Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 57 Inspecting the Catering Supervision Department

The productivity of the ancients was low, and the pace of life was slow, especially in the cold winter. Almost [-] to [-]% of people would choose to cat at home, but Sun Xiangfu didn’t think so. The time of the year lies in spring, yes, in fact, it also lies in winter .

With little snow this winter, Sun Dali took advantage of the clear weather and the ice melted Weihe River in the past two days, so he drove a boat to deliver fish to the Sun Mansion in Chang'an, and he found that the Sun Mansion was actually very busy.

"Village chief, what are you doing?"

"Oh, there's not enough manpower for drama rehearsal. I've searched all over Chang'an, and I'm picking them up. It's a bit chaotic."

As the script took shape day by day, Sun Xiangfu and his wife came up with more and more thoughts and ideas, which required a lot of manpower to design props, a lot of musicians to rehearse the score, and a lot of singers to rehearse the singing, so now it is not limited to four Those people recruited by the big dandy, even Yan Liben's team of painters, and Chang'an's more famous brothel singing girls were also invited to the Sun's residence, each with a division of labor and rehearsals.

Looking at the busy scene in Manfu, Sun Dali, who didn't know what drama was, felt that it was awkward for him to be idle, so he scratched his head and said, "Then, I'm going back to the village?"

"Wait, I have something to tell you! It's almost the twelfth lunar month this year, and there have only been two light snowfalls. It seems that next year will be a drought year. While the snow is melting, after you go back, let the villagers put on the plows, and first put the plows in our village. Plow the ground again, so that the bugs in the ground can be turned out to freeze to death. In addition, every day from now on, boats will be sent to the tofu workshop in Quchifang to pull bean dregs. This is the best pig feed. You can eat pigs, but you can also eat chickens. By the way, is the money for buying bean dregs in the account of the village?" Sun Xiangfu beckoned Sun Dali to come back.

"There should be! Our village has harvested a lot of pankang during this period, and there are more than 3000 stone soybeans that are almost sold out. There is a lot of money in the account! But it is all under the control of Mr. Zhang in the accounting room. I don't know the exact number. .”

"More than 3000 stone soybeans, all of which are sold as tofu?" Sun Xiangfu asked a little surprised.

"Well, there is also bean sprouts. After the fishing team stopped working, they are busy with this. Now the surrounding markets and even vendors in several counties come to our Xiaoheji to buy. We can sell at least two boats of tofu and bean sprouts every day. " Sun Dali said excitedly, the appearance of tofu and bean sprouts not only ended the situation where we could only eat sauerkraut and pickled vegetables in winter, but also the price was not high, and many commoners could afford it. Since Xingfu Village only has so many people, Only so much can be shipped in a day, and only two shipments of tofu and bean sprouts worth about [-] shi are sold every day.

"At what price?" Sun Xiangfu asked again.

"At the beginning, tofu cost three renminbi a catty, and bean sprouts cost five renminbi. Later, they became popular. A large number of merchants from the surrounding markets came to buy the goods, and the price of tofu rose to four renminbi, and bean sprouts cost eight renminbi. However, they were still sold out every day. Let’s get some dried tofu and bean curd to sell in the market, and the price will go up again.”

Now the price of soybeans in Chang’an is only 120 Wen per stone, and one stone of soybeans can produce four to five stones of tofu, and one stone of tofu weighs 500 catties. The price is four renminbi, and the tofu produced from each stone of soybeans can be sold for more than 2000 renminbi, and the net profit is more than three times, not to mention the weight conversion rate and higher price of bean sprouts. Based on this business alone, the income in the past month is estimated to have reached several hundred guan.

Moreover, Xingfu Village is not just a business of tofu and bean sprouts. In the east and west cities of Chang'an, two shops specializing in selling eggs are also the property of Xingfu Village. In winter, eggs sell for twelve yuan a piece, and they are very popular. Hundreds of thousands of coins, easily earning more than a dozen pennies, and hundreds of pennies per month.

In addition, the biggest ones are the rice field eels and loach sold to the Department of Fisheries and Zuixianlou. They are all sold at the market price. Now the rice field eels in Chang’an City are 180 yuan a catty, and the loach is 190 yuan a catty. One hundred catties, this is a business that earns [-] yuan a day. Calculated, on the account of happiness, there is at least a balance of tens of thousands of catties. Who said that there are too few edible things in winter in this era, and the rich and powerful are changing from frugality to extravagance. , It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!They couldn't live without these things.

Sun Xiangfu reckoned that with such financial resources, Xingfu Village could easily buy all the bean dregs from Shanjiansi's tofu workshop, and said, "Just make some tofu and eat it yourself, and let the remaining soybeans sprout bean sprouts!" Pointing to the soybeans in the village, you can buy more soybeans in Chang'an and go back, and only do the bean sprouts business with higher cost performance, and don't just sell them in small river markets. The Weihe River is ice-melted, and you can pull two boats to Chang'an every day to sell."

"Didn't I just come here to ask you if you want to open up a market in Chang'an, but tofu is quite profitable! Why don't you make it?" Sun Dali asked puzzled.

"The Tofu Meal Supervision Workshop has already started mass production. It ships thousands of stones every day, and the sales will soon spread to surrounding counties and markets. Moreover, the price is only two yuan a catty. Dried tofu and tofu skin, They also have a lot of production, you can do it yourself according to their selling price, although you can make a little money, but the profit is far less than that of bean sprouts." Sun Xiangfu explained that Sun Dali, who has read a lot of books recently, has a much better brain , I will understand immediately.

Before leaving, Sun Dali coyly said that he was going to get married, and asked him to go back to the village if he was free on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Sun Xiangfu laughed and patted this good brother on the shoulder, saying that he would definitely arrive, and watched him off They went back to the village by boat.

In Li Shimin's imperial study, Pei Ji, Wei Zheng and other important officials are all present. The topic they are discussing today is tofu. The tofu produced by the Food Supervisor has been sold in the Chang'an market for more than half a month, and the reputation is excellent. Now, no matter what Whether it is a big family or a small family, everyone loves to eat this bite, because it is so good and cheap!
The Department of Food Supervision set the retail price of tofu at two cents per catty, more than double the price of soybeans at four cents per catty, and more than two times lower than the price of grain and rice. Wei Zheng has nothing to say on this matter. It seems that he really misunderstood the emperor before. The tofu move is indeed a move by the emperor to use the royal private property to benefit the common people. , Set up a branch of the Food Supervision Department, so that more people can get benefits.

Li Shimin, who saw the memorial, was of course happy in his heart. A catty of this tofu is enough to keep him full, but the cost consumed by the people is only one-third of the food. What's more important is that even so, the Food Supervisor still After making a lot of profits for the royal family, Li Shimin, who has read the account books, knows well that once the workshop of the Food Supervisor is opened across the country, the income of the royal family will be magnified many times again, and it will also reduce the living costs of some poor people. , It really benefits the country and the people!
"I'm sure what Zhuqing played." Li Shimin said with a smile.

What?That's right?It's too easy!

Wei Zheng, who is as fine as a human being, found a little bit tricky. This is something that requires the emperor to pay for charity, and it is still a lot of money. The emperor should not even ask whether the finances of the harem can afford it, and just agree.

With doubts, Wei Zheng said again, "Of course, Your Majesty said before that this food supervisor is a temporary yamen. If the people learn to make tofu by themselves, then this yamen will be abolished. But the day before yesterday, the old minister said As an admonishing doctor, he wanted to visit the tofu workshop of the Superintendent of Food, but he was also blocked. If His Majesty acts like this, when will the common people learn the method of making tofu? Could it be that His Majesty does not want to spread the method of making tofu to the outside world? Affecting the inner palace for profit?"

"Uh, there is of course something inside."

Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, he was in a bad mood, he was impatient just now, and Wei Zheng saw it as tricky, but now he doesn't know what reason to get over it.

"What's the inside story? Could it be that the important ministers of our country can't speak clearly?"

Wei Zheng felt that he was about to catch the emperor's mouse tail again, so he shouted excitedly.

"I don't know about this, so why don't you pass it on to Sun Xiamu, who is in charge of the food supervision department, and explain it to all the ministers?" Li Shimin said depressed and embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, his gloomy expression once again fell into the eyes of the human spirit Wei, and immediately said with a straight face, "How about this, Your Majesty will drive you, and we will go to the supervisor's workshop with us to inspect, and order Sun Xiamu Just pick it up at the workshop."

"This······"

Li Shimin hesitated, but when he saw a trace of doubt in the eyes of Pei Ji and others, he knew that if they were not allowed to take a look, tomorrow, these courtiers might collectively question the royal family and collect it because of the tofu incident. Fame may collapse in an instant, so he said again, "So, let's drive to Quchifang! It's just that it's cold today, so I'd like to ask you dear friends to accompany me to blow the cold wind."

Sun Xiangfu is playing rehearsal at home and having fun!The emperor ordered him to pick him up at the tofu workshop, and he was accompanied by ministers such as Pei Ji, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Cen Wenwen. However, in this regard, he had already made preparations, so he changed his official uniform, led the horse, and headed to the tofu workshop in Quchifang.

It was less than a mile from Furong Garden to Quchifang, and Sun Xiangfu arrived in a short time. The first thing he did was to send the accounts of the transactions directly to Ma Yongquan and hide them in the inner palace. As long as Wei Zheng couldn't see the accounts, This matter is easy to handle.

In less than half an hour, the chariots and horses of Li Shimin and a group of ministers arrived at Quchifang. After some greetings and visits, Sun Xiangfu gave each of them a white hood and a big robe, and then let the Ouchi guards in charge of security let them go. open the way.

"Sun Xiamu, why did you ask me to wait for this mourning dress?" Wei Zheng looked at the white hat and white clothes, and immediately got annoyed, and said.

Sun Xiangfu said seriously, "Lord Wei, these are not mourning clothes, but hygiene clothes. Those who enter the workshop must keep their bodies clean, do not lose their hair, and do not splash their saliva when speaking, otherwise, it will cause serious problems. hidden dangers in terms of food safety.”

"food safety?"

Wei Zheng and the others were taken aback by Sun Xiangfu's words, but when they saw the smiling Li Shimin wearing the big robe, they didn't say any more. They walked into the workshop together.

What catches the eye is the seven brush characters written on the wall, 'food safety is more important than the sky'.

My God, representing the emperor in this period, this food supervisor actually values ​​food safety more than the emperor. Could it be that tofu is a very unsafe factor?
Then, Sun Xiangfu, who gave Li Shimin a reassuring look, began to talk to the ministers about food safety.

"Nowadays, the tofu produced in the workshop of the director of food supervision is as high as a thousand stones every day. Most of the people in Chang'an have this tofu on their dining tables. If the tofu made in our workshop is unclean, spoiled, and poisonous, it may cause tens of thousands of people in Chang'an city. Even hundreds of thousands of people are sick or poisoned, so food safety is the most important thing, and we don't allow even a small mistake in the production process."

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