Zhuo Qihua

Zhuo Ji checked the medicinal materials in "Anlin Nunnery".In the previous life, the northeast region was rich in medicinal resources, and there are more than [-] kinds of medicinal materials in Anlin Nunnery.Zhuo Ji looked at the medicinal materials drawer by drawer, and asked, "Are all these medicinal materials produced in Beigu?"

Yao Dahuai hurriedly replied: "Eighty percent of the medicinal materials are purchased from around Beigu, and the remaining [-]% ​​are purchased by the peasants from afar. Most of the medicinal materials in the nunnery are used by the frontier army during the war. The demand is great, but North Valley is remote, and the medicinal materials sent by the imperial court are sometimes delayed on the road, and the wounded wait for no one, so the general will order the younger ones to send the medicinal materials there."

Zhuo Ji understood that this "Anlin Anfang" was regarded as the supplier of medicinal materials for the Beigu Frontier Army.Qin Zhongyi asked at this time: "Who is Yao Daqian?"

Yao Dahuai replied in fear: "He is Xiao's cousin from the same family."

Zhuo Ji was puzzled: "Who is Yao Daqian?"

Qin Zhongyi replied: "Yao Daqian is the doctor of the Beigu frontier army. I heard that this person is in the training of military doctors by the Imperial Medical Office."

So, it's no wonder that Anlin Anfang is qualified to store medicinal materials for Beigu's army.Yao Dahuai was terrified, and hurriedly said: "The young family has been doctors for several generations, and they are very familiar with herbal medicine, so..."

Zhuo Ji raised his hand to tell Yao Dahuai not to be nervous, and said: "The relationship between you and the Beigu frontier army is your own business, I don't care, don't be nervous. I am very interested in the medicinal materials in the Beigu area, you This is the only medicine shop in Beigu County, and you should be very familiar with the medicinal materials here. Which medicinal materials are the most abundant in the Beitan area, and which medicinal materials are the rarest. "

Qin Zhongyi: "You answer well, the nobleman will not make things difficult for you."

Yao Dahuai suppressed his nervousness, and began to speak stammeringly.At this time, a person appeared in a hurry from outside, knelt down outside the door and shouted: "My humble Yao Daqian knocks on you!"

When Yao Dahuai heard his cousin call this nobleman "俍俍", he knelt down with a plop, his face pale.The waiter in the pharmacy also knelt down with a puff.Zhuo Ji was very helpless in his heart, and signaled to Qin Zhongyi.Qin Zhongyi went out to ask the guards outside the door to put away their knives, and said to Yao Daqian, "Come in."

Yao Daqian got up and walked quickly into the nunnery, Zhuo Ji maintained a dignified face and said: "I travel in modest clothes, so I don't need to make a scene in the city."

"Yes."

Although Yao Daqian is a military doctor of the Beigu Defense Army, he actually has no official position, and his salary is also paid by Pan Pozhi, not by the court.Only during wartime, the imperial medical department will send doctors to support, and they will withdraw after the war.Therefore, in each army, the coach will recruit some Langzhong to sit in the army, Yao Daqian is like this, but he also serves as Pan Pozhi's counselor.

Zhuo Ji's identity was exposed, Qin Zhongyi said directly: "I want to know which medicinal materials are the most and which are the rarest in Beigu, you can answer truthfully."

When Yao Daqian came, Yao Dahuai could step aside.After all, Yao Daqian was serving in the army, and this time he went to the capital for training, he was not as trembling and trembling as Yao Dahuai.Yao Daqian reported the rich and precious herbs in Chatan and the surrounding areas, and even the entire Sangju area, one by one.

While listening, Zhuo Ji was still looking at the herbs in each drawer.After Yao Daqian finished speaking, Zhuo Ji asked, "Is there anyone in Sangju who specializes in planting medicinal materials?"

Yao Daqian: "Some rich households and squires have surplus fields to grow. The common people don't have enough food to eat, and they have to pay taxes and rents, so they can't afford to grow medicinal herbs. However, the amount of medicinal herbs grown by wealthy households and squires is limited. Most of them are dug up by the common people. Many medicine merchants will buy them, and the nunneries will buy them from the common people and from the medicine merchants. Rich households and gentry plant medicinal materials, and they will also be sent to the nunneries. The demand is huge, and the big guys know that the frontier army will resist the Tarkins, so as long as the price is right, they are willing to send it to the nunnery."

Yao Daqian did not shy away from the supply relationship between Anfang and Beigu Frontier Army in his speech.Zhuo Ji turned to ask, "Do you know how to grow medicinal herbs?"

Yao Daqian was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "The Caomin family has been doctors for generations, so they know a little bit."

Zhuo Ji said: "Simply relying on digging up the mountain, sooner or later there will be nothing to dig. To ensure sufficient supply, large-scale planting is essential. Those precious and scarce medicinal materials need to rely on planting to improve their quality." Yield. The common people naturally don’t have the energy to grow other things before they can’t solve the problem of food and clothing. As long as the food problem of the common people is solved, other sideline businesses can naturally be brought up.”

Yao Daqian didn't quite understand what he said, but he seemed to be able to understand it vaguely.He said nothing.Zhuo Ji didn't need Yao Daqian's response, he continued to look at the remaining medicinal materials.After he read all of them, he said: "You have a lot more medicinal materials here than I thought. But for the fighting army, the amount here may not guarantee a sufficient supply, right?"

Yao Daqian smiled wryly: "I can offer a little bit, at least sometimes it can solve the urgent need." With outsiders around, Yao Daqian didn't say that the imperial medical department has now developed a magic medicine, and the situation will be much better than before. "

Zhuo Ji looked at another drawer, and obvious surprise flashed in his eyes.Yao Daqian took a look and said, "This is wormwood, some smell bad, and some don't. There are many mosquitoes in Beigu in summer and autumn. This wormwood can be applied externally, or it can be used as a decoction to clear away heat."

Zhuo Ji asked: "Where did you buy this?"

Yao Daqian: "There are a lot of wormwood in the countryside, where the sun shines most. There are green leaves and yellow ones. Yellow smells bad."

Zhuo Ji: "Is there any now?"

Yao Daqian: "It's just sprouting now, and the leaves will grow best in June and July. They will wither and turn yellow after winter."

Zhuo Ji: "You wrap some of these two kinds of wormwood for Bengong."

"……Yes."

Yao Daqian personally wrapped two large packages of green and yellow grass for her.Zhuo Ji then asked: "Where did you buy this?"

Yao Daqian looked at it and replied: "This is lilac, which was bought from Nanyue, and the quantity is not much. The grass people found that the smell of this lilac, some headaches will be relieved after smelling it, but because of the quantity of this medicine There are few, so the price is high, and not many people buy it."

"How many do you have here?"

Yao Daqian looked at Yao Dahuai, who immediately replied, "It's only two or three catties."

"How much is a catty?"

Yao Dahuai looked at Yao Daqian, Yao Daqian asked him to answer, Yao Dahuai: "The small one is 20 taels of silver."

20 taels of silver a catty is indeed expensive enough.Zhuo Ji: "I want all the Nan Dingxiang from your house. Qin Zhongyi, take 100 taels of silver."

Yao Daqian immediately said: "You can't do it! If you need it, the grass-roots should offer it with both hands, and you don't dare to ask for money!" Yao Daqian knelt down, and Yao Dahuai also knelt down immediately.

Zhuo Ji: "Don't be nervous. I will give you money. First, I don't like to take other people's things for nothing. Second, you Nan Dingxiang bought it very well. This is a good thing. If you see it in the future, no matter how much it is You have to collect the expensive price, and then send someone to the palace to send it to the "Baozhilin Pharmacy" in the capital. Yao Daqian and Yao Dahuai, the two of you have been doctors for generations, so maybe I will still need your help in the future There is also this wormwood, you two find a few pieces of land where the yellow wormwood grows well, take care of it, I need a lot of it. This yellow wormwood is also very useful for my palace. Get up."

Yao Daqian's heart was shaken and he stood up.Seeing him stand up, Yao Dahuai also stood up.Zhuo Ji continued to ask: "And this one, where did you buy it from?"

After seeing it, Yao Dahuai said, "This is the red willow, which was bought by Caomin in Yeyang."

Zhuo Ji: "Yeyang, which is adjacent to Beiman?"

Yao Dahuai: "...Yes."

"What else did you buy in Yeyang?"

Encouraged by Yao Daqian, Yao Dahuai stepped forward, pointed to the five drawers, and said, "There are also snow lotus, horse basket grass, yellow ginseng, cumin and blue flower vanilla."

Yao Daqian added: "Although Caomin and others collect herbs that are not native to our country, they keep them away most of the time. The usage of herbs in Beiman, Talkin, Xifan and other places is far inferior to that in our country. , Caomin and the others felt that it was new and bought it back.”

But Zhuo Ji said: "You have done a good job. Even if you don't know how to use it, if there is no one in our country, you have to take it back first. Maybe these strange herbs will have a great effect."

Yao Daqian was excited: "What you said is true, Caomin and others think the same way."

Zhuo Ji: "I'm going to take some of the medicinal materials from your place. What's the price? Take a pen and paper."

Yao Daqian heard that his attitude was firm, and he didn't refuse any more, and immediately went to get the pen and paper himself.Zhuo Ji began to dictate, and Yao Daqian wrote it down.

"Ma bluegrass, yellow ginseng, fennel, red willow and blue flower vanilla. Gastrodia elata, red spike grass, and fritillaria from the tomato. I want as many of these as you have here. The price is based on the price in your shop. Calculate. I know how much these medicinal materials are worth, if you give me a cheap price, I will ask His Majesty to punish you for deceiving the king."

Yao Daqian: "The grass people dare not! The grass people thank you for your kindness!"

Zhuo Ji: "If you have a way to get these medicinal materials, buy as much as you can, and save what you need, and send the rest to Baozhilin in the capital."

Yao Daqian: "Yes!"

Zhuo Ji left Chang Jing in the nunnery, and left with the others.Yao Daqian, Yao Dahuai, Dian Xiaoer, Yao Dahuai's daughter-in-law who had been hiding behind, and Chang Jing, the five of them packed all the herbs that I needed.

After Zhuo Ji came back, he asked Wang Bao to fetch a pen and paper, and wrote down the effects of every medicinal material he harvested in the nunnery today and his plan.After a while, Wang Bao came in from the outside again and said, "Master, there is a letter from the palace. It is a letter from the imperial concubine, the noble concubine, the bright concubine and the imperial concubine."

Zhuo Ji put down his pen, Wang Bao brought up four unopened letters, and asked, "Cuchu, today's lunch, would you like to deliver lunch to His Majesty?"

Zhuo Ji: "I can't make it in time. I have something to do in a while. Go and tell Zhang Xian that I'm going to cook in the evening, and I want His Majesty to accompany me to have dinner at night, so I'll let His Majesty eat lunch by myself. Tell the kitchen that I want to eat in the evening." Roast venison, grilled fish, grilled chicken, boneless chicken and cut into pieces, the fish should be small with few thorns, and the venison should be cut into pieces, not too big, otherwise it will not be cooked well. Shepherd's purse salad, radish soup, let They prepare the ingredients first."

"Yes."

Wang Bao went out again, Zhuo Ji picked up the four letters and opened them to read.

The letter from Huang Guixie and De Guijun firstly asked Zhuo Ji and his majesty if he and his majesty were okay in Beigu, and secondly asked whether his son was still adapting to Beigu, and then talked about some things in the palace.Zhuo Ji's new business, Huang Guixie and De Guijun both think it has great potential, and both of them have increased their investment, and the specific undertaker is Ming Xi.Apart from greetings, Mingyu's letter is all about this new business.Mingyu has already found someone to start stocking up, and the shop and workshop are also ready.Zhuo Ji plans to take the boutique route first, so only one workshop is enough, and he will consider building a factory in the future.The Ming letter said that it is expected that the goods will be available in the store in mid-May, and that if it is not for business, the samples Zhuo Ji gave him will be divided up. He is also very excited, waiting for the next goods to come out. He himself will buy several copies first.

Mingyu's letter also stated that the Lin family had prepared some medicinal materials and food in their personal capacity and sent them to Beigu.Ming Xun was worried that Zhuo Ji and His Majesty would not be able to eat well in Beigu, so the Lin family immediately went to buy it.The Lin family is now an imperial merchant, and their status, status and wealth can be said to have risen to a higher level.To make Mingyu happy and at ease, and to sell His Majesty and Shunyu a favor, the Lin family would be willing to spend any money.

Zhuo Ji took this favor.The North Valley battle is imminent, and the medicinal materials are too little but not too much.Moreover, the food sent by the Lin family must be very good. Your Majesty, King Qin and King Qi all have requirements for food, and the food delivered by the Lin family is considered timely.

In Concubine Xi's letter, she also greeted Zhuo Ji first, asking if he and His Majesty were okay in Beigu.What follows is Concubine Xi's worries about the fetus in her womb.Her reaction was simply too great.Severe morning sickness, weakness all over, Zhuo Ji was not in the palace, she was very uncertain, always worried about what happened to herself.Zhuo Ji wrote a letter to Concubine Xi first.

Emperor Yong'an knew that Zhuo Ji had gone out, and that Zhuo Ji couldn't cook for him at noon. Although he was a little disappointed, he understood.For lunch, Emperor Yong'an and Lin Xieshan had it alone, and they also ate a simple three dishes and one soup.Emperor Yong'an didn't pay much attention to ostentation when he was away from home.The two monarchs and ministers were talking about the "Military Industry Research Institute" mentioned by Zhuo Ji.

After the initial discussion with Lin Xieshan, Emperor Yong'an returned to "Fengtian Garden".Unexpectedly, when he returned to Fengtian Garden, Zhuo Ji had just started eating.Emperor Yong'an was unhappy on the spot: "What are you busy with?"

Zhuo Ji: "I found some very good medicinal materials, and then I received a letter from Brother Yao and the others. I was busy replying, so it was late for dinner."

Emperor Yong'an didn't speak any more and let Zhuo Ji concentrate on eating.After Zhuo Ji finished eating, Emperor Yong'an asked, "What's the matter with them?"

Zhuo Ji: "They are all asking how your Majesty and I are doing in Beigu. Brother Yao and Tong are also worried that King Qin and King Qi will not adapt to the climate in Beigu. Brother Yue told me about the new business, but he was afraid that we would not eat well , asked the family to send some supplies, and it should be here soon. The imperial concubine suffered from severe morning sickness, and she was worried about her condition when I was not in the palace. I wrote to tell her what to pay attention to. The situation of the imperial concubine, four months ago Stay in bed. I also wrote a letter to Hu Pengju, telling him to pay special attention to the situation of the empress before I go back. The empress is so severe in pregnancy, I am not sure if it is caused by simple physical reasons. There is no B-ultrasound and no blood test , I can only rely on food to relieve it. Empress, it is best not to drink soup and medicine now to avoid drug damage to the fetus. If it has been severe all the time, stay in bed to protect the fetus, and the worst case is a caesarean section."

Emperor Yong'an held Zhuo Ji's hand: "If it weren't for you, it would be impossible for the imperial concubine to conceive a dragon heir. I didn't go to her palace many times before. The older she is, the most I go to her palace is with her. Talking about it, the number of times she sleeps with her will only become less and less. Unless a concubine in the harem is particularly favored, once she is over thirty, she will rarely sleep with her. She is now pregnant with a dragon heir, all because of you Credit, if she hadn't stopped being malicious towards you, I would have left her in the cold. Even if she had to have a caesarean section in the end, she would at least have a dragon heir. Even if she couldn't make it through after the caesarean section, I would treat the Kuang family kindly. No regrets, you don't have to worry too much. As far as I am concerned, I also hope that she can give birth to the dragon heir safely. Except for her, there is no one in the East Eighth Palace to reassure me. If she is not here, there will be someone in the East Eighth Palace who will be a demon .”

It will become difficult for concubines in the harem to conceive after 31 years.Second, even if she is pregnant, she is still an old woman (husband), and the risk of childbirth will increase. Therefore, unless the emperor particularly likes a certain concubine (servant concubine), or when he turns 30, the emperor will no longer invite her to sleep with her. There will be no more opportunities for the other party to conceive a dragon heir.And this is one of the main reasons why the emperor drafts every three years.The purpose of the emperor's draft is to strengthen the relationship with courtiers and expand his political camp.The second is to fill up his own harem, so that his harem is always served by young concubines.Thirdly, it is for the reproduction of dragon heirs.Young concubines are often more likely to conceive than older ones, and Ping An has a higher chance of giving birth to a dragon heir.It's just that for the current Emperor Yong'an, it doesn't matter whether the harem is full or not.Ten sons, he still has a headache when he thinks about it now, it would be terrible if ten sons are given to him in the future, and the government will be messed up.

What Emperor Yong'an said was very ruthless, even heartless.Emperor Yong'an's words were also very straightforward, he did not get tired of Concubine Xi, and still gave Concubine Xi the opportunity to conceive a dragon heir, largely because of Zhuo Ji, because he needed Concubine Xi, who was not a threat to Zhuo Ji, to stabilize the concubines in the harem .

Zhuo Ji's mood is very complicated, but more is to thank Emperor Yong'an for his trust and favor.He held Emperor Yong'an's hand instead and said: "From the perspective of my personal feelings, I don't want any damage to the imperial concubine. The due date of the imperial concubine is October, and your majesty should have returned by then."

Emperor Yong'an: "If the war goes well, I will return to Beijing in August at the latest, so I can make it in time."

Zhuo Ji: "If I can't make it in time, I want to go back first."

Emperor Yong'an was not happy: "What should I do if you go back first? You can rest assured that I will be alone in Beigu and return to Beijing alone?"

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Emperor Yong'an: "If you can't make it in time, let Bai Shitong and Wei Yingshi go back first. They have been with you for so long, and they can't even perform a caesarean section, so what are the orders of the imperial physician?"

Zhuo Ji: "They are men, and the imperial concubine is a woman."

Emperor Yong'an: "I don't mind."

"..." Zhuo Ji didn't know whether he should complain about the imperial concubine or empress.He thought about it and said: "During the time in Beigu, I should continue teaching Wei Yingshi and Bai Shitong."

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