Chapter 43: The Orchid Sugar Incident

"Of course I do." Li Zhonggong, who has the straightest temperament, is the first to say. Zhu Lijiao hesitated a little and said: "If we join the young master, will our own research be controlled by the young master, and can we only study the things formulated by the young master." Before Fang Xiaoyu could speak, Qian Huilin preemptively said: "We are free now, don't we have no money to do our own research?" And go hungry. ”

Seeing that Zhu Lijiao was a little hesitant, Fang Xiaoyu immediately explained: "You don't have to worry about it, I will fully fund your research, and it will not hinder your research direction, but I will often have some of my own opinions to provide to you, as for whether you accept it or not, it is your business, I will not interfere." ”

"That's great." Li Zhonggong said excitedly.

After listening to Fang Xiaoyu's words, Qian Hui, who had been silent, forcibly spoke: "If we defect to Young Master Fang, I wonder if Young Master Lu Dao can do us a favor?" Fang Xiaoyu smiled and said: "If there is any difficulty, let's hear about it, as long as I can help, I will definitely help." ”

Qian Huiqiang looked at Grandma Wu sitting on the earthen kang and said, "These old people and children are very pitiful, I hope the young master can take them in." Wu Feng on the side was afraid that Fang Xiaoyu would be angry, so he immediately said: "It's going to be strong, it's okay, let's take care of them, since Young Master Fang can afford you, don't shirk it anymore." For these friends to be able to meet people who are appreciated, Wu Feng is happy for them from the bottom of his heart, for fear that there will be some more branches.

Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "No problem, in fact, I have adopted more than a thousand orphans there, and it is nothing to have more." Fang Xiaoyu turned to the Wu brothers and said, "Do you two brothers have any intention of taking refuge in me?" ”

"The two of us?" Wu Yu was a little surprised and said, "We don't have the talent of Brother Feng and them, we can only do business." Fang Xiaoyu smiled: "I am also short of business talents now, only you are willing to help me, I welcome it." Wu Feng said: "That's great, we are willing to defect to the young master." ”

Wu Feng's shop has always been adjacent to the Fang family's shop, and the sales situation of the other party is very clear, he has long been interested in those special goods made by Fang Xiaoyu, he knows that as long as he follows Fang Xiaoyu, there will naturally be more sought-after special goods, and making money will become extremely easy.

By this time, the guards had already returned with a large amount of fast food, and they were busy distributing it to everyone. Feng Jingru got a meal of pork ribs, and his eyes lit up as soon as he took a bite. Feng Jingru raised his head and said to Xiaoyu: "Young master, this is also a dish you invented?" ”

Fang Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, "Why have you eaten the same thing elsewhere?" Feng Jingru said: "No, it's just that this is so delicious, I really can't think of anything that you won't know, young master." ”

Fang Xiaoyu said: "A person's energy is limited after all, and it is impossible to be proficient in all aspects, even if I am omniscient and omnipotent, so what, when I die, who will my descendants rely on?" That's why I need a lot of talents to build a scientific research institution, and everyone can work together to achieve greater achievements. ”

Fang Xiaoyu said to Feng Jingru, but he said to himself, he already has so many relatives here, has so many subordinates, but he has to go home after all, if he is gone, who will they rely on, so he must build a strong enough umbrella for them before leaving, and this umbrella needs support from many aspects, and all he is doing now is to start slowly building the foundation of this umbrella.

Feng Jingru looked at Fang Xiaoyu and said, "I really doubt it, are you really eleven years old?" Fang Xiaoyu smiled: "Of course I'm really eleven years old." When Brother Feng arrives at Lanting Villa, I hope a few people can do me a favor. Feng Jingru said: "No problem. Fang Xiaoyu said: "I just said that a person's energy is limited after all, so I hope that you can bring some apprentices while engaging in your own research, of course, I will definitely find some literate and flexible people for you, and also find some servants to take care of your life." ”

Feng Jingru nodded and said: "No problem, we also hope that more people can learn the advanced knowledge of the Western Continent, so that our science and technology can catch up as soon as possible, so that we will not be too backward." "Catch up?" Fang Xiaoyu said with a bright smile on his face: "Maybe they need to catch up with us, we are not lagging behind, at least the technology in my hands is like this." ”

With the help of more than a hundred iron-blooded guards, everyone quickly packed up the things in the small courtyard, anyway, Fang Xiaoyu promised that everything would be replaced when they arrived at the villa, so those dispensable things were all lost, only the children kept some small objects, and even Grandma Wu took away the shovel she used to cook as a memorial to her past life.

Tobul had some carts hired and loaded with his belongings, and the frail old man and children were also in the carts, while the Iron Guards followed on foot, and the procession was so spectacular that it took several hours to return to the lodge.

Sun Huaizong was waiting at the gate of the villa, and when he saw the convoy led by Fang Xiaoyu coming, he immediately greeted him. Fang Xiaoyu saw Sun Huaizong and greeted: "Manager Sun, arrange accommodation for these old people and children, and these children will go to school with the original ones in the future." ”

Sun Huaizong was no longer surprised by such a thing, he nodded and said, "I'll do it, young master, the uncle is here and is waiting for you in the hall." ”

"Oh? Uncle is here. The corners of Fang Xiaoyu's mouth curled slightly: "It seems that the Cheng family's movements are not small, and the uncle can't sit still." ”

Fang Xiaoyu came to the hall of the villa, and Fang Weiming was going back and forth in the room, looking anxious. Fang Xiaoyu walked into the door with a smile and said, "Uncle, you have so much time to see your nephew." Fang Weiming glanced at Fang Xiaoyu angrily and said, "Now you can still laugh, our orchid candy is almost unsold." ”

Fang Xiaoyu said: "Uncle, don't be impatient, tell me what the situation is now." Fang Weiming said: "The Cheng family is now also selling a large number of orchid sugar, and they have lowered the price to 150 yuan a kilogram, and they also threaten to have as many as they want. Fang Xiaoyu asked: "I remember that many of the fields in the south where sugarcane is grown belong to the Cheng family." ”

"That's right, so they don't have to worry about the supply." Fang Weiming said hurriedly. "I remember that Huitong Money is also theirs." Fang Xiaoyu then asked. "Yes, it's theirs." Fang Weiming said. "That's easy, let's open a money bank first."

Fang Weiming's thinking was a little overwhelmed: "What are we doing in opening a bank?" That Huitong Bank occupies almost the entire southwest and East China Sea money bank business, and we can't fight people when we open a bank. ”

Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Uncle, you go to open a money bank first, it doesn't need to be big, you just need to be able to take root in the East China Sea, and you have to publicize it to the outside world that this is a money bank I opened, I think someone will come to save money." Fang Weiming said: "But opening a money bank will not help the matter of Lan Fangtang, although we don't make money from Lan Fang Sugar now, but if we retreat this time, it will make the Cheng family gain an inch, and it will be more difficult for us to compete with them in the future." Fang Xiaoyu said: "I understand this truth, you only need to open the money village within a month, and go back to reduce the price of our family's orchid sugar to eighty yuan a kilogram." ”

Fang Weiming said: "But in this way, we lose money." Although sucrose is not expensive in the south, but the distance to transport to us is long, plus the freight, coupled with the recent purchase of a large number of Cheng family, the price of those brown sugar has increased to 40 yuan a kilogram, such a profit is also very small, if it is made into orchid sugar, the cost is already close to 80 yuan a kilogram, we don't have no profit? We can't afford to sell at a loss. ”

Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Another point, their craft book is not complete, I have always divided the craft book into two parts, and what they stole happened to be missing the core part, so their cost will be higher, about the cost of a kilogram of orchid sugar should be about one hundred and ten yuan." ”

Fang Weiming said: "So what? Fang Xiaoyu said: "Recently, you don't want to buy brown sugar anymore, I have already solved the raw materials myself, as long as you ship in large quantities, I believe that the Cheng family sees that our price is lower than their cost, and must think that we are selling at a loss in order to seize the market, and they will definitely buy a large number of them in order to crush us, and we will sell them to him." ”

Hearing Fang Xiaoyu's words, Fang Weiming was taken aback: "Xiaoyu, what are we selling when we sell them?" Fang Xiaoyu smiled: "Don't worry, uncle." Recently, the sugar beets in our mountain villa have been cooked, and there is no shortage of raw materials, and I can transfer you a thousand tons of orchid sugar in a few days, which is enough for you to sell. ”