Chuxiu Palace
Sun Miaoqing flipped through the account book that had just been sent to the palace and was still warm. Seeing the number in big letters above, I counted it over and over with my ten fingers.
My mouth is full of desire, and my grin reaches behind my ears. That bright smile never stopped for a moment after seeing the account book.
Why didn't I realize in my previous life that she was still a business wizard? The impact of dimensionality reduction was really satisfying. Just one day after opening, I made tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Sure enough, most of the wealth is concentrated in the upper levels of the pyramid. Under layers of exploitation, the people at the bottom have long been plundered and deprived of everything, without food and clothing for a day.
To put it bluntly, no matter how hard you put it in the pot, you can't squeeze out two ounces of oil.
Tens of thousands of taels of silver are enough for thousands of families to have food, clothing, warmth and comfort for a year. For the powerful people in Beijing, it is just some snacks after dinner.
But it doesn't matter. When she becomes the richest woman in the Qing Dynasty, the lives of most of them will be improved.
Linglan said happily, "This is called opening a business! I didn't expect that sugar can sell so well. It sold more than 40,000 taels in just one day. How much money will I earn after this year!"
Sun Miaoqing said, "This is not just a day, it also includes orders for the next half month."
"After all, it has just opened and is in full swing. The guests firstly want to eat something fresh, and secondly, for the sake of the concubines in the palace, it will give me face."
"After the enthusiasm of these days has passed, the business will be much worse. It would be good to be able to sell two hundred catties a day."
"Those well-off families, after buying one or two taels to taste it, will probably make it themselves if they want to eat it. After all, 10 taels of silver per catty is not cheap for them."
When they heard Sun Miaoqing say that once the freshness of opening a business wears off, business will be much worse, Liuli and Linglan couldn't help but feel happy and worried.
Liuli asked, "Madam, since you know that the business in the future will not be as good as it is now. Two hundred catties a day is enough for the shop to sell, so why do you need to raise so many cows?"
"It would be fine if we only use the milk produced in the village from now on, but my dear, you just signed a contract with those farmers for three years."
"What will happen if the candies cannot be sold?"
Sun Miaoqing said, "Is it too much? I don't think it's enough?"
"Since we want to do business, how can we only open a shop in the capital? I want Honey Restaurant to bloom everywhere in the Qing Dynasty."
"In the future, every county will have at least one branch of Mi Tang Zhai. Every citizen can buy a few to try when they want to eat."
Liuli and Suzuran thought about that scene and couldn't imagine it. Although it sounds unreliable to open a honey restaurant in every county, it is not completely impossible.
Other places are not as prosperous as Beijing. In addition to sugar, you can also add other things to sell them.
But when ordinary people want to eat, they can just buy a few. Liuli and Suzuran really couldn't believe it and couldn't believe it.
Not only because the price of milk candy is too high, it is not easily affordable for ordinary people.
What's more, maltose, as the main raw material, requires a large amount of glutinous rice and wheat, and the loss is huge.
Famine occurs in some places every year, especially during times of drought. Even though the court would arrange relief, many people still starved to death.
There is plenty of food in the world. Even if there is a bumper harvest every year, there will not be enough grain to make sugar.
Besides, if most of the people in the world can eat what they want, how much milk will it take?
I'm afraid that in today's Qing Dynasty, all the cows are pregnant and giving birth together, and they won't be able to squeeze out so many.
Suzuran said in a daze, "How much food and cattle are needed..."
Sun Miaoqing said, "It's too early to say this now, there's no rush."
"Everyone has worked hard for so long, so we deserve no less reward. Everyone in Chuxiu Palace will be rewarded with three months' worth of monthly silver."
"Meetangzhai and Zhuangzi, everyone involved in this matter will also be given three months more wages."
"As for those farmers who provide milk, each family will send a bag of brown sugar and a bag of grain to nourish the cows."
Linglan replied, "Yes, I am really kind-hearted. Milk is not valuable in the first place. At the price I paid, a cow can earn an extra tael of silver a year."
"With brown sugar and a bag of grain, if someone in the family has a baby, they can have a good confinement period."
Sun Miaoqing said, "I have made a lot of money, so I should let them get some benefits. No matter how much money I make, I can't make it all."
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Royal Garden
The fat orange butt was followed by a group of eunuchs, walking slowly in the garden.
Sun Miaoqing was busy with other things these days and had no time to pay attention to him, but he sent people to send Hong Zhou to the Yangxin Hall every day.
In the first two days, Big Fat Orange still had the patience to tease his son, but soon he became very annoyed.
Just take the time to relax outside and enjoy the bright spring scenery.
"Su Peisheng, do you think the sunshine is particularly nice today, quiet!"
"The winter in the Forbidden City is long, and the birds and insects have not chirped for several months. It sounds especially sweet now."
Su Peisheng lowered his head, followed Big Fat Orange one step behind, smiled and joked,
"Your Majesty is right, the sound of birds chirping and insects chirping is much more pleasant to the ears than Concubine Cheng's rouge tiger roar."
Big Fat Orange was in a good mood, squinting his eyes and smiling, not caring about it.
"How is Concubine Cheng's business going? I heard that she pestered everyone in the harem and sent a box of toffee to the concubines' parents' families."
"From the empress to the official ladies, the concubines have spared no one. Seeing how hard she works, I guess the business will be pretty good on the opening day."
"Have you earned one thousand taels of silver?"
Su Peisheng looked at Big Fat Orange's nonchalant look and thought of the news he had received.
Big Fat Orange didn't ask before, so he didn't report it. Now that he was suddenly asked about it, the smile on Su Peisheng's face suddenly became awkward.
Seeing that Su Peisheng didn't reply, Big Fat Orange turned around and saw his expression again, seeming to realize something was wrong.
"Didn't you sell it? Did you lose money?"
Big Fat Orange sneered, "I knew it would be like this. It's up to me to ask someone to buy a few kilograms."
When Su Peisheng saw Big Fat Orange like this, he didn't know how to explain it. When Big Fat Orange saw that he didn't reply, his face immediately became serious.
"Why, is it possible that it's not a loss?"
Su Peisheng suppressed a smile that was uglier than crying, and said helplessly,
"Reporting to your Majesty, Concubine Cheng's shop did not suffer any loss. Not only did it not suffer any loss, it also made a lot of money."
"In addition to the support from the concubines in the palace, the empress had a sign placed under the signboard, which said that the emperor agreed to eat it."
"The milk used in the weighing is a special gift from the royal family, and musicians will play the piano on the cow every day in order to produce the best milk."
"Both the powerful and powerful in the capital, as well as the peddlers and lackeys, are all extremely curious about this. Anyone who can spare some money will buy something to try it out."
"Already, the supply exceeds the demand, but Concubine Cheng offers a 20% discount for the first three days of opening."
"The original price was 10 taels of silver per catty, but it only cost 8 taels in those three days. I heard that the order for this toffee has been scheduled for two months."
Big Fat Jue asked, "Eight taels of silver per pound, how much money has Chengbi's shop earned these days?"
Su Peisheng said, "I made a rough estimate and it should be no less than one hundred thousand taels. This is the profit after leaving aside the costs."
Big Fat Orange couldn't believe that a small candy shop could earn so much money.
Because of surprise, Big Fat Orange's usual squinting eyes suddenly turned into almond-shaped eyes. This is what the so-called "eyes open when seeing money" looks like.
"Su Peisheng, I am a concubine in the harem. She has to serve me and take care of Hong Zhou. It's really hard work."
"Tell me, is it appropriate for me to send someone to help her share her worries?"
