Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

I have to say that Ling Chuan was really a little overwhelmed by excitement and did not even think of setting up defenses against He Dong.

Of course, Ling Chuan didn’t care about these at all. After all, Yun Fu Ji didn’t have any secret recipe at all. The only difference was the addition of brown sugar.

It was not until He Dong pointed at the brown sugar and asked what it was that Aunt Rong gently kicked Ling Chuan with her foot. He finally reacted and hummed and ahed several times before he mumbled, "This is white sugar."

He Dong was a shrewd man. Although he looked as if he didn't care, he was actually very alert. He saw and heard everything, from the moment Aunt Rong kicked Ling Chuan to the moment Ling Chuan was intentionally vague.

Although he didn't know what white sugar was, he remembered it firmly in his mind. After the snacks were made, they returned to the study. Ling Chuan took out the deed of the gold medal franchise store and explained it carefully to He Dong.

Ling Chuan was still excited from chatting with Liao Yishou in the morning, and now he took the opportunity to talk to He Dong again, and his story was so detailed that He Dong couldn't help but admire him.

Ling Chuan is truly a talented person, and he is very good at doing business. If Xu Heng had not promised him a 40% stake, he would have just followed Ling Chuan.

Finally, He Dong signed the contract and became Yun Fu Ji’s first gold medal franchise store. He then said goodbye to Ling Chuan who was still reluctant to leave and went straight to Xu Heng’s house.

When Xu Heng heard He Dong talking about sugar, he was shocked: "Are you serious?"

"Given the situation at that time, I felt that Ling Chuan had let something slip. But Lord Xu, what exactly is this white sugar? Is it the same as maltose?"

After He Dong asked, he found that Lord Xu frowned and fell silent.

Of course Xu Heng knew about white sugar. His uncle Xu Ge Lao had once given him white sugar water to drink. Not only did he know that this white sugar was once tribute from foreign countries, he also knew that white sugar was now sold on the market. So his family bought two kilograms.

So Xu Heng ordered his servant to fetch some sugar: "Manager He, can you see if this is the sugar?"

He Dong shook his head: "What I saw was rice water, Lord Xu, is this white sugar?"

Xu Heng nodded: "Ten taels of silver per pound."

He Dong's mouth opened wide: "With this price...how can it be used to make dim sum?"

"I'm also very confused." Xu Heng paused while stroking his beard and said, "How about Manager He give it a try?"

He Dong was still a little hesitant: "Master Xu, do you mean to use this sugar to make snacks?"

"It's possible that Yunfuji is not considering the cost and plans to bankrupt other dim sum shops first so that it can dominate the market alone."

He Dong showed an expression of disbelief: "Master Xu is right, then let's give it a try."

The place where the two men conspired moved from Xu Heng's house to Weihesheng. He Dong added different amounts of white sugar syrup to make snacks. When the snacks came out of the oven, the two men tasted them one by one. They soon discovered that the more white sugar syrup was added to the snacks, the sweeter the taste was. After they had tasted all the snacks, the look in their eyes was filled with joy and surprise.

He Dong pointed at the snack in his hand, his voice trembling with excitement: "This is the taste, Lord Xu, this is the taste."

"Manager He, are you sure?" Xu Heng also became excited.

"Sure enough, I've been selling Yun Fu Ji's dim sum for several days now, and I taste it every time, and it's definitely this flavor. We've figured out Yun Fu Ji's secret recipe."

The two men became excited instantly. Xu Heng seemed to see the hope of revenge, while He Dong had already begun to imagine his own wealth and glory.

However, the two of them calmed down quickly. He Dong took the sugar and asked, "But Lord Xu, this sugar is ten taels of silver per pound. The cost is too high. This is not ignoring the cost, this is simply burning money."

Xu Heng also began to doubt his previous judgment: "How much sugar did you use in this basket of snacks?"

"I used almost half a pound of sugar, but only made over two pounds of snacks, which I can only sell for 500 coins at most..."

"The cost is more than five taels, and it's sold for five hundred coins?" Xu Heng was a little dumbfounded.

He Dong quickly thought of another possibility: "Master Xu, do you think Yunfuji's purchase volume is large, so the price they pay for sugar is not so expensive?"

"Yes, yes, that must be the case." Xu Heng nodded repeatedly: "This sugar was bought from Guangfenghao. Let's go to Yunfuji and ask to see if we can negotiate a lower price..."

The two of them conspired for a long time, but they never thought that the sugar was produced by Yunfu Ji, so when they were bargaining with Manager Liu in Guangfenghao, Lingchuan drove the donkey cart to deliver the goods.

Cao Huanchun was sharp-eyed and saw He Dong and Xu Heng in the shop from a distance. Ling Chuan stopped the donkey cart immediately and said, "Turn around and go back."

Cao Huanchun asked: "Don't you want to hear what they say?"

Ling Chuan looked at the three people who were chatting happily in the shop, and curled his lips: "There's no need to talk about it. I can guess what they are talking about."

Cao Huanchun had already turned the donkey cart around and asked as he walked, "What are they talking about?"

"Yesterday, he heard me say that there was sugar in the raw materials, so he came to ask about the price. But I didn't expect He Dong to get together with Xu Heng."

"Then you have to be careful." Cao Huanchun said: "He Dong knows our franchise terms very well. If they also open a dim sum shop and do the franchise..."

"It doesn't matter. If we put the terms out there, we won't be afraid of others copying them. Without product advantages, how can they compete with me?" Ling Chuan leaned close to Cao Huanchun's ear and lowered his voice, "What price do you think Liu Quan will give them?"

Cao Huanchun's eyes lit up: "You have already paid Liu Quan five taels of silver per pound. If they use sugar in their snacks, the cost will be..."

Ling Chuan chuckled: "I even wanted to lower the price for them. I'm afraid they won't be able to afford it if the compensation is too high."

At this point, Ling Chuan suddenly remembered something: "By the way, if we want to expand our white sugar business, the three alleys here don't seem to be enough. Do you think it would be convenient to build a yard outside the city as a workshop to produce white sugar and brown sugar?"

"Build a yard outside the city? How big a yard do you want?"

"The bigger the better." Ling Chuan said, "At least 30 to 50 mu of land is needed, preferably a private house with a large amount of yellow mud nearby."

Cao Huanchun pondered and said, "I'm afraid I have to ask the young lady about this. After all, the land outside the city is owned by someone else, and generally no one is willing to sell it."

"Okay, there's no rush. The store opens tomorrow, so get everything ready. You can deliver the sugar to Liu Quan later, and settle last month's bill."

"okay."

……

In the study of Prince Ning's mansion, Liu Quan looked at the thoughtful Prince Ning respectfully. He had already told the prince about Xu Heng's visit to the shop and was waiting for the prince to make a decision.

"This Ruyin Xu family is really blind. They don't even know the details of the other person."

Liu Quan asked: "What does the prince mean?"

"Give it to him at the purchase price. It's time to punish these noble families. If it weren't for their support, my niece wouldn't have been able to sit on the throne so easily. Let Xu test Lingchuan's background. I want to see what's so outstanding about this merchant that my niece values ​​him so much."