Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 199 Slowly getting on the right track of life

"My father said that he doesn't have much time, and he wants to make some contributions to Datang before he leaves."

"Let me ask you, can you give him the right to eat for candidates, and he will provide food for Beijing test candidates for free."

Du Miaoyan's expression became a bit miserable, a little sad.

Du Ruhui was not seriously injured by the arrow, so it stands to reason that he could get out of bed and walk a long time ago.

But several days have passed, and I am still lying on the bed, unable to recover.

According to the imperial physician, it was because of his poor health, which got worse after being hit by an arrow, so that his recovery was slow.

"Naturally."

"It's perfectly fine for Uncle Du to speak."

Fang Yuan has no opinion.

Some are just deeply admired.

They are all seriously injured in bed, but they still think about the future of Datang.

The prime minister of the country, isn't he referring to someone like Du Ruhui?
"Thank you."

Du Miaoyan sincerely thanks.

His expression became even more gloomy.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan sighed in his heart.

He let go of her hand, put his arm around her shoulder, and pulled her towards him.

Du Miaoyan's body froze immediately, but soon softened, her head leaned on Fang Yuan's shoulder.

"Will it be seen?"

Du Miaoyan blushed and whispered.

It's too ostentatious, and there are many people in the county government.

"They're all having meetings inside and they won't be seen."

Fang Yuan responded in a low voice.

The mind is slowly freed from the heaviness.

With Xiangyu in her arms, no matter how heavy the topic is, it will gradually fade away.

Just like this, he and Du Miaoyan kissed for a while in the front yard of the county government office, Fang Yuan sent her back.

Next, some dignitaries came over and wanted to be in charge of the pen and ink of the candidates for the Beijing Examination and so on.

Some Fang Yuan agreed to let them go back to prepare a plan, some directly moved out Li Chengqian and Du Ruhui and sent them back.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian and You Servant She Du Ruhui have already demanded power, even if they don't take Fang Yuan seriously, they dare not say a word.

Next, the county government's negotiation was much simpler.

Because many affairs are divided out, it is enough to supervise whether they are doing reasonably.

For this reason, Fang Yuan specially set up a special task force, he is the team leader, and he is dedicated to watch out for those assigned matters.

On this day, Fang Yuan was busy until very late before returning to Fang Mansion for dinner.

After the meal, the giant came to look for Fang Yuan.

"Fang Yuan, we have selected a place in Quchifang."

"But what materials are used to build it? Can't the cement be shipped from Liaozhou?"

The giant said with a headache.

In the past few days, he took Zhou Shi and others to inspect Quchifang.

Quchifang is full of mountains, rivers, waters and trees. The environment is very good, and it is in line with their ideas. It is not difficult to choose a site.

But after the site is selected, the construction is a problem. Will the nine-story star observatory be built?
Where does the cement come from?
"What's wrong with shipping cement from Liaozhou?"

"When we were in Liaozhou, didn't we already open up channels and sell them to various places?"

"You first ask people to bulldoze the land, and then I will ask Liao Fengmao from Liaozhou to mobilize the security team to transport it over, and then build a cement factory near Chang'an."

Fang Yuan has already thought of a plan.

It's just that I've been really busy recently, and I have no time to rebuild the cement plant.

Now that the land has been selected and the imperial examination can be relaxed a little bit, then start building cement factories and so on.

In fact, Changsun Chong and Qin Huaiyu are busy, tidying up their mansion, preparing to start making wine after decoration and so on.

"Is that so?"

"That's fine, then I'll start working here."

The giant suddenly realized and said.

It turned out that Fang Yuan had already thought about it, so he started.

The building of the nine-storey Star Observatory this time will be even grander than that in Liaozhou.

Not only must the various institutions of the Mohism be condensed inside, but the exterior must also be indestructible.

"Let's expand the tenth floor this time."

Fang Yuan said suddenly.

In this era, the imperial power is not yet supreme, and the aristocratic family is even more powerful than the imperial power.

Therefore, the nine-five venerables, the nine extremes, etc., have not yet become unique to the emperor, and they are more enlightened.

But with the holding of the imperial examination, the nine-storey Star Observation Tower in the future may become the target of attack.

Therefore, for long-term consideration, the nine-story star observatory was slightly changed to a ten-story star observatory to avoid the number nine.

Anyway, although the original nine-storey star observatory building was called nine floors, it only had nine floors from the outside, but it actually had ten small floors.

"Ok."

The giant has no opinion.

The tenth floor is where Fang Yuan controls the Mohist Academy.

It is very necessary to expand Fang Yuan comfortably, Fang Yuan can still live on it in the future.

Afterwards, the two chatted about the details, and later Fang Yuan went back to the study to write letters to Zhao Yingcai and Liao Fengmao in Liaozhou.

With Zhao Yingcai in Liaozhou, the factories in Liaozhou are not worried about being invaded, but Liaozhou can only be a branch, and the headquarters should be moved to Chang'an City.

Talents like Lu Xia and Liao Fengmao will gradually have to be transferred to Chang'an City, with Chang'an City as the center, to radiate in all directions.

After writing the letter, Fang Yuan finally had a good rest.

The next day, Qin Huaiyu found Fang Yuan alone, and said that the wine making site had been renovated.

The high-alcohol wine device was designed by Fang Yuan and Juzi and the others, and after the distillation was proposed, they had a good plan.

This time, after Qin Huaiyu indicated that the place was ready, Fang Yuan immediately asked Juzi to move out the device from the backyard and transport it to Qin Huaiyu's old house.

Not long after, the seven distillation units were transported to Qin Huaiyu's old house.

The old house has been repaired by Qin Huaiyu these days, and now it looks a lot more alive.

But Fang Yuan hadn't seen it before, didn't compare it, but he still thought it was better.

"Fang Yuan, can you make high-grade wine with this strange set of wine?"

Qin Huaiyu asked curiously.

The sets of devices in front of me are bigger than adults, it is strange to look at them.

From the outside, they are all black, and they feel like things made of copper and iron.

"Don't underestimate these things, this set of things is collectively called a distillation device."

"Iron distillation flasks, simple condenser tubes, etc., are all important tools for making high-alcohol wine."

"How loyal are these people in your mansion? Don't spread the word about reducing the way of making high-quality wine."

Fang Yuan explained the distillation device.

This kind of distillation device is very simple to operate in the eyes of later generations.

But in this era, this device is definitely an epoch-making device that can purify many things.

In order to monopolize the high-alcohol business, it is necessary to conduct it secretly to reduce the possibility of leakage.

The longer the monopoly lasts, the more money will be earned, and the more personal share will be.

"Don't worry, these people are selected from among us."

"A gag order has been issued to them, and whoever talks too much will make him unable to talk too much."

Qin Huaiyu said seriously.

Although he is not sure how powerful these devices are.

But in terms of monopolizing the value of high-grade alcohol alone, he understands the key points.

Neither Changsun Chong nor Du He came today, so Qin Huaiyu asked Fang Yuan for the device alone.

Because now they are all clearing out the site quickly, waiting for equipment to be installed, etc., and there is no time to come.

Anyway, it's just installing related settings now, and it hasn't officially opened yet, so it's not a big problem whether you come or not.

"That's good."

"It's still early, I'll ask Juzi to teach them how to debug."

"If all goes well, we can drink high-quality wine tonight and sell it tomorrow!"

Fang Yuan nodded in relief.

Let Qin Huaiyu organize the gathering of people here.

Not long after, 36 workers from Qin Huaiyu's hometown were assembled.

Then Juzi and Zhou Shi came out to teach them how to operate, heat and cool.

Just a moment later, bursts of strong wine aroma rose from Qin Huaiyu's hometown.

It should be the beginning of debugging, the smell of alcohol is strong, it smells choking, and Fang Yuan was so scared that he left the device quickly.

"Tianzi, be careful, the alcohol is too strong and it can easily cause an explosion."

Fang Yuan quickly reminded the giant.

"Don't worry, it's just a mistake."

The giant explained embarrassingly.

After re-adjustment, the alcohol flavor gradually faded.

"Great, great!"

"Such a device can actually produce high-alcohol wine."

Qin Huaiyu was greatly shocked.

From the moment he smelled such a strong smell of wine, he knew that the high-quality wine had been successfully purified.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that such a device can produce high-alcohol wine.

"I'll leave it to you to take care of here."

Fang Yuan smiled and said.

It's just an ordinary distillation device.

"No problem, you can rest assured."

"Are you free tonight? Call Xiangcheng and Miaoyan over for a drink."

"Taste the taste of the new wine by the way, so that we can decide whether to sell it tomorrow."

Qin Huaiyu patted his chest and said.

Then he asked Fang Yuan if he was free tonight.

After all, to start a new business, to start making money.

Before that, it is necessary to celebrate and taste the new wine by the way.

"If you're free, call me again tonight."

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.

Before new wine goes on the market, it is really necessary to taste how it tastes.

Moreover, it is also the first business of the Bafang Group, so it is necessary to improve the morale of each other.

"it is good."

Qin Huaiyu laughed.

He sent Fang Yuan out and then came back.

The device for making high-altitude wine is amazing, pouring ordinary wine can produce high-altitude wine.

He is very curious about the principle of such a magical device, and also wants to know how to operate it to make delicious wine.

It's night time soon.

Fang Yuan came to Qin Huaiyu's old house again.

Even before entering the door, there was a strong smell of wine.

Outside the door, many people wandered back and forth looking at the old house, wondering why it smells so fragrant inside.

As soon as he entered the door, Fang Yuan saw that except Princess Xiangcheng, everyone else had arrived, and a banquet was also prepared.

"Fang Yuan, you are finally here, hiccup"

As soon as Qin Huaiyu saw Fang Yuan, he shouted loudly.

He blushed, and staggered as he walked towards Fang Yuan.

Judging by his appearance, he seemed to be drunk after drinking a lot.

"How much wine did you drink?"

Fang Yuan supported him, said in surprise.

Qin Huaiyu smelled of alcohol all over his body, as if he had fallen into a wine vat.

"belch"

"I tried wine and accidentally drank too much."

"But I'm not drunk, I can still drink tonight!"

Qin Huaiyu burped again.

The unpleasant smell of alcohol sprayed out from his mouth, almost making Fang Yuan push him away.

"He was already like this when we came."

The Du Miaoyan siblings came and looked at Qin Huaiyu with disgust.

Under Du Miaoyan's gaze, Du He took Qin Huaiyu who was supported by Fang Yuan.

"Isn't Princess Xiangcheng coming?"

Fang Yuan walked towards the banquet, looked at the sky and asked.

It was already evening, and it was getting late. It was somewhat unsafe to set off too late.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen anyone yet."

Qin Huaiyu had already been seated, and he responded after hearing Fang Yuan's words.

Although he drank a lot of wine, he still looked sober.

"Eat and wait."

Chang Sun Chong suggested.

When they get together, they don't have to wait for everyone to eat.

After all, with their identities, sometimes they might not be able to get through because of something.

But if you can't come, someone will bring a message to explain the reason.

"Then let's eat and wait."

Du Miaoyan also said.

He took Fang Yuan's hand and sat down at the banquet on the side.

Chang Sun Chong and the others looked at this scene, their eyes almost protruding.

Even though he knew that Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan had a great relationship, they didn't act like this.

Seeing this scene now, there was nothing they didn't understand, and they all looked at Du He at the same time.

"Don't look at me, just ask my dad."

Du He drank a drink without looking at Changsun Chong and the others.

"Gah, my goddess!"

Qin Huaiyu shouted.

He gulped down a jug.

At the end, there was a belch.

Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan ignored the expressions of the crowd, and slowly sat down at their banquet.

The banquets of the two are close together, and if you move them a little, the banquets of the two will be connected together.

"Okay, let's have a drink first to celebrate the success of our first product!"

Chang Sun raised his glass and said loudly.

They arrived early and had already tried the high alcohol.

After tasting it carefully, they all felt that it was better than the one sold in Chang'an City.

In Juzi's words, it may be that the food sold in Chang'an City is transported from Liaozhou, and the wind and rain along the way affected the taste.

"Come on, wish us a big sale tomorrow!"

Fang Yuan and others raised their glasses one after another.

They are all looking forward to the scene of selling high-quality wine tomorrow.

Chang'an City is too big, and the supply of high-grade wine is in short supply.

Once their high alcohol is launched, it will greatly attract customers.

"I thought about it today. It would be better for us to increase the alcohol or sell it in a different way."

Fang Yuan gulped down a cup, his eyes lit up.

Sure enough, it was slightly better than the high-quality wine in Chang'an City.

"In what way?"

Everyone looked at Fang Yuan.

In business, they think they are not as good as Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan sold his business in Liaozhou when he was in Liaozhou.

Now that Fang Yuan has a way to sell it, they all want to hear it.

Even the drunk Qin Huaiyu cheered up and wanted to listen.

"When Miaoyan sells tea, her tea is divided into intermediate, high-grade, and special-grade."

"Generally speaking, special grades are not sold to the outside world, and are only provided to the royal relatives and some dignitaries."

"The same can be done for our high-grade wine. It is directly designated as high-end, and it is only sold to the royal family and dignitaries, and it shows that the quantity is limited, first-served, first-served."

Fang Yuan said slowly.

"The method is good, but small profits but quick turnover."

"If our price is cheap enough, can't we sell it to more people?"

"Selling it at the same low price as tea and fine salt, maybe you can make more money than just selling it to royal relatives and dignitaries?"

Chang Sun Chong said after pondering for a moment.

The low prices for tea and fine salt show how much money can be made at even the lowest unit price.

Then high-alcohol wine is also available, and it can also make a lot of money because of the huge number of people.

When everyone heard this, they nodded and looked at Fang Yuan.

"High alcohol is different from tea leaves and fine salt."

"Our high-alcohol wine itself is purified from low-alcohol wine. The price cannot be too low. It will be two or three times that of low-alcohol wine to pay back."

"At two or three times the price, ordinary people only want to buy some to taste when they are hungry at most. Most of the time they drink low-alcohol alcohol."

Fang Yuan explained.

Tea and fine salt are cheap because they are cheap.

The high-alcohol wine is different from these two, it is purified from low-alcohol wine, and the cost is not low.

"Indeed, the current high-end wines are all purified from low-priced wines."

Qin Huaiyu burped and said.

He personally supervised the work, and personally purchased a large amount of raw materials.

It takes about three catties of low-alcohol wine to purify more than one catty of high-alcohol wine, and the cost is three times that of low-priced wine.

No matter how much the price is reduced, it is impossible to be much lower than the cheap wine, so it still has to be sold according to what Fang Yuan said.

"That's right."

"Then shall we return the store tomorrow?"

Changsun Chong and the others thought about it, nodded and said.

But when Fang Yuan didn't come, they discussed about opening a shop tomorrow.

Now since it is only recommended to the royal relatives and dignitaries, it doesn't matter if there is a shop or not.

"Naturally, there must be a store. Not only must there be a store, but it must also be grand."

"We want everyone in Chang'an City to know that high-alcohol wine is top-notch wine, precious and rare, and only high-class people can afford it!"

Fang Yuan said with a smile.

No matter what time it is, people have circles of sorts.

High-end circles disdain to play with people in low-end circles.

The low-end circle is desperately trying to squeeze into the high-end circle.

The pursuit of people in the high-end circle will be different from those in the low-end circle to make them special.

Then people in the low-end circle will try to get the same things as the high-end circle to appear closer to them.

In this way, high-quality wine that is only sold in the upper class will be flocked to by the middle and lower class, and they will try their best to obtain it, regardless of cost.

For people like Chang Sun Chong, it is not a problem to sell them, because they are in the high-end circle.

"Precious and rare, only the upper classes can afford it."

Du Miaoyan and the others muttered these words.

Their eyes lit up, feeling the importance of this sentence.

They don't have a distinction between the upper class and the lower class.

But they have their own fixed circle, or they are the upper-class people that Fang Yuan said.

Among the upper-class people, the more precious and rare it is, the more they want to have it to show their status.

"Yes, we announced to the public that we don't have a lot of alcohol, and if you want to buy it, you need to book in advance."

"If we make a lot of publicity about the face value of drinking high-quality wine, etc., coupled with the fact that rare things are more expensive, it is not a problem for us to set a high price. They are not short of money, and there will definitely be many people who order."

Fang Yuan smiled and continued.

Hunger marketing is very necessary.

Can greatly increase people's demand desire.

"What about the wine in Liaozhou?"

"Now there is still a steady stream of wine being shipped from Liaozhou."

Doo asked.

But as soon as I said it, I felt something was wrong.

"I am in control of the wine in Liaozhou, I just don't let it come over."

Fang Yuan laughed.

The high-alcohol wine in Liaozhou is also controlled by Fang Yuan.

Whether it can be sold to Chang'an City is not a matter of Fang Yuan's words?

And there is another point, that is, the distance from Liaozhou to Chang'an City is very long, the transportation is inconvenient, easy to be damaged, etc., the price of transporting it to Chang'an City is twice as expensive as that in Liaozhou.

"Hahaha"

"With Fang Yuan, our business will make a lot of money!"

Changsun Chong laughed loudly.

Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Chumo also laughed.

Everyone raised their glasses and respected Fang Yuan again, respecting the continuous flow of money.

After drinking a cup, everyone was about to talk about pricing.

At this time, Princess Xiangcheng came.

Her face appeared to be bruised.

(End of this chapter)