He is highly pragmatic and has always paid attention to efficiency, but his so-called emphasis on efficiency is not the kind of "vigorous and resolute" that people understand. Compared with the kind of idea that comes to mind and starts immediately, he prefers to plan carefully, from point to point, and strive to connect one thing after another to do it well, or do one thing and drive another thing at the same time.

This is his theory of efficiency, because to some extent, he believes in the saying that sharpening a knife does not mistake a woodcutter.

Inviting a group of noble children to go on a spring outing, he also adheres to this concept.

The cause of this incident has to be retraced a few days ago: after he entered the palace that day to show Li Guifei and the crown prince the wonderful use of soap, Li Guifei told Emperor Longqing about the soap on the same day. The emperor also personally tried the soap offered by Gao Pragmatic, and the emperor was very satisfied with the effect of this thing, and the emperor had no opinion on the conditions given by Gao Pragmatic, and even felt that he had taken a great advantage - the price he got was of course Gao Pragmatic.

Longqing is not a stunned emperor who has been raised in the deep palace since he was a child and does not know the sufferings of the people, he has lived a lot of "hard days" back then

He knew very well the value of two taels of silver.

Of course, a piece of soap is very expensive to sell for two taels of silver, and many people in Beijing can only cover this amount with half a month's income. But there are two problems here: one is that the effect of the soap is indeed very obvious, and Longqing knows nothing about the technical content, cost and price here. In his opinion, to be able to have such a wonderful function, it must be a very precious material to make - isn't the best rouge gouache quite expensive? So looking at it this way, two taels of silver is still cost-effective.

This kind of thinking is the same as some people taking medicine when they are sick, it is only a small illness, and two tablets of angelica can be done, but they always want to eat ginseng. Because in the minds of many people, there is always a reason why you are expensive, and even ignore whether the medicine is symptomatic - cold medicine is everywhere in later generations, and many people buy it casually after they catch a cold, and they don't know that they have taken the medicine for the wind and heat cold, or vice versa, and in the end, it is not effective, and they think that the medicine they bought is not good enough.

Gao Pragmatic made perfect use of the ignorance of technology by Longqing, Li Guifei and others here, and sold it at a reasonable high price.

As for the second point, no matter how expensive this thing is, according to the exchange conditions proposed by Gao Pragmatic, no matter how much money there is, you don't have to pay it yourself. Then it doesn't matter, if you sell it for a hundred taels a piece, I won't feel distressed! Anyway, it's you who loses money.

In fact, this is also the reason why Gao Pragmatic has to pay tribute for free: no matter how high the price is, how much can you receive from the emperor? You must know that the amount of the palace is actually so much, although he has decided to cover this kind of thing from the top down, but after all, it is to be popularized, and the popular product is only the real guaranteed profit - how to go when the price is expensive? The volume is not good, and no matter how high the profit of a single block is, it is in vain.

The emperor's promise to Gao Pragmatic's dedication and grading monopoly is equivalent to granting Gao Pragmatic the right to monopolize the soap industry. The power of monopoly, needless to say.

Not only that, Long Qing thought about it, but he still felt that he had taken advantage of it a little bit, and he was afraid that spreading it would hinder his holy name. So Longqing discussed with Li Guifei to see if he would give Gao Pragmatic any reward.

A few days ago, Concubine Li Guifei was complained by her younger brother that the house she had given her family was not as good as people, and then she said casually: "Then give him a house, and the left and right high attendants don't have a place to live in Beijing." ”

Long Qing was a little reluctant to have a house in the capital, so he found a reason, saying that Gao Shiyu was taken by Mr. Gao to teach him personally, and if he was given a house alone, he would definitely have to live in it, so wouldn't it seem that I deliberately wanted to alienate their uncle and nephew?

But having said that, giving the house is indeed a good way, so Longqing changed his words, saying that the first emperor built several courtyards in the suburbs of Beijing, among which there was a heart in Xiangshan, although it was not big, but it was better to be exquisite, it was better to give it to Gao Shi to read, as a reward for him to offer soap.

Li Guifei has nothing to do with this, anyway, the reward was proposed by the emperor himself, and she has never been to see Xinzhai, whether it is suitable or not is the emperor's own consideration, so she agreed.

So, Gao Pragmatic got another courtyard in Xiangshan, which is to see Xinzhai.

Of course, seeing that Xinzhai and Sanshenyuan are completely different, this annex is really not big, the construction area is only about six acres of land, plus the attached plots outside, it is only a dozen acres of land, it is a veritable small courtyard.

But Gao Pragmatic was still very happy when he got the news, because this time he "has a house in Beijing", and he also lived directly in Xiangshan Park......

So Gao Pragmatic urgently sent someone to buy more than a dozen maids and slaves to send over to sprinkle and clean up, and adjusted the original plan to charter a restaurant to feast on those noble children, and instead invited them to go to Xiangshan for a spring outing.

The reason for this adjustment is because he also has another purpose: first, to show the Holy Family; Second, Xiangshan is going out of the capital at this time, and gathering here can avoid some unnecessary attention; Third, he also wants to take the opportunity to spread the soap thing more through these people's mouths, so as to further raise the popularity and expectations of the soap before it is "launched".

For his first wave of "original products", Gao Pragmatic really tried his best.

See the heart of the heart is located in the north side of the fragrant mountain, here the terrain is relatively empty, the east is the mountain, has not yet established the Zhao Temple of the later generations, across a valley, that is, see the heart of the fast. A short distance north is Biyun Temple.

It is a circular courtyard building with a unique shape and a quiet environment. There is a semi-circular boiling pond in the precincts. There is a fish pavilion built by the pond, the pond water is clear, and the swimming fish can be counted. There is a semicircular corridor along the east, south, and north sides of the pond, connecting the three water pavilions in front of it, which is the "onto" building of Mishinsai.

Seeing that Xinzhai occupies a small area, but the pavilion, platform, corridor and pavilion layout are exquisite and chic. There is a café in the precincts and koi fish in the pond.

The terrain here is high in the west and low in the east. Outside the park, there are mountain streams on the east, south and north sides, and the garden wall naturally meanders with the direction of the mountain and the mountain stream. The overall layout of the garden conforms to the topography and is divided into two parts: east and west. The eastern half is centered on the water surface and is dominated by the water feature enclosed by the building, while the western half is higher and the courtyard mountain view is dominated by the building combined with the mountain stone. In contrast, most of the buildings sit west and face east.

The eastern half of the water is oval-shaped, and the northwest corner extends a ruler-shaped inlet, as if the source of the water is endless. The verandah along the wall surrounds the pool, and the pink wall leaks the window, which is very rich in the atmosphere of the Jiangnan water garden.

The main hall sees that Xinzhai sits in the west and faces east with the surrounding corridor, and its northwest side is connected to a small building with a curved verandah, and sits in the north and faces south, which is the transportation hub for climbing the western half of the mountain. On the east bank of the pool, a pavilion is built, the name of the fish pavilion, which corresponds to the water across the water from the heart of the temple, but it is slightly northerly, so that it is convenient to enjoy the panoramic view of the west bank.

As soon as the day arrived, there was a team of no less than 200 people outside Xinzhai - it was Gao Shishi and the group of noble sons and their entourage.