Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 571
  "Well, it's still the original recipe, and it still has a familiar taste."

"Of course it's the original formula. Only Fufu eats it. If the formula is changed and Fufu doesn't eat it, then there's no need to make it."

Sitting next to Fufu's inner room, Shangluo also finished a fist-sized steamed bun.

"By the way, it turns out that only Fufu ate before? So what did the other bears eat?"

"We have prepared other snacks. Fruits and other staple foods include bamboo shoots in addition to cooking. Anyway, pandas don't eat meat. If they don't eat meat, it won't cost a lot of money. It would be nice to provide more fruits of different types. .In addition, there are many pandas who love to eat pumpkins.”

"Ah yes, there are pumpkins."

"Did you also know? I thought not many people knew about it. Pandas are quite suitable to eat pumpkin, because it contains fiber, which can promote pandas' digestion. In addition, although there is sugar, it is moderate, and it will not exceed the limit if you eat a lot. Recommended intake. And sometimes, the animal’s mood is also a welfare that needs to be taken care of. It’s not a big problem to eat a little more sugar.”

"It's great to be a panda." Shangluo sighed, "Every day as long as I sit there, someone will come and give me something to eat."

"I feel like you are the same, right? Don't you just sit there and someone comes to give you exercises?"

"I did feel that way before. But after meeting Daozu some time ago, I knew what Daozu meant. He was raising his sword. He expected me to be of great use when the time came, and it was not for nothing. But you , are you also being served food while you are sitting there?"

"Me? Yes, indeed. Although I have to 'perform a show' and so on, I am much busier than a panda. However, I have a very clear understanding of my affairs - compared with people who are really working, I This little bit of hard work is nothing. So you see, am I doing an internship? I will try to support myself in the future."

“Is raising pandas enough?”

"That's enough. The wages at Yuyuan are very generous, so it's no problem to support yourself. Well, unless"

"Unless what?"

"Unless." She shook her head, "Actually, you see, I am eating the court's money because I feel bad about it. I am actually very lazy. If I can eat the court's money with peace of mind, then I will. Anyway, I am very lazy. The elders eat much more than me. Not even more than me."

"That's true. So what can I do to make you feel at ease?"

"It's okay to just think of princess as a career plan. Breeder can be a part-time job."

"Well, a princess can be considered a profession, right?"

"Forget it. There is a difference between a full-time princess and a part-time princess. If pandas are also divided into full-time pandas and part-time pandas, then part-time pandas should only come to the zoo to eat bamboo during working hours and do whatever they should do when they go back after get off work. For another example, there are Full-time monks and part-time monks.”

"Indeed, there are part-time monks. So what do part-time princesses do?"

"Just a name, not fulfilling royal responsibilities, and not getting a salary. That's what my aunt is like. She has her own property outside - because to be honest, there are too many things. If you can make money by yourself, there will be a lot of money. People will choose to leave.”

"Then do you have any princes in your family who can be part-time princes?"

"Yes, after all, you know the rules of the old Zhu family. The royal family cannot participate in politics, not even a little bit. The prince's work is also ceremonial, social, and extremely cumbersome. It is not the year of Hongwu anymore. It’s not money directly, it’s salary coupons, the amount is very small.”

"Lu Guan? What is that?"       "A kind of national bond that can be redeemed indefinitely, which is used to replace the previous fiefdom. In the past, whether the prince or the princess, he had his own fief. There are no more. There are only salary coupons. For me, because I am the eldest princess, I should be able to get about 20 taels of salary coupons when I am 5 years old, and then get 3% interest every year, which is 1500 taels. Then deduct 75% of the interest tax, I got about 800 taels, which works out to about [-] taels per month."

"That's it? I thought the royal family could get a lot of money, but why is it almost the same as salary?"

"That's a lot. After all, it's paid unconditionally. And if you're really short of money, you can still sell it as a pawn. As a national bond that can be redeemed indefinitely, the Lu Guan can be circulated and is quite popular on the market. In addition, although three or four The expenses in Beijing are still too little, but if you find an extra job, 10 taels plus salary will be pretty good. If you get about 50 taels per month, you can live well even in the capital."

"Wait a minute." Shangluo asked her, "Do you lack some knowledge about the consumption to maintain your daily expenses?"

"Eh? What about, for example?"

"For example, how much does your dress cost?"

"Wait a minute. I really didn't ask."

"I see that you occasionally wear work clothes? Then you still wear a skirt when you go out, right? Where does the fabric of your skirt come from?"

"Of course it's from the Weaving Bureau."

"Do you know how much the materials from the Weaving Bureau cost per piece?"

"." Zhu Ling was stunned for a moment. She took out the jade sign and dialed the phone.

"Hello? Sister-in-law, it's me. I'm not looking for you. Is Song Shanggong here? Ask her to answer the phone. Sister Shanggong, how much do the clothes I usually wear cost?"

The number was reported over there. Zhu Ling was stunned for a moment.

"20 taels a piece? What? My overalls??? How much does the brocade I wear cost?"

The number was reported again over there. Zhu Ling was completely dumbfounded:
  "More than 150 taels per horse? [-] taels including the labor cost??? And you only wear it once?"

"That's right." The other person replied, "My eldest princess, haven't you noticed that the embroidered materials you wear during the New Year and festivals are only worn once? Because they cannot be washed, the gold threads, embroidery, etc. on them will not be washed. It's useless once it's worn, so it can only be worn once. I usually buy clothes for you, which costs more than a thousand taels every year."

"Then where did my aunt get the money? Didn't she go out? How could she still have money to wear these?"

"You are talking about the eldest princess of Ningguo. She is a stock trader. She pawned her salary coupons to trade stocks, and then she made a fortune. Now she often supplements the expenses of the palace. You forgot that she often looks at your Did she bring you clothes? She gave them to you at her own expense. She also spent money to buy equipment for the emperor. "

"What about my brother?"

"Your Majesty, except for the replacement of his dragon robes every year, he wears no more than eight sets of regular clothes in all seasons. He has indeed saved money. But he has built a few small centrifuges in the Changchun Palace, and they don't turn them off when they are turned on. Then But if you pull the industrial cable directly, the electricity meter will turn like a ticker. Among you, you are the one who saves the most money. Just raise a panda and wear overalls."

"But I don't need such expensive overalls! Isn't it more than a hundred dollars a pair?"

(End of this chapter)