every table in the store.
It didn't take long for the news that Zui Qingfeng's dishes were extremely delicious to spread quickly.
For a time, the business in the store was extremely booming.
Ji Lie sat by the window on the second floor, looking at the people waiting in line for meals below, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Although this local MSG is far inferior to the real MSG and chicken essence from the previous life.
But for the ancients who were short of supplies and had never eaten anything delicious, it was already considered a dimensionality reduction blow!
"Dr. Yang, this business is so booming, thank you for your hard work."
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong! The business in the store is booming, thanks to the MSG provided by Your Majesty."
Yang Dehou said seriously.
Although Zui Qingfeng's business was good before, it was far from as popular as it is today!
He said this sincerely!
Ji Lie chuckled and changed the subject.
"How is the manpower you trained?"
"According to the content in the booklet, my subordinates have already trained the people in the store."
"I dare not say anything else, but loyalty can definitely be guaranteed!"
"As long as we give it time, we can train a group of elite spies!"
Yang Dehou patted his chest and said.
"That's good."
Ji Lie nodded with satisfaction,
"The shop is open today, and it's a busy time for the Yang family."
"Just take the first step and stop disturbing Dong Yang's family."
He stood up and planned to leave.
At this moment, Yang Dehou slapped his head, as if he remembered something, and said quickly,
"My lord, please stay!"
"What else is going on with Dong Yang's family?"
"I almost forgot. I just received news that several trading houses in the city seem to be targeting Zhao's Trading Company..."
"oh?"
Ji Lie raised his eyebrows, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
…
The headquarters of Zhao's Trading Company.
Zhao Meiniang was sitting in the lobby, her face as dark as water, staring at the shopkeepers in front of her.
"I trust you so much, but how do you do things?"
"My boss, you really can't blame us!"
"Yes, there is nothing we can do if those commercial banks suddenly raise their purchase prices and rob us of food regardless of the cost."
"In addition, those nobles are unwilling to sell us food."
Several shopkeepers named Qu Dao.
Now is the autumn harvest season. According to past practice, Zhao's Trading Company will conduct transactions with the landowners around Youzhou City and purchase grain from them.
The two parties have cooperated for many years and have always been in peace.
But for some reason, these landowners were unwilling to sell grain to Zhao's Trading Company.
Along with other trading houses, they also ended up competing with Zhao's Trading Company personally.
This has brought a lot of trouble to Zhao's Trading Company.
It has always made a living by selling food, so it needs to purchase a large amount of food.
Now he cooperates with Ji Lie to run the business of Zuixianjiang, and the demand for food has increased even more.
If there is no food, future operations will inevitably be affected!
After hearing what they said, Zhao Meiniang frowned and remained silent.
If this is the case, then it is indeed no wonder the shopkeepers.
But why do those noble families and merchants behave so abnormally?
Could it be that they were jealous of Zuixianjiang's business, so they joined forces to target Zhao's Trading Company?
In that case, it would be troublesome!
No matter how strong the family fortune of Zhao's Trading Company is, it cannot deal with so many enemies.
Is it possible to ask the prince for help?
As soon as this idea came up, Zhao Meiniang shook her head and rejected it.
I had just cooperated with Ji Lie and encountered such trouble.
If Ji Lie knew about it, he would probably not want to cooperate with Zhao's Trading Company anymore.
But if he doesn't ask her for help, how can he break the situation?
For a moment, Zhao Meiniang was at a loss.
"Madam, there is no need to worry. There is a way to reach the mountain."
Liu Youxin, who was standing next to Zhao Meiniang, suddenly spoke and said with a smile,
"We might as well invite all those people out so we can ask them questions clearly."
"What Shopkeeper Liu said is very reasonable!"
"Only by knowing what they think can we respond to them."
Several shopkeepers nodded in agreement.
Zhao Meiniang was also a little surprised. She didn't expect Liu Youxin to be somewhat capable.
She pondered for a moment, nodded and said,
"Okay, just follow what my husband said, you go and invite those people from the noble clans and merchant houses to discuss it."
"Here!"
Several shopkeepers took orders and left.
Seeing this situation, Liu Youxin on the side had a look of pride flashing in his eyes!
At this moment, a servant walked in with a hurried look,
"Madam! The gentlemen please come over!"
Hearing this, Zhao Meiniang's face became serious and her brows became more and more frowned.
"I know, I'll go over right now!"
"Madam, I'll come with you!"
"Okay, thank you husband."
Zhao Meiniang nodded slightly.
"We are husband and wife, what can we be thankful for?"
Liu Youxin smiled.
A look of uneasiness flashed across Zhao Meiniang's face, but she didn't say anything. She took several maids to follow her, and got up and left with Liu Youxin.
