Future Fisheries Company, Future Tea Company, Future Logistics Company, New Navy.
Although these three divisions and one division only exist in Zhao Mengqi's words, it can be predicted that any one of them will have extraordinary importance.
When they grow up, each one of them will contain huge energy and will be the core component of the new system conceived by Zhao Mengqi.
From the perspective of checks and balances, the most sensible approach is to make them independent and unrelated to each other. This is most beneficial to those in power.
It's okay if they are all derived from the Fenghua Army. After all, Zhao Mengqi doesn't have much power that he can trust now.
But putting them all under the control of one person may cause huge hidden dangers.
So in Wanwan's opinion, Zhao Mengqi was a little bit ridiculous in doing this.
"Mr. Lang, I feel that something is wrong with me! This is not in line with the way of governance. Besides, I am only a female after all. How can I be in charge of such huge power?"
Zhao Mengqi looked disapproving, "What's wrong? With your character, will you become the second Wu Mei?"
Wanwan said angrily, "What's the second Wu Mei? Of course I don't have such thoughts now, but people will change, and power is the easiest to make people lose. Many ambitions grow slowly. I can’t guarantee what I will think about myself in five or ten years’ time…”
"Haha, let's take a step back. Even if you have the heart to be charming, I am not Li Zhi. Don't worry, I have sense. Besides, husband and wife are one body. Isn't it reasonable for you to help me share the burden?"
Zhao Mengqi started to make jokes. It was obvious that he had made up his mind and did not want to argue about the matter anymore.
Wanwan understood in her heart that what Zhao Mengqi did was actually deliberately cultivating the power of her natal family for her and paving the way for her to become a legal wife.
She is indeed indifferent in temperament. After choosing to be with Zhao Mengqi, she said that she didn't care about her status, but she still had longing deep in her heart. After all, for a married couple, there is only one husband, and there is only one true wife.
She insisted on giving Qian Duo a blood transfusion before, but it may not be without scheming.
Perhaps Zhao Mengqi also noticed it, so he made the arrangement of three divisions and one division to reassure her.
Wanwan looked deeply at Zhao Mengqi, her eyes filled with mist, "Mr. Lang..."
Zhao Mengqi waved his hand, "If you want to, don't say anything. This matter is settled. Find a time and ask Chen Xiaokun and the others to come over. We will talk about the details. Now, let's eat first. By the way, Duo Niang has arranged it." What?"
Seeing that Zhao Mengqi started to change the topic, Wanwan was helpless, "She was sent in just now. Even these days, she doesn't seem to have much appetite."
"Oh? Then let me go and take a look. You guys eat first."
Zhao Mengqi stood up and walked to the west wing.
When I entered the room, I smelled a strong smell of alcohol and herbs, which was a little bit overpowering.
Chan Duo was sitting on the bedside, surrounded by four maids, serving her meals.
"Madam, please take another bite..."
"I'm full, please leave."
"But you have only eaten three mouthfuls. How can you be full? The imperial doctor said that you are in the recovery period now. You must eat more and take more supplements to get better quickly."
"I'm full from those medicinal soups I drink every day. Besides, these things are too unpalatable and taste like paste."
"Madam, this is a medicinal diet formulated by Your Highness and the imperial physician. They say that it is better for absorption and digestion."
"Hey! That guy doesn't understand medicine. This medicinal diet is probably just to fool people. Maybe he just doesn't want me to eat well..."
"Haha, if I don't understand medicine, how can I snatch you back from the hands of the King of Hell?"
Zhao Mengqi walked into the inner room and came to Qian Duo, "You look good, why are you listless? Did the imperial doctor come yesterday?"
"I've been here. The doctor said that my wife is recovering very well. The wounds have begun to scar. She will be fully recovered in about ten days. It's just that she doesn't want to eat these two days."
The maid answered immediately and also made a small report.
"Linglong! If you talk too much, I'll drive you back to Lin'an
. Qian Duo became angry and saw Zhao Mengqi behind him, "And you, Qingyu, why didn't you squeak when you came in? Everyone's wings are stiff? Huh, I'll marry you off tomorrow!"
In feudal society, people's social levels were strictly divided, and slaves were untouchables, the lowest level of the entire society.
However, the Song Dynasty was relatively lax in this regard, the system of good and bad people basically disappeared, and the status of slaves and slaves has also been improved unprecedentedly.
Especially after the southern crossing, the law that prohibited criminals or their family members from being slaves has been completely abandoned. As a result, the vast majority of slaves are hired and essentially belong to good citizens. It no longer even appears in legal documents. The term "servant" is used to refer to status as "human force, female servant".
In principle, all slaves must have an employment contract, indicating the period of time and price, etc., and the maximum limit is ten years. If the slave is willing, the contract can be renewed, then another contract needs to be made.
After the contract expires, the slave is freed. If the employer refuses to let him go, he will be punished by law.
However, as long as there is a privileged class, there will naturally be exceptions. Many of those wealthy families are still employed for life, or even for generations, and the master family still has a high degree of control over their personal freedom.
Linglong, like Qingyu, is a son of the Qian family. She started serving Qian Duo when she was very young. She didn't take them with her before, but later she came with Dong Wei.
Both of them are two or three years older than Qian Duo. They have been with Qian Duo for seven or eight years. There is still a lot of affection between master and servant. In addition, although Qian Duo is arrogant and prone to losing his temper, he does not treat the people around him very well. It wasn't harsh, so the two of them weren't really scared, they just lowered their heads and snickered.
Zhao Mengqi looked at the plate in front of Qian Duo and basically didn't move it. "You only eat so much? Birds eat more than you."
"If I stay in this cage every day, what's the difference between me and the bird? I might as well starve to death." Qian Duo pouted.
Zhao Mengqi smiled bitterly and shook his head, then looked at Linglong, "Is the wound really scarred?"
"Yeah, the slave family checked it half an hour ago, and it was indeed scarred." Linglong replied.
Zhao Mengqi nodded and thought for a while. The reason why Qian Duo was sealed in this room was to prevent the wound from getting infected. Now that it has scarred, it doesn't matter much.
"Since you feel bored, go out to eat and let you breathe some air."
The smell of this room made Zhao Mengqi feel uncomfortable, but Qian Duo was used to it after staying in it all the time.
When he heard that he could go out, Qian Duo became more energetic and said, "Hurry, hurry, carry me out!"
"Who do you want to carry you out? Don't forget, I am also injured."
After Zhao Mengqi finished speaking, he walked outside and pushed a wheelchair in.
He didn't "invent" this wheelchair. It's not complicated. It has existed in China for a long time. It's just that rich people don't need it, and poor people generally can'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, a pair of wheels were enlarged, and armrests were added so that the user could control the movement.
Looking at the weird wheelchair, Qian Duo was curious and surprised, "Is this made especially for me?"
In fact, Qian Duo has a lot of people to serve him, so the wheelchair is dispensable. It's just that Zhao Mengqi thought of it and asked someone to make it so that it can be used in the hospital in the future.
Of course, he is not a straight man. "Of course it's for you. If you feel bored in the future, you can have someone push you around the yard."
"You have some conscience."
Qian Duo was overjoyed and let Zhao Mengqi carry her to the wheelchair. It felt quite comfortable to sit on it, although it was a little worse than someone's arms.
After covering her with a thin blanket, Zhao Mengqi pushed her out. Only then did Qian Duo realize that the threshold had been removed. She couldn't help but felt warm in her heart. This bad guy was still very considerate and detail-oriented.
Fortunately, she didn't say it, otherwise Zhao Mengqi would definitely be unhappy, dare you say I'm mean! ?
Seeing Zhao Mengqi pushing Qian Duo out, the people in the courtyard were also surprised and stood up to greet him.
"Hey, Duo Niang, can you go out now?"
"Does this mean Duo Niang is about to recover?"
"Oh, Fourth Brother, this chair is so interesting, I want one too."
Zhao Han was like a curious baby, looking around the wheelchair carefully.
"Whatever you want, this is for patients." Zhao Mengqi flicked Zhao Heng's head.
After some laughter, everyone sat down again around the large table and started eating breakfast.
There were sixty or seventy bowls and plates on the table, filled with all kinds of food. It couldn't be said to be extravagant. After all, most wealthy people in the Song Dynasty were like this, and Zhao Mengqi had no intention of going against the trend in the name of frugality.
In fact, although there are many bowls and plates, there is very little food in them. Song people pay attention to delicacy and elegance. In this aspect, there are many similarities with the dining etiquette process and the formal Western food of later generations. I don’t know if the West has been influenced by this. Influence, or the development of affairs has common characteristics.
Everyone here has different tastes, so when decorating, the maid will place the food according to everyone's preferences.
Zhao Mengqi likes simplicity. In front of him is a large bowl of soy milk, then steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and even large pieces of roasted mutton.
Wanwan likes something light, so she puts out several soups, as well as vegetarian dishes such as water chestnut bream, bad qiongzhi, water shield bamboo shoots, bad yellow buds, bad melon dumplings, and mixed lettuce.
Zhao Hui was accustomed to being in the palace. There were all kinds of bells and whistles in front of her, such as five-flavored apricot cheese goose, purple fish and beetroot silk, snow cloud soup, frozen clams, frozen three delicacies, etc., all colorful.
Zhao Han loved sweets and would not be happy without sugar, such as chicken heads stuffed with sugar, ice and snow cold yuanzi, perilla paste, dripping cakes, fragrant candies, etc., which were all displayed. The fruits mentioned by the Song Dynasty were not fruits, but It's pastry.
Zhao Mengqi saw that she was still adding snow sugar to the rice, and couldn't help but said, "Mother Jian, you can't eat so much sugar."
Water rice is gruel soaked in dry rice. People in later generations must have some dishes with their meals, otherwise they will easily lose their appetite if they eat dry rice. However, in an era of scarcity, it would be great for many poor people to have white rice, but the Chinese people can always find ways to improve it. diet.
Some people find that the cooked porridge will ferment after being left for some time, and it will become sour and sweet, with a bit of alcohol smell. When it is mixed with white rice, the sour and sweet taste is better than eating white rice. There was a lot of food, so "water rice" was born, and it became popular throughout the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Han heard that her brother refused to let her eat candy, so she tilted her head and asked, "Why? Is it because snow candy is too expensive, so I can't eat more?"
Zhao Mengqi laughed, "Have you forgotten that you are the major shareholder of the sugar company? Is this sugar expensive to you? In a few years, I can actually build you a palace with sugar, but this sugar Eating too much is not good for your health. Not only will you get fat, but you will also get sick, which will make Fourth Brother very sad."
"Jian Niang doesn't want fourth brother to be sad, so he won't eat so much candy from now on. Hehe, when fourth brother said he would build a palace with sugar, Jian Niang almost thought he was bragging..."
With that said, Zhao Han pushed away the rice with heavy ingredients and replaced it with a piece of crispy rice.
Drip cake, also called butter abalone, is a fancy snack that is very similar to the cream puffs of later generations, because it is really made of butter.
When making it, separate the cream from the milk, mix it with honey and sucrose, and after it solidifies, squeeze it onto a plate. While squeezing, it rotates, with a round bottom and a pointed top. The threads go round and round to make a spiral. This is actually Slightly prettier than a ball of puffs.
Qian Duo looked at what everyone was eating, and then at the paste in front of him. His temper broke out again, and he pushed the plate, "I don't want to eat this anymore!"
"Then what do you want to eat?" Zhao Mengqi touched his nose and felt that it was a bit unkind for him and others to eat and drink in front of a patient.
Qian Duo looked at the table, then pointed in front of Zhao Han, "Medicine papaya."
Medicinal papaya is also a dessert. When making it, peel the papaya and cut it into long strips. Mix it with amomum villosum, grated ginger, licorice and cardamom. Sprinkle a little salt with it, dry it in the sun, and finally soak it in sugar water. through.
Zhao Mengqi held his forehead, it seems that this girl has always been worried about being "too young"...
At this time, Geng Zhi came to report, "Your Highness, Gu Ti's order has arrived."
