"Master Yu, we have arranged an inn for you all in the city. Please move here, Master Yu, and take a rest before setting off on your journey." The shopkeeper said enthusiastically.
Yu Fei shook his head, "No need, we are on our way. Quickly unload the sugar cane. Find a place for the horses to eat some fodder and let others sharpen it."
When the shopkeeper saw the sugar cane, he felt closer to it than when he saw his own son, and his eyes were shining.
He asked Yu Fei's people to rest and sharpen their heads.
His men unloaded extra cane on his side.
Yu Fei drank the "mountain spring water" specially brought to her by her sister while chatting with the shopkeeper.
"How is the sugar cane market? Is it easy to open?"
The shopkeeper smiled when he heard this, rubbed his hands and said, "I just think the quantity given is too small! Once our sugar cane is put into the market, I'm afraid the price will go up even more!"
"It's already the twelfth lunar month! How can there be any good fruits in the twelfth lunar month? They said that this year's Chinese New Year, whose family can put out a plate of sugar cane during the New Year!"
"Not to mention how much face you have! This is not just something you can do with money, it's about face!"
The shopkeeper smiled from ear to ear.
The time when sugarcane is on the market this autumn is the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon.
Sugar cane is easier to store. During the Chinese New Year, everyone visits relatives and friends. Suddenly, such a rare fruit is put on the table... the host's face lights up.
No wonder, before the sugar cane has been harvested, the order list is already full.
"Master Yu, look, do you have any surplus of this sugar cane? My order here is stuck with the quota given to me, and I don't dare to sell more..."
"But actually, there are far more people who want to order sugarcane from me. Even if you give me twice the amount, I won't have to worry about selling it!"
The shopkeeper looked at Yu Fei with burning eyes.
Why is he so passionate.
Arranging an inn, and arranging good wine and food... Isn't this just to build a good relationship with Yu Fei?
See if we can get a few more bundles of sugar cane?
Yu Fei lowered his eyes and smiled, her cold and charming face was as bright as the rain and snow at the beginning of the day, and the scenery was as bright as the moon.
The shopkeeper was almost dumbfounded...
But what she said made the shopkeeper very disappointed.
"No, not even one more bundle. Kyoto doesn't have enough! Where can there be more of it?"
The shopkeeper sighed again and again.
This is the first point where sugar cane is received along the way.
Almost everywhere he went, Yu Fei had to answer the same question again.
Some shopkeepers even wanted to give her some money and bribe her in order to get a few more bundles of sugar cane.
Those who are officials and wealthy people are simply too shameless.
Completely ignoring whether the sugar cane has already been "priced at an outrageous price", I just want to buy sugar cane so that I can have face during the Chinese New Year.
They really inflated the prices.
Some people even don’t buy enough at their own place.
I heard that they were available in other states and counties, so I went to other states and counties to buy them back.
Along the way, Yu Fei has come to understand the true meaning of "rare things are valuable".
Isn’t sugar cane just a fruit?
Dessert, it's a bit rare, I've never seen it before... It can be priced more expensive than gold? That’s outrageous!
Seven or eight days after she set off.
Another batch of sugar cane harvest was escorted by Sheng Tianyue on the road.
At this time, the fruit and sugar cane in the field have been harvested. The rest is green sugarcane.
Just waiting for Mr. Qi to arrive with the sugar craftsmen.
Yuan Xingzhi is taking his daughter and son-in-law to prepare the sugar making workshop.
The squires in Yunning County could not sit still.
They have heard that sugar cane is extremely popular outside!
They have missed their first opportunity to make a lot of money from sugar cane... It's over, that's it!
Now seeing the great success of the Empress, Yuan Xingzhi not only made a fortune, but also established a relationship with the emperor's uncle.
They are jealous and anxious!
The letters written to them by those officials in Kyoto who were against the Empress - asking them to ignore Wen Shengjun's "advice" - have long been forgotten by them.
No one can have a grudge against money, right?
Moreover, this might be a shortcut to promotion!
Not caring about their face, they quickly found Yuan Xingzhi and begged him to speak well in front of Wen Shengjun.
"We have so much land in Yunning County! Let everyone plant sugar cane!"
"The county government will organize it uniformly, and the government will send people to guard it, so they don't have to bother with team training!"
"Shilang Wen only needs to guide everyone, why bother guarding the ground by yourself every day!"
"If nothing else, there are a lot of farmers in our county who are good at farming, right? There are many hardworking people in our county and few lazy ones!"
"Having the county come forward to handle it will save him a lot of trouble!"
"It was our fault before... No one has seen this thing before. Who knows if it can be grown? That's why we didn't dare to agree to him rashly..."
Yuan Xingzhi smiled slightly and said, "Sure, sir, don't worry, I'll go ask Mr. Wen for advice."
"Hey, hey, there are so many kind words!" The county magistrate, squire and others winked at him and reminded him to say more kind words.
The sales situation of sugar cane in various places, as well as the response of the local people in Yunning County - have all reached Wen Jin's hands through flying eagles.
She is now slightly pregnant.
But the large house clothes completely concealed her pregnant belly.
She sat in a comfortable and spacious chair, cushioned with thick fox fur, and looked through the letters written by the female shopkeeper and Wen Shengjun under her hand.
"If the Yunning County government is allowed to coordinate planting, will they hire Yuan Xingzhi's daughter as the county government chief to supervise technology?"
Wen Jin smiled and said, "These people are very quick in thinking. They know that it is better to join the palace."
Fengchun knelt down beside her and studied ink for her.
"I wonder what this Miss Yuan's character is like? What is her ability?" Fengchun asked.
Wen Jin nodded, "My eldest brother also recommended her. I think she has good abilities."
"I wonder what she helped eldest brother? Why is it that when eldest brother mentions her, he is quite grateful in his words?"
Fengchun was curious, "Miss Sheng is there, Master Wen is still grateful to other women? He's not afraid of Miss Sheng..."
Fengchun chuckled, quickly lowered his head, and pretended to concentrate on studying ink.
Wen Jin also felt strange. Should she remind her elder brother? Since you want to marry Xiaoyue, should you keep a distance from other members of the opposite sex?
Although Xiaoyue is carefree, the sense of propriety between the opposite sex is also very important.
Wen Jin thought for a while and wrote a reply.
She first explained, "Since we have succeeded in growing sugar cane, and now people in Yunning County are willing to plant it, we can leave this matter to them."
"If the sugarcane seedlings cultivated by my elder brother are not enough, I will ask Xiaoyue to bring back another batch of sugarcane seedlings when she returns."
"In the future, my eldest brother will only be responsible for technical guidance when it comes to cultivating sugar cane. Sugar production is the most important thing! I need my eldest brother to keep an eye on it."
She spent a lot of time explaining official matters.
Selling seedlings and nutrient solutions are still in their hands.
But the work of planting needs to be completely delegated.
At the beginning, Yunning County was just a test site.
After the success of Yunning County, sugar cane can be grown in surrounding prefectures and counties.
Therefore, the sugarcane market where "things are rare and valuable" will soon be broken.
The later people enter, the less they earn.
The focus of Wen Jin and the others was to switch production to reprocessing. With the arrival of Mr. Qi, the sugar making workshop also started in an orderly manner.
She only mentioned a few personal matters at the end of the letter...
