The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 112 Business
The wind in February is soft, blowing in my ears like a lover whispering.

The ice on the moat has melted, and the willow trees on the bank have sprouted new buds. After the sting, the insects that have been hiding for a long time suddenly decorate every place that people don't pay attention to.

At this time, Liu Wei was busy with the business of Liu Family Winery.

The Liu Family Winery's wines are already very famous, so it can be said that the supply exceeds the demand, and after a while, the Liu Family Winery's wines will be sold to the Southern Tang and Wu Yue countries, so the demand is even greater.

When the weather was warm, Liu Wei ordered Liu Quan to buy a piece of land outside the city and build a new winery, so that supply would not be a problem.

It's just that the supply is not a problem. It is not easy to sell the wine of Liu Family Winery to other states and counties. First of all, selling the wine of Liu Family Winery to wine merchants in other places does not make much money. Liu Wei wants to open his own wine in other states and counties. If you want to open a restaurant in other states and counties, you must transport the wine to the states and counties yourself.

But wine is not convenient to transport.

And it is impossible for Liuwei to build wineries in all states and counties. Many winemaking techniques of wineries are kept secret. If he opens wineries in other states and counties, then he needs many trustworthy people to go to the abbot, but now Liuwei There aren't that many people you can trust.

For this reason, Liu Wei went to Yan Xiao.

When Liu Wei came to look for Yan Xiao, it was the afternoon of that day. The sun in the spring afternoon was lazy, and it was very comfortable to bask in the sun. Liu Wei and Yan Xiao were sitting opposite each other on the pavilion in the garden, surrounded by flowers. Many of them have already opened, and they are very lively.

The scent of flowers faintly hits, making people feel refreshed.

Yan Xiao poured a cup of tea, pushed towards Liu Wei, and said, "Please!"

Liu Wei picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said with a smile, "Good tea."

Yan Xiao originally thought that Liu Wei would like to introduce this tea after boasting about the good tea, but Liu Wei didn't. After he said something about good tea, he didn't intend to continue.

Yan Xiao waited for a long time but did not see Liu Wei opening his mouth, finally he could only smile and said, "Is there something wrong with Prince Liu?"

Liu Wei nodded: "Of course I'm not here to drink tea with Boss Yan."

"What's the matter with Prince Consort Liu, but it's okay to say."

"I heard that Boss Yan's business is very big, and he will even go to Nantang and Wuyue in a while, but is that so?"

Liu Wei said it very directly, because he knew very well that in front of a smart person like Yan Xiao, speaking unpleasantly would make people laugh instead.

Yan Yan heard what Liu Wei said, but he didn't hide it. He nodded and said, "That's right, King Qin Kanghui meant that."

Liu Wei smiled slightly: "I'm here today because I want to cooperate with Boss Yan."

"How to cooperate?"

"Boss Yan's business spreads all over the country, and he often transports goods. I hope that Boss Yan can bring the wine from my Liu Family Winery when transporting."

"There is no problem with this. Concubine Liu is a smart person and a trustworthy person. I think I won't let the old man suffer."

Yan Xiao agreed very happily, and Liu Wei was not surprised, because in his opinion, Yan Xiao was also a smart person, and he should know that becoming a partner with Liu Wei would definitely benefit him.

After the two settled the matter, Yan Xiao smiled and said, "Look at the meaning of Concubine Liu, is he wanting to open wineries in various counties and counties of the Great Song Dynasty?"

Liu Wei shook his head: "It's not a winery, but a restaurant. I'm not very familiar with many routes, so I need Boss Yan's help in the early stage."

Liu Wei wanted to open restaurants in various states and counties of the Song Dynasty, so he needed wine from the capital to be shipped to all parts of the country. However, Liu Wei had only stayed in the very surroundings of the capital. In the early stage, he could only rely on Yan Xiao.

When his business gradually matured, it would not be too late to do it himself.

After hearing Liu Wei's words, Yan Xiao already understood, but after understanding, he was a little amazed at Liu Wei's ambition. It is not a casual thing to open restaurants all over the country.

However, judging from Liu Wei's actions during this period, Yan Xiao feels that Liu Wei should have done these things long ago. He is famous in the capital, and the winery's reputation is spread throughout the Song Dynasty and its neighboring countries. All over the country, there are some unreasonable.

After the two understood each other, they talked about other things, nothing more than making money together in the future.
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The imperial examination will take many days, and by the end of the exam, Liu Wei has built five or six restaurants in other counties outside the capital, and because of the cooperation with Yan Xiao, the transportation of wine is not a problem.

Everything went smoothly for Liu Wei.

After the imperial examination, Pan Weiji returned to the mansion accompanied by his servants.

After staying in the examination room for several days, Pan Weiji's complexion became very bad, and even his bones were weakened a lot, but when he returned to the house, he didn't care about rest, and went straight to his study to see Li Shengnan.

Li Shengnan knew that Pan Weiji was leaving the examination room today, but she, a maid, couldn't pick him up. Although she couldn't pick him up, she had prepared everything for Pan Weiji at home, including a bowl of ginseng soup to nourish the body, including a good soak for Pan Weiji. A soak of hot water.

The room was filled with steam, and while giving Pan Weiji a bath, Li Shengnan told one by one what happened in the capital during the past few days of Pan Weiji's exam.

Of course, the most talked about things are related to Liu Wei and Murong Bo.

"Young Master's exam these days, Murong Bo is in bad luck. Murong Bo is very opposed to this year's new imperial examination system, so he ordered his own people to mention it frequently in the court. This disgusted King Jin very much. We set up Murong Bo's piano and ink workshop in Fireworks Lane."

"Did King Jin notice Qinmofang?" Pan Weiji forced his eyes to soak in the water, and couldn't help asking when he heard this.

"Isn't it because when Liu Wei went to Qinmofang to redeem Xiao Die's body, Murong Bo's people showed their flaws. The news spread too fast. Not only Liu Wei became suspicious, but Jin Wang was also suspicious. Therefore, as long as Jin Wang wanted to investigate, You can know who owns the property, but after the new year, King Jin has been busy with other things and has no time to take care of him, but Murong Bo just made a fuss and angered King Jin, and King Jin also opened Qinmofang. "

Pan Weiji nodded in satisfaction: "What should I do? It is impossible for King Jin to say that it is Murong Bo's property, and then confiscate it?"

"King Jin is a smart man, how could he do this? He found an excuse to embarrass Qinmofang, and made Qinmofang pay for it. Now that Qinmofang wants to restore its original prosperity, it may be impossible. Slightly."

After the two finished talking about Murong Bo, they started talking about Liu Wei, but when it came to Liu Wei, Li Shengnan's tone changed slightly.

"That Liuwei is very proud of the spring breeze. During the young master's exam, he actually hooked up with Yan Xiao. In just a few days, he opened several restaurants in other counties and counties. With the help of Yan Xiao, the wine in their winery I don’t know how much more convenient it is to transport it to the branch hotel.”

After Li Shengnan finished speaking, the room suddenly fell into silence.

After an unknown amount of time, the steam in the bathtub gradually decreased, and then Li Shengnan asked, "My lord, do you want to add water?"

Pan Weiji, who had been silent all this time, shook his head: "Help me change my clothes."

Li Shengnan was stunned for a moment, but he still hurriedly obeyed.

After Pan Weiji was dressed, he said to Li Shengnan: "It's not a bad thing for us that Liuwei opens restaurants all over the country. The more he opens, the more difficult it is to control, so let's do something in their restaurants." Hands and feet are easy, aren't they?"

"What the young master said is very true."

Seeing that Pan Weiji was not angry because of this, Li Shengnan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly changed the subject.

"Young master, do you have confidence in this exam?"

"It's not a bad answer, but it's by no means a good one."

"But...but didn't play well?"

Pan Weiji shook his head: "With my status as the royal family of the Later Zhou Dynasty, it's hard to get a good answer or a bad answer. If it's too good, it will make Zhao Kuangyin suspicious, but because of the vague name system, it's impossible to be considered if it's too bad. Neither good nor bad, on the contrary, it can be promoted to Jinshi."

Hearing what Pan Weiji said, Li Shengnan's heart widened again: "Young Master is still thoughtful. Although Young Master's current status is not ordinary, if you want to achieve great things, it is best to be an official in the court."

Pan Weiji nodded slightly, how could he not know the reason?If you want to restore the old country, you must be an official in the court, and the bigger the better, it is best to have power in the court.
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After the imperial examination, Zhang Qixian felt that the atmosphere was different as soon as he returned to the winery. While he was wondering, Liu Wei came out of the house: "Brother Zhang is very knowledgeable, and he will definitely be named on the gold list. I will congratulate Brother Zhang today."

As he said that, Liu Wei had brought out the food and wine tomorrow.

There are a lot of food and wine, because Liu Wei decided to entertain everyone in the winery in order to congratulate Zhang Qixian.

And when Zhang Qixian understood this, he was suddenly very moved. Zhang Qixian was a person who couldn't even eat enough and was insulted by others, but Liu Wei regarded him as a confidant, not only did not dislike him, but also helped him everywhere. Even the banquet for friends after the imperial examination was planned for him.

"Liu Consort Liu's great kindness and virtue, I, Zhang Qixian, will never forget it."

As Zhang Qixian said, the corners of his eyes were already wet, and he was about to bow down to Liu Wei, but Liu Wei suddenly stopped him: "Brother Zhang, did you say that? You are hopeful that you will be named on the gold list, so naturally you have to celebrate, but I invited all the buddies from the winery, so I should invite this banquet, as long as Brother Zhang doesn’t think they are illiterate and spoil the elegance.”

Zhang Qixian is also acquainted with these winery guys on weekdays, and they are also very polite to him as a scholar, and Zhang Qixian also knows that although these people have not read any books, they are all good people, so there will be no way to dislike them. ?
"Liu Concubine said that, without Liu Concubine, I would not have Zhang Qixian, Liu Concubine's kindness, I, Zhang Qixian, will definitely remember it..." Zhang Qixian wanted to say something more, and a waiter at the winery was a little impatient: "Mr. Zhang, you Don't be kind, we are all hungry!"

That guy is a vulgar person, in fact, when he said this, everyone burst into laughter, but that Zhang Qixian felt even more warm in his heart.

(End of this chapter)