7. The small vault of the imperial kitchen
"Is there anything else for everyone? If there is no one, let's break up!" said Master Hu.
Jing Wen suddenly slapped the table and said, "I have one more thing to tell everyone."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Master Hu.
Jing Wen said: "Master, junior brothers, when I met the emperor today, I told the emperor that our Royal Kitchen wants to do business with the emperor."
"What? Do business with the emperor?" Master Hu took out his ears, obviously unable to believe it.
"Master, I'm not wrong! I told the emperor that our imperial kitchen has made this fried instant noodles, which can be used to supply the army. Moreover, I can also make a bowl that can be heated with lime, so that this instant noodles can be made quickly. We can make some sauces and then become a delicious instant noodles. At that time, we can make a large amount of them and sell them to the army. The soldiers of the army can eat hot instant noodles anytime and anywhere, and the emperor also attaches great importance to this matter. The emperor asked us to make some of the money we earned at that time, and the emperor and the imperial kitchen will share the money we earn." Jing Wen said.
"You are this, this, this, this..." Master Hu said a lot of words "this", but he was unable to say the following words, and was obviously shocked by Jing Wen's words.
"Master, what's wrong?" Jing Wen asked.
Master Hu sighed and said, "Hey, heroes are young! Only you dare to do this. If it were me, I'm afraid I won't have the courage!"
Jing Wen was a little timid about Master Hu. Isn’t it just to do business with the emperor? What can’t be done in Dalian? But Jing Wen ignored it. His later generations are completely different from those of the ancients. There are probably few people in ancient times who had the courage to do business with the emperor, so it was even more unimaginable that the emperor and a group of chefs did business. But Jing Wen not only did it, but the emperor also asked him to do it first and then share dividends together. Isn’t this bold, or what? It can be said that he is very bold.
"Master, this business is done! Think about it, if my Tang army can all eat instant noodles from our imperial kitchen, how much we have made to the Tang Dynasty! I plan to give the emperor 40% of the profits we get, and the next 30% will be divided by our imperial kitchen, and the last 30% will belong to me, the inventor. Of course, I will also make a lot of new dishes, which we can promote uniformly and make money at that time." Jing Wen said.
Master Hu sighed and said, "It seems that I am old, and I can't keep up with you young people. You young people are getting more and more courageous. Thinking of things that we don't dare to think about, it seems that I am really old."
There is no problem with Jing Wen taking over 30% of the money alone, because these things were invented by Jing Wen. As craftsmen, they understand the importance of craftsmanship. If Jing Wen invented this kind of dish, then he would account for 30% of it. If it were someone else, he would probably account for at least 50%. What else can be wrong with these chefs in the imperial kitchens get 30% out of thin air? Now everyone doesn’t know how big the market for instant noodles is. But what is most inseparable from Jing Wen, a senior otaku in later generations, is how big the market for instant noodles is. In the later generations, China’s annual instant noodles sales reached nearly 100 billion yuan. Although the market may not be that big in this time and space, it is still OK to earn hundreds of millions and billions of dollars a year. At that time, it’s better to count the money.
"But, do we have any hands? I'm afraid our imperial kitchen does not have enough staff!" a chef asked.
Jing Wen immediately said: "We can go and hire people! We spend money to hire people to form a fried instant noodles workshop. Anyway, the instant noodles are not complicated to make, just learn the key parts. As for the sauce, we just need to study it ourselves. The taste of this instant noodles is mainly on the sauce."
"But, hiring people also costs money! Do we have money to open workshops? Now everyone in the whole country knows that the emperor's treasury is so empty that mice can run away. We should not expect the emperor to give us money to open workshops. If the emperor hadn't been forced by money, he would probably not agree to do business with us!" said a chef.
The chef was very right. If Emperor Li Shimin had not been forced to go crazy by money, he would not have done such a business with his ministers. In ancient times, the emperor had a very bad reputation. If he had not been forced to death by money, Li Shimin would not have agreed to do business with chefs like the Imperial Kitchen. This was a bit embarrassing!
At this time, Master Hu said: "Don't worry about the capital, I'll take you to a place."
Everyone followed Master Hu to a place. This place was outside the palace. Master Hu led everyone to a remote house. Master Hu opened the room and then everyone found that there were big boxes in it.
"Master, what is this?" Jing Wen asked.
Master Hu opened a box and said, "These are all copper coins, the copper coins accumulated by our imperial kitchen for many years. Our imperial kitchen is responsible for the purchase of meals in the palace, and there are a lot of oil and water. Over the years, I have accumulated 10,000 guan of money, which is enough to open an instant noodles workshop."
Jing Wen was speechless. This is the legendary small treasury? The so-called small treasury means that some units and departments borrow some means to use public funds from the state or company in various ways, turning it into a "small treasury" within the department. Most of the money in these small treasurys is used to provide welfare to personnel within the department, and it is even corrupted by the leaders of the department.
It is not surprising that there is a small treasury, but what makes Jingwen strange is that there are actually small treasurys in ancient times. Moreover, the money accumulated by the imperial kitchen has been purchasing ingredients for many years. Jingwen once again realized the cleverness of the ancients. In fact, there was such a small treasury in ancient times. Now he can use this money to open a workshop for fried instant noodles.
"These money is only used to rust when it is left in this category. It is better to invest in some and add some benefits to the people in the imperial kitchen." Master Hu said.
Master Hu then said to Jing Wen, "Xiao Wen, Master has given you the accumulation of these years. You must use it well!"
"Yes! Master!" Jing Wen replied.
Chapter completed!