There is no longer a shortage of food, so the scale of brewing can be increased.
If you want to make money, increasing production is one way. At the same time, you have to expand your sales channels.
The Wang family cannot be a customer. Although the Five Surnames and Seven Families are the most suitable candidates, it is impossible to trade with them alone. At most, they will be given 40 to 50% of the share, and others will need to digest the rest.
Jiangnan gentry and Shandong clan were the second candidates. As a famous family second only to the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, they also have a very deep foundation. They are definitely not short of land and probably not short of food either.
All you need to do is copy a few copies of the contract with the Wang family.
As for the remaining share, it is a good choice to give it to distinguished groups.
Looking back at the many carriages following closely, Li Xian smiled slightly, already having a calculation in his heart.
Still on the second floor, still the same seats.
Although he was invited, Li Xian took the first seat without hesitation. The term "disturbing the guest and usurping the master" does not apply to three people, that is, the emperor and the prince. There is no one in the world who has a higher status than these three people. As for the reputation that can make up for the status gap, or even surpass it, there are only a handful of them.
Therefore, even if you come as a guest, the first priority is still the prince Li Xian.
Cheng Wuting, as the real master, sat with the chief on the left, while the generals naturally sat on the left, and the civil servants sat on the right.
The appetizers and drinks were served, but no one touched them. They were all waiting for Cheng Wuting or the prince to speak.
Li Xian was still very conscious of being a guest. When he saw Cheng Wuting looking at him, he couldn't help but smile and said, "General Cheng, what are the rules for today's banquet? You might as well tell me?"
Seeing that the prince did not completely occupy the position of "master", Cheng Wuting immediately felt respected.
Picking up the wine glass, Cheng Wuting sighed and said: "What happened to Zhou Han is not an isolated case, but it happens all the time. Everyone, since the saint in the court today has spoken out and dealt with it seriously, it seems that he wants to truly protect him. The general's family fortune has been lost in battle. Some of the words are unpleasant, but I still want to say them today."
Taking a deep breath, Cheng Wuting continued: "You all have great families, so there is absolutely no need to reach out to the families and properties of the generals who died in the battle. I left my words here today. If something like this happens again in the future, don't blame me. Show mercy.”
What Cheng Wuting said was very unpleasant. In the officialdom, where everyone wears a mask and plots against each other, it is very inappropriate to speak like this. Although scheming against the fortunes of unlucky colleagues is something that many people are doing behind the scenes, it is really not suitable to talk about it openly.
Many people looked at each other and then chose to remain silent. Silence is already the best answer.
Seeing a sentence that left everyone speechless, Cheng Wuting drank the wine in one gulp.
Everyone knows how powerful spirits are. Drinking a glass of it in one go is no less than drinking a jar in one go.
Filling the glass with wine again, Cheng Wuting said with a smile: "Just listen to the nonsense I just said. Today, thanks to all my colleagues, I can breathe a sigh of relief for Zhou Han. As one of the military generals, I am the initiator of today's banquet. , I still want to thank you, gentlemen, drink victoriously!"
Hearing what Cheng Wuting said, everyone picked up their cups and took a sip with them.
The design of the second floor of Juxian Building means that the initiator of the banquet cannot always lead the rhythm of the entire venue. So, after a sip of wine, everyone started to take their chopsticks. There was no way to communicate with people far away, so I had to talk to three or five people nearby across the table.
Li Xian sat in the first place, with Cheng Wuting on his left and Hao Chujun on his right.
After refilling a glass of wine, Cheng Wuting faced the prince and said with a smile: "Your Highness's statement about bloodshed on the battlefield and not shedding tears really spoke to the general's heart. Please allow me to offer you a drink, general!"
Li Xian picked up his tea cup and said with a smile: "If I don't like drinking, just drink tea instead of a bar. General Cheng, I just told the truth and I don't deserve your toast."
After saying that, Li Xian drank the tea in one gulp.
Although the prince said so, Cheng Wuting, as a courtier, still drank all the wine in the cup in one go.
After drinking two large glasses and one sip, Cheng Wuting's face turned red even though he was a master of drinking.
After letting out a long breath, Cheng Wuting moved his desk, leaned closer, and continued: "Your Highness, do you remember the exercise equipment you designed? I have been using it for fitness for a long time. Nowadays, I just feel that my body is much stronger, especially the hidden wounds left on the battlefield in the early years, which can not be cured by medicine. It is a pity that this method cannot be promoted to the whole army, otherwise, my Datang The combat power of the sergeant can be greatly improved!"
Seeing that Cheng Wu had the idea of telling a long story, Li Xian simply put down his chopsticks, moved a little closer, and replied: "Since you have been exercising, you must know that although this method of strengthening the body is effective, it is , the consumption of physical strength is really too great. The consumption of physical strength also consumes food, and the food from the national treasury cannot support such consumption."
"As for the period of physical training, it is inevitable that there will be bumps or sprains. Because the injury delays time, you have to practice again, so herbal medicines also need to be kept on hand. In addition, the more people train, the more The faster the equipment wears out, and for various reasons combined, it would be unimaginably expensive to train an army, let alone promote the entire army."
After hearing what the prince said, Cheng Wuting nodded. Today's national treasury is unable to make ends meet. On several occasions, local disaster relief has not been provided in time. Under such circumstances, where does the strength come from to promote this method to the entire army?
At this moment, although he was already a little dizzy after a few sips of wine, Cheng Wuting still wanted to take a sip of wine to suppress his depression. There is clearly a strategy to strengthen the army, but it cannot be used. This feeling...
It’s really not an ordinary discomfort!
Seeing that Cheng Wu looked very uncomfortable, Li Xian could not persuade him. Don't look at the fact that during Li Zhi's reign, he was powerful in all nine states, and his land area was so huge that everyone was surprised. However, there is still an element of puffiness in it.
The land area is too large, but the tax revenue cannot keep up, which leads to foreign wars and border guarding, which cannot meet the needs of soldiers. Internally, it is even more troublesome. Disaster relief cannot be kept up, roads are not repaired well, and all kinds of problems have accumulated, which are really not difficult to solve.
However, these are all problems that the emperor needs to worry about. Li Xian feels that although these problems may accumulate, they will explode after he ascends the throne. However, he would rather have a headache then than participate in the solution now.
As a prince, sometimes it is better not to be too arrogant.
but....
Since Cheng Wu brought up the old matter again, Li Xian thought that he might be able to use the topic to his advantage?
Although the prince's six commanders were nominally his own soldiers, except for the fact that after becoming the prince, the prince's six commanders and their respective generals went to the East Palace to pay allegiance. After it was just a formality, there was no further story.
If I can apply and arrange for Prince Liu Sui to train according to the method of body training...
This thought only appeared for a moment, and was cut off by Li Xian himself.
The prince's sixth rate is also a soldier!
Think about how Prince Zhanghuai was framed? Isn't it because Dong Palace secretly hid the armor?
Although he, the prince, now has no soldiers of his own, this is not a bad thing.
It would be nice to have one less excuse to be attacked.
As for his real manpower, he should choose from the Alliance of Despicable People, or recruit them secretly.
After confirming this, Li Xiancai swallowed his words and picked up his chopsticks to eat again.
As for Cheng Wuting, he knew very well why the prince was silent, so he stopped mentioning the matter immediately, and instead called his colleagues in the army to have a drink.
Li Bai wrote hundreds of poems about drinking wine and slept in a restaurant in Chang'an City.
This is a poem by Du Fu. As two poets who have overlapped with each other, Du Fu's poems have a high reference value. Therefore, in Li Xian's view, Li Bai's claim to not being drunk after a thousand cups was not due to his high drinking capacity, but because the alcohol content of the Tang Dynasty's turbid wine was already very low.
Which restaurants in Chang'an City have good wine? Therefore, "you will never get drunk after a thousand cups" is really nothing to brag about. For example, there are many people in Juxian Building now who are already extremely drunk after just a few glasses of wine.
If you drink high-strength liquor at the same speed as you used to drink sake, can you still end up with a good outcome?
Therefore, many drunk people start talking nonsense, and some even punch their friends if they disagree with them.
Compared to the chaos of the demons, Dai Zhide and the others were relatively normal. Because they had seen the killings of strong alcohol, and there were government affairs to deal with, they only drank a glass of wine during the meal.
Seeing two drunken men among the generals taking off their armor and about to fight each other, Hao Chujun quickly stood up, walked to Li Xian and saluted: "Your Highness, at this time, we have to leave. Later, they will If we fight and hurt you, you will die."
Li Xian also knew very well how unreasonable Jiu Mengzi was when he was drunk, so he got up and left the banquet with Hao Chujun and others.
Cheng Wuting's banquet started early, which was actually equivalent to delaying breakfast. So when Li Xian returned to the East Palace, it was not even noon.
The midsummer in Chang'an was extremely hot. Without fans and air conditioners, Li Xian really had no idea of going out and suffering at noon. Today's martial arts practice had to be postponed until the evening.
As for the idea of taking a day off, I have never thought about it. Li Xian knew very well that he learned martial arts too late. If he wanted to achieve something, he could only rely on persistence and hard work.
There was nothing to do at noon, and I had no interest in going to Chongwen Hall to see Zhang Daan and the others buried in a sea of books.
It was really boring, so he simply left Li Zheng Hall and planned to go to Cheng En Hall to see what Fang Furong was doing.
When entering his wife's palace, there was no need to knock on the door to announce anything, so when Li Xian pushed open the palace door and strode in, what he saw was not the smiling Fang Furong, but sitting at the table with her face exposed. Kong Xinyu looked shocked.
The table in front of this girl was filled with bowls filled with messy-colored corn porridge.
Seeing this scene, Li Xian knew without guessing that she was studying the taste of medicinal porridge.
As for medicated food, before it has any effect, the most important thing is actually the taste.
If you drink the bitter porridge, it is better to drink the soup and medicine.
Kong Xinyu didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would push the door open and quickly stood up. Without wiping his mouth, he saluted and said, "I didn't know His Highness was here. I am rude to you."
Li Xian smiled and said: "I just opened the door and came in directly. I don't blame you."
After saying that, he crossed Kong Xinyu and sat down at the table. Seeing that there was an extra spoon on the table, I picked it up, scooped a little into a golden-looking porridge bowl, and tasted it.
This means that Li Yun is outside the door and doesn't know what's going on inside, otherwise he will definitely get angry.
Kong Xinyu became anxious when she saw His Highness the Prince actually moved the spoon, and hurriedly came over and said, "Your Highness, these porridges are filled with herbs. Some of them taste very unpleasant. You'd better not eat them."
Li Xian shook his head, pointed to the porridge he had just tasted and said: "You should add astragalus to this bowl. I remember that astragalus has the effect of diuresis and replenishing qi. In addition, although it has a bit of beany taste, it also has a sweet taste, so It is very suitable for making medicinal diet. However, I still think that Astragalus is most suitable for making tea. If it is used to make porridge, it is a bit too sweet. Or, if you add less next time, it will be much better with a slight sweetness. .”
After saying that, he picked another bowl, scooped out a little, put it in his mouth and tasted it.
This one is bitter. Look at the white pieces in the bowl and think about it, and you will know what they are.
"Although white peony root can replenish blood, the taste is a bit unflattering and bitter. However, this is a medicine for women, so you shouldn't add it to the porridge that I make. If you want to cover up its bitter taste, you can also You have to add a lot of sweetness, which would be bad.”
Seeing His Royal Highness take two mouthfuls of porridge and then name two medicinal materials, Kong Xinyu immediately opened his mouth...
She was really surprised that the prince was familiar with these medicines.
Speaking of her hobbies, she immediately stopped caring about her appearance. She hurriedly walked to Jindun and sat down. She asked curiously: "Your Highness, you actually know these herbs and their effects?"
Li Xian smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "I only know some medicinal materials that can be used in medicinal diet, but I don't know anything else."
Since the development of the Internet, a lot of unpopular knowledge has become less popular. At least, because people around him had started a trend of making tea with traditional Chinese medicine, Li Xian still knew about some traditional Chinese medicine.
You have to be particular about what kind of person you chat with. It would be inappropriate if you forcefully talk about unfamiliar topics to the other person.
Since Kong Xinyu's father was proficient in medicine and he also liked medical skills, Li Xian thought that it would be good to chat with her about medicinal materials, so that they could have common topics and get to know each other quickly.
