Chapter 165: My hands are sore from receiving so many gifts, and there is also Xu Miaoyun’s little thoughts.

"Of course, in addition to salt, I also sell white sugar and rock sugar."

Then, Chang Mao took out two small black cloth bags and placed them next to the salt.

After opening the bag.

A bag filled with fine-grained white sugar.

The other bag contains small pieces of rock sugar. Although their quality varies, the color is like ice, crystal clear and extremely beautiful.

"I have seen a lot of things in the world, but I have only seen sugar as white as this in the palace."

"Especially this rock sugar, it looks like ice cubes, crystal clear, not like frosted sugar."

Fu Zhong directly picked up a piece of rock sugar, and looked at the white sugar in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Taste it?"

"How can you know if it tastes good or bad if you don't taste it?"

"Friendly reminder, try a little bit of white sugar first, then taste a small piece of rock sugar after savoring it. You will find that white sugar and rock sugar are not only equally sweet, but also have very different tastes."

Chang Mao pushed the white sugar and rock sugar forward, and then continued with a smile: "After all, it is something to be eaten, not a decoration. The truth will be revealed in the taste. Only after you have tasted it, you will understand what real sugar is."

After saying this, Chang Mao's mouth curled up into a meaningful smile again.

Now, both white sugar and rock sugar are tributes to the imperial court, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma also love them very much.

Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, who suffered a lot when he was a child, he would often put a piece of rock sugar in his mouth and slowly enjoy the rich sweetness.

But Zhu Gang also specifically reminded that both rock sugar and white sugar can be eaten, but they must be consumed in moderation, otherwise one will get sick.

After all, it is too sweet, which is bad for your health and can easily lead to diabetes.

So in view of his son's repeated warnings, no matter how much Zhu Yuanzhang liked it, he would only eat one piece every few days, and it was always a small piece.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang resumed his government affairs, his body's consumption of sugar would increase, so by that time it would not be a big deal.

In fact, the normal functioning of the brain requires energy, and most of this energy comes from blood sugar, that is, glucose in the blood.

Even when you are in a static state, that is, just sitting there and handling government affairs, your brain will consume the body's energy.

This is because the brain is responsible for processing large amounts of information and controlling various body functions.

After all, compared to resting, being in a government state is also a form of mental work, which will naturally consume sugar in the body.

And this warning is not only for Zhu Yuanzhang, but also for everyone who buys sugar. Yujing Pavilion will warn them. After all, health is the most important thing.

After Chang Mao's friendly reminder, all the guests staying in Yujing Pavilion dipped a little bit of sugar and put it in their mouths, and instantly a sweet taste filled their mouths.

It was a momentary explosion, with a sweet aftertaste and a hint of astringency, but compared to the previous sugar, the taste was simply amazing!

As for that slight bitterness, there is no need to worry about it.

To put it bluntly, for the ancients, this slight astringency can enhance the taste of white sugar.

"Was that really candy that we ate before?"

Afterwards, although Tang Jiye's mouth was filled with sweetness, there was a slight bitterness at the corners of his mouth.

"We can only say that we are ignorant."

"Coco mistook the inferior product for the fine product. She didn't taste this kind of white sugar earlier."

Lu Xian also sighed with endless aftertaste.

"From now on, all the sugar in my house will be replaced with this kind of white sugar."

Fu Zhong also said with shining eyes.

As for the other guests, their eyes were shining and their faces were filled with enjoyment.

It is a heartfelt obsession with this sweet taste.

After all, no one would refuse sweets.

Sweet foods also make people happier.

This means that sugar can make people happy and satisfied.

"Try the rock candy again."

"And I can tell you that rock sugar has the effects of nourishing yin, promoting body fluid, moistening the lungs and relieving cough."

"That is to say, if someone in your family has a cough, boiling some sugar water with rock sugar can help relieve the cough."

"But you can't eat too much, after all, it's too sweet and it will put a burden on the body."

Chang Mao pointed at the rock sugar in front of him and spoke again.

As soon as Chang Mao finished speaking, everyone couldn't wait to pick up a small piece of rock sugar and put it in their mouths, and then their eyes lit up again.

Different from the instant sweetness of white sugar, rock sugar gives people a more delicate sweetness in the mouth.

Rock sugar has a harder texture and can give off a sweet taste that lasts long and slowly comes out, without the astringent aftertaste of white sugar.

So both types of sugar are sweet, but they are very different in taste.

I can only say that I am uneducated, and all the words "wow" are interesting.

Once this thing becomes popular among the rich and powerful, it will instantly become popular in Yingtian Prefecture.

After all, flavors in ancient times were very rare, not as widespread as in later generations, so sweetness became the mainstream.

And it is an almost irreplaceable mainstream.

Then no matter how expensive the price is, there will be people willing to pay for it.

At the same time, these people also understood one thing, that is, wanting to replicate the Yujing Pavilion is pure fantasy and daydream.

After all, whether it is white sugar, rock sugar, or salt, although the output is scarce, they must have mastered some unknown recipe.

As long as he has this formula, he can make a fortune every day, so Chang Mao will never give out the formula.

Even if you want to force it, it's impossible.

Unless you are a member of the royal family and you are not afraid of Chang Yuchun.

Then basically no one would dare to ask Chang Mao for help.

After all, it is well known that Chang Yuchun's eldest son-in-law is Zhu Biao, the crown prince of the time and the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Chang Yuchun's apprentice was named Zhu Gang, who was the governor of Shanxi, the first prince of the Ming Dynasty, the Prince of Jin, and also the legitimate son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

There were also Prince of Qin Zhu Chong, Prince of Yan Zhu Di, and Prince of Zhou Zhu Su, who all grew up under the care of Chang Yuchun.

So apart from these guys, which blind royal child would dare to cause trouble for Chang Mao?

Isn't this just asking for trouble?
Who can afford to offend the brothers in my family?

So even if you are jealous, even if you want it, you have to endure it, otherwise you will be making things difficult for Prince Yan, and he must die today.

Afterwards, all the customers in the store today, including this group of Huaixi children, bought out all the salt, white sugar and rock sugar.

Especially these guys, they just bought everything for their homes without caring about the price at all. They thought they would make a profit if they bought anything, so they almost took up the lion's share of the profits today.

After all, even if there is a purchase limit per person, these guys even count their own security guards, what can you do?
What else can I do except earn this money with tears?
There were even some customers who didn't even get a seat and just looked at Chang Mao eagerly.

This is human nature. Besides, when faced with such a fun thing, who wouldn’t want to buy some?
"Today's stock has run out. Please come early tomorrow."

Chang Mao smiled and shook his head.

It’s just because the storage place is far away, so it’s not convenient to make another trip today. Besides, when doing business, you have to take it slow and not be too impatient.

If too much is released at once, the market will easily become saturated, so considering the situation, we will have to reduce the amount tomorrow.

So that they understand that the high price has its reasons, there are really not many things, buy them as soon as possible, my friends. After this statement was made, the customers who did not buy the goods had a flash of disappointment in their eyes, but it was not particularly disappointing.

After all, according to Chang Mao, there will definitely be one tomorrow, so let's get up early tomorrow and line up first.

Moreover, the people who came today are only a small group in Yingtian Prefecture, so after today’s fermentation, it will definitely spread throughout Yingtian Prefecture tomorrow.

In order to achieve lasting profits, the quantity should be controlled so that they can't stop.

"Chang Mao, there isn't much rock sugar left in Gudong Palace."

"Send some to the Eastern Palace tomorrow, and also send some to Kunning Palace and Huifei Palace."

"As for the bill, Li Heng will settle it for you tomorrow when you arrive at the East Palace."

At this moment, Zhu Biao, Zhu Gang, and Zhu Di slowly walked down the stairs. Zhu Biao looked at Chang Mao and whispered.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan."

When everyone saw this, whether they knew him or not, they all bowed and saluted.

After all, once the word "Eastern Palace" came out, it could only be linked to the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, so there was no need to think about the identity of the person who came down.

And since the young men from Huaixi also spoke and saluted, they naturally understood that the three young men in front of them were the three Zhu Gang brothers.

At the same time, a look of horror flashed in the eyes of everyone here.

Even Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Prince of Jin Zhu Gang, and Prince of Yan Zhu Di all visited Yujing Pavilion.

This is enough to show how terrifying the background behind Chang Mao is.
Even those who were interested had some vague guesses, and at the same time, they felt a hint of horror in their hearts and bodies.

If his guess is correct, then no one in the Ming Dynasty would dare to mess with the Yujing Pavilion except Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, with these gentlemen as backers, who would dare to seek death?
"No need to be polite."

Zhu Biao waved his hand gently again and walked out of Yujing Pavilion.

"You're opening a new store today, and you and I are brothers, so I should give you some welcome gifts."

"On record, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, one thousand strings of banknotes, the King of Qin, one thousand strings of banknotes, the I, one thousand strings of banknotes, and the King of Yan, one thousand strings of banknotes."

After saying this, Zhu Gang looked at the guard next to him and waved. The guard took out a thick stack of Ming Dynasty banknotes from his pocket and placed them on the table with a bow.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Prince of Qin, and Your Highness the Prince of Jin."

Looking at the backs of these people, Chang Mao bowed again.

As for why this happened, Chang Mao knew it clearly.

Sure enough, the next moment, no matter whether they knew Chang Mao or not, those who had silver took out silver, and those who had banknotes took out banknotes, in any case, no one was left out.

If you don't curry favor now, when will you?

Even until the evening, there was still an endless stream of people sending gifts to celebrate the opening of the store.

Today, the net income of Yujing Pavilion is almost as high as 60,000 strings of Ming Dynasty treasure notes.

Of course, most of these were gifts from the dignitaries, and the value was only one guan of Ming treasure notes lower than that of Zhu Biao and Zhu Gang, which was taken from the meaning of ninety-nine.

This is also a good sign.

"I made a lot of money. I really made a lot of money."

"This makes more money than Yi Jiangnan."

Chang Mao, who was sitting in the accounting office, exclaimed as he counted the items.

This business is just in its starting stage. In the future, it will spread throughout Ming Dynasty, which will only make more money.

After all, small profits but quick turnover is definitely more terrifying than today.

But things should return to normal tomorrow, so this is all we can do.

Moreover, most people did so out of respect for Zhu Gang and Zhu Biao, and of course Chang Yuchun's face was also included.

"Send all the silver you received today to the Prince of Jin's Mansion."

Afterwards, Chang Mao looked at the accountant in front of him and said, "As for the Ming Dynasty Treasure Notes, it will remain the same."

"As ordered."

The accountant nodded heavily and started to use the abacus to carefully check the accounts.

At this time in the Duke of Wei's mansion, Xu Miaoyun was holding rock sugar in her mouth. She looked at the salt, sugar, and glass in front of her, then turned to look at Xu Da and said, "Dad, is this sent by His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin?"

"Ah."

"Not only our family, but also the six major dukes' houses and the King of Jin have sent people to deliver a copy."

Xu Da nodded slightly.

"That should be your majesty's intention."

Xu Miaoyun thought about it and smiled, "After all, whether it's my father or the other uncles, they have all made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and they are always rewarded during festivals. So, although these things are precious, they are nothing compared to friendship."

"Never mind. We can't go to that Yujing Pavilion anyway."

"If there's nothing left to eat, we can ask the elder brother for some. He shouldn't be stingy with this little reward."

Xu Da waved his hand indifferently.

"By the way, Miaoyun, have you thought about it recently?"

"Is there anyone you like?"

"Anyway, the King of Jin has already given Dad a guarantee, so you don't have to join the royal family. You can choose a husband of your dreams."

"Besides, you are already of marriageable age. Although I am reluctant, you still have to get married, otherwise you will really become an old maid."

After a pause, Xu Da changed the subject and looked at Xu Miaoyun, speaking earnestly.

"Dad, you know your daughter well. The man she wants to marry must be a great hero."

"So my daughter will not marry anyone except His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."

"Even if I have to be a concubine, my daughter is willing."

"After all, my daughter really likes it."

A hint of shyness flashed across Xu Miaoyun's face, but she still nodded firmly.

Without any political considerations, Xu Miaoyun just wanted to marry Zhu Gang.

The heroic spirit of a young man riding a horse on the battlefield.

There is also the layout that is far-sighted and well-planned when entering the court.

The domineering attitude of completely manipulating people's hearts at the touch of a button.

This is enough to show that this is the person Xu Miaoyun has been thinking about.

Moreover, as women in ancient times, under various etiquette and dogmas, they did not have much aversion to their husbands having three wives and four concubines.

After all, this is inheritance, the continuation of bloodline.

However, in ancient times, the fertility rate was low and the infant survival rate was even lower. In order to cast a wider net and catch more fish, anyone who had the means would marry more than one wife.

There are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants.

Under this iron rule, even though Xu Miaoyun was Xu Da's daughter, it made no difference.

Because Xu Miaoyun really wanted to marry someone she loved.

Furthermore, given Xu Da's identity and status, Zhu Yuanzhang would never have agreed if she were really a concubine.

(End of this chapter)