first minister

Chapter 239 The Flying of a Duck
On the outskirts of Zhongjing, several Zhuangzi and stewards under the command of the Hou Mansion were sitting with sad faces.

The Huangzhuang on the outskirts of these cities occupies a lot of land, but now they feel that it is not enough to live in.

Because several Zhuangzi's backyards were used as duck houses, and special people were hired to take care of them, which was equivalent to directly reducing more than half of the places.

"Oh, I can't take it anymore. Now when I close my eyes, I hear the sound of rattling, and I feel like my mouth smells like duck droppings after eating!"

"Yeah, when we bought all these ducks back two days ago, everyone cheered. They thought it was a big deal. Now that I think about it, isn't this a disaster!"

"Don't say that, the son is so capable, the empress trusts, and Mr. Gongsun is also convinced. The Qin family was so powerful before, so they won't be able to stand up. Maybe it will be the same this time!"

"That's right, just bear with it. The young master said that these ducks can be vacated in ten days at the most. When the time comes, they will be completely repaired and they will be the same as before."

"We are not questioning the young master, but talking about this situation. The young master is very capable, but he may not take it seriously! For these big men, the matter of tens of millions of taels of silver is so great. Maybe we can just let it go, and then we will be the ones who will suffer!"

"Besides, the son's ability is above that poetry, which is completely out of reach for him to raise ducks! Those of us who are old and knowledgeable are helpless, what can he do?"

"Now we only sell more than 3000 ducks in the city every day. According to this posture, it takes more than two months to sell them all. And when the rest of the ducks heard that we have so many ducks here, the price was severely suppressed, and they all reached more than 30 yuan a piece. It’s just that, you can earn some hard money.”

"I said you're almost done! What's wrong, what's the matter? Are you going to rebel?"

"Let's just mutter a few words, worry about it, your words are too much!"

"Since the son said it will be ten days, we have to wait for ten days. If we can't do it then, we can think of a way. Isn't that the truth?"

"Hey! All right, just wait!"

Everyone had no choice but to agree, thinking of the quack in Zhuangzi, they couldn't help but sighed.

At this moment, a young man from the village ran quickly from the direction of Zhongjing, got off his horse in front of everyone, and then walked up to the steward who was temporarily appointed to manage each village, "Senior officer, my son has ordered you to choose tomorrow." A thousand live ducks that are well-proportioned, fat and thin, should be sent to Mingyu Tower, there must be no mistakes!"

The steward was taken aback, "How much?"

"One thousand!"
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In the seven days since that day, the dignitaries and ordinary people in Zhongjing City who boasted of being well-informed witnessed a duck soaring with their own eyes.

In the beginning, it was Mingyulou who quickly spread the word among the top dignitaries in Beijing with the signboard of "Your Majesty and Concubine De are full of praise, and the central officials want to eat it after eating it";

At first, some people were suspicious, but who would dare to fake the imperial gold medal at the gate of Mingyu Tower, and the scene where Prime Minister Qin led the central officials to leave hand in hand was also witnessed by many people, and quickly overcame all doubts;

And as more and more ministers and wealthy businessmen taste it in person, even if some people think it is worthless in their hearts, no one dares to say it out, not to mention that most people are attracted by this novel form and taste, so , the publicity continues to expand;
And when Xia Jingyun personally invited a group of old Guozijian professors, well-known scholars, gourmet gourmets, etc. to Mingyulou to set up a few tables, the reputation of Zhongjing Roast Duck spread to almost all of Zhongjing with their cannibalism. Scholars and merchant groups.

Everyone is proud to have eaten the roast duck banquet, and those who haven't had it try their best to have a meal.

Just when many people felt that the price of 150 taels for a meal was too expensive, the twelve mid-range restaurants in Zhongjing City jointly launched a roast duck feast under the signboard of "authorized direct supply from Mingyulou, reduced ingredients without reducing taste", It only costs ten taels of silver for a meal, and you can eat roast duck alone, as long as it costs six taels of silver.

Although the expensive white sugar is gone, although the quality of the roast duck is obviously much worse than that of Mingyulou's carefully selected and carefully crafted roast duck, and although the quality of the rest of the dishes is also much worse, the 150 taels has become ten taels What a bike!
This move instantly made everyone's eagerness to move find an outlet, and the demand skyrocketed within a day.

The twelve restaurants were overcrowded for three consecutive days, and there were even queues.

And after basically having tasted the roast duck in the upper and middle floors of Zhongjing City, on the sixth day, four roast duck specialty stores opened overnight in the east and south cities of Zhongjing City.

Only sell roast duck, two taels of silver each.

Therefore, families with a little food and clothing can also go and have enough.

Demand skyrocketed again.

Mingyu Tower, Twelfth Floor, and Roast Duck Restaurant, these three belong to different levels, and their consumption purposes are also completely different, and the objects they target rarely overlap, just like three parallel but not converging rivers, watering most of the capital city. Soil.

Those Zhuangzi who raised ducks outside the city also went from surprise, to bewilderment, to complete shock.

One thousand; two thousand; five thousand; six thousand; eight thousand; fourteen thousand; sixteen thousand
The number of ducks in Zhuangzi is decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Coupled with the more than 3000 they normally sell every day, more than 20 ducks will soon be half of them, and it is no longer a problem.

The most important thing is that the ducks they sold through Xia Jingyun's channel cost as much as [-] Wen per duck, which is not a small sum of money.

In this way, the hidden dangers of 23 ducks were easily eliminated, and at least a few thousand taels could be earned.

While scrubbing and restoring Zhuangzi's original appearance, they lamented that the young master is really a god-man.

But they don't know exactly how amazing their young master is.

Qin Li knew it, so at the top of Mingyu Building, she looked at Xia Jingyun with complicated eyes.

In the past seven days, Mingyulou was full at noon and evening. Although it was basically full on weekdays, in these few days, everyone ate the roast duck feast.

Mingyu Building has three floors, the first floor has a little more space, there are eighteen private rooms, the second floor has sixteen, and the third floor has only twelve.

There are a total of 46 rooms, and there are 92 meals a day at noon and night. Because it is an appointment system, there are very few cases of turnover. The total of seven days is 640 four meals.

Of course, because there are only so many people in Beijing who can afford to spend 150 taels for a meal, so in the next three days including now, Mingyulou will also sell roast duck as a menu, 20 taels a serving, which also satisfies some roast duck feasts Tired of people.

"So, these days, the total income from roast duck feasts and single-order roast ducks is 170 taels."

Qin Li flipped through the ledger and reported the data they had calculated, "According to our agreement, in Mingyu Tower, the share that needs to be given to Mr. Xia is 580 fifty taels."

She handed the ledger to Xia Jingyun, "Master Xia, do you want to check it?"

"No need." Xia Jingyun shook his head, "I believe Miss Qin won't do anything for such a petty profit, it's too inconsistent with Miss Qin's glamorous and noble image in my heart."

Qin Li smiled, "Our Qin family does a lot of business, and I'm just a restaurant owner, so there's nothing noble about it."

"Everywhere in this Mingyu Tower can't be called elegant, and Miss Qin's various things can't be called noble. More importantly, Miss Qin has great wisdom and will not be greedy for such a small gain."

Qin Li was a little embarrassed by the compliment, and then turned over the account book, "Twelve restaurants, in the past five days, we have supplied them with a total of 370 seven roast ducks, each of which we supply for five taels of silver, a total of Fifty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five credits."

"The four roast duck shops have only been open for two days. A total of 490 ducks have been sold in these two days. We only sell one duck for two taels of silver. The income of this piece is 980 forty taels. .”

Even though she was born in the Qin family, as the first daughter who enjoyed the wealth of the Qin family, Qin Li still had shock in her eyes that couldn't be hidden.

Because this money is earned too fast!
Moreover, it was because of such a humble duck!
She forcibly collected her mind, "These two items add up to a total of 860 taels, and the profit that needs to be distributed to Mr. Xia is 430 taels."

"Adding the profits of Mingyu Tower, the total that needs to be distributed to Mr. Xia is ninety-nine thousand and ninety-nine taels."

Qin Li looked at him, "I've ordered someone to prepare the bank notes. I can hand them over to Mr. Xia later."

Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "Miss Qin, you're just taking the income to calculate the profit, isn't it too kind to me?"

Qin Li shook his head and said: "The secret recipe of the roast duck was invented by Mr. Xia, and Mr. Xia planned the whole incident. If Mingyu Building is replaced with other restaurants in the city, it will have the same result. Therefore, all the costs involved, Mingyulou will undertake it."

She smiled slyly, "The main thing doesn't cost much."

"Haha!" Xia Jingyun also smiled, "Since that's the case, I'll be disrespectful."

He looked at Qin Li, "The follow-up market will definitely not be so good, this trend will gradually fade, but as long as you work hard, within a year and a half, the entire Zhongjing City will have one or two thousand dollars a day." only sales."

Qin Li is also an expert in business. Inspired by Xia Jingyun, she nodded and said: "As long as we promote it well and make it a special product of Zhongjing City, people will come and go from Zhongjing City, officials who come to Beijing, scholars from other places, business travelers, Naturally, they will have a taste."

Seeing that she was transparent, Xia Jingyun smiled and praised, "It seems that I don't have to worry about the next thing. How about this, in order to thank Ms. Qin for her love, Ms. Qin will give me a total of 10 taels of silver , All subsequent profits will go to Mingyulou, and there is no need to settle accounts in such a detailed way."

Qin Li was slightly startled, "The monthly share is at least 2000 taels, and Mr. Xia bought it out at a price of 1000 taels. Qin Li absolutely dare not accept it."

"There's nothing to be afraid of." Xia Jingyun disapproved, "Besides enough, money is like floating clouds to me. And Miss Qin was so generous before, I should repay it. If you don't say much, just give me a piece of jade." Isn't the card worth a few thousand taels of silver? That's the deal."

Qin Li looked at the man in front of him, and from his calm and gentle smile, he could indeed see the chicness and profoundness that were different from those in Beijing.

She nodded slightly, "Thank you, Mr. Xia."

Coming out of Mingyu Tower, Xia Jingyun whispered: "Brother Chen, you have to protect me well."

Chen Fugui wondered, "What's wrong?"

"I have a silver note of 10 taels."

Chen Fugui immediately looked left and right, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Xia Jingyun laughed, "Okay, brother Chen, as long as you are not nervous, no one else will know! Let's go! The overall situation is settled, go back and get a good sleep first!"
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In the depths of a certain mansion in Zhongjing City, a man came to the door respectfully and knocked lightly on the door.

After getting permission, he walked in. He looked at the man sitting on the chessboard and made notes, and said respectfully: "My lord, Xia Jingyun returned to the mansion from Mingyu Tower, and it seems that he has already divided the bill with him."

The man picked up a chess piece, "It's been brewing for so long, it's almost ready."

He thought for a while, put the chess pieces on the board, and said softly, "Go, spread the news."

"Yes!"
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Thank you Momohei for the five thousand reward! or2
(Added after this sentence, no money is charged.)
(End of this chapter)