Smuggling Daming

Seeing Zhou Zhong pour the so-called monosodium glutamate into Sanmei tofu, and then invite them to taste it, this made Zhu Youzhen and Taoist Ziyou hesitate a bit. They were not worried about Zhou Zhong's poisoning or anything, but they didn't know that monosodium glutamate was What is it for, and I don't know what effect MSG will have if it is put in, so I dare not say it for a while.

At this time, Zhou Zhong could also see the hesitation of the two of them. He smiled slightly, picked up a piece of tofu with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and then tasted it carefully. Although the MSG was added a little late, it still added a lot of freshness. The taste is even more delicious in the mouth than before, and even Zhou Zhong couldn't help but take a few more bites.

Seeing that Zhou Zhong ate it first, Zhu Youzheng and Zi Youdao had no choice but to pick up the chopsticks and taste it. As soon as the tofu entered their mouths, they immediately felt the difference. The Sanmei tofu after adding MSG was more delicious than before. It was so delicious, and even this was the first time they had eaten such delicious Sanmei Tofu, which surprised and delighted the two of them, and couldn't help eating a few more mouthfuls like Zhou Zhong.

"Wenda, what's going on here? How come you just added a little MSG to make the Sanmei Tofu more delicious?" Zhu Youzhu asked excitedly at this time, the effect of the MSG really surprised him up.

"Hey, monosodium glutamate, monosodium glutamate, naturally, like its name, as long as you add a little to the dish, it can greatly enhance the umami taste of the dish, and it will feel very delicious in your mouth!" Zhou Zhong played with the porcelain bottle of monosodium glutamate in his hand, With a mysterious smile on his face, he said, now that Zhu Youzhen has seen the effect of monosodium glutamate, it will be much easier to convince him to monopolize this business with him.

"MSG? MSG! It really is a good name!" Zhu Youzhen repeated the name of MSG twice, and couldn't help but praise it immediately.After personally tasting the changes MSG brought to the dishes, he also felt that the name MSG was very appropriate.

"Master Zhou, I don't know where you got this monosodium glutamate, and where you can buy it. Our Dai Temple often hosts some banquets for the nobles who come to Mount Tai, so I also want to buy some monosodium glutamate as a spare!" At this time, Zi You The real person also asked impatiently, although their Dai Temple has a big family and business, but the expenses are also very high. The most important source of income in the temple is the charity of nobles from all walks of life.If a more delicious tofu banquet can be made, maybe more nobles can be attracted to come, and the temple can also receive more donations at that time.

But Zhou Zhong smiled when he heard Ziyou’s words: “I’m afraid this will disappoint the Taoist priest. This kind of monosodium glutamate is actually what I discovered. It’s not available in the market, and the quantity produced this year is not enough A lot. Otherwise, you can give some to the Taoist priest!"

Hearing that these monosodium glutamates were developed by Zhou Zhong himself, Zhu Youzhen and Zi Youzheng were taken aback for a moment, and then they both showed expressions of disbelief. After all, they all knew that Zhou Zhong was a scholar, and he was also the author of Journey to the West. He is also secretly in business.But this is not a big deal, after all, which official family does not intervene in business now?It's just that Zhou Zhong actually said that he also invented monosodium glutamate.This made them mistakenly think that Zhou Zhong is proficient in cooking, but as Zhou Zhong is a scholar, how could he put down his body and cook in the kitchen?

But what Zhu Youzhen and Ziyou didn't know was that Zhou Zhong really knew how to cook well, and he didn't care about his status as a scholar. Of course, MSG was not invented because he knew how to cook, but was brought from later generations. It was his insight that allowed Zhou Zhong to find such a shining source of wealth.

For the expressions of disbelief on the faces of Zhu Youzhen and Zi Youzhen.But Zhou Zhong didn't pay any attention to it. Instead, he thought for a while and began to talk about today's business: "My lord, you must have heard about Zhou before. In order to make a living, Zhou had to put down his status as a scholar to take over the chamber of commerce at home. , The reason why Zhou stayed in Qingzhou specially this time is not only to get to know the prince, but also to discuss a lucrative business with him!"

Hearing that Zhou Zhong suddenly wanted to discuss business with him, Zhu Youzhen was stunned again, but he was not stupid. Seeing Zhou Zhong making so many preparations for the introduction of MSG, he immediately reacted, and was a little excited at the moment. Said: "Wenda, could it be that you want to talk to me about MSG business?"

"Hehe, my lord is wise, to tell you the truth, lord, the production of this MSG is actually very simple, but the most important thing is the raw material for making MSG. This raw material is a kind of organism that grows along the coast, and because of the climate and seawater conditions Due to limitations, on the coastal line of our Ming Dynasty, only the Jiaodong Peninsula has a certain amount of production."

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, he stood up with a "huh". Now he finally understands why Zhou Zhong deliberately made friends with him. It turns out that the most fundamental reason is here. The raw materials for making monosodium glutamate are only available in his fief. But Zhou Zhong has the name of this raw material, so the two have a basis for cooperation.

Thinking of this, I saw Zhu Youzhen walking back and forth a few times on purpose. Although he seems to be very handsome as a vassal king, every family has hard-to-recite scriptures. For example, for him, his biggest problem is lack of money .

Zhu Youzhen likes literature and calligraphy, and he has a bit of literati integrity in his bones. Although he is unable to serve the country with what he has learned as a vassal king, he also disdains to exploit the people under his rule like other vassal kings, let alone occupy The land of the people is their own.But in this way, the income of Prince Heng's Mansion is not as good as other palaces, and he is a newly-appointed vassal, and he didn't have any family background before, so the finances of Prince Heng's Mansion have always been very tight.

What's more terrible is that Zhu Youzhen is much stronger than his elder brother Emperor Xiaozong and his nephew Emperor Zhengde in terms of childbearing. Although he is only in his 30s now, he already has seven sons and ten daughters, and he is now in the midst of a At the prime of life age, God knows how many sons and daughters he will have in the future?

Although it is a good thing to have more children, it also brings a lot of troubles. Although the finances of Prince Heng's Mansion are not good, it is no problem to support these children, but what Zhu Youzhen is most worried about is what to do when the children grow up in the future?If his daughter wants to get married, he will have to accompany her with a large dowry, at least not to lose the face of Prince Heng's Mansion, and if his son wants to marry a family and be entrusted with the title of king, he must also prepare a family property for them. All of these add up to a huge amount of property. Whenever he thinks about it, Zhu Youzhu will feel a little headache.

It was also because of the tight financial situation of Prince Heng's Mansion, so when Zhu Youzhen heard Zhou Zhong say that the raw materials for producing MSG were only produced in Jiaodong Peninsula, that is, his own fief, he immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to make a fortune, and He also understood that the reason why Zhou Zhong told him this matter was because he wanted to cooperate with him in the MSG business.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzheng also stopped, turned around and sat down and said to Zhou Zhong with a smile: "Wenda, although you and I have only known each other for a few days, I feel that we are like old friends for many years, so we have some words You might as well just say it straight, and stop going around in circles!"

What Zhou Zhong was waiting for was Zhu Youzhen's words, and he immediately said solemnly: "My lord, you must be aware of the use of this monosodium glutamate. If it goes on the market in the future, it will definitely cause the rich people to go crazy. Making money is sure." Yes, the key is how do we do this business?"

When Zhou Zhong said this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "The monosodium glutamate was invented by me, but the raw materials for producing it are under the control of the prince. If we cooperate, then we can definitely monopolize the production and sales of monosodium glutamate. I don't know the prince. What do you think?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong finally said about the cooperation himself, Zhu Youzhen was also relieved, and thought for a moment and said: "I am naturally very willing to cooperate with Wenda in business, but I don't know how to cooperate. How should the profits be divided?"

"Haha, this is easy to handle. The Jiaodong Peninsula belongs to your fiefdom, the prince. You can arrange for people to collect the raw materials for making MSG. As for the money needed for the production of MSG, it is up to you. The MSG we produce every year is five or five." As for the sales, it is even easier. The prince also knows that Zhou’s chamber of commerce mainly travels by sea, so my [-]% MSG will not be sold in Daming, but will be sold overseas. As for the country, leave it to the prince. You!"

Zhou Zhong said with a smile, the reason why he gave up sales in Daming is mainly because he does not have any commercial foundation in the country, even if he wants to sell in Daming, I am afraid that in the end he can only sell it wholesale to others, and it is better to ship it directly. Go to Japan and North Korea and other places, and the profits will be higher.

Hearing that Zhou Zhong gave himself the monopoly of the entire Daming market, Zhu Youzhen was also overjoyed, and then he slapped the table and shouted: "Okay, Wenda is indeed a person who does great things, and doing business with you is a pleasure, this The king has agreed to the matter, let's sign the document now!"

Zhou Zhong was also overjoyed to see that Zhu Youzhen was persuaded by himself so easily, and immediately asked Ziyou Zhenren to act as an intermediary, and brought a pen and ink to write a document, and both of them stamped their own seals on the document. It's done.

Next, Zhu Youzhen asked Zhou Zhong about the raw materials of MSG. After all, he also wanted to know what could produce such a magical condiment as MSG in his fiefdom?

Zhou Zhong didn't hide anything about this, so he told about the sea sausage, and told Zhu Youzhen to prepare manpower before the year, because the sea sausage will be active in spring next year, and then they can be fished. to sea sausage.It was also the first time that Zhu Youzhen and Zi Youzhen had heard about sea intestines, and they were all amazed at the moment, and at the same time they were full of admiration for Zhou Zhong's erudition.

After Zhou Zhong and the others had a rest in Dai Temple that night, they visited Dai Temple again the next morning and returned to Qingzhou in the afternoon. On the morning of the third day, Zhou Zhong and the others met King Heng Zhu Youzhe Farewell, and once again embarked on the road to serve as the admiral of the world. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)