Chapter 20: Salt, Iron, Tea and Wine

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What made Li Anran quite funny was that in addition to the more than 2,000 yuan for selling barbecued pork and more than 50,000 yuan for selling snow candy, the big man who was saved by Ren Dan also presented a very "light" Xie Yi, a hundred times.

When facing this Xie Yi, Li Anran thought that it seemed that the status of this big man was not very good, and he was only worth a hundred times. However, since the money has been sent, there is naturally no reason to return it. As for why this matter was so coincidental, Ren Dan came out and saved the other party's life. Li Anran just smiled, that is, he didn't say that he believed it, nor did he say that he didn't believe it, that's just the way it is.

After figuring out the process of this transaction and counting the copper coins on the table, Li Anran took over the financial power as a matter of course, took out a pen and paper and calculated the accounts in front of the four members of the Zhao family.

In fact, Li Anran also knew that with his unsupportable dominant position in this matter, he didn't need to settle any accounts at all, and it was not up to him to decide. But since it is cooperation, it is natural to settle the accounts more clearly in order to be reasonable. What's more, Li Anran really didn't pay attention to this little money.

After deducting all the costs including the initial investment of the wild boar and Zhao Da and Zhao Er, the profit of this transaction was about forty-eight yuan. This profit is not full of Xie Yi, who is 100 yuan, in order to settle the account, Li Anran didn't care about the bits and pieces, and directly calculated the profit of 50 yuan with a large stroke.

According to the three or seven points that were said at the beginning, the three achievements of fifty times are fifteen times. After confirming this figure with Zhao Da and Zhao Ersi, he pushed the fifteen yuan away from the cost on the spot. At the beginning, Zhao Da and Zhao Er were still a little embarrassed to take it. In the end, it was Li Anran who took the lead in putting his share back into the basket and putting it at his feet, and the two families divided the fifteen yuan.

Originally, Li Anran wanted to invest this money directly into the next plan, but considering that Zhao Da and Zhao Er followed him, he contributed capital and effort, and he couldn't not look forward to it at all. The main thing is that I feel that these are just a little money. Hongfu Lou, Tong Fu Ji, and the big man who was saved by Ren Dan are all waiting to get money to buy their own formula.

Li Anran knows very well that once these three formulas can be sold, even if it is impossible to sell them to the highest, the start-up capital he needs for his development in Datang will no longer be a problem at all. And whether it's grilled barbecued pork, or continue to make zuò snow sugar. With the current manpower and equipment, it is a 24-hour continuous rotation, and the output is also limited. Coupled with the truth that scarcity is expensive, you can't be so tired.

In a harmonious atmosphere, Zhao Da and Zhao took 7,500 yuan each. Looking at the four smiling faces that had lost their teeth and eyes, Li Anxin also felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Don't look at this amount of money, but for the Zhao brothers who were struggling on the poverty line a few days ago, it is already a huge amount of money that can make them ecstatic, not to mention that this money is still a trickle of money and has to be earned every day.

Looking at the basket of copper coins at his feet, Li Anran shook his head. Fortunately, the big man didn't come to join in the fun, and gave a hundred taels of silver cakes instead of copper coins, otherwise, he really had to worry about where to put so much money so that he wouldn't attract thieves.

Regarding the intention of Hongfulou and Tongfu Ji to acquire the formula, Li Anran did not rush to respond. After dividing the "dirty", he opened the door and ordered the meal to be opened in the expectant eyes of the little ones. This time, there was no wild boar meat at dinner, except for the soup base with the leftover big bone soup, and the soup made with herring fish head, tofu and wild vegetables, all of which were made with the fresh river fish they had caught in the past two days.

Unfortunately, there is no suitable wok, and these dishes can only be stewed, boiled, steamed, and fried. But even so, so many dishes still make everyone smile.

Loach battle tofu, roasted bacon with yellow eel, crispy fried small fish, and a pot of drunken shrimp made with good wine bought before, as well as a simple version of boiled fish fillet, braised fish paddling, and saliva chicken that is also simplified because of incomplete seasoning. Originally, Li Anran still wanted to eat the four pig's trotters, but he didn't think that there were two pregnant women in the village who didn't give milk, and the four pigs' trotters were finally exchanged for eggs and fish and shrimp caught by these two families.

The pig's head was left behind, but Li Anran was not in a hurry to eat it, but asked Zhao's second daughter-in-law to carefully remove the hair, and then used the big bone broth as a way to adjust the brine and marinate it. When making saliva chicken, in order to make the chicken's mouth feel smoother and more tender, Li Anran also secretly used the alum sent by Changchun Hall to make ice in front of Zhao Da and Zhao Er, and it was regarded as a "spell" to turn water into ice.

For such a misunderstanding, Li Anran did not expose it, and appropriately revealed some supernatural abilities, which can not only maintain his own mystery, but also make people sober and sober, saving him from regretting his life because of huge interests.

Although in ancient times there was a etiquette of not saying a word when eating and sleeping, but for the common people living at the bottom of society, there were not so many rules. Therefore, taking the opportunity of dinner, Li Anran said one thing.

"Zhao Da, Zhao Er, how do these dishes taste?"

"Delicious!"

"Yes, yes!"

Listening to the simple words of the two, Li Anran said with a smile: "I plan to open a wine shop in the county, what do you think?" ”

"Wine ...... Liquor store? ”

Zhao Da and Zhao Er, who heard about this matter for the first time, looked at each other and didn't know what opinions they should post, and they were stupid for a while.

"Zhao Er, you and I have a life-saving grace, I want to ask you, are you willing to do things by my side? You don't have to sign a contract to sell yourself, just like a hired shop guy. ”

Of course, you can also say no. Don't worry, listen to me first. Speaking of this, seeing that Zhao Er was about to speak, Li Anran waved his hand and said:

"Snow Candy's matter is too involved, and it is difficult to keep this recipe as your identity. I'm going to sell this recipe at a high price, and I'll still give you a 30% profit. ”

"As for the future life, in addition to the barbecue, the smoking and marinating methods taught to you before, as well as the ramen method, are enough to make you rich."

"If you are willing to follow me, you will naturally not be disadvantaged in terms of wages, but with your current ability, it is not enough to be a shopkeeper, so you can only start from a low level."

"And Zhao Da, you are Zhao Er's brother, after contact in the past few days, I also know that the relationship between the two of you brothers is very good, and I will treat you equally."

"This matter is also a matter of importance to you, don't rush to give me an answer, how to choose, or discuss it carefully with your family."

Speaking of this, Li Anran didn't pay attention to the complicated look in Zhao Da Zhao Er's eyes, but picked up the wine bowl in front of him and tasted the wine of this era deliciously.

For Li Anran, who learned to make wine from his grandfather Li Guizhen, whether it is the rice wine he drinks now, or the Sanle pulp used to soak drunk shrimp before, the degree and taste are really average.

In particular, these three pulp are said to be the strongest liquor in Datang. But it's just a three-fermentation technique, and the alcohol content can reach more than 30 degrees, which is too far from the spirits that Li Anran has drunk.

In fact, if you want to go back to ancient novels, one of the most common ways to make money is to make wine. It's a pity that those authors forgot one thing, in ancient times, salt, iron, tea, and wine were all sensitive materials. Not to mention salt and iron, the foundation of a country, if ordinary people dare to touch it casually, they don't need the people above to do it, and there will naturally be more people below who are willing to clean up these "troubles".

As for tea and wine, although they are far less sensitive than salt and iron, tea is an indispensable thing in life for the herdsmen on the grassland, which can dissolve oiliness, clean up the stomach and intestines, and supplement vitamins. It is precisely because of this that many large trading houses will sell tea to the grasslands, and then exchange them for large numbers of cattle, sheep and even horses. It's not impossible for ordinary people to make a fortune in this industry, but it's difficult to make it bigger.

Not to mention wine made from grain, which is even more sensitive than tea. Even if he wants to do it, Li Anran will not do it when he has no foundation at all.