In the early morning, in a corner of Chang'an City, a certain shop was filled with people. A large number of vendors gathered in front of the store and bargained with the shopkeeper. Someone pushed the cart and followed the shopkeeper in through the doorside, approaching rectangular factories.

These factories are neatly arranged, and the doors of the factory are closed. Occasionally, a man wearing cotton coat comes out to put cotton coats on the vendors who come to purchase goods, and then enter the factory.

The entire factory area was filled with the roar of machines, and the chimneys were filled with thick smoke. Many vendors entered the factory with bills of lading, and then used carts to push the cold wooden boxes to leave the factory and leave the factory area.

Yuwen Wen, wearing casual clothes, looked at the busy scene in front of him, felt the popularity of the business, and felt the chill caused by pushing a cart by passing by. He was very satisfied with the "money prospects" of the cold storage.

This is a cold storage built with new refrigeration technology. It was put into use at the beginning of the year. The refrigeration equipment used uses "sulfurized alcohol" as the refrigeration medium and is refrigerated by steam-powered air compressors. The temperature of the freezing room in each warehouse can be kept at about minus twenty degrees below zero.

For traditional ice cellars, the refrigeration capacity of new cold storage has made a qualitative leap, from "refrigeration" to "freezing". At low temperatures, the storage time of various meats has become longer and the shelf life has also become longer.

In addition, trains, steamships, and a series of industries based on advanced technology came into being.

After the cattle, sheep, fresh beef and mutton slaughtered in the Hetao area, they are immediately sent to the local cold storage for freezing, frozen as solid as stones, and become frozen meat.

Then it is transported to Jinyang, Chang'an, and Yecheng through ships equipped with cold storages or specially made train freezing cars, and placed in the local cold storage for storage and then sold to the public.

Similarly, in coastal areas, fresh sea fish and other seafood salvaged by fishing boats are removed from scales and internal organs and put into cold storage to freeze, turning into frozen fish. Then they are transported to the mainland by ships equipped with cold storage, stored in local cold storage, and sold to the outside world.

The advancement of technology has led to the birth of new industries, and this industrial chain (including refrigerated storage and transportation) is called "cold chain". It was very popular at the beginning of its birth and its "money prospects" are bright.

This is not a conclusion supported by Yu Wen Wen, but is a conclusion supported by actual data. Now it is summer and autumn. Frozen beef and frozen mutton from Hetao area have good sales in Chang'an, Jinyang and Yecheng.

Overall, sellers don't lose much money.

When I lost money, I also said that the profit "money prospects" are bright, because cold storage, ship-mounted cold storage, and vehicle-mounted cold storage in various places have invested a lot in the early stage. It is optimistic that it will take about two years to recover the capital and it will only start operating this year, so it is definitely impossible to recover the capital.

However, based on the growth rate of operating income, it can be judged that after recovering costs, the profit will not be lower than expected.

Yuwen looked at the staff wearing cotton coats on hot weather, and then looked at the cold storage factory. He gave up the idea of ​​entering the cold storage and feeling the low temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius, and continued to visit the factory.

For frozen transportation and storage, if the goods are to be profitable, they must find the correct market position. Frozen meat and fish are not as fresh as those of the current killing of live cattle and sheep, live fish, but they are better than pickled meat and pickled fish, which gives business opportunities.

Of course, the powerful and noble families want to eat fresh food, and even raise cattle and sheep in their own manors, and kill them whenever they want. They don’t care about frozen meat, and even sea fish must be fresh, so they would rather spend more money on it.

Ordinary people cannot eat more meat on weekdays, so even if they have some spare money, they will choose to buy pickled meat, pickled fish, and occasionally start meat.

Then, the rich people (businessmen, small landlords, ordinary officials, etc.) between the two are either high or low, and they are the main consumer force for frozen meat and frozen fish.

In major metropolis and commercial ports, this consumer group has good purchasing power.

The emergence of cold storage has greatly extended the shelf life of meat. So, the cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks slaughtered in autumn, as well as river fish and sea fish, the meat can be refrigerated in the cold storage for a long time. As long as there is enough inventory, it can be sold all year round.

Also, when a relatively complete frozen transportation and storage system is built, animal husbandry and fishery can also join hands to benefit each other and create more profits.

From Hetao area, a cargo ship that arrived in Chang'an with frozen meat was loaded with frozen meat in Jinyang, Bingzhou. If you want to return, there are no frozen items to transport. The owner can only stop the air conditioner and let the frozen cabin be regain the room temperature to load ordinary cargo. In this way, the profit speed will be very slow.

However, he can choose to purchase goods at the unloaded Weikou Port, load frozen fish from the East China Sea onto the ship, and then transport them back to the departure point for sale, and the profit is good.

Similarly, after unloading the cargo ship from the east, transporting frozen fish, returned to the departure point for sale after unloading the goods at Weikou Port, and returned to the departure point for sale. The profit was also considerable.

Sea fish that are very common on the beach are transported to Daishuo, Hetao, and Longyou after freezing, and can be sold at a good price. This is why things are expensive when leaving their hometowns, and the same is true for beef and mutton.

Also, if the temperature is properly raised, adjusted to about four to five degrees above zero, and changed from frozen to refrigeration, such a system can also transport and store fresh fruits and dairy products, as well as any food that can be stored for a long time at low temperatures.

In this way, more regions can participate in freezing (refrigerated) transportation and storage. Although the cost of transportation and storage will not be low, with the cooperation of multiple parties, as long as the system is spread out, the cost will definitely be diluted.

If you persist for three or five years, you will surely achieve small profits but quick turnover, so that everyone can make a profit.

This is a new situation created after the breakthrough of transportation technology and refrigeration technology. Science and technology once again show its powerful power to the world.

Yuwen Wen was in a good mood as he thought about it. Seeing a group of people in front of him waiting for a long time, he slowly walked forward.

These people are all senior executives of Hanhai Trading Company. Although they are merchants, Yuwen Wen will not treat the other party as an inaccessible person.

Among these people, he recognizes some, while others are tempted, but those who can be here today are qualified to "listen", so Yuwen Wen started to speak directly:

"The scale of the cold storage in Suiyuan, Fengzhou needs to be further expanded. It doesn't matter if the transportation capacity is not up. Frozen the beef and mutton first and transport it slowly."

"Strictly control the quality, no inferior products are allowed to be used as good products, and no fresh or even rotten meat should be put into cold storage for freezing. The same is true for dairy products. Once discovered, any company will definitely punish them strictly! "

"Now, it is time to create a signboard. Only by making fame, establishing credibility, freezing transportation, storage, and selling this 'cold chain' can it be great. If it is for a little profit and ruining the future of the entire industry, let alone me, even my competitors, will not let it go easily!"

Hanhai Trading Company is responsible for land border trade and also engaged in animal husbandry products. It is very optimistic about the frozen transportation, storage and sales industry. At the same time, the Liangyang Trading Company, which operates marine trade, and the fishing groups in various coastal areas, are also optimistic about this industry.

The animal husbandry and fishery industries are raising funds to build a frozen transportation and warehousing system. There are countless money invested in this year. If anyone dares to ruin the reputation and future of this industry, there will naturally be "righteous men" who will do the same for heaven without the action of the court.

After Yuwen Wen finished beating, he began to ask about the business situation of Hanhai Trading Company. Several senior executives briefly introduced it. Yuwen Wen asked again: "The Lu Khan in the Eastern Turks seems a little wrong. There is a high probability that he will cause trouble. Have you done a good job in risk response?"

One person replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Caomin and others have already formulated different plans based on various possibilities. No matter what problems arise in the Eastern Turks, the interests of the company will be guaranteed to the most basic protection."

Yuwen Wen nodded, looked at everyone in front of him, stopped at one of them, and then said, "Manager Liu."

Liu Wuzhou was so excited that he got the emperor's name. He quickly left the list and bowed: "The people are here."

"You have been doing business on the grassland for many years and are very familiar with the situation in the Eastern Turks, then..." Yuwen Wen paused and asked, "If the Eastern Turks Khan ran away with his people and the debts he owed will not be paid back, how should he solve it?"

This question has always been taken seriously by Hanhai Trading Company. Of course, Liu Wuzhou knew the company's response and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. As the saying goes, if you can run away, monks can't run away, and if they dare to pay the debt, the company will have a way to make up for the losses."

"That's it..." Yuwen Wen nodded and was about to continue asking some questions, but he saw an official rushing to him and brought him an urgent report.

Yuwen Wen took the urgent report and looked at it. His eyes were fixed and his face was not turbulent. He handed over the urgent report to the official. Then he looked at the people in front of him and smiled: "What a coincidence. When talking about Luo Khan everywhere, the news about Luo Khan came."

Everyone took a look at the ears and Yuwen Wen continued: "Autumn is coming, and Chuluo Khan rode the cows, horses, sheep, and sheep, and ran away with the bedding. He led the nobles, many tribes, and the countless string men to the north, and ran to the north of the Chi North!"
Chapter completed!