After a period of time.
When the first batch of more than 1,000 cans of white sugar appeared in the capital's various imperial estates.
It quickly attracted the attention of the merchants and gentry.
Everyone knew that the Imperial Villa was run by something that the palace would use.
Some merchants also liked to buy things from the Imperial Villa.
Whether it was for their own purchase, or to bring it to other places or overseas for distribution.
The products in the Imperial Villa always caught their attention.
These imperial estates were all run by the royal family.
Each of them was an imperial merchant with their own set price.
There was no need to follow the market.
After all, if you don't sell the things in the palace, there will be more people queuing up to buy them.
The few large imperial estates in the capital were basically the assets of the crown prince's residence.
At noon today, Zhang Bao, the eldest brother of the Crown Prince's Residence, was sitting in one of the shops.
In less than a morning, some merchants who had already tasted white sugar could not sit still.
In particular, there were some sugar merchants who dealt in the western region.
"Old Master, Shopkeeper Wang requests an audience outside.”
A servant walked in from outside.
He said respectfully to Zhang Bao.
"Heh, why did you taste the white sugar I sent to his door?”
"Hehe, do you think I will?"
"I'll see them one by one. Today, I'll wait for them to obediently come and talk.”
"Yes."
The servant went out and hurriedly invited Shopkeeper Wang in.
Shopkeeper Wang was the biggest sugar dealer in the capital.
Ever since she took a bite of the white sugar that Zhang Bao had brought over in the morning, she could not sit still.
Especially after hearing that some officials in the capital and some brothels had received a small jar of white sugar.
Shopkeeper Wang immediately ran over to Zhang Bao.
"Hehe, this lowly one greets Lord Zhang."
Shopkeeper Wang walked in with a smile on his face.
Zhang Bao knew what this guy was thinking.
However, he was only working for his brother-in-law and the country's supervisor.
Therefore, he didn't dare to overstep his boundaries. He only told Shopkeeper Wang honestly,""Shopkeeper Wang, if you want to take the goods, it's not impossible, but you must remember that you can't sell them in the capital, nor can you sell them in the Imperial Manor under the Crown Prince's Residence. Moreover, you must take them from me, and you can't even think of copying them.”
"Yes, yes, yes! Everything was done according to Lord Zhang's instructions. Everything was done according to the contract. They had to press their fingerprints in front of the government to seal the contract.”
Shopkeeper Wang kept nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice. How could he not agree?
He came here for one reason, to think of a way to keep his sugar business going.
If the frosting continued to sell, it would no longer be able to compete with white sugar.
In that case, they could only sell it to the commoners at a lower price.
If he really wanted to make money, it would be this white sugar!
Zhang Bao smiled." That's easy to say. Shopkeeper Wang, prepare to sign the contract. You'll come to collect the goods next month."”
"Alright."
……
At night.
In a few large flower and willow alleys in the capital.
Every brothel had the same novel thing today.
White sugar.
In a brothel where several major merchants gathered.
A merchant slammed the table angrily and pointed at the white sugar on the table. He cursed,"F * ck him! Where did this thing come from?”
The smiling merchant closed his eyes and pondered. It seemed that he could not smile anymore. At this moment, his face was filled with worry.
Hearing the scolding, he opened his eyes and said,"Who else could it be? This is sold in the Crown Prince's manor, so it must be made by the Minister of State. The sugar is ten taels of silver, but it's less than a small jar. This thing is twenty taels of silver per small jar, and it sold out a thousand jars in a day. Excluding the money that Zhang Bao sent to various merchants, officials, and brothels…"
The smiley merchant did some mental calculations and sneered,""Ha, just today, the Crown Prince's estate earned more than twenty thousand taels. I'm impressed, I'm really impressed!”
A merchant sitting at the side also sighed and said,"What is this? Today, Zhang Bao released a piece of news. For five days, there would be a total of 4,000 cans of white sugar for sale. Next month, not only could they be sold in retail, but they could also be supplied to the merchants and shopkeepers who had signed contracts with him. The main point was that they would need 25 taels per can to get the goods from him! This is clearly robbery!"
"They forced us to do business in other places and sell them overseas.”The smiley merchant said with a sour tone.
"That's right, you're not allowed to sell in the places with the crown prince's manor in the Great Ming Empire. Fortunately, there aren't many royal estates under the crown prince's manor. Otherwise, we wouldn't even be able to earn any money.”A skinny merchant sitting on the other end also complained helplessly.
A merchant in the corner looked at the thin merchant and asked thoughtfully,""From what you're saying, did you place an order with Zhang Bao?”
"What else?" the skinny merchant answered honestly. I still have to earn money, brothers! There was no way to earn money from the frosting. In the future, he would sell it to the commoners. If it was cheaper, he could earn some money.”
For a moment, the merchants here began to calculate.
How was he going to ensure that his shop could survive this wave of sugar?
At the same time.
In a brothel that was the favorite of scholars.
A few adults were listening to music and watching a dance in a room.
They weren't talking about the romantic relationship, but asked,""Hey, did you buy white sugar today?”
It was as if white sugar had become a new thing to show off to each other.
One of the adults spread his hands and said regretfully," My family's one was too late. I soaked the sugar that Zhang Bao sent over in water and drank it. Good heavens, I've never seen such high-quality icing in my life. My family's father is a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan. Even she has never tasted such sweet and white icing!”
"What frosting? This was called white sugar, and it was specially provided by the Crown Prince's manor!”
"It's really too sweet! No, I still have to ask my husband to go early tomorrow to get people to line up.”
"Hehe, bring my family's. I'll give you thirty taels.”
"Get lost, get lost. Don't you know that the black market has sold more than ten bottles today for thirty-five taels?”
"Sigh, alright, I'll go home and eat the frosting first!”
Such as the reaction of white sugar.
Overnight, a wave of candy-snatching swept through the entire capital.
The mastermind behind all this.
At this moment, he was listening to Zhang Bao's report in the royal study in the palace.
After listening to Zhang Bao's market reaction, Zhu Zhan asked,"" Don't sell all the white sugar in the remaining five days at once. Sell them in batches, one day after another. The first batch will be a few thousand cans. Sell them slowly and keep the market hanging. Then, when the large batch of white sugar is shipped next month, we can supply them normally.”
"Yes, Lord Supervisor."
"Alright, First Uncle, you can go back first. You're tired after a hard day.”
"I will take my leave."
Zhu Zhanyi leaned against the desk behind him, holding a bowl of white sugar Eight Treasures Congee in his hand. He began to calculate his income in his heart.
This wave of leeks directly made the Crown Prince's residence's private savings extremely abundant.
It seemed like it was time for his father to expand production.
The current sugar factory was located in a lakeside manor in the suburbs.
It was also suitable.
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