Great Song

After crossing the Yellow River from the ferry, and walking for half a day, the majestic city wall appeared in front of us.

Zhen Qiong opened the car window, staring at the scene in front of her in a daze.The ten-foot-wide moat guards the ten-foot-high city wall, the urns are piled up, and the city gates buckle.There was a winding stream of people in front of their carriage, and there was also a long queue behind their carriage.Vehicles, pedestrians, and horses mixed together, and they galloped towards the giant city in an orderly manner, like a little snake swimming into the mouth of a dragon.

When he was still in the Dayi Dynasty, the Taoist temple he was in was located in a remote place, and he had only been to the county town, which was worse than Anyang City.Where have you seen such a magnificent city? !

Seeing Zhen Qiong's shocked expression, Han Miao knew that he was living in the city of Tokyo, and said with a smile: "Tokyo City has a population of over one million and is the most prosperous in the world. It's a pity that the national funeral is not over yet, and the people who go in and out of Tokyo There may be fewer merchants, but in the past, it would be even more prosperous."

It turns out that a city of 100 million people looks like this!Zhen Qiong took a deep breath. Back then, he didn't think much of it when he heard from his seniors that the capital of the Great Zhao Kingdom had a population of more than 300 million.I didn't expect that only 100 million people would be so terrifying!It really is deception, seeing is believing!

Anyway, waiting to enter the city is boring. Seeing that Zhen Qiong was interested in Tokyo City, Han Miao talked about the layout of the three cities inside and outside the capital.Zhen Qiong's face turned green when she heard that there were sixteen land gates and five water gates in just one outer city.If you get lost, you may never find your way back in your life, right?

How could Han Miao have thought that this trail had already made up his mind, and he would never go out if no one followed him. He said with a smile, "The Nanxun Gate is the most peculiar. The common people are not allowed to pass through, but the pigs slaughtered by the people have to enter the city through this gate, and There are so many of them, no less than [-] per day. In the future, there will be no shortage of raw materials for making oily toothpaste and soap.”

However, this is also a new store, and there are not many shipments.When the scale expands, maybe even the price of lard will rise accordingly.

Hearing the pig, Zhen Qiong finally came back to her senses, and swallowed: "You can marinate it in the water... No, it's better not to..."

Suddenly remembering that he was still exercising, Zhen Qiong's head drooped. He was busy on the road these days, but he didn't do aerobics, and he was stuffed with an unknown amount of food.I'm afraid I can't keep the hard work I've done for half a month.

Han Miao smiled slightly: "The Shaozhu Courtyard of Daxiangguo Temple is best at roasting pork. Let me buy some and try it later."

If someone treats you so sincerely, then, let's eat less.Zhen Qiong pressed her belly silently and nodded in pain.

When the emperor dies, it will take time for the day to change the day and the moon. The courtiers and heirs in Tokyo City must observe the mourning for 27 days.Now that the funeral period is not yet over, there are indeed many fewer people entering and leaving the capital, and the Han family's motorcade entered the city in a short time.The Han Mansion is also in the outer city, located outside the Changhe Gate in the west of the city. The courtyard is built facing the street. There are only two entrances and a side courtyard, which is much more cramped than the mansion in Anyang.The place is narrow and there are many residential houses nearby, so Han Miao vacated the side courtyard with a viewing pool as Zhen Qiong's alchemy room.In case of a fryer, it is also convenient for rescue.

It's just that the room is secluded, and there is no sign of the Dan room.The alchemy furnace has just drawn up the blueprints and let the craftsmen build it. The medicinal materials need to be selected by Zhen Qiong herself, and there is no way to prepare them for a while. Only items such as the distiller were sent over first.But at this moment, Han Miao didn't care about these trifles. The most important thing was to visit Mr. Han first.

It stands to reason that Han Miao is a relative of Han Xianggong, and his father once served Dazong, so it shouldn't be too difficult to ask for a meeting.However, Han Miao had to wait for three full days after handing in the greeting card before seeing Han Qi in person.

"Nephew Han Miao, pay homage to your lord." Entering the door, Han Miao bowed.

"You don't need to be too polite, just sit down." A slightly tired voice came from above.

Han Miao got up again and sat upright on the guest seat below. When he looked up, he saw a face that was much older than ten years ago.

He was obviously not yet sixty, and as the prime minister of the central government, Han Qi already showed his old age when he was in the prime of his life.The first emperor did not live a single day in peace from the establishment of the crown prince to his ascension to the throne.When Renzong adopted Renzong, he refused to accept the order and did not want to be the prince; after ascending the throne, he disrespected the Empress Dowager Cao, which almost caused discord between the two palaces; later, the "Pu Yi" who fought for the name of his father, King Pu, made the court even more restless , The party is the same and the party is different.After finally solving all these headaches, the emperor fell ill immediately, and in the end Han Qi forced him to issue an edict and establish an heir, otherwise, I don’t know what kind of troubles will happen trouble.

Now as the prime minister, he has to assist the new emperor who has never learned the art of emperor, and also act as the emissary of the former emperor, raising money from the almost bottomless treasury to make funeral arrangements.There are too many things to worry about, so how can you have the energy to worry about trivial matters?

So seeing Han Miao, Han Qi cut to the chase and said, "I've heard about the tea shop. What's your plan?"

These words go straight to the point, like a question.The authority of the prime ministers of the three dynasties, how can anyone be able to bear it?However, Han Miao bowed slightly, and replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Sanfang wants to seize my tea garden, but the boy has no choice but to fight back. I really don't intend to get involved in big things."

These words were a bit sharp, but Han Qi didn't hate them.When he was young, he also showed his sharpness and was unwilling to be inferior.As long as you have talent, so what if you have sharp edges and corners?But these, he will never show his face, he just said: "So, you don't want to take over your father's post?"

This question is not easy to answer, after all, Han Qi is kind to Xi Han, and even single-handedly promoted Han Yu, Han Miao's father.Even when he was a child, he lived in Han Qi's residence for a while.Wouldn't it be ungrateful to directly say that you don't want to serve Da Zong anymore?

Han Miao sighed lightly: "The big business is complicated, and I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the public. Besides, my talent is only in business affairs. If I get stuck in miscellaneous tasks, I won't be able to use it well."

How could Han Qi know about Dazong's situation?The bigger his official position, the more the people of his clan want. There are countless people seeking officials and wealth.A quagmire that even he doesn't want to step into, let alone a junior?And since Chen is good at doing business, it doesn't mean that he doesn't show his talent.

Han Qi nodded slightly: "I heard that you are going to open a new store in Tokyo this time?"

"It's a perfume shop." Han Miao immediately took out a wooden box and offered it respectfully, "This plum fragrance is a new product among them. No fumigation is required, as long as it is sprinkled on the body like rose water, it will have a long-lasting fragrance."

"Oh?" Han Qi likes making incense, but he became interested.Opened the box, took out the small glass bottle inside, sniffed it at the tip of his nose, and said "Not bad".

Turning his gaze over the light red glass bottle, he turned his gaze away again, and said to Han Miao, "You should run a new store and come see me again after three months."

This is the test for him.If the new store is completed, his business ability will be verified, and he will naturally be in the eyes of the prime minister.If it doesn't work, this junior is no longer in Han Qi's consideration.People with no talent, why waste time?

This is already a better result than expected, Han Miao immediately said: "Thank you, Mr. Xiang."

Han Qi picked up the teacup in hand, intending to see off the guests.Han Miao didn't stay any longer, and got up to leave.

The scroll that Han Xia painstakingly wrote was still hidden in Han Miao's arms, and he did not hand it out.Because Han Miao knew very well that he still had to take the school exam, so how could he help his younger brother?Now the top priority is to manage the new store well and make a name for it.As long as Han Qi can get attention, Xi Han will have a stable backer.And it is very possible that there is no need to work for a big business.Han Qi also has sons and grandchildren, and he is just one of many families.Although he is an extremely human minister now, the older he gets, the more selfish he will be. In the future, what he plans may not necessarily be the entire clan.

And this is much easier than cooking Han's business.

After leaving the prime minister's mansion, Han Miao drove home directly.He didn't deal with the matter at hand immediately, he first went around to the side courtyard where Zhen Qiong was.

Zhen Qiong was listlessly guarding the retort, as if about to doze off.Seeing Han Miao's return, he jumped up: "You are finally back! Is the pill furnace I ordered before ready?"

Zhen Qiong also drew two brand-new Dan furnace styles early on, planning to start a new business in Tokyo.And Han Miao also promised him that as long as he refines toothpaste and soap, he will be paid a monthly salary!One hundred guan a month, one thousand two hundred guan a year!Just because of this frighteningly high salary, it would be no problem for him to stay in Tokyo for ten years!

Now that the alchemy furnace is not in place, what if the work cannot start this month and his salary is deducted?

Seeing Zhen Qiong's impatient look, the heavy burden that was on her shoulders seemed to be blown away by the breeze.Han Miao said with a smile: "The alchemy furnace should be ready, but it still needs to be inspected. Brother, you want to go out with me, inspect the alchemy furnace, and buy some medicinal materials by the way?"

Um?To buy materials? !

Zhen Qiong suddenly became energetic: "I heard that there are many stone and mineral materials in Tokyo that Anyang does not have?"

He had heard about this a long time ago, and besides following Han Miao closely, this was also one of the reasons why he came to Tokyo.There were no talents of the Jinshi School in the Song Dynasty, and many raw materials for alchemy were mixed in the mines. No one knew how to classify and purify them, so naturally there was no way to find them.Some of the medicines he wanted to make were also special ingredients for Kunai, which would affect even the most basic alchemy.If you can dig through those ores yourself, it will be much better than trying to get lucky like a headless chicken.Zhen Qiong is still thinking about her own project, so she can't just forget about business in order to make money.

Han Miao nodded: "That's right. Besides, there are not many customers in the store, and it's time for shopping. If you have anything you want to buy, you can buy it together."

This is what he was waiting for!Someone pays, if you don't buy it, you don't buy it!

"Go! Let's go!" Zhen Qiong nodded happily, and ran back to change clothes.

Looking at the extraordinarily energetic back, a smile appeared on Han Miao's lips.Accompanied by this trail, it is really relaxing.Seeing that the opening of the store was imminent, it was time for him to carefully investigate the market situation and make all the preparations.