When Liu Mingqi heard the news that the prince had accidentally killed an official, she was on the mahjong table.

Yes.

You read that right, it's a mahjong table.

As early as April, Liu Mingqi had ordered the craftsmen in the mansion to make ten best mahjong plaques.

Mahjong is made of the best bamboo. After carefully polishing and smoothing the surface, it is soaked in tung oil for a period of time to completely remove the thorny and cracked defects. After three months, it finally appeared in front of Liu Mingqi.

The boy taught her mother how to play mahjong. The next day she took mahjong to find a group of sisters in her boudoir. They fought all night and were all from home to look for her, so she went home to sleep while yawning.

With this battle alone, mahjong became famous completely in the world.

When Princess Yu started again the second time, dozens of ladies stood around, watching them with relish.

Then when they became familiar with the mahjong method, there were dozens of chirping sparrows around the four noble ladies. Each card played would arouse many different opinions, which was simply a mess.

Princess Yu was originally from the daughter of a noble family and had a bad temper, so she drove these people away on the spot.

But the charm of mahjong is exuding.

When Princess Yu and his friends wanted to leave, the ladies who should have disappeared suddenly appeared and said that they were going home to sleep anyway, so let's have a few games too.

They are all good friends, so Princess Yu can only agree.

As a result, after agreeing, the mahjong was never able to be taken back, and I couldn't find where to go.

Next is the second and third...

After the seven pairs of mahjong disappeared, Princess Yu began to gather mahjong at home.

However, at this time, there were already imitation mahjong in the city. Although it was relatively crude and less beautiful, it still attracted countless people.

Not only women, but men.

As well as the mahjong trend has recently emerged in the flower building.

Many guests were playing mahjong while eating, drinking and having fun with the girls, which was also an interesting pastime.

Mahjong wants to protect intellectual property rights, that is a dream.

So Liu Mingqi never thought so. It was just a toy for entertainment, so it was no big deal to let everyone know.

Today, Liu Mingjing called Liu Mingqi and a few friends to play mahjong together.

As we all know, Liu Mingqi is a powerful general with a high military value, and is also a person who likes to eat, drink and have fun. New things like mahjong can attract his attention the most.

In addition to the eight aunt whom Liu Mingqi is most familiar with, the last card is called Wang Zhiru, the youngest son of Wang Feiteng, the Minister of Revenue.

Wang Zhiru is also a playboy who eats, drinks, and has fun. Liu Mingjing and he are quite terrible, and they often do some ridiculous things.

Liu Mingqi met Secretary Wang Feiteng while teaching the plotters. He was a very steady person, but Wang Zhiru was almost different from him. He was dressed up so greasy and frivolous, but he showed a hint of frivolity in his entire speech and work.

He told the news that His Highness the Crown Prince killed Ge Chi.

After hearing the whole story, Liu Mingjing opened his mouth wide, "Is the prince so impulsive? Is it troublesome now?"

"Of course! Now the court's prefects are discussing countermeasures." Wang Zhiru said: "Although he made a big mistake, the prince is the foundation of the country. How can he be truly punished?...Si Tong."

"Yes, the prince is not a bad person. Otherwise, before leaving Beijing, how could he purchase millions of taels of silver and give it to the poorest people?" Bagu said in agreement.

"I want to tell you, it's not that the emperor himself didn't do it well?" Liu Mingqi said. "Although it's a bit ugly to mix bran, it's a flexible approach after all. If he didn't hinder his face and told the prince in advance, wouldn't he be unable to cause such a thing?"

Look at Liu Mingqi's righteous expression, no one can tell that the bad idea of ​​rice mixed with bran was proposed by this kid.

How to say it.

It must be useful, and it can greatly save food, but it is really shameful and easily scolded by some so-called righteous people.

Liu Mingqi was not worried that Emperor Jing and Emperor would betray him. The emperor still had this responsibility, let alone when discussing this matter with the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the State after discussing it, they all agreed after careful consideration.

This is the court's public discussion and is not considered a violation.

"The emperor was also negligent. How could he know that the gentle prince, who is usually gentle, is so decisive after he goes out?" Wang Zhiru said, "It may be because of the previous accident that the prince did not exercise well, which caused him to lose control, right?"

"I won't talk about this... Seven!" Liu Mingjing played a card and said, "How do you plan to compensate that poor Ge Chi family?"

"The prince mentioned it when he wrote a letter that Ge Chi was from Hebei. He had sent someone to bring money to Ge Chi's hometown and give his family some money first." Wang Zhiru said, "As the prince also asked the court to give Ge Chi a posthumous title, at least in name."

The reason why Wang Zhiru knows so much is definitely because his father, Wang Feiteng, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

However, Wang Feiteng would not tell him that he usually told his elder brother, Dali Temple Chief Wang Liangxin, to increase Wang Liangxin's experience and knowledge. The second young master of the Wang family just secretly heard it and showed off.

But Wang Zhiru is not a fool either. He dare not tell anyone about some confidential matters, so as not to harm his father.

"Well, this should be." Liu Mingqi sighed, "Poor man, there is no disaster!"

After a pause, he suddenly dropped the card, "Sorry, I touched it myself. All the big couples, four pairs, each with sixteen taels, and they are patronized."

"A bastard!"

Bagu was angry, "I am Long Qi, can you let me make a big name all at once? It's really disappointing!"

Liu Mingqi smiled, "If you have a chance, if you have a chance."

He thought to himself, when you get a little tired of playing, it will be time for the bloody battle of Sichuan mahjong to finally appear. At that time, everyone can be more happy.

Amid the sound of "Crashing" the four of them built the Great Wall again.

While touching the cards, Wang Zhiru said, "Brother Qi, I heard that the news from the northwest is that your soap is already sold on the grassland? Can a piece of soap be exchanged for twenty sheep?"

"Empty wealth is all empty wealth!" Liu Mingqi acted calmly.

"That's right, this money is not something you have, Brother Qi, but the businessman named Yang Ming." Wang Zhiru said.

Yang Ming is the first businessman to discover the business opportunities of soap.

But he didn't have enough financial resources and was a little stingy, so he only took 3,000 pieces of soap to the northwest for the first time.

After arriving in the northwest, he also learned Liu Mingqi's method and directly spread a large shed on the trading market with the grassland, throwing out a hundred pieces of soap, specifically for those grassland people to wash their hands and even take a bath.

People in the grassland are not very particular, and you can take a shower with a curtain in the open air.

There is the second one who eats crabs. After one after another, fifty pieces of soap used specifically for bathing can be used in one day.

Then the grassland merchants who tasted the benefits flocked to divide the remaining 2,900 pieces of soap.

Yang Ming’s price is five taels of silver. Because the quantity is too small, the transportation costs cannot be shared, so he didn’t make much money, just to make the soap spread faster.

No matter how much money the grassland merchants earn, it doesn’t matter, it’s only 2,900 yuan of soap anyway.

When there is legend of soap everywhere in the grassland, Yang Ming will bring more soap to the grassland to develop markets and strengthen the big merchants on the grassland.

Before Yang Ming could not wait until the next day, he directly sent a letter to the shopkeeper who stayed in Beijing with Feige, and asked him to order another 10,000 yuan of soap from Prince Yu's Mansion.

Yang Ming's wife took out all the cellars at home and then raised all the money to send the goods to Prince Yu's Mansion.

It was from June that the Yu Mansion suddenly turned the soap production volume of 400,000 yuan a month, and in May it was only 20,000 yuan.

Even so, Princess Yu gave Yang Ming 10,000 yuan neatly.

However, this time, there were several servants from Prince Yu's mansion who rushed to the northwest with the caravan. They would know in detail about the various sales channels of soap and the possible emergence of other collaborators.

The production of workshops is now growing explosively, with 400,000 soap in June and 600,000 soap in July.

In this case, as a small businessman, Yang Ming did not have the ability to arrange and control the entire sales network, and the Prince Yu Mansion could not hand over all the networks to him. This was not done by a mature businessman.

Everyone doesn’t know the ambition of Prince Yu’s mansion, and thinks it’s enough to sell it.

Speaking of this, Liu Mingjing also said: "It just so happened that Mingqi, when will you have rich soap? Our caravan came back this time and all mentioned the soap that was popular on the northwest grasslands. The small tribes on the Tubo Plateau also mentioned it to us, hoping to buy some soap next time to see if it is as magical as imagined."

"About the beginning of next month," Liu Mingqi said, "You can try it with 10,000 yuan at that time."

"I want it too." Bagu said.

"No problem." Liu Mingqi said with a smile, "Actually, you don't have to worry. Didn't my mother say that before? The princes and brothers are all a family, and you will definitely have your share."

Wang Zhiru did not interrupt.

He was not very interested in doing business. As the son of the Minister of Revenue, his family life was extremely superior.

Even if Wang Feiteng doesn't accept much money, others will try every means to stuff valuables to him.

Therefore, Wang Zhiru has the financial resources to eat, drink and have fun, and often he invites Liu Mingjing's guests.

"Brother Qi, we can't catch up with soap. If you have any good deals in the future, what should we do with us?" Wang Zhiru said half-jokingly, "You don't know how many nobles and royal children in Beijing are now hoping to get a share of your business."

"If you have a suitable business, that's certain." Liu Mingqi nodded sincerely.

In fact, he was talking nonsense.

Why should I share the cake that I can eat alone?

Is it a risk of equal sharing?

Which of the things I made is at all risk?

Wang Zhiru didn't know if he understood it, and said with a smile: "Then I'll wait for your good news! Although we are not very capable, our connections are pretty good and we have some money. We should be able to help."

"good!"

Liu Mingqi nodded again.

This Wang Zhiru is pretty good. Although he is a playboy, his words and demeanor are graceful, and it will definitely not be annoying.

No wonder Liu Mingjing, who has always disliked those important ministers of the court, could play with him.

Unfortunately, not only does my business require no friends, but our Prince Yu’s mansion cannot have friends from the court.

Otherwise, if some balance is destroyed, what will Jinghe Emperor and the Prince think of us?

After thinking about the prince who slashed Ge Chi's head with one knife, Liu Mingqi suddenly felt a little chilled.

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Note: In ancient times, mutton was very expensive. Even in the wealthiest Song Dynasty, many people could not afford it.

In the third year of Tiansheng in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yi tribe in the northwest border province used sheep to pay for crimes. A sheep was only 500 ci, but at the same time it was very expensive in the mainland. During the Xining period, a 40-jin sheep cost 5 jin, that is, 5 taels of silver.

In the 26th year of Shaoxing, the market price of Lin'an Prefecture was 13 guan, 800 guan, or 13.8 taels of silver, and at that time the monthly salary of a county magistrate was 7 guan, 700 guan, and even a sheep could not afford.

Therefore, the scholar probably calculated at this price. On the grassland, this 1 tael of silver can be exchanged for 20 sheep, which is about 10 taels of silver, which should not be outrageous.
Chapter completed!