With Xie Mao joining in, things will develop easier than expected.
The three parties proceeded separately. Yan Zhi was responsible for inquiring about the source of copper materials and entrusting them to purchase them in large quantities. Xie Mao had more things to do. Not only did he need to send his subordinates to assist Yan Zhi, he also needed to find skilled craftsmen and prepare for the establishment of workshops. And the proportion of copper coins and materials, etc., and Luo Huaiyuan's responsibility is relatively simple, that is, ordering his men to collect copper coins and transport them to Fuzhou, or ordering them to hand over the monthly dividends instead of using silver ingots or silver bills. It is all exchanged for copper coins. Therefore, it has added a lot of burden to the people under him. Of course, not to mention, the first transportation is a very troublesome thing.
When you are busy, time always flies by quickly. When Luo Huaiyuan arrived in Fuzhou, it was only June, and it was already winter in the blink of an eye.
The weather in Fuzhou is extremely warm even in winter, and it can't compare with that in Yunzhou. In Yunzhou, you have to wear big sweaters at this time, but here, only a layer of jacket is enough.
The first batch of cargo ships that transported the copper coins out had already returned, and the effect surprised Xie Mao and others. Just taking it out and changing hands, they got back nearly three times the equivalent of silver. Then he ordered people to disperse the silver in various places to exchange for copper coins, and then gathered again in Fuzhou.
Because the transportation at this time was not very developed, and the collection of copper coins was extremely troublesome, the process took almost two or three months. In other words, like this kind of business, they can only do it four or five times a year.
Even four or five times are enough to surprise people, because this is a total windfall, a huge profit.
On the other hand, the casting craftsmen are already in place, and they have already opened the furnace to make mother coins, and they are experimenting with different proportions of copper coins to see which one has the best quality and is the closest to the one circulating on the market.
In fact, there have been many privately minted copper coins since ancient times, but because the copper content in the copper coins minted by the imperial court is more accurate, more privately minted coins will only lose money, and the quality of the less coins is too poor, and the common people also see it. It is concluded that this private casting does not quite recognize the account of this kind of private money. Therefore, at present, there are not no privately minted copper coins in Daxi, but very few, because their profits are not high, and they also risk the risk of being raided and beheaded.
After seeing the huge profits from shipping copper coins directly from China to the sea in exchange for silver, Xie Mao wondered why Luo Huaiyuan had to work so hard to buy copper materials overseas, and then bring them back, and then spend an extra hand-made coin.
Luo Huaiyuan didn't know how to explain deflation to him, so he could only use a simple analogy. If they collect all the copper coins on the market, you must know that there are still a lot of poor people in Daxi, and their usual transactions are copper coins. When silver of a higher grade is used for trading, the purchasing power of 'money' will be greatly reduced, and 'money' will become worthless. At that time, even if they exchanged a lot of silver, it would be of no use. It would be a waste of time. The best situation is to maintain a stable balance.
Xie Mao understood this truth, and also understood that this kind of profiteering business must be done in moderation. The most appropriate way is to find a stable source of copper overseas, and it is the best way to bring others over when it is time. So he pays special attention to where there are copper mines, leaving aside for now.
Soon the end of the year was approaching, and Luo Huaiyuan had to return to Yunzhou.
After handing over everything in his hands to Yan Zhi, Xie Mao and others, as well as his confidants, and saying goodbye to everyone, Luo Huaiyuan hurried to Yunzhou, hoping to rush back before the new year.
I have been separated from Yan Yan for nearly half a year. It's not that I haven't missed it, but I understand that the separation at this time is to be together for a longer time in the future. The occasional geese passing on books on weekdays could not satisfy his hunger and thirst for a long time. At the moment of departure, Luo Huaiyuan returned like an arrow.
***
On the other side, at the Cloud Palace.
During Luo Huaiyuan's absence, Yan Yan was very bored. The division of labor between the foreign affairs and internal affairs departments of the Yunwang Mansion is very clear, and everyone is orderly and orderly to act according to the rules. In fact, there is usually nothing for her to handle.
When she was free, she began to focus on Mei Xiang and Evian Yimeng.
These three close-fitting maids have now become the biggest troubles. Several people have been silent, and Yan Yan doesn't know what to say. It's just that Yan Yan can't bear to see that the three of them are not too young.
There was no other way but to issue a coercive order to let the three choose a partner to marry them off before this year.
In fact, it's not that the three of them don't worry about their own life events, but that there are only a handful of men who have stayed in the house for a long time. Everyone understands that they should get married, but who can they marry? Is it okay to be married? Wouldn't it be better to stay by the princess's side? These are all worth considering.
In particular, several people were born in a family, and they have not seen their little sisters, or maids who have a good relationship with them, who were released to match people. When we meet again, the originally fresh and pleasant little girl turned her head into a woman who was worried about her life. That image was really frightening.
Of course, Mei Xiang and others are naturally different from hers. After all, they are the palace servants around Princess Yun. They have followed him all the way from Weiyuan Houfu to the palace and even to Yunzhou. Naturally, Yan Yan will not match the three at will. . And Yan Yan also spoke, and the right people in the house were chosen at will. As long as they liked it, she would send someone to talk about it, and it probably wouldn't be difficult.
Of course, this suitable candidate is also worth considering. Several people are not high-born, although the slaves do not need to worry at this time, it is just a word from Yan Yan to release the membership, but what is a suitable object? The three also knew that this matter could not be delayed any longer, and they discussed it privately.
The problem returned to Yan Yan's hands.
Helpless, she could only speak out. The three personal palace servants around her wanted to choose their husbands, and those who wanted to marry could come and ask for marriage on their own. It is required to be of the same age, no bad habits, good looks and good character. Of course, it is not that you come to ask for marriage and you can hold a beautiful woman. First, you have to pass through Yan Yan, and then you have to agree to the parties.
After the news was released, many people were moved.
In the entire Yunwang Mansion, the palace servants and eunuchs are all serving in the back residence. The most suitable group for Meixiang and the three of them are the guards in the mansion. These people are of different ages. Since they can come to Yunzhou with King Yun, their family background is not very good. They have been hanging out with a group of old and rough all the year round. They can marry a beautiful wife, and they are the people of the palace next to the princess. For them It's simply a blessing in disguise. All of them began to reflect on whether they were suitable for the other party, whether they would be disliked by the other party if they asked for marriage, and so on.
There was a sudden wave of stinky beauty among the guards. In the past, everyone was rude and sloppy, but recently they have all started to pay attention to their appearance.
The news spread to Xianyun Palace, which made Yan Yan couldn't help laughing for a few days, and Mei Xiang also blushed and was shy. Until this time, these few have the feeling that they really want to get married.
Seeing that everyone's heart is not moving, there are always a few who can't bear their temper, and secretly handed a message to the Xianyun Palace.
With the first one, there is the second and the third. Yan Yan didn't give them an answer, but collected the information of these people, conducted some screening, and finally picked out a suitable part for the three of them to read. .
This process is a long one. Even though Yan Yan has put a lot of effort into it, at this point, Mei Xiang and the others are very attentive. Anyone who has a good relationship with each other will start to hear it in private. It has happened a lot these days that the little eunuch from the small palace has gone astray and ran to the place where the guards live.
The government guard also understands what this means. Those who do not meet the conditions are ridiculing those who have handed over the words, and those who are ridiculed can't help thinking that maybe they are fancying themselves.
Pressing not to mention, finally determined the final object.
Yan Yan made an excuse and summoned the three young guards to ask questions.
The question is false, in fact, it is a face-to-face. After the three guards withdrew, Mei Xiang, who was hiding behind the screen, nodded shyly and timidly.
The marriage was settled like this, Yan Yan said that when His Highness came back, he would arrange the marriage for the three of them.
King Yun was not in the mansion, and the servants of Xianyun Palace knew that they would have come back years ago, but no one knows whether they will come back when it is time.
***
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the day is approaching the end of the year.
Because Luo Huaiyuan was away, Yan Yan spoke and ordered that this year won't be as big as last year. Naturally, it was from King Yun's mouth, and this year, Beijing Central still did not issue a decree to call King Yun back to Beijing. Others only thought that King Yun was in a bad mood, but they didn't think much about it.
Although everything has been simplified, what should be done must still be done the same. People in such a large government need to prepare a lot to think about a prosperous year.
All the rewards that should be given were given, and the whole house was full of joy, but Yan Yan, who was busy with all this, felt a little boring.
In the past, I always felt that the guy was stalking and grinding around, it was annoying in the day, and the real person was gone, and Yan Yan realized that the habit she had developed by him was terrible. Not to mention how unaccustomed it is to sleep alone at night, Yan Yan never stopped practicing martial arts. Every time she practiced martial arts, she was most attentive, but since Luo Huaiyuan left, Yan Yan found that she was easily distracted when practicing martial arts.
Until the twenty-eighth day, the person has not come back, and Yan Yan has not reported his expectation that he will come back this year.
It is snowing heavily outside, and the winter in Yunzhou is extremely cold.
On the twenty-ninth day, Yan Yan showed a rare look of laziness. Not only did she not have morning exercises, but she didn't even bother to move. For a whole day, he sat on the big kang, flipping through the military books in his hands.
All the palace staff in Xianyun Palace held their breaths, and even their voices were a few degrees lower than usual. At the end of the night, Yan Yan suddenly dropped the scroll in her hand and went back to the bedroom to rest.
She fell asleep in a daze, and was suddenly awakened. Before she could react, she was embraced by a cold embrace.
Soft, wide and soft, the surprise in my heart has not yet surfaced, but it is blocked by the kissing action of the other party.
This person seemed to be in a hurry to come back, and he didn't take care of his appearance, and the stubble on his chin hurt Yan Yan's delicate skin. His hands were rubbing and rubbing under the quilt, like a wolf. Yan Yan barely reacted before she was caught in a violent storm.
After an incident, Yan Yan was so quick to get carried away, and she was a little surprised. It seemed that she could clearly see her surprised appearance, and the face of the man who was hugging her shook, and she was ashamed again.
"When did you come back? Do you need something to eat?"
The man didn't have time to talk, "Now I don't want to eat anything, I just want to eat A Yan, but I'm so greedy..."
The muttering finally subsided, because Yan Yan couldn't listen to his extravagant words, so he blocked his cheap mouth.
With the first buffer, the second time Luo Huaiyuan was much more leisurely, not only blindly reckless, but also knew how to change his posture and adjust his posture, slowly and carefully, and finally even hug Yan Yan to his body, saying I rushed back all the way, and I really have no energy at this moment.
Seeing that this person was indeed dark, and he seemed to be very haggard, Yan Yan also let him go, and they continued to toss until the second watch, before the two took a rest.
After calling the servants to prepare water to bathe and change clothes, they came out after washing. Yan Yan had already ordered a table for a late night snack. Luo Huaiyuan ate a good meal before the two went back to bed to rest.
***
Yan Yan felt that she spent the whole New Year on the bed.
Luo Huaiyuan said that he had been driven back from Fuzhou by car and horse all the way. His so-called rest is to drag Yan Yan to stay on the couch with him. Of course, it is naturally impossible for the two of them to chat while covering the quilt.
The intercourse was too frequent, and Yan Yan seemed a little worried.
She is currently in filial piety. Although the two don't pay attention to this, and the people around them don't dare to talk about the private affairs of the two, but generally it is not frequent. Especially before in Beijing, the two have been intentionally contraceptive, and then they have filial piety, so naturally they cannot have children during the filial period, and the contraception continues.
Yan Yan has been drinking Bizi Soup, this kind of Bizi Soup is not the kind of inferior one that will hurt a woman's body. It was a secret recipe specially obtained by Luo Huaiyuan. Not only would it not harm the woman's body, but it had a nourishing effect.
It's just that this Bizi Decoction has one point, that is, it has to be taken half a month in advance to be effective. When Luo Huaiyuan was there before, Yan Yan never stopped. After he went to Fuzhou, he stopped the decoction. I don't know that he came back in a hurry this time, and he was in such a hurry, that is, they didn't have any protective measures these days.
Especially for a while, Yan Yan also forgot about this, and when she remembered it, several days had passed. Yan Yan hesitated to drink the medicine again, maybe she already had it by now
When I told Luo Huaiyuan about this, he seemed to be a bachelor, and said that he would not drink for the time being, and he would consider this matter when Yan Yan arrived next month.
Because Yan Yan seemed very entangled in this matter, she naturally did not want Luo Huaiyuan to touch her again, and had to wait for her childhood to come to fruition next month. But this fellow Luo Huaiyuan has not eaten meat for more than half a year. Such fragrant and fiery meat is right in his mouth. How can he not eat it
In order to make his goal succeed, he fooled Yan Yan, saying that he still had a temporary and safe way.
He really couldn't handle such a cheeky person, so Yan Yan followed him for a test. After listening to his explanation and seeing this method again, it seemed to be really useful, but Yan Yan didn't insist anymore.
This whole month, Luo Huaiyuan had been very happy.
It's not a man's life to live away from home. This kind of nephrite jade and warm fragrance is the ultimate pursuit of his life.
In the next month, before the small day came, Yan Yan began to get nervous.
On that day, he didn't come.
Yan Yan's body has been taking care of herself very well, and there are very few times when the day is inaccurate, but it is normal to move it a day or two in advance or delay it a day or two, so just wait.
I waited for two more days and still didn't come.
She was already apprehensive in her heart, but seeing that man's mean smile again, Yan Yan couldn't help but pressed him on the kang and beat him. Luo Huaiyuan received a painless pink fist, and when he got up, he hugged Yan Yan in his arms to coax him.
He has always had a lot of crooked reasons, and once he made a speech, he coaxed Yan Yan to be less worried.
Indeed, what is there to worry about
The matter of Xiaoqi giving birth to a child is serious and serious, and it is neither serious nor serious. It depends on how you and outsiders think about it. First of all, Yan Yan doesn't have a good impression of the old lady and Yan Ting, so there is no sense of guilt. Besides, Yan Yan is not required to observe filial piety as usual. She said before that once she enters the royal gate, she is a royal person. The status of the royal family is above everything else. If the daughter-in-law of the royal family has any funeral, it is not the relatives who do not have to obey the filial piety.
Even close relatives can depend on the situation. Those who have filial piety or are afraid of being talked about will naturally have to show up. At the beginning, Yan Yan did not obey the rules, which is the so-called wearing hemp and filial piety, so it didn't matter whether he kept it for three years or not. It's just that Yan Yan habitually thinks that she is in the period of filial piety, so Luo Huaiyuan will let her alone.
Now is not the time, it is not unreasonable to take out this fallacy.
What's more, for the royal family, the heir is greater than the sky.
Although Luo Huaiyuan and his wife are far away from the capital, they are relatively familiar with the current situation of the Prince and King Qi of Jin. The Prince has yet to give birth to a direct son, and the same is true of King Qi of Jin. , the two are the same as the prince, but there is also a concubine Ji concubine who is pregnant, but it is either a miscarriage or a baby girl.
Now that Yan Yan is a serious daughter-in-law, who would dare to say no, even in the period of filial piety? Unless you don't want to mess up!
From Yan Yan's possible pregnancy, the association of the Prince Jin Wang Qi Wang Ji Feng made Luo Huaiyuan vigilant.
He didn't believe that the destiny was like this, and the descendants of the Luo family have always been difficult. To put it bluntly, the so-called hardship is just the result of more intrigue, you hurt me and I hurt you.
The prince's concubine on the prince's side has been silent. There are many concubines in the East Palace, but two little princesses have also been born. The prince has not given birth to a son. Can the line of Concubine Xu, who has been fighting with the prince's line for so many years, give birth to a son? I don't know how much brains Queen Xiao has put into it!
Including the difficulties of the prince's descendants, who would dare to say that Concubine Xu did not do anything in it
Because the month was too young, Luo Huaiyuan couldn't get a pulse, so Luo Huaiyuan simply didn't invite a good doctor from the Fuzhong Medical Institute to ask for a pulse. Just to explain to the people around Yan Yan, be careful on weekdays. Until the end of this month, Yan Yan's little days did not come.
This time, there is no need to doubt it, it must be there.
Because today is different from the past, Yan Yan's living habits have also undergone great changes.
First of all, it is impossible to practice martial arts, and then it is necessary to eat well and sleep well and not get angry. Because of this, Luo Huaiyuan almost didn't put her on the top of his head as his ancestor.
The first time I became a father, and the woman I loved gave birth to a child for me, the feeling was not too wonderful. Luo Huaiyuan doesn't want to do anything anymore, and only focuses on Yan Yan and the child in her belly.
He racked his brains and racked his brains to recall the affairs of women giving birth to children in the modern era.
It is said that women will be deficient in calcium when giving birth, so they should drink more milk and supplement calcium. For this reason, Luo Huaiyuan worked hard to get a few cows from elsewhere, and feed them carefully all day long, just so that his daughter-in-law could drink milk to supplement calcium.
There are also pregnant women who need to eat more fruits and vegetables, supplement various vitamins, and know that the weather in Yunzhou is cold. Therefore, it is obviously the day when the spring flowers are blooming. Luo Huaiyuan has already started to prepare for the construction of a greenhouse, ready to wait for the day When it's cold, I grow a variety of vegetables for my daughter-in-law to eat.
Also, eating more fish and more seafood is good for your health. Fuzhou happens to produce all kinds of seafood, and now Luo Huaiyuan's subordinates have another business, delivering seafood to Yunzhou.
Can't live? Dead by the time it was delivered
It doesn't matter, the clever and witty His Royal Highness King Yun has already figured out a way to transport seafood over long distances. Although Daxi's current level of technology, this price is a bit high, even greater than the price of the emperor in the Tang Dynasty to please his concubine who likes to eat lychees, and for this reason, the cost of sending fresh lychees urgently every day is even greater.
But what is money
For Luo Huaiyuan, money is a bastard, spend it today and earn it tomorrow!
He has nothing but money.
Isn't it just that the daughter-in-law wants to eat fresh seafood
eat! Enough!
Obviously you forced Yan Yan to eat it! With Daxi's poor breeding knowledge at the moment, how can he know how to eat more seafood to supplement protein and calcium.
Originally, Yan Yan was not a bad mouth, but being tossed about by him in such a serious way, it was a little bit hard to swallow.
Seeing that Yan Yan's appetite was not good, Luo Huaiyuan was more worried than herself.
First of all persuade, persuade can not, then personally go into battle. In the early years, relying on snacks such as kebabs, Luo Xiaopang, who had dug up the first pot of gold, was resurrected again, and overnight he was filled with skill points that are proficient in all kinds of snacks.
Of course, he can only talk, but he can't do it. For this reason, the cooks in the kitchen of Xianyun Palace were really made two big by him.
Yan Yan could eat a few mouthfuls even if the food was not heavy.
She also understands now that this person is too worried. If she shows that she can't eat at all, he can toss it even more.
Looking at the person in front of her who was busy all day long just to eat a bite for herself, tossing back and forth without getting tired of it, Yan Yan couldn't help but wet her eyes.
If a husband is like this, what can a woman ask for!
Suddenly, Yan Yan's loss of appetite was cured.