However, he hesitated for a moment, and he quickly found his voice again: "I know how the Dasunong Office should operate, and I understand the tax, calculation of taxes, and subsidy, but I don't know how to implement and collect it in specific places. It is very clear that I understand how to maintain the balance of grain and millet in various granaries, but it is only on paper, and I really know very little about how the local branches set up by Da Si Nong operate."
"However," he said with a solemn look, "what I want to do is to be a big farmer, not a small official. I don't have to know everything in detail. I appoint the right people to do what they can do, and keep an overview of the overall financial situation. This is what Da Si Nong has to do.”
When King Baling said this, the teasing look on his face disappeared completely. He held Yan Hong's hand and said seriously: "Uncle, I know you care about me and are afraid that something will happen to me, but I really want to Go and do it. I know that the financial issue is of great importance and involves countless people in the world. I will not mess around. The Sinong Mansion is just short of chief officials, not officials. If I have any questions, Don’t you have a mouth? The assistant officers won’t watch me fool around.”
After Yan Hong heard this, his expression changed slightly: "In that case, why do you have to..."
King Baling smiled slightly and said: "I know that the reason why the emperor chose me to be the great farmer is because there is no suitable candidate on hand for the time being, but even so, I am grateful for his appreciation and broadmindedness. . Not everyone has the courage to use someone who once competed with them for the reserve position."
There was a bit of sadness in his expression. He put his hand on the bedpost and said sadly: "I am determined not to use him in a different place. As far as my heart is concerned, I am not as good as him."
Yan Hong said: "Maybe he has bad intentions."
But King Baling smiled and said: "I don't think he is this kind of person. If he can eradicate Dou Jing, can't he eradicate me? But he didn't."
His eyes gradually became firmer: "I am also a descendant of Emperor Gaozu, and the blood of the Mu family flows in my body. The emperor can help the country and eradicate powerful officials. Even if I am inferior, can't I do it for the world? Will you do your part and do your part?!”
Yan Hong was silent for a long time, and finally smiled with relief: "You have grown up so much, it sounds like what a man would say!"
King Baling smiled brightly. After smiling, he brought the topic back to the beginning: "Why, am I sorry for you? After hearing the emperor's call, you are so anxious to leave? !”
Yan Hong sighed: "A man is born in heaven and earth. Who doesn't want to start a vigorous career? You also know that I have a rift with the Geng family. Otherwise, I will not be a long-term official in the palace." Dou Jing fell, but Geng Rong is still there. I am lucky enough to be called by the emperor this time, and I really don’t want to give up this opportunity..."
King Baling naturally knew about his relatives' affairs, so he remained silent for a while.
Then Yan Hong said again: "The other thing is..."
King Baling said: "What is it?"
Yan Hong geared up and said with longing on his face: "The salary at the minister's desk must be more than that of being the chief minister of the palace, right?!"
King Baling said angrily: "Why don't you lose sight of money?"
After getting angry, he said again: "Tonight, we will hold a banquet at my house. Let's have a drink together as a farewell to you."
Yan Hong had no objection: "Okay."
After a pause, he added: "Although I can't work full time this month, my salary still has to be paid. Relatives are relatives, and money matters can't be careless."
King Baling: "..."
King Baling laughed angrily: "You are going to become an official in the ministerial office and make a lot of money. Why do you care about these three melons and two dates?"
Yan Hong made a sound, and said with a smile: "There is no one in this world who has too much money!"
…
Zhu Yuanzhang left Baling Palace, but did not go to Shi's house - he knew Yuanniang was not there.
Instead, he went to a food shop on the street.
The name of the shop is also interesting, it's called Yidoujiuchi.
As the name suggests, there are nine kinds of food made from beans.
Tofu, tofu brain, soy milk, tofu skin, tempeh, bean paste, yuba...
At the beginning, Mr. Liu took away Jiang Liniang's tofu recipe and the right to operate the tofu. Under his promotion, tofu, a fresh food, was put on the market in just a few days. The dining table of an official family in Chang'an.
Later, the Jiang brothers and sisters were accepted as disciples by Shi Yun. Rich Master Liu immediately came to apologize obediently and passed all the blame on the steward who came to the door. When he heard that Jiang Ning had sought an official position and became a serious official The court officials immediately gave away the tofu shop opened by the Liu family in Chang'an, hoping to end this bad relationship.
Jiang Liniang originally wanted to accept it, but was persuaded by Yuan Niang.
"It was his fault that he took away our family's prescription that day. Later he went home to apologize and tied up the erring steward. We didn't want to form a life-or-death feud with him, so we accepted it for the time being. But This store is different from what he sent before.”
She said: "This tofu shop is a dead thing. It can be seen by the human eye and cannot be moved. I took it without spending a penny. In the future, Liu will go to the government to sue us for taking his things. What should you do?" Things that made sense have become unreasonable.”
Jiang Liniang looked at the three words "Queen's Life" shining brightly above her cousin's head and thought to herself, what else can she do?
Liu Caizhi really dared to do this - academically speaking, this kind of behavior is generally called living enough.
But I have to say that my cousin’s considerations are reasonable.
A gentleman does not build a dangerous wall. Instead of fixing the problem later, it is better not to do anything that will cause danger in the first place!
In the end, the Jiang family didn't want the tofu shop, but instead paid for a new one in a good location facing the street. Mr. Liu didn't dare to cause trouble when he saw this, and he closed the tofu shop honestly. , and also sold a favor and left a sign at the door, saying that if you want to eat tofu in the future, you can go to a certain store on such-and-such street to buy it.
Thanks to his success, the Jiang family's tofu shop has prospered.
Tofu was originally developed by the two young ladies of the Jiang family. Jiang Liniang came up with the recipe, but from the initial experiment to the final product, Yuan Niang also really worked hard.
In particular, she is so ingenious that she even figured out several other ways to eat tofu.
Jiang Liniang finally understood - there are specialties in the art.
She is in a research and development position and is only responsible for producing technology.
Jiang Ning works as a manufacturing worker and is responsible for running errands.
However, Yuan Niang is attentive and considerate in her actions. She is in a business position, so as the boss's wife, it is suitable for her to be in charge of accounting and manpower deployment.
Such a division of labor established the framework of the Jiang family's small workshop.
Yuan Niang also knew that her mind was not as flexible as her sister's, so she only worked on her strengths and asked her aunt Fei to be her assistant. She also hired a few guys to run errands for the Jiang family's Yidoujiu Eatery. , it just started bustling.
When it opened, the senior brothers all sent people to support it. Although it was not widely announced, there were still some people who knew that this store was opened by Shi Gong's disciples. The look in Yuanniang's eyes was a bit wrong, and her words It is inevitable that you will be tested a few times from time to time.
Whether it was good intentions or malicious intentions, Yuan Niang dealt with it all calmly.
She was originally a peasant girl who sold tofu cakes in Liushi. Now that she has become a disciple of a famous scholar, is she eager to cut off her past and pretend to be a lady from a famous family?
That's really a joke.
She doesn't steal or rob, she makes money with her own hands, who can say weird things?
If someone really says that, it can only mean that this person is unfriendable.
Jiang Liniang was hesitant at first - the future queen once worked as the proprietress of a tofu shop, how unpleasant would it be to tell someone about it?
Maybe a hundred years from now, some people will still say that a certain queen of the Dachang Dynasty was a tofu seller.
Just thinking about it again made me feel relieved.
If the emperor doesn't feel ashamed and can accept his wife's past, why do they look down on themselves?
Girls can go out to do business, and the queen opens a shop in her boudoir and works as a proprietress, and does not care about publicity. This just shows that the social atmosphere is open, which is a good thing!
If the emperor felt embarrassed - then he must also feel ashamed that his wife came from a peasant family, and his cousin would be looked down upon for marrying him. She might as well have been a shame in the first place!
However, Jiang Liniang felt that this brother-in-law, whom she had never met before, asked the teacher to take care of them when he came to the throne, so he probably didn't care about the Jiang family's origins.
Otherwise, why protect them?
And the words "Queen's Order" shining brightly above the cousin's head further demonstrated the future brother-in-law's feelings for the cousin.
Jiang Liniang had read the history books and knew that most powerful ministers would send their daughters to the palace. If the future brother-in-law hurriedly took his cousin into the palace, the Dou family would have a thicker waist than the Jiang family if they plucked a single hair. I also know what the outcome will be!
Not seeing my cousin, nor canonizing her, is not alienation, but a kind of protection.
Jiang Liniang only thought about these things in her heart. Yuan Niang didn't tell her, and she didn't ask.
The fate on the top of her head may not be very accurate - didn't she also witness with her own eyes that the words on Yuan Niang's head changed from "wealth and destiny" to "queen's destiny"?
Before the dust settled, she kept the matter in her stomach.
It was in the morning, and the business in the store was not very busy. Several clerks were either cleaning the tables, or spreading water and sweeping the floor, each busy with their own duties.
Yuan Niang finished taking stock of the past few days and rested her hand on the abacus, but she couldn't help but fall into a trance.
It has been some time since I ascended the throne today...
But there has been no news from him.
When we parted that day, he told himself to wait for him. He did remember this sentence, but what about him?
Do you still remember it too?
Will the ministers hope that he will marry a famous lady?
Just like Senior Brother Shen's sister, she is beautiful and dignified, with a bookish air, and her fingers are as tender as green onions. Unlike her, she is plain-looking and has frostbite on her hands that have not healed over the years...
Yuan Niang couldn't help but feel a little sad when she thought of this.
She is just not as knowledgeable as Jiang Liniang, but she is not stupid. After being accepted as a disciple by Shi Yun, she was a little confused at first. After living in the Shi family for a while and being carefully taught by Mrs. He, she also understood Got it.
When Sister-in-law Han was half joking and half serious about trying to match the two sisters, Mrs. He took her hand and pushed her away with a smile, saying that she wanted to find it for herself, she completely understood.
He must have entrusted the teacher to protect the Jiang family.
Yuan Niang's heart was filled with warmth, but she was also inevitably worried.
You can't even come out of the palace to see me, which shows that life is difficult.
If it wasn't really dangerous, why would I ask someone to look after me?
But apart from this worry, it is inevitable that there will be some unspeakable sourness and uneasiness.
I'm just an ordinary peasant girl selling tofu bread in the Liushi market. What can I give you, or what can I do to keep you?
The waiting time is always long, and Yuan Niang is filled with worries.
A customer came in from outside. When she heard the waiter's voice saying hello, she hurriedly recovered her mind, looked up, and couldn't help but froze in place.
The person I thought about day and night just appeared in front of me.
He looked at her with a smile.
For some reason, Yuan Niang suddenly felt a sore nose.
I heard that the visitor skillfully ordered a few side dishes, asked someone to boil a pot of wine, and finally asked: "Madam boss, how much does it cost?"
Yuan Niang sniffed and said with a straight face: "One thousand taels of silver!"
She felt the clerk cast a surprised look, but ignored it.
The visitor smacked his lips: "Why is it so expensive?!"
Yuan Niang said angrily: "The boss lady made it herself, but it's a little more expensive! If you don't buy it, go out!"
"Buy, buy, buy!" The person came here and there, and finally took a few banknotes from the attendant, and handed them over in a flattering manner: "Can you count them, are you right?"
Yuan Niang snorted softly, and finally there was a smile on her face: "I can tell at a glance that this official is generous..."
She reached for the pile of banknotes and twitched them, but didn't move.
Yuan Niang laughed angrily and raised her abacus as if to hit him: "You're going to die, so you should let go!"
