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Huang Sanlie's words conveyed several meanings to Li Chenan

First, as the grain supplier of this peach blossom brew, Cai Zhengyao is very likely to encounter difficulties in the purchase of autumn grain.

If Cai Zhengyao can't buy food, if the food in the entire Guangling City is monopolized by Shen Qianshan, then Li Chen'an's winemaking workshop will face a situation where there is no food available.

Second, the marriage between the Huo family and the Cao family in Pingjiang City will be even more powerful. After all, the old lady of the Cao family was once the emperor's nanny. The position in the heart is very important.

Thirdly, if the Huo family marries with the Shen family, they will be able to control the grain market in Guangling City through the Shen family.

Of course, his family's Guangling powder has sufficient raw materials, and the rest of the big and small wine merchants will all act according to the face of the Huo family.

Li Chenan frowned slightly, his hands were placed on the stone table, his middle finger and index finger were tapping rhythmically, and then suddenly stopped.

"Old Huang, where are the people you left behind in Yanqiu Mountain?"

Huang Sanlie looked at Li Chenan three times, stroked his long beard and smiled, "Shuzhou... How do you plan to break the situation without those people from me?"

"There are a lot of bandits in our Ning country, and I don't think I'm one of them. I'll rob Shen Qianshan's food."

"Then why not use this strategy?"

"Because I want Shen Qianshan to buy the highest priced grain, and then go grab him!"

"So you will let Cai Zhengyao still go to various places in the south of the Yangtze River to collect grain in order to raise the price of grain?"

"Yes, I need your people to quietly send food here from Shuzhou."

"However, the grain of Shu land will be ready in August. If it is purchased from various places and then transported to Guangling City, it will take three months from start to finish even if it is by water. If Cai Zhengyao falls in the south of the Yangtze River in these three months... this wine making workshop How do you spend those three months?"

Li Chenan grinned, "That's why I'm planning to sink Qianshan's granary right now."

Huang Sanlie also laughed, he took a sip of the tea cup, Li Chenan asked curiously, "Old Huang, why did you get your people from outside the pass to Shuzhou?"

"Not what I meant?"

"Who do you mean?"

"Madam Fan."

Li Chenan was startled, Mrs. Fan asked Huang Sanlie's gang of bandits to go to Shuzhou, what does that mean?

"Shuzhou is a good place!"

"Although the road to Shu is difficult, there are advantages and disadvantages. It is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!"

"It's very far from Kyoto, so the emperor didn't pay much attention to that place, and the court neglected to manage it."

"That place is rich in products and has unique natural conditions, but it is surrounded by mountains, filled with miasma, and there are many tribes in it, and they are extremely warlike, so Shu Prefecture is not peaceful."

Li Chenan asked, "Then what are your people doing there?"

"Oh, just subdued a few tribes and continued to be bandits."

"...Good job, I will leave it to you to buy food from Shu!"

"good!"

After a pause, Huang Sanlie looked at Li Chen'an again and said, "I thought we could build a winemaking workshop in Shuzhou. Shu people are also good at wine, so the young master's wine will definitely sell well."

"It's up to you, I really don't have that much energy."

"Okay, but let's talk about it first, the third lady also takes 50% of the profit from the wine in Shuzhou."

"My people account for 20%, and you account for 30%."

"how?"

Of course Li Chen'an has no objection, he is unable to develop the market in Shuzhou by himself, besides, isn't Miss San's also his?

As for Huang Sanlie's people, they have to account for 20%, and if those people are willing to contribute, of course they will be rewarded.

"make a deal!"

"Okay, then I'll do it according to what I mean. When are you going to launch the peach blossom wine in our Guangling City?"

"Three days later, it will be the eighth day of June."

"The two shops in the West Market and the East Market are ready, but the price of this peach blossom wine... Are you really going to sell it for three hundred and fifty yuan a catty?"

Li Chenan nodded, "Guangling Bulk sells 250 Wen a catty, Jingdu Ruilu sells it for 350 Wen a catty, our peach blossom wine is better than Ruilu, it also sells for 350 Wen a catty, although It is one hundred Wen more expensive than Guangling San, you believe me, those drinkers are willing to spend this one hundred Wen more."

"We are planning small profits but quick sales. In fact, you know the benefits. As long as the sales are open, there will be a steady stream of money coming back!"

"...What if the price of Guangling powder is reduced?"

"Then let's lower the price too, and keep it 50 to 100 yuan more expensive than it!"

"good."

"How much alcohol can you drink in a day now?"

"Today it has reached 1,000 jin! After the other two workshops are put into operation, the daily output should be around 5,000 jin."

"How long can the food last?"

"Cai Zhengyao said that the autumn grain can be guaranteed."

"You ask Cai Zhengyao to transport all the grain in his grain storage to our workshop to prevent any changes."

"...good!"

Huang Sanlie stood up, "I'll send someone to do it right away!"

Huang Sanlie left, Li Chenan thought for a moment and got up to go to Peach Blossom Villa.

Wu Xichen was sitting under the gazebo in the front yard. Seeing him coming, he handed over a letter

"Miss San's letter is for you."

Li Chenan looked at the beautiful small script with hairpin flowers on the envelope, showed a smile, and carefully put the letter into his arms, "Old Huang, go, go home!"

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Shen Mansion.

Shen Qianshan's study.

The fire of the tea stove on the coffee table in the study has been extinguished, and the water in the teapot on the tea stove is cold.

The atmosphere here was a bit dull, so that Shen Qianshan felt a little hot.

Sitting opposite him was Huo Xi, the head of the Huo family.

Huo Xi held a stick of dry tobacco in his mouth, and the tobacco leaves in the bowl had been burned out. He didn't shake off the ash in the bowl, but looked at Shen Qianshan indifferently.

"That's not what the old man meant!"

Huo Xi sat up straight, and said, "Shufan's father sent a letter. This is an accident. Of course, this is good news for Shufan and our Huo family. It's just...it's just that Patriarch Shen needs some time to get used to it."

"Baiyang said in the letter that the last time Shufan went to the capital, the daughter of Lady Li, the Sixth Princess, is interested in Shufan and intends to recruit Shufan as a son-in-law."

"You know this. Originally, this son-in-law was not allowed to take concubines, but Baiyang also knew that Shufan and Lingqianjin had a long-standing friendship, so Baiyang begged His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness visited Li for this matter. Concubine."

"Of course Concubine Li does not agree with this, but His Highness the Crown Prince begged His Majesty later, and His Majesty then made an exception and allowed Shu Fanna to be a concubine!"

"Patriarch Shen, this is the end of the old man's words. Your family Qiaodie became Shufan's concubine... This did not treat her badly!"

Huo Xi stood up and waved to Huo Chuanming who was sitting beside him, "If the Shen family feels wronged, then this matter will be over."

He took two steps towards the door, and said again, "Don't forget that Lingqianjin was once engaged to be married, and now although she has withdrawn the marriage contract...but her reputation is not so flawless after all."

He walked to the door and left another sentence, "Shufan will set off for the capital to meet Concubine Li in three days' time...so for Ling Qianjin's matter, in just these two days, Patriarch Shen will call this old man!"

He left with Huo Chuanming, and a person walked out from behind the screen.

She is Shen Qiaodie.

She has pear blossoms with rain.

She looked at Shen Qianshan and swallowed, "Father, my daughter agrees!"