Huang Sanlie's words conveyed several meanings to Li Chenan:

First, as the grain supplier of this peach blossom stuffing, Cai Zhengyao is very likely to encounter difficulties in purchasing autumn grain.

If Cai Zhengyao cannot buy food, and if the food in the entire Guangling City is monopolized by Shen Qianshan, then Li Chenan's brewery will face a situation where there is no food available.

Secondly, the marriage between the Huo family and the Cao family in Pingjiang City will make their power even greater. After all, the old lady of the Cao family was once the emperor's nanny. The fact that the Cao family can stand in the south of the Yangtze River and weave this rich vacancy is enough to show that the Cao family has great influence on the emperor. The importance of status in the heart.

Third, if the Huo family marries the Shen family, they will be able to control the grain market in Guangling City through the Shen family.

Of course, his Guangling Powder has sufficient raw materials, and the rest of the wine merchants, large and small, will all act based on the Huo family's expression.

Li Chenan frowned slightly. He placed his hand on the stone table, tapping his middle finger and index finger rhythmically, and suddenly stopped again.

"Old Huang, where are the people you left behind in Yanqiu Mountain now?"

Huang Sanlie looked at Li Chen'an for three seconds, stroking his long beard and smiling: "Shuzhou... without my people, how are you going to break the situation?"

"There are many bandits in Ningguo. I don't think there is any better one than me. I can rob Shen Qianshan of his food."

"Then why not use this strategy?"

"Because I hope Shen Qianshan can buy the highest-priced grain and then rob him!"

"So you will let Cai Zhengyao still go to various places in the south of the Yangtze River to collect grain to raise grain prices?"

"Yes, I need your people to quietly deliver food here from Shuzhou."

"But the food in Shu is only ripe in August. It is purchased from various places and transported to Guangling City. Even if it is taken by water, it will take three months from beginning to end. If Cai Zhengyao fails in Jiangnan in these three months... this brewery How to spend those three months?"

Li Chenan grinned: "So now I am trying to sink Qianshan Granary."

Huang Sanlie also laughed. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Li Chenan asked curiously: "Old Huang, why did you take your people from outside the customs to Shuzhou?"

"That's not what I meant?"

"Who means that?"

"Mrs. Fan."

Li Chenan was startled. Mrs. Fan asked Huang Sanlie's gang of bandits to go to Shuzhou. What did this mean?

"Shuzhou is a great place!"

"Although the road to Shu is difficult to travel, it has advantages and disadvantages. It is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!"

"It is far away from Kyoto, so the emperor didn't pay much attention to that place, and the court neglected its management."

"The place is rich in products and has unique natural conditions. However, it is surrounded by mountains and filled with miasma. There are many tribes in the area and they are extremely warlike, so Shuzhou is not peaceful."

Li Chenan asked: "Then what are your people doing there?"

"Oh, I just conquered a few tribes and continued to be a bandit."

"...It's a good job. Then I'll leave it to you to purchase food from Shu!"

"good!"

After a pause, Huang Sanlie looked at Li Chenan again and said, "I thought we could build a brewing workshop like this in Shuzhou. Shu people are good at wine, so the young master's wine will definitely sell well."

"You make the decision on this matter, I really don't have that much energy."

"Okay, but let's talk about it up front. The third lady also accounts for 50% of the profit from Shuzhou's wine."

"My people account for 20%, and you account for 30%."

"how?"

Of course Li Chenan has no objection. He is unable to develop the market in Shuzhou. Besides, isn't the third lady's property also his?

As for Huang Sanlie's people, who must account for 20%, if those people are willing to contribute, of course there will be benefits.

"make a deal!"

"Okay, then I will handle this matter accordingly. When are you going to put our peach blossom brew in Guangling City on the market?"

"Three days later, that is, the eighth day of June."

"The two shops in the West Market and the East Market are ready, but the price of this peach blossom brew... do you really plan to sell it for 350 Wen per catty?"

Li Chenan nodded, "Guangling San sells for 250 Wen per catty, Kyoto Ruilu sells for 350 Wen per catty, our peach blossom wine is better than Ruilu, and it also sells for 350 Wen per catty, although

It's a hundred cents more expensive than Guangling San. Trust me, those drinkers are willing to spend the extra hundred cents."

"What we aim for is small profits but quick turnover. In fact, you know the profits. As long as the sales are open, there will be a steady stream of money coming back!"

"...What if the price of Guangling Powder is reduced?"

"Then let's also lower the price and keep it fifty to one hundred cents more expensive!"

"good."

"How much wine can you drink in a day now?"

"Today it has reached 1,000 jins! After the other two workshops are put into production, the daily output will be around 5,000 jins."

“How long will the food last?”

"Cai Zhengyao said that we can ensure that the autumn food supply will continue."

"You ask Cai Zhengyao to transport all the grain in his granary to our workshop to prevent changes."

"……good!"

Huang Sanlie stood up and said, "I'll send someone to do it right now!"

Huang Sanlie left, and Li Chenan thought for a moment before getting up and going to Peach Blossom Villa.

Wu Xichen was sitting under the pavilion in the front yard. Seeing him coming, he handed over a letter:

"A letter from the third lady, this is for you."

Li Chenan looked at the beautiful hairpin pattern on the envelope, smiled, and carefully put the letter into his arms, "Old Huang, let's go home!"

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Shen Mansion.

Shen Qianshan's study room.

The fire on the tea stove on the coffee table in the study has been extinguished, and the water in the teapot on the tea stove has become cold.

The atmosphere here was a bit dull, so much so that Shen Qianshan felt a little hot.

Sitting opposite him was Huo Xi, the head of the Huo family.

Huo Xi held a dry cigarette in his mouth. The tobacco leaves in the pot had burned out. He did not shake off the ashes in the pot, but looked at Shen Qianshan indifferently.

"This is not what I meant!"

Huo Xi sat up straight and said again: "Shu Fan's father came with a letter. This is an accident. Of course, this is good news for Shu Fan and our Huo family, but...it's just that the Shen family needs some time to adapt."

"Baiyang said in the letter that the last time Shufan went to Kyoto, Lady Li's daughter, Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess, was interested in Shufan and intended to recruit Shufan as his consort."

"You know this. Originally, the concubine was not allowed to take concubines, but Baiyang also knew that Shufan and Ling Qianjin had a long-standing friendship, so Baiyang asked His Highness the Crown Prince, who went to visit Li for this matter.

Noble concubine."

"Of course Concubine Li disagreed with this. Later, His Highness the Crown Prince begged the Emperor, and the Emperor relented and allowed Shu Fan to have a concubine!"

"Master Shen, as I said, your Qiaodie becomes Shufan's concubine... I am not treating her badly!"

Huo Xi stood up and waved to Huo Chuanming, who was sitting beside him, "If the Shen family feels aggrieved, then this matter will end here."

He took two steps toward the door and said again: "Don't forget that Ling Qianjin was once engaged to someone else. Even though she has canceled the marriage contract... her reputation is not that flawless after all."

He walked to the door and left another message: "Shu Fan will leave for Kyoto to meet Concubine Li in three days... So for the daughter's sake, please give me a reply in these two days, Master Shen!"

He took Huo Chuanming away, and a man walked out from behind the screen.

She is Shen Qiaodie.

Her pear blossoms bring rain.

She looked at Shen Qianshan and swallowed, "Father, my daughter agrees!"


Chapter completed!