Chapter 63: I Have a Well

"Yes! I'm going to wash, I'm going to wash, Brother Zhang, don't be afraid of them. Whoever dares to mess with you, I'll beat his dog brains out! Guo grinned angrily and arched his hand, bypassed Zhang Qian, and staggered into the door. That look is ten times more proud than being praised.

Steward Cui immediately took a few clever servants and took him to wash and change clothes. Zhang Qian didn't have to worry about how to settle Guo Nu, he took a few steps back, and nodded to Lala Wanwang with a smile: "Zhang is a cultivator, not a businessman. But your Datang and your ministry are relatives of Weng's son-in-law, and you sincerely came to ask me to give me a few bottles of Liushen Flower Dew, and Zhang is always bad for you to return empty-handed. Therefore, today, for the sake of you coming from afar, and for the sake of Master Zhu's face, Zhang can help you refine some Liushen Flower Dew. Remember, it's just for you to refine, not business, you know? ”

"Understood, understood! Not business, not business! The business officer of Nalara Wanwang had already hoped too much for getting the Liushen Flower Dew, but suddenly listening to Zhang Qian's words, it seemed that this matter still had to be discussed, and he immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at broken rice.

"Because of the huge quantity, although Zhang is helping you refine, he can't help but charge you some capital." Seeing that his attitude was no longer as arrogant as before, and Zhang Qian did not have the reason to send business to the door but pushed it out, he smiled and continued to add. "Later, I will send someone to make a special appraisal and give you a deposit according to the true value of these goods you put on the ground in Chang'an City. Don't worry, for the sake of Master Zhu's face, I will definitely not let you suffer. However, it is extremely difficult to refine the Six Divine Flower Dew, and it will take at least a month before you can get it. I wonder if you can wait? ”

"Wait, wait!" Lala Wanwang's attitude was a hundred times better than before, accompanied by a smiling face, and continued to nod again and again.

"Master Zhang Zhuang is benevolent and righteous, and Zhu is inscribed in the five!" Zhu Liang not only got cheap, but also earned favors, and his good impression of Zhang Qian increased greatly. is also on the side, and he has given his hand again and again.

Seeing that the two of them were so knowledgeable, Zhang Qian simply "did it to the end". Frowning and thinking about it, he quickly turned out a famous marketing case in the twenty-first century from his mind, "Dare to teach the business officer Lalayun to know that the reason why Zhang did not sell you the formula before was not only to keep the secret of the master, but also to maintain the reputation of the master. I don't want you to spend a lot of money to buy back something that you can't use at all. ”

After a pause, he deliberately gave the other party a few seconds to digest what he said, he put away his smile and added very seriously: "To tell you the truth, if I transfer the formula to you, you won't be able to make the same flower dew." The reason why this thing is expensive is not only that the medicinal materials are rare, but even the water for refining the medicine must be a treasure spring favored by the gods! ”

"Baoquan?" At this moment, the plateau is still the world of ancient religions, and Lala Wanwang has no doubt about the existence of the gods and various miracles. Listening to Zhang Qian's solemn words, he instinctively opened his mouth and repeated.

"Yes, Baoquan. Why did I buy this Zhuangzi from the previous owner at any cost? After observing the trend of mountains and rivers, I found that there is an ancient well in this Zhuangzi, which has been favored by the heavens, and the water quality is the most suitable for preparing flower dew. Zhang Qian raised his head and looked around, his face full of mystery, "If there is no water in this well, you can make all the ingredients according to the recipe, and it is impossible to refine the exact same flower dew!" ”

In terms of deception, who can compare to some European merchants in later generations? Obviously, in order to save the wood for baking grain, it affected the taste of the wine, and the flute gave a peat smell, and the price increased several times. Obviously, I used ordinary tap water, so I had to build a well, and then use scientific means to detect trace elements with a content of a few milligrams per ton from the well water, and then deceive the wallets of fools all over the world!

When Zhang was in school, he could read a lot of papers from the library every year. No matter how rigorous the argumentation is, it can't stop thousands of so-called upper-class people from rushing to give money to businesses every year.

And so on, he did not believe that the same marketing methods, in the eighth century, fooled a few profiteers who came down from the plateau. I don't believe that in the absence of any scientific testing methods, someone can prove that the well water in Zhang's yard is actually no different from other well water.

As for the fact that there is no ancient well in the courtyard of the Zhang family at the moment, this matter is simple. Go back and take advantage of the darkness to find someone to dig it up! The surrounding fields are so waterlogged that even the crops can't grow well, how can there be a shortage of well water underground?

Sure enough, as soon as Baoquanzhi said it, the commercial officer of Nalala Wanwang immediately completely cut off the idea of obtaining the formula in his heart. After being stunned for a long time, he sighed and bowed: "Thank you to the owner for telling Lala Wanwang the truth, otherwise, I would definitely have to make a big mistake today." From the plateau to Chang'an, it is very difficult to come and go, and I also ask the owner to see that we are the servants of the son-in-law of the Tang Emperor, and try to make as many six gods as possible, so that when I go back, I can put them on horseback and take them away, and pay tribute to the gods. ”

"Well said, well said!" Zhang Qian smiled and nodded slightly, "Datang and your ministry are relatives of Weng's son-in-law, how can Zhang treat you slowly?" However, the dew of the six gods is a mortal thing, and it is more suitable for nobles to wipe their bodies, rather than to worship the heavens. Zhang thought that it was better to use oil to salute God. I have a thing called the balm, which is also fragrant and the color is like gold. What's more, it's extremely lightweight. A large bucket full of them, but they weighed two or three catties, and a penny in the temple every day was enough to dispel any evil spirit. ”

"Jack-of-all-trades? I've heard of it, but until now, I haven't met it. Lala Wanwang was surprised and delighted, and bowed down and prayed loudly, "If the owner can give me some samples......

"Why not! Renquan, go get a box of jack-of-all-trades, the kind in a wooden box! The more he talked to him, the more speculative he became, and before he could finish speaking, Zhang Qian interrupted with a smile.

"Yes!" The big housekeeper Ren Quan has been holding back and not laughing by his side, and his belly hurts. At this moment, when he heard Zhang Qian's order, he immediately felt pardoned. Say yes, turn around and leave.

After a while, he hurried back again. Holding Zhang Qian in his hand, he changed his mind several times, and it was not until yesterday evening that he finally decided to choose a sample of jack-of-all-trades packaged in a wooden box. Offering it like a treasure to the people.

"This is the panacea!" Zhang Qianxin opened the box, picked out some gold balm from inside, first wiped a little on each side of his nostrils, and then grabbed the wooden box from Ren Quan's hand, stepped forward a few steps, and politely put the remaining gold balm together with the box in Lala Wanwang's hand.

I saw that the ointment in the box, as he had said before, was shining like gold. And the taste of the panacea is several times stronger than the Rokushin flower dew. Far away, the air in everyone's nostrils is refreshed.

Nalara Wanwang is also a "knowledgeable person", and subconsciously, he feels that oil must be more expensive than water. And when he smelled the strong aroma of the golden balm and saw the noble color of the ointment, he was overjoyed: "Thank you to the owner, this thing is used to worship the sky, it is very appropriate!" ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Qian didn't talk nonsense, nodded at him, and then alternated his feet and slowly retreated.

I can't stand it, I really can't stand it. Even if he smeared cool oil on his nostrils, he was still dizzy from the smoke. I really don't know how Zhu Zhu, who follows Lalayun all day long and is busy for him, how has he survived these days?

"Owner, how much money do you have in the village, Lala Wanwang is willing to cover it all." Seeing that Zhang Qian just smiled and retreated, Lala Wanwang thought that he wanted to wait for the price and sell. He bowed down decisively and asked with sincerity on his face.

"Don't sell, Zhang is a family heirloom, not a business. The cost of such a box is to sell for 400 Kaiyuan Tongbao! After roughly estimating the approximate capacity of each box of gold balm, Zhang Qian smiled and gave a price that was only a little more expensive than the Six Gods Flower Dew, "I don't have too many in my Zhuangzi, there are probably more than five hundred boxes." But they can't all be transferred to you, so you have to leave a hundred boxes for friends and relatives. ”

"I've got it all!" Lala Wanwang gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and shouted fiercely, "I have all the remaining four hundred boxes." Take it today! ”

"That's not going to happen!" Zhang Qian was so happy that flowers bloomed in his stomach, but he continued to shake his head gently, "After this thing is manufactured, you have to recite the secret mantra passed down by the Seven Heavens Master to ensure that the aroma is consistent." I had only three days to read, and four days to go. After five days, I promise you'll take four hundred boxes with you. ”

Seeing Lala Wanwang's face full of reluctance, after thinking about it, he added with a smile, "This thing is more difficult to prepare than the Six Gods Flower Dew, if you want more, every time someone comes down from the plateau, you can come to my village and ask me to help you refine it." But on my side, I don't want your jade, tiger whips, animal bones, medicinal herbs, and gold from now on. ”

"So what do you want? As long as I can afford it, just say! In Lalawanwang's eyes, the goods that the plateau can get his hands on are only those on the ground. Hearing Zhang Qian say that he didn't want anything, he suddenly panicked.

"Yak!" Zhang Qian didn't think about it, and immediately gave a long-planned answer, "You send someone to drive the yak to Chang'an alive, and at that time, I will exchange two boxes of gold oil with you!" ”

"Really?" Lalawanwang's heart was immediately filled with great happiness, and his bloodshot eyes were rounded, and he asked repeatedly, "You really only need yaks, not anything else." We are in Tibet, yaks are everywhere, no, no, no, we are in Tibet, there are enough yaks to exchange for gold oil for you, and when the time comes, I am afraid that you will not be able to take out so many gold oil! ”

Yaks can't plough the land, so in Datang, they can't be sold at a price. Even if he rushed to Chang'an, he could only sell it as a pig. Selling each head for 200 yuan is sky-high, but Zhang Qian wants a yak for two boxes of gold oil! With such an intimate price, how could it not make him ecstatic.

"The Tang Dynasty and Tubo are the relatives of Weng's son-in-law!" smiled, Zhang Qian's face was full of sincere gentlemanly appearance, "Since we are relatives, we should be considerate of each other." It's not easy for you to go back and forth, so I only charge you for a cow and two boxes of gold oil, and I don't ask you for refining medicine. As long as you can drive the yak to my door, as many as you come, I will take as much as I want! ”

"Deal!" Fearing that Zhang Qian would regret it, Lala Wanwang decisively stretched out his palm.

"Smack" Zhang Qian quickly high-fived him, and then, nodded back with a smile. At this moment, he could no longer smell any stench in his nostrils, but instead the mellow aroma of beef after cooking by various means.

Beef, beef, since he came to Datang, Zhang Qian has never smelled beef again. In these days, killing a ploughing cow is actually a felony, second only to murder!

And yaks can't plow the land, and no one cares if they kill and eat meat! There are three to five hundred heads a year, and you can eat as much as you want!

Braised in sauce, boiled in sauce, dried meat, shabu-shabu, think about it, Zhang Qian's mouth is full of saliva!