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If the bean sprouts were sold at the price of mutton, the profit would be dozens of times higher. According to Marx, when the profit reached 300%, then the capitalists would trample on everything in the world.
Chang 'an was a huge city with a population of one million, and there were many nobles and officials. As long as the bean sprouts were recognized step by step, selling bean sprouts would definitely make a huge profit. Everyone would be tempted in the face of profit. After knowing that the price of bean sprouts was comparable to that of mutton, many people were tempted.
Some inquired about the identity of the person selling bean sprouts, and some inquired about the method of making bean sprouts. Of course, many people were trying their best to develop bean sprouts themselves.
The bean sprouts first appeared at the palace banquet, and it was Ang Lee who presented the bean sprouts. Therefore, the bean sprouts that appeared in the market soon after naturally had something to do with Ang Lee.
Although Ang Lee was only a fifth-rank official, he had made a lot of contributions to the Tang dynasty. Moreover, he had been received by the emperor many times. He could be considered to have a strong background. The nobles in the capital who coveted bean sprouts naturally did not dare to provoke him.
The method of making bean sprouts was only known to a few people in Ang Lee's mansion. These people all stayed in Ang Lee and Li Kunxiong's mansion and did not go out at all. The servants who pushed the bean sprouts to the West Market did not know the method of making bean sprouts at all. Naturally, they had no way to inquire about it.
Therefore, if they wanted to get the method of making bean sprouts, they had to develop it themselves. However, although making bean sprouts was simple, it was not easy to succeed. It required a long time of exploration.
Many nobles and businessmen spent many days and wasted a lot of beans, but they still could not successfully make bean sprouts.
Of course, some people used warm water to soak bean sprouts and successfully made beans sprout, but faced the tricky situation of rotten beans. In short, no one succeeded.
Li Kunxiong had been making a lot of money, but the nobles and businessmen in the capital could only watch. The opportunity to make money was in front of them, but they could not do anything.
"Father, the weather is too cold. These bean sprouts really can't be made!"
In An Lushan's temporary residence, An Qingzong looked at the soaked Mung Bean and said helplessly.
"Bullsh * t, if it can't be born in winter, how did Ang Lee do it? If he can do it, why can't we?"
An Lushan had lost face at the palace banquet, while Ang Lee had received continuous rewards from the Emperor. This made him very unhappy, so he held his breath. He must grow bean sprouts.
"Father, we have tried many methods, but the bean sprouts just can't be grown. That's right, if it really doesn't work, we can send someone to sneak into Ang Lee's mansion and capture the maid in charge of growing bean sprouts."
An Qingzong thought of a dirty trick.
An Lushan frowned and thought for a moment. He shook his head and said, "No, this is too risky. This is the capital, not Ying Province. You've been in the capital for a year. How can you not remember? What if you're discovered?"
"Yes, Father, then I'll think of another way."
An Qingzong looked unhappy. He had thought of all the ways he could think of, but the results were not satisfactory. Other than using force, he really had no other way.
"Marshal, I have something important to report."
Yan Zhuang hurriedly ran in.
An Lushan waved his hand and let An Qingzong leave.
An Qingzong, who had returned to his room, felt too embarrassed. He couldn't even do such a small thing that his father had instructed him to do. However, he had already tried his best to grow bean sprouts. All the servants in the mansion were also trying to think of a way, but after wasting hundreds of Mung Beans and Yellow Beans, they still couldn't successfully grow bean sprouts. This made him feel very helpless.
'Forget it. Since I can't use force, I can at least send someone to Ang Lee's mansion to take a look! Maybe I can find the secret? '
An Qingzong had made up his mind. He immediately found two agile subordinates and asked them to go to Ang Lee's mansion to find out what was going on.
The day after tomorrow was going to be the wedding. Ang Lee was very excited. These days, he had been busy preparing, sending out wedding invitations, preparing food and wine, and so on. It was very tedious and complicated. Fortunately, he had the housekeeper, Zhao Liu. Otherwise, Ang Lee would really be helpless.
That night, Ang Lee dismissed all the craftsmen in the mansion and gave them enough wages to let them go home for the New Year. In addition, all the rocking chairs that had been built were stored in Kun Xiong's and Fei Yu's houses to make room for the banquet.
Considering that there were many people who came to attend the wedding, besides eating and drinking, the toilet was also unavoidable. If they used the traditional toilet method, it would be too dirty. Therefore, Ang Lee temporarily asked the craftsmen to build a temporary modern toilet.
The toilet was divided into male and female sections. Inside were small cubicles that were similar to the squat toilets in the future. With a gentle flush of water, the filth would flow away with the flow. It was labor-saving and clean.
This was actually a public toilet in the future. Once the wedding was over, this temporary toilet would be torn down. After all, such a large toilet would be too unsightly in the mansion.
With the wedding imminent, Fei Yu and Erniu were busy helping him. On the other hand, Kun Xiong was busy earning money. He counted money until his hands were cramping.
Lying on the rocking chairs in the backyard, Ang Lee, Fei Yu, and Erniu were staring blankly at the stars in the sky. They had not been idle for the past few days. Naturally, they were very tired. Lying on the rocking chairs was very comfortable.
"Fei Yu, your Big Brother is married. You should hurry up!"
Erniu whispered.
"Erniu, you're two years older than my Big Brother. If you're not in a hurry to get married, why should I be? "
"That's true. I'm already in my twenties. It's time for me to get married. Alright, after the general's wedding, I'll find a wife in the capital."
Erniu made up his mind.
"Alright, Big Brother Erniu. If you find a wife, I, Li Feiyu, will find one right away. Moreover, I'll find a beautiful one."
Li Feiyu began to look forward to it.
Ang Lee smiled and looked at the two. "If you two can get married soon, I'll be relieved. However, it's already late. Let's get some rest. We'll talk tomorrow. "
"Alright, we'll stay at Big Brother's house today. Haha!"
"Shh, don't make a sound. Something's happening."
Li An heard a strange sound and told the two of them not to move.
"Big Brother, what's going on?"
Ang Lee lowered his voice and said, "There's the sound of metal hooks hitting the wall."
"Big Brother, you have more than ten guards in your mansion. Who's so bold?"
Ang Lee smiled. "Since the other party dares to come, it's only natural that they have the guts."
The three of them looked at each other and quietly got up from their rocking chairs. They hid behind a large pillar and looked around vigilantly.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle …"
Soon, the sound of climbing could be heard. Then, a black head popped out from the top of the wall. Then, another head popped out.
The two black heads nodded at each other and climbed up the wall. Then, they jumped into Ang Lee's mansion.
"Who's there? Stop."
Three guards happened to pass by and saw the two men in black jumping into the mansion. They immediately rushed over.
The two men in black looked at each other. They wanted to escape, but it was too late. Li An threw the two copper coins in his hand, hitting the two men in black's calves, causing them to fall to the ground.
"Capture them."
Ang Lee, Fei Yu, and Erniu appeared at the same time. They noticed that the two men in black did not carry any weapons. This was also the reason why they noticed the guards running away.
The fact that the two men did not carry any weapons seemed to indicate that they did not sneak in to commit murder. They had other motives.
The three guards put their swords to the necks of the two men in black. The other three guards who heard the news tied the two men up with ropes.
"Speak! Who sent you here? What's your purpose? "
Ang Lee asked sternly.
"Not talking? Fine, I knew you wouldn't talk. Tie them to the pillar and prepare firewood."
Ang Lee was ready to torture them.
He was not going to use firewood to burn them to death. He was going to use smoke to make these stubborn fellows talk. After all, the smell of smoke was very unpleasant.
"General, are we really going to burn them to death? The law of the Tang dynasty forbids lynching. "
A guard asked for instructions in a low voice.
"I'm not going to burn them to death, nor will I let them suffer any physical injuries. I'm just going to smoke them to let them experience the smell of smoke."
After the fire was lit, Ang Lee put it out and let the smoke drift toward the two men's mouths and noses.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough …"
The smell of smoke was naturally very unpleasant. The two men in black coughed violently. After a while, they coughed so hard that tears came out of their eyes.
"Are you going to talk or not?"
Ang Lee asked again.
The two men were so uncomfortable from the smoke that they could not speak at all. They could only nod.
Ang Lee asked the guards to take the firewood further away and asked, "Speak! Who sent you here? What are you doing here? "
"Eldest Young Master sent us here to find the secret of growing bean sprouts."
One of them said helplessly.
"So you came for the bean sprouts. No wonder you didn't bring any weapons. By the way, who is Eldest Young Master? What's his name?"
"Our Eldest Young Master is An Qingzong, the son of Pinglu Jiedushi Commander An Jie."
One of them had no choice but to tell the truth.
Ang Lee was not afraid of An Qingzong. He said disdainfully, "So it's An Qingzong, that bastard! Did he really just send you here to find the secret of growing bean sprouts? "
"It's absolutely true. We dare not lie to you."
The man in black who was frightened by the smoke said seriously.
"Big Brother, An Qingzong is actually so interested in growing bean sprouts. He actually took such a big risk for such a small thing. He's really something."
Li Feiyu felt very strange. Although growing bean sprouts was a huge profit, An Qingzong did not seem to be short of money. Why would he take such a big risk for the secret of growing bean sprouts?
"General, An Qingzong's father is An Lushan. Could this matter have something to do with him?"
Erniu said.
Ang Lee looked at the guards and said seriously, "Take them to the Marquis Shop. Tomorrow morning, take them to the county office and hand them over to the county magistrate for punishment according to the law."
"Yes, General."
The three guards took the two men in black to the Marquis Shop nearby.
Ang Lee looked at the other three guards and said softly, "You all heard what happened just now. You must be more vigilant in the future. Don't let the rascals take advantage of you."
"Yes, General."
Ang Lee continued, "Also, you must publicize what happened today. It's best to let the entire Chang 'an know. But don't tell anyone about the smoke, understand?"
"Yes, General. We understand."
The three guards said seriously.
"Big Brother, do you believe what they said is true?"
Li An nodded and said, "Of course. The fact that the two of them didn't bring any weapons when they entered my mansion means that they are not here to assassinate me. Moreover, An Qingzong doesn't have the guts to assassinate an official of the imperial court in the capital. Other than that, what else in my mansion can tempt An Qingzong? At present, I'm afraid that the only way is to grow bean sprouts."
"Big Brother is right. Except for the secret of growing bean sprouts, there seems to be nothing else that can tempt An Qingzong. However, if An Qingzong knows that Big Brother has a rocking chair, a fireplace, and a flush toilet in your house, he will not think so. Haha!"
Ang Lee laughed and said, "An Qingzong is really unlucky. We caught him as soon as he sent someone here. Besides, he is really stupid to come up with such a bad idea. Big Brother is not boasting, but even if they find the place of growing bean sprouts, these two idiots will not discover the secret of growing bean sprouts. Without the guidance of Big Brother, no one can learn it at a glance."
"Yes, yes, yes. Big Brother is so smart. He is the most outstanding man in the Tang dynasty!"
"Well, for the sake of your eloquence, next time Big Brother has a chance to make money, I will let you do it."
"Okay, Big Brother. I will remember it. Next time, if there is anything good, you must let me do it first. "
"Hahaha! Don't worry. "
Ang Lee was in high spirits, but in An Qingzong's residence, it was a different scene. The two people sent out had not returned, which made An Qingzong very anxious.
In fact, after sending out the people, An Qingzong regretted it. When he gave the order, he was so angry that he always wanted to get the method of growing bean sprouts as soon as possible to please his father, An Lushan. But after calming down, he suddenly thought that once the people sent out were caught by Ang Lee, the consequences might be very bad.
At this moment, the people sent out had not returned, so they were definitely caught. An Qingzong hoped that his people were caught by the patrolling officers and soldiers, not by Ang Lee. The crime of breaking the night ban could be serious, but he could get them out with some money. The most important thing was that he would not be implicated. But once the two people were caught by Ang Lee, everything would be hard to say.
After a night of anxiety, there was finally news of the two subordinates. However, it was not the news that they returned smoothly, but the news that they were suppressed in the county government.
At the same time, the news that An Qingzong ordered his subordinates to sneak into Ang Lee's mansion with the intention of stealing the method of growing bean sprouts spread quickly in the capital. With the spread of the news, various bizarre versions were born.
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