July is approaching and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Huaiyang is dealing with the income of the palace at the end of the month while eating ice cream. It is made with saltpeter ice, some fruit pulp and pure natural milk. It is cold and delicious.
It is extremely refreshing. What’s more important is that saltpeter can be reused after it has been dried in the sun.
It’s not that hot now, and Huaiyang doesn’t eat much, but girls like to eat sweets. After Huaiyang had ice cream once, she would try some ice cream every day. If Princess Chu hadn’t just given birth and shouldn’t eat indiscriminately, she would probably
I couldn't help it either.
Li Zhiyun hugged Huaiyang, feeding her personally, and watching her settle accounts with great interest.
"The soap revenue has increased a lot this month."
"Mainly because merchants from the Western Regions bought the goods, King Changping raised the price." Huaiyang explained.
"Where's the tea?"
"Same as always."
"Hmm." Li Zhiyun pondered slightly and said, "It seems that the main input is soap."
"Alang, that's quite a lot." Huaiyang counted the accounts for him with his fingers, "The ladies in the palace, nobles from various houses, and wealthy merchants, roughly calculated, the monthly profit is about three thousand guan."
"The calculation is very clear, reward me."
Li Zhiyun gave Huaiyang a kiss and his face turned red.
She asked: "Alang, do you want to sell this ice cream too?"
"That's natural. There's no reason to leave money without making any money."
"But, how to sell this?" Huaiyang said: "It turns into water as soon as it sees the sun, how to preserve it?"
Li Zhiyun laughed and said, "Just put some ice cubes on it."
There is nothing Li Zhiyun can do about the refrigerated box. He can only use ice cubes to cool down and store the ice cream. However, this is a high-end product that ordinary people cannot afford. When the market is fully opened in the future, customers will definitely order it in advance.
Of course, this thing is a powerful tool for relieving the heat. Sooner or later, someone will dig it out and make it. Li Zhiyun can't hide it all the time. Although saltpeter mines are rare, they are not non-existent, and most people really can't refuse food like ice cream in summer.
It is impossible to monopolize it.
Huaiyang Jade held her round and white chin with her hand, and looked sideways at Lang Jun's profile with a pair of wonderful eyes. She felt a little handsome inexplicably.
"Alang is so awesome." She praised.
It can fight externally and make money internally. Regardless of the high status of the royal family, there is not much income. Except for the rewards from the court, which are land rent taxes, or private money from the court. Now the economy of the Tang Dynasty is tight, and the gray income of the clans in Chang'an
In fact, there are very few.
"How awesome is that?" Li Zhiyun had a wicked smile on his lips. Looking at Huaiyang's exquisite body, the little brother raised his head to show respect.
Huaiyang said innocently, "The last time Princess Qi came to visit my eldest sister, when they played backgammon together, the game was only ten cents, which was really shabby. Especially last year, Princess Qi was very impressive. One game
I don’t want to play backgammon without a hundred coins.”
Li Zhiyun:(?ー?〃)
"You want money to play backgammon?"
"Yes, now that the ladies of Chang'an have their leisure time, a game of backgammon can last as long as this number." As she spoke, she spread the five fingers of her little hand.
"Fifty yuan is okay, it's not much." Li Zhiyun said.
Huaiyang shook his head and said, "Alang, it's five hundred coins."
"What?" Li Zhiyun was suddenly startled.
No wonder after the last court meeting, the eldest brother and the second brother showed a rare united front, saying that the backgammon flowing out of the Chu Palace was a bit extravagant.
At that time, he still wondered, what was so extravagant about playing backgammon? How much were the chess pieces worth?
Feelings, these women have nothing to do but gamble with backgammon.
"The princess is also a chess player with five hundred coins?" Li Zhiyun had a bad feeling in his heart.
"That's not true. How could the princess be so extravagant?" Huaiyang said, "The princess is pregnant and has been playing backgammon for a long time."
That's good, that's good.
Before Li Zhiyun could breathe a sigh of relief, Huaiyang continued: "But the princess likes Alang's Monopoly very much, and often uses copper coins instead of play money."
The so-called play money is the fake banknotes cut out of paper by Li Zhiyun.
Li Zhiyun: "..."
He felt that he had been fighting abroad all the time and seemed to be unable to keep up with the times.
"Ahem, don't use money to play backgammon in the future. Now that the imperial court is engaged in frequent foreign wars, don't be so extravagant." Li Zhiyun reminded.
Huaiyang smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, Alang. The princess usually plays backgammon with the Crown Princess and Princess Qin, and she is not obsessed with it."
"Where's Monopoly?"
"The same is true."
That's good, that's good.
Li Zhiyun burst into tears. He made the backgammon game just to enhance his relationship with his wife and pass the time when he had nothing to do. He never thought it would turn out like this.
"By the way, do the other princesses often come to the house?"
"The Crown Princess and Princess Qin visit more frequently, while Princess Qi visits less frequently."
Li Zhiyun nodded and asked, "Which one of the two sisters-in-law gets along best with the princess?"
Huaiyang thought for a moment and shook his head, "They all seem to be the same. I can't tell."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded with satisfaction.
Immediately, he asked: "From what you said, Princess Qi is quite poor now?"
Isn't it? A game of backgammon, which cost one hundred coins, has now become a game of backgammon with ten coins. This is almost a tenfold drop. How can we not be in a tight situation?
Huaiyang looked around and saw no one in the room, so he whispered: "Alang, you don't know, Princess Qi often complains to her eldest sister, saying that King Qi doesn't come home at night, good horses, hunting and wine, Prince Qi's palace spends money
Very nervous.”
Li Yuanji, that is indeed the case. He was doing better when he was in Taiyuan before, but now that he is staying in Chang'an, Li Yuanji has used all the money from Prince Qi's house for fun, so it is normal for Princess Qi's gambling capital to decrease.
"What about you, do you want to play backgammon?" Li Zhiyun hugged her and gently rubbed the cloud patterns on his sleeves.
Huaiyang blushed and nodded, and then explained: "I am busy with household matters and have little time to play chess."
"It doesn't matter. If you like it, I will accompany you tonight and take your time."
"Alang......"
With deep affection and affection in his eyes, Huaiyang suddenly retched for a while.
As we all know, vomiting usually equals pregnancy.
Li Zhiyun didn't think so. He thought it was normal. It was normal to occasionally vomit when feeling sick.
However, Huaiyang frowned and said, "I don't know why I feel sick this month."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun had a suspicion in his mind and immediately ordered Li Zhen to go to the Imperial Medical Office to arrest someone for diagnosis and treatment.
The result was as expected, I was pregnant.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Zhen Quan smiled and cupped his hands.
Li Zhiyun sent him out with a smile and stuffed him with some tea money. Zhen Quan said that he would be on call 24 hours a day and that the king would be on call at any time.
There is no way, these days the Imperial Medical Office is the little brother under Taichang Temple, so it is really not profitable. Zhen Quan is very happy to be able to occasionally take on jobs to make some extra money.
What's more, the King of Chu has always been generous, and if he doesn't take action, he will definitely make a lot of money.
It's funny to say that the scientific Imperial Medical Office is actually affiliated with the unscientific Taichang Temple. Thinking about it makes people speechless.
After sending Zhen Quan away, Li Zhiyun returned to the palace.
Seeing Huaiyang caressing his belly with a happy face, he suddenly remembered that he had just coaxed his wife into a good mood.