Before the oil press was built in large quantities, Ying Feiyu ordered people to use the previously built machine to squeeze 100,000 kilograms of soybean oil for Ying Zheng.
They were packed and sealed in clay altars and sent to the palace one by one!
Ever since the oil mill started working, many people have been looking outside the oil mill every day to see when the oil will be pressed for them!
Smelling the aroma coming from the oil shop, they turned around in a hurry!
There is no other way. I heard that the oil mill is pressing oil for the palace. Who among them dares to compete with His Majesty? They can only wait patiently.
"Father, one hundred thousand kilograms of soybean oil has been delivered. What do you think of the money...?"
While Ying Zheng was fine, Ying Feiyu rubbed his little hands and asked him for money.
"What? Ten...one hundred thousand catties?"
Hearing this number, he almost scared the wolf hair out of Ying Zheng's hand.
"That's right! Didn't your father say that all the oil in the palace should be replaced? How can it be enough if there is not a hundred thousand kilograms? Father, think about it, all the princes and princesses will send some, plus the king Madam, Madam Liu, Li Meiren, and...!"
"Stop! Stop! Stop! I bought it, you kid, tell me how much it is!"
Ying Feiyu was counting the women in his father's harem with his fingers, but Ying Zheng immediately stopped him.
Fortunately, this is the imperial study room and Lian'er is not here.
If it were Yuxiu Palace, wouldn't this guy be looking for trouble for him if he counted all the concubines in the harem?
Although he never took in any woman after taking Lian'er back to the palace.
But she has married many people before, so this woman probably won’t be happy about this fact!
"Five thousand gold!"
Since the scumbag dad said so, Ying Feiyu didn't waste any time and just extended a slap.
"What? Five thousand gold? Are you right?"
After hearing the amount of money, Ying Zheng was shocked again.
Isn't it just some soybean oil? The price is so high?
"After all, a pound of soybean oil costs fifty cents? Are you sure people can afford such a high price?"
"How much does a chicken cost? I'm afraid it's only sixty or seventy cents, right? A pound of soybean oil costs fifty cents?"
Ying Zheng was no longer calm.
I used to think that the research on soybean oil was a good thing.
I didn’t expect the cost to be so high!
"That's it! You kid said the fuel rate is high?"
"No, no, no! Father, you have misunderstood! The oil yield of soybeans is indeed high, but now the machine is not mass-produced, and before, some people lined up in the oil mill to extract oil for them! But Father, you If you are in a hurry, I can only push them all away and stuff them for you...!"
Seeing the nervous expression on the father's face, Ying Feiyu began to explain with a smile, "Since we are going to add to the jam, we must compensate the people who have agreed before!"
"Yeah! This is understandable!"
Ying Zheng nodded, intending to listen to his next words.
"My father wants to replace all the oil in the palace, which will cost one hundred thousand kilograms!"
"With so much oil, if you want to squeeze it out in the shortest time, you have to work day and night!"
"Father also knows that the wages in the factory are very good now. As long as overtime is worked, overtime pay must be paid! Especially for night shifts, certain compensation must be given, and the money must be included in the gas money!"
"For the oil and soybeans that I feed my father, I must choose the best ones, and the price will naturally be higher!"
"In addition to those jars containing oil, as well as the cost of carriages and horses, all these things added together, this is only five thousand gold!"
Ying Feiyu took out all the expenses and counted them in detail. Ying Zhengzi listened carefully and nodded from time to time.
"Oh! Okay, go back to Zhang Han and ask him to pay from my inner palace!"
Knowing that the five thousand gold was not all the cost of soybean oil, Ying Zheng felt relieved.
There was nothing he could do. He was so happy a few days ago that he directly said that he had to change all the oil in the palace.
Now that the words have been spoken, it is impossible to take them back. No matter how much money you spend, you can only give it to me!
"Okay! I'll take my leave first!"
After agreeing to give the money, Ying Feiyu didn't intend to waste time here and immediately handed it over and left.
"etc……!"
However, before he could turn around, he was stopped by Ying Zheng.
"You kid just wanted to leave after taking the money!"
He kept throwing his eyes at Ying Feiyu.
"Father, is there anything else you can do?"
"Hmph! You just calculated all the miscellaneous expenses for me, but you haven't told me how much the soybean oil will cost if it is officially put on sale!"
Although most people use their own soybeans to extract oil, they only need to pay for manual labor.
But there are also some people who are engaged in industry and commerce, or factory workers, who do not have soybeans and can only buy soybean oil with their own money.
He wanted to know what the price would be if it were sold!
"Uh...! About eight cents!"
Ying Feiyu did a little calculation in his mind and came to this result.
"Bawen! Yeah! It's a lot cheaper than animal oil!"
Hearing the price, Ying Zheng was very satisfied.
"Then I will leave first!"
It was okay not to quote the price, but now that a real price was quoted, Ying Feiyu ran faster than before.
"Um!"
As soon as Ying Zheng nodded, he immediately ran out.
"This kid can run faster than a rabbit!"
Ying Zheng looked at him like an arrow from the string and smiled fondly.
"This guy has done another good thing for the people! Even people from poor families can afford eight cents of oil, haha!"
"Huh? That's wrong!"
"The price will be eight cents in the future? That one hundred thousand gold is also eight hundred thousand gold, which is eight hundred gold!"
"You can buy something with eight hundred gold, and this guy wants five thousand gold from me?"
Thinking of this, the corners of Ying Zheng's mouth twitched immediately.
"Jingfu, is this guy trying to trick me?"
As if still unsure, he turned to look at Jing Fu behind him.
He was so frightened that his head was sweating!
"Um...this...?"
How dare he tell the truth?
Even if he knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was using His Majesty's money, he would not dare to say anything!
Isn't this trying to drive a wedge between father and son?
But when His Majesty asked, he had to answer!
"Back to Your Majesty, didn't His Highness the Crown Prince say so! Nowadays, craftsmen's salaries are very high, and they also have to pay overtime, and part of the compensation is given to the people. It is estimated that most of the money is spent on this!"
Jingfu's mind was racing, he went over what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had just said in his mind, and came up with some convincing excuses.
"Yeah! It's my fault, why were you in such a hurry that day and asked for so much? Otherwise, there would be no need to spend so much money!"
Seeing what Jing Fudu said, Ying Zheng seemed to have found psychological comfort.
I only blame myself for wanting it too urgently, so I paid a high price!
"Your Majesty also wants all the ladies and princesses in the palace to taste this soybean oil as soon as possible!"
Jingfu said with relief.
"That's right! If we wait for the oil press to be built in large quantities, we don't know how long it will take!"
Ying Zheng nodded, feeling much better.
It was only five thousand gold, which was nothing to him!
Thinking of this, he grabbed the wolf hair and continued to review the memorials piled up like a hill in front of him!
