When Song Che and Shen Wenjun rushed to the firm, the owners had already arrived, and the top three had already flaunted the picture screen.

Yang Song led the list with 17,000 taels, followed by Wang Ning with 12,000 taels, and Chen Rencai ranked third with 11,000 taels.

The fourth to thirty-sixth places were sold at least 3,000 taels.

The old man's face was calm, and he told his children to delay coming, and sat in the banquet without saying a word.

"Where is the young owner of the Shen family? The seven-day covenant is about to pass, and if it is not published in the silver book, it will be regarded as a waiver. The bookkeeper shouted.

"It's coming, it's coming." Song Che pulled Shen Wenjun, danced the silver book in his hand, and strode through the crowd.

"Oh? I thought you didn't get a penny, so you were embarrassed to show up. Chen Rencai laughed loudly.

Song Che didn't look at it, walked straight to the bookkeeper, and handed over the silver book: "Mr. read carefully." ”

The bookkeeper was careless, but when he opened the book, he only glanced at it, and was so shocked that he almost put it on his face, and he checked it back and forth three times before he looked at Song Che in disbelief: "Forty thousand and five hundred taels!" ”

The hall was silent at first, then there was a sigh, and finally there was a noisy discussion.

"More than 40,000 taels, how easy is it to sell wine?"

"Eighty percent of them are cheating, right? A dime of wine is only a few dozen yuan, and it sells for 10,000 taels of silver, but it can't be hundreds of thousands of jiaojiu? How can I get the seven-day period? ”

Chen Rencai was the most skeptical.

Song Che said loudly: "The signatures, names, handprints, and official seals of the owners of various wine shops and wineries in Yangzhou are all in the silver book, if you don't believe it, you can send someone to investigate." ”

"The official seals in the book are indeed from the official seals of each winery, this is ......" The bookkeeper glanced at Yang Wanfu.

The father and son of the Yang family are not very good-looking, but the court is public, and the official seal is thin, how can it be fake?

Yang Wanfu nodded.

Mr. Bookkeeper took a bamboo slip, wrote down the name and sales amount of Song Che of the Shen family, removed the third place, ran the second or third place, and hung it at the top of the list.

"Brother Shen, your son-in-law is so good, one person's wealth is worth ten people!" Most of the big proprietors are full of praise.

The old man's face suddenly turned red, straightened his chest, waved his hand and said: "My virtuous son-in-law, it is normal for him to make money every day, it is not surprising, hehehe......"

"I don't know what kind of means Song Shaodong used to sell such a huge amount of wine in just seven days?" Someone asked.

Song Che clenched his fists and said with a smile: "In fact, it is not difficult, this selection of merchants is based on the theme of 'food', it must be that the entrance is a dazzling product, the younger generation is not talented, when traveling abroad, he occasionally learned a secret recipe for wine-making from a farmer, and the wine brewed with this secret recipe is mellow and rich, sweet and strong aftertaste; ”

"Good!"

Yang Wanfu praised loudly, "Innovation is not easy, and it is even more rare to innovate in wine, and Song Xian's nephew deserves to win the first place today!" ”

Subsequently, Yang Wanfu commended the top three in public, and exchanged the amount on the silver book with the young owners.

Song Che won the first place, with a prize of 15,000 taels, plus 40,000 taels from selling wine, a total of 55,000 miles, real money and silver, full of two large boxes!

"This year's Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce is over, in order to thank you for coming from afar, we sincerely invite you to the banquet tonight, and Yang will bring wine to the river together to enjoy the night view of the south of the Yangtze River!"

"Good!"

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Because he only went to the banquet in the evening and got a lot of gold and silver, Song Che decided to move his belongings back to the inn first.

In the carriage, the old man sat on a box full of gold and silver, and patted Song Che on the shoulder: "The virtuous son-in-law really earned me enough face today......

Song Che smiled modestly, the so-called 'people live a face, trees live a skin', when people reach middle age, what do they fight for if they don't fight for face?

"By the way, Dad, what have you negotiated with the Chamber of Commerce in the past few days? Think of a way to get through the business road? Shen Wenjun asked.

Shen Tian shook his head and sighed: "The passing years are not good, the dynasty is not prosperous, and there is money but no power, what is the use?" A chamber of commerce can't afford to make a big splash, the world is going down, and it's good that we can protect our family business. ”

"Is there a change in the business world?" Shen Wenjun frowned and asked.

Shen Tian sighed again: "I heard from a few proprietors from Hangzhou that there are rogues along the coast of Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and many traders dare not take the sea route anymore, and they will be looted if they go out to the sea...... If Hangzhou is also in turmoil, how can Suzhou be peaceful?"

"Internal thieves and bandits are just that, but the rogue is an external trouble, don't the state road and water divisions take care of it?" Shen Wenjun was indignant.

Song Che said: "Unlike other ethnic groups, the Japanese are despicable and lowly in nature, and after burning, killing and looting, they will flee to the sea, which is like poisonous sores and difficult to remove; Moreover, there are tigers and wolves on the frontier, and the imperial court is estimated to have little energy to deal with the rogues. ”

Although the rogue is annoying, it is mostly a small fight, and it will not shake the country's foundation, but if the border is not guarded against foreign races, the country changes hands, and it is still unknown!

"Alas, in short, it's right to hoard more money and food at the moment, cleaning up the external troubles is the official family, our merchants can help if they can do their best, and if they can't help, they will live in peace, no matter how much money they make, they can't bring it into the soil, life is the most important!"

Although the old man's words are so righteous, the butt sitting on the cash box does not move half a point.

Shen Wenjun frowned, lifted the curtain and looked out the window, his eyes were infinitely melancholy.

Song Che knew very well that in the ancient "Shinong, industrial and commercial" class ranking, the status of merchants was not high, and there were only a handful of things that could be changed, or in other words, rich merchants were often the primary objects of consideration for bandits and thieves, and the more chaotic the world, the more unfavorable it was to businessmen.

"Father-in-law, I often hear that there are water thieves in the rivers, if there is nothing to do today, then the cruise dinner will not go, right?" Song Che proposed.

Shen Tian immediately refused: "Then how can it be done, the Chamber of Commerce has a few days of food and lodging, as well as the bottom money of the business selection conference, are all from the Yang firm, and today President Yang specially invited, if you don't go, it will be rude." ”

Song Che said no more.

Return to the inn.

Shen Tong's father and son ran out from afar to greet them, helping to carry things, and asking for warmth in the cold, with endless courtesy.

After lunch.

Song Che took the pen and paper and returned to the study to write down the method of making distilled spirits.

Shen Wenjun added fragrance to his red sleeves, carefully grinding ink on the side, and whispered from time to time: "I think selling wine is much more profitable than selling cloth." ”

Song Che smiled: "But it can't last." ”

Shen Wenjun was puzzled: "Why?" ”

Song Che dipped it in ink, "Distillation is a very common skill, it will soon be mastered, and then the major distilleries will learn to distill and purify, our wine is processed by using other people's lees, and the real brewing skills are far inferior to those time-honored brands." ”

Shen Wenjun said with a smile: "That's still a good way to sell cloth." ”

Song Che said: "Selling wine and cloth, I want both." ”

Shen Wenjun was puzzled: "Our Shen family is so busy with just a few workshops, do you still want to open a winery?" ”

"Who said I'm going to open a brewery?"

"It's clear that you just said it yourself."

"Hehehe......" Song Che just shook his head.

Shen Wenjun snorted lightly: "What are you laughing at?" You are like those poor pedants, who always like to talk halfway, so they are mysterious, and they are not good at all. ”

"Don't worry, ma'am, someone will come later-"

"Da Da Da!"

There was a knock on the door.

"Sister, brother-in-law, but are you taking a break during your lunch break?" Shen Fang greeted softly outside the door.

"Look, isn't this coming?" Song Che smiled and responded, "Uncle, please come in." ”

Shen Fang pushed the door in, bowed his head, rubbed his hands and smiled, full of flattery: "Hey, hey, hey......"

Shen Wenjun narrowed his apricot eyes slightly, poured a cup of herbal tea, handed it to Shen Fang and asked, "Second brother visited at noon, what happened?" ”

Shen Fang hesitated for a long time before he sighed: "Sister, you also know that the inn business has not been very good, and now the world is becoming more and more chaotic, and the business is even more difficult......

Song Che raised his head and asked, "Borrow money?" ”

"No, no, no!" Shen Fang hurriedly shook his head, "This ...... Isn't it that you are about to leave Yangzhou, to reminisce about the past, to reminisce about the old ......"

Shen Wenjun said: "Our Shen family is already withered, and the sky is different, so we should talk about the old days...... But the second brother and uncle, if they are not in difficulty on weekdays, they are reluctant to come to Suzhou to walk around. ”

Shen Fang smiled bitterly and sighed: "Alas! Tell the truth, this year's second brother and I should have married, the girl is the daughter of Zhang's shoe connoisseur in the west of the city, this marriage date has to be decided, but the other party suddenly asked for 30,000 taels for the bride price, the inn loses money every year, I can't make ends meet, where can I afford this money, so I ruined this marriage......"

It turns out that high-priced bride price has been prevalent in ancient times!

The more Shen Fang spoke, the more bitter he became, and he secretly wiped his tears: "Poor second brother, I am twenty-three this year, and I still have no luck in finding a lover, and it is really ...... to see my sister and brother-in-law in love with each other It's really sad! ”

Song Che rolled his eyes in his heart, the Shen family is really withered, and finally there is a leader who is so cowardly, and the dignified old man is crying in front of his younger siblings......

Shen Wenjun was disgusted and helpless, and said: "As the only male in the Shen family, the second brother is also a good thing to strengthen the family by starting a family...... It shouldn't be difficult. ”

"No, no, no, my brother and sister misunderstood what I meant," Shen Fang hurriedly said: "Even if you can get together the bride price, it will be difficult to do business in the future, and you won't be able to support the family business...... The so-called 'it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish', this and this ......"

"Hahaha......" Song Che looked up and laughed.

"Brother-in-law, do you think my uncle is ridiculous?" Shen Fang asked with tears in his eyes.

"Don't dare...... Uncle's thoughts, the younger brother already knows," Song Che put down the pen, picked up the booklet and said with a smile: "This is the recipe for distilled liquor, I was intending to give it to my uncle, but my uncle opened it himself." ”

Shen Fang's eyes lit up, and he reached out to fetch it: "Really? ”

"Hey," Song Che leaned back, "but before that, I still have one condition, which needs to be agreed by my uncle." ”

Shen Fang immediately patted his chest: "Brother-in-law said, as long as my uncle can do it, he can do anything!" ”

Song Che waved his hand, "There's no need for my uncle to do anything, it's just that after this recipe is given to you, no matter how much money is sold, I will take 30% of the profit, can my uncle agree?" ”

Shen Fang's eyes rolled twice, and he nodded solemnly: "It should be, it should be!" ”

"There is no evidence for empty words, and the deed is proof." Song Che opened another booklet, handed over the brush, and clicked on the payment place: "In duplicate, I am Party A, you are Party B, the name of the payment, and the fingerprint, this transaction will be considered completed." ”

Shen Fang was also refreshed, took the brush and wrote down his name and pressed his fingerprint.

Only then did Song Che hand the formula to Shen Fang, and advised: "This is the most primitive formula, if my uncle wants to make a profit for a long time, he must continue to innovate." ”

Shen Fang should be again and again.

Song Che handed over the deed booklet: "The number of reservations made by the restaurant this morning, I bother my uncle to help me catch up with the work and do business, one is born, and the second is ripe, as long as it is maintained well, repurchase orders are indispensable." ”

"Thank you brother-in-law for your advice, I'll do it!"

Shen Fang smiled and walked out of the door with the booklet.

Shen Wenjun went to close the door, turned back and said, "If it were me, I wouldn't be at ease to hand over this business to the second brother, he was very stupid." ”

Song Che said with a smile: "Selling wine is only one of them, using wine to drive the flow of customers is the second, let's take profits from it is the third, he earns me too, he loses me and I don't lose, the fertilizer does not flow into the fields of outsiders, I not only earn silver, but also sell favors, why not?" ”

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