The ten large-scale pig farms began their intensive preparation work. Although the project was huge, as the Earl of Lantian County, it was quite easy to gather manpower.
He believed that it would be completed in less than ten days. At the same time, he would send people to the neighboring counties to purchase piggies and raise them using scientific methods. They should be ready for sale before the new year.
After Li Er left that day, he sent the Imperial Army to the Lantian Manor to transport the potatoes away. Qin Shoucai was shocked by the black mass of Imperial Army soldiers outside the manor.
When he found out that they were only here to move the potatoes, he was relieved. He organized people to move the potatoes to the warehouse while gathering the farmers who had planted the potatoes for Qin Manor and handing them over to Second Emperor Li.
Li Er even ordered people to clear out thousands of acres of fertile land overnight. Within two days, they were all planted, waiting for the autumn harvest.
Of course, Qin Feng had also told Li Er that he had missed the best planting time for potatoes at this time. It would affect the yield, but compared to the yield of other crops, it was still far greater.
In order to make up for the losses, Qin Feng also referred to the basic agricultural books and wrote a set of remedy plans to recover the losses to the greatest extent.
It was already the middle of the dog days, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter. Even if they only took a few steps on the street, they would be covered in sweat.
As a result, the sales of shaved ice and ice cubes in the ice shop increased day by day, especially the sales of shaved ice had doubled compared to when it first opened.
The ice stored in the wealthy families and the ice given to the officials of the imperial court were also about to run out. The demand for ice cubes was increasing exponentially.
In a large house outside Chang 'an City, several businessmen in gorgeous clothes gathered together. There were many ice cubes placed beside them, making the temperature inside and outside different.
"Boss Xue, we listened to you and bought a large number of ice cubes from the ice shop. It's been almost a month now, and the ice cubes sold by the ice shop have increased instead of decreasing.”
"That's right. If you hadn't said that the ice cubes in their ice shop wouldn't last for half a month, we wouldn't have done this deal with you.”
"Yeah, we spent 200,000 strings of silver to buy ice cubes this month, not to mention the cost of buying those ice cellars.”
"Let's not talk about the cost. The weather in Chang 'an is getting hotter and hotter. The ice we bought has already melted by 30%. If we don't find a way to sell it, it will become a pool of water!”
The few merchants spoke one after another. Even though it was cool in the room, they were like ants on a hot pan, anxiously pacing around.
Xue Hongkun picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and said leisurely,""Everyone, don't be anxious, don't panic. We can still afford a mere 200,000 strings.”
" I don't agree with Boss Xue. Although our family business doesn't lack this money, no one's money comes from nowhere. We've lost so much money for nothing…"
"Now that it's already in the middle of the ambush, after a few more days, the days will gradually cool down.”
"Boss Xue's family can afford it, but I can't!”
According to historical records, Gou Xian destroyed Wuzhong, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, lived on Kuaiji. The doctor Zhong Jin said: Merchants buy leather in summer, grain in winter, boats in drought and carts in flood to wait for poverty.
This proved that merchants pursued profits. They invested in hoarding leather clothes in summer, silk in winter, boats in drought, and carts in floods.
Merchants always hoarded a large number of items when they were cheap and waited to sell them at a high price to make a huge profit.
However, not everyone used this method, especially Xue Hongkun and the others who were hoarding ice cubes this time.
At first, Qin Feng's ice shop sold ice. They felt that this was a huge business opportunity. When the ice shop sold out, all the ice would be in their hands and they could sell it at a high price.
However, things did not go as they wished. Not only did they not wait for the ice shop to sell out the ice cubes, but they also sold more and more. If they delayed it for another month, the weather would turn cold, and no one would buy ice cubes. This money would have been spent in vain.
Xue Hongkun also sighed and said,"We can't turn back now. No matter how big the ice cellar is, it can't store so much ice. In a few more days, they might not be able to hold on anymore.”
The others were also worried. The ice shop couldn't hold on? If he couldn't hold on, the supply of ice would increase?
At the same time, he was even more curious. What kind of ice cellar could store such a huge amount of ice? Even the imperial palace couldn't do it.
Never in their dreams would they have thought that the ice sold by Qin Feng's Ice Shop was freshly made and could be circulated indefinitely. They didn't have to worry about not having enough production. These hundreds of thousands of yuan were just money to buy a lesson.
The business of the ice shop was getting better and better. Qi Siyong was also running to the Lantian manor more and more frequently, reporting the daily sales situation in a timely manner.
From time to time, he could even get a free meal. Although he had never eaten imperial food before, Qi Siyong felt that Uncle Lan Tian's culinary skills were not inferior to those of the imperial chefs. More importantly, Uncle Lan Tian only used the lowest quality pork to cook.
Qi Siyong had an idea and brought a portion of the food that Qin Feng had prepared home. His daughter would definitely not reject such a delicious meal, right?
Qi Manor.
"How is it? How does the food taste?" Qi Siyong looked at Qi Ruowei, who was taking big mouthfuls of food, and asked.
Qi Ruowei nodded and praised,"The taste is excellent. Father, this doesn't seem to be the food of Chang 'an Residence or the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, right?”
Qi Siyong shook his head." Of course not. If I let you eat this kind of food for the rest of your life, would you be willing?"”
Qi Ruowei was puzzled. Hadn't her father been talking about the new Uncle Lantian recently? Why was it suddenly changed to Chef?
Suddenly, Qi Ruowei thought of a possibility. Her beautiful eyes widened as she asked,"Father, did Uncle Lan Tian cook this?”
"Haha, Ruowei is really smart. She can't hide anything from you.”
" Father, the sage says: A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. This Uncle Lan Tian not only knows some strange skills, but he also does the cooking. It's really difficult for him to enter the elegant hall. If daughter likes it, then she's willing to eat simple food all day. If not, she won't even look at the delicacies.”
Immediately after, Qi Ruowei said something that shocked Qi Siyong."Moreover, your daughter already has someone in her heart. Father, don't mention Uncle Lan Tian anymore.”
Qi Siyong's voice suddenly raised an octave as he asked,""What is it? You, whose young master do you have a crush on?”
Qi Siyong had been trying his best to dissuade her all day long. He had even grounded Qi Ruowei at home and refused to interact with outsiders. How could she suddenly have someone in her heart?
"I don't know whose young master he is, but I heard that he wrote five poems for Miss Chunshui in the Yichun Courtyard of Pingkang Lane a few days ago.”
Qi Ruowei's eyes were filled with envy as she spoke.
Qi Siyong only felt that all his hard work over the past few days had gone down the drain. He berated,"Nonsense! To be able to make you fall in love with someone you've never met before, most of the people who go to that place are also playboys.”
"Didn't Father go there too?" Qi Ruowei argued.”
Qi Siyong choked up and was speechless for a moment. He angrily slammed the door and left.
Qi Ruowei rested her cheek on her hand and couldn't help but say longingly,"If that young master could also write a poem for himself, how good would that be?”
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