Su Muyao led the group to the workshop, where everything was ready to begin making soap.
Su Muyao explained to the emperor from the side, "This is called soap, and it is much more effective at removing dirt than soapberry."
The emperor smiled and nodded, "You must be the little girl who grew sweet potatoes and potatoes."
"Yes"
The emperor naturally noticed the little girl's nervousness and patted Su Muyao's head, saying, "Don't be nervous, just treat me like an ordinary person. You're a good child, hahaha."
But what I was really thinking about was 3,000 jin (1,500 kg) of sweet potatoes—what does that even mean? Although I haven't seen the actual yield yet.
The agricultural officials there have already guaranteed that one mu of land will definitely yield 3,000 jin.
They said they saw it with their own eyes; several hundred kilograms of potatoes were dug up from a small plot of land.
Su Muyao and the others didn't understand what made the emperor so funny, but that didn't stop them from laughing along.
Next, while explaining, he led the workers to start making soap.
The soap, which took three hours to make, was finally freshly made.
The emperor looked at the bar of soap with a curious expression. "Is it done yet?"
"Yes...it's all better now." Su Muyao originally wanted to report to the Emperor, but then she remembered that she had said beforehand that she didn't want to reveal her identity.
Then I saw the workers swallow their words to avoid causing a disturbance.
He handed the soap in his hand to the emperor who was standing to the side.
After receiving it, the emperor first wet his hands with water, then rubbed them with soap. After rubbing them a few times, he found that its cleaning power was indeed quite good.
Back when my silly son sent me a letter, he had already brought quite a few of these things with him, so I naturally knew how to use them.
It's the first time I've seen something so simple, and she managed to make it. She's really a skillful little girl.
Then the little girl pointed to the contents of the small wooden bucket next to her and said, "This stuff is called glycerin and it can be sold. It's used to apply to the face and hands, especially in winter to prevent chapped skin."
Several people craned their necks to look at the glycerin byproduct in the bucket and nodded repeatedly.
The emperor laughed and said, "That's great, not a single bit is wasted."
Su Muyao led the emperor on a tour of the entire workshop and also showed him the 100 or so houses.
He then pointed to a large circle of workshops that had already been built nearby, but they had not yet started making other items.
"These empty workshops will be used to make other things later; they're just empty for now."
The emperor sighed inwardly, thinking that this little dumpling truly had a brilliant mind.
Thinking that she would definitely sell these rare items, he generously gave Su Muyao three adjacent shops on the most bustling street in the capital.
After seeing the emperor off, Su Muyao was overjoyed.
I was originally planning to look for a shop in the next couple of days,
Good shops are definitely hard to find in Beijing, even if you have money.
Unexpectedly, someone gave it to me for free.
They quickly arranged for several clever refugees to work as helpers.
Oh no, they are no longer refugees now.
Everyone had already registered with the government and were ordinary citizens.
The soap shop opened very quickly.
We offered free handwashing to the people, following Su Muyao's suggestion.
In less than a morning, the remarkable properties of this soap had spread throughout the entire capital.
Originally a product of the upper class, it is now known even to wealthy commoners, low-ranking officials, and dignitaries.
Glycerin, on the other hand, is often sold at a discounted price, which is quite popular among female customers.
Su Muyao plans to fleece these rich people again with soap.
They will start selling at a low price, and the soaps will also be available soon.
After all, the cost of soap itself isn't much, so we can't let ordinary people not be able to afford it! Of course, the ones who get the most benefits are the high-ranking officials and wealthy people.
When the accounts came out at sunset, Grandma Su hugged the money box and was so happy she couldn't stand up straight.
"Good heavens! We made over 300 taels of silver in total, netting a profit of 300 taels."
Old Su gasped in surprise. He hadn't expected to make so much money from the first day's sale.
What they couldn't have imagined was that a bar of soap that cost only a few coins could sell for 20 taels.
When he heard his daughter mention the high price of 20 taels, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He never expected that these people would scramble to buy it.
"My goodness, this soap is a real treasure!"
Grandma Su was holding the money box and muttering to herself. The old lady, who had worked hard all her life, never imagined that she could earn so much money one day.
Looking at the little girl sitting at the next table eating osmanthus cake, I felt that she was a lucky star sent to me by heaven.
Su Laosan said casually from the side, "Mom, this is only because it's the first day of opening, not many people know about it yet. I estimate that sales will be even higher tomorrow."
Old Su's hands trembled as he held the pipe, tapping it repeatedly.
"No, I'll go take another look at this soap factory." With that, he turned and left.
The workshop has now been turned into a soap factory by Su Muyao. Although they don't understand why, the owner has already spoken, so of course the name has been changed.
Tao Xiu had been worried about whether this product was really as popular as her little daughter had said.
After all, they live in a small town, and people only find these kinds of things novel, which is why they sell so quickly.
Considering what good things Beijing has seen, this soap might not sell as well as before.
Seeing the sales figures today has finally put my mind at ease.
The wealthy families in the city buy these things for more than ten yuan at a time; it seems they have no trouble selling them at all.
Soap sales continued to rise in the following days.
Su Muyao could only sigh and marvel at how wealthy the people in the capital were.
We just saw off a housekeeper who bought 50 bars of soap in one go.
Some large merchants even went directly to the Su family and placed a large order for more than 20,000 bars of soap, which they intended to sell to several surrounding cities.
Come to think of it, although the capital is the most prosperous, the other cities are just as good!
Soon it was the end of the second month, and "we had earned a total of more than 9,000 taels of silver."
Su Muyao looked at the account book in her hand. She should have come to the capital sooner. It really is a land of opportunity.
Long Yuan also received his share in the palace. Although it was only a little over 1,000 taels of silver, it was still a considerable sum.
This money is equivalent to many years of his salary. Although he is not short of money, who doesn't love money? Wouldn't it be great to exchange this silver for food supplies to support the front line?
At this moment, he felt that being able to know Su Muyao was truly a blessing from his past life.
"Shadow One, tell me, are there really people in this world who are born with knowledge?"
"Your Highness, aren't you one?"
Long Yuan suddenly laughed when he heard this. In the eyes of others, wasn't he the same?
But only he himself knew that he was reborn, and naturally he was different from others.
Just like in my past life, at this age I'm just a little calmer than the average child.
The reason why everyone was preoccupied after attending the morning court session the next day was quite simple.
Reports have come from the front that the northernmost barbarians have begun their attack, so someone is needed to lead troops into battle.
The final choice fell to General Xu Jin, whose family, like the Liu family, had been loyal ministers for generations.
…
Today is the day the Su family pays their wages, and Su Muyao spent a long time choosing prizes in her spatial storage.
It's mainly for people who perform well; of course, those who try to cheat or shirk their duties won't be included.
In the past two months, Su Muyao has also gained a full understanding of who can be given important responsibilities and who can only remain at the bottom.
Sixteen managers have been selected from this group of workers, including one factory director and one deputy factory director.
In particular, this factory director was not only a scholar, but also a merchant before his family fell on hard times.
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