Comprehensive Qing wear good luck

After lunch, Yinzhen prepared to go to the palace as there would be a dinner in the evening, and he would pay his respects to the people in the palace in the afternoon.

Shaoguangyuan.

"Why are you here at this time? Aren't you going to the palace?"

"I came to tell you that you need to save some food for me tonight. There are few dishes in the palace banquet that are edible."

"Okay, I'll keep the pot and dumplings for you."

The royal hotpot of the Qing Dynasty is quite popular, but the taste is a bit bland. However, the cooking skills are very good, and she has asked someone to find chili peppers, so she will make a shuangxiang hotpot for dinner in the evening.

She had always thought that chili pepper was a very common condiment, but after she came here, she found that there was no habit of consuming chili pepper on a large scale during the Kangxi period.

She remembered that there should be chili peppers in the Qing Dynasty. After asking Yinzhen, she learned that chili peppers were introduced to the country in the late Ming Dynasty, but they had always been used as ornamental plants. There should be some in the palace greenhouse.

Knowing that she wanted to eat it, Yinzhen asked someone to go to the greenhouse to get some dried chili peppers. He had already asked people to purchase more, and planned to set up a farm specifically for growing chili peppers at least next year.

Le Shu is determined to promote chili peppers, a good thing, no matter what.

In order to feel the atmosphere of the New Year, Le Shu went into the kitchen and helped make dumplings. Xiaolan also knew how to cut paper-cuts, and she was very good at it. Le Shu followed her and finally produced a simple finished product.

The afternoon passed.

After dark, Le Shu ate a small bowl of dumplings, and then stayed up with Xiaolan, Nanny Su and others until Yinzhen came back after a long time.

"I'm back. Was everything okay at the banquet?"

"It was quite lively, nothing went wrong."

"Xiao Lan, ask the kitchen to bring the pot up as soon as possible and cook the dumplings."

"Yes, Grid."

The tangyuan hotpot was served. Yinzhen looked at the pot with one side red and the other side clear: "This is the pot made of chili peppers. It smells quite appetizing."

"Spicy beef oil pot, pork ribs soup pot, hurry up and try them. I had someone make this pot specially for me. It's safer and more convenient than ordinary pots."

Yinzhen looked at the uniquely shaped pot and found it was indeed much more convenient to use.

"what is this?"

"This is specially used to adjust the size of the fire."

"Very clever! This pot can be blueprinted. I will send a copy to my thirteenth brother, the emperor's father, and my mother later."

As for the Fourteenth Prince, of course he had some too, but he just didn't want to speak up. Yinzhen was already powerless towards this annoying brother.

"Yes, it's in the study where the blueprints are kept. Look for it yourself."

There was a table full of meat and vegetables, the meat was mainly beef and mutton, with a small amount of pork. The vegetables were what we have nowadays, but not many. There were few vegetables in winter, so the only thing we could get was some from the hot spring villa and the heating room, which cost money.

Yinzhen felt comfortable while eating. Although there were pots at the palace banquet, for convenience, they were all cooked in advance and warmed over charcoal fire. The taste was not as good as that prepared by Le Shu.

Who can resist beef hotpot? Even though Yinzhen couldn’t stand the spiciness at first, he still ate a lot. The main reason was that Le Shu also made a simple dipping sauce, which made it taste better and better.

After finishing the pot, I symbolically ate a few dumplings.

"I'm going to the front yard to keep watch with a few kids."

"Go ahead, I'm just sleepy."

Since Honghui passed away, Yinzhen no longer went to the main courtyard during the New Year. He went there at first, but Ulanara resented him for not protecting Honghui well. He didn't want to see a cold face, but he also didn't want to deny face to his wife during the New Year. So he spent every New Year with his children.

Yinzhen wanted to spend the New Year with Le Shu, but there was no need to push her out and make her the target of public criticism.

The next day, new year, new atmosphere. Under the guidance of Nanny Su, Le Shu personally distributed a wave of rewards to everyone in Shaoguangyuan.

After the Chinese New Year, there was another heavy snowfall. The honeycomb briquettes industry was in full swing, but due to the weather, the production capacity of honeycomb briquettes could not be increased.

However, there are many refugees recruited, and strength lies in numbers. They all want to work more and earn some wages. Even if the workshop is gone after winter, they can still settle down in the surrounding villages next year.

Overall, it is still very objective.

A month later, Yinzhen got the account book and went straight into the palace.

"Father, I have good news for you."

"Why should I be happy?"

"It's Kangxi Coal. Kangxi Coal is making money."

Kangxi was stunned: "Making money?"

This was something that benefited both the country and the people. Kangxi noticed that this winter was colder than in previous years, and was afraid that the Ministry of Revenue would argue with him, so he initially paid for it from his own private treasury in order to prevent the disaster.

When he paid the money, he didn't expect that he could make money from such cheap coal. It would be good as long as he didn't lose money. Kangxi's first reaction was disbelief.

"Old Four, please don't tease me."

Yinzhen looked helpless: "Father, how dare I deceive you about this? I don't charge a high price for this coal. Although the profit is low, I can still make some money. For a thousand kilograms of coal, I can make about thirty to fifty coins. The profit is low, but the output is large, so I can make a lot of money with small profits. This month, I have made nearly one thousand taels of silver."

The one thousand taels is the profit after deducting the profit. The key point is that his workshop is not yet saturated, and winter is not a good season for producing coal. When the weather warms up, the profit from the coal will only be greater.

"Father, this Kangxi coal is very useful, not only for heating. After the winter, ordinary people may buy more coal than firewood. For one winter, that workshop was only built temporarily. With such a profit, I think it can be promoted nationwide."

Originally, Yinzhen and Le Shu planned to distribute the recipe, but when Yinzhen saw the profits, thought of Yinxiang, and remembered that the crown prince would be deposed next year, he would definitely not let Yinxiang get involved this time.

So he planned to find something for Yinxiang to do, such as promoting honeycomb coal. It would take two to three years to complete this task. By that time, the crown prince would be deposed, and there would be no need to worry too much about what would happen next.

Kangxi was good at mathematics, but his private treasury was very short of money!

This honeycomb coal can not only benefit the people, but also add bricks and tiles to his private treasury, so why not do it!

"You're right. Who do you think should be in charge of this?"

Yinzhen glanced at Kangxi and said, "I think the Thirteenth Brother is a good one. He has been with us during the planning and construction of the workshop. He has experience."

Kangxi was silent for a while. He knew that Yinzhen and Yinxiang had a good relationship, but he didn't know that their relationship was so good.

He knew that Yinxiang had a hard time in the Ministry of Revenue, but he had his own choices. Yinzhen spent such a large sum of money, probably for Yinxiang. The brotherhood between the two reminded Kangxi of himself and Fuquan.

"Then leave it to Thirteen! You can teach him well. By the way, this honeycomb coal was developed by your princess in the backyard. I can't refuse a reward. Otherwise, I will make her my concubine."

Yinzhen quickly refused: "Father, Chang is just lucky, but she doesn't deserve such a reward from you. She was so happy with the reward you gave her last time, and she felt flattered. Besides, I have already given her the reward, and she is very satisfied."

Kangxi was curious: "What reward did you give?"

Yinzhen said embarrassedly: "I often go to her courtyard. Oh, and there is another happy news to tell your Majesty. Chang is pregnant. I think this will be much happier than her becoming a concubine."

Kangxi was speechless after listening to his son's straight-forward speech. He thought of himself as a reward. What woman doesn't want to improve her status?

"Don't tell Chang about this. I'll give her some more rewards."

Yinzhen looked puzzled: "What's there to be said?"

Kangxi: ...

What a blockhead!

Kangxi planned to give more practical things this time, such as gold and silver. After all, she was pregnant, so he wanted some compensation. Looking at Yinzhen's appearance, Kangxi didn't expect him to have any thoughts about women.

Thinking about how he had almost exclusively favored Li before, it seemed that Li had done something that caused taboo, so he said he would not favor her anymore. However, Kangxi was patient with the children, so he was relieved.