Honglou: I am the legitimate son of An Guogong!

Winter turns to spring in the blink of an eye。

Jia Hong returned to Ganzhou and had rested for two or three months.。

After all, it is still comfortable at home. I sleep on the kang every day, and my wife is with me.。

After Ranna came to Ganzhou, she gradually got used to living in the hospital. Jia Hong also taught her some Chinese dialects.。

Now I can barely chat with Ruizhu and learn to do some needlework, but I'm not very good at it.。

As for the vineyards in Huozhou and Zhenyuan, Ranna sent several servants there, but they haven't returned yet.。

Instead, the porcelain craftsmen Wang Xifeng had found had come to Ganzhou, set up a kiln in the manor in Ganzhou, and fired a batch of porcelain vases.。

It was delivered to Jiahong Hospital today.。

“Mr. Hong, did you paint me too beautifully?”

Ruizhu held the porcelain bottle and looked at it carefully, and blushes appeared on her face.。

Jia Hong took the porcelain bottle。

The body of the bottle is printed with the word "Zhuji", with a pretty girl picking grapes in the middle, and "Jianlong Fifty-Eighth" is engraved on the bottom.”。

These porcelain bottles are specially used to hold the wine made by Ruizhu last year.。

Of course, since Ranna was there, a batch of "Nami" bottles were naturally made.。

Jia Hong smiled and said: "Well, not bad! Pure and graceful, just right. The craftsman's outline is basically consistent with what I drew.。”

“If I were afraid that it would be too complicated to produce bottles, why would I paint you more beautifully?”

Ruizhu smiled timidly when she heard this, but her heart felt like it was filled with honey.。

Jia Hong said: "Call a few servants in a while. After cleaning the porcelain, go to the wine cellar of the manor and pack a batch of wine for the Xue family business. First press 22 bottles and send them to Chang'an. If you can't sell them, give them to your wife. Go to the warehouse of Lixiangyuan。”

Ruizhu's almond-shaped eyes widened when she heard this, "Master Hong...isn't it too expensive?”

“Think about it, even if I were an aunt, I would only have a monthly salary of more than 20 taels a year.……”

Jia Hong guessed what she meant and joked: "You don't have more than twenty taels? I won't sell it no matter how much others give me."。”

“Trying different tricks to coax me again! Ruizhu said coyly。

Jia Hong said with a smile: "Wine! Forget it if others don't buy it, I'm not willing to sell it cheaply. I don't think the monthly payment is small. If I sell a bottle in the future, you can each get one or two more, okay?。”

Ruizhu pursed her lips and said, "Master Hong, what do I mean? It's my monthly money now, why don't I still spend it on you!"”

“well——”Jia Hong shook his head and looked at the silly maid, "You earned a thousand taels a year from the land and manor I bought for two hundred taels of silver. You are so capable, so just take it.。”

Ruizhu blushed and said: "That's not what I can do. Without the arrangements left by Master Hong for me, how could Ruizhu do it?”

Jia Hong was almost angry with her, "I don't care about you. Anyway, just do as I say. If you don't want it, I'll throw it away."。”

“Then...I still want it. Ruizhu said shyly: "Since Mr. Hong loves me, I will keep it for you. I can help you even if I don't decide when I will use it."。”

Jia Hong couldn't help but laugh when he looked at this heartless girl, "Then it's not like I hurt you in vain. Just do as I told you later."。”

“Yes, Mr. Hong!”

At this time, after the maid called Rana, Rana also entered the study.。

When Jia Hong saw her coming in, he handed her the porcelain bottle。

Ranna took the bottle and looked at it for a long time. The more she looked at it, the brighter her eyes became and she felt happier.。

She kissed Jia Hong affectionately, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Thank you, it's very beautiful! I like it very much!"”

While talking, Rana came closer to Ruizhu and said with a smile: "Ruizhu, good luck!”

Jia Hong said amusedly: "Look, your fourth grandma says 'good health', but why don't you learn to kiss her?”

Ruizhu immediately felt so shy with teasing, and after giving Jia Hong a peck, she covered her face and felt hot.。

“Yes," Jia Hong shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm still very embarrassed.。”

“That’s not what grandma is looking at, what a joke! Ruizhu muttered: "If I were in Tianjing Mansion, wouldn't people say that I am shameless!"”

Jia Hong waved his hand casually and said: "Okay, okay - we don't want the same old routine in our house. Just be happy."。”

After that, Jia Hong hugged the two of them and left the study, and went to the yard together to sit and chat.。

……

Wait until the spring comes and the flowers bloom。

In Ganzhou, although Jia Hong is the highest military officer in the government,。

But the administrative seat of Gan Province is also in Ganzhou, so he has an admiral of Gan Province next to him.。

There is still an arsenal in his hand, but Jia Hong has no intention of opening it.。

Even if he wants to produce something, it's better to wait until he takes over the local power.。

What's more, now that the Western Expedition has ceased, there is even news of peace talks coming from the court.。

The Moxi Army that defeated Guge now occupied Huozhou. The Wu Dynasty took advantage of it, but the losses in further battles were not worth the gain.。

But Moxi actually agreed to make peace! Jia Hong thought to himself, these foxes are good enough!

In this way, after the Western Expedition temporarily came to an end, although the hundreds of Anfu troops outside Zhenyuan had not yet evacuated, Jia Hong was much more leisurely every day.。

Recently, he, Ruizhu and Rana often went to the manor in Ganzhou.。

And the servants Ranna ordered out also purchased vineyards in Huozhou and Zhenyuan.。

Because it is close to the border and there was a war not long ago, the cost of two fields of more than a hundred acres was even less than a hundred taels.。

Of course, all the documents and land deeds were registered with the Wu Dynasty.。

Thanks to the fact that there are many fruit farmers in both places, the manor is busy and the efficiency is much faster than that in Ganzhou, and the grape varieties are more diverse.。

In addition, after spending a high price to hire, many masters familiar with making fruit wine were found in the two places, and the winemaking matters for the three manors were arranged even more smoothly!

However, because food in Huozhou and Zhenyuan is more expensive, after recruiting all the people, the cost is far more expensive than that in Ganzhou Manor.。

Servants, fruit farmers, porcelain makers, plus purchasing items, add up to seven or eight thousand taels of expenses per year, which is more than the current monthly expenses of Anguo Mansion.。

After all, Jia Hong also thinks in a modern way, and several estates have switched to the company and contract system. Although there is no legal protection from the Wu Dynasty, how can he say anything about Anguo Mansion now?

Everyone working in the manor has now established a management, performance and reward system。

Although after the matter was reported back to Tianjing, Wang Xifeng's reply inevitably included a few more words.。

……

After spring turns to summer。

Grapes are sown in spring and mature in midsummer. After several rounds of picking, wine from various estates begins to be brewed.。

Ganzhou Manor, in addition to the original pure red wine "Zhuji", has also added the distilled and fired spicy brandy "Luanfeng"”。

The Marubai grapes of Huozhou Manor are used to make the sweet and sour sparkling wine "Nami", and the "Keren" with higher sugar content and mellow taste is made.”。

Zhenyuan Manor is rich in cantaloupe. When making red and white wine, melons are also mixed into it, thus creating the distinctive "Anguo" and "Taiping" wines.”。

Because there were not many varieties of his precious daughter "Qiqiao" and it was difficult to buy another manor, Jia Hong temporarily put it aside.。

One day, after Jia Hong took a nap, Ruizhu came in and woke him up.。

“Mr. Hong, we brought more than 3,000 bottles of wine from Huozhou and Zhenyuan! This will just arrive!”

Jia Hong was quite surprised when he heard this, "That means, every village still has 70% left?”

Ruizhu smiled and said: "That seems to be more than that! There should be more in Huozhou, which is always rich in grapes! I heard Ranna mention it before。”

Jia Hong did a little mental calculation and found out that for each of three thousand bottles, twenty taels would be sixty thousand, and six kinds of wine would be three hundred and sixty thousand! The price of grain is estimated to be hundreds of millions of yuan, and in terms of purchasing power, it will be several times higher. It will only be higher but not lower!

Although it is just an ideal algorithm, who knows whether it will be more expensive in the future?

At any rate, Jia Hong has been supervising these past few months, so no matter how he thought about it, the wine wouldn’t be too bad!

Of course, he doesn't plan to sell it openly. As the saying goes, "things are rare and valuable." Since it is a high-priced luxury product, it naturally has to be sold slowly.。

“Let's all get a bottle. Where is Ranna? Ask her to try it together。”

“Oh oh good! Grandma went to the manor, I asked someone to call her back!”

……