After washing up, Gu Beichuan called Uncle Fu.
"Is there a plant in Huainan City that has a stem like bamboo, is solid, juicy and sweet?"
Uncle Fu was stunned when he heard this. It wasn't that he didn't recognize him, but that his young master's description was too broad, making it difficult for him to be sure.
Gu Beichuan had no choice but to take out the rice paper with [Sucrose Production Method] written on it and pointed to the picture of sugar cane on it.
Only then did Uncle Fu understand and said:
"What the young master wants is Zhe?"
Zhe? What?
Gu Beichuan was confused for a moment, but it took him a moment to realize that in Daqian, the name of sugar cane is Zhe!
So he said: "Exactly, does this thing exist in Huainan?"
"Of course it exists. There are many farmers in the villages near Huainan who grow this plant. When it matures, they sell it to others in the city in exchange for some money."
"Do you know the price?"
"About one or two cents per catty."
Gu Beichuan nodded. The price was slightly more expensive than later generations, but it was still normal.
It may be because there is no large-scale cultivation in Daqian. After all, things are rare and valuable.
"Then we'll call a group of people to go to the countryside to collect zhe the next day. The more the better. You can withdraw as much money as you need from the account."
Uncle Fu was stunned when he heard this and said to himself that the young master really thinks highly of me.
It’s okay to let me serve as the bookkeeper of the restaurant, but he trusts me so much when it comes to money.
At that moment, there was a warmth in my heart.
"What does the young master want to collect?"
"Sugar making, a new kind of sugar." Gu Beichuan did not hide it. After all, Xiu'er and Uncle Fu had been following him since the first day of time travel.
Especially Uncle Fu, who at such a young age is still busy working on Feihong's property, and cannot even enjoy his old age.
And when we get along with each other on weekdays, in our words, we are even more protective of ourselves.
If such people are not trustworthy, who else is trustworthy in the world?
"But there is already honey and maltose in the Huainan market. Even if we make it, we won't be able to sell it." Uncle Fu was worried for a moment when he heard his young master's answer.
"Who said we want to sell?"
"We can use it ourselves!"
"With these things, in time, Feihong Restaurant will be able to spread all over Huainan!"
Uncle Fu was shocked when he heard this, although he didn't know how magical the new sugar was. But to have my young master praise him like this was extraordinary, so he nodded in agreement and said:
"Don't worry, young master, I will arrange manpower immediately and handle it privately."
"There is no need to keep it secret. We want a lot. Anyone who is interested can easily find out if they inquire about it."
"Since we can't hide it, we might as well be generous. The art of making sugar is complicated. Even if another Zhang Tao comes along, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reveal such secrets. Just do it with confidence."
"Young Master is right." Hearing this, Uncle Fu was very pleased.
Unexpectedly, to this day, the young master has considered the problem so thoroughly.
If Miss Quanxia knew something, she would definitely be very pleased.
The old slave lived up to the young lady's trust and successfully raised the young master.
"Also, in addition to zhe, I also need to buy a batch of chickens and coarse salt. I have my own uses."
Fu Bo nodded and said he would take care of it.
Although salt is managed by the government, it is not allowed to be sold privately.
But they were buying it, and it was for use in a restaurant, so it shouldn't hurt to buy more at one time.
“The last thing is to recruit people!”
"There are a lot of things to be done recently, and I'm afraid there aren't enough manpower. Besides, Feihong will become bigger and bigger in the future, so there will inevitably be a shortage of manpower."
"So when Uncle Fu goes to the countryside this time, he can recruit more guys who are innocent and hard-working."
Hearing this, Uncle Fu was excited again.
I thought that two wine shops and a restaurant would be Feihong's end point, but now it seems that in the eyes of the young master, this is just the starting point!
It is good for the young master to have such great ambitions.
But then, there was some worry.
Does the young master really want to delve into the business world?
Logically speaking, the current head of the Gu family, Gu Jun, was a merchant and made his fortune in business. It is only natural that Gu Beichuan should inherit his father's business.
If in the past, the young master could have achieved such achievements, Uncle Fu would not be worried, he would probably wake up laughing even in his sleep.
But today is different from the past!
The young master has already made a name for himself in the Huainan literary world. Although he didn't understand the words and poems yesterday.
But looking at the shocked looks of the scholars around me, I knew it was great.
With such literary talent, the young master should go to school and get fame!
After all, everything is inferior, only reading is superior.
Among the four major classes of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, merchants had the lowest status.
Once you study and become an official, you will change your class and make your family shine!
The young master didn't have such ability before, so he naturally wouldn't have such extravagant hopes.
But now the young master seems to have become enlightened. He can read and write and amaze people at every turn.
If you don't take the exam to gain fame, wouldn't it be a waste of your talents?
It's just that the young master doesn't seem to have any intention of obtaining fame.
No matter what, don't rush for the moment, and let the old man slowly encourage you in the future.
After Uncle Fu took over the matter, he took a few strong men from the restaurant to the countryside.
Gu Beichuan also had important matters of his own. After all, sugar cane, chicken, salt, etc. could be purchased by others.
But no one understands the equipment for making sugar and salt.
He could only go to the glaze shop and blacksmith shop in person.
So in the huge Feihong Restaurant, Xiu'er was left alone to look after the restaurant for a while, which really made the little maid's cheeks bulge for a long time.
Li Dan and Gu Beichuan of Liulician were old customers, so even though the equipment he wanted was weird and seemed difficult to make, Li Dan finally agreed with gritted teeth.
After all, this person is not an ordinary generous person.
As for the trip to the blacksmith shop, it was not so smooth.
After visiting three houses in a row, the blacksmith frowned after looking at the drawings, and shook his head after a moment.
On weekdays, most of what they make are farm tools, and occasionally they make weapons. It's all rough work, and they can't make such fine objects.
No matter how much Gu Beichuan added money, it just wouldn't work.
It can be seen that it is not a question of money, but their lack of technology.
It seems that the development of Daqian's iron smelting industry is still relatively backward. Let's see if there is an opportunity to tinker with it in the future.
It's a pity that iron, like salt, is privately owned by the government and is difficult to purchase in large quantities. We can only talk about it later.
After hitting a wall one after another, Gu Beichuan simply stopped going to the small blacksmith shop.
Instead, he went directly to the Yong'an Blacksmith Shop, the largest in Huainan City. There were the best craftsmen in Huainan, so there was no reason why they couldn't even produce equipment.
Sure enough, although he thought Gu Beichuan's request was strange, Sun Zhuang, the owner of Yong'an Blacksmith Shop, said he could do it, but the price would probably be higher.
Mr. Gu immediately waved his hand and said that there was no problem, just start building it as soon as possible.
Gu Beichuan has always been generous when it comes to equipment expenditures.
In this way, after Feihong initially established a foothold in Huainan, it began intensive development in preparation for taking the first step of expansion.
And this step is bound to cause disaster for some people.
