Chapter 57: Soap Sells
In the evening, Li Shimin came to the Daji Palace. He hadn't been here for a few days. This man is actually very strange. Sometimes you don't like someone. You hate everything he does. But if you look at it with your heart, it's a different sight. Li Shimin didn't come to Daji Hall much before. But with the change of opinion on Li Shen. I came to the Daji Hall a few times and found that Wei Guifei was really beautiful. The charm of being in her thirties still exists, especially Wei Guifei's tall figure, the height of 1.9 meters and the two long legs, Li Shimin likes it very much. Because the queen was not in good health, he began to come to the Daji Hall often to spend the night.
Today, as usual, when she arrived at the Daji Palace, Concubine Wei knew that Li Shimin might be hungry when she was dealing with government affairs, so she set up a kitchen in the Daji Palace. It's a status symbol. In the entire harem, only the queen's Lizheng Hall and Wei Guifei's Daji Hall can open a small stove. The chefs of Dajidian all went to the flavor hall to learn. And sometimes Li Shen suddenly wants to eat something, and he will let them try to make it. Therefore, Li Shimin likes to come to Dajidian for dinner.
It's still the same scene, the same rules. A group of guards and eunuchs followed. Li Shen knew that Li Shimin was coming, so he just came to say goodbye and went back. Because it's late. Li Shimin didn't say anything, Li Shen walked to the door and saw Wang De waving at him.
"What is the matter with the prince looking for the old slave?"
"Lao Wang, good thing. You use it quietly, and I don't have Aya now. This one is for washing hair and body. Just use it once or twice a day for seven days. After washing your hair, it doesn't itch. This is ....." Li Shen began to explain to Wang De the use of various soaps.
Wang De was immune to Li Shen, the prince, who bribed the emperor in public with the head of the harem. If you don't see Li Shimin, it's not uncommon to see it. Li An on the side also turned his head. The people below should not have seen it. On the contrary, I was very envious. Ang Lee was not envious. He was still afraid that Li Shen would give him something. A personal guard and a personal eunuch are two different concepts. Li Shen also knew that it was taboo to send Li An's things.
In the dining room, Li Shimin felt that today's Wei Guifei was different. There is still a fragrance all over the body. I thought it was caused by Wei Guifei's use of incense powder. After eating. Concubine Wei served Li Shimin to bathe. Li Shimin soaked comfortably in the bathtub. Eliminate the tiredness of the day. Wei Guifei came in in a single dress to bathe Li Shimin.
"Aifei, why are you still so fragrant, I see that your hair is softer than before." Li Shimin asked curiously
"Everyone, I wash my hair with this sulfur soap and then my body with this soap. This was just sent by Shen'er today. Shen'er also said that the next batch would be completed in three days. When the time comes, you can send a batch to everyone. Wei Guifei was holding a tray with two kinds of soap on it
Li Shimin picked it up and looked at it. It smells good. This Li Shen is really good at making good things. It seems that Li Shen is going to get rich again.
Wei Guifei gave Li Shimin a good bath. Li Shimin directly felt that the whole person was relaxed. Lying on the bed and smelling the fragrance of Wei Guifei's body, he felt ape. What happened after that is beyond words. Omit 10,000 words
The boutique is different today, on the counter where the drinks used to be kept. There are several pairs of small wooden boxes. And there is a basin of water in front of them. Wang Hongfu came to the boutique pavilion early in the morning. Originally, Wang Hongfu also wanted to publicize it. But Li Shen said no. Now that the production is low, just sell it slowly. After a while, several merchants came.
Hu Fei was a cloth merchant in Jiangnan. In the past few days, I have just sold the cloth that I have shipped, and I am going to buy some wine and bring it back to Gangnam Province to sell. There happen to be a few businessmen who are also fellow villagers of Gangnam Province. So I decided to come and have some drinks together. There is also a good response on the road. As soon as I entered the boutique pavilion, I was a little puzzled to see so many boxes on the counter.
"The king's shopkeeper. Today this is what sells. So many boxes. Hu Fei asked
"Shopkeeper Hu, you're here today. Today our store launched a new product. Because production is limited, there is no publicity. The proprietor said that when the output goes up in the future, the merchants will be notified. ”
"Oh? There's a new product. Then you have to take a look," Hu Fei and a few businessmen who came with him stepped forward to check curiously
"Come, shopkeeper Hu. Try it and find out. This is a soap, used for washing, to remove oil and stains. After washing, you can also leave a fragrance. In the future, when you take a bath, wash your body with soap, and your hair will be clean and good. You try"
Wang Hongfu taught Hu Fei how to use it. Hu Fei wiped some soap in the basin and began to wash his hands. After a while, Hu Fei's hands were washed. Look at your own white hands. I put my hand under my nose and sniffed it.
"Good stuff. Shopkeeper Wang, how much do you get for this? Hu Fei immediately thought of this, and good things must make money
"Shopkeeper Hu. At present, due to production problems, the quantity is limited. Everything we say is the retail price. And there are several styles and functions, and the price is different," Wang Hongfu explained
"Any other styling features?" Hu Fei asked
"This soap is ordinary and does not add fragrance. Five hundred Wen, this kind of thing adds fragrance to the three habitual money, this is to kill lice, like you often itch your hair and have lice to use this. You can use it once or twice every seven days. This soap is used for washing clothes and bedding. This is called lice soap. It is to soak the clothes and bedding for a period of time before washing. It can kill insects and lice. This is also a piece of money. There is also this scented lice removal soap for five pennies. ”
"It's not cheap."
"yes, it's a bit expensive."
A few people discussed. Wang Hongfu said. "A few, the current production is low, so the price is expensive, mainly sold to dignitaries, noble families. of the local squire landlord. The people certainly can't afford it. However, when the production goes up in the future, the price will be reduced. Why don't you wait? ”
"Won't others know about it when you lower the price? More expensive than you are. Give me ten pieces of the same. Give me twenty yuan for that soap," Hu Fei said
"Brother Hu is right. I'm going to ask for 10 bucks too."
"All I need is soap, I want thirty dollars"
Several people started buying. Later, another merchant heard about it and bought it. On the contrary, there are not many individual customers. It sold out in less than a morning. Li Shen knew the news in the afternoon. But it can't be helped. He's already doing it in his yard. It's only a few hundred dollars a day. He was also depressed, there was too little fat on the pigs of this era. It's all meat. He heard that a pig was only about 100 catties. It's no wonder there's no fat when it's so thin. Li Shen considered whether to start raising pigs as well. Or let the villagers raise pigs and buy them themselves.
Of course, Li Shen has to honor Li Shimin when making soap. It's not just Li Shimin. All the concubines in the entire harem have to be sent. Of course not Li Shen. It's all given by Wei Guifei to buy people's hearts. The four concubines and nine concubines were all sent by Wei Guifei personally. The rest is to arrange for the female officials of the Daji Hall to give them one by one, one piece of each person.
Empress Changsun was sent by Li Shen the next day. Send a lot. Because there are still a few little princesses who follow the eldest grandson queen. His sister is Princess Linchuan, so he also sent a lot. Let his sister give it away. The rest is sent to the boutique every day for sale. A few hundred dollars a day are in short supply. Moreover, the news from the concubines in the palace made the wives and concubines of various princes and nobles even more urgent. They all come in advance to queue up to buy. Later, Qinglou also came to buy in large quantities. There are also many Hu businessmen. A time when supply exceeds demand is not enough to describe. So Li Shen increased production. The yard next to his yard is also occupied. A few faithful servants were in charge of the production. Nearly 1,000 yuan of sales per day, Li Shen is very satisfied. Although it still can't satisfy the market, it can be regarded as hunger marketing in disguise. Two or three thousand a day, the usual sales of seventy percent of the profit.
But Li Shen knew that this was just the beginning and relatively new. Later, the production went up. Prices have also come down. Although the number of sales can make up for it. But I still don't know how much. However, hundreds of thousands of habits a year are still not a problem.