In August, after more than a month of preparation, the Imperial Division finally began to put into production.

Originally, the plaque of the Shuangxue Hall has been taken off, and it has been replaced by the three big characters of "Imperial Division" inscribed by the imperial pen.

The interior was cleaned up and divided into different areas, and the original furnishings of the house were cleared, and several large appliances were added, such as a stirring device for soap, a device for making distilled water, and so on.

And the palace maids and eunuchs who signed up also took up their posts after a month of systematic training.

The salary method formulated by Liuli is piecework, assembly line production, and how much money each person can get depends entirely on how much work is actually done.

In this way, the enthusiasm of the palace people was fully mobilized, and the imperial department was thriving. Especially on the third day of construction, the emperor came in person, which made them feel greatly encouraged.

You know, those who can sign up for the imperial division are people who have been idle for a long time, don't say that they are the emperor on weekdays, and they can't even see a serious master, and they only live on that little bit of silver every month.

Now it's different, not to mention how much money you can make, the emperor will come on the third day of coming, and the green concubine Niangniang can't wait to come every day, there is no shelf at all, and even personally guide them to work.

"How?" Coming out of the Imperial Division, Ruri asked.

"Yes, there are good ones." Zhao Mingxu nodded and smiled.

Liuli is even happier, and after more than a month of busyness, I have seen the results.

"How's the little tree going?" Ruri asked again.

Now that he knows that the foot shop is the place where Zhao Mingxu transmits news, it is much more convenient for Liuli to exchange information with Zhou Xiaoshu, just ask Zhao Mingxu directly.

"Several counties in Zhili have already opened, and Zhou Xiaoshu has sent back the list of goods." Zhao Mingxu said, "I'll go back and show you." ”

Liuli went back and looked at the list of required goods, and after roughly calculating the production speed of the Imperial Division, he said: "Half a month, it's almost out." ”

Zhao Mingxu nodded, and ordered people to follow this.

Half a month later, the goods were delivered as scheduled, and the people in the imperial division also received the first salary, they thought it was a monthly settlement, but they didn't want to give it in half a month, and it was a lot of silver money.

More than ten taels, less than five or six taels, you know, they are palace maids and eunuchs, and there are not many people for a month, and the palace maids with the lowest grade only get four taels of money a month, and the eunuchs are slightly higher, but they are not as good as half a month here.

"This batch of orders is not large, we have just started, not very familiar, and when our stores are opened in various places in the future, we will order several times this time." Liuli smiled and groaned.

The amount is several times, and the money is naturally several times, and everyone is more motivated for a while, and many people who remain on the sidelines, seeing this situation, are also ready to move, asking around if they can sign up again.

Liuli is naturally happy to see it, although these manpower is still enough, but once Zhou Xiaoshu's shops are opened one by one, the demand will increase in the later stage, and the supply will definitely exceed demand.

But you can't just be so unrestrained, you want to sign up, Liuli temporarily stipulates that the first to fifth day of each month is open for registration, and after screening qualified people, from the fifth to the tenth of the first month, unified training is carried out. From the tenth to the end of the month, observe the trial, and only after passing can you officially join the Imperial Division.

In addition, Liuli also asked someone to set up a rotating working time according to everyone's original errands to ensure that the palace maids and eunuchs gave full play to their residual heat on the basis of completing their own work.

Soon after the completion of the first order, the Imperial Division received another order, which was completed at the end of August, and everyone got another sum of money.

And on the first day of the ninth month, it finally arrived in the expectation of the majority of palace maids and eunuchs.

Although the weather is getting cooler, the gate of Biluozhai is crowded and hot.

Zhitao asked, Zhiqiu recorded, Zhixia handed a small card to everyone who reported the name, and Zhiya stood beside Liuli: "If it weren't for Niangniang this time, the slave didn't know that there were so many people in our palace." ”

For the scene in front of him, Liuli was quite satisfied: "This is the power of money. ”

For a few days, the master and servant enjoyed the long dragon in front of them while drinking tea, and in the Cishou Palace, the Queen Mother just went out for a walk and came back: "Why didn't I see anyone all the way?" Quite puzzled, he asked Fu'an beside him, "In the past, people came and went all the way." ”

Fu'an smiled lightly: "The Queen Mother didn't find out, isn't there less people in our palace?" ”

After she said this, the Queen Mother also discovered: "Yes, in the past, I saw them coming and going, and the past two days seem to have been quiet all of a sudden." Fu'an, do you know why? ”

Fu'an nodded: "Eighty percent went to Biluozhai." ”

"In the Qingfei Palace?" The Queen Mother raised her voice.

"It's not", Fu'an said, "This is the first to the fifth day of the first month, it is the day when the imperial department of the Qingfei Niangniang is registered, and as long as the harem is not legitimate, all of them will go." ”

The Queen Mother was surprised: "Is it so popular?" ”

"That's not it, the slave maid heard that the first batch of people who entered the imperial department got a lot of silver in just one month, and the least was about ten taels." Fu'an said, "It's because the palace people are all red-eyed, and they all went to seize this second opportunity to return to their names, even if they can't report their names, it's good to see the excitement." ”

"Speaking of which, Concubine Qingniang is also very powerful, she can do such a big thing" Fu'an did not forget to say good things to Liuli.

Her bystanders can see that His Majesty obviously takes Concubine Qingniang to heart, and the Queen Mother is in harmony with His Majesty's mother and son, so she can't always have a grudge against Concubine Qing, so she is willing to brush up on the good feelings of the Queen Mother for the Qing Concubine from time to time, just like when she helped the emperor brush her good feelings.

"This is just the beginning, and it's far from being done." The Queen Mother pursed her lips.

"But in a situation like this, it's not something that ordinary people can do." Fu'an said with a smile.

The Queen Mother didn't say anything more, she acquiesced in her heart, and turned to the side: "They don't know what they do every day in the Imperial Division." ”

"The slave and maid are also curious," said Shushen, "so I inquired with the people below, and it was said that there were many machines and a few cauldrons, and all that was disposed of was lard and beehives. ”

"Lard, hive?" The Queen Mother was quite incredible, "Isn't the Imperial Division making soap lipstick?" ”

"That is to say," Fu'an said, "I don't know how Concubine Qing turned these things into lipstick soap." If the Queen Mother is interested, why don't you let Concubine Qing tell you about it another day? ”

The Queen Mother was indeed curious, but she still said, "Isn't that her secret recipe?" How to tell the mourners. ”

"You don't want to learn to compete with Qingfei Niangniang for business", Fu'an smiled, "Besides, you are the queen mother and an elder, and Qingfei Niangniang is only willing." ”

The corners of her lips were slightly hooked, and the Queen Mother didn't say anything after all.

Liuli is busy every day, and she doesn't often say hello to the Queen Mother, but she can't help but say hello to the Queen Mother. Looking at the busy space, she will go to Cishou Palace to greet her.

Because I didn't go with Shushen, I avoided the fate of chatting, and I really just asked for peace, and I said a few kind words to each other, and I was able to leave after a while.

Today she thought it was the same, but after saying a few words, Fu'an mentioned the Imperial Division, and asked her how lipstick soap was made.

This was obviously asked for the Queen Mother, and Liuli looked at the Queen Mother's face, and seemed to be faintly interested.

Although she was surprised, she really had nothing to hide from the Queen Mother. dismissed the subordinates, and Liuli told the Queen Mother one by one.

The Queen Mother obviously listened attentively, when she was young, she also loved rouge gouache or something, and she had made it herself. At this time, listening to Liuli's method of making lipstick, I only feel wonderful and fresh.

Unusually, the first time the two of them talked for such a long time, even Liuli felt quite wonderful, and the faint strangeness and rejection of the Queen Mother in her heart faded a lot.

And the queen mother's impression of this young concubine has also been refreshed, in the past, because of the relationship between the canonization of high positions and titles, the queen mother preconceived dislike of the green concubine, and only regarded her as a peasant girl who didn't know anything and couldn't get on the stage.

Now it seems that it is very different.

After this time, Liuli went to ask for peace again, and the Queen Mother would ask her something about the Imperial Division, and Liuli did what she liked, and knew everything, and she would also tell the Queen Mother other interesting things she knew, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gradually got along with each other and got along a lot.

Zhao Mingxu was naturally happy to see it, and encouraged Liuli to let her talk to the Queen Mother more.

But the affairs of the Imperial Division really can't be ignored, since the palace began to make its own lipstick, the purchase of the Inner Court Division has omitted the purchase of these things, and replaced it with the purchase of raw materials such as lard, honeycomb, and caustic soda.

Although things have changed, the people who buy are still the same as before.

Xiao Shunzi came out of the palace, pulled a carriage, today is to ask for a shop that makes and sells honey, buy their remaining beehive, this thing scrapes the honey on the top, it is not worth a few dollars, but it is a useful thing for the imperial department.

Because the head is not back, get off the car at the place, Xiao Shunzi is familiar with the door, the guy is sharp-eyed, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet: "You are here, please come in and sit for a while, our shopkeeper will come soon." ”

Xiao Shunzi has some doubts in his heart, he is from the palace, and he is equivalent to the customer of the honey shop, every time he comes, he is personally entertained by the shopkeeper, and this is the first time he is called to wait.

"What, isn't the shopkeeper here?"

The guy led her to the side and sat down, made honey and served it, and replied with a smile: "Our shopkeeper knows that you are coming, and we have been waiting for you early, and everything is ready, but a noble person has just come suddenly, and the shopkeeper has to go to greet him first. ”

Xiao Shunzi is not a person who deceives and flatters, listening to what the guy said, he knew that the "nobleman" must be a noble person, so he didn't complain anything, and sat quietly and waited.

After a while, the shopkeeper came out, and Xiao Shunzi saw him turn around and laugh, picking curtains for the people behind him, and he estimated that he was the noble man that the guy said.

It's just that when he saw the whole picture of this noble man, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

The clothes worn by this noble man are good, but his face is black and yellow, and his face is full of the vicissitudes of time, which is obviously the temperament of an old woman, where does he look like a pampered nobleman?

The clothes made of good materials were put on her, which really confirmed the saying - wearing a dragon robe, it doesn't look like a prince.

The shopkeeper who sent away the "nobleman" finally made time to greet Xiao Shunzi: "I'm really sorry to ask you to wait for a long time, everything is prepared for you, Father-in-law Shun is here, please." ”

Xiao Shunzi got up and said, "It's okay, the shopkeeper entertained the woman just now?" ”

Seeing the shopkeeper's nod, Xiao Shunzi guessed: "Isn't it the housekeeper in which house?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his hand: "That is not a grandmother, speaking of which, she is still a relative of the emperor." ”

"Imperial relatives?" Xiao Shunzi was surprised, "I don't know which clan noble?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head: "It's a relative of the head concubine in the palace." ”

"Concubine Qingniang?" Xiao Shunzi was stunned, although he was not blessed to serve the Qingfei Niangniang, but he was close to the peach of Biluozhai, and often heard her talk about the Qingfei Niangniang, so he also had some understanding.

"Is it from the Song family?" Xiao Shunzi frowned, "But as far as I know, Concubine Qing's sisters are all young, and there are no such old women." ”

"My father-in-law is serving in the palace, and he knows more than us", the shopkeeper led Xiao Shunzi to look at the goods, and said, "It's just that this is not the Song family, but the sister-in-law of the old lady who has passed away in the Song family. ”

"I haven't heard of it", Xiao Shunzi looked at the things and confirmed that there was no problem, so the shopkeeper recruited a man to help carry it into the carriage, and continued: "It has only been spread recently, strictly speaking, it is the aunt and uncle of the Song family's sisters and brothers, but the Qingfei Niangniang is close to the Song family's sisters and brothers, so no one dares to underestimate them." ”

Xiao Shunzi nodded thoughtfully, counted the goods, paid the money, drove the carriage and went to Song Ji Restaurant to sell some dim sum, and then returned to the palace.

On the other side, Zhang Cui came out of the honey shop and went home leisurely.

Now they no longer live in the messy compound, and they have already moved into a small house with two entrances.

Since they knew that Liuli had become the mother of the Qing Concubine, the two of them often mentioned that they were the uncles and aunts of the Song family's sisters and brothers, and naturally everyone was suspicious at first, but when they confirmed from Shi Yong or Pearl, they treated these two differently.

Zhang Cui also told people everywhere how she used to take care of several sisters and brothers of the Song family, including Song Liuli, the green concubine.

If you really turn over like this, it won't be enough, after all, the big guys are not stupid, if the Qingfei Niangniang really put this uncle's family in her eyes, why didn't she summon it once?

But in the final analysis, the blood relationship is there, and everyone is willing to flatter one or two.

Those who send silver send silver, and those who send food send food, for a while, everything good things came, and even the Erjin courtyard where the Wang family lives now is also a foreigner in Beijing.

This wealthy foreigner has always wanted to make friends with the Song family, but he has no way, so he happened to know Wang Changshan and Zhang Cui, so he gave them this mansion to live in.

These two people don't go to work now, what they want is sent by someone, even if no one sends it, like today, Zhang Cui personally goes to which shop, what he sees, and the shopkeeper is also kind to entertain.

Under the banner of the green concubine, the Wang family is living a really comfortable life now.