260. Breakfast
Future Fishery Company, Future Tea Company, Future Logistics Company, New Water Division.
Although these three divisions and one division still only exist in Zhao Mengqi's words, it is foreseeable that any one of them will be of extraordinary importance.
When grown, each of them will contain tremendous energy, which is the core component of the new system conceived by Zhao Mengqi.
From the point of view of checks and balances, the most sensible thing to do is to make them separate and unrelated to each other, so that it is in the best interest of those in power.
It's just that all of them are derived and transformed from the Fenghua Army, after all, Zhao Mengqi doesn't have many reliable forces now.
But if you put them in the hands of one person, it is likely to create huge hidden dangers.
So in Wanwan's opinion, Zhao Mengqi is a bit of a fool of himself.
"Lang Jun, the concubine thinks it's inappropriate! This is not in line with the way of governance, not to mention that the concubine is only a woman after all, how can she hold such a huge authority?"
Zhao Mengqi looked disapproving, "What's wrong, with your character, will you become the second Wu Mei?"
Wanwan didn't have a good breath and said, "What is the second martial artist, of course the concubine body doesn't have such thoughts now, but people will change, and power is the easiest to make people lost, many ambitions are slowly breeding, the concubine body can't guarantee what she will think in five years and ten years......
"Haha, take 10,000 steps back, even if you have a martial heart, I am not Li Zhi, don't worry, I am measured, besides, husband and wife are one, isn't it reasonable for you to help me share the burden?"
Zhao Mengqi began to gag, obviously having made up his mind, and he didn't want to argue about the matter at all.
Wanwan knew in her heart that Zhao Mengqi was actually deliberately cultivating her mother's power for her and paving the way for her to become her wife.
She is really indifferent, after choosing to be with Zhao Mengqi, she also said that she didn't care about her reputation, but she still had a desire in her heart, after all, husband and wife, there is only one husband, and there is only one real wife.
Before she insisted on giving Qian Duo a blood transfusion, in fact, it may not be without scheming.
Maybe Zhao Mengqi also noticed it, so he had the arrangement of three divisions and one division to make her feel at ease.
Wanwan looked at Zhao Mengqi deeply, her eyes were full of mist, "Lang Jun......"
Zhao Mengqi waved his hand, "Don't say more if you have the heart, this matter is so decided, find a time, you let Chen Xiaokun and them come over, let's talk about the details, now, eat first, by the way, has Duo Niang arranged it?"
Seeing that Zhao Mengqi began to divert the topic, Wanwan was also helpless, "I have already let people send it in just now, but these days, she doesn't seem to have much appetite."
"Oh? Then I'll go and see, and you eat first."
Zhao Mengqi got up and walked to the west wing.
When I entered the room, I smelled the strong smell of alcohol and herbs mixed together, and I was a little upset.
Qian Duo sat at the head of the bed, surrounded by four maids, serving her to eat.
"Lady, let's take another bite......
"I'm full, let's get out."
"But you've only eaten three bites, where can you be full, the doctor said, you are now in the recovery period, you need to eat more to get better quickly."
"I'm full of those medicinal soups every day, and besides, these things are too unpalatable, like paste."
"Lady, this is a medicinal diet formulated by His Royal Highness and the Imperial Doctor, and it is said that it is more conducive to absorption and digestion when made like this."
"Shhhh That guy doesn't know how to heal, and most of these medicinal diets are fooling, maybe he just doesn't want me to eat well......
"Hehe, if I don't know how to heal, how can I snatch you back from Hades?"
Zhao Mengqi stepped into the inner room and came to Qian Duo, "It looks good, why are you listless?" Did the Imperial Doctor come yesterday?"
"I've been here, and the doctor said that the lady is recovering well, the wound has begun to scar, and she will be fully recovered in about ten days, but the lady is unwilling to eat in the past two days."
The maid replied immediately, and made a small report by the way.
"Linglong! If you talk more, you will be driven back to Lin'an
。」 Qian Duo was annoyed and angry, and saw behind Zhao Mengqi again, "And you Qingyu, why don't you know a squeak when you come in?" All of them have stiff wings? Hmph, I'll marry you off tomorrow!"
In feudal society, there was a strict division of people's social hierarchy, and slaves and maids were untouchables, the lowest level of the whole society.
However, the Song Dynasty was relatively relaxed in this regard, the good and low system basically disappeared, and the status of slaves and maids was also unprecedentedly improved.
Especially after the southern crossing, the law of no criminals or their families as slaves has been completely abandoned, so that the vast majority of slaves and maids are hired, and the essence is that they belong to good people, and even the word "slave and maid" no longer appears in legal documents, but uses "manpower, female envoy" to refer to identity.
In principle, all slaves and maids must have an employment contract, indicating the number of years and price, etc., and the maximum limit is ten years, and if the slave or maid wishes, the contract can be renewed, then the contract needs to be re-contracted.
When the contract expired, the slave and maid were free, and if the employer did not let them go, they were punished by law.
However, as long as there is a privileged class, there will naturally be exceptions, and many of those wealthy families are still employed for life, or even generations, and the lord still has a high degree of control over their personal freedom.
Linglong, like Qingyu, is the son of the Qian Mansion, and began to serve Qian Duo when he was very young, he didn't bring them before, and then he came with Dongwei.
Both of them are two or three years older than Qian Duo, and they have been by Qian Duo's side for seven or eight years, and there is still a lot of affection between the master and the servant, and although Qian Duo is arrogant and loves to lose his temper, he is not strict with the people around him, so the two of them are not really afraid, they just bow their heads and snicker.
Zhao Mengqi looked at the plate in front of Qian Duo, and basically didn't move, "Just eat so much? The birds eat more than you do."
"Staying in this cage every day, what's the difference between me and the birds, just starve to death." Qian Duo pouted.
Zhao Mengqi shook his head with a wry smile, and then looked at Linglong, "Is the lady's wound really scarred?"
"Uh-huh, half an hour ago, the slave family checked it, and it did have a scar." Linglong replied.
Zhao Mengqi nodded, thought about it, the reason why Qian Duo was sealed in this room was to prevent the wound from becoming infected, and now that it is scarred, it doesn't matter much.
"Since you feel bored, let's go out and eat, and let you breathe."
The smell of this room made Zhao Mengqi feel uncomfortable, but Qian Duo had been staying in it and was used to it.
Hearing that he could go out, Qian Duo came to his senses, "Hurry up, take me out!"
"Who do you want to carry you out?" Don't forget, I'm also an injured number."
After Zhao Mengqi finished speaking, he walked outside and pushed a wheelchair in.
This wheelchair was not "invented" by him, and this thing is not complicated, this thing has long existed in Huaxia, but rich people don't need it, and poor people generally don't use it, so it's not common.
Zhao Mengqi asked the craftsmen to improve it according to the appearance of later generations, so it was much lighter, with a pair of wheels enlarged, and handrails were added, which could be controlled by the user himself.
Looking at the somewhat strange wheelchair, Qian Duo was curious and surprised, "This is made specifically for me?"
In fact, Qian Duo has a lot of people to serve, and wheelchairs are dispensable, but Zhao Mengqi thought of this and asked people to make it, and it will be easy to use in the hospital in the future.
Of course, he is not a straight man of steel, "Naturally, it is for you, if you feel bored in the future, you can let people push you around the yard."
"You have a bit of a conscience."
Qian Duo was overjoyed, and Ren Zhao Mengqi carried her to the wheelchair, feeling quite comfortable to sit on, although it was a little worse than someone's arms.
Covered her with thin felt, Zhao Mengqi pushed her out, and then Qian Duo found out that the threshold had actually been removed, and he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, this bad guy is still very considerate and detailed.
It's good that she didn't say it, otherwise Zhao Mengqi would definitely be unhappy, dare to say that I am fine!?
Seeing Zhao Mengqi pushing Qian Duo out, the people in the courtyard were also surprised, and they got up to greet each other.
"Hey, Duo Niang, can you go out?"
"Does it mean that Duo Niang is about to recover?"
"Oh, fourth brother, this chair is so interesting, and I want one too."
Zhao Yan looked around the wheelchair like a curious baby.
"Whatever you want, it's for the sick." Zhao Mengqi lightly flicked Zhao Yun's brain.
After some laughter, everyone sat down around the large square table and began to eat breakfast.
There are sixty or seventy dishes on the table, containing all kinds of food, which cannot be said to be extravagant, after all, almost all the wealthy families in the Great Song Dynasty are like this, and Zhao Mengqi has no intention of going against the trend in the name of frugality.
In fact, although there are many dishes, but there is very little food in them, the Song people pay attention to fine elegance, and there are many similarities with the dining etiquette process and the formal Western food of later generations, and I don't know whether the West has been influenced by this, or the development of affairs has commonality.
Everyone in the room has different tastes, so when it comes to arranging, the maid will arrange the food according to each person's preferences.
Zhao Mengqi likes to be simple, with a big bowl of soy milk in front of him, then steamed buns, fritters, and even a large piece of roasted mutton.
Wanwan likes to be light, so there are a few flavored soups, as well as vegetarian dishes such as water chestnut, dregs Qiongzhi, lettuce shoots, dregs yellow sprouts, dregs melon, and lettuce.
Zhao Wei is the habit of the palace, and there are all bells and whistles in front of him, such as five-flavored apricot cheese goose, purple fish borer, snow soup, frozen clams, frozen three fresh, etc., colorful.
Zhao Yun, love sweets, no sugar is not happy, such as chicken head stuffed with sugar, ice and snow cold yuanzi, perilla paste, dripping crisp, fragrant candy, these are full, the Song people say that the fruit is not a fruit, but a pastry.
Zhao Mengqi looked at her still adding snow sugar to the rice, and couldn't help it, "Su Niang, you can't eat so much sugar."
Water rice is gruel soaked in dry rice, later generations always have to eat with some dishes, otherwise it is easy to lose appetite when eating dry rice, but in the era of scarcity of materials, many poor people can eat white rice is very good, but Chinese people can always come up with ways to improve their diet.
Some people find that the cooked porridge will ferment after a while, become sour and sweet, and have a little wine, so they use this kind of porridge to mix it into the rice, sweet and sour is very delicious, much stronger than eating white rice, so the "water rice" was produced, and it swept the entire Great Song Dynasty.
Zhao Yan heard that her brother didn't let her eat sugar, so she tilted her little head and wondered, "Why, is it because snow sugar is too expensive, so you can't eat more?"
Zhao Mengqi smiled, "Have you forgotten that you are the major shareholder of the sugar company, what is the price of this sugar for you, it won't take a few years, even if you really use sugar to build a palace for you, it's just that eating too much of this sugar is not good for your health, not only will you get fat, but you will also get sick, so the fourth brother will be very sad."
"I don't want the fourth brother to be sad, so I won't eat so much sugar in the future, hehe, when the fourth brother said that he wanted to build a palace with sugar, he almost thought he was bragging......
As he spoke, Zhao Yan pushed away the rice with heavy ingredients and replaced it with a drop of crisp to eat.
Dripping pastry, also known as ghee abalone snails, is a fancy dim sum that is very similar to the cream puffs of later generations, because it is really made of cream.
When making, the cream is separated from the milk, mixed with honey and cane sugar, and after coagulation, it is squeezed onto a plate, and while squeezing, it rotates, the bottom is round, the top is pointed, and the threads are circled and turned, making a spiral, which is actually more beautiful than a ball of puffs.
Qian Duo looked at what everyone was eating, and then looked at the paste in front of him, his temper broke out again, and he pushed the plate, "I don't want to eat this!"
"And what are you going to eat?" Zhao Mengqi touched his nose and felt that it was a little unkind for him and others to eat and drink in front of a patient.
Qian Duo looked at the table, and then pointed to Zhao Yun, "Medicinal papaya."
Medicinal papaya, also a dessert, peel and remove the papaya when making, cut into long strips, mix well with sand kernels, minced ginger, licorice, cardamom, sprinkle some salt slightly, expose to the sun, dry papaya, and finally soak it in sugar water.
Zhao Mengqi supported his forehead, it seems that this girl has always been obsessed with "too small......
At this time, Geng Zhi came to report, "Your Highness, Gu Ti has arrived."