Since Yan Shiqing now sent a plate of candies that looked different from other fruit candies, he had to try them.
If he didn't do well, he would have to think carefully about whether to continue the business.
Emperor Dexuan was eating toffee here, while Chu Ximo helped Yan Shiqing get on his boat and said: "Qingqing, I want to wait for Emperor Dexuan to pay dividends and save them all for later.
After returning to Dachu, I asked people to build a private school and try my best to let the children know a few words."
Yan Shiqing didn't know that Chu Ximo had this idea. She was stunned when she heard this, and then said: "Da Chu is not small, and there are many people. It's not impossible for you to build a private school, but where to start, and
Who will pay for the money to hire the wife and the money for the books? The common people in this world are in a state of subsistence and there is no extra money for their children to study. Even if there is no need to hand over the money for the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and books, there is no money at all.
It’s cheap. It often takes a whole family to devote their entire life to just being able to support one person.”
For Yan Shiqing, Chu Ximo's idea is naturally good. In the end, this big Chu belongs to Xiao Nian'an. As parents, they treat Da Chu as common people. In the end, it is also for their children (Xiao Nian'an)
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They have done everything they can, and the little one will have to work less when he grows up and ascends the throne.
We are just taking it from the people and using it for the people.
Of course, the money earned is from foreigners and used for the benefit of their common people.
Chu Ximo had thought about this when he had the idea of building a private school, and said: "The private school can be built from Rongcheng or Jifeng Town, and then it can be promoted. We will prepare the money and arrange people to communicate with the government.
Okay, then we will supervise the construction. As for hiring a master, that is a matter for the local government. And the pens, inks, paper and inkstones for schoolchildren do not necessarily need to be good. A few people can make do with it first. Then we will think of ways to see if we can reduce the cost.
The cost of this."
When Chu Ximo said this, he paused and looked at Yan Shiqing: "Ink, inkstones, and paper are all expensive. When the time comes, poor students can use pens dipped in water to practice on wooden boards or stones. We only want to build private schools.
They are not blind, as long as they are slightly literate and can write simply, they can't care about much else. If they want to continue studying after a few years, then they can find their own way in private schools. The private schools we build only teach the most advanced students.
Just keep it simple and be a good person.”
Yan Shiqing really didn't expect Chu Ximo to consider this, but now that he had spoken, she had no reason not to support him.
It’s all for the common people, what’s not to do?
As Princess Mo, her son is the prince and the future heir to the throne, what does she not want to do?
Those are all her subjects of Da Chu.
For the good of the common people, that is for the good of Xiao Nian!
"Okay, it's up to you!"
Yan Shiqing said, remembering that Dachu would also open a sugar shop, and said: "I will open a sugar shop in Dachu later, and then we can use as much as we can to build a private school together. And my master's Guang'an
Guang'an Tang is now under my name. Guang'an Tang practices medicine to help the world. Although the price is a bit high and the profit is quite high, since it is a medical clinic, let's continue to do good deeds to the end and spend as much as we can together."
As long as she doesn't have to worry about food, clothing, and having people around her that she cares about, she doesn't need to save a lot of money to enjoy herself.
Chu Ximo said nothing, but held Yan Shiqing's hand tighter.
How virtuous and capable is he to marry such a wife?
Her unconditional support and understanding made his love for her even stronger.
On this day, Yinjiu went out for a day. After asking about the price of glutinous rice with a translator, he felt that the price was not expensive, even cheaper than that of Hongwu country, and he felt a lot more comfortable.
As for wheat, grain merchants also sell it, and the price is slightly higher than that in Hongwu Kingdom.
However, compared to the price of sugar, it is in the sky and on the earth. There is no way to compare.
He still had a little money left on hand, enough for him to buy a lot.
It's just that he couldn't negotiate the price himself. Seeing the translator's restrained appearance, he felt that he couldn't let it go. He immediately thought about it and went directly to the management office of the city lord's palace.
He felt that the price of wheat was a bit exaggerated. He was the emperor's professional helper in business, and the steward of the City Lord's Mansion had seen it when he collected the tea and silk they brought from Hongwu Kingdom.
In this case, it is only natural to ask them to come forward and help.
Just let the merchants sell wheat to them at a low price.
If you had asked the steward for help before buying sugar, it might not work. After all, the Cangming Kingdom produces a lot of sugar every year, and many businessmen come and go for sugar.
If he were to open his mouth, the emperor would be looked down upon by the people in the Qiao Bo Mansion if he didn't say that the price wasn't much cheaper.
Now he asked the steward to help him because they wanted to buy wheat and store it for later use.
After all, except for those from the Hongwu Kingdom, Yan Shiqing and other Dachu people are all accustomed to eating pasta. The purpose of buying wheat this time is to eat fresh white flour, which will be grinded when the time comes.
The steward of the city lord's palace came forward, and things turned out to be much easier, and the price was nearly 20% cheaper than before.
After a day of running like this, the glutinous rice and wheat have been determined.
When he went to see Yan Shiqing again, he told her everything.
Of course, the main purpose is to hope that Yan Shiqing will not blame him for making the decision without authorization and using them as a reason.
Be careful when doing business and don't interfere with others, and Yan Shiqing won't care about anything.
In her opinion, what Yinjiu said is right. Jiang Hongxuan, Chu Ximo and Xiaowa do like pasta. yyls
Sometimes pancakes, steamed buns, pies, steamed buns, dumplings, etc. are often popular.
And she, Xiao Nian'an, Chen Yining and Ni Shi all like to eat rice.
This also means that most of the time when they eat, they will have rice and noodles on the table.
"It's okay, it's no harm. When the time comes, if you have extra food, send some over here and make up for it. But I hope this happens only once, not next time!"
"Yes, thank you Princess Mo!"
Yin Jiu nodded in agreement, and at the same time he breathed out a heavy sigh.
Yan Shiqing saw that he was about to leave, so she said: "We'll leave the day after tomorrow. You can ask someone to bring things over tomorrow and let Grandpa Quan keep an eye on them. As for you, I want you to collect more fresh milk and coconuts tomorrow. I
Ask someone to make milk powder and coconut flour for you, and keep them for later. By the way, it’s best to see if there are any almonds and help buy some.”
In fact, coconut is not necessary at all, it can withstand being stored for a long time. However, Yan Shiqing believes that if the coconut is stored for a long time, even if it is not bad, the taste will not be as good as before.
And coconuts are heavy, so it’s not a problem to store a bunch of them on the boat.
Instead of doing this, it is better to cut it directly and make coconut powder and coconut milk candy. Not to mention it is light and can be stored for a long time as long as it is stored well.
As for almonds, they are only used to remove the fishy smell when boiling milk.
Yinjiu didn't have much silver in his hand anymore, and when he heard this, he looked a little embarrassed.
Yan Shiqing glanced at Xiaowa and motioned for her to lend Yinjiu some money.
After Yinjiu took a purse in her hand, she continued: "There are almost dozens of taels of money in this purse. The milk and coconuts here are cheap and worthless. Go and ask how much you can buy with the money in your hand."
.As for almonds, they shouldn’t be that expensive. You only need to buy some, you don’t need more.”
Yin Jiu held He Bo's hand tightly, and even his expression became much more solemn: "This money will be borrowed from our family and the princess. When we return, our family will discuss this matter with the emperor. When we get back, we will discuss it with the emperor.
As soon as the things you make are sold, our family will return the money to you."
These dozens of taels were really not much money in the eyes of Yinjiu in the past. After all, he purchased all the general services, and those merchants gave him a lot of gold and silver treasures in order to keep the business going.
Now that he is in a foreign country, banknotes and coins are like waste here, so his life is not easy now.
It is said that a penny can make a hero, and he has experienced it.
He just took the money from the business and gave it back to Yan Shiqing. There was no need for him to do it in secret, and it was not a dishonorable thing.
He could have given it to him after talking to the emperor.
Otherwise, who knows if the emperor will be overly concerned if he finds out later, thinking that he is greedy for money. When it comes to money, the emperor is more sensitive than anyone else.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to return it! But if you order someone to give you rice and noodles, I won't accept it politely. If you accept it and eat it, there is no reason to return it!"
Yin Jiu smiled and didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
He was deeply moved by Yan Shiqing and thought that if Princess Mo hadn't come forward to help him, he wouldn't be standing here now.
Maybe what was waiting for him was already dead!
The next day, in the kitchen of Yan Shi's love ship, several of the imperial cooks sent by Emperor Dexuan were crowded in because she had a big belly and could not move around.
They were listening to Yan Shiqing explain how to make maltose.
It’s just that the maltose needs to take a long time. First, the seeds must be soaked in cold water for a long time, and then how to do it. They didn’t see anything, so they just listened to it briefly, and then saw Yan Shiqing with their own eyes.
How to instruct the cook to make milk powder from the fresh milk delivered in the morning.
After the imperial chefs finished reading it, Yan Shiqing asked them to go back and try to make some fresh milk and coconut.
If it works, then it can be well preserved.
Of course, in the absence of maltose, Yan Shiqing used the sugar she brought from Hongwu Kingdom to let the cook practice how to make fruit candies.
Of course, these are hard candies, not as soft as milk candies. Once you learn one, you can master the others.
Busy days always go by extremely fast.
They were about to set sail to reach their next destination, but not far after the ship had disappeared, they heard Shen Chuyang's shouts from behind.
After they slowed down the boat, they saw Shen Chuyang's boat approaching.
After Shen Chuyang saw them stop, a relieved smile appeared on his face: "Finally we caught up!"