The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 66 Soap Gift Box
The No. [-] Xiao of Yezhupi's family is a talented person. He is extremely smart. He has learned Chinese, written Chinese characters and read Chinese classics since he was a child. In fact, he admires the splendid Chinese civilization very much.

He deliberately took in traitors like Fan Wencheng, Bao Chengxian, etc. who had forgotten their ancestors, and often chatted with them, so he knew Daming well.

Hong Xie knew that the battle reports of the Ming army were all exaggeration, and some of them were fabricated out of nothing, so he had to rely on his keen insight to analyze them.

He is indeed a godlike opponent. After succeeding to the throne, he confronted Yuan Chonghuan, and made this master who fooled the honest Emperor Chongzhen into a fright.

And if Emperor Chongzhen hadn't encountered Yuan Da's flickering, he might not have been reduced to the end of the corner.

But Ba Xiao was too smart this time, he never imagined that there are people who won such great military exploits and did not report them to the court, but hid them in the snow until spring.

In the days to come, he analyzed and analyzed, and finally put this muddled account on Mao Wenlong of Dongjiang Town. The poor island commander took the big blame for Huang Sheng and didn't know it. He was attacked by Jiannu regardless of money. Second-rate.

And Huang Sheng is also ignorant, and he is dreaming of getting rich at home.He completely handed over the task of training cold weapon fighters to officers Huang Mingli and Hei Hu.

Let Huang Dongshan shoot live ammunition with Lumi musketeers in addition to giving lessons to the servants. Don't save gunpowder and bullets, and try to find a few more flintlock rifle shooters. For this reason, recruit ten loaders from Huangjiashan Island's children .

Huang Sheng knew that the development of his own armed force required sufficient financial resources to maintain it, so he was busy trying to find money.

During this period, I mainly participated in the design of the first batch of unique products for the high-end market of the Ming Dynasty, soap gift boxes.

The Ming Dynasty already knew that the essential oils with various floral fragrances were obtained by distilling fresh flowers in ancient ways, and the fresh flowers were not deliberately cultivated.

In the spring of this era, the mountains and plains are full of vegetation, and of course the mountains are full of flowers. The little girls in the mountains will pick flowers in bamboo baskets and exchange them for sewing money.

Wu Xiang used his business network from north to south to purchase for Huang Sheng, of course it was a piece of cake.

Liaodong is facing a cold winter, but Guangxi and Annan are still full of flowers.Daming is too big and has all the resources that one expects to find. Wu Xiang is not capable of fighting wars and has excellent business skills.

The soap gift box, a cross-age product that has been long-awaited, has four pieces of soap in it, which are jasmine, rose, orchid, and rose.

The gift box is made of sandalwood, with exquisite carvings and slogans introducing the uses and benefits of soap.

As soon as you open the box, you will feel the aroma is compelling. The four soaps are packaged with beautiful flower patterns printed on colored paper again. There are two palm-sized dioramas inlaid on the inside of the box lid.

Huang Sheng deliberately called the mirror a diorama just to deceive people. This thing is too simple, and it has no value at all when it can be seen everywhere in later generations.

It was not easy in the Ming Dynasty. Occasionally there were officials, and there were only one or two sides of the big family, and it would not be too big.

In the past, this thing had indeed traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to Daming, so of course it was worth a lot.

In Huang Sheng's hands, it is just a by-product used to set off the soap. Who can think of such a wonderful finishing touch?

Huangjiashan Island has already produced a small amount of qualified glass. It is natural to make it into a mirror, and the cost is very low. Now it will not be sold specifically, but let it appear in the soap gift box first.

The first batch of soaps came out, Huang Sheng took one casually and took it home, He Xiang was still in class, Zhao Rui came back first and waited for the master, Gu Ling'er followed the class and was not at home.

"Master, what are you holding? It's beautiful!" Zhao Rui asked curiously when she found the gift box of soap in Huang Sheng's hand.

"This... something that women use to take a bath." Huang Sheng thought for a while, knowing that she might not understand what soap is, and said concisely.

"Ah! Master, you're joking again." The beauty said coyly, thinking that the master was teasing her again.

"Open it yourself and see, it is indeed something for women to take a bath."

"Wow, it's so beautiful, ah! Why is there a diorama in it? Master, where did you get it?" Zhao Rui was already attracted by the gift box of soap, and her mouth was full of exclamations. She was a lady from an official family who knew the mirror.

"It smells so good! It smells so good, sir, you should smell it too! Is this thing really used for bathing? How do you use it?"

"You should know how to use it after you read all the characters inside and out." Huang Sheng deliberately didn't make any moves, to see if Zhao Rui's culture could immediately understand the meaning of the slogan.

The beauty looked at it carefully, and said after a while: "Master, is this thing called soap really so good?"

"I don't know, why don't you try it right away?"

"You are for the servant's family?" Since Zhao Rui and the master had a physical relationship, she changed her words and no longer called herself a slave.

Maybe this proud woman in her bones doesn't like to call herself like this. In fact, it's not appropriate for her to call herself a slave. In the deep house compound, at least the master's concubine can be called that.

"That's right! There are four yuan in it. You can choose the fragrance you like and use it. After a while, let He Xiang and Ling'er choose one and use it."

"My lord, I like the scent of roses."

"Ah?" Huang Sheng looked at Zhao Rui suspiciously. In his memory, women who like strong fragrances should have strong desires, but Zhao Rui is almost cold-hearted, and he hasn't made any progress with him until now. It seems like this The statement is very unreliable!

Not long after, He Xiang finished class, took the little girl Ling'er home, and a dozen women came chattering behind her.Huang Sheng immediately realized that he was running out of soap, and the production workshop was heavily guarded and no one was allowed to enter, so he seemed to have to make a trip by himself.

Huang Sheng said: "I still have something to do, Zhao Rui, He Xiang, you should try to use it yourself first, and let me know how it feels when you run out. Qiaozhen, Laifeng and the master will go get the good things."

Seeing the master hurried out of the house again, He Xiang asked Zhao Rui, "Sister, what does the master want us to use?"

"Little sister, let's pick one! It's for bathing." Zhao Rui took the gift box of soap and showed it to He Xiang.

"Wow! So beautiful, so fragrant!..." It was also an interjection, exactly the same as Zhao Rui's performance just now.

The women all gathered around, and it was the same, and then they laughed and started preparing the bath water, all eager to enjoy this delicious thing.

When Huang Sheng came back from fetching soap, he met Gu San, stopped him immediately, and explained an important matter to him.

Because Huang Sheng found that he still needs a lot of skilled craftsmen, let him dig people, dig craftsmen, there are still many houses on the island, and only a few factories are used. It is impossible to expand reproduction without good industrial workers.

There are too many factories that need to be opened to earn money and have capital. Although it is just a small workshop, it also requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

Skilled workers are indispensable treasures when there is no machinery available at all!

(End of this chapter)