Chapter 65: A Rank of Imperial Merchant?
Duan Yunsleeve was happy, but Feiyun was sitting in a carriage behind, but he was extremely depressed.
She is specifically responsible for protecting Her Royal Highness the Princess, and in the past, Her Royal Highness the Princess sat in the car, and she had to sit together and protect herself.
Because of Liang Xiao, now Duan Yunsleeve quietly drove her to another car!
But when he thought that during this period of time, his Royal Highness the princess was much happier and more lively than before because of Liang Xiao, and Feiyun couldn't help but show an aunt-like smile.
Duan Yunsleeve followed Liang Xiao back to the Liang Mansion, and couldn't wait to ask, "What about the rock candy you said?" ”
Liang Xiao casually mentioned "rock candy" and "rock sugar pear" at the banquet just now, which made the sisters who love sweets very interested.
"I'll go and see, the workers should have done it."
As soon as Liang Xiao finished speaking, Jiang Fuxue came from a distance, looking excited.
"Brother, grandma can make rock sugar pears!"
But soon Jiang Fuxue's gaze fell on Duan Yunsleeve again.
"Huh?"
Liang Xiao hurriedly said: "Actually, she is not Gonggong Lin, she is the princess of this dynasty. ”
Jiang Fuxue hurriedly knelt down.
Duan Yunsleeve personally helped her up, and said softly: "In the future, Xue'er will be like your brother, you don't have to be polite in private, just call me Sister Yunsleeve, I also want to experience what it's like to be a sister~"
Jiang Fuxue called out crisply, "Sister Yun Sleeve", and Duan Yun Sleeve's heart suddenly melted.
Jiang Fuxue, who is pure, well-behaved and lovely in appearance, is simply the deadly killer of these sisters.
At this time, the simple princess didn't expect that she had also fallen into the eyes of the little witch.
"Do you have rock candy at home?" Liang Xiao asked anxiously.
Jiang Fuxue immediately led Liang Xiao and the others to the kitchen and pointed to a pot of rock candy on the table.
"This is rock candy that is more precious than white sugar?"
Duan Yunsleeve looked curious.
White sugar is very sweet, and if you eat it directly, you will get tired if you eat too much, but a large grain of sugar like rock sugar, which looks much cleaner than stone honey, can also be eaten directly?
Liang Xiao pushed the small basin in front of Duan Yunsleeve and said with a smile: "You taste it, it's like candy." ”
Duan Yunsleeve carefully picked one up and put it in his mouth, raising his eyebrows: "Hmm~"
She couldn't help but gently crush the rock candy and gurgle.
"However, you can't eat too much sugar and sweets, and it's best to rinse your mouth with water after eating, otherwise you will get tooth decay if you eat too much. When there is no cure for tooth decay, you can only use pliers to pull out the rotten teeth for you! ”
"Yikes!" Duan Yunsleeve was startled, looked at Liang Xiao with resentment, and snorted, "I won't have tooth decay!" ”
Jiang Fuxue saw it in her eyes and had a fixed opinion in her heart.
It seems that there is no need to do it yourself.
Jiang Fuxue went to get three more cans of rock sugar pears that had been filled in advance, and Feiyun also received one can, but politely refused.
Duan Yunsleeve tasted it, his beautiful eyes lit up, and he was full of praise.
"Sweet and delicious, my imperial sister must like it too!"
Feiyun saw Duan Yunsleeve's face with joy, and his heart was entangled.
When she went out, before Duan Yunsleeve ate, she was going to use a silver needle to test for poison as an entourage, but just now Duan Yunsleeve signaled to her in advance that she didn't need to, which shows her trust in Liang Xiao.
Liang Xiao asked his grandmother for the recipe he had written and handed it to Duan Yunsleeve.
Duan Yunsleeve was surprised and delighted.
In the future, you can let the imperial chef cook as much as you want to eat rock sugar pears?
Suddenly, Duan Yunsleeve remembered something and asked, "Can I bring a few cans back and give Sister Qin Xue a taste?" ”
Liang Xiao happily agreed, and gave Duan Yunsleeve a few cans of rock sugar pears.
Before leaving, Duan Yunchong looked back at Liang Xiao and asked, "Can I still come and go around often in the future?" ”
Liang Xiao nodded without hesitation and said, "You can come at any time, since you are not Gonggong Lin, if you want to see the sugar making process, you can also go to see it at any time." ”
Duan Yunsleeve happily agreed, his eyes were like autumn water, he smiled at Liang Xiao coquettishly, turned around and got into the carriage.
In the boudoir, Mu Qinxue tasted rock sugar pears and was also full of praise.
But what really made Mu Qinxue overjoyed was Liang Xiao's six strategies for governing the country after the face of the saint, and the promise of the empress.
"He really has the talent to stabilize the country!"
Mu Qinxue was pleasantly surprised, but also lowered her head: "It turns out that he is so good, am I still worthy of him......"
Duan Yunsleeve said solemnly: "In addition to Sister Qin Xue in the world, who else is worthy of him, you are also both civil and military, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he is a match made in heaven!" ”
Mu Qinxue clenched Duan Yun's slender hands and sighed: "Silly sister, in fact, he is more compatible with you, and he is indeed the best candidate for the Great Zhou Horse." ”
Duan Yunsleeve's heart moved, and he no longer concealed it, and told Mu Qinxue what his sister meant by letting them join them.
"And the concubine?" Mu Qinxue was startled.
Duan Yunsleeve snorted: "You don't have to worry about the elders making things difficult, in the future, my imperial sister will personally issue an edict to crown you as a princess, let's work together, don't let him be snatched away......"
Mu Qinxue instantly cheered up and said with a smile: "Work together!" For our whip and wax drip project! ”
The screams of two girls of excitement rang out in the room.
The next morning, Duan Yunyi announced in public.
"The Marquis of Lanling sacrificed his life for the country, and his son Liang Xiao had the heart to serve the country, and won my heart, after I discussed with the prime minister and others, I decided to officially grant him the title of 'Yipin Imperial Merchant', and the official rank was set at seven grades, and gave him an official seal, allowing him to do all business activities, including salt and iron, with his future performance as the criterion, if it is beneficial to the country, he will be added to the official rank and given him a formal official position."
"A product of the imperial merchant??" The ministers were shocked.
Obviously, this is an official position temporarily set up by the empress.
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be stopped!"
Duanmu Festival and Duanmu Cao were listed at the same time, strongly opposed, and the ministers in the palace also echoed the opposition one after another.
"Why not?" The empress had already expected it, so she pretended to be displeased.
"Your Majesty, businessmen have always been mercenary, if this son can meddle in salt and iron, he will definitely intensify his efforts in the future and compete with the court for profit, even if Your Majesty takes back his privileges, he will not be able to stop the mouths of the people!"
The empress said coldly: "How many of you have a lot of industries under your name, are you also mercenary?" ”
The ministers were speechless.
The right prime minister, Zhuge Hui, came out and said: "My emperor Shengming! This son is brave and loyal, has the wind of a father, and is willing to vouch for it! ”
"Right Prime Minister, you!" Duanmu was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.
Zhuge Hui didn't care at all, and his words were strict.
"Now that the treasury is empty, Liang Xiao started with sugar, showing his talent in business, and relying on His Majesty's cultivation, he can give it a try. In contrast, your lords have a huge amount of money, and you have never seen your generosity when the treasury is empty, so how can you ignore this matter? ”
"Can he Liang Xiao be generous?" Duanmu Cao sneered.
The empress nodded and said: "Duanmu Qing's family, you really guessed right, Liang Xiao has promised me that in the future, the profits of the sugar industry under his name can be taken one percent, and in the name of me, one percent of them will be given to me, and he will only take forty percent!" If you can follow suit, I don't mind letting you become emperors too. ”
Six-four points?
The ministers at the scene were speechless.