"Learn?" Li Mu frowned slightly, he didn't expect this, and after Li Siwen's reminder, he suddenly realized that this was also a problem.

Although Li Mu traveled through the later generations, he never dared to underestimate the Tang Dynasty, and the splendid civilization of the Chinese nation had reached a peak during the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, later generations may be much ahead in terms of science and technology, but in other aspects, they may not necessarily exceed much. A lot of things, just lack of an opportunity.

Take this brewing as an example, the Tang Dynasty did not have high-grade liquor, it was not that there was no suitable koji, nor did it lack suitable grain, but they did not realize that it could be purified by distilling alchemists. The technology of distillation, if no one prompts, may not appear for hundreds of years, but Li Mu came, he made distilled spirits, this technology may be able to hide for a while, but it must not be hidden for a long time, the distillation equipment is not a very complex instrument, Li Mu can make iron pipes, any blacksmith can also make it, those wooden parts made by Li Mu, any carpenter can also do it, over time, imitation is not very difficult.

Li Mu could only guarantee that the koji he bought from the system could not be imitated, but the Tang Dynasty did not necessarily have a better koji, and as long as the distillation technology was popularized, his advantage in the brewing industry would no longer exist.

How to solve this problem?

Li Mu suddenly had a headache.

Seeing that Li Mu was silent for a long time, Li Siwen understood what was going on, pulled him aside, and said, "This is not good, Brother Xian, although I don't have any ability, but I have knowledge, do you know how much profit there is in this wine?" There is a wine merchant surnamed Zheng in Jiangnan, who enters Chang'an to sell wine, the wine name is Jiang Nanchun, and he takes refuge under the door of Uncle Guo, and the profit to Uncle Guo is more than 20,000 yuan a year, how much do you say he earns? I don't know how many times better this wine is than his wine, to say less, at least tens of thousands of times a year, if it is stolen by others, your loss is also tens of thousands, no, this can't be done! ”

Li Mu asked curiously, "The wine merchant surnamed Zheng, how did he keep it secret?" ”

Li Siwen said: "The Zheng family has been brewing wine for generations, and after several generations of accumulation, his family's craftsmen have been slaves of the Zheng family for generations, and it is impossible to betray them." If someone leaks his family's secret recipe, after reporting it to the official, the leaker will be executed if he is caught. Where did you come from now, how can you easily become a lowly person from outside? ”

Li Mu's heart moved, he heard some overtones, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "In the general's mansion, there must be a house slave?" ”

Li Siwen immediately nodded his head and said, "There are house slaves!" His Majesty never hesitates to reward, every time the war is over, he will reward gold and silver treasures, field slaves, all kinds of house slaves, all at home farming, if you need it, I will repair a book and ...... immediately" Halfway through speaking, he suddenly saw Li Mu's eyes, and his heart suddenly burst out, knowing that he had been seen through, he grinned curtly, and said: "Brother Xian, don't misunderstand, I don't mean to take advantage of you." If you have a solid foundation, I won't say these words, the reality is here, you can do this business yourself, and you will definitely not be able to do it. You don't know the danger of Chang'an, I'll tell you about the Zheng family in Jiangnan. Do you know why the Zheng family in Jiangnan wants to take refuge in Uncle Guo's disciple and take out 20,000 yuan of profit every year? That's because if he doesn't take this money, he won't be able to stay in Chang'an. Only with this money, under the protection of Uncle Guo, can he do business normally. You cooperate with my family, I can call the shots, you don't have to pay this money. My family produces grain in the field, and there are reliable house slaves to use at will, you cooperate with my family, you don't need to pay any capital, we will each take half of the profits, what do you think? ”

Li Mu was silent, from a realistic point of view, Li Siwen's proposal was very suitable, and relatively speaking, he was already making concessions. The Zheng family brews its own wine, contributes to the materials, and the eldest grandson Wuji doesn't have to do anything, just provides a name to shelter, and takes 20,000 yuan of net profit every year. Li Ji's status in the court is not weaker than that of the eldest grandson Wuji. The General's Mansion contributed to the material and provided shelter, and the profit was only half, compared to the wine merchant surnamed Zheng, I don't know how much more cost-effective. This is equivalent to the technology of later generations, with both parties holding half of the shares.

Although in later generations, it is possible that a technology will account for 80% of the shares. But this is the Tang Dynasty after all, and the two sides of the cooperation are not at the same level in terms of financial, material, human and human power, etc., in this case, they can still divide the account five or a half, and they really can't find any fault. What is even more commendable is Li Siwen's attitude, if Li Siwen is really greedy for profits, he can call someone to arrest him right now and force him to agree, this kind of thing is not impossible.

On the other hand, if Li Mu does it himself, not only is it very risky, but if he wants to see the benefits, the time will drag on for a long time. If you cooperate with the General's Palace, food and people are ready-made, and you can produce them immediately, sell them immediately, and see the money immediately, so it seems that cooperation is the right way.

But Li Mu still didn't agree easily, he thought about it twice before he spoke: "It's okay to cooperate, but I have three things to say in front." ”

"You say!"

"The first thing, I am cooperating with you, not with the General's Mansion. The relationship between the General's Mansion is counted as the capital you have invested in this transaction, and it has nothing to do with me. Don't blame me, because I don't know others, I only know you, for your character and integrity, I dare to believe, if someone else is replaced, I can't resist my business, so to speak, if someone else is changed, I would rather not do this business. ”

Li Siwen smiled: "It's not a problem, I can promise you now." ”

"The second thing is that the net profit can't be fifty-five, and I have to ask for half of it. Don't worry, listen to me. I am confident that in addition to these three glasses, I can also make new wines with different flavors, and you should understand the benefits. Besides, I can also give you the pricing power, and you can set the price as you please. But because I have more shares in this business than you, you have to listen to me how to do this business, after all, I made this wine, and I would not have this business without me. And I promise you that the net profit brought to you by this wine business will exceed 30,000 guan every year, and if it does not exceed 30,000 guan, these words will be regarded as nothing, and I don't want more than half of it, and you don't have to listen to me. ”

"Half percent?" Li Siwen raised his eyebrows, he was a clerk, and he knew more about the accounts than Li Mu, and thought about it for a while, if it was calculated according to the net profit of 30,000 yuan, it was only a few thousand yuan, it was not a lot, and it was still within the range of bearing, so he said: "It's just half a percent, it's all a trivial matter, and the business also listens to you, you're right, the wine you brew, of course, you know how to sell it best!" ”