Making dried pork is a bit difficult, because pork is different from chicken. Some places are fat, some are thin, and some are pork belly.
It was Xie Rongzhao's first time making pork jerky, so he simply asked people to buy several kinds of each, and then tried to see which one tasted best.
Xie Rongzhao is really struggling with how to make pork jerky here. It’s not that she doesn’t want to make beef jerky, it’s just that beef is so rare. If beef really existed, who would be willing to make jerky? I definitely want to buy it home and stew it.
So now she mainly chooses chicken, duck and pork.
The main reason is that Fuyuan Villa has a lot of inventory of these materials.
The large number of chickens and ducks raised in Fuyuan Villa are basically sent to shops in the capital.
Xie Rongzhao is now experimenting with it, thinking that he can ask Cheng Jingzhou to issue an order to encourage farmers to raise more poultry.
This time, Xie Rongzhao's chicken jerky had just been successfully made, and he didn't know how the news spread so quickly. Song Erlang came looking for it after hearing the news.
"Greetings, Miss."
The Song family was originally a tenant of the Xie family, so even after knowing that she was married, the title did not change.
Song Erlang has been helping to take care of some things in the past few years, and later signed a work contract with the Xie family. He is not a prostitute, the salary is not low, and he can get various benefits.
"Why are you here? But what happened to Zhuangzi?"
Song Erlang shook his head quickly: "No, no!"
Song Erlang scratched his head in embarrassment: "Miss, it's like this. My father and mother heard that you still want a lot of chickens and ducks, so I specially sent me here to ask, will you accept some from our family?"
Xie Rongzhao tilted his head: "How many do your family raise?"
"Not many. I raise more than 20 chickens and a dozen ducks."
Xie Rongzhao nodded, "Okay, I want chickens first. Later, I can let your mother-in-law raise more chickens. However, poultry is also easy to get sick. When you raise them, you must pay attention to cleanliness and don't let the chickens get sick." "
"Yes, don't worry, miss. I'll keep the message with you."
"Okay, then you can go back and ask which family raises more chickens, and you can sell them to us. That's not right. I will inform you of the specific address and price when the time comes. But there is one thing. This price cannot be higher than braised vegetables. The museum offers a lot of money, so you have to be aware of it."
"I understand, little one."
Xie Rongzhao called him again: "You can also tell the nearby villages or your acquaintances that the county government may have to purchase a large amount of poultry and fat pigs, so that they can pay more attention."
"Yes, little one, let's do it right now."
Cheng Jingzhou specially invited the owners of several inns to come over and explain the county government's wishes. The guest line masters were all right. If this big thing was done, then the business of their inns would be good in the future. This was a good thing. , then it must be done.
In addition, Cheng Jingzhou also ordered people to deliver these dried chicken and pork to restaurants or taverns in the county where merchants often gathered, and asked them to put them out specially to attract the attention of those merchants.
In addition, Cheng Jingzhou specially ordered people to set up a stall on the pier, but only allowed the merchants to taste it and not sell it. If they wanted it, he asked them to talk to a man named Ding Datou.
Ding Datou is a native of Feng County. His family background is average, but he is honest and loyal. Therefore, Cheng Jingzhou decided to let him be the manager of this workshop after some investigation.
Since the workshop was going to be run, it couldn't really be run by the government. Officials were not allowed to get involved in business, so Cheng Jingzhou let Xie Rongzhao take a large share, and the other small shares were given to some decent local people.
Although officials were not allowed to get involved in business, Xie Rongzhao came forward to give the county government a share. The public statement was that 10% of the profits would be used to improve the conditions of the people in Fengxian County every year. The main uses were: road construction, disaster relief, and helping orphans and widows. etc.
In this case, it is equivalent to passing the clear path. Even if the Ministry of Punishment investigates, there will be nothing wrong with it.
Cheng Jingzhou didn't understand some of the twists and turns, but Xie Rongzhao did. In the past few years, she had done nothing but think about how to make money.
If everything goes well, the income of this workshop in the next year will definitely be more than a thousand taels of silver. Even if it is calculated as the lowest of one thousand taels of silver, a hundred taels of silver will be put into the county government treasury in vain, which is still a small achievement.
What's more, once this workshop is completed, the effects it will bring will not only be the income of the workshop, but also a series of incomes from local restaurants, inns, shops, etc.
Xie Rongzhao started writing and painting, just hoping to get on the right track as soon as possible, so that the workshop could make money as soon as possible.
The method Cheng Jingzhou used was very good. It took less than half a month. The pancakes were easy to store, filling, and most importantly, cheap. They caught the attention of people from all walks of life.
Some traveling merchants don't think this thing is so novel, after all, it exists in Tai'an Prefecture.
But the problem is that the pancakes they make here in Feng County seem to have more types than those in Tai'an Prefecture, and there are more ways to eat them.
As a result, it naturally attracted a lot of people's attention.
After this attention, he naturally stayed and wanted to find out more information.
In this way, the business of inns, restaurants, and tea shops was boosted.
Their business in these lines has picked up, and the vegetables and poultry and livestock produced by the farmers have also been sold, and even the business of some actors has improved.
On the day when the workshop was completed, Cheng Jingzhou, the county magistrate, naturally wanted to go there in person to help out.
The three-in-one mansion that originally belonged to Li Yue was directly transformed into three independent courtyards.
Especially in the inner courtyard, all the doors in front were sealed.
The original front yard is now mainly responsible for entertaining merchants from all over the place. In addition, according to Xie Rongzhao's request, some samples are prepared in the front hall for merchants to try to decide whether to buy, how much to buy, etc. .
In addition, the front yard also carved out an independent small yard. This place is mainly responsible for some physical work, such as dishes, stone grinders and other items that need to be used. Those who work here are all They are some strong men.
They only make some semi-finished products here, and then there will be special servants to carry them to the inner courtyard.
Of course, it is impossible to go directly to the inner courtyard now. You have to come out of the front courtyard first, then go around half a circle to the newly opened gate. There is a gatekeeper there, and the boy is only responsible for putting things down and then returning. .
The fine work after that will all depend on the female workers in this courtyard.
Of course, the people who are really responsible for the technical aspects are now Xie Rongzhao's confidants. After all, this workshop has just been established, and she doesn't want to make a name for herself only to have her recipes stolen from her.
Xie Rongzhao feels that this workshop is of great significance. After all, it is not only related to whether she makes money, but mainly because it can help so many people. It is also a contribution to her husband, so there can be no mistakes!
