Chapter 177 The handsome master invites his wife into the family (27)

Author: Shu Yuhua

The ninth day of February.

The much-anticipated Spring Festival has officially begun.

Candidates from all over the Liuyue Kingdom wore uniform uniforms and held uniformly distributed draft paper. The water cups they used were also uniformly distributed by the court.

Avoid tampering and change the exam three times.

The seats of candidates are also randomly assigned, and no cheating is allowed.

Crossing her legs, Bai Qingzhi lay leisurely on the chaise longue, watching the butler find the information, and was greatly amazed.

The reform of the imperial examination was not the first of its kind.

Before the late emperor, that is, in the generation of the Supreme Emperor, there were candidates who cheated in the general examination, bribed the examiners, and reached the top three in the palace examination.

Because of his handsome appearance, he was named Tanhualang by the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor promised his beloved princess to be his wife. After becoming his consort, he realized that this man had no talent or learning.

The ink-filled husband suddenly turned into a bad-tempered, domestically violent princess. The princess couldn't bear it and went back to the palace to complain.

Searching layer by layer, one chain of interests was discovered one after another.

The number of officials who were demoted was as many as hundreds.

Collusion between officials and businessmen was a taboo for the emperor.

The imperial examination is the only way for many children from poor families and ambitious people to seek revenge in their hearts, and it is not allowed to be interfered with by others.

Uniform clothing, unified paper and pen, all things that can be unified are distributed by the government, leaving no room for villains.

Those who submit examination questions are not allowed to leave the palace before the end of the Spring Festival. Invigilators are no longer limited to first- and second-grade officials. The emperor draws lots, and the winner is assigned a day to invigilate the examination.

Even if everything is random, there are still candidates who can cheat. For cheating candidates, the court issued a series of rules and regulations, as well as complete penalties.

If one person cheats, his three direct generations will not be allowed to take part in the imperial examination.

Once a violator is found, not only will he be jailed, but his family will also have to pay a hefty fine.

The collected silver belongs to the court and is recorded in the records.

"It's really strict. No wonder there were so many soldiers patrolling the streets yesterday." When there were more people, Bai Qingzhi became panicked.

The Yushan Teahouse is not far from the exam venue. Many candidates’ families went to the teahouse to rest and wait for the good news to come.

As the boss, Bai Qingzhi should be happy that the passenger flow has increased.

But Bai Qingzhi felt vaguely uneasy, so she dispatched more than ten secret guards to Yushan Teahouse. If something happened, she would receive the news immediately.

The sixth sense told Bai Qingzhi that she couldn't sit still in the Princess Mansion and had to go to the teahouse.

"Prepare the carriage."

The street where Yushan Tea House is located is overcrowded.

Candidates’ family members, friends, passers-by who came to watch the fun, old couples who were busy choosing a son-in-law, etc.

The scene was comparable to the Chinese New Year, and Bai Qingzhi couldn't squeeze through, so she went around the corner and entered the Yushan Teahouse through the back door.

Walking up to the fifth floor, the clerk brought today's account book. Today's turnover was very impressive.

More than double that of previous days.

"According to the owner's instructions, benches were placed at the door for everyone to rest. When the lobby was full, more seats were added, but there were still many guests who had no place to sit, and the private rooms were also full."

There was a large flow of people on the big day. Not only the Yushan Teahouse, but also several teahouses around were packed with people and all seats were occupied.

There is a constant supply of tea, the chef's knife is sharpening, and there are several stacks of menus waiting behind him.

To put money into your pocket, you have to be capable.

Bai Qingzhi came to the backyard with the waiter. The chef was extremely busy, there were not enough ingredients, and the customers came to press for him, so he couldn't place orders at all.

"Which ingredients are not enough? Have you sent someone to purchase them?"

The waiter handed Bai Qingzhi a piece of paper, which contained the missing ingredients.

The dry goods are all in the Princess Mansion. If there is not enough time, the quality will not be good, and the taste of the dishes will be worse.

Today's flow of people exceeded Bai Qingzhi's expectations.

There was not enough food. In addition to compensation, Bai Qingzhi asked the secret guards to return home first and ordered people to transport the stored portion to Yushan Tea House.

"Princess, at our speed, the supply of many dried seafood products may be cut off. Casserole porridge is particularly popular these days, but we don't have much storage."

There are few things and the demand is great. Bai Qingzhi simply cannot bake so much dried squid in a short period of time.

In addition to squid, there are other fish that are dried, ground into powder, used as soup base flavoring, or made into preserved fish.

"I was negligent. There was no inventory. The demand was too high and we didn't have time to dry the dry goods." Even baking takes time.

Tortoiseshell said no more. All he could do now was wait.

The guests asked the waiters to rush the dishes, and the chefs had no choice but to wait. Bai Qingzhi asked them to gather together to discuss how to expand the scope.

Opening a dry goods workshop can not only provide supplies for teahouses, but also promote dry goods so that more people can buy them.

It is not difficult to open a workshop, but how to recruit workers is difficult.

Tortoiseshell does not advocate opening workshops.

The waiter believes that opening a workshop can help the teahouse earn more money.

"Princess, these are all secret recipes that you have worked so hard to research. If we just leak the production steps to outsiders, will they agree not to pass them on to others?"

From Tortoiseshell's perspective, this idea is correct.

"That's it, we are the only one in Kyoto, and customers come here because of our reputation. We can open more than one Yushan tea house, and the same is true for workshops. My idea is that it is different from traditional workshops."

The source is still the Yushan Teahouse. From the Yushan Teahouse, we opened workshops and dry goods shops to sell dry goods.

Copy the practices of modern factories and sign a confidentiality agreement.

Behind Bai Qingzhi is the royal family. No one dares to go against the royal family, right? Protected by a strong backing, Bai Qingzhi is not afraid that anyone dares to steal the secret recipe.

"Also, if we want to promote it, we won't hide it. Others can learn from our production. If they don't get the complete secret recipe, they will naturally develop other flavors.

In this way, the tastes are diversified, which is a good thing. Starting from Kyoto, it gradually became popular in other places in Liyue, and it is convenient for not only the common people."

The imperial court also benefited.

Liyue Kingdom’s annual income is good, but famines still occur.

The advantage of convenient transportation of dry goods is that it will be the best way to transport food to relieve residential areas.

After hearing Bai Qingzhi's complete plan, several people nodded in agreement.

The ingredients were transported from the Princess Mansion to the tea house, and the chefs began to sharpen their knives and light the fire.

The waiter was worried about customer feedback, so Bai Qingzhi asked the kitchen to add an extra dish to each table as compensation.

"Everyone, I'm really sorry."

A clear voice sounded in the lobby.

Not only the lobby, but also the guests on the second and third floors, as well as in the private rooms, all came out.

"Is she a princess?"

"How is it possible? If the princesses are not kept in the palace, how can they come out to do business?"

"That's the princess, the eldest princess Bai Qingzhi. She built her own mansion, and the emperor can't stop her from doing business."

"It's her. I've seen her portrait. I didn't expect the real person to be more beautiful than the portrait."

"Do you think the Grand Tutor is blind? He didn't expect the princess to be so beautiful."

With your words and my words, the voices of everyone talking reached Bai Qingzhi's ears, and the corners of her lips rose.
Chapter completed!