Although Gao Zhen was depressed, King Guangping did not intend to understand his son's feelings, and continued to talk to Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu about tea by himself: "I also love to taste tea in my spare time, so there must be tea every time I give something from the palace." I don't like to eat everything, so it's a pity to leave it in vain. Do you like tea? If you like to eat, I'll let you brew two of each, and you can taste it? ”

Zhao Wei wanted to say that there was no need to bother, but Zhao Xiu was a little interested: "Is it really possible?" Wouldn't it be too much trouble? I used to learn a little about tea from my grandmother, and I had all kinds of tea at home, and I had eaten all of them, so I probably knew what they tasted like and where they came from. It's just that my grandmother also has a lot of tea that I can't find, especially some tributes. "King Guangping here, there must be tribute!

Zhao Wei glanced at his sister in surprise, and Zhao Xiu gave him a look. In the case of King Guangping, don't be polite because you are afraid of troublesome him, because that will only disappoint King Guangping. It's rare that he is in a good mood today, and if he has a good time talking, how about making him happy? Even if it caused trouble, it wouldn't bother him.

King Guangping was really happy: "I'll tell people to prepare to go." It's not that I like to preach, your grandmother let you taste all kinds of tea, but also so that you can be more knowledgeable, and when you go out as a guest in the future, you will also know when you eat tea. It's just that in the capital, it's not enough to taste the tea that you can buy on weekdays. There are so many people at home that there are tribute tea, and if you can't taste it, the girl's house is nothing, and I'm afraid that your brother will make people laugh. ”

Zhao Wei suddenly became serious. In fact, looking at King Guangping's expression, he could also guess his sister's intentions, and after a little entanglement, he let go. Since King Guangping intended to teach him, he naturally could not live up to the other party's kindness.

Yanxia smiled and groaned and personally took the four girls to bring up the twelve freshly brewed teas in tea trays, set up a larger rectangular low table on the wooden kang, and arranged the tea cups in two neat rows. Twelve tea cups, a total of six kinds of tea, this is the first batch to be delivered.

Seeing that King Guangping was in a particularly good mood today, Yanxia was also happy in her heart, and she was even more grateful to Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu's brothers and sisters, so she specially smiled at them and reminded them: "Zhao Xiaohou, Miss Zhao, this is the tea that was just brewed, you should be careful not to burn it." ”

Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu thanked her for the reminder with a smile, and successively picked up the first cup of tea and opened the lid of the tea cup. Zhao Wei smelled the aroma, and Zhao Xiu observed the shape of the tea while smelling the fragrance, and immediately said the answer: "This is Wuyi's white rooster comb." When Zhao Wei heard this, he took a sip and said with a smile: "Yes, it's a white rooster comb, and the tea leaves are still a little sweet when chewed." I heard that this tea can also cure diseases. ”

King Guangping raised his eyebrows: "Yanxia, are they right?" Yanxia smiled and nodded: "It's the white cockscomb." This is this year's new tea, and it has not been two days since it was tributed. Just because I heard that it can cure diseases, the Queen Mother specially gave half of the white cockscomb tea that was paid tribute to the palace this year. ”

King Guangping shook his head with a smile: "The queen mother is really, if this tea is really wonderful, it should be left for the queen mother, the emperor, the queen and the two imperial nephews." ”

Zhao Xiu picked up the second cup of tea again, and this time she also quickly recognized it: "It's an iron arhat, and it's also from Wuyi, and it's about a piece of tribute, right?" I heard that this tea still tastes after brewing seven or eight times. Thinking about it like this, she felt that it was a pity that Yanxia made this tea today, just to give her a taste.

King Guangping smiled: "It's all this year's new tea, I don't know if there is an old year's tea?" ”

Yanxia smiled: "How can there be old tea in the palace?" The tea that I couldn't eat last year, except for the ones given by the palace, was sent to the shops outside and sold. This is still the king's order. ”

King Guangping was in a trance: "Yes, I almost forgot." ”

Zhao Wei was a little curious: "There is also a shop in the palace?" ”

"Why not?" Gao Zhen said slowly, "Our palace has a grocery store, a rice shop, a silver building, and a pharmacy store." ”

When King Guangping was not a prince in his early years, it was the time to seek performance and seek a high position, and it was inevitable that he would need money in private, but it was not good to ask the palace for it. Zhong's dowry is not much, Empress Dowager Jiang was still a concubine at that time, and there was still the queen on top, she was not in charge of palace affairs, and there was no place to get money. The prince went out of the palace to open a palace of 100,000 taels of silver, and the king of Guangping also saved a sum of money, so there was not even a serious garden in the palace, that is, there was a small garden in the main courtyard where their husband and wife lived. Fortunately, his mother's Jiang family has some family background, and has made up for some subsidies, and there is a big grange, which produces a lot every year. He had saved up some money over the years, and he used it for important things. Later, when he finally had some money to spare, he began to buy a property and open a few shops, one was to sell the production of the grange, and the other was to add some income to his family. Among them, the silver building was opened by the Zhong family with private money, and it was her companion who was in charge, and it was removed not long ago.

As for the pharmacy, it was the abdication of King Guangping that year, although he got the medicinal materials supported by the Zhao family, and there were things rewarded by the palace, but at that time, the palace was favored by Zhu Life, and it was getting stronger and stronger, who knows if the medicinal materials given by the palace will be mixed with other things? In order to save his life, the king of Guangping could only ask the people of the palace to collect more useful medicinal materials outside, and give priority to the use of medicines bought from outside when using medicines. Sometimes, in order to buy valuable medicinal materials from some medicine merchants, the royal government had to order some ordinary herbs in exchange. There were many medicinal materials, so King Guangping simply asked people to open a pharmacy. However, the medicines sold in this pharmacy are all ordinary goods, and the slightly more precious ones are sent to the palace, and the business can only be considered mediocre.

Of course, this probably has something to do with the location of the pharmacy. It is located in the area of the West Fourth Archway, which sounds like a prosperous area, but there is a horse market there, and the shop is next to the horse market, and the name is "Rejuvenation Hall", which is very ordinary. There are about a dozen pharmacies and medical halls in the capital, which are called Huichun Hall.

King Guangping said with emotion: "It is not easy for this mediocre pharmacy to survive to this day, if it weren't for the medicine for our husband and wife, it would have been closed long ago." Now that my body is well, the medicine given by the palace can be used with confidence, and it is useless to keep it. It just so happened that the medical officer of the palace had returned, and the old doctor who had been invited did not have to stay in the palace any longer, so he gave him the medicine shop. ”

Gao Zhen simply agreed, the pharmacy was not important to him, but the old doctor had been treating the princess for a long time, and he was very grateful in his heart, and it was just a small matter to give someone a pharmacy.

Zhao Xiu shouted "trench" in his heart, and didn't say anything more. King Guangping used to be the son of the emperor, and he had two or three granges under his name, and if he quietly opened a few shops, the money would be enough. He has now become the emperor's elder brother, the queen mother's own son, and his biological mother and brother all feel sorry for him, and he is rewarded like flowing water. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, King Guangping has added two granges, and he will not worry about running out of money in the future, and it doesn't matter if he has one less shop.

King Guangping also took the opportunity to teach Zhao Wei: "I just listened to your tone, and it seems that I think that the clansmen help you take care of the industry and open a shop to do business, so you are embarrassed to tell people?" I'll tell you the truth, it doesn't have to be. In life, dressing and eating, who can be without silver? As long as there is a good way to make money and buy and sell fairly, what is there to be embarrassed about? Although there are always royal historians who love to participate in officials and powerful people to compete for profits, the world also thinks that Shinong industry and commerce, and business is inferior. But Emperor Taizu said when he was there, as long as a merchant circulates goods, as long as he does business seriously, does not violate the law of the country, and pays taxes according to law, he is meritorious to the country, and others should not look down on him. Moreover, now there are more and more fields in the name of the family, and more and more farmers have lost their fields. They have no food to eat, and in order to survive, they are prone to chaos, and the chaos of the people throughout the generations has all come from this. If merchants could open more factories and recruit landless peasants to work so that they could continue to support their families, how could they risk killing their heads to cause rebellion? And the world was at peace. You see, isn't Emperor Taizu's words reasonable? As long as it does not violate the law of the country and does not violate morality, there is no shame in doing business. ”

Zhao Xiu was greatly impressed when he heard it, not only for the enlightenment of King Guangping, but also for the words of Emperor Taizu. Speaking of which, this Taizu of this dynasty has many strange words and deeds, she once had a guess, but she didn't have a hammer, and she didn't dare to make a conclusion. But no matter what his background is, he is also a great man, but it is a pity that he did not give birth to a reliable son, but fortunately, there are two good ones among the grandchildren, so as not to fall too far into his old man's prestige.

Zhao Wei felt refreshed, although Emperor Taizu had all kinds of remarks, but he had been dead for a long time, although Emperor Daxing said filial piety, in fact, there were many things that went against Emperor Taizu's holy will. He has soft ears and is easy to listen to his subordinates. During the Taizu Dynasty, many of the laws that made the courtiers feel unacceptable, or made them feel that they violated the words of the sage, changed the throne of the Daxing Emperor, and they were revoked one after another under their explicit implication. Emperor Daxing himself didn't know if he was aware of this. However, some of Emperor Taizu's non-mainstream remarks are less and less known among the people, but they are obvious.

Zhao Wei was young, although he was taught by his grandmother, but Zhang was a woman in the end, and his understanding of Emperor Taizu's deeds was also limited. The gentleman that Zhao Wei worshiped later also stood on the position of a scholar and did not agree with Taizu's concept, so he didn't know much about the founding emperor. Today's words, he heard for the first time that they came from Taizu's mouth, but thinking about some of the shocking words that his sister said before, it seems to have the same effect?

Zhao Wei couldn't help but glance at his sister, before he got up and respectfully said to King Guangping: "The prince taught me, Zhao Wei understands." ”

Zhao Xiu blinked and asked King Guangping carefully: "Lord Wang, are you planning to open a shop to do business?" ”

King Guangping raised his eyebrows, and his expression was a little surprised: "Oh? Why do you say that? ”

Zhao Xiu's eyes drifted to the side: "Is this...... It's a feeling......"

A layer of sweat quietly broke out on Zhao Wei's forehead, and he was a little worried that King Guangping would be angry with his sister, but after thinking about it, he felt that King Guangping would say what Fang Cai said, thinking that there was nothing shameful in doing business, and he would not be angry because of his sister's words.

King Guangping was indeed not angry, but smiled slightly, neither admitting nor denying it. He actually really thought about it, and now it is impossible for him to do anything in the imperial court, not because of guarding against the emperor's younger brother, but to prevent the possibility of others using him. But he's still so young, and he has nothing to do all day long, isn't his life too dull? Always find something to do. But he hadn't decided all of this yet, and he didn't have to say it so early.

He smiled and said to Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu: "Speaking of opening a shop to do business, have your clan brothers ever thought about opening a southern goods shop in the capital?" ”

Zhao Wei shook his head, but Zhao Xiu said: "I don't know if the clan brother has thought about it, but I have thought about it." ”

Zhao Wei looked at her sister in surprise: "When did you ever have such a thought?" Why haven't I heard you mention it? Does grandmother know? ”

Zhao Xiu shook his head and said, "I haven't told my grandmother yet." Our house is in the south, and there are tea shops, cloth shops and other shops, so it is not difficult to send a batch of goods over every once in a while, load some other things, and open a southern goods shop. But I thought, there are special stores for cloth and tea, do you really need to open another grocery store? I don't know how the market of southern goods is in the capital, so I didn't mention it, and I plan to look at it slowly in the future. However, there is a pastry shop in the south that can be opened, and there are many officials from the south in Beijing, most of whom are not used to eating the food of the north, so they should have a good business if they open a shop that specializes in Jiangnan pastries and all kinds of pickles, sauce and meat. ”

King Guangping smiled: "This is a wonderful discussion! When I went to the south, I also ate some Jiangnan food, and sometimes I would remember, but it is not easy to find authentic Jiangnan food in Beijing, if your family really opened a shop, I will definitely send people to patronize it in three days! ”

This visit was a very pleasant experience for King Guangping, Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu. It's a pity that for Gao Zhen, he is a little depressed, because he has never been able to find a chance to invite his friends to his yard, let alone be alone with Zhao Xiu. As soon as he proposed to let the king of Quang Binh rest, the latter said, "I am not tired yet. As a result, it dragged on for more than an hour, and King Guangping showed a little tiredness. At this time, it was not early, and Zhao Wei got up and took his sister to say goodbye.

Gao Zhen could only get the opportunity to send off the guests in the end.

He sent them all the way out of the second door with a straight face, and wanted to speak several times on the way, but because Zhao Wei was present, it was inconvenient, and when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them again. But Zhao Wei was very kind to him: "Are you tired these days?" When the national filial piety is over, I will definitely accompany you, and then we will practice boxing well. Gao Zhen replied dryly, "That's great, I'm waiting for you." ”

Zhao Xiu watched from the side, thought for a while, and leaned over to Gao Zhen's side and whispered: "Among the gifts I brought, there are a few horses from our own weaving yard, all of which are extremely fine and soft. Have you made a garment and put it on yourself? I'm too late, or I'll make one for you. ”

The corners of Gao Zhen's mouth curled slightly, and he tried to flatten it down: "What is it?" Actually, I prefer the kind of plaid cloth you use to make clothes on the boat. ”

Zhao Xiu was a little surprised: "Do you like that style?" Then I wasn't prepared. "Plaid cloth is a medium-priced product of the Zhao family's weaving field, and it is not a high-end product, so naturally it will not be used as a gift to the palace.

Gao Zhen's eyes drifted for a moment: "I think it looks better than other colors of cloth." After a pause, "It won't be long before autumn begins." ”

Zhao Xiu couldn't help but want to laugh, and glanced at him, which hinted that it really seemed like he would do it: "I know." "Isn't it just making a garment? Why can't you be honest? Just make him a jacket.

Zhao Wei glanced at them in confusion, a little unintelligible about what they were saying. What is the relationship between plaid and autumn?

After sending off the Zhao family brothers and sisters, Gao Zhen went back to report to his father, the corners of his mouth were upturned, and he could see that he was in a good mood, and his voice was happier than usual.

King Guangping immediately heard it and said with a smile: "What good things have happened?" ”

Gao Zhen immediately straightened his face: "It's nothing." ”

King Guangping smiled, lowered his head and took a sip of tea: "What do you think of our palace doing some business?" ”

Gao Zhen said: "My father can do it if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to do it, he won't do it, it's just to pass the time." ”

King Guangping sighed and put the teacup on the low table at hand: "You understand, but no matter what you do, you should do your best to do it well, and you can't think like you." If you buy and sell like this, fishing for three days and drying nets for two days, no matter how much money your father has, sooner or later he will be ruined. He rubbed his forehead: "I still expect to marry you a shrewd daughter-in-law." ”RS