As the sun sets, the scenery of the Chu Wangfu is very beautiful.

There is a circle of beauties around him, and Li Kuancai does not have the sigh of "the sunset is infinitely good, but it is just near dusk".

"Lord Wang, the water surface of the wooden basin seems to be foggy."

After pouring a bag of saltpeter, there was a reaction very quickly.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer."

Li Kuan was standing next to the wooden basin, already feeling a hint of coolness.

Saltpeter ice making is a skill that will not be mastered until the end of the Tang Dynasty.

At this moment, release it, it is really similar to a divine skill.

"Ice floes, there's ice floes in this basin."

Soon, there was a scene in the tub that everyone didn't expect.

Saltpeter ice, as long as the amount of saltpeter is sufficient, the refrigeration effect is absolutely leveraged.

It was just a cup of tea, and the wooden basin began to freeze, and even the water in the copper basin began to freeze.

If it weren't for the sake of cleanliness, he would have put the glass directly into the wooden basin, and the ice cream that Li Kuan wanted would probably have been ready.

"It's amazing, it's amazing."

Jiutian Xingxiang felt that the scene in front of her had exceeded her imagination.

All this is personally involved, even the saltpeter is added to the tub by himself.

It was so good that the water in the wooden basin turned into ice cubes.

On a hot day, Kyoka Kujo has never seen ice cubes in such weather conditions.

"Okay, get the copper basin out, the ice cubes inside are still edible."

At this point, it is not difficult to get the ice cream out.

"Lord Wang, this is ice cream?"

Cheng Jingwen curiously took one of the ice creams.

Since the glass is not custom-made, this ice cream is a little larger and has a somewhat strange shape.

However, no one has ever seen ice cream, Li Kuan said that ice cream is like this, and that is like this.

"Well, it tastes pretty good."

Li Kuan himself picked one up, put it in his mouth and took a bite.

The ingredients are pure and the taste is very good.

"Whew!"

The cold ice cream was swallowed, and Li Kuan couldn't help but let out a comfortable long sigh.

"Xingxiang, you're going to do it, right? Make some more, and you all try it together. ”

Seeing the people who kept swallowing their saliva, Li Kuan couldn't help laughing.

To be able to have such delicious food on a hot day, it is estimated that few people can resist the temptation.

"By the way, Qing'er, I'll draw a drawing in a while, and you can send it to the glass workshop, and get it back after firing it as soon as possible. It's so inconvenient to make ice cream like this now. ”

……

After Li Zhi and his son returned to Daming Palace, they never forgot the ice cream that Li Kuan said all night.

Needless to say, early the next morning, they appeared in the palace of the king of Chu again.

This time, Li Kuan did not release their pigeons again.

"It's delicious, it's delicious!"

Li Zhi devoured an ice cream and made a "hiss" sound from time to time.

It's too big, and my teeth can't stand the cold for a while.

"Second brother, you are so powerful, there is no ice cubes in the palace, you can actually eat ice cream that is even better than ice cubes here."

Li Kuan was afraid that she would have a bad stomach, and the ice cream that her son ate was relatively small, and she ate it quickly.

I saw this little girl touching her belly with a satisfied face, her eyes slightly closed, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

"When you return to the palace later, you can bring a box back to your majesty and the queen mother to taste it."

Hearing what his son said, Li Kuan remembered to send some ice cream to the palace.

However, most of the women in the Daming Palace are dependents, and Li Kuan doesn't know who is not suitable for eating ice cream, so he is only going to make a batch of small ice cream and send it over.

lest a concubine eat a bad stomach, Li Shimin will settle accounts with him.

"Well, I see that my father has been sweating a lot when he has been reviewing the folds for the past few days, if he has this ice cream, it will definitely be much better."

In the eyes of her son, it is estimated that Li Shimin, Empress Changsun, Li Zhi and Li Kuan are the people she cares about the most.

Don't look at the young age now, but he is very sensible.

"Pheasant slave, so be it. When the time comes, you can also bring some saltpeter back and make some ice cubes for Your Majesty in the Xuanzheng Hall to cool down. ”

Li Shimin, the emperor, Li Kuan still recognizes it.

At least with him, he can still toss freely.

In addition, he can be regarded as his own father in this life, so it is also necessary to make his life more comfortable.

"Okay, but you have bought all the saltpeter in Chang'an City, and it won't be useful for me to bring a little bit back."

Li Zhiren is a big ghost, not only does he want Li Shimin to have ice cubes to cool down, but also whether it is Empress Changsun or himself, it is best to have it.

"You can rest assured that this saltpeter can be reused. As long as the water is removed, it can be used again. ”

Datang itself has saltpeter mines, but because there are no other uses except for Taoist alchemy and a small number of Langzhong used for medicine, there are not many in Chang'an City.

If Li Shimin really wanted saltpeter, he would soon be able to get a sufficient amount of it.

……

Li Kuan's talent in business, even if the nobles of Chang'an City do not admit it, they all recognize it in their hearts.

In the past two years, many nobles have tacitly maintained the same pace with the Chu Wangfu in business.

Even, the Xungui family has arranged special manpower to keep an eye on the movements of the Chu Palace.

The acquisition of saltpeter, the acquisition of frosting, such a big movement, everyone naturally noticed.

What to do?

Needless to say?

It's definitely going to follow the trend.

I don't know what the Chu Wangfu used to buy saltpeter and frosting for, so many people followed and joined the buying team.

However, there are only so many sources of goods in Chang'an City, and most of them still fell into the hands of the Chu Palace.

Of course, many people were not reconciled, and arranged for the team to go to nearby Luoyang and other state capitals overnight to buy.

All of a sudden, the price of saltpeter and frosting in Guanzhong Road continued to rise.

"Lang Jun, the frosting sold in Longzhou has basically been bought back by us, and we have purchased nearly eight hundred catties."

The shopkeeper Cui of the Cui family's fat powder shop stood beside Cui Qing with a smile on his face.

"Oh, there are so many frostings in Longzhou?"

Cui Qing is still quite satisfied with the ability of the shopkeeper Cui.

In the past few days, the Cui family's fat powder shop, which had been hit hard, slowly revived with full blood and continued to become the largest fat powder shop in Chang'an City, contributing a lot of profits to the Cui family.

"Yes, I originally arranged for people to go to Los Angeles, but someone reacted faster than us, and I didn't receive many catties."

Shopkeeper Cui showed a slightly remorseful expression.

Although I don't know what Li Kuan did when he bought the frosting, many people know that he will not lose money by following him. It's normal for someone to react faster than we do. ”

Cui Qing is also content, this time he spent more than a thousand gold coins, if he can have more than half of the profit, then his pressure this year will be much less.

……

The summer of the twelfth year of Zhenguan was the hottest summer in recent years. At noon, the scorching sun is in the sky, and even in the always lively West Market, the flow of people on the streets has decreased.

In the Daming Palace, Li Shimin was not afraid of the heat, and sat there seriously reviewing the folds.

Fortunately, there is already a large pot of ice cubes next to it.

"Father, come, let's eat another ice cream."

The son of a fart held an ice cream and ran to Li Shimin's side.

"Son, why did you come back so early today?"

Li Shimin took the ice cream, picked up the son again, and poked the little face with his bearded chin dotingly.

"The second brother has been busy in the new workshop these days, and he doesn't have much time to play with me, so I'll go play in a few days."

The son said in a milky voice, but his eyes were staring at the ice cream in Li Shimin's hand motionlessly.

"Didn't your second brother tell you that you can only eat two sticks a day at most, otherwise you will have a bad stomach." Li Shimin naturally knew what this little girl was thinking, "You can only eat one bite, and leave the rest for your father to eat." ”

"yes, okay."

After speaking, the son took Li Shimin's hand and took a big bite of ice cream.

Lan He on the side also had a smile on his face when he saw this scene.

This princess of Jinyang, every time she wanted to eat something that she was not allowed to eat, she took the initiative to give it to Li Shimin to eat; Then he stood there staring at it like a puppy waiting for his master's reward.

This trick works very well, and every time Li Shimin can't help but give her something to eat.

Even if you know that eating too much is not good.

"Son, you just said that your second brother has been busy in the workshop for the past few days?"

Li Shimin seemed to have thought of something.

He knows very well what Li Kuan's character looks like.

Take the lazy character, and try not to move if you can.

Now that he is suddenly busy in the workshop, Li Shimin has a hunch that this guy is going to make trouble again.

"yes, didn't he have people buy a lot of frosting, as if he was busy with this."

"Frosting?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but think of Li Kuanman's purchase of sugar frosting in Chang'an a while ago, which is said to have caused many noble families to follow suit, and the price of sugar in Chang'an City has risen a lot.

On the table in front of him, there are still several copies of the impeachment of Li Kuan for this matter.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is arrogant and lascivious......"

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu hoards the strange ......"

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu ......"

But whenever Li Kuan's impeachment is involved, Li Shimin is now habitually staying in the middle of the country.

Love impeachment and impeachment go.

You have the freedom to impeach, and I have the choice to stay or not.

……

If there's anything hotter than this hot summer day, it's frosting.

Sweets are something that many people like, no matter what time of year it is.

This is also an important reason why Gandy took root in Chang'an.

Compared with the porcelain and silk exported by Datang, sugar is Tianzhu's largest export to Datang.

Of course, it is not known how long this situation will last.

Anyway, at this moment, Gandy was sitting on a chair in his shop, drinking tea with ice cubes.

A while ago, the Chu Wangfu purchased all kinds of saltpeter in a big way, and then it was said that the saltpeter could be thrown into the water to make ice.

This thing, whether it is true or not, as long as there is a little saltpeter, it can be verified immediately.

And the noble and wealthy merchants in Chang'an City are being tossed to death by this hot summer.

When I suddenly heard this rumor, whether it was true or not, I would verify it.

After coming and going, the method of saltpeter ice making quickly spread in Chang'an City.

This thing, the meaning of secrecy is not very big.

Therefore, from beginning to end, Li Kuan did not ask the people around him to keep it a secret.

As for the large amount of saltpeter hoarded at the beginning, it was nothing more than for the king's own use.

In winter, you can use underfloor heating to provide heat, but in summer you can only rely on a little more ice.

In particular, their own small corn is particularly afraid of heat, and they are sweating profusely at every turn.

Therefore, Li Kuan put a lot of ice cubes in the rooms where several small corns often stayed, which could still have a cooling effect.

Although it is not as good as the air conditioning of later generations, at least it will not make people feel that the heat is unbearable.

"Shopkeeper Gan, the frosting in Luoyang has been transported to the warehouse, do you want to put it in the shop and sell it?"

A guy asks Gandy as he refills the tea.

"Don't worry, the price of this frosting is rising right now, and other shops have no goods to sell, so we are happy to stock up first."

Previously, Gandy was worried that there was no sugar to sell in the shop, which would affect the future business.

However, he soon discovered that in the entire Chang'an City, there was no shop selling frosting now.

There is a saying: your enemies are the ones who know you best.

Killing each other, other frosting shops are naturally Gandy's enemies.

Which shop really doesn't have frosting, which one doesn't sell, Gandy can guess.

He is not stupid, so naturally he will not sell it.

"Okay, then I'll arrange a few more guards to watch the storeroom, these frostings are getting more and more valuable now. I heard that the frosting in the entire Guanzhong Road is basically in Chang'an City. ”

……

The Treasure Pavilion has been in the limelight this year because of the spice matter.

During this time, the spice business slowly returned to normal, and there were no special people in front of the cabinet to sell spices.

However, early this morning, the nearby shopkeepers found that a table had been set up in front of the Treasure Pavilion.

"Is the Treasure Pavilion going to do something again?"

"Let's go and see if there's something new coming out of the Treasure Cabinet?"

"Ah San, bring a few gold coins, go to the door of the treasure pavilion to see what they are selling, and buy some back if there is a suitable one."

"You go over and take a look and see what's going on."

Soon, before the Treasure Pavilion began to say what it was going to sell, there was a lot of crowd at the door.

Some are passing by to see the lively melon-eating crowd, and some are people who pay attention to the treasure pavilion at any time.

"Sister Xiang'er, this white sugar hasn't started to sell yet, there are already so many people outside, it is estimated that everyone will be busy again today."

At the door of the Treasure Pavilion, Xiang'er stood there looking at the scene outside, with an excited smile on her face.

"You go and remind the guards to keep order and don't make trouble."

Seeing that there were more and more people in line, Xiang'er simply decided to start selling white sugar in advance.

"Snow-white sugar, a tael of gold coins."

This time, the guys didn't make any special slogans, and told everyone what we were selling simply and clearly.

"Huh? Is this sugar? ”

"Isn't sugar black?"

"A tael of gold coins, so expensive?"

"Such a white sugar, only a tael of gold coins?"

Soon, there were all kinds of discussions.

Different people, when they see a gold coin and a tael of sugar, their reactions are also very different.

……

The world is big and the world is small. The news that the treasure pavilion sold a snow-white sugar spread all over Chang'an City in the shortest possible time.

"It's so sweet, it turns out it's really sugar."

In the Tianxiang Pavilion, Miss Sisi licked her fingers in surprise.

In front of her was a sandalwood box containing snow-white sugar.

"Girl, this is the unique white sugar of the Treasure Pavilion, countless times better than those black ones, but the price is also much more expensive."

Sisi's personal maidservant Xiao Qian took out a box of frosting from the room and put it next to the sugar.

"After eating this white sugar, I can no longer accept this black frosting, which makes people feel like sugar that has not been cleaned."

Sisi looked at the contrasting two boxes, and unconsciously made a decision.

As the top brand of Tianxiang Pavilion, Sisi is not bad for money.

Of course, even if it is poor, in order to maintain her dignity, she will continue to use white sugar.

As a group that loves to compare, the emergence of white sugar is destined to make the previously black frosting extinct in Qinglou.

"This white sugar is really good, but the price of a gold coin and a tael is really expensive."

Xiao Qian couldn't help but feel a little pain.

Although their own girls are also making money every day in Tianxiang Pavilion, it basically has nothing to do with them.

However, their master and servant also like to eat sweets, and they feel that after a sip of sugar water, the whole person's happiness has gone up.

"It's expensive, but there are still a lot of people in Chang'an City who can afford to eat. You go buy another pound and come back, I'm worried that it won't be there if it's late. ”

Sisi sees very clearly that the more expensive things are sold, sometimes the more in-demand they are.

Not to mention other places, in Tianxiang Pavilion alone, she felt that all the girls with heads and faces would use them.

As the premier Qinglou in Chang'an City, the sweets provided to guests will inevitably no longer use black frosting.

Maybe, after today, sugar will become a more popular item in Chang'an City.

……

Five-in-one.

Pan Wang smiled and tried a freshly baked ice cream.

After suffering several losses in a row, he also learned to be smart.

As soon as the ice cream came out of the Chu Palace, the guys of Wuheju began to try to make it.

At first, he used the original icing, but after the guy bought the snow-white sugar from the treasure cabinet today, he immediately asked people to replace it with white sugar.

Anyway, the wool comes out of the sheep, as long as the ice cream is good enough, it doesn't matter if it is more expensive.

The customers who come to Wuheju to consume are not ordinary people.

"Shopkeeper, there is no such ice cream in Dude, we have it in the building, and the business will definitely get better recently."

"Don't take it lightly, didn't they make a red date bird's nest soup a few days ago, that bird's nest, did you figure out how to do it in the kitchen?"

Pan Wang comfortably swallowed a mouthful of ice cream and asked the guy next to him.

"I came back today from purchasing a few catties of bird's nest from the Treasure Pavilion, but the things made in the kitchen still seem to be a little far from the total number of Dude."

"Keep trying, don't be afraid to waste material."

Since the beginning of this year, Wuheju's business has become better, and Pan Wang is more willing to invest in new dishes.

Speaking of which, the entire restaurant in Chang'an City has begun to be keen on developing new dishes.

Otherwise, if someone else has it, you don't, and the business will be affected.

……

Gandy sat in his shop with a pale face, staring blankly at what was in front of him.

These days, his life is very nourishing.

Even going to the restaurant and going to the Qinglou are more frequent than usual.

However, after hearing that the treasure cabinet had started selling sugar yesterday, the situation began to change.

At first, Gandy handled the news as if it were a joke, thinking that there could be no better frosting than her own in the whole world.

However, starting that afternoon, people began to ask if their shop had any white sugar for sale, and the situation began to change.

Gandy finally didn't hold back and asked the guy to go to the Treasure Pavilion and buy a sugar tael and come back.

Judging from the appearance alone, the sugar in the treasure pavilion is more attractive than its own.

It's useless for Gandy to admit it.

What really made him desperate was that after he tasted this white sugar, he found that this thing was actually sugar, and the taste was even better than his own.

"Shopkeeper, the frosting in this treasure pavilion is more expensive than ours, so it shouldn't have much impact on us."

An old fellow comforted him.

"Hey, you don't understand, it doesn't matter if this root is expensive or not. For people who can afford to use frosting, how much difference is there between two silver coins and one gold coin? And for those who can't afford it, you just cut the price by half, and people still can't afford it. ”

Gandy didn't deceive himself at this time.

"Why don't we inquire again and see how the sugar in the Treasure Pavilion is made?"

Gandy glanced at the guy expressionlessly, "The Treasure Pavilion is the property of the Chu Palace, and some time ago, the Chu Palace's Mansion was full of sugar frosting, where did this sugar come from, isn't it obvious?" Could it be that you still want to break your wrist with His Royal Highness the King of Chu? ”

There is no merchant who begs for a living in the West Market who does not know Li Kuan, the king of Chu.

Hu businessmen like Gandy, if you are openly fighting a price war with the shops of the Chu Wangfu, they may still have the courage to do so.

If he engaged in some intrigues, Gandy was really afraid that he would not have his life to enjoy his wealth.

"I've taken out the frosting in the warehouse and sold it today, but I haven't sold a tael in the morning, so it's not a way to go on like this."

Although the guy doesn't have a particularly deep affection for Gandy, a Tianzhu person, he is very satisfied with this well-paid job, and naturally he doesn't want the shop to go out of business.

"Forget it, I'll visit that Wang Fugui and see if he still accepts frosting. As long as the price is not pressed too hard, I will make less money. ”

After much hesitation, Gandy made a decision.

In fact, the current situation is far from the time of life and death.

Although the Chu Wangfu can make exquisite white sugar, it is obvious that the raw material of the people is the kind of frosting that they used to sell.

In other words, if the Chu Wangfu wants to sell white sugar all the time, it has to come to himself to buy the frosting.

It's just that if you want to sell at a high price all the time, it's impossible.

In Chang'an City, not only their own family has frostings to sell, whoever sells it cheaply, the Chu Wangfu will definitely buy whom.

Gandy sighed and got up and walked out of the shop.

The fiery sun shone on him, but it did not bring him a trace of warmth.

At the same time, in the Cui family's fat powder shop, Cui's shopkeeper seemed to be several years older.

The Treasure Pavilion has started selling sugar.

The largest sugar merchant in the West Market sells frosting at a low price to the Chu Palace.

No one in Chang'an City buys black frosting anymore.

In the past two days, Shopkeeper Cui has not received a piece of good news.

This is really a house leak and overnight.

Why does everyone say that there is money to be made in business with His Royal Highness the King of Chu, but when it comes to himself, it is not working?

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