To The Land of Nevernight

As soon as Tang Shen and Yao San entered the Qianli Building, shopkeeper Xing came up to welcome him, and said with a smile, "I've seen Mrs. Xinke Tanhua."

Tang Shen laughed and said, "How come shopkeeper Xing is the same as those people who come to my house every day to give gifts."

"Tang Xiaodao is amazing now. He is only sixteen years old and has been in high school. The future is limitless. How can a grassroots be negligent, please don't hurt me." Shopkeeper Xing said so, but seeing that Tang Shen didn't have any ambitions Arrogant, but also relieved.

Behind Shopkeeper Xing is King Jing's Mansion, and Tang Shen wants to cooperate with King Jing's Mansion, not to mention that he passed the Tanhua exam, even if he got the first prize, he would not dare to make mistakes in front of King Jing's mansion.But it's not King Jing and King Jing's son who often have to deal with Tang Shen, it's him, the shopkeeper!Seeing that Tang Shen still looks like that now, shopkeeper Xing feels more at ease, and he thinks there will be no change in the future cooperation.

He respectfully brought Tang Shen to the private room on the fourth floor. Just as Tang Shen entered, Zhao Qiong was already waiting in the room.

Zhao Qiong said: "Jing Ze, today I want to congratulate you for being a high school student! This is the monkey wine that I have treasured for many years in Qianlilou. We will never go home until we are drunk!"

Tang Shen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord."

The two laughed, poured wine and chatted.

When the meal was over, shopkeeper Xing went into the private room to clean up the table and served a steaming pot of Longjing.

Tang Shen and Zhao Qiong talked about business while drinking tea.

Tang Shen: "If you want to come to the world, you will know that I am from Gusu, and the soap business in Gusu Mansion was run by my uncle's family. When we arrived in Jinling, it was handed over to the richest man in Jinling, the Zheng family. We are the same as the Zheng family. As for the general cooperation, the Tangjia Workshop will produce soap and all other items, and they will be transported directly to Jinling Mansion by the Grand Canal."

Zhao Qiong pondered for a moment, and said: "The journey from Gusu Mansion to Jinling is not far, and the cost of the journey is not high. Jing Ze, you must know that Shengjing is different from Jinling, it is far away from Gusu Mansion!"

Tang Shen: "Yes, what the prince said is right, of course I know it. So years ago I asked Yao San to pay attention to the workshop on the outskirts of Shengjing, and he bought a family last month. This workshop turned out to be a brewery , the folks inside have not changed, and with a little guidance, they can change to soap business."

When Zhao Qiong heard this, her eyes lit up and she understood, "So you plan to open a soap workshop in Shengjing?"

"exactly."

Zhao Qiong smiled slightly: "Shan. Jingze, taste the Longjing before the Ming Dynasty. This is a tribute bestowed by the emperor, and ordinary people cannot taste it."

Tang Shen didn't know much about tea, but he studied with Liang Song for one year and stayed with Wang Qin for another year in the past two years.Following Wang Qin's appearance when drinking tea, he gently picked up the tea lid, turned the heat on the tea, and took a sip.

Tang Shen exclaimed: "The fragrance stays on the teeth and cheeks, and the aftertaste is endless!"

After Tang Shen left, Zhao Qiong called shopkeeper Xing in, and the master and servant talked for a while.

The next day, Shopkeeper Xing followed Yao San to the soap workshop on the outskirts of Shengjing to confirm the specific shipment volume and delivery time.

That day Tang Shen refused to build a soap workshop outside Jinling City, fearing that the sky would be high and the emperor would be far away.The Tang family couldn't reach Jinling, and if they rashly set up a workshop there, they would most likely be scammed by the local tyrant Zheng's family, abducting the workshop and staff, and losing his wife and soldiers.But now in this unfathomable Shengjing, Tang Shen chose to build a workshop directly.

First of all, he is no longer a small juren, he is not only relying on the Tang family, but also Tang Shen himself.He is about to settle in Shengjing. As Tanhua, he also studies under Fu Wei, and has a prince named Feng as his senior brother.If someone really has no eyesight and forcibly takes away the workshop, Wang Zifeng doesn't know what will happen, but Fu Wei will definitely not stand by and watch.

Secondly, it was King Jing's Mansion that cooperated with Tang Shen.Anyone who wants to move the business of Prince Jing's Mansion has to weigh himself first.Unless King Jing's mansion itself wants to take over Tang Shen's workshop, the only thing Tang Shen has to beware of is King Jing.

"There is no risk-free business in this world!" Tang Shen said with emotion.

Soap is not a rare commodity in the wealthy families of Shengjing, but the real customer base of this thing is the common people.

People in Shengjing have heard that soap seems to be a kind of thing from the south of the Yangtze River, and its function is similar to that of pancreas.However, when Hua Tangqiu suddenly started selling soap, the people of Shengjing knew: "This is not similar to soap, but it is much easier to use than that soap!"

Tang Shen did business only in Gusu Mansion, Jinling Mansion and Shengjing.

One of these three places is richer than the other!

In late May, the soap workshop released the first batch of goods, and they were sold out within half a day.

Tang Shen just went to the Hanlin Academy to take office, and at night he came to visit Fu Wei in Fu's mansion, and the boy who played the piano led him to the study and said, "Master Tang, I heard that the soap sold by Huatangqiu is from your family? That's very good." I used it. My mother went to buy a piece yesterday, and today she told me that it doesn’t hurt your hands better than soap, and it smells better than soap.”

Tang Shen smiled and said, "Your mother bought it too?"

The Fuqin boy said: "My mother is the lady in clothes in the house. Mr. Tang once gave Mr. Fu a few pieces of soap, but it was not enough. Now Shengjing also sells soap, so our house will replace it all."

Tang Shen immediately said: "How can you buy the ones you use, from now on, I'll ask Fengbi to send you a basket of soap every month. Let's take all the soaps you use yourself, it's enough."

Fuqin Boy just mentioned it casually, but Tang Shen was so caring.Although it was a trivial matter, he said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Tang!"

As the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, Shengjing has the simplicity and toughness of the north in its folk customs, but also mixed with unruly and open tolerance.People quickly accepted the soap, but within a few days, there were women washing clothes with soap everywhere beside the mighty Shengjing Canal!

The guys in the workshop were making soap for the first time, Tang Shen only let them make soap for the time being, and didn't let them touch scented soap and essential oils.

In June, the iron utensils for making essential oils were moved to the workshop. The workers surrounded the big black iron lump in amazement and listened to Yao San's explanation of the production method of essential oils.As an official of the Imperial Academy, Tang Shen did not show up even though the dynasty allowed officials to engage in business, and left these matters to Yao San.

Essential oils are more difficult to make than soap, and to make high-quality essential oils requires some fire and effort.

Now is the season of flowers blooming, Tang Shen asked the workshop staff to collect the petals of the flowers in spring.Dried petals are used to make essential oils, the purity will not be so high, and the fragrance will not be so strong.This kind of essential oil is regarded as low-grade and sold cheaper.And in June, there are lotus, jasmine, peony, carnation...all kinds of fresh petal essential oils, which are considered top-grade and are more expensive.

On top of these, there are blended essential oils made from a variety of flowers.

Qianli Building, a four-story private room.

Shopkeeper Xing first sniffed the low-grade essential oil made from dried petals, and said, "It's rich and fragrant!"

He smelled the essential oil made from fresh flower petals again, and commented: "Fresh and clear!"

Tang Shen took out the mixed essential oil and said, "This is what I call the precious golden strand."

Shopkeeper Xing immediately took the essential oil solemnly. He lifted the small cover and sniffed it lightly, his complexion changed slightly.Then shopkeeper Xing closed his eyes and sniffed it carefully many times. Finally he opened his eyes and smiled wryly at Tang Shen, "Xiaodong Tang's family is really a villain. Although Huatangqiu used to only sell jewelry, but Xiaodong It is also the shopkeeper of Qianlilou. I dare not say that I am very sensitive to smells, but it is better than ordinary people. I can smell that your low-grade golden wisps are fragrant, but they are not as good as the high-grade ones. There is a difference between the two. But this precious golden thread, it is true that it is mixed with a variety of floral fragrances, but maybe it is a little dull, not ignorant of elegance, and I think the mixed ones don’t seem to be very good. Is there too much difference from the top grade? The little one I prefer the lotus-scented golden thread, which is elegant and pleasant!"

Tang Shen smiled: "I've never said that rare gold thread is better than high-grade gold thread."

Shopkeeper Xing asked in confusion, "Then you are?"

"What is the most expensive dish in Shopkeeper Xing's Qianli Building?"

"Of course bear's paw abalone!"

"Where is it expensive?"

"The ingredients are rare."

Tang Shen: "But I heard that there are two bear's paw dishes in Qianlilou. One of them is really expensive, and the other is not the most expensive. There is even a vegetarian dish that is more expensive than it."

Shopkeeper Xing: "I didn't expect Tang Xiaodang to know me so well about Qianlilou. Yes, we have a vegetarian dish in Qianlilou called 'Clear Water Flowing East'. It is the first dish that shines every morning when the sun rises. Drip dew, served with the eight freshest vegetables of the season, first blanched, then boiled over a low heat, and finally stir-fried. When the plate is placed, the dew will fall into the glazed tiles from the small holes, lay the mat on the bottom, and the vegetables on top. Daily Up to eight plates will be served, while stocks last." Shopkeeper Xing showed a proud look.

Tang Shen asked: "So, this is probably a stir-fried vegetarian dish?"

Shopkeeper Xing: "Ah, what you said..."

He couldn't refute it!

Tang Shen: "Eight kinds of vegetarian dishes can be more expensive than a bear's paw in this way. Shopkeeper Xing, whoever said that food tastes good and smells good must be more expensive? People in this world never pursue the things themselves. Ah! The golden thread was never thought to be sold to common people. If I told you, this precious golden thread is made from the freshest tender petals picked every morning. Do you think it is precious or not?"

Shopkeeper Xing: "Naturally, but Mr. Tang, you are not lying."

"I'm just making an analogy. However, it is indeed more troublesome to make precious golden strands than high-grade golden strands. How to mix these fragrances without making them smell bad is a headache just for the way of mixing and matching. This matching scheme is also a big problem. Learning!"

As soon as the words fell, Tang Shen was startled suddenly, and his eyes lit up the next moment: "Master Xing, when Hua Tangqiu starts selling soap and gold strands during the Qixi Festival, I hope that you can do something, I will help you with this matter." Gusu Mansion and Jinling Mansion have never done it."

Shopkeeper Xing straightened up immediately: "But please order!"