Hu Niang is the name of Kasli by Cheng's disciples, Kasli is now unknown, concubines are not concubines, concubines are not concubines, and the original Hu people's names and surnames are more tongue-twisting, so the students simply use "Hu Niang" to call them, and Zhao Xing also acquiesced to this title.

As soon as Kasli saw Zhao Xing, she hurriedly threw herself into the other party's arms, and Liao Xiaoxiao, who hated this action, gritted her teeth, but before she could react, Kasli had already reported eloquently: "Master, the two ladies are very good, and the family is also very good, Cheng Niangniang has come out to take care of the house, there is nothing to do at home, I came with a few servants, is the master okay these days?" ”

As she spoke, Kasli reached out and stroked Zhao Xing's face: "The master must be very tired, look at you, you are all tanned, and you are tired and thin." ”

Liao Xiaoxiao couldn't see others saying that Zhao Xinghei was thin, because she was the one who was in charge of housework in Yangzhou, and saying that Zhao Xinghei was thin was tantamount to accusing her of not taking good care of her husband, she snorted heavily and glared at Kasli a few times.

Kasli came with a message from her family, in the patriarchal society of the Song Dynasty, which meant that before she explained the situation at home, she represented her grandmother Cheng Azhu, so although Liao Xiaoxiao was dissatisfied, she didn't dare to jump up and reprimand.

Zhao Xing raised his eyebrows in surprise on the side, Kasli came this time, obviously her mood was different, she came to Yangzhou with the intention of competing for strengths and weaknesses, so she didn't give an inch in front of Liao Xiaoxiao.

Orchids, who are deeply educated in Arabia, have been systematically educated to please men, and fighting with Liao Xiaoxiao, a famous singer of the Song Dynasty, must be very exciting, but in the game, the taste may not be good. He hurriedly stopped Kasli and asked, "Ah Zhu and Yi Yi are fine, how are the little boy and the girl?" ”

Cheng Azhu and Chen Yiyi gave birth to their children in the summer. Chen Yiyi gave birth to a son, Yiyi gave birth not long after, Chen Gongchuan rushed back to Dayue, and then the reward of Yue came over, he inherited his mother Chen Yiyi's Guangning County, so he had the official title of "Gongzi", and the servants in the castle who knew all called the child "Little Gongzi".

Cheng Azhu gave birth to a daughter, which was just as she wished. After giving birth, the two of them couldn't move for the time being, so they stayed at home. Originally, Kasri stayed at home to serve the two, but now that the two of them were able to move after giving birth, Kasli came over.

After chattering about the situation in the house, Kasri waved her hand and called a few servants. Introduced to Zhao Xing: "Master, I brought a few servants, Sister Azhu said, those two black girls also went back to send them to you, these are a few ostriches." Our ostriches have been successfully cultivated, and I have brought a few live ostriches, as well as Egyptian divine oil, do you want to try it today? ”

Kasli's last words were provocative, and she writhed around on Zhao Xing as she spoke.

Zhao Xing only knew after breeding ostriches. It turns out that the so-called Indian divine oil, like saffron and Arabic numerals, is a misunderstanding of the Chinese. This Indian oil was first researched by the Arabs, and because it was introduced to our country through India, it suffered the same treatment as saffron and was mistakenly called "Indian oil".

Kasri was educated in the Arab harem, and how to prepare this thing was a secret among the palace concubines, so after the first batch of ostrich fat was produced, Kasri immediately came out to preside over the preparation of ostrich and oil. However, the god oil prepared before has not yet had time to be sold to the public.

"This is perilla oil, and the oil is filled with perilla, musk, and soho incense. Orange peel, osmanthus ...... You see, master, this oil is like the skin, purple and red, and when applied to the body, it will be as delicate as the dew on the roses in the morning; This is dragon tiger god oil, with a little mint added to it. Added some other mystical gadgets. It's as red as a warrior's blood, what do you think? ”

Kasri's commentary. The main ingredient in both oils – ostrich oil – was deliberately omitted. This thing is a tissue repair agent, which is used in women, is a must-have formula in many anti-aging cosmetics, or is it the main ingredient in creams, which is used in men......

Two bottles of oil are packed in the glass bottle, after making the mold with gypsum, the shape of the glass becomes colorful, the 36-petal glass bottle made of the gypsum mold, the edges and corners are distinct, after the fine polishing, the smooth and bright like a piece of crystal, through the crystal bottle, see the shape of the amber sesame oil in it, people can't put it down.

Zhao Xing is not stupid, Kasli introduced it so solemnly, he naturally knows what Kasli thinks in his heart, now that the servant women in the family have expired, they can get a certain property with the support of Zhao Xing, and the property obtained as a wife and concubine is especially rich. Not to mention Cheng Azhu and Chen Yiyi, there is a mirror workshop under the name of Liao Xiaoxiao, specializing in making all kinds of makeup mirrors and glass windows. Only Kasri was empty-handed.

Zhao Xing took advantage of the situation to twist Kasli's smooth little face, and promised: "Okay, in the future, you will preside over this magic oil workshop, and I will go back and pay some money from home, and I will allow you to open in Yangzhou." ”

Liao Xiaoxiao knew that she couldn't stop Kasli, and she interrupted with jealousy: "Kasli, it turns out that you can speak Song language, why did I talk to you before, you always pretended not to understand." ”

Zhao Xing laughed.

He has always known the little tricks played by Kasri, and he has never revealed them. Who is Kasri, this is a language genius, she is proficient in dozens of languages, and now she has been in the Great Song Dynasty for three or five years, if she still can't learn Song language, she will live up to her language talent.

Liao Xiaoxiao wanted to use this to provoke a thorn, but Zhao Xing had a tacit smile, which made her unable to get up, she was hesitating how to find the bottom of the stairs, Cai Jing ran in with a sweat, saw Zhao Xing, and said: "Leave people, we discussed at the dock just now, those extra land should be allocated as soon as possible, do you have a roster?" ”

Liao Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to salute Cai Jing, Kasli hurriedly bowed and retreated, Zhao Xing waved his hand to let the servant brought by Kasli retreat, but his eyes flashed, and he found that there was a familiar person in the maid pile, it was the Gyeongju slave girl Kou Li'er. Zhao Xing sighed lightly, but immediately waved his hand and asked everyone to retreat. His exclamation didn't attract Cai Jing's attention, because Cai Jing's attention at the moment was all attracted by the two glass bottles left by Kasli. He first pointed to the purple glass bottle and asked, "What is this?" ”

The purple bottle was shaped like a single-handled gourd, with thirty-two edges and corners, and the surface was as bright as a mirror. Cai Jing muttered there while watching: "Crystal?!" No, how did this large piece of crystal be carved into a bottle, it should be South China Sea glass? Yes, it's a South China Sea glass bottle. What is in such a precious bottle? ”

"Oil, god oil!" Zhao Xing pulled Cai Jing aside, whispered in his ear for a while, and then straightened up. The face was full of meaning: "So, do you understand? ”

Cai Jing's eyes were as bright as lamps, he pointed to the bottle next to him, and asked, "How much is this thing worth?" ”

The men's dragon and tiger oil stood on the side of the glass bottle just now, and the shape of this bottle was like a spring and autumn place, square and square. It's full of power at first glance. But the use of this thing is that men are a little twisted when they see it, but after twisting, they always want to take it for themselves, and Cai Jing is no exception.

Zhao Xing casually put the bottle on a scales on the table, and said to himself, "This thing is complicated...... Ah, many precious spices, there is a secret method when making them, and they need to be brewed for a year before they can come out. It's not easy. What does Lord Cai think is such a thing worth? ”

Cai Jing hesitated for a moment, stretched out two fingers, Zhao Xing's face showed contempt, and Cai Jing hurriedly said: "Gold, I said that the ground is gold, one tael of oil and two taels of gold." ”

Zhao Xing nodded lightly: "This price is quite reasonable, although it is a little cheaper." ”

Zhao Xing smacked his mouth for a long time. casually stuffed the square bottle to Cai Jing: "There is only one bottle of this thing in the whole Song Dynasty, and Lord Cai will take it to play." My concubine has already contacted the supplier in Nanyang, and it may be listed soon...... But. The output of this material is not much, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to find a thousand gold. ”

This thing is bound to be hard to find, in the era of viagra, measured by modern productivity, most people have not seen this thing, because ostrich oil is too in demand, and high-end cosmetics have taken up too many resources. Therefore, the price is high and hard to find.

Cai Jing is a person who is not greedy enough. When the bottle arrived, he turned to the bottle of gourd again. muttered in his mouth: "This thing is the most used in the palace, the concubines are willing to spend money, and the common people may not be able to afford it......"

Zhao Xing immediately diverted Cai Jing's attention: "When Lord Cai entered the door just now, he said that those fields and properties need to be distributed quickly, and it is also too conspicuous if the reclaimed land is officially sold, and then it will be distributed to the officials...... I'll get you a booklet, and I'll settle it in the next three or two days.

We can first give the officials a contract, so that the officials don't go to the land to collect, wait until all the reclaimed land is sold, take advantage of the readjustment of the land in various places, and then let the officials quietly take over, how do you think about dealing with Lord Cai? ”

Zhao Xing jumped away from the topic, that is, he didn't want to give away perilla oil, Cai Jing regretted it for a while, and immediately returned to Zhao Xing's topic: "The date of the contract should be filled in early, you can fill in it at the beginning of this year, just say that it is a field assigned to officials, just to recruit displaced people to farm, leave people, I will take this booklet, and tomorrow I will distribute those fields, and tomorrow afternoon, I can send an inner governor to the government to get the contract." ”

Zhao Xing arched his hand and said: "Since Lord Cai has decided to sell it, there is one more thing, I hope to demarcate the fields that will be reclaimed next year in advance, so that the displaced people have land in hand, so as not to make a fuss." Also, I Yangzhou has digested tens of thousands of displaced people, but there is only one county under Yangzhou's jurisdiction, which is not appropriate. 3,000 households is already a big county, we should go to the imperial court and ask for a few more towns in Yangzhou, or even add a county, what do you think? ”

Cai Jing was holding the bottle of dragon and tiger oil in his arms, holding the field booklet in his hand, his mind was no longer here with Zhao Xing, and he replied vaguely: "Let's talk about it again!" ”

With that, Cai Jing got up and ran away.

Cai Jing retreated, Kasli came out again, looked at the only remaining bottle of perilla oil, and said regretfully: "That bottle is about half a liter, and the owner doesn't feel sorry for it, so he just gave it away." ”

Zhao Xing replied with a smile: "When new things come out, you always have to spend some market development fees, advertising expenses, let Cai Jing take them, this place of friends are all fox friends and dog friends, what will they feel after using it, no need for us to say, they will inevitably touch the door......

Cai Jing just ordered a good price, one tael of oil and two taels of gold, it will be sold at this price, and the bottle should be small, this thing is not fried vegetable oil after all, it must be replaced with a small package in order to sell prosperously. ”

Liao Xiaoxiao didn't say anything just now, and now he hurriedly interjected: "The preparation of the small glass bottle will be handed over to the concubine." The concubine's workshop has expanded this year, and she is worried about what new things to do, so it's just right, a small bottle, and the apprentice can also do it. ”

Zhao Xing asked curiously: "How can I say that your glass workshop has been established for two years, how can I say that your formulas have been sold for three or four years, why Cai Jing still doesn't know the reputation of Mizhou glass bottles, and he still uses Nanhai glass bottles." ”

Liao Xiaoxiao snorted lightly: "Xianggong, you don't care about the concubine's body, the matter of the Mizhou Glass Workshop, if it weren't for Zhang Yong's protection, he would have been taken away a hundred times." If you ask those workshops that bought the formula, they all made a fortune, but when they sold them to the outside, they all used the name of Nanhai Glass.

However, can those few floor glass companies compare with us? In those glass workshops, a hundred masters have a hundred scales, not to mention that the glass is turbid, and it can only make a small object, how can it be as big and clear as my glass. Nowadays, where is my glass used to sell outside, people are waiting at the side of the workshop, waiting to pick up the goods, if it is not for the public not to allow me to reduce the price, how can those glass workshops survive.

Lord Cai doesn't know Mizhou glass, because he hasn't crossed the Yangtze River at all, and in addition, even if the four or five workshops are united, how much output can they have, and sell the glass to make thermos and mirrors, and supply Bianliang, Waguo, and Goryeo can't be supplied. ”

Don't say that Cai Jing doesn't know, Zhao Xing, the person around him, is not very clear about the operation of Liao Xiaoxiao's glass workshop. This is an era when transportation is basically by walking, and communication is basically by roaring, Zhao Xing is in the bureau, and what happened two miles away around him, if no one tells him personally, he doesn't know.

Zhao Xing didn't know if it was not surprising, because he had been busy with all fours facing the sky, going out early and returning late, in the Great Song Dynasty, an elegant dynasty that pursued pleasure, it was rare for an official to be like him. But Cai Jing didn't know, which was a bit strange. Cai Jing is very fond of novelties, and glass, as a novelty comparable to crystal, why is his expansion so slow?

"There's a problem in the glass workshop, is your recipe still there? Is it that everyone who sold the formula joined forces to block the formula. This doesn't work, you send a few more people to the south, to the north, and sell a few more copies of the formula, at least a hundred copies, and that's it. ”