Hearing Wu Youcai's question, Huo Xi's heart skipped a beat.
She knew that one day he would ask. She had already planned it in her mind, and quickly answered: "It's a small country in Nanyang. I have never been to the specific country."
Seeing Wu Youcai frowning, he smiled and said, "Sir, I haven't seen any white sugar or rock candy sold in the capital."
Wu Youcai raised his eyebrows. He didn't even get enough benefits for giving it away. How could he sell it?
"Sir, tell me, could it be that my noble master didn't want their country to know that he made white sugar and rock candy, so he secretly sent it abroad for sale?"
Wu Youcai was relieved when he thought that this must be the case.
"It must be like this. If there is such a good thing, why don't you see the tribute from the other countries? We have collected so many tribute things, but we have never seen rock sugar or white sugar."
Then I thought about it, all the tribute ships had their cargoes reported, so how could they be hidden?
But then I thought about it, the tribute ships were from friendly countries, and they made no mistakes. The Municipal Shipping Department did not open the boxes and inspect them one by one. There may be one or two valuable items hidden in them.
How can anyone be so honest? Who doesn’t want to earn more? As for making ends meet, it’s not easy to come all the way.
After thinking about it, he waved away Huo Xi.
Huo Xi breathed a long sigh of relief. It seemed that he could no longer fool Wu Youcai.
She's grown now, so her appearance probably won't change much in the past few years. Even if she puts on women's clothing, her voice won't change, so she'd better be careful.
At Zhuangzi, Huo Erhuai invited carpenters from nearby to help with the work. The grinding barrels were produced in large quantities and quickly, but the blacksmith shop could not keep up with the work.
Huo Xi had no choice but to customize it at other blacksmith shops, and also placed orders for blacksmith shops in cities near the capital.
In this way, at the end of November, a shipload of grinding tubes and five hundred stone peppers were sent north.
Shen Qianzhong personally escorted the goods to Huai'an, planning to sell 250 rock salt from the Gong family in Huai'an and fill it into the grinding cylinder.
In this way, for salt alone, you can get more than one thousand taels of silver. For one thousand stones of pepper and a grinder, you can get at least three or four hundred thousand taels of silver.
Huo Xi was satisfied.
A few days later, he received the principal of 100,000 taels and the interest of 20,000 taels returned by the head of the Ren family. Huo Xi also returned the deed that the other party had pressed in his hand.
"It's really thanks to the Huo Dong family, otherwise our Ren family might not be able to recover in the capital."
The head of the Ren family returned the money in person. His family ran a silk and satin shop, and he sent half a car of silk and satin as a thank you gift. Huo Xi could not refuse it, so he had to accept it. It seems that there is no need to buy fabrics to make clothes for the Chinese New Year this year.
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"You are so polite. We are all begging for food in the capital, and we are connected by the same spirit. We should help each other and be each other's arms."
Patriarch Ren thought in his mind: "You can create such a family business at such a young age. It's really scary for your future."
The head of the Ren family really admires the child in front of him. He was not led by his father to get involved in the family industry until he was eighteen years old. But the person in front of him, now only a teenager and a girl, actually created Guangfeng Shui, which is unacceptable to the family.
A neglected business name.
Others don't know, but he knows that Guangfeng Water has a semicolon in every city along the canal. He also knows the details of Guangfeng Water. It is really formidable.
As the saying goes, there are still 3,000 nails in a broken ship. It only took one year for the Ren family to recover.
His family had silk and satin shops, mulberry gardens, weaving and dyeing workshops in various places. Nowadays, there were many ships traveling to and from the Wei Dynasty, and the supply of silk and satin exceeded the demand. Without going to sea, he could make a lot of money.
The two chatted enthusiastically for a long time. Huo Xi also accepted the invitation of the Ren family and went to attend the wedding banquet of the son of the head of the Ren family two years ago.
Many friends have many paths, and it is time for you to come and go, so that the relationship can be built stronger.
Outside the fortress, the Wei Dynasty army camp.
After changing the guard, Mu Yan was about to return to his tent. He saw dozens of grain trucks coming to the camp from a distance. It was very spectacular. He stood and watched for a while before getting into his tent.
Just as he was closing his eyes to rest, Li Yikaner came in holding a big baggage.
"Young Master, the materials distributed by the army."
Mu Yan raised his eyelids, hummed, and continued to relax with his eyes closed.
Li Yikan is sorting out the supplies one by one. Now that the young master is with the emperor, the supplies he has received are quite abundant. Occasionally, there are vegetables to eat. It is freezing outside the Great Wall, and there is no shortage of meat. I just want a bite of vegetables to eat it. People's eyes are bulging.
"Hey, what is this?" A tube? The workmanship is exquisite. It is round at both ends and narrow in the middle. It fits just right in your hand.
Turn to the bottom and look: "Guangfeng Water?"
Mu Yan's eyes suddenly opened.
"Master, this seems to be purchased from Guangfeng Water. When was Guangfeng Water included in the military procurement list?"
Just as he was wondering, he saw that Mu Yan had turned over and sat up, reaching out to take the things.
I turned the small wooden tube over and over and saw that there was a blade at the bottom, which was in the shape of a thread. The wooden tube was also divided into several parts. When I pulled it out, the twist cover on it was opened. I saw something inside. I poured it out in my hand. Look, it's pepper, with some salt mixed in.
"What's this?"
"Pepper storage? It's so big, I'm afraid there aren't even two ounces in it, but why store the peppercorns in it instead of just grinding it into powder?"
After Kan Er finished speaking, Mu Yan's eyes moved, he put the twist cover back, turned the wooden tube, and it moved!
Mu Yan twitched the corners of his mouth.
She just said that she would not do such a boring thing, just make a wooden tube to store pepper. She twisted it with both hands again, and heard a creaking sound inside, as if she was grinding something.
Keep twisting, nothing happens.
"Oops, something fell, Master, it fell on your clothes!"
Mu Yan lowered his head and saw that there were fine powder on the hem of his clothes, and some were floating down from the tube.
Kan Er picked up a few and put them into his mouth, "Master, it's ground pepper! It also tastes like salt!"
"Nonsense, it contains pepper and salt, but what comes out is not pepper, could it be sugar?" Li Yi couldn't help but scold him.
The two brought a piece of rice paper, and Mu Yan turned it around a few more times. A pile of finely ground pepper appeared on the white paper.
"Oh, this stuff is good. I didn't expect that this pepper can be eaten and ground freshly. This small one is very convenient to wear around you. Master, let me grind it."
Mu Yan shrank his hand and rolled up his sleeve.
Li Yi patted him and said, "It's only a little inside, less than two taels. I've polished it for you. Master, do you still have something to eat?"
Kan Er is not convinced. He hasn't tried it yet. "Then I'll go to the quartermaster and ask for another one."
"Give me one too." Li Yi shouted.
"Let's see if there are any barbecues in the kitchen today. I want to try this pepper." Mu Yan said calmly.
"Okay, Master, I'll go right away!" He ran away quickly.
Because Kan Er received the supplies earlier and was the first to discover the function of the grinder, others only thought it was a container for storing pepper. After discovering its wonderful use, the quartermaster no longer had any grinders.
In the evening, we originally didn't want to eat barbecue in the camp. Unexpectedly, everyone from the emperor to the emperor's eldest grandson and the generals wanted to eat barbecue.
Dele, arrangements have been made immediately in the kitchen.
After slaughtering about twenty sheep, the sheep were still placed on the fire, and a crowd of people gathered around them. Everyone held a small wooden tube in their hands and their eyes glowed green, waiting to taste its taste.