August 19th.
As usual, Zhao Mengqi opened his eyes just after Yin Shi.
Since the assassination, he had stopped doing morning exercises, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
He sat up and naturally made some noise.
Then a gentle question came from the small room, "Your Highness, are you awake?"
In the past, Qian Duo usually took care of Zhao Mengqi's food and daily life.
Now she is recovering from her injuries, but Zhao Mengqi will not be short of other maids. However, Qian Duo seems to regard the position of serving Zhao Mengqi as a forbidden one and is unwilling to hand it over to others, so he sends his personal maid Qingyu to take over.
As a personal maid, Qingyu was very nervous at first, because she had to serve King Yan well without making any mistakes, and she also had to pay attention to propriety and not go out of her way. After all, personal maids often have to be really close to the body without any obstruction. That kind of thing.
It's not that Qingyu is unwilling, it's just that she's afraid Qian Duo will mind.
Obviously, she was worried for nothing.
In terms of beauty, Qingyu is naturally one of the best. Unfortunately, Zhao Mengqi can keep the bottom line when it comes to Qian Duo, so he won't do anything beastly to her.
The reason why Zhao Mengqi is worse than a beast may be because he feels that his body is still too young, and if he is indulged, his life may be shortened...
"Well, let's light a lamp first." Zhao Mengqi touched the wound on his chest through his clothes.
Qingyu came in holding a lampstand.
Zhao Mengqi untied Poirot's mid laner, "Come closer..."
What?
Seeing Zhao Mengqi taking off her clothes and telling her to come closer, Qingyu couldn't help but be stunned and a little panicked...
Oops, I heard that men are very erect when they wake up in the morning, so I really want to do that.
Your Highness, do you want to have sex with me?
Should I resist?
It's not my duty, but if I don't resist, it seems like it's not my duty.
Alas, madam, please don’t blame me. Your Highness will do whatever you want, and Qingyu can’t do anything about it.
The rich inner drama flashed by, Qingyu said shyly and timidly, "Please...please have mercy on your highness..."
What the hell?
Zhao Mengqi raised his head in surprise and saw that under the light of the lights, he saw a beautiful face with red clouds rising, and a trace of greenness wrapped in the delicious beauty, as if he was ready to pick it up.
Is there some misunderstanding about this little girl?
Are you the kind of casual person?
Zhao Mengqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he didn't want to embarrass the little girl, so he could only say calmly, "I asked you to bring the light closer."
With that said, he took off his white shirt, revealing his muscular upper body, and began to untie the linen wrapped around his chest.
"Ah, so His Highness needs to change his dressing?"
Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he was still a little disappointed.
"I'm not changing the dressing, I'm just looking at the wound." Zhao Mengqi deliberately didn't look at her and took off the linen.
Looking at it under the light, the shape of the wound looked a bit ferocious, but it had healed, and the new flesh was like a pimple, pink and tender.
Qingyu said happily, "It's healed so soon!? His Highness is really as strong as an ox and extremely talented..."
Zhao Mengqi didn't bother to care about the ambiguity in his words, "Wash and change clothes for me."
After checking the wound and feeling that there was nothing wrong with it, Zhao Mengqi couldn't help but do some exercise. He punched in the yard for more than an hour and felt refreshed.
In his previous life, he was born in the year of the cat, and he often lived a life of reversed day and night. He barely had breakfast, let alone morning exercises.
After arriving in the Song Dynasty, I became more self-disciplined in my work and rest. Over time, everything became a habit.
After practicing, I took a quick cold shower, and when it was time for breakfast, I went to the ladies' yard.
In the courtyard, there is a huge square table, and the maids are placing all kinds of tableware and food on it. Wanwan is making tea on the small table nearby, and Zhao Feng is helping her and learning tea art.
Zhao Han was squatting by the flower bed, poking at the ant nest with a small stick. Xiao Bai didn't know where he went, but Xiao Hei was the only one.
Standing by with his long tongue hanging out, when Zhao Han raised the stick covered with ants, he immediately rolled his tongue and buried dozens of creatures in his belly.
Seeing Zhao Mengqi come in, Zhao He immediately threw away the stick and ran over happily.
"Fourth brother, why are you late today? Mother Jian still wants to call you."
Zhao Mengqi couldn't help pinching her baby-fat cheeks, "Didn't I say, eat first when you're hungry, you don't have to wait for me."
"Fourth brother is not here, so the food won't taste good." Zhao Yu held her brother's hand and played on the swing playfully.
Zhao Mengqi deliberately raised his hands to act as a qualified swing frame, "Haha, I don't believe it. The yellow-haired girl in the past has become a fat little girl. If you continue, I won't be able to hold you."
When they came to the generous table, the brother and sister sat down respectively, and Wanwan also brought over the tea soup they had ordered.
"This is the new tea from Jianzhou this year sent by Mr. Xie. I think it is very good. Please try it."
Zhao Mengqi could taste something. He happened to be thirsty and drank it all in one gulp. "It's pretty good, but loose tea is more suitable for my taste."
Seeing that the tea soup she had carefully prepared was eaten by Zhao Mengqi like a cow chewing peonies, Wanwan was not annoyed at all and smiled lightly.
"These days, I have been studying the method of making tea by roasting green tea you mentioned. Compared with steaming green tea, the tea produced is more fragrant, less astringent, and fresher. However, maybe it is due to the season, but it always feels different. Some of them may be rejected by people who like tea.”
Tea at this time can be roughly divided into group cake tea and loose tea. The production process of group cake tea is complicated and the price is high. Only wealthy people can afford it. Loose tea greatly simplifies the process and is used daily by ordinary people. However, both All used are steamed greens.
No matter what kind of tea is made, the first step after picking the tea leaves is to fix them. At this time, steaming is mainly used, but baking and sun-drying are also used. Fried greens have not yet appeared.
Biluochun, the famous tea of later generations, was produced on Dongting Island in Taihu Lake. Zhao Mengqi had stayed on Dongting Island for a while, and when he saw the wild tea on the island, he remembered it and asked Wanwan to try to make it.
Wanwan is also very powerful. Based on Zhao Mengqi's rough description, she took hundreds of little girls and spent nearly a month to complete a set of crafts. It was also because of this that the few of them delayed so much. Come to Pingjiang many days ago.
The loose tea that they gave to the people of Pingjiang was a product they experimented with. In the eyes of wealthy people, it may be no different from leaves, but ordinary people are not so particular. Besides, they can drink it with just boiling water, which is really trouble-free and saves money.
"Of course it is. The quality of tea is still the best before the Qingming Festival. July and August are too old. Anyway, you are still practicing now. It doesn't matter if you are close. If you can't sell it, you can just continue to give it to the people."
"Tuancha is too labor-intensive and time-consuming, and then it loses its original aroma. Add other spices, pound it into fine powder, and take time and pains to cook it. In fact, it has lost its true taste. Order tea and doucha to enhance its elegance. , actually has nothing to do with tea... Well, I'm not saying that tea art is not good, but it is not suitable for the general public. I think that roasting tea with the essence of the first sprout, brewing it from the spring, and drinking it will definitely open up the eternal tea drinking experience. Zong, if you research and create fried tea for the first time, your reputation in the future will be as good as that of Lu Yu!"
Zhao Mengqi was speechless as he spoke, daring to criticize Wanwan's most proud tea art. Fortunately, he woke up in time and hurriedly made amends.
Wanwan covered her mouth and smiled, then glared at Zhao Mengqi angrily, "Why are you so unworthy of Lu Yu that if word spreads, I won't be laughed at?"
Lu Yu was not an ordinary person. Before him, tea was mainly used as a medicinal material. It was his contribution that made tea the main drink of the Chinese people. In the tea ceremony, he was known as the Tea Fairy, revered as the Tea Saint, and worshiped as Tea God, the status of the trinity is unshakable.
Then Wanwan added, "I am not a stubborn and conservative person. Naturally, I also understand the beauty of fried tea. It is also my wish to make it beneficial to the world."
"I plan to set up a tea company to sort out the wild tea in Dongting, transplant and breed it, establish tea gardens, tea workshops, etc., to industrialize it... I will leave this tea company to you, and it can also be located in Fenghua. Those orphans in the army."
Zhao Mengqi took this opportunity to tell Wanwan his original plan.
"Is it necessary to set up a company?" Wanwan was confused and felt that it was not necessary.
Zhao Mengqi smiled and said, "My goal is not just tea from Dongting Island, but all over the world. From now on, I will win over Liuqiu, which is also a good place to grow tea..."
After hearing this, Wanwan wanted to give it a try, so she agreed, and then thought of something else, "The Fenghua Army is now relying on fishing, and its life is much better. Everyone is quite satisfied, but I don't know if you plan to let them What about converting all of them to nationality?”
"Huh? Not really. It would be an expedient solution to let them all fish. In fact, I also plan to let the Fenghua Army dedicate some people to form a logistics company."
Wanwan's eyes flashed with confusion, "Logistics company?"
"Logistics means the flow of goods. Now the grain is transported by the Xiang army. Not only does it make these Xiang troops extremely difficult, but it also has too many disadvantages. Therefore, I plan to change it to a commercial operation. From now on, the court only needs to pay the freight. There is no need to worry about the transportation process, and the logistics company can also profit from this and support its employees. However, this logistics company is equivalent to mastering the blood of the imperial court, so it cannot be given to others casually, so I plan to use the Fenghua Army as the backbone. "
"In the early days, it was mainly water transportation, including rivers, lakes and seas, and then gradually improved, land transportation was also improved, and a system that circulated around the world was established. Not only one item must be able to reach the Song Dynasty through a logistics company It can reach any corner and even every place overseas, which can also provide huge assistance to military logistics."
"The fishery industry has also started to take off now. Naturally, it cannot be abandoned. It should be formalized and a fishery company should be established."
"In addition, the Fenghua Army has a long tradition of water warfare, and its military discipline and morale are very good in all aspects. This cannot be wasted, so I also plan to use them as the backbone to rebuild a navy."
"As for how to make a choice, it all depends on personal wishes. It doesn't matter if you even want to work in farming. Just come up with a farm to settle in in the future. By the way, except for the army, other companies will be managed by you, so you will have something to gain in the future. I’m busy."
In order to relocate the Fenghua Army, Zhao Mengqi put a lot of thought into it and took out a fishing company, a tea company, a logistics company, and also retained the military part.
There are practical considerations in this, but it must also be because of Wanwan.
Wanwan, who had always been calm, was shocked and speechless at this time.
"If the Navy retains the Fenghua Army designation, these companies can no longer use this name, so what should they be called?... Jiang, Future? It seems a bit awkward, eh, if you have it, let's call it Future Company. , the future will be like the beginning, hehe..."
While Zhao Mengqi was laughing, the Future Consortium, whose influence in the world was second only to the Royal Consortium of the Song Dynasty, was born.
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