The brown sugar was sent to Sang Yu's hands, and Huo Guang was forced to be a warm man.

Huo Guang felt that sugarcane was a project that could be carried out, salt was a must, so the imperial court had to control it in the end, salt had been the weight of taxation since ancient times, but sugar was not, sugar was an improved product, allowing people to get a sweet taste, and the war of sweetness would always be accompanied by huge benefits.

You must know that after the Ming Dynasty obtained the sugar making technology of white sugar in history, white sugar was exported as a luxury product, and only the royal families and nobles of overseas countries could enjoy it.

And sugar is basically a unique business now, because its entry threshold is still not high, so it still has to occupy the market as soon as possible.

On this day, Ah Hao returned home, Huo Guang pulled him aside and asked, "Ah Hao, you are from Lingnan." ”

"Yes."

"Is there sugarcane over there in Lingnan?"

Ah Hao nodded, the Lingnan generation has a hot weather and many fruits.

From a modern point of view, the Lingnan generation is a very good place, and the southern coastal areas are also important economic towns, but this is not the case in ancient times when science and technology were not developed.

You can often see in the TV series that Lingnan is assigned, and only if you commit a crime, you will be assigned here.

Because although there are many fruits and plants in this area, the hot and humid weather also makes this area a lot of mosquitoes, people are also prone to illness, and moisture is easy to lose quickly with sweat, and the previous houses are not as air-conditioned as modern times.

Before the invention of herbal tea, no Cantonese could resist the heat.

"Ah Hao, now I have some things, I may have to ask you to help me go to Lingnan, maybe I may also have to go to Southeast Asia, that is, the Jiaozhi generation further south of Lingnan."

Ah Hao was a little surprised, it was rare to see him have such a big mood swing, it looked like he definitely didn't want to go, he escaped from there, Huo Guang didn't know what happened to him, but obviously he didn't want to go there.

"Boss, you say, what do you need me to do?"

"If you don't want to go, you can just say it, I won't force it."

"No, I said, if you follow the owner, you will follow the owner, and I will go wherever the owner tells me to go."

Ah Hao is still a little stunned but very sincere.

Huo Guang patted Ah Hao's shoulder and said: "I want you to go to Southeast Asia to help me find a source, this kind of sugarcane is too small, and the sweetness is not enough, I want you to go over there to find the best quality sugarcane species, of course, you can also plant there first, the environment over there is more suitable for the growth of sugarcane." ”

Because of the existence of the national highway, Huo Guang is also confident that he can transport the sugarcane from there, or directly transport the brown sugar after being produced there.

Now it is necessary to find a good variety of sugarcane and then plant it on a large scale, so as to reduce the price of raw materials, if the current price of sugarcane, then the profit margin is not high enough.

If you want to do it, you have to do that profitable business.

"Okay, when am I leaving?" Hao's answer was very simple.

Huo Guang thought for a while and said: "As soon as possible, you can bring the horseshoe gold that Sang Jin gave before and the money you earned in the shop these days, all as your entanglement, don't be aggrieved when you eat and drink on the road, I will buy you another horse." ”

Just do it, Huo Guang took Ah Hao to buy a horse, and the coils on the road were ready, almost all the money on his body was given to Ah Hao, and even squeezed out some of the money he borrowed from the Sang family from Huo Zhongru.

"Owner, so much money is too much."

"It's good if you don't show it, you still have to be secure when the road is far away, and you have to bring this knife, these knives of the county officials of Xiahe County, when you go outside, you will say that they are officers and soldiers of Xiahe County, and I will ask my father to temporarily add you to the county officials, at least have an identity."

Ah Hao didn't have any extra nonsense, as long as he knew what Huo Guang wanted him to do, he would do it.

Huo Guang sent Ah Hao out of the city gate that day, preparing to go all the way south to find sugar cane.

"Ah Hao, when you go out, safety first, no matter what the final result is, send more letters, and come back early if you run out of money." In this era, such a trek through mountains and rivers is not a modern time to get on an airplane and a train and sleep.

Ah Hao said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will complete the task." ”

After saying that, Ahao rode away on horseback.

Looking at Ah Hao's back, Huo Zhongru said with some distress about the money: "You gave him all the money, aren't you afraid that he won't come back?" ”

"Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people, although I haven't known Ah Hao for much time, but I think he can be trusted, if he rolls up the money and runs away, then when I have no vision and see the wrong person, I admit it, and the horseshoe gold is Ah Hao."

"In addition to the horseshoe gold, you have also given nearly 10,000 yuan, and you can find a place to live for a lifetime with this money."

Huo Guang looked at Huo Zhongru: "Speaking of this matter, I haven't asked yet, what are you and the Sang family doing when you borrow so much money?" ”

Huo Zhongru said with a little weakness: "Anyway, the Sang family doesn't charge me interest, so I borrowed a little more." ”

"Father, you have to change your concept of consumption, otherwise our family won't be able to save money."

"What are you saving money for? If you have money, you will spend it, and it is useless to keep it, and it will be good to spend it happily. ”

Huo Guang was helpless, Huo Zhongru's consumption concept was too advanced, and he really couldn't endure hardship.

Back at home, Huo Guang pulled Huo Zhongru and sat down: "Father, in this way, there will be a limit on the monthly expenses of the family in the future, and you can't borrow money at will, or spend a large amount of money indiscriminately." ”

Huo Zhongru glanced at Huo Guang dissatisfiedly: "You stand up." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Stand up."

Huo Guang had to stand up first.

"Stand in the corner of the wall and stand for an hour, who allowed you to talk to your father like this, reflect on it." Huo Zhongru directly opposed the first army, and Huo Guang reluctantly understood that reasoning would not make sense.

Huo Guang said bitterly: "Father, it's not good for our family to save some money, the cost is too big." ”

"What are you afraid of, the money of the Sang family's salt shop will not be used if it is divided, and the rent of the shop's land will also be a sum of money at that time, and my father will also deduct and search."

Huo Guang sighed helplessly: "Father, the money is saved." ”

"Fart, life is a great luck, fortune arrives when money comes, how much money can you save if you don't have luck? Now that our family's fortune is up, we have to spend money, the more we spend, the more we earn, and the less we spend, the luck is gone. ”

"Father, what kind of crooked reasoning are you?"

When the father and son were arguing, the maid came to report: "Son, there is a person named Li Si outside looking for you." ”

"Li Si?" Huo Guang remembered that this was the carpenter who had decorated the salt shop for him before.

At this time, Li Sizheng was standing timidly at the door, as a carpenter, he saw that Huo Guang's salt shop was getting better and better, and his heart was still a little moved, so he came to the door.

"Huo Gongzi." Li Si saw Huo Guang saluting respectfully.

"Come on, come in, come in."

Huo Guangzheng was worried that Ah Hao was gone, and no one took care of the daily sales of the salt shop, so someone recommended himself to come to the door.