"Yizi costs a hundred cents, and only rich families can afford it. With that kind of money, it's better to just buy new clothes."
"yes."
A piece of clothing can be mended and worn for two or three years and still be fine.
And the money from a piece of soap is enough to buy a whole set of clothes for the whole family.
And a piece of soap can only be used for one or two months, which is not cost-effective at all.
"Don't be anxious, everyone."
The boy calmed down the onlookers and said loudly: "The pancake from Huanxin Pavilion only costs two cents a piece."
"What?"
"Really? It's not a lie, right?"
When everyone heard that it was two cents per dollar, they all thought they heard it wrong.
"Don't worry, everyone, you pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand. The money and goods are both received. How can it be fake?" the shopkeeper said loudly.
"Maybe the pancake is fake? How is it possible to buy pancake for two cents?"
The people watching still didn't want to believe it.
"I know you don't believe it. Now I will demonstrate it to you on the spot."
The shopkeeper asked the boy to bring a basin of water, looked at the onlookers, and said, "Is there anyone willing to take off his coat and wash it on the spot to test it?"
"I'll do it."
A strong man stood up and took off his coat.
"Isn't this Zhang Butcher?"
Someone recognized the man's identity. He was a famous pig butcher in the West City.
At first, the onlookers were a little suspicious that the man was a trustee from Huanxin Pavilion.
Now I feel relieved when I hear that someone knows me.
"You see there are oil stains and blood stains all over his clothes. If you can even clean them, then the soap must be fine."
"I have a relative who works for a wealthy family. I heard from her that although soap is useful, it can't clean oily stains like this even with soap."
While these people were discussing, the boy took the clothes and put them in a basin to wet them. Then he took the soap and applied it on the clothes and started rubbing them.
The boy specially selected the area with the most oil stains, rubbed it for a while, put it in a basin and washed it a few times, then took it out and unfolded it for everyone to see.
"It seems really clean."
"When your clothes are wet, even if there is oil stains, you can't see them. You still have to touch them to find out."
"yes."
The shopkeeper said loudly: "If you don't believe it, you can come up and touch it."
Some people didn't believe it, so after hearing this, they crowded up and wanted to touch it.
Among them was Fan Erniang.
“It’s really clean.”
"Yes, this soap is really useful."
They have all washed their clothes, and they can tell if there is any oil stains by just touching them.
"I want a piece."
"I want a piece too."
"I want three dollars."
Many people borrowed money to buy soap.
Fan Erniang went near the water terrace, bought two pieces of soap, and went home with a basket.
Back to the village, passing by the river at the end of the village, there were many women washing clothes.
Seeing Fan Erniang, many people greeted her.
"I went to sell eggs today and bought a good thing in Chang'an." Fan Erniang said proudly.
"What?"
Seeing what Fan Erniang said so mysteriously, someone asked curiously.
"Paper."
"Yezi? Let me tell you, Er Niang, how many eggs do you need to sell for a piece of soap? Are you crazy?"
People who have a good relationship with Fan Erniang couldn't help but say.
"I'm telling you, this soap only costs two cents a dollar." Fan Erniang said with a proud look on her face.
"Two cents? Are you crazy?"
"Really, otherwise I wouldn't be willing to buy something worth hundreds of dollars."
Thinking of Fan Erniang's stingy character, they believed her somewhat.
"Two pennies per dollar, I'm afraid it's not fake, right?"
"Whether it is fake or not, you will know soon."
Fan Erniang verified it on the spot, so naturally she believed it very much.
After saying that, she returned home, put the stolen clothes she had changed into in a basin, and went to the river.
He was cleaned with soap on the spot.
Seeing that Fan Erniang just rubbed her clothes a few times and her clothes were clean, everyone believed that what she said was true.
"Er Niang, can you lend it to me for a while?"
"No, this one dollar or two cents is enough." Fan Erniang couldn't bear to give it to them.
"Didn't you buy two yuan? You can sell me one yuan at the head office."
"No, if you want it, just go to Chang'an and buy it yourself."
"I'll pay you three cents, right?"
Fan Erniang was a little moved when she heard the three cents.
I made a penny without doing anything. How could such a good thing happen?
This scene happened in many places.
On the second day, more people came to Huanxin Pavilion to buy soap.
…
"Which one of you came up with this name?" Lin Xuan always felt that he was a waste of names, but he didn't expect that Cheng Chumo and the others were more waste than him.
"The name means a new look. Is there anything wrong with it?"
This name was chosen by Cheng Chumo. He thought it was a very good name and has always been quite proud of it.
"No, it's pretty good." Lin Xuan waved his hand and said.
It's just a name, it has no impact at all.
"I think so too." Cheng Chumo said proudly.
"Zichu, we have set up a workshop and shop according to what you said. The problem is that we sell a lot of soap, but we only make a penny per piece. How should we promote it to the entire Tang Dynasty?"
Yuchi Baolin said.
"There are so many merchants traveling from north to south, just give them the goods." Lin Xuan said.
As long as there is profit, people will naturally transport things to various parts of the Tang Dynasty.
"These are all small things. I asked you to come here because I have something to tell you." Lin Xuan said seriously.
Everyone put away the smiles on their faces and looked solemn, waiting for Lin Xuan's next words.
"You are about to go to the border. His Majesty asked me to be the general. But I will not be able to go until a little later. Before that, I have something to ask you to do."
"Ashina She'er is stationed near the former Gaochang Kingdom. When you arrive at the border, pay close attention to the situation of the Ashina She'er tribe. If necessary, you can secretly help him. You must not let him be annexed." Lin Xuan said slowly.
said.
As the saying goes, before you fight external affairs, you must first make peace with yourself at home.
The Western Turks wanted to go to war with Xue Yantuo, so they naturally did not want to leave a factor of instability around.
Lin Xuan was worried that Ashinasheer would be annexed before he even went to the border.
Although historically Ashina Sheer eventually defected to the Tang Dynasty, Lin Xuan now needs him on the chessboard.
"Does the Marquis want to recruit Ashina Sheer to surrender?"
Xue Rengui is indeed a famous general in history. Although he is inexperienced now, he can still see Lin Xuan's intention at a glance.
"Surrender Ashina Sheer? This is impossible. He hates Xue Yantuo and the Tang Dynasty so much. How could he surrender to the Tang Dynasty?" Cheng Chumo shook his head quickly.
"Yes, the imperial court tried it before, but was rejected by him." Yuchi Baolin also felt that it was impossible to recruit Ashina Sheer to surrender.
"Now and then. The current situation of Ashina Society is not good. Let me ask you, Tang Dynasty, Western Turks, and Xue Yantuo. If Ashina Society chooses one to surrender, who do you think it will choose?" Lin Xuan asked
road.
"this…"
Several people looked at each other. Ashina Sheer probably didn't have a good impression of the three countries.
The Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo teamed up to destroy the Eastern Turks, and the hatred between the Western Turks and Ashina Sheer became even deeper.
If Ashina Sheer had not been in a hurry to attack Xue Yantuo and stabilize the territory first, there would have been a great possibility of annexing the Western Turks.
In recent years, Ashina Sheer has been running around like a bereaved dog, but it was all thanks to the Western Turks.
"You have overlooked an important thing. Regardless of whether Ashina Sheer seeks refuge with Xue Yantuo or the Western Turks, both parties will not let him live. He can only seek refuge with the Tang Dynasty."
Lin Xuan thought about it carefully, and the reason why Ashina Sheer surrendered to the Tang Dynasty was because the Tang Dynasty was his only choice.