When the soy sauce was first produced at the end of January, Chen Zhen had his servants deliver some to the Shen family and his grandmother's uncle's family, and told them how to use it.
Before Shen Zhen developed soy sauce, most of the food in Dongli Kingdom was colored with soybean paste, herbs or plant pigments. Although these pigments could make the food look better, they were not as versatile as soy sauce and could not add flavor to the food.
After listening to Chen Zhen's words, Uncle Wang nodded in agreement. The soy sauce is indeed useful. Recently, he has been adding some when cooking at home. Not only does it look good, it also tastes delicious.
Therefore, Uncle Wang thought that perhaps, as Chen Zhen said, forming a caravan to sell these seasonings outside could be a way to make money. After all, the goods are already available, and they can also be taught sales methods. Maybe they can really make a lot of money from this.
So Uncle Wang decided to go back and tell Village Chief Wang about this matter. As for whether to do it or not, it was up to his own choice.
After talking about this, Mr. Wang suggested that he wanted to go and see the rice transplanter made by He Jinshu, and talk to him about how he developed it, so everyone moved to the backyard.
After listening to He Jinshu's explanation, Master Wang praised him highly and then asked him, "Jinshu, would you be willing to give me a copy of this blueprint? I would like to explain it in class."
Master Wang felt that he should promote such a good thing. Not only should he help explain it in class, but he should also introduce it to the teachers in the town's academy and let them explain it to the students. This is a good thing that benefits the people's livelihood and deserves to be known by more people.
"Of course I'm willing," He Jinshu said. "Students have limited influence, so it would be great if teachers could help spread the word. If possible, it would be best if Linshe County, and even all the rice-growing areas in Dongli Country, could know about and even use this rice transplanter. This would help ease the burden on many people."
"Okay, okay." Master Wang stroked his beard and said with satisfaction, "Jinshu really has a broad mind. Don't worry, I will do my best to help you promote it."
Upon hearing this, He Jinshu bowed to Master Wang and said respectfully, "Thank you, teacher."
After watching this, it was almost dark, and the relatives and friends who came to the banquet were ready to leave. Chen Chen asked the servants to give them some return gifts that he had prepared in advance, and then sent them away.
A few days later, a group of people from Wangji Village came to Wujia Village to discuss the matter of getting the goods.
Uncle Wang went back and told the village chief about this matter and explained the pros and cons to him. After thinking it over again and again and discussing it with the villagers, Village Chief Wang decided to give it a try. Although there were risks, they would make money if they overcame the risks, which was better than doing nothing and remaining poor.
Besides, look at Wujia Village, which was originally the poorest. Now they have roads built and their lives are getting better and better. If their village doesn’t find ways to make some money, the gap will only get bigger and bigger.
Chen Chen looked at Wang Zhengkun who had come with him and asked curiously, "Brother Kun, are you going too?"
"Yes, I want to go out and see the world and earn some more money for my family." Wang Zhengkun said with a smile.
"The journey there is still somewhat dangerous. Does Goff agree with you going?"
"They really don't want me to go, but I want to go out and try my luck. I think if I do this well, I can make a lot of money."
After hearing this, Chen Zhen nodded and said, "If you can carve out a path for yourself, you can definitely make money. If I didn't have a child, I'd also like to go out and have some fun. Be careful when you go out. If something happens, saving your life is the most important thing."
When Wang Zhengkun heard this, he said, "Don't worry, we're going with a businessman this time. He's familiar with some of the routes we've taken, so there's no danger."
After hearing this, Chen Zhen said nothing more. He followed the usual procedure to get the seasoning for them and then signed the contract.
After sending the person away, Chen Zhen took his things and went into the study.
He Jinshu and Li Mo were chatting in the study. When they saw Chen Chen come in, Li Mo said to Chen Chen, "There are already quite a lot of chickens and ducks on the mountain. Should we open a shop in town to sell these poultry?"
In addition to the batch of chickens and ducks purchased earlier, many more were hatched on the mountain later. However, the egg production rate of chickens and ducks generally decreases year by year, so they cannot keep these chickens and ducks all the time. Not only does it increase costs, but it also takes up space.
Moreover, not all the hatched chickens and ducks are hens, some are roosters and ducks. These chickens and ducks can be eaten directly after raising them for a few months, so they must be sold early.
As Chen Zhen handed the collected accounts to He Jinshu, he said to Li Mo, "If we take them all to the town to sell, will we be able to sell them all?"
They have quite a few chickens and ducks now, probably hundreds, right? They'll definitely have to hatch them later, after all, the preserved eggs are selling pretty well.
"We'll sell as much as we can. We can't keep them in the mountains forever," said Li Mo.
After hearing this, Chen Chen thought for a moment and said, "How about we open a shop in town? We could specialize in selling roast duck, beggar's chicken, and salted duck. We could also make an old duck vermicelli soup and a mushroom chicken soup. That way, we could produce and sell our own food."
After hearing this, Li Mo said, "Since you want to open a store, why not just open a restaurant? Didn't you say before that you would have a lot of dishes? This way, we can not only sell chicken and duck, but also increase the sales of our seasonings."
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