History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

"Little sister-in-law!"

Minning raised her head and saw Brother Fourteen waving at her outside the glass window. She froze for a moment, then got up and walked to the door to open it for him.

"Why are you here too?" Minning glanced at Brother Thirteen next to him again, "Come in quickly, it's cold outside."

Minning did not stay at the auction site, but in a two-story building next to the hive.

This small building was originally used as a temporary warehouse for various shops, but because the hive will hold a huge auction today, in order to avoid accidents, the shops inside the hive are closed, and this warehouse is temporarily unoccupied. Find a vacant room to use as an office.

Unexpectedly, these two elder brothers actually found them.

"Your fourth brother is here too?" Minning asked while pouring tea for the two.

The fourteenth elder brother sat down on the soft sofa, dissatisfied: "little sister-in-law, why did you ask the fourth brother when we came? Didn't you see the cold face of the fourth brother when you were at home? "

Minning smiled, and didn't argue with him. He handed over the tea helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, I won't ask, is that okay? Are you hungry? There are snacks on the table."

The thirteenth brother sat shyly next to the fourteenth brother, and waved his hand when Minning asked him, "I just came over from breakfast, and I'm not hungry yet."

Elder Fourteen stood up, walked to the front of the stage and rummaged for snacks, "Not hungry doesn't mean you can't eat it? What is this, little sister-in-law?" Fourteen held up a plate of meatballs the size of a fingernail and asked .

"That's the beef cubes from Mongolia. You have five-flavored ones in your hand, and there are spicy and spicy ones on the side. The dried ingots can't be chewed, so they are dried. This one can make him Eat it for a long time."

When Minning said this, Elder Fourteen had already picked up the beef cubes and threw them into his mouth. The more he chewed the meat, the more delicious it became.

Brother Fourteen tried several flavors, and finally chose the spicy one. This spicy taste is more addictive the more you eat.

He brought a plate for himself, and the fourteenth brother did not forget to bring another plate of toffee to the thirteenth brother, which made the thirteenth brother dumbfounded.

"Little sister-in-law, not only us are here today, but Han Ama, fourth brother and several other brothers are all here. For the sake of your snacks, little sister-in-law, let me let you know first." .”

Minning asked in surprise, "Long Live Lord is here too?" She didn't expect Fourth Master to ask her for an invitation, and even the emperor brought in.

Minning didn't care about continuing to deal with official business, and got up and said to the two brothers, "I'd better go to see the Lord Long Live."

Fourteen hurriedly stopped her, "Little sister-in-law, Ama Khan is traveling in plain clothes, so you disturbed him by going by like this, not to mention that Ama Khan didn't summon you."

Minning was half puzzled, "Then I'll wait here to be summoned by Lord Long Live?"

"Take care of yourself first. Khan Ama just wants to come and see how you can build a mutual market without paying any money."

Minning understood that the big talk she had uttered with Fourth Master had spread to the emperor unexpectedly.

Fortunately, I went to the auction house for a long time to prepare, and almost everyone who is interested has been contacted, otherwise I might really lose face in front of the emperor.

"Then just watch it if you want." Minning said indifferently.

The fourteenth brother stayed here for a while, and then packed all the snacks next to him with the thirteenth brother before leaving.

Minning sweated for a while, feeling that every time he met Fourteen, he would be robbed by him. It has not changed since childhood. When I was young, I wanted toys, but when I grew up, I restrained myself and changed it to snacks. Here are snacks There are indeed many, mainly because there is a picky child in the family, so people can only study some.

It has not been promoted yet, and it is considered to be a test of the water if it is put on the auction this time. If the effect is good, it is equivalent to finding another way to make money.

Brother Fourteen and Brother Thirteen came back, but each of them brought a big plate, which surprised the other elder brothers.

"Little Fourteen, where did you two go to rob?"

The fourteenth elder brother smiled proudly, "Of course he robbed the fourth sister-in-law." Then he saw the small dishes on the table next to him, and his face drooped, "So you already have them here!"

Ninth elder brother next to him smiled gloatingly, "Someone brought these here just as you left the house." As he spoke, he inserted a piece of sweet peach with a small fork, and then motioned for fourteenth elder brother, "Come and taste it, don't say Nine Brothers forgot about you, this is specially reserved for you. I heard it is called 'canned food', but just now everyone sent a bowl over, it is cool and sweet, very moist."

The fourteenth elder brother said with disgust: "I know this stuff. When it first came out, the little sister-in-law sent several cans to Er Niang, but I have eaten all of them."

The emperor on the side raised his eyebrows, and said "Oh", "They have all been sent to the palace, why haven't I heard of it?" The peaches can be stored in this can for half a year, and the taste is not inferior to fresh peaches at all. Don't even have a taste.The emperor was also a little bit unsatisfied, but he didn't expect this kind of canned food to be sent to the palace of the concubine De, which made the emperor a little unhappy. Which of these sons did not respect him first in the past?

The fourth master on the side hurriedly explained, "These peaches are transported from Qiongya Road. The peaches on Qiongya Road will not mature until the end of September at the latest. After picking, they will be made into cans and shipped to the capital by sea. Before sending Some of them were sent to the palace, and some were sent to the Changchun Garden, and my son thought that Khan Ama had already tasted it."

After his reminder, the emperor suddenly remembered that he had indeed heard people report that it was the old four family who offered more than ten urns of canned food. When the emperor saw the rustic pottery urn, he thought it was wine, so he asked people to put it on hold. .

"How did you come up with the name 'canned food'?" The emperor frowned, no need to guess, it must have been given by An Jia. If he could guess what was in the name, then there would be a problem.

Fourth Master explained next to him, "The cans were originally intended to be packed in glass jars, but those glass jars were not blown out for a while, so they were replaced with pottery urns."

The emperor felt that it was a bit of a waste of face, so he said: "Change it, I think it's better to call it a peach jar. This sounds better than your 'canned food', right?"

The fourth master nodded immediately, "Everything is up to Huang Ama."

The emperor was satisfied with this.

The canned food incident came to an end, the table in front of it suddenly lit up, and the voices below gradually disappeared.

There was a soft sound of musical instruments in the venue, and at the beginning of the venue, a young man wearing a light gown in the winter walked onto the stage.

The man held something in his hand, put it near his mouth and patted it, and there was a loud noise.

"Hello everyone, I am the host of this auction, Alin. I think everyone should know what this auction is about. First, enjoy an opening dance, and then the auction will officially start." Alin held a loudspeaker in his hand. Something, speaking to the horn mouth, obviously transmits the sound.

His voice echoed in the huge hall, the emperor looked at the trumpet in his hand, and asked Fourth Master, "What is this?"

How did Fourth Master know to ask in such detail, all he knew was what he had seen at home.

The emperor looked at him with the same puzzled look, and he didn't know what, so he asked the eunuch beside him to ask someone to come in and ask.

The other princes sat upright on their chairs and looked down through the glass, wondering how the sound could be transmitted into the room?

Soon someone was called in, and the person explained to them, "...the thing Master Alin holds in his hand is called a trumpet. The reason why one end is smaller and the other end is larger is to amplify the sound. This kind of horn has a layer of skin and drum skin inside. The material is almost the same, our craftsman found after experiments that this kind of leather will move the leather of the same material as him, look at this room."

The man pointed to the leather-wrapped brass tube and said, "Master Alin's voice will be amplified through the small speaker, and then drive the skin in the venue to move together, and the copper tube can also transmit sound and is amplified by the drum skin." , so Master Alin can hear his voice no matter in the hall or in the VIP room above when he speaks above."

The emperor smiled, "It's really ingenious!"

The emperor knew that copper pipes could transmit sound, but he didn't expect it to be used in this way.

The man continued, "It's not a big deal. The real singers can transmit their voices to everyone's ears without using brass pipes. In this way, we are not considered professionals."

The emperor came and asked him with interest, "Seeing your eloquence, you seem to be educated. Where are you from? What position do you do here?"

The man replied: "The villain was originally a beggar. When the Yellow River flooded, his hometown was flooded and his family was gone. He could only follow his fellow villagers to the capital to beg for life. Later he became a beggar. When he was ten years old, he was admitted to an orphanage. I studied in an orphanage for a few years, and after finishing my studies, I was assigned to this park, and now I am doing some interpretation work under Master A Lin, and I am currently an interpreter in the VIP room."

"So you came out of the orphanage, why didn't you continue to study?" the emperor continued to ask.

The man replied: "A villain is not a material for studying. After several years of reading, it is enough to know all the characters. If you come out of his life early, you can also raise younger brothers and sisters."

"You have younger siblings?"

"For the villain, the children in the orphanage are the villain's younger brothers and sisters."

"Didn't you say that the orphanage would raise children? Didn't you continue to support your studies? Why did you give up your studies and work?"

"The orphanage has been enough to support me for so many years. If I continue to study, I can spend more money to have a few more children. I am old enough to make a living on my own. There is no need to take advantage of the orphanage. If I have one less child, I can be adopted again." One child. Although I don’t earn much money, I can’t claim to be able to support my younger siblings, but it’s enough to buy some honey for my younger siblings.”

The emperor nodded, "That's right, he is one who knows how to repay his kindness." He glanced at the fourth son, "Reward!" Among the sons, the fourth son's family is the richest.

Upon hearing this, fourth master immediately took out a hundred taels of silver note from his sleeve and handed it over.

The man took it, thanked him and retreated outside the door.

As soon as the man left, the emperor began to test his sons, "Do you think it is advisable for this man to give up his studies and become a servant here instead?"

As the biggest one here, Sanbeile was the first to speak, "Everything is low-grade, except for studying high. This kid can wait until he is successful and famous, and then repay the favor of the orphanage. As he is doing now, he is busy every day just to survive and earn a little money. , my son thinks it is not advisable."

The emperor didn't say anything, but asked Babeile who was on the side. Babeile is still a firm member of the Great Prince's Party and has a different stand. Naturally, he wanted to refute Sanbeile.

"Third brother's words are a bit biased. If he has the conditions to study, he will naturally read it. However, there are many people studying in the orphanage. It is impossible for everyone to become famous. My brother thinks that this person is a loyal person who knows how to repay him. Although he Backing down also saved several lives..." Mynah bowed his hands to the emperor, "I think this move is advisable, and it's truly bodhisattva-minded to sacrifice one person to save everyone."

The emperor nodded, and then asked the fourth master beside him, "Fourth brother, the orphanage has nothing to do with you. I shouldn't have asked you, but here are all my brothers. Just tell me what you think." .”

The fourth master got up and bowed his hands to the emperor, "Returning to Ama, the third brother and the eighth brother don't know the situation of the orphanage, so they didn't mention the main point."

The faces of Sanbeile and Babeile on the side became ugly in an instant, and they quickly put them away again. Sanbeile "hummed" to the fourth master openly.

The emperor gave a "hmm" and motioned for fourth master to continue.

"The orphanage has a mandatory regulation. Every child who enters the orphanage must study from the age of six. First, he will be enlightened for three years. During these three years, he will also learn some simple calculations, etc. After three years of learning, basically Can satisfy the need to survive in society. There are also those with other skills, such as actuarial science, who will be assigned to the accounting class to continue learning how to handle accounts, and some who are interested in scientific examinations will be recommended to some academies. Read on."

"And that person's aptitude just now was mediocre in the orphanage, and he didn't make any achievements if he barely read it. It's better to come out and find a job to support himself. Occasionally, some extra money can be donated back to the orphanage. Such a child It is the way out for most of the children in the orphanage."

The emperor understood, "That is to say, your orphanage not only raises children, but also teaches them to read and write? When they grow up, they also need to find a way out?"

The fourth master replied, "Yes, as far as my son knows, whether it is a factory or a store under the name of An Jia, or an orphanage, there are places where professors study."

"Why does An Jia have the idea of ​​teaching people how to read and write?" the emperor asked, patting his knee lightly with his fingers.

Fourth master lowered his head, "It is said that her subordinates suffered from being illiterate earlier, and mistakenly signed the employment contract into a contract of sale. In a fit of anger, she decided that all the people under her name should learn to read, at least not after going out. I was deceived. My son also said that she was fooling around, but I didn't expect her to be so stubborn, and she really managed it!"

The emperor stroked his beard uncomfortably. He remembered that a few years ago, he promised An Jia's family to solve the problem of those workers being cheated. This matter was raised lightly, but An Jiashi was so temperamental that she directly taught all her subordinates to learn how to read and write.

The emperor laughed a little, probably his sons are going to be distressed, and digging people is not so easy to dig.

Sanbeile on the side raised his hand first, "Ama Khan, my son has signed employment contracts with those people, and the salary they give is not low. The deception has nothing to do with my son."

The emperor raised his eyelids, "I didn't mention you, what are you doing after jumping out?"

A dance stopped, and Alin appeared again.

After a while, they all sat back to their original positions, and the whole hall returned to silence, with occasional ethereal music coming over.

No one in the VIP room spoke anymore, and they all looked down seriously.

Holding the loudspeaker, Alin continued, "The catalog of this auction must have been received by everyone. That's right, this auction not only includes new formulas, but also a large piece of land."

"Some people may want to say what's the use of auctioning off the land? Presumably some well-informed people have already learned that the imperial court is about to open a mutual market location in Outer Mongolia, and the land to be auctioned is the area where the mutual market will be built."

Afterwards, A Lin unfolded a three-foot-long and three-foot-high map. This map is simply an enlarged version of that sand table.

Alin took a thin silver stick in his hand, pointed to a point on the map, drew a circle and said, "After all our hard work, we have finally won the right to open an exchange market. We sincerely invite people from all walks of life in the Qing Dynasty Participate in the construction of the mutual market together. Once the construction of the mutual market is completed, the imperial court will only collect half of the tax money, which means that we will share the remaining half with everyone."

"Everyone must have seen the buildings on the sand table. Please rest assured that we have a fixed cooperative team. Even if the land is photographed, you don't have to worry about building a city. We have professional personnel and it only takes two years to build a city. Time. There are still three years, enough for us to earn back the previous investment through taxes.”

"You must have a lot of questions, don't worry, I will explain them to you one by one. First of all, because of the lack of funds, in addition to the land in the center of the city, the land in the four regions of east, west, south, north will be contracted out, and the construction will be carried out according to the map we stipulated. After the construction is completed, the building will be owned by us. As long as the contractor opens a shop in the area, he will be exempted from tax within three years. Everyone can rest assured that even if the tax paid within three years is not enough to offset your investment, even if you pay a part of the court tax in the later period, you will have to pay your contracting fee from the remaining tax.”

There was a commotion from below.

Someone raised his hand, "In the final analysis, the imperial court lent us a sum of money, and then it will be repaid with tax money. It will give us the sweetness of tax exemption for three years at most, right?"

Alin from above smiled, "I'll repeat it to everyone again, it's not the imperial court, but our Bank of Qing Dynasty who took over the project, and then everyone can open an account in the bank, and the repayment will be paid into the account regularly. Presumably everyone should know the reputation of our bank, but we have never relied on this account."

"But what good does it do us? We went all the way to a strange place to build a city, and the house we built didn't belong to us."

"Regarding this point, the following auction formula must tell everyone whether the auction of the mutual market area is beneficial. Of course, I am sure that the tax exemption is already the best return on investment."

"The rest of the matter will be discussed after the auction, and then I will announce the start of the auction."

A woman wearing a curvaceous cheongsam came up with a plate, and some women below saw a commotion in the cheongsam.

This blue-and-white porcelain cheongsam paired with high-heeled shoes is both elegant and noble, and it is a perfect match to wear. No one has ever thought of transforming the cheongsam into such a look.

The reporter of "Yan Bao" is even more eye-catching.

Arlene lifted the red cloth on the plate, then picked up a piece of paper on the plate, glanced at the bottom and said, "Everyone must have tried the taste of canned peaches before, and this recipe here is mutton Canned food, of course, can also be made with beef. Everyone knows that in the Qing Dynasty, cattle are not allowed to be killed, so if you want to eat beef, you often have to wait for the cattle to die of old age, or commit suicide by accident.”

Speaking of this, everyone smiled knowingly. Although the imperial court forbids the killing of cattle, there will always be news of the death of cattle due to injuries from time to time.

Once the cow dies, it will naturally be able to eat meat.

Alin continued, "In short, it is extremely difficult to eat beef, but there is no such ban in Mongolia. We can completely sell Mongolian beef into canned meat and then sell it to Qing Dynasty."

Because cattle are good helpers in plowing fields and pulling carts among the people, they are inedible like horses, donkeys, and mules, and basically they will not be served on the table except for accidental deaths.

This has been the case for thousands of years.

The palace needs to take the lead in many things, so with this ban, the people seldom eat beef anymore.

In the VIP room, fourth master pleaded guilty to the emperor with a face full of cold sweat, "My son didn't know that An Jia's family would encourage the people to eat beef."

The emperor waved his hand, "It's okay, it's beef from Mongolia anyway." When the beef was sold to the Qing Dynasty, the Mongolian side would raise more cattle and sheep and less horses. The emperor also had a plan in mind. Raise less, and over time, Mongolia will have nothing to fear.

"Is everyone surprised? There must be some people who suspect that if the beef is brought over, what if the imperial court does not allow it to be eaten? Please rest assured that the beef matter has been reported to the imperial court and is waiting for the cabinet to discuss. You can do it first Canned lamb."

Some people are already a little bit excited, folk mutton is expensive, that's because the breeding has not scaled up, if you transport the cheap Mongolian mutton to the interior, you can make a fortune, no matter how much meat, as long as it is scattered, it will be digested quickly .

And this beef is really allowed to be sold in the Qing Dynasty. Some people who have never tasted beef in their life will definitely be willing to spend money to buy a taste.

"There are ten copies of this recipe. The base price is 1000 taels of silver per piece, and each quotation should not be less than 50 taels. Think about it, everyone. This recipe can not only be used for various meats, but also for sea fish if you change it. , people in seaside cities, don't miss it, think about it, the endless fish in the sea, that's an indescribable amount of money, everyone, don't miss it..."

"I'll pay you 5000 taels!" Before Ah Lin finished speaking, someone impatiently held up a sign.

"Okay, 59 taels on the 5000th, is there any higher? A canned recipe that can hold most of the meat and seafood. The canned food can be stored for at least one year, and one year is enough to travel north and south. Already!"

"I'll pay five thousand and one hundred taels!"

"I'll pay five thousand and one hundred taels!"

"6000 taels! The next one is King Bold of Fujian. He urgently needs a prescription for making fish to lead his neighbors out of poverty. Brothers, please make room."

"8000 taels, brother, it's not that I don't want to let it go, but my family also lives by the sea, and I earn a little money by fishing here on weekdays, and now I urgently need a recipe for making sea fish."

The face of the 6000 tael man froze, but he still gritted his teeth and arched towards the other party, bowing his hands and backing down.

Soon the bids continued to rise, and the atmosphere became hot. The quotation broke through 1 taels, and no one continued to bid until it reached 200 taels.

Alin picked up the golden hammer and knocked on the gong next to him, "Okay, the first lucky person has been released. Congratulations to the number 532 who took the first recipe."

The woman holding the formula quickly took the formula down, and someone went to contact No. 532.

The remaining nine recipes were also quickly photographed, especially the last three, each of which was worth more than the other. They were photographed for 4000 taels, 9000 taels, and 50 taels respectively.Some people who have not photographed the recipe have already planned to pay to share the recipe with others.

This good thing of making money can't be missed.

"Okay, the recipe for canned meat has been auctioned, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. The next auction will be the recipe for canned fruit and toffee. Presumably everyone has tried these two before, and the children will definitely not be able to resist this." Two temptations. In this world, what is better than women and children's money? With these two formulas, almost all the children's hearts have been captured?"

Alin continued to say in a bewitching tone, "Thinking about ten years later, those grown-up children will recall which cans and toffees they ate when they were young. They will definitely not be stingy to buy them for their children. These two are both It is a formula that can be passed on to future generations. With these two formulas, even if the family business is ruined by unworthy descendants in the future, by virtue of these two formulas, you can give your descendants a chance to get back together..."

"This guy named Alin is pretty good." The emperor commented in the VIP room.

"Alin is Acton's younger brother, and Acton...is his son's subordinate." At the end of the fourth master, he lowered his voice.

The emperor smiled, "Everyone says servant master, so you must be silent under your command, and you can speak eloquently after being trained by An Jia."

Fourth Master thought about it, and it really is. "Khan Ama is right."

After the other auction items were auctioned off one by one, Alin finally got back to the topic, "Okay, everyone must have been waiting for a long time. Everyone must have seen the previous prescriptions, and taking out any random prescription is enough for everyone to buy in the exchange market." In the future, they will earn a lot of money, and they will not have to pay any tax within three years. Next, the auction of the mutual market land will start. In the first phase, a total of ten pieces of land will be auctioned. Among them, land No. [-] can allow two or three joint ventures to jointly build it because of its large area. Because the No. [-] land is divided into two halves by the Kherlen River, it needs to be built together with this section of the river. After the river construction is completed, part of the tax will also belong to the auctioneer until the funds paid by the auctioneer are made up. The No. [-] land also allows more It’s a joint venture between people and people to build together... Everyone must be hungry, the auction house has prepared delicious meals for everyone, everyone can discuss while eating, and the second half will start at [-]:[-] p.m.

The merchants below began to discuss, and some of them couldn't wait to run for convenience.

Some of these merchants were actually assigned by Minning's subordinates, and this time they also joined other merchants to participate in the auction.

In fact, Minning can build the city by relying on bank loans, but she is afraid that a city in her hands will arouse the vigilance of the imperial court, so she does this trick of stealing money. Of course, some of it still has to flow out. wolf appetite.

Alin stepped off the stage, leaving time for everyone to discuss slowly. Some people got up and walked to the sand table to wait and see. Before, they didn't understand why the sand table was divided into several colors, but now they know that each color represents a piece of land.

A small paper flag was made on each sand table, which marked the land number.

The emperor in the VIP room on the second floor sighed, "It's good to borrow a chicken to lay an egg. No wonder An Jia is sure that he can build a city without paying a penny." This is an advance payment of the city's taxes. There is no loss, and the money will still be recovered after being invested now, not to mention the three-year tax exemption earned out of thin air.

If the business is big, the three-year tax exemption is enough to save tens of thousands or even 10,000+ taels of silver.That is to say, lend money out and earn so much interest out of thin air.

Not to mention the money earned from selling Mongolian wool meat to the provinces, and items that Mongolia needs.

Thinking about it this way, this auction is simply sharing profits with everyone.

Businessmen can earn tax exemption by investing money to make money, and the same is true in Outer Mongolia, and the An Jia family can also collect taxes. As for the imperial court, after five years without spending money, they can get a new city out of thin air and get half of the tax revenue of the new city. People benefit.

The emperor sighed a little, he didn't know how An Jia came up with this idea.

Everyone benefits, and it can be called the current Guan Zhong.

It's a pity that I'm not a man, and I'm glad I'm not a man. If it's a man, no matter how talented he is, the emperor won't use it.

It is precisely because of the woman, and she is still a member of the royal family, that the emperor is willing to let go of some doubts. If something goes wrong, this person will still be a grasshopper in his hands, and the family fortune he earns will not flow out. field to go.

This is the reason why the emperor has been watching An Jia's torment with cold eyes. Generally speaking, no matter how much toss, it is under his nose.

In the auction hall, the music was still playing slowly, and one after another waiters in long gowns carried plates and served each table.

Of course, the VIP room had someone specially assigned to serve the food. The emperor obviously hadn't thought about dining outside. He looked at the large chime clock in the hall outside, and was a little surprised, "It's been so long?"

After burning the candles in the room, it exudes fragrance, coupled with the huge heating facilities, I really don't feel the passage of time if I don't pay attention.

Originally, the emperor only set aside one morning, which was obviously not enough.However, this time the goal has been achieved, and the following is just to see who these lands will fall into.

Just let someone report it later, it's not worth the emperor waiting any longer.

Thinking of the emperor like this, he got up and planned to leave, the fourth master immediately said, "Khan Ama, it's too late to go back to Changchun Garden for dinner at this point, why don't you try the meal prepared here?"

Sanbeile on the side was a little surprised, "What is your intention, fourth child? You let Huang Ama eat outside?"

Brother Jiu looked at the dishes that had been served on the table, salivating, and looked at the emperor eagerly.

Babeile reconciled to the two, "Third brother, fourth brother is also kind, you don't have to be suspicious." Then he said to the emperor: "Khan Ama, it's hard to come out, why don't you just taste the food outside. Listen It is said that there are many delicacies in the capital, all of which come from the restaurant opened by the fourth sister-in-law, I think this time it will not disappoint you for the time being."

Brother Jiu swallowed, and echoed, "Yes, yes."

The emperor turned around and sat down at the table, "Okay, don't make any noise, since I'm out, I'll use it here once, and you sit down too."

Sanbeile swiftly occupied the position on the emperor's left, and the other side was occupied by the fourteenth elder brother laughingly, and the dishes kept going up.

The emperor looked at the plate in front of him with a little surprise, because the outermost edge of the plate was covered with a silver border with a width of one inch, which was too extravagant.

After stopping the people who came to serve the dishes, the emperor asked, "Could it be that everyone downstairs serves this kind of dishes?"

The waiter who served the food said, "No, silver-sided plates are only used in VIP rooms. After all, VIP rooms are full of VIPs with high status, and serving silver-sided plates is also for some VIPs."

The emperor nodded, that's right, he said, if everyone below had such a silver plate, then An Jia's wealth would be greater than he expected.

Another glass was served, and a bottle of white wine and a bottle of red wine were placed on the tray, but the emperor refused, "There is no need to serve the wine."

The waiter quickly took down the wine and brought another large glass of juice.

"This is freshly squeezed orange juice. The Gannan navel oranges are selected. The ones that are in good shape are selected and sealed with beeswax and shipped to the capital. When eating, remove the beeswax and cut the skin to get the juice. The taste is as if it was just picked."

In order to wave the waiter to leave, the emperor had his own eunuch use a silver needle to test it. Seeing nothing happened, he poured a cup for the emperor, and then poured a cup for the other princes.

The emperor took a sip, nodded, and then explained, "That's right, it can be listed as a tribute." As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, Gannan navel oranges naturally doubled in value and became tributes. As a result, Minning's store was out of stock, so they had to distribute People guide Gannan to grow oranges in large quantities to meet the needs of her shop.

The orange has been warmly welcomed especially in Mongolia.