Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

For Zhu Houzhao, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were too much. He didn't know how to spend so much money. And the money he made was just to show off, pretend to be cool, and be proud of himself. Basically, he was very down-to-earth and very cool.

secular purpose.

He wanted to do something great so that others could look up to him, especially Emperor Hongzhi. He desperately wanted to be recognized by his father.

Now I have earned money, I feel proud and proud, and it seems that I have done everything I need to do.

But he still couldn't help feeling angry and aggrieved. Especially when he saw the scene in front of him, he felt as if there were ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past in his heart.

"Xia Qing's family, what do you think of my handwriting?"

Faced with the emperor's inquiry, Xia Yuan was naturally stunned, "Excellent, your majesty's calligraphy is enough to put the world's famous calligraphers to shame."

"Xia Qing, please don't flatter me. I am quite aware of my own cursive calligraphy, but it is only average. I remember that Xia Qing's family's cursive calligraphy is very good."

"Your Majesty is so complimentary. My handwriting is mediocre and far incomparable to Your Majesty's"

Seeing the two people complimenting each other and collaborating, Zhu Houzhao felt a chill. With a bang, Zhu Youtang picked up a big seal and stamped it on the words.

Xia Yuan held it up and said, "With your majesty's calligraphy hanging in the shop, it will definitely improve the quality of Yushuangzhai, increase sales, and deter Xiaoxiao, so that no one will have evil intentions."

"Is there anyone who dares to loot a candy store?"

"No one dares to do this. What I'm worried about is that someone is coveting the secret recipe for making white sugar. Once this secret recipe is cracked, the money that can be earned from this white sugar will be greatly reduced in an instant."

Upon hearing the huge discount, Emperor Hongzhi immediately became anxious, "Who dares to covet my business?"

The hall was suddenly filled with a bastard spirit. Zhu Youtang looked like a young and Dangerous boy who had been robbed of his territory and was about to kill someone with a knife in the next second.

Zhu Houzhao was so shocked that he rolled his eyes. That was obviously a deal between me and my master!

Xia Yuan was not at all intimidated by the king's domineering aura. Instead, he said: "Your Majesty thinks that no one dares to do it, but money is attractive. Previously, it was a monopoly. There was only one white sugar company and no one else, so I decided to set a high price.

You can set a price as high as you want.

But if it is cracked by others, there is no guarantee that there will not be a price war in order to grab business."

"What is a price war?"

"It means the two parties lower each other's prices, pushing the price lower and lower. For example, our shop sells ten taels and one tael, and he sells five taels. In order to keep it down, I must also lower the price."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned, "It doesn't matter. If someone dares to steal the secret recipe of white sugar and sell it on a large scale, I will send someone to seal down his shop."

Xia Yuan was shocked that the emperor was so greedy. Then he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible."

"Not to mention that sealing the shop will cause panic in the market, but more importantly, this person's psychology is complicated. If His Majesty seals the shop, maybe the person will leak the secret recipe for making white sugar the next day.

Make it known throughout the city, and then it will spread to the whole world."

"And the method of making white sugar is actually not as complicated as imagined. Instead, it is very simple. Once everyone learns it, making money from white sugar will be gone."

"So this matter can only be strictly guarded to ensure that the secret recipe will not be leaked."

After hearing this, Zhu Youtang came to his senses and closed down the shop. However, the people who opened the shop were still there, so there was no guarantee that he would not become resentful and leak the secret recipe to everyone in the world.

At most, this kind of thing is just a matter of sealing up the shop, and you can't kill the person. So where is the legal principle of the country?

After pondering for a moment, he said: "Safety and confidentiality are indeed a problem. In your opinion, how should we strictly guard against it?"

In order to ensure the safety of the secret recipe, Xia Yuan also made a lot of preparations, such as doing it in batches and processes. One group of people prepared the yellow mud water, another group of people did the decolorization, another group of people rinsed it with water, and dried it.

It is also a group of people.

In the sugar-making compound, only those sugar-making workers are allowed to enter, and the remaining employees are not allowed to come close within a hundred meters.

A series of buildings were also specially built near the sugar factory to serve as employee dormitories to prevent accidents on the way home.

And there are also guards from the East Palace stationed there.

"I have made many preparations. Now that I have His Majesty's royal inscription, the risk of the secret recipe being leaked will be minimized, or even impossible. I will think of other ways when I go back."

With so many preparations, coupled with the emperor's imperial inscriptions, it will inevitably be thought that this is the emperor's property. No matter how courageous those people are, they have to weigh it. Xia Yuan's only worry is that other people's sugar houses can be thousands of dollars.

Wan Zao should be strong and strong, but don't let it collapse in a rain.

The two of them exited the hall again. When they went in, Zhu Houzhao held his head high and his tail was raised in the sky with pride. When he came out, he was downcast and depressed.

Xia Yuan held the imperial inscription in his arms and said comfortingly: "Your Highness, cheer up. Although there is no dividend, Your Highness is still the chairman of our business."

"What chairman!"

Zhu Houzhao got angry when he mentioned this. He thought this position was awkward at first, but now he understood it as something sensible and progressive.

Then he blushed and said angrily: "I won't be the chairman of the board even if I die!"

"That's really a pity. I was still thinking that since the chairman doesn't have any dividends, let's give him a salary of ten thousand taels of silver every month. It's a pity that His Highness didn't do it right. It's a pity."

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Zhu Houzhao was speechless for a while, and finally chose to give in at the price of 10,000 taels of silver, "Who said that I am inappropriate, who should I take the position of chairman instead of me?"

"I know that the master will not bear to see me in poverty. As expected, the master is the only person in the world who treats me best."

"No, when I think of some profitable business later, I will definitely bring His Highness into partnership. Then we will still split the money 50-50."

Faced with such an attractive proposal, Zhu Houzhao immediately shook his head, "No."

"Why?"

"I have figured it out. Once I make money and get dividends, I will definitely be robbed by that foolish king."

"Then what your Highness means"

"Master, if you have any profitable business, keep it secret for now. After I ascend the throne, we will work together to make money."

"At that time, it was even more important to make a lot of money. I had to personally conquer the Tatars, and I had to lead my troops to sweep across Mobei. The most expensive thing in fighting was money. I didn't use the money from the treasury, I used my own money.

, you can spend it however you want, no one dares to say anything.”

The more Zhu Houzhao talked, the more excited he became. He thought that in the future he would use a large sum of money to strengthen his army. The money was paid by himself, the battles were fought by himself, and all the credit was his own. He couldn't help but feel more and more excited.

"Master, you have to go with me when the time comes. I am the Grand Marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and you are the Second Marshal."

"Your Highness should find someone else to be the second marshal. I am allergic to the word "two", and you should not take me with you in battle. I am prone to bleeding."
Chapter completed!