Mulan Pavilion, whose name was changed after Wanwan moved in, is located to the east and is built near the water. It has a small bridge leading to the outside of the garden and a small pier to facilitate transportation.
Nowadays, Wanwan is in charge of many properties and has many affairs. She needs to come in and out frequently and has a lot of paperwork and account books.
This is actually a large, semi-independent courtyard with many side rooms.
The Yuewan Teahouse in Tongli Town has been closed down. Twelve young ladies followed Wanwan around, helping with work and studying, and they all lived here.
Outside the north wall of the courtyard, there is also a row of wing rooms, and a martial arts arena is opened in front of the wing room, where twenty-four young men live, the same boys who used to work in the tea shop.
They usually ask their husbands to teach them how to read. As for martial arts, military formations, etc., they already have a basic foundation, and the Imperial Guard Ban Zhi can also give some advice.
When Wanwan went out, they were responsible for her safety. Although it was a bit ostentatious, it was necessary, and no one dared to gossip.
Even though they were young, the average thirty or fifty men might not be their match. Zhao Mengqi specially equipped them with standard armor, and they were officially included in the Eastern Guard establishment and given the title of "Special Agent Company". No one could find fault with him, either publicly or privately. Even Wu Qian only muttered a few words and then turned a blind eye.
Zhao Mengqi walked into the yard alone and came to a three-story attic. Yun Niang and several little girls were reading in the sun in front of the door. They were all so focused that they didn't even notice Zhao Mengqi came.
"Don't read under direct sunlight, it's bad for your eyes." Zhao Mengqi warned aloud.
Yun Niang and others heard the sound and quickly stood up to salute, but they didn't feel restrained.
"Your Highness, you are here. I happen to have a question that I don't know how to solve, and it's not easy to disturb my wife. Can you tell me about it?"
Yun Niang wrinkled her nose, as if she had been troubled for a long time.
Zhao Mengqi was amused by her behavior and took the book from her hand.
The book is not thick, with more than a hundred pages, and the cover says New Elementary Mathematics Volume 1.
This was written by Zhao Mengqi using his primary school mathematics knowledge that he had not completely lost, combined with the existing arithmetic books at that time, and a group of scholars who were proficient in mathematics.
It is not yet complete, and there is only the first volume for the time being. It is planned to be used as a teaching material for primary school students and the military. The numbers and symbols are directly applied to later generations, and punctuation is also added, using a horizontal version.
It’s not that you can’t make some changes, it’s just that Zhao Mengqi took care of his own habits and gave full play to the principle of borrowing.
What's more, the people of the Song Dynasty were relatively tolerant of cultural knowledge, and there was no saying that they would never accept the products of foreign civilizations.
"That's page fifty-six, question two." Yun Niang tiptoed and pointed.
Zhao Mengqi turned to the page and asked, "Suppose there are two armies A and B 240 miles apart. They set off towards each other at the same time. A is the cavalry with a speed of 40 miles per hour. B is the infantry with a speed of 20 miles per hour. How much time will it take? Encounter?"
The solution to the problem is very simple, but what needs to be taught is the idea, "...that is, the two armies complete this distance together, so the speeds of the two can be added, and then the distance is divided by the added speed..."
Zhao Mengqi spoke very patiently, and the ladies listened very seriously and nodded frequently.
After finally understanding everything, Yun Niang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, "It turns out it's so simple, Nunu is so stupid..."
Zhao Mengqi laughed and comforted, "No one is born stupid. As long as you have patience and learn with an open mind, you will always make progress. If you don't understand, just ask. If you have doubts, check more. Don't rush to judge based on a little knowledge..."
After getting over the addiction of being a teacher, I slowly walked into the attic.
Wanwan's living room and office were on the second floor. After Zhao Mengqi walked into her study, he saw her sitting at her desk, flipping through the account books, dialing the abacus, and recording calculations on paper from time to time.
It is said that men who work hard are very attractive. In fact, women are the same. At least Zhao Mengqi felt that Wanwan was particularly good-looking at this time.
After standing for a while, Zhao Mengqi coughed lightly.
Wanwan turned sideways and looked back with a smile, "Here you are, wait for me for a while and finish checking the accounts for this period."
"Yes." Zhao Mengqi nodded.
Wanwan fell into working mode again, and Zhao Mengqi also picked up a document.
When I saw it, it was the monthly report of a logistics company, so I read it carefully.
The logistics company is managed by Tian Chengguang. He was originally responsible for the logistics of the Fenghua Army. Now the logistics business has just started and is not complicated. The charter operation is also improved and adjusted based on the military system, so Tian Chengguang's management is not very difficult. .
In the three months since its establishment, the logistics company has more than a thousand people and more than 80 large and small ships. It has established warehouse outlets in various counties of Pingjiang Prefecture. In addition, it mainly handles public and private passengers from Pingjiang Prefecture to Lin'an. Freight.
Although it is still far from being profitable, the response has been pretty good, especially for passenger transport. The purpose-built cabins have been very popular among business gentry. They also use regular departures and try to arrive on time, which has reduced the need for many people to find a temporary ship. trouble.
In terms of freight transportation, thanks to the extraordinary prosperity of Pingjiang City's industry and commerce, it has also developed quite well. At least the line with Lin'an can definitely make a lot of money.
Zhao Mengqi’s guidance to the logistics company is to strive to cover all states and counties in the two Zhejiang regions within one year, to radiate to important states and cities across the country within two years, and to establish outlets and open routes in most states and counties across the country that can be reached by water within five years. .
It seems quite difficult, but as far as the actual territory of the Song Dynasty is concerned, it is only more than 2,000 miles to Sichuan and Guangdong and Guangxi. One is by the Yangtze River and the other is by sea. It is still possible to achieve it. .z.br>
After reading it, Zhao Mengqi was quite satisfied with the current operating conditions and development trend of the logistics company, which naturally included Wanwan's efforts.
Putting down the monthly newspaper, I looked at Wanwan inadvertently and saw a thick ceramic teapot on her desk. Compared to the daily teacups used by people in the Song Dynasty, it was really a teapot and could hold a pound of water.
Zhao Mengqi secretly laughed in his heart. He didn't expect that people who used to be extremely particular about tea ceremony would now drink tea in such a "rude" way.
He moved forward and touched it. He found that the tea vat was already cold, so he took it over and poured out the cold water and tea leaves.
Then he changed the tea leaves and filled the hot water bottle with water.
Don't be surprised, the real hot water kettle was not an "invention" by Zhao Mengqi, but was accidentally discovered by people in the Song Dynasty more than a hundred years ago.
At that time, a scholar-bureaucrat named Zhang Yuqing accidentally got a black ancient pottery vase. At first, he put it indoors and filled it with water to make a vase. In winter, in order to prevent the water from freezing and damaging the vase, he kept it before night The water needs to be poured out.
But one day he forgot about it. When he got up the next day, he saw that the water contained in other utensils had frozen, but the black bottle still contained normal water.
Surprised, Zhang Yuqing poured hot water in and tried it, and found that the water temperature could indeed be maintained for a long time.
From then on, he regarded this bottle as a treasure, taking it with him when he went out with his friends. When he was using it, he would pour out boiling water so that others would know the secret.
Then one day, his servant was drunk and accidentally broke the bottle, only to find that the bottle was double-layered and hollow.
After word spread about it and it was written down in a book, someone tried to make it according to the description and found that although it was not as good as the legendary effect, it did have a pretty good thermal insulation effect.
This thing is quite troublesome to bake. It is useful but not cost-effective. Not many people use it. Later, some people made improvements. The bottle body is still hollow and double-layered, with a metal chassis at the bottom and a charcoal fire inside. There are more.
Most buildings in the Song Dynasty were made of wood. In order to prevent fire, fireworks were strictly prohibited in study rooms and other places where books and documents were stored, so Wanwan used the former type.
It probably didn’t take too long to fill, and the water temperature is okay, still over 80 degrees, so brewing loose tea is no problem at all.
Zhao Mengqi put the hot tea on the table, just as Wanwan had finished her work. Seeing this, she couldn't help but smile and pick up the teapot. Her hands were warm, her smile was warm, and her heart felt warm.
"I kind of regret it." Zhao Mengqi was a little annoyed.
Wanwan was slightly stunned, with confusion in her peach blossom eyes, "What?"
This blank expression is rare on Wanwan's face. It has a different kind of cuteness. Zhao Mengqi can't bear it.
He crooked his fingers and scratched her nose.
"I mean, I regret putting so many things on you and keeping you busy all day long without even a moment of leisure. Otherwise, you could be as carefree and happy as He Niang Duo Niang and the others."
"Huh? Is that it?" Wanwan gave Zhao Mengqi a mocking look, "Everyone's happiness is different. I feel very happy if I can have something to do every day."
Zhao Mengqi smiled helplessly, "You are born to work hard..."
In fact, he also understood in his heart that Wanwan worked so hard. Firstly, her character was like this. Secondly, it was probably because of her sense of responsibility for the Fenghua Army.
In the past, she couldn't find a better way, but even if she was exposed to the public, even if she was ridiculed by others, she would try her best to make money, just so that the orphans could have more food.
You know, she is actually a descendant of a noble family, and she is extremely proud at heart, but for this responsibility, she is willing to put down her pride and self-esteem.
What's wrong with Wanwan like this?
I can’t figure out why Zhao Mengqi likes her. Some people think that she is a slut?
What Zhao Mengqi didn't expect was that even more than 800 years later, there would still be people like this who could catch him and rant like this.
Perhaps, even if Zhao Mengqi found out, he would just smile. Anyway, he never thought of himself as a noble person, and he didn't bother to be the so-called noble person in the population.
"Isn't it the same for you? Don't you see how dark it is now?" Wanwan said with an angry smile.
Zhao Mengqi touched his face and then shrugged, "It seems that we are a match made in heaven, we are a miserable couple."
Wanwan raised her hand and slapped the back of Zhao Mengqi's hand, "What nonsense are you talking about? Being favored is not enough to respect me, and being humble is not enough to humble yourself."
"Haha, that's right. Those who are arrogant and inferior to others must be shallow, and those who are suspicious of others must be villains."
Zhao Mengqi laughed happily, although the conversation between the two was very inexplicable.
The two looked at each other silently. After a while, Wanwan seemed to see something, "What's wrong? But what news came from Lin'an? Is the official planning to marry you?"
Wanwan was really sensitive. Even though Zhao Mengqi didn't show any clues on his face, she was still aware of it.
"I can't hide anything from you." Zhao Mengqi smiled bitterly and touched his nose. "Actually, that's not necessarily the case. It might just be my guess. But even so, you shouldn't worry too much. As I said, my fate is up to me."
Zhao Mengqi actually had no intention of hiding it from Wanwan, because if such a thing really happened, it would definitely not be a secret and would soon reach her ears.
He wasn't worried about anything else, he was just afraid that Wanwan would have random thoughts after knowing about it, so he thought about getting vaccinated first, but he didn't know how to say it before she said it.
Wanwan's expression was very indifferent. If you ignore her slightly trembling eyelashes, she said, "Isn't it a matter of time? You are the only child of the royal family, and everyone hopes to give birth to an heir as soon as possible."
"Then you are wrong. Half a month ago, Yan Zhaoyi, no, in a few days it will be time to change your name to Yan Guifei. She successfully gave birth to a dragon son, weighing six pounds and six taels. I heard that she is very healthy, but she is keeping it a secret for the time being. , I will not announce it to the world until the full moon is over, that is to say, I have a younger brother, my seventh brother..."
According to Song people's custom, children are usually ranked separately, but Zhao Mengqi is willful and likes to use his own habits.
"Really your son!?" Wanwan was surprised, with a worried look on her brows, "In that case, you can't be willful anymore. Don't do anything in the future that will anger the officials..."
Zhao Mengqi knew what she was worried about, so he smiled calmly, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid. The troubles that can be avoided will naturally be avoided. Until one day, no one can shake me at all, but I am a little worried about you. With you With your mind, when you hear some bad news, you may not do stupid things, but you will definitely feel sad.”
"What I want to say to you today is still the same thing. No matter what happens, no matter what the storm is, please believe me!"
When he said this, Zhao Mengqi deliberately held Wanwan's face. After saying this, while she was still dazed, he pressed his lips to hers domineeringly.
How deep is the love?
Heaven may know, but he is silent.
It took a long time before their lips parted. The man and woman were breathing heavily like fish about to die of thirst.
After both of them calmed down, Zhao Mengqi said, "I will probably stay for a long time when I return to Lin'an this time. Duke Wu is here in Pingjiang Mansion, so I have nothing to worry about. You will take care of the property, so I am relieved. But I hope you won’t be too tired. If you can share things, do your best. Just be a good boss. You must also be careful when traveling. There are always vicious people in this world, hiding in the dark like poisonous snakes. You Don't give them an opportunity to take advantage of you. This sign is for you. If anything happens, call for help at any time. Be it Dongwei, Ma Xingsi, or the remaining Dianqiansi, you can trust them all. I have also explained it to them. Don’t worry about any bad effects. Even if the sky falls, I will carry it. As long as you are well, everything will be well, do you understand?”
Zhao Mengqi was verbose, but Wanwan was silent, just looking at him and smiling.
