This record in the "History of the Song Dynasty" is actually worth pondering. What he said was "sickness due to sleep", not "sickness due to sleep".
It is easy for us to understand "sleep and die", which means that you get sick, then go to sleep, and then you don't wake up and die. This sequence is also normal. But "sleep and die" means that you get sick after sleeping and die after getting sick. This is
It’s very puzzling. If you were not sick before going to bed, how could you die the next day?
Of course, it is possible that even if you did not get sick while sleeping, you would die the next day, such as myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, etc., which cannot be detected by ancient technology. In ancient times, you could only know that if you slept the night before, you would die the next day.
It is not certain whether the person died after falling ill after falling asleep. However, the "History of the Song Dynasty" definitely says that he fell ill after falling asleep, which is intriguing.
Call it a conspiracy theory or suffer from paranoia.
In short, Su Shi is not willing to leave his fate in the hands of others. Instead of living in fear like that, why not give it a try by himself, maybe turn his bicycle into a motorcycle?
Moreover, Su Shi does not completely believe in history. These things are all written by the victors, and naturally they are written how to benefit them.
Don't overestimate the reputation of literati. Gentlemen like Wen Tianxiang are very few in history. Most of them are people who confuse right and wrong for personal gain.
"You must go to the capital, to Bianliang. Only there is the place where the eagle spreads its wings, and only there is the place where the passive situation can be reversed. Only there can you control your own destiny, not in this kind of situation."
In a place where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, if an edict is issued at any time, you, your parents, and the entire Qianqizhuang will be destroyed overnight.
The goal is finally set, and the next step is to prepare for going to Beijing.
It was necessary to bring some trustworthy and usable people, but the current manpower was obviously not enough. Thinking that the cheap daddy had a lot of talents, he decided to take time to recruit a few people.
Now that we are going to the capital, we need to make preparations in advance. We need to send someone to the front station. This matter can be left to Qian Bao.
There are still too few rich people in Yingchang Mansion. Some things can only be better reflected in value if they are sold to the capital. Well, when Qian Bao comes back, he can be arranged to do this.
Speaking of which, these are all trivial matters. What really troubled Su Shi was how to enter the palace, contact the prince Zhao Xi, and win the great favor of saving the prince.
At this time, Su Shi couldn't help but fell into deep thought...
Yingchang Mansion.
Fifteen days later, Qian Bao and Shi Fo also rushed back from outside. They did not enter the city first, but came to Qianqizhuang from Shi Fo to report to Su Shi first.
Another two six-pound jars of perfume were placed in the hands of Shi Buddha, "Take it and tell Qian Bao that the price will be increased this time. As for how much, you let him decide."
It is not impossible to take out perfume, but if there are too many such things, it will not only attract the prying eyes of others, but also cause the price of such good things to drop significantly. This is not what Su Shi wants to see.
All the methods of hunger marketing have been used. If we don’t increase the price next time, we will be sorry for these tricks.
"Xingyun, accompany Ling'er to Yingchang City and buy some perfume." Thinking that his mother had always been obsessed with perfume, Su Shi thought of something after watching the stone Buddha leave.
Then a porcelain bottle of perfume on the table was handed into Yue Siling's hands.
The porcelain bottle is very ordinary, but the perfume inside is high-end, far from the cheap perfume handed to Qian Bao.
...
Qian Bao finally showed up.
When he appeared at the door of the spice shop, the waiter who was already waiting here shouted loudly, "Boss, boss, the Qiantou family is here, the Qiantou family is here."
Ding Wanshi, who was frowning on the second floor, jumped up as if there were springs on the soles of his feet when he heard the shout.
He came downstairs quickly, and almost as soon as Qian Bao's feet entered the spice shop, he greeted him and hugged him. "My Qian Bao, my savior, you can be regarded as
It’s coming.”
Qian Bao was somewhat mentally prepared for Ding Wanshi's warm reception.
But he didn't expect to be so enthusiastic. For a moment, he was stunned on the spot. After two full breaths, he finally calmed down and said, "What are you doing? Let go. If this continues, I'm pregnant."
The perfume bottle in it is about to burst."
As soon as he heard the word "perfume", Ding Wanshi quickly released his clasped hands and asked expectantly, "Is there perfume? Great, how much is it?"
"Quite a few, thirty bottles." Qian Bao said a number.
However, what was waiting was Ding Wanshi who quickly shook his head and said: "No, thirty bottles is too few, it's not enough at all."
The 30 bottles sold the last two times were sold out a bit slowly the second time, but now they say they are not enough, which makes Qian Bao a little confused. "It's the same as before, why isn't it enough?"
"Oh, Brother Qian, Mr. Qian, you don't know. The perfume has come to Beijing. The nobles like it very much. Now they all want it. How can it only be thirty bottles?" in front of Qian Bao.
, Ding Wanshi didn't mean to lie. He probably knew that the matter was too big and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.
In the past ten days, Ding Wanshi was either invited to various mansions to ask for perfume, or he hid in places where no one could find him to pass the time.
He was almost driven crazy. He no longer wanted to profit from the perfume. All he wanted to do was to prevent the nobles from causing trouble for him. He was thankful to God.
Now that he finally found Qian Bao, all he wanted to do was to get more perfume to satisfy the appetites of those noble people, but to save his life first, right?
"Has the perfume reached the eyes of the nobles in the capital?" Hearing this answer, Qian Bao was also a little excited. He finally knew why the young master wanted to hide himself for fifteen days. This was obviously time for the perfume to ferment. It seems that the young master
What you are thinking is indeed looking further than yourself.
After knowing that the perfume was favored by the nobleman, Qian Bao was excited. He knew that he would not have to worry about selling this thing, and he also knew that the matter that the young master had entrusted to him to increase its price was easy to handle. He relaxed and felt very casual.
Sitting down in the main hall, "Hey, shopkeeper Ding, I don't care whether the perfume is favored by noble people. Do you think you are worried that no one will buy such a good thing? You don't know what you have done this time."
How much does it cost to put on perfume, and the cost is a lot higher as a result.”
Listen and listen.
Ding Wanshi caught the meaning of these words and knew that this was Qian Bao's request to raise the price.
"Brother Qian, I don't know if the price is going to increase, and by how much?"
"It's not that I want to increase the price, it's that the cost has increased. Well, a bottle of three thousand guan is the same price." Qian Bao reported a number, which was also the result of his careful consideration. It's not good to go up too much, it's too high.
The low price was not good, so I increased the price by a thousand guan.
The price of three thousand guan cannot be considered low, after all, it is only 100 ml. But the advantage is that only he has such a thing. If the price of Qianbao increases, others can only watch.
During this period, Ding Wanshi found other Yizileye businessmen through connections.
In fact, not only him, but other dignitaries are also initiating relationships to find foreign businessmen. But unfortunately, those Yizileye people have never even heard of what perfume is, so how can they possibly have a supply of goods?
Woolen cloth?
Business is afraid of monopoly.
Monopoly is also the most profitable business.
It's an exaggeration to say it. Not to mention the price of a bottle rising by a thousand guan, even if it rises a little more, people who want to buy it will have to bow their heads and accept it.
"Okay, three thousand is three thousand. I want as many as I want." Although my heart was bleeding, I didn't know how many times I had urged Shao Yin. Even the expressions of the little officials who came to look for him were getting darker and darker.
It's ugly, Ding Wanshi said categorically.
In any case, Ding Wanshi didn’t come up with the money. He was just a middleman, so he was just a middleman. If the price went up, the price would go up.
"All of them?" Qian Bao was also a little confused when he heard this.
"Yes, they are all. There is no need to sell these thirty bottles to individuals. Wait, I will get the money for you now." Ding Wanshi said happily.
After a while, Qian Bao and Shi Fo walked out of the spice shop. At this time, they already had a total of 84,000 Jiaozi notes in their arms.
"Go and inform the young master that the goods are out. It looks like we still need a lot. Let's see if we can get more this time." As soon as he came to the street, Qian Bao said carefully to Shi Fo.
Qian Bao did not dare to offend the guard and supervisor beside him in the slightest, and was always careful when speaking.
"Okay, let's take you back to the inn first." Shi Fo nodded. He was very satisfied with sending his sister to Su Shi. He felt that this was the most correct thing he had done in his life.
Soon, more and more perfumes were delivered to Qian Bao, and soon flowed into the market.
Even though a bottle costs 3,000 guan, demand still exceeds supply.
In order to flatter a noble person, I usually worry about not knowing what to give as a gift. Now with the advent of perfume, it has become the best gift.
As for the price of 3,000 guan per bottle. Haha, compared to the tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of guan they often give to noble people, this amount of money is really nothing.
Even though the demand for perfume was huge, Su Shi did not get carried away and exchanged too much. When the banknotes in his hand accumulated to 500,000 yuan, he stopped.
After changing hands, he gave Qian Bao 100,000 yuan and asked him to go to the capital to attack the front station. He also took away a total of 5,000 chaotic crystal diamonds.
This kind of thing that was used to fool children in later generations, with its gorgeous and colorful forms, once it is brought to the capital, I am afraid it will soon become a trend.
Such diamonds are the easiest to carry. Even if you carry thousands of diamonds on your body, they will not look out of place.
When Qian Bao saw these gems of different shapes and colors, his face couldn't be more exciting. He found that he had underestimated the young master. The last time the perfume was a surprise, this time the gems surprised him even more.