The supply of raw materials around the capital is not enough for the consumption of canning workshops, Zhao Yan believes that the best solution is to open a canning workshop in the production area of raw materials, but Cao Ying said that if you want to open a canning workshop in other places, you need to solve two problems.

First of all, it is a problem of people, Zhao Yan's county palace has actually only been established for a few years, and there is not much background at all, fortunately, there is a loyal housekeeper Lao Fu, it is he who recruited the stewards and subordinates in the palace one by one, but these stewards and servants have not been able to cultivate any loyalty in the palace for a few years, so that they can do things in the capital, if they are allowed to go to other places with a large amount of money to do things, I am afraid it will not be reassuring at all, as for the stewards and servants who Cao Ying married over, there is no problem, But with the spread of the industry in Zhao Yan's mansion, most of these people have already held important positions, and they can't leave at all.

In addition to the lack of manpower, there is another important reason, that is, the problem of security, the Great Song Dynasty itself is an agrarian country, and the supply of meat is not concentrated, but now after the Western Xia, there are many nomads there, and a large amount of cheap meat can be purchased from them, it can be said that it is the most suitable place to build a canning workshop, but unfortunately the Western Xia has just been pacified, and there are rogues and thieves everywhere, if you build a canning workshop there, even if you produce canned food, I'm afraid it's not easy to transport out.

"Husband, these two are only the biggest problems in building a canning workshop in other places, and there are some small problems, but these small problems can be solved, but these two big problems cannot be solved at all, so it is not realistic to want to open a canning workshop in other places." Cao Ying finally sighed and said, canned food is obviously a weapon to make money, but because of the limitation of raw materials, it cannot be produced together, which is like holding gold ingots but not spending them, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

"The princess is right, our canned food is popular in the market, especially those who often go out, they like to bring some canned food to make food, which is convenient and delicious, but unfortunately the output is limited, especially the raw materials of meat can not keep up, so now we can only produce more canned fruits, but canned fruits are the most popular in winter and spring, and there are fresh fruits in summer and autumn, and no one will buy relatively expensive canned food to eat." Mi Xue also opened her mouth to complain at this time.

"No, the two of you seem to have entered a misunderstanding, it's not completely impossible to start a canning workshop in a foreign country, it's just that you don't want to think about it!" Zhao Yan pondered for a moment after listening, and suddenly spoke.

"How is it possible, we haven't figured out a solution for a long time, how can we not want to think about it?" Mi Xue couldn't help but be surprised when she heard Zhao Yan's words, and said with a little grievance, she thought that Zhao Yan was complaining that she didn't work hard, but for the sake of housekeeping, she went to bed every night and got up early during this time, and she didn't even have much time to rest.

Seeing the aggrieved expression on Mi Xue's face, Zhao Yan smiled and said: "Mi Xue, don't feel aggrieved, I'm not saying that you don't work hard, but you and Ying'er have fallen into a misunderstanding, in fact, you only want to monopolize the production method of canned food, and then make the maximum profit, so you feel that the problems you encounter cannot be solved, but if you open your mind and think about it, if we cooperate with others, then the two problems you just said will no longer be a problem." ”

"No way!" As soon as Cao Ying and Mi Xue heard the word 'cooperation', they almost unanimously shouted, the canning workshop is the most profitable industry in the palace, and even they have planned it for a long time, and in the future, the canning workshop will be passed down from generation to generation and become the ancestral industry of the palace, just like the coal industry operated by the Cao family and the Gao family, so they have never thought of passing on the manufacturing method of canned food.

Seeing Cao Ying and Mi Xue like little hens protecting food, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a little funny, and immediately explained: "Don't be in a hurry to object, in fact, I didn't plan to keep the canned food making technology secret from the beginning, firstly, the canned food is not complicated, no matter how secret we are, I'm afraid it will be spread sooner or later, and secondly, canned food is mainly used to keep food fresh, as the so-called people take food as the sky, if we have been controlling the manufacturing technology of canned food, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of dissatisfaction, so it's better to take advantage of the past few years to maximize the benefits of canned food. ”

Hearing the two reasons Zhao Yan said, Cao Ying and Mi Xue were also silent, in fact, they had already known this, but because of the huge profits of the canning workshop, they deliberately ignored this, and even wanted to monopolize the profits brought by canned food, but although this idea is good, it is too unrealistic, after all, the benefits generated by canned food are not at all something that Zhao Yan's county palace can swallow.

"Husband, the profits brought by canned food to the house have exceeded that of soap, and now let's take it out and share it with others, it's really a little reluctant, isn't there any other way?" Cao Ying said softly at this time, looking at Zhao Yan's gaze with a little expectation, hoping that Zhao Yan could think of a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Lady, don't be too greedy, and even if we cooperate with others in the technology of making canned food, we will also take the lion's share!" Zhao Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this, he is a human being and not a god, and he really can't think of any other good way to cooperate with people in the matter of the canning workshop.

"But even if you take the lion's share, the slave feels a little distressed when she thinks that the rest of the profits that should belong to us are divided by others!" At this time, Mi Xue also said with a reluctant face, she deserved to have grown up with Cao Ying, and the two were really the same in terms of keeping money.

"What's the point of just the money, if you think it's too much of a pity to give the money to others, why don't you do it?" Zhao Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration at this time, thought of a remedy, and said with a smile at the moment, "You can take out the canned food making technology and cooperate with others, and I will come up with a new way to make money, even if it is not as good as canned food, but it will definitely not be worse than soap and mirrors, so it's always okay, right?" ”

Zhao Yan is conceited to have a thousand years of more knowledge than the ancients, and there are countless new inventions in this thousand, and it is not difficult to find a new invention that can make a fortune, so he said so. Cao Ying and Mi Xue also knew that Zhao Yan's mind was full of golden ideas to make a fortune, and when they heard this, their eyes couldn't help but light up, and they nodded without hesitation: "Okay, just do what your husband says!" ”

Seeing the appearance of these two women who are obsessed with money, Zhao Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and finally persuaded them to take out the canned food to cooperate with others, in fact, the reason why Zhao Yan wanted to take out the canned food and cooperate with others, in addition to the above reasons, also had a deeper plan, but although this plan was good for Da Song, it didn't work at all to persuade Cao Ying.

Speaking of which, Zhao Yan also heard Cao Ying say about the two problems of opening a canning workshop in other places, and suddenly thought that although the Western Xia side was calm, it was not a simple matter to completely digest the territory of the Western Xia, but it required a multi-pronged approach such as politics, economy, and culture, and it took many years to do it, among which he couldn't help much in terms of politics and culture, these are the affairs of the imperial court, but there are some things that can be done for the economy, such as the canning industry.

The Western Xia side was originally a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural economic situation, the country is rich in beef and mutton, plus the north of the Western Xia is the Mongolian steppe of the later generations, where the beef and mutton are not worth anything at all, so if you open some canning workshops in the Western Xia, the cheap beef and mutton there are processed into canned food and shipped to the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty, one can solve the need for meat in the Great Song Dynasty, and the other can also drive the local economy of the Western Xia, as long as the economy of a place is up, plus some administrative means, it is easy to settle down in this place.

It is precisely because of the above that Zhao Yan spares no effort to persuade Cao Ying and them, but although this reason is above board, it is not convincing to Cao Ying and them at all, so he will explain from other aspects, and finally achieved his goal, and now there is only one problem left, that is, to find a partner who has the strength to open a canning workshop in Western Xia.

"Lady, who do you think have the strength to run a workshop with us in Western Xia?" Zhao Yan was not familiar with business matters, so he asked Cao Ying and Mi Xue for advice.

"That's a lot, but I think if you set up a workshop in Xixia, the most suitable person is the one who will be the door." Cao Ying thought for a moment at this time, and suddenly replied with a smile.

"The man who will open the door?" Zhao Yan also showed a contemplative expression when he heard this, and then suddenly realized, "Good way, not only do the various families of Jiangmen have money, but what is even more rare is that they have a strong influence in the army, bandits are rampant in Western Xia, and the strength of the army must be used to protect the safety of the workshop, with the addition of the various families of Jiangmen, I am not afraid that those armies will not contribute!" ”

"Giggle~, it's good that the husband understands, if the husband really wants to do this, then I will let my father and uncle inform them, and let them gather some important people in Jiangmen to discuss, it is said that Jiangmen has been scattered all these years, but now that there is money to be made, they will definitely rush forward." Cao Ying also smiled at this time, their Cao family is known as the first family of Jiangmen, and their influence in Jiangmen can only be barely compared with the Gao family, although Jiangmen has declined over the years, and the influence of the Cao family has also decreased a lot, but the appeal in Jiangmen is still very strong.

"Okay, that's it, there's no need to send someone to inform my father and uncle, I'll visit you in person tomorrow!" Zhao Yan also said excitedly.

But at this moment, Cao Ying gave him a blank look and said: "Husband, don't be in a hurry to do this, there is still an urgent matter waiting for you to deal with, and then I am afraid that my husband will be reluctant to leave home for a few days!" ”R1152