It turned out that when Yan Yan went to the south study, Li Cong was taking Li Ji and Lu Duan Lu Ming and his son to discuss Lu Ming's strategy, and after sending Lu Duan's father and son away, Li Cong saw a few small things sent by Yan Yan, and then he thought that today was the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and Yan Yan entered the palace.

Originally, the emperor didn't plan to come to see Yan Yan, and he didn't know that Yan Yan would still stay in Cining Palace, so he took Li Ji into Kunning Palace together, and he also heard that the queen was sick.

In Kunning Palace, Li Cong saw a few things that Yan Yan gave to the queen, and those with him happened to be a pair, thinking of the recent gift of Concubine Chen and the queen's illness, he thought that Yan Yan was hinting at something, therefore, coming out of Kunning Palace, he took Li Ji to Cining Palace again, he wanted to hear how Yan Yan talked about Concubine Chen with the Queen Mother.

Coincidentally, at the gate of Cining Palace, Li Cong met Li Sui, Li Zhi and Li Sui, Li Cong knew that Yan Yan was still there, for this reason, when he entered the door, he specially waved his hand to stop the communication of the palace maid and eunuch, just to hear what the ancestors and grandchildren were saying.

Hearing the topic of the Queen Mother's reward for Yan Yan, although Li Cong was a little disappointed, it can be seen that the Queen Mother was in a good mood, and Li Cong also made a few jokes.

Although the Queen Mother also had some opinions about her son because of Concubine Chen, when she saw that there were so many people, how could she save some face for her son, so she pointed to the pile of small things on the kang with a smile and said: "Yes, those who see it have a share, oh, what do you like, pick the one you like and take it." ”

"When did the imperial grandmother learn to borrow flowers and offer Buddha, it seems that this was sent by Yan'er's sister, right?" Li Ji said with a smile.

He didn't know that Yan Yan had been to the East Palace, but he saw what Yan Yan had sent to his father and mother, so he recognized it at a glance.

"It's not a flower to offer Buddha, there is a unique one, Sui'er, this is for you, it's hard for you to worry so much about your sister Yan'er, every time I come to me early on the fifteenth day of the new year, your sister Yan'er gave you a copy in your sincerity." After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she handed the money ticket to Li Sui.

Li Sui took the money ticket and glanced at it, and then looked at Yan Yan suspiciously, he had long forgotten about his shareholding in the pastry shop, because it was Yan Yan's own promise, he never agreed, what he said at the time was to give the shop to Yan Yan.

"Sixth Highness, this is the dividend of the first cake shop, the Queen Mother, the Sixth Highness and I are all twenty percent of the shares, borrowing the Queen Mother's golden mouth, the business is not bad." Yan Yan explained with a smile.

"Oh, how many?" Li Cong was curious.

Although he had never been involved in these trades and crafts, it did not prevent him from wanting to know about them.

Of course, his focus is not only on how much money Yan Yan makes, but on the current state of commerce and handicrafts through this pastry shop, which he believes should be more true than in the court.

"It's not bad, it's better than I expected, after removing various expenses, I made a net income of 1,100 yuan in the first month, and I took out 1,000 yuan to give everyone dividends, but this is the first month, and I dare not say if it is so good in the future." Yan Yan left himself a little leeway.

"So profitable? A month's profit actually caught up with the income of a first-class official in my big week? Li Cong was taken aback, and then asked about the size of Yan Yan's store, how many people were employed, etc.

Yan Yan replied one by one, and even said how much start-up capital he used, the price of these pastries, and the monthly tax geometry, "Uncle Hui, there are two very important reasons for the good income of this shop, one is the plaque of the Queen Mother and the word of mouth from the palace; The second is that the thing is indeed unique, and the income of the normal dim sum shop is less than this twenty percent. ”

Li Cong listened to the calculations, Yan Yan's small shop paid about sixty or seventy yuan in taxes a month, less than a thousand yuan a year, in addition, it can also support six or seven hired workers, it is indeed a kind of merit as she said.

"So Xiaoliu is the most suitable, a shop in exchange for your two-year share, no wonder you have to follow Sister Yan'er all the time, I thought you were just delicious, I didn't expect this stupid blessing." Li Ji quipped.

"Sister Yan'er, I said that this shop is for you, I don't want to share dividends." Only then did Li Sui know that the two hundred yuan money ticket came from this way, and hurriedly sent it back to Yan Yan.

"Sixth Highness, whether it is business or life, the most important thing is to be honest, this is what I promised you when I took over that shop, and I must fulfill it." Yan Yan stuffed the money ticket back into Li Sui's hand.

"It's easy for smart people to do anything, I've been to Yan'er's sister's Mingyuan restaurant, it's actually hard to find, and then look at these little things made by my sister, it's also a chic race, I'm really curious, where did Yan'er's sister get these novelty ideas?" Li Zhi picked up a pair of duck paws from the kang and asked.

When Yan Yan heard this, he stepped forward and picked out two other pairs of duck paws and three pairs of knee pads and gave them to Li Sui, Li Zhi and Li Sui, "How can the Fourth Highness say it so well?" It's just a matter of picking up some of the wisdom of the predecessors. ”

After speaking, Yan Yan turned to Li Ji again, "I have already sent the things of the prince's brother to the East Palace." ”

"Are you a tooth wiser? How come I've never seen anything like this? Li Sui put on his gloves and snatched the words away.

"Yes, the nomads in the north come out to hunt in winter, they are afraid that their hands will freeze and they will use all kinds of animal skins to cover the gloves, I pondered for a while, it should be the same meaning as socks, so I made this kind of thing, let's call it gloves, it is to cover the palms of the hands." Yan Yan explained.

"Gloves? Wrapping the palm of your hand really means something. No wonder the imperial grandmother praised you for your skillful hands, clever mouth, and clever mind, which is really the case. Li Ji nodded approvingly.

Others are okay, but Li Cong heard this, and his heart moved, "Yan'er, I remember last time you said that you wanted to build a farmstead, do you want to see the place?" ”

He hoped that Yan Yan could also bring him some surprises in agriculture.

You must know that in this war, food and grass are the biggest problems, in addition, there are clothing and military salaries.

Because these officials in the court have been crying poor these days, as long as the war is mentioned, those civilian officials will begin to settle accounts, eager to move out of the holes of the past few years, just to prevent this war.

But the generals didn't think so, it was rare for the Jurchens to send the opportunity to them, if the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun could be taken back in their hands, it would definitely be a glory that could go down in history, therefore, they were a firm main battle faction.

Therefore, Li Cong is also embarrassed these days, he also wants to be a good emperor who can go down in history, but he has to consider whether the strength of the Great Zhou can support this war. Shumen is glorious