An early winter cold rain fell silently, the raindrops were not big, and the cold wind seemed to hold it up. But because of the cold, the raindrops turned into misty water ice and fell suddenly.

The capital gradually became quiet.

Zhao Pu sat at home and reviewed the notes from all over the place.

As a powerful minister, you have to have the ability to do it, whether it is Sima Yi or Li Linfu or Zhao Pu, the government affairs ability is also first-class, otherwise the whole country will come over and press it together in the middle book, and the more and more it accumulates, Zhao Kuangyin will take him down sooner or later. However, compared to the first two, Zhao Pu is slightly inferior, after all, he has read too few books, but he also has a way, if he sees that Zazi does not agree, set up a large copper furnace in Zhongshu, and then throw Zazi into it and burn it.

If it is placed eighty or ninety years later, it will be miserable, and Sima Guang and Wang Anshi will join forces to deal with him. But nothing happened, this is the beginning of the Song Dynasty.

The capital was quiet, and the Zhao family gradually quieted. The porter brought a small yellow door and came in and said, "Xianggong, Liu Nei asks to see you." ”

Gonggong Liu honestly stood outside and waited, the Zhao family was not the Song Jiu family, that was a place where even the emperor had to be polite when he came in.

Zhao Pu said, "Let him in." ”

Gonggong Liu came in and reported first: "Xianggong Zhao, the lady of the Pan family was summoned by the queen to the inner palace to talk, and Mrs. Pan brought a lot of wine, and the official family liked it, tasted it again, and asked the slave maid to give you more than a dozen bottles." ”

With a wave of his hand, two guards brought in a box.

The lady of the Song family summoned women to see, this is normal, and the ancient rites also allowed it, Zhao Kuangyin can still come out for a walk, but the women can't do it, as soon as they enter the harem, it is as deep as the sea, and ordinary palace maids will stay in it obediently. Or think of the light outside, but some nobles still have a pastime. That is to summon the wives of some ministers into the deep palace to talk and relieve boredom. Before Queen Song entered the palace, she had many close friends. Not only Pan Li'er, but also other people, occasionally summoned their girlfriends into the palace to talk.

When Pan Li'er entered the palace, Zhao Pu didn't care too much, what he cared about was this offering.

He stood up and looked at the north and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

The little yellow door went back.

Zhao Pu opened the wine box, but he couldn't see the wine, there were boxes inside, there were big boxes and small boxes, and the big box Zhao Kuangyin left. This time, Pan Li'er was heartfelt, and prepared two ox carts of wine to bring to Queen Song. Where did Empress Song eat so many spirits, she left a few bottles of brightly colored wine containing some honey, and handed the rest to Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed, he liked to drink the most, and he didn't care about the food in Shundian, what he cared about was this soju. In the past, it was to satisfy cravings. Drink the inferior shochu that I bought. The eunuch next to him looked pitiful and said Your Majesty, you ordered Song Jiu's kid to offer some bars. Zhao Kuangyin said no, once this is the case. Everyone in the world imitates it.

But he also understood Song Jiu's difficulties, the vegetables were a little better, and all the monarchs and ministers were a little bit each. It was for this reason that Song Jiu lost a lot of money. This wine cannot be shared. If offered alone. The ministers are going to speak again. Zhao Pu thought of it, and Zhao Kuangyin also thought of it. Song Jiu is gone. It was offered by Pan Li'er, she is just a woman's family, and she is a close friend of the queen, besides, her husband is in the front and her father is on the front line, can you not worry? Then Yanchen won't speak.

There is a wooden stopper at the mouth of the bottle, which is sealed with fire paint to prevent the alcohol from dissipating, and the fire paint must be pried open with a knife to drink. The eunuch was slowly getting it, Zhao Kuangyin snatched it over, did it himself, he had great strength, quickly pried open the cork, and took a sip, not only the domineering of wine, but also a rich and delicate, sweet and round wine The fragrance immediately dissolved in the tongue. Zhao Kuangyin seemed to feel that every hair stood up. Jiujiu said: "Good wine." ”

Queen Song said worriedly: "Your Majesty, don't drink too much, my brother can only eat half a catty of this wine." ”

Zhao Kuangyin took another sip, and then asked the eunuch to open all the wine bottles, most of which were mainly transparent, and there were a small amount of yellow, green, red, brown, and purple, and there were some precious medicinal herbs in them, as well as some other materials, and even various fruits were mixed with fermentation, so the colors were different. I tried many kinds, and some of them tasted too weird, so I chose them. But some varieties are retained. There are also instructions on the box. No matter what the taste, Zhao Kuangyin was reluctant to give it away, and only gave it to a few people, including Zhao Pu.

Zhao Puzhi said more.

And the son took the opportunity to inquire about the soju and glaze techniques, Song Jiu didn't know how many troops were mobilized in the south of the road before leaving, just a little soldiers and horses, can fight the Southern Han Dynasty, just this little bit of soldiers and horses, if you can't take the Southern Han, Pan Mei is not a famous general.

But if you want to come back in a short time, that's impossible.

What his son wants to do, Zhao Pu will not ask. Hebei has made a lot of money, but there is a lack of profiteering industry, and this soju and glass will be like a tiger. At this time, Zhao Pu regretted a little, he knew that this was the case, and he should have let this kid hand over the soju technique to the state. That's when he had to pay.

However, trouble ran into it.

Ordinary workers are not clear, because several workshops are assembly line production methods, the Song Dynasty also has, for example, in history, someone tried to get a kitchen maid of Cai Jing's family, how delicious Cai Jing's family is, the world is famous, thinking that he got a senior chef back, but he can get home and be disappointed, this maid will only cut green onions, and then ask the reason, it turns out that Cai Jing likes to eat crab roe buns, so the slaves and maids in the family divide labor and cooperate, buy crabs, pick crab roe, cut minced meat, make stuffing, cut green onions, wrap buns, are responsible for steaming, and are responsible for watching the fire. This maid is one of the green onions, and she can't do anything else, not even sweeping the floor. This person was dumbfounded when he heard this, except for the Cai family, who can afford to play like this?

The nature is almost the same, the various workshops, even the Shundian, the kitchen is large, stretching all the way to the ground, and then each has its own responsibilities and works together. It's fast, everybody does that all day, and the heat will be good. Just like cutting minced meat, there are also skills, and I am practicing cutting minced meat every day, and the kind of minced meat is cut out, who can compare with the restaurant?

Therefore, it is not possible to ask the workers, even if it is embroidery in the future, it is divided into a variety of workers, assembly-line processing, and it is still a division of labor to take home. Only a few elites can master most of the skills, but they are not easy to buy, first, the salary is too high to be frightening, second, they will soon build them a small villa worth five or six hundred yuan, and third, Song Jiu is benevolent to them. Be more loyal. These three are there, and it is not easy for ordinary people to buy them. or forcible persecution. That's not great. At least Song Jiu is not thin on Hebei, and points out from time to time. Bite the hand that feeds one. It is rumored that it will go out, and it will not be beautiful in the end. The most hateful thing is the Gao family's pair of living treasures, Song Jiu made them optimistic about Hezhou, and gave them additional rewards, the steward of the Song family went to Quanzhou, brought back a lot of wealth, and also brought back a few shipbuilding craftsmen, but they were not in the capital, but in Mizhou. So four larger ships were built, which have not yet been launched, and next year they will bring people to some Yannai, and they will also bring goods to the Goryeo Wa Kingdom for trading. The proportion of the Gao family is the largest, and the Gao brothers wander around the river island all day long like two tigers who don't know the height of the sky. Zhao Puzhi may not be so noble as the eldest princess, but the eldest princess does not know that if she makes trouble in the palace, everyone will not look good at that time. After all, I don't take care of it.

Zhao Pu looked at these fine wines and lost his mind.

He didn't think that Song Jiu was a retort like Wei Zheng. Although he choked up with Wang Quanbin in Sichuan for the people.

Offering wine in one fell swoop, which won over the feelings of the little queen, and she blew the pillow wind, which worked better than anyone else. Don't underestimate this little queen. Song Hao saw all kinds of Hezhou and also started to do business, but his business was not right. Open a shop directly in the barracks of your subordinates, will that be okay? The emperor heard about it. Moved to the quiet and difficult festival. What is the background, the imperial court is releasing the military power for the second time. Whoever does this, the festival envoy also takes it. But he only let him change one place, from Chenzhou to Pizhou.

No matter how good the emperor's alcohol is, one pound a day is enough, if he doesn't reward his subordinates, two oxcart wines are enough for the emperor to drink for a year or two, during this time, drinking fine wine, you will think of the benefits of Pan Mei and Song Jiu, which is enough to ensure their safety.

Zhao Pu didn't believe that Pan Li'er came up with the solution, she was just a small vase like the little queen in the palace, she had been married to the Song family for so long, and the financial power was still in the hands of a concubine. The Song Jiu family didn't raise any strategists, all this was the way this kid came up with.

Thinking of this, he asked Zhao Quan: "Zhao Quan, what kind of person do you think Song Jiu is?" ”

"Prime minister, if this son is not a traitorous person, if he is not an Oriental Shuo-style character."

"What's the explanation?"

"Xianggong, it seems that this son has made many mistakes, but if you think about it seriously, these mistakes can be ignored, and he has been doing a good job in terms of right and wrong. Therefore, it may be a big traitor. It is not excluded that he only learns Dongfang Shuo, regards the court as a place of stealth and self-preservation, and is eager for fame, but fame is enough, and he is not enterprising, unwilling to take responsibility, and unwilling to involve too much. ”

"Do you think he is a member of the Second King?"

"No...... the housekeeper said suspiciously, it's not impossible, it's possible, but it's not like, the emperor said that Song Jiu is his peach blossom, change your own choice, choose an emperor who can make a difference, or choose an imperial brother? Those who defected to the second king were mostly unambitious, middle and low-level officials, otherwise who would have defected to him?

"You send someone to check for me, first, to check the witch Gu case back then, second, all the sources and whereabouts of the Song family's money, and third, to check the contacts of some servants of the Song family."

It's not easy to check. It's been a long time since the witch Gu case, if it had been investigated at the time, maybe there would have been suspicious points that could be sorted out immediately, but how to deal with it now? Even the Lianghe Cottage has been fully planned, and it has long become unrecognizable. As for the cashier of the Song family, it is not easy to check. In the open and in the dark, as soon as the basic money comes, it will be used later, and the amount is huge, not to mention in the dark, even in the light, and the accounts may not be able to be found out. The worst thing is the business at sea, if it is money and silk that you bring back, it is better, even if it is gold and silver, you are not afraid, this also has to pay customs duties, but it is mixed with a lot of spices, some unrefined gold sand, they are not sold, I am afraid that Song Jiu does not know how much the real price is. As for personnel exchanges, it is even more complicated, so many in the ya. Or the servants, the Song family is very good to the servants, even if they do something, maybe they will be killed, and they may not be willing to say. What else does Song Jiu have to do, if he doesn't do it, if he forces out an unjust case, then he can't make a difference.

Zhao Quan hesitated and said, "Xianggong, it's not worth it." ”

"Wrong, it's worth it, if he has any dealings with the second king, I have evidence, and the second king can't be rampant anymore. This is for the sake of the country and the country. The second king, I always feel that something is wrong with me.

Zhao Quan went down to arrange manpower.

Zhao Pu continued to think that there was another way, that is, to support Zhao Dezhao to come to power, in order to stabilize his son's position, then the emperor would inevitably suppress Zhao Kuangyi with a thunderous force.

Then Zhao Dezhao ......

That was more troublesome than getting rid of Fu Yanqing, he thought of a woman...... (To be continued......)