At the beginning of the fifth year of Hongwu.
The Ming Empire had been established for five years.
The people lived and worked in peace.
Life gradually stabilized.
Yingtian Prefecture was the capital city of Great Ming.
It became increasingly prosperous.
The scenery by the Qinhuai River was beautiful.
Smoke cage cold water moon cage sand, at night moored near the Qinhuai River restaurant, business women do not know the resentment of subjugation, across the river still sing backyard flowers.
It was to describe the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan by the Qinhuai River.
Here, there were many brothels and shops that attracted rich merchants and all kinds of romantic people to come and have fun.
A couplet hung at the entrance of the Qin Huai Courtyard.
The first couplet is: Here there are beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful wind and beautiful moon, but also beautiful women and good things, add thousands of years of good stories.
The second half of the couplet reads: There are many crazy men and women in the world, crazy dreams, and many infatuated fools. How many generations of fools are there?
Although the couplet calligraphy couldn't be called the work of a great master, the style of the calligraphy was vigorous, with iron hooks and silver strokes. It carried an illustrious power that made the world look down on it.
It was incompatible with the beautiful artistic conception of a lovestruck man and a resentful woman.
However, it just had to stand there.
This was because this was the personal letter of Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang.
Therefore, no one dared to say anything.
At this moment, people were coming and going on the street. Many vendors were gathered, selling all kinds of goods.
One of the stalls had a particularly good business and many buyers had gathered.
On the stall, there were some sparkling and white soap.
The stall owner was a tall young Langjun in green clothes and a small hat.
This little Langjun was none other than Emperor Hongwu's sixth prince, Zhu Zhen.
It had been three years since Zhu Zhen transmigrated to this world.
When he first transmigrated, he was only eleven years old.
He originally thought that he would be able to live a luxurious life after transmigrating and wait for death to come.
Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty had just been established, and Old Zhu's family did not have any surplus food.
Even Empress Ma personally dug the ground in the palace to grow vegetables.
The concubines were also very thrifty.
As a prince, Zhu Zhen was not too carefree.
He stayed in the palace every day. Not only could he not leave the palace, but he also had to study in the main hall with his brothers since he was young.
If she did not do well in her studies, she would have to suffer the teacher's punishment.
Therefore, Zhu Zhen was stunned.
Fortunately, Zhu Zhen realized that he had a photographic memory because he had memories of two lifetimes.
When he read the Four Books and Five Classics, he could memorize them all after reading them once.
Therefore, he had basically never been beaten.
However, this kind of life was also difficult to endure.
He was just a kid, and his brothers who went to school with him were also kids. They had no common language at all.
He didn't even have a friend.
In these three years, the bored Zhu Zhen had basically finished reading all the books in the main hall.
As for other aspects…
For example, eating.
He didn't have the treatment that the son of an emperor should have.
Although it was four dishes and one soup, it could fill one's stomach.
However, it was not just a little bit away from a luxurious life.
In the past three years, Zhu Zhen had despised his cheap father, Zhu Yuanzhang, countless times.
How poor was this emperor to be so stingy?
As he grew up, Zhu Zhen also discovered that his physical fitness was very good.
Although there was no big fish, meat, or delicacies, the nutrition was not lacking.
As it grew bigger, its strength was also much greater than that of ordinary people.
How much bigger? In terms of strength, he was more than two to three times stronger than others.
Even his fourth brother, Zhu Di, who was the most powerful among the princes, was not as good as him.
During the recent martial arts competition, Zhu Zhen could easily lift him up and throw him two to three meters away.
Zhu Zhen was only fourteen years old, but he was already half a head taller than an ordinary adult.
Zhu Zhen even suspected that he had brought his physical fitness from before he transmigrated here and even received a bonus.
Perhaps, Xiang Yu's innate strength was nothing more than this.
After enduring in the palace for three years, Zhu Zhen finally could not hold it in any longer.
Recently, he often sneaked out of the palace to play.
Walking on the streets of the capital, people and cars came and went, and the entire world was very comfortable.
However, there was a problem. The capital was bustling, but one had to spend money if they wanted to be comfortable.
Speaking of money, Zhu Zhen really didn't have it.
He had only saved up a few taels of silver since he was young.
After going to a few restaurants and eating a few meals of wine and meat, the money was gone.
He even borrowed some from his cousin, Hu Xian, and successfully ate Hu Xian until he was poor.
Zhu Zhen had no choice but to think of a way to get money himself.
As a transmigrator, he always had some advantages.
In addition, Zhu Zhen had been studying for three years as a pastime. With a photographic memory, he had learned a lot of miscellaneous knowledge.
Hence, they developed something like soap.
This thing was much more advanced than the soap and bath beans used now. It was a luxury item.
Since it was a luxury item, it naturally had to be sold to the rich.
Who was rich? Naturally, it was the merchants.
On the other hand, the banks of the Qinhuai River were where wealthy merchants gathered. That was why Zhu Zhen had set up his stall here.
It would be easier to earn money from rich people.
"Come, come, come. Take a look. This is a soap made by a top-notch fragrance master. It's fragrant and cleanses the skin. There's only one in the world.”
"There aren't many goods. Those who want to buy, seize the opportunity.”
Zhu Zhen's voice was crisp.
Many people had already gathered in front of the stall.
"Soap? Isn't this soap?"
"It looks much better than soap. It should be the bath beans used by the nobles.”
"It smells so good. I wonder how it will be used?”
"Langjun, how much is this soap?”
The onlookers discussed animatedly and were very interested in the soap.
Seeing that the time was right, Zhu Zhen picked up a piece of soap, dipped it in a wooden basin filled with water, and gently rubbed it.
The soap immediately formed white bubbles and emitted a rich fragrance.
Then, he found a dirty, greasy cloth and rubbed it on his hand.
His hands quickly turned into big hands.
"Look, aren't my hands very dirty now? There's also a greasy smell."
"There's no hurry. As long as you wash it with this soap, it'll be clean.”
As he spoke, he dipped his hands in soap foam and rubbed them gently. Then, he washed his hands in the water. His hands were incomparably clean.
Zhu Zhen waved his hand in front of everyone." Everyone, take a look. Isn't it very clean?"”
"Take a sniff. This fragrance is extremely comfortable. It's most suitable for noble madams and young ladies to use.”
"Buy a piece and give it to the girl on the pleasure boat. It will definitely win her heart.”
Seeing the good effect of the soap and the fragrant fragrance, the onlookers were tempted.
"This is good stuff!"
"This fragrance is even more fragrant than the best rouge powder.”
"This thing can only be made by a top-notch master.”
"Langjun, how much is this soap?”
"Right, how much is it? I want three pieces."
Zhu Zhen smiled warmly and said,""You guys are lucky this time. It's the first time the master of soap making is selling it, so it's very cheap.”
"The soaps on the left are made from expensive spices. They cost one tael of silver.”
"The ones on the right are soaps made from top-grade and expensive spices. They're sold for five taels of silver each.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar.
"What? One tael of silver for one piece?"
" Langjun, are you crazy?"
"There are also five taels of silver. Our family's annual expenses are less than four taels of silver.”
"Why don't you just go and snatch the silver!"
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