Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 881, daily progress

Along with the Daming Morning Post’s promotion of Daming No. [-] Zoo on the same front page, it gave a positive and positive evaluation. At the same time, because a large number of people went to visit yesterday, and in the early stage, Zhu Houzhao gave away a large number of free tickets.

Those who visited the zoo also spoke highly of it, and word of mouth quickly spread. All the streets and alleys in the capital immediately started discussing the No. [-] Zoo in Ming Dynasty.

"This is the No. [-] zoo in Ming Dynasty. It is actually the imperial garden and imperial animal garden that were exclusive to the royal family in the past. Now the crown prince is having fun with the people, so you can take a look at the imperial garden and imperial animal garden if you only need to spend a tael of silver." What is it like?"

"Just go in and have a look for a tael of silver, isn't it too expensive?"

"expensive?"

"This is the imperial garden and animal garden exclusively for the royal family. In the past, let alone a tael of silver, no matter how much silver you have, you will never have the opportunity to visit it in your life."

"What's more, there are animals, plants, etc. from all over the world, and you can learn about the situation in all parts of the world once you go inside, which is much easier and simpler than taking a trip around the world."

"In this way, wouldn't the ticket price of one tael of silver be very cheap?"

"Nonsense, of course it's very cheap. You have to know that His Royal Highness spent millions of taels of silver to build this zoo, and that doesn't include hiring people to collect these exotic flowers, plants, and exotic animals from all over the world. expenses."

"This means that His Royal Highness loves the people like a son. Otherwise, even if you have money, you won't be able to see it. The ticket for this two silver is already extremely cheap. It's just a symbolic maintenance fee. After all, the zoo All kinds of animals come here to eat and drink.”

"Tigers, lions, etc. all eat meat, which also costs money. Some animals only eat special food, such as the Sichuan iron-eating beast (er, that is, the giant panda), which only eats meat. Eating bamboo from Sichuan, wouldn’t it cost money to transport bamboo from Sichuan every day?”

"This iron-eating beast only eats bamboo?"

"My dear, how much money does it cost to transport bamboo from Sichuan every day?"

"Isn't that right? So, the entrance fee of one tael is purely symbolic, and it's for maintaining the zoo's expenses and operations."

"This Sichuan is still within our Daming territory. Although it is a bit far away, but with the concrete road, the cost is still affordable."

"Some animals from Daming overseas will cost a lot."

"Then you have to go and have a look."

"No, basically all the young and old in the capital now want to go and see what one tael of silver can do. It is also very cost-effective to increase knowledge and broaden horizons, especially children. Be sure to take a look. I have learned a lot, and it will be somewhat useful when I travel around the world in the future."

"..."

The young and old in the capital were discussing constantly, and those who were free brought their families to the zoo, ready to go in and have a look.

What does the royal garden and beast garden look like?

At the same time, everyone is also very curious, what do these various animals, which are said to be miraculous, look like?
The gate of Daming No. [-] Zoo is full of traffic and people, and there is a long queue at the ticket office. Tickets for one tael of silver can't stop the young and old in the capital from wanting to go in and have a look.

If a tael of silver was placed a few years ago, it would be a big expense for ordinary people, even if the young and old in the capital at the foot of the emperor are richer than people in other places in Ming Dynasty.

But if you want to take a whole family and spend a tael of silver to see the novelty alone, it is estimated that not many people will go, and only the rich and powerful will go back to join in the fun.

But it is different now, after several years of development.

Daming's continuous external expansion, overseas colonization, coupled with the rapid development of capitalism, a large amount of wealth flowed into Daming, and everyone from top to bottom gained huge benefits from it.

The young and old in the capital even enjoyed the benefits. The most direct manifestation is that the income has increased greatly and the price of goods has been continuously reduced, so that everyone has a lot of money on hand.

Even the most ordinary people, as long as a couple works hard, they can earn a few taels of silver a month, and dozens of taels of silver a year. The income is much higher than before.

This is rich, and the prices are very cheap. The price of food has been falling year after year, and the price of cloth is also the same. All kinds of things related to life are constantly falling in price.

With food and drink, everyone will naturally start to pursue a higher quality of life.

The children enrolled in the capital alone can clearly explain this problem. Whether it is a traditional private school, academy or a new primary school, the number of children enrolled has greatly increased. Sometimes, if you want to enter a school, you have to rely on connections to be able to do so. Go in, because there are too many children studying and the teaching resources are tight.

Ordinary people used to be unable to support their children to study at all, but now they can, so everyone will try their best to send their children to study, not to mention taking the imperial examination to become an official, studying for a few years, knowing some words, and growing up in the future. It is better to find a job and find a partner when you grow up.

Although the entrance ticket for one tael of silver is expensive, even ordinary people can go in and have a look.

As for the rich people in the capital, let alone one tael of silver is nothing to them. They can spend one tael of silver to visit the royal gardens and beasts that were previously exclusive to the royal family. Garden, it is very worthwhile.

The capital city is at the foot of the emperor, where the wealth and honor of the world gather. There are countless rich people here. A single brick can smash down a few third-rank officials. It has been a place where wealth has gathered since ancient times. High consumption is not capped.

A mere ticket price of one tael of silver, how can it stop the curious minds of young and old in the capital?

Luxurious four-wheeled carriages were parked at the door, and there were outstanding young masters, young masters, noble ladies, rich ladies, etc. who got off the carriages, and there were servants queuing up.

The entrance of the zoo is very lively, and the zoo is also overcrowded, with a sea of ​​people. People curiously look at all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, rare and exotic animals, and they are constantly discussing, talking and laughing, very curious.

As the Ming Morning Post said, people who come to the zoo feel that the money is worth the money. They can see all kinds of animals from all over the world, visit all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, and learn about the world. Some situations in various places, increase knowledge, broaden horizons, the value of this silver flower.

"Haha, Lao Liu, you really made a lot of money."

In the office area inside the zoo, Zhu Hou took care of the boxes of silver dollars and bank notes carried over, and couldn't help laughing happily.

A ticket for one tael of silver is naturally very profitable, not only making money, but also making a lot of money.

The business of the zoo is very hot!
There were too many people who came to visit. It was only the next morning, tens of thousands of tickets had already been sold at the zoo. If you calculate it, it is definitely making a lot of money every day. A million taels of silver is a trivial matter.

"Your Highness, everyone is just curious now, so there are many people who come to watch. After everyone's curiosity passes, the number of people who come to watch will gradually decrease."

"However, based on the tens of millions of people in Beijing and Tianjin, plus the annual flow of people coming to Beijing and Tianjin, it should be no problem for this zoo to receive one million visits a year. Two silver coins is really easy."

Liu Jin analyzed with a smile.

This is the first zoo. Everyone is curious. That’s normal. Here is the capital city. It’s easy to come to Tianjin. With such a huge population base, and the Beijing-Tianjin area is the core of Ming Dynasty, the flow of people must be guaranteed. Don't worry about anything, you will definitely make a profit.

"Haha, I didn't expect to be able to make money. The key is that my father is praising me."

Zhu Houzhao laughed happily. It doesn't matter to him whether he has money or not, but he is very happy to be praised by Emperor Hongzhi.

In his heart, the most important thing is naturally Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Highness, in fact, you only earn a small amount of money by selling tickets. There are many ways for this zoo to make money."

"For example, you can make some animal puppet toys and sell them here. They will definitely be very popular. If you come to visit, those with children will definitely ask for them. If you don't bring children, you will also think about them. Do you want to buy a souvenir to go back?"

"In addition, we can also do some interactive things, such as putting a begging box in front of each animal, and writing some words that allow everyone to give rewards and sell food for money, which will definitely increase the zoo's income."

After thinking about it, Liu Jin also revealed some methods of making money in zoos in later generations. In later generations, the ticket income is only a part of the zoo's income, and other aspects are more profitable than tickets.

You can't make much money by selling tickets, especially in such an era of inconvenient transportation, these animals from all over the world have to spend a lot of money to transport their food from all over the world to the capital.

"Can you still make money like this?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

Selling puppet toys?
Let animals beg for rewards?

Is this also possible?

After thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help sighing and said: "You are the best at making money!"

(End of this chapter)