Chapter 215: Of course the emperor will be poor

When he received the gift from Lord Shushen, Lu Pheasant was entertaining Brother Jiu in private.

Gonggong Fu checked around, and the eldest brother not only posted overnight, but for some reason the news quickly spread all over the capital.

The posts of other elder brothers are not as rushed, but they have been delivered one after another.

Brother Jiu ate the long-lost fries and said, "I also received the birthday card of the eldest brother." However, he has a big pomp every year, and there are not many really interesting things at the banquet. I don't like to go. The fourth sister-in-law suddenly asked, what's wrong? ”

The eldest brother has to compare with the prince in everything, and the pomp and circumstance of his birthday will naturally not be small.

Today, Brother Jiu went out secretly, borrowing the way that the emperor promised him and operated privately.

Because of the previous incident of the eleventh elder brother being bitten and punished, now Yonghe Palace and Yikun Palace are becoming more and more together.

Brother Nine is caught in it, and he has to be fed by Brother Ten when he is hungry for a mouthful of French fries and sweet potato strips on weekdays.

Receiving the invitation of Sifujin, Brother Jiu ran very fast.

Lu Pheasant didn't care about the post of the eldest brother for the time being, and she didn't look at the ceremony of the county lord Shushen, she carefully arranged the snacks of the ninth elder brother, and said calmly: "Do you know what the price of potatoes is now collected outside?" ”

Brother Jiu was curious: "Don't you know the good things that the fourth sister-in-law grows?" ”

"Mine is not for the next person to eat, so it was sent to the palace, and there is not much inventory."

"In fact, the main thing is curiosity. Sweet potatoes are available in the south, and corn is a tribute in the previous dynasty, so everyone is not so curious, and the price is average. As for potatoes, because Cining Palace likes them, the price is indeed high, and some people have paid a lot of money. ”

In history, there was no record of potatoes until 1788 during the Qianlong period, and it is indeed rare now.

If it weren't for Lu Pheasant's knowledge of the goods, he specially let Tong'an Huangzhuang plant it, and borrowed the recipes of later generations, which was favored by the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, and an ordinary yam egg would not have been fried at a high price for a while.

Sifujin drank tea: "Shouldn't you also hoard it?" ”

Brother Jiu touched the back of his head: "This, make a little money temporarily, the fourth sister-in-law should be able to understand." ”

"Then you sell it as soon as possible."

Lu Pheasant said directly.

"Why?"

"I just found out that after potatoes are stored for a long time and are not stored properly and sprouted, people will be poisoned if they eat them."

"What! Poisoning! Really? ”

"When did the fourth sister-in-law lie to you?"

Potatoes are a veritable high-yielding crop.

By the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the population of the land increased sharply, and as a high-yield crop, especially on the plateau, it had strong adaptability and countless people.

Later, cash crops such as potato flour were quickly developed, which not only filled the stomachs of the people, but also filled their pockets.

Lu Pheasant can't let the potatoes be sold at sky-high prices, and they only exist on the table of nobles.

Over time, the high yield of potatoes will inevitably reduce in price.

However, now attracted by high profits, it is inevitable that some people will hoard goods, resulting in food poisoning.

Once the potato that has been so concerned by everyone has an accident, it will not be conducive to the promotion of the three subsequent high-yield crops across the country.

We must take precautions to remove hidden dangers.

This is Lu Pheasant's current priority.

Brother Jiu turned his mind: "The fourth sister-in-law is really a living Bodhisattva, saving the people's food, and also saving the younger brother's pocket." ”

"Don't be poor. The fourth sister-in-law needs your help with something. ”

"Do you want to help spread the news?"

"Yes."

Brother Jiu has to do business and has his own channels.

There has always been gossip, especially news related to money transactions, maybe Brother Jiu can sell this news again.

"This can be regarded as the fourth sister-in-law helping the ninth brother, and if she gets the benefit, the ninth brother will give it to the fourth sister-in-law."

"You'd better keep it for some potatoes. Keep it in the cellar well, and cook it with vinegar when you go back, and the toxicity will also be dissolved, as long as you take a little precautions. ”

Brother Jiu was glad that he had agreed to the fourth sister-in-law's request without any hesitation, and he didn't get another important auxiliary message.

In this way, there are three layers of information, one is that potatoes can be poisoned if they are not stored well.

The second is that potatoes are poisonous, which will inevitably lead to price reductions and must be sold quickly.

The third is how to eliminate toxicity.

He can sell each one, and he can sell it together.

Earn a fortune before the news spreads.

As for those who did not believe at first, they would naturally come back to him later to confirm.

In this way, the more news that everyone believes is secret, the more everyone will pay attention to it.

Minimize the occurrence of potato poisoning like Wu's.

Lu Pheasant did not mention the other methods she had considered.

Brother Jiu didn't ask much, and immediately left, first released the news, and gave time to ferment.

He himself entered the palace and reported the matter directly to the emperor as soon as possible.

"Did Sifujin really say that?"

"Yes, Khan Amma."

After listening to Brother Jiu's overall plan, the emperor looked at the little ghost son in front of him, and he didn't know where he learned so many treacherous ways to make money.

Even, he didn't go back to the Qianqing Palace with a stack of silver, so that no matter what he said wrong, the emperor would inevitably scold him for the sake of the silver.

"Just do as you say."

"Yes, my son understands. Twenty-eight points. ”

Naturally, it is Lao Tzu eight, and his son is two.

Kangxi said: "This time, press three, three, four, and four will give four blessings." ”

"The son thanked Khan Ama on behalf of the fourth sister-in-law."

The emperor suddenly asked, "Do you know that you are so close to Sifujin?" ”

Kangxi is naturally not stupid, how could he not know that Yonghe Palace has been regarded as a thorn in the side of everyone.

At the same time, it is also a sweet spot for some people.

Brother Jiu's eyes rolled: "Even if Enie knows, she won't stop her son from getting rich." ”

Otherwise, it will prevent Khan Amma from making a fortune.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has to ask the emperor to approve the note several times a year, and go to the household department to ask for "two pieces of silver for the treasury and the inner government".

The emperor, of course, will also be poor.

Therefore, Brother Jiu has to make money even more.

After the ninth elder brother left, the emperor approved the fold for a while, and he couldn't help but say, "Pass on the fourth elder brother." ”

The fourth elder brother who checked the information in the household file room was taken to the Qianqing Palace.

Only then did Lu Pheasant open the ceremony of Lord Shushen.

The moment she opened it, she was flashed.

It is a glittering copper-gilded enamel gourd-style bell.

It was the well-informed Lu Pheasant, who was a little stunned.

The bottom floor of the bell is a music box, and the front is a landscape, surrounded by a procession depicting the offering of treasures.

There are landscapes of Ganoderma lucidum, fairy deer, bats, and peach fairy apes, and the copper pillars will rotate and change their content with the music.

On the second floor, there are oval-shaped landscape oil paintings, and the moving figures are surrounded by water law.

The music starts, the characters walk, the side water method rotates like a waterfall flowing straight down, and the water method on the platform rotates like a wave.

Exquisite and beautiful.

This is undoubtedly a generous gift.

When Prince Kang returned from a victorious battle in the south, he would have a lot of Western clocks.

It is not uncommon for his beloved youngest daughter, Lord Shushen, to have such a clock.

But the generous gift came from the lord of Shushen, who was not familiar with Sifujin.

She must have a plan.

What does Lord Sookshen want to do?

Or, what do she want Sifujin to help?

If you want to buy potatoes for such a clock, you can do as much as you want.

Speaking of which, it was Prince Kang who helped the fourth elder brother and his wife.

But on that day, he asked for a bunch of high-yielding crops in return, so that they were cleared in front of the emperor.

Of course, Kangxi didn't want to see the prince and his royal brother get too close.

Moving under his nose is the safest.

Now that this Shushen county lord's generous gift is unknown, should he accept it?