Chapter Ninety-Six: Burning the Knife (I)
Zhu Xiaobao listened to Wu Lijia's words, and was immediately startled, a hundred altars? There are more than 600 altars in total, and they are still small jars of two catties.
"Sister! Do you know how much this altar costs? "Zhu Xiaobao and Wu Lijia are very familiar, this woman is very bold, and she takes care of Zhu Xiaobao very much. And among all the female guards, he is still the head of a well-off family with some assets.
"How much? It's not necessarily more expensive than the wine of the Seven Princesses, right? Wu Lijia is a little weak-hearted, this wine is better than the wine of the Seventh Princess, the key is to be strong enough, she has a hunch that this wine can definitely be more sought-after than soap!
"Well, this kind of wine has appeared in Northland County, of course, it is far worse than this, but its price is a hundred catties of grain for one catty! I have two catties of one jar here, so you can give me two hundred catties of sorghum so-so! I guess it's going to be doubled if it's taken out and sold! Zhu Xiaobao said triumphantly, holding a jar of unopened wine in his hand and dangling around, he didn't dare to drink more, he didn't drink very well, but this feeling of pretending to be forced was very refreshing!
"Wouldn't that cost five or six taels of silver for an altar?" Wu Lijia roughly calculated, a little staggering, the grain in Xiyuan County is more expensive than that in the mainland, now it is almost 30 copper plates a catty, and 100 catties is 3,000 copper plates, that is, three taels of silver, and 200 catties is not six taels of silver! As soon as she opened her mouth for a hundred jars, it was equivalent to six hundred taels of silver, which was converted into sixty taels of gold! Wu Lijia is not rich to this extent!
"Hee-hee! Sister Lijia, it's free today, you send someone to invite the nineteenth princess, I just want to open a celebration banquet, everyone present today can drink for free, but the words can be said clearly, do what you can, no, I'm already lying down! Zhu Xiaobao leaned into Wu Lijia's ear and whispered, and at the same time pointed to Jumei, who was sleeping near the entrance of the cave. What a living example!
"Really? You have a conscience! Wu Lijia looked at the surroundings and saw that there was no one around, and quietly handed his wine gourd to Zhu Xiaobao and said, "I don't care, I'll fill my wine gourd later!" I'll send someone for you to invite the princess!" ”
"Hey, hey! Don't worry, you and I will bring the wine gourd, I promise to fill it for you, and it will definitely be a good wine for me! Zhu Xiaobao patted his chest and said, this matter is simply a trivial matter for him.
Now there are not many guards left in the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, in addition to Wu Lijia, there are more than a dozen female guards, and the rest of the people and craftsmen have been sent away, after many infrastructure facilities are completed, there is no need to leave too many people, and from the perspective of secrecy, you can't leave unfamiliar people here. With the addition of those subordinates of Tong Wuxin, there are a total of fifty people in the Cave Heaven Blessed Land. Zhao Shenbao was not there, he went back to Zhao Meng's camp, it wasn't Duanmuqi who came to give instructions, he went to find the boss Zhao Shenlong!
The nineteenth princess came faster than expected, and she had already arrived before dark. But there are not many people with him, only Chief Wu and Wu Yue, and even Xia Zixiu can't know about this place.
Today, Zhu Xiaobao took Ying Xiuxiu and Lu Tong and Lu Fang to work for more than two hours, and prepared a large table of dishes, which were divided into two tables for the convenience of speaking, Tong Wuxin and Wu Yue took those subordinates and female guards to sit down at a super large table, and the two of them seemed to be best friends who had nothing to talk about!
And on the table in the inner room, there were only the nineteen princesses and the chief martial manager, and Zhu Xiaobao was waiting for the nineteen princesses to open their mouths with a calm expression.
"This is what you call liquor?" The nineteenth princess took a shallow taste, and immediately felt very hot and fierce, and she couldn't get used to it. Not all people are fond of this spirit.
But Mr. Wu took a sip and slapped the table very excitedly: "Good wine, good wine that has never been tasted, this is the real spirit!" No wonder you drink it in such a small cup! ”
"Princess, what do you think of this wine? Isn't it just a solution to your urgent needs? Zhu Xiaobao asked with a grin.
"Why? How much can you produce this wine in a month? And what Xiyuan City lacks most now is food, don't you know? The nineteenth princess said a little disappointed, she thought that Zhu Xiaobao could come up with something fresh that sold better than soap, but she didn't expect it to be this kind of strong wine.
"Hey, hey! Listen to me! The old god of Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile. took a shallow sip of wine, then turned the glass and said, "Some time ago, there was a similar wine to this one in Northland County, do you know how much it costs?" ---- 100 catties of grain for 1 catty of wine! To show off its power, I named it ----Burning Knife!" ”
"Oh my God! You mean...... You mean to exchange this wine for food? The nineteenth princess's reaction was still quite fast, and she immediately grasped the point.
"Hmmm! I now have six hundred altars, and one jar is two pounds! That is 120,000 catties of grain, but the cost is only 3,000 catties of red sorghum! Does the princess think this business can still be done? Zhu Xiaobao asked with a grin.
After listening to Zhu Xiaobao's words, the nineteenth princess and the chief manager of Wu glanced at each other, and they were shocked by each other, if this can produce 10,000 jars of wine in a month, it will be 2 million catties of grain! Although it can't solve all the problems, the food supply of its own troops is completely solved! And the taxes of the people of Xiyuan City can also be reduced! Stabilizing the people's hearts is the foundation of the foothold!
"Wouldn't it be too expensive? What if no one wants to buy it? Princess Nineteen asked worriedly.
"Someone buys five taels of silver toilet paper, and my jar of wine is not worth a knife to wipe the butt paper?" Zhu Xiaobao snorted very dissatisfied, he has now figured it out, support the bold, starve the cowardly, the seventh princess has done a very good job in this regard!
"Nasty! Foul language again! The nineteenth princess reprimanded in a very angry whisper.
"Princess, I'm afraid you don't understand the temptation of this kind of liquor for those of us, even if the dishes are simpler, but the wine must be enjoyable, happy, and strong! I believe that Xiaobao is right, this wine can completely solve our urgent needs! And this name is also very domineering! Chief Wu nodded on the side and said with great certainty.
"You invented this again?" The nineteenth princess asked a little happily, if it was really like what Zhu Xiaobao said, her most difficult problem would be solved.
"It's not! It was the recipe brought by Tong Wuxin, and this wine was also made by the four subordinates under Tong Wuxin! Why else would I want to keep them here! Zhu Xiaobao shook his head and actually pushed Tong Wuxin out. He had already thought about it, and the thirty subordinates of Tong Wuxin would inevitably arouse the vigilance of the nineteenth princess, but now that he said so, it became a matter of course, since he could contribute such a precious brewing house, it can be seen that he is sincere. At the same time, it also left the nineteenth princess with nothing to say. What I have lost is just a false name, and the real brewing technology is still in my own hands.
"Oh! I said, how could you let them stay! But can they really be trusted? The nineteenth princess nodded slightly, but she was still not very reassured.
"Hehe, princess, if Tong Wuxin brews this wine by himself, he can make a fortune, and this place was the first she discovered and gave it to me for free!" In the end, Zhu Xiaobao was full of gratitude to Tong Wuxin.
"Oh! So what is she trying to do? The nineteenth princess still asked a little puzzled.
"Friends! Family! And trust! I've got what she needs here. In the same way, the princess can trust me so much. Xiaobao will only help you, not hurt you! "Zhu Xiaobao seemed very sincere at this time, and it was from the heart, in fact, the matter of the nineteenth princess and Xia Zixiu made him a little disappointed, but for the nineteenth princess, he still missed her very much! I still really want to help her!
"I see, and I yearn for this carefree life! When I arrived in Xiyuan City, I realized that it was really difficult and hard to have my own place to stand! The nineteenth princess also said with a little emotion.
"You've done a good job, but with all due respect, that Xia Zixiu's ability is limited, so it's not your best choice!" Zhu Xiaobao looked at the nineteenth princess with a slightly tired face, but still with a stunning and beautiful face, and couldn't help but say.
"Forget it, let's not talk about these things today, let's eat well first. Not to mention, I haven't eaten your food for a long time, and I'm really hungry! The nineteenth princess waved her hand and deliberately diverted the topic, it was obvious that she was unwilling to talk about it.
"Xiaobao, this wine is really strong, I'm afraid that ordinary people shouldn't be drunk if they can't drink a jar, right?" Chief Wu drank several more glasses, his face turned red, but his eyes were still very bright, indicating that his alcohol consumption was fine.
"Half! The average person drinks half a jar of wine! If you can drink a jar without getting drunk, then the amount of alcohol is quite good! Zhu Xiaobao nodded and said. Immediately, a question came to mind, and he slapped his head and shouted, "It's broken! ”
Waiting until Zhu Xiaobao hurriedly rushed to the table outside, sure enough, Wu Yue had already drunk a lot, and looked at the wine jar on the table, it was almost empty, this table was Tong Wuxin and those female guards, of course those subordinates would not eat here!
But no one was drunk, and they didn't drink anymore. Only Tong Wuxin is still drinking in small sips.
"What? Do you want to see if I'm drunk? Want to see me make a fool of myself? Or do you want to take advantage of the opportunity? Wu Yue asked with a squinting smile in her eyes.
"You...... How much did you drink? Zhu Xiaobao asked a little stammered.
"Well, it's almost a jar!" Wu Yue glanced at the wine jar on the table, and said a little unsatisfied.
"An altar? That's two pounds? You...... Are you okay? "Zhu Xiaobao was shocked, this thing will get alcohol poisoning if you drink too much.
"Don't worry! We Wu clan people are all born with a good amount of alcohol, and we rarely get drunk! Wu Lijia also said with a smile on the side.
"Wu clan people? Our people in the Du family don't know what's going on now? Tong Wuxin next to him suddenly whispered. Since her mother was kidnapped by pirates, she has not been in contact with her own people.
Returning to the Nineteenth Princess again, she couldn't help but ask, "Princess, what are you going to do next?" ”
"Hmmm! Start with King Wen, who has the most food there! The nineteenth princess thought for a moment before she said softly.
"However, the biggest problem now is where is King Ming?" Zhu Xiaobao asked in surprise.
"That's right! Just let him find it himself! ”
"High! Princess, I toast you! ”