Traveling through ancient times.

Chapter 121 Honeycomb Briquette Business

Now that internal opinions had been reached, Jiang Yizhou began to arrange for cooperation with the Huo family.

When Huo Yuting saw Jiang Yizhou's reply, his fingers tapped on the large mahogany desk.

"She wants to cooperate with me in deep processing of carbon stone? And she wants to sign an agreement to stabilize the supply and price?"

He murmured to himself and thought for a long time, but still had no idea how to process the carbon stone.

Don't we just put it directly into the charcoal basin or make a fire in the stove?

He thought about it, asked someone to come in, and first investigate what the head of the Jiang family was planning.

No matter what, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

However, the people he sent out spent more than half a month and still had no idea what processing method the head of the Jiang family had.

The production and operation documents of Yunshan Tianzhuang's liquor have been approved. By the time the other party gets the documents, we will be somewhat passive.

So the two parties agreed to sign a mutually beneficial cooperation agreement at Xiangfu Restaurant in Ximin County.

As the host, Jiang Yizhou booked the banquet first and greeted the guests in person at the door of the box.

Huo Yuting had heard of this eccentric woman a long time ago. There were rumors that she was a female bodhisattva who came down from heaven to save the world. Some said that she was just a vicious and ugly female demon. Others would at most kill their husbands and sons, but she sent her husband and son to the guillotine herself.

This was the first time he saw the legendary head of the Jiang family in person.

At first glance, she was just an ordinary young woman.

At the second glance, I felt that there was a kind of ease and carefreeness in his words and deeds. It was not the kind of calmness that was acquired, but a kind of confidence and composure that emanated from his bones.

The news he got from there suddenly rang in his mind: it was said that the people above invited people from the Viper Gang to go there in order to obtain the cement formula, but they all disappeared in the end.

Then he sent some people to sneak into Yunshan Farm. If those people had caught any clues, the small farm in Yuanshan would have been overturned and razed to the ground.

However, no news has been heard so far, and it seems that nothing has been achieved.

After a meeting, Huo Yuting seemed to understand why the other party was so confident and calm. She must have absolute support and confidence.

The smile on Huo Yuting's face became more sincere. When he bowed, he lowered his waist a little and made a gesture of invitation: "Master Jiang, thank you for waiting. Please, please--"

Entering the wing room, Huo Yuting discovered that a distinguished guest was already seated inside - He Jimin, the magistrate of He County.

Jiang Yizhou introduced the two parties. County Magistrate He stood up and the few people greeted each other.

Huo Yuting knew that the Jiang family head and County Magistrate He had a good relationship, but he didn't expect it to be this good.

The agreement between them even required the endorsement of the county magistrate.

For He Jimin, since he and the head of the Jiang family are now tied together, it would not hurt to help bear witness.

After a brief greeting, the few of them sat down around the square table according to their order of importance.

Jiang Yizhou asked someone to produce three identical documents, the contents and terms of which were all mentioned in the previous letter and agreed upon by both parties.

Now it is officially signed on the contract, and then in the presence of witnesses, both parties sign and put their fingerprints.

In the agreement, they act as upstream and downstream suppliers of each other's goods, and as suppliers of goods, they shall not terminate the supply of goods or raise or lower the prices of goods at will.

For example, when Jiang Yizhou sells Yunshan Special Brew to the Huo family at 20% below the market price, he is not allowed to raise the price or interrupt the supply at will.

The Huo family sold carbon stone to Jiang Yizhou at a price 20% lower than the market price, and they were not allowed to raise the price or interrupt the supply at will.

If either party violates the agreement, it shall pay the other party five thousand taels and make a formal apology.

Jiang Yizhou said: "These agreements are what we have discussed before. Master Huo, if there is no objection, let's sign them now, and then have a drink. Isn't it a pleasure?"

Huo Yuting was a little hesitant, but he still had to give some face in front of County Magistrate He.

With their family's reputation and connections in the court, they don't need to be wary of a small county magistrate, but... who can say for sure in the officialdom?

Although County Magistrate He did block the way of some people, and they wished him dead, but... it is said that someone seems to have noticed this place. What if in the future...

So Huo Yuting signed the agreement quickly.

Next came Jiang Yizhou and He Jimin, who each kept a copy, and everyone was very happy.

Jiang Yizhou prepared the banquet very carefully.

In addition to using a lot of ingredients and white wine produced by Yunshan Tianzhuang, the most important thing is - refined salt.

Jiang Yizhou is now using purified salt throughout the farm. It looks very fine and white, and most importantly, it is not bitter at all. It does not need to be dissolved in water in advance and can be used as needed.

Therefore, the taste of dishes cooked with this refined salt is a level higher than before.

Huo Yuting figured it out immediately.

After asking carefully, I found out that the head of the Jiang family had actually found a way to remove the bitterness from salt.

Tsk tsk, if I could get this method, wouldn't I be...

He wanted to elaborate, but the head of the Jiang family was not prepared to continue the topic.

So, after the banquet, Jiang Yizhou took the documents for the production and operation of liquor and gave Huo Yuting two hundred bottles.

Each bottle holds one jin, and each jin costs eight taels of silver.

Payment is settled monthly.

Jiang Yizhou then went to Jiang'an County and took a few people with him to buy a shop and set up the "Yunshan Grain Station."

Then they chose a place outside the city, close to the mountains and water, to build a carbon stone processing workshop.

Thanks to the availability of cement, several rows of factory buildings and dormitory areas were built in less than half a month. At the same time, the road from the factory buildings to the county town was also built.

Corresponding crushing and grinding equipment is installed.

It took less than a month from finalizing the agreement to officially starting production.

Jiang Yizhou brought several experienced workers from Yunshan to serve as managers, and the rest were recruited locally.

Food and accommodation are provided, the basic salary is one or two taels of silver per month, and there is commission based on production.

Both male and female workers...

People rushed to tell each other.

They had heard a long time ago that the people in Yunshan Farm ate white rice and white flour every day, and had three meals a day, and they were full every meal.

Moreover, those people have copper coins to build spacious and solid houses for themselves, and can also buy many things...

They didn't expect that the head of the Jiang family actually opened a factory in their hometown. With the previous public opinion guidance, they absolutely believed in the credit of the head of the Jiang family.

It took about ten days to finalize the personnel, conduct training, etc.

Jiang Yizhou prefers to set rules in advance so that he can have a basis to rely on afterwards.

In a month and a half, batches of honeycomb coal were pushed onto the market.

Within just a few days, people's recognition and acceptance of honeycomb briquettes surpassed that of the original carbon stone.

Originally, one pound of carbon stone cost three copper coins, but now a coal ball, which weighs about one pound, costs five copper coins.

But a pound of carbon stone can only burn for one hour at most, while a coal ball can burn for at least two or three hours. If you use the furnace produced by the Yunshan workshop, it is possible to burn for five or six hours.

Therefore, it is clear at a glance which one has a better cost-effectiveness.