The rest of the people also drank the wine in one gulp and praised it one after another. After Pi Tou drank it, he was full of praise and asked Xue Qichao, "How many such fine wines do you have in your winery?" Today I will give these cherry stuffs to our distinguished guests to try. If you like them, I will buy more raw materials and prepare more." Pi Tou was disappointed when he heard that he only had 500 kilograms, and said, "I will drink your cherry stuffing. , unique taste, soft and fragrant in the mouth, just in line with the taste of the nobles in the palace. I am thinking of bringing some to the nobles to try when I return to the palace. If the nobles like it, they can choose it as an offering in your home. Wouldn’t it be a pleasure? "
Xue Qichu was immediately happy when he heard that Pi Tou had a connection to the palace, and said: "This wine can be made in only a hundred days. If you are willing to make my cherry wine, it will be beautiful in front of the nobles in the palace. "Yan, I will naturally think of honoring you as an old man from now on." He winked at Ximen Jian as he spoke.
Ximen Jian naturally knows the beauty of this place. Serving in the palace is no small matter. There are countless banquets in the palace every year. If you can get the appreciation of the palace, you will consume at least ten thousand catties a year, which is a huge profit. With the support of the palace, this small winery can be sold all over the country. Thinking about it makes me so happy that I can't sleep. If an offering is made, the petty officials will not dare to come to ask for regular money, which is just small money. Xue Qichao can also take the opportunity to make friends with the government, and there will be more business opportunities in the future.
Ximen Jing thought of Zhang Xianchun. He was originally just an ordinary businessman. More than ten years ago, through unknown sources, he made flowers for the palace. Every year, peonies were the only item, which made him a lot of money. The two merchants, Jin and Cheng, tried many times to check the Zhang family's flower offering duties, but failed. It turns out that the two families, relying on the Chen and Li families, always had the upper hand over the Zhang family. Now the Zhang family has great potential to catch up. In a few years, the Zhang family will be able to shake off those two families and become a veritable family. Henan Prefecture richest man.
Ximen Jing thought of this, closed the folding fan in his hand, and said to Pi Tou: "The selection of tributes in the palace does not happen overnight. All you need is a lot of good words when you go back. Let him prepare more materials and wait for the palace. Now that the decree has been issued, the wine here will be ready. By then, can Mr. Xue let you work in vain?"
Mr. Chen also thought that this would be a huge profit, so he also said good things. He signaled Ximanman to use his charming charm on Pi Tou. That Pi Tou used to be just a minion in the palace, but now that he went out to buy things, he enjoyed the feeling of being respected everywhere, and drank several glasses of wine. At this time, he had already forgotten the important responsibilities he had. Then he said: "Although I am responsible for this matter, it's just that I am not the only one in charge of the palace. I also need to pay bills from top to bottom. You have to pay for this money, shopkeeper Xue. I'm afraid it won't be possible without 12,000 yuan." ."
Xue Qichao was in a dilemma when it came to money. Although his family has opened an inn for more than 30 years, it is incomparable to the wealthy people sitting here. He has borrowed 10,000 taels of silver from his parents to open a winery this time, and he boasts that he has grown in Haikou in one year. The principal and interest will all be returned to the parents. At this time, in addition to opening a village, hiring a boss and assistants, he also bought a piece of land to make a wine warehouse, and needed to buy raw materials. He also wanted to buy some jewelry for the fragrant Yu Jiuer. At this time, he only had A few hundred taels of silver.
This time when the Huajia ship opened, he took the initiative to offer the amber cherry stuff that he was proud of, thinking that he could get the job of the liquor supplier of the fireworks land headed by the Huajia. In the future, with the support of the Hua family and the Chen family, are we still afraid that we will have no business? Unexpectedly, the supplier of the Hua family was not taken over, but was actually purchased by the palace. If he could be enshrined in the palace in one step, he would not care about the name of the supplier of the Hua family. After all, offerings in the palace are much more noble than suppliers in the fireworks field.
It's just that he won't be able to get out the 120,000 yuan for a while. Na Pi Tou saw his embarrassed look and said: "This is not the money I want from you, it is for me to open the door to the palace. If you open the door, you will be worshiped by the palace in the future, and you will reach the sky in one step. Fight. It doesn’t make sense, you still buy your wine, and I still be my slave, neither of us owes anything to the other."
Ximen Jing saw that Pi Tou was a little dissatisfied, so he smoothed things over and said, "Don't be angry, old man. His winery has just opened a few days ago and everything is being straightened out. He won't be able to get so much money for a while. Come, so I feel a little embarrassed, not because I want to honor you, old man. Xing Qiu said dissatisfiedly: "It turns out that this is a new store. No wonder such good wine can only produce 500 kilograms." So you still want to become a palace minister? Don't wait for the decree to come down, your store will be gone. We cannot afford to be guilty of deceiving the emperor.
That Pi Tou and Xing Qiu sang and drank, degrading Xue Qiyu completely. Although Xue Qiyu was just the young owner of the inn, he had never been subjected to such insults since he was a child. He was ashamed and angry, and his face turned red from holding back.
Yao Jing once heard from Si's mother and brother Lue that Xue Qichao had a brain disease and would get sick if he was too angry. Seeing him like this, he was afraid that he would have a brain disease, so Pi Tou and Xing Qiu hurriedly came forward to intercede for Xue Qichao. No longer humiliating Xue Qichu, Xue Qichao hid his face in shame and left.
Yu Jiuer had benefited from Xue Qichao these days. Seeing him in such a mess, he was afraid that he would feel ashamed and never come to Xiangyingxiu again. She had lost a financial sponsor, so she got up and followed Xue Qichao to the outside of the cabin to comfort Xue Qichao.
Xue Qichao came out of the cabin and was blown by the river wind. He let out a depressed breath and turned around to see Yu Jiuer. He followed him out and smiled bitterly: "Why are you here? Do you want to see my joke? "Yu Jiuer looked around and saw no one nearby, so he leaned on Xue Qichu's shoulder and said, "I felt very sad when I saw you being wronged just now. It’s just that with my status, I don’t dare to intercede for you. If I intercede, I'm afraid they will make it more difficult for you. Don't be sad, I've seen this kind of purchase too many times. They say they dislike you because you are a new store, but they are just afraid that you won't be able to spare the money to open the door. As long as you can spare the money and let them call you daddy, they will do it. "
Xue Qichu was warmed by Yu Jiu'er's tenderness, and the grievances he felt just now were much less. He stretched out his hand and gently held Yu Jiu'er's waist, and said with a wry smile: "I really can't get any more money. Every time you open a new store, money is needed. My money is all in the raw materials. Only by producing wine can I get money. But the only new wine I can get is this amber cherry brew. It will take some time for other wines to be released. . By the time I earned ten thousand taels, the daylilies and were all gone. "
Yu Jiu'er poked Xue Qichu's forehead lightly and said, "You have a solid eye. Your family has owned an inn for more than 30 years. You can mortgage it with a bank and get at least 30,000 to 50,000 taels. When you get a priest position, you can get back 3 to 50,000 taels. It is just a temporary hardship at the moment, but after this moment, it will be a source of wealth in the future. "
Xue Qichun couldn't help but shuddered when he heard that Yu Jiu'er came up with this idea, and said: "You are just telling me what you are saying. If my mother hears it, she will definitely beat you up regardless of whether you are an oiran or not. Suck your face. That inn was the hard work of his and my father for more than 30 years. If we took it out and mortgaged it, it would cost her life. You would rather kill me than let me do that. "
