"Brother Mo, something bad has happened! The Wang Family has also opened two ice cream shops! " In the Mo Estate, Imperial Chef Zhou said with a terrified expression.
Modun sighed and said, "I already know. Just now, Mo San came to report that the Wang Family also wanted to advertise in Mo Magazine, but I rejected them."
"Brother Mo is still the righteous one," Imperial Chef Zhou said gratefully.
"But how did the Wang family get their hands on the secret recipe for ice cream?" Moton asked in confusion. The other steps of making ice cream were very simple. Only the cream required skill.
"It's all my fault for being careless. I was betrayed by a shop assistant!" Imperial Chef Zhou said regretfully.
He saw that the shop assistant was very clever, so he wanted to nurture him and take him in as a disciple. Usually, he would give him pointers. In addition, he had no experience in business, so he was not on guard.
When the shop assistant quickly handed in his resignation and the Wang Family opened their ice cream shop, Imperial Chef Zhou came to a realization.
"Then, has the shop's business been affected?" Meton asked.
Imperial Chef Zhou said with a pained heart, "The ice cream business can still be sold out in a day, but the time needed is five times longer than before. The biggest impact is the fruit-flavored popsicles."
Ice cream was limited by dairy products, so it was difficult to expand production. Even with the Wang Family's ice cream, the supply still could not meet the demand. Only fruit-flavored popsicles were different. The Wang Family imitated Frozen and sent it to Chang 'an City in a carriage. Moreover, they sold it one copper coin cheaper. With competition, there was already a surplus of fruit-flavored popsicles.
Meton immediately understood. The Wang Family had been in Chang 'an City for many years and had a lot of manpower. With the Gongshu Family's technical support, the tools to make fruit-flavored popsicles were not difficult for them at all.
"Brother Mo, you have to help me!" Imperial Chef Zhou begged. When Princess Changle gave him the recipe for Frozen, he was making a fortune every day.
In the end, only a month had passed, and such a serious crisis had occurred. Moreover, it was directly related to his negligence. He naturally could not escape responsibility.
Meton also felt a burst of anger in his heart. If it was a fair competition, Meton naturally wouldn't have anything to say. However, the Wang family was still the same. They always liked to reap without sowing, stealing the hard work of others.
Seeing that Meton was deep in thought, Imperial Chef Zhou couldn't help but say with a sad expression, "I've made things difficult for Brother Mo. The Taiyuan Wang Family's power is monstrous. We really can't fight against them."
The Taiyuan Wang family was a rich and powerful family. Mo Jiazi naturally wouldn't start a war with the Taiyuan Wang family for him. It seemed like he had no choice but to ask Princess Changle for help.
"Brother Zhou, you've misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to stand up for you, but I don't have the right to do so!" Meton said helplessly.
Meton was the one who came up with the idea. The rest had nothing to do with the Mo Family, so it was unreasonable for him to suddenly come forward.
Imperial Chef Zhou also knew about Meton's difficulties, and his face was filled with sorrow.
"However, in Chang 'an City, there was a case of a servant stealing the master's secret recipe. I think as the parents, they can't just ignore it!" Meton suddenly changed the topic.
"You mean to report it to the authorities!" Imperial Chef Zhou rolled his eyes and said.
"That's right!" Meton said with a smile.
"Oh right, you haven't paid your taxes yet, right? Why don't you take the opportunity to pay them all together? Doing business and paying taxes, and if you are wronged, report it to the authorities. This is what an honest businessman like you should do. Moreover, since this matter has already happened, the Princess should also inform the authorities. "Meton reminded.
… … …
Chang 'an District Magistrate's Office.
Su Luosheng was looking at the complaint in his hand with a headache. The popular ice cream shop in Chang 'an City, Frozen, was actually suing the Taiyuan Wang family for stealing his secret recipe.
He had heard a lot about Frozen. Every day, he made a lot of money and became another legend in Chang 'an City.
"Master, this matter is not easy to deal with! The Taiyuan Wang family is one of the seven families in the Five Prefectures. They are very powerful! "The advisor beside him advised.
Su Luosheng nodded his head heavily. As a county magistrate, what he hated the most was these unscrupulous robberies. If he did not deal with it, the people would scold him and his superiors would keep an eye on him. If he made a big fuss and alerted the Emperor, he would definitely be punished.
However, if he dealt with it, these influential people were very complicated. Once he offended them, he would offend a group of people. That would greatly affect his career.
Su Luosheng sighed and picked up a ledger. This was the tax stub that Imperial Chef Zhou had just sent along with the complaint.
"70 strings of cash!"
Su Luosheng sighed. A moonlight from Frozen was the business tax, and he had already paid 70 strings of cash. In the future, he would be a big tax payer.
At this moment, Chang 'an City was the pilot of the tax distribution system of the Tang dynasty. Naturally, the more taxes he collected, the better. That way, his political capital would be stronger in the future.
At this moment, Constable Cao came in and whispered a few words in County Magistrate Su's ear.
"Marquis Merton really said that?" Su Luosheng's face suddenly changed.
In fact, Constable Cao was only conveying one sentence from Meton, which was, "When I was in the palace, I heard that Princess Changle liked the ice cream made by Imperial Chef Zhou the most."
Constable Cao nodded solemnly. When Meton told him this, he also found it hard to believe.
This sentence contained too much information. First of all, Imperial Chef Zhou already had the ice cream before he left the palace. If a chef could openly sell the food of the imperial family, there must be someone supporting him. That person could only be Princess Changle, whom Meton had mentioned.
Frozen was actually Princess Changle's business! Su Luosheng and Constable Cao both found it hard to believe, but they were also enlightened. In this way, all the explanations could be explained. Imperial Chef Zhou was just a chef who had just left the palace, but he was able to open three shops in Chang 'an City and cause a huge commotion.
If he had the support of the Imperial Princess, everything could be explained. County Magistrate Su did not believe that Meton would lie to him, because this could not stand up to scrutiny at all.
County Magistrate Su was a local in Chang 'an City. He was very sensitive to many things. With the information conveyed by Meton, all the doubts were answered one by one.
Where did Imperial Chef Zhou's saltpeter come from? The collection of milk. These things required a lot of power to obtain. Obviously, this was not something a small imperial chef could do. Also, the creation of the ice cream. How could Imperial Chef Zhou not offer it to the palace and turn around to make profits by himself?
After a long time, County Magistrate Su suddenly stood up and said resolutely, "Constable Cao, gather a group of constables and follow me to the Wang family's ice cream shop."
"Yes!" Constable Cao took the order and left.
"Master!" The advisor wanted to persuade him. Offending the Taiyuan Wang family was not a wise choice.
Su Luosheng waved his long sleeves and said, "I have made up my mind! There is no need to persuade me anymore! "
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