It's night, in Liang Run's house.
"Master, I went to the Pei family's deserted house and found nothing useful." Pei Dingyuan had already confirmed from Zhao Yao that he was a member of the Pei family. He also confirmed his guess from Zhao Yao that Zhao Yao was a member of the Pei family. Prince.
Zhao Yao not only told Pei Dingyuan's identity, but also told him about the speculation that the Pei family had treasures.
The reason why he told Pei Dingyuan everything was because he hoped he would remember it in the future. If the Pei family really left a treasure, then as a descendant of the Pei family, he is fully qualified to own it. With the treasure, if nothing else, he would not have to worry about food or clothing in his life.
Pei Dingyuan didn't have much hope for the Pei family's so-called treasure. If it really existed, he might not be able to find it. After all, he still couldn't remember anything about the Pei family. Furthermore, he didn't think the Pei family would leave any treasures behind.
During this period, he would go to the Pei family's deserted house from time to time to see if he could remember anything or find anything, but unfortunately he found nothing. Also, he had never dreamed about anything related to the Pei family.
Zhao Yao thought it was normal for Pei Dingyuan to go to the Pei family's deserted house and not remember anything. After all, he was not born in the Pei family, nor did he grow up in the Pei family.
"Forget it if you don't find it. Don't go to the Pei family's deserted house during this period." Zhao Yao had no expectations that Pei Dingyuan would think of the Pei family. The doctor said that Pei Dingyuan had a fever as a child and only lost his memory. It was a very lucky thing that his brain was not burned out. As for whether he can recover his childhood memory, it only depends on God's will. The doctor said that if he was lucky, he might suddenly remember it in the future. If he is unlucky, he will never remember it in his lifetime.
"During this period, because there are foreign envoys coming to Beijing, Shu may be fishing in troubled waters. Once again, they will send people to sneak into the capital quietly and go to the Pei family's deserted house to look for things." Zhao Yao believes that the Pei family must have stayed behind. What it is, it may not be a treasure, but it must be something important, otherwise Han Zhong of Shu would not take the risk of sending someone to the capital. "If they meet you in the Pei family's deserted house, you will be in danger."
"You must not let Han Zhong know about your existence, otherwise he will definitely send people to kidnap you to Shu. If you don't reveal the whereabouts of the treasure, he will never let you go."
Pei Dingyuan felt a little uneasy after hearing this, but he didn't show it on his face.
"Master, it's my fault that I'm useless and can't think of any useful clues."
"Don't force yourself." Zhao Yao comforted Pei Dingyuan, "Just let everything happen. Maybe you will remember it one day."
Pei Dingyuan did not dare to tell Zhao Yao that he had been to the Pei family's abandoned house so many times, but he never had any feelings for the Pei family's abandoned house. He only felt strange.
"Master, what should I do if I can't remember it for the rest of my life?"
"If you can't remember it, then you can't remember it." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "You are not living for the so-called Pei family treasure, so why don't you just live if you can't remember it? It's not a serious matter if you can't remember it. There’s no need to care.”
Zhao Yao said, seeing Pei Dingyuan's guilty face, he comforted him: "I don't care, you really don't need to take it to heart."
"But……"
"I told you about your identity and the possibility of a treasure in the Pei family because I thought it was something you should know, not to let you find the treasure. If you find the treasure, I won't want it. If you don't find the treasure, I won't I won’t blame you."
Hearing Zhao Yao say this, Pei Dingyuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"I took you in and trained you not because you are a member of the Pei family. Besides, when I took you in, I didn't know you were a member of the Pei family." Zhao Yao felt that Pei Dingyuan had misunderstood his intentions. He had to make it clear to avoid unnecessary trouble. Pei Dingyuan continued to misunderstand. "I hope you can learn a lot in the future so you can help me."
Pei Dingyuan's face turned red with embarrassment, "Master, I..." It was his villain's heart that judged the heart of a gentleman.
"It's okay, I don't take it to heart, and I hope you don't take it to heart." Zhao Yao smiled and said to Pei Dingyuan, "Your task now is to study hard and strive to be admitted to the Imperial College as soon as possible, and then study hard in the Imperial College Study so you can help me better."
After hearing this, Pei Dingyuan no longer felt uneasy at all.
"Yes, Master, I will never let you down."
"By the way, back then, the entire Pei family was slaughtered, and no one dared to collect their bodies, so they were thrown into mass graves and buried indiscriminately." The Pei family was indeed wronged, but they did do a lot at that time. The bad things happened and angered many people, which led to the fact that after they were all executed, no one came to collect their bodies. "The mass graves from the previous dynasty are no longer there anymore. They were dug up and burned during the turmoil. Now they have become a barren mountain. They are outside the capital. Do you want to see them?"
Pei Dingyuan was silent. After a moment, he raised his eyes to look at Zhao Yao, with a wry smile on his lips: "Master, when I heard you say this, I didn't feel any emotion in my heart. Am I too cold and heartless?"
"It's normal. They are strangers to you. Besides, it's been so long, so it's normal for you to have no worries in your heart." Zhao Yao didn't think there was anything wrong with Pei Dingyuan's thinking. "I'm not telling you this to make you feel uncomfortable." What you do, but I want you to know.”
Pei Dingyuan knew what Zhao Yao meant. He hesitated and asked, "Master, where is Concubine Pei... finally buried?"
"She was not buried in the imperial mausoleum of the previous dynasty, but this is not a bad thing. The imperial mausoleum of the previous dynasty was dug up by the rebels, and it seems that not a single one is left." Zhao Yao said, "The tomb of Concubine Pei is not the same as the eunuchs in the palace. The palace maids are buried together, in the royal courtyard..."
Zhao Yao told Pei Dingyuan the detailed address of Concubine Pei's tomb, "It may not be good there."
"I want to go and see it." Pei Dingyuan always remembered that the person in the dream must have asked him to worship. He wondered if he was asked to worship Concubine Pei.
"Be careful when you go, be careful not to be discovered." Zhao Yao warned, "After all, going there to worship will be very strange and may arouse suspicion."
"Don't worry, young master, I will pay attention." Pei Dingyuan thought to himself that maybe going to pay homage to Concubine Pei would remind him of something.
After Zhao Yao told Pei Dingyuan about the Pei family, he started chatting with Tongan.
Some time ago, he discovered that Tongan had a talent for drawing regional maps, that is, drawing maps, so he asked Tongan to make full use of his talent.
Zhao Yao first asked Tongan to draw a map of the capital in detail, including every alley, every restaurant, every road, etc.
Tong'an also likes to draw maps, thinking it is much better than drawing people or scenery. He now walks around the capital every day and writes down the streets and houses he sees.
During this time, he had drawn a detailed map of the West City.
I always play in the West Market on weekdays, but I don’t know how big it is. After looking at the map drawn by Tong An, he realized that the West Market was so big and had so many streets, alleys and bridges.
Liang Run and Pei Dingyuan would marvel every time they saw the map drawn by Tong An.
Zhao Yao looked at the map and suddenly thought of another thing. He asked Tong'an: "Tong'an, can you draw a new map or improve the old map through other maps or local chronicles?"
Tongan was slightly stunned by Zhao Yao's question. He said hesitantly: "I don't know, after all, I haven't tried it."
"Then you can give it a try now." Zhao Yao was thinking about something in his mind. The map on the Lingnan side is very old, as if it was drawn by the previous dynasty. During the turmoil in the former Dynasty, Lingnan was not spared, and many riots also occurred. Later, after Grandpa Huang established the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were still riots in Lingnan, and he sent troops to suppress them.
Lingnan was also invaded by the Annan Kingdom during the previous dynasty. When the Great Zhou Dynasty was first established, Lingnan was still occupied by the Annan Kingdom.
Zhao Yao wants a brand new map of Lingnan so that he can manage Lingnan well in the future. He asked his second uncle if any of his people could draw maps, and his second uncle said no.
"Yes, Master."
"Wait a few years, Tong'an, you go to Lingnan." Zhao Yao told Pei Dingyuan and the others about his future trip to Lingnan. "Your first task after going to Lingnan is to draw a map of Lingnan."
"Yes, Master." Before going to Lingnan, he must practice his map drawing skills thoroughly.
When Pei Dingyuan and Tongan saw that Zhao Yao had something to say to Liang Run, they left wisely.
After they left, Liang Run reported to Zhao Yao the profits of their store during this period.
Currently, Liang Run has opened several stores in Beijing. The business of delivering food is still going on, and it is getting bigger and bigger. Now it has delivered food to many officials' homes.
There is a store specializing in things from the Western Regions, a store specializing in cotton-padded clothes and quilts, and a store specializing in soaps, rouge and gouache.
The business of these stores is very good, and they have opened branches in other places in the capital.
Speaking of soap, it became popular in the capital a few months ago.
The soap was presented to the emperor by Liang Shuren, Zhao Yao's grandfather. The emperor liked it very much, and the soap became popular after that.
Although the Liang family concealed the soap formula from the outside world, someone still cleverly figured out the formula for making soap. However, the soaps made by other families are not as fine as those made by the Liang family.
The soap made by the Liang family is a tribute, and no one dares to target the Liang family because of the soap.
Because of the soap, the Liang family's business in Yangzhou grew bigger and bigger, and Zhao Yao's small treasury became richer and richer. However, Zhao Yao has a lot to do, and he must continue to make money.
If nothing else, it will cost a lot of money to build Lingnan in the future.
In addition to the large amount of money it will cost to build Lingnan in the future, it will also cost a lot of money to build a fleet to sail to the Western Ocean.
Because he didn't know when the maritime ban would be abolished, Zhao Yao didn't rush to ask his grandfather and uncle to help them build sea ships. In fact, the main reason is that he feels that the current sea-going ships are not good enough. Among other things, he just thinks that their combat capabilities are not good enough.
On the way to the Western Ocean, you will encounter many dangers, especially pirates. Without certain combat capabilities, the crew will simply die in a foreign land.
There must be advanced weapons on the ship... A picture suddenly popped up in Zhao Yao's mind, a scene from Zheng He's voyages to the West in the history of Zhao Yao's world in his dream.
"Fire, medicine!" Zhao Yao suddenly slammed the table hard, and then stood up suddenly, "Why did I forget the fire and medicine?"
Sorry, fellows, I have something to do today. I didn't come back until after nine o'clock in the evening. I can only update one chapter with more than 3,000 words.
I originally wanted to stay up late tonight and write the second update, but I have to take the high-speed train to Xi'an tomorrow morning, so I have to give up.
I will write the update at noon tomorrow on the high-speed rail.
(End of chapter)
