In order to correct Su Wan'er's "impure" thoughts, after dinner, Gao Ming took her back to the room, and then told her what purity was in the form of negative teaching materials.

Self-cultivation Qi family governing the country and leveling the world, this sentence has always been Gao Ming's motto, and now he feels that he has achieved "self-cultivation" and "Qi family", so the rest is "governing the country and leveling the world".

Gao Ming is not the kind of person who only indulges in gentleness, he also has his own ambition and sense of responsibility, so after a day's rest, he became busy again.

The next morning, after breakfast, Gao Ming went to the ordnance superintendent early, on the one hand, to check the quality of the newly built cannon, and on the other hand, to answer the craftsmen's questions about the steam engine.

Today, the craftsmen have basically understood the structure and principle of the steam engine, and have begun to make it, although the progress is not fast, but it is also a process of continuous learning and improvement.

These cleverness can also be understood, so instead of urging them, they are advised to slow down, to be sure to understand the structure of the steam engine, and it is best to put forward their own ideas to improve.

Gao Ming stayed in the ordnance prison for a whole day, and did not go back until it was late.

The day after going to the Ordnance Prison, Gao Ming went to the headquarters of the Royal Business Alliance and talked to Wu Mei about perfume.

Today, the first batch of peony flower perfumes sold has become out of print, and the price is also high, and it is said that some people have come out to 3,000 to buy a bottle and still can't get it.

The name of "Royal Gyokuro" resounded throughout Chang'an.

It is for this reason that Gao Ming decided to start making a second batch of perfumes.

In August, it is the season of osmanthus fragrance, in order to squeeze the purses of the nobles of Chang'an to the greatest extent, Gao Ming asked Lin Sen to make more than a dozen sets of flower essential oil lifting equipment in one go, and then sent people to collect osmanthus everywhere to come back and lift the essential oil to make osmanthus scented perfume.

The extraction method of flower essential oil, as well as the recipe for making perfume, Gao Ming has already told Wu Mei, and at the same time, Gao Ming also handed over some good Long Yanxiang and musk to her, and asked her to use these two fixatives to make perfumes.

Gao Ming has already thought about it, because the perfume configured by Long Yanxiang tastes more mellow, so he still uses the name "Royal Gyokuro", which is naturally a high-end route, not only high price, but also limited supply, specifically for the nobles of the Tang Dynasty and the top wealthy merchants of Chang'an.

The perfume made of musk tastes slightly inferior, Gao Ming named it "Chang'an Yulu", this part of the perfume is available in unlimited quantities, and the price is only one percent of the royal Yulu, even if the average small eunuch and businessman, gritted his teeth and can still afford it.

Gao Ming's idea is to make perfume the first luxury of Datang!

After handing over the perfume matter to Wu Mei, Gao Ming was not idle because of this, because the beauty contests in the twelve states and counties around Chang'an had already achieved results.

After the audition and semi-finals, more than 100 Tang beauties who fought their way out of the encirclement had arrived at Jingzhao Mansion at this time, waiting for the third step of the knockout round.

After knowing the news, many idle and sore Xungui children in Chang'an City went to Jingzhao Mansion, intending to see what the top ten beauties selected by various states and counties looked like.

In order to prevent chaos, Gao Ming directly brought 15,000 people out from the hundred cavalry guards, and asked 5,000 of them to go to Jingzhao Mansion to maintain the order of the beauty pageant, while the remaining 10,000 people were sent to Luoyang Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion respectively.

Gao Ming attaches great importance to this beauty contest, because it is not only related to the implementation of the new policy, but also related to his prestige in the hearts of the people.

Therefore, he can only put pressure on Su Gan Chengji, and after Su Gan Chengji is pressured by Gao Ming, he will continue to put pressure down.

Under layers of high pressure, the people in charge of the lower levels of work are trembling, walking on thin ice, and dare not relax at all.

With their careful management, there was naturally no chaos, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the clever plan.

Now Migan Chengji personally led people to Jingzhao Mansion, carefully maintaining the order of the beauty pageant, not daring to relax in the slightest, for fear that something would go wrong and blame him.

On the side of the ordnance superintendent, Liu Tao led the craftsmen to cast cannons step by step, studied steam engines, and got up early every day to be greedy for darkness;

In the Royal Business Alliance, Wu Mei took Lin Sen and others to extract osmanthus essential oil to make perfumes, while thinking about marketing strategies, and was often so busy that they forgot to eat;

Gao Ming was not idle, he also had to find time to go outside the East City to inspect the construction progress of the martyrs' cemetery......

Once people are busy, time flies very quickly, and more than a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and it is also the Mid-Autumn Festival of the year.

Autumn is the harvest season, and at this time, the people who have been busy all year long will gather together to drink and dance, and celebrate the harvest with joy.

Since ancient times, our country has the custom of worshiping the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and in the "Book of Rites" written by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty, it is recorded that there is a saying of "autumn twilight and sunset", that is, worshipping the moon god.

By the time Li Yuan was in power, the Mid-Autumn Festival had already been set as a national festival, and Li Shimin continued to continue this tradition and improve it.

For example, give the ministers a three-day holiday!

The Mid-Autumn Festival of the Tang Dynasty is much more grand than that of later generations, and all large families must put on a big incense case on this day, light red candles and incense, and put all kinds of melons and fruits and round cakes.

Among them, round cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable, and watermelons must be specially cut into the shape of lotus flowers for worship.

This day is also the most active day for the Datang girls.

In the Tang Dynasty, the custom of "women worshipping the moon" is quite popular, whether it is the court or the people, women do not forget to worship the moon on the night of August 15.

Li Duan's poem "Worship the New Moon" has clouds: When you open the curtain to see the new moon, you will go down to worship. Whisperers don't hear it, and the north wind blows the crony.

The new moon refers to the moon that has just risen on the 15th day of the eighth month.

The meaning of this poem is that as soon as the moon rises in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the women have to go down the steps to worship, and while worshipping, they will also pray, hoping for a good harvest next year.

Among the women who worship the moon, there are not only adult women, but also underage girls.

Shi Beiwu's "Words for Young and Female" wrote: "Young and female are only six years old, and they don't know whether they are clever or clumsy. In front of the church at night, the scholars worship the crescent moon. ”

It can be seen from this how popular "women's moon worship" is in Datang.

As for why women worship the moon instead of men, it is because the people of the Tang Dynasty believe that there is a sun and moon in the sky, and people have men and women, men are like the sun, symbolizing "yang", and women symbolizing "yin".

Gao Ming didn't know this, so when he saw Su Wan'er with a large group of women there to worship the moon, he immediately pouted.

"Hmph, feudal superstition ......"

Finally waited for Su Wan'er and their worship to finish, Gao Ming picked up a piece of watermelon and began to nibble on it, just as he was nibbling on it, he saw Liu Bing, who was dressed in a gorgeous costume, running in with a smile on his face.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the Holy One invites you to enter the palace to admire the moon!"

Hearing Liu Bing's words, Gao Ming immediately wiped his mouth, spit out a few watermelon seeds, and then waved his hand at him.

"Don't bother, you go back and tell him, I'll reward him here!"

Liu Bing: "......"