Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

The founder of the Tianming Chamber of Commerce was willing to help, and Mingtan's urgent need was solved almost instantly.

Until she was sent out of the palace by Chaolu, she was still touching the jadeite bracelet on her hand in amazement, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart——

Lin Shurong really had an exquisite mind, and when he went out, he took the bracelet with him, which turned out to be the key to the final outcome.

The eldest princess and the second princess are twin daughters of the same mother. They grew up together since childhood. The relationship between the two must be extremely deep.Just like the pair of bracelets handed down by Concubine Wen, one is in Minghan's hands, and the other is going to be handed over to Mingxi in a few years, which symbolizes that they have the same root and the same origin, they are a pair of twin lotus flowers, The closest sisters in the world.

However, death and disease are something that no one can live without.

Ming Xi left too early and too suddenly, neither Concubine Wen nor Ming Han had made sufficient mental preparations.Therefore, the death of the second princess became a heart disease for them, tormenting them day and night, making it difficult for the mother and daughter to accept the cruel reality.

Compared with those who have returned to the nine heavens, people who live in this world are often the most painful.

That's why Concubine Wen stood alone on the bridge in the Chunzhou Palace, looking at the thousands of miles of wind and reeds, silently recalling her other lively and cheerful daughter in her heart.

And as the older sister, Minghan, the first time she sees the bracelet on Mingtan's wrist, she will lose the profit-seeking and cautious nature of a businessman, put aside all worries and risks, and is willing to help.Take a gamble with this Jiuhuangmei who has a similar temperament to Mingxi.

"..."

Ming Tan touched the warm and smooth jade bracelet, lowered his eyes, and sighed softly.

It seems that I really have a lot of similarities with that second imperial sister.

I heard that she has a lively and bold personality and a flamboyant style of acting. She is often compared to those wild people with lofty aspirations in ancient times. She once said that she "doesn't want to live in the imperial family, but wants to pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence". Life, don't want to be bound by rules and regulations...

After thinking about it in this way, Ming Tan really found that: before she agreed to make efforts to become the emperor, her greatest wish was to be able to devote herself to the mountains, rivers and secluded forests, and enjoy the splendid scenery of the heaven and earth.

"In the future, I will move to the mountains and streams, take the qin and call Yangchun for me..."

Back then, under the fallen sycamore trees in the Lin Mansion, she once read this poem to Lin Shurong with a heart of ice in her heart, declaring unscrupulously that she was "born in a temple and a lofty pavilion, so she would naturally yearn for mountains and rivers"; she also said When she grows up, she will ask for favor from her father, go out of the palace to have fun, and spend the rest of her life in Shanjiao Xiuze, traveling through the endless romance of this dynasty.

But now...

However, she was held back by the expectations of many people, and she would spend her whole life fighting openly and secretly within the walls of the crimson palace, just for the supreme position that she had no intention of sitting on.

Ming Tan lowered his eyes halfway, quietly looking at the green jade bracelet on his wrist, silent for a long time, and finally gave a faint smile with no clear meaning.

"Blame me for getting to know you too late, Second Sister Huang."

The chilly north wind blew by, blowing the bracelet to the bone.The young girl in a snow-colored cloak stood where she was, both as if she was muttering to herself, and as if she was talking to a soul that was invisible to ordinary people.

"If you are still here, I can still invite you to see the magnificent scenery of Tiancheng for me..." Ming Tan opened the other palm, covered the jade bracelet, and covered the green color tightly, a little Said sadly, "Unfortunately, neither you nor I can see it now."

In general, once everyone comes to this world, he is doomed to bear many regrets that are difficult to accomplish in his entire life.

After getting Ji Yu's promise, Ming Tan quickly took out the money from the private treasury, sold the wine shop as quickly as possible, and began to convert it into a tea house.

Fortunately, it was originally a place for people to drink, and the tables, chairs and warehouses inside can still be used. It only needs to modify and improve some details, and it won't take long.

So, after only one star has passed, the teahouse will be stable and close to guard the oil and food room. It is a relatively grand two-story building with green tiles and cornices, and two beams and pillars beside the door are flying and saying a few words. The poem, "Forgetting the words in the building to the green tea, wins all the feathers and drinking the clouds"*, there are four big characters on the plaque, which are written by the same person as the notes on the beams and pillars, which is "Shun'an Tea House".

Say something off topic.It is true that Lin Shurong inscribed both the poem and the plaque himself, but Hui Kona Chen Jin was chosen by Ming Tan himself.

Her reason at the time was: "Look at this poem, how interesting it is to write. While boasting that our tea can make people speechless, at the same time insisting that it is more memorable than Liuxia Xianjiu-Qingqing you Do you know what this means? This means that comparison creates a sense of superiority! - We do business, we must be good at pushing and stepping, so that we can remain invincible among many peers!"

Lin Shurong: "..."

She silently wrote down the poem, and after handing it over to Shopkeeper Zhou for a rubbing, she finally freed her hand to pat Ming Tan on the head, saying in an extremely perfunctory tone, "Yes. You are right."

——After talking about this little episode, let’s look at the interior layout of the teahouse: it was generally renovated according to Lin Shurong’s vision, and the style changed from being in love with the thumb to being very elegant, and the tables and chairs were specially painted. The antique brown wood color is not too crowded. On the contrary, the space is appropriate. It will not disturb the guests drinking tea and reading because of the movement of the adjacent table, and will not occupy too much space; There are a few light yellow gauze lamps, and the counter is decorated generously and brightly. Turning a corner, there is a small door that is not very conspicuous. Push it open and enter, and you are in the middle of the warehouse.

This shop was originally a wine shop, and there are many pot-bellied wine jars, and the warehouse is naturally spacious.Mingtan sent someone to put all the remaining baskets of Chunzhou tea into it, and it only accounted for one-fifth of it. In addition, the other teas she purchased from Jingzhong Tea House were just for display. Half of the place is full, which is enough to show how open and empty the warehouse is.

Ming Tan was quite satisfied with this.

Not bad, if there are any books that can't be piled up in the study next door, you can throw them here together, which saves a lot of space!

A few days later, after the teahouse was built, the Princess' Mansion immediately received the news.The son-in-law Jiyu fulfilled his promise, personally brought the head of the Chamber of Commerce he selected to meet Ming Tan, and introduced to the latter: "Your Highness Ninth, this former owner of Yunshui Restaurant, Zou Mingyuan, is also the fifth member of my Tianming Chamber of Commerce. One of the principals. Although he is old and has not been in charge of the business for many years, his business talent in the past has not diminished, which is very suitable for your requirements."

"...Yunshui Restaurant?" Ming Tan blinked his eyes in astonishment, and looked at the other party with admiration, "That's the most famous century-old restaurant in the capital! —— I've known you for a long time, shopkeeper Zou is actually a rich merchant Jia!"

"The princess is serious, how can the little old man afford such absurd praise?"

Zou Mingyuan looked like a very kind little old man, and he was waving his hands again and again, saluting Mingtan with great respect: "This restaurant and teahouse operate in a similar way, and you still want to imitate the 'shucha' over there in the south of the Yangtze River. How to sell it together?——Yunshui Restaurant also has a branch in Jiangnan, and the little old man knows it very well. If the princess trusts it, just hand over the store to me, and the little old man will take care of it for you Dang, the wealth is abundant!"

After he spoke, his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, his words were full of confidence, and he didn't feel any anxiety about the children of the Tian family. He looked like a merchant who had seen a big scene.

Ming Tan admired shopkeeper Zou very much, nodded with a smile, turned around and saluted Ji Yu, and said sincerely: "I have found a good talent this time, and I would like to thank the son-in-law and elder sister for their help."

"Why do you need to be polite?" Ji Yu hurriedly reached out to support her, shook his head and said, "You have a lot of predestined relationship with Concubine Wen and the Eldest Princess, but it's just such a trivial matter, why worry about it?"

Ming Tan glanced at the jade bracelet in his hand, and sighed softly, "Anyway, I will never forget this kindness... I will share [-]% of the teahouse's profits at that time with the Princess Mansion, and please accept it, my son-in-law."

As soon as she finished speaking, the shopkeeper Zhou behind him knowingly presented a piece of morning tea to Hui Lingjian.

Ji Yu took a look, and saw that Ming Tan was looking like he wanted to raise money, so he couldn't make excuses, so he could only sign and pledge with her, and accepted [-]% of the teahouse's monthly profit.

——At this time, the consort doesn't know that the paper contract he signed will turn into an inexhaustible cornucopia in the future... This is another story.

So right now, as a matter of preparation, Duwei〗Yingpo Sang Shun'an Study also released an announcement that the teahouse will be officially opened.The day was set on the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, which was another market day with the largest number of visitors.

As the behind-the-scenes boss, Ming Tan will be debt-free when he arrives here, happily heading back to the palace, just waiting for the good news on the market day.

……

The next day.

"Your Highness, I have your letter."

Outside the side hall of Kunning Palace, Mallow raised her hand and knocked lightly on the door twice. After waiting quietly for a while, she finally heard an order "Come in".

this sound...

She froze and frowned slightly.

It sounds like His Highness the Ninth Prince is right, but I don't know if I heard it wrong, why there seems to be a few short panting mixed in it.interest……?

Mallow put her hand on the edge of the door, a little dazed.

What are His Highness and Miss Lin doing in there?

Could it be... Is it because it is too cold outside, so I practice martial arts indoors?

She pondered for a while, but she couldn't figure out why, so she decided not to speculate too much about the master, but slowly opened the door, stepped into the hall, lowered her head cautiously, and presented the letter to the person sitting at the table. two face arc

"Your Highness, Miss Lin. This is a letter from Yuanzhou."

"...Yuanzhou?"

Ming Tan coughed twice, his voice sounded a little hoarse, not only his face was flushed, but his lower lip was extremely red, as if there was a small row of unclear marks.

She lazily raised her hand, supported her chin, with tears in the corners of her eyes, yawned and said, "The disaster relief has been successfully completed, aren't the imperial envoys ready to return to court? Why are you still writing to me now? "

"Perhaps something has changed."

Beside Ming Tan, Lin Shurong's state was also a bit out of order.

In the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, others wanted to cover up with several layers of fur clothes, but she was only wearing a thin long jacket. She didn't know what she had done just now, her head was dripping with sweat, and her chest was still heaving slightly. De Mallow couldn't help being even more confused.

This, is this really martial arts?

As a thoughtful and considerate palace lady, she hesitated for a moment, then tentatively said: "Your Highness, the charcoal basin in the room is too hot? Would you like me to evacuate a few for you two?"

"Huh?" Ming Tan raised his head, looked at Mallow's strange expression with some doubts, then suddenly seemed to think of something, his eyes widened, and he waved his hands quickly, "Oh oh oh... no, no, I'll wait Just open the window a little more, you go down first!"

"Yes."

Mallow paused for a moment, although she felt strange, she had been serving the princess after all and understood Ming Tan's temperament, so she still didn't suspect him at the moment, she nodded and exited the side hall respectfully.

The door of the palace closed with a "snap", and Ming Tan's fake composure was immediately broken.She wailed, turned around abruptly, threw herself into Lin Shurong's arms, pinched the latter's face and complained: "It's over, it's over, it's all your fault for messing around! ——Fortunately, it was Mallow who came in to deliver the letter. She has always been pure and sincere, and she doesn't think too much... Otherwise, if others misunderstand, how will it end!"

Lin Shurong smiled, embraced the little princess who offered to throw herself into her arms, reached out and clasped her chin with her fingertips, leaned a few inches closer, carefully examined the tooth marks on the other's lower lip, raised her fingertips and gently rubbed her Rubbing, it makes people feel a little affectionate for no reason.color.

"Well, it's already bitten off..." She said half pity and half complaining, "You're really careless."

"Am I careless?!" Ming Tan's cheeks were flushed, he stared at her with wide eyes, puffed up like a puffer fish, "Obviously it should be your fault for being careless!"

When she shirked the responsibility, she was quite righteous, Lin Shurong felt happy when she heard it, put down her hands, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "What does it have to do with me?"

"I told you just now, don't press too hard on the massage, you have to listen! It made me bite my lip and hold back the laughter just now, I almost lost my breath, and now I still feel itchy in my spine!"

Ming Tan rolled his eyes, pointed at the other party, and complained: "Besides, I also told you, don't press your waist, don't press your waist, you still want to press it! It's so annoying, it makes me cry from laughing." It's all out..." She was furious, and poked Lin Shurong's forehead with her fingertips, "You tell me, how can it have nothing to do with you?!"

Lin Shurong bent her eyes, her face was filled with uncontrollable laughter, she knew her mistake and said without changing her mind: "Have you ever seen a massage place with a tense body, and you are not allowed to rub here or press there? Let me see, in the future, it will still be the same. You should let me massage for you a few more times, after you get used to it, the effect will be better..."

"No, no, no! I won't do it!"

Ming Tan made a decisive decision, directly buried his head in the person's arms, shook his head violently, and acted coquettishly, "If you give me a massage, I might as well go to the prison to be tortured! —— No matter how I say it, bear the pain It's easier than holding back an itch!"

Her hair is very soft, and there are a few dull hairs on the top of her head. Lin Shurong's neck was slightly scratched by the rub, and she quickly reached out to hold the back of Mingtan's head, laughed twice, and coaxed: "Okay, okay. Then I promise you, do it lightly next time, will it be alright?"

Ming Tan: "..."

Ming Tan looked strange, raised his head from his shoulders, and met Lin Shurong's shining golden eyes.

Then, under the suspicious and pure gaze of the other party, the little princess, who was full of indescribable waste, felt deeply ashamed, and could only bury her face again in frustration, pretending that she didn't blush because of the other party's bad words...

"There will be no next time!" Her voice was muffled, but her tone was very firm and she declared, "I, Mingtan, will never live together with massage and massage in the future!"

Lin Shurong almost laughed like a liar

After laughing for a while, the two finally remembered the business.Ming Tan picked up the letter from the table, looked carefully, and found that the lower right corner of the envelope was signed with a vermilion pen. Although the handwriting was small and shallow, it was still recognizable that it was two words—"Bailu".

"Huh?" Ming Tan blinked, and showed it to Lin Shurong, "Is this a letter from Bai Lu?"

Bai Lu was exactly the smart farm girl who was good at planting and improving agricultural tools that Ming Tan accepted when he was in Huangzhuang, Chunzhou.

During the severe drought and famine in Yuanzhou, she took the sweet potato seedlings transplanted from Kunzhou and set off with Zhong He and Wen Chao to help the people.Later, Yu Bailu was mentioned many times in the reports sent by the imperial envoys to the imperial court, praising her for being resourceful and hardworking, and she showed her skills, leading local farmers to cultivate fields and plant sweet potatoes, and the results were particularly remarkable.

However, counting the days, the imperial envoy's team should be in full swing on New Year's Eve... At this time, we will meet again in a few days, why would Bai Lu write her a letter?

Ming Tan was a little suspicious, opened the envelope, took out a piece of plain hemp paper full of handwriting, unfolded it and read it slowly.

"Minnv Bailu, I would like to invite Your Highness Ninth Highness Wanan... The disaster relief in Yuanzhou is stable, Bosang, and Dolphin depends on the trust and help of the two imperial envoys, and the Minnv can live up to her mission and follow His Highness's wishes to make the local farmers plant sweet potatoes all over the place." ... I asked Zhan Chu panic today, and the output is really gratifying."

"...However, when visiting with the imperial envoys, Minnv found that although the soil quality in Yuanzhou was damaged by the drought, there was still room for remediation, and it was very suitable for planting many precious medicinal materials: such as green sunflower, Ling Gan, white lotus seeds, Mountain cage grass, North Ridge vine, etc., are hard to come by!"

"Therefore, Minnv implores Your Highness to build water conservancy projects for Yuanzhou, divert the water from the Yuan River to irrigate the land, so that medicinal materials can be planted here... When it matures, it will definitely benefit Your Highness without any harm! "

In the place of Yuanzhou, the most famous places after the disaster were Yuanshan and Yuanhe.

Among them, Mount Yuan is the most famous - not only because it is the highest mountain in the entire Central Plains, but also because of its geographical location, it is also widely regarded as a sacred mountain that "reaches nine heavens".Throughout history, many emperors and emperors have enshrined Zen and offered sacrifices on this mountain, and people regard it as the place where the emperor of heaven was ordered, and its status is very important.

The Yuan River originated from Yuanshan.

However, since the mountains and rivers are located outside the city, they are too far away from the farmland, and there are no decent water conservancy facilities in Yuanzhou City—even though the Yuan River has abundant water sources, it has not been affected by this severe drought. What role does it play, so it is also subconsciously ignored by everyone.

But after staying in Yuanzhou for so long, Bai Lu should understand this better than Ming Tan...

So now, why did she still propose to activate Yuanhe?

Ming Tan pondered for a moment, stared at the names of medicinal materials listed on the letter for a long time, and finally sighed deeply.

"Although these medicinal materials are indeed rare and valuable, and their efficacy and value are rare...but unfortunately, the Yuan River is too far away from the city. Even if you want to divert water, there is no suitable project to build."

Even though Mingtan is not very short of money now, he can't help but feel a pang of heartache. He slapped the letter on the table sadly, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this time, I can only let Bai Lubai look forward to it."

"..."

However, when she was sighing and sighing here, Lin Shurong picked up the former Huaihuang and Tao Milang's male fat sword and shook it lightly twice.

"Your Highness, there is still something in here."

"Ok?"

Ming Tan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head away, took the envelope from Lin Shurong, opened it, and found that there was indeed a thin piece of neatly folded paper inside.

She blinked, took out the paper, and slowly unfolded it.

"This is……"

A pair of sketches drawn with ink lines vividly appear on the paper, with Yuanshan and Yuanhe drawn in the east and Yuanzhou City in the west.A canal is closely connected to the mouth of the gorge with the largest radian of the river. A lot of extremely dense ink dots are used here to represent the rock pile, which is heightened and thickened to form a certain slope so that the water can flow westward along the foot of Yuanshan Mountain.

Then, the eyes shifted to the left, and the channel extended in an "S"-shaped curve. There were also many ink dots at each corner; Branches began to appear at the center of the city, and two forks were made, which were transported to the edge of the north and south of the city... *

"This picture is interesting."

Lin Shurong stretched out his hand, tapped the "S"-shaped curve with his fingertips, and pondered: "The Yuan River originates from the mountains, and there is a lot of sediment. The girl's design is ingenious. With the help of the terrain and the water flow speed at the mouth of the gorge, the sediment can be washed to the bend and deposited here, thereby raising the water surface and making it easier for the river to pass through this section with no slope. distance."*

Lin Shurong analyzed these words in an orderly manner, even though Ming Tan couldn't understand the blueprint, he could still hear the ingenuity in the design.

What's more, as the boss, Ming Tan is well aware of Bai Lu's cautious temperament - if the picture is not more than [-]% sure of implementing it, she will definitely not present it to herself for bad imitation

"Okay, I will take it to Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry when I go to court."

The little princess nodded, holding the piece of paper, her eyes were dimly lit, as if Wei had seen those precious medicinal materials shining golden light flying towards her, she turned her head, and smiled triumphantly at Lin Shurong: "How about it? When I was in Huangzhuang, I said I found a treasure!"

The author has something to say: the nutrient solution is 3k, it happens that this week is relatively free, I will add a little more, thank you guys!

*The original sentence "Takeshita forgets to talk about purple tea, wins all over Yuke Zui Liuxia", has been revised in the text.It comes from "Tea Banquet with Zhao Ju" by Qian Qi in the Tang Dynasty.

** Part of it refers to "A Brief Discussion on Zheng Guoqu's Design Thoughts", and the rest are edited, please don't delve into QAQ.