I saw the boss bringing candy cubes from the back. At first glance, they were no different from Fujian and Guangzhou brown sugar.
The boss just shook his head and smiled without saying a word. He said to Su Ze:
"If my husband is eating it at home, our Fujian and Guangzhou brown sugar is the best. If we want to sell it, then of course this Cochin sugar is the most cost-effective."
Jiaozhi is Vietnam. Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, once conquered northern Vietnam, but gave up because the cost of governance was too high. People in the southern provinces all know Jiaozhi.
Thinking about it, you know that the candy from Cochin must have been smuggled here.
Vietnam's climate is more suitable for the growth of sugar cane, and it has always exported sugar.
Su Ze looked at the Cochin candy. There were many impurities in it. Su Ze even saw a "Cochin bee" wrapped in syrup, which almost made Su Ze spit it out.
The owner of the candy shop quickly broke off the candy wrapped with "Cochin Bee" and said to Su Ze:
"How many pounds does my little husband cost?"
Su Ze quickly waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's buy local brown sugar. Just buy two taels for the children to try first."
The boss still had a good attitude. He cut off a 20-ounce piece of Fujian-Guangzhou brown sugar, wrapped it in dried lotus leaves and handed it to Su Ze to send them off.
After giving the candy to the two carrot heads, Lin Xianyang asked in confusion: "Why is this Cochin candy so cheap?"
Su Ze endured his nausea and said: "The labor in Jiaozhi is cheap. The weather is hot and rainy, which is most suitable for the growth of sugar cane. Although the quality is not as good as that of Da Ming, it is better because of the quantity."
Lin Xianyang suddenly understood. He looked at Su Ze and asked, "Does brother Aze still know how to make sugar?"
Su Ze nodded and said, "I know a little bit."
If someone else said this, Lin Xianyang would definitely think it was bragging, but when Su Ze said this, Lin Xianyang immediately believed it. He sighed again: "Scholars are really amazing."
The group bought candy and found the clan relative Lin Xianyang mentioned. Naturally, there are inns where you can stay in Nanping City, but the Changning Guards are too poor to pay the fine for fighting, so Lin Xianyang naturally can't bear to stay in an inn.
Along the way, Su Ze recalled the method of making white sugar. Although the Cochin sugar was crude, it could be purchased as a purified original.
The method of refining white sugar is an improvement on the original sugar making method. As long as he has sugar making skills and understands the general process flow, Su Ze will be confident to make white sugar.
Although the clan members were enthusiastic, the place they lived in was just a thatched bed. Su Ze caught lice for a long time before falling into a drowsy sleep.
The back room of the City God's Temple was brightly lit with candles, and the newly arrived magistrate said to the accountant he brought with him;
"You should quickly take over the warehouse of the sixth room and take inventory of the previous years' accounts overnight. If there are any non-compliances, please circle them and leave them to the government for personal investigation."
"Honor the Mingfu Order!"
Sure enough, as Su Ze said, as soon as the new prefect settled down temporarily, he immediately asked his accompanying accountant to go to the government office to check the accounts, and then sent his cronies to take over the government office's Experience Department and Zhaomo Office.
The Experience Department is in charge of the official documents coming and going from the prefect's yamen, and the Zhaomo Office is in charge of the survey (resume files) of all registered officials in Yanping Prefecture, which is a first-class key department of the entire prefect's yamen.
Because the new prefect arrived suddenly, the prefect's office was indeed caught off guard. Some of the accounts that were originally planned to be destroyed today were sealed by the new prefect's men. Countless people in the entire Yanping Prefecture had trouble sleeping tonight.
After finishing his work, the new prefect walked to the back room, only to see the candlelight in a side room was still on. He sighed and walked to the door, coughed and said:
"Lan'er, why aren't you sleeping? Candlelight hurts your eyes. Why does your daughter stay up all night reading at night?"
"Dad, go and have some rest. My daughter will go to bed after reading this volume."
The new prefect, who was majestic in front of his subordinates, looked helpless when facing his daughter.
But he quickly said: "Lan'er, the book "New Official Ritual" you recommended is indeed useful! These subordinate officials who were killed just after their father took office are frightened! Hahahaha!"
The girl named Lan'er spoke calmly. Her voice was gentle and clear, like an orchid in an empty valley. She said calmly:
"There are many key points in the book, so dad should study them carefully."
The new prefect suddenly felt that the conversation had changed a bit. He felt that he had become the person who had been lectured.
He sighed and said:
"Lan'er, you have such a temperament, how are you going to serve your husband and your parents-in-law after you get married! It's all your fault that your uncle insists on taking you to study since childhood!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as the new prefect finished speaking, he heard the voice of a middle-aged woman:
"My new official has gained more prestige today when he takes office. Why are you blaming my brother again? I must not forget that the book "Rituals for New Officials" was sent by my brother Zhi."
The person who spoke was Mrs. Li, the first wife of the magistrate. Originally Mrs. Li was bringing some sweet soup to her daughter, but when she heard her husband complaining about her brother-in-law, she immediately lost her temper.
Although Li did not come from a big family, she and the prefect got married when they were poor scholars, and she was worried about supporting her husband's studies.
Later, her husband became a Jinshi and was promoted to the prefect of Yanping. The Li family was able to maintain peace in the back house, making him a rare virtuous wife.
It's just that Mrs. Li has a straightforward personality and is quite like the Lion of Hedong. The magistrate has a son and a daughter, and only one maid who is married to him.
Li continued her yin and yang husband and said: "Who said women can't study? I heard brother Zhi once said, 'A boy can pass on the family business, and a girl can pass on for generations.' My son can pass on the family business, but Lan'er can For eternity!”
The prefect just felt that his wife had not read many books, but she had a famous brother who was eloquent and eloquent, and always had deviant rhetoric.
After his brother-in-law won the imperial examination, he stopped participating in the imperial examination. Instead, he was keen to spread his theory. His wife and daughter were the most "poisoned".
It's a pity that this magistrate, who was born as a Jinshi, couldn't defeat the brother-in-law who was a scholar when debating the meaning of the scriptures.
After his wife suffocated, the magistrate gave up on himself and said:
"You're the one who got used to it! Lan'er is already eighteen years old, and she hasn't gotten married to a suitable family yet!"
Li immediately retorted: "What kind of things are your nephews who are students? How can they be a good match for Lan'er? If you can't find a good son-in-law, why do you still blame Lan'er?"
The prefect's face turned red, but he had always doted on his daughter, and he knew that those in the past were indeed not worthy of his daughter.
"This won't work! That won't work either! Am I going to make the number one scholar my son-in-law?"
Mrs. Li actually said: "If you are not a Sanding Armor, how can you be worthy of my daughter!"
"Sandingjia! How dare you say it! Your husband is only a second-level Jinshi!"
The door of the wing opened with a creak, and a girl wearing a long gown with a vertical collar, a horse-faced skirt with flower and bird patterns, and a cape with a floral pattern appeared at the door.
The girl's face was bright and clear, and she wore her hair in a bun like that of an unmarried lady. She gave a blessing ceremony to the magistrate and his wife without any expression, and then said:
"Father, mother, my daughter has finished reading the book and is about to wash up and go to bed. You two should also go back to your room and rest. Tomorrow, dad will have to pay tribute to the city god. Is it an auspicious time?"
The new magistrate slapped his head and said: "Why did I forget to count the auspicious times? As a father, I will go and summon the yin and yang students!"
Looking at her noisy parents leaving together, the girl let out a slight sigh. What her father said was true. As a woman born in the Ming Dynasty, what's the use of being a good student?
