In three days, I knew that two new agricultural products were produced in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, and the topics discussed the most were cucumbers and coriander.

"The coriander is so delicious. It is delicious and fragrant in the noodle soup."

"Yes, the cilantro tastes good and it tastes good with anything."

“Cucumbers are also good, they taste sweet and sweet.”

"It's so delicious, where can I sell it?"

"Only the restaurants want to eat, but it's so expensive that ordinary people can't afford it."

“Is there no one selling it in the vegetable market?”

"Others don't sell it. It is said that this dish is planted by the Fourth Prince and is being promoted in the vegetable market."

"Fourth Prince?!"

The crowd was talking about it, and those who didn't know it gradually knew it.

The residence of the Minister of Rites.

"The Fourth Prince is selling vegetables?!"

When Liu Rui heard the maid's words, her eyes turned a few times, narrowed her eyes, and walked back and forth around the house.

"No, if I make trouble, the fourth prince will definitely know that it is me. Forget it, my father also wants me not to provoke the fourth prince and let him go for the time being."

.........

Xiuhezhuang.

In the hall, more than forty people were talking quietly, all of whom were here to buy cucumbers and coriander.

"Old Yan, you are here too."

"Sister He, you are here too."

"Sister Sun..."

Li Jiao smiled and welcomed people. Her mother was selling compliments. Those who sold ceramics came to buy groceries, those who sold silk came to buy groceries, and those who sold jewelry came to buy groceries. These people were crazy.

"I'll join in the fun." Mr. Yan, a middle-aged man in his fifty years old.

"I heard that one or two pounds of cucumbers are here to join in the fun," said Sister He, a beautiful woman in her thirty years old.

Merchants are profit-oriented and come and take a look whether they buy or not, and take a look. They can get to know each other, inquire about current business secrets, make money, and sell good things well.

Unlike in the Internet era, you can check online and chat with your peers, which is a clear idea of ​​what traffic is high and what things to sell.

Just take a certain platform, a piece of clothing sells well, and countless sellers follow it, commonly known as a hot product.

Half an hour later.

"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, here."

Under the shout of Eunuch Hai, the hall became quiet.

"Caomin, join His Highness the Fourth Prince."

The merchants gave a big gift together.

"No gift."

Situ Xiu waved his hand and walked directly to the chair in the first place to sit down. His eyes swept to the businessman below. There were more women and fewer men, and about 30 women.

"Thank you, Your Highness, the Fourth Prince."

The merchants stood up and sat down, carefully looking at the fourth prince. Although they were the prince, they were born in the royal family and were destined to be better than ordinary people.

"Everyone..."

Situ Xiu was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"Your Highness, the fourth prince, it's too late for the people to come. I wish you peace to you."

One person ran in panic.

When Eunuch Hai saw that the man was coming from Xiuhe Zhuang, he asked in a deep voice: "What are you doing?"

"Caomin is guilty. He ate too much unclean food in the morning and had diarrhea." The man lowered his head and said.

"Get up!" Situ Xiudao.

"Thank you, Your Highness, the Fourth Prince." The man breathed a sigh of relief.

Situ Xiu nodded slightly and asked, "Is there anyone else not coming?"

In the hall, the merchants looked at each other, but no one spoke.

"Everyone is a businessman, so I won't talk much. You have eaten cucumbers. If you have any questions, please tell me."

Situ Xiu smiled faintly, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, how long can the cucumber be stored?"

"In this season, it can be extended for several days at room temperature for about 3 days."

“Is there a longer way to extend it.”

"Pickled cucumbers are placed in jars and made into pickled cucumbers. The airtight effect can be stored for a long time, up to several months."

"How long can the cucumber be kept?"

"It is not advisable to put too much in two to three days."

In the hall, many people frowned. These people were doing long-distance transportation. The cucumbers could not be kept well and could not be transported to faraway places.

"Everyone, pickled cucumbers are also good. Although they taste pickled, they taste very good."

Sauce cucumbers are different from pickled cucumbers. One is stored for one day and the other takes half a month to one month. Sometimes these two methods can easily make people misunderstand that pickled cucumbers.

The pickled cucumbers taken by Situ Xiu took a long time to eat, so none of these people had tasted them.

"My Highness, how do you sell cucumbers?" someone asked.

The rest of the people didn't say anything and looked at the Fourth Prince. If a pound of silver costs one tael of silver, then the money is not easy to make. It takes cost to transport it elsewhere. Ordinary people can't afford it, and rich people won't eat it every day.

"The price is the same as the meat, ten cents per pound."

Situ Xiu pondered, one tael of silver can be exchanged for hundreds of cents, and ordinary people in this world can spend one tael of silver for a month, and ten cents can buy a lot of things.

Almost all people who bought it for 1 tael of silver that day were big restaurants, and they didn't care about the cost at all. They made it to sell it to rich people to taste, and the price was even more expensive.

He thought about the ten cents for a long time and thought that the price of selling large amounts of money was already possible. If it was based on the retail price, it might be higher. However, there would be no time to sell 200 acres of land, so it would be better for merchants to make some money.

Ten cents per pound.

Most people are tempted by this price and may not be able to afford it elsewhere, but in Kyoto, the general consumption is higher than in other towns, and cucumbers worth ten cents are not expensive.

"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, how much coriander is?" someone asked again.

"Eight cents per pound."

Another dish that is about the same price as meat, but it is still OK in the eyes of merchants.

"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, are you the only ones here?"

"Um."

Situ Xiu nodded, things are precious because they are rare, and these people must understand this truth.

Next, he handed over the matter to Eunuch Hai, who took the merchants to the field to check.

There will definitely be no end to sell in one day. The output of 1 acre of land is 15,000 kilograms, and 200 acres will not be completed without ten days or half a month.

There is also coriander, with a yield of 3,000 jin per acre of land, and 200 acres, it also takes a lot of time to harvest.

afternoon.

Eunuch Hai came back to report the good news. The 150 acres of cucumbers were booked and 50 acres of coriander were booked, and all of them were paid.

"Your Highness, this is a deposit, 50,000 taels of silver."

"You keep it yourself and it takes money to manage the farm."

Situ Xiu didn't care about money at all. 50,000 taels were considered a big deal. If he was a little more cruel, the cucumbers from these 200 acres of land would be sold for 3 million taels of silver.

It will surely cause a sensation in the Great Holy Kingdom.

The fourth prince’s seed is not the land, but gold.

"Your Highness, they have also asked about other crops and wanted to book them, but they just don't know what the price is."

"These are all trivial matters. You prepare some cucumbers and coriander to send to the palace for the empress."

"Yes, I'll do it now."

The whole of Kyoto knew about the cucumber. At this time, he was unfilial to the empress and his throne would be reduced by one.

If the empress uses happiness, she might also reward some gold, silver and jewelry, and add one more throne to the emperor. Maybe she would be too happy and the emperor's position will be passed to him.

"Hehe, the position of the emperor!!"

Situ Xiu smiled happily.
To be continued...