Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 53

A small political meeting started with the samurai Xun being demoted, but it was far from over. If it was to discuss the punishment of a minister of the Ministry of Industry, a small official of Sun Xiangfu's level would not be qualified to enter the meeting.

Sure enough, after it was decided that the Ministry of Criminal Justice would continue to investigate the case, Li Shimin's next topic was Sun Xiangfu.

"This person is Sun Zhengming, the supervisor of the animal husbandry department. Last night, it was he who offered tofu that benefited the country and the people into the palace. On the way home, he found out about the thief's change and reported it in time, which prevented the people in the city from suffering. A loss is a great achievement.

However, he is my servant, and the rewards are determined by the inner palace. Next, let's discuss the matter of tofu. This tofu was invented by him. It is said that the process is complicated and intricate. Ordinary people, I am afraid that it will happen for a while. It is a rare idea, therefore, I want to set up an independent yamen in the Animal Husbandry Supervision Office, and this person will also serve as the chief, specializing in the production of tofu, selling it at a low price, and benefiting the common people. What do you think? "

Sun Xiangfu's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, Wei Zheng was the only one sitting here, Wang Gui didn't know himself, Wei Zheng represented the speaker, Wang Gui represented the aristocratic family, and Li Shimin added a grandiose reason to benefit the common people. Block the royal business and compete with the people for profit.

"Your Majesty's move is very kind, but if making tofu requires professionals, why not set up a prison in the Ministry of Industry and bring it into the imperial court."

Wei Zheng is definitely not a dead-headed person, and he is also an extremely smart person. Although he has never seen what the tofu is, and the authenticity of the words "benefiting the common people" that the emperor said, he also knows that once the soybeans If it starts to be planted on a large scale, then the yamen that specializes in making tofu must have great power. If it can be sold to ordinary people like salt and iron, the benefits will be incalculable, and one of his responsibilities is to restrict Sovereign rights, so he felt that such rights should be controlled in the hands of the imperial court, rather than falling into the royal self-operated institutions.

"Didn't I just say that? My purpose is to benefit the common people. When the common people master the method of making tofu, then I will abolish this yamen. If it is set up as an imperial government institution, the first thing is that the imperial court has to support a large number of officials. The second is that the government offices are withdrawn day and night, which damages public trust. The third thing! Sun Zhengming, who knows how to make tofu, is my minister, and I have no intention of letting him be a courtier."

Each of the three points Li Shimin said made sense. Wei Zheng wanted to refute, but found that he couldn’t find a reason, especially the third point. The things made by the emperor’s retainers should belong to the royal family. You can’t just because the court needs it. And poaching other people's retainers to serve as courtiers in the imperial court. Once this example is opened, the official department may be useless in the future, because the emperor can directly transfer the retainers he thinks can be used as courtiers to the imperial court without going through the selection and evaluation of the official department, because there is a precedent!For a yamen that is destined to be abolished in the future, Wei Zheng felt that it was not worth making this case.

"Your Majesty is far-sighted. It's because the old minister is not thinking carefully. So, the minister agrees to establish this office." Wei Zheng shut up first, and Wang Gui, who had never eaten tofu, felt that this matter would not affect his own interests, so he did not object, so After Changsun Wuji took the lead in supporting Li Shimin, Pei Ji had no choice but to nod again, which also did not involve his interests.

Li Shimin smiled when he heard the words, it was rare for Wei Zheng to shut up and admit his mistake.

"In this way, I will send an order to the Animal Husbandry Supervision Office to set up a Catering Supervision Department, and Sun Zhengming, the Fisheries Department, will also serve as the chief officer. Sun Zhengming can play with the Queen's instructions for all the manpower, tools, and expenses required for making tofu, and the inner palace will fund it. "

With one word, Li Shimin took the tofu workshop that Sun Xiangfu planned to open into the royal family, and also used various excuses to block the mouths of the officials and the aristocratic family.

Sun Xiangfu, who didn't say a word after entering the imperial study room, felt as if he had been robbed. It seems that this imperial study room, like the Lizheng Palace, is not a good place to go, so he will come less often in the future.

After talking about tofu for so long, of course I want to show you the real thing!Therefore, Li Shimin left all his ministers to have a lunch in the palace, and the staple food was tofu.

"Damn next door, I really asked Lao Tzu to cook."

After being robbed, Sun Xiangfu broke his sentence and angrily went to the imperial dining room. Here, Luotian has already made a lot of raw materials of soybean food according to yesterday's method.

Sauerkraut and tofu flowers, fried tofu cubes with lard, fried tofu with celery, mapo tofu, tofu and fish head hot pot are all prepared, and Sun Xiangfu was passed on to Lizheng Palace by the Queen's order. Treat him like an animal.

"My minister pays homage to your empress." Sun Xingfu, who did not look too good, bowed and saluted.

"Why, do you have resentment in your heart?"

It was lunch time, and Empress Changsun was eating a bowl of bean curd with honey. Looking at Sun Xiangfu's face, she smiled.

"I don't dare, but I'm a supervisor of the sixth rank, not an imperial cook in the imperial dining room. Can you ask His Majesty not to let me cook in the palace every day? I feel that Director Luo is a free eater." Sun Xiangfu arched his hands slightly.

"Hehe, you kid actually dare to tell the truth in front of this palace. It's really bold, but what you said is reasonable, and you won't let Luo Tian continue to eat for free. Superintendent, if you specialize in making tofu, tell me how much profit you can make." Changsun Wuyou smiled slightly, staring at Sun Xiangfu's eyes and said.

"Your Majesty said that this move is to benefit the common people. Why does your majesty think that making tofu can be profitable?" Sun Xiangfu asked in surprise.

"Because I know you will definitely be able to."

With a simple and direct sentence, Sun Xiangfu was speechless. Reasoning with women is stupid behavior at any time.

"If the empress can meet all the needs of the minister, then the minister can indeed benefit the common people and benefit the royal family." Sun Xiangfu retreated under the gaze of the eldest grandson empress.

"Tell me, what do you need?" Changsun Wuyou said with a smile when he heard the words.

"The queen sent a hundred guards to protect the workshop. Of course, I will put some of them in my house to guard my mansion. In addition, Tiao Renyong's captain, Xi Junmai, will be the captain of the guard. "Sun Xiangfu said without thinking.His own safety comes first, which is what he is most concerned about now.

"I give it to you."

Empress Changsun also answered simply.

"and also······"

Sun Xiangfu made many requests for manpower and tools, venues, pavements, etc. Empress Changsun agreed to all of them, and finally mentioned the profit distribution plan.

"Well, for the profit, I feel that it is still in accordance with the old regulations of the Fisheries Department. The royal family takes [-]%, and the remaining [-]% is used by the minister to pay the salaries of subordinate officials, craftsmen, and servants."

Empress Changsun narrowed her eyes when she heard the words. Li Shimin had told her that Sun Xiangfu was only looking for profit, and today he offered to give [-]% to the royal family. There might be fraud in it.

"No, I paid all the manpower and expenses for the venue, and you are only responsible for providing technology and supervision, but you have to take [-]%. Don't you think that the imperial dining room can't make tofu now?" Empress Changsun refused.

"Then since the minister has already handed over the method of making tofu to the imperial dining room, why doesn't the empress choose someone else to be in charge of the dining supervisor!" Sun Xiangfu spread his hands and said.

Changsun Wuyou was taken aback when she heard the words. Through the history of the Fisheries Department, she intuitively believed that only by letting Sun Xiangfu manage the food supervision department can she continuously bring surprises to herself. He is a way to fish under the ice in winter Anyone who can imagine.

"The royal family accounts for [-]%, and there is no less. If you dare to disobey orders and disrespect, do you know the consequences?"

All right!Sun Xiangfu almost forgot the iron rule again, don't reason with women, so he put on a very painful look and said, "So, I will accept this arduous task!"

"It's almost there."

The eldest grandson Wuyou said proudly with a victor's posture, but he didn't let Sun Xiangfu retreat immediately, and after eating a few more mouthfuls of tofu, he said, "Your Majesty ordered me to reward you for your achievements last night, but now you You are only seventeen years old, but you are in the lower rank of the pastoral supervisor, and your official position is too high, so I will promote your wife to the rank of the sixth rank! There will be a decree to pass to your family later."

crooked?Brother is the one who ranks lower than the sixth rank, so you can promote your wife to the upper rank of sixth rank?What is the purpose of this?
Giving up on reasoning with Empress Changsun, although Sun Xiangfu was puzzled in his heart, he said, "Thank you, my lady, for your kindness."

After bidding farewell to the eldest grandson Wuyou, Sun Xiangfu returned home with light steps and waited for the imperial edict with his wife, while Li Shimin, who had finished a meal of tofu with the ministers, habitually came to the harem to chat with the eldest grandson Wuyou to relieve his boredom.

"Guanyin maidservant, how is the arrangement of the supervisor's affairs?"

"The courtiers and concubines have been properly arranged. As soon as the affairs are met, the recruitment of manpower is entrusted to Sun Zhengming. In addition, he has agreed to the request of transferring Renyong school captain Xi Junmai and a hundred guards to guard the workshop of the supervisor." The eldest grandson Wu Worry replied.

"What percentage of the profit will the harem take?"

The eldest grandson Wuyou proudly raised his thumb and index finger in front of Li Shimin and said, "Eighty percent."

"Eighty percent?"

Li Shimin was a little surprised, and said again, "Tell me about your conversation with that kid?"

So Empress Changsun told Li Shimin how she reached an agreement with Sun Xiangfu. After listening, Li Shimin shouted to the servant on the side.

"Leave it to Luotian, the imperial dining room."

So, half an hour later, Changsun Wuyou almost covered his face and cried, and shouted, "I fell for that thief boy."

The method of making tofu mastered by Sun Xiangfu is a more mature production method in later generations. One catty of soybeans can properly produce four catties of tofu, and some water can yield five catties.Even dried bean curd and bean curd can produce two to three catties, and there is still a lot of bean dregs left over. The royal family will sell tofu at half the price of soybeans. A move to benefit the common people?

However, even if the tofu is sold at half price, there is still a profit of more than double the price of the soybean itself. If the director of food supervision controls the production of tofu in the whole country, the tofu produced in a year will be more than tens of thousands. How big is the profit of [-]%? It's hard to imagine, no wonder the kid offered to give [-]% to the royal family. In fact, the royal family took [-]% of the benefits, and Sun Xiangfu could still get a huge profit.

"Your Majesty, my concubine wants to repent."

A woman still can't be reasonable, but who made her fall in love with a shrewd husband?

Li Shimin smiled slightly and said, "There's no need to do that. If the harem is short of money in the future, just collect it from the food supervisor."

Changsun Wuyou's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he almost forgot that he could issue orders at any time.

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