Chapter 993: The Changing Eastern Capital
In short, this person's tone has also changed the way he communicated with Li Zhi before, and has become edifying.
is full of preaching about the defeat of the king and the defeat of the king, and the defeat of the dynasty and the opposition, which makes Li Zhi almost drowsy.
In the world, it is equivalent to being full of official flavor, at least it makes him sound very insensitive.
But he knew that Xiang Ruicheng was by no means deliberately showing off or putting on a show, but knew that a figure like Pei Yan, who had been immersed in officialdom for a long time, was more accustomed to this kind of speech.
Sure enough, Pei Yan seemed to feel that this expression was easier to understand, and in the face of the other party's tirade, a look of relief frequently flashed on his face.
After the proper etiquette, the scene was lively again.
The Pei family has also gradually become familiar with the environment and interpersonal relationships here, with a lot less restraint and more of a desire for a new life.
That night, Yue Yuanzhou accompanied Li Zhi to Sun Simiao's alchemy room, stayed for two nights and one day, and basically mastered the introduction of alchemy.
During this period, the three of them worked together to refine more than 100 pills of various kinds, as well as two furnaces of four pins of pills.
Leaving ten more Qiankun bags, Li Yixing finally went to Luoyang City.
It was noon when I entered the city, and now Luoyang is more prosperous, and there are faint signs of surpassing Chang'an City.
Historically, the most glorious period of Luoyang City was expanded after Empress Wu Zetian established the Wuzhou Dynasty.
But it is clear that it is already in order, and the most magnificent complex in the history of the world can be seen everywhere in the city soon after entering the city.
However, it is obvious that the pedestrians on the crowded streets are dressed in many ways compared to the trendy Chang'an.
Although this situation has changed dramatically when passing through Ziwei Palace, compared to the five ladies who jumped out of the carriage, it has attracted almost everyone's attention.
The clothes on their bodies are made of shark silk, this thin silk yarn is not only bright in color, not wet in the water, and the color on it belongs to the natural embroidery of the texture in the yarn, just a piece of material looks completely different from any silk silk.
Coupled with the trendiness of the style and the delicacy of the sewing, they immediately show a sense of detachment when worn on them.
At this time, it was under the gate of Zetianmen, and at this time it had not really been renamed Yingtianmen, which was after the establishment of Wu Zhou.
This is a huge building complex in the shape of a gatehouse, a battlement tower and an east-west tower, and the corridors between them.
Located on the second floor, the West Rong Building is the place where the Zhengqing Wenqi Hall undertakes the bulk orders of the imperial court.
At present, another function has been added here, that is, the signing of orders for overseas trade, issued by He Baoquan, the governor of the inner court, in the name of the imperial court, and the inner court accounted for 20% of the profits.
In fact, it is a unified sale after the official price increase, and if you calculate it carefully, Zhengqing Wenqitang has no actual loss.
This was planned by Princess Taiping and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which not only made full use of the official influence of the imperial court, but also allowed the imperial court to obtain a part of the benefits.
However, it is only open to East Asia and Southeast Asia, and overseas business in West Asia and Europe, and Zhengqing Wenqitang still holds the right to sell it.
Li Zhi first came here because Princess Taiping is currently more present here, and not like before, she stayed in the store.
The original second child from her, the boy born to Li Zhi, is still breastfeeding, and it is closer to the Xue Mansion where she lives, which is convenient for taking care of the child.
The difference between this child and Li Xiang's origin is three days, for the five ladies
There is nothing to avoid, because Taiping has been living in the Eastern Mountains for a long time before they go to the Boundless Realm.
When everyone appeared, they soon ran down happily and happily, and there was a lot of enthusiasm between them and the ladies.
The clothes on the ladies also made her eyes sparkle for a while, and she turned back to Li Zhi and yelled for it.
The old ancestor was also at the scene at this time, and said with a smile: "Qingqi has already said that it will be arranged for you in advance, and it will be sewn by the old man himself. ”
The craftsmanship of the ancestors, and the first-class tribute silk of the East Mountains, is as famous as the palace.
Hearing this, Princess Taiping hurriedly stepped forward to hug the old ancestor, and excitedly shed a fragrant kiss on his face, causing a burst of laughter.
When he personally supported the old man to the second floor, there was a maid dressed as a palace maid, and her little son appeared at the door with her little son in her arms.
This baby's name is Xue Chun, but she has never taken a name, Princess Taiping does not explain in her mouth, and no one asks.
Qingqi and the girls came forward with a rare excitement, grabbed them one by one, and hung the few people behind them on the steps.
Most of the people around Li Zhi stayed below, and only Grandma Li, Feng Xia, Yu Rong, Fu Chen, and Li Zhi followed.
Although he was very eager to take a look, he could only be blocked below at this time and laughed dryly.
The strange thing is that Xue Chun, who is surrounded by so many women and is now held in the arms of his ancestors, does not cry or make trouble, but is so happy that his hands start to dance.
Two big round eyes, looking at this, looking at that, full of curiosity.
finally entered the house, and the other maid and several eunuchs inside had already hid in an inconspicuous position to watch.
When someone else served tea, Li Zhi had a chance to approach.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Qingqi, who finally hugged Xiao Xue Chun, stretched out his hand and sent it to Li Zhi: "You hug it too, this child is well-behaved!" ”
Some hurriedly took it, perhaps because the position of being held was very comfortable, Xue Chun actually stretched out a small hand to caress Li Zhi's cheek.
muttering something in his mouth as if he was muttering to himself, the cuteness almost made the corners of Li Yi's eyes moisten for a while.
He hurriedly opened his mouth to cover up, and by the way, he lowered his head to take a closer look: "Your Royal Highness Princess, why did the little guy grow a tooth!" ”
At this time, Taiping, who was holding Li Xiang in his arms, said with a smile:
"This is already amazing, ordinary children have to wait for a few months, where is it like your family, there are actually three teeth, this has something to do with the fact that both parents are cultivators?"
Qingqi stepped forward and teased Li Xiang:
"Well, because of my parents' physique. However, the general is four to six months of teething, but some early can grow teeth in three months, and late ones can grow teeth in thirteen months, which is normal. ”
The ancestor continued: "It's still very important, Xiang'er actually has teeth in less than three months, pay attention to the breastfeeding, wipe the child with water!" ”
Looking at the half-eaten lunch on the table, Pang Ti asked, "I don't see any customers here, why doesn't the princess go home for dinner?" ”
Taiping's eyes motioned to the palace maid to clean up, "I go back on weekdays, and I have to coax the child to take a nap!" Today's special day, there is an order from Dongying's merchants, I have to watch the payment, so let the maids bring the children! ”
After that, she turned to the old ancestor and Grandma Li: "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" I'm going to send someone to the Imperial Dining Room to bring some!" ”
The old ancestor waved his hand to stop: "Forget it, let's go find a restaurant near the store." ”
Li Zhi hurriedly turned around and came to the door, and instructed Fu Chen: "Master Fu, go to the Gongdelin Restaurant to book two tables, Master Jiao or Duan Da's shopkeeper is fine, call it together!" ”
Zhengqing Wen Qitang is currently in charge of these two people, especially the latter Duan Qingwen, who is a relative of the royal family surnamed Li and the cousin of Princess Taiping, with strong management skills and loyalty and reliability.
Fu Chen took the order and rode away, and Taiping immediately said: "You go first, I will send the child back to the house and rush away." ”
Everyone did not stay for a while, and Xue Chun in Li Zhi's arms was picked up by Taiping.
By covering his body, Taiping gave him an ambiguous look.
Gongdelin Restaurant is the largest one in the market, and it is also the designated dining place of Zhengqing Wenqitang, and the two places are only a dozen zhang apart.
Zhengqing Wenqitang is still full of people, and it seems that business is still booming, which was confirmed in the report of Duan Qingwen, who had been waiting in the restaurant for a long time.
Li Zhi was very pleased, and also raised questions about the snuff cream mentioned by Duan Qingwen: "The dozen jars in the winery are only sold?" ”
"In the past year, the sales of cigarette paste have doubled every month, and the dozen cylinders can't last for a year, and the follow-up production needs at least a year of mellowing, and there will be a few months of source interruption in the middle! Although another ten cylinders of material were made, it was far from hydrolysis and close fire! ”
"Tonight, I'll make some for you overnight."
With the true element catalysis in the body, the mellowing process can be omitted, and Li Zhi plans to organize more people to join in tonight.
Master Tan was also on the spot, "This time I brought you a thousand snuff bottles, which is enough to cope with a year, right?" ”
Duan Qingwen smiled bitterly:
"Old man, that was before, and now the number of dozens, hundreds, and so on every month! Some low-grade ones, entrusted by Her Royal Highness the Princess to the palace glaze factory to make, are now seriously lacking in high-grade jade pots! ”
Every month or two, there will be a special person responsible for the supply, and the current person in charge of this matter is Xing Datou and two masters, the latter two are from Tianzhu Mountain Yulin Temple.
In Zhengqing Wenqitang, the glazed snuff bottle is only the lowest grade, unlike the more and more imitators on the market, ordinary wood and iron can be used as materials to dig.
Those glass pots have become high-end goods in their hands, because glass products are still a new thing in Datang, and it has no relationship, it is difficult to buy.
"It seems that snuff has become widespread in less than three years, and I thought it would take at least five years!"
Li Zhi's previous estimate is not a major mistake, because in the Tang Dynasty, the people still occupied the mainstream of society, the powerful were a minority after all, and the poor could be seen almost everywhere.
"It's the imitations that follow the trend! The ordinary wooden pot body and inferior quality of tobacco paste satisfy many people who lack ability but follow the trend. As a result, the comparison between the holders makes this trend even more unstoppable. ”
Duan Qingwen's analysis attracted Li Zhi's approval:
"But there is always a mixed danger of this kind of trend, and we are in Zhengqing Wenqitang, no matter how much sales are greatly reduced, we will never participate in the ranks of inferior products, and those who buy cigarette paste need to take the corresponding cigarette bottle to corroborate, and they must not supply it in unlimited quantities!"
"Will this have a huge impact on sales?" Duan Qingwen was quite puzzled.
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