Seeing Zhou Chong pour the so-called MSG into Sanmei tofu and then ask them to taste it, Zhu Youqing and Taoist Master Ziyou hesitated. They were not worried about Zhou Chong's poisoning or something, but they didn't know that MSG was What I do is use for, and I don’t know what the effect will be when putting in MSG, so I didn’t dare to put it in for a while.

At this time, Zhou Chong also saw the hesitation of the two. He smiled slightly, picked up the chopsticks and held a piece of tofu in his mouth, and then savored it carefully. Although the MSG was put a little late, it still added a lot of freshness. The taste is more delicious in your mouth than before, and even Zhou Chong couldn't help but eat a few more bites.

Seeing Zhou Chong eating it first, Zhu Youqing and Taoist Master Ziyou had to pick up the chopsticks and taste it. As soon as the tofu was put into the mouth, they immediately felt different. The Sanmei tofu after adding MSG was even more so than before. It was so delicious that this was even the first time they had such a delicious Sanmei tofu, which surprised and delighted them. They couldn't help but eat a few more bites like Zhou Chong.

"Wenda, what's going on? Why did you just add a little MSG to make Sanmei tofu much more delicious?" Zhu Youqing asked excitedly at this time. The effect of this MSG really surprised him. It's right.

"Hehe, MSG, MSG, naturally, it's like its name. Just add a little to the dish, which can greatly improve the flavor of the dish. It will feel very delicious when you eat it!" Zhou Chong was playing with the MSG porcelain bottle in his hand. He said with a mysterious smile. Now that Zhu Youqing has seen the effect of MSG, it will be much easier to convince him to monopolize this business with him.

"MSG?MSG! It's indeed a good name!" Zhu Youqing repeated the name of MSG twice, and couldn't help but praise him. After tasting the changes brought to the dishes by MSG in person, he also felt that the name MSG was extremely appropriate. .

"Master Zhou. I don't know where you get this MSG and where you can buy it. Our Dai Temple often has to serve some banquets to entertain noble people who come to Mount Tai, so I also want to buy some MSG for later use!" At this time, Ziyou The real person also asked impatiently, although their Dai Temple has a great family, its expenses are also very high. The most important source of wealth in the temple is the alms of nobles from all walks of life. If they can make a more delicious tofu feast, they might be It can attract more noble people to come. At that time, the temple can also receive more donations.

However, when Zhou Chong heard Ziyou Zhenren's words, he smiled and said, "This may disappoint the Taoist priest. This kind of MSG is actually what I discovered. It is impossible to buy it on the market, and the quantity produced this year is not There are more, otherwise you can give it to the Taoist priest!”

When they heard that these MSG were developed by Zhou Chong themselves, Zhu Youqing and Zi Youzhen were stunned, and then they also showed disbelief on their faces. After all, they all knew that Zhou Chong was a scholar and was also the author of Journey to the West, although it was said that He was also doing business in secret. But this is not a big deal. After all, which official family is not involved in business now? But now Zhou Chong actually said that he also invented MSG. This made them mistakenly think that Zhou Chong is also proficient in cooking, but How could Zhou Chong, who is a scholar, put down his figure and go to the kitchen to cook?

However, what Zhu Youqing and Zi Youzhen didn't know was that Zhou Chong really knew how to cook good food, and he didn't care about the identity of a scholar. Of course, MSG was not invented because he understood cooking skills, but brought it from later generations. This is why Zhou Chong found such a golden way of wealth.

Zhou Chong ignored Zhu Youqing and Zi Youzhen's disbelief expressions, but considered it and started talking about today's important matters: "Your Majesty, I believe you have heard of Zhou before. Zhou had made a living before. , I had to give up my identity as a scholar and take over the chamber of commerce at home. This time, Zhou stayed in Qingzhou in addition to wanting to get to know the prince, but also wanted to discuss a very generous business with the prince!"

Hearing that Zhou Chong suddenly wanted to discuss business with him, Zhu Youqing was stunned again, but he was not stupid either. Seeing that Zhou Chong had made so much preparations to extract MSG, he immediately reacted and was a little excited at the moment. He said: "Wenda, can you want to talk to me about the MSG business?"

"Hehe, the prince is wise, I'm not intimidated by the prince. The production of MSG is actually very simple. The most important thing is the raw material for making MSG. This raw material is a kind of creature grown along the coast, and because of the climate and seawater conditions. Due to limitations, on the coastal line of our Ming Dynasty, only the Jiaodong Peninsula has a certain production.”

When Zhu Youqing heard this, he stood up with a "whoo". Now he finally understood why Zhou Chong deliberately made friends with him. It turned out that the most fundamental reason was here. The only raw materials for making MSG were included in his fiefdom. However, Zhou Chong mastered the name of this raw material, so the two of them had a basis for cooperation.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youqing walked back and forth a few times deliberately. Although he seemed to be very glorious as a vassal king, every family had a difficult sutra. For example, for him, his biggest problem was his lack of money. .

Zhu Youqing likes literature and calligraphy, and has a bit of literary integrity in his bones. Although he was a vassal king and could not serve the country as a vassal king, he did not bother to exploit the people under his rule like other vassal kings, and would not force him to occupy. The people already have land. However, in this way, the income of the Heng Palace is not as good as that of other royal palaces. Moreover, he is a newly-appointed vassal king and had no family background before, so the financial situation of the Heng Palace has always been very tight.

What's even more terrible is that Zhu Youqian is much stronger in childbirth than his brother Emperor Xiaozong and his nephew Emperor Zhengde. Although he is only in his thirties now, he already has seven sons and ten daughters, and he is now At the age of young and strong, God knows how many sons and daughters he will have in the future?

Although there are too many children, it also brings a lot of trouble. Although the finances of the Hengwang Mansion are not good, it is natural to support these children. However, what Zhu Youqing is most worried about is what to do when his children grow up in the future? When he gets married, he has to give him a large dowry, at least he can't lose his face in the Heng Palace. His son wants to start a family and give him the title of king. He also has to prepare a fortune for them. These together are a huge amount of property. When I think about it, Zhu Youfeng will feel a little headache.

It was precisely because of the tight financial situation of the Hengwang Mansion that Zhu Youqing heard Zhou Chong say that the only raw material for producing MSG was the Jiaodong Peninsula, which was produced on his fiefdom, and he immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to make a fortune. He also understood that the reason why Zhou Chong told him about this was that he wanted to cooperate with him in the MSG business.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youqing also stopped, turned around and sat down and said to Zhou Chong with a smile: "Wenda, although you and I have only known each other for a few days, I feel like we are old friends for many years, so I have some words. You might as well say, don’t go around in circles anymore!”

Zhou Chong was waiting for this sentence by Zhu Youqing. He immediately said with a serious look on his face: "Your Majesty, you must also know the purpose of this MSG. If it is launched on the market in the future, it will definitely cause the crazy situation of wealthy people. Making money is certain The key is how we do this business?"

Zhou Chong paused when he said this, and then said: "MSG was invented, but the raw materials for producing MSG are under the rule of the prince. If we cooperate, then we can definitely monopolize the production and sales of MSG. I wonder if the prince What do you think?"

When Zhou Chong finally told the cooperation in person, Zhu Youqing was relieved and thought for a moment: "I am naturally very willing to cooperate with Wenda to do business, but I just don't know how to cooperate. In the future How should we share the profits?”

"Haha, this is easy to deal with. Jiaodong Peninsula belongs to your fiefdom. You will naturally arrange the raw materials for collecting and making MSG. As for the money needed to produce MSG, it will be produced from the following. The MSG produced every year is 55. Sharing the share, as for sales, it is even simpler. The prince also knows that Zhou's chamber of commerce mainly takes the sea route, so my 50% MSG will not be sold in the Ming Dynasty, but will be sold overseas. As for domestic, I will leave it to the prince. You are here!"

Zhou Chongxi said with a smile that the reason why he gave up sales in the Ming Dynasty was mainly because he did not have any commercial foundation in China. Even if he wanted to sell in the Ming Dynasty, he might have to sell it wholesale to others in the end. It would be better to ship it directly. When you go to places such as Japan and North Korea, you will also get higher profits.

Zhu Youqing was overjoyed when he heard that Zhou Chong had given up the entire Ming Dynasty market to himself. He slapped the table and shouted: "Okay, Wenda is indeed a big deal, and it's a pleasure to do business with you. I agree to something, let’s order the document now!”

Zhou Chong was overjoyed to see Zhu Youxian so simple, so he asked Ziyou Zhenren to be the middleman and took the pen and ink to make a document. Both of them printed their seals on the document. Even this business was It's done.

Next, Zhu Youqing asked Zhou Chong about the raw materials for MSG. After all, he also wanted to know what was the one who could make such a magical condiment as MSG in his fiefdom?

Zhou Chong did not hide this. He immediately told the marine creatures such as sea sausage and also told Zhu Youqing to prepare manpower before the New Year, because it will be the active period of sea sausages until next spring, and then it will be the fishing period. When I arrived at Haiyan, Zhu Youqing and Zi Youzhenren were the first time I heard about Haiyan. They were both amazed at the moment, and they were also amazed at Zhou Chong's erudition.
Chapter completed!