Chapter 328: His Royal Highness's Birthday Banquet (Part II)
When Chen Fang presented soap to the two saints that day, there were many people present, four concubines and nine concubines, so many palace maids and eunuchs, how could the news not be spread.
The four concubines and nine concubines already have their own families in Chang'an, and the news naturally spread to their own families, and how come those ministers and civil and military ministers have no one to pass the news in the palace.
Besides, His Majesty didn't restrain others from spreading the news at all. Even Li Zhi himself actually wanted to let the entire court, the entire Chang'an, and the whole world know about it, and they all know that the Datang Workshop made soap.
At this time, the discussion was fierce, and almost everyone present gathered to talk about it.
In the Ganlu Palace, Li Zhi pulled Wu Meiniang and went to the palace where the two highnesses lived.
At this time, Taiping is the protagonist of today, and there are already special palace maids who dress up for him.
Dressed in a gorgeous palace dress that can only be worn for heavy banquets, the temples have already been combed on the head, and the tiara is carefully matched, and the palace maid carefully cares for each strand of hair, so that today's little highness will not make the slightest mistake.
"Father! Queen mother! ”
Seeing his father come in with his mother, Taiping screamed excitedly, but at this time, because the palace maid was still dressing up for her, she didn't get up.
Otherwise, His Royal Highness would definitely run to his father and queen mother to hug him.
"Taiping, today is your birthday, are you happy?"
Wu Meiniang let go of His Majesty's hand at this time, stood behind Taiping, looked at her daughter, lowered her body and asked her little daughter.
"Happy, father and queen mother, what will Chen Fang give me tonight?"
Wu Meiniang nodded her beloved daughter's eyebrows, she wanted to send the most from the horse. In fact, I was also looking forward to it, the last time the prince's birthday banquet, Chen Fang's gift shocked the court, Chang'an, and the whole world.
"The queen mother you asked doesn't know, but when the horse sends you, she'll know."
"Hmm!"
"You guys take care of the peace!"
Wu Meiniang gave an order and walked out with Li Zhi.
At this time, standing outside by the railing, Li Zhi suddenly held Wu Meiniang's hand, gently pressed it on the white marble railing, and stroked the back of Wu Meiniang's hand that fascinated him how he looked.
"It's so fast, Taiping is already eight years old!"
Li Zhi said, sighed softly, and looked at his favorite woman in this world.
"Yes, so fast, I still remember when she was a child, when she was in my arms, and Xiao Taiping was restless at that time."
Wu Meiniang smiled lightly, that smile made Li Zhi like it deeply, but it was not enough to watch it many times.
"Mei Niang, these eight years have been the most tiring time for you!"
Gently grabbed Wu Meiniang's shoulder, Wu Meiniang turned around, and the two saints looked at each other.
"I can share my Majesty's worries, but it is also the happiest time for Mei Niang."
Li Zhi looked into the distance, but looked in the direction of the Tang workshop.
"What did you say Chen Fang would send Taiping tonight?"
"It's not that he has already said it, congratulate His Royal Highness on his birthday with soap!"
"Also, it's a little less novel!"
"It's hard to say, but there are surprises."
"Surprise, since he came to the palace, it has been the most pleasant year I have ever had, but the surprise has never stopped."
"Your Majesty is also greedy!"
Wu Meiniang said softly, Li Zhi looked at her, greedy, Li Zhi never thought that he was also greedy before, but since Chen Fang came to Taiji Palace, it seems that the previous food made him really unable to eat anymore.
If not greedy, but what is?
"Mei Niang is not too!"
Li Zhi looked at her, Wu Meiniang nodded lightly, greedy, only the two saints can tease each other like this.
"Your Majesty, Mei Niang thinks you seem to have something to say today."
"Chen Fang has made such a great achievement, how do you think I should reward him?"
"Your Majesty doesn't already have an idea in his heart!"
"Let's go, the hour is almost up, I do have some ideas, but I don't know if it's the right time."
Li Zhi pulled Wu Meiniang and walked into the colorful Taiji Palace at night.
At this time, the carriage of Tang Gongfang had already arrived at Taiji Palace, Chen Fang and Yiyang Gao'an got out of the carriage, and Tao Hong and Yinye hugged a few boxes behind them.
At this time, when the dinner was about to start, Chen Fang pulled Yiyang and went in the direction of the banquet.
On the way, I met the two saints, so I hurried to salute.
At this time, Li Zhi nodded, but looked past the two princesses and concubines and looked at his second daughter.
Gao An is already old, and it's time to talk about marriage.
At this time, Li Zhi remembered that when Yiyang was married to Chen Fang, Yiyang came to Daming Palace to find him, and he promised Yiyang that he could let her and Gao An serve as the daughter of Gu'e and marry a husband together.
Is it time to make good on your promise?
At that time, Li Zhi clearly said that Chen Fang needed to complete three conditions to marry his daughters.
The first condition is to reverse the decline in trade between the Tang Dynasty and Western Qin, and the second condition is to suppress the forces of the five surnames and Guanlong. The third is a three-year time limit.
On the last birthday of the crown prince, Chen Fangxian printed movable type, so that books could greatly reduce costs, which was equivalent to giving more opportunities to scholars all over the world, so that more scholars could participate in imperial court affairs through the imperial examination.
This matter is pursued deeply, but it is the biggest blow to those traditional wealthy families, more and more talented people enter the imperial court, and naturally disperse the power of these traditional forces more and more. The imperial court employs only those, and there are more people who enter the imperial examination, and there are naturally fewer traditional wealthy families.
Reducing the proportion of their number in the court and in the place gradually moved their foundation.
Thinking about this in the long run, it has suppressed the forces of the five surnames and Guan Long, and the further it goes, its influence will only increase.
A small clay type, but it revitalized a stalemate and decline in the Tang Dynasty at this time, which means that Chen Fang has fulfilled the second condition proposed by Li Zhi.
And now, soap is made, which is equivalent to cutting off the most important revenue of Western Qin, Western Qin has always traded with the Tang Dynasty, and soap and glass are their trade weapons.
In the past thousand years, the Western Qin Dynasty has always had the upper hand and been invincible in trade with the countries of the Chinese dynasties with this sharp weapon.
At this time, the appearance of soap is equivalent to cutting off the most important financial route of Western Qin, and Li Zhi also knows that as soon as soap appears, toothpaste can also be produced in large quantities, which means that Datang can also master a trade weapon that overwhelms Western Qin.
At this time, the trade with Western Qin naturally dominated by Western Qin, but in the long run, the balance of trade will gradually tilt.
Chen Fang can make soap, but what about glass? What about more of it?
For the trade of Western Qin, Li Zhi not only saw the dawn, but also felt the warmth of the dawn.
Li Zhiti's first condition, Chen Fang was also completed.
As for the third, the three-year time limit, at this time it is not even a year.
Li Zhi believes that after three years, things will only get better and better, and everything will develop in a direction that is beneficial to Datang and the royal family.
Looking at his second daughter at this time, Li Zhi felt that it was time to fulfill his promise.
Just now with Mei Niang, he also talked about it, and Mei Niang also thought that it was appropriate to marry Gao An Xu to Chen Fang at this time.