Su Wan was at Xie Pei's place, also bringing mooncakes.
And it is planned to be delivered early and then returned to the Shangshenjian. This year, we plan to celebrate the festival in the West Kitchen.
But he was unexpectedly frightened by Tong Xihong, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, and dared not go back.
The general managers of various departments are looking for her?
She shouldn't be that high-profile.
Tong Xihong said: "Although it's not so high-profile, there are only a few people coming and going in the palace. Everyone can find out who is doing these things with just a little inquiry."
"Last time when I helped the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the inventory, you were with your superior. This time when you were running the sweet shop, someone even asked why they let you do it."
"Sweets shops are very popular right now, and everyone knows this."
Yes, although there are many people in the palace, there are only a few who are in charge.
Moreover, Shangshisi is at the center of public attention, and many people will pay attention to it.
It was only a matter of time before Su Wan was exposed.
However, after the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs left, Su Wan subconsciously thought that her Kong Zhang Sheren would not be exposed in the court.
Xie Pei saw what she meant and explained, "It shouldn't be the case. There are only three or five people who know about it, and none of them are talkative."
The guard Xiao Song beside Xie Pei knew about it, the Grand Secretary of Dongke knew about it, and although the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Revenue did not say it, he had a rough guess.
No one else knew that this plan came from Su Wan.
After all, who would have thought that a little palace maid who was younger than Xie Pei would have such abilities.
"That's good." Su Wan said, "Although it's okay to speak out, the Ministry of Rites has not yet taken a stand. If I jump out, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the Ministry of Rites."
What happens in the palace affects the entire body.
As a person from the Ministry of Rites, if she directly stands on the side of the prince, it will make it very difficult for the currently neutral Ministry of Rites to handle the matter, and she will not be able to stay there.
It's not impossible to leave the Ministry of Rites, but it's not worth it.
If she leaves because of this, the first person she will feel sorry for is the superior who has cultivated her so carefully.
She also felt sorry for the old man in the library who taught her.
When Xie Pei heard Su Wan's words, he didn't show any expression. This answer was not surprising to him, so naturally he didn't say anything.
Su Wan has many friends and many things she wants to do.
In her opinion, I can only rank in the top five at best, but if she asks me to give up something for her, I'm afraid that's not possible.
He had known this a long time ago and had already accepted it.
Although Xie Pei accepted it, he still looked a little lonely when he looked at Su Wan. After the guards left, Xie Pei said, "Do you want to ask someone to go to the west kitchen and tell them that you won't be coming over."
"Of course." Su Wan felt a little regretful. She hadn't eaten with the people in the West Kitchen for a while. Instead, she stayed in Chonghua Palace whenever she had nothing to do.
Without waiting for her to think, Xie Pei immediately ordered someone to make arrangements. Su Wan added, "I'll bring some delicious food tomorrow and tell them that I can't go because of something, not that I don't want to go."
It would be difficult to refuse the managers during the holidays. Regardless of whether she helped the departments or not, she had to understand the situation first. She couldn't just listen to what they said.
Xie Pei didn't need to worry about this. He naturally asked people to find the information of various departments and sent people to find out which departments were urgently looking for Su Wan.
Only when you know yourself and your enemy can you make plans.
But after taking the information, Xie Pei said, "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, you can't just keep reading documents."
That's true. Su Wan withdrew her hand and felt a gentle breeze with a faint scent of osmanthus. Then she realized that the eunuch had opened the window. There was an osmanthus tree behind the window. The evening breeze brought the scent of osmanthus, which made her feel happy.
"Let's have dinner under this tree tonight?" Su Wan said, "There are still so many osmanthus flowers, why don't we make osmanthus candy? If we make it now, we can eat it by the end of the year."
After Su Wan finished speaking, she looked at the mountain of official duties on Xie Pei's side and changed her words: "I'll do it, you go ahead."
Xie Pei simply put aside his official duties and said, "It's just a one-night delay. Let's go pick osmanthus flowers."
It is said in Compendium of Materia Medica that osmanthus can nourish the spirit, and long-term consumption can make the body light and young, and make the face radiant.
So there are many recipes about osmanthus.
To suit the occasion, Guard Xiao Song was very discerning and asked someone to fetch some osmanthus mooncakes, which would go perfectly with today's osmanthus tea.
Although osmanthus sugar can only be used at the end of the year, there is still the osmanthus chestnut paste glutinous rice paste that Su Wan mentioned, which sounds like a delicious porridge snack.
When eating osmanthus flowers, you must eat them while they are still growing on the tree. This way they are clean and will not upset your stomach.
The osmanthus flowers in the backyard of Xie Pei’s study are golden osmanthus, which have an attractive golden color and rich fragrance and are very suitable for consumption.
Since they wanted to pick fruits from the tree, they had to climb the tree. Xie Pei did not ask anyone for help and climbed up the trunk of the osmanthus tree swiftly, which surprised Su Wan extremely.
Knowing that Xie Pei is quite skilled is different from seeing him climb a tree so skillfully.
Seeing this, Xie Pei's mouth curled up, and he picked all the osmanthus flowers that Su Wan asked him to pick.
You have to pick the flowers quickly now, before the sun sets, and make sure they are washed and dried before use, otherwise there will be insects inside the flowers.
The weather is good today, and the west sun is very strong. A quarter of an hour will be enough. If you feel uneasy, put it next to the warm stove and bake it for a while, and the bugs inside will definitely be driven away.
Fortunately, Xie Pei was not a person who would waste time. Su Wan took advantage of the setting sun and dried the picked osmanthus flowers for quarter of an hour. Finally, she put them in the warm oven and baked them for quarter of an hour to completely dry out the moisture inside.
The osmanthus flowers that are taken out only have petals and stamens, and the osmanthus fragrance is strong. At this time, marinate them with salt, and then spread them on the bottom of a dry and clean jar, spread a layer of osmanthus, then a layer of sugar, and continue to spread osmanthus, repeat several times, and the last layer must be white sugar.
Pour a little liquor on top of the white sugar to prevent it from getting moldy. The liquor Xie Pei found for her was also osmanthus liquor, so the osmanthus sugar will taste purer.
But after using it, Xie Pei said, "Put the wine back."
After saying that, he also ordered: "Don't serve wine or fruit wine at the small banquet."
Su Wan immediately looked at him. He was clearly talking about her getting drunk in Bi Guangshan!
Who knew fruit wine could be intoxicating?
But thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was after she spoke out her plan that their relationship became better.
It just so happens that she really doesn't drink at night! It's just that Xie Pei specifically mentioned it, why is it so strange.
After pouring in some white wine, you can seal it. Now it is August 15th, and by the end of the year you will have thick osmanthus sugar, which you can then make into small sugar cubes.
Xie Pei said: "Then we will open the lid again during the Chinese New Year."
"Okay." Su Wan naturally had no objection. Although there were still several months before the Chinese New Year, time actually passed very quickly.
This small jar of osmanthus sugar was carefully placed in a safe place by the guard Zang Dongxin. All that was left was to make osmanthus tea and osmanthus chestnut paste and glutinous rice paste.
Xie Pei was making tea while Su Wan was cooking porridge.
It uses freshly harvested golden chestnuts, glutinous rice, sugar, and the indispensable osmanthus.
Cook the chestnuts and mash them into paste. Quickly cook the glutinous rice into porridge. Add chestnut paste and sugar during the cooking process. Finally, sprinkle with osmanthus flowers when serving.
This is simple to make, but this bowl of porridge looks really beautiful.
Xie Pei also boiled water with mountain spring water and brewed osmanthus flowers three times, so that the fragrance of osmanthus flowers remained, but it also seemed elegant, and Su Wan liked it when she drank it.
It was a beautiful Mid-Autumn Festival with a full moon, and the two of them were busy preparing food.
However, it also seemed quiet and leisurely at this time, temporarily away from the hustle and bustle inside and outside the Kyoto Imperial City.
After all, after today, they both have their own things to do.
They are each their own business, but in the final analysis they are just one thing.
At the evening table, in addition to the usual variety of food, there were also various dim sum. Many of the dim sum were the popular foods in dessert shops.
Xie Pei specifically asked people to queue up and buy it. Although as the prince, he only needed to give instructions to the dessert department, he still asked people to show his support.
But once you go there, you will realize that this is not support at all, but clearly causing trouble.
Nowadays, people on the streets are talking about how hard it is to buy the desserts from the government-run dessert shops. But even though they are hard to buy, they are worth it because they are so delicious.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, be a little generous and have some official snacks, and the whole family will be happy.
Su Wan couldn't help laughing when she heard the guards talking about this funny thing.
As long as everyone likes it!
Just like it!
More royal goodies will slowly appear in the future.
It may not be cheap at the beginning, but it will gradually become more affordable and of good quality, that’s for sure.
Everything takes time.
Su Wan and Xie Pei are living a quiet life, but many people in Kyoto are excited.
The dessert shop brought them so many surprises.
Look at these delicious snacks. Originally, only people in the palace could taste them, but now they can eat them too. Who wouldn’t be happy?
It seems appropriate to describe it as the swallows flying in front of the halls of the Wang and Xie families in the old days and now flying into the homes of ordinary people?
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites were stunned when they looked at the accounts.
There is only one reason, this store is too profitable, right?!
The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites was also a well-informed man, especially as he had handled an incredible amount of money.
But I still think the dessert shop’s two-day revenue is simply scary.
Unlike the previous sales at the small window of Nanxunfang, it was limited and the quantity was extremely small at that time.
Now I try my best to do it, and I won’t say the three words “sold out” unless the prepared materials are used up.
So the current situation is shocking.
The shop opened for business on August 14 and closed on the afternoon of August 15. In less than two days, it sold 3,700 taels of silver.
In two days, I made back a lot of the previous investment, and even had some money left over.
This means you will make a profit every day from now on.
Although it was the holiday season and the store had just opened, so sales were brisk, but even if the revenue dropped by two-thirds, it would still be a lot.
In one year, this dessert shop earned more than 200,000 taels of silver.
It was enough to pay the annual salary of more than 6,000 palace maids.
The Minister of Revenue was so obsessed with this store that he thought it was a golden opportunity! If there were more stores like this in the palace, the treasury would be relieved.
No wonder the Crown Prince and Kongzhang Sheren have been pushing this matter.
The profit in two days is enough to attract everyone.
Three thousand seven hundred taels of silver is too exaggerated.
Su Wan, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but say, "This is just the beginning. Everyone is just attracted by the name of the official dessert department, and it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival. We won't make so much money in the future unless we open a few more stores."
"It's not in Kyoto, but in Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou."
The Minister of Revenue and Rites looked at Su Wan and calmed down a little.
Yes, you can’t take sudden gains as permanent.
They were both a little confused, but Su Wan, who was the one who made this happen, remained so calm, which made them both admire her.
Today's young people are not simple.
Seeing that she was persuaded, Su Wan smiled and said, "That's all for the future. I came here today to see how the money should be divided."
When there were only a few hundred taels before, two levels of profit were given to the maids, three levels to the miscellaneous treasury, and five levels to the Ministry of Rites.
There was no objection at that time.
But the situation is different now, and the distribution is naturally different. The Ministry of Revenue also needs to sit down and discuss the profits.
After all, this is a government-run dessert shop, which is different from other things.
When Su Wan discussed with Xie Pei, they intended to pay part of the income directly to the national treasury, and the Minister of Rites understood this.
The Dessert Department was the first to do this, and how they distributed the profits from the dessert shops had an even greater impact on the subsequent government-run stores.
Sweets are even just a small part of the package.
Porcelain in the future will be very profitable.
If they had the chance to go out to sea again, the porcelain from their Tianxiang country alone would bring in huge profits.
You can make a lot of money from any of the porcelain, silk and handicrafts.
In the Song Dynasty of Su Wan's time, the country could earn 70 million taels of silver a year by sailing to the South China Sea and collecting taxes from business.
Compared with the total tax revenue of Tianxiang State today, which is 30 million taels a year, it is almost more than double.
Even in the poorest and weakest times, we were able to achieve great trade success by relying on porcelain, silk and other products, and the latter items were the big winners.
So it seems that today's discussion on how to distribute the Confectionery Department's income is also setting an example for future government-run factories.
Su Wan understood it in her heart, but she just treated it as a discussion about the Dessert Department and never mentioned what happened later.
The Ministers of Rites and Revenue knew something about it, but they didn't mention it. One reason was that they felt it was still a long way off, and the other was that they had never thought about the government building ships and going out to sea. In fact, they still felt it was too far away.
Su Wan also smiled, as if she was thinking too much?
Deputy Prime Minister Li of the Miscellaneous Affairs Bureau looked at the three of them, and then at the Chief of the Imperial Food Department next to them. How come they seemed to have said nothing, and yet had said everything?
Let’s get back to the question of how to distribute profits.
First of all, the dessert shop belongs to the Zaliku Dessert Department, above which is the Shangshi Department, and above that is the Ministry of Rites.
But the treasury revenue is the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue.
Su Wan had previously taken the lead in opening the dessert shop, so she was here too.
Finally, there is the nanny who is in charge of the dessert shop. As an elder in the palace, she might have been confused at first, but she reacted quickly and realized how great the potential of the dessert shop is. Now there are a total of twenty people in the shop, ten of whom are making food and ten are greeting customers, which all feels not enough.
Now all the people related to this matter, except the prince, are here.
Logically speaking, the profits are so lucrative, but the prince who mentioned this matter did not come over, and it seems that he has absolutely no intention of getting involved in the profits.
This also made the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue particularly emotional.
Everyone knows the benefits of silver. We can all remember how Concubine Jiang used silver to build connections for the eldest prince. Not to mention that the prince's troops all need maintenance. How could he not be in a hurry?
It is clear that they could have taken some of the money from the last house search, and they can also take some of the money from the government-run shops this time, and no one will say anything.
It’s fine if they don’t share the money now, but why don’t people come?
Prince, do you really have the demeanor of the late emperor?
After hearing this, Xie Pei would just raise his eyes and say in his heart that having Su Wan here is enough.
But Xie Pei was not there, and Su Wan thought of what Xie Pei had said before: "Is there any difference between mine and the national treasury's? They will be the same in the future."
That’s right, he is the prince, and if the national treasury has money, it means he has money, it’s just an advance deposit.
Having said that, Su Wan also understood that Xie Pei would not use the money from the national treasury to do anything. What he wanted to do was to reorganize the Ding family army and reorganize the border areas. That was his grandfather's wish, and he must fulfill it.
We’ll talk about what happens next later.
As for how the money is divided, it is also very simple. First of all, the monthly wages of the ten people who make snacks must be higher, and then the palace servants who take care of the guests will have lower monthly wages.
Finally, it was decided that those working in the dessert shop would receive a total of 10 percent of the profits.
According to the current situation, even if the business is a little worse in a month, there is still a profit of 15,000 taels. Ten points a month means 1,500 taels.
Fifteen thousand taels of silver, divided among ten people. Depending on the amount of work done and the level of position, the minimum monthly salary can be several dozen taels.
It is several times better than the palace.
This is based on the assumption that business is not doing well.
As long as they run the business and work hard, their monthly salary will definitely increase. It all depends on themselves.
In the future, the store will be more cautious when adding staff and will not blindly hire more people. After all, one more person means more money. If the money earned by one more person is not enough, then they will calculate the cost themselves.
This is also one of the keys to being self-sufficient.
You don't get a fixed salary, but a commission.
As for why only 10% of the profit is given, everyone knows it.
First of all, these food recipes were passed down bit by bit in the palace, and everyone’s skills were also taught in the palace. Not only that, this is a no-cost business for them, and it’s even a business that won’t lose money.
From the store to the ingredients, there are dedicated staff to handle everything.
Anyone who has opened a restaurant knows that supervision of the purchase of ingredients is particularly important, and it even takes up at least one-third of the energy.
Moreover, they get a share of the profits from the store. If it doesn't make money, they can just go back to the palace at most.
So it is a business with no capital or even no loss.
Even if the profit is only 10%, it is already quite considerable.
The nanny who managed the dessert shop knew what was going on and had even discussed it with the people in the shop before coming. She was very satisfied with the result at this point.
Moreover, they can decide how to divide the 10% profit themselves, and they just need to submit the distribution plan back for review and approval.
Of the remaining, 10% will be given to the Miscellaneous Treasury and 10% to the Imperial Food Department.
There is still 70% of the profit, 20% will be given to the Ministry of Rites, and 50% will be handed over to the national treasury. From now on, the Ministry of Revenue will send someone to check the accounts and collect the silver every three months.
It goes without saying that it was given to the Zaliku Shangshisi, and the opening of the dessert shop was also thanks to the full assistance of these two parties. After the maids and palace maids left, people had to be transferred to fill the vacancies.
The Ministry of Rites helped to bear the risk. When looking for suitable stores, they did so in the name of the Ministry, so there were no obstacles everywhere.
Not to mention the national treasury, this is all for making money for Tianxiang Kingdom. I heard that the recent money can be used to dredge the canals near Tianxiang Kingdom. Dredging more canals will be beneficial to the ships coming and going.
There was no money in the treasury before, so we tried to save money wherever possible.
Some things can be done now, such as building roads and houses and increasing the number of defense personnel in Kyoto, which will greatly improve the quality of life of Kyoto residents.
When it comes to spending money, it’s spent everywhere.
The Minister of Revenue has indeed become a thing, but even though the Crown Prince and Kongzhang Sheren are good at making money, it still cannot fill the huge hole that has accumulated in Tianxiang Kingdom over a long period of time.
Still poor.
Take property management for example. Only when the prices are high can the various equipment in the community be repaired in a timely manner, and high-quality security and cleaning services can be hired. If the property management company has no money and is irresponsible, then forget about these.
The same is true if the treasury is out of money, and the same is true if the people who manage the treasury are irresponsible.
But the Minister of Revenue felt that it seemed that if the prince could take full power, it would be of great benefit to them and would not cause any harm.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, the Minister of Revenue shook his head.
How can you have such a rebellious idea? This is not allowed.
Everything about the dessert shop was settled, and Su Wan also put the results of the discussion into a document. However, when the Minister of Revenue took a look at the document, he felt that the words were somewhat familiar.
But if you look closely, it seems unfamiliar.
The officer looked at it for a moment, then let it go when he saw that no one noticed.
When Su Wan first started practicing calligraphy, she learned from the prince. Their writing styles were the same, so at first glance it would seem familiar, but a closer look would reveal that they were different.
The Minister of Revenue paused just now, probably for this reason.
After everyone left, the officer told Su Wan about this in private. Su Wan was surprised: "Are they similar?"
"At first glance, they are somewhat similar, but they will become similar if you look closely. But you also have to be careful, and it would be best if you can change your writing style." The officer said earnestly, "After all, the prince is different from us."
"What do you think?"
Su Wan nodded.
This was her negligence. She didn't expect that her handwriting was somewhat similar to Xie Pei's. She would have to correct it in the future.
What a pity, I still have to practice calligraphy, it’s really difficult.
However, Su Wan and her superior did not notice another thing: what gave the Minister of Revenue a sense of familiarity was not only the handwriting, but also the way the documents were written.
Others may not be able to see it, but the ministers who often communicate with the prince will definitely find that the prince's writing is concise and to the point, without any nonsense.
The same is true for the documents written by Su Wan.
This is not difficult to understand. Su Wan has read countless documents in Chonghua Palace, so her writing is naturally full of charm.
So even if she changed the handwriting, clues would still appear.
Fortunately, this is a minor detail and no one will connect the two together for the time being.
It was impossible for all the officials in the palace not to be jealous when they saw how well the Shangshi Department had arranged the dessert shop.
Not to mention that it's only 10% profit, even if only a little bit is shared out, it will be enough for them to eat and drink. Anyway, it's better than getting a fixed salary.
The Dessert Department can open a government-run dessert shop, so why can’t they?
Unfortunately, Su Wan was not found on August 15th, as they said she was out on business. But the more this happened, the more people wanted to find her. One reason was that she had experience, and the other was that she had a very good relationship with the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Revenue.
Needless to say, he was from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He used to work in the West Outer Palace. I heard that the two had a good relationship.
Not to mention the Ministry of Revenue, it is naturally a good thing for the sweet shop to add some income to the Ministry of Revenue.
I heard that nowadays dessert shops can easily earn 1,000 taels a day, and that’s because the shops are being restrained. If they were to sell freely, I’m afraid the revenue would be even higher.
Instead of spending your days in the palace, why not go out and try your luck? If it doesn't work out, you can always come back.
Those who had never wanted to leave the palace before now had this idea, because this was a free thing and it wouldn't be theirs if they lost money.
But Su Wan didn't expect that the first one to find her was the lacquerware factory.
Another place mentioned before is the Porcelain Warehouse, which also produces lacquerware, but compared with the lacquerware factory in Xiting that specializes in producing lacquerware, it still mainly produces porcelain.
Xiting, this name is not unfamiliar.
Xie Pei and his biological mother, Queen Ding, used to live in Xiting.
Probably further west of the West Outer Palace, past the Taiye Lake, that part is collectively called the West Courtyard.
If the West Outer Palace is cold and secluded, then the West Courtyard is simply lonely. It seems to be isolated from the world and has no interaction with people here at all.
In fact, it is not surprising. Queen Ding used to live in the West Courtyard, and there were several cold palaces nearby, so it was inevitable that she would feel lonely.
You can imagine the treatment people receive at this lacquerware factory.
The apprentice craftsmen in the porcelain warehouse could secretly transport the porcelain out and sell it for several thousand taels of silver, but even if the lacquerware factory actually went out to sell the items, it was estimated that few people would buy them, and even if they did, the price would not be high.
Because the saints did not like to use lacquerware and loved porcelain, so this is the fashion.
Therefore, when the manager of the lacquerware factory came over, he looked particularly humble, and he didn't want Su Wan to help. In fact, he already had an idea.
"I heard that all desserts in the dessert shop are not for takeout, and the food boxes used are all old items taken from the warehouse. I wonder if we can cooperate with the lacquerware factory. The food utensils we make are the most complete, not only the most complete, but also the most beautiful, which will definitely complement the government-run dessert shop."
Su Wan looked at the manager of the lacquerware factory who was in his thirties. He was not a eunuch but a craftsman. It was not easy for him to find the Shangshenjian at this time. After all, it would take at least more than an hour to walk from the West Courtyard to the Shangshenjian.
In terms of position, he was much lower than the manager, but he was still exceptionally polite in his words.
"Please take a seat first. I can help you deliver the utensils to the dessert shop, but whether to use them or not will probably depend on the wishes of the matrons in charge."
The manager of the lacquerware factory was stunned. He didn't expect things to be so simple.
I thought I would say a few more words, and that’s it?
Even if I just took it to take a look, it was still an opportunity.
Their lacquerware factory was not well received in Xiting, and the saint did not like these objects either. He preferred porcelain, so they were even more neglected.
There are only a dozen people in the lacquerware factory now. If it continues like this, I'm afraid it will all be disbanded.
The biggest job I have done in recent years is making plates for Shangshisi. Although it is relatively simple, it also brings them a lot of inspiration.
When Su Wan heard about the dinner plate, she was really surprised this time: "It was actually made by the lacquerware factory. I didn't notice it at the time."
She had just arrived at the west kitchen not long ago, so naturally she didn't pay attention to these things.
I didn't expect that they had a connection long ago.
After seeing off the manager of the lacquerware factory, Su Wan carefully examined the lacquerware he brought. It would have been fine if she hadn't looked at it, but once she did, she was shocked by the exquisite craftsmanship.
This lacquerware is actually not only made of wood, but also of three other materials: gold, silver, and tin. Many people in modern times know that tin is poisonous and have abandoned it, but it was a very common utensil in ancient times.
Moreover, the craftsmanship used is also different, and the shapes are even more numerous. Not to mention the commonly seen round and square ones, there are also octagonal, square, peony petals, and so on.
This is the case with plates, and food boxes can be bumped twice or three times.
It is engraved with fine brocade and the base is shiny black. Such beautiful lacquerware can be considered a work of art.
Such utensils are indeed in line with the positioning of a government-run dessert shop. Such a luxurious store should also use such exquisite boxes.
By then, some expensive snacks can be sold at high prices.
The manager of this lacquerware factory is really capable. If he wants to generate income for the lacquerware factory, he can find the key point right away.
Indeed, the utensils used in dessert shops nowadays are all found in the warehouse. They are not old, nor have they been used by others.
Instead, they had been stored in the dessert department for many years and probably hadn't been used for a long time.
According to Su Wan, if we take the opportunity to get it out, the warehouse will also be much lighter. The money will naturally be given to the miscellaneous warehouse to purchase other items.
But the stuff in the storeroom will run out sooner or later, and at the rate the dessert shop is selling out, the search for suitable eating utensils is on.
The Ministry of Rites would originally help to find it, and the Guanglu Temple under the Ministry of Rites was familiar with this kind of thing and would naturally take over.
It is naturally a good thing that there are lacquerware factories now that bring in high-quality products, at least there are more choices.
So Su Wan took the things to the sweet shop that day. It was very convenient for her to enter and leave the palace now, all she needed was a token.
Many people were familiar with Su Wan, and understood that she was a little palace maid who was particularly valued by the Imperial Food Bureau and even the Ministry of Rites.
The things were delivered to the dessert shop. We were busy with several things, one of which was the "teaching" from September 15th to September 18th. This time we were teaching everyone how to make egg tarts. There were two hundred people in one day, and six hundred people in three days.
Although it is not yet the end of August, the number of people has already filled up.
There were also some pastry chefs who came specially from outside Kyoto, but the registration had already closed.
With the nod of the matron in charge, the number of people per day was increased from 200 to 300, which was equivalent to an increase of 300 places.
But just half a day after the quota was released, it was immediately overcrowded.
No one can say anything. The dessert shop has given 300 more places, which is already the best it can do. The teaching is still free, so we can only wait for next time.
Besides, when the 900 students come back, they can spend a little money to learn from these people. Wouldn’t that be great?
Although there are not so many pastry shops in Kyoto, it is mainly because many pastry chefs from wealthy families come here to learn, and some people who are interested in pastries also come here to join in the fun.
I think if I teach a few more times, there will be fewer people who just want to join in the fun, leaving only those who really want to learn.
That's all a matter for the future. Anyway, for now the maids in the dessert shop will definitely teach seriously, and will also release the news of the closure of the shop at the same time, causing countless diners to sigh in regret.
If the store is closed, then won’t they be able to enjoy the delicious snacks?
Some people also said: "Are you stupid? Buy more in advance."
Some people are waiting for affordable egg tarts to appear so that they can have a taste!
This dessert shop is really great, it’s worthy of being a government-run store.
How could they have ever been able to eat such palace delicacies in the past?
Speaking of which, we must thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The emperor is not in the capital and has gone to Yuquan Palace to escape the summer heat. Now the Crown Prince is making the decisions.
Look at this, how well it was done.
It really has the style of the previous emperor!
What? I haven't seen the late emperor, but I haven't seen him, so why can't I admire him?
Sometimes Su Wan felt that the two words "late emperor" even had symbolic meaning in Tianxiang Kingdom.
It is quite good that the emperor can do this.
Speaking of the saint, we have to say that now that the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, he should be setting off to return to the palace.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather gets colder day by day, so we must come back.
But this year it seems to be a little late, I don’t know what delayed it.
Su Wan naturally didn't care. In the absence of the saint, the court was very stable. It was the same with or without him.
It was okay before.
Having read countless documents from Xie Pei, Su Wan naturally had some understanding of the situation in Tianxiang Kingdom.
I won’t talk about various places in Tianxiang Kingdom, but only about the area near Kyoto. I won’t talk about big things, but only about seemingly trivial matters.
The treasury was empty, and the saint was only concerned with his own enjoyment. He had previously spent countless amounts of money because of his favoritism towards fake monks, so the environment in Kyoto was becoming increasingly worse.
The Minister of Revenue mentioned above who was busy clearing canals outside the city of Kyoto was this seemingly "small affair".
The rivers were blocked everywhere, and the silt had not been cleaned for a long time, so it naturally became extremely smelly. Su Wan had only been out of town in winter, so she didn't know the situation in spring and summer.
Whenever there is no canal in the nearby market, there is a foul smell all day long.
Who doesn’t want to clean up? But cleaning up costs money.
Everyone knows where the money goes.
In other words, the national treasury was more abundant this year, and the Ministry of Revenue immediately dispatched people to clean up the surrounding dirt so that the surrounding people would not have to hold their noses when going out.
This is one of thousands of things.
If you don't look deeper, you won't know such details.
Although it may seem like trivial details, it is closely related to people's lives.
Not to mention it's dirty and smelly, but if you're not careful in the summer, it can easily spread diseases. This kind of dirty and messy environment is what viruses love most.
Only Kyoto is lucky.
But this "little love" has made Su Wan even more indifferent towards the saint.
In addition to other documents he looked through, such as the one about how a huge amount of money was spent on repairing the Imperial Street to make it look good, and how he walked there several times a year, and the precious jade robes made for the people in the Tianbei Palace, and so on.
Even in Yuquan Palace, he asked people to buy good horses for his favorite concubine, Lady Qiang.
Every time she called him a saint, Su Wan felt ironic.
Is this a saint?
Stupid pig.
It can only be said that if it were not for the ministers of the six ministries and the six grand secretaries who gave their all, and the foundation laid by the late emperor, the Tianxiang Kingdom would have been destroyed long ago.
Tianxiang Kingdom doesn’t mind without Su Wan, but it does mind what will happen to the people.
When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer.
In comparison, death is more painful.
If it wasn't difficult to say it out loud, I really wanted to force Xie Pei to abdicate and ascend the throne.
This is of course a joke. Forcing the emperor to ascend the throne is not in line with the natural order of Tianxiang Kingdom, and it is even less in line with the righteousness between the monarch and his subjects in the natural order.
Regicide has been despised by people since ancient times. According to the old scholars, it shakes the foundation of the country, makes the people at all levels lose their positions, and causes unrest.
If there are further imitations, it will be even more troublesome.
It can be said that Xie Pei's current discord with the saint is one thing, but really forcing the emperor to abdicate is another matter. Not to mention the current Minister of Revenue, Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion and others, even the Ding family army would probably frown.
What they are protecting is not the saint as a person, but the order that can establish the Tianxiang Kingdom.
Where there is order, there is reason.
If order does not exist, the country will no longer be a country.
Even Xie Pei himself took office at the age of 14 and became the crown prince at the age of 15, all within this order.
This order may be broken one day in the future, but it is definitely not now.
But since there is order, there is the possibility of loopholes.
Su Wan was just about to pick up the pen and write it down, but as soon as she wrote a dot, she immediately tore up the paper. What was the point of writing? Was she waiting to be caught?
However, Su Wan suddenly thought of something. If she told Xie Pei about these outrageous thoughts, how would he react?
This thought only flashed through her mind and was immediately abandoned by Su Wan.
Don’t think about it!
I'd better go to the dessert shop to take care of today's teaching.
This was the first time a government-run store was teaching, and it was a big deal. Not only did she go, but the guards from the Lingtai Division were also sent to maintain order.
For a time, sweet shops became the busiest places in Kyoto.
The saints and others who arrived a few days later felt that the place was deserted. Why was there no one lining the streets to welcome them? Why were there only a few people who came to see the saint?
When the saint learned that a dessert shop had stolen the limelight, he almost got angry immediately.
After hearing the whole story, the beautiful lady beside him, Qiang, showed a hint of admiration in her eyes. But when she faced the saint, she immediately scolded him: "Didn't you say that someone would come to greet us when we return to Kyoto? And the prince, why didn't he come to pick you up? He doesn't respect you at all."
After saying this, the saint himself was stunned.
Xie Pei respects him? How is that possible? Don't think about it.
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