Chapter 45 The Birth of a New Industry
Emperor Jiajing, who was listening to Huang Jin’s report in Xiyuan, suddenly laughed.
"You mean San'er will make money now?"
Emperor Jiajing smiled and turned to Huang Jin and asked, completely forgetting that this was his time to meditate.
Huang Jin replied: "Yes, Emperor, the Yiran candy that Prince Yu sent last time was actually made by Prince Yu himself. A few days ago, he asked his slaves to go to the silver shop in the palace. The slave didn't think much about it at the time and just took care of it. Later, with Anzi's report, the slave finally discovered that Prince Yu had inadvertently played such a big trick."
After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing smiled again and said, "This San'er is like a monkey cub now. Let him go and see what he can do. From now on, you can go to San'er's Yiran Tang in person every once in a while. Buy some candies, I really like the taste. It really makes people happy.”
Emperor Jiajing asked Huang Jin to support Zhu Zaijing’s business every once in a while. Love and care.
Although father and son cannot meet each other, caring in this indirect way can be regarded as a kind of interaction.
Huang Jin replied happily: "Yes, I have remembered it."
Emperor Jiajing hummed, then calmed down and started meditating again.
Huang Jin immediately stopped his voice at this time and stayed motionless beside Emperor Jiajing.
Inside the Hanlin Academy.
After several days of fermentation, Yiran Sugar naturally spread to the Hanlin Academy where nobles and nobles gathered.
When the colleagues in the Hanlin Academy saw the small bottle of Yiran candy on the high arched table, their eyes became sore with envy.
During this period, the price of Yiran sugar on the black market has reached as high as fifteen taels, and a small jar of sugar has become something that countless ordinary families cannot reach in their lifetime.
In this regard, some people in the Hanlin Academy could not help but criticize the extravagant style brought about by Yirantang.
It is believed that Yirantang will corrupt the moral atmosphere and make people compete with each other.
Gao Gong looked coldly at this group of colleagues who knew nothing but morals on the left and benevolence on the right. Displeasure appeared on his face, and he almost slapped the table and glared.
In Gao Gong's opinion, although Yiran Tang has caused a wave of competition in the capital, the people who can afford Yiran Tang are also wealthy and idle people.
And because of the sales of Yiran Candy, a "purchasing agent" profession has also emerged in the capital, giving some unemployed and lazy people a chance to find employment, so that they will no longer become a hidden danger to the public security of the capital.
In Gao Gong's view, this coincides with the "creation of employment" mentioned in Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince Yu's lectures.
At that time, Gao Gong believed that it was not easy to create a new industry to support a group of people, and most of them were bleeding money from the imperial court and were ultimately unsustainable.
Although the current popularity of Yirantang has only led to the employment of dozens or hundreds of "purchasing agents" every day, this is already a great progress. If the scale can be further expanded, this kind of "purchasing agents" " model becomes an industry norm, then the unemployed and lazy people in the capital can be mobilized, thus changing from a burden to the court to a help to the court.
After all, when a new industry emerges, the court will always try to standardize the industry standards and then charge a certain management fee. Therefore, when Gao Gong heard these people who could only point out the country in the study and did not understand the hardships of the court and the hardships of the common people standing on the moral high ground and gesticulating, he couldn't help but feel angry and wanted to argue in person.
Zhang Juzheng, who had been observing Gao Gong for a long time, now looked at Gao Gong who was on the verge of erupting, and felt that this was an opportunity.
Zhang Juzheng stood up and came over with a volume of "Yongle Dadian" that he was copying, and said politely to Gao Gong: "Gao Gong, my subordinate is Zhang Juzheng."
Gao Gong heard Zhang Juzheng's voice , his anger was also interrupted instantly.
Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng and was surprised and said: "It's your uncle, sit here."
Zhang Juzheng bowed politely to Gao Gong again, and then sat down next to Gao Gong. on the chair.
Zhang Juzheng said: "When I was copying the "Yongle Dadian" recently, I found that there are many lost skills of the Ming Dynasty recorded in it. I wonder what Gao Xuesi thinks about this?"
Gao Gong heard Zhang Juzheng's words. With this question, he couldn't help but stroke the beard under his chin.
Gao Gongdao: "There are two reasons for the loss of skills. One is because the skills may be outdated and no longer suitable for the current society. The other is because the people who inherit them are selfish and worry that the disciples of the church will starve to death. What happened to the master also led to the loss of some skills."
"Yongle Dadian was compiled and revised by the great talent Xie Wenyigong as the chief editor during the reign of Emperor Chengzu. The book covers everything, and it is normal for some skills to be lost now. If you are interested, you can study it carefully, and maybe it can be a useful tool for the country. "
Zhang Juzheng also heard this. He laughed and said, "Xiaoshi Gao is joking about being a subordinate. Apart from being able to use a pen, he has no other plans. He is not as knowledgeable as Gao Xueshi. Now he is studying for the prince."
When Gao Gong heard Zhang Juzheng talking about King Yu, a proud smile appeared on his face.
Gao Gongdao: "Prince Yu is talented and intelligent, and he is extremely kind to others. It is a blessing for Gao to have the honor of becoming Prince Yu's attendant."
Zhang Juzheng chuckled, and then looked at him. Moved to the Yiran Candy on the high-arched table, "This Yiran Candy should be a gift from Prince Yu, right? I was lucky enough to get a spoonful of it yesterday. This candy has the effect of making people happy. Unfortunately, I am just a poor man from the Hanlin Academy." Editor, you can't always enjoy this sweet treat. "
Gao Gong also said with a smile: "Not only is this the case for my uncle, but I am also the same. Good candy. I really don’t know how this candy is made. It may be just like the legend of Yi Ran Tang, it is a secret passed down by Master Zhang in ‘Xanadu’.”
Zhang Juzheng said: “If it is true. In this way, this Yiran candy can be regarded as a divine thing in the world, but even if it is not, it is unique with its unique sweetness. ”
Gao Gong nodded in agreement, and then asked: "Uncle, don't you think the price of this candy is too expensive? Now there is a saying on the market that one tael of Yiran and one tael of gold are sold."
Zhang Juzheng smiled and said: " How can one tael of gold be worth as much as one tael of Yiran? One tael of gold can be exchanged for sixty-seven taels of silver, but one tael of Yiran candy costs ten taels of silver, and the supply is still in short supply. It is said that the black market has reached a price of fifteen taels of silver. It can be seen that one tael of gold is really not as valuable as one tael of Yiran. The owner behind this shop is really a god if he can sell sugar for more than gold!"
Gao Gong said: " It’s true that if you meet a man of God by chance and talk to him about the secrets, you might gain a lot of knowledge.”
(End of this chapter)