"Your Majesty, please rest assured!" Zhuge Qiao bowed and said, "Leave the production of Dahan compressed cakes to us."
Previously, he worked well in the Qingcheng Mountain Refined Salt Refining Division, but his father kicked him out with just one word.
Now there is a new opportunity.
How could he let it go?
Zhuge Qiao continued: "Everyone has the responsibility to revive the Han Dynasty. Please give your Majesty a chance to serve the country."
Zhuge Qiao was very sincere and Liu Chan was very moved.
As soon as Zhuge Qiao finished speaking, Zhang Shao on the side echoed: "Your Majesty, I am the same."
Poof——
Liu Chan burst into laughter when he heard this: "A tiger father has no dog sons!"
"Okay!"
"I will leave the important task of producing Dahan compressed cakes to you two."
As he spoke, Liu Chan deliberately lowered his voice, stared at everyone with a serious face and said: "The Prime Minister acts cautiously and takes everything in detail. I feel very sorry for him."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Zhuge Liang's conduct as a person is known to everyone in Shu.
"When I do these things, I also want to share some of the burden for the Prime Minister;" Liu Chan said: "But if the Prime Minister knows about this matter," he shook his head: "He will definitely take care of it personally."
Zhuge Qiao particularly agrees with this point.
The matter of refining salt is a typical example. He is Zhuge Liang's son, and he also wants to make some contributions to the country.
But because Zhuge Liang knew about it, he immediately replaced Yang Yi in charge of the refined salt refining. Zhuge Qiao continued to return to Chengdu to study with Liu Chan.
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true!" Zhuge Qiao nodded and said, "My father is too cautious. He always feels that we are still young and cannot stand alone."
After speaking, Zhuge Qiao shook his head.
Others understand it too.
"Bo Song is right," Liu Chan said in a low voice: "The Prime Minister's starting point is not wrong. He is just worried about our youth, so he doesn't give us the opportunity to make contributions."
"This matter!" Liu Chan pointed at the compressed biscuits and said, "The Prime Minister must not know about this matter. We will tell the Prime Minister after we have achieved certain results first."
"Yes!" Zhuge Qiao nodded and said, "When the time comes, let my father know that we young people can also contribute our strength to the country."
As soon as Zhuge Qiao finished speaking, Zhang Shao and others nodded in agreement.
As a passionate man, he lives in troubled times.
Who doesn’t want to make contributions and be famous in history?
Liu Chan was overjoyed when he saw this, so he spoke again: "I have already demonstrated to you the principle of compressing biscuits. It is to compress more weight so that it can be carried easily during marches and wars."
"You don't have to follow my method," Liu Chan said, "As long as you can compress twenty or thirty pieces of shortbread like this." He took the compressed biscuit and shook it in his hand: "You can also use your own method.
Study it further."
"Do you understand?"
"I——"
"Don't look at the process, only look at the results."
There is no compressor bed now, and the method used by Liu Chan is also a very primitive operation.
Therefore, the operation method allows them to play freely without putting shackles on them.
The two were very happy and agreed immediately.
Liu Chan then made simple arrangements for the next work.
First of all, the production of compressed cakes is done in underground workshops. The shortbread produced in above-ground workshops does not need to be processed again and is sold directly to the outside world.
The reason for this is very simple. The underground workshop produces Dahan compressed cakes, which requires raw materials and workers need to be paid.
Liu Chan can't spare the money to support their production. If they want the two workshops to operate normally, they need to make their own blood.
Therefore, the Zhang family secretly arranged for people to open several shops in the market to sell the shortcakes produced by the above-ground workshops.
The underground workshop is responsible for producing Dahan compressed cakes.
The money earned from sales, excluding labor, operating costs, and the purchase of raw materials, Liu Chan gave one-fifth of the profit to Zhang Shao and Zhuge Qiao as remuneration for the two of them.
The remaining part needs to be handed over to Liu Chan.
Because Liu Chan knows it very well.
Whether it is the Three Kingdoms era or any era, there is an unchanging law.
Money can make the world go round.
It is true that he is now the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but he basically has no money. Before, whether it was refined salt or improved rice cultivation.
When money was needed, it was always the family of my brother-in-law Zhang Shao who provided the money.
This is not an option in the long run.
Liu Chan still has many things to do in the future, and there are still many, many places where money is needed.
If you can make money selling shortbread cookies.
Of course Liu Chan hoped that he could take the opportunity to save some personal money for emergencies.
After a lot of fuss, it was already noon.
Before leaving, Liu Chan baked some shortbread cookies for the young eunuch Fu'an to take with him.
Return to the palace.
Zhang Yuan ate several in one go.
"Your Majesty!"
"This shortbread is so delicious!"
Zhang Yuan was full of praise. Although there was a lot of food in the palace, this was her first time to taste this kind of shortbread.
"If it's delicious, just eat more of it," Liu Chan said with a smile, "What are we afraid of? We big men have plenty of this kind of shortbread."
"Yeah!" Zhang Yuan happily hummed, and as she ate, she seemed to remember something, so she said to Liu Chan: "Your Majesty, don't you think your father-in-law is very hardworking?"
Liu Chan was stunned when he heard this and asked inexplicably: "What does Zi Tong mean?"
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Yuan said: "Why don't you send some to your father-in-law, he will be particularly touched."
Yes!
Liu Chan immediately slapped his thigh, as if waking up from a dream.
"Zitong is right. I will personally send some to Xiangfu later so that he can have a try."
Liu Chan is very happy.
The production of shortbread has already begun, and smoke will rise from the ruined courtyard at any time. Zhuge Liang is such a smart person.
Can he not doubt this?
He will definitely do it.
Rather than letting him passively doubt and cause unnecessary trouble, it is better to take the initiative to send him some shortbread cookies and tell him directly that I have studied some shortbread cookies.
This shortbread is no better than refined salt.
Refined salt refining is a reform of table salt. For a country, such technology must be in the hands of those in power to feel confident.
Shortbread is different.
Not everyone needs it, and even if Zhuge Liang knew about it, he probably wouldn't arrange for someone to take over.
So, in the afternoon.
Liu Chan drove to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The inner hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Xiangfu!" Liu Chan handed a food box to Zhuge Liang's hand: "I have had nothing to do recently, so I made some shortbread, please taste it, Xiangfu."
Zhuge Liang was extremely moved after taking the food box.
Just as he was about to thank him, Liu Chan grabbed his hold first. What he wanted was not Zhuge Liang's gratitude.
However, Zhuge Liang was moved, but reminded him: "Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty has not yet risen, so your Majesty must not neglect your studies."
Liu Chan suddenly felt helpless. He wanted to give a cake as a kindness to impress Zhuge Liang, but he didn't expect the Prime Minister to come and give him advice.
"Don't worry, Xiangfu!" Liu Chan said: "I will never forget Xiangfu's teachings, and I will never neglect my studies."
"Father, you can try it first," Liu Chan opened the food box and said with a smile, "Let's see if it suits Father's taste."
Seeing that Liu Chan was so submissive, Zhuge Liang couldn't continue preaching. After all, Liu Chan was the emperor, and it was not a good thing for him to discipline his ministers too strictly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang said as he took out a piece of shortbread from the food box and put it in his mouth.
Click——
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This chapter has been completed!