The flowers bloom all year round, and according to Zhao Yi's method, the business of pure dew is undefeated all year round, and it also takes advantage of the seasons to change the fragrance and maintain the novelty.

This hydrosol made of osmanthus flowers, the first batch of experimenters were naturally the four daughters of Meilan, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which was oily and fragrant, which was obviously different from the hydrosol made by chrysanthemums.

Xiaomei walked to the backyard and asked Zhao Yi, who was cleaning up the corn: "Master, the fresh hydrosol has been made, the effect is excellent, the fragrance is strong, and the fragrance is more durable than the previous chrysanthemum hydrosol." Is it possible to increase the money a little? "Xiaomei doesn't know corn, and often sees her young master waiting for this strange plant, this thing has leaves like knives, I don't know how many times more than wheat leaves, and it is as jointed as wheat. Could it be that the old man weighs a strange wheat?

Zhao Yi tried not to hurt the branches and leaves, pinched the small insects on the corn to death, and poured some water with a scoop. Hearing Xiaomei's question, Zhao Yi put the scoop into the bucket and paced carefully in the courtyard. He waved his hand and said, "It's still according to the original price." ”

"Or at the original price?" Xiaomei was stunned for a while, although the little girl did not do business, but so many years of experience in buying rouge gouache also made Xiaomei generally know the rules of business, one is that things are expensive to fresh, such as a product that has just been listed, it is expensive to death, and the other is that things are scarce and expensive, the less things, the more expensive they are.

"According to the original price, the profit is not small, this hydrosol market will take this road of multiple fragrances in the future, a girl will replace a rouge gouache after a long time, and our hydrosol is the same. And each girl's personality and temperament are different, so the selection of hydrosol is also different. With so many flowers in the world, our profits are not small. Zhao Yi explained, the current price is acceptable to those scholars and official ladies, if one comes out, it will be longer, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that there will be fewer and fewer people to buy it.

Xiaomei didn't know the trend of business development, but for the maid, the master's words were orders, and she answered and walked down.

The matter of the military camp came to an end, Liao Hua was very relieved to take care of Zhao Yi over there, the wasteland in the east of the city was finally reclaimed, Cheng Yin took the residents of the county to measure the land, there was such a capable county Cheng, Zhao Yi as the county commander was naturally relaxed. The sun was warm at noon, and Zhao Yi was lying on a homemade rattan chair basking in the sun and falling asleep.

Xiaomei shook Zhao Yi awake: "Master, Mr. Zhou Ping is here." ”

"Oh?!" Zhao Yi rubbed his eyes, lacking interest.

Xiaomei added: "Mr. Zhou Ping also brought six boxes of gold and silver. ”

Zhao Yi sat up when he heard the bullet, and his spirit quickly returned: "Quickly invite Mr. Zhou in." Saying that, Zhao Yi had already stood up and hurriedly walked towards the main hall.

Zhou Ping, who was in the main hall, saw Zhao Yi coming, and hurriedly bowed down and stood: "My lord." ”

"Hehe, Mr. Zhou's business is thriving, and he has done business in Yuyang in such a short time." Zhao Yi complimented him twice.

The business is getting better and better, and Zhou Ping has a bright smile on his face: "This is thanks to the pure dew of the adults, the noblewomen of the scholar clan like it very much, and they are vying to buy it first." As he spoke, he pointed to the box on the side: "My lord, this is the proceeds of hydrosol." ”

Zhao Yi waved his hand and said, "What's the urgency about the silver two." Then he turned his head and said to Li Si: "County Lieutenant Li, don't hurry up and move the silver two in." Seeing Yinliang move away quickly, Zhao Yi's face became more joyful, and beckoned Zhou Ping to sit down.

Zhou Ping took a sip of tea: "I heard that the adults have newly refined a kind of pure dew, can you take a look at it below?" ”

Zhao Yi groped his chin, and said in his heart that Zhou Ping's news was really well-informed. "Absolutely." Saying that, let Xiaomei bring a bottle over and let Zhou Ping take a look.

Zhou Ping sniffed it lightly: "The aroma is around the nose, and the aftertaste is endless." Then he cautiously asked, "How many silver taels do you want to sell?" ”

Zhou Ping was afraid that Zhao Yi would grow money, so Zhao Yi re-told Zhou Ping what he had said to Xiaomei before.

Unlike Xiaomei, who heard the cloud and mountain fog cover, Zhou Ping's eyes lit up after hearing it: "I didn't expect adults to be so proficient in business." If adults are businessmen, we businessmen will have no way to live. ”

Zhao Yi discussed with Zhou Ping, determined the quantity and location, and Zhou Ping went home to prepare gold and silver.

The next day, Zhou Ping went to Changshan with thousands of bottles of hydrosol.

In the next two days, the Yellow Turban Army did not attack, Zhao Yi was also happy, he looked around the county town if he had nothing to do, and then he went to the barracks to train soldiers, the training of more than 100 heavy armored soldiers was personally grasped by Zhao Yi, and some training techniques, Liao Hua did not say that he had seen it, and he had never heard of it.

On this day, Zhao Yi had just finished taking care of the corn, and Li Si came to greet him: "My lord, Mr. Zhou is back, go and have a look." ”

Zhao Yi walked quickly, and said that Changshan has no market foundation, and Zhou Ping still needs publicity after he arrives there, Zhao Yi expected that it would be good to come back in ten days and a half months, how could he come back so quickly?

Zhou Ping, who was in rags in the main hall, was pacing back and forth in the living room, and when he saw Zhao Yi, he burst into tears: "Help, adult!" ”

"Mr. Zhou, please hurry up, why does Mr. look like this?" Zhao Yi asked strangely.

Zhou Ping sat down and sighed: "My lord, it's hard to say, I led the caravan to Changshan, but I was robbed halfway. The hydrosol was also lost. ”

Now that the situation is turbulent, it is normal to have bandits who occupy the mountain as kings: "Didn't all the caravans hire escorts?" Zhao Yi asked.

Speaking of this escort team, Zhou Ping was even more angry: "Don't mention those escorts, my lord, they ran faster than us when they encountered bandits." ”

Zhou Pingyang begged Zhao Yi to lead the troops to rob those pure dew back, and said: "If the safety of the caravan cannot be guaranteed, then this pure dew business will be difficult to do." ”

This hydrosol business is currently Zhao Yi's biggest source of income, not only can not be lost, but also must be supported. If this kind of thing can't be solved, it will chill Zhou Ping and have a great impact on Zhao Yi's reputation.

Zhao Yi groped his chin and summoned a soldier: "Call General Liao Hua to see me." ”

Seeing that Zhao Yi had the intention of sending troops, the corners of Zhou Ping's mouth showed joy. Cheng Yin took a break and said to Zhao Yi: "The adults want to send troops to help Zhou Ping? ”

"Well, not only will I send troops, but I will also lead them myself."

In the eyes of Cheng Yin and Liao Hua, Zhao Yi is the patron saint of Fanyang County, and when they heard that Zhao Yi personally led the troops, the two panicked, and said in unison: "My lord, you are gone, what should I do with Fanyang County?" ”

Zhao Yi can feel Cheng Yin and Liao Hua's dependence on him, and this dependence is unacceptable in troubled times: "I only took 1,000 soldiers out of the city, leaving 2,000 men and horses to defend the city, even if more than 10,000 people from the Yellow Turban came to attack the city, I think I could hold on for ten days and a half months." Zhao Yi also wants to use this to train Liao Hua to be independent, otherwise he will often take into account the stability of the rear when he goes on expeditions in the future.

Cheng Yin and Liao Hua saw that Zhao Yi had already made a decision, and sighed and stopped saying anything.

Zhou Ping didn't expect that Zhao Yi would personally lead his troops to the battle, in addition to being shocked, he was more moved. Before going on the road, Zhao Yi asked Zhou Ping: "How many bandits are there?" Who's at the head? ”

Zhou Ping smiled bitterly: "My lord, I heard a whistle at the beginning, and then I saw a lot of people running down from the mountain screaming, I didn't see the specific number of people, but I think there are hundreds of people." At the head is a burly man with infinite strength. When he talked about the big man, Zhou Ping still had a trace of fear on his face.

"Infinite strength and burly body?" Zhao Yi muttered twice, but didn't take it to heart, no matter how powerful the other party was, could he still defeat his team of 1,000 people?

Bidding farewell to Cheng Yin and Liao Hua, Zhao Yi and Zhou Ping led their troops to the south, and when they saw Zhou Ping with a worried face, Zhao Yi comforted: "Mr. Zhou, don't worry, we will definitely be able to sweep away the thieves." ”

"Your Excellency is like a god in the use of soldiers, and the outcome of this battle is predictable. However, now that the situation is turbulent, there must be more than one bandit who occupies the mountain as the king, this time it was saved by adults, what if this kind of thing happens again next time? Zhou Ping sighed.

Zhao Yi's eyes rolled: "I have a way, I can send troops to escort Mr. in the future." ”

"Really?!" Zhou Ping couldn't believe it. The so-called caravan guards are nothing more than a rabble, and it's okay to walk on the road to scare some rogues, but when you encounter some tough bandits, it's not enough. But the army is different, the things transported by the government are not robbed by ordinary people, how can hundreds of bandits compete with the official army.

Besides, the soldiers will not be scattered like the escorts, they have a certain combat effectiveness, and if there is really an army escort, it is really foolproof.

"Well, I'm going to charge a fee. The cost I want will not be higher than the escort team you hired, Mr. Zhou, what do you think? Zhao Yi stared at Zhou Ping with a smile.

"Okay." Zhou Ping agreed almost without much thought, it was much more reliable to cooperate with the government than with those escorts.

"Does Mr. Zhou have any business friends? Can you introduce a few to Bolai? Zhao Yi asked.

Hearing this, Zhou Ping cautiously asked, "What do you mean, my lord?" "Do you want to share this hydrosol business with someone else? Although Zhou Ping bought the right to sell with 300,000 plants, he didn't let others say it. Zhou Ping is just a small businessman, how can he fight the government.

Zhao Yi saw Zhou Ping's face change and knew what he was worried about: "Mr. Zhou, don't panic, I don't mean to share the pure dew business with others, but I want Mr. Zhou to introduce a few friends, and I will take down the escort of your friends." ”

These words seemed to reassure Zhou Ping, and he felt steady: "This matter is wrapped up in me, and several people I know are often robbed by bandits, and with the army to help them escort them, they will wake up when they sleep." ”

In this era, the concept of Shinong industry and commerce was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even the peasants looked down on businessmen. Coupled with the turbulence of the current situation, the heroes are rising together, and bandits are rampant. Don't say that your caravan was robbed, even if there is no one left in your caravan that is killed by bandits, the government may not care.

But they didn't expect that the caravan was walking the land of Kyushu and was well-informed, and Zhao Yi could get more information. Fighting against the rabble of bandits can also increase combat experience, improve combat effectiveness and even replenish the source of troops. was also able to spread Zhao Yi's name all over Kyushu and attract more capable people to vote, which was really a few in one fell swoop.