Fierce “Husband”

In the account room in the backyard of Yunlong Pavilion, Mr. An Ze An impartially listened to the report of the big shopkeeper. The business of Yunlong Pavilion is booming, and a lot of ingredients need to be purchased every day. The big shopkeeper who goes in and out of the money will report to the public servant every day. It is just in time for the Chinese New Year. Many things required Eunuch An’s own experience, and the newly opened snack shop, flower tea shop, dim sum shop, etc. also required Eunuch An’s inspection and responsibility. He was so busy that he had to call Jiang Kangchen back to Beijing.

Thanks to the inspiration from Shao Yunan, after returning to Beijing, Eunuch An asked the Queen to build a greenhouse specially used for growing vegetables. This is not the money made from tea and wine. The Queen is the master and built a large area of ​​ten conservatories in the suburbs of Beijing to supply the restaurant's dishes. Sometimes they will also send some to the palace, but most of them are in the restaurant. As a result, other restaurants in the capital are more or less short of vegetables due to the lack of vegetables, but Yunlong Pavilion can supply all kinds of fresh vegetables every day, and there are only a lot of repeat customers. This also led to the behind-the-scenes owners of those restaurants sending people from four foreigners to find out where the vegetables in Yunlong Pavilion came from.

After getting a report that Jiang Kangchen was back, Eunuch An was so anxious that he had to come over. As soon as Jiang Kangchen stepped into the house, Eunuch An called, "You're back." He waved his hand to let the shopkeeper go out, and Eunuch An hurriedly asked, "Did Yun An ask you to bring something back?"

Jiang Kangchen said with a smile: "Of course there is. Yun An made a new Guyuan paste and asked me to bring it back to Master An, as well as vegetables and snacks. The most important thing is that Yun An has come up with new ideas, please take a look at them. ."

Jiang Kangchen presented the plan for opening a hot pot restaurant, and Eunuch An brought it over and put it aside, and asked a little anxiously: "When will tea and wine Yunan come out at the earliest? Now people come to ask all day long, if a pound is a pound. The third-class tea leaves have already come out of this number!"

Eunuch An raised two fingers, and Jiang Kangchen blinked: "Two hundred taels of silver and one tael?"

With a look of contempt, "Why are you so petty?" Eunuch An said loudly, "Two thousand taels!"

"hiss--!"

Jiang Kangchen got goosebumps all over: "Two thousand taels?! Isn't the first-class tea only two thousand taels?!" The third-class tea was 100 taels and a catty before!

"That was before!" Eunuch An wiped the sweat on his forehead: "Premium tea and first-class tea are now sold for tens of thousands of taels per pound! The goat milk wine is also sold for 1,000 taels per pound. Out of stock!"

Jiang Kangchen's eyes widened: "What, when?! I entered the palace yesterday, Chitose, didn't you mention it?"

Eunuch An anxiously patted the table: "It was yesterday that someone came to our house and said this number when he opened his mouth, or there are several people! How dare our family tell Chitose. If I knew it earlier, I would not have sold both tea and wine. It's a loss. Well, it's a big loss!"

Jiang Kangchen was also anxious: "This, this, who is this! This, this price is too high!"

An Gonggong said: "It's a businessman from the Shanren tribe and Xianlu country! They drank tea and ate wine from other places, and they are willing to pay the price."

"..." Jiang Kangchen was stunned for a moment. At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Shao Yunan had said that in the future, he would sell tea and wine outside the country of Yan to earn money from other countries. How long has it been since then, businessmen from other countries have come to Yan Kingdom and are willing to pay a lot of money to collect tea and wine! Thinking of Shao Yunan's business ideas, economic development... Jiang Kangchen swallowed and said, "Well, how about that, okay?" He also lost his mind.

Eunuch An gritted his teeth and said, "Our family sent a letter to Yun An and asked him to think of something. That kid has many ideas, no matter what, he has to come up with a good solution for our family. This thousand and ten thousand silver has already been placed in front of us. Now, if we can't win it, what face does our family have to see the emperor and Chitose!"

Jiang Kangchen was anxious when he heard it: "What can Yunan do? This tea can only be picked before Gu Yu and Qingming, and it will be sealed for a while before it can be sold. Goat milk wine will take longer."

Eunuch An said: "Our family also knows, but the emperor and the queen are currently short of money. If we let the money flow away with such a large amount of money in front of us, we will be sinners! Yun An has always had many ideas, and he can definitely think of it. Good way. Our family said in the letter that as long as he can keep the money, our family will be his uncle in the future!"

Jiang Kangchen didn't know what to say now. Eunuch An is a popular person beside the queen, and her status is much higher than that of Zhuo Jin. Otherwise, the queen would not be so relieved to let Eunuch An take charge of external business. There are not many people who want Eunuch An to be the godfather and the uncle, even the officials in the DPRK and China have many people who have this idea, and it is a great honor to be able to ask Eunuch An to take the initiative to be an uncle.

Jiang Kangchen could only say in the end, "Let's see what Yun An can do. Are those people in the capital all the time?"

Eunuch An nodded: "Our family said that we will give them an answer in half a month. I hope Yunan can bring good news to our family in half a month."

Jiang Kangchen said: "Master An, don't be in a hurry. Even if the business can't be done this time, they will do business with us in a few months. Didn't Yun An also say that, by then, he will have the More good tea parties."

An Gong said: "You don't understand. I don't know how many people are staring at us now. If we can't make these transactions this time, let's not talk about how those people guessed the thousand years behind their backs, just merchants like Hengyuan Houfu. We will use this to recruit black people. Now the Hengyuan Houfu has secretly sent people to buy tea and wine from others. The business is small and the network is large. If the Hengyuan Houfu is called to do these businesses, even if In the future, we will have tea and wine, and we will not be able to raise the price any more."

Jiang Kangchen understood, this is probably the business opportunity Shao Yunan said. He frowned: "Hengyuan Hou's mansion dares to **** business with us? Don't they know that our business is actually owned by the emperor and the queen?"

Eunuch An immediately said sarcastically: "How could they not know. They simply don't take the emperor and Qiansui seriously. The money in the Marquis of Hengyuan is many times more than the treasury of Yan Kingdom, but the Marquis of Hengyuan is so rich. Worrying about the emperor when he needed money? Who doesn't know that Marquis Hengyuan wanted to marry his eldest daughter into the palace, but was refuted by the emperor.

Jiang Kangchen is also a member of the Queen now, and he is a colleague with Eunuch An, and Eunuch An told him this. Jiang Kangchen also heard about this.

When Emperor Gaozu was on the throne, he had two dukes and three dukes, namely: Duke Anguo of Wu, Duke Ning of Chu, Duke of Hengyuan of Wei, Duke of Zhaoyang of Zheng, and Duke of Zhengyuan of Lu. In the period of the first emperor Kangsheng, the number of princes increased to three princes and five princes, including the princes of Lu, the princes of Su, the princes of Ping'an, and the princes of Jingling. In the later years of Emperor Kangsheng, the Duke of Lu and the Marquis of Jingling were affected because of their affinity with the Dai family, and were deprived of their titles. After Emperor Yongming came to power, they were restored. Nowadays, it is widely circulated in the capital that "Three Dukes, Five Dukes and One General", the "king" of one general refers to the only prince of Yan Kingdom, Luo Rong Wang Murong Duan, and the "general" is the general's family.

Among the ten largest aristocratic families today, the Wei family of the Marquis of Hengyuan was the richest. Before the Emperor Gaozu captured the country, the Wei family was a big businessman at that time. At that time, the head of the Wei family followed Gaozu to conquer the world and provided a large amount of financial assistance to Gaozu. Then, after Gaozu ascended the throne, he rose from a low-status businessman to a powerful lord. Later, by virtue of their relationship with Gaozu, the Wei family monopolized the business of the entire Yan Kingdom and became a veritable business emperor of the Yan Kingdom.

At the same time, as one of the senior families of the Yan Kingdom, the Marquis of Hengyuan has naturally sent many men and women into the palace to seek greater interests and power for their own family. Among the male and female concubines favored by the late emperor in his later years were from the Wei family. In the **** storm before and after Emperor Yongming's ascension to the throne, the men and women who were sent into the palace by the aristocratic families were killed, and those who were driven out of the palace were driven out of the palace, and the Wei family's connections in the palace were cut off. After that, Hengyuan Hou's Mansion and other aristocratic clans often played up to let Emperor Yongming choose a concubine, in order to send their clansmen into the palace again and send them to the emperor's side. It's a pity that Emperor Yongming is a rare infatuated species, and he hates the aristocratic family deeply. These aristocratic families have nothing to do with Emperor Yongming. That's what makes Emperor Yongming so difficult.

As Eunuch An, who is absolutely loyal to the emperor and the queen, he gritted his teeth when he mentioned these "bullying" the emperor and the queen. He was so anxious not only for the large sum of money, but also for the fact that he would never give the Marquis Hengyuan an advantage. No matter what method he uses, he will also hold those wealthy businessmen in his hands. The country of Yan was devastated by the previous emperor, and fought year after year, and the whole country was very poor. In contrast, the Dashan tribes with strong folk customs and the Xianlu country, which were rarely affected by war due to geographical reasons, could be regarded as a country that is prosperous and safe. money. From a modern point of view, these two "countries" are full of local tyrants, and everyone is not short of money.

If Shao Yun'an were to be there, he would definitely ask, these two countries are so rich, why didn't they take the opportunity to carve up the kingdom of Yan? Here we come to insert the historical background here. The Dashan Tribe is a tribal alliance composed of twenty or thirty small tribes, rich in resources and strong in folk customs. It can be said that the mountains and rivers they rely on can bring them rich profits. Although the folk customs of the Dashan tribe are sturdy, they are not willing to go to war with the Yan State, because the Dashan tribe is not as large as the Yan State and its population is not as large as the Yan State, and they are also invaded by the Huhar State. The country of Yan also began to weaken in the late years of the first emperor. Even so, it still repelled the attack of the Huhar country, so unless it was too idle, the Dashan tribe would not take the initiative to attack the country of Yan.

Xianlu Country and Yan Country are far apart, separated by heavy mountains. The Xianlu country is close to the sea, and their main enemy is the Sri Lankan bandits from the Das country on the other side of the sea. Because Xianlu Country is close to the sea and has developed shipping, their business has been done overseas. Because of their wealth, the people of Xianlu Kingdom prefer a comfortable life. In addition, they are far away from Yan Kingdom, so they seldom take the initiative to attack Yan Kingdom. It can be said that the relationship between Dashan tribe and Xianlu Kingdom and Dayan Kingdom Fairly harmonious.

The country of Yan was poor, and Emperor Yongming didn't think about earning some money from the Dashan tribe and the Xianlu country, but he suffered from no way. The business of Dayan was monopolized by the Hengyuan Houfu, and Emperor Yongming did not have anyone who was good at doing business. Now, Emperor Yongming finally has a business that can completely get rid of the influence and control of the Hengyuan Houfu.

Thinking about the key, Jiang Kangchen comforted him and said: "Master An, don't worry about this matter, otherwise we will be in a mess first. I think that this matter should first be a thousand years old, and then see if Yun An is doing well. I ate a lot of delicious food at Yunan during the New Year. Yunan wrote the recipe. I came back this time to discuss with you about opening a hot pot restaurant, and we can also add a roast duck to Yunlong Pavilion. dishes.”

"Hotpot restaurant? Roast duck?" Eunuch An was keenly aware of the business opportunity.

Jiang Kangchen immediately introduced what is hot pot and what is roast duck in detail, and also explained in detail how he felt after eating it. Eunuch An's eyes became brighter and brighter. Before Jiang Kangchen could finish speaking, Eunuch An said He patted the table and said, "Open! While it's still cold, this hot pot restaurant will open immediately! Let the chef study the roast duck and serve it as soon as possible. Coincidentally, there is a farm in Chitose that raises a lot of sheep. It was originally given to the emperor by the emperor. Chitose used it to warm up."

Jiang Kangchen hurriedly said, "Then let's go buy some sheep elsewhere, and keep those sheep for Chitose to warm up."

Eunuch An sighed: "Chitose now has abdominal pain when he eats mutton, and he hasn't eaten it for a long time, but the sheep can still be sold for money, so Chitose let him keep it, and now it's just right."

Jiang Kangchen closed his mouth, and An Gonggong said excitedly: "Come on, let's talk about this hot pot restaurant. Later, our family will go to the palace and report the tea, wine and this hot pot restaurant to Chitose."

It was already night when Jiang Kangchen returned to Jiang's house from Yunlong Pavilion. He and Eunuch An discussed the development of Yunlong Pavilion and the introduction of new dishes such as hot pot restaurants and roast duck for a whole day. Make money and do business.

To be honest, a few months ago, Jiang Kangchen could not have imagined that his life would be so busy and fulfilling, but in this busyness and fulfillment, his heart was more at ease and more relaxed. It seems that the shackles that have been on him for a long time have been taken away by these busynesses.

When he got home and washed away his fatigue, Jiang Kangchen didn't go to bed immediately, but wrote a memorial at his desk again. Eunuch An is in charge of the business accounts, Jiang Kangchen is not involved, he is mainly responsible for expanding the business. This is full of difficulties and challenges for Jiang Kangchen, who has been closed in the government for many years, and then only does some "small" business in the capital, but it also makes him full of energy. During his time in Xiushui Village, he learned a lot of business lessons from Shao Yunan. Although it was difficult, he could handle it. Now the quantity of tea and wine is small, but the capital is in short supply. In the future, the quantity of tea and wine will increase. How can he break through the suppression and obstruction of the Marquis Hengyuan and other big merchants of Yan State, and make the business of the emperor and the queen come true? The capital city, making the country of Yan, is the primary problem he has to solve.

By the time Jiang Kangchen was done, it was already late at night. Too tired to keep his eyes open, he just put his clothes on the bed, kicked his shoes, pulled the quilt over his head and fell asleep, which was completely impossible for him in the past. His son Jiang Moxi was sent to Xiushui Village by him, which means that his last concern has been eliminated. Now he only needs to rush forward to make a fortune for himself, for his son, for his younger brother Kang Ning, and for the Jiang family. The nose was lightly scented with plum blossoms, and Jiang Kangchen fell asleep with his head next to the pillow. In the dream, someone hugged him tightly and shouted in his ear, "Chen Bao... Chen Bao..."