Chapter 790: A Mountain of Wealth
Gu Shuo picked it up but couldn't recall where he had seen it before. He looked at it over and over again, and after a while he finally remembered: "Isn't this a wild fruit that grows on the hills of the barbarians? What is this thing used for?"
"They are good things and can be used to make food."
"Eat? I remember it seemed inedible." Gu Shuo said doubtfully as he put the fruit into his mouth. Suddenly, he tasted a bitter taste and frowned slightly. He raised his hand and drank a few sips of tea, but the tip of his tongue still felt a little bitter.
"It's too bitter. I can't eat it."
Ye Qianning hid a smile, took out an object from the space, and handed it over again: "Try this."
Gu Shuo picked it up and looked at the black thing in his hand with some hesitation. He took a tentative bite and found it was not bitter at all. Instead, it tasted smooth and sweet in his mouth.
Melt-in-the-mouth feeling.
"What...what is this?"
Ye Qianning did not answer, but stood up and walked to the table, poured a packet of brown powder into the cup, and then brewed it with boiling water. She knew that Gu Shuo preferred sweeter drinks.
So he added another piece of sugar in it, and then handed it over: "Dad Gu, try it."
Gu Shuo watched her actions and became more confused. He took the teacup. The tea was very hot, but a faint fragrance came into his nose, and the taste seemed a little burnt.
He stared at the dark tea in the cup and frowned slightly.
"Dad, don't worry, your daughter won't harm you." Ye Qianning laughed when she saw his bitter and resentful look.
"Qian Ning, why do I feel like this tea is fake?"
"Yes, a little, but it tastes good and has a refreshing effect."
Gu Shuo blew on it, took a sip and savored it carefully. It was a bit bitter at first, but the aftertaste was very fragrant. After trying a few sips, he gradually got used to it.
"What kind of tea is this?" he was surprised.
"This is called coffee. It's made from this fruit. Drinking a cup when you're sleepy is very refreshing." Ye Qianning picked up another fruit: "This is called cocoa fruit. The chocolate you just ate was made from this fruit."
"Coffee?" Gu Shuo didn't expect that the wild fruits grown in the barbarian area could be made into tea.
It felt bitter just now, but now there is a mellow aftertaste in the mouth, which is nice to savor carefully.
"It's a good thing after all. Cocoa nuts can be used to make many things. Barbarians are everywhere in the mountains. They are ready-made wealth."
The barbarian territory is vast, with cocoa beans and coffee trees growing on the deserted hills. Operating it is more profitable than selling animal fur.
Although Gu Shuo didn't quite understand things like cocoa fruit, the two he had just eaten were indeed good, and the fruits filled the fields...
He finally understood!
"Prince Nanyuan and the Chamber of Commerce are boycotting the Gu family's business, but if it's novel enough, the boycott is just in name only and won't affect sales at all."
resist--
Haha, new and novel things have always been the leading giants. If you want to resist, you have to come up with something better.
Gu Shuo glanced at the contract again: "You plan to buy cocoa beans and coffee... coffee beans at four copper coins per pound."
The word "coffee" sounds a bit strange.
"I've roughly calculated the price, and it's several times more than what they earn from hunting furs. After all, cocoa trees currently cost them nothing; they grow naturally. They make a huge amount of money every year, so the barbarians won't let such a good business go by."
Gu Shuo nodded, and suddenly thought of something: "You've only been back for less than two months, how could you know so much about the tribe?"
(End of this chapter)
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