I engaged in modernization in ancient times

Zhao Yanqiu is leading a caravan from various countries into the city.

Carriages came one after another, forming a long queue.

In the past, the entrance of Liangjing City was quite lively, but today it is different, and none of the people who come here are from Beiliang.

This is only part of the caravans of various countries, and there will be more in the future.

Mutual markets are very important matters for all countries.

Why do these countries agree to trade each other?Are there still so many caravans coming?

Because... silk.

Everyone in the world knows that after Mo Shaoheng assassinated Sima Keyao, the young emperor of Nanli, he fled back to Beiliang.

The silk was originally made by Mo Shaoheng. When Mo Shaoheng returned to Beiliang, he would definitely donate the silk to the Beiliang court in order to claim credit.

Moreover, they also got news that the royal family of Beiliang had indeed hoarded some silk and prepared to sell it.

In the past, when Nanli sold silk, there was no market for it. Want to buy it?Hehe, take your time and wait for the goods to be available.

Now that there are more Beiliang, they naturally want to take a look.

They have all the carriages for the caravan transport ready.

Of course, Beiliang is poor, and the world knows that there are no good things at all, so they don't have any other expectations except silk.

but……

Once in town.

The streets are so clean that there is no trace of dust, which is unbelievable.

Really, they have never seen a city without any rubbish on the ground.

But now, they see it.

Surprise, wonder, how is this done?

On the side of the street, there is a closed wooden barrel at intervals, what is the purpose of this?

They saw someone stuff the small pieces in their hands into the wooden barrel, and the wooden barrel opened a "mouth".

It turns out that the wooden barrel is not completely closed, and there is a flexible door that allows people to throw things in, and it closes itself after the throw is over.

Too strange.

After a long journey, some people inevitably have some garbage to throw away, and they habitually throw it on the ground.

Looking at the lonely garbage, it's so abrupt.

At this time, a child ran over and picked up the garbage angrily.

They are beautiful teenagers in Beiliang, who want to maintain the environment and hygiene. The husband said that Liangjing is their home and everyone's home, and everyone needs to work together to maintain it.

After hesitating for a moment, he didn't say anything, but just threw the garbage he picked up into the trash can.

A group of businessmen: "..."

Zhao Yanqiu: "..."

His upbringing in Beiliang is really good.

I heard that Tiantian shouted, "Love the environment, pay attention to hygiene, I am a beautiful boy from Beiliang."

Zhao Yanqiu coughed, because he felt that the person who threw the trash just now was probably extremely embarrassed.

However, as a prince, receiving businessmen from various countries is already regarded as a corporal, so there is no need to lower your posture.

Just an introduction, "We have a cleaning department in Liangjing, who is responsible for the hygiene of Liangjing every day."

"These youngsters feel sorry for the hard work of the cleaning department. When they see rubbish on the ground, they will pick it up and throw it into the trash can."

"We in Liangjing are engaged in cultural creation, striving to become a civilized city and civilized people, so the requirements are usually stricter."

After speaking, continue to move forward.

A group of businessmen: "..."

What the hell?

Civilized city and civilized people?

What does this prince mean?It is as if the businessmen from their countries are uncivilized.

Heh, Beiliang is so poor, obviously he is the most uncivilized, right?

But the amazement grew with what they saw along the street.

Even children are wearing neat little robes.

It's not that the little robe is so expensive, but...it's extremely clean.

Every child is like this, which makes people feel very abrupt. In their country, or other countries they pass through, the noble children are naturally very particular about cleanliness, but the children of the common people, the stains on the clothes, that is piece by piece.

However, the children they see now seem to belong to ordinary people's families, right?

I don't know why, but it always gives people a kind of... gentle feeling?

The belly is talented and self-sufficient.

Just like little readers.

But how is this possible?

Now the weather is a bit hot, and I often see people holding a strange paper cup with a straw in their hands, taking a sip from time to time, showing a comfortable expression, as if the weather is not hot anymore.I was still surprised at first, because I really didn't know what they were drinking.

But immediately, something even more surprising happened. They saw several children passing by, each holding a small wooden stick with ice on it, right?It is chewing in the mouth.

Feeling the hot air, how could there be ice in such heat?

Someone else, holding a strange paper bowl, filled with sand-ground smoothie, topped with some nuts, was scooping it into his mouth one spoon at a time.

Opened his mouth: "..."

Leng didn't know what to say.

These are superficial.

In Liangjing City, old people and children are sitting leisurely on the side of the street playing chess, discussing some strange topics happily.

Is this the rumored Beiliang with a strong folk style?

How do they feel that it is different from the countries they have been to before, and they seem to be more peaceful and happy.

Zhao Yanqiu took him to Dongshi, and his mission ended.

Just as they were about to leave, a group of businessmen said tremblingly, "Why can we hear the sound of fighting everywhere? Are we safe in the city?"

Zhao Yanqiu: "..."

He was used to such a lively environment, and he was used to it, so he forgot the introduction.

He said, "Well...it's a small military exercise, it happens every day, it's okay, if you have free time, you can go and see for yourself."

A group of businessmen: "..."

How can there be military exercises for others to watch, so strange.

Zhao Yanqiu said, "Our Liangjing has many different places from other cities, you might as well go shopping more."

"By the way, we in Liangjing don't have a curfew at night. The street with lights at night is a night market, selling all kinds of suppers and watching lanterns. Don't miss it."

A group of businessmen were astonished.

The capital of any country is under strict martial law, for fear that something will happen.

As for Liangjing, there is no curfew, and what kind of night market are people allowed to go to?

This is this...

If they knew how many patrols and historians kept Liangjing safe and orderly, they probably wouldn't be so surprised.

Not only that, when they get familiar with it, it is estimated that some people will suggest them to see the three scenic spots outside Liangjing.

Of course, they are businessmen, and what they care most about is whether there is any profit to be made.

If there is no interest, it is estimated that this is the only time they have come to Liangjing.

Before Zhao Yanqiu left, he asked insincerely, "I don't know how the silk in your country is sold?"

Zhao Yanqiu smiled, and he really came for the silk.

They didn't know that besides silk, Liangjing had many other good things.

He has also seen the market survey Mo Shaoheng did, which is the survey on prices in various countries.

Maybe he just thought it was interesting before, but now that these businessmen are here, he realizes the importance of market research.

Said, "The imperial court will arrange it as soon as possible, just pay more attention."

"Before that, you can take a stroll around Liangjing with peace of mind."

I don't even know what good things there are in Liangjing, so I really need to go shopping.

Day two.

Great meeting.

The court is also discussing how to deal with these businessmen.

In fact, selling silk is still second, because the output of silk is still too small.

The price of silk is also relatively fixed, the price is the same as that of gold, and there has been no downward trend.

They were mainly discussing the sale of salt.

After three years, Beiliang's salt obtained through the sun-dried salt method can be produced on a large scale.

If this business is established, the scale is large and the sales volume is sufficient, and the salt alone can make a lot of money.

So the imperial court can't do it if it doesn't care, and it still earns money from other countries.

In Mo Shaoheng's words, it's a mutual market, but only my Beiliang's products can be sold to other countries with enough value, that is, to gather all the money in the world to raise Beiliang. Beiliang's agriculture is not abundant. Might have to go this route in the future.

Although Mo Shaoheng's suggestion still has a lot of considerations to consider, you might as well give it a try, after all, who doesn't like making money.

There was a lot of discussion.

What is being discussed now is probably how the imperial court deals with these merchants.

At this time, Mo Shaoheng stood up, "Sage, now businessmen from various countries are coming to Liangjing one after another. The scale is huge, and most of them are coming for silk."

"However, the quantity of silk is limited, so it certainly cannot satisfy everyone." "If a businessman comes here with interest, but returns disappointed, it will somewhat damage the reputation of Beiliang, and it will also leave a hidden danger for our Beiliang to sell products to other countries in the future. "

"That's why I suggest that the imperial court take the lead in holding a sugar and wine conference."

"Show all valuable things to these merchants at the Sugar and Wine Conference."

"The so-called smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. We must let them know what good things we have in Beiliang."

saint:"……"

Baiguan: "..."

"Tell me about you... Sugar and Wine Conference?"

Mo Shaoheng said, "It's actually a kind of large-scale trade fair. From now on, we in Beiliang can hold this kind of event every year..."

Eloquently brought up the concept of sugar and wine fair.

Everyone discussed it.

They are already thinking about how to sell their products to merchants from various countries. If they let the merchants from various countries find out by themselves, it will inevitably be fragmented.

"This method seems to be good."

"Just why is it called the Sugar and Wine Conference?"

"It's nothing more than sugar. Nougat is indeed rare, and it is estimated that various countries will continue to buy it, but wine..."

"The wines in all countries are actually similar, and the profit is too low. If you buy wine from Beiliang and sell it in other countries, you will probably lose money."

Mo Shaoheng smiled, "The wine is indeed a bit cloudy now, but I have a recipe that can produce fine wine of excellent quality."

"As for the price, for people who are addicted to alcohol and like good wine, it is worth fighting for a thousand dollars."

hum!

What is Mo Shaoheng talking about?Doujiu Qianjin?

I'm afraid I'm not crazy, it's no wonder someone would spend so much money on wine.

Mo Shaoheng thought to himself, it is an exaggeration to say that fighting for a thousand dollars is an exaggeration, but it is still feasible to sell a pot of good wine at dozens of times the current price.

Food is indeed scarce in Beiliang, so it is impossible to make wine on a large scale. It is estimated that a winery can be set up. This is also destined. If you want to make money from wine, you have to take the luxury route.

You can make a lot of money selling a bottle.

Mo Shaoheng said, "Please ask the sage to allow me to open a winery and try to make wine."

Liquor has to cooperate with the imperial court. Wine making is too expensive and must be supervised by the imperial court. Otherwise, seeing the huge profits from wine making, all places will follow suit, which will shake the foundation of the country.

Mo Shaoheng said, "In order to ensure that we don't digest the food in Beiliang, we can use the money from selling wine to buy as much food from various countries as we can consume in wine making."

In chaotic times, it is not possible to buy food with money, but if there is no war, a small amount of food can still be bought.

All the ministers: "..."

Do you not hesitate to go to other countries to buy grain and make wine?

Does this wine really have such value?

The sage thought about it, but they were just trying anyway, even if they didn't achieve their goal of making money, they could still afford such a loss.

nodded.

Mo Shaoheng also breathed a sigh of relief, the Sugar and Wine Fair is worthy of its name.

After another two days of discussion, the plan of the Sugar and Wine Fair was finalized, and it was officially announced to merchants from various countries that the silk from Beiliang would be sold at the Sugar and Wine Fair.

One is to reassure them, don't let them make a trip in vain.

The second is to continue to wait for the arrival of businessmen from other countries.

As for the sugar and wine fair, the imperial court also set up a "Foreign Trade Affairs Group" to take charge of it. Mo Shaoheng and Zhao Yanqiu were in charge, because among the princes, Zhao Yanqiu was the most familiar with these commodities, and silk clothes had long been in charge. Wear it on your body.

It has to be said that those who enjoy themselves and those who are at the forefront of fashion also have their uses.

In the following time, the foreign trade affairs team was basically managed by Zhao Yanqiu, who was promoting the sugar and wine fair to businessmen from various countries.

As for Mo Shaoheng, he was brewing wine.

Apart from making wine, Mo Shaoheng is also refining flower essences. He makes perfumes and soaps, both of which are good things, especially suitable for business and long-distance voyages.

At the same time, it is also extracting pigments. Although the dyed beautiful brocade is not as valuable as silk, it is still a good thing, and it must be displayed at the sugar and wine fair.

While busy, waiting for the arrival of merchants from various countries.

In the marketplace, news about the Sugar and Wine Fair was also spreading.

Although I don't quite understand the meaning of the Sugar and Wine Fair, I probably know that it was established by the imperial court and various countries for business.

Wine making, the ancient method of wine making and distillation used by Mo Shaoheng.

First, a part of the corn is fermented into koji, which needs to be fermented to the point where it will be rotten and not rotten, so as to reveal the taste of wine.

Then put it and other corns soaked for ten to fifteen days in a huge steamer and steam over slow fire.

The purpose of soaking the corn is to fully replenish the water in the pulp. Through the stimulation of the koji and slow steaming, the original liquor of the wine can be distilled out.

Passing by the winery, you can smell the aroma of the wine from a long distance. This is the smell of the grain that has been steamed into distiller's grains.

The stock solution of wine is very turbid and needs to be distilled repeatedly by adding water.

The wine obtained in this way is not only pure white as water, but also has a high alcohol content.

Then dilute with water to the desired degree as required.

Because it is the first time to use this method to make wine, it takes a lot of time to steam the food in the steamer and the distillation container.

On the contrary, the extraction of flower essence and pigment is much more convenient.

Pigment extraction has been done before, and it only needs to be repeated, but the scale has become larger.

Extracting the flower essence also requires a distiller, but the size required is much smaller. Mo Shaoheng draws a good picture and takes it to the Ministry of Industry to build it. It doesn't take too much time.

But this busy work came in autumn.

In Liangjing City, caravans from various countries were almost gathered.

The people in Liangjing City have a strange and inexplicable feeling. In Mo Shaoheng's words, their Liangjing is now internationalized.

The time for the sugar and wine conference has also been fixed, and it will be in the middle of autumn.

The impatient businessmen from various countries also calmed down. After all, it is impossible to wait for business all the time.

The location is set in Dongshi, because Dongshi is big enough to accommodate enough people.

The imperial court began to send invitations to merchants from various countries, not only merchants from various countries, but also Beiliang's own merchants.

In addition, invitations were also issued to some nobles.

Without an invitation, sorry, you cannot enter.

To put it bluntly, the sugar and wine conference is a business event, which is different from going to the market, and it is to promote sales.

Those who received the invitation were a little surprised.

Bronzing invitations.

They are merchants, not high enough in any country.

But the bronzing invitation conveys enough respect.

This was also Mo Shaoheng's suggestion to the imperial court. Since Beiliang wanted to take the commercial route, he couldn't completely ignore businessmen.

He wanted businessmen from all over the world to think of Liangjing, the center of trade and the paradise of businessmen.

This matter has been debated for several days, whether the bronzing sticker has passed?

No other country values ​​businessmen so highly.

In the end, Mo Shaoheng believed that he was in charge of the business affairs this time, and he had the final say, so he forcibly suppressed other voices temporarily.

This is also something that can’t be helped, a deep-rooted concept.

After they know how much money they can make through these businessmen, their ideas will naturally change slowly.

In ancient times, agriculture was emphasized over commerce because agriculture was the fundamental interest of all countries, but the situation in Beiliang is different. When the interests created by merchants increase, their status will naturally be much higher.

I saw the bronzing stickers saying, sincerely invite XX firm to participate in the first Beiliang Autumn Sugar and Wine Conference in Dongshi during the mid-autumn season...

Probably a modern business invitation.

It's a bit old-fashioned, but it also feels novel enough.

It is not a few days until the middle of autumn.

They are still wondering what the sugar and wine conference is.

Suddenly, it feels more formal.

In the past, when doing business, it seemed that we only talked about it in private, and it was settled.

There was a lot of discussion.

But at this time, Mo Shaoheng was carrying a box and facing up.

Every time Mo Shaoheng took the box up, it always gave people quite a surprise.

So at the beginning, many ministers kept looking at Mo Shaoheng.

The sage simply said, "Master and supervisor, what's the important thing to announce today?"

Mo Shaoheng originally planned to finish everyone's affairs before he started again, but now it seems that he was planning to let him go first.

Mo Shaoheng came out, "I have a few things to present to the sage and all the ministers to see."

Everyone: "..."

Oh?

He stretched his neck out of curiosity.

Mo Shaoheng took out an exquisite small wooden box from the box, the small wooden box is really beautiful, it looks like it is made of golden nanmu, it might be worth a lot of money.

Then another delicate bottle was taken out of the wooden box.

Everyone: "..."

What about dolls?

Mo Shaoheng thought to himself, since he took the extravagant route, the packaging is naturally noble.

The bottle was not big, but when Mo Shaoheng uncorked the bottle, a scent of wine came out.

"This wine..."

The Golden Palace suddenly became lively.

"This wine is delicious."

"It's just a bottle, but it smells so pure like walking into a wine shop."

"Didn't it be said that Mo Shaoheng would get drunk when he got drunk? He really brewed a wine that is as good as a thousand pieces of gold?"

Mo Shaoheng replied, "It's the fine wine of Doujiuqianjin."

Everyone: "..."

I thought it was impossible, but why was I so curious, what does Doujiuqianjin's fine wine look like, and what does it taste like?

It would be great if I could taste it, but it's a pity that it's so extravagant, and it will definitely be read by Feng Xiangguan.

Mo Shaoheng simply asked the palace man on duty to show the wine to the saint.

The saint looked at the wine bottle on the tray, which was a good material.

The closer it is, the more exquisite it is. I am afraid that I have spent a lot of effort on it. There is a blue ear of millet painted on the bottle, which is very realistic. How is this done?

Because the distance is closer, the smell of wine will be stronger and purer.

The saint couldn't help but took the wine bottle on the tray in his hand.

"Huh?" There was a sudden surprise.

The fine wines of various countries are actually full of impurities and tend to be yellowish.

But the wine in this bottle didn't have any variegated color.

Whether it is smell or vision, it is wonderful to the extreme.

Good wine, naturally you have to try it to know whether it is good or bad.

There is a crystal clear wine glass directly in the small box.

Pour wine into a wine glass, if you don't look carefully, you may think it is empty.

Mo Shaoheng glanced at it and said, "This wine is full of strength, I invite the saint to have a drink."

The sage smiled, he didn't know where he knew about Mo Shaoheng's drinking capacity.

I thought, not everyone pours three glasses like Mo Shaoheng.

Some drink it in one gulp.

It is natural to be bold when drinking.

There are many knights and swordsmen in Beiliang, and the knights and swordsmen celebrate wine, because drinking a bowl after practicing martial arts can clear the meridians and activate the collaterals, making it very comfortable.

The saint drank the wine into his mouth, and Gulu swallowed it.

All of a sudden, his whole face turned red, and his throat felt like it was on fire.

Everyone: "..."

Saint what happened?

Mo Shaoheng: "..."

He is familiar with this expression, choking on wine, but still pretending to be calm, that feeling.

He just said to have a sip, and he didn't believe in evil, but he wanted to drink it up.

A saint's heart is indeed on fire.

But after the burning sensation passed, it was spicy and dry.

For those who practice martial arts, this feeling is really refreshing, as if the muscles and veins of the whole body are suddenly opened up, and the speed of the internal energy in the body can't help but speed up a lot.

The sage was also inexplicably surprised and spit out two words, "Good wine."

"Sure enough, it is indeed a good wine for Doujiuqianjin."

It was a bit arrogant to say it.

All the ministers were stunned.

You know, the sages are the ones who advocate frugality the most.

Doujiuqianqian, in the past, the saint was afraid that he would throw the glass directly.

In the end, it even boasted.

What kind of wine is it?

The sage looked at the ministers whose necks stretched out like goose necks, and he put the wine bottle on the tray with some reluctance, and asked to show it to all the officials.

Mo Shaoheng: "..."

It doesn't have to be like this, he originally prepared a large barrel of wine for the saint, it is really impossible to be worth a thousand gold, the added value is all in the packaging and brand, the wine alone is made from corn.

When the tray passed by the officials, I was so surprised that I really wanted to taste it, especially Wu Xun, who usually loves wine, almost drooled.

How good this wine is, so that the sage can't help but praise it.

While everyone was watching the wine, Mo Shaoheng took out a small bottle from the box again, this time the bottle was even smaller.