Sun Miaoqing said, "Every day after Hongzhou finishes his medicine, I give him a piece of candy. Too much candy can rot your teeth, and Your Majesty, even if you want to be a loving father, cannot spoil him too much."
"But since Your Majesty knows that my shop outside the palace is about to open, shouldn't you give me some good luck?"
Sun Miaoqing sat down next to the chubby orange cat and eagerly took his arm.
Her eyes looked at him expectantly, watery and sparkling, as if she were looking at a mountain of gold.
The chubby orange cat cautiously asked, "A good omen?"
"That's your dowry shop. It's probably inconvenient for me to get involved. If people find out, they'll think I'm after my concubines' private funds."
Although Big Fat Orange hasn't managed his physique very well in recent years.
No, it's not that it wasn't done well enough, it's that it wasn't done at all!
However, having watched the original drama, Sun Miaoqing expressed her approval of his talent and demeanor.
[Even Red Wolf wouldn't do something like that, so Fat Orange probably wouldn't be so shameless... right?]
But this concerns my secret stash of money, so I'll be cautious first and act honestly later. I've got it!
[First, put a hat on him, make it very high. That way, even if I become the richest woman in the Qing Dynasty in the future, he won't have the nerve to ask for a share of our marital property!]
The richest woman in the Qing Dynasty?
Fat Orange rolled his eyes. Because he kept his eyes squinted, he wasn't afraid of being discovered by anyone except himself.
He thought disdainfully to himself, "How much could Sun Miaoqing's shops be worth? Selling cosmetics and face powder, she can make a little pocket money with those mediocre recipes."
While milk candy tastes good, it's not some closely guarded secret. Once you've tasted it, making it yourself isn't difficult.
Ordinary families couldn't afford it, but wealthy families made it themselves.
It's no wonder you can't make money just by selling sugar!
What do women in the inner palace know about business management? It's just a passing fancy. They have too much money in their hands and they're burning it out!
When things go wrong, let's see how she cries...
Sun Miaoqing said, "Your Majesty possesses the entire world; all land under heaven belongs to the king. All people within the realm are his subjects."
"How could I possibly care about my humble savings? I have complete trust in Your Majesty."
Big Fat Orange: That's not what you really think...
Sun Miaoqing gave a look, signaling Li Mama to take Hongzhou away, while she continued to hold onto the big fat orange and sway it from side to side.
"Your Majesty, please, whether my shop can become a time-honored brand depends on you."
The fat orange's lips twitched involuntarily. He had seen century-old brands before, but he had never even heard of a thousand-year-old brand.
However, this made him somewhat curious: where did she get the confidence to make the deal go?
Pushing Sun Miaoqing's hand away, the chubby orange cat asked, "Tell me, what kind of prize do you want me to offer?"
Sun Miaoqing said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to inscribe a plaque for my shop."
"Then have someone send a box to all the imperial relatives, civil and military officials. That way, once the signboard is up, it will immediately become a household name."
“Those wealthy families, even if they can make it at home, will definitely buy it from my shop.”
"It doesn't matter how much or how little people buy, as long as there's business. Your Majesty, don't you think my business is doing very well?"
Big Fat Orange was speechless. "Let's do it this way. As long as no one dies from eating it, Sun Miaoqing's candy shop really won't go out of business."
But he has also completely lost face as the emperor.
Big Fat Orange looked up and said, "Oh no!"
"Those who receive stipends should simply enjoy their pay and not compete with the common people for livelihood. In this way, profits can be distributed equally, and the people can live comfortably." (Dong Zhongshu)
"Even Gongyi Xiu could pull up sunflowers and help weavers, but the ruler of a great empire cannot sell vegetables and fruits. I am the sovereign and father of all people, how can I compete with them for profit?"
"You're managing your own dowry shop, trying to earn some personal money. I just consider it a small stunt."
"But you can't set an example by breaking the rules. There's only so much silver in the world. If you earn more, others will earn less. If you're really bored, spend more time with Hongzhou."
Sun Miaoqing was indignant. How was she competing with the people for profit? At that time, sugar was still a luxury; an ordinary person might not be able to afford even a pound of sugar in their entire life!
"Your Majesty is mistaken. I am not competing with the people for profit. On the contrary, I am doing this for the benefit of the people."
Big Fat Orange didn't believe it. What good could a small candy shop possibly do for ordinary people?
Sun Miaoqing's voice softened as she painted a beautiful picture of the future for the chubby orange.
"Your Majesty, think about it. Besides hawthorn preserves and maltose, doesn't this milk candy also require a lot of milk?"
"Wealthy families drink breast milk, not this. They only use it occasionally when making pastries."
"Your Majesty, I will have people and farmers purchase milk, which will increase the income of the people and reduce the cost of raising cattle. It will also make it easier for the people to raise cattle, as more cattle will facilitate farming and allow them to cultivate more wasteland."
"Ordinary people can't afford to eat this; I only earn money from those wealthy and powerful families."
“Those wealthy families possess at least half of the world’s wealth. Yet they have turned their silver into silver gourds and stored them in their treasuries, piling them up like mountains of gold and silver.”
"I believe this is truly competing with the people for profit. If we can get them to spend all the money they've saved, that would be a way to increase revenue."
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