Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 118 The Crab Eater
Qin Xiedao built a greenhouse so that he could eat fresh vegetables in winter.

This is no secret to Li Shimin, he has known it for a long time, and even ate vegetables in the greenhouse.

However, after all, this is only the property of the courtier's family.

Normally, Li Shimin doesn't have a lot of food to enjoy.

Thinking about it now, Li Shimin suddenly felt that Qin Xiedao was too inconsiderate, he didn't know how to send good things to the palace if he had something good.

"Crack! Kick!"

Before people got ready for the hot pot, Li Shimin first picked up a brightly colored courgette with small yellow flowers hanging from the tail, and ate it in big mouthfuls.

In Yiguo's mansion, Li Shimin didn't need to maintain so many illusory etiquettes, nor did he need to pay special attention to his own image.

This courgette is actually a cucumber.

Whether it is eaten raw or cooked, it is very good.

"Xie Dao, I have a question that I don't understand. Why is the "Datang News" so popular, but you want to sell it at a loss? You can definitely increase the price, and people who should buy it will continue to buy it."

While eating courgettes, Li Shimin kept throwing out the questions in his heart.

"Your Majesty, this is to cultivate everyone's habit of reading "Da Tang Daily."

"Ok?"

Obviously, Qin Xiedao's reply was a bit beyond Li Shimin's expectation.

He didn't expect that Qin Xiedao would actually make a loss-making business for a "habit".

"Is this habit so important? It's worth your money to cultivate it?"

"Yes, people's habits are very important. If everyone is used to reading our "Datang Daily" every day, then our newspaper will have the initial ability to monetize."

"The ability to realize?"

A new term popped up, and Li Shimin obviously didn't understand what it meant.

"That's right, it's the ability to monetize. From Weichen's point of view, this "Datang Daily" is just a platform. We sell newspapers at low prices to make this platform wider and more influential.

As long as our readership reaches a certain level, then we can start advertising in newspapers and earn income by charging advertising fees.

Merchants who come to advertise in our newspapers can enjoy the benefits of increased sales brought about by advertisements and achieve a win-win situation. "

Sitting opposite him was Li Shimin, and Qin Xiedao naturally explained it patiently.

If Li Shimin, the emperor, cannot understand his thoughts, it is inevitable that there will be more setbacks when advancing some things in the future.

"Advertising? What's that?"

Li Shimin feels that his IQ is not enough today.

Obviously Qin Xiedao said words he knew, but the meaning sounded a little unclear.

"I didn't say, the so-called advertisement means to advertise widely. Although the ancients said that the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, but this minister thinks that the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.

Only by letting more people know about your stuff can your business become better. "

Of course, Qin Xiedao was very aware of the importance of publicity.

"If you lose tens of dollars every day, if someone advertises in your newspaper, then only if the advertising cost exceeds a few tens of dollars can you have a chance to cover your losses.

But are you sure that merchants are willing to spend this wronged money? "

Li Shimin asked a very practical question.

At this stage, everyone definitely cannot accept the practice of advertising on the "Datang Daily".

However, Qin Xiedao is obviously not very worried about this issue.

"Your Majesty Shengming, at the beginning, this was indeed a problem. Therefore, Weichen decided to let our own wool workshop eat crabs first."

"Eating crabs? Your statement is quite interesting."

"Your Majesty, the dishes are ready. We can eat some hot-boiled mutton first, and then vegetables."

Qin Qiong felt that he could not quite understand what Li Shimin said to Qin Xiedao.

So after the compression spring was ready, the topic was changed immediately.

"The last time I tried hot pot in the doorway of Xuanwumen, it seems to be more enjoyable to eat it when it is snowing now."

At this time, Li Shimin also turned his attention to the dinner table.

The gourmet food of Duke Yi's Mansion is now well-known in Chang'an City.

In particular, the introduction of fried dishes was imitated by the royal chefs in the palace.

"On a snowy day, it is naturally the best time to eat hot pot. With a bottle of Baiyunbian, this day is simply perfect."

Qin Xiedao is actually not a person with particularly high pursuit.

Although the current life has not reached his ideal state, compared with later generations, it is definitely a fairy day.

Not to mention other things, every day you take a bath, you will have a delicate maid to wipe your back. This is not something ordinary people can have the opportunity to enjoy.

In later life, unless you spend money to find a short-term girlfriend, it will be possible to realize this wish.

But it's risky.

"Hey, thanks to the briquette stove made by Xie Dao this winter, otherwise at least hundreds of people inside and outside Chang'an City would freeze to death.

Especially the refugees outside the city, who are basically arranged in sevens and eighties now, and most of the rest are the family members of the refugees who have been arranged. "

Li Shimin sighed with emotion.

If it wasn't for Qin Xiedao's move, how would he have the opportunity to enjoy the enjoyment that the cold winter should have?
"After all, the briquette workshop only solves the employment problem of some people. If we want to avoid the refugee problem as much as possible, we must improve the living standards of the people and improve everyone's ability to resist risks.

Otherwise, once there is a drought or flood, there will definitely be a large number of refugees.

This cycle goes on and on, and no year is safe. "

The refugee problem was a prominent problem in ancient times, but it almost disappeared in later generations.

In the final analysis, the problem of food and clothing has been solved, and everyone's ability to mortgage disasters has been enhanced.

As long as it's not one of those catastrophes that leave you homeless, there's no big problem.

"Could it be that Xiedao, what do you think?"

Li Shimin's IQ is absolutely superb.

From Qin Xiedao's words, he has already keenly felt something.

"It's actually not difficult to solve this problem."

"Cough cough!"

As soon as Qin Xiedao said this, Qin Qiong who was beside him immediately coughed a few times and interrupted him.

"Da Lang, you can't blow such big talk, you have to be responsible."

"Shubao, let him say, no matter whether what he said makes sense or not, I will forgive him today."

After Li Shimin said this, Qin Qiong couldn't say anything more.

However, he felt in his heart that he knew less and less about this son.

He had no idea what Qin Xiedao was thinking at all.

(End of this chapter)