Chapter 403 Fashion items
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Little Peeling was killed and Count Raven took charge of his territory, which was a great event at the aristocratic level and also of great significance to the Griffith family.
But for every conqueror in the territory, this matter is not that worthy of concern.
Although I heard some time ago that Xiao Ping's death may have been done by Earl Leiwen, some people said that this may attract punishment at the imperial level, which really made the leaders worried for a while.
But as 1202 passed and 1203 arrived, there was no disturbance, so this incident naturally faded out of the lives of the people.
After all, life still has to be lived.
The most typical one is Peter.
That is the guy who once met Crouch, who had a dog, worked in a pig farm, and had a mortgage for decades.
Last month, he was also arguing with people in the tavern about "who did the little skinned death."
Now, I just want to relax in the tavern.
"It's a god, I don't know who this child learned from!"
Peter's face turned red as he thought of what happened this afternoon.
He got married in early 1197 and his son was born at the end of the year.
To this day, his son is less than 6 years old.
Peter himself works in a pig farm. He usually gets off work at 5 pm, but he has to get home in the middle of the night shift. His wife works in an embroidery and weaving factory and doesn’t have much time to take care of the children.
So I entrusted the child to a "Kindergarten" at a monthly price of 2 silver coins.
This kind of industry is said to have existed in Meng'en City for a long time, but it has only appeared in Eagle Town in recent years.
It's been 2 years since I calculated the time.
I have been safe for two years. Unexpectedly, today, his son, who is less than 6 years old, can cause him such a big trouble!
The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, Peter came to the tavern I often went to, opened the door and sat at the bar, and threw down 5 copper coins.
Without saying a word, the bartender knew the regular customer, poured Peter a large glass of beer, took out a plate filled with snacks and pushed it in front of Peter.
Peter saw that the expression on his face became worse and reached out to push the plate away.
"What, I'm in a bad mood today?" The bartender pointed to the plate and said, "It costs money in other bars, which means our boss is willing to provide it for free. If you are in a bad mood, don't be unable to get along with this good thing!"
The plate contains potato chips newly produced by the Rust District factory about a month ago.
Peter didn't understand why the potato sliced fried stuff suddenly became popular in the entire Eagle Town, selling it at competitive conferences, selling it in roadside stores, and taverns also used it as a gimmick.
However, I have to say that the gimmick is really effective. This old tavern that has been open for almost 10 years has actually attracted a group of new customers.
Peter sighed, "Don't mention it, if it weren't for this thing, I wouldn't have been irritated!"
The bartender smelled the gossip and bent down and winked: "What the hell is going on? Tell me, just say it and just let it breathe."
"Oh..." Peter sighed and took a sip of beer:
"Do you know my son?"
The bartender smiled and said, "How can you not know? Every time you come, you have to say that you can recognize words at the age of 3 and recite poetry at the age of 5. Last time the church choir wanted to recruit him into it!"
"I wish I had been so good." Peter smiled bitterly and pointed to the potato chips on the plate: "Since this thing became popular, he saw that there were people eating in the kindergarten, and when he got home, he pestered me to ask for it, and he didn't buy it for him. He even pissed off with me for several days!"
"It's not that I'm reluctant to let it go, but you also know how expensive this thing is!"
Since its launch, potato chips have been provided in bulk in bars, competitive conferences, Balcon and other places, and there is also a kind of complete set sold in stores.
It is filled with oak leaves and is divided into medium, large and extra large parts.
A medium portion requires 2 copper plates!
Peter frowned and said, "You know, when we were young, two copper coins were enough for a whole family of six to eat for a day."
"Of course, the situation is different now. I don't have to hold these two copper plates, but the amount is too small. It looks like there are dozens of pieces. If you really want to eat them, you can eat them all in a few bites."
"If you change to maltose, you can eat it for two days!"
The bartender laughed: "Just because of this, can you be angry until now?"
"Of course not. Didn't I buy it for that kid? He didn't want it afterwards. I thought this kid could finally understand his father's difficulty, but he didn't expect it..." Bit sighed again:
"This kid is actually in the kindergarten, joining a few friends to isolate a child-
He said that unless they can take potato chips, they would not let all the children in the kindergarten play with them! ”
A hint of surprise appeared on the bartender's face: "How is your child so powerful?"
Peter's face became more and more ugly: "No, it's been 6 or 7 days in a row. It's still the adults who found that their family had lost money and asked what was going on. It's just that the matter happened."
"Because of this, I was called by the nanny from the kindergarten today and taught me a lesson!"
"The nanny looked at me as if she was looking at the barbarians of a foreign county. I had to hold back my smile and apologize and compensate the parents of other people's children. It's the first time that people in their 30s are so angry!"
Seeing this, the bartender poured him another glass of wine: "It's really not easy for you, I'll treat this glass."
Peter did not refuse either. He took the cup and raised his head to take a big mouthful, and burped a long time: "I have to let that kid know the lesson when he goes back tonight!"
"Don't be so angry, either." The bartender wiped the cup and persuaded: "There are children with children's circles. Now potato chips are so popular. Others have eaten them, but they have never eaten them. They can't even talk about them. They don't blame him for having bad thoughts."
"But he can't make those bad thoughts!" Peter raised his tone:
"And just these broken potato chips, what's the delicious food?"
The bartender pushed the plate at his hand: "Do you know if you try it yourself?"
Peter twisted up a piece and looked carefully. He didn't know what to cut it. It was so thin that it could transmit light. It was oily and golden, and it looked really good.
Put it on the tip of your nose and smell it, Peter couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva in his throat.
Click.
With a gentle bite, the potato chips broke in your mouth, and the salty taste spreads with the unique aroma of fried food.
The taste...it seems pretty good!
As soon as I opened my mouth, I couldn't stop.
With a few bites of potato chips and a bite of beer, Peter became happier and happier. He remembered the scene when he went to the fields to find insect pupae and bake them on the stove, and then ate them happily with his friends.
Maybe...I was really wrong this time?
Click.
The plates woven by the rattan were turned on the table, and it turned out that the potato chips had been eaten up.
Peter was stunned for a moment, drank the last bit of beer, stood up and walked out.
"You can't rely on fighting all the time," the bartender whispered, "The most important thing is to let him remember the lesson."
Peter nodded, not knowing whether he could listen or not, so he walked out of the tavern.
By the time he got home, it was about 7 o'clock in the evening.
Oil lamp burns on the table.
With the sound of footsteps, the dog Bobby rushed to Peter and shook his tail happily.
The son who ran out with Bobby was hiding beside the wall, looking at his father hesitantly, as if he was a little scared.
Peter's wife stepped out from behind the child and gently pushed his shoulder.
The little guy mustered up the courage, walked to Peter, lowered his head, and pulled his hands together in a tangled manner:
"I'm sorry, dad, I was wrong. I won't ask for potato chips again in the future..."
He bit his lip tightly, as if he had made great courage, raised his right hand and spread it wide: "If you still get angry, just hit me..."
After saying that, he closed his eyes tightly.
However, what came was not the expected slap, but instead felt a slight sank on your hands.
When I opened my eyes, I found it turned out to be a pack of potato chips!
"Dad! This..." the little guy was puzzled.
Peter half-kneeled and put his hand on his shoulder: "It's Dad's problem. Since we want to eat, we will buy it, but we have to promise Dad that no matter what he wants, he has to tell us, instead of asking for it in that way, okay?"
"Okay!" the little guy nodded vigorously, then whispered: "Can I take this to school tomorrow? I want to pay Xiaojuantou."
Xiao Kutou is the child who was isolated by him.
"Don't worry, eat." Peter smiled, glad that he had made no mistake in his decision. At least the child already knew that he was wrong and wanted to compensate:
"I'll buy you another large pack tomorrow morning and take it to share with your friends."
"Okay!" The little guy jumped up excitedly.
When Peter's wife saw this scene, her originally worried emotion melted.
The family of three had dinner together. The couple coaxed the child to bed early and chatted for a long time until the second half of the night.
The next morning, Peter took his son to the store to buy potato chips, but it was shocked.
"What does it mean to be gone?" "The meaning of being gone is to be gone."
"But, weren't the shelves still full last night?"
"Then you have to ask him."
Not far from the shelf owner, there was a guy who looked obviously a businessman, and several workers were carrying goods to the carriage.
"They all the inventory I have increased by 20% and bought them all!"
"But why don't they buy it at the Chamber of Commerce?"
"If the Chamber of Commerce can buy it, will they come here?"
Peter looked confused when he heard this, and stared at his son with big eyes.
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I don’t know whether it’s delicious or not, but it’s really easy to sell.
As early as last year, there was rumors in the outside world that the factory in Xuefengling Rust District was developing a brand new product, which made the outside world very excited.
Many businessmen sent their subordinates, or simply came to Eagle Town by themselves, and lived there for two or three months, just to keep up with the release opportunity and seize the first wave of opportunities.
But one month ago, in early January 1203, the merchant saw the official announcement of the new product, but was disappointed.
The products launched are just potato chips fried with potatoes.
For retail, 2 medium-sized copper coins, 5 large copper coins, and 12 extra large copper coins.
If purchased in bulk, the price of 1 pound is only 31.7 copper plates.
To be honest, if it is just a potato, it will not be worth so much money. However, considering its production process, especially the use of oil and salt, it is not particularly out of stock at this price, and it can even be said to be of good value for money.
But the problem is that merchants really can't see where the profit points of this thing are.
Compared with the angel series products developed by the Rust Zone factory, the style is too low.
Therefore, except for some small businesses buying in small quantities, most merchants choose to wait and see.
Griffith was not in a hurry to do this. In addition to selling it publicly at the Chamber of Commerce, he also started to distribute goods in the five northwest counties and Mengen City through his own channels.
No one expected that the potato chips would be enthusiastically sought after shortly after they were launched!
From the common people to the nobles, everyone loved this thing very much.
It has a crispy texture, oily and salty texture.
In some places where salt is expensive, potato chips have even become a salt alternative.
For the nobles, this thing is very suitable for appearing at a cocktail party, which is delicious and does not occupy your stomach. You can enjoy your hunger by taking a few bites, avoiding the dilemma of being handsome and groaning when you are good at it.
In addition, during retail, a set of packaging was specially designed for the nobles, which was 10 times more expensive than ordinary potato chips and had more choices for the taste.
In addition to the most basic salt flavor, there are tomato flavor, barbecue flavor, cheese flavor, etc., which are full of variety and can be chosen. Once launched, it has become a fashionable item.
After all, the principle of most nobles is to buy only expensive ones, not the right ones.
So, merchants who noticed that they had missed something rushed to Eagle Town to purchase goods.
If the Chamber of Commerce can't buy it, then go to various shops to purchase retail products, just to make a fortune when the popularity is at its highest level.
Faced with this situation, Griffith responded quickly.
The raw materials for potato chips have been shipped to Xiongying Town one after another, and the factory has not fully opened up its production capacity. Now that the sales results are so good, we immediately put all our efforts into production.
After only about 10 days, the potato chips provided by the Chamber of Commerce can basically meet the needs of major merchants.
Potato chips also spread throughout the province of Nord with the circulation of merchants.
By April 1203, it can be said that potato chips are on sale in any place where there are people in the Nord Province.
It also made people realize that the Griffiths family, Raven, were not only creative in luxury goods.
The spread of potato chips did not stop there.
Some of them opened the market of the Principal of Aivol through the northern wall of sighs; some went east and began to conquer cities and territory in the North Sea Province; and some went south and flowed into the Molinir Province.
After being shipped to these places, the price of potato chips will inevitably rise due to transportation costs.
The popularity among civilians is much lower than that among Nord Province, but it is not reduced in popularity among the aristocratic classes.
It can be said that in just 2 months, the market was successfully opened up and occupied it firmly.
Even on the Earl of Jonah's dining table, it appeared.
"You said, how much does this thing cost?" Earl Jonah frowned while holding a potato chip.
"71.6 copper coins per pound, sir." The housekeeper said respectfully.
Click.
Earl Jonah put the potato chips in his hand into his mouth and chewed them carefully:
“…It’s not expensive.”
"Yes, I also said that this thing is too...ah?" The butler said it for a long time before he realized: "What did you say?"
Earl Jonah didn't say anything, but picked up another piece of potato chips and crushed them in his palm and spread them out.
The potato chips were broken into piles, and the grease was shining among the residue.
The butler was still confused.
Jonah sighed in his heart and missed his former butler Jinmans a little.
Although that guy suffered his own fault, he was killed by Lei Wen.
But at least, he had some experience in marching and fighting, and he could grasp Jonah's temper. Even if he didn't understand, he should praise him a few words and would not stand like this wood.
In Jonah's view, the greatest value of potato chips is not snacks or snacks, but as military rations.
It is dry enough, fried in oil, and has a lot of salt, which ensures it can be stored for a long time; and even if it is broken, it will only lose some taste.
It would be better to say that if it is crushed and made into powder, it will be easier to carry.
With the experience of being surrounded and intercepted in the Principal of Aivol for more than a month, Jonah knew very well that if he just didn't eat, his physical strength and energy would not be weak so quickly.
What is really fatal is salt deficiency.
If you don’t eat salt for 3 days, you will lose all your strength.
This kind of potato chip can not only satisfy hunger, but also replenish oil, water and salt, and is the most suitable emergency military ration.
From this perspective, its price per pound of 71.6 copper coins is not so unacceptable.
"Take people to Eagle City and bring my handwritten letter." Jonah said:
"Go and buy 1 million, no, 3 million pounds of potato chips are back!"
Time has come to the end of June 1203.
In Eagle City, Denise was amazed at the income statistics in the first half of the year.
If this report had not been subject to detailed statistics and Fiona had calculated it once again, Denise would have thought that the data had been calculated incorrectly.
Out of his usual trust in Raven, Denise guessed that potato chips could make money.
But in her expectation, it would be good to have a profit of several thousand gold coins throughout the year.
The reality is that based on statistics in the first half of the year, potato chips sold more than 69 million pounds.
Total sales reached 218,700 gold coins.
And the profit reached an astonishing 80,700 gold coins!
You should know that before that, even the profit that the fist product Angel Tears could bring in a year was only between 80,000 to 100,000 gold coins.
The profit of potato chips in half a year is equivalent to the revenue of Angel Tears for a whole year!
According to the current trend, when this year ends, the annual net revenue of the Griffith family will steadily exceed the 500,000 gold coins. Looking at the entire empire, it can also be called medium among the Earl family.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Denise couldn't wait to share the joy with Lei Wen, but frowned and asked Anqi beside him:
"Laiwen has entered his meditation room again today?"
"Yes, madam." Anqi said, "And, the Count gave a special order, no one was allowed to disturb him."
Denise nodded, her fingers slashing meaninglessly on the table.
What is Lei Wen doing?
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(This chapter ends)