Take Taobao to ancient times

Leaving the border and returning to the capital city, their itinerary was very loose because they were no longer on the road this time, and it took nearly a month on the way.

But this road is not all the time spent on the road.

Since Lu Siyu decided to change, he would not back down, so along the way, he has been learning business from Song Jue.

The way of doing business in ancient times is similar to that of modern times, but because of the inconvenient transportation, doing business in ancient times was more troublesome than in modern times, such as the transportation of goods. After the modern express delivery industry has developed, most cities can basically get it in two or three days. Arrival, a small number of cities send out on the same day, and can arrive the next day.

But in ancient times, due to traffic problems, most goods would stay on the road for ten and a half months. In this case, some goods with a short shelf life would basically deteriorate on the road. Just to keep the goods fresh, the cost is extremely high. High, so in general, the price of goods transported across provinces will be several times higher.

For example, the cost of transporting seafood from the coast to the inland is extremely high. Therefore, the price of seafood that may be very cheap along the coast will soar when it reaches the inland, making it something only rich people can eat.

As for freshwater fish and the like, as long as they are caught, they will die from lack of oxygen in a short time, so the price of freshwater fish has always remained high.

Lu Siyu followed Song Jue, and the first thing he came into contact with was the problem of cargo transportation, but many of these problems have not been completely solved in modern times, let alone in ancient times.

"When you start, you don't need to take over the goods that are more complicated in transportation, you just need to take over some goods that are easy to transport, such as the cotton that was planted before, and now it has begun to be harvested. However, cotton also has requirements for the planting place. In order to allow more people to wear cotton clothes, we must find a way to reduce the loss that may occur during transportation. If the price is too high, many ordinary people may not be able to wear cotton clothes.”

Reducing shipping costs is an enduring problem.

While recording, Lu Siyu listened to Song Jue's explanation, and occasionally asked some questions he could think of.

When it comes to transportation, the easiest thing is to develop fleets and integrate logistics, but in this era when the transportation industry is not yet developed, it is not so easy to integrate logistics.

For a whole month, Lu Siyu followed Song Jue. From the border to the capital, Song Jue went straight to work, and was often so busy that he couldn't even eat.

Lu Siyu followed behind him, his whole state changed from being dazed at the beginning to being busy, from being in a hurry to slowly clearing his mind, and there were also situations where he was cornered, and only then did he realize that the so-called business was not as simple as he imagined.

If you want to do a good job in business, it's more about being busy, busy, busy.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized why Song Jue always said that he was very busy. He was really busy, and he couldn't relax completely even when he took time out for leisure.

The two arrived in the capital all the way, but they still didn't stop, and they were still busy with related matters.

In the past, only Song Jue was busy, but now there is another Lu Siyu, but Lu Siyu quickly adapted to such a day, and became a spinning top that could not stop for a moment.

Until he was stopped by someone and accepted the invitation from the prime minister's mansion.

"Uncle and aunt, I'm sorry I haven't been able to pay a good visit after returning to Beijing." Lu Siyu said embarrassedly, he was really busy this time, he was still busy last year, so busy that he couldn't even think of meeting Zhuang's father and Zhuang's mother.

"Look at yourself, how thin you have become these days." Mother Zhuang took Lu Siyu's hand and frowned, "Jin Han wrote, asking me to take a good look at you. Your hands are so cold, why are you so cold?" Can't you take good care of yourself?"

"Auntie, I'm fine." Lu Siyu blushed a little. He always knew that Zhuang's mother had a good temper and was very caring, but this was indeed the first time he and Zhuang Jinhan got along after they established a relationship.

"It's okay, but it's a good thing Jinhan said it in the letter, otherwise I wouldn't know that your body needs to be recuperated. I have sent someone to invite the imperial physician, and I will have the imperial physician come to show you when the time comes." Mother Zhuang said directly, There was no chance for Lu Siyu to refuse at all.

"Thank you, Auntie." Lu Siyu said seriously, a feeling suddenly rose in his heart, and his eyes were slightly red.

"Why are you crying, silly boy." Mother Zhuang raised her hand to touch Lu Siyu's face, her eyes were full of pity.

"I...I thought of my mother." Lu Siyu whispered.

He suddenly crossed over, came to this strange world, and started a new life again, but in modern times, he may have passed away. Although his mother always yells at him, she has always cared about him, and suddenly her hair turned white. It must be very sad for someone to send a black-haired person.

"You child, why do you miss your mother? If you don't dislike it, treat me as your mother." Zhuang's mother said seriously, but she had plans to recognize Lu Siyu as her adopted son.

"No... no need," Lu Siyu listened, suddenly thought of something, shook his head quickly, and was afraid that his attitude would be misunderstood, so he immediately explained, "Auntie is very good, and I like Auntie very much, but...but... "

When he and Zhuang Jinhan were together, he said not to tell Zhuang's father and Zhuang's mother about this matter for the time being, and to spread the matter after Zhuang Jinhan returned to Beijing. After all, Zhuang Jinhan is the child of Zhuang's father and Zhuang's mother. It is obviously inappropriate for Lu Siyu to unilaterally talk about such a big matter with Zhuang's father and Zhuang's mother.

Lu Siyu has always thought that Zhuang's father and Zhuang's mother are good people. When he heard Zhuang's mother said that he hoped that he would treat her as his mother, he was naturally very moved, but he dared not accept it. He was afraid that the relationship between him and Zhuang Jinhan would be made public at that time. , Mother Zhuang will be even more angry.

Even though it is legal for men and men to be together at this time, there are still many parents who disagree with their sons getting together with men, thinking that this is a dishonorable thing.

If both Zhuang's father and Zhuang's mother could not accept this matter, the closer Lu Siyu got to them, the angrier they would be when it was revealed.

"Why are you nervous, I won't eat you," Zhuang's mother smiled, obviously she would not have guessed that Lu Siyu and Zhuang Jinhan had come together, "If you don't become a mother, then don't be, but in the future, you must not just focus on business. You don’t care about your own body, do you understand?”

"Well, thank you, auntie." Lu Siyu said hastily.

I don't know why, but Lu Siyu always feels that he is very guilty when getting along with Zhuang's mother now, and he has completely lost the calmness of the past.

After a while, the servants brought the imperial physician in.

Lu Siyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and took the initiative to ask the imperial doctor to feel his pulse.

During the period, the imperial physician also asked several questions, such as whether he had been sick before.Physical sensations, daily diet, etc.

"This son's physique is a little weak. It was brought down from the mother's womb. It is difficult to cure it. As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain, and it goes like a silk thread. With your son's physique, he had a serious illness before, so he should take good care of him." Yes, it's a pity that I missed the best opportunity, and this makes the disease worse, did you have a cold body in the first place?"

"I don't know if it counts, but I'm afraid of the cold especially in winter." Lu Siyu thought for a while and said, he thought that when he first crossed over, it was winter, and he wore a lot of clothes, but he still felt that he couldn't get warm no matter what.

At that time, he thought it was because of illness, but in the past few years, in winter, he still felt colder than he remembered in his previous life.

But because of the different times, after all, this is an era without air conditioning, so he didn't think much about it.

"Yes, this is body cold, but it was not that serious before, but because of this illness, the root cause of the disease in the body has deepened, and it will be easier to feel cold in the future, so we should pay more attention in the future." The imperial physician advised.

"En." Lu Siyu nodded. Didn't these words mean to prepare him mentally, but fortunately, it's not a terminal illness like cancer, as long as he survives every winter, it's fine. Into the ball is.

He knew about this when he was at the border before, and he didn't take it to heart.

"Emperor Physician, is there a cure for this disease?" Mother Zhuang asked from the side, very concerned about Lu Siyu's condition.

"This is a physical problem. There is no cure. We can only take good care of it. I will prescribe a prescription, and I will take it once a day. As long as I take it for a long time, it can play a role in recuperation, but it will still be slightly weaker than ordinary people. .” The imperial physician said seriously.

"Then trouble the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription," Zhuang's mother said.

"Please wait a moment." The imperial physician said, carefully writing down the formula on the paper.

Lu Siyu glanced at it, and he was not very familiar with the herbs on the prescription, but he also knew a few herbs, which were the same as those in the prescription prescribed by the doctor at the frontier.

It is said to be medicine, but it is actually a mild and nourishing thing. Most of them are ingredients of the same origin as medicine and food. It will not cause any harm if you eat too much. Fortunately, there is only one medicinal material that is more precious, but because the amount in the prescription is relatively small, The price will not be very expensive, which made Lu Siyu heave a sigh of relief.

Originally, he was still thinking about being an imperial physician, and he might prescribe some particularly expensive medicinal materials. If he really wanted to drink medicine like that every day, he felt that he might be poor.

However, in this era, even ordinary people cannot take such a prescription once a day. Speaking of it, he seems to have experienced the disease of affluence.

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you take this medicine or not, isn't it just that it's colder in winter." Lu Siyu said indifferently, he felt that it was completely acceptable to him just like this.

"This statement is wrong. Young Master's physique is already weak. If you don't take care of it, any fever and cold in the future may become a serious illness due to weakness, and your physique will become weaker and weaker, and even affect your lifespan. Therefore, it is necessary Nursing up." The imperial physician said solemnly.

"What the imperial physician said is that this prescription should be left here. From now on, Xiao Yu, you will come to Xiang's mansion to drink the medicine every day, so as not to forget to take the medicine if you are careless." Mother Zhuang said from the side, making a decision directly.

"aunt……"

"That's the way to do this matter. If you forget to come, I will send someone to call you, or send someone to bring you the medicine. If it doesn't work, I can just tie you here." Zhuang's mother unexpectedly showed one thing. attitude.

"Auntie, but I can't stay in the capital all the time. Now that I'm doing business with my uncle, I'll go out of the capital too. This..." Lu Siyu said in a low voice, discussing carefully with Zhuang's mother.

"If you want to go out of Beijing, tell me in advance, and I will send a boy who is good at making medicine to follow you and watch you take medicine." Mother Zhuang has no intention of backing down.

"Please trouble Auntie." Lu Siyu had no choice but to nod. It was only then that he realized that the strength of heredity was not just talk. Mother Zhuang looked gentle and kind, but once it was something she decided on, she would never compromise easily.