People had to have something to pursue in life. They had to constantly struggle and struggle. Only in this way could life be more meaningful and more ambitious. But sometimes, there was no need to be too persistent and serious. Just try your best to fight for it. Even if you didn't succeed, there was no need to be too concerned. After all, even if you had all the resources on the planet, you couldn't escape the fate of turning into a pile of yellow soil. In the end, everything you had was only temporary. So, why bother?
However, although the principle is very simple, people at different ages have different pursuits. When you are young and strong, it is very difficult to make a person give up fighting, especially a person with ambition. They will not give up fighting for benefits. When you are old and weak, this fighting spirit will be greatly weakened. Even when you are on the verge of death, you will find that everything you fight for is just nothingness. Everything is brought by life and taken away by death. All the materials of a planet belong to the planet, not to any person as insignificant as a speck of dust.
Of course, there are also some people, even when they are about to die, who are still unwilling to give up everything they have worked hard to obtain. They want to have things that should never belong to them forever. Therefore, some necromancers were born to comfort these people. They advocated immortality and made up stories about the Underworld, creating another world after death for no reason.
Therefore, since ancient times, there have been huge tombs. Ordinary people have limited resources. They can only be buried simply, and a small mound is enough. Emperors who have huge resources can build huge tombs of emperors. For example, the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang. The scale is amazing, and these are just the terracotta warriors buried with him. There are even more things in the underground palace. This ambitious old man dreamed of having huge wealth, but in fact, he is just a pile of bones now, and the large number of terracotta warriors accompanying him is just a tourist attraction for later generations. All his ideas are just wishful thinking.
Li Linfu is not an emperor, but he is a Prime Minister with power. He is used to being strong all his life. Even when he is about to die, he does not forget to seek the last benefits for his children and grandchildren, because only when his children and grandchildren are rich and live a better life, he can be at ease in the other world. During festivals, he can receive more paper money and more tributes.
However, the reality is not very optimistic. He has offended too many people in his life. He is very worried that when he dies, someone will attack his children and grandchildren. It is even difficult for him to keep his own body. Of course, because he did not do anything to rebel, as long as he does not commit such a big crime, the court has no reason to touch his tomb. He does not have to worry too much about this, but the future of his children and grandchildren may be implicated.
He also understood what Li Xiu said. It was a good idea to drive out some of the children and grandchildren who didn't contribute and only knew how to be foppish. They could even publicly expel these guys from the family to protect them and prevent them from being implicated in the future.
"It is time to remind them. Tell these bastards that if they dare to violate the family rules again, they will be immediately expelled from the family and will only be given a hundred mu of land and a house."
Li Linfu finally made a decision.
"Yes, father, I will take care of this."
Li Xiu nodded and walked down.
In any era, at any time, there are people who are happy and people who are sad. Li Linfu is worried, but the Yang family is happy.
The first batch of perfume has just been brought to the market of Chang 'an City and has been sold out. This made Yang Yurou and others so happy that they could not sleep all night. However, in addition to being happy, they also have some worries. That is, to make perfume, flowers must be the raw material, but flowers need a season to bloom. Now it is autumn, there are a lot of chrysanthemums, but once the weather continues to turn cold, the chrysanthemums will wither. It is not that there are no flowers in winter, but the variety and quantity are too small, and this will greatly limit the production progress of the Yang family's perfume workshop.
In order to solve this problem, Yang Yurou and two sisters gathered together to discuss. They must come up with a good way to satisfy both sides. Only in this way can they make more money.
"It has only been three days, and our first batch of perfume has been sold out. Many madams have already given orders and are urging for more goods. Based on the current situation, our production can't even meet the demand of Chang 'an City, let alone Luoyang City and other cities. "
"Not only that, the weather is getting colder and colder. Once the chrysanthemums wither, where can we buy flowers in winter? Also, with the rising price of perfume, many peddlers who sell fresh flowers have also raised the price of fresh flowers. Our cost of buying flowers has increased a lot."
"The increase in the purchase price of fresh flowers is not a bad thing. In this way, we have enough reason to raise the price of perfume and can naturally sell it at a higher price."
"That's true. However, the lack of raw materials for flowers is the biggest problem. The weather is getting colder and colder. The fresh flowers that can be received near the capital and Luoyang are getting less and less. We can only buy from the south. However, the south is too far. If we can't transport the flowers back in time, our losses will be great."
"Qiongzhou and Yazhou are like spring all year round. There is no shortage of fresh flowers all year round. We don't have to worry about the supply of fresh flowers from there at all. The problem is that the time and cost of transportation are too high. Even if we take the fastest train, it will take two or three days to transport them to the capital. But the transportation cost is too high. After a carriage of fresh flowers is transported to the capital, the cost will increase several times. It's too much of a loss. Even if we add the cost to the price, it's not appropriate. We should try to reduce the cost as much as possible."
"It seems that the best way at present is to move the perfume workshop in the capital to the Guangzhou area. In this way, we can directly make perfume in the south and then transport the finished perfume back. This way, the transportation cost will be greatly reduced. It's a good idea."
"It's not difficult to move the workshop to Guangzhou, but if we do that, we won't be able to inspect the workshop all the time. If the people below us aren't reliable, then our perfume industry will be in danger. There are many things that we can only rest assured when things are under our nose."
"How about we three sisters take turns to supervise the daily operation of the workshop in Guangzhou? In this way, we can eliminate this problem. After all, moving the workshop to Guangzhou is the lowest cost."
"In this way, we sisters will have to live in two places for a long time. Is it really necessary to separate us sisters in order to make more money?"
"Yes! We have been conferred the title of Madam by His Majesty. We don't lack money. If His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine know that we take turns to go to Guangzhou, they will be unhappy. "
"In this case, we can only spend more money to transport the flowers from Guangzhou to the capital. It's not impossible to slightly raise the price of the perfume to let the customers know that we are transporting flowers from Guangzhou. In this way, the higher the price, the more acceptable."
"It seems that we can only do this. We will buy flowers along the railway line and transport them to the capital together. The workshop must always be under our nose. Only in this way can we ensure that nothing goes wrong. Even if there is a problem with the workshop, we can ask Assistant Minister Li for help in time."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's settled! Don't waste time. We are used to living in the capital. It's really not suitable to move to Guangzhou. "
The Yang sisters gathered together to discuss the matter.
If a large number of people did not have enough to fill their stomachs, it was naturally inappropriate to develop the perfume industry. However, the current Tang dynasty was already an era of abundant products. The people did not have to worry about food and drink at all. Many rich people were filthy rich. Therefore, it was naturally the time to develop the luxury goods industry.
In addition, although this industry was handed over to the Yang Family, many ordinary people benefited from it. After all, the Yang Family's workshop required a large amount of fresh flowers, and such a large amount of fresh flowers couldn't be prepared by themselves. Even if all the servants of the Yang Family were sent out to collect flowers, it would be far from enough to satisfy the needs. Only through purchasing would they be able to obtain enough raw materials for production.
Collecting flowers was a physical work. It required the unremitting labor of every flower collector. In other words, the normal operation of the Yang family's workshop was inseparable from a large number of ordinary workers who collected flowers. Without these diligent workers, there would not be a large number of perfume products on the market. At the same time, these flower collectors also received their own remuneration.
In other words, during the development of the perfume workshop, everyone would benefit from it. The ordinary workers who picked the flowers would earn a certain amount of income, and the peddlers who were responsible for collecting the flowers would also earn a small amount of money. The Yang Family would earn even more, and the craftsmen recruited by the Yang Family's workshop would also have an income. The perfume required special glass bottles, and this would benefit Li An. Naturally, the craftsmen in Li An's family would also benefit from it. Finally, the noble ladies who came to buy the perfume would also be able to obtain a perfume product that they were very satisfied with. They were also the ones who would be happy.
In this way, the perfume industry almost flattered a large group of people. Everyone was very happy and excited. Who was the one who suffered a loss?
Some people thought that it was the noble ladies who spent a lot of money to buy perfume products or the husbands of the noble ladies. In fact, it was not so. Everyone knew that only the noble ladies could afford perfume. Since they could afford it, it meant that their families were not short of money at all. Since they were not short of money, as long as they could buy a product that satisfied them, it would be a very happy thing. The noble ladies would never be soft-hearted when it came to buying cosmetics, and the husbands at home would not have any opinions in order to please their wives. Moreover, their wives' body was fragrant, and it was more comfortable to stay at home. As for spending some money, it was not a problem.
Therefore, it was very right for Ang Lee to launch the perfume industry in this era. Everyone could benefit. The only one who was slightly affected should be the perfume industry. However, the impact should not be big. The noble ladies who bought the perfume would not give up on the perfume powder. It was not a problem to use it together. Moreover, the perfume was a liquid. Except for the smell, there was nothing else. The perfume powder had a certain thickness. It could be smeared on the face to make the face look more beautiful.
However, although there were many people who benefited and almost no people who suffered, this industry did not satisfy everyone, especially those who were jealous. For example, the people who spent a lot of money to buy the battery technology were very disgusted by the Yang family's easy acquisition of the perfume technology.
However, these people could only be angry in their hearts because this technology was developed by Li An in his own home without using any resources from the imperial court. The technology completely belonged to Li An. As such, whether Li An gave the technology to the imperial court, gave it to someone else, or even kept it for himself, was all up to Li An. What right did they have to make irresponsible remarks? Even if they complained to the imperial court, they would be unreasonable. As such, they could only endure the complaints in their hearts. There was nothing they could do. Even if they had to suffer in silence, there was nothing they could do.
However, everyone knew in their hearts that Ang Lee was a great talent. He would definitely develop more and better things. For example, the miraculous Ten Thousand Miles Telepathy Plan. Once this plan was successful, it would be an epoch-making significance. If they could participate in it and obtain the technology of this plan, it would be a great fortune. Therefore, many people were watching this project. If there was any movement, they would know.
Unfortunately, the difficulty of this plan was not small. Ang Lee dismantled the various parts needed to make the phone and let the craftsmen research and manufacture them. Therefore, even if these parts were all leaked, outsiders would not be able to figure out what Ang Lee wanted to do. Looking at this strange part, as long as it was someone who had never seen a phone before, they would definitely be confused. It would be strange if they could understand it.
Li An knew very well that this Ten Thousand Mile Telepathy Plan couldn't be completed in a short period of time. Therefore, Li An wasn't in a hurry. While he was researching the equipment, he didn't forget to research some small gadgets. At the same time, he was constantly guiding the craftsmen to improve the existing advanced machinery to create even better equipment in order to serve the future construction of even more advanced equipment.
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