"Sister, the snow has melted, is there any flowers and plants that can be used? Our family's flowers and plants are also carefully raised in Canghai Garden and the field behind; It's cold and snowy outside, and the towering trees can't find a little green. ”

Cheng Mingli asked, poking at the soap.

Mingyi looked at her brother, hooked the corners of her mouth lightly, and smiled kindly, "I don't know when the snow in the northwest will melt; However, our family can't make too many soaps with floral patterns for the time being, so we can only make them in small quantities. ”

"Make less for a small amount of production." I have seen the difference between the two kinds of soap, and the appearance of new soap must be more expensive; Only when you make a lot can you sell more, and if you have more silver, you will have more.

"Silly brother." said with a smile: "Good things are rare and expensive, and good things are rare and precious; It is liked and cherished, the price is only high, and it is more cost-effective than making and selling it in large quantities. ”

Cheng Mingli nodded as if he didn't understand, but in fact, he didn't have much concept in his heart.

Mingyi explained to him carefully, "How many copper coins do you see selling soaphorn powder outside?" ”

"Three copper coins and one tael."

"What about the salt?"

"Salt is expensive, more than a hundred dollars a tael."

"So, do you cherish soaphorn powder, or do you cherish salt?"

Cheng Mingli suddenly realized, "Sister, I understand, salt is controlled and scarce, so the price is high; The materials required for soap powder are common, and the output is large, and it cannot be sold at a high price. ”

Mingyi smiled at him as if encouraging, "Yes, salt is controlled by the government, and salt merchants have paid a huge price to get salt guides; They want to earn it back, and the only way they can earn it back is through the common people, so it will be more than double the buying and selling price. ”

"Yes! If they want to earn silver, it will naturally be much more expensive. With a smile, Cheng Mingli sighed a little more, "No wonder the people are having a hard time, they are being stripped off layer by layer, and the interests are in the hands of officials and businessmen who have the right to speak; The people don't know what is going on, and in order to survive, they have to buy salt. ”

Not only salt, but also some other things.

The important thing is that it is a controlled item, and it is a necessary item, so there is a situation where you have to buy it, no matter how expensive it is.

"If you can find a salt well or be close to the sea, the salt in the salt well can be extracted, and the salt in the seawater can also be extracted; Only salt lakes and mineral salt make salt very precious. ”

Mingyi didn't mind revealing a little to her brother that there were not only two ways to get salt.

"Sister, what is Shioi?"

"Salt wells are salt-containing groundwater that is extracted from salt."

Cheng Mingli thoughtfully, "Is there such a well?" ”

"Yes, but there are very few, and even if there is, it may not be found." Mingyi shook his head, he was very helpless about this, technology is like this, he can't find it if he wants to; The host drank salty groundwater, at most they felt a little salty, a little different, and most people didn't care.

If you want to attract attention, the salt content must be extremely high, and the salt taste is heavy to a certain extent.

"That's difficult, I don't know if there is one in the northwest."

Mingyi has a little idea, there are many salty lands mentioned in history, and most of the wells in such places can produce salt.

Cheng Mingli scratched his head and thought hard, "Sister, how do you extract salt from seawater?" We went to the south with the seaside, and we missed it. ”

"It's okay, there will be a chance in the future."

Cheng Mingli looked at a loss, what chance does he have in the future? They settle down in the northwest and don't run to the sea.

Mingyi didn't want to say more, but said: "These are not what we should consider, my brother knows that soap with exquisite workmanship can be sold at a high price if the output is small." ”

"Oh." Cheng Mingli nodded and didn't ask again.

Mingyi was moved by him, salt is controlled by the imperial court, and the salt in the northwest also has a certain number; First of all, if you can boost the economy of the northwest on salt, it can also help Chaosheng, right?

She thought of doing it, sent her brother to make soap alone in the yard, she went back to the room and took out the four treasures of the study, and wrote down the method of controlling salt in seawater, but the steps were definitely incomplete.

There is a general process, let them figure it out on their own.

After writing, put it into the box of the repeater blueprint and reclaim the space; After leaving the room, I made soap with my brother for an afternoon, and then went to Cheng Dazhu and Cheng Yuanxi to ask for two molds, and made more than 20 exquisite soaps throughout the afternoon.

Following.

The sky will be bright, Cheng Yuanxi carried the entrance ceremony and took Cheng Mingli to Yuzhuang.

Mingyi was still sleeping, waiting for Cheng Yuanxi to return from Yuzhuang and go out of Zhuangzi with Cheng Dazhu and others, but Mingyi still hadn't woken up; With the intentional connivance of her family, she has plenty of sleep time and free time.

When I woke up, it was already two o'clock.

Today, I deliberately wore a green satin cotton jacket, and my hair was combed into a hanging bun; The hairpin green jade trinkets are decorated, and the whole looks fresh and elegant, and the jade snow is lovely.

Get out of the yard and head straight to the kitchen.

"Yiyi woke up, the pot will give you warm morning food, and the eldest aunt will bring it out for you." Li Lianhua's eyes lit up when she saw Mingyi, she was dressed very beautifully today, which really made people like it.

In the past, she rarely dressed up, and rarely wore good-looking clothes and jewelry; On the contrary, they are dressed ordinarily like them, and they will not dress up deliberately.

People who don't dress up often, dress up once in a while, that is to make people feel beautiful when they look at it.

When Daya Chen heard Li Lianhua's voice, she came out of the newly built small kitchen next to the big kitchen, and was also amazed when she saw her daughter.

"Sister-in-law, I'll come, you continue to burn the fire." Chen Daya stepped forward to take her daughter's hand and walked into the kitchen together; Let her sit down at a clean little table, walk to the stove, remove the wooden lid of the cauldron, take out the morning food and bring it to her.

The morning food is a bowl of egg custard and a bowl of porridge.

This kind of food is already excellent in the Cheng family.

Mingyi thanked with a smile, "Thank you, mother, thank you, auntie, have you eaten?" ”

"Eat, we ate early in the morning, and now your mother is making soap next to them; The eldest aunt is responsible for making the feeding, and if there is anything you want to eat, the eldest aunt will make it for you. Li Lianhua smiled.

Chen Daya said: "Sister-in-law, leave her alone, what do you do, we eat; It's just that the prince of Zhou is coming today, and he will feed more carefully. ”

"I know, my father told me early in the morning, and I will definitely entertain the prince of Zhou." Li Lianhua looked at Mingyi again, "Today's Yiyi is dressed up very well, our girl should really dress up from time to time, and dress beautifully." ”

Chen Daya's eyes froze slightly, and then smiled slightly, as if she had never heard the meaning of Li Lianhua's words.

"What kind of courtyard are we? Where can I dress up often, Yiyi is a peasant girl, how can I look good when I dress up? That's good; There are distinguished guests at home to dress up, how to live on weekdays. ”

Li Lianhua shook her head and only smiled silently.

Mingyi heard that there was such a sharp edge, but she was not disgusted; is also a girl of the Cheng family, she has a bunch of things that they think are good things, but Cheng Mingyue does not, and she will probably be a little uncomfortable as a person.