louisehourcade Chapter 524 The only choice
Chapter 524 The only choice
Chapter 524 The only choice
"A piece of soap costs a hundred cash, and only rich families can afford it. If you have that kind of money, you might as well just buy new clothes."
"Yes."
It is no problem to mend a piece of clothing and wear it for two or three years.
And the money for a piece of soap is enough to make a whole family of clothes.
And a piece of pancreas can only be used for one or two months, which is not cost-effective at all.
"Everyone, don't worry."
The boy calmed down the onlookers, and said loudly, "The soap in Huanxin Pavilion only costs two cents a piece."
"what?"
"Really or fake? It's not a lie, is it?"
When everyone heard that there were two coins and one piece, they thought they heard it wrong.
"Everyone, don't worry, if you pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, how can there be fakes?" the shopkeeper said loudly.
"Maybe the pancreas is fake? How can it be possible to buy pancreas for two cents?"
The people watching were still unwilling to believe it.
"I know you don't believe me, so I'll demonstrate it to you right now."
The shopkeeper asked the boy to bring a basin of water, looked at the onlookers, and said, "Is there anyone willing to take off their coats and wash them on the spot for a test."
"I come."
A strong man stood up and took off his coat.
"Isn't this Butcher Zhang?"
Someone recognized the man as a well-known pig butcher in West City.
At first, the onlookers suspected that the man was hired by Huanxin Pavilion.
Now that I hear that someone knows me, I feel relieved.
"You can see that his clothes are full of oil stains and blood stains. If even these can be cleaned, then the soap must be fine."
"A relative in my family works in a rich family. I heard from her that although soap is easy to use, oil stains like this can't be cleaned even with soap."
While these people were discussing, the boy took the clothes and put them in a basin to wet them, then took soap and wiped them on the clothes, and rubbed them together.
The boy deliberately chose the place with the most oil, rubbed it for a while, put it in the basin to wash it a few times, took it out and unfolded it for everyone to see.
"It seems to be really clean."
"When the clothes are wet, even if there is oil stain, you can't see it. You still have to touch it to know."
"Yes."
The shopkeeper said loudly: "If you don't believe me, you can come up and touch it."
Some people didn't believe it, and squeezed up to touch it.
Among them was Fan Erniang.
"It's really clean."
"Yes, this soap is really useful."
They have all washed their clothes, so they can tell if there is any oil stain.
"I want a piece."
"I want a piece too."
"I want three dollars."
Many people coaxed out money to buy soap.
Fan Erniang was near the water tower, bought two pieces of soap, and went home with a basket.
Back to the village, passing by the river at the head of the village, many women are washing clothes.
Seeing Fan Erniang, many people greeted her.
"I went to sell eggs today and bought something good in Chang'an." Fan Erniang said triumphantly.
"what?"
Seeing how mysterious Fan Erniang said, someone asked curiously.
"Soap."
"Soap? I said Er Niang, how many eggs do you need to sell for a piece of soap, are you crazy?"
The person who has a good relationship with Fan Erniang couldn't help but say.
"Let me tell you, this soap is only two cents a piece." Fan Erniang said with a proud face.
"Two cents? Are you not crazy?"
"Really, otherwise, I wouldn't be willing to buy something worth hundreds of Wen."
Thinking of Fan Erniang's stingy character, they believed her somewhat.
"Two cents a piece, I'm afraid it's fake?"
"Whether it's fake or not, you'll know in a while."
Fan Erniang had verified it on the spot, so she naturally believed it very much.
After finishing speaking, she returned home, put the stolen clothes she had changed into a basin, and came to the river.
Wash it with soap on the spot.
Seeing that Fan Erniang rubbed the clothes casually a few times and the clothes were clean, everyone believed what she said was true.
"Er Niang, can you lend me a bit?"
"No, it's a dollar or two cents." Fan Erniang is not willing to let them use it.
"Didn't you buy two yuan? Sell me one yuan for the head office."
"No, if you want it, you can go to Chang'an to buy it yourself."
"I'll pay three Wen to the head office, right?"
Fan Erniang was a little moved when she heard the three coins.
There is no such thing as making a penny without doing anything.
This scene happened in many places.
On the second day, more people went to Huanxin Pavilion to buy soap.
……
"Which one of you came up with this name?" Lin Xuan always felt that he was a useless namer, but Cheng Chumo and the others were even more useless than him.
"The name means a new look, what's wrong?"
This name was chosen by Cheng Chumo. He thought it was a very good name and he was always quite proud of it.
"No, it's pretty good." Lin Xuan waved his hand and said.
It's just a name, it doesn't matter at all.
"I think so too." Cheng Chumo said triumphantly.
"Zichu, according to what you said, we have already set up workshops and shops. The problem is that this soap sells a lot, but it only makes a penny a piece. How should you promote it to the entire Tang Dynasty?" Yuchi Baolin said.
"There are so many merchants traveling from north to south, just give them the goods." Lin Xuan said.
As long as there is interest, someone will naturally transport things to all parts of Datang.
"These are trivial matters. I called you here because I have something to tell you." Lin Xuan said seriously.
Everyone put away the smiles on their faces, with solemn expressions, waiting for Lin Xuan's next words.
"You are about to go to the border, and His Majesty asked me to be the general. But I will be able to go later. Before that, I have something for you to do."
"Ashinasheer is stationed near the original Gaochang country. When you arrive at the border, pay close attention to the situation of the Ashinasheer tribe. If necessary, you can help him secretly. You must not let him be annexed." Lin Xuan said slowly Said.
As the saying goes, if you fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside.
Western Turks wanted to start a war with Xue Yantuo, so they naturally didn't want to leave a factor of instability.
Lin Xuan worried that Ashinasheer would be annexed before he went to the border.
Although in history Ashinasheer finally took refuge in Datang, but now Lin Xuan needs him on the chessboard.
"Master Hou is trying to recruit Ashinasheer?"
Xue Rengui is indeed a famous general in history, although he is inexperienced now, he can still see Lin Xuan's intentions at a glance.
"Surrender Ashinasheer? It's impossible. He hates Xue Yantuo and Datang deeply. How could he surrender to Datang?" Cheng Chumo shook his head hastily.
"That's right, the court tried it back then, but he rejected it." Yuchi Baolin also felt that it was impossible to recruit Ashinasheer.
"One moment and another moment. Ashina Society is not in a good situation now. Let me ask you, Datang, Western Turkic, and Xue Yantuo, who do you think Ashina Society would choose if they chose to surrender?" Lin Xuan asked road.
"This…"
Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and Ashinasher probably didn't like the three countries.
Datang and Xue Yantuo jointly wiped out the Eastern Turks, and the hatred between the Western Turks and Ashinasheer deepened.
Back then, if Ashina Sheer hadn't been in a hurry to fight Xue Yantuo and stabilize the territory first, it would have been very possible to annex the Western Turks.
Over the years, Ashinasheer fled around like a bereaved dog, but it was all thanks to the Western Turks.
"You have overlooked an important thing. No matter whether Ashinasheer seeks refuge with Xue Yantuo or Western Turks, neither side will let him live. He can only seek refuge with Datang."
Lin Xuan thought about it carefully, the reason Ashinasheer surrendered to Datang was because Datang was his only choice.
(End of this chapter)