The weather was hot, and Sheng Hong didn't want to stay in the Qiuxian Hall. Seeing that Li Qiao had finished handling all the papers and there were no more government affairs that needed his decision, he asked Li Qiao to leave the palace and return to the household department.
He himself went to Ningcuixuan in the harem.
Ningcuixuan was a cold palace during the previous dynasty. After Dasheng was established, this place was not taken care of. Later, when he ascended the throne and Sheng Jun abdicated, all the concubines of the two generations of emperors lived in the harem. The harem could not be accommodated anymore, so he sent people to clean up Ningcuixuan.
Because it has not been taken care of for many years, there are several century-old trees inside that provide shade.
On weekdays, he feels that there is little sunshine there and doesn't like to go there.
But now that his body can't stand the heat, he realizes the benefit of less sunlight, it's refreshing.
Now Ningcuixuan lives with Shen Liangren, the seventh prince's father. Shen Liangren has a gentle temperament and has never had a strong sense of presence. He is far inferior to the seventh prince who is particularly capable of attracting hatred.
In the past, he found Shen Liangren boring and boring, but now the sun is scorching and he is particularly easily upset. Shen Liangren's dullness suits him just right.
Therefore, he has been running diligently to Ningcuixuan recently.
Sheng Hong went to Ningcuixuan, but Li Qiao did not go back to the Ministry of Household Affairs directly. He left the palace gate and went straight to the gate of the inner city.
Dasheng has an attendance law for officials, and the daily lunch break is very short. Therefore, if there is nothing else, once officials enter the inner city, they usually stay until get off work.
If they do not leave the inner city in the middle, then the officials' coachmen and servants will go home after delivering their adults to the gate of the inner city in the morning. In the afternoon, when their own adults are about to get off work, they will drive ox carts and horse-drawn carriages to pick them up.
Only the carriage drivers and followers of high-ranking officials would always visit the gates of the inner city.
In the past, Li Qiao had a small family and a low official position, so Li Dashan, Li Dao and others sent him to the gate of the inner city and then returned home.
Now that he has been promoted and has a larger family, the personal guards who accompany him to work every day will stay at the gate of the inner city waiting in case he calls them for anything.
Today he came with six people including Man Zhaoshuang and Qian Yiyi. The cement workshop was almost full of people and Tao Zhu didn't have to go there every day, so these six people started escorting him to and from get off work again.
"Li Man."
Standing at the gate of the inner city, he waved to Li Man, who was not far away.
Li Man trotted over: "What are your orders, sir?"
"Go to the nearest logistics stall and ask the errand boy to go to our duck shop to buy ten cans of drinks, one for each kind. Remember, they are ten kilograms of clay pots. I want to invite the adults from the Ministry of Household Affairs to drink. .”
Li Qiao ordered.
"Yes." Li Man heard his explanation clearly and trotted away.
He returned to the Ministry of Finance.
It wasn't the wheat harvest or the autumn harvest, and he didn't like to get involved in the affairs of the Twelve Departments. In addition, his immediate boss, Cao Taizhuo, didn't arrange anything for him, so he returned to his small office, openly and openly. of laziness.
Of course, he is actually practicing supernatural powers.
Soon, it's lunch time.
After being promoted, the specifications of his meals improved a lot and the taste was better, but they were definitely not as good as those of the royal chefs in the palace.
After lunch, he continued to practice his supernatural powers. About half an hour later, a guard came looking for him:
The drink he ordered has been delivered to the door of the inner city.
So, he took several officers to the gate of the inner city and moved the drinks to the courtyard of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
In the Ministry of Hubu, his official position is second only to the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Hubu.
He went to greet his two superiors and asked them if they would like to try some drinks, either iced or room temperature.
The two bosses were a little surprised, but they didn't want to disgrace him, so they each chose a drink.
Others in the household department would not smear him.
Moreover, the drinks at Lijia Duck Shop are famous for their delicious taste and the prices are not cheap. Now Li Qiao has brought the drinks to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Affairs. If you don’t drink it, you will drink it.
For three days in a row, Li Qiao ordered his own drinks at noon every day, and on the second and third days, he ordered not only the people from the Ministry of Revenue, but also the people from the Hanlin Academy.
Xin Zhi tasted the cold peach juice and ran from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Finance to thank him: "Master Li, your bowl of iced peach juice saved my life. I must thank you."
In the inner city, he would naturally be called Li Qiao according to his official position.
His official position was low, and although there was a daily supply of ice basins, there was only one basin, which could not relieve the heat at all.
Therefore, the ice-cold drink Li Qiao sent was so precious. If you drink it down in one bowl, every pore will be soothed.
After hearing this, Li Qiao said with a smile: "It's nothing. If you want to drink, you can order it tomorrow."
"Huh?" Xin Zhi was a little surprised: "Just like you, are you looking for someone from Royal Logistics?"
"Yes. I specifically said hello to the Holy One. The Holy One said that you can buy food from the Royal Logistics people. Moreover, he said that if there are more officials using the Royal Logistics, he will set up a special stall at the entrance of the inner city. In this way , if you guys want to eat or drink something at noon, you can contact Royal Logistics."
"...Can it still be like this?"
Xin Zhi opened his eyes wide.
This was a bit beyond his knowledge.
But then his eyes widened. He had already had enough of the food in the Hanlin Academy. If Royal Logistics really set up a stall at the gate of the inner city, he would definitely use it every day.
Two days later, there was actually a Royal Logistics stall at the entrance to the inner city.
Li Qiao went to visit again and continued to invite people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Hanlin Academy to drinks.
Xin Zhi also went over to order in advance. He wanted to eat the food from Baiweilou.
Among the officialdom, only Xin Zhi, who suggested cutting the salaries of all officials to reduce state treasury expenditures, could not understand Li Qiao's intentions.
Others learned that Royal Logistics had set up a stall at the gate of the inner city and wanted to be friends with Li Qiao, so they went over to support him.
Anyway, their salary is high and they are willing to pay this little fee for running errands.
Takeout is actually very novel to people at this time.
A big reason why Royal Logistics couldn't develop in the past was because it was inconvenient to order. But now the stall is right at the entrance to the inner city. Officials can just go over and place an order early in the morning. By noon, they want to eat something. The meals will be delivered on time.
This kind of convenience was something they had never had before when they went to work. Who would order takeout at such a serious occasion as the doorstep of the inner city?
nobody.
Now that it’s really clicked, most officials find it novel and interesting.
After trying it, I want to try it again.
What's more, the smell of restaurants and restaurants outside can completely put Sheng Hong's cook under his feet.
In the past, they had no choice but to eat from the big pot of their respective yamen.
Now that there are many restaurants in Shengjing for them to choose from, they naturally choose to order takeout.
What surprised them even more was that a few days ago, they had to go to the inner city gate to order by themselves, but just four or five days later, there were guards with pens and ink, counting one by one which meal they wanted to eat for lunch.
In this way, they don't even need to go to the gate of the inner city, they only need to talk and pay.
convenient.
Very convenient.
It is so convenient that even officials who were not interested in takeout or eating buckwheat are willing to give it a try. As a result, Royal Logistics can do hundreds of orders every day just from this stall at the entrance of the inner city.
Royal Logistics has few errand boys, and hundreds of orders are already a large number for these errand boys. Royal Logistics' business is better than before.
But this was far from Li Qiao's expectations.
Chapter 186 Royal Logistics has made money and is preparing to open a new store
Royal Logistics was able to steadily add more than 100 orders every day in a short period of time because of its special location in the inner city.
Most of the officials in Shengjing were confined to the inner city. If there was nothing else to do, officials could not go out at will.
Moreover, the officials were not short of money and did not worry about the errand fees.
Under such circumstances, the takeaway business developed easily and rapidly.
But in the entire Shengjing, except for the inner city, there is no similar place.
There are commercial streets in the east, north, west and south of the city. The commercial streets are home to a group of shopkeepers who are relatively well off and open and close their shops on time. However, if they want to eat takeout, they will ask their waiters to come instead. Find Royal Logistics.
They use logistics, which is basically moving freight.
As for the wealthier families in Shengjing City, there is no shortage of servants for any family. If they want to eat takeout, they can just send their own people to buy it. There is no need for royal logistics at all.
Therefore, I want Royal Logistics to place more orders...
Li Qiao focused on gambling houses.
Ever since the advent of mahjong and poker, the business of gambling houses has been booming. This industry was too profitable, so the emperor and the eldest prince quickly opened branches.
After the British public gambling house was seized, Sheng Jun took over the gambling house.
At this time, there were five gambling houses in Shengjing.
Each gambling house is quite spacious, with a three-story building and a large yard outside, and the business of each one is very good.
There are too few pastimes at this time, and the charm of mahjong and Landlords is too great. Moreover, no one dares to selfishly make mahjong and poker to play elsewhere. In addition, Sheng Jun and the eldest prince deliberately lower their consumption in order to attract more people. Minimum consumption——
When gambling became less like gambling, Sheng Jun and the eldest prince encouraged people to enter gambling houses to spend money.
In the past, in the civilian bureau, the minimum bet for each person in each game was five cents and the maximum bet was twelve cents. Now it has been changed to the minimum bet of two cents and the maximum bet of eight cents.
As always, the gambling house draws two cents per person per game.
In this way, if you only bet two cents in each game, you can play five hundred games with one tael of silver.
If a family of four happens to gather at the same table, then the money comes and goes in the hands of the family, and that one tael of money can be used to play for a longer time.
Of course, each person had to pay a commission of two cents per game, but it was two cents per round, and only one tael of silver for five hundred rounds.
This consumption is really low.
Therefore, after Sheng Jun and the eldest prince adjusted the prices, the civilian bureau's mahjong and landlord fights can no longer be regarded as gambling.
Gambling houses have become a good place to spend time. For example, some wealthy families are willing to take their families to play. Even if they play for a whole day, it only costs a few taels of silver.
As for the rich and nobles game, Sheng Jun and the eldest prince also adjusted the minimum consumption.
The rich and noble people had separate private rooms with better environment. In the past, they had to bet at least one tael of silver for each game, and the maximum could be five taels of silver.
Now, in each game, you can bet at least 200 coins, and the maximum can only be 3 taels of silver.
