Chapter 7 Money is a big problem

The ingredients prepared by Zhen Qian naturally wanted to make a Yangzhou fried rice, but there was no Yangzhou fried rice in the Tang Dynasty, so it was called Zhen's fried rice!

The two little girls don't know why, and they don't know what Zhen's fried rice is, but it's very magical to hear the name, but this matter is made by a boy who has never been in the kitchen, which seems to be very funny, and God knows what he can make.

Zhen Qian smiled and didn't explain, the key is that it is useless to explain, and if you kill two little girls, you won't believe that you can cook!

Originally, Yangzhou fried rice used ham meat and corn kernels, but unfortunately these two things were not available in the Tang Dynasty, and it was impossible to make up for it.

Xiaozhu saw Zhen Qian's hand that used to grab the brush, and now he was also very skilled in grabbing the kitchen knife, and the stunned expression on his face became more and more.

The connoisseur knew at a glance whether he was bragging, at least Zhen Qian's knife technique was still decent, a little more skilled than the two little girls, and the two of them were a little stunned, and they didn't know what to say with their mouths open.

After the ingredients are washed, the chicken is cut into small cubes, the eggs are beaten into a bowl, salt and chopped green onions are added and stirred well, the large iron pot has been heated, add vegetable oil, wait until the oil temperature rises, add the eggs to slide away, and then add green beans, diced carrots, etc,...... After a series of dazzling movements, the two little girls were already full of shock on their faces, looking at the fragrant grains of rice in the iron pot and about to come out of the pot, they swallowed a mouthful of saliva and couldn't believe their eyes.

"Lang Jun, we're not dreaming!"

Xiaozhu, who is naughty by nature, reached out and pinched Xiaomei's arm, Xiaomei screamed "oops", looked at Xiaozhu who was also shocked and said, "You little girl, what are you doing pinching me!" ”

"Come and taste it, how does this Zhen's fried rice taste!"

Zhen Qian first tasted Yangzhou fried rice, this snack is not difficult, but the selection of materials is rigorous, the production is fine, the processing is exquisite, and the color matching is emphasized. After the frying is completed, the grains are distinct, the grains are loose, the softness and hardness are moderate, the color is harmonious, the luster is full, the ingredients are diverse, the ingredients are tender and smooth, fragrant and glutinous, but unfortunately the two ingredients are missing, otherwise the taste can be a little better.

"It's delicious!" Xiaozhu couldn't stop after taking a bite, his mouth was stuffed with rice, and there were still a few grains of rice hanging from the corners of his mouth, looking very enjoyable.

Xiaomei also put down her usual reserve, and when she saw Xiaozhu eating happily, she couldn't help but taste a few bites and said, "Oh my God! This Zhen's fried rice really has a unique flavor, when will Lang Jun have such a craft! ”

Zhen Qian stretched out his hand and patted the heads of the two little girls, pointed to the small amount of Yangzhou fried rice in the iron pot, and deliberately dissatisfied: "There is no condescension at all, you two have eaten Zhen's fried rice, do you want me to drink the northwest wind?" ”

Xiaozhu spit out his fragrant tongue and said: "Lang Jun's fried rice is so delicious, I couldn't hold back all of a sudden, or Lang Jun will hand over this craft to us!" ”

Zhen Qian doesn't want to go around the stove every day, it's okay to go to the kitchen once in a while, if he deals with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar every day, he doesn't have to do other things.

"Since you two want to learn, I'll teach you all these crafts!"

Fortunately, the two little girls usually go to the kitchen, and the basic skills are not lacking, and they naturally master the tricks with two fingers, and after a while, two plates of Yangzhou fried rice were brought to Zhen Qian's face, "Lang Jun, try our craftsmanship!" ”

Zhen Qian tasted a bite of fried rice on each plate, and generally said that it was good to make it for the first time, and the requirements for the two little girls were not high, "The heat of Xiaozhu's plate is still almost, Xiaomei's plate is good, and the taste is just right, but the eggs are a little old in the process of scrambling, but the first time to have such a result is considered superior!" ”

Receiving Zhen Qian's appreciation, the two little girls were happy on their faces, and they took advantage of the excitement to fry a few more plates, and brought them to Uncle Wang to taste their own craftsmanship.

It didn't take long for the two little girls to crack their mouths like fried leather shoes, and they floated in from outside the house happily, and at a glance, they knew that they were not less praised by Uncle Wang, but the key was to find that the dinner plate in their hands was empty.

The Five Organs Temple is full, but there is no comprehensive plan for what to do next, so it can't be spent like this in the Zhen family!

"Be an official!"

The thought flashed in Zhen Qian's mind, and he was immediately denied, he has an official status, plus the Zhen family's connections in the local and capital, it is not much of a problem to be a petty official, but he is not familiar with the Tang Dynasty now, and it is not a trivial matter to make a big joke in the officialdom.

Since you can't be an official, you can only do business, Datang divided the beloveds into the fourth class of "Shinong Industry and Commerce", the last class of businessmen, and their status is higher than that of slaves, which makes Zhen Qian a little embarrassed, this kind of thing can't be said to the Zhen family, isn't it a shame for the Zhen family to do business as a scholar?

Pulling Xiaozhu and Xiaomei's Rou Yi to sit down, Zhen Qian asked: "There are three or four hundred people in the Zhen family, and they spend a lot of money every day, where does all this money come from?" ”

The excitement on Xiaozhu's face had not subsided, and when he heard Zhen Qian's question, he snorted and said: "How can Lang Jun care about these things, although there are many people in the Zhen family, but the money and food every year are not worried, there are hundreds of hectares of fertile land outside the city alone, and there are more than a dozen shops in Zhending City, plus some goods sold from other places, you can earn tens of thousands of dollars every year!" ”

"Hundreds of acres of fertile land! Tens of thousands of dollars of income ...... every year! ”

Zhen Qian was speechless in astonishment, one hectare is equal to one hundred acres, and a few hundred hectares is not tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, if one acre of fertile land produces three stones of grain a year (one stone is equivalent to one hundred and twenty catties), wouldn't it be that there are thousands of tons of grain ...... alone every year!

Thousands of tons of grain a year, the Zhen family's three or four hundred people naturally can't eat it all, but what shocked Zhen Qian was that the Zhen family was still in business, listening to Xiaozhu's words, there was nothing wrong with these things, and it was a little different from his own understanding.

"Isn't business a cheap business? Is the Zhen family also in business! ”

Xiaozhu thought that Zhen Qian couldn't remember some things, and hurriedly explained: "Of course the Zhen family doesn't do business in person, but those businesses are recorded in the name of the Zhen family, and this matter is the most familiar to Steward Wang, the slave maid is also to hear people say this, but they also know that business is a cheap business, and they can't do it openly, they are all side branches and servants who are taking care of these things, why did Lang Jun suddenly ask about these things!" ”

Zhen Qian immediately understood that this was the same as the reason that officials in later generations could not do business and secretly helped themselves accumulate wealth through their relatives, but he didn't expect this to be already available in the Tang Dynasty.

Since even a wealthy family like the Zhen family is in business, it shouldn't be difficult to do something secretly!

As soon as he thought of this, the joy on Zhen Qian's face was a little hot, and he suddenly came to his senses, it is easy to do business, not to mention what business to make money, even the initial principal is not enough, do you want to empty your gloves and white wolf.

I heard Xiaomei say that she spends a lot of money every month, and 20 yuan is not too much, but 20 yuan is not enough to do business.

Although the road of doing business is feasible, there are three thorny problems that must be solved, the first is of course the source of funds, the business is big and small, and the funds are more or less, but generally speaking, small business can not make money at all, and Zhen Qian can't let Zhen Qian set up a stall to buy pancakes and make money for a penny!

The second question is what kind of business to do, which also determines the size of the capital and the future development direction, Zhen Qian has a lot of ways to make money in his mind, but it is difficult to say whether it will work.

The third is the problem of the Zhen family's constraints, he is the eldest son of the Zhen family's second wife, this identity is too sensitive, can the Zhen family agree to do business by himself? This obviously doesn't work, this has to bypass the obstacle of the Zhen family, thinking of this, Zhen Qian feels that he has a terrible headache, it's difficult!

"Xiaozhu, Xiaomei, how do you think we can get a lot of money!"

Although Zhen Qian didn't expect the two little girls to give him any good answers, but now there are these two intimate maids around him, and he doesn't ask who they ask.

Xiaomei said: "Lang Jun, what do you want money for?" I have fifty or sixty pieces here, if Lang Jun has an urgent need, take it first! ”

In the past, Zhen Qian never asked about money, of course, this does not refer to the current Zhen Qian, besides, Zhen Qian did not have to worry about food and clothing in the past, and there was no place to spend money, even the pen, ink, paper and inkstone for learning were prepared by the Zhen family, and the money had no concept of the previous Zhen Qian, and even the study tour and making friends were paid by Wang You, or recorded in the Zhen family's account.

"This amount of money is too little, at least a few hundred times!"

"So much! Lang Jun, what is this going to do? Xiaomei covered her mouth and was startled, a few hundred guan is not a small amount, according to the purchasing power of the Tang Dynasty, it is equivalent to the property of a middle-class family.

Zhen Qian wanted to say thousands of times, but he didn't expect that hundreds of times would scare Xiaomei like this, and it was really not good for the lion to open his mouth.

"It's nothing, I just feel that the money is a little insufficient, and I want to make more money to defend myself!"

The two little girls naturally didn't know why Zhen Qian suddenly cared about money, but seeing Zhen Qian's sad face, they also worried about Zhen Qian.

"Lang Jun, all the money in the Zhen family is in charge of the Xing family, and if you need money in the house, you must nod the Xing family, but if Lang Jun really wants to use the money, you might as well ask Steward Wang, maybe Steward Wang has a way to help Lang Jun raise a sum of money!"

"Steward Wang!"

The housekeeper Wang in Xiaozhu's mouth is naturally Wang Qun, who is in charge of all the external affairs of the Zhen family, which is a good way.

"That's good! You help me find Steward Wang, I have something to ask Steward Wang? ”

Half an hour later, Wang Qun walked up to the small building, and when he saw Zhen Qian, he said bluntly: "Da Lang, how did you think of using money!" ”

The two little girls had already told Wang Qun, and Zhen Qian didn't bother to explain: "Steward Wang, if I want to use money, what can you do to help me raise a sum of money as soon as possible!" ”