Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 187
After lunch, Jia Xian, who had just returned to Kaifeng not long ago, also came.Because of Jianghuai and his party's outstanding performance with Luo Gongming, Jia Xian made a lot of contributions, and the official returned to his original post during the Northern Expedition, and returned from the Imperial Academy to the third division envoy.

In the afternoon, Cao Bin, Dang Jin, Zhao Zan, Luo Gongming and Gao Huaide also came.Even Li Jixun, who was far away in Jinyang, Hedong, sent Li Yuanyou, the eldest son of Kaifeng's family, to come.Regardless of what Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi thought, they also sent their sons to congratulate them.

As for many other meritorious and high-ranking officials, although they are not familiar with Ye Chen, they all sent people to present generous gifts for various purposes.Ye Chen asked Ma Gangzi to register seriously, and these will be rewarded in the future.Human relations must be done well, otherwise you will be misunderstood by others, cause unnecessary trouble, and even offend people if you are not careful.

Ye Chen knew that although he was already a marquis, and his official position had been promoted from the fourth rank to the third rank, he did not have any prominent status and powerful positions other than the director of the hospital and the chief minister of Zhihe Yin.The close relationship between Cao Bin and Luo Gongming is not counted. Now that there are such high-ranking officials and nobles sending congratulatory gifts, even Gao Huaide and other four military leaders came here in person. Both Zhao Pu and Zhao Yi sent their heirs to bring congratulatory gifts. There are only two, one is that Ye Chen is winning the holy family, and he is a celebrity in front of the Son of Heaven today.The second is the effect of Ye Chen's various methods of turning decay into magic since he was born.No one can guarantee that if they encounter difficulties that day, they will not ask Ye Chen for help.

After seeing off the guests and sending away the servants, it was already the beginning of the lights.Ye Chen, Wang Chao, Luo Yaoshun, and Cao Wei were sitting in the front hall drinking tea and chatting, and they talked about women before they knew it.The living room soon became a world of perverts, with breasts rippling and butt shadows flying.

"Speaking of which, in addition to Tianshui Lane and Anle Lane, there is another good place in the east of Kaifeng recently." Luo Yaoshun said with a lewd smile.

Cao Wei's eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "What's a good place to go. Why don't I know?"

Luo Yaoshun showed yearning, and said, "Red Bat Building!"

"Red Bat Building? This name is a bit novel. It doesn't sound like the name of Fengyue Place." Ye Chen interjected.

"You guys don't know about that! The name of the Red Bat Building is just like the girl inside. It is novel and exciting, giving people a kind of refreshing and exciting enjoyment that has never been seen in other lands of love and moon." Luo Yaoshun said with a smile. Said inscrutablely.

October 29.

Ye Chen took people to his one thousand mu fief.Then I found two places and opened two workshops. Except for a few craftsmen in the mansion, all the people used were the two hundred members of the Southern Gang under the command of Li Junhao.Moreover, Wang Chao was forced to use most of the money he received from marrying a concubine some time ago to invest in shares, making it clear that he wanted Wang Chao to use himself to make a fortune.

The two workshops of Ye Chen have been used to produce Ye Chen for more than a month, and I really can't bear the days without toothpaste and toothbrush, so together with the craftsmen in Fuzhong, Yu Qingyan and Yu Daoxiang, we gathered the strength of everyone to make Toothpaste and toothbrush have been researched.To be precise, toothbrush and tooth powder.

Not to mention the toothbrush, the design is actually very simple.It is mainly tooth powder. Ye Chen remembers common toothpaste materials in later generations. These materials are not difficult to find and the cost is also very low. However, fusing these materials into one body to form toothpaste is simply not something that can be achieved by the technological level of this era.But with the help of Yu Daoxiang, Ye Chen made a tooth powder that is inferior to toothpaste. Yu Daoxiang can make some simple medicines, knows how to melt these things into liquid, and then fuse them into one body. After drying, Rolled into powder, it becomes tooth powder.It is not difficult for Ye Chen to transform the method of alchemy into a technology that ordinary people can operate.

There are two workshops, one for tooth powder and one for toothbrush.

Ye Chen was not worried about not being able to sell it, nor was he worried about not being able to make money.

The first batch of tooth powder and toothbrushes produced were given away by Ye Chen for free. They were all celebrities, ranging from emperors, empresses, concubines, princes, and princesses, to ministers of civil and military affairs, high-ranking officials and nobles.

After using it, everyone is deeply satisfied and highly appreciative.

Just kidding, the teeth in the mouth are getting cleaner and cleaner, and many people have lost the previous peculiar smell and become fresh.The most important thing is that some teeth were dark yellow, but after using the tooth powder and toothbrush provided by Ye Fu, they gradually became whiter.

Everyone has the so-called love of beauty. It is conceivable how popular the toothbrush and tooth powder produced by Yip's Workshop are.Under the guidance and unknowing publicity of these celebrities, in Kaifeng City, as long as the people with a little money in their hands started to use toothbrushes and tooth powder.Even in the end, if you don't use tooth powder and toothbrush, it represents wood turtles, savages, country people, and poor ghosts.

In just over a month, Yefu toothbrushes and tooth powders have become popular throughout Kaifeng, and began to radiate to surrounding counties and counties.

After discussing with Ye Chen, Li Junhao, and Wang Chao, Ye Chen decided to open new workshops in other states. Of course, it must be hosted by a trustworthy person. According to Ye Chen, he would rather develop more slowly, open fewer workshops, and save money. Earn a little less, but the secret recipe and production method of tooth powder must not be passed on.Fortunately, there are already imitations of toothbrushes on the market, some of which are no worse than those designed by Ye Chen.However, the several tooth powders that appeared could not be compared with Yefu tooth powder.

In addition, I don't know where it came from, saying that Ye Chen is a disciple of an immortal, and this tooth powder and toothbrush were originally used by immortals to clean their teeth.This rumor quickly spread throughout the country, making Ye's toothbrush and tooth powder more popular.

Exclusive business, and millions of consumer groups, naturally make money quickly.For more than a month, excluding the cost of materials, the store opening fee, the salaries of workshop workers, shop assistants, shopkeepers and other people involved.He earned [-] guan.

Ye Chen, Li Junhao, and Wang Chao accounted for [-]%, [-]%, and [-]% respectively.The other [-]% was generously handed over to the court directly by Ye Chen and entered the national treasury.

Ye Chen is well aware of the danger of monopolizing business, especially for officials who eat alone. In the era of sound legal system in later generations, it is easy to attract wind and attract disasters, let alone in this feudal society where imperial power is supreme.Therefore, one-fifth of the income was directly taxed, and to put it bluntly, it was directly given to the emperor.

By doing this, Ye Chen naturally made a good impression on Zhao Kuangyin. Leaving aside Ye Chen's salt-making skills, in the past half a year, he has earned more than one million yuan for the court. , took out a tenth into the treasury.Such a selfless act naturally won praise and favor from the emperor to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

But in this world, no matter when, there is never a shortage of smart people. Naturally, there are people who can see the wisdom of Ye Chen at a glance, such as Zhao Pu, Cao Bin and other important officials of the two governments, as well as Luo Gongming and Zhao Guangyi.

Ye Chen is tying himself with the royal family, and even the entire country of Song Dynasty. Although it is far from the point where one loses, one loses, the essence is the same.When Ye Chen earns more and more money, to the point where both the court and the emperor can hardly give up and ignore it, Ye Chen will naturally be closely tied to Da Song and the emperor, and it has really reached the point where if you lose, you will lose. .

The emperor naturally saw this too, and from his position, he was naturally happy to see it.Even because of this, the fear and suspicion towards Ye Chen became smaller and smaller.This is actually one of the main reasons why Ye Chen did this.

Speaking of it, there is actually another direct reason for Ye Chen to do this. He found that the Song Dynasty liked the country to come forward and monopolize some of the most profitable businesses to become national businessmen.For example, salt, wine, tea, silk, etc., many of the most profitable businesses, the state actually prohibits private production, brewing, and sales. Merchant in general.

Ye Chen knew that if he donated [-]% of the benefits to the emperor and the treasury, when his toothbrush and tooth powder made more and more money, there must be a large number of people in the court to play the emperor and turn this business into Guoshang, and the emperor will never refuse, and will definitely agree.Rather than passively contributing at that time and completely losing this business of making money to support the family, it is better to tie the emperor with himself early.

And Ye Chen made it clear that the part of the bonus was not the outer treasury controlled and looked after by the third envoy, but the inner treasury in the palace where the emperor served as the shopkeeper.

This is where Ye Chen is brilliant.

In addition, during the opening of the toothbrush and tooth powder workshop, Ye Chen called Hu Mazi and Li Junhao, and the three of them discussed in the room for half a day before Hu Mazi and Li Junhao left happily.

When Hu Mazi opened a casino in the border city of Yongle, he was under the protection of the Southern Gang dominated by Li Junhao, so Hu Mazi himself was very familiar with Li Junhao and the Southern Gang.When he first returned to Kaifeng last month, Li Junhao led all the helpers to build the embankment, and Hu Mazi alone had no one under him, so although Ye Chen took out the money, he wanted to open a casino that had never been seen in this era with Hu Mazi's casino as the core. There have been, all-round entertainment venues covering eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and bathing.It's a pity that there has been no manual operation.

When Li Junhao brought the people from the Southern Gang free this month, this matter could finally start.

Autumn is always a comforting season. The turquoise millet gradually turns maroon, and the heavy ears of grain bow their heads. The sorghum ears look like a burning sea of ​​fire from a distance. Who doesn’t like a good harvest?Yesterday, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty went to the farmland outside the city to see Jiahe in person. He chatted and laughed happily with the old farmers.Although the troops of the Song Dynasty went to the surrounding countries, the labor to escort the grain and grass and the grain and grass for the soldiers and horses still came from the common people and from the farmland.Therefore, the autumn harvest is a top priority for the Song Dynasty and any Han country in this era.

Ye Chen has been busy practicing his sword skills and internal skills these days, and he is also busy with his own affairs, and today he finally got results.

Li Junhao and Hu Mazi came to see Ye Chen together, and asked Ye Chen to check and accept the Yongle Clubhouse, which was completed and just waiting for its opening.

(End of this chapter)