The cannon fodder through the book will live to the end

Qian Mancang expressed surprise, what kind of food needs to add sugar, is it pastry or sweet soup.Until he saw braised pork and sweet and sour fish, he felt that the sugar would be sold.At least restaurants and restaurants must buy a lot of sugar for backup.

And he was also inspired by these two dishes, it seems that sugar can also be used in other dishes.

Tao Anran conquered Qian Mancang with two dishes, but suddenly had an idea.He said: "I think your idea of ​​selling it at a high price to those dignitaries is also a good idea. But instead of white sugar, use rock sugar."

"Bingtang?" Qian Mancang expressed doubts, hearing that the name seemed to be related to ice.

Tao Anran began to explain: "Bingtang is crystal clear sugar cubes like ice. It is made by dissolving icing sugar in water until the solution in the water is saturated. Put a cotton thread as a fulcrum, wait for a few days, and there will be lumps of sugar." Congealed together, the sugar cubes are as white as ice, which is rock sugar."

Qian Mancang seems to understand but not understand.

Tao Anran continued: "It took too long to condense, so I didn't do it. But you can try it. If you succeed, you can raise the price and not sell it to ordinary people, but sell it to dignitaries."

Qian Mancang's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "It's wonderful, it's wonderful! In this way, no matter ordinary people or high-ranking officials can buy candy that meets their status and needs. So is this business still worried about not being able to make money?"

Qian Mancang thought about the scene where Ke Ruyun came to earn a lot of money, almost laughing out of a dream.When he calmed down, he quickly asked, "Princess, please describe how to make this rock candy in detail."

Tao Anran pointed at the agreement with a half-smile, "The agreement we signed before doesn't seem to include the practice of rock sugar."

Qian Mancang was embarrassed. In order to break up the split, he wrote the agreement very carefully, especially marking the production method of the sugar.Now it's like shooting a stone in your own foot.Qian Mancang smiled wryly, and only hoped that the princess would be merciful when they re-discussed the rock sugar share this time.

Tao Anran looked at Qian Mancang's bitter face, and unconsciously frowned.Although he wanted to earn a little more money, he was really afraid that a big man would sell himself in tears in front of him.That scene was really eye-catching.

So, just as Qian Mancang was brewing emotions and was about to continue the previous rhetoric, Tao Anran quickly raised his hand to stop, "Okay, counting the rock candy, let's still count according to the previous share."

Qian Mancang couldn't believe that the princess was so easy to talk to.He immediately re-established an agreement with the princess.Qian Mancang didn't feel relieved until the two agreements and the method of making rock candy were in his arms.

Qian Mancang got the technology he wanted, so it was time to say goodbye.Even if the folk customs in the northwest are open, there are always people around to wait on him, but it is really not good for one of his subordinates to stay in the Wangfei's Xueji courtyard all the time.

Just when Qian Mancang was about to say goodbye, he saw a ledger that the princess took out.From his experience, he could tell at a glance that it was a ledger, but it seemed to be different from ordinary ledgers.

He was a little curious for a while, so he couldn't help asking: "Princess, is this an account book? It seems to be a little different from the usual account book?"

What Tao Anran held in his hand was the previous account book about the distribution of salt refining, but the original account book was too complicated, so he re-transcribed and simplified it in his own way.

Hearing Qian Mancang's question at this time, Tao Anran replied: "This is the account book you gave me about the distribution of salt refining, and I re-transcribed and simplified it. It's not finished yet, do you want to see it? "After speaking, he handed the ledger to Qian Mancang.

Qian Mancang quickly took it, and then found that he could understand some of the contents above, but he couldn't understand some strange symbols.But even if he couldn't understand those symbols, he understood that this ledger was much more concise and clear than the previous ledger.

The account book he sent back was a thick one, but even if the account book has not been completely transcribed, it can be seen that it is much thinner than the previous account book.If he learns this method of keeping accounts, it will be clearer and easier to keep accounts in the future.

Qian Mancang held the ledger reluctantly, and asked cheekily, "Princess, what do the symbols on it mean?"

Tao Anran saw that he was referring to Arabic numerals.He replied: "This is a symbol representing a number. For example, this symbol like a stick represents one. Using these symbols instead of numbers in the ledger can be simpler and clearer, and save time and space."

Qian Mancang nodded, as a person who has been doing business all year round, he knows the ledger best.This method works really well.He thought that since he had already opened his mouth, it would be better to ask the end with the cheek.

Therefore, Qian Mancang continued to ask: "Princess, I have never seen this method of bookkeeping before. I don't know where the princess learned it from. Do you think my subordinates can learn it?"

Tao Anran looked at him and didn't say a word. He didn't reply until he was sweating coldly, "This bookkeeping method is called the debit and credit bookkeeping method. If you want to learn it, I can teach you. But... "

Qian Mancang was excited when he heard that he could learn, and when he heard the word "but", his heart was immediately suspended.He hurriedly asked: "But what, what is the princess' order, just open your mouth. As long as I have enough money to do it, I will try my best to do it."

It's not that Qian Mancang is too serious, it's because he can see the benefits and value of this debit and credit bookkeeping method.Based on his experience, this method may be worth a thousand gold.It's just that he really didn't dare to make a price with the princess, because he really didn't have any money in his hand.

Tao Anran saw his appearance as if he could go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of ​​fire, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I don't need to ask you to do big things. I heard the prince said that you are traveling around to do business outside, so you should have been to many places. Seen a lot. I want you to help me find something."

Qian Mancang felt relieved, but it was not difficult to find things.He has traveled all over the world for many years, and has seen many new gadgets, maybe there is something that the princess is looking for.

He said confidently: "What is the princess looking for? Delicate jewelry from Jiangnan, exquisite embroidery from Sichuan, or black pearls from the sea, I can find them all."

Tao Anran shook his head, "I'm not looking for these, it should be some plants. For example, a flowering plant, its flower buds are a bit like lotus, but after flowering, the petals are like white silk. I don't know if you have seen it. Yes? There are some other things, I can’t explain them clearly at the moment, I’ll show you a picture.”

Qian Mancang frowned from the first thing the princess said. He had never seen a flower with petals like silk.Not to mention the portraits I saw later, and the round things that grew up in the soil.Not only had he never seen it, he hadn't even heard of it.

Looking at Qian Mancang's expression, Tao Anran knew that even a businessman who traveled far and wide had never seen what he said.In this cold winter, it seems impossible to have a padded jacket.

He couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, "I've read all these things from books, and they have many uses. You should pay close attention to see if you can find them. If you can find them, the more the better."

Qian Mancang put away these plant portraits, and was going to ask other people in the caravan if they had seen them when they went back.Even if not, the next time they go to the store, they can go all the way to find it.

After skipping the topic of finding things, Tao Anran taught Qian Mancang the method of debit and credit bookkeeping.Except for some Arabic numerals to remember, Qian Mancang quickly learned the rest of the bookkeeping skills.Probably because he has many years of bookkeeping experience, he knows everything, and even draws inferences about other cases from one instance.This made Tao Anran, a teacher, very gratified.

So after a few days of delay to learn the debit and credit bookkeeping method, Qian Mancang finally left the palace to start a business, and helped the princess find things by the way.

And Tao Anran was not idle, he asked Steward Li for a shop in Yunzhou City.The pavement is not big, but there is a yard behind it with a well.There is just enough yard to be able to wash beans and grind.

So Tao Anran repeated the old trick, and found some girls who were willing to endure hardships in the mansion and taught them how to make tofu.Then when the manpower was ready, the tofu shop in Yunzhou City opened.

This tofu is a new thing in this city of Yunzhou, and Tao Anran arranged for people to promote it when it first opened.For example, a piece of tofu costs one penny, buy three yuan and get one free.And set up a big pot next to it, make a simple cabbage tofu soup for passers-by to try.

Once the first person starts to try and experience the tender and smooth taste of tofu, the supply will be in short supply.At this time, the people in the store can say that the store recruits apprentices, and as long as they hand over five catties of beans, they can come to the store to learn how to make tofu.After graduation, I can also make tofu and sell it myself, but the price of tofu should not fluctuate too much.

Also at the beginning, no one believed that no one dared to try.But the similarity of history is that there is also the first person who dares to eat crabs.

With the first person who dared to try, the people behind saw the benefits and naturally followed suit.Later, the streets and alleys were full of tofu businesses.This is not only the case in the city, but also in the villages outside the city. After the kang, tofu has become their new topic.

Smart people started hoarding beans, and the price of beans started to rise.However, because the price of tofu is always under control, the price of beans has not risen too high.But the bean sellers also made some money.People who don't sell beans can also make money selling tofu.The poor family who used to have no food but only beans began to change their lives in front of them.

Tofu has become a delicacy in winter in Yunzhou and surrounding areas.With the development of time, some soy products such as bean skin and dried tofu were also made and discovered, so the dishes on the table in winter began to become more abundant.

And time has also screened out some people who don't persist or work hard.From the beginning, the city was full of tofu, and then there were several fixed tofu shops.Some people use hard-working hands to make money with a smile on their faces in this cold winter, changing the lives of themselves and their families.