A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"A guest came today." Wu Mei helped Gu Qing take the coat, "This guest is from the Li family in Zhao County."

"What are they here for?" Gu Qing also sat down in doubt.

"It's because of their coal and stone business." Wu Mei said, "Zhao Jun has a lot of background, and I have no idea. I just know the stakes. We can't afford to offend the Li family of Zhao Jun. Let's talk about this The relationship between the Li family of Zhao County and Sister Yue is so secretive, there are some things that I cannot agree to."

"The Li family in Zhaojun." Gu Qing smiled, "They came here for the coal business?"

"Yes." Wu Mei nodded.

"Paper can't contain fire after all." Gu Qing said to Fan Jian, "You ask Zhang Jie to check the roster of our workshop personnel again, especially those guys who make coal stoves. I think the eyeliner of the Li family in Zhaojun It must have gotten in."

"The little one will do it." Fan Jian replied.

"Also!" Gu Qing said again, "Find out that eyeliner and don't do anything, first put him under house arrest and take good care of him."

"Yes!" Fan Jian left.

Wu Mei looked at the past worriedly, "Could it be..."

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious." Gu Qing said to Wu Mei with a smile, "Actually, a little rumor has leaked out. It seems that there is no need to wait any longer. The auction can start this time. Someone is bound to win our coal stove."

"I understand." Wu Mei smiled and poured Gu Qing a cup of hot tea, "Husband, do you want to sell the coal stove to the Li family in Zhaojun?"

"Of course." Gu Qing smiled triumphantly, "Girl, tell me how much money this Li family in Zhao County has."

"It should be very rich." Wu Mei also said.

……

A few days later, Gu Qing's invitation was finally sent out, and the dignitaries in Chang'an did not spare any of them, and even bought a lot of paper with a lot of money to distribute leaflets on the streets of Chang'an. Three days later, an auction meeting was held outside the academy.

Sure enough, an eyeliner of the Li family in Zhaojun was found out in the workshop. It is not considered an eyeliner, but he has some connection with the Li family in Zhaojun. He is also a member of the coal stove, and he passed the news to The Li family in Zhaojun caught the eyeliner, but put him under house arrest and hid him very low-key.

The Li family in Zhaojun never received any news about this eyeliner. Sitting in the post house, Li Ran knew that this eyeliner had been found out. It was Wu Mei who received him when he went to the Gu family. This woman is impeccable when she speaks.

Today, the village is full of people. There are hundreds of merchants who come here from all over Guanzhong. There is a huge stand in front of the academy, where the auction will be held. Only those who have received invitations can enter here. The merchants, Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda handed over the invitations and walked into the venue, looking at the new venue around them, with chairs stretching from bottom to top on the stairs all the way to the entrance and exit.

Seeing Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda were also seated, it turned out that the chairs had their names on them.

With the sound of a gong, the auction was about to begin. Gu Qing walked up to the stands and looked at the audience, and said to Xu Jingzong beside him, "Distribute the jelly."

Xu Jingzong nodded, and then motioned for those who were ready to distribute the jelly.

Bowls of jelly were delivered to the merchants who came to the auction. Gu Qing looked at them and said, "This thing is called jelly, and it is a kind of food. Why don't you try it? This is the first secret recipe to be auctioned today!"

It's the first time I eat food with this kind of texture, and there are some dried fruit particles in the jelly.

There was a lot of discussion about this novel taste, and this translucent jelly couldn't tell what it was made of, but it was indeed a very good snack.

Li Ran from the Li family in Zhao County looked at the jelly, not interested in eating it at all, but only cared about when Gu Qing would auction off the secret recipe of the coal stove, stared sharply at the young man standing on the stand, and waited.

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, Gu Qing immediately said, "Everyone has tasted the taste, this food is now my Gu family's unique secret recipe, everyone can rest assured that the production cost will not exceed ten cents, once it is sold, my Gu family will never participate Among them, the starting price of the business is [-] yuan!"

Chapter 293 Desire to Win

One thousand strings?The audience began to discuss again, the auction reserve price of a jelly is [-] guan, all the people here are sensible people, they speculate in their hearts whether the jelly is worth [-] guan, if it is not worth [-] guan, it is not a loss-making transaction .

"One thousand and one consistent!" A merchant immediately called out the price.

"Okay!" Gu Qing nodded, "This shopkeeper's one thousand and one consistent, is there a higher one?"

Some of them speculated that if the secret recipe was leaked, it would be a loss.

Gu Qing said again, "I know everyone's scruples, but everyone knows that the first bite of a chicken drumstick is always the fattest, the second person may eat a little thinner, and the third person may leave some minced meat. If four people eat it, only the bones are left, no matter whether the secret recipe will be leaked or not, the first person will always eat the most."

After careful consideration, what Gu Qing said is not unreasonable, jelly is a new kind of food, if it is a pre-emptive strike, it can indeed make a fortune, and the secret recipe can be resold after falling into his own hands.

"I offer two thousand guan!" An old businessman said.

"Two thousand five hundred!" Someone said again.

"Five thousand!" Someone in the venue shouted.

Cheng Yaojin took a deep breath, "My dear, did you sell it for [-] yuan all of a sudden?"

The merchants present also began to discuss, and Niu Jinda whispered, "Didn't you see it? There is no food like jelly in the palace. Do you know what this means?"

There was also a businessman sitting behind Niu Jinda, who happened to hear what Niu Jinda said, and immediately said loudly, "I'll give you [-] guan!"

The audience gasped and looked at the person who called out the price. The discussion became louder and louder. Gu Qing smiled, "One time for [-] guan! [-] guan..."

"Fifteen thousand!" Someone said loudly.

Qin Qiong, who was sitting on the side, smiled, "It seems that there are many people who understand, so what if the children of merchants can enter the palace and disperse thousands of people, even if they are a cook in the palace, it is much better to be a merchant, and walk close to the emperor The road to the gentry is much easier, as long as you can enter the palace for His Majesty to see, or directly dedicate it to the palace..."

"Twenty thousand!" Someone shouted.

"One time for [-] rounds! Twice for [-] rounds." Gu Qing looked at the crowd and paused for a long time before speaking, "Three times for [-] rounds, a deal!"

"Good boy!" Cheng Yaojin exclaimed, "Gu Qing can sell thousands of dollars with just one secret recipe."

"Hehehe..." Niu Jinda also laughed dryly, "Your Cheng family has obtained Gu Qing's secret recipe for spirits, and has earned more than ten thousand yuan."

"Ahem..." Cheng Yaojin said awkwardly, "Your Lao Niu's tea business has always been good."

Gu Qing asked Xu Jingzong who was beside him to sign a contract with the person who bought the secret recipe of jelly, and asked the attendants at the side to bring red bricks and hand them over to all the merchants present.

Just as everyone was curious about red bricks, Gu Qing said, "Everyone, this is a new kind of brick, which is different from ordinary mud bricks. It is lighter and cheaper to make, and it is fired very quickly. More importantly, It's still solid."

Some businessmen immediately started experimenting, smashing the red bricks on the ground, and instead of breaking the bricks, some gravel was smashed out, and a corner was broken, and the weight was even. Many of these businessmen also made bricks Those in the tile business immediately understood the greatness of this kind of masonry. If this kind of masonry is popularized, the price of mud bricks will definitely drop. I calculated in my heart that if this brick falls into the hands of my peers, it will definitely hit my business. .

"The starting price..." Gu Qing was about to make a decision.

"I pay [-] guan!" A brick and tile merchant said immediately.

"Okay, the starting price is [-] guan!" Gu Qing was secretly happy. He originally wanted to bid a low price of [-] guan, but he didn't expect that there are people who know the goods. This kind of red brick is much better than the mud brick that is heavy at one end and light at the other. Much more, and easier to make.

"Twenty thousand guan!" Another brick and tile merchant showed no sign of weakness.

Whoever gets the red brick can suppress other people's business. The first bite is always the fattest. This sentence has been echoing in their hearts. Whoever can get this secret recipe can win half of the brick and tile business. This is different from jelly!Jelly is a new food, and people may get tired of eating it, but bricks and tiles are different. People always have to build houses. Bricks and tiles are a kind of consumables, and the amount of consumption has always been not small. Use better quality red bricks to compete for your own business, on the contrary, whoever gets this first can get the knife first.

"Thirty thousand!" Someone shouted.

"Forty thousand!"

……

"Fifty thousand!"