Aha~~ Lu Yuanzhi yawned, walked into the backyard of the county government with Niu Dali, and after a whole night's rest, the demeanor of the second general was still slightly tired, and the morning breeze stained with rain hit his face, and he barely lifted his spirit.

"You're here?" Qin Lin had already woken up, and when he heard footsteps, he jumped out of bed, his eyes returned to normal, they became bright and energetic again, and his complexion was much better.

Lu Yuanzhi was quite surprised: "Brother Qin, you, you are really in good spirits!" ”

Isn't it, yesterday I took turns comparing various pollen under a high-powered microscope, and I was busy until nearly three watches before I went to sleep. When he got up the next day, Lu Fatzi's face was covered with two dark circles, Niu Dali had practiced hard kung fu to boil his muscles and bones, and his state was slightly better, but he could also see that the fatigue had not completely subsided.

Only Qin Lin practiced Xu Wenchang's Zhou Yi Shen Tong Qi Xuan Gong, although he failed to practice any shocking magic skills, the body's recovery function was adjusted very well, even if he was extremely tired, he could recover quickly after a little rest, if it weren't for this, how could he kill Jin Xuanwei and beg her husband to have mercy, Xiao Qingdai and Miss Xu joined forces and were still willing to bow down?

This kind of magic skill is not enough for outsiders, Qin Lin laughed dryly and perfunctorily.

When the maid of the county government saw Qin Lin wake up, he brought water and asked him to wash his face, and then carried three food boxes and set up breakfast.

Honey ham, barbecued pork, dragon roll crisp, cherry bamboo shoots...... The same dishes are all packed in the bright and delicate Dehua white porcelain plates, which are all famous dishes of Zhejiang's specialties, and they are very exquisitely made.

Qin Lin smiled slightly, beckoned Niu Dali and Lu Yuanzhi to sit down for breakfast, and said, "It's too much, Luo Zhixian is too polite." ”

A housekeeper in a green coat and white hat stood with his hands down, and when he heard the words, he was careful, and said with a sneer: "Qin Shaobao is as clear as water as an official, and his sleeves are breeze, which can be regarded as extremely economical. ”

Qin Lin laughed, feeling that this housekeeper's speech was both practical and interesting, which made people appetize.

The system of the Ming Dynasty is to respect the humble and orderly, the Son of Heaven to take the Nine Dragons Agarwood Rim when he goes out on patrol, Jin Wuwei, Jinyi Wei, and the Bannerman Guard cover the front and back, the civil and military officials obey, the imperial banquet is innumerable, the Taishi Zhang Juzheng takes the 32 sedan chairs, and the magistrate receives him with hundreds of dishes for a meal, which are the rules of the court and officialdom.

For example, when the minister arrived, the magistrate prepared the royal mission, and the red velvet carpet should be used to spread the floor, and the tables and chairs should be covered with embroidered chairs.

Qin Lin came to Longyou County, lived in an inn, and paid for his own meals, which was really something that had never happened before, so in Longyou County, from housekeepers and servants to fast catchers and servants, they all said that Qin Shaobao had a clean breeze on his sleeves, but he was afraid that it was better than Hai Ruihai's pen holder - when Hai Rui went to Beijing, he also led cars, horses, grain and grass along the road, and requisitioned three or four people, but Qin Shaobao paid all out of his own pocket.

There are only two people, Lu Yuanzhi and Niu Dali, and when they heard the housekeeper say the words "two sleeves and a clear breeze", they almost squirted breakfast out of their nostrils, and how much money Chief Qin has may not even know himself, but the rich Wufeng Maritime Merchant seems to be about to change his surname to Qin...... A servant walked up with a tray carrying a small basin, and the other plates and bowls were all Dehua white porcelain, but this small pot was Yuan Qinghua's, which immediately attracted Qin Lin's attention.

Lu Yuanzhi and Niu Dali, who were immersed in eating, of course would not notice any blue and white porcelain, but the fragrant fragrance coming out of the basin suddenly made the two foodies raise their heads.

The porridge in the basin has a turquoise color, the rice grains are much more slender than the rice, and the fragrance is with the breath of the bamboo forest.

"What kind of rice is this?" Qin Lin asked curiously.

This question was in the middle of the heart, and the housekeeper hurriedly sold it for his master: "Qi Qin Shaobao, this is bamboo, the phoenix is not a sycamore and does not live, and it is not a bamboo and does not eat, Qin Shaobao is a phoenix-like figure in the sky, and he should enjoy this porridge made of bamboo." ”

The housekeeper slapped the sycophants loudly, Qin Lin smiled, and asked the maid to fill most of the bowl for him.

Lu Yuanzhi wanted to show his skills, and said teasingly: "Bamboo, also known as bamboo rice, bamboo must die when it blooms, so that it can produce bamboo, its taste is sweet, flat and astringent, and it enters the spleen and stomach meridians, and it can benefit qi and replenish deficiency, strengthen the spleen and eliminate accumulation." ”

"Well, it turns out that it is also a taste of herbs", Qin Lin didn't think it was strange, Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine were originally of the same origin as medicine and food, which was also considered medicinal food.

The housekeeper tilted his waist again, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes, there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, and this Lu Commander under Qin Shaobao really has a lot of knowledge, and even understands the truth of the doctor." ”

He didn't know what was going on, and he thought that Qin Lin, Lu Yuanzhi, and Niu Dali were all from Jinyiwei, but he didn't know that Lu Fatzi was originally a disciple of the medical hall, and he was a miracle doctor.

The three of them talked and laughed, Qin Lin slowly scooped the porridge with a spoon and drank it, frowning as if thinking about something, the second general under his command was not as gentle as him, snoring and gulping.

"Qin Shaobao, this porridge is good, you eat more," Niu Dali kindly urged him.

Lu Yuanzhi grinned and laughed, when did our brother Qin ever be so gentle? Don't pretend, just pick up the bowl and drink it!

Qin Lin suddenly put the bowl on the table and asked, "Fatty, you just said that bamboo must die when it blooms before it can bear bamboo, so in other words, the bamboo forest that bears bamboo will wither and die?" ”

"That's right, bamboo is very rare, as long as it blooms, it will die," Lu Yuanzhi didn't understand why Qin Lin asked about this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his little eyes lit up, and he was about to say something, when he suddenly coughed.

Niu vigorously patted him on the back, and finally relieved himself, Lu Yuanzhi sat up straight, and looked at Qin Lin with a straight glare.

Yesterday, I found all kinds of plant flowers, as long as they can bloom in spring, but there is no bamboo!

Few people have ever seen bamboo bloom, but it does bloom, but it takes a very, very long time: except for a very small number of varieties of bamboo that bloom every year, most bamboos take more than 30 years to bloom, and some even up to 100 years, such as cinnamon bamboo takes 120 years to bloom, and no matter how long the old man is, he will not see the cinnamon bamboo planted by himself bloom.

Therefore, in people's subconscious, bamboo is generally not regarded as a flowering plant.

What is even more confusing is that after the bamboo blooms, it will die in patches, just ask the Jinyi official school that went out to collect pollen, and saw a bamboo forest that was yellow and dead, how could you think that it had also bloomed flowers? I'm afraid that subconsciously it will be missed!

Qin Lin finished breakfast in two bites, and put the rice bowl on the table: "Let's go!" ”

Where to? Of course, it was not long ago where bamboo bloomed!

Bamboo flowering is very rare, and does not bloom in a considerable area at the same time like other common flowers, often in a bamboo garden, or several mountains within a radius of more than ten miles, bamboo blooms at the same time.

It is easy to inquire and learn that the bamboo forests that have recently bloomed in Longyou County are in the Bamboo Forest Zen Monastery on the other side of the Qujiang River, where the bamboo of the county government flatters Qinlin comes from.

It is the rainy season, the Qujiang River rises, the channel is wider and wider, the large and small boats on the river flow endlessly, the largest number is the row of charcoal transported, a long slip dozens of down from the upstream direction, the scene is magnificent.

A unique canopy boat in Zhejiang, with seven or eight people sitting in the cabin, Luo Dongyan, who was disguised as a showman, saw Qin Lin looking at those boats, so he explained: "Qin Shaobao, these rows are all put down from the upstream mountains. Downstream of Hangzhou, Ningbo, striking iron, alchemy silver utensils, winter heating, four seasons of tea cooking have to burn charcoal, merchants in the mountainous area of western Zhejiang to burn charcoal, with wooden rafts to transport over, in addition to the row of charcoal, the rows of logs and sold to shipbuilding, can be described as killing two birds with one stone. ”

"So much charcoal, used to melt brass, private copper coins, but very convenient!" Qin Lin snorted coldly in his nose.

After all, Luo Dongyan was a little bit of a excuse for himself, and said curtly: "The lower officials are negligent, the lower officials are negligent." However, in the territory of the county, there are both outflows and inflows of copper coins, and there are no more copper coins on the market, and there is no situation where copper coins are overused, so the lower officials are ......."

This question, Qin Lin also found it strange, judging from the number of privately minted coins found, there should be a large number of Wanli Tongbao in the market, but there is no such situation, could it be that the copper coins sold by Jin Yingji to this book are too much, offsetting the part of the private casters that are more?

However, according to the accounts of the Wufeng Maritime Merchants, they only started this kind of business at the end of last year, and in fact, the quantity of copper coins shipped to Yuben is limited, at least it is impossible to completely offset the fake money made in batches by the smugglers.

Qin Lin didn't suspect that Jin Yingji had ambushed him and concealed the number, Jin Xuanwei didn't need to do this at all, and with her relationship with Qin Lin, she wouldn't do it.

Coupled with the previous analysis of the benefits obtained from private coinage, I also feel very strange, since the value of Wanli Tongbao is halved, private casting is actually unprofitable, why do private casters still put a steady stream of private money into the market? Could it be that they are helping others and preparing the source of goods for the export of Wufeng maritime merchants?

"Qin Shaobao, there is the Zhulin Temple in front!" Luo Dongyan's low cry interrupted Qin Lin's thoughts.

On the other side of the Qujiang River, on the gentle hill of more than 20 zhang high, there is a temple with red walls and yellow tiles, surrounded by bamboo forests, but in the spring when the bamboo forests should be green, those bamboos have withered and died, but like the scenery of autumn.

That's right, this is the place where only the bamboos that once bloomed will die in the spring when everything grows!

But where are the smugglers? Such a small hill can't hide the coin casting workshop at all, where is the fiery furnace hidden, and where is the hot private casting scene

(To be continued)