delicious little cook

Chapter 650 The Idea of ​​a New Business
The two chatted nonsense for a while, the palace chief told about his mother's birthday banquet, Ning Peilan got Bai Kou's advice, and the dishes she cooked at the family banquet were well received, and the sisters-in-law and nieces copied the recipes and went home to cook for themselves.

Mentioning this matter, Gu Yun also invited the palace chief to come to the niece's full moon feast at that time. The little baby girl was born after Zhongqiu, and now it is September, and the days are almost full moon.

Speaking of the full moon banquet, Gong Zhangji remembered the few marriage partners he had found for Gu Chan before, and Ning Peilan arranged for the two women's families to meet, but there was no more to follow, and he just asked, but he heard a lot of complaints. Rolling his eyes helplessly.

"Your second aunt is really interesting. Such a good partner, but I couldn't get it by myself."

"It's called high-sightedness, low-handedness,"

"Do you still want to take care of your sister's marriage?"

"It doesn't matter, she has her parents, her elder brother, her sister-in-law, and her two concubines. Even if she becomes an old girl, it's none of my business. It's all the result of my second aunt's improper upbringing. It's none of my business. It's the imperial merchants again, and I don't have time to take care of them."

"Hehe, I have a different confidence now, and my words are rough."

"That's needless to say?" Gu Yun shrugged his eyebrows proudly.

The two laughed, and Qinglan's voice floated in again from outside. A letter came in from Songnan Hall on the street, as if they wanted to discuss business.

Gu Yun then called Qing Lan to come in with the letter, and asked her to call Bai Kou, Qing Lan took the order, and Bai Kou came from her room after a while, Gu Yun and Gong Changji had finished reading the letter, seeing Bai Kou coming So I gave her the letter.

"Songnantang's business, asked if our workshop can make bottles suitable for medicinal oil."

Looking at Bai Kou Zhanxin's letter, the beginning of the letter is full of congratulatory words, and the latter is related to business. It seems that the news of being granted the status of an imperial merchant has already spread to the workshop.

"The bottles of medicinal oil should be dark-colored bottles to avoid the deterioration of the potion caused by the sun. This is the strength of the workers. Before they changed their careers, they were glass craftsmen. In the afternoon, the servant girl will go to Song Nantang to discuss in detail."

"Bai Kou, you see, I've come to curry favor with your family's heir immediately, don't you show me something?" Gong Changji interjected with a smile, and Gu Yun elbowed him.

"My lord really likes to joke. You are marrying the second young lady of the Ning family, who is one of the best in the imperial business circle. Our son has to curry favor with you. Otherwise, if you block the raw materials, our factory will stop working, and we can't hand over to the court." Shipping is a political issue, not a simple business dispute."

"Did you hear that?" Gong Changji glanced at Gu Yun triumphantly, "If you want the business to go smoothly, you have to curry favor with me."

"Can I not do business with his family?" Gu Yun rolled his eyes and said to Bai Kou.

"That's right. The competition in the Royal Business was fierce before, and everyone wanted to stand at the top to get the most benefits, so the enemy of the enemy is a friend. We only need to unite with the competitors of the Ning family. Not only can we spread the risk of raw material procurement, but we may also Buy rare materials that have never been available before.”

Gu Yun squinted at Gong Changji triumphantly, "Now you know who should curry favor with whom?"

Gong Changji showed frustration after being hit by Bai Kou, rolled his eyes and let out a long breath, "Treasurer Bai, please do some business."

"The prince's expression is not very good, as if he is here to ask for advice?"

"That's right, it just so happens that your family's eldest son has obtained the status of an imperial merchant."

Gu Yun's face couldn't help becoming serious, "What happened?"

"It's nothing, I'm a man, I want to make more money, okay?"

"Don't take the merit test?"

"Kao, this is not a conflict, isn't it the same for you?"

"Isn't it that the prince is said to rely on his wife for support? After all, the princess's dowry, the annual income is comparable to the county king's salary. The prince's private property before marriage is only the fox farm owned by the partnership. There is just a little more fertile land, but Wang Hao has mountains, forests, farms, workshops and shops under her name, and she is quite a business-minded person, in the future, she might make a lot of money and support her family." Bai Kou interjected.

Gu Yun was dumbfounded, and Gong Changji felt very shameless and covered his face with his hands, expressing his acquiescence by behavior.

"Who has such a cheap mouth?"

"You don't know people in my circle." Gong Changji's voice was muffled under the palm of his hand.

"Hey, someone else's mouth." Gu Yun patted Gong Changji's shoulder with great sympathy.

"My lord, don't be depressed. There are plenty of business opportunities. Those people are just jealous that you married the second lady of the Ning family, and hate that they don't have such a rich wife."

"Let's hear it?" Gong Changji put down his hands and looked at Bai Kou with hope.

"Didn't our son tell you about the continued hoarding of land inside and outside the city?" Bai Kou began to sympathize with the young county king. Before marriage, he lived a smooth life at home, but now he is dumbfounded when it comes to supporting his family. .

"I've said it before, to open up wasteland and cultivate land to build a factory." Gong Changji rolled his eyes and regained his energy, "Can you add me?"

"Count your buddies and brothers, let's form an agricultural and industrial alliance with you as the core circle, so that each of you can get a piece of land, join each other to form a large area, and then divide it into different uses according to the terrain and soil quality. , breeding, and building factories.”

Gong Zhangji's eyes lit up when he heard this, he nodded repeatedly, moved to Gu Yun's side and stood next to him, and put his elbow on his waist, "How is it?"

"What's the matter? Ask them tomorrow. If one person acquires a piece of land, the wild land on the outskirts of the city is worth a few taels of silver per mu. It's no cheaper than the land I bought in Xilefang back then. Without the support of my family, those guys went to Where can I get the money to buy the land? What’s more, there will be a bunch of follow-up investments, all of which are money.”

"Yes, among other things, the cost of agricultural tools alone is a huge expense. We have to find the best craftsmen to make agricultural tools. We must never use those cheap and easy-to-roll things anymore, but we can If you can’t buy enough iron ore, it’s up to you young masters.”

"Hey, after all, money is the biggest problem." Thinking of his brothers, who were born well, but they really didn't have a lot of money at their disposal, Gong Changji was depressed again.

"In the case of iron ore, if you buy it in small quantities and many times, you can make up enough quantity. This is not a problem, but it costs more money and time. It is not as good as buying it in place at one time. Next point." Gu Yun now has a lot of experience in money and things.

"Well, if we really want to do this, we have to build a smelting factory on new land, preferably near the water, and build a wharf where small boats can rest. It needs a lot of water, so it is appropriate to build it near the water." Bai Kou added.

"Well, let's get together tomorrow and discuss it? This is much more complicated than when we started raising foxes."

"Fox raising is all about investing money but not making money. Only five fox cubs have survived this year. It will take several years for them to reproduce until they can produce skins. But buy a piece of land to open up wasteland to catch up with next year's spring plowing , as long as the weather is favorable, we will be able to see the benefits."

"Yes, for next year's spring plowing, we must act quickly."

Seeing that they were both immersed in the idea of ​​a new business, Bai Kou bowed quietly and retreated, and went to the small kitchen to prepare lunch.

After lunch, the palace chief left and went home. He wanted to discuss the new business with his wife. If she was willing to join the alliance, it would be a powerful boost.

Bai Kou took a lunch break, changed her clothes and went to Songnantang on the main street to discuss business. Before she left, the elder room sent someone to invite the son to discuss the matter. It was such a big matter for the imperial merchants that it was natural to announce it to the whole family. Celebrations are small things.

Seeing Bai Kou coming, the big shopkeeper of Songnan Hall greeted her personally and went to the inner room to talk. First, he congratulated Prince Gu Yun, and then talked about the business. The main content was written in the letter, and he wanted to buy a bottle that could hold medicinal oil , Such a large medical center also sells some self-made medicines and has its own pharmacy. In order to win the competition, it is natural to use all your brains.

The business was negotiated smoothly. The glass factory had sufficient productivity, which could fully meet the order quantity of a pharmacy. So Bai Kou took a pen and paper to write the quotation, and drew the shape of the medicine bottle. The business was finished in one afternoon. The next thing to do is to let the workshop make the bottle samples.

After returning to the Zhongming Courtyard, just after entering the door, she heard the maids say that the prince is waiting to see her, so she didn't change her clothes, and went directly to the ear room.

Gu Yun was reading a book inside, but when he put down the book, he had a dirty face.

"Didn't you go to Jicheng Hall in the afternoon? Why is that expression? Who made you unhappy?" Bai Kou took off his shoes, walked forward while talking, and put the paper he brought back on the low cabinet.

"Isn't it just an imperial businessman, the family actually wants to worship the ancestors and hold a banquet." Gu Yun was very upset.

"Is it useful for you to object?" Bai Kou shrugged and said coolly.

"It's useless."

"That's over."

"Are you busy?"

"It's hard to say, have you set a date? If there is a conflict, which side do you want the servant girl to focus on?"

"Naturally, I think my business is the most important thing. What's the point? The East Kitchen doesn't lack you as a chef. If Zeng Zhu's cooks and cooks haven't learned your way of doing things by now, they can all be replaced."

"Now there is a ready-made opportunity. I have negotiated business with Songnantang. The factory will make samples next. No matter how good the pattern is, the final decision must be based on the real thing. It is not easy to change once, twice, three times or even four times. Five times are possible. If you don't want your maidservant to host the banquet, you can let your maidservant stay in the factory for a day in the name of business. However, your maidservant still has a monthly report from the supervisor of the East Kitchen, so you still have to write If you come to pay for a menu, you won’t do it if you are in charge of the spoon.”

Gu Yun finally smiled, "This is really a good idea."

"Then, are you not angry now?"

"Who said that? I'm still angry."

Gu Yun stood up awkwardly and rushed towards Bai Kou, holding her back with his right hand and stabilizing the back of her head with his left hand, their noses facing each other.

(End of this chapter)