No war in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 81 Something went wrong!
Su Ze came out of Taifu Temple and brought Feng Shiyuan and Zhang Shutong to Jiangcu.

Just as I reached the door of Jiangculi, I heard Zhang Wusheng shouting from the yard:

"Something's wrong! It's really wrong!"

Feng Shiyuan and Zhang Shutong behind Su Ze looked at each other in shock, then quickly caught up with Su Ze.

Pushing open the courtyard door of Zhang Wusheng's house, every household in the sauce and vinegar industry sent representatives to watch Zhang Wusheng's family make sauce.

The aggressiveness of Daxiangguo Temple also forced the sauce and vinegar makers into a corner.

If Zhang Wusheng's family could really produce something like this, it wouldn't be impossible for him to work in the Shi Yi Suo.

For these lower-class people, having more choices is always a good thing, as most of the time they have no choice.

Zhang Wusheng opened the jar of soy sauce and scooped out a spoonful of soy sauce with a spoon.

Looking at the shiny and fragrant soy sauce, the people in the soy sauce and vinegar industry were delighted.

Is Su Tiju really a deity descended to earth? Is there a secret method to make soy sauce in just seven days?
Someone noticed Su Ze in his official robes and shouted, "Here comes Su Tiju!"

Everyone made way, and Zhang Wusheng walked up to Su Ze holding the soy sauce. He said excitedly, his whole body trembling:
"Promote my husband! There really is something wrong!"

Zhang Wusheng, who participated in the entire process of making the sauce, felt it was more magical than others.

There is no big difference from the ordinary method of making sauce. Just by adding some "secret recipes" provided by Su Ze, the time of making sauce can be greatly shortened, and the soy sauce produced is even more delicious than the soy sauce made by yourself after a year of hard work!

If it really only takes seven days to produce the sauce, then the increase in output and production efficiency will be terrifying!

As long as these soy sauces can be sold, my family will definitely get better!

Zhang Wusheng felt that he had made the right bet and that he could really live a good life following Su Tiju!
Su Ze also took the soy sauce. He dipped a little with a small spoon and put it into his mouth. The taste was naturally slightly inferior to the soy sauce made by the chef, but it was much better than the inferior soy sauce made by the sauce and vinegar shop before.

Feng Shiyuan and Zhang Shutong also tasted a little, and their expressions were even more shocked.

They had all tasted good soy sauce before, but the soy sauce made by Zhang Wusheng, which took seven days to make, was not inferior to those famous soy sauce shops in Bianjing City!

The two of them had the same idea: "Could it be that our Su Tiju is really the God of Wealth who has descended to earth?"

Su Ze felt inwardly that this was the power of technology.

Those ancient secret recipes may be better in flavor, but in areas conquered by food technology, advanced technology brings stable quality and output, which is simply a dimensionality reduction attack on ancient manufacturing methods.

Seeing that Zhang Wusheng could also produce sauce stably, Su Ze's last bit of worry disappeared.

He said to the crowd:

"I have already taught Zhang Lizheng how to make the sauce. If you want to learn, all you have to do is join our city exchange."

The common people cheered. Su Ze, the Prime Minister, had such a secret method of turning stone into gold without hiding anything. It was like a star from heaven came down to earth to save everyone.

Everyone surrounded the hall guards brought by Su Ze and wanted to sign their names to join the market exchange.

Looking at the enthusiastic neighbors, Zhang Wusheng whispered to Su Ze:

"Sir, now that the soy sauce is brewed, how do we sell it?" Su Ze said with a smile:
"Don't worry about that. The Municipal Exchange will help you contact buyers. All you have to do is lead the neighbors to make the sauce."

Although Zhang Wusheng was still a little uneasy, he did not dare to ask any more questions when he thought of Su Ze's ability to turn stone into gold. He believed that there must be a way to promote the lord!
Su Ze had indeed thought of a solution.

The next day was the end of the ten-day holiday. Su Ze changed out of his official robes and took soy sauce and some braised pork dumplings made by the chef god early in the morning and took Feng Shiyuan's carriage to Dengke Tower.

Wang Anshi has returned to his hometown in Linchuan, and today's gathering was convened by Yang Zong.

As one of the 72 official hotels in Bianjing, Dengkelou is truly luxurious and magnificent. Today, on a holiday, Dengkelou is packed with guests, and there is not even a parking space downstairs.

Led by the servant, Su Ze came to the third floor of Dengke Building, which was one of the best view spots in Dengke Building. It used to be Yang Zong's exclusive seat. Before he passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, he often feasted here with his companions.

After Yang Zong made new friends such as Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, and Su Ze, he began to find his former friends boring and gradually distanced himself from these old friends who were fawning on him.

In addition, he won the top spot in the imperial examination and became an official. His brother Yang Cha asked him to be careful with his words and actions, and he actually restrained himself a lot and came to the Dengke Building less often.

Today, the top scholar came back to Dengke Building to host a banquet. Dengke Building naturally reserved his old seat and entertained him warmly.

When Su Ze arrived, Yang Zong, Han Jiang, Wang Gui and Zeng Gong had already arrived.

Among the five people, Su Ze was the first to be assigned.

The top three in the first class of the second year of the Qingli period are still candidates.

On the one hand, this is because the official system in the Song Dynasty was scarce, and on the other hand, the starting points of the three people were relatively high, so there were fewer positions to choose from.

The first-class Jinshi automatically obtains the status of "Beijing official", which is one level higher than Su Ze's "selected person".

"Selecting people" to be promoted to "Beijing officials" is called "leaping over the dragon gate" in the officialdom, and its difficulty is no less than taking the imperial examination again.

Many candidates who ranked low in the imperial examinations but were confident in their abilities would rather give up their status as Jinshi and continue to take the imperial examinations, striving to pass the first class and be appointed as "Beijing officials."

Or they could take part in the special "Zhi Ke" examination held by the court. For example, Su Shi passed the B-level examination and then the Zhi Ke examination, and only then was he granted the status of a Beijing official.

The three of them have to wait until the position of "Beijing official" becomes vacant before they can fill the vacancy in turn.

The positions suitable for these "Beijing officials" who have just entered the officialdom are probably the magistrate of the capital or prosperous areas, the staff officer such as the prefect of a large state, and the field officer of the capital's government office like Su Ze. These "Beijing officials" who are the chosen ones of heaven will definitely look down on them.

Even Yang Zong, the top scholar, has not yet obtained a suitable official position, so the rest of the people can only wait.

Zeng Gong did not pass the imperial examination, but he turned a disaster into a blessing and became a student of Ouyang Xiu. With the support of this contemporary literary master, Zeng Gong recovered from the blow of failing the imperial examination.

Moreover, Su Ze hired him as the editor-in-chief of a tabloid and gave him a monthly salary of five strings of cash, which was enough for Zeng Gong's family to live in Bianliang.

While Zeng Gong was studying with Ouyang Xiu on a daily basis, he also strived for perfection in the first issue of the tabloid, and finally brought a sample issue today.

When Yang Zong saw Su Ze, he stood up and said, "Brother Su should treat us to this meal."

Su Ze smiled and said:
"Su is late, so I should treat you."

Yang Zong shook his head and said:
"Hey, Brother Su shouldn't treat you just because you're late. According to official rules, you should be the one to pay for this meal!"

(End of this chapter)