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Chapter 375 Emperor Jiayou's Reaction
In April of the seventh year of Jiayou, in Bianliang, Tokyo, in the imperial city.

Just a few days after the palace examination, Mr. Cai Daxiang, who was sick at home, passed away and died.

Mr. Cai Daxiang is a veteran of the two dynasties, an important minister of the country, an upright and upright official, known for his uprightness, and has two sleeves, no children and no daughters under his knees. The Zhou family also went with him.

It was still the court who came forward to take care of Mr. Cai's funeral.

Some time ago, although Mr. Cai Daxiang was pressing every step of the way, he even remonstrated Emperor Jiayou's adoptive clan son in the court for a while, and made him the heir early. He was annoyed after seeing him, but he also knew that Mr. Cai Daxiang was all for the court and the world, and he had no selfish intentions.

Now, Mr. Cai was ill at first, and then passed away. Emperor Jiayou was also very sad. After all, in Emperor Jiayou's heart, Mr. Cai was with him for dozens of years. He was a rare minister of the humerus, Emperor Jiayou The arm of the king is the ruler and minister, but also a confidant and a friend.

But now...

Emperor Jiayou was originally a very emotional and kind-hearted person, so how could he not feel sad in his heart.

For several days, Emperor Jiayou couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and tossed and turned.

The world is full of fragrance in April, the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom, and the flowers in the imperial garden are also in full bloom. Emperor Jiayou is in a bad mood, and Empress Cao is worried about his health, so she takes Emperor Jiayou for a walk in the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers , relax.

Emperor Jiayou and Mrs. Cao had been married for decades, and they had a deep relationship, so they naturally understood Mrs. Cao's intentions, so they chatted in the garden.

One of the couple is the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, the current emperor, and the other is the queen who is the mother of the world. Naturally, they are talking about important family and country affairs.

Suddenly, a young servant walked up to Emperor Jiayou's close servant, covered his mouth with his hands, and whispered something in his ear.

The old internal official's expression changed slightly, as if he had heard something quite surprising. After confirming carefully with the little internal servant and getting an affirmative answer, the old internal official found a gap between Emperor Jiayou and Empress Cao, and joined in up.

"Your Majesty, Madam, there is news about Quanzhou from the Imperial City Division!"

"News from Quanzhou?" Emperor Jiayou was taken aback for a moment, then remembered, Dang even raised his eyes to the old internal official and asked, "Is it news from Wang Zhong?"

"Your Majesty is holy!" The old internal official said with a smile, bowed his hands and saluted: "The salt field built by Wang Tongpan has already produced sea salt a month ago. I handed it over, and came along with it, as well as two jars of new salt that was dried out in the salt field a month ago."

While speaking, the old internal official sent the booklet handed over by the internal servant to Emperor Jiayou.

Emperor Jiayou was a little excited, he couldn't wait to read the booklet, then turned his head again and asked, "Where is the visitor now?"

"Waiting outside the palace!" the old inner official said.

"Send him here, I have something to ask him personally!"

"No!" The old internal officer bowed his hands and saluted, and immediately walked to the side to give orders, and immediately a small internal servant ran to deliver the message.

Not long after, the messenger from Quanzhou arrived in front of Emperor Jiayou.

"The low-ranking Imperial City Secretary inspects Jia Bing, and pays homage to His Majesty and Madam!"

"Free from courtesy!" Emperor Jiayou asked impatiently: "Wang Tongpan said in the scriptures that you know the method of diverting seawater to dry salt?"

"I don't dare to say that I know everything about it, but since Wang Tong ordered people to build the sun-drying salt field, the humble official has been following Wang Tong-san, and often reads the book "Salt Sun-drying Law" written by Wang Tong-san. The method of salt, from the beginning to the end, all the steps are basically seen in the salt field."

"Wang Aiqing said in the memorial that a total of 24 two hundred and forty-three catties of salt crystals were precipitated in the 1000 mu sun-dried salt field?"

Jia Bing said: "Returning to Your Majesty, there are indeed so many. Wang Tong judged that because it is the first time to make salt, the skills of the salt workers are still relatively unfamiliar. Maybe in the future, after they become more skilled, the output will increase. It is unknown! "

"Where's the precipitated salt? Quickly bring it up and let me see it!" Emperor Jiayou said impatiently.

A middle-aged waiter next to him immediately brought up two jars about the size of coconuts.

Jia Bing said: "Your Majesty, what is contained in the pottery jar is salt crystals formed after drying seawater. It has not been processed, and has larger particles and more impurities. It is coarse salt, which is better than well salt and lake salt. Although the coarse salt produced looks different, the taste is similar. Wang Tong judged that if you eat it for a long time, you will feel uncomfortable.

What is contained in the porcelain pot is the coarse salt dissolved and precipitated again. After filtering, the precipitated refined salt has fine salt grains and a relatively pure salt taste, almost no bitter taste. "

Emperor Jiayou wanted to try it himself, but was stopped by Empress Cao. Li Neiguan, who was next to him, immediately stepped forward with a smile and volunteered to try it for Emperor Jiayou.

Li Neiguan tasted coarse salt first, scooped out a little with a spoon, poured it on top of the white paper, bent the white paper into a channel shape, and poured it into his mouth. The coarse salt was bitter and astringent. Although it had a salty taste, it had too many impurities.

"It's full of saltiness, but it's a bit bitter."

After Li Neiguan told his feelings, he tried the refined salt again, and a little shocked expression appeared on his face.

"The salty taste is extremely pure, with no hint of bitterness! It is no worse than the high-grade green salt used in the palace!"

"really?"

In fact, just by looking at the color, you can tell the difference between sea salt and ordinary coarse salt.

Emperor Jiayou couldn't help but tasted it himself, and couldn't help being shocked in his heart, so he immediately asked Jia Bing to explain the process and reason of drying the salt to him, but the messenger remembered all the steps of drying the salt, and there was an annotation in the atlas , but Jia Bing couldn't explain some words and principles clearly, and Emperor Jiayou couldn't understand them for a moment.

I can only sigh with emotion: "Wang Zihou is the youngest, but he is a rare talent!"

"If this method can be popularized in the world, it will be a blessing for the imperial court and a blessing for the common people!!"

"Your Majesty's lesson!" Jia Bing suddenly said: "Wang Tongpan once said that the method of drying salt seems simple, but in fact it is complicated and harsh. If there is a slight mistake or omission, the quality of the salt may vary greatly. To produce such high-quality refined salt with very few impurities requires high salt craftsmanship!

Tongpan said that he was wrong by a tiny bit, and by a thousand miles, it was at this very moment that the salt workers in the No. [-] salt field in Quanzhou Bay were first exposed to the industry of drying salt. Without Wang Tongpan's personal guidance, they might not be able to do it again Dry out such a good quality refined salt!

But if you only need coarse salt, it will be no problem to restore them one by one according to the atlas submitted by the Tongjuan!It's just that there are too many impurities in coarse salt, which is harmful to the human body if eaten for a long time! "

"The general judgment is at the end of the album, and a development plan for the Quanzhou Saltworks in the next three years is attached. Please have a look at it, Your Majesty!"

"The development plan for the Quanzhou Saltworks in the next three years?" Emperor Jiayou noticed that this plan was impressively written on the last page of the album.

"I pass on my decree to promote Quanzhou Tongjuan Wang Zhong to be a doctor of Chaosan, reward a hundred gold, a hundred mu of fertile land, ten pieces of silk and satin, and also serve as Quanzhou Salt and Iron Envoy, in charge of all matters related to Quanzhou's salt affairs, and the rest of the assignments remain the same!"

When this imperial decree was passed to Quanzhou, it was already May, and Chen Jun, the Zhizhou, was stunned, and those rewards were nothing more than that, but Wang Zhong, a kid who has been in Quanzhou for less than a year, is almost on the same level as Chen Jun The key is that the officials also handed over the Quanzhou Salt Affairs to Wang Zhong with full authority to deal with it. What kind of trust is this.

That's a state's salt business. If it was in the past, Chen Jun would naturally not pay attention to it, but now with the establishment of the salt field, the income that the salt business can bring in for a year is definitely far more than Quanzhou's wealth. Such a big one It's a pity that it's Wang Zhong's political achievement now, which makes Chen Jun feel so disgusted.

Fortunately, at this time, the three big ships that the Jihai Company had sailed south had all returned to Quanzhou. The three big ships all returned with full loads, including various treasures of gold, silver and agate, various spices of dipteromusk, high-quality sandalwood, etc. .

The three ships full of goods have brought Jihai Company an income of at least tens of thousands of guan.

Inside the Danbi Building, Chang Song raised his wine glass high and said to Wang Chong with emotion on his face, "This time was able to go so smoothly, thanks to Zihou's chart, if not for the guidance of the chart, I don't know how many days I would have to wander on the sea !"

Wang Zhong's sea chart not only marks the simple geographical routes, but also the output, customs, customs, etc. of each place. The markings are very clear. After Chang Song and others arrive at a place according to the map, they will know the place. What people like most, what they can use and what they can exchange for rare things that are abundant in the local area.

Before leaving, although Wang Zhong said that the sea chart is very old, it was handed down by his teacher, so he is not sure how accurate it is.

But the facts have proved that the sea chart provided by Wang Zhong is extremely accurate, especially the detailed map of each area, which is very detailed and has almost no deviation.

Wang Zhong raised his glass and said, "As long as it is useful!"

Chang Song admired Wang Zhong more and more. It is clear that next year is only slightly older than him, but his knowledge is far beyond his own, especially his sharp eyes. If Wang Zhong hadn't invited him, the Sheng family would have been passed on to him , and will not consider going to sea trade.

Only one trip down, the profit brought by it has caught up with the Sheng family's income for a year. This is because it is the first time to go to sea. To be on the safe side, the Sheng family only bought three seagoing ships.

Chang Song, Wang Zhong, and Sheng Wei talked about what he had seen and heard all the way south, the customs of various places, and the things they encountered. They looked a little excited, and the smile on their faces almost never stopped.

At the same time, in Tokyo City, the Sheng family, at the beginning of March, the old lady Sheng took Minglan, mother and daughter, and went northward by boat from Youyang, returning to Tokyo.

Because I was not in a hurry, and most of the way north was upstream, so the speed was not fast, so I stopped by Yangzhou on the way to inspect the Wang family's property. It took a total of nearly a month before and after. I just returned to Tokyo at the beginning of the month.

In the Shou'an Hall, Sheng Hong told Mrs. Sheng that Wang Zhong was praised by Emperor Jiayou, not only promoted, but also had an errand of Quanzhou Salt and Iron Envoy, who held real power and attracted many red eyes.

Even Mrs. Sheng couldn't help being surprised when she heard this: "He has only been in Quanzhou for half a year, and he has done such a big thing?"

Sheng Hong said with great emotion: "Zi Hou is talented and intelligent, has the ability to remember with a photograph, and has been taught by a famous teacher. He is rich in learning, even my son may not be able to catch up with him!"

Sheng Hong is now only a minor official from the fifth rank, and he has no right to take up a idle position. Although Beijing officials are more noble than local officials, the sudden promotion and rewards of the officials are not just telling the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Although Wang Zhong is far away in Quanzhou, but now he is almost in the heart of the emperor.

The official personally decreed to promote a sixth-rank junior official, but it has never happened before, but it is also extremely rare.

"My son has worked hard in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he is still only a small fifth-rank. His son is no more than just entering the official career. At the age of weak crown, he has already reached the fifth-rank official. His future prospects are limitless!"

Old Madam Sheng said worriedly: "I'm afraid this matter may not be as good as you think!"

Sheng Hong was taken aback for a moment, and asked in confusion, "What does mother mean by that?"

"Salt and iron have been the lifeblood of the imperial court since ancient times. Since the reform of the salt administration in the previous dynasty, the status of salt affairs has become more and more important. However, those in charge of salt affairs in the dynasty are either princes or nobles, or high-ranking officials. The relationship is intricate, and I don't know how many courtiers and families have been involved!"

"Fan Wenzheng, such a hero in the past, didn't end up as a result of being in office and dying in a foreign land, let alone Zihou!"

What the old lady said made Sheng Hong's heart tremble, and he immediately came back to his senses: "What mother said is very true. Zihou is too young. If he has made too much contribution and achieved too much, he will inevitably attract people's envy. The matter of salt affairs , involves a lot, and if the guarantee is not complete, which company's interests will be affected..."

At this point, Sheng Hong suddenly felt a sense of loss.

The old lady Sheng said: "You don't have to worry too much, things haven't reached this point yet! It's just that Zihou is younger after all, you have to tell him well."

Sheng Hong hurriedly clapped his hands and said: "The rafters of the top rot first, the way to be an official lies in one piece and one relaxation! If you blindly stand out, you will inevitably overshadow your colleagues. The colleagues will not say anything on the surface, but in the bottom of their hearts It's hard to say what you think!
The son then wrote to Zihou, telling him not to stick to being the best, but to keep a low profile. "

Sheng Hong left, Ming Lan, who was already 11 years old and had grown a lot, walked up to Old Madam Sheng.

"Have you heard everything?" Mrs. Sheng asked calmly.

Minglan nodded and said, "Yes! I heard it!"

"Hey!" Old Madam Sheng sighed, grabbed Ming Lan's hand, and said with emotion: "It's a good thing to be capable, but if it's too great, it's hard to say!"

Ming Lan is no longer the simple and ignorant eight-year-old child in the past. After studying with Zhuang Xuejiao for several years, and being influenced by the old lady Sheng, Ming Lan's mind has become more and more mature.

But it was precisely because of her maturity that Minglan could understand what Old Madam Sheng meant.

"It's been a long time since I went to the village. Tomorrow, I'll bring your young lady and brother Dong, and let's go and see Mrs. Wang and Li!" Mrs. Sheng said suddenly.

"Listen to grandma!"

Ming Lan hugged Old Madam Sheng's arm with a smile, and said in a charming voice with a smile.

Following Wei Shuyi's return to Tokyo, he vacated a small courtyard in the northwest corner of his home for Wei Shuyi and Changdong to live in. Ever since they got acquainted with their biological mother, Changdong and Wei Shuyi have become closer and closer. Changdong was still young, so Mrs. Sheng naturally couldn't separate mother and child, so she asked Changdong to move out of Shou'an Hall and live with Wei Shuyi.

Changdong, who is more than two years old, can already speak, walk, and eat by himself. He is quite well-behaved and sensible, especially his eyebrows and eyes. I like it so much, I often go to Wei Shuyi's courtyard to see my son, and by the way, spend some time with Wei Shuyi who has almost recovered.

Perhaps it was out of guilt, or perhaps it was the relationship between Wang Zhong and Ming Lan. Sheng Hong lived in Wei Shuyi's courtyard for half a month. Although Wei Shuyi was not as relaxed as Lin Sushuang, what? Novel tricks can be played, even a little conservative.

But men are like this, eating too many wild flowers, a beautiful and pure house flower like Wei Shuyi, looks especially sweet and attractive.

Wei Shuyi is not like Wang's who can speak with a gun and a stick, nor like Lin Sushuang who can talk about poetry with Sheng Hong, play the piano and play Xiao, but he is more pleasant and considerate, gentle and virtuous, and understanding , never ask Sheng Hong, if Sheng Hong gave it to her, she would take it, if Sheng Hong didn't give it to her, she would not ask for it.

Being so neither humble nor overbearing, coupled with Wei Shuyi's previous experience, and his lively, cute, obedient son Changdong, on the contrary, Sheng Hong felt a sense of guilt that he had never felt before, and felt sorry for Wei Shuyi, mother and son. Naturally, they changed their ways and wanted to compensate Wei Shuyi's mother and son, so the number of times they went to Wei Shuyi's courtyard naturally increased.

Now, although Lin Sushuang has won the favor of Sheng Hong again, but the middle daughter of the Sheng family is still firmly held in Wang Ruofu's hands. Unless Wang Ruofu makes a big mistake, otherwise, Lin Sushuang is afraid It is impossible to be a housekeeper in this life.

The power of the housekeeper and director was lost, and Sheng Hong only returned a part of the property in his hand. The key is that all the servants of the Sheng family now know that Miss Six's future husband-in-law and their future uncle Six are not only well-liked by their lord. Valuable, the official position is not low.

More importantly, since what happened last time, the remaining old people are either in the old lady's room or under Wang Ruofu's hands. After being replaced, these people certainly listened to Lin Sushuang and the others, but it would not be so easy for them to risk their lives to work for Lin Sushuang.

However, Lin Sushuang has always been very cunning, tolerant, and willing to let go of her figure, even Sheng Hong was coaxed by her, and it will be a matter of time before she wants to win over these servants.

Otherwise, when she was in Yangzhou, how could she stand against Wang Ruofu? You must know that Wang Ruofu's natal family was a scholarly family from generation to generation, and it was not comparable to Wang Zhong now.

In the final analysis, it still lies in Sheng Hong's attitude. In the past, Sheng Hong always favored Lin Sushuang in everything. Even Lin Sushuang didn't need to say anything about many things. Sheng Hong would immediately find an excuse for Lin Sushuang. some type of.

It's just that after experiencing the fact that his son was almost smothered to death in his belly, the iron-like facts were laid before his eyes. Although Sheng Hong was still unwilling to believe it, for the sake of his children, he could only restrain his preference for Lin Sushuang.

If Wei Shuyi and Changdong both died in Yangzhou as in the original novel, I am afraid that the direction of the Sheng family's back house at this time has already returned to the same as the original plot.

That's why Lin Sushuang was angry about Sheng Hong's frequent running to Wei Shuyi's courtyard, but he had nothing to do with Wei Shuyi.

Lin Sushuang knew in her heart that as long as Wei Shuyi was still in Sheng's house, Sheng Hong would always have a thorn in her heart, but she couldn't do anything to Wei Shuyi.

Lin Sushuang understands that the chance to kill Wei Shuyi silently has passed, and whether it is poisoning, framing, or making an accident, it will inevitably fall into the trap, and eventually the matter will be implicated on Lin Sushuang herself .

And as long as Lin Sushuang did it, no matter how much Sheng Hong liked her, he would be reluctant to deal with her.

Having been together for nearly 20 years, Lin Sushuang really knows Sheng Hong very well, and what Sheng Hong cares most about is the Sheng family!

Just knowing that Wang Zhong was rewarded again, promoted to an official position, and won many rewards, Wang Li also sent several brocades from the official family to his home, even Wang Ruofu got one, but it happened that there was no her Lin Sushuang's, Lin Sushuang couldn't help but smashed a brand new tea set, two vases, an incense burner, and two books that Mo Lan was reading, and the furious Lin Sushuang also snatched them and tore them up. A mess.

Especially after knowing that Sheng Hong had gone to the Wei Shu Yiyuan again, Lin Sushuang was so angry that her three souls were about to ascend to heaven, and her seven souls came out of their sheaths.

The entire Linxi Pavilion was silent up and down, and the maids waited on them carefully, not even daring to breathe.

Even Mo Lan didn't dare to stroke Lin Sushuang's beard at this time.

At the same time, the remote courtyard in the northeast corner of the Sheng family was full of laughter.

Thousands of miles away in Quanzhou, Wang Zhong was also not idle.

With the passage of time, the number of salt drying has gradually increased, and the proficiency of the old salt workers has also gradually increased, and the newly recruited salt workers are also gradually familiarizing themselves with the various processes of drying salt.

The sergeants from the two command battalions of the Xinghua Army, except for some sergeants stationed around the salt field, were all assigned to the establishment of the new salt field.

At the beginning, several places that Wang Zhong was able to settle have started construction one after another. Since March, the salt field has produced a total of more than [-] catties of salt, and all of them are high-quality refined salt. So much refined salt has poured into the Quanzhou market all at once. , All of a sudden, the original salt market was broken.

Due to the limited production, Wang Zhong and Chen Jun decided after discussion to supply Jinjiang and Nan'an counties first, and to popularize sea salt in Jinjiang and Nan'an counties first. Everyone can eat delicious and cheap refined salt.

Most of the common people eat private salt, which is naturally not high-quality refined salt, and the price is not high, ranging from ten to twenty or thirty yuan.

The quality of official salt is naturally better than that of private salt, but the price of official salt is too high, especially the well salt produced in Sichuan. Not to mention the complicated production process, it is not easy to transport from Sichuan to the Central Plains, so the price naturally remains high. Not high enough.

The price of salt produced by ordinary salt farms is not low, but there are many impurities in it, so the taste is naturally hard to say.

The sea salt newly released by Quanzhou Saltworks is slightly larger than ordinary refined salt, but its color is white and translucent. It is much better than ordinary official salt in terms of appearance.

Not to mention the price!

(End of this chapter)