Looking at the mud all the way, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to look at Liu Xingzuo and asked, "Where is Liu Mao?" ”

Daming Road and Bridge Company is in charge of Liu Mao, last year, with cement to build the section of the road from Beijing to Tongzhou, and then went south to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect what section of the road is most needed for cement, and in the local offering to build the road. From the final recital, Liu Mao should be in the Suzhou area, and he is still in the process of choosing a route.

"If you go back to the master, it should be over there in Nanxun Town, it seems that there are still negotiations." According to Jinyiwei's news, Liu Xingzuo immediately replied, "There are many rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the transportation in many places is by boat. ”

In this way, this time in the past, you should be able to meet it. Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, so he was ready to see how the Daming Road and Bridge Company was doing.

Speaking of which, the application of cement, logically speaking, should be more practical in the south. But in the last year, it has flourished in the north, and there is not much popularity in the south. As far as the reason is concerned, it is still because cement was invented and demonstrated in Jingshi, and a large-scale house was built on the side of Guihua City with an administrative order to survive the winter, so the focus of cement construction is actually in the north.

In this era, whether it is the transmission of information or the speed of transportation, it cannot be compared with later generations. A new thing, whether it is practical or not, still takes time to pass it on.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen and the others drove their horses forward, and not long after, they saw a hill in front of them. The official road winds up the mountain, and there are buildings at the top of the mountain.

Fang Zhenghua was a martial arts practitioner, his eyes were sharper than others, and he immediately said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Master, there is a tea shop on the mountain in front of you. ”

It's been a long way, everyone cares about the emperor's body, and they don't dare to let the emperor be too tired, so when she heard Fang Zhenghua's words, Tian Guifei immediately asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Master, the concubine is a little tired, let's go there and rest?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Tian Guifei's energetic appearance, how could he be half tired, and naturally knew their kindness, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, then go and rest." ”

Riding a horse is fast, and it doesn't take much time to ride a group of twenty or so to reach the top of the hill.

There are many hills and waterways in the south of the Yangtze River, and compared with the north, there are few endless plains, which are two completely different landscapes. However, this hill may be relatively high, standing on the top of the mountain, there is an endless scenery, and only far away is blocked by the mountain. Within the line of sight, there are farmland and water towns, cars, horses and boats, and several villages and cities looming in sight. The scenery characteristics of Jiangnan are undoubtedly revealed here.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he couldn't help but smile and said: "The people here are really good at doing business, and they set up a tea shop in such a good place." Look, along the way, you have to go up the mountain, ordinary people will just be a little tired, there is a high probability of stopping here to drink tea. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the large-scale tea shop in front of him and said: "You see, this tea shop is also treated differently, under this long shop, it is a place for ordinary people to rest, as long as there is a seat, which can shelter from the wind and rain, it is enough to drink a large pot of tea." And on the side with the best view, the grade is obviously higher......"

Everyone listened to the emperor's introduction with great interest, and they all showed great interest, and turned their eyes as the emperor pointed out, nodding their heads incessantly. I have to say that the Jiangnan people are indeed good at doing business, and if the emperor hadn't reminded them one by one, many of them wouldn't have found out.

When he turned over and dismounted, a guy came out from inside with a smile. A line of more than 20 rides, it is definitely a distinguished guest, and I dare not slack off.

Emperor Chongzhen and his entourage, of course, would not stop at the long shop, and were led to the location with the best scenery. At this time, it was almost noon, the sun was shining, the line of sight was just right, and there were already many people here. Looking at their appearance, it seems that they are reading books around them, but it seems to be a little special.

After a little more observation, Emperor Chongzhen understood that these young people were wearing satin clothes, showing off various patterns, and they looked like women's clothes. Look at your own group again, even if Tian Guifei is wearing it, it is just simple and unpretentious clothes.

The best tables for viewing the scenery have already been occupied by the people who came before. Seeing that they are talking about sex one by one, they seem to know each other. When they saw Emperor Chongzhen and his entourage passing, they paid some attention to it. But he didn't speak, and even a few people had a little contempt in their eyes.

This annoyed Fang Zhenghua, and he thought about stepping forward to catch people up. However, he was noticed by Emperor Chongzhen, shook his head secretly, took the lead in walking over, and chose a slightly better position to sit. Except for a dozen or so brocade guards who stayed in front of them and did not come, Liu Xingzuo and Fang Zhenghua followed closely with the rest of the people. However, they didn't dare to share a table with the emperor, and the other brocade guards had a table with themselves, while Liu Xingzuo and Fang Zhenghua stood beside the emperor and the concubine to serve, and only the imperial doctor who accompanied them stepped forward to sit.

Xiao Er stepped forward and reported the price of tea, which made Emperor Chongzhen slightly surprised. Regarding the concept of consumption power, he used to have frequent micro-service patrols in Beijing, and he also had a lot of meals, so he probably knew something. Unexpectedly, the price of tea on this mountain is divided into many grades, and the most advanced ones can be compared with the most expensive tea shops in Beijing.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen would not be unable to afford it, so he naturally ordered Xiaoer's most admired Longjing and some pastries. In terms of security, there are Jinyi guards in charge, and there are people over there who secretly supervise the whole process. After the tea and pastries were served, the imperial doctor would immediately eat a little to make sure that it was correct, and the emperor and the concubine would eat it.

Emperor Chongzhen and Concubine Tian were not on this meal, the two of them looked more at the scenery outside, after all, this kind of scenery could not be seen in the north.

Or when he got closer, Emperor Chongzhen heard that those people on the side were not talking about poetry and words, but comparing others.

For example, there is a person who is boasting about where the materials of his clothes come from, and what kind of craftsmanship the embroiderers on the clothes are, and these workmanships are simply too good.

The other one is to introduce the tea set he brought, saying that it was fired by a ceramic master himself, and the pattern on the tea set is the work of another master or something.

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Others are introducing the tea he brought, how many processes there are, from picking to roasting, and even boasting that his tea has a milky flavor, which is obtained by the yellow flower girl when the tea leaves are just rising......

The remarks of these people made Emperor Chongzhen frown.