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Zhang Chao carried a winter bamboo shoot of more than two catties and walked back, this bamboo shoot has been buried in the soil and has not seen the wind, and he will go to the house to cut some ham and fry a plate, which is the most tender and delicious.

This bamboo shoot is not simple, Zhao Siniang personally dug it up and gave it to him. She hoped that Zhang Chao could help buy food from her family, but Zhang Chao had not yet taken office. Moreover, most of the grain used in the winery is from the imperial court's own official warehouse.

However, since Zhao Siniang has come to intercede several times, presumably other grain merchants will also be moved. Before taking office, Zhang Chao expected that this foreigner was not easy to be a foreigner.

Those who can do the grain business are generally big landlords or powerful families. Today, he can refuse Zhao Siniang, but if those powerful families want to come to him, how can he refuse, can he refuse?

When riding home, winding along the path on the slope, Zhang Chao looked at this undeveloped barren slope and thought about how this treasure land should be developed.

You can't mess around at will, it's not right to have a hoe in the east and a hoe in the west. This more than 8,000 acres of ditch slope is a good place in Zhang Chao's opinion, and it needs to be planned as a whole. Now that there is no water in the ditch, it is a good time to repair the dam. Now that the nearby villagers are also idle, and the government's labor levy is almost over, it is appropriate for the Zhang family to invite someone to repair a dam at this time.

However, it is not easy to repair the dam, where to repair, how high and wide it is, etc., which must be presided over by special craftsmen.

Sooner or later, it will become a treasure land, but the initial investment will not be less. The family still owes a few thousand yuan, Zhang Chao needs to get some projects to cash in first, otherwise the 8,000 acres of ditch slope will not be able to be developed after being bought.

Back home, Zhangjiagou was very lively.

"San Lang, there are a lot of people who give gifts, I have registered them all, you can take a look."

Ma Zhou, the account office, greeted him and gave Zhang Chaomu the gift list. Zhang Chao took it and flipped through it carefully, and found that some names were underlined with lines, which was the meaning of the key mark.

"Hmph, these people are quite generous, they came uninvited, and they gave generous gifts."

"Saburo, there are two of them that need attention. The two firms, Da Meiyu and Da Detong, are behind the family of Yin Zhang's second concubine. ”

"Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu?" Zhang Chao asked.

Ma Zhou nodded, he had also been in Chang'an for a long time, and he still knew very well about the magnates in Chang'an. Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu are the two most favored concubines in the emperor's harem.

The Tang Emperor Li Yuan's wife was Dou, but she had died a few years earlier. After Li Yuan became emperor, he posthumously crowned Dou as the queen.

After that, she was not crowned queen again.

In the harem, it is headed by Wan Guifei, who treats her very politely, and the palace matters are decided one by one. But in terms of being favored, it is still Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu who are the most favored.

Li Yuan's harem concubine rank is that there are four concubines, including noble concubine, lady concubine, virtuous concubine, and virtuous concubine, one each of them. Then there are nine concubines and nine Jieyu such as Zhaoyi, nine beauties, nine talents, Baolin royal maidens, etc.

Zhang Chao didn't know much about Li Yuan's other concubines, but he was familiar with Yin and Zhang. Because Yin and Zhang are members of the Taizi Party, they have constant conflicts with Li Shimin, and they have helped Li Jiancheng to engage Li Shimin several times.

And the families of these two people are not serious families.

Especially Yin Defei's father, Yin Arat, has always done whatever he wants because his daughter is one of the four ladies. In history, Yin Arat's arrogance was so arrogant that even Li Shimin's adviser Du Ruhui dared to beat him, the reason was that Du Ruhui didn't get off the horse when he passed in front of his house, so he beat people up and broke his fingers.

Relying on the favor of their daughter, the Yin and Zhang families have now become arrogant magnates in Chang'an City, and they have asked for countless fields from the emperor, with thousands of family wealth and hundreds of hectares of fertile land.

Zhang Chao slammed his mouth, how did the hell attract these two big rats.

"Are the people of the Yin and Zhang families still there?"

"There's also a flower hall for tea."

Zhang Chao sighed, "I'll meet them." ”

In the living room of the Zhang family, the steward of the Yin family and the steward of the Zhang family are sitting very leisurely on the beech sofa chair next to the coffee table drinking rock sugar pears.

Zhang's coffee table and spring and autumn chairs are a complete set, made of solid wood, just brushed with a layer of tung oil, and the texture of the log is clearly visible. The feel and color are heavy and stable, and they are also wear-resistant and dirt-resistant, and durable.

This novel piece of furniture is very relaxing when you can sit on it with your back resting on it, and the armrests on both sides are just right for your hands to rest. The height of the chair is just enough for your feet to hang down naturally.

The coffee table is not served with sencha, but pears stewed in rock sugar, and there are also a few nuts such as melon seeds and pine nuts on the coffee table.

"I can't imagine that in this rural place, there are such unique caves and such fresh and elegant decorations. This coffee table, and this chair, are really good. ”

The steward of the Zhang family over there also nodded and said, "Yes, it's this pear, it's all stewed differently, sweet, crisp and refreshing." ”

Zhang Chao opened the curtain and came in.

Zhang Yin's second steward didn't even mean to get up, he just looked up.

Zhang Chao looked at these two people, and he really felt a little bit like a dog. But since he knew the identity of the other party, Zhang Chao didn't bother to care, and he couldn't afford to care. Zhang Yin's two families, even the King of Qin dared to deal with Gang, Zhang Chao really can't afford to offend them now.

"Two, Zhang is slacking, I hope you will forgive me."

"San Lang is welcome, sit." Yin Guan said.

Zhang Chao smiled, he was really anti-guest-oriented.

"Two, how about this rock sugar pear?"

"Yes, it's very sweet, I don't know what the trick is?"

"Actually, it's very simple, that is, rock sugar is added to it, and then it is simmered with Zhaozhou Sydney pears."

Steward Zhang's eyes lit up, "What is rock candy, why have I never heard of it?" ”

Zhang Chao shouted outside the door, "Qiuyue, bring some rock sugar and brown sugar." ”

Qiu Yue quickly came in with a tray with rock sugar and brown sugar on it.

When the lid is lifted, the rock sugar is crystal clear like ice crystals, while the brown sugar is like a blood-stained grain of sand.

Steward Yin picked up a piece of rock candy and looked at it in front of him for a long time before putting it in his mouth and sucking it slowly. His eyes lit up, then he closed them and savored them. Steward Zhang on the other side also looked at the brown sugar for a long time, and finally picked some and put it in his mouth.

"Good thing, I don't know where Zhang Sanlang came from?"

"In fact, rock sugar and brown sugar are both extracted from sucrose, and the popular brahmin candy in Chang'an is actually extracted from sucrose, but their craftsmanship is average, so the sugar is yellow and the taste is not as sweet as this." Zhang Chao knew very well that Zhang Yin was two wolves.

He estimated that the two stewards came over today, not necessarily on the orders of Yin Arat, or even Zhang Yin's second concubine. It's more likely, it's just that these two stewards smell fishy. Just like Cui Cong came to Zhang's house to buy a flour alkali recipe before.

However, this kind of wealthy house slave is also difficult to deal with, beating the dog, and then the master will come out. The owner doesn't care if his dog is wrong, he only blames people for beating the dog without looking at the owner.

Zhang Chao estimated that these two guys were still here because of the wine shop.

The winery hasn't started yet, so it's not that he's averse to cooperating with them, but he has to take the initiative.

Just now he took the initiative to mention rock candy, in fact, he wanted to give these two people a sweetness.

Instead of being passive, it is better to be proactive.

It just so happened that Zhang Chao was short of money now, and he was ready to cash out from these two people, so that he could also slightly satisfy the desires of the two vicious dogs.

"It turns out that sand sugar can still refine such a good thing, which is thousands of times better than Bharmonro sugar." Steward Yin's eyes were already filled with greed.

Zhang Chao said with pity, "Although I have a secret recipe for refining rock sugar, white sugar and brown sugar, I don't have a channel to get a large amount of sucrose, otherwise, I will definitely make a lot of money." ”

Steward Zhang's eyes lit up, the Zhang family didn't have this channel, they did.

"If San Lang has this need, we can help a little, right, Steward Zhang."

"That's right, it's okay to get some brahmin candy."

The fish took the bait.

Zhang Chaozuo said gratefully, "If that's the case, it's great." However, if it can be related to Lingnan, then directly plant sugarcane in Lingnan, and then directly squeeze sugar for refining, so that the supply is also controlled in hand, the cost can be saved a lot, and the output can be greatly improved, which is not controlled. ”

"We have that too." Steward Zhang said.

Steward Yin took the opportunity to say, "Why don't we cooperate, San Lang will come up with the secret recipe, and we will give people and money, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Chao smiled and asked, "But I don't know how to divide this one?" Or, five or five points, half of me and half of you? ”

"It's not good, we will pay for it."

"That's what you two said, I have an idea here, I don't know what you think. I will tell you all the secret recipes for refining rock sugar, white sugar, and brown sugar, and even the method of squeezing sucrose. ”

"You're going to sell it?"

"Hey, I've been short of money lately. And if I partner with you to do this business, I can't do anything, but I might as well sell it to you. ”

Doing business with these two companies is also seeking skin with the tiger. Even if they are partnered now, the two will definitely find a way to get rid of themselves when they turn back. Anyway, sugar is not something that ordinary people use, and it is a luxury that can only be consumed by people above the middle class.

Making money can definitely be earned, but if there is no channel network like Yin Zhang, Zhang Chao can only make money by buying cane sugar in Chang'an for processing. It's better to sell it directly, firstly, it can be regarded as cashing out the money, and secondly, it will temporarily fill the two wolves.

"How much are you going to sell?"

"How much are you going to give?" Zhang Chao asked rhetorically.

Steward Yin thought about it, leaned into Steward Zhang's ear and whispered for a while, the two exchanged ears, and after a while, Steward Yin said to Zhang Chao, "The method of squeezing sugar and refining sugar, including the method of refining red and white sugar and rock sugar, we are willing to give you a thousand guan." ”

A thousand runs, it's really called Hanako.

Zhang Chao spoke softly and shook his head.

(To be continued.) )