Chapter 811: All the Birds in the City Have Become Fat
Xinbao wrote dozens of pieces a day, and after releasing them to others, he became a new type of pen pal, the show-off type.
They are all self-boasting like “my XX is this and that”, and then written in big and full words, just to show off, the kind that doesn’t require anyone to respond.
The mainstream is still the socializing faction, where you write something and ask people to reply, and then whoever sees it replies, you can write positively or negatively.
The more elegant ones are the couplets written by literati, one sentence after another... But if you meet someone who is not good at writing, it will be terrible. He may suddenly say something "speaking human language" to you, which will cause people who see it to complain crazily.
The literati all think that this kind of thing should be elegant, with couplets one by one, but they never thought that... if this is really the case, then the music will be too highbrow and few people will understand it, and this kind of thing would never be so popular.
It became so popular because it contained both elegant and vulgar language, as well as common slang, and had no restrictions on social status. Everyone could speak freely.
The key point is that these birds are like spirits. They know there is danger in the countryside, so they don't fly to the countryside, but stay in the city. They specifically pick birds with nice clothes to fill their stomachs, and then fly to another place to have another meal. In a short while, all the birds in the city have become fat.
A few days later, the aromatherapy shop in the inner palace opened.
The most annoying thing about this store is that they don't allow people to try the products.
But the shops opened by the imperial palace were manned by eunuchs, and no one with a brain dared to say anything.
Moreover, the fragrant pill is very valuable, with one pill costing two taels of silver. This price alone can stop many people.
Therefore, most of the people who come here can afford it and they all know how good it is, so the business is really good.
Once these people received the trial product or bought it, they immediately fell in love with it.
Because the aroma is really super good, refreshing, and you never get tired of it. Compared with incense, it is completely different. Even if you don’t use it, you can fumigate the house! After these people use it for a period of time, they will probably feel that it is more cost-effective, because one pill can be used for about a month, which is much cheaper than incense.
What's more, it has medicinal effects! Immediately, some clever merchants dug out all kinds of sachets and small ornaments from the bottom of the box. Not only women can buy them, but men can also buy them. They can buy some to refresh their minds and put them in the study, and even the pens and ink will have a fragrance.
In addition, Yan Shisheng also made two kinds of gift boxes. One is a wooden gift box with twelve kinds of fragrances, and there are two kinds of fragrances in this gift box, which are not sold individually.
The gift box is very beautifully made. There are ten pills in each bottle. It is very suitable as a gift. It is not too expensive, but it is elegant and thoughtful.
There is also a small gift box that best friends give to each other. It only has six types, but it comes with two beauty pills that can be dissolved in water and applied on the face. It is also not sold individually.
It sold like crazy as soon as it was put on the shelves, and people rushed to buy it as if it were free.
As a business that helps the royal family save some private money, it can be said to be very powerful.
Gan Baibi discussed with Xinbao: "So, should aromatherapy and sound therapy be treated the same?"
Xinbao thought for a moment and said, "I don't know. You should ask Fourth Brother."
Because aromatherapy, sound therapy, and veterinary medicine, in theory, are all reviewed by the Medical Department, which is then responsible for finding a similar place for them and letting them decorate it according to the requirements of the Medical Department. For other things, they should be responsible for themselves and pay for themselves.
But aromatherapy, in fact, corresponds to the inner court, they certainly have money.
But sound therapy was originally easy to deal with. Lin Qingju was supposed to be there, but later it was changed to recruitment. She didn't know how to deal with it.
So Xinbao took her subordinate officials to find her fourth brother.
Yan Shisheng listened to them and asked directly: "Do you think this sound therapy can make money?"
Xinbao and the other person looked at each other.
Yan Shisheng added: "Besides this, what kind of people do you think would request this sound therapy?"
Gan Baibi said: "Your Highness is right. It is not appropriate for the Imperial Household to intervene. It is not right for the Ministry of Medicine to intervene. The Ministry of Rites should intervene."
"Yes," Yan Shisheng said, "Let the Ministry of Rites send officials there. This move is not for profit, but to educate the people."
Gan Baibi nodded: "I understand."
Xinbao: “……???”
Tuanzi looked at the two of them with confused eyes, and felt as if a few words were missed in between.
So Gan Baibi went to find the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Yuan Shenjue explained to him, "For things like sound therapy, few people actually ask for it. Emotionally anxious? No need. If someone is really in a bad mood and can't control it, they may not ask for it, for fear that the news will spread and damage their reputation. So this kind of thing is more of a free job, such as comforting a widow, and you can't ask for a lot of money. The main purpose is to let everyone know about this form slowly, so it is more appropriate for the Ministry of Rites to come forward."
Of course, there is one thing he didn't say, that is, things like the piano are elegant, no matter how you say it.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
But no matter whether it is elegant or not, it is an instrument for entertaining people, so the best way is to give them an official status, or a semi-official status like imperial merchants, so that they will not be criticized as gimmicky and will not be disrespected.
It was a pie in the sky, and as it was related to the Ministry of Medicine, the officials of the Ministry of Rites of course took it immediately, and then submitted a memorial to the Ministry of Medicine, and Emperor Mingpei approved it.
Lin Qingju also selected three people, including Tang Siqi.
The common characteristics of these three people are that they are excellent in playing the piano but their medical skills are slightly inferior. However, after investigation, they have a good reputation and their character is also good, so they were temporarily selected.
Then let them practice by themselves with the music score, and after they have practiced well, slowly teach them how to diagnose and judge.
Of these three stores, Li Luoer's is the least troublesome.
The Medical Department helped to find and decorate the shop. Because they had made great contributions by providing bird food, the shop was given to them in the name of the Crown Princess.
Then Li Luoer bought a few people and started teaching them veterinary skills.
Li Luoer only bought boys who were around ten years old. But since Li Luoer was not Xinbao's apprentice or anything like that, they did not interfere. After all, if they really wanted to do it, it was indeed more convenient for men to go around the streets and the countryside than for women.
At the same time, the people under him also bought some girls from various places and prepared to bring them to them for their inspection.
In the future, these girls will all be accepted as disciples under the name of Lin Qingju, which means they are equivalent to Xinbao's grand-disciples.
But Lin Qingju is only twenty-one and not married yet, so all these girls are young, about seven to nine years old, and they all have decent looks but not too good-looking.
People were sent to prepare a mansion in advance, and the girls were brought there directly. After Xinbao finished her martial arts practice and left the palace, she went there to choose with Lin Qingju.
Lin Qingju also left the palace with them, and brought Gan Baibi along to help keep an eye out. Lin Qingju himself didn't know where his house was, so he had to rely on Hao Huashi to lead the way.
(End of this chapter)