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Chapter 29 Golden Ideas (1)

"Brother Wanrong, where are you planning to sell it?" Wu Jing asked straightforwardly.

Chen Wanrong had his own plan for this matter and said, "I want to go to Ning County first and then try it in Chang'an."

Wu Jing shook his head and analyzed it for Chen Wanrong, "Brother Wanrong, I think there is no need to go to Ning County, just go to Chang'an. Based on Brother Wanrong's current situation, soap should be sold directly to the customer, not to merchants. In the case of Brother Wanrong, those merchants still have the reason to not lower the price? If this is true, wouldn't Brother Wanrong have more effort and less income?"

There are many things in modern society where good technologies are not sold at good prices. The reason is that merchants have money but those who develop technologies have no money. They need money in urgent need of money and have to sell them at low prices. Those merchants only need to make a fortune by making a lot of money, which is much more than those who develop technologies. Wu Jing's words really come to the point. Chen Wanrong admired them from the bottom of his heart and asked for advice: "I would like to ask Mr. Wu to come up with a good plan."

"Brother Wanrong's words are serious, but he only has a little opinion for Brother Wanrong to consider, and he dare not speak well." Wu Jing was still so polite, and then said: "In my opinion, Brother Wanrong will go to Chang'an for sale on March 3rd, and will definitely be sold at a good price."

Isn’t March 3 a day just a spring day? What’s so special about this? Chen Wanrong is not familiar with the social customs of the Tang Dynasty. He didn’t know that March 3 a day is one of the most important festivals in the Tang Dynasty. In the three hundred years of history of the Tang Dynasty, Shangsi Festival can be postponed but cannot be cancelled.

Huang Bo was only heard by the high-fives and praise: "Brother Wu, your idea is so clever. How lively it is on the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd. There are people all around and outside the city, with people traveling, high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen gathering. If Brother Wanrong's soap appears in Chang'an, it will definitely cause a sensation and become a scene in Chang'an."

Chen Wanrong heard about Shangsi Festival, but he didn't know how important it was to the Tang people. When he heard this, he realized that he had almost missed the opportunity and regretted it. He was about to thank Wu Jing, but Wu Jing had already taken over the conversation and said, "Brother Huang has passed. On Shangsi Festival, the traveler traveled in the bank of the Wei River, chanting poems and sings with poems and wine, which was very lively. But it was not the most lively place, and the most lively place was the bank of Qujiang.

"Every time on Shangsi Festival, the Qujiang River is crowded and people who do not meet each other normally will meet here. Not only scholars and tourists, wealthy businessmen, officials from the Tang Dynasty will go, but even the emperor will go. The emperor has issued an order that the Shangsi Festival will be given a banquet for the ministers on the side of Qujiang River at night, and there are hundreds of plays to help the fun. Therefore, this year's Qujiang River will be much more lively than before. Brother Wanrong, on this day, you will go to Qujiang River, rent a shop, and put your soap on it. It will be sold out in less than half a day."

Shangsi Festival originated in the pre-Qin period. On March 3rd, people went to the water to pray for blessings, which was called "六文". Chang'an is surrounded by Wei River. Every time on Shangsi Festival, people gather on the coast of Wei River, and people compete to pray for blessings, which is very lively. The Wei River is far away from Chang'an, and the scenery is not as beautiful as Qujiang. Therefore, although the Wei River is the main waterway in Chang'an, it is more attractive than Qujiang.

The reason why Qujiang is called Qujiang is named because of its bending water. It has a great place to enjoy the scenery in spring. During the Kaiyuan period, the Yellow Canal Water was diverted, and pavilions were built and pavilions were built to build a road, making Qujiang green bamboos, thousands of spring flowers, and shimmering blue waves, which is equivalent to a modern "scenic area". From the emperor to the ordinary people, all visiting it, and it became a prosperous time.

In "The Beauty Walk", Du Fu praised the prosperity of Qujiang on March 3rd. "The weather on March 3rd is new, and there are many beautiful people by the water in Chang'an". Even the powerful sister Yang Guozhong has come, so you can imagine the excitement here.

Although Qujiang is not as beautiful as the Kaiyuan period and not as prosperous as it was, it is already a place where tourists gather. In normal times, I don’t know how many people come here, let alone the emperor’s banquet event on the Shangsi Festival. It’s hard to believe that the grand occasion of Qujiang on the Shangsi Festival is not something I personally saw.

There are more than tens of millions of rich people gather here. If Chen Wanrong really rents a shop here to sell soap, with Chen Wanrong's shrewdness and modern sales skills, he will not make a fortune without making a fortune.

With good products, you have to sell them. If you want to sell them, you have to find a good opportunity. In a good location, Wu Jing took all these sales elements into consideration, which made people convinced!

This was a golden idea. Chen Wanrong was very excited and clasped his fists at Wu Jing: "Thank you Mr. Wu for your advice. If I don't hear Mr. Wu's high arguments, I will miss the opportunity!"

Wu Jing replied with a smile and said, "Brother Wanrong is so serious, I'll just say it. Brother Wanrong doesn't have to take it to heart." Wu Jing was a little humble and then said, "Brother Wanrong, I thought that if the two aspects could be improved, the soap would be more popular."

"I would like to ask Mr. Wu for advice." Chen Wanrong knew that a great scholar like him would not talk nonsense. He said that there must be problems, so he hurriedly asked for advice.

Picking up a piece of soap and sniffing it at the nose, Wu Jing said: "In my opinion, Brother Wanrong's soap only has one rosin flavor, which is a bit single, and should have more fragrance. Different people have different fragrances, some love roses, some like peonies, and some love rosin, so please think twice about Brother Wanrong."

This is a serious problem. Chen Wanrong did not expect it, but there was no better solution. Chen Wanrong knew the method of refining perfume from flowers, but it was February, where to find flowers? Even if he found it, there was not enough time to make it. Rosin can be seen everywhere on the market, so Chen Wanrong bought the fragrance, which was a last resort.

If someone else heard this, he would be stunned. Chen Wanrong reacted quickly. After a thought, he thought that a great scholar like Wu Jing might have a solution, so he hurriedly asked for advice: "Mr. Wu, is there a solution?"

"If Brother Wanrong can trust me, I have several ways to prepare spices for your reference. I am afraid that it will not be seen by Brother Wanrong. Brother Wanrong, please borrow a pen and ink." Wu Jing agreed happily.

This was like a timely help for Chen Wanrong. He was so happy that he hurriedly replied: "Mr. Wu, please wait, I will prepare for you now."

Chen Zairong said, "Brother, I'll go." Fei rushed into the house like a while. When he came out, he had a stack of paper, a pen, an inkstone and an ink ink in his hand.

After putting the thing on the table, Chen Zairong rolled up his sleeves and started grinding the ink.

After grinding the ink, Wu Jing held the pen in his hand, dipped it in thick ink, pressed his left hand on the paper, hanged his wrist and waved it, and then put it down. After putting down the pen, Wu Jing smiled and said, "Brother Wanrong, please check it out."

Chen Wanrong looked closely and saw that the paper was written in dense detail, "The fragrance of plum blossoms: seven liang agarwood, five liang agarwood, four liang chicken tongue fragrance, two liang sandalwood, two liang musk, six liang agarwood, four qian liang liang qian, two qian liang qian, two qian jiao qian, and a little dragon's head fragrance. Mash it into fine powder, refine it and mix it tightly, and hide it secretly. The most delicious taste is like that of plum blossoms."

After two lines, it was written: "The fragrance of flower stamens: three liang of agarwood, three liang of stack fragrance, one liang of sandalwood, one liang of frankincense, half a qian of dragon head, one liang of agarwood, one liang of musk, besides the dragon head, mash the powder and charcoal peel, one qian of sausage, mix thoroughly, put the raw honey into a porcelain box and boil for more than ten boils, take it out for seven days, and the taste will be made."

It was actually a spice recipe. Then I looked down and found that there were as many as nine kinds. Chen Wanrong thought about increasing the fragrance. Using spices under current conditions is the best way to do it. However, he didn't know the recipe and wanted to match it but couldn't match it. It was too expensive to buy it, which really made Chen Wanrong stump.

Unexpectedly, Wu Jing gave the spice recipe to Chen Wanrong without reservation. Chen Wanrong was completely surprised, his head was hot, and he shouted in his heart, "This is a timely help!"
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