In Shen Shizhong, Chen Xu took Shang Qi back to Wuhu Park, and asked the financial manager who followed him to give Shang Qi a 5 million redemption note.

Looking at the thick stack of newly printed coated paper redemption notes, Shang Qi's frightened face was distorted, and he stammered and said nervously: "Hou ...... Master Hou, you don't need so much money to buy sugar cane and prepare a sugar factory......"

"Not all this money is used to make sugar, but Ben Hou has another task for you to complete, and sucrose is just a superficial thing!" Chen Xu waved his hand slightly.

"Whew~" Shang Qi took a long breath and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve and relaxed, "Master Hou has something to order, that is, his subordinates must follow the work of dogs and horses!" ”

"Remember, not a word of Ben Hou's next words are allowed to be revealed, and the completed Ben Hou will promise you a wealth in the future!"

"Although Master Hou commanded, Shang Qi's life was given by Master Hou, and he will not refuse!" Shang Qi knelt down on one knee without the slightest hesitation.

"Good! Ben Hou collected 2,000 teenagers in Huiji and Fujian, and prepared to send them to an island hundreds of miles away for training, these 2,000 people need to buy and transport all kinds of expenses from the Central Plains, remember not to cut off supplies, this matter is more urgent than sugar production, you may guarantee to complete the task? ”

Shang Qi's body trembled violently, as if he had thought of something, gritted his teeth with a pale face and nodded: "Master Hou commanded, his subordinates will not dare to shirk, but hundreds of miles overseas are bumpy back and forth, and you still need to build a big ship!" ”

"The sea ship and the boatman and sailor Ben Hou who is proficient in navigation have been arranged, and they will arrive at the coast of Huiji in the near future, and you will go to sea with me when the time comes, remember, this matter is particularly important and urgent, and the inside information is not allowed to be revealed word by word, get up!" Chen Xu nodded, and Shang Qi got up.

"Part of this money is used to purchase sugarcane to prepare for sugar factories in central Fujian and Guangdong, and the other part is used to prepare warehouses to purchase grain and clothing for reserves, if the money runs out, go to Huaxia Qianzhuang to withdraw it with Benhou's warrant, if there is still a situation that cannot be coped, you can go to Jiang Heng or Gao Yan for help, but remember to be cautious!" Chen Xu pushed the redemption ticket in front of Shang Qi.

"Hou Ye, rest assured, his subordinates have been very familiar with Wuzhong in the past few years, and they have also known a lot of people, so there will be no mistakes!"

After Shang Qi put away the thick pile of tickets, he felt his heart pounding, nervous and a little out of breath at the same time.

Although he didn't know what the purpose of Chen Xu's arrangement was, with such a large amount of money and such a secret confession, this matter must be extraordinary, and this can also be seen as the Hou Ye's move to officially include him in the circle of descendants.

stayed in Wuzhong for six years, and finally kept the clouds open to see the sunrise.

Shang Qi felt a sense of relief while his nervous heart was pounding.

"You go first, the affairs of the sugar factory will be properly arranged as soon as possible, if you are too busy, it will not be a problem to find some people to partner with, as for the other thing, I will have someone go to you when the sea ship arrives......"

Chen Xu instructed, and when Shang Qi said goodbye and turned around, he remembered one thing and said, "By the way, those craftsmen and craftsmen in the sugar factory, as well as the students and teachers of the Agricultural College, each of them will be given a bonus, after all, they have worked hard for more than a year, three thousand yuan per person at the management level, two thousand yuan per student craftsman, and the rest you look at it, and tell the financial department to do a good job of account books, Ben Hou will hand over the sugar factory to you, hoping to develop it as soon as possible, so these management and technical personnel are very important, otherwise once the sugar license begins to be issued to the people, These people will be poached by other businessmen with high salaries in the blink of an eye! ”

"Yes, Hou Ye rest assured, his subordinates will do it immediately, Hou Ye take care, his subordinates will leave!"

After sending off Shang Qi, Chen Xu carried a can of brown sand sugar brought back from the sugar factory to the third floor of the hotel, although the sun was still strong outside, the air temperature on the balcony was much cooler than at noon, and there was a breeze blowing from the direction of Taihu Lake, and the whole balcony was very comfortable.

Meng Wanying, Yu Ji, Chen Xi, and two daughters who couldn't climb were all lying next to each other on the reed mat at this time, and Chen Xu was dazzled by his thighs and arms, and his sleeping posture was also strange.

"Hou Ye~"

In spring, summer, autumn and winter, the four concubines and seven or eight little maids were also sleepy and sat on the mat drowsily, dozing off from time to time, and when they saw Chen Xu coming up, they all quickly stood up together and saluted.

"Shh~" Chen Xu raised a finger, and a group of women quickly lowered their voices.

"What is this that the husband mentioned?" Shui Shui, who was meditating and reading, stood up softly and silently, walked up to Chen Xu barefoot and asked curiously.

"This is what I used to say about sucrose, just now I went to the sugar factory, and the lady tasted it to see if it was sweet?"

Chen Xu smiled and lifted the lid of the crockpot, a rich sweet smell emanated, and at the same time, he dipped his fingers in it and stretched out some water to his lips.

Shui gently opened his mouth and licked it lightly, and nodded with a smile: "It's really sweet, my husband didn't lie to us!" ”

"Master Hou, we want to try it too!" The four concubines and a group of little maids also crept around and begged softly.

"Come, taste ......"

Chen Xu used his fingers to get some again, the four concubines and a group of little maids in spring, summer, autumn and winter all sucked and licked his fingers next to him, and under the soft and warm wrapping, after Chen Xu hit seven or eight pendulums in a row, he felt that the hot breath was instantly cooler, and it seemed that a trace of irritability in his heart had also disappeared.

"Brother Xiaoxu, what are you stealing, I will eat too!" Yu Ji was awakened and sat up lazily and asked.

"I want to eat it too~~" Chen Xi, who was still adding his mouth in his sleep, shouted while rubbing his eyes.

And it seems that the word eating has great magic, and Meng Wan, who was still sleeping quietly, also opened her eyes and sat up almost at the same time.

"Fetch warm water and a spoonful of teacups, and I'll make you sugar water to drink!" Chen Xu hurriedly instructed a few little maids to find the tableware.

Soon, the kitchen workers of Wuhu Garden followed the maid to bring warm water and teacups and spoons, and Chen Xu personally brewed a cup of brown sugar water for each person.

"Wow, is this really cane sugar, it's so sweet and delicious!" Yu Ji was pleasantly surprised after tasting it.

"It's so sweet, it's delicious, Xi'er can drink a big pot......" Chen Xi also expressed his opinion.

"Husband, is this really made of sugar cane, it looks so strange, it's all this red powdered sugar......" Meng Wan carefully looked at the brown sugar in the jar while drinking the sugar water.

"It shouldn't be wrong, the sweetness is really similar to the sugarcane we ate in Changsha a few days ago, but didn't my husband say that the sugar should be ice and snow?" Ying Shiyan is also full of curiosity.

The family had learned about sugarcane in the south two years ago from Han Xin's mouth, and also knew that Chen Xu had arranged for someone to go to Wuzhong to find a place to plant sugarcane and refine sugarcane.

"The white sugar process is a little more troublesome, it's just good-looking, not as sweet as brown sugar and not as nutritious as brown sugar, to tell you the truth, brown sugar water has the effect of beauty and beauty, the most important thing is that the eldest aunt can drink hot brown sugar water to relieve pain...... Chen Xu whispered in Ying Shiyan's ear with a mysterious face.

"Really, my husband didn't lie to me?" Ying Shiyan exclaimed in surprise.

"Naturally, how could the husband lie to you!" Chen Xu smiled and nodded.

"Great!" Ying Shiyan happily held a jar of brown sugar in her arms.

"Sister, what did my husband say to you? Such a surprise? Meng Wan looked at Ying Shiyan curiously.

"Husband said brown sugar ......," Ying Shiyan blushed and whispered a few words in Meng Wan's ear.

"Wow, that's amazing, husband, I want a jar too!" Meng Wan immediately stopped doing it, and began to shake Chen Xu's arm around him.

"Don't shake it, don't shake it, the sugar water has spilled out, rest assured, I have instructed the sugar factory to make more recently, and when the time comes, you can bring it back to Xianyang, and by the way, you will also send some to Your Majesty and the concubines and ladies in the palace, although the output is not high this year, but the planting area of sugarcane is quite large, and it is no problem to make seven or eight thousand catties, but it will not be possible to market in large quantities until winter, but although the brown sugar water relieves pain, it is best to use ginger to boil the water together......"

Ginger brown sugar for menstrual cramps, I don't know who invented it, but it does seem to have an effect, Chen Xu's girlfriend before crossing had this problem, the aunt came with cold hands and feet, and it would hurt so much that she couldn't walk, every time Chen Xu had to make her a cup of ginger brown sugar water, but that kind of sugar was a well-made cube of sugar, two pieces at a time, and the effect seemed to be more obvious after drinking, Chen Xu sang, it wasn't very sweet at all.

However, when he thought of square sugar, Chen Xu instantly had some ideas, brown sugar and white sugar don't matter, such a sweet good thing can naturally be improved in shape and packaging, so as not to make brown sugar into a bulk variety like salt, this brown sugar only needs to be pressed and formed after precipitation and filtration, and cut into squares with a knife after drying, so that even in packaging, it is easy to store and transport, and the sales are simple, customers can use how much they buy, and even more exquisite sugar cubes can be developed and cut out of the factory. This will also increase the variety and income of the sugar mill.

"Brother Xiaoxu, where is the sugar factory, you can take us to see it!" After drinking the brown sugar water, Yu Ji ran over and begged Chen Xu.

"Yes, husband, let's visit the sugar factory tomorrow, we want to see how this sugar is made......

A group of women such as Meng Wanying Shiyan and Shui Qingrou were all interested and gathered around together.

"Or don't go, it's seven or eight miles outside the city, there is no road, it's almost out of breath to go today, I met several big snakes on the road, and I was bitten by mosquitoes all over my legs, you can see ......" Chen Xu showed his legs, and sure enough, there were red bumps everywhere on his calves that had not subsided.

"That'...... Then I'm still not going......" Ying Shiyan was the first to retreat.

"I'm most afraid of mosquitoes!" Meng Wan also quickly shook her head.

"Qiu Xiang go and bring the flower water!" Shui sat down softly and commanded, and after Qiu Xiang handed over the flower water, he helped Chen Xu gently smear the mosquito bag on his legs, and finally said distressedly, "Every time I go out, my husband advises us to wear long skirts to cover mosquitoes, why do you wear shorts?" ”

"I didn't know that the sugar factory was so far away,......" Chen Xu shook his head with a wry smile, but he was relieved in his heart, Nima brown sugar is delicious but the sugar factory really can't be seen, just like many restaurants, delicious dishes do not mean that the kitchen is clean and hygienic.

The sugar factory is surrounded by wilderness and hired by local farmers, and in this era when it is absolutely happy to have enough to eat, the requirement of hygiene is too high for ordinary people.

The minimum hygiene habit of washing hands before and after meals may only be done by the senior domestic servants in Chen Xu's mansion in the country, and the maids and maids in the backyard of the Hou Mansion in Qinghe must definitely comply with this regulation, otherwise they will be punished by Chen Xu, the men's push-ups and women's spanking have slowly become a habit in the past few years, but the ordinary slaves in the outer courtyard are not easy to say, and going to eat after finishing work or pooping and urinating is simply like a common thing, even if the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion sees it, he only reprimands a few times, And even sometimes these leaders themselves do not follow the rules of hygiene, wash their hands...... It's too much trouble, although there is running water and a tap, it's still troublesome, hands with the smell of dirt and feces and urine, eating food is more delicious......

So all over the world, except for Chen Xu's family, even the emperor may not be able to wash his hands before and after meals.

And for the civilians in the south, a wild place that was once known as Yiyue, what the hell is it to wash hands before and after meals, we never wipe our buttocks when we shit, and the ditches and ponds are refreshing with water......

So after today's trip to the sugar factory, Chen Xu felt that he should not bring a group of wives and concubines and daughters to visit, and he just pretended that the sugar was clean.

Don't eat it cleanly and don't get sick.

Some things are too real and they die quickly.

Therefore, it is better to live the Buddha system at the moment

What's more, the sugar making process is simple, there are only three or four steps in total, and the workmanship is a group of bare-armed rough men, and there is really nothing to look at.

However, when inspecting the sugar factory today, Chen Xu still made important criticisms and instructions on the sanitation situation, requiring that the environmental hygiene of the factory be ensured as much as possible, and that the workers who are especially involved in juicing and finally producing sugar must abide by the sanitation rules of the factory, etc., but these requirements seem to be just scratching the itch of the boots at the moment, and all kinds of bad hygiene habits can not be formed overnight.