History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

At this time, neither of them knew that the dispute over the names of the down jacket and Zhu Rongyi had spread to the public.

The emperor entrusted the promotion of Zhu Rong's clothes to the common people to the fourth master, and Minning first sent a message to his family, asking them to buy down at a low price in the capital, and then process it into ready-made clothes for sale.

Because of the emperor's acquiescence, this kind of light and warm clothes spread among the upper class. Minning used to call it down jacket, which also affected the family members.

After the down jacket spread to the people, the name of the down jacket also spread along with it. Even though the official name is Zhu Rongyi, the people prefer the former.Down jackets, down jackets, you can tell that the clothes are stuffed with down. At first, the officials corrected them, but after a long time, they just let it go.

Regarding the down jacket, the An family made a lot of money at the very beginning, and the fourth master responded quickly, and then the government began to pay for it.

No matter how rich An's family is, it's just a small fight. When the government reacts, the common people are used to selling down to the government.

In the end, Anjia could only increase the price to grab some, but he didn't dare to confront the government. Raising the price too high was not good for the promotion of down jackets.

The An family stopped after making a lot of money, and the cloth shop originally bought for down jackets also began to turn into ready-made clothes, becoming a rare shop specializing in ready-made clothes in this era.

After the profitable business of down jackets was monopolized by the government, Father An entrusted someone to deliver nearly 1000 taels of silver. He wrote that the down jackets had been sold for a total of nearly 300 taels of silver. Said that knowing this little money, she looked down on her, and asked her to use it to manage the eunuchs and maids in the palace.

Minning's face was a little stiff when he read the letter, well, the family is already so rich that thousands of taels of silver are ignored.She remembered that when she first came home, she added five taels of silver to the temple, and the whole family felt distressed.

In the letter, Ama also said three things. The first brother had already made an appointment, and he was also a show girl who went through the motions this year, but the other party was rejected in the second round.The second is that since Minning entered the palace, there have been people in the officialdom who have taken care of the family's business overtly and secretly. Even Zuoling has returned the members of the soap factory. If he hadn't refused, he might even have received a piece of the dividends he has received over the years. back.

The last thing is Minyi, the family is busy with business and doesn't care about taking care of the kid, so Father An asked Minning if he could ask Fourth Master to help arrange a teacher to teach the kid, so he can't be fooled around all day long.

When Minning was reading the letter, suddenly a hand reached out and took the letter away from her hand.

"Master?" Seeing Fourth Master standing beside him, Minning was surprised and quickly saluted.

As for the letter, he didn't say anything in it, so he let fourth master read it.

The fourth master finished flipping through the letter in a few clicks, and said sullenly, "Mr. An Jia, you are so brave. Since you dare to sell Zhu Rongyi before you?"

Minning ignored his cold face, walked over to him with a playful smile and beat his small fist on his arm, and said courteously: "Master, I am also helping you, first make the clothes to explore the market, and don't make them cheap in the end." , The Ministry of Internal Affairs has often used the styles I designed, right?" The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the head of the big family in the palace, and it involves all aspects, including opening a shop to make money.

The fourth master couldn't hold back his face any longer, so he tapped her on the forehead, and said angrily, "Didn't you know that you were doing business under the name of Aunt Khan? Otherwise, would you be able to sell those strange Zhu Rong clothes? "If it wasn't for someone under his command, the fourth master would not have believed that someone would dare to do business under the name of Khan Ama. If it wasn't for the fact that the shop was found under her name, the fourth master would have sent someone to copy it.

Minning rubbed his forehead and argued, "It's called following the trend! If you want people to accept the down jacket smoothly, you must first let people know the benefits of the clothes? Since the emperor entrusted this matter to you, how do you plan to deal with it?" Woolen cloth?"

"It's Zhu Rongyi!" Fourth Master corrected her, and then said: "Naturally, we first send people to collect duck and goose down in the capital, make clothes and sell them in a shop under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Then if I hadn't sold it first, would others buy this kind of weird clothes?"

Of course he wouldn't buy it. If he didn't realize the benefits of this kind of clothes, fourth master himself wouldn't even take a look.

Thoughtful, he still retorted, "The style is a bit weird, but it can be changed into a flag dress."

"Okay, of course you can." Minning was noncommittal, and then asked again. "Then who do you sell this kind of clothes to?"

"Of course it's the common people..." As soon as the words came out, Fourth Master came to his senses, Zhu Rongyi's initial price was not something common people could afford.

Minning was not surprised at all, and continued: "It's the rich people, right? But rich people have sewing servants in their homes, who would buy clothes from outside?" Then she judged, "If you follow the method I used before, , Even if the down jacket is made, no one cares about it in the shop."

The fourth master couldn't help asking her again, "Then the master ordered all the officials to buy it?" He has the emperor's order, so he can make a special case?

Minning laughed immediately, "Master, do you want to force the cow to drink water?"

It was hard for her to believe that the fourth master could do things that the emperor could not do. She said bluntly, "Master, sometimes good intentions can do bad things."

Fourth Master looked at the little woman in front of him with strange eyes, as if he was meeting her for the first time, and it was the first time he realized that women had extraordinary abilities in business.

"Then tell me, what should I do?"

Minning talked eloquently, with a confident brilliance in his eyes, "Grandpa, people have independent thoughts, it is impossible for him to do exactly what you want, just like children are not parents' dolls on strings, otherwise There will be no such idiom as yang and yin. People have a rebellious mentality. The more you force a person to do something, even if the other person accepts it on the surface, they will definitely resist it. Just like what you said before ordering all officials to buy clothes , Maybe all the officials will succumb to your strength, but what about the clothes bought back? It must be confessed, or put away so that they can’t be seen.”

Seeing Fourth Master frowning, she added, "Of course I'm not talking about all of them. Some people must deal with it this way. You see, your original intention was to let these people feel the benefits of this kind of clothes, but because of your toughness, others Accept, even if others realize the benefits of down jackets, they may still jump out and sing against you, and even impeach you with the emperor, saying that you are using power for personal gain..."

Fourth Master's face became serious, not necessarily but affirmatively, even now, the censor would impeach him from time to time.He really insisted on asking all the officials to buy Zhu Rongyi, and those Yu Shi who were bouncing up and down to show their presence would definitely not let go of this good opportunity.

It's even possible that Khan Ama couldn't resist the pressure from the court to punish him. It doesn't matter if he is punished. I'm afraid that Zhu Rongyi, which is related to the survival of the people, will be destroyed by those with malicious intentions.

As long as some rumors spread, everyone will fear Zhu Rongyi like a tiger, and there will even be situations where they would rather freeze to death than wear Zhu Rongyi.

"The best way you said is to sell Zhu Rongyi in the name of Khan Ama?" Fourth Master's frowning eased, and he asked her intently.

Minning seemed to have been wronged, and said aggrievedly: "Master, I swear, I never sold down jackets in the name of the emperor."

Fourth master looked at her quietly and didn't speak.

Min Ning said with a guilty conscience: "Okay, I just mentioned it to my brother in the letter, saying that someone saw the emperor wearing a down jacket in Qianqing Palace." As for Min Xing, naturally he would do what she said, if it was an affair To An's father, the king must be greater than the sky, and he would never dare to do such a thing.

Minning also told Minxing not to tell Ama about this, so after seeing the benefits of down jackets, An's father didn't suspect that the clothes would be sold out in no time, and thought that the money he earned was too little, so he bought some for Minning and gave them away immediately. into the palace.

Fourth Master was still shocked by her audacity. Fortunately, he helped her smooth this matter out, so that no one could find out the source of this rumor. They only thought that the palace had leaked the news, otherwise he really couldn't keep her!

"This is the crime of the past. Next time you become a master, you and your family will not be able to protect yourself!" Fourth Master put his hands behind his back and looked at her coldly.

"It's not that serious, is it?" Minning didn't take it seriously at first. Seeing the solemn expression on Si Ye's face, she immediately thought that this is a monarchy society. In the era when the emperor humiliated his ministers and died, they used the emperor's reputation as a gimmick. Impatient to live.

Minning realized the consequences belatedly, and his face turned pale.

She has been spoiled by the fourth master these days, and she is a little smug. She used to follow the rules of this world, but why did she lose her head this time and stepped on a minefield unknowingly?

"Master, didn't I do it on purpose?" Min Ning was trembling with fright, tears dripping down from his eyes.

The fourth master hugged her in his arms, patted her on the back and coaxed her: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the master has already wiped out the tail of this matter for you, and no one will suspect you."

Minning buried her head in front of his chest, her body was still shaking from fear.

Fourth master felt distressed and felt that she should be taught this lesson, so as not to do anything irreversible.

However, seeing her frightened like a little rabbit, I still feel a little distressed.This girl usually behaves differently from other women, she has a sense of self-confidence from the heart, this is a unique temperament different from her beauty, it is another kind of beauty, fourth master thinks that even if her appearance is ordinary, this This kind of temperament can also make her stand out from the crowd.

Minning hid in Fourth Master's chest and refused to raise her head. She was still thinking about whether she had done any other outrageous things these days.Fortunately, it seems that after all, there is only the matter of selling down jackets for the emperor's name. Since the fourth master said that he helped her smooth it out, Minning was relieved.

Immediately, she raised her head, and reluctantly handed the 1000 taels of silver note that Father An gave her to Fourth Master.

Fourth master couldn't laugh or cry, "What's the matter?"

Min Ning glanced at the bank note reluctantly, then gritted his teeth and stuffed the bank note into Si Ye's chest, "Master, I will give you all the money I earned this time, it's my fault, I shouldn't use the emperor's name to make money , These are not what I deserve, you can take them, whether you give them to the emperor or use them to help the people is up to you..."