Chapter 178 Xingboke

"What can this thing do?" Qi Zhentao asked Ye Tao curiously. It can be said that Qi Zhentao, who is busy with a lot of money, did not waste any time. Instead, he felt that it was very interesting to sort out the strange things brought back from Nanyang with Ye Tao and others. When Ye Tao proposed to let the Qihai Trading Club expand the scale of planting rubber trees in the area controlled by Nanyang, Qi Zhentao asked.

"For the time being, it is possible to strengthen the sealing of everything and serve as a buffer material to reduce vibration. The main reason is that the process of processing rubber is not yet mature. But with rubber, it is a little modified to slightly change the thing that sprays hot tin oil. I think it should not be a problem to increase the range by fifty to one hundred steps." Ye Tao said confidently. This is naturally not a problem. This is just the one that most touches Qi Zhentao among the countless ways he can think of using rubber.

Indeed, even if it is only this one, Qi Zhentao felt it was worth it. Although according to Ye Tao, the fierce turbulent oil was still a certain distance from the sea war artifact "Greek Fire" mentioned by Assad and others, it was already quite useful. So now there are no pirates who dare to provoke merchant ships with the banner of the Qihai Trading Company, and no pirates or privateers dare to touch the Samir family's fleet.

Participating in the sorting of those tropical crops opened Ye Tao's eyes and found many things that he thought were useful. For example, the coca leaf discovered the day before made him think of making some coke to drink, and he did not ask many people in this era to have the same hobby. After all, in the original era, many people did not adapt to the taste of Coke and never liked to drink it for the rest of their lives. But as long as he liked to drink it himself, it was enough. But after thinking about it for a long time, he still didn't remember how soda filling was carried out. Carbonated drinks are simple, carbon dioxide and water are carbonated, and it is a problem to ensure storage and transportation. In this time and space, there is no commercial value for a long time.

Ye Tao had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​Coke. After all, for him alone, maybe, maybe Tan Weixin and the faint nostalgia between the two of them, he invested a lot of money and human resources to develop a technical system, which is not something that can be described as luxury. Fortunately, Ye Tao later found comfort in a bucket of stuff sealed on the ground: Coco.

This kind of thing is easy to deal with. Ye Tao made a large can of hot cocoa drinks and distributed them to everyone, which immediately attracted a lot of praise. Especially the grandchildren and grandchildren of Mr. Qi who came to play with him. He immediately fell in love with this sweet and refreshing drink. With cocoa, is the chocolate still far away? However, the amount of cocoa shipped in this batch is not large. According to the principle of having a share, everyone tasted a little hot cocoa drink. Then Ye Tao and Mr. Qi divided the remaining land for their respective family members. But Mr. Qi had already determined the second thing that needed to be grown.

"What's this smell?" After finally finishing the sorting of unknown kinds of things piled up in a warehouse, Ye Tao and Mr. Qi walked into another warehouse. In a corner of the warehouse, Mr. Qi's subordinates were communicating with a low-level manager of the Samir family with gestures while cooking something in a small stove. The mellow fragrance of the ground drifted in the air made Ye Tao think of something.

"Old man, Mr. Ye. This is something that our own sailors brought back. Last time, we followed the Samir family's fleet to the Dubai ships. This kind of fruit is very small and is used by locals to make an ointment-like thing. It is very difficult to eat, but it is very refreshing." A middle-aged man came up to report.

"Refresh?" Ye Tao shuddered and asked, "Where are the origins of these beans?"

"...A place in Aesopia called Kafa is just a place that can bring some gods. The crew members brought it back to make it a little delicious. The local natives can't do anything, it's too wasteful." The middle-aged man explained strangely.

Of course it was a waste of things. Ye Tao hurriedly went up and looked at the beans that had been simply baked and dried up to prevent decay. It was indeed coffee beans. On the small table next to it, there were several local coffee products wrapped in oil paper. After asking, I found out that the very unpalatable ointment was grinding coffee beans and mixing them with animal fat without any other seasoning... Rich fat and original coffee beans are indeed a good product for navigators to refresh and replenish their physical fitness. No wonder some people can put such unpalatable things into their mouths. Another way to eat is to put coffee beans in water. The taste of coffee beans ran into the water. The principle is probably like this. But Ye Tao is not very friendly to this "coffee soup".

"I want these things," Ye Tao shouted loudly: "Together, help me transport these things back to Chun Nuanju. By the way, Zhou Rui, bring my toolbox..."

Ye Tao was so excited that he couldn't help himself, so he quickly pulled a large group of people back to Chunnuanju and worked hard in the fully equipped kitchen of Chunnuanju.

Ethiopia's original coffee beans. According to some theory, it is the origin of coffee. Ye Tao used French pressing pots and Ethiopian coffee beans to make people who have almost no love for coffee fascinated by original black coffee. Ye Tao knew that in this specious time and space, the shape of the mainland has changed, the climate environment has changed, and the geological landscape has changed. Even the coffee beans in the Aesopian Cafa area have a different taste. After all, Ye Tao is not a veteran coffee tastinger, and it is impossible to know which method of roasting and processing is the best way to cook a little coffee bean. He had to ask four parts to be taken out, and processed in shallow, moderate, heavy and cinnamon roasting. After a while, the tempting coffee aroma spread across the spring warm Curie.

As Ye Tao's residence, Chunnuan Curie naturally has a small studio. In the short time when roasting coffee beans, Ye Tao has used various simple tools and utensils in the studio to combine a very rough drip coffee maker. As for grinding coffee beans, he can solve it in countless ways.

When Ye Tao returned to Chun Nuanju excitedly with a lot of people, Tan Weixin, Dai Qiuyan, Sophie and others were chatting in the extremely comfortable quiet room of Chun Nuanju. When Chun Nuanju inevitably seemed a little noisy, they couldn't help but be curious and returned to the bright and spaciousness of Chun Nuanju, with a huge and soft fabric sofa. When they heard Ye Tao was working on something called "coffee", Tan Weixin smiled slightly.

There have been many surprises these days. The hot cocoa is still savoring it in his mouth, and the coffee has arrived. Tan Weixin calmly ordered Sisi and Qiaoer to prepare milk and sugar, and even asked them to prepare some nutmeg powder, honey and other things. Then, Tan Weixin asked Sophie if she knew where the cups Ye Tao had treasured were placed?

Cup? There is really. Ye Tao once made a batch of cups that did not fit the tea-drinking habits of this era. The cups had huge handles that allowed users not to worry about being scalded. However, this kind of ceramic product called mug floor by Ye Tao was destined to be popular in a very small range. For example, the inside of the Ye family workshop, which also did not pay much attention to etiquette, and the Blood Qijun, who was unwilling to pay attention to it. You should know that holding a hot tea cup without moving voice when drinking tea is one of the etiquettes, and when you go to the tea table, it is easy to expose the problem of not being etiquette enough in training.

But mugs are still popular in a small range. After all, this thing is really useful. After all, everyone likes hot tea, but no one is willing to maintain the so-called etiquette at all times. The surface of the mug is a place that is well decorated and designed. The mugs of the Blood Qijun, the mugs inside the Ye's workshop, and the mugs used in the Yi Zhan Building are all of the same size and shape, with completely different colors and decorations.

When Tan Weixin asked this small question, Sophie immediately remembered it. In Ye Tao's carriage, in the glove box that was placed with the tool box, there was a thick velvet bag containing four cups. Four cups that Ye Tao had never used before.

The cup of that style is pure white, with a dark green and black pattern on it. The middle is a black siren, and the outside is a green ring pattern, leaving two five-pointed stars and two rows of fonts on the upper and lower sides. The thick and thick font should be two words. Sophie was a Frank, and she never figured out how Ye Tao could know the Anglo-Saxon language that was more west than Frank and farther from Dongping. However, the two words were completely unaware of Sophie's opinion. She only remembered the spelling: "starbucks coffee".

It was an almost perfect afternoon, coffee, mug, milk, honey, yellow sugar, nutmeg, hand-beated milk foam... In addition to things like vanilla syrup, Ye Tao almost brought Chun Nuanju's living room back to the 21st century. Cheesecake has long been one of the snacks that the Ye family has always been loved by everyone. With the mellow taste of coffee, the cheesecake taste seems to have become sweeter.

Ye Tao and Tan Weixin naturally enjoyed such afternoons. Holding a mug filled with coffee, bury themselves in the sofa, moving their bodies to avoid the direct sunlight, letting the soft and delicate milk bubbles stay on their upper lip, and only then would they be erased with a smile until their dear reminds them. This is almost Starbucks, a place that all people with a little bourgeois complex in their minds cannot avoid. On this afternoon, Chun Nuanju has a minimalist living room, which looks like a group of people who have just had a Hanfu show to relax.

The low-level manager of the Samir family was unexpectedly pulled here, and was extremely surprised to see that the Orientals, who were increasingly uncanny in the eyes of them, turned into a fragrant and mellow liquid in just a few hours, turning it into something that everyone could fully accept. This was simply magic.

"Xin'er. Let's open the Starbucks chain?" After everyone left, Ye Tao said quietly in Tan Weixin's ear.

"...Don't be too spoof." Tan Weixin's mouth twitched and said, "Coffee beans native to Aesopia. Even if the local processing is done and transported, what is the cost? Even if Mr. Qi agrees to grow coffee beans in Southeast Asia, it will take two or three years to form a scale. Moreover, transporting it is not cheap. Don't you think, instead of turning Starbucks into a noble luxury, it's better to enjoy it ourselves?... Besides, how are you going to explain the translation of Starbucks."

Ye Tao said helplessly: "Okay, I think the previous reason is more convincing. Only a few people enjoy it, and this thing is really not something you can do... The explanation of the translation name you mentioned is not a problem in my opinion. Starbucks was originally a translation name. Since it is a sirens pattern, wouldn't it be better to change the translation name? For example, 'Xingboke'... the pattern and the text match."

"...you...ah, okay. Let's save this idea. Let's see if there are any conditions in the future. But let the Samir family or Mr. Qi first guarantee the supply of cocoa and coffee." Tan Weixin curled her lips. In fact, setting up a Starbucks chain by herself is also very attractive to her. Moreover, the inner government even has a deep experience in operating chain stores. Although chain stores such as "Fengyu Shengjian" and "Aisin Ramen" are not overwhelming, they have a very solid and stable turnover wherever they are opened. However, Starbucks is a bit too spoof.

"The old man made up his mind to open a plantation by himself, and even the Samir family was dragged into the water. If you want to say the supply of these things, it is absolutely fine. Moreover, the Samir family really regards Qihai Trading Company, Mr. Qi and me as friends, and their attitude towards doing business has changed in the past few years." Ye Tao said indifferently.

After all, the Samir family and Mr. Qi are different. Although the Samir family has been operating in Nanyang for many years, they have always reached acquisition agreements with local indigenous peoples. Although their purchase costs are extremely limited, the number of harvests per year is not large because the local indigenous people are too extensive. After all, the Samir family is a family that has made a fortune in the Middle East desert, and their understanding of planting is like that. Moreover, over the years, as they have transferred Dongping's products and made huge profits, the issue of spice production has become increasingly neglected. However, Mr. Qi is different. Qihai Trading Company has just built a small foundation in Nanyang.

After the land was transited, there were several islands and ports. Someone in Qihai Trading Company proposed the idea of ​​developing plantations in the local area, planting spices and other cash crops. Mr. Qi immediately found a large number of old farmers with experience in land reclamation, and took a group of landless refugees to go there vigorously. The number of lilacs produced by the two small plantations of Qihai Trading Company last year really made a large group of senior deacons of the Samir family stunned. In the eyes of the managers of Qihai Trading Company, this was natural. It turned out that the indigenous people sow seeds at most and then ignored them. The behavior of eating at the same time was too lacking in practice.

The lilac trade has always been in the hands of the Sultan family, which is not very much in dealing with the Samir family. Although it cannot reach a monopoly, the goods that only account for more than 10% of the total market in the Samir family cannot cause any storm. However, Mr. Qi gave all the lilacs to the Samir family at a very affordable price, allowing the Samir family to vigorously dump the Sudan family from the beginning of this year, causing the Sudan family to complain. The dumping backed by powerful force and the construction of landmark buildings represented by the bell tower and the lighthouse have greatly enhanced the influence and prestige of the Samir family in the Middle East. The continuous clock products and navigation supplies continue to widen the gap between them and other competitors, especially they can even launch a comprehensive impact on a certain industry in a country. What a powerful weapon...

Under the leadership of Mr. Qi, the Samir family also began to try to establish various plantations in Nanyang. The Samir family even reached a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Qihai Trading Company. Everyone is trying to optimize the crop ratio of the plantation so that things produced in limited space can bring everyone the maximum benefits. Mr. Qi brought a large number of things back to Dongping this time and summoned a large number of people to identify the value of the use. It was because of this cooperation agreement.

The cooperation between the Samir family and Qihai Trading Company is all-round. This time their generous gifts to craftsmen and sell craftsmen is proved. If they had not really regarded Qi Zhentao and Ye Tao as friends, they would not have spread the Uz steel, Damascus steel and a full set of craftsmanship to the East. In the eyes of the Samir family, this was just a late technology exchange. The craftsmen they sent not only learned the full set of tower building construction techniques, but also many unique technologies in the Ye Family Workshop, such as the cavalry armor of the Blood Ki army and the infantry weight.
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