After the palace maid left.
Li Shi Min was afraid that the 10,000 catties of Imperial Ice would not be sold, so he issued another imperial edict.
"The imperial court has just established the Tuntun Bureau and is short of money. I want to sell the imperial ice to replenish the national treasury.”
As soon as the edict was issued, Chang 'an was shocked.
Your Majesty is really a benevolent ruler. He gave up on enjoyment and set up this dolphin station.
He was a famous monarch from ancient times!
However, the smart ones knew that Li Shiming was out of money, so they sold the royal ice.
The palace maid in charge led the three hundred imperial guards into the ice cellar.
She first transported 500 catties of ice from the royal ice storage room, and then transported it to the West City, East City, and the market in the north where the dignitaries lived.
This was naturally to display the Imperial Ice Rider first and wait for people to reserve it.
These ice cubes could only last for twelve hours outside.
As expected.
After the imperial ice entered the market, the commoners were shocked when they saw the cuboid-shaped ice blocks that emitted cold air.
Ice was like gold. As long as it did not melt, it was a hard currency.
Many aristocratic families and merchants began to purchase ice from the Imperial Army, signing their names and paying the deposit.
One jin of royal ice was a hundred wen.
There were three types of ice on the market.
Ice Shards. The quality of the ice was very poor. It was like ice sand and could only be put into the mouth to quench one's thirst. It was 30 copper coins per 500 grams.
The ice was of average quality. It was shaped like a 24-inch display screen and emitted cold air that could barely be used as a cooling fan. It was at most 50 copper coins.
Imperial Ice. This ice was angular and well-cut. It looked like a computer host and emitted a strong cold air. It was the best ice. Usually, it was only used by the imperial family or given to ministers. It cost 100 wen.
Therefore, it was said that the Imperial Ice was for sale.
Cui Tianhe of the Cui Clan of Qinghe, one of the five gentry clans, was tempted.
"His Majesty is really so poor that he even took out an imperial item like ice cubes to sell.”
Cui Tian He sat in the hall, sipping his tea and mocking Li Shi Min.
"Master, should we buy a few hundred catties?”An old servant dressed in silk said.
"A few hundred catties?" Cui Tianhe raised his eyebrows. A few hundred pounds was only a few dollars. He said firmly,
"Let's buy 6600 catties!”
The old servant frowned and his facial features were all scrunched up. It was obvious that he did not agree. After a while, he said,
"In ten days, it will be my father's 80th birthday, and the guests will be from all the influential families. The Cui Residence will have a banquet of 100 tables, surrounded by royal ice.”
"What do you think?" Cui Tianhe was very calm. He had already thought of everything.
"Yes!" The old servant couldn't help but be excited because he thought of that scene. The Cui family of Qing River would definitely be the first to suppress the other families.
The imperial palace was selling ice at a low price, but it was bought by the Cui family. Wasn't this showing the wealth of the Cui family?
"Write clearly on the invitation card that the guests should wear more cotton-padded jackets to prevent them from freezing.”
Cui Tian He thought of the ice cubes that weighed thousands of kilograms and were placed around the table in the mansion. This was August. If a world of ice and snow appeared, it would be a strange sight from ancient times to the present. Just thinking about it made one feel cold.
Even the emperor wouldn't dare to be so extravagant!
Li Shimin didn't expect that someone would really take over.
......
The next afternoon.
Yap Liangchen was about to head to Chong Ming Lane, a small market behind Liang Chen Restaurant.
This market originally had about 300 people living in it, but there seemed to be a legend of ghosts, and then the number of people in the market decreased.
Some time ago, a rich merchant from Jiangnan had bought this market and planned to build a textile factory. This business was mainly to weave silk, satin, and other cloth. He had bought the machines and hired the workers.
But unexpectedly, the textile mill suddenly caught fire. Hundreds of textile machines were burned, and the wealthy merchants in Jiangnan were so angry that they could not recover.
Therefore, the warehouse was abandoned.
Everyone said that there was a ghost in Chong Ming Lane, but no one dared to take over.
As for the money, someone would naturally pay for it.
Sure enough, he saw Ol 'Wei just a few steps out of the shop.
"Old Wei, I'm here to deliver the goods."
After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he touched his chest.
At this moment, Yap Liangchen saw a servant pushing a small cart covered in black cloth behind him.
"There are three hundred taels of silver there, about three hundred strings of coins.”
"As for the remaining seven hundred strings of money, I'll send it to you later. You know that cash is not easy to get.”
At this moment, Wei Zheng took out a piece of paper. Seeing that Yap Liangchen was curious, he lowered his voice and said,"
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