Zhuo Qihua

After Zhuo Ji got up, he tidied up, had breakfast, and was ready to go to the cold palace.After leaving Xiangfu Palace, he looked up at the newly replaced plaque with satisfaction for a long time, and then got on the chariot.Accompanied by Chang Jing and Xiaohui, Wang Bao, Yuan Xiu and Aunt Hua stayed in Xiangfu Palace.Many palace people in Danyang Palace went all the way to the Leng Palace following the picket.Everyone didn't understand why Shun Yu went to the cold palace, but it didn't matter whether they understood or not.

The door of the cold palace opened wide, and after Zhuo Ji brought Xiaohui and Chang Jing in, it closed.The pickers from Xiangfu Palace returned to Xiangfu Palace with empty seats.

With the closing of the cold palace gate, Emperor Yong'an in Fengtian Palace also received the news.In front of him were Lin Yi who was about to rush back to Beigu, and Lin Xieshan who was specially summoned by Emperor Yong'an.Lin Yi's return to Beijing this time is to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday on the Evergreen Festival.The second is to report the situation of North Valley to His Majesty face to face. This time, he will prepare for the final general attack when he returns to North Valley.The third is to send all kinds of wild mushrooms and fungus that you want.

Emperor Yong'an signaled to Zhang Xian, and Zhang Xian went to fetch a long wooden box and handed it to Lin Yi.Emperor Yong'an: "When you go to Beigu this time, the Ministry of Industry will send people to bring a batch of glass with you. Pan Yuzhi wants to build a greenhouse in Beigu, and there are blueprints in it. The Beigu frontier army must not only be able to win battles, but also be able to earn money. They If I earn money, I will give them [-]% of the income. I only have one request, to fatten up my soldiers and horses, and open up territories for me."

"On behalf of General Pan, thank Your Majesty Long En!"

Lin Xieshan knelt down, and Lin Yi also knelt down, both of them were extremely shocked.

Emperor Yong'an and Lin Yi discussed the battle plan in detail, and after asking him to take him back to North Valley, they let him and Lin Xieshan leave.Zhuo Ji was in the cold palace, and Emperor Yong'an looked at the boxes of dried wild mushrooms and fungus, and said to Zhang Xian, "Go to the cold palace and ask Shunxi what to do with these things."

"Yes."

In the cold palace, wearing a white coat and a hat, Zhuo Ji, who was arranging the instruments, heard Zhang Xian's report, and said: "Wang Bao has recipes, and I keep some of them for the palace, and give them to the queen mother and the royal concubine. Order, and take the rest to the restaurant. I'm busy, you let the royal chef cook for your majesty according to the recipe. The fungus is cold, so don't eat too much in a row, especially the Queen Mother. But the fungus also has the effect of moistening the intestines. The restaurant is rolling out one after another , to see the response, if the response is good, Chatan will provide me with regular supplies."

"Yes, the slaves will report to Long Live one by one. There is one more thing, the noble lady at the restaurant is temporarily handed over to His Royal Highness, Prince Wu Shao, and the noble lady said that I will send someone there when you are free. Take over."

Zhuo Ji really didn't know about this matter, he said: "Since Prince Wu Shao helped to watch first, the fungus and fungus will also be given to Wu Shao's residence and Xianyi's residence. These fungus should be carefully inspected before cooking." , with mold or other abnormalities, absolutely inedible, especially for His Majesty. Zhang Xian, you need to be more careful."

"Don't worry, the servant will keep an eye on you personally."

"Okay, you go."

After saluting, Zhang Xian left.Zhuo Ji did a few chest expansion exercises and continued to be busy.

Zhang Xian brought back Zu Zu's advice, and Emperor Yong'an was very helpful.The Minister of the Ministry of Households asked to see him on the New Year's Day, and Emperor Yong'an announced it.Nian Qing came in in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the ministers in some places have participated in research on the way of economy, but few people in the household department can understand it. I implore your majesty to let the household department also add a "scientific research institute" similar to the Ministry of Industry. An official office like the Academy' looks for people who have made achievements in economics, and participates in research with ministers."

Anniversary is about to collapse.He studied the little content he barely understood with other people in the household department, and the result!Everyone is an idiot!In the past, Nian Qing, the Minister of Economic Affairs, thought that the people in the department were all capable, and when it came to the government affairs of the Ministry of Households, they were straightforward, but when it came to the critical point, they were all bullshit!He had already figured out why His Majesty refused to increase the original shares of the Military Medical Research Institute, but some people kept telling him that His Majesty would not make money!You will not make money!Your whole family will not make money!

Under the bombardment of the huge future economics, Nian Qing, the keen economic minister, realized that the existing household officials could no longer keep up with his footsteps, especially His Majesty's.In order not to let himself be held back by those idiots, Nian Qing could only seek other ways.

Emperor Yong'an asked calmly: "What kind of official office do you want to add?"

Nian Qing: "The Ministry of Industry is called the 'Science Research Institute', but the Ministry of Households is called the 'Economic Research Institute'?"

Emperor Yong'an smiled: "You have a good idea."

Nian Qing laughed awkwardly, and if he didn't think of a way, Shi Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, would step on him.Back then, among the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry was at the bottom, and the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households were tied together.Now, it doesn't matter if I don't say it, it's tears when I say it.

Emperor Yong'an put away his laugh: "As an official of the household department, what is the household department if you don't know the way of economics!"

Nian Qing's heart skipped a beat.

Emperor Yong'an: "Economic development does not rely on mud legs, but on commerce and the market. As the Minister of the Ministry of Households, you want to find ways to earn money for me and the country, not for me to spend money. You All I can do is shout and hang myself at the gate of Fengtian Hall."

"I'm guilty." Nian Qing knelt down.

Emperor Yong'an: "The Academy of Sciences has been established for more than a year. Has your household department sent someone to look at it? Have you, the household secretary, carefully studied the journal "Science"?" Emperor Yong'an picked up the paper that had just been delivered to his desk. The latest issue of the "Science" journal, said: "The craftsmen of the Academy of Sciences, no, they can no longer be called 'craftsmen', they are scientists! They are pioneers! Some of them discovered New and better varieties can emerge from hybridization. Some people have found a way to improve barren land. Some people have discovered that the steam after boiling water produces a strong force. Some people have discovered that things on trees The reason why we don’t fly to the sky and can only fall to the ground is because the ground we step on has a gravitational pull. Some people have discovered that the down of chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry can keep warm...Glass, telescope, microscope, flower mirror, The magnifying glass, cement... including those cannons and muskets are all credited to them!

For those things that have been researched, can your Ministry of Households find a way to cooperate with the Ministry of Industry to turn those research results into silver? !As food production increases, business will naturally develop.The Ministry of Industry has produced results, but your Ministry of Household Affairs is indifferent!If I don't let you learn those economic methods, you'll still be sitting there waiting for the heavens to drop money for my treasury! "

Nian Qing kowtowed: "I am ashamed."

Emperor Yong'an: "Many people don't understand why I let Shi Yu into the cabinet. How can you not let him into the cabinet?! The achievements of the Ministry of Industry over the past year are ranked first among your six ministries!"

Nian Qing was very wronged, Shi Yu was great, and the Ministry of Industry was great. Was it because of that "expert" to point him out?If an "expert" is willing to guide his household department, his household department will not be worse than the Ministry of Industry!

Emperor Yong'an: "You said that you want to build an economic research institute, and I will approve you. But you have to let me see the results! I will not embarrass you, and I will give you three years. There is still no improvement, so don't feel wronged, let me give you the position of Minister of the Ministry of Households!"

"The minister is willing to issue a military order! If the minister still disappoints His Majesty after three years, the minister is willing to be punished!"

"Economic Research Institute, I will give it to you. Candidates, I will not help you. Hurry up at the Smokeless Black Stone Mine!"

"Yes! I personally supervised this matter. Thank you, Your Majesty Long En!"

"Go down."

Nian Qing kowtowed, stood up and walked away dejectedly.

Emperor Yong'an picked up his teacup in a good mood and said, "The articles in the 'Science' journals are getting more and more content. Shi Yu has done a good job."

Zhang Xian said at the right time: "That's His Majesty's wisdom."

Emperor Yong'an laughed and said: "If this continues, our country will really develop greatly. Zhang Xian, Xuan Shiyu."

"Yes."

Depressed on the New Year's Eve, I went back to Lanyuan Pavilion extremely depressed, and was about to learn scriptures from Shi Yu, when an eunuch passed on that His Majesty wanted to see Shi Yu.The New Year's celebration is not good.King Wu Shao asked curiously: "What's wrong with Da Sinong? But the household department is short of money?"

The Ministry of Finance has never been rich in money, and King Wu Shao's words are purely out of nothing, not ironic.Nian Qing also knew it, he sighed: "The Ministry of Households is short of money, but..." Nian Shangshu changed the subject, "Have any scholars read the 'Science' journals of the Ministry of Industry?"

Lin Xieshan: "Since I came back from Beigu, I have been busy preparing for the affairs of the two houses, but I haven't taken care of it yet (watching)."

King Wu Shao was ashamed: "I read a few articles, and I was really dizzy, so I let it go."

Guan Minghui was also ashamed: "I haven't bothered to participate in the research yet."

Shao Pingqiu: "I've watched two episodes, and the content is indeed profound." The implication is unclear.

Hai Shizhang was absent on sick leave, and among the seven members of the cabinet, it seemed that only Shi Yu cared about "science" journals.Nian Qing sighed: "Everyone should study the 'Science' periodicals carefully. Your Majesty reprimanded me at the Qinwen Palace today, and I was enlightened. Only then did I know that each article in this 'Science' periodical is of great significance to our country. How important the future is. Shi Shangshu is in the cabinet, and he deserves his name."

Nian Qing, as the secretary of the household department, the money bag of the Mata country, and the old member of the cabinet, unexpectedly said such a thing, and the others immediately took a lot of sternness.Several cabinet scholars in the cabinet have a copy of "Science" every month, but the only one who really reads it carefully is Shi Yu, the direct leader.After Nian Qing said this, several people found out the "Science" journal that had been sent to them.

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Recently, because of the rural examination in Dongluo City, more than 1000 scholars from all the northern territories gathered here.Tomorrow is the exam day, and the tension among the students has reached its peak.Many students are still studying hard behind closed doors, making the final sprint.However, some candidates chose to relax on the eve of the exam.There are three exams in a row, and each exam lasts three days.During the exam period, they were not allowed to leave the exam hall, and could only stay in that small cubicle, and they were not allowed to leave at will, even eating or drinking.That is not only a test of the spirit, but also a serious test of physical strength.Every year, I don’t know how many students failed to persist in these three games, regretting for life.

"Fuyang Restaurant" ranks in the mid-to-high end among the dozens of large and small restaurants in Dongluo City.A few months ago, the owner of Fuyang Restaurant was said to have changed, and the interior of the restaurant was redecorated, from the cook to the waiter.Two months later, Fuyang reopened. Not to mention the delicious food, even the service quality of the shopkeeper and waiter in the restaurant has been improved by more than one level, which has attracted many customers.However, what followed was an increase in the price, which blocked many cash-strapped customers from the door.Moreover, Fuyang Restaurant still has a limited number of guests per day.In addition to the unlimited number of guests in the lobby on the first floor, the private seats on the second floor only open three tables a day, and they are not open to the public. All of them are digested internally, that is to say, you can't book even if you have money.On the third floor, which was originally a guest room, only four rooms are open every day, and the rest of the rooms will not accommodate guests even if they are empty.

People in Dongluo City talked behind their backs about the identity of the new owner of "Fuyang Restaurant".The country test is coming soon, and it is hard to find a room in Dongluo City, but Fuyang Restaurant still refuses to open up the vacant room, as if the boss is not short of money, and doing business depends on personal preference.This naturally caused dissatisfaction among many people, but if they don't open it, they won't open it, and you can't do anything about it.

In the private seat of the "Piao Miao Room" on the second floor, Prince Wu Shao's son Nan Shizhu, Prince Xianyi's son Nan Shili, and several young people from the royal family gathered together.Ever since his son passed through the gate of hell, Nan Rong Shizhu can be said to have cultivated his moral character, and his whole person has undergone great changes.Nan Rong Shili was Nan Rong Shizhu's follower, and the concubine was pregnant, and his father began to be valued by His Majesty in the court, Nan Rong Shili stopped spending time and drinking every day, and began to take care of her.I don’t know how happy King Wu Shao and King Xianyi were for their change, and they were even more grateful (shun) for their kindness to their son and their family.

Tomorrow's provincial examination, not only King Qin and King Qi were ordered by Emperor Yongan to participate in the whole process, but Nanrong Shizhu and Nanrong Shili were also ordered by Emperor Yongan to participate.They have no right to speak, no right to dispose of candidates, let alone the right to ask questions, that is, they have to sit on the spot during the three rounds of the rural examination, and shut themselves in a small dark room with the candidates for nine days. Labor.In the past, Nanrong Shizhu and Nanrong Shili would still think it was a hard job, but now they definitely don't think so.

The two of them were going to enter the small black room tomorrow, and Nan Rong Shizhu took the initiative to invite a few clan relatives of the same age to come out for a meal together, and it was also a show for Chu Chu.After Huang Guixie put the restaurant under Zhuo Ji's name, he redecorated the restaurant at his own expense, and found reliable people through Zhang Xian to be the shopkeeper, cook and waiter.The main task of this restaurant is to have a safe place to eat and rest when Zhuo Ji is out of the palace. Profit is not the purpose, so there is a situation that the second and third floors are not fully open, but outsiders don't know, but Nan Rong Shizhu knew it.Because Huang Guixie temporarily handed over the restaurant to Nanrong Shizhu to help Zhuo Ji look after it, and when Zhuo Ji was free, Nanrong Shizhu would hand it over to him.

Nan Rong Shizhu and Nan Rong Shili are going to the small black house. There are many people in the capital recently. He is afraid that he will not be able to deal with any important matters in the restaurant during this period, so he has a good relationship with him and his character is also good. The few clan members who were still able to get by called out, eating is secondary, and the main thing is to inform them to take care of him.

Only then did these clan members know that "Fuyang Restaurant" was under the name of Prince Wu Shao's son. No wonder they were so self-willed—he was rich.Nan Shizhu and Nan Shili's status in the clan is now on the rise, and Nan Shizhu said this for this sake, who would dare not answer.

Nanrong Shizhu was exchanging glasses with others when Zheng Sanqian, the shopkeeper of the restaurant, knocked on the door.Nanrong Shizhu's servant went to open the door, Zheng Sanqian took a step closer, bowed and said, "His Royal Highness, someone is coming from the palace."

Nan Rong was stunned, immediately put down his wine glass and stood up, and the others immediately put down their wine glasses, and the commotion in the room suddenly quieted down.Nan Rong Shizhu went over, followed the shopkeeper out of the room, and asked in a low voice, "Who's here?"

Shopkeeper: "It's Eunuch Feng."

Feng Xi? !Nan Rong Shizhu's heart trembled, he walked away, and asked again: "Did you say what's the matter?"

"No. Eunuch Feng said he wanted to see His Highness."

Nan Rong Shizhu quickened his pace.After Nanrong Shizhu took over the restaurant for the time being, Huang Guixie never intervened again. If there was anything to order, he would call the eunuchs around him. This was the first time His Majesty sent someone over, and Nanrong Shizhu was a little nervous. , Quickly recall whether he did something bad during this period of time.In fact, it's okay for His Majesty to be disappointed, he doesn't want to be disappointed with him.

Feng Xi was waiting in another private room. As soon as Nanrong Shizhu came in, Feng Xi stood up and saluted: "My maidservant pays homage to His Royal Highness."

"Eunuch Feng is being polite." Nanrong Shizhu said immediately, beckoning Feng Xi to sit down.

Feng Xi didn't sit down, and said directly: "Your Highness, I was in Beigu before and asked General Pan to find fungi and fungus. This time Lin Yinei returned to Beijing and brought back all the sun-dried fungi and fungus.俍 means to send part of it to the restaurant to see the response. The recipe has been written down by the imperial chef in the 俍 Palace."

As he spoke, Feng Xi took out a notebook from his pocket and handed it over, and Nan Rong Shizhu hurriedly took it.

"He said that if the response is good, General Pan will have to supply it on a regular basis."

Nan Rong Shizhu asked: "What is the plan for this restaurant?"

Feng Xi: "I didn't go into the details, but the servant listened to what I said, and I still want to make money. Your Majesty means that the guest room is still vacant, or the connection is made for the exclusive use of I, don't want others to disturb me, The rest of the place is mainly for business."

Nam Rong Shizhu: "I see."

Feng Xi: "His Royal Highness is going to the Examination Institute soon, and this matter still needs to be arranged today."

"Don't worry, I'll make arrangements."

Feng Xi: "The fungus and fungus have been sent to the back kitchen, and the method of preservation is also written on it. There are a few boxes that are specially reserved for Wu Shao Wangfu and Xianyi Wangfu."

Nanrong Shizhu took out a piece of silver from his sleeve pocket and stuffed it into Feng Xi's hand, saying: "Eunuch Feng, please thank Your Majesty and Zuzu for me when you go back."

Feng Xi accepted it: "His Royal Highness is polite, servants will naturally."