"Money shopkeeper, you are well-informed, we are a famous businessman in Yangzhou, I don't know what price you are going to buy?" Liu Yuan knew that Lu Dao, whoever spoke first was the first to lose the opportunity, and it was very shrewd to let the money shopkeeper speak first.

This is also a way to detect the opponent's bottom line.

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, but still stretched out his hand: "This wine is good, I am willing to buy Xiao Xianggong's wine-making skills for fifty taels." ”

Fifty taels is a lot, now is a peaceful and prosperous era, rich in products, the people are full of food and clothing, things are very cheap, a bucket of rice thirty catties (some people say it is 12.5 city catties, some people say 30, this article is calculated according to 30 catties) is only two or three dollars, this is still the price of polished rice, calculated, five or six copper coins can also buy a pound of good rice, the cost of brewing is not high, take the ten taels of incense in Tianfu Restaurant, ten cents can buy a small pot to taste slowly.

One tael of silver can buy a hundred pots, and if you buy wine for five hundred taels, a person will not be able to drink it all in his life.

However, Liu Yuan was not moved at all.

"Money shopkeeper, what I heard is that what you want is my wine-making technique, and fifty taels want to buy my top-notch wine technique? You're a kid for me. Liu Yuan shook his head and said expressionlessly.

"No, no, no, the villain is very sincere, in fact, our ten taels of incense are only sold for ten cents a pot, and the signature wine of Jinyue Restaurant Tianxian Drunk is actually only sold for nine cents a pot, fifty taels, which is really a lot." To add to his credibility, the money shopkeeper continued:

"I have to admit that this wine is very good and strong, but that is the first impression, but the taste of this wine is slightly bitter, which is a big disadvantage here, in addition, I don't know how much food you cost for this wine, but I know that it must be more than my ten miles of incense, in fact, I am also very risky."

Lao Xingzun, who is really worthy of the food industry, just drank a bowl of wine, and immediately said the characteristics of distilled spirits.

When it is just steamed, the taste is actually not very good, it is best to bury it in the ground for a period of time and let the wine evaporate, so that the taste and softness will be greatly improved, but Liu Yuan really can't afford to wait, because he has to raise five hundred taels of silver in seven days.

Liu Yuan did not deny it, praised the sentence before saying: "The money shopkeeper is really amazing, a few words on the shortcomings of this wine, on this issue, I do not hide it, in fact, this wine is my family secret recipe, after brewing wine, buried in the ground, the longer the more mellow, the softer the taste, half a year, only buried in the ground for the second half of the year, it not only maintains the current strength, but also becomes more fragrant and mellow, the taste is definitely not worse than ten miles of incense, as for the cost of grain, about three to four more than ordinary wine. ”

"Really?" The shopkeeper's eyes widened, and he looked at Liu Yuan with a look of surprise.

"Really, actually, I can verify it for you in person."

"Is the process complicated? How much labor is needed? The money shopkeeper asked carefully.

Liu Yuan told the truth: "It's not complicated at all, and the manual requirements are not high. ”

"Can you show me?"

"That's not good, if you look at it, my secret recipe will be exposed."

The money shopkeeper looked at Liu Yuan, then looked at the wine on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll add another thirty taels or eighty taels." ”

"I don't like to ask for a price, pay back on the ground, money shopkeeper, you give an honest price."

"One hundred taels, this price is satisfied."

"Senior sister, let's go." Liu Yuan picked up the jar of wine and pulled the little lady to pretend to leave.

"Don't, don't, don't" The money shopkeeper hurriedly grabbed Liu Yuan with one hand and said: "Xiao Xianggong, it's me who is wrong, it's me who is wrong, we can talk about the price, and if it's not suitable, we can talk about it." ”

Liu Yuan said with an unhappy face: "I heard that the money shopkeeper is kind, I have good things to show you first, and there is no one with the highest price, but you treat me as a child, what else is there to say."

"Yes, yes, yes, it's me who is wrong, I shouldn't despise the little minister, or else, the little minister, you give a suitable price, let's see, how far the difference is."

"Five hundred taels!" Liu Yuan said categorically: "Not a single copper coin can be missing." ”

"What? Five hundred taels? The money shopkeeper shouted in distress: "Little Xianggong, five hundred taels, how can you add ten times, and you can't pay back the money, you hate it too much." ”

When the little lady on the side first heard that fifty taels, because it was far from enough to repay the debt, she was a little disappointed, when it rose to one hundred taels, her heartbeat accelerated a little, one hundred taels, she earned one hundred taels in seven days, even if her father was alive, it was impossible to earn so much, she thought that Liu Yuan would agree, but she didn't expect Liu Yuan to want to pull her away, and now when it was finally time to negotiate again, Senior Brother Liu Yuan opened his mouth to be five hundred taels.

His mood has made Senior Brother Liu upset.

Seeing that the money shopkeeper was so anxious, Liu Yuan was not angry, but said confidently: "Money shopkeeper, I think you have ignored two problems. ”

"Oh, is it? Then please make it clear. I don't know if I was infected by Liu Yuan's confident smile, and the money shopkeeper was not ashamed to ask.

Sometimes, an idea, an idea, is a bit of a stone for gold in business.

Liu Yuan said confidently: "This kind of wine is a high-priced route, ten miles of incense sells for ten wen a pot, and Tianxian drunk sells for nine wen and one tael, the value is about the same, but my Tang country is rich and strong, everyone's pockets are bulging, it's not that they can't afford to consume, I think that the price of this wine is at least five times more than ten miles of incense, so that the money will be recovered quickly."

"In addition, such a good wine is very popular wherever you go, I have a wide range of people in the Tang Dynasty, where there is no market, after making a name for yourself, you will make a lot of money selling wine by then."

The money shopkeeper was very moved when he heard it, only five hundred taels, there was no pressure, and he could get it, but the risk was a bit big.

Don't look at the business of Tianfu Restaurant is so good, after deducting labor, lamp oil and wax, taxes, officials and hooligans, the most reluctantly into their own bags, it is only three or five hundred taels a year, if you are unlucky, it is almost more than a year's income here, and you can't have an accident.

"That, little minister" The money shopkeeper rubbed his hands and said a little embarrassedly: "I like the wine a lot, can the price be less?" ”

"Are you afraid of risk?"

"It's a little~~."

Liu Yuan smiled lightly, lowered his voice and said: "That's it, the money shopkeeper, you are afraid of risks, let's sign a contract, within a year, you can't make back the capital, I will buy it back at double the price, but if you return the capital within a year, in addition to the wine in Tianfu Restaurant, you will share 5% of the profit you make from selling the sprinkling, which is 1/20%, how about it?" ”

"Money shopkeeper, think about it first, don't worry, I'll go around somewhere else." Liu Yuan doesn't urge, anyway, good things don't have to worry about selling, and the owner doesn't buy and sell the west.

"Okay, there are words from the little minister, five hundred taels is five hundred taels, and someone will admit it!" The money shopkeeper impulsively made a decision that he regretted the most in his life.

In his opinion, this wine is good, he has tasted it himself, not his competitor, Mrs. Jin of Jinyue Restaurant can definitely afford this price, it is not only a matter of wine, it is estimated that the guests will let her rob it all, this little guy, and said that if he does not return the capital within a year, he will buy it back twice, and he will not suffer a loss.

When I sell as much as I want, that's when I have the final say, enough for a year, I said it's not enough, let him spend a thousand taels to buy it back, and he will make a net profit of five hundred taels for a secret recipe, which is more cost-effective~~~ The little abacus in the heart of the money shopkeeper crackled.

It's a pity that the money shopkeeper thought that he had seen far enough, but he didn't expect that in the future, a lot of silver would flow into Liu Yuan's hands and pat his thighs and regret it, so he almost slapped himself twice.

"Refreshing!" Liu Yuan smiled and said, "Deal!" ”

"By the way, Xiao Xianggong, if you sell this secret recipe to me, you can't sell it to others anymore, and you must have credit as a person." Just when the two were about to sign the autograph, the money shopkeeper woke up to the secret recipe.

"Okay, then you have to add three hundred taels."

"Three hundred taels?"

Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Of course, if I sell it a few more times, the income will increase, but if you just want to monopolize my unique secret recipe alone, then you will definitely have to pay more." ”

"Can I bargain," said the money shopkeeper with a wry smile.

"Can't!"

"That's it, add three hundred to three hundred, five hundred are out, and I don't care about the three hundred taels." The money shopkeeper gritted his teeth and still responded in one bite.

The two negotiated, and soon signed the contract, which was clearly written in black and white, and touched it with their hands, so that it was over.

"Okay, Liu Gongzi, what about your secret recipe?" After signing and drawing a hand charge, the money shopkeeper only knew from the contract that the little minister in front of him was with Liu, so he was not called Xiao Xianggong, but Liu Gongzi.

Liu Yuan waved his hand: "Some things are more troublesome, you better go back with me now, I live on Jinshui Street, and you will do it again when the time comes." ”

"That dare is good, that dare is good." The money shopkeeper said happily.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing, and he doesn't know if the Liu Gongzi in front of him will deliberately make it bad, but it is better to brew it on the spot, and he will know its authenticity when he explores it.

"But, this wine~~~"

Liu Yuanzhi said, an alcoholic like the shopkeeper of the money, drank his own wine, where can he still not help it, he still wants to drink after drinking, forget it, anyway, where is he still a little.

"I'll leave it to the money shopkeeper to taste it."

"That dare is good, that dare is good, Xie Lu Xie Zhang Gongzi." The money shopkeeper thanked again and again, at least, he could drink to his heart's content tonight.

Just when the shopkeeper was holding the jar of wine and putting it away, so that he could go with Liu Yuan to learn the secret recipe of winemaking, Liu Yuan suddenly shouted: "Slow! ”

Seeing that the money shopkeeper was a little misunderstood, Liu Yuan explained embarrassedly: "I have to keep that ~~ jar, because I promised my junior sister that when I go back, this jar will be filled with silver." ”

"Senior brother~~~" The little lady who had been watching dumbfounded from the sidelines, heard Liu Yuan say this, and her pretty face turned red.

"This~~~ Ha Lu Ha Ha ~~" The money shopkeeper Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed and said happily: "No problem, just do what Zhang Gongzi said, eight hundred taels of silver are not satisfied, I will make up for it, but I will make up for it with copper coins." ”

Liu Yuan and the shopkeeper glanced at each other, and then the two of them laughed.