Chapter Twenty-Five: This Wine Is Not Good
Ten times the price, Jiang Yang admitted it, and nothing could stop his determination.
After the arrangements were made, Jiang Yang returned to his house.
At present, the first thing that is lacking is silver, the second is labor, and the third is food.
If the grain prices in Xiami County are not lowered, when the grain merchants in the counties and counties enter the market, they will inevitably be able to expel the grain merchants in Xiami County, and if the grain prices are properly handled at that time, the grain prices will be lowered.
There is no urgency for food first.
As for the source of labor from the population, 3,000 refugees are naturally not enough, and the more than 500,000 people in Xiami County have been mobilized during this period, which is also enough.
Money, start with the wine, but you can't be blind, tomorrow you have to go to the restaurant to have a look, know yourself and know that you will win a hundred battles.
Nothing was said all night.
Early the next morning, I heard Wang Tong say that when it was not dawn, Ma Yan and Li You asked him to take 100,000 taels of silver, went to Qianzhuang and exchanged it for a silver ticket to go to the county seat.
In order to facilitate their work, Wang Tong also gave them an extra hundred taels.
Jiang Yang nodded, and told him to collect some grain at a high price, and by the way, vegetables and other things should not be missing, and these things should be sent to the river embankment first.
In the afternoon, Jiang Yang appeared in an inn in Xiami County.
Well, that's right, it was the place where Wang Chen and Liu were arrested last time, thinking of Wang Chen, Jiang Yang smiled dumbly.
This kid is still locked up in the firewood room with Steward Liu, and he can't think of giving him a meal, and if he can't remember, he has nothing.
I wonder how this kid is doing? If it goes well, the next step will be to knock out Wang Yuanwai directly.
Let's not talk about that, Jiang Yang sat in the restaurant and ordered a few dishes.
This era is not like the film and television works of later generations, what beef is two or two.
You can only eat mutton, pork, and some fish.
Although Xiami County is not near the sea, it is still very close to the sea.
There is still fish and meat, Jiang Yang ordered a piece of mutton, a piece of fish, plus a few simple home-cooked dishes and two taels of wine.
Sitting on the table, Jiang Yang watched and listened to all directions.
Many people are talking about Jiangyang's yesterday's affairs, managing river embankments, reclaiming wasteland, and taking three out of ten.
Some people criticize this statement, and some people agree with it.
What is criticized is nothing more than that Jiang Yang is rebellious and violates the national policy formulated by the sage, and what is in favor is that Jiang Yang is dedicated to the people, opening a warehouse for disaster relief, and seeking welfare for the people, which is a good official and a good strategy.
However, Jiang Yang didn't take them to heart.
His eyes swept over the counter, and he saw only a sturdy man, dark in his skin, but his eyes were bright.
Said casually: "Guest officer, you eat two taels of meat, as well as a little wine, a total of one tael and one penny, you can give one tael." ”
"Then thank you, boss."
"You're welcome, come often."
Jiang Yang found that this boss was very quick and very good at doing business, and Datang, who had no business environment here, learned how to attract repeat customers.
Then I went to observe the whole restaurant, the placement was very reasonable, not crowded, but also made the maximum use of the space, and placed more tables and chairs.
And the hygiene is also good, it looks very neat.
This boss is a talent.
Jiang Yang nodded, appreciating it very much, at this time, the food was also served, Jiang Yang took a look, and he really had no appetite.
In addition to the onions, ginger and garlic embellishments, it is bland, and it is naturally very unsuitable for Jiang Yang, who came from later generations without spicy and unhappy.
I tasted a plain bite and didn't cook much.
I poured a cup of wine and tasted it, the degree was small, just a little spicy, and there was no so-called wine aroma and stamina.
Shaking his head, Jiang Yang became more confident in his wine.
At this time, the sturdy man behind the counter saw Jiang Yang shaking his head, so he walked over with a pot of wine.
"This guest officer, I see you shaking your head frequently, is the food not to your taste?" The man asked with a smile.
Jiang Yang put down his chopsticks, how to say this meal, this era is like this, it belongs to the lack of materials and cannot be blamed on manpower.
Slowly spoke: "The food is okay, but the wine is a little insufficient." ”
"The guest officer laughed, not to mention anything else, our wine is very famous in Henan Province and Hebei Province."
Henan Province and Hebei Province were the administrative units of the Tang Dynasty, and the two sides were divided by the Yellow River.
Although Xiami County is very close to the Yellow River in Henan Province, the relationship between it and the two provinces is good.
"Many people have come to order this wine from our family, saying that it is good for the dignitaries and nobles in the capital to drink it."
"The whole Datang doesn't say anything else, our wine can rank in the top three."
Speaking of which, the sturdy man is very proud, after all, it is a family heirloom winemaking technique.
Jiang Yang could see it, so he took two bites of chopsticks and meat and said, "How about we make a bet like this?" ”
"What bet?" The sturdy man smiled, "You don't want to tell me that you can bring out a better drink than I have, right?" ”
"That's nature." Jiang Yang nodded and said, "I'll come here tomorrow at this time to show you my wine." ”
"Oh? So what is a bet? "The strong man is very confident, and his wine is a first-class wine.
Du Kang's famous wine may be a little better than his own, but what about the others? But that's it!
My own wine is ancestral, how can I not do it?
"Gamble? That's you, of course! Jiang Yang said with a smile: "If my wine is better than yours, you will follow me in the future, you can open a price plate for me in this restaurant, if my wine is not good, then I will give you 100,000 taels of silver at that time, what do you think?" ”
The sturdy man calculated that his restaurant was worth 10,000 taels of silver at best, and 100,000 taels of silver far exceeded.
Jiang Yang continued to excitedly: "How? Do you dare? Are you still not confident in your ancestral drink? ”
"Of course I believe it." The strong man slapped the table and said, "Bet, I'll wait for you here this time tomorrow." ”
"Okay, that's a deal." Jiang Yang nodded with a smile.
I also have my own plans for doing this, and now I am seriously understaffed.
Wang Tong is in charge of finance, Chen Zhiyong is in charge of public security, Wen Guan is to share government affairs for himself in the future, and Wang Chen on the other side is a secret pawn.
The two brothers of the Ma family, although Ma Feng can be responsible for building a new countryside, but Ma Yan has no peace for the time being.
However, with Jiang Yang's understanding of him, he should not be enough to help him support the overall business situation, so Jiang Yang set his sights on the owner of this restaurant.
After eating, Jiang Yang made a special trip to ask for a jar of wine to take away, which was enough for the market, and the strong man was still very angry about it.
Back at the county office, before Jiang Yang could gain a firm foothold, Wen Guan and a few people were ready to come over to report today's situation.
Yes, Jiang Yang saw that the matter of winemaking had to stay up late to catch up again.