Shang Cheng decided to help Chang Xiu, but how to help this favor requires a lot of thought. Glass, liquor, new agricultural tools and new methods, technology, business, policy, three things and three kinds of problems, each of which cannot be solved with a mouth. Technically, he didn't understand, so the glass thing could only be put aside; The promotion of new agricultural tools and new practices involves the government affairs of the imperial court, and this cannot be pointed at with nonsense. The only thing he can say is liquor.

He first asked Chang Xiu: "What's going on in the liquor workshop of your Ministry of Industry?" How did you get a million stone of grain in your hands? ”

"If you count carefully, it's not that much." Chang Xiu said with a sad face. But Tian Xiu's words were said by Tian Xiu a moment ago, and he couldn't say that Tian Xiu's words were wrong, in front of Shang Cheng, he had to defend his subordinates. He vaguely skipped over the specific figures, recounted the current difficulties of the Ministry of Industry, and finally said, "This is the situation today. The workshops of our Ministry of Industry have all set up, and the grain for brewing wine has been hoarded, but other people's workshops have already steamed liquor to sell, and the price is much lower than ours, so ......" He raised his head in embarrassment and looked at Shang Cheng.

"And what are you going to do with the workshops and the grain now?" Shang Cheng asked him.

Chang Xiu grinned and spread his hands. Where did he come from? If he had a plan, what else would he be doing for dozens of miles?

Shang Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "I have a suggestion, one by one is a suggestion, if it doesn't work, you can consider it one by one, and I suggest that you sell all these grains and workshops." He picked up the teapot and refilled Chang Xiu's cup with tea. You see, since there are new liquor factories all over the place, it means that this is indeed a money-making business. There are those who make money, and there are naturally those who make a living from eye fever. However, starting a workshop in the first place is a time-consuming and laborious thing, and steaming sake requires a lot of food, neither of which is easy, so ready-made liquor workshops have become a hot commodity. The workshop of your Ministry of Industry is ready-made, large-scale, and artificial, and the output of liquor is definitely higher. What's more, there are so many ready-made raw materials, one by one, I mean, the tens of millions of stone of grain, and the wineries are all located in the production areas and big cities with convenient transportation, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them. He lowered his head and folded his fingers to count the benefits for Chang Xiu, completely ignoring Chang Xiu's increasingly ugly face. …… At present, the liquor has just entered the mainland, and it is a good time to sell well, taking advantage of this east wind, maybe your workshop can still sell for a big price! No matter how bad it is, it won't be much of a loss......"

Without waiting for Shang Cheng to finish speaking, Chang Xiu shook his head vigorously: "This can't be done!" ”

"Why not?"

Chang Xiu opened his mouth, but did not speak. As a member of the six ministries of the imperial court and a dignified waiter of the Ministry of Works, how can he say that the Ministry of Industry is greedy for the huge profits of liquor if he does not let go of liquor?

At this time, Yang Heng, who had not spoken since he entered the house, arched his hand on the seat and said: "Uncle Ying doesn't know, it's not that the Ministry of Industry is unwilling to sell these workshops, but it really can't be sold. ”

Shang Cheng glanced at Yang Heng, simply made his words clear, and asked bluntly: "The Ministry of Industry is reluctant to sell the workshop that it has worked so hard to build because it is reluctant to make profits in the liquor business, right?" ”

Chang Xiu was so ashamed that his face was red. Hey, this Shang Yanshan, just understand it in his heart, why bother to say it so clearly? At the same time, he was also a little resentful in his heart, if it weren't for your Shang Yanshan helping Huojia Liquor Farm to come up with such a nondescript so-called "contract", what kind of "minimum output guarantee" would the Ministry of Industry be able to fall into the current situation? Hmph, isn't it all because of the liquor brewery that you Shang Yanshan made up the liquor now? There is also the glass that does not make a sound when the money is smashed, and the new farm tools and new practices that are constantly scolded from top to bottom, and the piles and piles are all your Shang Yanshan's "handwriting"!

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally twisted his head and threw the back of his head to Shang Cheng.

Yang Heng pondered the words for a while, and said cautiously: "Uncle Ying, our Ministry of Industry is not reluctant to give up those workshops for the sake of small profits on liquor, and it is even more impossible for Chang Daren to compete with the people for profits because of a few strings of small money and a little loss, but these workshops cannot be sold." ”

"Why can't you sell it?" Shang Cheng asked.

Chang Xiu's face didn't turn around and he snorted angrily: "Why does Zida ask knowingly? Wasn't it the contract you helped Huo Jia Liquor draw up, and the Ministry of Industry had to jump in as much as they watched the fire pit? After speaking, he felt that it was not enough to relieve his anger, so he pouted and added, "It's really eye-opening, it's obviously a paper deed for sale, but it's called a 'contract', and I don't know which Zen language in the Buddhist classics it comes from." ”

This was too much, not only Yang Heng opened his mouth, but Tian Xiu was also dumbfounded, and Chang Xiu himself regretted it even more. Although he and Shang Cheng are not confidants, they are not ordinary nodding and communicating, if these words are remembered by Shang Cheng, how will they talk back and forth in the future? What's more, he still has a request for others...... He opened his old mouth, and he didn't know how to defend himself for a while.

Shang Cheng doesn't matter. There are not one or two people who know that his resume is fake; There are even those who say that he is a "fake monk" to his face, let alone Chang Xiu who speaks in a roundabout way? He didn't do it at all. But he didn't know what Chang Xiu was talking about. He asked Yang Heng about the content of the contract, and immediately said, "Wen Shigong misunderstood me. When did you sign the contract between the Ministry of Industry and Huo's Liquor Farm? ”

Chang Xiu froze. He had read the contract a few times, but he really didn't remember when it was signed. Yang Heng owed in the seat and whispered: "The contract was signed in Beijing on August 23 last year. Party A is Huo Yue, the owner of Huo's Liquor Farm, and is the second son of Huo Lun; Party B is Zuo Mingzuo. However, the content of the contract was drafted by Huo's family, and Lord Zuo nodded and signed and sealed. ”

Chang Xiu immediately remembered these details. The paper deed signed at the end of August last year, where was Shang Yanshan at that time? Oh, by the way, he was recuperating in Fangzhou at the time! With that in mind, he quickly remembered more. From June to August last year, it was when Shang Cheng was very busy, and later Guo Biao and Sun Zhongshan made all kinds of plans for their great breakthroughs, all of which were planned at that time, where did he have time to worry about Huo's Wine? As for others, naturally they don't dare to disturb him with this kind of sesame mung bean thing! However, this makes some sense. If there is no Shang Cheng's involvement, who is the author of this contract? This paper deed, which can be called a precedent, this contract that leaves most of the responsibilities and risks to Party B to bear, can't it come out of thin air?

Shang Cheng said: "This contract really has nothing to do with me. I didn't even know there was such a thing as today. ”

Chang Xiu's faithful words. He believes that this contract that the Ministry of Education has suffered a big loss may not even be a serious matter in the eyes of Shang Cheng. But he believes that Shang Cheng must have a connection with this contract! With the nonsense of "Party A and Party B" and "minimum yield guarantee", Shang Yanshan is inseparable!

Shang Cheng nodded. He admits that the contract does have something to do with him, at least he knows who drafted it. He categorically denied Chang Xiu's speculation without waiting for Chang Xiu to speak. It wasn't Huo Shiqi, it was the tense pre-war preparation stage, and Uncle Seventeen could distinguish priorities, so it was impossible to help his uncle and brother at that time. This contract was drafted by someone else......