Fantasy: Starting out as a gigolo, born a Confucian sage

"Well, Lord Shen is really quick-witted. It's good to talk to someone like you."

The middle-aged official flattered Shen Wuming, and seeing the impatience on Shen Wuming's face, he hurriedly talked about business.

"My Tiansheng Restaurant can be regarded as a sect of gourmets. Cooking is not just for making money, but also for cultivation."

"By cooking and getting customers' appreciation, we can also improve our cultivation."

"But today, many dishes have been developed by our predecessors, and we can only copy others."

"Lord Shen's beet sugar is unique and now popular throughout Zhongshan County. I believe you can also feel the improvement of gourmet cultivation."

"And Zhongshan County is just a county in Dingzhou, and Dingzhou is just one of the hundreds of states in my Han Dynasty."

"If it is promoted to the entire Han Dynasty, or even the Central Plains grassland, then your cultivation must be..."

The middle-aged official began to paint a pie in the sky for Shen Wuming, but Shen Wuming didn't buy it.

"You should be able to see that I major in Confucianism and Mohism, and don't care about the cultivation of the Food School."

"To be honest, I don't like your thing."

Shen Wuming shook his head. His current cultivation of the Food School has actually reached the second level.

But for him, it is useless.

Originally, he majored in Confucianism, but his cultivation of the Mohist School can also keep up. He is now thinking about dual cultivation.

But the cultivation of the Food School is difficult to evaluate. First, the progress is relatively slow, and second, it is not very useful.

"Uh..."

Feeling Shen Wuming's disdain, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and the chips he had originally thought of could not be opened at this time.

After pondering for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "Then, Sir, tell me what you need."

"As long as you can come up with the formula for beet sugar, we can negotiate any price."

"Silver, white silver!" Shen Wuming's thumb and index finger moved twice.

"What kind of cultivation is this? You can't fight, and you can't carry. I don't know why you want to cultivate."

"Uh... what the Lord said is right." The middle-aged official smiled bitterly, hesitated for a moment, and slowly showed two fingers.

But just a moment later, he hurriedly added one more, leaving three fingers in front of Shen Wuming.

"How much is this?"

"How much is it?" Shen Wuming was a little confused, "Just tell me, don't keep me in suspense."

"Yes, yes, yes." The middle-aged official hurriedly said: "30,000 taels of silver, what do you think?"

"I owe you this little bit?" Shen Wuming curled his lips in disdain. Just this little business?

He was still short of money.

But after staying with Cao Zhuyu for a long time, even the emperor's reward felt shabby, let alone this business.

The corner of the middle-aged official's mouth twitched. He didn't expect Shen Wuming to have such a big appetite.

Before coming here, he also did background checks. Shou Tinghou Mansion was considered a wealthy family, but there was not much cash flow.

Thirty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, and Shen Wuming was so disdainful.

At this moment, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Cao Zhuyu came up and smiled at the middle-aged man.

"Master Chen, you are a gourmet after all, why do you come to discuss this small business in person?"

"Let me tell you the number." Cao Zhuyu smiled and pointed a finger.

"Not a single copper coin, just 10% of your shares in Tiansheng Restaurant, what do you think?"

Shen Wuming looked at Cao Zhuyu in confusion. She seemed to want to cooperate with Tiansheng Restaurant?

But he still trusted Cao Zhuyu.

At this time, he didn't say much, and handed the right to speak to Cao Zhuyu.

After all, this young lady of the Cao family has received the true teachings of the business leader, and she will definitely not lose money in business.

The middle-aged official's expression froze, "Master Cao, are you kidding me?"

"You can listen to my conditions first." Cao Zhuyu smiled, "We will give you the beet sugar!"

"In addition, we will provide you with more than three innovative dishes that are no less than beet sugar every year."

"This..." The middle-aged official who was about to refuse, heard this and immediately fell into thought.

Cao Zhuyu did not urge, but looked at Shen Wuming, "Wuming, did you bring snacks?"

"I didn't bring any." Shen Wuming shook his head, then raised his chin and pointed at Pei Zian under the car.

"She must have."

Pei Zian, this greedy girl, will never let her mouth be empty at any time.

Especially after eating at Shoutinghou Mansion, she would pack a lot of snacks every day.

Cao Zhuyu nodded, then got off the car and said a few words to Pei Zian, who reluctantly took out a small food box from his sleeve.

"Remember to return it to me." Pei Zian reluctantly handed the small food box to Cao Zhuyu.

Cao Zhuyu nodded solemnly, "Of course, don't worry, I will double it back to you later."

"Okay, don't forget it." Pei Zian then let go of his hand and let Cao Zhuyu take the food box to the carriage.

Cao Zhuyu opened the food box, which contained candied haws, spicy strips and shaqi ma.

"Master Chen, try these things first, and then make a decision." Cao Zhuyu handed the snacks to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looked up and was surprised.

According to his experience in the food circle, these things are definitely delicious.

The faint fragrance in the air alone, although it has been stale, still makes people's mouths secrete saliva involuntarily.

He was not polite at this time, and hurriedly took a bite of the shaqi ma.

The slightly strange taste and the taste that exploded in the mouth immediately made him inhale a breath of cold air.

"What's this called?" The middle-aged member looked at Cao Zhuyu quickly, and Cao Zhuyu shook his head.

"No hurry, no rush, let's talk after eating."

The middle-aged member nodded, and then tasted the spicy strips and candied haws, each with a different taste.

Especially the taste that he had never seen before made him realize that this was definitely the first time this thing had appeared!

Only then did Cao Zhuyu introduce: "These things are all made by Lord Shen as snacks."

"As a gourmet expert, you should know the value of these things. 10% of the shares is not excessive."

The middle-aged member took a deep breath, causing the greenhouse effect in Beihan to intensify again.

"It's really not too much."

He said with a serious expression: "However, Tiansheng Restaurant has never given out any shares (shares) since its establishment!"

"I can't make a decision on this matter alone. I have to discuss it later."

"Okay." Cao Zhuyu smiled, and then handed over the snack box in his hand.

"Take these things back and give them to others to try. I think you will agree."

The middle-aged member was not polite and reached out to take it. Then he bowed his hands to Shen Wuming and Cao Zhuyu and said goodbye.

After he left, Shen Wuming looked at Cao Juyu beside him, "Master Cao, what are you..."

"Wu Ming, don't blame me for overstepping my bounds." Cao Zhuyu said coquettishly, holding his arm.

"Tian Sheng Restaurant is not as simple as you think. It's called a restaurant, but it's actually a fortune teller behind it."

The term "wind media" is a bit niche, but Shen Wuming knows that it is simply an intelligence organization.

With Cao Zhuyu's introduction, Shen Wuming also learned about the business of Tiansheng Restaurant.

Although they are all a group of gourmets, there are branches everywhere, which naturally has the advantage of being a source of information.

In addition, Yi Yin, the first ancestor of the gourmet family, was once the prime minister of the Yin and Shang Dynasties and assisted Shang Tang in bringing peace to the world.

Even with his disciple Shi Jia, he also penetrated into various places and gradually became a secret intelligence organization.

Later, although various schools were dispersed, this old profession grew bigger and bigger, like a network covering the earth.

After all, food is the most important thing for people. No matter where you are, you can't escape the eyes of gourmets.

"I see."

Shen Wuming nodded slightly, but he didn't think it was strange. This situation was actually not uncommon.

For example, the Freemasonry in the West in later generations was originally an association composed of a group of stonemasons.

Nowadays, the influence is different.

"So Wuming, do you understand why I want you to cooperate with them?"

Cao Zhuyu raised her head slightly and looked at Shen Wuming with a smile, "Do you have to reward me?"