Chapter 161: Where to Find Incense
"Imperial Physician Luo, this is Young Master Mu of the Yunzhou General's Mansion, and he is also the grandson of the Empress Dowager," Mama Fang emphasized Mu Qing's identity intentionally or unintentionally, and looked at Ling Fei to introduce him, "This is Young Master Ling of the Enhou Mansion." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
After Mama Fang introduced the two, she nodded to Mu Qing again: "This is Imperial Doctor Luo, the holy hand of Tai Hospital." Seeing that Imperial Physician Luo did not move, he said again, "The Queen Mother's illness is thanks to Imperial Physician Luo." ”
The tall old man seemed to pause for a moment, but soon he stepped forward and bowed and said, "Don't dare to be, Luo has only seen the two young masters." ”
Ling Fei felt a little strange in his heart, if he was not mistaken, this Luo Cai Fang just paused for a moment, it seemed that it was when Mama Fang introduced Mu Qing's identity. But thinking about it again, as the grandson of the Queen Mother, it is normal for Mu Qing to appear for the first time to attract attention.
Thinking about this, Ling Fei didn't think much about it.
Mu Qing hurriedly went up and helped him with nothingness: "Imperial Doctor Luo doesn't have to be polite. ”
To be honest, neither he nor Ling Fei have an official position on the surface, and they can't afford to be gifted by others.
Luo Cai took advantage of the situation, his gaze paused on Mu Qing's face, and lowered his gaze: "I don't know-"
"Doctor Luo doesn't have to worry too much, there is nothing else to do. Mu Qing hurriedly said, "I just want to ask my grandmother how her condition is now, and then I want to ask if Imperial Doctor Luo has a cure for my grandmother's illness?"
Luo Cai looked at a few people in the hall and did not make a sound immediately.
"Doctor Luo, but it doesn't hurt. Mama Fang said.
After Mama Fang's words, Luo Cai spoke: "The Queen Mother's illness did not occur in a day, but was caused by internal injuries over the years. These seven emotions are different from others, but they are accumulated bit by bit. Although there are signs of getting up early, because of the Queen Mother's own age, she has not been meticulous, so she only thinks it is caused by old age and physical decline. When the disease accumulates to a certain point and breaks out, the best treatment period has been missed. It's not a matter of any internal organs, it's a matter of internal injuries, so—"
Luo Cai didn't continue.
But the implication was very clear, Mu Qing was stunned, turned his head to look at the Queen Mother on the bed, and then thought of the mother of the Yunzhou General's Mansion, and suddenly felt extremely sad.
Ling Fei asked Luo Cai, "Is there no other way?"
"It's not impossible. Luo Cai paused and looked at Mama Fang, "The minister has already told His Majesty. ”
Mu Qing looked back sharply and glanced at Ling Fei: "You say." ”
"The Queen Mother's illness is actually because the seven emotions hurt the internal organs, and she was too worried, but because the Queen Mother had a strong temperament, she had suppressed her heart for many years and refused to expose it, and it was too late to find out, resulting in the five internal organs not being able to bear the needs of her body at the moment. If you want to cure it radically, you must also nourish the five internal organs at the same time," Luo Cai looked at Mu Qing, "The minister does have a prescription, but he needs to get one of the gold, silver, and black nan as a medicine." Gold and silver are the best, and black nan can also be used. If there is no such medicine, the minister is Da Luo Jinxian alive, and there is no other way. ”
"Gold, silver, and black nan?" Mu Qing was puzzled.
He had heard of Zi Nan, but what was Jin Nan and Yin Nan, he turned his inquiring gaze to Ling Fei, and Ling Fei frowned and said that he didn't know.
"There's Dr. Lauro. This Mama Fang has already bowed her head.
Luo Cai didn't say anything more, retreated and left, until he walked outside the door, he looked back, there was a smile on his lips, but there was a strange light in his eyes.
"Mama Fang, what is Jin Yinnan?" Mu Qing was anxious, "Aren't there any of these three in the palace?"
Mama Fang sighed: "Don't ask about Jin Nan and Yinnan, the little young master, there are no two things in this world now." As for Hei Nan, there is indeed no one in the palace at the moment. Originally, there was a one-and-a-half-star store in the inner library, but it was also a few decades ago. Back then, the first prince was seriously injured, and later the first emperor was seriously ill, and now it has been missing for a long time. In the past six months, His Majesty has also sent a lot of people to search around, but Hei Nan is the best in Nan, ten years into incense, and a hundred years into Nan. And this black nan, it will take thousands of years to obtain, where is this kind of natural and natural thing so easy to find?"
The top product of agarwood is called Nan, and the world calls it fragrant Nan.
There are five grades of fragrant nan, the most green nan, followed by yellow nan, again purple nan, white nannan rare, black nannan is rare. Black Nan is not only the rarest, but also born with a medicinal fragrance, which can be described as a rare curiosity.
Mu Qing thought for a moment, glanced at Ling Fei, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "There is no one in the palace, then the others-"
"Little Master doesn't need to say it. Mama Fang had already shook her head lightly, "Your Majesty has already announced that as long as someone is willing to give it, there will be a heavy reward." If anyone is willing to take it out, it will not wait until today. Such precious treasures have only been saved in the palace for a hundred years, and later they were used on the first prince and the first emperor, even if others have how to announce it to the public. This black nan can not only prolong life when used in medicine, but can be used many times by one star, and can help three to five people break through at most, and it is also a high-level such as seven, eight or nine layers. And the Queen Mother's illness, Doctor Luo said, at least two stars are needed. ”
Mama Fang sighed.
Mu Qing didn't look at Ling Fei anymore, he only lowered his head.
He did have the idea, but he still thought too simply.
There may be a family that can have Hei Nan, but where will the scholars who can have such a thing in their hands care about the rewards in the palace, and what kind of rewards can be higher than the value of Hei Nan itself.
What's more, the amount of the Queen Mother's illness is still so large, one star is one or two, and the two-star heavy Heinan, even if there is one in the world, I am afraid that it is rare. Whether it is used as a family life preservation treasure or for future generations to break through the high level, no use can be easily discarded.
Even Ling Fei, who was cultivated as the heir of the Enhou Mansion, and even Enhou himself, could not have the right to be the master without the consent of the family elders.
Since the Ling family hadn't taken it out earlier, they either didn't have it or they didn't want to.
"Mama Fang, then I'll go first. If my grandmother wakes up, you can take me to say goodbye to my grandmother. Let's just say that I will come to see her when I have time, so that she can take good care of herself. Mu Qing took a deep breath and said with a smile.
Mama Fang responded with a smile.
The two of them left Ci'an Palace, and Father-in-law Yu was already waiting outside to settle the accounts.
These 600 boxes of Yikexiang were not ordered privately by Emperor Longwu, but in the name of the Ministry of War. It is naturally not easy to ask the military department to pay for the silver, but after the elders of the military department verified the effect of Yi Kexiang and asked the price, the silver was unprecedentedly refreshing.
The price agreed earlier was 40% of the market price. The market price of Yikexiang is one hundred and thirty taels, and the purchase price of forty and a half is fifty-eight taels and five cents. A box of Yike incense is the amount of one or two, and saving a little can be used for twenty days, which is still in the space for fifty people to practice.
If you use agarwood, to achieve the same number of people and the same effect, the cost is at least 30 times the price.
Therefore, in the army, even if the military department has the intention to increase its strength, it is unable to support it.
Only when you encounter particularly good seedlings, you can occasionally reward and cultivate people and bring them under your banner, but in terms of how the financial and material resources of the military department can be compared with those big families of the sergeant clan, for many years, there are only a handful of good seedlings that have really been received from the military department.
This time, the two young masters offered a fragrant meaning, and Emperor Longwu seemed to be understated, but Gonggong Yu knew better than anyone how happy Emperor Longwu was in his heart.
As soon as the six hundred boxes of incense arrived, the old men of the military department almost didn't stage an all-martial arts in the imperial study in order to compete for more shares.
These good old ministers and old generals in charge of the military department are all confidants of Emperor Longwu, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, there is not enough sweetness, and many things can only be powerless.
Dali's troops are not as strong as Cangguo, but they are not weak.
But only one-third of it is really in the hands of Emperor Longwu.
Father-in-law Yu pondered while calculating the amount to be paid and pushed it in front of Ling Fei and Mu Qing: "Take a look at the two young masters, but this amount?"
Ling Fei shook his head.
Father-in-law Yu was stunned for a moment, looked down and looked again, that's right.
Mu Qing smiled, Ling Fei picked up the pen and crossed out the original number, and then filled in the number again.
Yu Gonggong was shocked after the calculation, according to the price filled in by Ling Fei, the unit price of each box of incense is only two and a half percent of the market price!
"This-" Father-in-law Yu looked at the two of them with a twinkle in his eyes.
"This price is a private price, and it is not forgotten to live for Your Majesty. The two of us are a family with His Majesty, and it is also appropriate not to collect money in the first place. However, not forgetting to live is not owned by the two of us, so there is a slight cost charge. Ling Fei said, and pointed to the price that was calculated before the father-in-law, "And this ...... It is the price given to the military department. ”
Father-in-law Yu was stunned, and soon smiled: "The filial piety of the two young masters, the old slave will definitely tell Your Majesty." ”
So he didn't say much, said a few more words, and Father-in-law Yu sent the two out respectfully.
After finishing his errands, he left the palace and got into the carriage, Ling Fei looked at Mu Qing and returned to his heavy appearance, knowing that he must still be worried about the queen mother's illness, he hesitated and said, "Otherwise, I will go back to the house tomorrow and ask?"
Mu Qing shook his head: "No need." ”
He had already figured it out, no matter whether the Ling family had it or not, it would be impossible to take it out at this time, but it would make Ling Fei embarrassed.
Shen Nishang told him not to rely on his own thoughts in everything, but to listen and watch more, and now, he already understands the meaning of Shen Nisheng's words.
"Why don't you go back and ask that girl, doesn't she know how to be fragrant?" Ling Fei said.
The girl?
Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, Ling Fei pointed to Shen Nishang, and suddenly hesitated: "The way she learned to combine incense, the most ordinary people in the store use agarwood, can she know the news of Hei Nan?"
Ling Fei only saw that Mu Qing was in a heavy mood, and said so casually, he naturally didn't think that Shen Nishang could know any good clues and good proposals in his heart, but seeing the little hope and expectation on Mu Qing's face after hearing this, he couldn't help but regret it a little in his heart.
To his surprise, Shen Nishang really knew a lot.
"The best quality of fragrant nan is mostly raw knots, the agarwood tree did not die when the incense was knotted, it happened that the wood was impregnated with insect dew, which produced the first fungal infection, and gave birth to a component called agarwood spiral alcohol, which was considered incense, and when the incense was fragrant, it also needed to be in the insect dew when it was delicious, and then the agarwood tree happened to be struck by lightning or other natural causes and buried in the ground, during which the fungus needed to be infected and changed many times, and finally the fatty acids were reduced, and then more than ten kinds of ingredients were born, so that the agarwood can be called nan. The fungal infections required for P. nigra are more complex and take longer. ”
“…… Even if it is born into incense, the incense is dyed into Nan, and it happens to be buried in the ground with the right temperature and humidity, and the surrounding material composition is suitable, it will take a long time before it is possible to finally form Black Nan. If you can't find it in the palace, there is only one way to find Hei Nan, which is to find it yourself. ”
Shen Nishang stopped, looked at the three people who were dumbfounded, and smiled slightly, "Actually, it is not difficult to find Nan itself, as long as you understand the habits of the agarwood tree and follow the trail, the rest can only depend on luck." However, generally Xiangnan is located in the depths of the lofty mountains, the mountains are high and the waters are long, and the people are inaccessible, which is the most difficult place. ”
"Agarwood spiral 'village'?" Ling Fei came back to his senses, not knowing why.
"It's not a village, it's spiroalcohol. Shen Nishang shook her head, "You don't care what it is, anyway, you just need to know that there must be this thing in the agarwood." This ingredient is particularly attractive to some small insects and ants, and it also has its distinctive smell. Experienced incense seekers can discern and can use it to find incense and find Nan. But in the end, whether to find whether it is incense or nan, can only depend on the will of God. ”
"Can you find incense?" Zhang Shaohan asked, "Can you recognize this agarwood spiroalcohol?"
Shen Nishang pursed her lips and smiled, but she did not answer, but her expression was acquiescing.
Not only is she very sensitive to the smell of agarwood spiralol, but she can even distinguish the subtle differences between incense and nan better than ordinary people.
In the previous life, she also tried to artificially plant agarwood trees in a man-made environment, and then made artificial agarwood through artificial insect leakage and artificial inversion.
It's a pity that Qi Nan's formation is too complex and ingenious, and even if she tries hard for many years, she still can't succeed in the end.
In terms of making incense, she is considered an apprentice, but in terms of her understanding and various experiences in agarwood Qinan, she is proud of herself in this regard.
"According to what you say, agarwood and incense are not the same thing?" Ling Fei also understood.
Shen Nishang nodded: "The ingredients of the two are the same, but the ingredients in Xiangnan are more and more complex, so the final effect is also very different." Good fragrant nan can be directly used in medicine, and it has miraculous effects on many diseases. Nan is more medicinal than incense, among which black Nan is born with a medicinal fragrance, which is not found in agarwood and other fragrant Nan. ”
"Ni Shang, where can I find incense?" Mu Qing, who had never made a sound, spoke.
Shen Nishang looked at him, only to see a hint of firmness in Mu Qing's eyes, she smiled knowingly, and asked Ling Fei, "Do you have a map here?"
Ling Fei nodded, walked to the corner of the study, fumbled around, took out a map from the cracked hole in the wall, and spread it out on the table.
Shen Nishang looked at it, it was slightly smaller than the map in the Mi family's collection, but the place names and terrain marked were more detailed, but compared with the map in her mind, it was naturally not the same.
But for now, it's enough. (To be continued.) )