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Chapter 377 Yunzhou Brand Cigarettes

There is a soup spring seven miles southwest of Chi Castle.

Zhang Cheng called his bride Ji Xuanzhu a few times, and every time there was a burst of laughter like silver bells, but he just couldn't stand beside him, and he was so anxious that his heart itch, like a few kittens scratching.

Ji Xuanzhu's figure is tall and slender, his skin is more crystal clear than snow, and it looks like fat. At this moment, it is even more exquisite, with graceful curves, looming in the steam rising from the soup spring, just like a fairy in the sky.

Even the two little girls Yurui and Xiuyue are also extremely beautiful little beauties. They have been serving Miss Ji Xuanzhu since they were young, and they have long been in love with sisters.

Marrying with Ji Xuanzhu this time actually implied the meaning of filling in Zhang Cheng's house in the future. Even when Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu had sex, they did not shy away from it, and there is no need to avoid it at this moment.

Through the steaming heat, Zhang Cheng looked eager to see through. He called Ji Xuanzhu to come, bored, he couldn't help picking up a paper box from the stone platform next to him, took out a cigarette from it, and took it out again. When the fire was lit, he began to swallow clouds and mist.

He casually put the carton back on the stone platform, only to see that the small carton was slightly rectangular in shape, and the drink was engraved with the Sacrifice Cliff in the north of Yunzhou Fort, and there were five large characters on it: "Yunzhou Brand Cigarettes" ".

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Yes, it is the "Yunzhou brand" cigarettes produced by Yunzhou Tobacco Factory!
As the saying goes, there is no separation between tobacco and alcohol. With Zhang Cheng's wine-loving personality, how could he not like cigarettes? When he first arrived in Daming, he couldn't find cigarettes everywhere, so he replaced them with dry tobacco, and he was choked every time. Coughing.

It’s just that I have never had the time and energy to develop cigarettes. In fact, making cigarettes is not difficult in today’s Ming Dynasty, but no one has ever thought of it.

In fact, tobacco was introduced to Daming from Luzon as early as the Wanli period. At that time, it was often called Luzon tobacco. It was planted in Jiangnan, especially in Guangdong and Guangxi. During the Tianqi period, tobacco also began to be planted in the north.

Most of the smoking utensils at that time were snuff bottles or dry tobacco rods, and there were occasional pipes, but they were rare. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were many tobacco smokers in the towns and troops on various frontiers, and the court banned them repeatedly.

After Zhang Cheng settled down in the Yunzhou artisan camp, he began to research and manufacture pencils. This object was widely used by artisans at that time, but it was different from the pencils of later generations. The pencils at that time did not have wooden shafts, but were wrapped with paper or coarse cloth. Lead strips are mostly used for craftsmen's drawing operations.

Under the guidance of Zhang Cheng, the craftsmen of Jiangying quickly invented the method of wrapping the thin lead strips around the wooden pole, but the pencils they made were only as long as the cigarettes of later generations.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Cheng thought of cigarettes, so after several improvements, he finally used a simple machine for making pencils to make cigarettes.

When the machine for making cigarettes was developed, Zhang Cheng immediately finalized three types of cigarettes.

One is the "Yunzhou brand" that Zhang Cheng just ignited. Its front design is Sheshenya. It's just that the price is more expensive and belongs to high-end cigarettes.

Second, Zhang Cheng named it "Beizhaguan Brand", and its front pattern is Beizhaguan. This shredded tobacco is in the shape of fragments and has a spicy taste. Zhang Cheng positioned it as a military product, basically only for the soldiers of his battalions. , are also often distributed as rewards.

Third, it is named "Dading Brand", and its front pattern is the "Dading Gate" of the south gate of Chicheng Castle. This kind of shredded tobacco is ordinary, and it is also the cheapest compared to the other two. Zhang Cheng positions it as a civilian brand , together with "Yunzhou Brand" as the main revenue-generating brand.

Although compared with the cigarettes of later generations in terms of craftsmanship, although the distribution of shredded tobacco in this Yunzhou brand cigarette is not uniform, and it is a semi-handmade type, the output is not high, but Zhang Cheng still has no shortage of workers now, so he recruits more workers , the output can be guaranteed.

But if you want to add a filter, you can’t do it. Today’s Daming does not have that technology and materials, and this cigarette is already very valuable. Once it was released, it became very popular.

The workshops for making cigarettes have increased from the initial one to three, and only then can a sufficient supply be ensured, especially the "Beizhaguan" brand cigarettes.

It was originally positioned as a military product, but what I didn't expect was that this spicy cigarette was very popular with the northern captives, and they even bought it from sergeants who had goods at a high price.

How could Zhang Cheng let go of such a business opportunity? Earning money from the Mongolian Tartars is better than earning money from the soldiers and civilians under his own rule. Therefore, he ordered a workshop to specialize in the production of "Beizhaguan" cigarettes for the northern captives. demand.

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"Small snow is all over the sky, and the coming year will be a bumper year." Zhang Cheng looked at the snowflakes flying outside the window and pondered.

This folk proverb has three meanings. One is that when it snows in a light snow season, the rain in the coming year must be even and there is no danger of severe drought or flood; It is the snow that has the function of keeping warm, which is conducive to the decomposition of organic matter in the soil and enhances the fertility of the soil.

Ji Xuanzhu moved to Zhang Cheng's side, and asked softly: "General, you really don't plan to bring the Liu family sisters to Chicheng?"

Zhang Cheng was taken aback for a moment, he didn't understand why Ji Xuanzhu asked this question, he smiled slightly, and said: "Although the two of them were gifted by the traitor Wu Youlu and came from the Jiaofang Division, they are also hard-working people, and they even served me , and leave her two to be kindly raised in the mansion."

Ji Xuanzhu didn't speak anymore, just looked at the snowflakes falling outside the window, and after a long time, said quietly: "The general is like this, it's wrong!"

Zhang Cheng stared blankly at the beautiful woman in front of him, only to hear her lips twitch, and continued: "I know that they are hard-working people, and they have served the general with all their heart, but now they are abandoned by a single stone. A heartless person!"

Ji Xuanzhu ignored Zhang Cheng's reaction, and continued: "Besides, the sisters of the Liu family served the general before me, and now I have left them in the cold as soon as I entered the door. What I know is that the general loves Xuanzhu,

But those who don't know, still arrange Xuanzhu like a jealous woman, and don't allow other women to serve the general, not to mention that her sisters are also in their prime, if they are alone for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be disputes, Wouldn't it be more difficult to deal with then? "

Zhang Cheng was rendered speechless by Ji Xuanzhu's words, so he could only ask: "According to Madam, what should I do?"

Only then did Ji Xuanzhu turn around, she met Zhang Cheng's eyes, and said: "As long as the general has me in his heart, how can Xuanzhu not tolerate the sisters of the Liu family.

The two of them have already had skin-to-skin relationship with the general, and they are the general's people, so it's better not to be left out, on the contrary, it will make people think that the general is a ruthless prodigal son.

If not, arrange a time to bring her sisters to Chicheng and serve beside the old lady. After they have given birth to the general's heirs, they will be given the title they deserve. That would be great! "

Zhang Cheng hugged Ji Xuanzhu into his arms, and said with tenderness in his eyes: "Xuanxuan, if you have a wife like you, what more can you ask for!"

(End of this chapter)