Seeing this scene, Cheng Chuyu also revealed a smile.
After giving Old Zhang some instructions, he left the winery.
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The next day.
After Cheng Yaojin finished his morning court session, many ministers suddenly leaned towards him.
"What's the matter?" Cheng Yaojin frowned.”
One of the ministers rubbed his hands and smiled awkwardly.""Yesterday, I happened to drink a peerless wine from the Lu Public House's winery. Unfortunately, when I went to buy it again, it was already sold out, so I wanted to order fifty jars from the Lu Public House.”
Cheng Yaojin didn't pay attention to the winery, but he guessed most of it when he heard about the peerless wine.
It was probably the first batch of wine brewed in his winery.
Cheng Yaojin looked at the ministers and chuckled.""Everyone, are you also interested in ordering wine?"
Nearly ten ministers nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
Ever since they tasted that wine, they could not drink any other wine. They kept thinking about buying some.
Cheng Yaojin's old face flashed with a hint of cunningness.""This wine is not easy to brew. This price…"
"As long as we can buy it, the price is negotiable!" said a valiant general as he patted his chest.”
The other ministers nodded.
Cheng Yaojin said," Since everyone is so forthright, then Old Cheng won't beat around the bush. On account of our relationship as officials of the same dynasty, I'll only charge you 1,000 taels per jar."”
One thousand taels per jar!
The faces of all the ministers twitched.
This was also considered on account of their relationship as officials of the same dynasty?
"But I heard that it was only ten taels yesterday…" The official who spoke first said.
Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and said,""It wasn't famous yesterday, so it was naturally cheaper. Now that it's famous, it's naturally cheaper.”
"A sudden increase of nearly a thousand taels? Which shop would raise the price like this?”
All the ministers were dumbfounded.
Cheng Yaojin made up a story." Everyone said that this wine is a peerless wine, so the price must be in line with it. In addition, the demand exceeds the supply, the brewing process is complicated, the raw materials are expensive, and so on. This is the price of this wine.”
The ministers looked at each other and hesitated.
Cheng Yaojin added fuel to the fire." The production of this wine is not high. If we don't order it now, it might be difficult for everyone to drink this wine."”
"Fine!" One of the ministers gritted his teeth.”
With someone taking the lead, the others no longer hesitated.
"I order thirty jars!"
"Fifty jars!"
"Fifty jars!"
Seeing this scene, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
This money was not as hard to earn as he thought.
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After the morning court session, when these officials learned that the price had only risen to fifty taels, they all regretted their actions.
However, how could he go back on his word? He could only grit his teeth and swallow it, cursing Cheng Yaojin.
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At noon.
Because of the competition, there were many rumors about Zhangsun Chong on the streets and alleys, so he was depressed at home for a few days.
Knowing that the storm was gradually dissipating, Zhangsun Chong finally left the residence to take a breather. He planned to go to his family's Yaxin Restaurant to have a drink or two.
Arriving at the Elegant Restaurant, the scene in the restaurant made him frown.
Usually at this time, his restaurant should be full, but now it was empty. There were only a few customers, and it was unusually deserted.
Zhangsun Chong couldn't help but call the shopkeeper over and ask for the reason.
"Why are there so few guests today?”
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly." This old servant doesn't know either. It was like this morning."”
"However, this old servant has already asked the waiter to go to the other restaurants to inquire. There should be results soon.”
Zhangsun Chong nodded.
For some reason, he felt that something was wrong.
Not long after, the waiter of Yaxin Restaurant rushed back.
"Can other restaurants be as deserted as ours?" the shopkeeper asked hurriedly.”
The waiter shook his head." I went to a few big restaurants. Their business is better than usual."”
"Have you found out the reason?"
The waiter nodded." It's said that a new batch of good wine has arrived and attracted many customers."”
"What good wine?" Zhangsun Chong frowned.”
The waiter said," This wine is called Distilled Liquor. It comes from Xinglong Winery. It is said to be extremely strong, but it tastes excellent. It is fragrant and refreshing. It is widely praised by those customers.”
Zhangsun Chong's expression turned cold when he heard the name of the winery.
There was no other reason. This Xingyuan Winery was the property of his sworn enemy, Cheng Chuyu's family.
"Did you bring back the distilled liquor?" Zhangsun Chong asked coldly.”
"No." The waiter smiled bitterly." This wine is too expensive. It costs 80 taels for a jar. Even a small bowl costs 5 taels of silver. I'm short of money…"
Fifty taels of silver for purchase and eighty taels of silver for sale to customers.
" Eighty taels per jar?!"
Zhangsun Chong and the shopkeeper were shocked.
The price of this wine was not much different from the most expensive wine in their restaurant!
If the two of them knew that Cheng Yaojin had sold a few hundred jars for a thousand taels of gold, their expressions would probably be even more interesting.
Zhangsun Chong's brows were almost knitted together. He really couldn't understand why this wine could be sold so well despite being so expensive. He threw a hundred taels to the waiter and said,"Go, buy a jar."
The waiter nodded and ran out with the money.
Soon, he returned to the restaurant with a jar of wine.
"It has risen to 100 taels again…" The shop assistant smiled bitterly.
Zhangsun Chong didn't care about the 20 taels and took the wine jar to open it.
The fragrance of the wine overflowed from the wine jar, causing Zhangsun Chong to be surprised.
He asked the shopkeeper to pour some out of a bowl and took a sip. He choked and his face turned red.
However, he soon discovered the taste and finally understood why this wine could be sold at such a price.
He had to admit that this was a hundred or even a thousand times better than the most expensive wine in his restaurant. Even the tribute wine could not compare.
This made Zhangsun Chong's expression turn ugly.
With such a grudge with Cheng Chu Yu, he really could not bear to see the Cheng Family doing well.
Suddenly, he had an idea.
He could use this opportunity to make a fortune for his restaurant!
Zhangsun Chong said to the shopkeeper," Get someone to go to Xingyuan Winery and bring back a batch of distilled liquor. If they can sell it, why can't we?"”
The relationship between the Zhangsun Clan and the Cheng Clan had never been good, so the Cheng Clan's winery did not do business with the Zhangsun Clan and could only find someone else to buy it.
The shopkeeper also understood Zhangsun Chong's plan and immediately got someone to do it.
However, he did not manage to buy the wine as he had hoped. Instead, he brought back a piece of news.
Distilled liquor was currently in short supply, so it was not sold to individuals. The restaurant could only buy ten jars at a time, and the shopkeeper had to go personally!
Hearing this news, Zhangsun Chong's face instantly darkened!
This method of selling was clearly to guard against his Zhangsun Clan!!
Just as Zhangsun Chong had thought, Cheng Chuyu had specially left behind this backup plan to prevent the Zhangsun Clan from taking the opportunity to make a fortune!!
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