Looking at Qiu Fu, who looked like he was seeing everything novel, Chen Kan remained calm on his face, but in his heart he was thinking that he should raise the prices of his products after returning home.
Cheap things don't matter, but for luxuries like perfume and glass, if the price increases, the profits will come from it.
Chen Kan never had too much money.
Raise death warriors, raise bodyguards, raise killers, raise spies, all of which are free of charge.
Including the fact that he is favored by Zhu Di now, to put it bluntly, isn't it because he can make money for him and bring him real benefits?
Zhu Di had more than one son-in-law. In terms of status, the Chang Ning he married was Zhu Di's concubine. If he had no effect, how could Zhu Di trust him so much?
Yuan Rong and Li Rang still married his legitimate daughter, and he did not show any mercy when he deprived her of the title.
The Duke of Qi has said something good, who dares to say something bad?
Chen Kan is still brainstorming.
Qiu Fu had already picked up a glass Pixiu from the shelf and looked at it.
Pixiu was pure and flawless, without any impurities. Chen Kan could tell that Qiu Fu really liked this little fist-sized Pixiu.
It’s even reached the point where I can’t put it down.
"What a wonderful workmanship, what a wonderful workmanship. I never thought that there would be such pure colored glaze in Beijing."
Qiu Fu reluctantly put Pixiu back on the shelf. Things like colored glaze have been luxury goods since ancient times.
Although the Ming Dynasty mastered the technology of burning paper and colored glaze, glaze ornaments of this quality are extremely rare.
Of course, the price of three thousand guan is enough to prohibit most people.
This also includes Qiu Fu.
The Duke of Qi's family has a big business, so of course they can't afford a piece of colored glaze.
It's just that Qiu Fu's position is too high, and it has become his instinct to weigh the pros and cons. Spending three thousand gu to buy a useless ornament that can only be displayed is an extremely uneconomical thing for him.
Seeing him put the glass back to its original position, Chen Kan winked at the bodyguard beside him.
The guard was also smart. He nodded slightly and put the Pixiu away in a gift box.
Seeing this, Qiu Fu glanced at Chen Kan with a smile, but didn't say anything.
A group of people walked out of the supermarket and visited a few shops before heading towards the end of Xizhimen.
Of course, in the shops Qiu Fu visited, all the products he showed interest in were packed into gift boxes.
These are what Qiu Fu can see.
What he couldn't see, of course, was that after he left the store, all the things he was interested in had a small sign that Duke Qi had agreed to put up next to them. Of course, the prices also increased a lot.
Xizhimen Street is located in the northwest corner of Beijing, and at the end is the wall of the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City in Beijing is almost a copy of the Forbidden City in Nanjing.
It includes three main halls, including the harem, including Chengtian Gate, Hongwu Gate and many other gates that are forbidden to enter and exit the palace.
Chen Kan led Qiu Fu around a corner at the end of Xizhimen Street and arrived at Hongwumen Square.
"My lord, would you like to enter the palace for a visit?"
The Forbidden City has not yet been completely completed, and there are still many craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry busy in the imperial city.
After all, this is an imperial city. It is no better than a residential building. Everything can be covered with cement.
Within the common progress, every brick and tile has its own rules.
What color floor tiles should be used in the royal road, what kind of carving techniques should be used in which palaces, what kind of paint should be applied, all these things must be done according to etiquette.
Not to mention anything else, it took a whole year to find the seventy-two pillars supporting Fengtian Hall.
Because the pillars used by the royal family not only require expensive wood, but also have requirements for growth age, height, and the number of teeth in the annual rings.
Five years is naturally not enough time to complete the construction.
Of course, if you want to live there, you can barely clean it up. At least if Zhu Di wants to go to the north, he doesn't have to live in the palace in Cuiwei Mountain.
Hearing Chen Kan's suggestion, Qiu Fu glanced at Chen Kan with a half-smile, then nodded: "Since you're here, you might as well go in and have a look!"
Hongwu Gate is naturally not open to the public now, so if Qiu Fu wants to enter, he can only use the small door used by the craftsmen.
Qiu Fu didn't mind at all. Chen Kan led him through the low door and then through the long corridor. The Fengtian Hall, a one-to-one replica of the Forbidden City in Nanjing, came into view.
The imperial palace in Beijing is basically the same as the one in Nanjing.
But compared with Nanjing, there is an extra palace city behind the imperial city.
From the imperial city to the palace city, in addition to the corridor for hiding soldiers, there is also an urn city as the last line of defense of the palace.
Others, such as the Six Departments' Yamen, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and the Jinyiwei Yamen are all exactly the same.
Qiu Fu inspected it very carefully. When he passed by Jixian Hall, he asked the craftsmen to knock open the pillars of Jixian Hall and check it.
The reason why Qiu Fu wanted to inspect the pillars was because during the Hongwu period, when Lord Hongwu held a talent promotion ceremony in Jixian Hall, there was a scandal that expensive golden nanmu pillars were replaced with hollow pillars.
If nothing else happens, this Jixian Hall will also hold a talent promotion ceremony in the future.
Scandals such as tampering with others must certainly be avoided.
After patrolling the imperial city for a whole day, Chen Kan, a young man with good physical fitness, felt that his legs were as heavy as lead. Qiu Fu still checked every possible problem in detail. .
Finally, it's dark!
To be honest, after walking for a day, Chen Kan was already hungry.
At noon, his suggestion that Qiu Fu find a restaurant to eat first was rejected. At this moment, he really couldn't walk.
Seeing that Qiu Fu still planned to continue to inspect the palace city, Chen Kan hurriedly stopped him: "Master, we have a long way to go, and we don't have to wait until now to inspect the palace city. You have come all the way from Nanjing, so you should go and meet Zhang Guan first." Mr. Zhang, let’s be the host.”
Qiu Fu paused, and suddenly a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Yes, yes, thank you for reminding me, otherwise I would have almost forgotten about this."
After saying that, he couldn't help but pat his forehead and said with emotion: "Oh, this man can't remember things when he is old. He only remembers what His Majesty told him, but he forgot that there are colleagues waiting, sorry. , it’s really rude.”
"It doesn't matter, Mr. Zhang is a humble gentleman, and he certainly understands the father-in-law's loyalty to the emperor."
Chen Kan has already spoken such nonsense. If Qiu Fu wants to act, Chen Kan will act with him.
He didn't believe that Qiu Fu had forgotten that Zhang Guan was still waiting for him. If Qiu Fu had a bad memory, then there would be no people in the Ming Dynasty with good memories.
Chen Kan estimated that there might be some discord between Zhang Guan and Qiu Fu.
For example, today Chen Kan waited for a long time at the Temple of Heaven but could not wait for Zhang Guan's car. Another example is that Qiu Fu would rather lower his status and come to Beijing by himself than wait on the boat for him and Zhang Guan to pick him up.
Chen Kan felt that there might not only be discord between them, but also a lot of conflict.
However, one of them is in Nanjing and the other is in Beijing. Normally, they have a relationship that is incompatible with each other.
The discord probably arose when Zhu Di was still King of Yan.
By the way, Qiu Fu and Zhang Guan won't have a big fight later, right?
Thinking about it, I’m still looking forward to it!
The scene where enemies are extremely jealous when they meet is very exciting. Chen Kan likes to watch it the most. They are all big shots, which is rare to see in a hundred years.
"Let's go, let's not keep Mr. Zhang waiting for a long time."
Qiu Fu seemed to have really realized his rudeness and hurriedly urged Chen Kan.
When Chen Kan heard this, he cooperated and quickened his pace.
The city of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty was composed of two counties: Daxing and Wanping. Daxing County governed the east city of Beijing, and Wanping County governed the west city of Beijing. The middle was bounded by Central Street in front of Hongwu Gate.
The Shuntian government office encompasses the four prefectures under its jurisdiction and is located in the northeast corner of Beijing. The government office also includes the county government office.
Its architectural scale is naturally second only to the Imperial Palace in Beijing.
Chen Kan sent his personal guards to inform Zhang Guan in advance, so when he took Qiu Fu to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, Zhang Guan had already led a group of Shuntian Mansion officials to greet him at the door of the Shuntian Mansion.
The atmosphere was no less intense than when Chen Kan first arrived in Beijing.
It's just that compared to when Chen Kan came, the expressions on most officials' faces when facing Qiu Fu were not enthusiastic, and they just maintained polite official smiles.
Chen Kan understood their thoughts.
When I came here, I came to avoid disaster.
And even before arriving in Beijing, he made it clear that he only needed the military power of three thousand battalions, and that he would not interfere in any political affairs within the borders of Beijing.
He will not pose a threat to officials on the ground in Beijing, nor will he embezzle their interests. Of course, they are happy to be friends with Chen Kan.
But Qiu Fu was different. No matter where he was, officials from the capital would not have a good impression of the officials from the capital who visited rashly.
Although Qiu Fu is here to take over the Army Academy this time.
But with his status as a general, he nominally overwhelms the civil and military forces on the ground in Beijing.
Moreover, they started to conduct private visits via incognito services as soon as they arrived, which simply did not take local officials like them into consideration.
After waiting in vain all day, a normal person would feel angry.
"I, Zhang Guan, together with all my colleagues in the Shuntian government office, have met Duke Qi, but they have not come far to welcome him. I also ask Duke Qi to forgive me."
Zhang Guan led a group of people and bowed to Qiu Fu. Qiu Fu hurriedly helped Zhang Guan up with a flattered expression.
"Oh my, Mr. Zhang, although you and I have not seen each other for many years, we are still old acquaintances in the past under the command of Prince Yan. How come you are so polite to me? Please get up quickly and list me as a colleague. I have kept you waiting for a long time. , it’s all my fault, please get up quickly, please get up quickly!”
It's strange that Qiu Fu, a military commander, always talks in the same way, more like a civil servant than a civilian official.
Zhang Guan stood up and saluted Chen Kan on the side: "I have met the Marquis!"
"Master Zhang, you're welcome!"
Chen Kan stretched out his hand to help, and then consciously stepped aside, leaving the battlefield to Qiu Fu and Zhang Guan, two old acquaintances.
Zhang Guan looked at Qiu Fu and said calmly: "Young Master is coming from far away. I have prepared some wine to help you wash away the wind and dust. Please, please!"
Qiu Fu replied: "Master Zhang, please go first!"
Zhang Guan greeted Chen Kan again: "Master Marquis, please!"
Chen Kan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he saw the two of them pushing and shoving in official etiquette and not looking like they were going to fight.
Then he responded calmly: "Mr. Zhang, please invite me first."
