Chapter 392: Trial Sale of Cold Drinks

"Lord Wang, Lord Wang, no, there are so many big cars outside the gate, blocking the whole street!" The eunuch Gao Gonggong ran to Yiran Tower in a panic to spread the word, as if a major accident had occurred.

The prince knows that it is a car that delivers ice, if it is surrounded by people, what is the cart for? Just come to the redcoat cannon.

"Prince, Prince An, Prince Jian, Prince Xian, Prince Zhuang, Prince Kang, Sony, Ao Bai and other princes, generals and courtiers ask to meet." Gao Gonggong once again communicated, "The princes and courtiers are pulling ice cubes on their cars. ”

The prince shook his iron-handled fan and said happily to Fu Jin: "The ice giver is here, this king goes out to greet him, you go and prepare some popsicles, ice cream, and ice cream to entertain these gourmets." ”

"What Lao Tao?" Fu Jin told the prince that he was stunned.

"It's a glutton, hahahaha......"

Wang Ye, Fu Jin, and Yun'er didn't expect a few ice creams to make such a big movement, nor did they expect the large ice cellar that had just been built to play a role so quickly. The ice cubes given by the emperor's relatives and the ministers of civil and military affairs will fill the newly built ice cellar! Wanting to satisfy your hunger is one of the reasons, and more importantly, you can't lose your share in front of the emperor. So the prince personally warmly received all the ice donors, and everyone ate exotic popsicles, ice cream, and ice cream. I also brought some early adventuries to my family.

When everyone knew that such a delicious thing was learned from a foreign land by Prince Rui's side Fujin, they were in awe of the little woman of the prince, and looked at other people's women, who were good women who taught their husbands and children. Unlike the women in his own house, except for fighting in the nest, they are playing music. On the way home, Prince Jian, who has always dared to express his opinions, spoke: "This delicious cold fruit is actually learned by a woman outside, and she dares to use it when she learns it. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, and a young girl has a hundred and eighty thousand, right? How can he be able to see the pearls? This side Fujin's father is just a six-grade cultivator, and it stands to reason that she is not qualified to be a concubine for the second brother of Fuyou, so she actually directly sealed the side Fujin. It seems that the Queen Mother and the Emperor are not ordinary spoilers of our monk brother. ”

Prince Xian was younger than Prince Jian, and he was very uncomfortable listening to Prince Jian's words, so he took over the conversation and said, "Second Uncle Jidu didn't know that it was the king's little sister-in-law who helped the second uncle solve the treasure case?" The second uncle took a fancy to the little sister-in-law's intelligence and cleverness. ”

"Which woman who is married to the prince is not smart and clever? My side Fujin is so smart that he has to be oily, and he never thought of making such a cold fruit. Even if you learn it outside, learning and using it are two different things. You wait and see, the honor of the second brother of Fuyou has increased a few more layers. This king only saw the Chen family once on the day of the housewarming of the second brother, and his appearance, spirit, and beauty! The Fujin in our house has come to the house of the second brother of King Rui, but it is a pity that we have not seen the side Fujin. I heard that the side room of the second brother of Fuyou does not come out to meet guests easily, it can be seen how far the second brother is baby, haha......"

"The second uncle is very fond of Chen's little sister-in-law, but people are not publicized because of the second uncle's favor. The dress is very plain. Seeing people is very generous, polite, and extraordinary. It's not that she doesn't come out to meet guests, it's that she has been painting in the back building. I heard Aunt Tong say that Chen's Fujin's paintings are very skilled, and her calligraphy is also very fine, she is completely a talented woman, and she is only above and not below the emperor's concubine. ”

"Wouldn't it? This king has seen the paintings of Concubine E with his own eyes, and the sophistication is really beyond the reach of ordinary women. Could it be that the little Fujin of the second brother of Fuyou is also a talented girl? It's just that you can draw, how can you still learn to make ice fruits? "Jidu doesn't understand.

Prince Xian smiled: "Second Uncle Jidu means that if you eat cucumber, you can't eat melon at the same time?" People are versatile! ”

Ji Du said again: "The blessing of the second brother is really not shallow, Sai Yuhuan is already very out of line, and he actually found such a talented woman from the folk women." It's a pity that the emperor is unlucky, and it's not good...... Hehe, don't say it, don't say it. What do you think Prince Ann Chitose looks at me? ”

Prince An coughed: "Don't talk nonsense if you shouldn't say it." ”

The queen mother and the emperor attach great importance to the cold fruit of Lord Rui, which is something that the Qing Dynasty does not have and is so delicious. Both the poor and the rich can buy and eat, the poor will eat cheap and a little more ice, and the rich will be free, and they will have money in their pockets to eat whatever they want. Therefore, the emperor's mother and son specially invited the prince and Fujin to the palace to discuss, how to sell a large number of Liangguo from the Rui Wangfu as soon as possible, and take advantage of the hottest summer sedum, there will definitely be a profit. Fu Jin asked the queen mother's opinion, saying that there are cows in his uncle's house, and there may be some unused left in addition to those sent to the palace. She wanted to get the approval of the Queen Mother, so that it would be justified.

One sentence reminded the Queen Mother: "Yes, yes!" The palace should also save a part of it, and use it to make cold fruits. Your side Fujin is a dragon you hid? The ability is too great! I learned so many money-making things at a young age, and I was rewarded heavily! Let her use any tricks. You go back and get ready to sell. "It seems that the Queen Mother is really in a hurry to put silver into the treasury, and the women's supplies given to Yun'er and Fujin are a lot of things.

When rewarding Fujin and Yun'er, the Queen Mother invited more than a dozen harem concubines, although Yun'er did not enter the palace, the Queen Mother also called "Yun Girl" affectionately, that is, let these concubines look at the women of other people's palaces, and their spiritual heads are used in the right place to help their husbands make contributions.

The concubines in the palace have never received so many rewards in their lives, jewelry, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and they are hungry for death! I knew that it would be better to marry into the Ruiwang Mansion, and it would be better to be a side Fujin.

The prince of this shop greeted the emperor in advance, and the emperor said, "I still bought you this restaurant with money, right?" I must give you an inscription on the plaque. ”

"Thank you to the emperor, the silver is not necessary, and you will be grateful for giving the minister a plaque."

"You go and prepare first, and the plaque will be hung on the day of the opening, by the way, what words should be inscribed on the plaque?"

"Jade Dragon hot and cold drinks."

"There are several of your shops that have the word jade dragon, what an allusion."

The prince smiled: "There is no allusion, the small character Jade Dragon of the side Fujin, this time in business, it is mostly her silver." ”

"This sister-in-law of mine is really your confidante."

"Hehehe, the emperor is serious."

It is the habit of many people to love to watch the excitement and love to get together, and when many people gather in front of the small shop with a plaque of "Yulong Hot and Cold Drink" with blue ground and white characters, they do not dare to enter the store. Because this kind of font size is the first time it appeared in the Qing Dynasty. Most of the names of the shops that belong to the local characteristics of the Qing Dynasty are called "Ji", "Ge", "Zhai", and "Lou", and I don't know what the content of "hot and cold drinks" is, whether it is a restaurant or a restaurant.

But curiosity can sometimes overcome reason, so let's go in and see, okay? Let's see if it's okay to buy it, right? So many curious people entered this hot and cold drink. As soon as I entered the store, I was greeted by a cool milky smell. At the door leading to the kitchen is a long table with two tables connected to it, on which are placed three shiny stainless steel buckets that can be seen by people, and the images of popsicles, ice cream, and ice cream are painted on the walls of the buckets.

The people of the Qing Dynasty were still very conservative, and no one dared to be the first to come out to buy, they were all waiting and seeing.

Tian Liang looked at it, is this okay? Wouldn't it be a pity to melt after a while? So he took out a steaming popsicle from the popsicle bucket, gave it to each of the children who came into the store, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, one for each of you can't do it, but you can give your children a taste, it's free, taste it." ”

The subtext is: children don't lie, they say it's delicious or not.

"Daddy, what did this uncle give me so delicious! Do you want to take a bite and taste it too? A six- or seven-year-old boy shouted and held up the popsicle in his hand for his father to taste.

At this step, the child's father hurriedly said, "Okay, Daddy take a bite and taste it." Ouch hey! What is this stuff made so delicious, sweet and cool, it makes my brain feel a cool breeze. Take another bite! "He's addicted.

Other kids were there shouting about the food. So someone asked the price: "Shopkeeper, how did you sell this preserved fruit?" ”

The shopkeeper played by the pro-soldier said with a smile: "The free tasting for the children is called a popsicle, and it costs five cents a piece; The bucket in the middle is called ice cream, and there is more milk, ten cents a piece; The bucket on the left is called ice cream, fifteen cents a piece, more milk, and juice in it. ”

The father of the child who tasted the popsicle didn't say a word, took out ten cents and threw it on the counter, and said very chicly: "Two popsicles!" “

"Okay, this guest officer has two popsicles, take them." This pro-soldier junior answered correctly as he sang the first guest officer who bought a cold drink.

After the first guest officer, three more bought popsicles, and two bought ice cream. I still want to buy it after eating, but I haven't eaten enough, and I don't have enough money.

It's finally open. Although there are not too many people who buy it, they will advertise it. Tian Liang is very confident. Because he saw the satisfied expression on the faces of the people who had eaten the ice cream, this is an exotic kind of commercial street, one of the most prosperous commercial streets.

All kinds of ice cream made from 5,000 sticks are stored in the freezer and will not melt.

Sure enough, someone came early the next morning to buy ice cream. There was a knock on the door of the store: "Shopkeeper, I'll buy a hundred popsicles and a hundred ice cream!" "This one, wholesale is here.

"I'm sorry, we only retail here, not wholesale. Limited to five sticks per person. ”

"Why! I buy more, don't you make more money? ”

"Don't you want to sell it? We can make this money ourselves, can't we? Isn't it just that you want to let the fathers and elders in the capital taste it? ”

"Hey, the whole mallet." That means won't do business.

More and more people came into the store to buy popsicles and ice cream, and the pro-soldier Xiaoer hurriedly maintained order and asked the guest officers to stand in line, with a limit of five per person. People buy popsicles, followed by ice cream, and there are very few people who enjoy ice cream. Obviously, the price is relatively high, and the common people are very good at calculating, and they can buy eight liters of rice for 15 yuan.

Tian Liang was paying attention, and he found that there were many brightly dressed young people at the door "watching the formation", standing for a while and leaving. Tian Liang pondered for a moment and understood. It's not that he doesn't want to buy such a person, it's not that he doesn't have money, it's that he disdains to be in the company of some short-clothed gangs.

The hierarchical concept of Qing society was not only manifested in the official class, but also in the common people. Tian Liang knew what to do. Although he is now related to the prince, Tian Liang is still the prince's personal guard as always. As soon as he went back to the house and talked to the prince, the prince said, "You and Nalan will touch and touch again to see if there is anyone who sells the store?" It is best to have a two-story building, and when decorating, there are private rooms upstairs, which are specially used for these face-loving gentlemen, and the price of that service should also be increased. ”

Tian Liang Nalan took the order and walked around Qianmen Street, they were all optimistic about the value of this street. The hard work paid off, and a two-story restaurant for sale was found on West Street in a place not too far south of Yulong Buzhuang. I asked my neighbors about the lawsuit against the owner of the restaurant, and I was anxious to use the money. When I asked the money again, the price was three thousand taels.

Three thousand taels is not a decimal number, but Tian Liang believes that in this position, three thousand taels will soon be earned. When the prince returned home, he mentioned this matter to Fu Jin, and Fu Jin said: "The restaurant you said is not worth three thousand taels, but the location is not just three thousand taels. It is one of the centers of Beijing and one of the centers of Qianmen Street. Fujin really has the potential to do business, and you can see at a glance that there is room for appreciation here. didn't say a word, so he gave the prince three silver tickets with a face value of 1,000 taels. Yun'er praised Fujin in her heart for her brightness! This is a piece of silver in it, and it dares to spend money like this.

This newly purchased restaurant is used as a shop specializing in cold drinks. This was the prince's first private property, and the initial plan was to keep 50% of the turnover as the principal, 25% to the people who made the ice cream as remuneration, and the rest to the emperor. This shop is the prince's own, not a consignment store, and there is no benefit of the shop, but the people involved in making ice cream cannot be allowed to get up early and climb in the middle of the night to work hard in a hot and cold environment.

After half a month of renovation and other preparations, on the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth month after the three of them traveled for two months and six days, the private property of Rui Wangfu appeared in the middle of the West Street of Qianmen Street. The opening ceremony is still very grand, the emperor sent 660 soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army wearing yellow coats to the prince to watch the field to maintain order, all the soldiers in the house became members of the cheerleading team, twisting Yangge, stepping on stilts, lion dance, as well as blowing suona, beating drums, setting off firecrackers, the Royal Forest Army circled the empty field in front of the restaurant, before the plaque was unveiled, the gongs and drums sounded in unison, and the firecrackers exploded, and then the Yangge team entered the field, and under the accompaniment of gongs, drums and suona, twisted the Yangge. During this period, the golden retriever lion also made trouble. The big plaque inscribed by the emperor's royal pen has been hung, just waiting for the prince to personally uncover the red silk on it. Today is to publicly announce the prince's status as an imperial merchant to the entire capital and to the government and opposition of the Qing Dynasty. Even Fu Jin brought Xuan Shizi to see the excitement. The emperor specially sent his personal imperial guard Zhao Tieyan to lead a number of internal guards to protect the safety of the prince, Fujin and Xuan Shizi. All the shops on Qianmen Street were closed after proofing, and the shopkeeper led the guys to come to see the excitement. There are also guests from the north and south, peddlers and pawns all stop here to watch. The entire Qianmen Street is flooded.

Yun'er sat in the palace as the master for the first time, and it is unreasonable for the huge palace to have no master. Yun'er is a cheerful person, but she doesn't want to get together to watch the excitement.