Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

As soon as Gu Yanshu's thoughts got up here, Qin Lu over there spoke first:

"This matter is my negligence. I will ask Zhi Ge to ask the other generals later on how much ice there is. Let me borrow some first."

In Qin Lu's heart, no matter who made the mistake or not, but in the end, his princess was able to use without illness in the hot sun, it just couldn't work.

After all, no one knows better than Qin Lu how afraid his princess is.

On the way back to Kyoto from Yizhou, although Gu Yanshu still did not agree to Qin Lu's request to have sex, he finally let go and agreed to Qin Lu to sleep in the same room with him.

At that time, Qin Lu thought that he would soon be able to live a fairy life of falling asleep with his own soft hug, but unexpectedly, a stumbling block called "high temperature" jumped out halfway.

Along the way, it would be better if he could stay in a hotel, and a restaurant that could provide ice cream would be fine, Qin Lu could hold his princess in the arms anyway.

But if he is unlucky and encounters an inn with poor conditions where he must stay overnight, then Qin Lu's hard life will come.

Without Bingjian, how could Gu Yanshu sleep so badly.

At this time, if Qin Lu dares to hug someone, he will be beaten at least, or kicked out of bed at worst, and will be given a sentence:

"It's almost hot to death, what kind of demon are you?"

Thinking of those miserable days when he was in the same room or even the same bed with the princess, and the place where the princess was close at hand and could be held in his arms by reaching out, but untouchable, Qin Lu only had one thought in his mind:

The ice in the mansion cannot be broken!

So now, the first thing Qin Lu thinks of is to go to someone else's house to borrow some for emergencies, and then ask Xingren to find a way to buy some.

Who knew that as soon as Qin Lu brought up this idea, he received a blank stare from his own princess:

"If it's so easy to borrow, why would Xingren report this moment to you and me?"

Xing Ren is from Qin Lu, and Qin Lu naturally knows his style of work very well.

Listening to what Gu Yanshu said now, I found that this is indeed the truth.

According to Xingren's temperament, as long as he still has a way, he will not bring this matter to Qin Lu and Gu Yanshu.

You can't borrow from others, even Qin Lu has no choice at this time.

At this time, Qin Lu couldn't help but think of the look that the princess gave him when Xingren was present just now.

Just as she was about to ask, she heard the voice of her own princess.

"It's been more than two months since the weather in Kyoto has turned hot. According to the volume of the ice cellar in everyone's house, even if the people who harvested ice in winter, there is not much left in the house at this moment."

Gu Yanshu knocked on the table slightly, and after briefly analyzing a few words with his own deer, he expressed his thoughts:

"Since we can't borrow it, why don't we make ice ourselves?"

"Ice making?" Qin Lu repeated the last two words Gu Yanshu said with some disbelief.

Then, he got a positive look from his princess:

"That's right, ice making!"

Coincidentally, Gu Yanshu just thought of the way to make a lot of money by making ice by himself.

There was no ice available in Prince Li's mansion, Qin Lu's first reaction was to borrow some from someone with a good relationship, and then try to find a way to buy some.

What about the ice storage in other people's homes?

Are you thinking of buying it too?

Those who can spare money to buy ice in summer naturally have some wealth. They say that the rarest thing is the most expensive thing, and the ice will naturally be able to buy the price at that time.

What's more, after making this ice, not only can you sell ice, but you can even buy food.

What ice cream popsicle ice cream, smoothie shaved ice ice powder, and what frozen drinks.

By the way, there is also ice milk tea that girls and children can't resist!

Don’t you see the big and small milk tea shops on the streets before the end of the world, in the most prosperous areas of each city, there are at least [-] shops in one street, and there are at least ten milk tea shops, which shows how profitable they are.

As long as he thinks about it for a while, Gu Yanshu seems to have seen a lot of banknotes flying towards him.

However, at this time, Qin Lu's slightly confused voice directly interrupted Gu Yanshu's fantasy at this time:

"But now that it's so hot, how do you make ice?"

"What's so difficult about it? Wouldn't it be better to use saltpeter to make ice?"

Gu Yanshu gave the answer without even thinking about it.

Even after getting the answer, Qin Lu still felt a little confused.

Saltpeter is no stranger to Qinlu. It is a kind of ore, also known as flame salt, which can be used as kindling.

But Qin Lu had never heard of making ice with saltpeter.

"It's just up to me, the prince should not be able to understand it. After it's done, why don't the prince come and see it in person?"

Gu Yanshu could also see that Qin Lu had a vague understanding, but Gu Yanshu didn't know how to explain things like making ice with saltpeter to Qin Lu who didn't understand physics and chemistry.

After thinking for a moment, he could only say this to Qin Lu.

Fortunately, after experiencing many small inventions and creations brought out by his princess, Qin Lu has long been used to the occasional situation that Gu Yanshu has no way to explain.

He just nodded and accepted Gu Yanshu's invitation.

Gu Yanshu is not a procrastinator, and he has to use it quickly after adding the ice. After finishing speaking, he turned and went to the small courtyard beside him to start preparing for ice making.

Saltpeter is not a rare item in Tianqi, it's just that people don't use it much, and places that sell saltpeter don't have much in stock.

In the end, it was Xingren who traveled all over the capital to get enough of what Gu Yanshu wanted.

It is not difficult to make ice with saltpeter, and it can even be said to be simple. You only need to put saltpeter in water.

When saltpeter dissolves in water, it absorbs a large amount of heat, thereby reducing the surrounding temperature and causing the water to freeze.

Even the used saltpeter can be repeatedly refined and recycled, which can be said to be a cheap and easy-to-use bowl.

The only difficulty is probably that there needs to be enough saltpeter.

But saltpeter ice making is not without its drawbacks.

That is, the saltpeter is slightly toxic, so the ice produced directly cannot be used for consumption. During the production process, the ice cubes that you want to eat must be separated from the saltpeter with a container.

But this small problem obviously does not bother Gu Yanshu and the craftsmen in Prince Li's mansion who have gone through countless tosses by Gu Yanshu.

Not long after, the craftsman finished the ice-making container that Gu Yanshu wanted, and at this time, Xingren also came back with the saltpeter he bought.

When making ice with saltpeter, Gu Yanshu did not forget to let Qin Lu come over to watch.

Rao Qin Lu did not expect that the method of making ice with this saltpeter was so simple.

Just put this saltpeter into the water.

If the person who did this was not his concubine, Qin Lu even felt that he had been deceived.

Soon, Qin Lu knew that his princess was not lying.

Because Qin Lu could clearly feel that the container that Gu Yanshu used to make ice was cooling down.

Stretching out his hand to touch the outer wall of the container, Qin Lu could also feel a bit of coolness.

Seeing Qin Lu's actions, Gu Yanshu couldn't help but chuckled in a low voice:

"Now it only takes enough time to get ice cubes!"

But whether it is Qin Lu or Gu Yanshu, time is very precious, so naturally it is impossible to waste it watching the water freeze.

In the end, Gu Yanshu only gave Xingren an order, sent two people to watch, then pulled Qin Lu back to the study, and resumed his business.

Gu Yanshu, who had just had a series of ideas about ice making and selling ice, was at the moment when inspiration broke out.

After returning to the study, there was no delay, so I directly wrote down the thoughts one after another on the paper.

But at this moment, the memorial on Qin Lu's table was almost finished, and the rest were all insignificant matters, so Qin Lu didn't rush to deal with it.

Instead, he walked to Ruan Ruan's side, and after looking around for a while, he saw the stack of business plans that had just been drafted by his concubine at the table.

After asking in a low voice, Qin Lu raised his hand to pick up the stack of proposals after getting an acceptable answer, and looked at it with downcast eyes.

Although Qin Lu doesn't know anything about shopping malls, but he grew up in the royal family and has experienced so many storms later, he still has the vision he should have.

Almost at a glance, Qin Lu saw the potential of his concubine's plan.

Not to mention the novelty of the starting point, the feasibility of setting is still high.

Qin Lu can even foresee that if the plan is implemented in full accordance with the plan planned by his princess in the later stage, it will definitely bring extremely objective results.

At this time, Qin Lu finally understood why his princess always said that earning money is a very simple matter.

Why did you never care about the money loss when you helped him before.

Why after saying that he cannot be made a prince, he only said lightly, "Economy will be suppressed in the future".

Because his concubine does have the talent to hold all the wealth in the world!

Thinking of this, Qin Lu couldn't help looking down at his princess.

With this glance, he happened to see the proposal that Gu Yanshu was writing at this time.

Even though Qin Lu knew that his concubine was smart, and just now, he came across a wonderful money-making idea in his concubine's mind. At this moment, he was taken aback by the dense plan under Gu Yanshu's hands:

It's just an ice maker, but my princess has already figured out so many ways to make money?

Gu Yanshu didn't care what Qin Lu was thinking now, he just continued to write hard.

Different from the haute couture, express delivery, takeaway and department stores just thought of, this ice-making and ice-selling needs to fight a time war.

After all, when the weather turns cold in autumn, there will be no market for ice cubes, ice cream, and ice drinks.

Time was running out, so Gu Yanshu naturally needed to come up with a more detailed plan.

It is best to be so detailed that the people under him can understand at a glance, and to be able to implement all these things in the shortest time.

It is also because of this that this proposal is the one that took the longest time among all the proposals written by Gu Yanshu today.

By the time Gu Yan wrote the book, the lights outside the window had already started to shine.

At this time, Xingren also sent someone to report that the ice that Gu Yanshu himself made just now had been successful, he sent someone to put some in Gu Yanshu's bedroom, and the rest were put into the ice cellar.

And the craftsmen in the mansion also refined the saltpeter according to the method provided by Gu Yanshu just now, and they only need to wait until the sun is dry tomorrow to start the second wave of ice making.

Also because of the way to make ice, Xingren was afraid that the ice in the house would still not be enough, and now he has sent people out to buy a large amount of saltpeter, and these people will be able to bring the saltpeter back to the house in the near future.

It has to be said that Xingren's actions won Gu Yanshu's heart.

Today, the ice cubes that Xingren purchased from the saltpeter in Kyoto can actually be used by Gu Yanshu.

But if you want to open the door to do business, this idea is not enough.

Originally, Gu Yanshu wanted to ask Xingren to send people to buy more, who knew that he didn't need to order this, so Xingren took care of it properly.

In this way, Gu Yanshu is a big step closer to his idea of ​​getting rich.

What Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu did in the mansion that day, outsiders have no way of knowing even if they have put a lot of eyes and ears around Prince Li's mansion.

Of course, even if they knew, they might not care.

After all, what they want to know most now is whether Qin Lu will compromise with the emperor in the end.

With this in mind, everyone sent a lot of people around Prince Li's mansion.

Who knows that one day has passed, King Li did not go to the court, nor did he have the slightest intention of compromise.

Two days passed, and King Li didn't go to court, and he didn't mean to compromise at all.

Three days later, King Li still did not go to court, and there was still no sign of compromise.

Four days, five days, six days... Ten days passed, and King Li seemed to have died in King Li's mansion, motionless like a mountain.

However, these days, the news from Prince Li's Mansion has not been missed by everyone.

First, the people below reported back and forth, saying that Princess Li came up with a new gadget called a bicycle.

Riding on it is much faster than walking by yourself, and I heard it saves effort!

It is now on sale, at the Sitong Car Store that just opened some time ago.

what?

You don't know where the four-way traffic is?

You always know about rickshaws, right?

It is the rickshaws that come and go on the streets of Kyoto today!

Those rickshaws all came out of the four-way car dealership!

The news had already spread, and the people in Kyoto surrounded the Sitong bicycle dealership, wanting to be the first to see and buy a bicycle.

what?

Are you impulsive when you ask to buy something without seeing it?

Just kidding, the product produced by Princess Li must be a boutique, have you heard it?

This glass, ten day drunkenness, rickshaw... which one is not a good thing?

By analogy, this bike is naturally not bad!

Just buy it and you're done!

In the end, in less than half an hour, the dozens of bicycles for sale were sold out. At the same time, Sitong Motors also received many reservation orders and deposits.

It is said that the bicycle is not cheap, and it is not cheap to buy.

It is even divided into several versions, such as the cheap low-end version, the moderately priced regular version, the more expensive high-end version, and the very expensive luxury version...

It almost didn't take much thinking to know that Princess Li must have made a lot of money this time.

But the ministers and nobles don't seem to know how much Princess Li earns at this time, they just want to know what kind of answer King Li will give the emperor in the end.

So he let the people under him turn their attention to the Prince Li's mansion again.

Who knew that the matter of the four-way vehicle and the bicycle, just a few days later, there was a new movement in Prince Li's mansion.

This time it was Princess Li again.

Princess Li has opened a new store!

What is it called "refreshing", they have asked, this shop mainly sells ice!

selling ice?

What does this mean?

What's the question?

As the name suggests, this is the place to buy ice!

It is said that this "refresh" not only sells ice cubes, but also sells a variety of ice-based snacks and drinks.

In addition to the well-known fruit ice and sour plum soup, there are also shaved ice, smoothies, ice powder, and popsicle ice cream.

Oh, by the way, there are also fruit ice tea and ice milk tea.

Immediately, some courtiers couldn't sit still.

This year's summer is long and the temperature is high. The ice cubes in their house have long been used up, and the wife at home has complained about it several times.

In this regard, the ministers said that they can bear it without using ice, let the people below fan the wind, gritted their teeth, and passed.

But the elders in their family can't bear this suffering!

The poor old mother is already in her seventies and eighties, and she has no ice in summer, and she has no appetite for food. In just half a month, she has lost a lot of weight.

Now that I heard that Prince Li's Mansion has ice, but sells ice, how can I sit still?

All went to "refresh" one by one, gave a deposit and placed an order.

However, "Refresh" under the name of Gu Yanshu had just opened, and it was directly overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of Tianqi people and officials.

But in just two or three days, "Refresh" has become the most popular shop in Kyoto.

The drinks and ice cream sold there, such as iced milk tea, popsicles, etc., have also become the most popular food in Kyoto.

In order to maintain the concept of "buy and go" in later generations of milk tea shops, the "refreshing" milk tea is all packed in bamboo tubes.

On the outside of the bamboo tube, Gu Yanshu also had people make simple carvings or printing on it, which looks very beautiful.

Even if the milk tea in it is finished and washed, it can be used to hold other drinks, or to arrange flowers and the like. It is very beautiful to display in the room.

And because Gu Yanshu withdrew from the "bring your own cup [-]% off" event, as long as you bought a drink at "Refresh", when you come to consume next time, bring the bamboo tube of the drink from last time, and you can get [-]% off this time.

For a time, in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, almost everyone had a small bamboo tube for "refreshing", which can almost be said to be a mobile billboard!

And the minister who was content to snatch the ice and return home, only then realized that their focus had gone astray again.

They were obviously going to investigate Qin Lu's next reaction, so why did they fall on Princess Li again?

Again, they don't care how much Princess Li earns in "refreshing", they just want to know what King Li thinks about the throne now!

Afterwards, the officials once again dispatched capable generals from their mansion to investigate the situation outside Prince Li's mansion.

Unexpectedly, this time, the people under their hands repeated the history of the previous two times.

His Highness Li Wang is as immobile as a mountain, but His Highness Concubine Li has made new moves!

Her Royal Highness Princess Li has opened a new store again!

What is the name of the new store this time? It is said that in the department store opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Li, there are only things you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't buy!

At the same time, the familiar advertisement was once again published on the "Kyoto Daily"——

"Are you still worried about buying horses in the east market, saddles in the west market, bridles in the south market, and long whips in the north market?"

"Are you still planning to buy firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea when you go out, but regret that you always miss one or two things when you get home?"

"Are you still trying to buy a gadget, but you have traveled all over the market and still feel uncomfortable?"

"Come to the department store, food, clothing, housing, transportation, food and clothing, give you the most intimate care, the goods are complete and the price is low, a good housekeeper for your life."

……

Brainwashing advertisements were repeated over and over again in everyone's minds.

Even though everyone kept reminding themselves in their hearts, they must not be fooled again this time.

But in the end, on the day of the ribbon-cutting in the department store, I still couldn't resist the temptation in my heart, and stepped into the gate of the department store with the iced milk tea I bought from "Refresh".

As soon as they entered the gate, everyone felt refreshed.

It is obvious that the outside of the department store is still very hot at the moment, but when entering the department store, the temperature seems to drop suddenly, which makes people feel comfortable.

After asking the waiter in the store, everyone knew that the department store would put an ice mirror at intervals, and the ice cubes inside would be replaced regularly, which gave everyone such a feeling.

After finishing speaking, the little girl smiled again, and continued:

"Our princess said that we must give you the most considerate service."

When everyone heard this, what else could they say besides lamenting Gu Yanshu's wealth?

Those ice cubes are not cheap to sell after refreshing, but here, they can be used unlimitedly, making one wonder how many ice cubes have been accumulated in Prince Li's mansion in winter.

But this kind of thought is just a flash in everyone's mind. For them, this kind of service is indeed very considerate.

At least at the moment when they are shopping in the department store, they feel very comfortable.

After understanding the reason for the coolness in the department store, everyone turned their attention to the shelves in the store.

At first, everyone thought that the advertisement in the daily newspaper was just an exaggeration to promote the production and singing.

Who knows that after seeing it now, I realize that it is indeed the case.

In this department store, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, pots and pans, even pens, inks, papers and inkstones, clothes, etc. are all available.

There is a price tag next to each product, which states the name of the product and the calculation method of the price.

The model of clearly marked prices has made many people feel very comfortable.

Taking a closer look, the price of such a complete range of goods and such a grand layout is almost the same as that sold in scattered shops outside!

What are you waiting for?

Of course it is to buy!

Immediately, everyone blocked the department store once again, and even emptied many of the shelves.

Later, someone learned from the waiter in the department store that if someone wants something, they don't have it here, as long as they can afford the commission, they can help buy it even in the ends of the world!

This service has made many people feel caring, and department stores have suddenly become the best choice for shopping in Kyoto.

Including those officials and nobles in the court, they directly forgot the grand ambition of "we are not interested in what Her Royal Highness Princess Li did!"

That is to say, Gu Yanshu didn't know about their change of mood. If he knew, he would definitely make up for it at this time. No one can escape the "Law of True Fragrance" proposed by the great philosopher Professor Wang Jingze in the 21st century.

After the time for the opening of the department store gradually passed and the enthusiasm in the hearts of the officials gradually cooled, they finally realized again that their focus this time had started to go astray again!

Although angry, but also feel helpless.

In the end, they had no choice but to send their confidantes to squat outside Prince Li's mansion again.

Unexpectedly, this time only three days later, the people under their hands repeated the history of the previous few days.

because……

Her Royal Highness Princess Li has opened a new store again!

This time, Her Royal Highness Princess Li even opened two restaurants in one go!

But this time, everyone didn't even have any struggle, so they directly chose to lie down:

Let's talk, what kind of stores did Her Royal Highness Li Wang open two more this time?

The people below hurriedly came forward to report, what is the name of an express outlet, and there is also a rouge gouache jewelry store!

Hearing the answer from the people below, everyone breathed a sigh of relief:

What kind of express outlet, I can't understand it strangely, and it's not an important shop if I think about it.

As for that rouge gouache jewelry store.

It's even more impossible for them to go shopping!

This time, we must keep a close eye on the situation of Prince Li's Mansion, and we must not go astray like the previous few times!

When the people below heard the words, they naturally agreed with their mouths, and then returned to squatting around the Prince Li's mansion.

However, what they didn't expect was that this time, their determination didn't persist for two days, and they were slapped in the face again.

This time, it's not that these old men are suddenly interested in rouge, gouache, and head jewelry.

But it can't stand that these officials are not alone, and everyone is even a family member.

There are complete brothers and sisters in the family, as well as a mother, wife and daughter.

They are old men who are not interested in rouge, powder and head jewelry, but their sisters, wives, daughters and even mothers are not interested in these things!

It is heard that in the "Pleasing Yourself Face" opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Li, many new rouge and gouache products have been launched that have never been heard before.

For example, what lipstick.

A lipstick is exquisite and small, but the thickness of a finger, open the cap, unscrew the paste inside, and then use it.

Easy to apply and carry with you anywhere.

Using the advertising words of His Royal Highness Princess Li, what is this called?

right!

It is "every moment, maintain the most perfect self!"

In a word, it directly entered the hearts of many ladies in Beijing, and they immediately wanted to buy this lipstick.

Unexpectedly, after walking into the face of the self-pleasing person, everyone discovered that a small lipstick also has great knowledge.

Don't say anything else, just talk about the dazzling array of color numbers, which directly dazzles the ladies.

What kind of gentle bean paste color, what kind of playful orange red, white brick red, autumn and winter exclusive maple leaf color...

Just hearing the names one by one makes people feel very excited.

Looking at the clerk's color test again, hey, this is the lip balm that only gods can have?

What are you waiting for?

Naturally, I want to buy, buy, buy!

And what eye shadows, contouring, eyebrow pencils, red highlights, and perfumes in the store must be arranged!

Didn't you see that after the clerk helped the third miss of the Hu family put on her makeup, did the third miss of the Hu family seem to be a different person?

In the past, Miss Hu Jiasan, who could only be described as a passer-by, now, after putting on makeup, can even be called cute and cute, Xiaojiabiyu!

Coupled with the jewelry recommended by the shop assistants, the whole person's spirit has become different!

What are you waiting for?Of course you have to buy them all!

By the way, I have to ask the clerk again how he managed to change the face of Miss Hu Jiasan by smearing it!

The clerk didn't hide his secrets, and started a small class directly.

From the differences in the shape of each person's face, to the advantages and disadvantages of each person's face, and then to matching jewelry according to their own conditions, I taught a lesson to many noble ladies in detail.

During the lecture, I didn't forget to pick up the products in the store and sell them.

For example, using this shadow can modify the blemishes on the face and the unsatisfactory positions.

Another example is this eye shadow, the combination of these three colors can visually enlarge the eyes!

Those noble ladies were fascinated by what they heard, but after being promoted like this, how could they have any reason to speak of?

With a wave of his hand, there is one word:

buy!

In a short time, the entire "self-pleasing appearance" was bought up by noble ladies.

Its cleanliness is almost like bandits entering the village.

However, even if the items are sold out, many people still haven't bought them.

Even if he left a deposit, he wanted to make a reservation first, and even wanted to send someone to station directly outside the door of the self-pleaser.

Who knew that this idea had just started, and it was discovered that many servants in the mansion were sent by their husbands or fathers to guard outside the gate of Prince Li's mansion.

Got it now?

Naturally, I have to go back and discuss with the head of the family, not to mention everything, at least leave a few people who are useful to them, right?

Therefore, because of the female family members, the ministers' attention was diverted again, and Her Royal Highness Princess Li naturally made a lot of money again.

Gu Yanshu's actions were frequent in the capital these days, and he was so high-profile and undisguised, the news naturally spread to the palace and the emperor's ears.

Looking at the information sent up by his subordinates, the emperor was almost overwhelmed by Gu Yanshu:

I'm here waiting for you to admit your mistakes, but it turned out that you two were having fun playing by yourself?

It’s just...

Outrageous!