After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 87 Lujia Village Primary School Motto

In front of the gathering of the people in the city, there were more than ten water basins filled with clean water, and a bar of soap was placed in front of each basin for the crowd to test.There is a long table next to it, and the table is full of piles of soap, not only square, but also round, lotus-shaped...

In front of the long table stood a dozen or so beautiful palace maids, with good stature, who were responsible for collecting money and giving soap to customers.

The King of Shu not only knew how to teach, but also knew how to draw inferences from others.

"I can't tell, the King of Shu still has some talent for doing business!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded secretly when he saw it, and said to Lu Chang and Gao Qi who were beside him, and there didn't seem to be any signs of anger in his tone.

In fact, he used to look down on businessmen, but since talking with Qin Yu about the method of cutting leeks, his concept has completely changed.The merchants can earn a lot of silver for the treasury, and it seems that it is not so cheap.

Without Qin Yu, he would have always held the idea of ​​looking down on businessmen. Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang plundered Shen Wansan's home and sent him to Yunnan.Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang had another reason for copying his home, and that was fear.At that time, Shen Wansan not only helped him build the city wall, but also proposed to help him reward the three armies, which made him feel the powerful strength of the merchants and the threat to the imperial power.

So later, Zhu Yuanzhang banned the sea.

Now that he has learned Qin Yu's method of 'cutting leeks', he is no longer afraid of merchants.After earning 5000 million taels for nothing, he even wanted to support merchants.After all, the more money a merchant makes, the more leeks he cuts.

After the change of concept, Zhu Yuanzhang will no longer ban the sea.

"Not only did the emperor not reprimand the King of Shu, but he actually praised him?" Lu Chang and Gao Qi felt incredible when they heard it, remembering that the emperor seemed to dislike merchants very much in the past.

Several people squeezed out of the crowd and quietly came to Zhu Chun.

"Father!" Zhu Chun was about to give a big gift, but Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed him, "Don't disturb the people!"

"Yes!" Zhu Chun said.

"Chun'er, what are you selling?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, pointing to the things on the table.

"Your Majesty, my son sells soap." Zhu Chun replied, "It's made from pig pancreas soap with spices."

"Pig pancreatic soap?" Zhu Yuanzhang, Lu Chang, and Gao Qi all said they had never heard of it.

"It is soap formed by heating and stirring lard and alkaline water, and a chemical reaction occurs." Zhu Chun said, "Mr. Qin taught us just now, saying that this is the saponification reaction in chemistry. Father Huang, Mr. Qin taught us chemistry. Knowledge is so useful!"

"Can soap made from lard decontaminate?" Like the villagers in Lujia Village, the emperor and the two ministers were skeptical.

"Royal Father, can't you see if you just look at it?" Zhu Chun pointed to the crowd who were trying.

In front of the booth, there was an endless stream of people trying to use soap.They smeared soap on their hands, then washed them in the basin, and they washed it quickly, and then they all uttered a sound of admiration.

"I didn't expect it to work!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Do you want to try it out for yourself, Royal Father and the two adults?" Zhu Chun instructed his servants to bring three pieces of soap and hand them to them, as well as a water basin.

"I didn't expect that things made from lard can also wash hands!" After Lu Chang and Gao Qi tried it, they were also amazed.

"Indeed, this thing is much easier to use than the soap we used before, not only it washes cleanly, but also doesn't feel scratched." Gao Qi also said, put it under his nose and smelled it, "And there is a floral fragrance. "

"Mr. Qin's chemistry is really amazing!" After Zhu Yuanzhang personally tested it and felt that the effect was very good, he sighed in his heart. Before, Mr. Qin said that chemical energy can be used to create weapons like the plague, and that pesticides can be produced without harming crops. At first, I was a little uneasy. I believe that now it seems that he did not deceive the world, and this soap is the most direct proof.

"What do you two think?" Turning to Lu Chang, the two ministers Gao Qi asked.

"The king of Shu made soap, which greatly facilitated the people." Gao Qi said.

"If this thing can be mass-produced, it will be a huge amount of wealth income!" Lu Chang said, "It's just that the King of Shu, as a prince, is selling on the street, it still damages the royal majesty."

"What does it mean to damage the royal majesty?" Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately displeased, "Our emperor made such a useful thing to facilitate the lives of the common people, even if it is a benefit to the common people. Benefiting the common people will not only damage the royal majesty, but will actually gain the praise of the people."

When Lu Chang heard this, he was speechless.

"Chun'er, how much does your soap sell for?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Your Majesty, the price of this son's minister is five taels of silver!" Zhu Chun said.

"Five taels of silver?" Zhu Yuanzhang's expression condensed, "How can ordinary people afford such a high price?"

"Your Majesty, the soap made by my son was not intended to be sold to the common people. It was to be sold to the wealthy households in the city, to high officials and nobles." Zhu Chun said.At this time, people who want to buy soap in front of the booth are already crowded and crowded. Although the price is high, the crowd is still rushing to buy it, for fear that they will not be able to grab it if they are slow.After all, there are only a few hundred of them in Zhu Chun, and they are gone when they are sold out.

"The price is so expensive, you don't count as a benefit to the people?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

"Father, Mr. Qin only gave his ministers two days off, and he couldn't make too many soaps in two days." Zhu Chun said, "And the original intention of the sons was not to benefit the people from the beginning, but to serve the royal palace. Increase your income. There are hundreds of people to support in the Prince of Shu's mansion, and the expenses are very high, and the money that the father gives to the princes every month is not much."

The salaries of officials in the Zhu Yuanzhang Dynasty were the lowest in all dynasties. He still maintained the idea of ​​​​when he was a farmer, and felt that the salaries for officials were completely sufficient, so the monthly benefits for the princes were not much.

"After Erchen has the money, the Prince of Shu will no longer need to save money." Zhu Chun said, "As for the benefit of the common people, when Erchen earns enough money, it will not be too late to reduce the price if there is time for mass production."

"You are sincere." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"I learned it from Mr. Qin." Zhu Chun said, "Mr. Qin said that as long as you are an upright person and do things in an upright manner, you don't have to be afraid of wolves and tigers. It's too tiring to live like that."

"The school motto of our Lujia Village Primary School is: Do what you want without breaking the rules."

"Mr. said that one should follow the original thoughts of one's own heart, as long as it does not violate the most common rules in the world and the most basic morality. This reflects a person's open-mindedness, freedom, and unrestrainedness..."

It can be seen that since following Qin Yu, the whole person of King Shu has changed, and he has become more confident than ever.

And the changes of several princes, Zhu Yuanzhang also saw and felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)