I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

A carriage carrying soap had just entered Nanjing City, and the boy who had been squatting here ran over.

"Butler Chen, we want all the soaps in your car."

Before Chen Kaisheng, who was in charge of delivering the soap, had time to answer, several other servant merchants also came over and shouted to buy Chen Kaisheng's soap and soap.

It turns out that since the last time soaps and soaps were sold in Nanjing, soaps and soaps have become popular in Nanjing, and there has been a situation where there is no market for them.

To say that Nanjing was famous in ancient times, there is no doubt that Qinhuai River is one of them.

Smoke, cold water, moon, sand, moored at night near the restaurant in Qinhuai.

Pear blossoms are like snow grass and smoke, spring is on the banks of Qinhuai.

Qin Huai was speechless, the sun was setting, and every family was facing the water with red makeup.

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Poems like this describe the prosperous story of the Qinhuai River.

And what Qinhuai River is most famous for is, of course, brothels and painting boats. These brothel women's needs for soap and soap are more urgent than any other group.

Kissed and hugged by those stinky men, those brothel women probably wanted to take a bath afterward.

Ordinary pancreas, it is difficult to wash off the body odor. The appearance of soap made these brothel women go crazy. With soap, you don't have to feel sick anymore.

Moreover, after washing with soap, other men are more willing to smell them, and their business will be much better than those who do not use soap.

Therefore, soap is just a necessity for brothel women, it is indispensable, and it is more important than three meals a day.

After learning about the magic of soap, many businessmen have already set off for Suzhou to purchase goods, and some people are waiting for the second batch of soap from the Chen family.

No, as soon as Chen Kaisheng appeared, those who had been squatting for a long time gathered around and surrounded him. Everyone wanted to monopolize these soaps, and even shouted high prices.

Soap is a complete seller's market these days, and demand far outstrips supply.

"Quiet them all, my shopkeeper said that these soaps and soaps cannot be sold to one family alone, and each person is limited to ten yuan. And don't worry, we are already expanding production, and the next batch will be shipped soon.. …”

The exclusive seller business is really good. Chen Daolin even played a limited purchase strategy, giving people the impression that soap is a high-end and rare product, and the supply is in short supply.

Of course, soaps in this era are indeed high-end and rare products.

Seeing this scene, Hong Chengchou, who was passing by on a high-headed street, couldn't help but ask his entourage, "What is soap, it actually costs five taels of silver, and it's so popular?"

As a Minister of the Interior, Hong Chengchou is not an obscure official who does not know the price of rice. He has some understanding of the prices of various commodities in the market.

And this soap, this is the first time he has heard of it. What makes him even more incredible is that this kind of thing is sold so expensively, and there are still people rushing to buy it.

"My lord, this thing appeared in Nanjing half a month ago. It is said to be from Suzhou. After bathing with this thing, it can not only remove all the stains and odors on the body, but also leave a fragrance on the body. It is a woman's favorite thing. Why don't you go down and help the adults buy a few pieces and send them home to the lady?"

The officials accompanying him were very fortunate that the concubine at home had used this thing, and boasted to him about the magic of this soap, which was how he knew so much.

And this helped him a lot. If he couldn't answer Hong Chengchou's question just now, he would inevitably give Hong Chengchou the impression of being incompetent.

But now, it has left an impression on Hong Chengchou that he works hard, and it will be easier for him to be promoted in the future.

"Do you know how much the cost is?"

Hong Chengchou asked.

"I don't know the specifics, but according to the speculation of many businessmen, the cost should not be high. This is a hugely profitable business."

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou paid more attention in his heart.

Suzhou has now been occupied by Wu Changqing, and is recruiting troops to expand the army crazily.

The biggest problem in expanding the army is money. If Suzhou has such a profitable way, then Wu Changqing's army expansion will be smoother.

Of course, the effect of a soap may not be so great, but it has to be guarded against.

Now Wu Changqing is already an extremely difficult role to deal with, Hong Chengchou does not want Wu Changqing to continue to grow and develop.

"Send someone to check this soap in detail to see if it has anything to do with Wu Changqing. It's best to find a way to get the formula, and not let all the money flow to Suzhou."

Hong Chengchou said.

Back at the government office, Hong Chengchou asked people to submit the latest information about Wu Changqing, and he needed to read it in person.

From the latest information, he learned that Wu Changqing was still scavenging craftsmen, expanding his army, and his wedding was imminent. There is also a piece of information that attracted the attention of Hong Chengchou, that is, Wu Changqing set up education aggressively, expanded Mongolian school and opened a university hall.

Just like Gu Yanwu, Hong Chengchou couldn't understand Wu Changqing's coquettish manipulation.

In the face of the Manchu Qing army of millions, shouldn't the most important thing at this time be to expand the army and expand the army again? To actually spend money on education, I'm afraid it's not a brain disease.

Hong Chengchou didn't believe that Wu Changqing had a sick mind. People with sick minds kept winning battles. Then Liu Liangzuo and the others weren't trash among trash?

Since it is determined that it is not sick, then this move must have deep meaning.

Hong Chengchou couldn't help but fell into deep thought, pondering the truth.

Could it be that he is simply paying more attention

educate?

After thinking for a while, Hong Chengchou really couldn't figure it out. Of course, it's not that his IQ is not enough, it's that Wu Changqing's behavior is not in line with common sense logic.

Although he didn't figure it out, Hong Chengchou still saw some interesting things from this incident.

He suspects that Wu Changqing is probably just shouting to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. He is not really interested in the Ming Dynasty. He is more likely to be an ambitious person who wants to take advantage of the troubled times to rise and win the Kyushu.

There is no shortage of such ambitious people at any time, but more people will be exposed in troubled times.

If it is not a careerist, how can it be possible to pay attention to such a long-term reward as education?

Moreover, Wu Changqing theoretically has no power to promote this kind of education policy, that is the matter of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. Wu Changqing's undisguised meddling in this way obviously did not take the system and rules of the Ming Dynasty into consideration.

Hong Chengchou would not believe this kind of person to say that he is loyal to Daming.

Discovering this, Hong Chengchou felt a little happier.

If Wu Changqing was loyal to Daming, and he was solid with Daming, he was really worried that the Daming court would strongly support Wu Changqing in the rear.

In this way, it will be more difficult for them to deal with Wu Changqing.

But now, Wu Changqing and Daming are not monolithic, they can defeat them separately. At least, when attacking Wu Changqing, there is no need to worry about the Ming Dynasty supporting Wu Changqing with rations and soldiers.

"It's not easy to have this kind of ambition at a young age, but unfortunately it's still too tender."

Hong Chengchou said with emotion that he not only admired Wu Changqing's ability and ambition, but also despised Wu Changqing's eyes, feeling that Wu Changqing was a little whimsical. How can it be so easy to win the title of Kyushu.