Fenghou

Zhao Gou was silent, Qin Hui is so shrewd, he has already seen that the official has actually been tempted, and he also knows the official's desire for Bianliang, at this time he is not as stupid as Zhu Shengfei, who vetoed it outright.

Qin Hui bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, even if you get Bianliang in name, there are many situations. You can't generalize it. It depends on how much benefit the other party can make. This needs to be discussed. Even if we can't reach an agreement, I don't think it's a big deal. loss."

Zhao Gou felt better, and asked Xu Xiantu again, "What about Xu Aiqing's opinion?"

Xu Xiantu pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Bianliang has no distinction between name and reality for us. They are all the same thing. Even if he really gave us Bianliang, we can't manage it. They just find an excuse to kill us." Seal Bianliang City, unless they are willing to give us Kaifeng Mansion, Chenzhou and Yingzhou, but this is impossible, so I think it’s okay to talk about it.”

Only then did Zhu Shengfei realize that the officials wanted to talk, and he regretted it in his heart, and quickly said, "Your Majesty, I don't object to talking, but I suggest talking in Lin'an, and we will be passive in Jingzhaotan."

This suggestion is good, Zhao Gou nodded, "We can talk about it, but don't expect me to make much concessions? It must be reasonable, and both parties can benefit. Xu Aiqing, go tell Hu Yun that we can talk. First, in the Talk to Bianliang; second, if he can make the decision, then you can talk to him, if he can't make the decision, then invite someone who can make the decision to come and talk to him."

"Weichen told him, then who will take the stage in our negotiations?" Xu Xiantu asked.

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment and said, "I will make a final decision on this matter, and Xu Aiqing will report to me at any time, and then Zhao Yan, the Minister of Rites, will be in charge of the specific negotiations, and Xu Aiqing will guide him behind the scenes."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Gou said to Qin Hui again: "Qin Xiangguo will focus on Zhang Jun next, and I hope he will take the initiative to hand over his military power."

Qin Hui bowed and said, "I will find a chance to talk to him."

As for Zhu Shengfei, just now he was on the wrong team and categorically rejected the possibility of negotiation, which made Zhao Gou quite unhappy, so he stepped aside in this opportunity to solve the emperor's worries and problems.

……

After ten days of marching, Chen Qing's army finally returned to Jingzhao. This time it took a whole month to deal with the Song Army's Northern Expedition crisis. It started in early spring in February and returned in March.

The air is full of warmth, the sun is shining, flowers are blooming everywhere, colorful, everything becomes so beautiful.

But Chen Qing was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful spring scenery. He was really tired. After returning to Jingzhao, he slept for two days before slowly recovering.

In the morning, Chen Qing opened this month's letter in his study. All of these had been dealt with. His wife Lu Xiu specially left a record to let him know what important things happened in the past month.

Basically, there are no important things. The most important thing this month is the imperial examination. The biggest expenditure is to buy a boat, which costs [-] guan from the internal treasury. This expenditure makes Chen Qing a little strange. In a circle, he rented a hundred large ships from Zheng Quantong, and there was no shortage of ships for the time being. What kind of ship did he buy for the [-] yuan?

At this time, there was a rush of running footsteps outside, Chen Qing smiled knowingly, and saw two little ladies rushing in, they were his two precious daughters, five-year-old Binger With four-year-old Cher, the two little guys are inseparable all day long.

"Daddy, you're back!"

Chen Qing joyfully hugged the two precious daughters, and kissed each of the two little cheeks.

"Daddy's not here, are you good?"

The two little ladies nodded like chickens pecking rice, Bing'er hurriedly said: "Shall we take Daddy to see a treasure?"

The two struggled to get off the ground, took their father's hand and walked out, "What baby? Is it a little squirrel?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"It's not a little squirrel, it's something Daddy likes."

The two little guys couldn't tell each other apart, each of them grabbed his father's hand and walked out while pulling him.

Chen Qing had no choice but to follow the two out of the study.

The place to go is not far away, just behind the study, here is a small garden, with a wide view and good light, the warm sunlight sprinkles on several plum trees and peach trees, Chen Qing likes the snow-white plum blossoms and the delicate peach blossoms very much , so I specially planted a few peaches and plums, which can be seen when the window is opened.

"it's here!"

The two little guys pointed to the open space in front of them, and said happily, "Mother said, this is Daddy's treasure!"

Chapter 94 Baby

Chen Qing was surprised to find that a plot of land had been flattened out under the back window of his study, about two cents of the land, covered with green seedlings, and so on!this is not……

Chen Qing suddenly recognized it. The seedlings that grew out turned out to be corn. The corn was so recognizable that he recognized it at a glance.

Chen Qing was indeed full of joy, squatting down to look at these seedlings carefully, the land was divided into two, and a lot was planted, and in autumn, the harvest would be great.

"Who planted this?" Chen Qing turned around and asked with a smile.

"It's Si Niang and Wu Niang!" Bing'er replied.

Si Niang and Wu Niang are Yu Ying and Yu Lian. When will they start farming?Chen Qing was very surprised. The two of them were from Fushi County. They left their hometown and entered the deep house compound since they were young. They never had the opportunity to farm.

"Siniang is here!"

The two little ladies ran over cheerfully, "Si Niang, we will help you water the water."

Seeing Yu Ying coming over with a bucket of water, Xueer quickly grabbed the ladle, scooped up a ladle of water and poured it on the young seedlings, while Binger jumped anxiously beside her, "It's my turn! It's my turn! I want it too!" Water."

She took the water ladle and scooped up half of it, 'Wow! ’ The ground was watered, but it didn’t reach the seedlings. She pouted and said, “This doesn’t count, you have to water it again!”

Yu Ying was a little helpless, the two little guys had to help every time, but it always ended up being a disservice.

"Aying, when did you know how to farm?" Chen Qing asked strangely.

"Ah! The officer is here, I didn't see it!"

Yu Ying was startled, Chen Qing was blocked by a plum tree, she didn't see it.

She hurried forward and said, "Actually, Mrs. Wen planted it. We are only responsible for watering it."

So that's what he said!When will Yu Ying and Yu Lian start farming.

"Is that all you planted?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"Madam said to plant a little less, too much will affect officials."

It's true, there is such a small garden in the back, and it doesn't make much sense if it is full of plants, and the two points are just right.

Just at this moment, 'Kang Dang! With a sound, Chen Qing turned his head, and it turned out that two young ladies were fighting for water, and knocked over the bucket, and the water flowed all over the floor, and their skirts were also wet.The two were stunned, neither of them said anything.

"You two, hey! You knocked over the bucket again, hurry up and change your skirt with me, your mother will see you, you will spank your ass."

Yu Ying smiled apologetically at Chen Qing, Chen Qing waved his hand with a smile, motioning for her to deal with it quickly, Yu Ying took the other with each hand, and took the two away, the two got into trouble, and forgot about her father right now up.

……

Chen Qing returned to the study, not long after, his wife Lu Xiu came in with a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Those two little guys are pestering you again?"

"It's okay! They showed me the baby. I didn't know that the corn had grown."

"I knew they would definitely take you there. The two of them went to see Xiao Miao every day, thinking about taking Daddy to see the baby."

Chen Qing took out a document and asked with a smile, "What does it mean to spend [-] guan to buy a ship?"

"It was Chao Kun who came. He brought news that a sea merchant in Quanzhou was killed at sea. His son didn't want to be a sea merchant anymore, so he was going to sell his father's [-] thousand stone ships. There were many people who wanted to take them over. But the Quanzhou government used its official power to take over forcibly, and after negotiating a [-]-gun ship, the money may not be paid immediately, but we must be prepared, and Chao Kun will take it back.”

Chen Qing was overjoyed, "Has Chao Kun returned from the sea?"

"I heard that it seems that I went to sea and brought back some special products. Where is it in the husband's official room?"

"I'm going to the official room right now!" Chen Qing got up and said.

"Husband, it's almost noon, let's go in the afternoon!"

Chen Qing was very anxious, he knew that Chao Kun must have brought back what he wanted.

"I'll go and have a look first, and I'll eat when I come back."

Lu Xiu didn't persuade her anymore, she knew that her husband was not impatient, and today was abnormal, there must be some serious situation, so she quickly took the coat and put it on for her husband.

"Is your husband coming back for lunch?"

"Eat by yourself, don't wait for me."

After Chen Qing put on his coat, he hurried to his official room. He originally wanted to take a day off today, but due to special circumstances, he gave up.

Chen Qing soon came to the official residence, and everyone got up to salute him one after another. Chen Qing waved to Chao Qing, entered the official room, and Chao Qing followed.

"Your Highness, please give me instructions!"

"Has your brother Chao Kun come to Jingzhao?"

Chao Qing nodded, "He arrived at Jingzhao ten days ago, but today he heard that His Highness is resting, so he didn't come."

"What about the things he brought me? I mean Nanyang specialties."

Chao Qing hurriedly shouted at the door: "Yang Dazhi, you guys bring the three big boxes from the East Wing."

Everyone worked together and brought over several large boxes.

Everyone moved the big box, and the lid of the box was opened. Chen Qing saw a dozen big durians at a glance, which seemed to be ripe. Chen Qing smiled and said to Wei Ji: "This thing smells bad, but it tastes sweet. Take it Share a few for everyone to taste, put them in small plates, and tell them to hold their noses to eat."

Wei Ji picked up three of them and went out. Next to them were jackfruits, all of which were tropical fruits. Chen Qing opened another box, and inside was a box of small red fruits. He was suddenly surprised and delighted, this one was oil palm fruit!The king of oil, not only can be used, but also can be used to make soap, scented soap, and even candles, but he doesn't know how to do it, so the craftsmen can study it.

Chen Qing opened other boxes, which were basically all kinds of tropical fruits, such as bananas, mangoes, coconuts, dragon fruits, etc. They were probably bought when they were young, and they are a bit ripe now.

There was one last box left, Chen Qing opened the lid and was stunned for a moment, what did he see, a big yellow pumpkin, this really made him overjoyed!

At this time, Chao Qing reported at the door: "Your Highness, Chao Kun is here!"

"Hurry up and let him in!"

Chen Qing picked up the big pumpkin and put it on the desk. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. The key is that the variety of pumpkin is very good, huge in size, golden in color, and it is an old pumpkin. It can be planted in front of the house and behind the house, and the yield is also large. Find a dry pumpkin It can be stored in a suitable place for at least one year. In a disaster year, this is life-saving food!

With corn and now with pumpkins, even if there are no sweet potatoes for the time being, he is not worried.

At this time, Chao Kun walked in quickly, bowed and said, "See Your Highness!"

Chen Qing nodded and smiled, "Going to Nanyang has been hard work!"

"Ashamed of my humble position, I found too few things?"

"Already good!"

Chen Qing pointed to the pumpkin and asked, "Where did you find this pumpkin?"

"I don't know if this is called a pumpkin!"

"This is the name I gave it. The melons that grow in the south are called pumpkins."

Chao Kun quickly said: "The humble job is bought from the natives of Nanyang. They live on very distant islands. Pumpkins are their food. It is said that they are obtained from farther places, and they can't tell!"

Chen Qing nodded. Some of the natives of the island must have been to America and brought back pumpkins native to America. I don't know what else they brought back?

Chen Qing said to Chao Kun: "This pumpkin is very important, and it is of great significance to solve the famine. Next time you go to Nanyang, follow the clues of this pumpkin to see if you can find other crops?"

"Humble job understands!"

"What else did you find?"

"Beizhi also found some rice seeds that can be grown three times a year, but they need to be planted in the tropics. Beizhi didn't bring them, but planted them in Quanzhou. Let's see how they work."

"Not bad!"

Chen Qing praised: "What else?"

"There are still a few buckets of milk-like juice flowing out of the tree. I wanted to bring it, but it solidified into a hard block halfway. It's a pity."

Chen Qing immediately understood that it was rubber juice, which solidified after a long time at sea, and should be taken out and steamed, like steamed buns, it would turn into latex, which is the best material for making pillows and mattresses .

Chen Qing nodded, "About the agricultural products, I will explain to you in detail later. Tell me first, what happened to the twenty old sea-going ships?"

Chapter 95 Pumpkin

"Reporting to Your Highness, the sea merchant named Lin was one of the three sea merchants in Quanzhou. When he came back from Nanyang last year, he died in a shipwreck near Luzon.

The three sons quarreled over the property, and the lawsuit lasted for more than half a year. The three sons were unwilling to inherit their father's business, so they wanted to sell their father's boat shop, which mainly consisted of more than a dozen shops, five large warehouses and two Ten thousand stone ships.

Several sea merchants are interested in taking over, even the sea merchants from Guangzhou have come here. At present, more than a dozen shops have changed hands, and five large warehouses have also changed hands. Because the government has a lot of land to build warehouses, they did not buy warehouses.

However, I have seen the [-] Wanshi sea ships with my own eyes, and they are all [-]% to [-]% new good ships. I negotiated with the three brothers of the Lin family in the name of the Shipbuilding Department, and they are not allowed to sell their sea-going ships to others. Their asking price is There was a [-]-gun ship, and the humble job had already reduced to a [-]-gun boat, and the three of them had no choice but to agree, so the humble job came back and asked for money to be shipped over. "

"What is the market price of this sea-going ship?" Chen Qing asked.

"Reporting to Your Highness, there is a saying that this kind of lucky ship of ten thousand stones is always one stone. It takes five to eight years to build a new ship, and it takes ten thousand dollars for all kinds of labor, materials and profits for the ship merchant. Like The market price of their second-hand lucky boats is [-] guan. A Guangzhou sea merchant offered [-] guan for one. The problem now is that they have no choice but to sell it to the government, otherwise they will be confiscated. Therefore, the low-level counter-offer is [-] guan. One, they have to accept."

Chen Qing nodded. Although the government was more domineering in this matter, he still supported it. The Wanshifu ship is a strategic material. How can strategic materials be sold to businessmen?

At this time, seeing Jiang Yanxian and Zhou Kuan appearing at the door, Chen Qing nodded and smiled at Chao Kun: "I'm here for a while today, you go to have lunch first, and the [-] guan money will be awarded to you, and the twenty large ships Must take it!"

"Retire from humble position!"

Chao Kun saluted and stepped back.

Chen Qing waved to Jiang Yanxian and Zhou Kuan and said with a smile: "Take some of these Nanyang fruits back, and give them to your family members to taste!"

Jiang Yan smiled and shook his head, "Thank you, but I'm not very interested."

Zhou Kuan has a straight temper and a loud voice, "Your fruit is too stinky, all your subordinates are disgusted by the smell, they all ran away, and there are several plates of fruit that no one touches, and you actually want to give it to us, I won't be fooled !"

Chen Qing was stunned. He hurried to the door and looked into the lobby. Sure enough, there was no one there. The lobby was filled with a strong smell of durian. A plate of fruit pulp was placed on the table, but no one touched it.

Chen Qing smiled wryly and shook his head, he underestimated the lethality of durian, Song people are not used to it yet!