The queen wants to run away every day

Chapter 296 The Prosperous Jiangning Mansion
Everyone knows the richness of Jiangnan, and the Jiangning Mansion has been a slack in the past dynasties. The Qing court set up three weaving offices in Suzhou, Jiangning, and Hangzhou in Jiangnan.

In particular, Jiangning Weaving is the head of the three major weaving companies. It is responsible for handling silk and satin clothing and purchasing various imperial items. It is a veritable imperial merchant.

Just like in the Kangxi Dynasty, Cao Yin, who was weaving in Jiangning at that time, had a higher status than the governor of Liangjiang.

Those who are qualified to be imperial merchants are probably the emperor's cronies. After all, they are doing business that only makes a profit, and they can sit and count their money.

This time, the emperor disembarked from the imperial boat, and he was staying at Jiangning Weaving Mansion.

The governor of Liangjiang, Yin Jishan, led a group of officials to meet him respectfully. During the first southern tour, Yingyun met Yin Jishan several times. Now that they met again, they smiled politely at him.

Yin Jishan was a little apprehensive in his heart, he had experienced the manners of this empress, and now he still waited on her carefully, as long as she was a casual acquaintance.

Yingyun helped the empress dowager into the Jiangning mansion, looking left and right to enjoy the scenery along the way, as for the officials, they all clustered around the emperor, talking about their great achievements.

The Queen Mother joked with a smile: "After the last southern tour, I think these local officials are a little afraid of you."

"Afraid of me?" Yingyun curled her lips and said, "What do I have to be afraid of? I'm not their immediate superior. What can I do to them?"

The Empress Dowager laughed secretly and said, "I'm afraid I'll offend you, if you whisper in the emperor's ear, their official hats will shake three times."

Yingyun sighed, and said: "Lafayette, you are too flattering to concubines, concubines dare not interfere in government affairs."

While he was talking, he suddenly heard a low chirping sound from the rockery in the small pond, which was mellow and beautiful, attracting everyone's attention.

I saw a red-billed parrot standing on the rockery, and saw the Queen Mother and others coming here, and said clearly: "Good luck to the Lafayette, good luck to the empress."

Concubine Ying, who was following behind, said with a smile: "There is a treasure hidden here. The little guy has sharp eyes and knows Lafayette and the empress."

Governor of Jiangsu Zhuang You respectfully bowed and said with a smile: "Back to Lafayette, this parrot was specially trained by Jiangning Mansion for more than half a year to honor Lafayette."

The queen mother smiled and said: "If you have a heart, such a spirited parrot, then keep it in my yard."

"Yes." Zhuang Yougong cupped his hands and whistled, and the parrot flapped its wings and flew to Zhuang Yougong's arms, calling out loudly: "Thank you, Lafayette, thank you, Lafayette."

The parrot made everyone laugh, the emperor was the most filial, and if the queen mother was happy, their official careers would be much smoother.

Yingyun continued to accompany the queen mother to the bedroom, and muttered in a low voice: "Lafayette, my concubine looks at the courtyard here, which is comparable to the Old Summer Palace. There are carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, and painted with colored paint. Now they offer a spirit bird. This is a red bird." Guoguo's bribery, it seems that he usually gets a lot of money."

The queen mother also said: "You are right. Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are located on the coast and connected to the hinterland. They have always been the warehouses of money and food for the Qing Dynasty. There are countless rich merchants here, and many of them are even more particular about what they eat and use than those in the palace. The stage is even bigger.”

Ying Yun doubted, "Does the Emperor not care about it?"

The Queen Mother chuckled lightly, and said: "I can't control it, even if I know that they have made money, I can only turn a blind eye and close my eyes. Even if they are ignored, the newly appointed officials are still in the same old way, how to control them?"

　On the first day of school, I’m really tired, so I’ll just update it, and I’ll make it up when I have time in a few days o(^_^)o
　　
　
(End of this chapter)