Chapter 210 Lin Danhan's Mixed Feelings
Under the questioning of all the women of the Chahar tribe, Degolha and Mrs. Boqi had no choice but to reveal the secret.

However, there were only a few bottles of soap and moisturizing glycerin left by Wang An. How could they withstand the division?
It was basically divided up among the eight concubines.

As a result, nine middle-aged women who looked bright and beautiful like young girls appeared on the grassland.

This made all the women on the grassland envious and jealous. The Eighth Lady had tried the benefits of soap and moisturizing glycerin, so how could she imagine what would happen after using these two treasures?
So, under the leadership of Empress Dowager Sumtai and First Concubine Namu Zhong, the eight concubines gathered in Lindan Khan's tent and requested Lindan Khan to write a letter to the Southern Dynasty, inviting the Southern Dynasty's imperial merchant, whose name was Wang An, to come to the grassland again.

It doesn't matter about other supplies, the main thing is to bring more soap and moisturizing glycerin, the more the better.

These days, Lin Danhan was immersed in the fact that the Eighth Concubine had regained her youth and no longer had the burning smell on her body. After learning that this was the effect of soap and moisturizing glycerin, he became very interested in these two treasures.

In response to the request of the eight wives of Dedao, the people on the list did not hesitate at all and immediately wrote a letter to propose to exchange war horses with Mangui again.

However, a large amount of soap and moisturizing glycerin were added to the list of exchange materials this time, and it was specifically mentioned that these were the products of the royal merchant Alkylamine.

So Lin Danhan's letter soon fell into Man Gui's hands.

Man Gui was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that his new brother had such a rare thing.

So he sent a memorial to Emperor Chongzhen and also sent a handwritten letter to Wang An.

Man Gui's memorial to Emperor Chongzhen was delivered to Chongzhen together with the letter from Ligdan Khan.

Inside the Wenhua Hall.

Chunzhen looked at the letter from Lindan Khan and then at the memorial sent by Mangui, and a smile appeared on her face.

Because the words used in Lindan Khan's letter were quite respectful.

This was rare in the past. Even when Lin Danhan wanted to ask for a reward, his words were usually quite blunt.

He kept saying that this was an agreement between the Ming court and the Khan of the Mongol Empire, making it seem as if Chongzhen owed him something.

But this time, Lin Danhan actually used the name of tribute, threatening to pay tribute to the Ming court with war horses, and only begged the Ming court to reward him with some soap and moisturizing glycerin.

This made Emperor Chongzhen, who was determined to restore the glory of the Ming Dynasty, very happy.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused about what these soap and moisturizing glycerin were.

He stayed in the palace during this period and did not go out, so he was not very aware of the changes outside.

It was only after reading Man Gui's memorial that I realized that the soap and moisturizing glycerin were actually made by my good brother.

Chongzhen put down the Chinese book in his hand and smiled at Wang Chengen beside him: "Send an order to the Honglu Temple, asking them to give the purchase list in Man Gui's letter to Wang An, and ask him to rush to the grassland without delay."

Wang Chengen took the list and said with a smile, "Our young master Tang is really a man of appearances. I thought the soap and moisturizing glycerin he made were just a temporary gimmick, but I didn't expect that even the barbarians on the grasslands like them so much."

When Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately surprised and asked, "Oh, Wang Chengen, have you also heard of this soap?"

Wang Chengen nodded. As the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, he often went out of the palace to do business. Naturally, he had heard of the soaps and perfumed soaps that were popular in the capital.

So he told Emperor Chongzhen the uses and effects of this soap.

When Chongzhen heard that there was such a magical thing in the world, he immediately became itchy and ordered Wang Chengen to purchase it quickly, as he couldn't wait to see it.

Wang Chengen received the order and within an hour, he sent his eunuchs to Wang An's chemical flagship store to purchase more than a dozen soaps of various types, as well as moisturizing glycerin and other items. Chongzhen followed Wang Chengen's instructions, washed his face and hands with soap, and then applied moisturizing glycerin to his face, hands and feet. As expected, his skin felt clean and smooth after washing, and it also exuded the fragrance of flowers and plants.

Zhongsheng was immediately delighted and instructed, "Take these to the harem and distribute them. If the Queen and Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan also like them, then these soaps and other items can be purchased as a regular practice in the future."

Wang Chengen immediately nodded in agreement, knowing that Chongzhen was intending to promote Wang An.

I'm afraid that within a few days, the news that the concubines in the harem are using Wang An's soap and moisturizing glycerin will spread all over the country.

If Wang An's soap becomes something that royal families and nobles from all over the country would emulate, it would then become famous throughout the Ming Dynasty.

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Honglu Temple, Dong Lingju’s official residence.

"Congratulations! The soap that Shopkeeper Wang made has already caught the attention of His Majesty. Just now, Eunuch Wang came to my Honglu Temple and specifically asked me to purchase a batch of soap and moisturizing glycerin to present to the palace for the ladies to use!"

Dong Lingju personally handed Wang An a cup of tea and said with a smile.

Wang An was overjoyed when he heard this. As a person from later generations, how could he not know about the celebrity effect?

And in the Ming Dynasty, are there any celebrities more famous than the harem of Emperor Chongzhen?
As long as this deal is done, Wang An can openly advertise that his soap milk is used exclusively by the royal court.

Is there any woman in this world who can refuse something that the queen is using?

Thinking of this, Wang An felt that one of his business plans could almost be put on the agenda.

That is to promote soap and other items throughout the country.

In the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, a flagship store was opened in each capital, and the flagship store was used as a base to recruit franchise stores.

In later generations, if any physical business wants to expand and open a large number of stores, wild growth is essential.

Usually, franchising and direct operation are adopted to quickly increase the number of physical stores.

Of these two methods, Wang An certainly prefers direct-operated stores.

Not only can all profits be kept by the company, but the company can also exercise greater control over directly-operated stores, thus reducing the chances of unexpected problems.

However, opening a large number of directly-operated stores requires strong capital.

Not to mention the many more, just to open a direct-operated store in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, that would require fourteen stores.

The location and position of the flagship store is not better than Zhengyangmen Street, but at least it is not much worse.

The funds for purchasing the storefront alone are an astronomical figure.

Not to mention, in places like Jiangnan, each prefecture and county is more developed than the north and has value for opening stores.

However, it was impossible for Wang An to open a store in every prefecture and county. Not to mention the difficulty in solving the funding problem, he himself did not have enough talent reserves to manage it.

I won’t talk about the guys, but at least every store needs a shopkeeper, right?

(End of this chapter)