After returning to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites had already delivered the supplies and lists brought by the grassland people.
Now these are handed over to Lord Hou of the Ministry of Revenue to deal with. As for the dairy cows, they are gifts from the grassland and do not need to be exchanged.
"Master Hou, now that the things have been handed over, we will take our leave."
Looking at these things, which were basically food, Lord Hou frowned and began to think about what to do next.
"Master Hou, congratulations, this is a job that the Shangshu has easily obtained for you."
"This has been done, but it has caught the emperor's eye."
"Haha, this is more than that. This is to trade with the palace out of the city. If Lord Hou can do it well, he can even win the attention of the palace!"
The two adults discussed that in the Great Zhou, apart from the emperor, the most powerful force was the Bingjian Palace.
If this catches the eyes of these two families, doesn't it mean that Lord Hou will be able to rise to a high position in the future
After listening to his colleagues, Lord Hou came up with an idea.
The reason why the Bingjian Palace would facilitate this matter must be because among these things, there must be something that the Bingjian Palace wants.
He can start from this aspect. If he doesn't dare to look for the prince because he is too high up, he can look for the Lord of Xianyou Township.
I heard that Xianyou Xiangjun is a gentle child!
The most important thing is that she likes cooking and can handle these ingredients, so she will definitely know what to do.
So Lord Hou sent his post directly to Fang Xiaoxi.
When Fang Xiaoxi received the note informing her that Lord Hou was coming to visit her, she was a little surprised at first, but also felt it was expected.
Ask someone to invite him in: "Master Hou, please take a seat. I wonder what Master Hou wants to talk to me about?"
Lord Hou felt a little embarrassed, but the mission still had to be completed.
He said with some embarrassment: "Well, I just want to ask, is the relationship between Xiangjun and the people of the grassland good?"
"I am really undecided about how to exchange these things."
Having said that, Fang Xiaoxi knew what was going on.
"Well, you think it's all about food, so it's hard to solve, right? That's right, your Ministry of Revenue doesn't care about food."
Speaking of the exchange of this kind of things, it should be done by officials in charge of agriculture under the Ministry of Industry.
"You don't know how to exchange it, but I can help you come up with an idea and hold an investment promotion conference."
"Those merchants know the value best. Let them exchange it. You can buy it with silver."
"You can also repay them with what the grassland people need. They won't let you suffer any loss."
"If we fail to meet the requirements of the grassland people, we can ask the emperor to provide some food and rewards to make them grateful."
"And remember, these are rewards given by the Emperor out of pity for them. There will be no more in the future."
"If you need something, you need to exchange it for something of equal value. That's what we call trade."
Lord Hou looked at Fang Xiaoxi in surprise after hearing this: "Thank you for your reminder, my lord. I know how to deal with it now."
Just when I was about to leave, I saw Nan Nan walking in from outside.
The main thing was that as soon as she came back, she heard the servants report that a foreign man came to see Fang Xiaoxi, and Fang Xiaoxi met him.
So I came over to take a look out of curiosity: "Junior sister, who is this?"
Fang Xiaoxi raised the corners of her mouth slightly, a little amused: "This is Lord Hou, who is in charge of trade now!"
Nannan frowned: "Why would I come to you for such a thing?"
He took a look at Lord Hou, who looked okay, but he didn't like him very much.
Lord Hou was shocked. It was over. Could it be that the prince thought that he was incompetent
Nan Nan glanced at Lord Hou and found that he behaved quite normally. It seemed that he really came to ask for advice on this matter.
Fang Xiaoxi was a little amused: "Maybe it's because we brought this person here. I've already suggested to him how to deal with it."
"It depends on him!"
These words gave him enough face, and Lord Hou looked at Fang Xiaoxi with gratitude.
Nan Nan nodded and said, "Why don't you leave then? If you have any questions in the future, come and ask me, do you know?"
Uh! This made Lord Hou confused, and he nodded quickly: "I understand, I'll take my leave."
The prince seems to be doing well, and he even asked me to go to him if I have anything to ask! Lord Hou left happily.
Nan Nan sat next to Fang Xiaoxi and asked, "What idea did you give him?"
Fang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "It's quite simple. Let him hold an investment promotion meeting."
"Please ask the merchants who are interested to come and exchange themselves, and let our restaurant staff go as well and exchange all those mushrooms."
As for beef jerky, she didn't like it very much, but she had a special liking for mushrooms.
Strictly speaking, these things are all made according to the production methods that Fang Xiaoxi came up with!
It is true that there are things she likes, including horn combs and other things, which are all pretty good.
Nan Nan nodded and said, "We can go there when the time comes. I guess a lot of people will go there to watch the fun that day!"
After Lord Hou came up with the idea, he acted quickly and held the investment promotion conference in just three days.
He also invited all the famous merchants in Kyoto and hired many chefs.
The purpose is to make things on the grassland well-made to attract everyone to exchange them.
Nan Nan, of course, also received an invitation. She called Fang Xiaoxi, and the two of them prepared to go shopping.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the investment promotion conference, I found that it was quite lively inside and quite a few people had already arrived.
Fang Xiaoxi and the other person walked in, and Cao Suixin came over quickly.
"Senior sister, senior brother, when I came back I heard there was a lot of excitement here, and I guessed you were here."
"As expected, I guessed it right. Have you seen Master? And Senior Sister Beibei, are you okay?"
Fang Xiaoxi was also happy to see Cao Suixin and touched Cao Suixin's face: "Everything is fine."
"How about you, are you having fun playing outside these days?"
Some time ago, Cao Suixin heard that a tourist town had emerged near Kyoto, which was quite interesting, so he went there to play for a few days.
He just came back and asked Fang Xiaoxi all kinds of questions when he saw her. Naturally, Fang Xiaoxi was also concerned about him.
The two of them walked while talking, leaving Nan Nan behind, which instantly made Nan Nan speechless.
He just wanted to hang out with Xiao Xi, why did Cao Sui Xin show up at this time
After walking a little further ahead, I saw that the prince had also appeared.
He walked towards Nan Nan and smiled: "Brother, you come and visit too."
Nan Nan was a little surprised: "Why are you here too? It's rare that you are interested in this thing."
The prince glanced at Cao Suixin and said with a smile: "Well, come and take a look and learn from it."
Nan Nan laughed. This guy really worked hard. She patted the prince on the shoulder and said, "Very good."
The two of them walked together naturally, and on the way they met some familiar-looking girls who wanted to come over and say hello.
He looked a little scared, but finally resisted the urge to come over and say hello.
Fang Xiaoxi has been looking for a mushroom stall since she came in. Caoyuan brought a lot of things this time.
There are mushrooms, beef jerky, milk powder, ox horn combs, and some candies made from medicinal herbs unique to the grassland.
Cao Suixin was overwhelmed by the sight: "I didn't expect there were so many things on the grassland. I also want to go and play."
Fang Xiaoxi touched Cao Suixin's head. Cao Suixin was afraid that he could not go to the grassland and could not leave Kyoto.
"Well, maybe we can go there someday! Come on, I'll take you to buy some mushrooms and make you something delicious when I get home."
Cao Suixin nodded with a smile: "Okay."
Soon they came to the mushrooms, and Fang Xiaoxi naturally exchanged them for hot sauce.
Before coming, she had thought it through. There was still a shortage of hot sauce on the grassland, so she could use hot sauce as a substitute.
You know, hot sauce can be preserved for a long time and can be brought to the grassland. It is still the seasoning needed by grassland people.
"Hello, I plan to exchange a batch of hot sauce for these mushrooms. As for the mushrooms, all of them, please leave them to me."
These mushrooms are unique to the grassland and will not grow anywhere else.
The main reason is that it tastes particularly good, so Fang Xiaoxi plans to take it down first.
She also collected a batch from the grassland and brought it back, but who would complain about having too much delicious food!
Everyone was watching, only some businessmen were carefully selecting what they needed.
This beef jerky is meat, and it is sold at a very high price. So far, no one has bought it.
"Can I try this beef jerky?"
Some smart people thought, just try it and take a bite, after all, it is meat.
The grassland people who were setting up stalls didn't know that these people were trying to take advantage of them, so they agreed.
"Okay, I'll give you one."
He directly put a piece of beef jerky into the man's hand. After he tasted it, his eyes immediately lit up.
When you have nothing to do, it's delicious to eat one or two of these. You can eat them while listening to or watching a play.
I didn't want to buy it at first, but the smell is really tempting.
"Give me some, how much do you sell it for?"
The price here is calculated according to the prices of the Great Zhou. The issue of price was discussed before Fang Xiaoxi came.
"This one is eighty wen per liang."
Those who were about to buy were dumbfounded. My goodness, eighty coins per ounce, who could afford it
But it tasted really good, so I hesitated before speaking.
If you buy this, one small plate for one tael and one plate for one hundred coins, the young men will probably like it.
While he was hesitating, Fang Xiaoxi came over and said, "Give me 20 kilograms of this beef jerky."
It weighs 20 kilograms at first, and it seems that he is very supportive.
Everyone knows that Wangfu Xianyou Xiangjun's cooking skills are quite good, and even Xiangjun likes beef jerky.
It must be delicious.
Fang Xiaoxi herself didn't expect that because she bought beef jerky, people behind her actually lined up to buy it.
Cao Suixin said with some surprise: "Oh, Senior Sister, look, they are all following you to buy."
"They buy whatever you buy. Luckily you acted quickly and bought quite a few mushrooms."