I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 488
After some polite greetings, Mr. Hou explained the purpose of his visit, "I don't know how the conversation between my lord and Ms. Zhan went?"

If there are big merchants who come to Liu County to open workshops and shops, the business of local merchants will definitely be affected, and if they can't bear it, they may even close down.

Master Zhu talked about the noodles that Zhan Feiyu brought with an unclear attitude.

"It turned out to be eating?" Mr. Hou couldn't help thinking, he really didn't expect it to be eating.

Although they didn't find out about Zhan Feiyu's background, they all knew that He Nuan, who served by her side, was not only a family trainer, but also a good cook.

Zhan Feiyu's three meals a day are cooked by He Nuan in the kitchen, especially the soup cooked by He Nuan, which is so fragrant that the people staying in the inn are almost drooling.

The few people here are surprised that eating cakes can't make much money.

County magistrate Zhu has restrained his anger, and said to Mr. Hou, who used to be a third-rank official: "Jiangnan is already rich, and most families have a few eating recipes that are not passed on."

It is said that the first generation reads food, the second generation reads poetry, and the third generation reads poetry and books, but ordinary merchants, even if they have a lot of money, just eat some delicacies from mountains and seas.

The aristocratic family is particular about eating a vegetarian dish. A small lotus leaf and lotus seed pod soup, at first glance, looks like lotus leaf and lotus seed soup, but this soup is particular about utensils.

Silver bowls and spoons are made by craftsmen into the shapes of lotus, lotus pods, and chrysanthemums. The kneaded noodles are pressed into the shape of flowers, and cooked with chicken broth, big bones, and fungi, and water boiled with lotus leaves. The soup has the fragrance of lotus leaves.

A soup that cools and relieves the heat is full of artistic conception, and when the mood comes, it will recite a poem in response to the occasion. This kind of background is not something that ordinary merchants can have.

Wei Xiancheng took the conversation and briefly talked about the taste and preparation method of the noodles, "The old man is well-informed and I think he knows that the noodles are crispy, so kneading and kneading the noodles requires specific techniques, and also requires With the help of utensils, the noodle blocks are finally deep-fried and can last for months on long journeys."

Mr. Hou nodded in agreement, supported his beard and said, "That's true. If you cook a pot of soup and put noodles in it in the wild, you can have a mouthful of hot noodle soup in winter."

The few merchants sitting below looked at each other. Everyone was in business, and they could see the business opportunities at a glance. The noodles could be sold as pastries in shops, or sold to caravans or escort agencies as dry food.

Everyone glanced calmly at County Magistrate Zhu who was sitting at the head seat. With the Zhu family's relationship, if the noodles were sold to the army, it would be a big business with huge profits.

But noodle is a brand new business, although it is also food, but it will not have any impact on everyone present, and everyone's suspense is relieved at this moment.

"If the workshop is opened in Liu County, it will definitely attract many merchants to come here." Mr. Hou joked with a smile, as if he didn't notice that the county magistrate Zhu dropped his teacup when they met Zhan Feiyu.

Other merchants also echoed, and everyone felt relieved, and each talked about their own business.

After half an hour, Mr. Hou led a group of people to leave.

After leaving the county office, thinking of the cold and angry expression of the county magistrate Zhu, several people couldn't help asking Mr. Hou: "Master Hou, isn't that little girl afraid of offending Mrs. Zhu?"

Even though the cost of noodle business is high, rarity is the most expensive thing, earning silver is certain, but if the cost price is sold to the army, even if the county magistrate Zhu earns silver, the amount he can earn is limited.

"In Chen's humble opinion, this noodle is sold at a low price and entered the army. Although Master Zhu has lost money, it is a great achievement in the long run. If General Zhu reports to the court, no matter whether the merit is recorded on Master Zhu's head If you don’t work on someone else or someone else in the Zhu family, you will definitely be promoted to a higher level.”

The few people present all understood that money could never be earned, and the biggest benefit was to be promoted to a higher level. Do you have to worry about not being able to earn money when you have a high official position?

Those imperial court officials don't need to do business, they send a lot of money to the mansion every year, what kind of charcoal and ice respect, and birthday gifts during the festivals, Mr. Zhu's anger this time seems short-sighted.

Standing still in the shade in front of the carriage, there happened to be four or five carriages parked in this alley, the coachman and the servants were all watching, so there was no need to worry that the conversation would be overheard.

Mr. Hou smiled loudly, his hale and hearty appearance could not tell that he was only seventy years old, "A little girl has such foresight, do you think her family will be normal?"

Without waiting for everyone to speak, the old man continued: "If this matter is reported to the imperial court, it is estimated that the meritorious service will not fall to Mr. Zhu. It is reasonable for Mr. Zhu to be angry if he makes wedding clothes for others after a busy day."

After hearing this, several people suddenly realized that Master Zhu was only a seventh-rank county magistrate after all. The origin of this Zhan family is unclear, but it must be a family of Jiangnan Dao.

In addition, the little girl studied hard when she was away from home, so there must be an elder in the family who was an official in the court, and this recipe was handed over to Zhu County Magistrate by the little girl. It is not easy for Master Zhu to take credit for this.

"Forget it, since the fire can't burn us for the time being, everyone might as well wait and see what happens." After leaving the words, Mr. Hou was helped by a young man to get into the carriage, "It's getting late, everyone, please go ahead."

"Go, old man." Several people bowed their hands and waited for the carriage of the Hou family to leave, and they all got into the carriage and went back to their respective homes. The old man was right, they just went to the theater for now.

……

Zhan Feiyu didn't expect that the county magistrate Zhu's revenge did not come, but he waited for merchants from Liu County to visit.

"I'm sorry to bother you today, please forgive me." He was obviously in his 40s, but Mr. Zhao treated Zhan Feiyu with kindness and warmth, as if he regarded her as a peer.

"Master Zhao, please sit down." Zhan Feiyu beckoned him to sit down.

He Sheng had already inquired about the situation in Liu County in detail, but he didn't even know about a merchant. If Mr. Zhao hadn't reported his family name just now, Zhan Feiyu really didn't know him.

Probably because he had inquired about Zhan Feiyu's behavior, Mr. Zhao explained the purpose of coming straight to the point, "To tell you the truth, my Zhao family has been doing business in Liu County for three generations, and my ancestors were in the pastry business..."

Zhao's pastry shop is not only in Liu County, but also in several neighboring counties, and even Mr. Zhao opened two shops in the nearest Qianzhong Prefecture.

It's just that it is Fucheng on Qianzhong Road, and the business of Zhao's pastry shop is mediocre. After all, in terms of taste and delicacy, those time-honored shops in Fucheng are better.

Zhan Feiyu couldn't help laughing, and his voice rose slightly, "Master Zhao is not afraid of offending Mr. Zhu by cutting off his Husband halfway?"

Although the meeting with Zhu County Magistrate yesterday was unhappy, but before Zhu County Magistrate made a statement, Mr. Zhao secretly approached him to discuss cooperation. It is hard to see that Mr. Zhao, who has a kind face, can do such an unkind thing things come.

"In business and business, Mr. Zhu opened the workshop to benefit the people of Liu County, and he will still cooperate with us at that time." Master Zhao quickly explained.

After all, County Magistrate Zhu is an official ordered by the imperial court. He can't open a shop by himself, but he can let his family members come forward, but once it gets out, he will compete with the people for profit.

What Mr. Zhao said just now was not just casually. Before other merchants came to Liu County to open shops, it was Zhu County Magistrate who helped them build bridges. In the end, they still had to cooperate with local merchants in Liu County.

But everyone is a businessman, and they are all interested. Naturally, [-]% and [-]% of the profits of this shop will go to the government's treasury. and also.

Zhan Feiyu looked calmly at Master Zhao, who was sincere and wanted to cooperate, "Master Zhao also knew the conditions I raised with Master Zhu before. Master Zhu dropped the glass at that time. Could it be that Master Zhao dared to talk about it?" Plucking?"

"I'm not afraid of the girl's jokes when I say it." Master Zhao's attitude became more and more sincere, and he didn't care about exposing his faults at all, "My Zhao family's cakes are high-quality and cheap, but several time-honored brands in Fucheng are said to be cake recipes from the palace. The taste is indeed better, and it was fine a few years ago.”

Zhao's pastry shop takes the low-price route, and most of them are bought by ordinary people. Although the people are not rich, they still have money to buy half a catty of pastries for children and old people for ten days and a half months.

Time-honored pastry shops are expensive, and a box of exquisitely packaged six-color pastries can sell for a tael of silver at the most. There is no shortage of nobles and wealthy households in Fucheng, so the pastry business is naturally not bad.

But in the past two years, this time-honored shop has also started selling low-priced pastries, which has robbed Zhao's pastry shop of less than half of its business.

Master Zhao had a bitter face, and said helplessly: "When people hear that this is Zhenweixuan's pastry, even if it tastes the same as my Zhao's pastry, the price is a few cents more expensive, but they will pay for Zhenweixuan's name. Seek far away."

The pastry shop business is getting more and more difficult, Mr. Zhao has to innovate, but thinking is easy to do, and where to find new pastry recipes.

It was hard to get some eyebrows before, and before Mr. Zhao came forward, Zhenweixuan bought it at a high price. The angry Mr. Zhao almost ran to smash the shop of Zhenweixuan.

Now that Zhan Feiyu has a noodle recipe in his hand, Mr. Zhao will definitely not miss it. Otherwise, if she goes to Fucheng, this recipe might be bought by Zhenweixuan by any means. It's closing down.

(End of this chapter)