He is highly pragmatic and always pays attention to efficiency, but his so-called efficiency is not the kind of "vigorous and vigorous" that most people understand. Compared with the kind of people who immediately start when an idea comes to mind, he prefers to plan carefully and start from point to point.
, strive to connect one thing together and do it well, or do one thing and drive another thing at the same time.
This is his theory of efficiency, because to a certain extent, he believes in the saying that sharpening a knife does not waste time chopping wood.
He also adheres to this philosophy when it comes to inviting a group of distinguished disciples for a spring outing.
The cause of this incident needs to go back a few days to explain: after he entered the palace that day to show the magical effect of soap to Concubine Li and the prince, Concubine Li told Emperor Longqing about the soap that day. The emperor also tried it himself.
The emperor was very satisfied with the effect of the soap presented by Gao Jingshi. He had no objection at all to the conditions given by Gao Jingshi, and even felt that he had taken a big advantage - of course the price he got was
Gao pragmatically said.
Long Qing was not an idiot emperor who had been raised in a deep palace since he was a child and didn't know the sufferings of the people. He had gone through a lot of "hard times" back then.
"Yes, he knows the value of two taels of silver very well.
Selling a piece of soap for two taels of silver is of course very expensive. Many people in Beijing can only earn half a month's income to cover this amount. But there are two problems here: First, the effect of the soap is indeed very obvious, and the technical content and cost price are very high.
Long Qing knew nothing about it. In his opinion, to have such a magical function, it must be made from very precious materials - isn't good rouge and gouache quite expensive? So looking at it this way, two
Two silver dollars is still a good deal.
This kind of thinking is just like some people taking medicine when they are sick. It is only a minor illness that can be solved by two slices of Angelica sinensis, but they always want to eat ginseng. Because in the minds of many people, expensive is always expensive, and even because of this
Ignoring whether the medicine is symptomatic - cold medicines are available everywhere in later generations. Many people buy them and take them after catching a cold. They have no idea that they have taken medicines for wind-heat and cold, or conversely, they have taken medicines for wind-heat and cold.
The medicine never worked in the end, and I thought it was because the medicine I bought was not good enough.
Gao Pragmatic made perfect use of Long Qing, Li Guifei and others' ignorance of technology here, and sold it at a reasonably high price.
As for the second point, no matter how expensive this thing is, according to the exchange terms proposed by Gao pragmatism, no matter how much money you have, you don’t have to pay for it yourself. That doesn’t matter, even if you sell it for a hundred taels, I won’t feel bad!
After all, it’s you who loses money.
In fact, this is also the reason why Gao Pragmatic insists on paying tribute for free: no matter how high you set the price, how much can you get by charging the emperor's money? You must know that the amount used by the palace is actually only a small amount. Although he has decided to cover things like soap from top to bottom.
, but after all, it must be popular, and popular products can only truly guarantee profits if they increase in volume - how can they increase in volume if the price is expensive? If the volume is not good, no matter how high the profit per unit is, it will be in vain.
And the emperor's promise to Gao Jingjing's contribution and hierarchical monopoly was equivalent to granting Gao Jingjing the power to monopolize the soap industry. Needless to say, the power of monopoly.
Not only that, after thinking about it, Long Qing still felt that he had taken advantage of it a bit, and it might hinder his holy name if the news spread. So Long Qing discussed with Concubine Li to see if Gao Pragmatic could be given any reward.
A few days ago, Concubine Li was complained by her younger brother that the house she was given was not as good as others, so she said casually: "Then just give him a house. The high school ministers on the left and right don't have a place to live in Beijing."
Long Qing was a little reluctant to live in the house in Beijing, so he found an excuse, saying that Mr. Gao had taken Gao Shidu with him to teach him personally. If he was given a house alone, he would definitely have to live there. Wouldn't that be right?
Does it seem that I deliberately want to alienate their uncle and nephew?
But that being said, granting a house is indeed a good way, so Long Qing changed the topic and said that the late emperor built several villas in the suburbs of Beijing, among which there was a Jianxinzhai in Xiangshan. Although it was not big, it was more exquisite.
, it would be better to give it to Gao Shidu as a reward for offering soap.
Concubine Li had nothing to do with this. Anyway, the reward was proposed by the emperor himself. She had never been to see Xinzhai. Whether it was suitable or not was the emperor's own consideration, so she agreed.
Therefore, Gao pragmatically got another villa in Xiangshan, which was called Jian Xin Zhai.
Of course, Jianxinzhai is completely different from Sanshenyuan. This courtyard is really not big. The construction area is only about six acres. Including the attached land outside, it is only a dozen acres. It is a veritable small house.
Other courtyard.
But Gao Pragmatic was still very happy when he got the news, because this time he had "a house in Beijing," and he also lived directly in Xiangshan Park...
So Gao Pragmatic urgently sent someone to buy a dozen maids and slaves to send over to clean and tidy up. He also adjusted his original plan of hosting a restaurant to entertain those noble children and instead invited them to go on a spring outing in Fragrant Hills.
The reason for this adjustment is that he has other purposes: firstly, to show off the holy family; secondly, Xiangshan is leaving the capital at this time, and gathering here for an outing can avoid unnecessary attention; thirdly, he also wants to take the opportunity to
The news about the soap spreads even more through the mouths of these people, thereby further increasing the popularity and expectations before the soap is "launched".
For his first wave of "original products", Gao Pragmatic really put a lot of thought into it.
Jianxinzhai is located on the north side of Xiangshan Mountain. The terrain here is relatively open, with mountains to the east. The Zhaomiao Temple of later generations has not yet been built. Across a valley is Jianxinzhai. Not far to the north is Biyun Temple.
Jianxinzhai is a circular courtyard-style building with a unique shape and a quiet environment. There is a semicircular open pool in the courtyard. There is a Zhiyu Pavilion beside the pool. The water is clear and there are many fish swimming in it. There are semicircular pavilions built along the east, south and north sides of the pool.
A shaped corridor connects the three waterside pavilions on the front - this is the "main body" building of Jianxinzhai.
Jian Xin Zhai occupies a small area, but the layout of pavilions, platforms, corridors and pavilions is exquisite and unique. There is a teahouse in the courtyard and koi in the pond.
The terrain here is higher in the west and lower in the east. There are mountain streams surrounding the east, south and north sides of the garden. The garden walls naturally meander along with the direction of the mountains and mountain streams, meandering up and down. The overall layout of the garden follows the terrain and is divided into east and west.
Two parts. The eastern half is centered on the water surface, with the waterscape enclosed by the building as the main body. The western half is on higher ground, with the mountain view of the courtyard combined with the mountain and rocks as the main body. One mountain and one water form a contrast, and the buildings are overwhelmingly large.
Some sit west and face east.
The water surface in the eastern half is oval-shaped, and a ruler-shaped water outlet extends from the northwest corner, which is like the endless flow of water from the source. The wall verandah surrounds the pool, and the whitewashed walls have leaky windows, which is full of the sentiment of a water garden in the south of the Yangtze River.
The main hall, Jianxinzhai, faces west and is surrounded by a corridor. A curved veranda connects a small building on its northwest side. It faces north and faces south. It is a transportation hub for climbing the western half of the mountain. A square pavilion is built on the east bank of the pool, named Zhiyu.
The pavilion is located across the water from Jianxinzhai, but slightly to the north, making it easier to enjoy the panoramic view of the west bank.
As soon as Xu arrived on that day, a team of no less than two hundred people came outside Xinzhai - none other than Gao Pragmatic and the group of noble disciples and their entourage.