In late spring in March, grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River, there are mixed peanut trees, and flocks of orioles fly around.
Feeling temporarily relaxed, Zhao Mengqi simply walked north from the suburbs without riding in the carriage, just like outing.
When Zhao Han saw it, he also abandoned the carriage and ran after his brother, "Fourth brother, where is our new home? Is it beautiful?"
Zhao Mengqi held his sister's hand and tapped her nose, "Haha, actually our new home is still a piece of white land, but the fourth brother 'bought' Qian Duo's village and land. Before the new home is built, we will live there first. Zhuangzi, I guess it will be a bit broken.”
"It's okay if it's broken. Niang Niang can clean it up, just like she used to help my mother tidy up the small yard. Niang Niang can also grow vegetables."
Zhao Han shook the hand held by her brother, walked briskly, and smiled broadly.
During this period of time, under Zhao Mengqi's pampering and care, Zhao Yu gradually became more cheerful, and the timidity in his eyes became less and less.
From the swing of his hand, Zhao Mengqi could directly feel his sister's joy, and his mood became more and more beautiful, "Oh, it turns out our little princess is so powerful."
"Yes, Jian Niang can also catch insects for vegetables..."
"Hahaha... That's right. How about opening a vegetable patch in your princess' mansion from now on?"
"Okay, okay..."
On the carriage that was slowly following them behind them, Qian Duo pouted, "This little bean sprout is just a follower. He clings to that bastard every day, making people tired of looking at him..."
"Don't you follow King Yan every day?" Xie Yunqiao covered his mouth and smiled, but kept glancing towards Zhao Mengqi.
"Can it be the same? I was forced. The legitimate daughter of the Qian family was reduced to a maid. Is there anything worse than this in the world?" Qian Duo complained.
"How can King Yan be in need of a maid? Didn't he let you go home before?"
What Xie Yunqiao wants to say is that if she can, she would also like to do it.
"I did come back, but my aunt said that she and Mrs. Huang had a bad time in the past, so she wanted me to atone for her sins. Otherwise, when that bastard becomes an official, he will definitely not give good things to the Qian family, so I What should I do? My father means the same thing..."
As he said that, Qian Duo felt very depressed, as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.
Xie Yunqiao originally thought Qian Duo was being pretentious, but seeing how she looked like this didn't make him happy, he was inexplicably happy, "That means you don't like King Yan?"
"Like him!?" Qian Duo waved his hands around as if his tail had been stepped on, "Who would like him, a treacherous, shameless, rude and despicable bastard!"
Seeing her such a big reaction, Xie Yunqiao was a little unsure, "Okay, okay, just pretend I didn't say anything."
After saying that, she realized belatedly that the Qian family had publicly announced that they wanted to marry Qian Duo to King Yan. This could not be changed whether Qian Duo liked it or not.
But it doesn't matter too much. It won't affect me much. Instead, I can borrow Qian Duo to get closer to King Yan. "Mother Duo, what does King Yan like to do on weekdays? Does he often compose poems?"
"Poetry? Why do you ask this?" Qian Duo asked subconsciously, but didn't take it seriously, "I don't know what he is busy with every day, but I haven't seen him composing poetry."
"No?" Xie Yunqiao was slightly disappointed, "Ahem, Duo Niang, don't get me wrong, I just like poetry..."
"What's the misunderstanding?" Qian Duo looked confused.
Well, this girl is still as heartless as ever.
Xie Yunqiao felt relieved and no longer worried that his best friend would see through his thoughts, "By the way, why did you say so?"
"Oh, Sister Wanwan asked about it too." Qian Duo replied casually.
"Wanwan!?" Xie Yunqiao's heart tightened inexplicably, and a sense of crisis came over him, "How does she know King Yan?"
Unprepared, Qian Duo explained to Xie Yunqiao, "It seems like before..."
It was a leisurely journey, and we arrived at our destination after more than half an hour.
Unlike Zhao Mengqi's imagination, the village that originally belonged to the Qian family was not dilapidated at all, but had a beautiful environment and spacious houses, like a garden.
Although some buildings may appear to be old at first glance, they are well maintained and have gained a unique charm over time.
Seeing Zhao Mengqi's surprised look, Qian Xiaopang introduced him enthusiastically, "This Zhuangzi existed three hundred years ago. During this period, it was built and repaired one after another, and it became what it is today. Although the area is not as big as Fujingyuan, it is still The scenery is by no means inferior, and there are many houses and courtyards, making it more suitable for living.”
Fujingyuan is the Royal East Garden outside Chongxin Gate. It was built by Zhao Jiumei. When she became the Supreme Empress, she also liked to go there very much.
"Fourth brother, I like it here." Zhao Han smiled brightly.
Zhao Mengqi was also very satisfied. He only needed to strengthen the walls and defense facilities, and it could be used as the palace of Prince Yan. Anyway, he did not need to use building regulations to reflect his status.
Moreover, the area here is large enough. If it is slightly separated, half of it can be used as the official office of the shogunate. It is really a perfect balance between life and office.
In this way, there is no need to build a new palace, and a lot of money can be saved, which can be used for other things. This is great.
This time when he left the palace, not only did Lao Zhao collect 300,000 guan for him, but King Rong also promised to give him 200,000 guan. In addition, the 150,000 guan that Lao Zhao used to repair the Yousheng Temple was intercepted by him again. , plus the 200,000 for cultivating the new religion, that’s 850,000.
By the way, the more than 1.3 million stolen property of Baoen Temple did not benefit anyone else, it also went into Zhao Mengqi's pocket.
The total amount is about 2.2 million, but when Zhao Mengqi thinks about what he has to do, he still feels that it is not enough. Now he can save a little.
Take the school cloaked in the guise of New Zongxue, for example. The supervisor made a preliminary budget based on Zhao Mengqi's request. The entire construction cost was no less than 500,000 yuan.
As for the follow-up investment in this new study, don't expect the internal treasury and the national treasury to be able to spend money in a few years. In addition, the guards and the shogunate are all spending money like water.
For a time, the most urgent thing for Zhao Mengqi, the majestic crown prince of the Song Dynasty, was to make money.
On the surface, it seems that it is very simple for a time traveler to make money, but after Zhao Mengqi thought about it carefully, he found that it is not that easy.
In this era, the most profitable industries were all taken over by the Song Dynasty court. Salt, iron, tea, wine, vinegar, alum, spices, etc. were all banned, and silk cloth, porcelain, etc. were also deeply involved.
If we start from these industries, even if the court does not object, it will just take money from the right pocket and put it into Zhao Mengqi's left pocket.
Where to find money?
P. Something happened, my mind is a little confused, and I don’t have enough time, so the updates in the past few days will be greatly affected. I can only try to restore the update speed next Monday. I would like to apologize to everyone here in advance. I’m sorry.
