Snacks or meals, snacks instead of stomachs, are originally a kind of leisure enjoyment. In particular, the snacks of Nanjing Confucius Temple are a profound interpretation of Chinese food culture.

The snacks of Confucius Temple, "color, fragrance, taste, shape, and furniture" are exquisite, to have a look, to have a taste, and there is a taste that makes people feel the poetic reverie and association, which makes people salivate.

Golden, yellow, green, white flowers, such as the world, colorful; Sweet, salty, sour, spicy, like a life, all kinds of flavors. Meat and vegetarian fruits and vegetables, as you like, spring, summer, autumn and winter, each collar.

The characteristics of the Confucius Temple also lie in the flexible and vivid mode of operation, not only the blue bricks and small tiles, the pink wall slope house, the "old Huaiyang" with colorful lanterns, the rows are lined up with fragrant, freshly made and eaten food stalls, the moving smile under the lights, and the folk song-style shouting, which brings warmth and joy to the psychedelic Qinhuai immersed in the sound of lamp shadow pulp.

On the Kuiguang Pavilion, Zhu Yongxing slowly tasted Yuhua tea, and from time to time picked up a five-spice bean and threw it into his mouth. Sitting across the table sat Zheng Zhaoren, who had recently returned from Myanmar, and Yicheng, the head of the household.

Princess Rou'er was dressed up exquisitely, so she sat quietly at a table next to her, a large pile of snacks was placed on half of the table, and three or four female guards such as female officials Duan Wan'er and Yang Jin sat and ate.

At several tables on the periphery sat Zhu Yongxing's imperial guards, all dressed in casual clothes, separating Zhu Yongxing from the little princess for protection.

Although there is no clean street private building, the atmosphere is different from usual, Zhu Yongxing imagines the same as civilians, walking as a car, feeling it in the bustling city, but the identity dictates, now it is a simple and simple micro-service travel.

Today is in accordance with Rou'er's wishes. Take her out to play; The second is to find a more relaxed environment and mention a few people from the Zheng family.

When he established and fostered the merchant group, Zhu Yongxing wanted to make it a rival to the British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company, and curb the colonial plunder and monopoly of trade in Asia by these two major powers.

From the current point of view, the operation of the business group is still very successful. First of all, thanks to the inclination of the supply of goods, more tea, silk, cotton, porcelain and other commodities can be obtained than the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other countries; The second is the re-emergence of the Ming Dynasty. and took control of the major ports along the South China Sea; Finally, the speed and convenience of commodity exchanges have increased the number of circulations a lot.

There are pros and cons. While the merchant group grew stronger, Zhu Yongxing began to worry that it would become a deformed monster. In business, there is no problem, as long as they abide by the law and make as much profit as possible, that is their ability. However, collusion between officials and businessmen is absolutely not allowed.

Now there are several leaders of the merchant group, but they are the most powerful. The Zheng family has the most important right to speak. And Yi Cheng and Zheng Zhaoren, who have a relationship with the Zheng family, one is the head of the household department, and the other is about to serve as the squire of the Ministry of State Security, both of which are important positions. In this regard, Zhu Yongxing should not only reuse their talents, but also warn them not to abuse their power for personal gain.

"The business group donated one million this time, which is a great contribution to the country. In the future, they will need to contribute to the infiltration and development of Borneo-" Zhu Yongxing touched Rou'er's hair lovingly. She was obediently bringing a plate of mille-feuille oil cake.

After a pause, Yi Cheng and Zheng Zhaoren both listened intently. They can actually guess some of them. The saint had many derogatory rebukes for the shortcomings before the Ming Dynasty, both of them were already high-ranking officials, and they were not wise to collude with the merchant group.

"But the business world is the business world, and if you collude with officials, won't you repeat the mistakes of this dynasty?" Zhu Yongxing was also not polite. said directly: "Legitimate operation, its own legal protection; Profit-seeking, violating the law of the country, and being held accountable by the judges. In the future, princes and ministers may also join the merchant group, and the share dividend is regarded as a sum of income, which also reduces the burden on the state. So. Although I have shares in the business group, I never ask or interfere in their business activities, just to set an example, so that those people will not interfere in the process and engage in fraud. ”

"Wan--, Lord Long can set up a separate agency to centrally manage the capital invested by the princes and ministers, so as to avoid them directly from having a relationship with the merchant group." Yi Cheng thought about it for a while, and then proposed his own proposal, which shows that he had also thought about this matter before.

Zhu Yongxing nodded appreciatively and said: "This is good, those who contribute only pay the money, and those who operate only manage the business, and set up a barrier in the middle to avoid a lot of secret tricks and feet." Hmm-" He turned his gaze to Zheng Zhaoren, "There are two chamberlains under the Ministry of National Security, one is in charge of domestic and the other is in charge of overseas, which one do you want?" ”

"Back to Master Long, I want to take care of the country." Cheng felt that the overseas development of business groups would be the focus in the future, so he wanted to avoid this sensitive area.

"Avoiding suspicion?" Zhu Yongxing smiled slightly and said, "As long as you understand in your heart that you are innocent, what is there to be afraid of?" Don't be afraid because of your background, I believe in you, and I don't think you will disappoint me. ”

"We will be cautious in our duty, and we will not dare to act rashly." Yi Cheng hurriedly replied.

"Well, you're all smart people, don't mention anything superfluous." Zhu Yongxing pushed the plate to the middle and said with a smile: "Come, taste it, it tastes good." ”

Needless to say, this is the advantage of dealing with smart people. Zhu Yongxing has done his duty, so he doesn't have to worry too much. After all, there is a supervision department, and a series of laws and regulations are being formulated, such as the disclosure of assets, rewards for whistleblowing, etc., to limit the unscrupulous behavior of officials.

There was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and Zhang Chuantian and his granddaughter, accompanied by two subordinates, walked upstairs.

"You girl, do you want to break up the old bones of grandpa?" Zhang Chuantian found a table, sat down, panting and complaining.

"But I'm going to shop by myself, and you don't feel at ease." Zhang Shihua sneered, and reached out to his grandfather to hold his shoulder.

"They don't know each other well." Zhang Chuantian glanced at the person and shook his head slightly.

Zhang Shihua swept his eyes, immediately looked at Rou'er through the two tables, and sniffed hard, the fragrant buns, the Huangqiao baked cakes with a strong aftertaste, and the "Shise Dim Sum" that everyone loved......

"Hey, that's stupid!" Zhang Shihua stomped his feet angrily, turned to his subordinates and ordered: "I'll go and see the food on that table, and then you go and buy them one by one." As she spoke, she walked away, and suddenly touched the guards' guard circle, and several unkind eyes suddenly turned over.

Zhang Chuantian was well-informed in the end, and as soon as the atmosphere changed, he immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly stopped his granddaughter, "Ahua, don't move." ”

"What's wrong?" Zhang Shihua only stared at the many foods on the table, and didn't notice anything unusual, as soon as her grandfather called, she couldn't help but look up carefully, and suddenly met Duan Wan'er's eyes.

"You, you—" Zhang Shihua frowned slightly, thinking carefully.

She met with Duan Wan'er, it was Zhu Yongxing in order to show benevolence and attention, he invited the head of the business group and overseas Chinese on his side, and the female relatives were also entertained by Long'er's representative. Among them, Duan Wan'er, as a female official, naturally wants to be in the meantime.

"My lord—" Zhang Shihua finally remembered, his eyes widened in surprise, and he was a little busy to salute.

Hush! Duan Wan'er hurriedly stretched out her index finger and put it to her lips, then beckoned lightly, signaling Zhang Shihua to come over.

"Don't make a noise!" Duan Wan'er said in a low voice: "My sister likes this food, so I sit down and use it together, if you want to eat anything else, I'll ask someone to buy it." ”

"This-" Zhang Shihua didn't know whether to agree for a while, after all, she was a commoner, and she was a female official in the palace.

"You're welcome, sit down." Duan Wan'er stretched out her hand and pulled her, and pushed the "Shise Dim Sum" over with a smile, "This is delicious, both meat and vegetarian, sweet and salty, my sister can taste it." ”

Zhang Shihua took a piece with some twists and ate it in small bites, only thinking that this female official was amiable, probably running out secretly to satisfy her hunger, and she didn't want to make a noise.

Rou'er ran back from Zhu Yongxing's table after offering courtesy, and was a little surprised to see that there was one more person in the seat, and looked Zhang Shihua up and down with big black eyes.

"Huh?" Zhang Shihua's eyes widened, although this girl was dressed differently, she had seen it at the banquet in the palace, yes, it was a princess. She wanted to stand up, but Duan Wan'er had already reached out and put it on her shoulder.

"Shh Rou'er and Duan Wan'er sat back in their seats, pointed out their fingers, and smiled mischievously like a little adult, "I know you, you were the most beautiful that day, and you also gave a few gems, among them, the father said that it was called diamond, and it can cut glass!" ”

Zhang Shihua smiled nervously, and said in a low voice: "Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, as long as you like it, the grass people are willing to offer it again." ”

"Don't, don't." Rou'er shook her little head and said seriously: "My father will be angry when he finds out, and besides, I don't like any gems." Tell me what you have to do overseas, such as cute animals. ”

Zhang Shihua thought for a while and said, "Back to Your Highness, there is a very small squirrel in Borneo, a very large moth, and a very funny proboscis monkey......

"Proboscis monkeys? Is it a monkey with an elephant's trunk? Rou'er was immediately intrigued, imagining a combination of the two animals.

"It's not that long, it's just that long......"

Ah, oh, Rou'er listened attentively, asked questions from time to time, Zhang Shihua explained, and the tension slowly eased.

Zhang Chuantian had already realized that something was wrong, because he recognized another high-ranking official, Hubu Shangshu Yicheng. Donations and salaries will inevitably deal with the household, although there are only one or two sides, but he remembers it clearly. Big people like Liubu Jiuqing didn't even sit on the main seat, and their attitude seemed to be unusually respectful. The one sitting opposite him, Zhang Chuantian, almost didn't dare to think about it, and secretly looked at the noble man wearing sunglasses. Well, it is indeed very similar, Zhang Chuantian's heart beat violently. (To be continued......)