A pan. After being summoned by the Shaodong family, Liu Cheng, who came overnight, hurried to Liufu to meet with their young master.

"Okay, except for Liu Cheng, everyone else should step down." Waving his hand to pull the people in the hall back, Liu Yiyi looked up at Liu Cheng, who was obviously fat again, nodded and said: "Big brother, sit down too, there are no outsiders on the side at the moment, and they are all their own brothers, so there is no need to be so restrained." ”

"Yes, young master." In response, Liu Cheng didn't shirk it this time, and after bowing to their young master, he sat down with his head down, bowed his head, and waited for their young master's next question.

"Have you ever seen your father?" The teapot filled the empty bowl in front of him, and pushed it to the table in front of Liu Cheng, who whispered unhurriedly.

"Back to the young master, the second elder who went to see him first after coming knew that the young master was in a hurry, so he only gave the second elder a salute and hurried over." Liu Cheng replied respectfully, but he really didn't dare to really claim to be the eldest brother of their young owner.

"Big brother is outside again, and there are no outsiders here, so there is no need for such a formal attitude." Seeing that Liu Cheng was still cautious and polite, Liu Yiyi couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, not only admiring Liu Cheng's sincere attitude of being so loyal and courteous, but also a little troubled by his stubborn temperament that was close to rigidity, so that he couldn't do anything if he wanted to talk to him about brotherhood.

Seeing that the young master said sincerely, Liu Cheng was quite grateful in his heart, and said: "If the young master had not taken him in, I can't say that the villain would have starved to death on the side of the street, but now he has been loved by the old lady." Accepted as a righteous son and gave the surname Liu. But the owner is the owner after all, and the villain will not dare to be disrespectful, and please forgive the young master. ”

"You, you, I really don't know how you've taken care of it all these years" got drunk. After all the time outside, why is the head still a tendon? Liu Yiyi shook his head and sighed lightly. But I don't do much persecution.

"Do you know what you're calling here in such a hurry?" Seeing that Liu bowed her head and remained silent like a shy little daughter-in-law, Liu Yiyi took a sip of tea and took the lead in provoking the conversation.

"The villain doesn't know, please show it to the eldest young master!" Liu Cheng bowed down to ask for advice, but he was still as restrained and polite as ever.

"Originally, I wanted Wuchen to come over, but seeing that the end of the year was approaching, and there were still many businesses and affairs at home that he needed to take care of, yes, this idea was put down." Holding the tea bowl, he glanced up at Liu Cheng, and saw that his face remained unchanged, and he still looked like he was listening carefully, Liu Yiyi continued: "But the matter is urgent, and it is a matter of confidentiality, and I am too busy to do dusty things, so the younger brother thought of you, the eldest brother." ”

"Young master's love!" As soon as he heard that it was a matter of confidentiality, Liu Cheng arched his loyalty in a timely manner: the villain came here, only brought his ears and hands and feet, and he would only obey orders and act, and he would never leak out a big thing that ruined the young master. ”

"Hehe, you and I are my own brothers, I naturally can trust it, otherwise I wouldn't have specially called my eldest brother over this time." Liu Yiyi nodded lightly and said, "Moreover, this matter has also passed through the hands of the eldest brother before, so it will not be difficult for the eldest brother." ”

"Huh?" Liu Cheng frowned slightly, carefully thought about all the affairs that their young master had given him in recent years, and then asked with some uncertainty: "What did the young master say, but what about collecting grain?" ”

"Not bad." Seeing that Liu Cheng could think of and guess what he was talking about so quickly, Liu Yiyi nodded with satisfaction, after being a hotel shopkeeper for more than a year, Liu Cheng's head was indeed much more flexible.

"According to the young master's previous instructions, the affairs of collecting grain in the house have not stopped, but in the past two years, there has been either an early disaster or a locust plague in the territory, although the court has taken countermeasures in time, but the harvest in the field is still a big loss, so the food that the house can receive is not very much." Knowing that their young master was asking about this matter, Liu Cheng's heart suddenly had confidence, and after sorting out his thoughts a little, he began to reply to Liu Yiyi about the grain collection situation in recent years. "So, there won't be a lot of surplus food for Chaoyan?" After listening to Liu Cheng's reply, Liu Yiyi's face was not sad but happy, and he asked Liu Cheng softly.

"On the one hand, tax exemption and disaster fighting, on the other hand, water conservancy construction, coupled with the continuous natural disasters for two consecutive years, it is difficult to harvest new grain, so Chaoyan's grain storage should also be consumed four or five tenths." I don't know what their young master thinks, Liu Cheng replied cautiously.

"So, how much food do we have?" Tapping his fingers on the table, Liu Yiyi silently calculated in his heart, and asked Liu Cheng again.

"200,000 quintals of rice, 250,000 quintals of millet, 400,000 quintals of wheat, a total of 850,000 quintals, are stored in the state capitals within the territory, and they can be sent to Chang'an City immediately with just an order from the young master."

"Eight hundred and fifty thousand quintals?! There are so many?! Liu Yiyi was somewhat shocked, I heard Liu Cheng say that the crops were not good and he couldn't harvest too much grain, and he thought,;; It's not bad to pay 10,000 quintals. I didn't think about it. "There are 850,000 pulls, seven and six."

If one quintal is equal to 50 kilograms, 850,000 kilograms, then isn't there more than 40 million kilograms? Enough for one. An army of 100,000 people has been fed for another year!

"That's because the price in the house is at least one percent higher than the normal market price, and most of the surplus grain in our Datang has been collected." Speaking of this, Liu Cheng's heart couldn't help but feel a little distressed, but based on the repeated requests of their young master, even if he was reluctant, he had to do it pragmatically, and "get drunk, as well as most of the money earned from other businesses in Liufu, went to exchange it for food."

"There is a give-and-take, this is an eternal truth" Seeing the distressed look on Liu Cheng's face, Liu Yiyi couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle and said lightly: "This money, we won't spend it in vain, and soon you will find that our grain harvested is not very expensive than the market price." ”

"What news does the young master have?" Seeing that their young master was firm, Liu Cheng's eyes couldn't help but light up and asked their young master in a whisper.

"If it's as expected" Anyway, sooner or later, Liu Cheng will know, so Liu Yiyi didn't hide much, and replied directly: "After the New Year, after spring ploughing, between Datang and Gaochang, there will be another sword soldier." ”

"There's going to be a war?!" There was surprise, but there was no suspicion, Liu Cheng looked at their young master with some surprise and said, "Doesn't that mean that the grain collected in our house can at least be exchanged for twice as much silver?" "What's doubled?" Sneering at Liu Cheng's unproductive appearance, Liu Yiyi stretched out a slap and said proudly: "If there is no return of five to ten times, why should I let you work so hard to go to various places to secretly collect grain and stockpile?" ”

"Five to ten times?!" How is that possible? Liu Cheng's brows couldn't help frowning, and he couldn't think of how to raise the grain in his hand to such a high price.

"Young Master" thought for a long time, Liu Cheng felt that he still had to persuade their young master: "If the price is too high, not to mention whether anyone will be willing to pay for it, but I am afraid that the Chaoyan side will not be able to cope with the past, and deliberately raising the price of grain excessively during wartime and disaster is a big crime to be imprisoned and killed!" Please think twice, young master! ”

"Hehe, does my eldest brother think I'm such a stupid person who wants to hit a stone with an egg?" Liu Yiyi shook his head and chuckled disapprovingly, seeing that Liu Cheng was still worried and puzzled, he said to him in a loud voice: "If you want to sell ordinary grains for a price difference of five to ten times, it is naturally a fool's dream, but if these grains become another kind of other grains that can be eaten immediately without cooking, it is not impossible. Especially" glanced at Liu Cheng, Liu Yiyi said in a cut voice: "Especially at the critical moment of marching and fighting, the price of these things may be even higher." ”

"Could it be" Liu Cheng's eyes lit up, and his body couldn't help but poke forward, and said, "This is why the young master is in a hurry to call the villain over?" ”

"Not bad" did not deny it, Liu Yiyi nodded and said, "Call the eldest brother over this time." I just want my eldest brother to start making a ready-to-eat instant noodle pastry. ”

"This is how to make pastries," he said, and Liu Yiyi shook out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Cheng, saying, "Replace all the rice and corn stored in the house with wheat, grind it into flour, and then prepare this kind of pastry according to the recipe on the paper." ”

"Yes, young master!" Liu Cheng's voice was a little excited, and his hands and feet were a little trembling, he knew that after "getting drunk, the three bowls were not enough". Afterwards. Another myth that can sweep the entire Tang Dynasty will soon be born in his hands.

"When acting, remember to be secretive" Seeing Liu Cheng carefully put away the note, Liu Yiyi continued: "Before the war between Datang and Gaochang, I don't want any news to leak out. ”

"Young master, don't worry, the villain knows the severity of this matter, everything will be done carefully, and it will not ruin the fortune plan of the house." Liu Cheng swore and assured their young master: "Moreover, before the Tang Dynasty leads Gao Chang's soldiers to start a war, the little man will definitely try to make all the food in the mansion into the kind of instant noodles that the young master said." ”

Inch by inch of time, Liu Cheng, who has been fighting in the field for nearly two years, can see the business opportunities of this instant pastry, if he misses this battle between Tang and Gao, although this kind of pastry is still novel and convenient, but if he wants to sell it at five to ten times the price expected by their young master, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult.

After the matter was completed, the profit sharing was the same as "three bowls are not posted" nodded with satisfaction, and Liu Yiyi did not forget to throw out some sweetness, and said: "After this time, the eldest brother will be able to set up another portal outside the mansion." ”

"Young master's love! The villain will not fail the young master's hard work and expectations! Liu Cheng got up excitedly and saluted and bowed to the ground.

I wish you all a good New Year, a lot of wealth, and a lot of happiness!!

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