delicious little cook

Chapter 287 There is always someone who is best at offending others

Bai Kou raised her hand, and handed the paper soap to the servant girl beside her.

"Ms. Meng summoned her, and the minister's wife didn't have a suitable gift, but this paper soap is a brand new thing. It turns out that we are still late in delivering it. I'm really sorry." Madam Gu leaned forward slightly and said politely.

"Hehehehe, it's okay, Jun Ting gave some, but you are the masters of making paper soap. I heard that many people in the camp bought some before departure, so it's a reputation. ?”

"I can't say anything about this courtier's wife. Bai Kou is in charge of business affairs, and she is the right owner of this piece of soap."

"Oh?!" Queen Ye was really slightly surprised this time, even Ye Junting and the surrounding maidservants looked at Bai Kou in surprise.

"This is really impressive. Apart from cooking and housekeeping, I can even make this paper soap, but why is it called soap? Where does this name come from?"

"In Hui Niangniang's words, Zao is the abbreviation for Zaojiao. Usually, Xiangpanzi, Xiangpanzi, is easy to pronounce, but Zhixiangpanzi is very difficult to pronounce. Using the word Zao, it is easy to pronounce and easy to remember."

"Hehe, it makes sense, it makes sense, paper soap is smoother than paper incense." Queen Ye savored the difference in addressing, and agreed again and again, "You might as well use the word soap for your other soaps, it's simple and clear, It is also different from the usual names used by colleagues in the industry. You can tell that it is your unscrupulous business. In other words, if Jun Ting hadn't explained this unscrupulous name to Ben Gong, I really can't think of which three The word. This name is also unique."

"Thank you, Empress Jinkou. From now on, all kinds of soaps that are not dirty will be named after the Chinese character soap." Bai Kou immediately saluted and settled the matter of naming.It's not easy for her to say it.

"Little girl's brains are spinning really fast, and I was picked up by you as soon as I said it casually. But I heard you talking about all kinds of tricks? Why, there are new tricks?"

"Returning to your mother, Xianbugou currently only has one workshop, and its main business is household soap for washing clothes. It is also expected to build a larger workshop by selling household soap to make money, so as to do the soap business."

"Since it's a workshop for household soap now, where did you make this paper soap?"

"If you go back to your mother, the production of household soap was stopped and the production of paper soap was changed. The workshop has resumed normal production before we set off."

"In other words, when we return to the capital, we won't be able to buy this paper soap?"

"Hui Niangniang, it is indeed difficult to buy for a while."

"Can't you think of a way to build a big factory in advance?"

"If you go back to your mother, you can only rely on loans to build the factory in advance. Our son's money is only enough to maintain the normal operation of the workshop."

"How can a dignified prince be so poor?" The queen didn't believe it, and everyone present didn't believe it. Only Mrs. Gu believed that her son really had no money.

"If you go back to your mother, our son is really poor. In the past, he had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry. He originally saved little money, but he is also a generous master. He loves to reward his subordinates. Having met new friends, the cost of human relations has increased, so he finally realized what it means to be stretched, and he feels that he is too embarrassed to ask his family for money at this age. Fortunately, he is a courageous person, and the remaining money Take it out for business, and earn a little bit.”

"Well~, Gu Yun is a man of courage, but the skill of making soap belongs to you. This business has been a family workshop since ancient times, and it can't be a big deal. It's pitiful to earn some money to support the family, but you can persuade it to pay for it. Why did he agree to this deal?"

"Returning to your mother, because there is no competitor in the soap making business, the competitors we have to deal with are the handicraftsmen in the family workshops. If we want to have money for the prince every month, we must monopolize Tianshuifang. For business, it is bound to let those craftsmen close their doors."

"Squeeze other people's business to support their families, you are quite frank."

"Niang Niang, to tell you the truth, originally in Shizi's plan, after the other soap making workshops in Tianshuifang are squeezed out and a de facto monopoly is formed, then those experienced old craftsmen can be hired as technicians instead. , allowing them to continue to support their families and earn more than they ever did.”

"The original plan?" Queen Ye was very good at focusing, "Has the plan changed?"

"In the case of Hui Niangniang, the plan can never be changed."

"Where is the change?"

"Going back to your mother, it's because of the old craftsman's change. Soap making requires strong alkali, and the traditional craft has serious shortcomings. The strong alkali powder will enter the human body with the breath. Over time, people will suffer from severe respiratory diseases. , shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing, basically after the age of 30, you will slowly become weak and wait to die."

"Soap making is so dangerous? Is it any soap? Including scented soap?" The people around the queen were all shocked by Bai Kou's description. They usually just pick and choose which one works and which one doesn't. They don't care about what this thing is like. made.

"In the case of Hui Niangniang, the steps of raw material processing are the same."

"Is the soap used in the palace made in such a dangerous way?"

"Your Majesty, the maidservants don't understand. If the goods are from time-honored shops, they have financial guarantees. As long as they are willing to pay the capital, they may have their own secret new technology, which is unknown to outsiders. "

"Auntie, can I let my niece say something?"

"Okay, tell me." Queen Ye smiled kindly at her niece.

"Thank you Auntie."

Ye Junting nodded slightly to the queen, turned around and nodded again to Mrs. Gu, and finally shifted her gaze to Bai Kou.

"Miss Ye, please speak directly." Bai Kou bowed to Ye Junting. She was wearing a cavalry suit with arrow sleeves and a robe with four slits like a man. In the relaxed atmosphere, she bowed to Ye Junting like a woman Just a gift.

"You just said that the traditional soap-making process is very dangerous to the craftsmen, but this paper soap was produced in a short period of time. Aren't you afraid that the craftsmen under you will suffer more damage?"

Bai Kou's expression was calm, and she kept a friendly smile. Ye Junting's words were not pleasant, so she could only curse in her stomach.

"Miss Ye has a good point in asking, but this is a rare commercial secret and will not be made public."

"So careful? There are no outsiders here, so it won't matter if you say a few words, and you are afraid that someone will overhear you?"

Ye Junting sat docilely for so long, and when she opened her mouth to speak, she was still that proud and self-willed young lady in her heart, and Madam Gu's affection for her plummeted.

"That's right, Miss Ye, the servant girl is afraid of being overheard." Bai Kou admitted frankly, "Partition walls have ears, so we have to guard against them. Solid brick walls are not reliable, not to mention the pitiful thickness of this felt tent."

"Auntie, look, you are using us as a thief." Ye Junting pursed her lips and acted like a baby to the queen.

"Jun Ting, this is your fault. Bai Kou has already said that it is a commercial secret, so you shouldn't ask any further. You are Jiji's big girl, and you must know how to act properly."

Empress Ye didn't help her niece at all, instead Ye Junting pursed her mouth in aggrieved expression.

(End of this chapter)