Su Yuniang's small movements were nothing in Jiang Tian's eyes, but they made Wu Yuan break out in a cold sweat. Although Jiang Tian didn't seem to have the idea of taking it into the room, Wu Yuan couldn't ignore the previous marriage contract between the two of them, and besides, just with Su Yuniang's appearance, it was not worth the risk of his Shunyi uncle's heir, but this qiē was completely ignored in the eyes of Su Yuniang, who was in unrequited love.

Jiang Tian ignored these, walked to the root of the wall and checked the mud seals of those jars, the shape of the forum or the method of sealing, all of them belong to the common small wine jars of the people, but what is contained in them is a jar of processed fruits, to put it bluntly, this is a simple canned fruit. Thanks to China's huge ceramic manufacturing capacity, this inexpensive packaging method is popular in both the north and south of the country, and the sealing effect is good. It's hard to say if the West didn't have such jars because of their low ceramic manufacturing capacity, but at least by the time of Napoleon, all they could think of was the way they packaged their cans in expensive glass jars. This led to the complete bankruptcy of Napoleon's ambition to solve the difficulties of military transportation. When Jiang Tian copied the glass cans, he immediately realized that his glass production capacity could not complete the supply of the army, and secondly, the price of glass was still high, and the gains and losses of making canned food outweighed the losses, unless it was packaged into a boutique series to make money from local tyrants. Just when he couldn't find a suitable canned carrier, a wine jar he saw by chance at Boss Zhao inspired him.

These canned foods are mainly some common fruits in the north, such as pears, hawthorns, peaches, and the indispensable tomato paste, which are some products that have been steamed and sterilized and then seasoned and sealed with sugar, and the taste is much worse than that of later generations, but in the ocean voyage of this era, if you can eat such a jar of canned food, it is definitely a hard to change enjoyment. So even if it is a cheap version with simplified packaging, Jiang Tian does not plan to become standard equipment, these are combat rations that can only be enjoyed during combat, and everyone still eats bean sprouts in normal times. Fortunately, the supply of potatoes is relatively sufficient, this thing has a high yield and is resistant to storage, and contains a lot of vitamins.

I picked up a jar casually, and then looked at the sticker on it, in addition to the three words peach, I also drew an image of the peach logo, which is convenient for some illiterate people who can't read and write. Jiang Tian skillfully patted the mud seal, a rich sweet fragrance came to his nose, Liu Baokai saw this and hurriedly handed over a pair of chopsticks, Jiang Tian picked up a peach petal and took a bite: "Hmm...... Put less sugar in it when you make it again! ”

It's really too sweet, and it meets people's requirements for preserves. But for canned food, it is important to supplement vitamins, too sweet and greasy at sea to consume fresh water to dilute, but not conducive to long-distance voyages. Then Jiang Tian inspected the trial production of some other rations, such as the new formula of compressed dry food, instant noodles that were later popular all over China, sun-dried instant rice, and canned meat packaged in tinplate, these are not the standing rations of the army, they all belong to special meals in wartime, but in this era, the people who can eat these things in the battle are at least senior officers at the general level, how can ordinary soldiers have this kind of enjoyment, so not to mention those workers in Huangzhuang, even Liu Baokai thinks that this is too extravagant.

"Luxury? Not necessarily, right? Jiang Tian sat on a Taishi chair and smiled slightly: "If you encounter such an army on the battlefield, you can't win, run, you can't run, but you find that people eat every day like the New Year, do you still think you still have the heart to fight?" Another example is the original defense of Nanjing, the two sides were fighting fiercely, at noon people were sleepy and tired, both sides stopped to eat and repair, and our city was eating these delicacies, you said that if the war started again in the afternoon, whose morale was higher? ”

Liu Baokai wanted to refute this crooked reasoning, but after thinking about it for a long time, he found that people said that it was the truth, no matter how determined he was to fight to the death, if he could get such a rich supply, it would indeed help maintain the morale of the army. Moreover, his family was born in the army, so it seems unreasonable to oppose the improvement of food.

In addition to improving the diet of the troops, in fact, Jiang Tian also has other plans, in addition to fighting the storm and pirates, the biggest threat to them in this era is the lack of vitamin guide sepsis, the missionaries have proposed to Jiang Tian more than once to buy drugs to prevent sepsis, he has been prevaricated for various reasons, anyway, no one except him knows the cause of this disease, so he is not worried that someone will leak the secret. The point is that if the food industry is really established, the orders of the army alone may not be able to maintain basic profits at the beginning, and the fruit still has a certain timeliness, and there will not be enough supply to make canned food if the season is missed, so before the domestic market can eat all the production capacity, the main consumer group of canned food should be foreign sailors who come to China. As for whether they will buy it, Jiang Tian is not worried at all, even if they don't believe that this thing can cure sepsis, then won't we force it to buy and sell? As long as you still want to do business in China and get a steady return on the investment of Chinese merchants, then the customs department will make it mandatory for foreign merchant ships to be equipped with canned food for sepsis. But what was sold to them was the premium version in a glass jar.

Jiang Tian was still dreaming of a thousand profits, and suddenly saw Su Yuniang not far away, even when she was working, she still glanced at Wu Yuan from time to time, and the reluctant look was really pitiful, but Wu Yuan, this kid, had no reaction at all, and was indifferent to the complaining eyes of the beauty. Liu Baokai, who also saw the signs, observed the reactions of these two people, and didn't dare to squeak because Jiang Tian was involved.

"Miss Su!" Without warning, Jiang Tian suddenly summoned Su Yuniang.

was suddenly called out of his name but didn't react for a while, until Jiang Tian called a few more times and the other party remembered that he should go over to see the ceremony: "The folk girl greets the ...... adults"

Jiang Tian nodded very strictly: "Miss Su, I don't know if Lingtang's body is still healthy?" Are there any inconveniences in living in the Imperial Village? ”

"Thanks to the adult, my mother's body is strong." Su Yuniang replied cautiously, and the corner of her eyes still involuntarily looked at the feet of the person next to Jiang Tian: "Life in the Huangzhuang is fine, and there is no inconvenience." ”

Jiang Tian nodded again, then turned his head to look at Wu Yuan, the fake prince secretly screamed in his heart, it seemed that his teacher, he had also discovered the problem of his ex-fiancée. Jiang Tian ignored his careful thinking and asked directly: "A few days ago, I was a guest at your house, and Ling Zun asked me if I had any property worth investing in. At that time, there was no clue about many things, so there was no recommendation, isn't there a good business at this moment? If your family invests in the construction of a canning factory, it can not only provide high-quality military rations for the army, but also turn the fruits that the people can't eat into treasures, do you think this kind of business can be done for the benefit of the country and the people? ”

He said it in a questioning tone, but the meaning of the words was definitely to make a decision on this matter, the last time he went to Shunyi Bofu, he didn't have the opportunity to talk about any investment with others, and it was just an excuse to say it at this time. The key is that this is indeed a profitable deal, even if it is said to Wu Lian and the princess Lanxin, it is estimated that it will only be a happy agreement, but what makes Wu Yuan confused is what this has to do with Su Yuniang.

Although he couldn't figure it out, since the teacher had spoken, he had to make a statement: "What Mr. said is that the students will go back to discuss with their families when they go home." ”

"Hmm!" Jiang Tian's purpose was achieved, so he turned his head to look at Su Yuniang again: "This Su family and my family are old friends, and now they are tenants of Huangzhuang, and they are also clear about the manufacture of this can, if your family is interested in getting involved in this industry, just contact Miss Su!" ”

At this time, everyone guessed what Jiang Tian was doing, and the relationship was that he had already discovered that this girl was in love with the handsome guy and the fake prince, so he took the opportunity to introduce business to create another opportunity for these two people. It's just that looking at Wu Yuan's face again, it became very ugly for a moment, and he thought to himself, you don't want to accept a house for others, you can't just kick me like this, right? Even if your marriage contract has been dissolved, it is impossible for her to marry into the Earl's Court just because of her status as a family member of the criminal official, unless she is a concubine, it is useless even if these two people are in love. After hearing the news, Su Yuniang naturally couldn't help but be overjoyed, but when she dared to look at her sweetheart, she found that people didn't seem to like the idea. A momentary sense of loss made her involuntarily lower her head.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become a little awkward, the perverted @wolf decided to stand up and ease the atmosphere: "Sir, I don't think this thing can be sold to the army. My family's ancestral home is in the northwest, there are grassland cattle and sheep there, but there are not many delicious fruits, if they can be transported to the mouth, it will definitely make those dignitaries flock to it! ”

Liu Baokai wanted to change the topic, but his statement did have some truth, although after it was shipped to Zhangjiakou, it was not necessarily sold to Chinese customers, but how could the leaders of those tribes on the grassland not taste these delicacies? Jiang Tian smiled slightly after listening to his words, thinking that although his Liu family was born in the army, the true character of this Persian merchant has not diminished at all: "Yes, the Su family has my canning technology, plus the Wu family's investment in production, if there is your Liu family's marketing network, this money is not such a difficult thing to earn." ”

This is to make it clear that the Su family has been promoted to the status of partners, that is, to avoid the gap in identity and make both sides embarrassed. Speaking of which, the reason why Jiang Tian promoted the Su family so much was actually the meaning of his old master conveyed by Steward Guo, that is, not only to send charcoal in the snow, but also to add icing on the cake, so that Jiang Tian's potential enemies could see that he was making enemies with a moral model who repaid grievances with virtue, and if he didn't want to be pointed out by Qianfu, it was best not to make a fuss about Jiang Tian's private morality. Besides, the old man had already guessed that Jiang Tian would definitely be the enemy of the traditional civilian officials, so the primary goal was not to unite the enemy's camp as a whole. Tong Guò repeatedly helped the Su family, which can divide some potential enemies with weak wills, and at the same time can also shake some centrists, as long as these two factions are settled, even if there are a few diehards left in the civilian clique, they will not be able to set off any big waves.

Jiang Tian admired his cheap dad for using his battlefield experience to play officialdom, even if he was a traverser, he wondered if the old man was not injured and went home, otherwise he would definitely be a panacea in officialdom. Because after reading the letter sent back by Steward Guo, this old guy knew that the opportunity had come, and being eager to help the Su family would make people feel too pretentious, and it looked like a show. And Su Yuniang may be obsessed with the eldest prince of Shunyi Bofu, if the status of the Su family remains unchanged, then even if Jiang Tian is the matchmaker, this marriage will not be possible. At this time, Jiang Tian found an opportunity to elevate their status in the name of helping the Su family turn over, which not only made people feel that Jiang Tian was not narrow-minded, but also showed that he didn't rescue them because he was still thinking about other people's daughters.

Such an old fox has no phone or network hundreds of miles away, but he can guess the dynamics of people's hearts @ nine and ten, Jiang Tian suddenly remembered how depressed it would be if the Manchus encountered this kind of opponent during the Northern Expedition. After Jiang Tian inspected the drying of some dried vegetables, he went home, and before leaving, he did not forget to visit Mrs. Su, and proposed that her old man should sit in charge of canned production, that old lady is not a fool, whether it is her daughter's mind or Jiang Tian's intentions, she can see it clearly, even if she knows that she has become a tool for Jiang Tian to brush up on morality, but she can only accept it gladly, otherwise this family will have no hope of revival. Besides, his Jiang family has always been giving, and he has not asked for anything in return, and a few days ago, he also found back several children and nephews who should have been assigned to the outside of the Saiwai, and this kindness has been impossible to repay.

Although Wu Yuan didn't dare to agree directly, he also knew that his mother would definitely agree to this proposal, because the current emperor has no relatives, and King Ji is already the first ship king in North China, Princess Lan Xin naturally has to make achievements and become a food supplier for the navy, which can not only intervene in the emerging army, but also prevent civilian officials from participating in politics in the name of foreign relatives. As for Su Yuniang's careful thoughts, no one would care, not to mention that he Wu Yuan, the heir of the earl of Yushu Linfeng, even ordinary official disciples would not be able to marry her. Even if Jiang Tian tried every means to make the Su family a wealthy businessman, at most it would be the status of a concubine. But Wu Yuan himself doesn't like Su Yuniang, this is not to say that he dislikes the other party's appearance and is not worthy of him, but after knowing her deeds of regretting marriage back then, he already has a preconceived dislike for this person, even if Jiang Tian often says in private that marriage matters should be decided by himself, but her humiliation of Jiang Tian back then made many people despise, and it is precisely for this reason that this is destined to be a bitter love without results.

Jiang Tian's goal was achieved, and he didn't care who Su Yuniang would marry in the end, recently he became addicted to doing business, and used the channels of the Liu family to contact friendly tribes outside the Guan, so that they could provide beef and mutton and fur, and in exchange for things in addition to traditional tea, cloth, and ironware, he also sent a small batch of trial-made canned glass canned fruits, which was also a marketing tool, and it didn't take long for those leaders to give away canned food as a symbol of wealth and status. Jiang Tian then set his sights on the merchant ships that traded near the sea, and he stipulated that all ships that could transport grain and reclamation materials to Jeju Island could receive preferential purchase certificates for luxury goods such as glass mirrors, which was equivalent to obtaining a large fleet of transport ships when the navy lacked the ability to supply them to the sea. This led to a significant acceleration of the construction of the Jeju fortress, and also led to the gradual development of China's futures trading system by merchants who held bills of lading. In order to raise start-up funds for the construction of the navy, Jiang Tian even pioneered the issuance of a kind of construction bonds in the name of various royal monopoly factories, promising that these bonds would receive more interest than the state allowed at maturity. Alternatively, the money can be invested directly in certain factories to buy a certain number of shares, and in addition to the annual dividends, these shares can be bought and sold anonymously, but the royal shareholding of these factories must be maintained at least 51%.

Although a large part of the funds absorbed by bonds and stocks were invested in the construction of the navy, in order to ensure the balance of the books, Jiang Tian issued war bonds in the name of the Naval Research Institute, but this kind of bonds are not oriented to the society, and are completely sold internally, so a large part of the working capital on the factory account has become this kind of bonds, and the explanation for shareholders is that these investments can see returns in a short period of time. It is much more efficient than investing in expanding reproduction. It can be said that Jiang Tian has initially completed a circle of capital operation in the industry that he can control, and raised at least 10 million start-up funds for naval shipbuilding.

Just when Jiang Tian was having fun playing with capital, the customs suddenly sent a news that he couldn't understand, it is said that the envoy sent by the Spanish Empire had arrived at Tianjin Port and handed over his credentials! This news made Jiang Tian think about it for a long time, and he couldn't imagine that there was such a period in history. It seems that he and Zhang Tao, the two traversers, have not only changed the history of China, but also changed the history of the world, but what is the envoy here for? Recalling the European history of the Age of Discovery, Jiang Tian had to feel that his history class was taught by a physical education teacher, and apart from some incidents, he couldn't think of the purpose of these two people's visit to China. According to the timeline, at least the Armada still lost to Britain, the Thirty Years' War must have been lost, the position of the Habsburgs in Europe was in jeopardy, the authority of Catholicism was challenged by the Protestant countries, and the most important thing was that another big bloody war, the War of the Spanish Succession, was getting closer and closer, and the Netherlands no longer provided loans to Spain, but under the internal and external troubles, the first empire in history that the sun never set had reached the moment to ask for help, thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Jiang Tian's mouth.