In fact, Wu Haofeng really didn't think much about it, and he hadn't thought much about it all this time.
From the beginning, it was just so that the Zhenbei Army could have some meat.
The Zhenbei Army is stationed at the coastal pass. As you can tell from the name, it is very close to the sea, but you cannot tell from the name. It is surrounded by mountains covered with stones. It is an exaggeration to say that there is no grass growing there.
Not to mention that you can find meat to eat, there is not even a village within a few hundred miles.
Wu Haofeng took over the procurement of military pay for the Zhenbei Army when he was fifteen years old. It has been fifteen years since he took over this responsibility.
When I was fifteen years old, I was very energetic and felt that I could do the things my father told me well. Even if I couldn't, I had to be able to do it.
Unexpectedly, the first time, reality slapped him hard in the face.
For the first time, he only thought about doing things well and beautifully. He prepared enough food and bought a lot of fruits and meat, but he ignored that the road was far away and there was still a section that would take two days and even a carriage could not pass.
The stone path.
The final result was that the meat smelled bad, the fruits rotted, and the grain became moldy because it had to be carried on the road and it rained.
That time, if his father hadn't made other plans to test him, the Zhenbei Army would have starved to death.
From then on, Wu Haofeng began to think about ways to preserve meat for a longer period of time. If the marinated meat is bland, it will not last long, and if it is too salty, the taste will be unsatisfactory.
He hired several cooks and spent two years figuring out the current method of salting first and then smoking.
As for fruits, he has yet to think of any other way besides using ice.
But the cost of ice is too expensive, so now the Zhenbei Army only eats bacon and pickles in addition to the staple food.
Although it sounds miserable, the reality is that in the entire Qilin Kingdom, as long as they are stationed in the more remote military camp, just being able to eat meat is already a very happy thing.
After the problem of successfully transporting meat to the First Army Battalion was solved, Wu Haoyuan stopped caring about the bacon shop. For him at that time, it was just for him to relieve his father's worries, and he did not go there at all.
Think about how many more people can solve the meat-eating problem and how many great achievements it can make.
Later, he started a business with Prince Min, so he didn't have much time to worry about it. As long as he could make enough preparations before the date when the military pay was to be delivered.
If it hadn't been for the fact that he had no military pay, Wu Haoyuan still wouldn't have considered having a bacon shop in their family to be a big deal.
Qi Kang'an was so taken aback by his initiative to reflect on himself that he didn't know what to say, and the guilt of taking advantage of others came up again.
Wu Haofeng suddenly asked: "The Lord of Anle County is planning to present Fang Zijin to the emperor."
He used affirmative sentences.
Qi Kang'an didn't hide anything from him, he nodded sincerely, and told him what his daughter and his analysis thought he could tell.
Finally, he said: "I don't understand this. What Bao'er means is that she will discuss this matter with the Emperor at the Zhenbei General's Mansion in a few months."
As soon as Wu Haofeng thought about it, he understood what Qi Baoer meant, which was for them to wait in the general's mansion in the north and wait for the outcome of the battle between his father and King Xuan.
His father wins, and his family cannot escape this credit.
If his father is defeated, it would be better if the emperor does not remember this matter. If he remembers, it will only add to the guilt.
Although Wu Haofeng was still unwilling to give up, he also understood what was best for Zhenbei General's Mansion at this time, so he nodded and said: "The county owner is buying a son, so we are in business. I don't know if the county owner is a foreigner."
What’s the price?”
When asked this question, Qi Kang'an, the big man's biological father, completely became the middleman.
Xiangqi Kang'an didn't realize anything was wrong at all, and responded naturally: "We are so familiar with each other, so there is no need to talk about it. Bao means five thousand taels. If Mr. Wu is willing, the deal will be done."
If Mr. Wu is not willing, we will smoke the meat for Mr. Wu this time, and from now on, the Qi family will not be involved in the bacon business again."
If it is just a matter of a prescription, even if it is an exclusive prescription that can even lead to the death of a family, if it is really sold, it will cost hundreds or even thousands of taels, unless it is a precious and life-saving prescription.
.
For such a simple bacon recipe, the Qi family offered five thousand taels. This price was indeed high enough, to be precise, it was a bit ridiculously high.
But when it comes to the great achievements that Fangzi can bring later, five thousand taels is not enough.
However, the people in Wu Haofeng's business world are either minor or serious. He looked at Qingming and without any hesitation, he slapped the table and said, "Sell it. From now on, the bacon recipe has nothing to do with our Wu family. The Wu family may make it themselves."
Eat, but no one will make a living doing it anymore.”
Don't even read a sentence, the truth inside is profound.
Qi Kang'an had not yet adapted to a person like Wu Haofeng who could have hundreds of meanings with his words. After Wu Haofeng left, he and Qi Bao'er learned to talk, and then he learned what Wu Haofeng really meant from his daughter.
The words mentioned were the Wu family, not the Zhenbei General's Mansion.
This is a guarantee to the Qi family that he will control all the Wu family members who have anything to do with Zhenbei General's Mansion and will not participate in the bacon business again.
He clearly stated that from now on, the Wu family would have nothing to do with Bacon Fangzi. This meant that he would not even take the credit. Even if General Zhenbei defeated him in the future, he would completely cut off the relationship between the Wu family and Bacon Fangzi.
This made Qi Kang'an a little confused, "I looked at him quite unhappy in front of him."
"Whether it's merit or demerit, what they fear most is to be remembered by the emperor.
Regarding the bacon matter, Mr. Wu now knows that the emperor is dissatisfied with General Zhenbei's Mansion. It may be because General Zhenbei is still at war with King Xuan, or it may be because of other reasons. In short, Mr. Wu does not dare to
bet.
Therefore, he couldn't ask for this merit. Not only could he not ask for it, but he had to try his best to put aside the relationship. It would be best if no one would think of Zhenbei General's Mansion when mentioning bacon.
Dad, we have said before that the battle between General Zhenbei and King Xuan would be a thankless task if not handled well.
No matter how many bad things King Xuan has done, he is still the emperor's biological son and the eldest son.
For the public, the emperor will definitely punish him, but what about the private?
If the emperor is angry, he will order him to be beaten. What if he stops being angry one day?
Therefore, Mr. Wu does not want this merit. Even if General Zhenbei wins this battle, they will be lucky if they can hope that the emperor will not blame him in the future."
Who asked the emperor to only have four cubs?
Qi Bao'er bit into the cucumber her mother got from who knows where, and analyzed it with her father while picking it up with her fingers.
In the past, she didn't talk to her stupid father much because they were just a farmer. She wanted to understand what the meaning of all these twists and turns was.
But now that their family is running a workshop and cooperating with talented people like Wu Haoyuan, her father has designated her to be the one to support the family. If she doesn't understand the importance of these, she will definitely suffer in the future.
"Also, Dad, the most important thing is that Princess Yueqin and General Zhenbei have reconciled and become a monk."
How can there be any distinction between public and private in this world?
An individual's personal feelings will always affect his emotions and his likes and dislikes of others, thus affecting his judgment.
The ministers are born to guess the emperor's thoughts. No matter what the emperor thinks himself, after Zhenbei General Mansion has these two, three, four prerequisites, many things must be done with caution.