Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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It is a pity that in the imperial examination, Guo Dabao finally lost his name to Sun Shan.Seeing that his marriage was hopeless, he chose to commit suicide by hanging himself.Coincidentally, he met Qin Guogong Guoye Weifu for a private visit and rescued him.

In order to repay Qin Guogong's life-saving grace, Guo Dabao presented the secret recipe of perfume handed down from his ancestors.Qin Guogong was overjoyed, and after talking with Guo Dabao, he was very angry again, so he offered to propose that the two became brothers with different surnames.

At this time, Wu Yuanqing had sent out invitations to find a wealthy husband for Wu Meiniang.In the end, Guo Dabao, with the help of Qin Guogong, took out five tears of the gods worth tens of millions, and embraced the beauty.

Of course, there are many things in this story that cannot help but be scrutinized. For example, Wu Yuanqing didn't know Guo Dabao at all before.For another example, Guo Dabao was not among the applicants for the exam in Chang'an City.

But do these details matter?It doesn't matter at all!

For the general public, as long as the story is good-looking, it will be fine!As for the truth of the matter, who cares?

Don't you see, after thousands of years, "The Case of Guillotine Beauty" is very popular, and "Water Margin" is widely spread.

A few people knew that, in fact, Chen Shimei was a good official and did not kill his wife or son.Wu Dalang is even taller, he is the county magistrate of Yanggu County, and he is in harmony with Pan Jinlian.

Completely false things can be spread all over the world, not to mention that this story compiled by Guo Ye is nine truths and one falsehood?

As the story spread, it had three effects.

The first effect is naturally to reverse Wu Meiniang's image.

Who chooses a good son-in-law and gets married in the end?Wu Meiniang!Who is loyal and disobedient to death?Wu Meiniang!Whose wedding is the most eye-catching and the dowry is the best in the world?Wu Meiniang!

All of a sudden, she became the idol in the hearts of all the girls in the boudoir, and everyone hoped to reap the same love as her.

The second effect is that the reputation of the Wu family brothers is completely stink!In "The Romance of the West Chamber", Guo Ye portrayed them as hating the poor and loving the rich, extremely vicious.Readers empathize, and naturally hate the two of them so much that their teeth itch.

For achieving this effect, Guo Ye has no feeling of guilt.First of all, the Wu Brothers are not a good thing in the first place, and the disgusting things are worse than what I wrote.

Secondly, I can be regarded as saving their lives.If he hadn't stepped in, he would have changed history.When they do those disgusting things to Wu Meiniang, it is inevitable that they will suffer tragic revenge from Wu Meiniang in the future.

As for the third effect, it can be regarded as a pleasant surprise.That is, people are becoming more and more interested in mysterious perfumes.

People want to know, what is so magical about the perfume that can change the fate of the poor boy Guo Dabao?

Those who participated in the banquet that night also took the initiative to find Guo Dabao's mansion to ask for perfume.

Ever since, making perfume seems to be imperative!

Perfume is easy to say, but how can it be so easy to actually do it?Guo Ye knows that toilet water needs honeysuckle, musk, mint and so on.

But what about perfume?Guo Ye only knew that it was extracted with flower juice and alcohol.But if you think about it with your toes, you can understand. If it is really that simple, how can women in later generations spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy such a small bottle?

There is no other way, since the cowhide has been blown out, I can't back down, I can only try it first.

First of all, there is no need to count on alcohol, and it is not bad to be able to produce high-strength alcohol.

This step was carried out quite smoothly, and Guo Ye did not understand modern brewing techniques.However, Guo Ye had seen the local method of steaming wine when he was a child.

The only thing that is a bit difficult is the problem of utensils. These days, there is no special item for steaming wine-casks.

A few craftsmen were recruited to make the retort, and after several experiments, Guo Ye tasted the first sip of high-quality wine since time travel without much effort.

"Oh, this wine is really strong!" Guo Ye was so hot that he grinned.

"Husband, is this the wine you brewed? Why is it so fragrant?" Wu Meiniang walked in.

Before Guo Ye could answer, Wu Meiniang had already drank half a bowl of high-quality wine and said, "Good wine! Good wine!"

"Are you okay?" Guo Ye asked with concern.

"It's okay, I'm fine! The wine you made is really delicious, I've never had such a good wine before!" Wu Meiniang's little face was flushed, she was really cute.

Guo Ye observed carefully and found that Wu Meiniang did not look drunk, so he was relieved.He said: "The alcohol content of this wine is very high, I guess it's almost seventy degrees, don't drink too much, you know?"

"What is a high degree?"

"Uh... It means that it is easy to get drunk after drinking."

"Understood! Husband, I feel that even if you don't make any perfume, the money you make from your good wine may not be smaller than the perfume business."

Guo Ye shook his head and said: "Don't forget, the main purpose of our perfume making is to fight against the colored glaze business of the five noble families. Making high-quality wine can't achieve this effect. And in order to keep the secret of the perfume, high-quality wine can't be too large. Scale sales."

"That's such a pity!" Wu Meiniang's face was full of regret.

"No way, many times you can't have the best of both worlds."

"By the way, husband, what should we do with these craftsmen? If we let them go, won't our wine-making skills be lost? I don't think it's better..." Wu Meiniang's eyes became fierce.

"Don't! Don't!" Guo Ye persuaded: "It's not difficult to make a retort barrel. Just look at the appearance and find a few craftsmen to make it. Are you going to brew all the wine yourself? You have to find a few of an outsider."

"Then how to keep it secret?"

"You can only spend money to raise them, and strictly prohibit them from contacting outsiders. However, this can only be kept secret for a while. After a long time, it is too inhumane. What's more..."

Guo Ye sighed, and said: "Manpower is sometimes poor. There is no secret, and it can be kept forever. I estimate that our competitors will appear within ten or five years at most. Mei Niang, you must be prepared! "

"Prepare?"

"Simply put, I have what others don't have, and I have what others have. Establish brand awareness..."

Guo Ye told Wu Meiniang all the business theories of later generations that he could think of.

Hearing this, the little beauty's eyes sparkled, and she said, "I didn't expect that there are so many reasons for doing business. It's so interesting. Husband, don't worry, this concubine will definitely take good care of our family business!"

"Then Mei Niang will work hard!" Guo Ye encouraged.

Being able to turn a generation of empresses into a generation of strong women in shopping malls, Guo Ye also has a sense of accomplishment in his heart.In a happy mood, Guo Ye continued his perfume career!

"Husband...this...is this the perfume you mentioned?" Wu Meiniang frowned.

Guo Ye replied cautiously: "Uh...yes...is it okay?"

"But, it doesn't smell good at all, it smells weird! It can be regarded as toilet water, but it can repel mosquitoes, but who is willing to rub this thing on their body?"

"Sorry...then I'll try again!"

Facts have proved that Guo Ye really has no talent for invention and creation, and the perfume reproduction project has failed one after another.

In the end, Guo Ye lost all confidence, and said to Wu Meiniang: "Forget it, I don't think we can make perfume. Or we can sell bars!"

Wu Meiniang said: "How can it be done? Many people asked me if I want perfume? Some people said that perfume is our token of love. But I couldn't get a bottle of perfume. How can I explain to those people? Besides, you won't return it. Do you expect to defeat the five noble families with perfume?"

"But the problem is, I really can't make perfume!"

Wu Meiniang clenched her small fist and said, "Let me try!"

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