"Uncle, you're here!"

On the dock, Lin Ruo was wearing a light green long skirt, facing the group of people who got off the boat, and shouted with a smile. And the person she called "uncle" was Emperor Mingzong, who had given way to King Yu - now, Li Zhanhong has ascended the throne and changed his name to "Longxi", he is already the emperor.

The reason for giving up is that he is unwell and his mental strength is not good.

But after giving way, he took the old chamberlain Chen Guan and Yihuowei's henchmen out of the palace to relax, and took a boat along the canal all the way south to Jinling.

Speaking of which, in this bloodline, the Emperor Taishang is Lin Ruo's cousin; Nominally, Lin Yuan'er is the stepdaughter of the Empress Dowager Ruiwen, that is, the sister-in-law of Emperor Mingzong, and Lin Ruo still has to be called uncle.

Compared with the previous few years, the Emperor Taishang's expression became more and more energetic, and he walked in front of Lin Ruo with a very ciyan smile: "Why is it only you?" What about Shaoqing? What about Peel? ”

Murong Pei, also known as Yang Pei, is Lin Ruo's daughter who was born a few years ago. Murong Pei was born in Bian'an City, and when the moon was full, he was hugged into the palace, and Emperor Mingzong liked the little girl very much, and the rewards of all sizes were continuously sent from the palace to the palace of King Rong. It's a pity that Lin Ruo and Murong Chong have been in Bian'an City for half a year and Jinling City for half a year, and they can't see Murong Pei, a little doll, and Emperor Mingzong always feels that something is missing.

I have to say that he lost the throne to the eighth child, became the emperor himself, and went all the way south to Jinling, and he was really aiming for the face of this little doll!

Lin Ruo explained with a smile: "The wharf is windy, Pei'er is too small, I am afraid that she will suffer from the cold, so I will stay at home." As for Shaoqing, a few days ago, Xiuzhou Huating (1) came to the news, the ocean-going ship is back, you know, Shaoqing has always been interested in the ocean-going ship and the things he brought back, so it was easy to meet once, so he followed the second brother of the Wang family over, and it would take two more days to come back. ”

The Municipal Department of Shipping is a special administrative body set up by the imperial court to deal with ocean navigation matters, and merchants who want to go to sea to trade will inevitably deal with it. Xiuzhou Huating is one of the eight cities set up by the imperial court on the coast, and it is the closest to Jinling City.

The ships of the royal family that went to Iwami to mine silver ore and the ships that sailed to the American continent were all sent from here.

And there is also the relationship between Jianghuai and Zhang Xu, which has given the Wang family a lot of convenience.

Of course, the taxes paid by the Wang family to the imperial court in this regard are also quite objective. About this, the Emperor Taishang understands it in his heart! Hearing Lin Ruo mention it, he also had curiosity in his heart.

"Did you buy timber from Dongying, or did you go to the ocean to exchange tea bricks and silk for golden sand and seeds?"

Iwami's silver mine, the Wang family covered it up with the excuse of buying wood, not to mention that the quality of the wood transported from Iwami is really good; And the fact that he could get a large amount of golden sand by going to the Americas by sea did not hide it.

First, the nautical charts are in the hands of the Wang family, and without the nautical charts, most of them will be buried in the sea after half a year of wandering on the boundless sea; Second, the shipyards in the Jiangnan area are now surnamed "Wang", and they use the timber purchased from Iwami and the ore obtained by Daikoku to build ships that can withstand the winds and waves of the ocean.

Let's just put it this way, even if those people knew that the Wang family had found a land full of gold, as long as they used very ordinary tea bricks, silk, porcelain, etc., they could exchange a large amount of gold from those people, they could not go, there was no chart guidance, there was no strong financial resources to support shipbuilding, but most importantly, they were even more unable to deal with the ferocious pirates on the islands that were supplied along the way - they were afraid of the Wang family, and now they rely on the Wang family's sea ships to do some business, but they don't pay attention to other sea ships. There was once a bold seagoing ship that was barely able to sail away, and the ocean-going ship that followed the Wang family to pan for gold, and the result can be imagined.

Of course, the ocean-going ships brought back a lot of seeds to grow novel fruits, and Emperor Mingzong was also very interested, such as the chili pepper that replaced the dogwood juice, which was excellent for planting in the two lakes; There is also the thing called "corn" that looks yellow, soft and glutinous and sweet, and can make countless kinds of novel snacks and dishes; The strangest thing is that it is called "coffee beans", except in Qiongzhou and southern Xinjiang, it is not well planted anywhere, so the ocean-going ships will always bring back a large number of sun-dried coffee beans in addition to gold, and the "coffee" aroma ground from the coffee beans is really intoxicating, but unfortunately the taste is really unpleasant!

These things are all promoted from the gluttonous sea in Bian'an City, and the prices are ridiculously high, but there is always no shortage of people who go to try them. Emperor Mingzong was also curious at the beginning, and specially sent two cooks from the imperial dining room in the palace to seek advice in the gluttonous sea, specifically to satisfy his appetite.

"It's a seagoing ship coming back from the ocean." Lin Ruo looked at the gleam in the eyes of the Emperor Taishang, guessed what he was thinking, and hurriedly said, "You have just been on the boat for seven or eight days this way, and you haven't had a good rest. If you are really interested, you should have a good rest today, and wait for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I will arrange a carriage and a horse to accompany you on a trip, just in time, so that Pei'er can also see the world. ”

As he spoke, Lin Ruo quietly glanced at Chen Guan.

Chen Guan hurriedly said, "Yes, master." This young lady is right, you have a long journey, and then rush to Xiuzhou Huating, if you are tired, what are the three long and two short, how can I explain to the two in Beijing? ”

"Hmph, explain what? The third and eighth are obviously jealous that I can get out of the palace, and jealous that I can pick a son to enjoy leisure. Emperor Taishang snorted coldly, the older he gets, the more like a child his temperament becomes, especially when he gets along with Lin Ruo.

"Yes, yes, they're jealous of you! However, before taking a nap, Pei'er still talked about seeing her uncle and grandfather, but I promised her that I would see you as soon as I woke up. You see......"

"Does Pell miss me?" Hearing Lin Ruo mention Murong Pei, the Emperor Taishang immediately put on a smiling face, "Let's go, go back to see Pei'er first." Wait for Ming'er, you've arranged it, and I'll take Pei'er to Xiuzhou Huating with me! ”

The Emperor Taishang rushed into the carriage, Lin Ruo and Chen Guan glanced at each other, and the old chamberlain arched his hand in admiration, and praised in a low voice: "Or the county lord, you have a way!" ”

Lin Ruo smiled bitterly: "It's obviously the face of the county lord of Qiulan......

"The county lord of Qiulan" is their Murong Pei. This title was sealed by Emperor Mingzong himself, and the allusion comes from the sentence in Qu Yuan's "Lisao": "I have both this inner beauty and the importance of cultivation." Hu Jiangli and Bi Zhixi, Su Qiulan thought it was admiration", which shows how much Emperor Mingzong and the current Emperor Taishang love this little girl.

"What are you doing? Hurry back home! It's time for Pell to wake up! ”

The Emperor Taishang in the carriage lifted the curtain and ordered unhappily, Lin Ruo smiled helplessly, and responded: "Yes, yes, yes!" "Quickened the movement of getting into the carriage.

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