CHAPTER XXVI

In the backyard of King Jing's Mansion, the long tassels were waving and whirring, as usual, Chu Ming was exercising in the courtyard in the morning, and the crystal sweat flowed across his solid chest.

In the past few days, he has practiced for an hour more than usual, he doesn't know why, since he saw Tang Xiaoshi that day, there seems to be more fire in his body, when he thinks of Tang Xiaoshi, he feels hot all over, making him sit still, it is a very subtle feeling, he has never experienced it.

In order to eliminate this heat, he could only exercise for an extra hour every day to train himself to the point of exhaustion.

The simple-minded King Jing, a proper straight man, naturally he would not know that his early twenties are the time when men are strong, especially when he meets a woman who is happy......

"Uncle Fu, how are the preparations for the opening of the Dark Incense Pavilion?" Chu Ming asked while waving the long tassel.

Uncle Fu, an old guy, naturally understands the embarrassment of his own prince at this age, and seeing that Chu Ming has been holding back a breath of anger for the past few days and has nowhere to vent, Uncle Fu wants to laugh very much. A righteous gentleman like Chu Ming, who never approached the Qinglou, Uncle Fu couldn't help him, only Princess Jing could help him.

Uncle Fu replied: "The store has long been secretly arranged, and the decoration is in charge of the housekeeper of the academy...... The princess seems to be in a difficult situation. ”

"Puzzle?" Chu Ming stopped, and his heart was happy, such a woman would also encounter problems?

Uncle Fu replied: "If the princess wants to secretly control this business and not be perceived by outsiders, she needs a person with brains and skills to help her support the scene, and this person must be loyal and reliable, and he must not have anything to do with the academy and the palace, so as not to be touched by others, it is indeed not easy to find such a person." ”

Chu Ming knew in his heart that if that woman wanted to do a good job in perfume and glass, she really needed to find a good shopkeeper.

He went through the people who could be used in his mind, and finally asked, "Uncle Fu, what do you think of this person Hua Wu?" ”

"What does the prince mean...... Let Hua Wu be the shopkeeper of the Dark Incense Pavilion? ”

Chu Ming nodded.

Hua Wu is a beautiful man, and she is not all a man. He was originally a little eunuch who grew up with Chu Ming's side, he suffered together when he was a child, he was like a brother, he was bullied by other princes when he was nine years old, and he was beaten to death, Chu Ming knelt and begged in front of his father's palace all night, and only then did the imperial doctor save the life of the little eunuch.

Later, Chu Ming sent the little eunuch out of the palace on the grounds of fake death, and the little eunuch was later renamed Hua Wu. Although Hua Wu has no roots under his body, his mind is very flexible, and after leaving the palace, he became an apprentice in the accounting room, and he has already been out of school a few years ago, and has been secretly helping Chu Ming to open up the private transactions between Chang'an City and the Western Regions.

No one in Chang'an City knows about Hua Wu, but for the merchants in the Western Regions, Hua Wu is a well-known name, and the items sold from Hua Wu are quite scarce in the Western Regions, such as silk, porcelain, and ironware.

King Jing's Mansion is depressed on the surface, but in fact, Hua Wu has already made a lot of wealth for Chu Ming in the past few years.

Chu Ming is a dormant cheetah.

Uncle Fu thought for a while, Hua Wu is indeed very suitable, in terms of loyalty and reliability, business acumen, it is too good to say. And Hua Wu has a face that is more delicate than that of a woman, and that appearance will indeed make those ladies crazy, such a feminine beauty is indeed very suitable for noble businesses such as perfume and glass.

Another point, I learned that the prince had obtained the salt making method, in order to open up the trade route to the Western Regions of snowflake salt, Hua Wu was rushing back to Chang'an, and I believe that he would be able to return to Chang'an in a few days.

Over the years, Hua Wu has been doing some business for the prince behind the scenes, and it is time to show up in Chang'an City.

Suitable is appropriate, but Uncle Fu still has concerns.

He frowned slightly, and said: "Hua Wu is naturally very suitable, but if the prince wants to open up the snowflake salt business in the Western Regions, Hua Wu must be indispensable, is it inappropriate to transfer Hua Wu back at this time?" ”

"Salt is the lifeblood of the western country, if a large amount of salt is transported to the Western Regions at this time to meet the salt needs of their army, I am afraid that it will be a problem for the tiger, which is counterproductive. We must not act rashly until we have no means of keeping them on a leash. Chu Ming said.

Uncle Fu thought about Chu Ming's words, and also felt that it was quite reasonable, the Rus Kingdom in the west has always been a strong opponent of the Chu Dynasty, and I heard that salt there is not much cheaper than gold. Giving them salt at this time is about like selling the country.

Uncle Fu said again: "However, is it too big to use a businessman like Hua Wu just to do the perfume glass business?" Uncle Fu felt that it was a pity.

Chu Ming smiled, Uncle Fu was still too short-sighted, or he didn't know enough about that woman's strength, he said: "Uncle Fu, you underestimate Tang Xiaoshi, do you think she will only open a Dark Fragrance Pavilion?" Do you think she will only do perfume glass? I don't think you know enough about her ambitions. ”

"There was a strong liquor in the perfume, stronger than any I had ever seen, and it showed that she knew how to make wine; Tang Xia'er is a little girl who can capture Xiao Liu Xiao Jiu alive, relying on the unbreakable net, according to Xiao Jiu, the net is iron, which can make hard iron pieces into steel mesh, I expect that woman is also quite proficient in the art of iron making. These few items alone can establish a powerful merchant gang, not to mention that there are many secrets hidden in that Three Flavors Academy that are not known to us. ”

"We put Hua Wu under Tang Xiaoshi's hands, not overkill, on the contrary, Hua Wuzhi will play the biggest role, maybe in our opinion, Hua Wu is already a great talent, but in Tang Xiaoshi's view, maybe just a person who can be used."

"That woman is a dormant tiger, how can there be mediocrity under the tiger?"

After listening to Chu Ming's analysis, Uncle Fu thought about what had happened recently, and suddenly felt that the princess was not simple. He said: "The prince is right...... It's just that the last sentence of the prince is that the princess is a tigress? ”

Chu Ming's face darkened, speechless.

Uncle Fu said again: "I gave the flower dance to Tang Xiaoshi, the prince is really generous." ”

Chu Ming said: "Who made her my Chu Ming's woman." ”

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In the academy, Tang Xiaoshi is teaching children arithmetic, a few days ago the students have mastered the ninety-nine formula, and now Tang Xiaoshi is teaching students the hypothetical method, which naturally wants to mention the ancient interesting question chicken and rabbit in the same cage.

Tang Xiaoshi said: "Today, there are pheasants and rabbits in the same cage, with thirty-five heads on the top and ninety-four feet on the bottom, so how many pheasants and rabbits are?" ”

It was quiet around the academy, and Tang Xiaoshi's voice was clearly transmitted outside the academy. On the side of the academy, a plain carriage was parked there.

The old gentleman listened to Tang Xiaoshi's lecture very carefully, and he found that this woman talked a lot of arithmetic knowledge that he didn't understand, for example, how to be Arabic numerals? What is the 99 formula?

When Tang Xiaoshi raised that question, the old gentleman was even more surprised, he naturally heard about the problem of pheasants and rabbits in the same cage, but Tang Xiaoshi actually taught such a problem to more than ten students, can those students solve it? Isn't that too difficult for those students?

Or is this woman just messing around?

The little fat ball beside the old gentleman was frowning and thinking deeply at this time, and even took out a pen and paper to transcribe the title, and was carefully studying it.

"Ah Kuang, can you solve the problem of this pheasant rabbit in the same cage?" The old gentleman asked.

"The student is not talented, and this question is beyond the student's ability." Ah Kuang replied helplessly, he has followed the old gentleman since he was a child, and he is naturally proficient in poetry and songs, and he is also quite proficient in arithmetic.

The old gentleman comforted: "Don't be too anxious, at your age, no one in the Chu Dynasty can solve such a problem." ”

As soon as the old gentleman finished speaking, a childish voice came out, only to hear: "Sir, I have calculated it." ”

"Okay, Tang An, you can answer."

"The student is counted as a pheasant, twenty-three, and twelve rabbits."

The old gentleman's face darkened, could it be that the students here are all prodigies?