Chapter 159: The Contrast Is Clear
Of course, he was the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who dared to play this signboard.
"Palace Jade Liquor" is rice wine with a little honey, sweet and silky, one or two silver cups.
The "Imperial Jade White Jade Soup" is particularly fresh, it is strained with pork bones and kelp soup, and then green vegetables and tofu are added.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, people had basically never seen kelp, and naturally they didn't know that the kelp soup was particularly delicious.
The kelp used by Zhu Bai was a dry product brought from the Ryukyus by a merchant from the Tooth Shop.
Counting the cost, it is at most 20 yuan.
He sold a bowl of silver for a tael or eight cents.
Although they are all staggering prices, they are still sold out every day, and those who come must order these two.
In fact, these things are all bluffing those who have the money to eat and support those who want to climb the flames and outsiders, and Zhu Bai never eats them when he goes by himself.
Every day, he went to the Guanya Bureau, Yinzhuang and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to go to the "Zhujia Restaurant" to have a good meal of big fish and meat, and then shook back to the palace.
In the evening, they accompanied Lao Zhu to eat green vegetables and tofu to clear their stomachs, and counted the accounts in the evening, and found that they had made a lot of silver that day.
It's really a joy to live a fairy.
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August is the hottest time for the day.
In previous years, it was even more difficult for Zhu Bai to order things from the four divisions and eight bureaus in the palace.
As soon as summer entered this year, all kinds of things to cool off the summer were sent to him and Concubine Hu Shun's bedroom.
In fact, he is now the richest person in the entire Yingtian and even the entire Ming Dynasty, even if there is no one in the palace, he can get it for himself and Concubine Hu Shun.
Moreover, he never honored Concubine Hu Shun alone, and every time he had to bring one to Queen Ma and Lao Zhu.
Although they are all things sent by the first-class official tooth bureau, such as lychees from Guangdong, hawthorn from Beiping, pine nuts from Liaodong, and peppercorns from Sichuan, they are not worth much.
But Lao Zhu and they received it, and they were quite happy.
Lao Zhu originally thought that Zhu Bai's 100 acres of land would definitely be harvested this year.
As a result, Zhu Bai not only harvested a bumper grain harvest, but also collected more than 10,000 catties of fish and more than 1,000 ducks.
Reserved for a part of the palace, he used some in his own restaurant, and the rest was sold in the Zhongcheng market under the brand of "specially made by the king of Xiang, the same style used by the queen".
The wealthy families in the city are vying for purchases.
People who have eaten it say that the duck meat is firm and delicious. The fish is also exceptionally sweet.
Sure enough, it is the same paragraph for the queen, and the folk things are not the same.
Lao Zhu couldn't cry or laugh: This kid looks like he is messing around all day long, tossing around, but it's strange to do things and do them one by one. It's as if he's doing some kind of witchcraft to get everyone to follow his plans.
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The survey of Yingtian's residential buildings has been basically completed.
Lao Zhu had dozens of mansions, inns and restaurants in his hands, except for those allocated to Zhu Biao for low-rent housing, all of which were rented out by Zhu Bai to fill the treasury.
Zhu Bai picked two inns that were recovered from the survey of the private houses this time, and applied to Lao Zhu as the official inns of the Official Dental Bureau, and then repaired them and specially gave them to those who participated in the re-examination. In the future, it can also be used as a unified foothold for people from the following official bureaus at all levels to travel to and from the capital.
The low-rent housing has also been repaired and put into use.
The corridor houses in Xicheng are rented to the people almost free of charge.
Although it is not very comfortable, it is sturdy and sheltered from the wind and rain, and it is better than a shack.
Several mansions in the northern city were divided into several small mansions, which were rented cheaply to officials.
Liu Bowen and Song Lian are naturally happy.
Li Shanchang is more painful, he obviously can't live in a low-rent house, and how can he be comfortable with his own wide house compound.
But if he doesn't live, he is afraid that people will say that he is greedy for pleasure.
Those generals are different, most of them are stationed outside, and those who stay in Yingtian are old and young or women who don't go out of the door.
The Asari made a fuss, and they didn't care.
In the end, it was Hu Weiyong's words that made Li Shan'an live in his own home: "My lord is the founding hero of my Ming Dynasty, and the emperor personally crowned the Korean prince." If you live in a low-rent house, I know where my face is. The emperor will also feel distressed. ”
No matter what.
Zhu Biao's reputation in the government and the opposition has risen to a higher level.
It is rare to praise people's speech officials for several days in the morning court.
In the streets and alleys, the teahouses and restaurants are also full of praise for Zhu Biao.
"Now the prince is worthy of being the head of benevolence and righteousness in the world, and he always thinks about the people."
"But no, in the future, he will definitely be a benevolent monarch, and my people will be blessed."
Then when it came to Zhu Bai, he shook his head.
"Tut-tut. That demon king of the mixed world, although he is the prince's younger brother, is not as benevolent as the prince. ”
"Isn't it, at a young age, so greedy for money and calculating, I'm afraid it's the reincarnation of Pixiu."
When Fugui told Zhu Bai about this, he was quite indignant.
Spending money is the most effortless thing to do.
If Zhu Bai couldn't earn it, how could Zhu Biao have the confidence to benefit the people? !
Zhu Bai is the hero behind the scenes.
Zhu Bai smiled when he heard it: It doesn't matter, reputation is a fart!
How can there be the fragrance of silver?
Besides, for a person who aspires to be an idle prince, a good reputation is of no use except to make the person who sits in the highest position jealous.
Queen Ma and Liu Bowen were very satisfied with this result, and they became more and more accustomed to Zhu Bai, wishing that he would become more and more arrogant and scoundrel.
All kinds of discussions and news in the streets and alleys, corners and corners were continuously sent to Zhu Yuanzhang through the pro-army Governor's Mansion.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything, in fact, he knew better than anyone else in his heart.
He achieved the desired effect, but the more generous and indifferent Zhu Bai was, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart.
Because the contrast between Zhu Bai and Zhu Biao's ability and mind is more obvious.
Zhu Bai fought bloody battles outside, conquering cities; Zhu Biao retreated in the city with peace of mind to enjoy the results of the battle, listening to the songs of his subjects.
Although the king and his courtiers should have been like this, he felt a little unfair when it came to the eldest son and the younger son.
In this case, why do you have to let Zhu Biao be the prince?
Isn't it good to let Zhu Bai come directly?
Wen can govern the country, and Wu can be safe. If you want to make money, you can make money, and you have to be black enough to be black.
However, Zhu Bai is still small, and there are still great variables.
So even if Lao Zhu has this thought, he doesn't want to show it.
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Seeing that the weather is getting cooler, the candidates from Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangxi, and Henan, who are closest to Yingtian, have arrived in Yingtian one after another and lived in the "Guanya Bureau Station".
The attention of the government and the opposition slowly shifted from the matter of low-rent housing to the re-examination of the official tooth bureau.
After all, this is the biggest event in the past five years.
Everyone was curious about what the selected people would look like under Zhu Bai's bizarre test questions.
But after a few days of watching, everyone came to the conclusion that there was nothing special.
Some of them even look a little chattering and silly.
It seems that Zhu Bai, the little prince, is really joking, and I am afraid that the second-level official tooth division will not run well at that time.
Only Liu Bowen didn't say anything for a long time after reading the question.
The old slave of the Liu family said that Liu Bowen had been reading books for several nights.
I haven't seen my master suddenly so diligent and persistent for a long time.
In fact, Liu Bowen flipped through the books and didn't find the answer, so he was very unwilling.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Zhu Bai's kid had surpassed him in some aspects.