Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

Li Shimin asked the clerk tentatively: "Man, I heard that Beidi received some tribute rice from the tribute palace this year. Is this it?"

The clerk first gave a thumbs up: "The guest officer is well-informed, but this is not tribute rice. These rice are selected and cannot reach the level of tribute rice, but they are much better than ordinary polished rice, so they are sold slightly." The price is a bit high.”

"Growing this kind of rice requires a lot of conditions, unique climatic conditions, the best land, and careful farming at home to produce such good rice."

"If we don't sell it more expensively, farmers won't be willing to plant it next year, and over time we won't be able to eat such good rice."

Li Shimin wanted to buy some to try and see how it was different from the tribute rice in the palace, so he asked the price. Unexpectedly, the price was not as expensive as he imagined.

"A pound of fragrant rice costs thirty-five cents. If you buy a hundred catties at a time, you can get a discount of thirty cents per catty. The quantity is not large. It is mainly supplied to Baolilou."

Li Shimin nodded: "It's a hundred pounds, I'll pay for it."

Yuchi Baoqi took out the treasure banknotes from his arms and handed them to the clerk: "Can you come and pick it up at any time if you can issue a voucher?"

The clerk took out the distribution list and started writing: "Yes, but we can deliver it directly to your door if it's only 100 pounds, don't you need it?"

Li Shimin waved his hand: "No need. Someone will come over to collect rice by ticket. I want to go and see them again."

The clerk handed the voucher to Yuchi Baoqi and took two quick steps to lead Li Shimin to the area where all kinds of flour were sold in the store.

“These are the best-selling types of flour currently, and each has its own advantages.”

"This is the flour from Yongcheng, Shangqiu, Luoyang. This flour should be the first in the flour category this year. Winter wheat has a growth cycle of more than eight months. Can the noodles ground from this wheat not be delicious? The price is 20 Five cents per pound, which is mostly used in big restaurants or dim sum shops.”

"This is spring wheat flour, Gansu and Green flour. Ganzhou has abundant water and sunshine. The noodles made from it are rich in wheat aroma and have a tough yet delicate texture. The price is 22 A kilogram of Wen is as good as Yongcheng flour.”

"This one is made from flour at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Anxi Protectorate. It is irrigated by melted ice water from the snow-capped mountains. It can be said to be a gift from nature. The wheat aroma is not inferior at all, and the price is also twenty-two cents per pound."

Probably because Li Shimin spent a lot of money, he bought a hundred kilograms of the best Daohua fragrant rice in the store. The clerk recommended to Li Shimin all the better flour varieties.

Li Shimin coughed twice: "Is there anything cheaper that ordinary people can eat?"

The clerk quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, sir, I thought you were negligent when you bought Daohua fragrant rice because you have high quality requirements. This is the best-selling rice in the store and has the largest sales volume. "

"This one costs seven cents per catty, and this one costs five cents per catty. The former is our local high-quality spring wheat, and the latter is the high-quality winter wheat from Talas. Although the aroma and taste of the wheat are not as good as what I mentioned above. Those, but they are much better than those flours from previous years.”

"This is all due to the scientific farming standards implemented by Baoli Grain Co., Ltd., the large-scale integrated farming model, and the principles to ensure the quality of grain products."

Li Shimin nodded, thinking that with such low prices of grain and flour, it would be impossible for the people to be unable to afford food.

After Li Shimin chatted with the clerk for a while, he thought about looking elsewhere: "Excuse me, my son and I will go elsewhere to see what we have to buy. To sum up, we will come back to see what we want to buy."

The clerk always smiled and said: "No problem, it's our honor to come to Baoli Commercial Store for shopping. I'm always ready to serve you."

When Li Shimin walked out of the grain store, he was in a good mood. Yuchi Baoqi came over to him and asked, "Do you think that because the food is cheap, the people will not be hungry?"

When Li Shimin heard what Yuchi Baoqi said, he dug a hole for himself: "Speak directly if you have something to say, don't hide it."

Yuchi Baoqi was very calm: "In the past, people cultivated land to obtain enough food, paid taxes, sold part of it, and kept enough food for themselves. Why would someone starve to death? Because not everyone has a field."

"Tenants are even busy all year long, and they just can get enough food to go home and fill their stomachs. Even in disaster years, they have to go on credit. If they don't owe food on credit, they have to sell their sons, daughters, wives and bodies, just to survive."

"Even if the price of food is low now, can people definitely afford it?"

"Stabilizing food prices is just one step. The most important step is to give people a place to make money. Nowadays, a large number of cities need construction and planning, and a large number of industries need people to work. This is the reason why Datang will no longer starve to death."

Li Shimin put his hands in his sleeves: "The stability of the country brings development and construction, and development and construction brings economic foundation. In the end, the entire Tang Dynasty flourished, and the seas and rivers were clear."

Li Shimin suddenly saw many people gathering at a place selling condiments and spices, so he simply went over to join in the fun.

"Hey man, why is this candy different from what we usually see?"

The clerk in charge of this area started chatting: "This is soft white sugar. The sugar produced in Northland and Talos is different from the sugar cane sugar we usually eat."

"But the sweetness is just as sweet, and the price is a little lower than granulated sugar. Granulated sugar is six cents, and cotton candy is five cents. If you choose, let me do the billing."

Li Shimin glanced at Yuchi Baoqi, who took out a booklet from his arms: "This is sugar cane. I've seen it before. After sucrose dehydrates and crystallizes, it looks like granulated sugar."

"This is beet. It's red. After dehydration, decolorization and crystallization, its sugar crystal structure is different from that of sucrose. It has this small and smooth appearance. They are essentially sugar, there is no difference."

"The main reason is that the Northland and Talos are vast and sparsely populated. There are mechanical help in sugar beet planting and picking, so the price will naturally be lower."

The clerks on the side also praised Yuchi Baoqi's explanation: "The customer is so knowledgeable! That's the truth, but many customers still prefer sugar."

Yuchi Baoqi waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, everyone just gets what they need. The most important thing in business is to be comfortable with the purchase."

Li Shimin rubbed his chin: "Okay, let's buy a pound and try it."

Yuchi Baoqi was so angry that he had no choice but to go up and pay the money, took out a brown paper bag and threw it to Li Shimin: "Eat less, be careful of diabetes."

Li Shimin opened the package, twisted some soft white sugar with his fingers and put it into his mouth. It was indeed not as grainy as granulated sugar, but it was as sweet as granulated sugar.

Li Shimin saw the door of Baoli Watch Shop again, pulled Yuchi Baoqi and got in.