When Yinreng saw the obvious disapproval of his Khan Ama, he did not panic. The two hands behind his back curled up and rubbed his fingers a few times, then went over what he was going to say in his heart, then looked directly at Kangxi and took a sip.
He pursed his lips and said:
"Khan Ama, I don't expect the ice-making plant to make any money at all. This is indeed a loss-making business."
As soon as Yin Reng finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent instantly.
He Zhu'er, who was standing next to the barrel, couldn't help but lower his head when he heard what the little prince said. He thought to himself that it was over, and His Highness's explanation was better than no explanation at all!
Liang Jiugong also turned his head and glanced at the young prince with some surprise. For a moment, he couldn't figure out whether the young prince wanted to let the emperor build an ice factory. Now he, the one who made the suggestion, personally admitted that the ice factory was not possible.
It will make money, and the emperor is not a big fool, how could he do this loss-making business!
Kangxi, who was sitting on the chair, also narrowed his eyes and looked at Yinreng. He didn't understand why his son would say such contradictory words to undermine himself.
Yinreng felt the eyes staring at him overtly and covertly, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he continued at his own pace:
"Has Khan Amma heard of a word called 'monopoly'? I heard this from my aunt before. The main idea is that if only one family owns something, then his family has control of it.
Absolute right to speak, Gu just met Uncle Wang at the west side gate, and learned from him that the current price of ice in the capital is "one tael of silver per catty of ice". In Gu's opinion, ice dealers are currently selling ice.
China is in a monopoly position."
"Then tell me how they gained a monopoly?"
Kangxi turned the jade ring on his hand and thought about the new word "monopoly" in his mind. He felt that this word was quite vivid, and he became somewhat interested in Yinreng's next words.
"The sun is scorching and people are having a hard time. No one wants ice to cool off. But only the ice dealers have ice in their hands, so they can use this to set and increase the price of ice."
"If the goods they sell are very costly and are the product of their hard work and wisdom, Gu will never stand up to stop them from making a fortune, but the ice they sell comes from natural rivers, and the cost is not that high.
Gao, now they are relying on selling ice at high prices in these dog days to make huge profits. Gu feels that this approach is not good. If anything happens,
One summer when there was a very hot weather, people needed to rely on ice to cool down and save their lives. However, as the price of private ice remained extremely high, there would be a lot of trouble and lives. And I knew very well that relying on a royal ice factory alone would
The ice produced in China will definitely not be able to meet the needs of the people in the capital, but it is the vane and leader in this industry and plays a very important role."
"Khan Ama, I heard that the reason why those ice dealers dare to act in such a high-profile manner is mostly because they have high-ranking officials as their backers. From this aspect alone, I don't believe there is anyone in the world who can compare to them.
The royal family is even more confident. If the royal family’s ice cubes only cost ten cents a pound by then, I would like to see what other brave ice dealers there are.
The officials standing behind them dare to sell ice as expensive as gold or silver! Moreover, Khan Amma also saw that saltpeter can be reused, and our royal ice factory does not need to be as large as a glass factory.
Big, as long as a certain amount of cheap ice is produced every day during the three months of June, July and August every year, it will be good to achieve the effect of stabilizing the price of ice on the market."
"If Khan Amma is still worried that ice dealers or other people will secretly resell Yubing to make money, we can also make some arrangements in advance, such as: 'Ice buyers need to bring proof of household registration when they come to buy, and each household is limited to buying five pieces.
Jin, it is forbidden to resell Yubing twice, and you will be arrested by the officials if you are found out. Although people are unpredictable, we cannot prevent the situation of reselling ice in private, but I believe that if we do it this way, at least we can
It can allow many ordinary people to use ice."
"Since ancient times, everyone has said that providing help in times of need is a heart-warming thing, so I think this kind of 'giving' ice is not much different? Although this business is indeed a loss-making business for our royal family, but
Khan Ama earns people’s hearts! Aren’t people’s hearts valuable?”
The little prince spoke a long sentence without stumbling, as if he had used
It was like a hammer that struck hard on the hearts of everyone present. He Zhuer and Liang Jiugong couldn't help but be deeply touched in their hearts, and felt a little emotional.
If it weren't for the fact that the family was so poor that they couldn't afford to eat or boil the pot, no one would be willing to send a boy who could become a strong labor force in the future to be sent to the Forbidden City to purify himself and become a eunuch.
At present, His Highness the Crown Prince, who is so young, is already thinking about the powerless people. Moreover, he is not just talking but not doing. If the emperor had not stopped him, he would have made the ice himself.
They thought that they wanted to do practical things for the people, and they couldn't help but lower their heads with some heat in their eyes. They felt that only such a prince was worthy of their support. He was obviously the size of a small bean, but he had a seven-foot-tall man for nothing.
An aura unique to Baturu!
Although Xiao Kejing, who was sitting on Kangxi's lap, could not understand the words of the prince's brother, he felt that the prince's whole body seemed to be shining at this time, and he looked at Yinreng with a pair of bright almond eyes in admiration.
Although Kangxi did not speak, there was deep relief in his eyes.
He really didn't expect that his five-year-old son could say such a long list of clear and well-founded words. Although his ideas were still a bit naive and idealistic, he also considered Wanwan in the ice selling industry.
It was too simple to think about it, but Kangxi couldn't help but feel proud. He wanted to rush to the Fengxian Hall and howl excitedly, and talk about his love for the new to his ancestors.
How good is the precious son taught by Jueluo Xuanye!
The most taboo thing for a king is to cover his eyes and ears. If you can't see the people's difficulties and hear the people's voices, then you are not far from ruining the country.
Yes!
Kangxi looked at his precious son with his back straight in front of him. Even a small piece of white gauze wrapped on the left side of his forehead could not hide his elegant appearance. He thought that in the morning, he was still able to take care of himself with three small potato eggs in his hands.
With such a silly look, a thought flashed through his mind, wondering if his son's brain had returned to normal and was even better than before. Thinking of this, Kangxi was instantly excited and hurriedly asked:
"Baocheng, how old are you now?"
Yinreng, who had already imagined the ice-making factory in his mind, suddenly heard his mother suddenly change the topic to his own age, and couldn't help but frown and asked in confusion:
"Khan Ama, have you forgotten? Didn't Gu's tenth birthday just pass?"
Upon hearing this, the smile on Kangxi's face froze instantly.
He Zhuer's heart also skipped a beat. During the short half month he lived in Chuxiu Palace, as the prince's personal eunuch, he also learned from Concubine Jing that there was something wrong with His Highness's memory.
He recalled that when His Highness came to Qianqing Palace, he said to Brother Changquan, "How could I lie to him when I am a big boy over five years old?" Now he actually said, "He is ten years old", and he was instantly sad. From this, I feel that it is really not easy for His Royal Highness. Take a look, what a great sacrifice His Highness the Crown Prince has made in order to persuade the Emperor to build an ice-making plant. Now he is overusing his brain. It's so exciting that my brain is going crazy!
Kangxi was heartbroken when he saw his precious son looking directly at him with a condemning look like "Ahma, you can't remember my age". He held his forehead with a headache and ordered Liang Jiugong:
"Liang Jiugong, go and call Dr. Zhang over to me and ask him to remove the gauze from Baocheng's forehead to see how the wound is healing, and then give him some medicine to take a closer look."
"Yes, yes, I will go right away."
Liang Jiugong was also panicked, nodded hurriedly and leaned over to leave.
Kangxi hugged his little girl and stood up from the chair, lovingly touched his son's head and said warmly:
"Baocheng, I have written down what you mentioned. Tomorrow I will ask people from the Ministry of Accounts and the Ministry of Works to discuss how to implement it. You don't need to use your brain to worry about other things now. You can first put your own affairs in order. Taking good care of your body is the top priority.”
"Khan Ama, you are not sick!"
Yinreng was most afraid of drinking bitter medicine. When he thought that he had finally finished the last bowl of medicine last night, and that Doctor Zhang would have to come over to grab medicine for him later, his face turned dark.
Kangxi felt even more distressed. Only patients in the world would shout that they were not sick! His poor, stupid son!
His little arms were always unable to twist his thighs. Yinren was pinned down on the chair by his Khan Ama. After Doctor Zhang carefully diagnosed his pulse, it wasn't until night fell that he was finally pressed by his son's baby boy's Khan Ama. He was put back to sleep in Chuxiu Palace.
When Qingyan and Xiaosi were sitting in the main hall playing with the jade nine-link ring, they saw Yinreng walking in expressionlessly, and He Zhuer who followed him was still holding several packages of medicinal materials in his arms. , mother and son hurriedly got up and went to greet him.
After the imperial concubine finished listening to He Zhuer's vivid description of how the young prince "adapted Journey to the West" along the way to persuade the young prince Changquan not to eat more French fries, and how he persuaded the emperor to build a royal ice factory and was diagnosed with pulse by Dr. Zhang and prescribed medicine. I was sitting on an armchair holding my belly, laughing so hard that I almost burst into tears.
The days passed like this as quickly as turning the pages of a book, with the little prince wailing two bowls of bitter concoction every morning and evening.
In mid-July, the little prince's memory disorder was finally cured, and the wound on his forehead was completely healed without leaving any scars. Yinreng once again moved back to the main hall in the backyard of Chuxiu Palace with the palace people who were waiting for him. The side hall of Qianqing Palace.
But when the little prince thought about the "stupid things" he had inadvertently done and the series of "stupid appearances" he had shown during the past month because of his illness, he suddenly felt that he had been embarrassed to death and had to be bored in the Qianqing Palace for five whole days. He didn't even take a step outside, wishing he could turn into air and evaporate where he was.
At the same time, a small Royal Ice Factory was built next to the large Royal Glass Factory.
The wealthy and well-informed ice dealers originally learned that the imperial court was going to open an ice-making factory, and they were still worried. They were afraid that the royal family would come to seize the market. However, when they saw that the ice-making factory was so small and the ice cellars were far away.
When it's not as big as theirs, I don't care anymore in an instant.
But when the Royal Ice Factory opened for sale with the slogan "Royal ice cubes cost ten cents per catty", the ice dealers were all dumbfounded. Even the high-ranking officials standing behind them were confused. Just ask the world.
Whose thighs are as thick as the royal family? Even the ice cubes made by the royal family cost ten cents per catty. Is it possible that you, an ordinary ice seller, dare to sell it at a high price?
The ice sellers who were afraid of the imperial power were very angry, but they had no choice but to pinch their noses and reluctantly changed the high price of ice in their own ice cellars to "ten coins per catty".
However, there are also a few bold and stubborn people who think that as long as the court does not issue clear bans and regulations, then it is not illegal for them to sell ice at high prices! Therefore, they bite the bullet and are unwilling to change the ice price, but the entire market has been taken advantage of by the court.
After being disrupted, the common people who were consumers saw the attitude of the imperial court and had the confidence to teach these tough-headed ice dealers how to do business correctly:
[Okay, you have a strong temper! You are arrogant! You have a big backer! If you are not willing to lower the price of ice, then I will use the money to buy ice elsewhere. Anyway, this summer will be over soon, and all the ice cubes you have stored in the cellar will be gone.
It can’t hit the hands of ordinary people.]
Ice cubes can't be sold in the hot summer. Is it possible that they still count on the cool autumn and cold winter to be able to sell them? Seeing that the common people don't buy it, a few thorny people have no choice but to behave in order to recover the losses.
We sell ice at a uniform market price of ten cents.
The skyrocketing price of ice, which was springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain, was finally controlled by the imperial court. However, because the business of selling ice was indeed unique, and the cost was relatively not that high, the Royal Ice Factory was also at odds.
Ice dealers compete for business, so ice dealers gradually discover that "ten coins and one
They still made some money. But in order to make as much money as in previous years, they had no choice but to expand the sources of ice and prepare to find more rivers. They plan to wait until the rivers freeze in winter to cut out more.
Store more ice cubes in the ice cellar for small profits and quick sales in the coming year.
Since the 18th year of Kangxi's reign, ice cubes, which were as valuable as gold in the past dynasties, were only enjoyed by princes, generals, ministers, and children of wealthy families, and have gradually become commonplace items that most people can afford.
History books refer to the "curbing ice price" work done by Aixinjueluo Xuanye, the saint ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, as the "ice curbing movement." Later, a Qing history expert accidentally discovered this famous "ice curbing movement" while sorting out the historical materials of the Qing palace.
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"Motion" was actually proposed by Prince Yinfeng, who was more than five years old at the time, in the Palace of Qianqing. However, the final implementer was Emperor Kangxi. He then wrote his discovery into an academic paper. Once the paper was published, it shocked the entire history.
boundary.
In addition to being a baby boy, the Kangxi Emperor was also a veritable gnasher. The hot search entry was followed by a dark red word "explosion" and hung on Sulang for a whole day.
The entry tied for second place with it is today or another day when I, Qing Shizong, was fascinated.
And woo woo woo, we have become a charming Bingbing little prince at a young age, woo woo woo, there are countless entries like this with their own "maternal love filter".
But these are the last and last remarks...
"Motion" was actually proposed by Prince Yinfeng, who was more than five years old at the time, in the Palace of Qianqing. However, the final implementer was Emperor Kangxi. He then wrote his discovery into an academic paper. Once the paper was published, it shocked the entire history. boundary.
In addition to being a baby boy, the Kangxi Emperor was also a veritable gnasher. The hot search entry was followed by a dark red word "explosion" and hung on Sulang for a whole day.
The entry tied for second place with it is today or another day when I, Qing Shizong, was fascinated.
And woo woo woo, we have become a charming Bingbing little prince at a young age, woo woo woo, there are countless entries like this with their own "maternal love filter".
But these are the last and last remarks...
"Motion" was actually proposed by Prince Yinfeng, who was more than five years old at the time, in the Palace of Qianqing. However, the final implementer was Emperor Kangxi. He then wrote his discovery into an academic paper. Once the paper was published, it shocked the entire history. boundary.
In addition to being a baby boy, the Kangxi Emperor was also a veritable gnasher. The hot search entry was followed by a dark red word "explosion" and hung on Sulang for a whole day.
The entry tied for second place with it is today or another day when I, Qing Shizong, was fascinated.
And woo woo woo, we have become a charming Bingbing little prince at a young age, woo woo woo, there are countless entries like this with their own "maternal love filter".
But these are the last and last remarks...
"Motion" was actually proposed by Prince Yinfeng, who was more than five years old at the time, in the Palace of Qianqing. However, the final implementer was Emperor Kangxi. He then wrote his discovery into an academic paper. Once the paper was published, it shocked the entire history. boundary.
In addition to being a baby boy, the Kangxi Emperor was also a veritable gnasher. The hot search entry was followed by a dark red word "explosion" and hung on Sulang for a whole day.
The entry tied for second place with it is today or another day when I, Qing Shizong, was fascinated.
And woo woo woo, we have become a charming Bingbing little prince at a young age, woo woo woo, there are countless entries like this with their own "maternal love filter".
But these are the last and last remarks...
"Motion" was actually proposed by Prince Yinfeng, who was more than five years old at the time, in the Palace of Qianqing. However, the final implementer was Emperor Kangxi. He then wrote his discovery into an academic paper. Once the paper was published, it shocked the entire history. boundary.
In addition to being a baby boy, the Kangxi Emperor was also a veritable gnasher. The hot search entry was followed by a dark red word "explosion" and hung on Sulang for a whole day.
The entry tied for second place with it is today or another day when I, Qing Shizong, was fascinated.
And woo woo woo, we have become a charming Bingbing little prince at a young age, woo woo woo, there are countless entries like this with their own "maternal love filter".
But these are the last and last remarks...
"Motion" was actually proposed by Prince Yinfeng, who was more than five years old at the time, in the Palace of Qianqing. However, the final implementer was Emperor Kangxi. He then wrote his discovery into an academic paper. Once the paper was published, it shocked the entire history. boundary.
In addition to being a baby boy, the Kangxi Emperor was also a veritable gnasher. The hot search entry was followed by a dark red word "explosion" and hung on Sulang for a whole day.
The entry tied for second place with it is today or another day when I, Qing Shizong, was fascinated.
And woo woo woo, we have become a charming Bingbing little prince at a young age, woo woo woo, there are countless entries like this with their own "maternal love filter".