In the capital of Layue, it is indeed not easy to eat fresh vegetables and fruits, but there are still them, such as spinach, radish, bamboo shoots, and arrowhead cabbage. Rich people should be richer, you can use the method of 'cave ground fire', plant some off-season vegetables in winter, this is called 'cave goods', not ordinary people can eat, yellow buds are the best of the cave goods.

There are more varieties of fruits in the palace than outside, and many fruits that were transported from the south to the capital for the exclusive enjoyment of the royal family, such as peeling (pineapples), were introduced from Macao to Guangdong, and then imported into the capital from Guangdong. Wu Yan likes to eat pineapples, she likes the sweet and sour taste, she never liked to eat so much in her previous life, but she loves to eat it in this life.

Perhaps it is the reason why scarcity is expensive, but in the era of extreme material abundance, the habitual thinking that has been cultivated has become: it is only natural that nothing is lacking.

And now, 'as it should be' is the most ridiculous misunderstanding of this era, even if it is very close to the modern era, or the species that only appears in the modern era, in fact, this era has mostly existed. The only difference is that the price paid for it is different.

It's like the winter in the capital, and it's not impossible for civilians to want to eat cave goods, as long as they can afford to pay a lot of money. Therefore, the phrase 'nothing money can't buy' is a wise saying in any era.

Wu Yan sent a basket of fruits to Yikun Palace, including pineapples, which she scraped from His Majesty the Qianqing Palace, she only kept one pineapple for herself to eat, and the remaining basket was all given to Wu Guifei. Fruits are scarce in winter, and not everyone has a share of the emperor's wives in the harem.

Sometimes, Wu Yan also feels that it may not be a good thing to go to the palace on an errand, at least the life is good, especially the female officials, in terms of diet, life, medical treatment and other aspects, it is indeed much better than the outside.

The female officials in the palace, both in terms of life and education, are comparable to the ladies of the rich and noble families.

The lady does not have pineapples and yellow buds to eat in winter, but Wu Yan has, this difference comes from the fact that there is a 'vegetable basket' project in the palace, while the people do not have a 'vegetable basket', and the vegetable basket in the palace is in Shanglinyuan.

Shanglin Yuan has four departments, Fanyu, Liangmu, Lin Heng, and Jiashu, which are distributed in different places inside and outside the capital. The vegetable garden of the Jia Vegetable Department is in the Guanyin Temple of the White Paper Mill outside the Quang Ninh Gate; The Forestry and Management Department is responsible for the planting of fruit trees, in a place of towering ancient trees in the southeast of Shijingshan; The Good Shepherd Department is located in the northwest of Shunyi, which is the place where the royal cattle and sheep are raised.

The Fan Education Department is the management agency of Shanglin Garden, in the Caiyu Town, which is 70 miles away from the city, it has jurisdiction over the other three departments, that is, the so-called 'Outer Guanglu', where the terroir is rao, the beauty of Sichuan Ze, no less than the ten scenic spots of Yanjing, and it is also a place for the emperor to enjoy.

Fifty miles to the north is Nanhaizi, which also belongs to Shanglin Yuan, but is supervised by eunuchs. In addition to the palm seal of the celebrant supervisor, Zheng Jue also held the seal of the heavenly treasury, and supervised the imperial secretary's room, the imperial wine room, and Shanglin Yuan Haizi.

Zheng Jue has a good relationship with Wu Yan, so she can have a share of any fresh melons, fruits and vegetables that the emperor has, and the rich dishes in her hot pot restaurant are also thanks to these 'vegetable basket' projects in the palace.

'Vegetable basket' is a good project, not only can solve the problem of eating, but also can solve the problem of population employment, every year so many people who want to be eunuchs from the palace how to solve the employment, Nanhaizi Haihu is undoubtedly a way.

In addition, although the budget of Guanglu Temple has been passed, there are still many problems that have not been resolved, such as supply. Guanglu Temple several times a year will be estimated, it has become an opportunity for many shops to take the opportunity to make a fortune, the problem is, the people can benefit from it, but often backfired, such as cream cakes, hemp rope, vegetables and fruits, coarse porcelain and other small lines, rather than selling to Guanglu Temple, it is really better to do their own business to make money.

Therefore, in the entire supply chain of Guanglu Temple, it is those people who really make money, and in addition to small and medium-sized shopkeepers, there is also Guanglu Temple, which is the unjust head. As for whether there is internal and external collusion in the transfer of interests? There must be, there is no delivery of what folk take the lead to eat the difference. But there is no need to worry, now Guanglu Temple is facing business structure adjustment, and the rules and regulations can be slowly improved in the adjustment.

Wu Yan wanted to take advantage of the fact that all the ministries had money at the end of the year, especially the emperor had a lot of private money in his hands, so he wanted to instigate Xu Yan and Emperor Yongming to come up with some money to make 'investment'. Xu Yan was very busy at the end of the year, from the wax moon to the beginning of spring.

But she couldn't help Wu Yan's stubborn fighting, "Boss Xu......" Now she calls Boss directly.

"Boss, it's better to deal with those unscrupulous intermediaries than to punish them."

Xu Yan's eyes widened: "What you said is good, how can you be co-opted?" Are you a good man in Shuibo Liangshan who was recruited by the imperial court? ”

"It's about the same, except that it is not recruited by the imperial court, but by the market." Wu Yan said with a smile.

"Market recruitment?" Xu Yan laughed when he heard it, "Hehe, what is the market?" How do you recruit An? ”

Wu Yan knew that he didn't understand, so he patiently explained: "Boss, there are goods from all over the world in our capital, which are not produced in Yan but gathered in Yan, where the treasures of mountains and seas are not owned by China, those people from afar and foreign lands do not avoid the dangers and obstacles, and the scales are divergent, so as to save for the world." So you see, in fact, there is no shortage of materials in the capital, the only thing that is lacking is a big market. ”

"How big is the market that can accommodate all the department stores from the south to the north?"

"We don't want to tolerate all commodities, as long as firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, and vegetables and fruits, if this market is dominated by the official, in line with the principle of fair trade, buyers and sellers can make transactions on the spot, and the market only takes a profit, so that you are not afraid of being bullied by intermediaries?"

Xu Yan pondered for a while and asked, "What kind of market do you want Guanglu Temple to take the lead in establishing this market?" ”

"That's right," Wu Yan patted his thigh and said, "Exactly!" Rather than being deliberately raised as soon as the time of the annual estimation is reached, it is better to set up a market by yourself. You think, who dares to deliberately raise prices in our market? Who dares to oppress small and medium-sized shops on our territory? ”

"So where is this market you are talking about? Can it accommodate thousands of shopkeepers? ”

Wu Yan seemed to be confident, and said: "I have thought about the location, and I will build it in ...... The best near Nanhaizi. ”

"Hiss......" Xu Yan couldn't help but ponder, it was false to say that he was completely unmoved, but he still had some concerns, "Why did you choose there?" Nanhaizi is a royal forbidden garden, and it is not good for ordinary people to stay there. ”

"I'm talking about the neighborhood, not inside Nanhaizi, just outside the big red gate. The main consideration is the convenience of transportation, and the proximity to Caiyu Town, once a market is formed there, transportation is also convenient. The first phase can be built there, and the second phase can also build another market in Xincheng County, Baoding Prefecture, so that the supply of vegetables, fruits, rice, flour, grain and oil in the entire North Zhili will be guaranteed, and there will be no need to transport it all the way from the south in the future, and it will be done directly in the market one-stop, how good! ”

"Listen to what you mean, one is not enough to build two markets? Who's going to pay for it? ”

"Hehe, I've thought of it for you," Wu Yan still smiled and said: "Half of the money is from Guanglu Temple, and half of the money is from Your Majesty." ”

"Your Majesty?" Xu Yan couldn't help but wonder, "If you really plan to build a market, Guanglu Temple should also pay for it, the key is ...... Do you think His Majesty will come out? ”

Wu Yan smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty will definitely come out," and his tone was quite affirmative.

Xu Yan didn't believe it, but after saying that, he still thought about it for a while and said, "If you can persuade Your Majesty to pay, I will naturally agree to come down......"

"Okay, that's it!"

Wu Yan went to the Qianqing Palace to find the emperor in such a hurry, but he didn't expect to pounce on the air, and Emperor Yongming was not there? After inquiring, I learned that he had gone to Yikun Palace.

Then came out of the Longde Gate in the west of the Qianqing Palace, went straight through the right gate of Guanghe, and arrived at the Yikun Palace. Step into the weeping flower door, pass through the road to the front of the hall, there is a screen door in front of the hall, and there is a pair of copper phoenixes, copper cranes on both sides of the copper furnace.

Wu Yan hid behind the screen door, and by the way, he invited a little palace maid, and secretly asked: "Eh, let me ask you, where are Your Majesty and the concubine?" ”

She thought that no one would see her hiding behind the screen door, but in fact, her every move since she entered the Hanging Flower Gate was clearly seen, but no one stopped her.

The little palace maid pursed her lips and smiled secretly, but finally answered her: "Your Majesty and Niangniang are in the tea room in the apse." ”

"Oh...... Well, thank you. ”

After Wu Yan got the exact information, he did not pass through the main hall of Yikun Palace, but got off the stack and walked around to the verandah next to the side hall and walked to the apse. walked to the corridor and 'sneaky' into the apse, but was stopped by the chief manager of the Qianqing Palace.

Manager Tiger looked at her coldly, without the slightest emotion on his face, and he didn't mean to be affectionate at all.

Wu Yan had to laugh twice, and said cautiously: "Manager Tiger is good, hehe, the lower official has something to do with His Majesty, please let your old man report it?" ”

The tiger manager stood still, didn't say a word, just looked at her coldly.

He didn't move, and he didn't break it yet, but his ears heard the laughter wafting from the tea room...... She had an idea, and suddenly raised her voice and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty~, the minister has something to report, the minister has ......"

The laughter stopped abruptly, and after a while, she heard a sigh again: "Let her in......"

Wu Yan's plan succeeded, and he looked at the tiger manager helplessly, and then spread his hands: "The tiger manager ......"

Huzi snorted, then slowly put down the arm that was blocking her and dodged half a step to the side. Wu Yan jumped past and quickly flashed into the tea room.

As soon as you enter the tea room, you will be greeted by the smoky heat, mixed with the rich smell of ambergris. Wu Yan had just stayed outside in the cold for a while, and he didn't feel anything, but as soon as he entered the heated room, his nose suddenly began to itch, and he couldn't help but want to sneeze.

"Ah~~hiss...... Your Majesty, the lower official has given you a greeting. Then he prepared to kneel......