Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 187 Royal Cigarette Factory

In the manufacturing office, work was in full swing. After the direction was established, they were making and exploring at the same time, and a large cigarette making machine was newly released.

The test results were very good.

I would like to give the shredded tobacco to Taiyuan Hospital, asking for it to be fresh and elegant, with endless aftertaste, and it is best to have the effect of improving eyesight and refreshing the mind.

Cigarette equipment is easy to install, but it is more difficult to purchase tobacco leaves, because it is not the time to sow seeds this year. Self-sufficiency is unrealistic. So where do the tobacco leaves come from?
At this time, Zheng Hongda came to pay New Year's greetings. I have to accept this. This is my agent for selling stolen goods and my God of Wealth.

Sitting in the main seat, he and Zheng Hongda were absent-mindedly discussing business cooperation matters for the coming year. The cigarettes in his hands were one after another. The fragrant fragrance made Zheng Hongda scratch his head and head countless times to observe.

Seeing that Zheng Hongda seemed to be an old smoker, Lu Mou took out a cigarette and handed it over: "Does Mr. Zheng also smoke?"

Zheng Hongda smiled awkwardly: "To be honest with the prince, I am also an old smoker, but now that the court has banned smoking, ordinary people dare not make mistakes in front of the prince."

"Now the imperial court has issued an order that it no longer prohibits people from smoking, but only prohibits people from growing tobacco privately to ensure food production. Come, have a cigarette produced by me."

Zheng Hongda took it respectfully and looked at it carefully. This was a cigarette he had never seen before. Is there such a cigarette in this world?
I lit it and took a deep puff. The smoke smelled soft and had a hint of fragrance. It was really good.

"The cigarettes produced by Wangye are really good, they are real cigarettes. The only pity is that the oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar are not included. Bad review."

Lu Mou stumbled, you used my cigarettes as twice-cooked meat.

After complimenting him, he immediately asked with his businessman's sensitive sense of smell: "How is the output of Wangye's cigarettes?"

Lu Mou sighed: "Good smoke is good smoke. It is shredded tobacco that I carefully blended. It is just a restricted raw material and cannot be mass-produced. It's really frustrating."

When Zheng Hongda heard this, his eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, don't you hear that Jinan, Shandong, is famous for its tobacco? In recent years, bandits have occupied Shandong, and the court cannot govern it. The people have grown a lot of tobacco in order to pay more. There, The tobacco leaves are of good quality, and the quantity is abundant and the price is low.”

"Really? How much does that fine tobacco cost per stone?"

"It only costs four taels of silver to buy high-quality tobacco locally. But the people are worried that there will be no sales."

"I'll give you eight taels. Now, I'll take whatever you have."

"No eight taels are needed. As long as the prince gives these cigarettes to the common people's agents, I will be satisfied with the supply for five taels of silver and one stone of high-quality tobacco leaves."

Lu Mou clapped his hands: "That's great. But I stipulate that you will be the agent in Shandong, but not in other areas."

A Shandong area is actually enough for Zheng Hongda to live on the Silver Mountain.

"Then it's settled. The common people will go back now to buy tobacco leaves for the prince."

Zheng Hongda is a resolute person. Also, who wouldn’t act vigorously and resolutely in the face of such huge profits? Is time equal to money? Zheng Hongda didn't go home either, and went straight away along the straight road in billows of smoke.

In just ten days, carloads of golden, high-quality tobacco leaves were transported through the straight road in a hurry.

After Zheng Hongda delivered the tobacco, Lu Mou gratefully gave Zheng Hongda the highest level of praise in the world.

"Executive member Zheng, have you ever married?"

Zheng Hongda was confused, "The ordinary people have married a long time ago, and my thirteenth son can even make soy sauce."

Lu Mou was a little disappointed, but he still said: "You solved a big problem for me this time, so I want to reward you."

It is simply a great honor for a lowly businessman to receive a royal reward. Although the humble status has now been abolished, it can still improve one's status.

He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, waiting expectantly for the reward. "I will reward you with gold and silver - I still lack it. Let me reward you with a few nephews and a few maids as wives and concubines."

Hearing this, Zheng Hongda was not blinded by happiness, but really confused.

A royal maid, that is everyone's standard, that is a phoenix, how could she end up in a pariah house like hers?
"Don't be stunned. Tell me how many nephews and nephews you have in your family who are waiting to be married."

At that time, Zheng Hongda was overjoyed. He carefully checked the outstanding disciples in his mind, and finally answered carefully: "There are still thirty."

"Can't there be more?"

Zheng Hongda was even more confused. But in order not to embarrass the family and offend the royal family, that's all.

Lu Mou was a little disappointed, but finally decided: "This king will give each of your children a wife and a concubine. The marriage will be completed according to the decree."

Zheng Hongda burst into tears of gratitude and kowtowed. If your family can marry a royal maid, your family's bloodline will become noble in an instant.

Then he regretted it.

Lu Mou grabbed the happily married maids one by one: "From now on, you are my regent's sworn sisters. Remember, you must abide by women's ethics when you come to your husband's family. But if you are bullied in your husband's family, return to my natal family." Come, let me make the decision for my sisters."

From then on, the Zheng family's bloodline became noble, but Hugang also fell into despair.

After seeing off the grateful Zheng Hongda, Lu Mou loudly ordered: "Hurry into the palace and assign maids to me. I don't have enough here."

This time, the palace has truly achieved the goal of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

With the raw materials available, Lu Mou immediately started working at full capacity.

For a time, the cigarette factory hidden in Xihaizi was in full swing.

The maids and eunuchs in the palace each had a simple cigarette rolling machine and earned five cents per box as extra income.

Even when Zhou Hou and the second concubine Yuan Tian were sitting together and chatting, they kept rolling cigarettes.

Lu Mou customized a beautiful cigarette box.

There are two types of cigarettes. The ones hand-rolled by palace maids and eunuchs are low-grade and are aimed at the public. They are called ladies' cigarettes.

There is a lady printed on the cigarette box, and there is a slogan next to it: A graceful lady is as good as a fairy. She doesn't like red makeup and loves cigarettes.

The cigarette factory produces a high-end product called Royal Brand. The cigarette box is printed with the majestic Meridian Gate of the Imperial City. There is also an advertising slogan printed on it: Produced by the royal family, it must be a high-quality product.

Seeing this cigarette, Chongzhen almost vomited blood in anger: "You traitor, you traitor, why don't you show some face? Just for a few stinky money, you sold the Meridian Gate, and you disgraced our royal family. I want to It’s not paralysis, I want to jump up and beat you.”

Lu Mou said with a smile: "Is it profitable? It's not shabby. If I can make my father jump up in anger, then I can't ask for it. Otherwise, in order to stimulate my father to jump up and beat me even more, I will do it again." One type is called Zhonghua Brand, which is stamped on our Chinese door. It is absolutely high-end product. If you buy it when you see it, it will definitely sell well."

Chongzhen picked up the pillow next to him and smashed it: "Go away--" Then he took out a Beauty Brand cigarette and smoked it happily.

The queen couldn't bear it: "Just take a puff."

Chongzhen smiled calmly: "That royal gift is only one yuan (silver dollar) per box, I can't bear to part with it.

For a time, two kinds of cigarettes were sold in the Ming Empire, all over the country. From then on, the royal family finally achieved economic freedom.

(End of this chapter)