In the General's Mansion, the queen who was also asked to "confine" heard the memorial from Emperor Yongming from King Luo Rong, and was also very curious: "What shocking event will it be?"
Emperor Yongming: "I also want to know. This Jiang Kangning, when he reports on his duties, I will definitely criticize him."
The empress chimed in: "If it's not enough to shock the world, your majesty, you can fine him one year's salary. The minister's 'relief fund' is just short of money."
"good!"
The county magistrate Jiang Kangning, who was far away in Yongxiu County, sneezed twice.
When mentioning the relief fund, Emperor Yongming asked, "How much money does the fund have now?"
The Empress said: "The current money of the fund comes from all the bonuses of Yunlong Institute. Anze and Jiang Kangchen donated one thousand taels of silver, and uncle and old master also donated one thousand taels each. Jiang Kangchen went to Huxing Pass, I allocated 20,000 taels of silver to buy grain, grass and supplies. I plan to hand over the fund to Jiang Kangchen after he returns to Beijing, and Anze will be in charge of the business of Yunlong Academy. Right now, there are only a thousand taels left."
The dividends from all the businesses of Yunlongyuan cannot be drawn into the foundation, most of them still have to be put into the emperor's private treasury for emergencies.
Emperor Yongming: "The matters concerning the fund are all decided by the queen, and I will not ask."
The queen continued: "Actually, I also want to discuss this fund with Shao Yun'an face to face. I have no idea how to make those people willingly hand over the money."
Emperor Yongming: "The things confiscated by the Marquis of Hengyuan, the gold and silver money went into the national treasury, and the rest went into my private treasury. You take half of it and put it into the rescue fund."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Afterwards, the Empress smiled: "After the spring tea this time, the fund should have a lot of money in the account. Anze came over the day before yesterday and said that he should quickly open the bag bureau and the jewelry shop. Didn't Shao Yun'an let us spread the money?" Let me tell you. Now the noble ladies in the capital are asking around where they can buy bags from Yunlong Baoju, as well as emerald stone jewelry from Yunlong Makeup Pavilion. This shop has become a big hit before it even opened. Shao Yunan really knows how to do business. Compared with him, Wei Hongwen is far behind."
Emperor Yongming said without surprise: "Wei Hongwen is an ordinary person, but he is a strange person. There is no comparison."
The Empress said: "Yingxiang said that Tong Xin saw a very beautiful bag from Cen Lao's granddaughter. She said it was called a shell bag. She liked it very much. She asked around in the capital but couldn't sell it. It was a gift from Cen Lao to her granddaughter. It is a limited edition of Yunlong Bao Bureau in Yongxiu County, and there is only one. There are so many embroidery workshops and cloth shops in the capital, and Tong Xin doesn't like any of them. I don't like it, and I will be laughed at if they say that what they take is genuine and hers is a counterfeit product.
At first, Chen was also worried that others would steal the business by making bags after looking at our designs, but now he feels much more at ease. Shao Yun'an called the bags of Yunlong Baoju the authentic products, and other similar ones are copycats. Now, anyone with a certain status is unwilling to bear the reputation of using fake products as genuine products. Once our bag bureau in the capital opens in the future, it will surely make a lot of money . "
Emperor Yongming shook his head: "He has a brain, but he is willing to nest in Xiushui Village. I can't guess what he is thinking. Is there really someone who is so indifferent to fame and fortune?"
The Queen said: "He is not indifferent to fame and wealth, I now feel that he is lazy."
"lazy?"
The queen nodded: "The old emperor once said that it was Shao Yun'an who suggested that Jiang Kangning recommend the tea and wine business to the emperor. If he was really indifferent to fame and fortune, he would not take the initiative to get involved with the emperor. I also guessed at first His thoughts, after all these incidents, I always feel that this person is lazy. He intends to find the emperor, the minister, and maybe the old emperor and teachers as backers, but he is too lazy to get the limelight. But did the minister guess wrong? You have to meet him in person to find out.”
Emperor Yongming thought for a while and said: "No matter what his purpose is, I will call him to Beijing this time. Since Anze has done a good job in business, then leave it to him, don't tire yourself out. I want you to give birth to a prince for me."
The Empress smiled, so that Emperor Yongming couldn't help but turn his head and kiss him.
Xiushui Village has finally finished a stage of work—if there is no new tea to be delivered—Shao Yunan was told by Wang Shijing that King Luo Rong was looking for him before he had time to take a breather. Shao Yunan's first reaction was not anger. He went directly to Wang Qing and Jiang Moxi to find out the situation. After Wang Qing told his father and younger father what his elder brother meant, Shao Yun'an rubbed the heads of the two children, and he just said, his children will not know how to behave. Brother Xi, this kid will think of backing, not bad, not bad, making progress.
It has been five days since King Luo Rong went to find Wang Shijing. During these five days, tea has been delivered to the Wang residence one after another, so Wang Shijing and Shao Yun'an never showed up. It was already dark, and King Luo Rong was playing chess with Kang Rui in the yard where he lived. After Kang Rui came back, he learned that there were no casualties in Xiushui Village. Jiang Kangning told him that they could solve the troubles in the capital. Jiang Kangning refused to say, so Kang Rui didn't ask any more questions. Rest assured, he concentrated on dealing with the affairs of the academy. After finishing his work at the academy in the past few days, he resumed his habit of going back to the palace for the night every day. It won't be long before he will be busy with the imperial examination again, and it is rare to have leisure.
King Luo Rong - as he stepped down - sighed with emotion: "Brother Xi is really a child prodigy, I have never defeated him once."
Kang Rui: "I don't have any."
"Duke An is afraid that he will cry to death in the future."
Conroy smiled.
"My lord, brother."
The two turned their heads, and Kang Rui stood up: "Are you done?"
"Temporary. If there is no more tea, we will be done." Shao Yun'an gave his brother a big smile, walked up to King Luo Rong and bowed, "My lord, you have been here for so long. It's too rude not to greet you."
King Luo Rong said bluntly: "If you leave good tea for me, I won't bother with you. If you don't, hehe."
Shao Yun'an laughed, Luo Rongwang is a very cute old man just like his father. Kang Rui said: "It's time for me to go back to the house and rest. I will go to the academy tomorrow morning. Yun'an, Shijing, the prince sent a few guards to protect Brother Qing. He will go to the academy with me tomorrow morning."
"Brother Jing and I just came from Brother Qing and Brother Xi, and Brother Qing told me. Thank you, my lord."
"Humph."
Shao Yun'an couldn't help laughing because of King Luo Rong's attitude, he held back and said, "Brother, go to rest, good night."
"Good night."
Kang Rui knew that they must have something to say, so he found an excuse to leave first. King Luo Rong entered the house without saying a word, with his hands behind his back. Wang Shijing took Shao Yun'an's hand, and the two followed closely. As soon as the door was closed, King Luo Rong said: "Don't shut up with me, brother Xi said that the Guyuan ointment and tea you made can cure my son's illness!"
This King Luo Rong has been very kind and cute since he came to the palace. Whether it is talking to the children or talking to them, he has never been "the king, the king", especially kind. If the old man can lower his status so low, Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing will naturally vote for Li Cai.
Luo Rongwang was not polite to them, and Shao Yun'an was not polite either. He pulled Wang Shijing to sit down, and said, "My lord, your son has a heart attack. The Guyuan ointment and tea I made are at best for health care, and they have no effect on heart disease."
"I don't care! I believe Brother Xi!"
Shao Yun'an couldn't laugh or cry: "The reason why the Guyuan ointment and tea I made are good for the body is not because of my outstanding craftsmanship, but because of my brother Hu's help."
"Brother Tiger?"
"My lord, you should know that there are three tigers in my house, um, big bugs, right?"
"Know."
Shao Yunan started talking nonsense: "Those three big bugs, the biggest one is called Brother Hu, and the two smaller ones I named Dajin and Xiaojin. They were met when Brother Jing and I went up the mountain. Brother Hu was injured and fell into the In the trap, Dajin and Dajin whined by the side of the trap. Brother Jing was brave, not afraid of being bitten by a big insect, and spent a lot of effort to rescue Brother Hu. Later, Brother Hu and Dajin did it with us. Friends. Brother Hu is the king of the mountains and forests, and he often brings us some good things. There are wild game, and there are even herbs and wild fruits. The food I eat, the tea leaves and Guyuan ointment I use are all The water deep in the mountains and forests is why it nourishes your health. You will know why this water nourishes your health when you are old. I will buy a jar first. The things I give to the nobles in the capital are all made and planted with this kind of water. "
King Luo Rong was disappointed for a moment, but he immediately cheered up and said, "That's all right. The Gu Yuanqing rewarded by the emperor has already been eaten. You can make me some more, and I will send someone back to the capital for him to eat."
Shao Yun'an really liked this cute old man who didn't put on airs at all. He said: "Of course. A body like your son's is most suitable for drinking black tea. However, no matter whether it is black tea or green tea, you should not drink it while taking medicine, as it will reduce the effect of the medicine. Drink it after an hour or so."
When King Luo Rong heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, okay, then you can leave me some more black tea, I want the best."
"The one I give you is naturally the best. But the effect of black tea needs to be kept for a long time. How about this. When you return to Beijing, I will give you each of the two kinds of black tea, Keemun black tea and Dahongpao Two cans for each, and four cans for second-class tea. After you go back, find a cool and dry place to store. At the end of the year, you open the second-class tea and drink it. At this time next year, you open it-wait for the tea to drink. Remember to eat some snacks at the time, so as not to get dizzy. After you finish singing, ask for it from me. From now on, I will reserve a copy of the new tea for you every year, no money will be charged. "
"Okay, okay! Then I won't be polite." King Luo Rong smiled until the corners of his eyes became more wrinkled.
"I happen to have some freshly made Guyuan ointment in my hand. It was originally reserved for my father. You should send someone back to Beijing first, so that your son..."
"Murong Yi." King Luo Rong interrupted, "The eldest son is called Murong Yi. I also have a younger son named Murong Hui. If you call them Brother Murong, Xiao Hui will be him."
Wang Shijing said: "I'm afraid this is not appropriate, after all, it is His Highness Shizi and His Royal Highness the County King."
King Luo Rong said impatiently: "Your highness is not your highness. You have to die when you deserve to die. I would rather they are not your highness."
Shao Yun'an immediately said: "Then I will follow your orders."
King Luo Rong smiled: "That's good, that's good."
Shao Yunan said: "I still have three wild ginseng and two Ganoderma lucidum in my hand. They are all good things from Brother Hu. You should take them back too. Brother Zhuanrong must need them very much."
King Luo Rong said: "The palace has this stuff, keep it for yourselves."
Shao Yunan said: "You can talk about it after you read it."
Wang Shijing immediately got up and left. Only King Luo Rong and Shao Yunan were left in the room. After thinking for a while, Shao Yunan lowered his voice.
"My lord, there is only one way to recover Brother Murong."
"What!" King Luo Rong was shocked.
Shao Yun'an leaned over and said, "Go to the emperor after you return to Beijing. Don't ask me why I said that. You will know when you return to Beijing. If the emperor is willing to give it to you, Brother Murong will definitely be able to get rid of the pain of heart disease."
King Luo Rong narrowed his eyes.
"I can only reveal so much."
After a few breaths, King Luo Cai asked in a low voice, "But is it related to the change in Xiushui Village?"
Shao Yunan nodded.
King Luo Rong straightened his body, but shook his head: "That's all. I will never ask the emperor for anything in my life. The more precious, the less I can ask for it. The emperor can give it as long as he wants, and don't force it if he doesn't give it. "He looked at Shao Yun'an, "Brother An, of so many sons of my brother, only the emperor has survived to this day, and my father has so many sons, only my brother and I have survived. Now, my brother, I also died, and only I am left in my generation. Do you know why I can live until now?"
Shao Yun'an nodded slowly: "You, don't you fight or grab?"
"Also, have self-knowledge."
"..."
King Luo Rong said very cautiously: "Brother An, remember. No matter how much credit you have made for the emperor, never ask for anything from the emperor, especially power. You must remember firmly. Even if the emperor gives you Yes, you must always remember that this right does not belong to you, it is only temporarily entrusted to you by the emperor for safekeeping, and it will be returned in the future."
Shao Yun'an's heart suddenly surged with a hot current that made his nose sour. Everyone said that the traverser is the halo of the protagonist. He felt that his halo was meeting good people!
Shao Yun'an leaned forward. His body with a modern soul embraced the kind old man with deep wisdom hidden in his eyes. King Luo Rong was obviously stunned, even his body tensed up. There is no such behavior among people in this era, even between father and son.
Shao Yunan let go of King Luo Rong, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, people say that 'a good man will be rewarded with good'. You are a good man, so you will be rewarded with good things. Brother Murong's health will be fine."
King Luo Rong raised his hand and touched Shao Yun'an's forehead lovingly: "Then I will lend you a good word."
When Wang Shijing came back, he saw the ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum he had brought, and King Luo Rong, who had seen many of them, decided to accept them on the spot. It was already very late, Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing didn't stay any longer, and took their leave.
After returning to their room, Shao Yun'an told Wang Shijing about his conversation with King Luo Rong. After hearing this, Wang Shijing said: "King Luo Rong was able to survive the chaotic situation during the reign of the first emperor, and he was even named a prince by the emperor. It may be because of this mentality. He must have experienced a lot before he can be successful." Such a vicissitudes of understanding."
"Hey, why don't you say that being with you is like being with a tiger. So it's not the safest thing to rely on. You must find a way out."
Wang Shijing: "Daughter-in-law, I want to buy land."
Shao Yun'an, who was drinking water, asked suspiciously: "What land to buy? Do you think our land is not enough?"
"It's not buying land in Xiushui Village. It's buying land outside the country of Yan. Going to sea is a way out, but what if we can't build a ship that can sail long distances. Therefore, we have to make preparations."
Shao Yun'an nodded: "You're right, I thought it was simple. Where are you going to buy it?"
"The Mountain Tribe."
"Why the Mountain Tribe?"
"I'll tell you."
"ah!"
Shao Yun'an was caught off guard by Wang Shijing.
"Let's go to bed and talk slowly."
"..."