Gegege!

There was a sound of bones crackling.

Han Yi seems to ignore a very serious problem, that is, Yuan Peony is not a lady, she is a woman who dares to do something to Xiao Wuyi, and her violent tendencies are probably not too much.

"Wait."

Han Yi stretched out his hand and said busily: "Actually, I came here today to thank you." ”

Where does Yuan Peony still believe this, and said coldly: "Really? Your thank you is really ingenious. ”

"It's true."

Han Yi swallowed, this woman won't throw me down from here, this is the third floor, MD, I knew that this building would not be built so high, and it was scary. Said: "First of all, I thank you for lending me the mansion in the suburbs, and you also lent me a lot of people, and secondly, it is about the county lord of Yuncheng, the county lord of Yuncheng has come to me and said that you rented the store to her, no matter what your original intention is, but you finally helped me solve this problem, so it is reasonable, I should come to the door to thank you." And this candle is my token of thanks. ”

Yuan Peony will be suspicious: "Isn't it used to scare me?" ”

"That's—that's a joke."

Han Yi explained awkwardly and said, "But soon, you open your clothes to me, oh no, open your heart, because you will know that my sincerity is a bargain, and there is no hypocrisy." As he spoke, he took out two more items from his bosom, a white cloth covered with crooked words, and a thin thread. "After reading it, you will understand. ”

Yuan Peony picked up the white cloth and looked at it, and suddenly his face was full of sorrow, and said, "Who wrote this?" ”

Han Yi shook his head and said, "It's not me anyway." "I thought, there are so many classic scams for Mao, and none of them want to even write with a brush, but there are a lot of people who read the brush words.

That's got to be you. Yuan Peony was not in the mood to ridicule Han Yi at this time. I endured this full of bad words and read it, but when she saw it, she immediately indulged in it, and it turned out that it was the production process of this kind of white candle that was recorded on it.

This white candle, also commonly known as Chinese wax, is a secretion of an insect called an ash insect, which is not available today. Han Yi doesn't know when this kind of candle arose, anyway, he hasn't seen it, more importantly, this is a Chinese specialty, this insect can be found near Guanzhong Road, he was in the Wannian Palace, inadvertently found a large number of ash insects in the mountains and forests, just when the ash insect larvae were secreted, so Han Yi got all of them back. In fact, he didn't have much in his hands at all.

This white wax is much more effective than today's beeswax.

After reading it, Yuan Peony put down the white cloth, picked up the thread again, and said, "What is this?" ”

Han Yi smiled: "You are so surprised, I think it is not only because of the white wax itself, but because this white wax is much more convenient than today's beeswax, and the mystery lies in this line." As he spoke, he explained the mystery again.

It turns out that lighting candles nowadays is a very troublesome thing. You've got to have someone waiting, ready to subtract the wick at any moment. Because the wick at this time is made of cotton thread, standing upright in the center of the flame, and it is charred because it cannot be burned out, it is necessary to cut off the remaining end of the wick with scissors from time to time. This poetry cloud, why should he cut the candles in the west window. This is the process.

The cotton thread that Yuan Peony was holding in his hand at this time was a candle wick made of three cotton threads. The wick is naturally loosened when burning, and the end is warped just outside the flame, so that it can be completely burned.

Not many people knew this detail even in later generations, because they didn't know what it meant to cut a candle.

Yuan Peony listened. I was secretly surprised that this problem, which had plagued countless literati reading books, had been solved so easily.

But what puzzled Yuan Peony was that Han Yi would generously tell her about this opportunity to make a fortune, and said, "It's just a gift of thanks?" ”

"It's just a thank you."

Han Yi nodded and smiled.

Yuan Peony still didn't believe it, and said again: "Don't ask for anything?" ”

Is my reputation so bad, you can get a lot of benefits from me! Han Yi smiled bitterly: "All I want is for you to make more money." ”

Yuan Peony looked at Han Yi suspiciously.

Han Yi Zhengse said: "Today, only the royal family and those dignitaries can afford to use this candle, but the relaxation of the curfew is not only for them, but about the lives of the people in the world, and this candle is extremely important, if the candle can be allowed to enter the people's homes and illuminate the people's night, then what reason does the curfew exist?" ”

"I see." Yuan Peony nodded, and said: "Rare things are expensive, and candles are no different, this white wax is in your hands, you have to spend a lot of time to start selling, but in my hands, it can be sold quickly, and the amount is very large, the amount is too much, the price is naturally cheap." ”

"That's exactly what happened."

Han Yi nodded and said, "In addition, your Yuan family's gardens are all over the country, I believe that by then, your Yuan family will be able to bring a wave of wax farming, the people will have more livelihoods, there will be more candles, and the night will become brighter." ”

Yuan Peony squinted slightly, and said, "But what did you gain from it?" If you do it yourself, it may take a long time, but when it is time to sell, you will make a lot of money, and you can also teach the people to breed ash worms, and your reputation will increase day by day, so you give it to me for nothing? ”

Han Yi smiled: "Don't worry, I'm always the biggest winner, how much money can Bai Ash make?" Compared to the bustling night market, it is not worth mentioning at all, once the curfew is relaxed, my North Lane will be singing every night, no matter how much money is not a problem, as for the prestige? Hehe, I proposed to relax the curfew, and my night market can feed a lot of people, I hope that people will think of me when they see candles, I hope that people will think of me when they see the night. ”

Yuan Peony smiled: "You want to tell me that compared to the small value of the candle itself, the brilliance emitted by the candle contains endless benefits." ”

"Talking to smart people is much less effort."

Han Yi smiled and said: "But in business, in fact, your Yuan family is the biggest winner, because in the night market, restaurants and green buildings will be the most profitable places, so the sales of meat, vegetables, fruits, and wine will surge because of the appearance of the night market." The fruits and vegetables that your Yuan family almost monopolized, I don't need to say more about the benefits, plus the value of the candle itself, your Yuan family will definitely make a lot of money. ”

Yuan Peony said: "The premise is to be attached to you." ”

Han Yi said: "It's not about dependence, it can only be said that everyone has their own needs." ”

He said so much, for what. It is hoped that Yuan Peony will not monopolize candles, or raise the price of candles, or define candles as a luxury, but to mass produce candles, and define candles as a daily necessities, so as to promote the development of the night market.

Yuan Peony thought for a moment and said, "I promise you." ”

She can't monopolize it if she wants to. Because of this secret, Han Yi also knew, and also informed the imperial court, but today's imperial court is not the same as the Song Dynasty, what is ****, the Tang court does not do business with the people, it is also self-sufficient, why is it said that the Tang Dynasty is the peak of the small peasant economy, this is the reason. If only she knew about it. She didn't necessarily say yes yet, after all, candles are an expensive commodity these days.

But at the same time, she also admires Han Yi's courage very much. In other words, if any person, including those nobles, gets such a treasure, how can they give it to others, it must be a monopoly.

As everyone knows, Han Yi has never completely defined himself as a businessman, or a capitalist. He has always positioned himself as a market creator, that is, a creator, he knows very well what he wants, and all his actions in business are to create a market. It's not just about making money. Of course, when the market is good, there will naturally be endless wealth pouring to him.

As he said, to each his own.

In fact, there is no conflict of interest between him and the Yuan family, because their positioning is completely different

Following!

The sky was still cloudy, and there was a white fog everywhere, and the drumbeat of lifting the curfew reached the backyard of Fengfeilou through the vast white fog.

Han Yi was already dressed and went out of the room.

But when I went out, I happened to meet Liu E, and Liu E was curious: "Huh? Brother Han, why did you get up so early. Seeing that Han Yi was wearing brand-new clothes, her hair was neatly combed, and she was carrying a burden, this didn't look like she was going to run, but it was like she was going to elope, and said, "Are you going out?" ”

Han Yi smiled: "Sister Liu, I was just looking for you." As he spoke, he took Liu E's arm and walked to the side, and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid I have to go out for two days, and in these two days, if someone comes to me, you will say that I went out to play, I don't know where to go, and I don't know when I will come back, remember." ”

Liu E was confused when she heard this, and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Han Yi said: "You don't care what you mean, you just have to remember that no matter who comes, you say so." ”

Liu E said: "I don't understand yet. ”

Han Yi said depressedly: "You don't need to understand, you just have to say it directly." ”

Liu E panicked when she heard this, and said, "You don't want to cause anything again, do you?" ”

This Sister Liu, as if I was specifically causing trouble, it wasn't someone else who came to provoke me. Han Yi said eagerly: "I swear to God, nothing will happen, you can just say so." ”

"Really?"

"Is my reputation so bad?"

"Okay—okay."

"That's it, I'll flash first, remember, whoever comes, that's what you say anyway."

With that, Han Yi disappeared into the white fog at dawn, leaving Liu E with a dazed face

The sun rises and the warm sunlight dispels the white fog.

Because of Han Yi's words this morning, Liu E was not even in the mood to inspect, sitting in the hall, guessing left and right, what trick was this Han Yi playing.

Suddenly, Cha Wu walked in and said, "Sister Liu, someone outside is looking for Brother Xiaoyi." ”

"What?"

Liu E Huo Ran got up, startled, and said, "Have you asked who it is?" ”

Cha Wudao: "It seems to be the housekeeper in the palace of the Captain of the Horse." ”

"Captain of the horses?"

Liu E was stunned for a moment, and sat down again.

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