Chapter 112: Don't Give Me Food
Meng Fei knew these people, and it was a complete surprise to Chen Fang, and he didn't expect it before.
At this time, Chen Fang was even more curious about Meng Fei's background, what kind of background could make Meng Fei know these people well?
Naturally, Chen Fang still wouldn't ask more, and Meng Fei wanted to tell him that he would naturally say that this was a tacit understanding between the two.
It is really intentional to plant flowers that do not bloom, and unintentionally to plant willows and willows into the shade.
Meng Fei began to explain the people in the roster for Chen Fang, and after listening to Meng Fei's introduction, Chen Fang already knew the people in the roster.
There are probably three categories of people in this list, at least some of whom are literati who have passed the imperial examination, and these people do not have any strong family backgrounds, but their families should be quite wealthy. Meng Fei is not familiar with these people, so he can only guess one or two about them.
The largest group of people are the so-called second generation of officials, but none of them are descendants, and it is estimated that they can't look down on Tang Gongfang here, after all, they can also mix like fish in water in three provinces, six departments, nine temples and five prisons.
His Majesty values the Tang Workshop, but in their eyes, this is just a workshop after all, and what the workshop does is estimated to be similar to the Ordnance Supervisor and the Shaofu Supervisor in their eyes.
And the second generation of those concubines is different, they can get the shade of their fathers, and the family will not spend much effort on them. Naturally, if there is a position, you have to climb up, no matter what the Tang Workshop is, it is finally a position, there are so many officials in the Tang Dynasty, if you don't climb, there will always be someone to climb.
There have always been fewer pits and more radishes, and it would be nice to have one.
The third category is the children of the traditional scholar clan, but there is no child of the big scholar clan, they are all the children of some small scholar clan and the down-and-out scholar clan.
The Dashi clan naturally doesn't look down on Tang Gongfang, and the Xiaoshi clan probably only regards this as an investment, and it is naturally good to mix well, but it is not good to find another place to continue mixing.
Chen Fang was extremely dissatisfied with this roster, except for a few second-generation officials, Chen Fang couldn't look down on any of them.
But here's the problem, Niangniang let herself see if she needs to change it, but if she doesn't want most of it, how can she say it in the past, when the time comes, Wu Meiniang will be unhappy, and she will offend the officials.
How to dissuade this group of people is a problem, let them withdraw by themselves, so that no matter whether it is Niangniang or the ministry, they naturally have nothing to say, and they will not blame themselves. You are not going to leave, but I am not driving you away.
How do you get them to quit on their own?
Chen Fang returned to Taiji Palace, but at this time, the sun was already setting, and the sky was full of red clouds.
Today is a little worried, and I am a little absent-minded during dinner, and after dinner, Peach Hong came to Chen Fang from the Ganlu Palace.
"Lady asks how the roster is going?"
"You go back to Niangniang, and the officials of the Tang Workshop will be hired according to this roster!"
Since he couldn't change all of them, Chen Fang simply didn't change them.
Chen Fang handed the roster back to Taohong, a small roster, but it reflected a social reality in the early Tang Dynasty. The imperial examination and the gate valve coexisted, and the scholars and literati danced together.
The old and new material selection models exist together and will coexist for a long time. The power of the traditional nobles is still strong, and the old and new nobles will still be entrenched in the upper echelons of society for a long time.
Even if Gaozong and Wu Meiniang have the intention to suppress the power of the gate lords, they are also a little powerless in this matter, even if the imperial power is not doing whatever they want in this era.
Chen Fang prepared some snacks for Taohong, and the girl happily carried a paper bag and left with the roster.
Little gluttonous cat, Chen Fang couldn't help but laugh and scold in his heart, thinking that Taohong couldn't bear to leave his side for a few bites at that time, Chen Fang was very happy.
When Tao Hong took a few steps, suddenly the paper bag in her arms broke, and the melon seeds and the like fell to the ground.
Chen Fang saw the sweet potato seeds and peanuts, and suddenly had an idea.
"Sister Taohong, you don't have to worry about it, I'll prepare some for you again, and I'll clean it up."
There, Yinye had already run over from the bookcase to help Taohong clean up the melon seeds and peanuts that had fallen on the ground, so that she didn't have to clean them.
Yinye was sensible and knew that Peach was the mother's henchman, and saw two beautiful palace maids cleaning up there.
But Chen Fang had already walked out of the house, and at this time, in the light of the palace lamp, Chen Fang was smirking.
"If you retreat yourself, you can't blame me!"
Peach left, and Silver Leaf put the snacks on the table and ate them herself. The ground is not dirty, she will clean it carefully every day, so things are not dirty, and these melon seeds and peanuts have shells, even if they are dusty on the outside, they are clean inside.
When Chen Fang came back, he leaned against the table and knocked melon seeds and peeled peanuts with Yinye very unfiguratively.
On the second day, Chen Fang went to the Shangshi Bureau early, and asked the two little cooks to prepare some bamboo branches, the bamboo branches were small, scraped off the skin and cleaned them, and then wrapped the maltose at one end, wrapped around a lump, and when the maltose dried, it became a simple lollipop, wrapped in white rice paper, and counted as sugar coating.
At this time, it is the end of March, and the weather is still a little cold, so there is no need to worry about saccharification and paper. Chen Fang wanted to use plastic paper, but unfortunately he didn't.
I made some, took it back and put it on the table, and used it as a silver leaf snack.
Eat more sugar, eat more meat, and get fat quickly.
There is nothing to do today, the Shangshi Bureau is completely managed by the two little chefs at this time, and the mother also specially explained that Chen Fang does not need to go to the Ganlu Hall to serve the meal, so Chen Fang at this time is completely an idle person.
There's nothing to do, I taught Silver Leaf arithmetic for a while, so I let her practice it by herself, Silver Leaf saw the pile of snacks in the corner of the table, and casually peeled off the icing of an ancient lollipop and put it in her mouth, it was so sweet.
As soon as you lick it, your mouth is full of the sweet fragrance of maltose.
Adults are really good, they give meat every day these days, and they have enough snacks. Looking at Chen Fang, Yin Ye unconsciously bluded.
Compared to other palace maids, Silver Leaf feels very happy. Continue to lick it, and write down an answer to the equation with a pen on the paper.
"Chen Fang! Chen Fang! ”
There are people shouting Chen Fang from afar, don't look at it, you can be so unscrupulous, shouting your own from afar, only His Royal Highness Taiping.
After a while, Taiping ran over, this woman like the wind, really has no image. You are a princess, even if it is a little princess, you are also a princess, how can a princess run like this?
"Taiping, you're running too fast, I can't catch up!"
Behind the stable shouted, panting and chasing Taiping.
Taiping ran over, Chen Fang hurriedly saluted, Taiping helped Chen Fang up, and walked into the house. It's really my own home, okay, this palace is all from the Li family, not His Royal Highness Taiping's house.
There Yinye hurriedly bowed, but there was still a lollipop in his mouth, and the princess was in a hurry to come in just now, and she didn't have time to put it down.
"Hey, Silver Leaf, what are you stealing?"
These second generations of emperors often run to Chen Fang, and the silver leaves are naturally ripe.
"Your Highness, it's maltose!"
"Don't give me candy!"
Taiping looked at Yin Ye angrily, and then looked at Chen Fang. pouted, looking aggrieved.