Emperor Dexuan was very particular about his food, and he could not easily eat outside food.
Even if it was a gift from Jiang Hongxuan, it was impossible for him to eat it as he was told.
Jiang Hongxuan didn't expect him to eat it. When he saw that he called Quan's father-in-law and asked Quan's father-in-law to try it, he didn't say anything.
Father-in-law Quan was eating mango candy in his mouth. His mouth was filled with the aroma of mango and the sweetness of candy, and he couldn't help but smile and narrow his eyes.
He likes sweets, and this candy is really good for his stomach.
Seeing him like this, Emperor Dexuan was curious, so he opened another pill. This time he saw it was white, with a transparent paper-like thing still wrapped inside, so he couldn't help but put it to the tip of his nose and smell it.
After smelling the faint smell of coconut, I seemed to understand something.
Soon he opened the third and fourth ones.
After he opened them all and saw that they were filled with fruit candies of different types, he looked at Jiang Hongxuan and said, "What do you mean by the various fruit candies you gave me in this bag?"
Jiang Hongxuan was waiting for his words, and after hearing the words, he said: "This is what Sister Shiqing asked people to do. In fact, earlier, Sister Shiqing knew that I had the idea of gambling on stones, so she rejected it directly. She said that she had already thought about it. As for what we each sell, instead of spending so much money to make something that everyone may not be able to afford, it is better to make something unexpected that everyone can like. This fruit candy is what she wants His Majesty Hongwu to come to you. It’s a business she’s doing. She’s responsible for teaching, and your people will do it themselves after learning. Of course, you have to pay for the cost yourself. You’ve seen these candies, what do you think?”
Emperor Dexuan never expected that Yan Shiqing would ask him to do this business, and he felt a little complicated for a while.
He thought they were just trying to squeeze him out and refused his various requests rudely, but he never thought that they had secretly known what kind of business they wanted to do for him.
Although he didn't taste the candy himself, he knew from the look on Quan's father-in-law's face that it must be very good.
After all, Grandpa Quan is also a big eunuch, and he also has a tricky mouth. Being able to enter his mouth and still showing such an expression shows that he is quite good.
Yan Shiqing asked his people to learn how to make sweets, which was equivalent to giving him the secret recipe for making sweets.
Even if it doesn't sell well in other places, when I return to Hongwu Kingdom in the future, it will still be a golden chicken that lays golden eggs.
With his status, Hongwu Kingdom's sugar business will soon be in his hands.
By that time, the money will be made in huge amounts, no less than that of Nuanxiang Pavilion.
After all, Nuanxiang Pavilion only has a limited place, and the things it can produce are also limited, but he is different.
"I don't know what preparations are needed to do this? But I don't understand this very well. Since you have this intention, I will ask someone to contact you later. You can discuss these matters on your own."
When he said this, he was afraid that the money he brought was not enough, and he also had to keep some for himself, so he said in a pleasant manner: "I don't have a lot of money on hand now. If it's not enough, I hope you can let it go." , just lend me some for turnover."
Seeing that his expression and tone were acceptable, Jiang Hongxuan knew that for the time being, the anger in his heart had been swallowed.
As for borrowing money, it's easy to talk about.
More than three thousand taels of gold as capital is already enough.
The fruits here are cheap, but maybe the sugar is more expensive, and almost all the money is spent on sugar.
But no matter how much you have, it won't go anywhere.
As for the other things, such as keeping the fruits fresh, it's not bad. After all, they have built an icehouse on the ship. If you put it in that place, it will be fine as long as it doesn't get frozen.
As for the glutinous rice skin used for moisture-proofing, it is also easy to make. You can buy some glutinous rice later, or rice will also work.
The Cangming Kingdom also produces grain, and the taste is better than that of the Hongwu Kingdom, and the price is not high, so they can definitely buy more.
These were just the thoughts that flashed through Jiang Hongxuan's mind. When he heard Emperor Dexuan's words, he smiled and said: "If it really isn't enough by then, I won't embarrass you. But the cost is not high, it's just sugar."
It’s a bit more expensive, but I guess what you have on hand should be enough.”
Emperor Dexuan did not accept this. To him, the candy looked good, and judging from the reaction of Quan's father-in-law, it was okay, but whether it would sell well or not was still a question.
In the future, he can go back to Hongwu Kingdom and ask someone to sell him, but people live in the present and the things he needs to consider are now.
He could only use half of the money on hand, and he had to hold the rest in his hands without panicking.
But it’s only half, which is more than a thousand taels of gold. This is definitely a lot in the Hongwu Kingdom. However, in the Cangming Kingdom, when it comes to doing business, it is a small amount.
That's it, I don't know how many things he can buy. And how much money he can make after making it.
If it doesn't sell well, he can only reduce the price and ask people to make more at that time. This can be regarded as small profits but quick turnover.
And if it sells well, he can take the opportunity to make more money.
It's impossible for him to make jade, so he can only do it from this candy.
When it comes to jade, he is still heartbroken.
It's clear that the most profitable one is the one, but Mr. Ni has that ability, but he doesn't help him, and makes him suffer so much loss. It's really hateful.
It's a pity that Mrs. Ni is not from his Hongwu Kingdom, otherwise he would have ordered Ms. Ni to choose for him, and she would have disobeyed the order unless she wanted to die.
The person Emperor Dexuan brought out to do business for him was the eunuch in charge of purchasing in the palace. Before entering the palace, his surname was Yin. He was extremely familiar with the price difference between buying and selling.
When Emperor Dexuan gave him this task, he began to follow Jiang Hongxuan around Qiaobo Mansion to check the prices of fruits and sugar.
After three days of shopping around, I finally ordered batch after batch of fresh fruits and glutinous rice with refueling paper.
There was only sugar, but because it was too expensive, he didn't know how much to buy or how to buy it.
The sugar here is all cane sugar. There is no sugar cane at all in this season. The price of sugar is much higher than that in Hongwu Kingdom. In addition, almost all of the sugar is red, so it is not suitable to buy it.
Of course, there is also white sugar like fine sand, but it is more expensive.
Not to mention the kind of candy that looks like white gems just extracted from the original stone.
Because of this, he was immediately embarrassed.
Sugar is so expensive. If you want to make fruit candies, you can’t make fruit candies without sugar!
Thinking of the money left in his hand, he felt uncertain for a moment.
The emperor said that if he didn't have enough money, he could borrow it from Jiang Hongxuan and King Mo. He asked him to make more candies this time. He also said that if he couldn't sell them all, he would sell them at a low price, as long as he could make a profit. If it didn't work, he would take them back to Hongwu and sell them.
, the price will definitely be better then and so on.
God knows how much he would have to borrow just by seeing those candies.
What should he do if he borrows it and the emperor doesn't recognize it later? It's impossible to ask him to return it, right?
For matters like this involving large sums of money, it would be better for the emperor to personally come forward.
When Emperor Dexuan saw Eunuch Yin, no, now Yinjiu was kneeling in front of him, and told him that the money needed to buy candy required five thousand taels of gold from him and Sister Mo Wang, his face turned a little ugly for a moment.
When Yinjiu was in the Hongwu Kingdom, he was responsible for the palace's purchases and was used to being praised. Ever since he learned that he wanted to go out with Emperor Dexuan, he was unwilling in his heart. But the emperor had already spoken in person, how could he be a servant?
There is no reason to say no, unless he thinks his life is too long.
When he was in the Hongwu Kingdom, whenever he left the palace, all the merchants would call him Yin Ye. But now that Emperor Dexuan was away from home, it was difficult to call him the emperor or to call him by his first name, so he was called Qi Ye, which is homophonic to Qi Ye.
Although he was given his original surname of Yin in a fair and just manner, he was not allowed to call him by his real name. And the emperor seemed to be in the seventh row, so he could not go forward and call him by his original name, but could only go to the eighth or ninth row.
It's just that Yin Ba and Yin Jiu don't sound like businessmen, and they don't feel majestic enough, but rather like servants.
Later, he thought about it for a long time and thought that since he was in business, businessmen like money most, so it would be just right to call him Yinjiu.
Of course, if Yin and Yin don't listen carefully, there won't be much difference. Anyway, he is a eunuch, so it sounds pretty much the same. It's impossible to call him Jin Jiu, and he can't even recognize his last name, right?
At this moment, he was kneeling on the spot. Looking at Emperor Dexuan's face, he knew that the emperor must be feeling sorry for Yin Qian.
Five thousand taels of gold, if the emperor had not gone to gamble on the stone, he would have got it.
To borrow so much now is equivalent to borrowing one hundred thousand taels of silver from King Mo as soon as he opens his mouth. How can he not be heartbroken?
But if you want to do this business, you have to borrow money, otherwise just knowing how to do it won't work.
A few days ago, they sold most of the things they brought over, and the money they got in exchange was also lost in the stone betting. Otherwise, they would have been able to delay for two days, and they would not have to worry about insufficient capital after selling the things.
When Emperor Dexuan heard that he wanted five thousand taels of gold, he looked really unhappy.
It's just that he wants to take a gamble. Anyway, he is already like this. If he doesn't do anything, life may become more and more difficult in the future. But if he listens to Yan Shiqing, there may be a chance to make a comeback.
Five thousand taels of gold is a lot of money. If he didn't borrow it himself, King Mo probably wouldn't take it out. yyls
It's just that he is the king of a country, so he would inevitably lose some of his worth by personally approaching Chu Ximo in order to borrow money.
After thinking for a while, he wrote a letter, then wrote his name at the end of the letter, took out his personal seal from his sleeve pocket and stamped it.
With this thing equivalent to an IOU, they should be willing, right?
"Take this to King Mo. He will regret lending you gold when he sees it. Then you can use it to buy candies. Remember, the more I want you to do, the better."
Yinjiu reached out and took the thing handed over by Emperor Dexuan. He glanced at it without leaving any trace, and saw clearly written on it the year, month and day, who borrowed how much money from whom, and promised to meet him within a certain period of time.
Still waiting.
After looking carefully, he stood up and saluted, then stepped back and came to the boat where Chu Ximo and the others were.
Yan Shiqing's body has become heavier and heavier these days, and she can't sit still or lie down, so she just wants to find something to do for herself, so she has no intention of reading medical books.
At this moment, she was taking the milk powder she had brought over and asking the cook to help make toffee.