Chapter 70: A Call for Help
"What? Are you saying that boiled fish is not boiled in water, but with chili peppers? ”
Early in the morning, Mrs. Ding was dressing up, and after listening to the reply of the next person, she angrily threw the golden hairpin out.
"Madam, that kid hasn't had any good intentions since he met us, and sincerely let you bask in the sun!"
Ru Yun, the palace maid who had been pitted, picked up the golden hairpin and threw some more rouge on Mrs. Ding's pretty face.
Since she was tanned, Mrs. Ding has never been out of the house and has been doing whitening work.
But in this era, there are no cosmetics that can be whitened quickly, and all Chinese herbs such as white peony, angelica, atractylodes, and white poria cocos are boiled and applied to the face, and the effect is average!
Looking at the tanned face in the mirror, Mrs. Ding gritted her teeth with hatred, "Go!" Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and send me a message! ”
"Yes!"
The palace maid came to Madame Ding's side to listen to the order, and only a moment later appeared on Li Si's mansion.
"Prime Minister, the little boy is sincerely tricking our wife, if you have the opportunity, you can't stand by and watch!"
Ru Yun put a heavy small box on the table of Li Si's house and spoke.
"Why should Mrs. be polite, thanks to Mrs. taking care of me all these years, I have today's Li Si, but that kid is in the limelight now, I'm afraid it's a little difficult!"
Li Si shook his head helplessly, not ready to collect the money.
He wanted to fix that kid, but he couldn't find the kid's handle, and if he had the chance, he wouldn't have to say it himself!
"It's hard doesn't mean it can't, please think of a way for the Prime Minister, and leave everything to the Prime Minister!"
Ru Yun gave a salute and retired directly, not giving Li Si a chance to shirk at all.
The reason why Mrs. Ding found Li Si was not only because of his high position and power in the court, but also because the two had distant relatives, even if they didn't look at the face of gold, they had to look at this kinship!
Out of Li Si's mansion, Ru Yun looked left and right, and then quickly got into the carriage, extremely careful, for fear of being discovered by others.
The harem concubines colluded with the ministers, which was very taboo for Yingzheng.
Especially concubines who have sons!
But even if Ru Yun was very careful, he still didn't escape Ying Feiyu's eyes!
Early in the morning, Huang Yuan sent someone to send him the news, saying that the paper had been successfully developed, and asked him to go over and take a look.
It just so happened that the basic art of war had been learned, Wang Jian slowed down the progress of learning, and in the future, he practiced martial arts every morning, and ended on time, and he could arrange the rest of the time freely!
Not long after leaving the palace, when passing by Li Si's Mansion, I saw the palace maid beside Mrs. Ding going out from a distance!
"That's a reaction!"
Xiao Zhengtai smiled playfully.
When a lady's personal palace maid went to the minister's palace, in addition to the two of them exchanging letters, they should be looking for rescuers!
With Li Si's character, the woman who will definitely not dare to move Yingzheng will be left to rescue the soldiers.
It seems that Ying Zheng is not very cold to Mrs. Ding's boiled fish!
"Feiyu, what do you say?"
Childe Fusu walked side by side with him, but the streets were noisy, and he didn't hear Xiao Zhengtai's words clearly.
"Nothing!" Komasita smiled and shook his head.
"Little boy, why don't we just take the carriage to the paper mill?"
Wang Li was armed with a Qin knife at his waist, and followed behind the two of them to ask suspiciously.
"This Xianyang City is full of business opportunities, what's the point of being in a carriage......?"
Xiao Zhengtai staggered to a stall selling candy, paid for a piece and put it in his mouth, and ate it deliciously.
Although it is not as good as the white rabbit of later generations, it can barely be entered.
Wang Li walked two steps quickly and picked up Xiao Zhengtai, "Little boy, I've been walking around the city all day, why don't I see any business opportunities?" ”
"Business opportunities need to be discovered carefully!"
"For example, the sugar stall just now, if it is replaced with maltose, the business will be much better, if you learn to be a sugar man again, the business will be better, and then make some sugar gourds to ensure that he makes money in Xianyang City!"
Komasata casually gave an example.
In this era, there was already the most primitive caramel sugar, which was made with starch from something called starch, and the taste was not very tasty, but it was also sweet.
If the maltose comes out, the children in Xianyang City will have to run over.
"Maltose? Sugar gourd? What is this? ”
Ying Feiyu said these things, Wang Lizhi was confused, and his face was confused.
Fusu also looked at Xiao Zhengtai in a daze, obviously not understanding!
"Forget it, I'll make it for you another day and you'll find out!"
The process of maltose is a bit troublesome, and it takes too much time to explain, so it is better to make it directly another day to open their eyes.
Xiao Zhengtai walked briskly, and took the two of them to the paper mill after a few turns.
The back door was the same as before, crowded with people who came to sell hay.
The front door is the shop, and the previous owner used to sell cloth has been cleaned out by Zhang Liang in the past few days, ready to open for business!
According to Xiao Zhengtai's meaning, the supervisor has already sent over the tables, chairs and benches that have been built, and has also built a lot of bookshelves!
"Little boy, you're here!"
Since losing to the Empress Dowager Xiaozheng last time, Zhang Liang, a strong seed, has suddenly become obedient, and he no longer dares to underestimate him.
Whatever orders come down, do them all!
"Well, everything is ready here?"
Xiao Zhengtai looked at the display in the room and nodded with satisfaction.
"You're ready to open your door!"
"Okay, I'll go and take a look!"
Passing through the shop is the backyard, Wang Li looks around, and everything is new.
Fusu was about the same, looking around.
The last time I visited, it was still a desolate place, and there was not even a figure at the door, but this time it was already full of traffic.
The yard used to be full of fallen leaves and cobwebs, but now it has been cleaned and new furniture has been added!
People come and go, full of life!
"Little boy, come and take a look, how is this paper made?"
After Huang Yuan saw Ying Feiyu, Le's mouth couldn't close, and he couldn't wait to pull him to the workshop.
"Do you know which one we made?"
There were two blank sheets of paper on the table, one was made by the paper mill, and the other was a sample given to them by Xiao Zhengtai for comparison.
After several trials, the paper was finally produced that met the standards.
Xiao Zhengtai first looked at the color, then stretched out his little hand to pick up the two pieces of paper and compare them, and then smiled, "There is almost no difference, it can be produced in large quantities!" ”
"Great!"
The craftsmen in the workshop immediately cheered.
In the past few days, Huang Yuan has divided them into two shifts, studying day and night, and all their efforts have been in vain!
"All craftsmen will be rewarded with a gold each, and go back to Yu Wenxuan to receive it!"
Xiao Zhengtai waved his hand and said very generously.
In his place, the rewards and punishments are clear, as long as there is merit, there will be rewards!
"One gold?"
"Did I hear me right?"
"One gold, a thousand Wen!"
"Thank you, little boy!"
The craftsmen present were stunned at first, and they didn't expect to have a reward at all.
After seeing Xiao Zhengtai's determined expression, he suddenly burst into warm applause!