Li Qiao and Tao Zhu helped make some snacks, and they didn't return to the rented place until evening.
After returning, they fell asleep, and when they woke up again, it was already noon on the third day.
Zhuang Jia, Meng Jia, Xu Yingchen Hua, and Han Ning were all there.
"I'm awake now. Come on, let's eat."
Seeing Li Qiao and Tao Zhu coming out of the backyard holding hands, Zhuang Wen greeted them with a smile.
"Brother Zhu and Qiao, come on, we've already baked a lot!" Shen Hua said with a smile.
A group of people had a barbecue in the yard to celebrate, and they woke up just in time.
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The author has something to say:
According to the information found, there were cattle and sheep shops and cheese houses in the Song Dynasty, and people also sold cheese snacks. "The Maple Window Slip" mentioned the "Wang Family Cheese" shop, so I think it is feasible to open a milk snack shop. So there is this plot~
Chapter 108: They all won. Why did they win?
"Come and try the freshly baked pork belly." Han Ning said with a smile.
"Wash up first."
Li Qiao glanced at the sizzling pork belly on the iron plate and took Tao Zhu into the kitchen to wash up.
When they sat down by the stove, Li Ershan brought them two bowls of grain and soy milk: "Uncle Zhu, take a sip of soy milk first to relieve your stomach."
"Okay." Li Qiao picked up the bowl. It was a little hot, so he took a sip. When the hot soy milk was finished, Li Xia placed a plate of grilled skewers in front of him.
Looking at the skewers full of barbecue ingredients, he picked up a starch sausage. He had eaten too many desserts at the dim sum shop in the past two days and wanted to change his taste.
Tao Zhu, like Li Qiao, had eaten too much sweet food. Now he only wanted to eat spicy food. What he ate was pork meatballs. Pork meatballs only contain starch and pork. They are not greasy and go well with soy milk.
"Come, come, come, let's eat together and celebrate." Li Qiao drank a piece of grilled sausage and greeted everyone with a smile.
On the way to the Royal Dessert Shop, Zhao Cun told him the results of Zhuang Wen, Xu Ying, and Meng Yue.
All three were successful.
Zhuang Wen is one hundred and seventy-eight.
Xu Ying is thirty-five.
Meng Yue is one hundred and sixty-two.
Zhuang Wen and Meng Yue were ranked relatively low, but they both won the prize and will be Jinshi from now on.
Moreover, this is not the final ranking. In the palace examination next month, 180 Jinshi will take the imperial examination. The rankings in the palace examination are the final imperial examination rankings.
Moreover, judging from the current mentality of Zhuang Wen and Meng Yue, even if the results in the palace examination are the same as those in the general examination, it will not affect their good mood.
Hey, Jinshi, you have honored your ancestors!
Therefore, knowing that Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were back, they celebrated with a barbecue at Li Qiao's side today.
"Come on, let's have a drink."
Zhuang Wen picked up a bowl of rice wine.
Others had bowls in front of them. Those who wanted to drink drank, and those who wanted to drink soy milk drank soy milk. After listening to Zhuang Wen's words, they picked up the bowls and clinked them together.
"Hey, I'm a Jinshi!"
Meng Yue drank all the rice wine in the bowl and smiled so big that she couldn't hide her white teeth.
"I've been so happy that I couldn't sleep for two days. I always wake up laughing in the middle of the night." Zhuang Wen was also very happy and confused: "It's like a dream."
Fortunately he came.
Fortunately, I survived the nine-day exam.
If he comes back three years later, he will fail the exam 90% of the time.
"My cousin is too happy to sleep, he is in great spirits." Shen Hua glanced at Xu Ying as he spoke, with a slight shyness in his smile.
Xu Ying couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. She insisted on saying that he was the hero. The more she talked, the more energetic she became, and then she started tormenting him.
He is sore and weak now!
Xu Ying nodded generously and admitted: "I was a little surprised. When I was sitting in the examination room, I really couldn't think of anything else, so I wrote down Brother Hua's clothes. Who knew it was actually thirty-five?" .”
Although the most important part of the imperial examination is the policy essay, he was ranked thirty-fifth after writing only about Buzhuang. This was beyond his expectation.
On the day the list was released, he stared at the name on the yellow list and checked it again and again for a long time, fearing that he had written it wrong.
"This article is not easy to write. Brother Xu, if the cloth shop you wrote about develops well, it will definitely make a lot of money, just like the milk snacks that Brother Zhu and I made."
Li Qiao said while chewing pork belly.
"The traditional means of filling the national treasury are recorded in history books and have been practiced in all dynasties. They are the crystallization of the wisdom of our predecessors and good ideas that they have racked their brains to come up with. It is too difficult for us to innovate."
"What's more, many entrepreneurs have little understanding of Dasheng's system, and they can't find a clear direction if they want to innovate. In this case, it's already amazing that you can give a precise way to make money."
After hearing the results of Zhuang Wen, Xu Ying, and Meng Yue, he was first happy for the three of them, and then surprised.
He subconsciously said at that time that he didn't expect that several of us would pass the Jinshi examination.
Zhao Cun looked at him and sighed:
Making money is not easy.
Afterwards, he carefully studied the four words "pin" and felt that Zhuang Wen, Xu Ying, and Meng Yue had passed the Jinshi examination to explain it.
The Holy One wants to fill the treasury and increase the court's fiscal revenue. There are actually many ways, such as raising taxes and squeezing the people.
For example, selling one's official position can turn the national treasury from a dry one into a bulging one in a matter of minutes.
But the Holy Emperor was a wise king, so the way to fill the treasury was suddenly narrow.
If Li Qiao were asked to answer this question seriously, the first thing that would come to his mind would be various reforms, such as the Two Taxes Law, Wang Anshi's Reform, the One Whip Law, the sharing of grains per mu, and the gentry's unified payment of grain and other measures.
Most of these measures are tax reforms and are based on land.
Moreover, it must be supported by powerful ministers and decisive kings, otherwise these reforms will not be carried out.
Reform will inevitably offend the interests of vested interests and offend a large number of people. Therefore, Li Qiao did not think about reforming the system when he answered the question.
He has shortcuts to take.
But there are no shortcuts for other candidates.
In addition, Dasheng has already implemented salt monopoly and other measures that have been implemented by the previous government, so there are few ways that other candidates can think of, and there are even fewer feasible ways.
In this case, Zhuang Wen, Xu Ying, and Meng Yue all gave practical solutions. In addition, the three of them have solid basic skills, so it makes perfect sense for the three of them to pass the Jinshi examination.
"No, no, no, I don't expect to be able to compare with milk snacks. What I'm worried about now is... Buzhuang's income is not worthy of my thirty-five."
After hearing Li Qiao's explanation, Xu Ying still felt a little unsure.
"Your Majesty is acting vigorously and resolutely. Not only has the milk snack shop opened, but it has also become popular throughout Shengjing. I am worried that Your Majesty will open Buzhuang at the same speed. If the business of Buzhuang is not good, will my Jinshi be taken back by Your Majesty?"
Xu Ying sighed as she spoke.
He has been happy and guilty for the past two days.
I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night not only because of excitement, but also because of worry.
When Li Qiao heard what he said, he couldn't help but laugh: "How can you take it back? The holy words are so golden, and the yellow list is posted at the entrance of the Gongyuan. And you believe Brother Hua, the clothes he designed are really good-looking."
"...Cousin, are you worried about this?"
Shen Hua was stunned.
He had never thought about this before.
But now that Xu Ying said it, he panicked.
No matter how beautiful the clothes he designs are, his business is not as good as that of a milk snack shop.
The Milk Dessert Shop was so popular that he could hear people talking about it wherever he went. In addition to those who were unconvinced and wanted to buy it, Shengjing locals also wanted to try it. It was a snack made by Hui Yuan Li Buckwheat. After eating it, It will definitely bring Li Qiao’s joy.
How could his clothes create such a fight?
It can’t be done!
If the Holy One has high hopes for his cousin's cloth shop, then his strength is not worthy of the high hopes!
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." When Li Qiao saw this, he quickly swallowed the meat in his mouth and comforted him: "How could the Holy Master not know the difference between the two? You can eat snacks every day, but you can't buy clothes every day. However, Shengjing is rich. There are many people, and as long as your clothes look good enough, you can definitely earn a lot of money."
"Really..." Shen Hua was afraid and his voice dropped a lot. He leaned against Xu Ying involuntarily and looked at Li Qiao with a pitiful expression.
Xu Ying held his hand and whispered: "Listen to Brother Li and believe in yourself."
Xu Ying was blaming herself now.
He should have discussed this matter with Li Qiao in private, but now that he said it publicly, he suddenly frightened Brother Hua.
"Of course it's true. When the cloth shop opens, Brother Zhu and I will definitely buy it!" Li Qiao nodded.
Tao Zhu also said: "Not only did I buy it for myself, I also bought it for Brother Qian and Brother You. They must like it too."
Seeing this, other people also offered words of comfort and encouragement.
After hearing these words, Shen Hua thought that he had indeed been stopped by several people when he was shopping and asked about his clothes, so his worry dissipated a lot.
"Then I want to sit with Brother Zhu. I want to enjoy your happiness. Please pass on the happiness of the dim sum shop to me."
As he spoke, he moved the stool towards Tao Zhu.
"Dip it for you, whatever you want." Tao Zhu smiled.
"Now everyone in Shengjing knows about the Royal Dessert Shop, right?" Li Qiao asked.
"Of course, it's super popular. The Holy Spirit will release the list on a trial basis to promote the dim sum shop. Who wouldn't know how powerful it is?"
Shen Hua said and sat next to Tao Zhu, closely next to Tao Zhu.
He originally wanted to reach out and hold Tao Zhu's arm, but seeing Li Qiao staring at him, he chuckled and just put his arm next to Tao Zhu's.
"Yes, there is another happy event. On the day the results were released, Brother Qiao and Brother Zhu left, but we didn't leave. We saw Chen Deren and several others. None of them passed the exam. I laughed at them hard. Fan, they didn’t even dare to let go of anything, they just ran away.”
