I don’t know if Zhao Xi was really just kidding, or if everything was arranged properly, but since the cake shop opened, he hasn’t paid any attention to it.
The days were still the same as before. It was time to go to school. After school, I would play with Tao Niang for a while and then study.
The queen was the one who supervised Zhao Xi's play. Because Wanniang was stupid, she had to go to the cake room in the evening. Looking at the palace's income of ten and twenty guan every day, the queen did not bother to supervise Zhao Xi's play.
She didn't care about it at all. Those who restricted Wen Shu were just worried about the chatter of their husbands and were just showing off.
If the inner garden is said to be kept secret, it may be the cake room.
Zhao Xi knew that his father's place had always been a colander, and even if something big happened, the whole Bianliang would know about it. So from the beginning, he had told Liu Yi that if the outer court knew about the cake, the cake shop would be shut down immediately.
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Don't think that they don't care. Zhao Xi gives them some rewards every day for the first time, just like salary. This group of people keep their mouths shut even in the palace, let alone spreading the word.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty calls you to the cake room."
The weather was already very hot. After school, Zhao Xi would bring a book and play with Tao Niang outdoors, just like taking care of a child.
The little girl doesn't go to the cake shop anymore. Anyway, she can eat it at any time, and she's not as enthusiastic as before.
Wan Niang ran over panting and anxious.
Zhao Xi's heart skipped a beat. This thing was not easy to store. He had told Liu Yi at the beginning that when he sold it, he had to tell him to eat it within three days, otherwise people would get sick. Isn't it because the cake is eaten by people?
He doesn't know what kind of supervision and procedures are in place for food safety in this era...
"Xi'er, the cakes are not sold out today, there are more than 500 pieces left?"
I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be a mistake. No, Zhao Xi had explained that he would sell every day, put a number plate on the unbought items, and register the quantity and order of the next day's purchases. There should not be any mistakes.
Condition.
"Mother, how much did you make yesterday?"
"Five thousand."
Five thousand? Let me go! Zhao Xi probably estimated that the demand for cakes in the entire capital would never exceed 3,000 yuan a day.
It’s not that Bianliang, with a population of nearly one million, can’t sell all the goods, but when we started to coordinate with the dental store, the dental store refused to set a low price, saying that it was afraid of taking away the business of small merchants and small households.
Therefore, cakes are basically targeted at high-end users such as wealthy businessmen and officials...
"Liu Yi..."
He had already told Liu Yi all this, but he didn't expect this fool...
"Xi'er, I don't blame this servant for this, I agreed to it."
I'm afraid you don't agree? It should be the empress's order.
The poor and fearful queen would be criticized by the court even if she dressed freshly. She finally found a way to subsidize the expenses of the palace, so she wanted to make more money.
Alas! Zhao Xi really can't talk about economic theory with them. Even if he is only half-skilled, there is probably no one who can compare with him.
"Mother, it's okay, I'll take care of it."
Since it was ordered by the Queen, I have to bear this matter myself.
"Bake the remaining cake again and bake over low heat."
Then Zhao Xi ordered people to find grains and turn them into powder.
While the oven was baking, Zhao Xi directed the creation of a very strange stove fire...
Grind the rebaked cake into powder, mix it with grain powder, and add some oil, salt, water and spice powder.
Then cut into pieces and put them in the oven, and then press the weight set in the oven...
Zhao Xi was not sure. Compressing biscuits was not difficult, but there was no corresponding equipment in this era, so he could only make do with it.
If it was possible, he would probably have to make the biscuits first, and then...then it would be a major issue for the national economy and the people's livelihood.
Military rations have been no small matter since ancient times.
When the furnace came out, everyone looked at the prince's operation and didn't understand what it was doing.
Zhao Xi took a piece and put it in his mouth...it was okay, loose, not sticky to the teeth, with a moderate sweet and salty taste, and it had the same taste as before.
"Xi'er..."
"Mom, I won't talk about this for now. I want to talk about the cake room."
The Queen is definitely not satisfied with the income of dozens of guan a day, otherwise she would not let it be opened for baking.
"My Lady, the current plan is to coordinate with the dental store to lower the price, so that all the people of Bianliang can afford the cake."
"The second is to let profits. Recruit others to sell cakes and open many cake shops in Bianliang City."
"Besides, it's about selling the formula..."
"Xi'er, it's not always possible to sell formulas."
Before Zhao Xi could finish speaking, the queen immediately interrupted.
"Mom, the cake is not easy to store. If you leave it for more than three days, it may cause diarrhea in the eater."
"The palace is limited, and Bianliang is also limited. If we want the cakes to be sold to all the military states of our dynasty, the only way is to sell the recipe."
"For formula sales, the formula usage fee can be settled on an annual basis, it can be bought out in one go, or commissions can be drawn from the amount of cakes made."
The franchising and agency franchises that were played badly by others in later generations are not considered new at this time. In short, the Queen has listened.
Alas! From the look on the queen's face, Liu Yi knew that he might not have anything to do after this, and whether the palace would do anything about it in the end was another matter.
"Liu Yi..."
"The little one is here..."
"Remember, the daily sales limit in the palace is two thousand. In addition, no matter what happens to other cake houses in the future, the recipe of the palace cake house must not be leaked or changed."
Zhao Xi knew this man's despicable nature very well. Even though there were cake shops everywhere in Bianliang, wealthy businessmen and scholar-bureaucrats would only agree with the cakes beside the palace walls. There is no doubt about this.
Liu Yi didn't understand Zhao Xi's sales limit of two thousand, so he could only obey obediently. Even the queen didn't say a word, so what could his servants do?
At any rate, this business was saved, and the seven or eight people in the imperial dining room were used by me, so I didn't lose the subsidy.
"Mother, I think my uncle's family only needs to keep Bianliang, and the other military states should be released for good."
After returning to Ciming Palace, Zhao Xi did not leave and spoke to the Queen in a very solemn manner.
"Xi'er, why is this?"
"My Lady, the matter of making cakes in the palace will be known to the court sooner or later. The court pays attention to the inner garden, no matter how big or small the matter is, it is bound to be criticized in the court again."
"In this way, Neiyuan needs allies. Whether they are nobles or nobles, only if they are in the same boat can Neiyuan be safe."
Zhao Xi didn't know if it was too late to tell the queen this. Although it was a fact that he was as smart as a monster, it would be too much for a three- or four-year-old child to see the world so clearly.
"Xi'er... you... how did you think of it to this extent?"
Sure enough, Queen Cao was still shocked. When she listened to Xi'er's words, if it weren't for the childish voice, she would have forgotten that Xi'er was still a child. She even felt as if she was listening to her grandfather's teachings when she was a child.
"Mother, my children read books. From ancient times to the present, it all shows the truth: when people gather firewood, the flames will rise, and there is power in numbers."
The truth is actually not like this. Zhao Xi really wants to say that when doing things, you must use interests to bind alliances, and you must also set up defenses and find more people who can block guns and charge into battle. That way it comes down to the essence of interests. In order not to continue to struggle with this issue,