Along with the Ming Dynasty Morning Post's front page promotion of the Ming Dynasty No. 1 Zoo, it gave a positive and positive evaluation. At the same time, a large number of people came to visit yesterday, and Zhu Houzhao gave away a large number of free tickets in the early stage.
Those who had visited the zoo also spoke highly of it, and word of mouth spread immediately. Suddenly, everyone in the streets and alleys of the capital began to discuss this first zoo in the Ming Dynasty.
"This is the first zoo in the Ming Dynasty. It was actually the Royal Garden and the Royal Beast Park that were exclusive to the royal family in the past. Now the prince enjoys it with the people, so everyone can take a look at the Royal Garden and the Royal Beast Park as long as they spend a tael of silver.
What does it look like?"
"Just one tael of silver to go in and have a look. Isn't it too expensive?"
"expensive?"
"This is the Royal Garden and Royal Beast Garden exclusive to the royal family. In the past, no matter how much money you had, you would never have the chance to see it, let alone a tael of silver."
"What's more, there are animals, plants, etc. from all over the world. You can learn about the conditions in different parts of the world by going there once. This is easier and simpler than traveling around the world."
"If you put it this way, wouldn't the ticket of one tael of silver be very cheap?"
"Nonsense, of course it's very cheap. You have to know that His Royal Highness the Prince spent millions of taels of silver to build this zoo. This does not include hiring people to collect these exotic flowers and plants, rare animals and the like from all over the world.
cost."
"This is why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves his people as his own children. Otherwise, even if you have money, you won't be able to see it. The ticket of one tael of silver is already extremely cheap. It only charges a symbolic maintenance fee. After all, the zoo
All kinds of animals come here to eat and drink.”
"Tigers, lions and other things all need to eat meat, and this also costs money. Some animals only eat specialized foods, such as the Sichuan iron-eating beast, which only eats bamboo from Sichuan. It eats only bamboo from Sichuan every day.
Doesn’t it cost money to transport bamboo from Sichuan?”
"This iron-eating beast only eats bamboo?"
"My dear, how much money does it cost to transport bamboo from Sichuan every day?"
"Isn't that right? So, the one-tael silver ticket is basically symbolic and is used to maintain the expenses and operations of the zoo."
"After all, Sichuan is still within the territory of our Ming Dynasty. Although it is a bit far away, with cement roads, the cost is still affordable."
"Some animals from overseas in the Ming Dynasty cost a lot of money."
"Then you have to go and take a look."
"No, most of the old and young men in the capital now want to see what they can do with one tael of silver. It is also very cost-effective to increase their knowledge and broaden their horizons. Especially children, you must take them to have a look. More
The gained knowledge will be somewhat useful when traveling around the world in the future.”
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The old and young men in the capital were constantly discussing, while those who had time brought their families to the zoo, ready to go in and have a look.嘘戅fYncOO.cOm戅
What does the royal garden and animal garden look like?
At the same time, everyone is also very curious. What do these various animals, which are said to be magical, really look like?
The entrance to the First Zoo of the Ming Dynasty is busy with traffic and overcrowded. There is a long queue at the ticket office. The tickets of one or two silver each cannot stop the old and young men in the capital from wanting to go in and take a look.
A few taels of silver would have been a huge expense for ordinary people a few years ago, even if the young and old men in the capital at the feet of the emperor were richer than people in other parts of the Ming Dynasty.
But if you want to take a whole family and spend a tael of silver to see the novelty, it is estimated that not many people will go, and only the rich and powerful will go back to join in the fun.
But it's different now, after several years of development.
The Ming Dynasty's continuous external expansion, overseas colonization, and the rapid development of capitalism resulted in a large amount of wealth flowing into the Ming Dynasty, from which everyone from top to bottom reaped huge benefits.
The young and old men in the capital have even benefited from it. The most direct manifestation is that their income has greatly increased and prices have continued to fall, so that everyone has a lot of money on hand.
Even the most ordinary people, as long as a couple works hard, can earn a few taels of silver a month and dozens of taels of silver a year. Their income is much higher than before.
There is money here, and prices are very cheap. The price of food has been falling year after year, and the same is true for the price of cloth. All kinds of things related to life are constantly falling in price.
With food and drink, everyone will naturally begin to pursue a higher quality of life.
The number of children enrolled in the capital alone can illustrate this problem intuitively. Whether it is traditional private schools, academies or new-style primary schools, the number of children enrolled in schools has increased greatly. Sometimes, even if you want to enter the school, you have to rely on connections.
Go in, because there are too many children studying and teaching resources are tight.
In the past, ordinary people simply could not support their children to study, but now they can, so everyone will try their best to send their children to study. Not to mention taking the imperial examination and becoming an official, after studying for a few years and knowing some words, they will grow up in the future.
It is better to find a job and find a partner when you are older.
Although the ticket of two taels of silver is expensive, but if you grit your teeth, even ordinary people can go in and see it.
As for the rich people here in the capital, let alone that. One tael of silver is nothing to them. They can spend one tael of silver to visit the imperial garden that was exclusive to the royal family and to control the beasts.
Garden, it is very worth it.
The capital city is at the feet of the emperor, where all the wealth in the world is gathered. There are countless rich people here. If you drop a brick, you can knock out several third-grade officials. It has been a place where wealth has gathered since ancient times.
There is no cap on high consumption.
How can a mere one or two silver tickets stop the curiosity of young and old men in the capital?
Luxurious four-wheeled carriages parked at the door. Outstanding young men, young masters, ladies, rich ladies, etc. got out of the carriages and lined up with their servants.
The entrance to the zoo is very lively, and the zoo is also crowded with people. People are curiously looking at all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, rare animals, and constantly discussing, talking and laughing, and are very curious.
As the Ming Dynasty Morning Post said, everyone who comes to the zoo feels that the money spent is well worth it. They can see a variety of animals from all over the world, visit a variety of exotic flowers and plants, and learn about the world.
Some situations in various places, increasing knowledge and broadening horizons are worth the money spent.
"Haha, Lao Liu, you really made a lot of money."
In the office area inside the zoo, Zhu Hou looked after a box carrying silver dollars and banknotes, and he couldn't help laughing happily.
A ticket worth one tael of silver is naturally very profitable. Not only is it profitable, but it is also a huge profit.
The zoo's business is very booming!
There are really too many people coming to visit. This is just the morning of the second day. Tens of thousands of tickets have been sold at the zoo. If you calculate this, it will definitely make a lot of money every day. In a year,
A million taels of silver is nothing.
"Your Highness, everyone is just curious now, so there are many people coming to watch. After everyone's curiosity is over, the number of people coming to watch will gradually decrease."
"However, with the population of tens of millions in Beijing and Tianjin, plus the flow of people coming to Beijing and Tianjin every year, there should be no problem at all for this zoo to receive millions of visitors a year, and make millions
Two silver coins is indeed very easy."
Liu Jin smiled and analyzed.
Everyone is curious about this first zoo. That’s normal. This is the capital city. It’s easy to come from Tianjin. With such a huge population base, and the Beijing-Tianjin area is the core of the Ming Dynasty, the flow of people is definitely guaranteed. No need.
No matter what you worry about, you will definitely make money.
"Haha, I didn't expect that I could actually make money. The key is that my father is praising me."
Zhu Houzhao laughed happily. It didn't matter to him whether he had money or not, but he was very happy to be praised by Emperor Hongzhi.
In his heart, the most important thing was of course Emperor Hongzhi.
"Your Highness, in fact, you only make a small profit by selling tickets. There are many ways to make money in this zoo."
"For example, you can make some animal stuffed toys and the like and sell them here. They will definitely be very popular. When everyone comes to visit, those with children will definitely ask for them. Those without children will also want to
Do you want to buy a souvenir to take back?"
"In addition, you can also do some interactive things, such as placing a begging box in front of each animal and writing some words that will allow everyone to reward them and sell food for money. This will definitely increase the zoo's income."
Liu Jin thought for a while and also explained the methods by which some zoos made money in later generations. In later generations, ticket revenue was only a part of the zoo's income, and other aspects were more profitable than ticket sales.
In fact, you can't make much money by selling tickets, especially in this era of inconvenient transportation. The food of these animals from all over the world has to be transported to the capital from all over the world at a high cost.
"Can you still make money like this?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.
嘘戅戅.Selling stuffed toys?
Do you want a reward for making an animal beg?
Is this okay?
After thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh: "Old Liu, you are the best at making money!"
