To The Land of Nevernight

After getting off the Yamen, Tang Shen waited in the Qinzheng Hall for a while, then got into Wang Qin's carriage, and the two left the palace together.

In ancient times, officials also had the theory of working overtime and not working overtime.As in modern times, leaders do not have to work overtime, and Wang Qin rarely works overtime.But Tang Shen, a fourth-rank middle school scholar, if they want to go to the government, they not only look at themselves, but also their immediate superiors.

If the leader doesn't leave, do you dare to leave?

Fortunately, Tang Shen's leading boss, Xu Xianggong, the prime minister of the court, was old and rarely stayed in the office, so Tang Shen rarely worked overtime.

The two of them didn't go to Baibao Pavilion immediately, but went back to their respective residences and changed their official robes.

Wang Qin came to Tanhua Mansion to pick up Tang Shen, who packed his clothes and went out.When he saw Wang Qin's sedan chair, he was slightly taken aback.After getting into the sedan chair, Tang Shen said: "Senior brother, didn't you take the carriage in the first place, why did you take the sedan chair again?"

Wang Qin was dressed in a white brocade robe, handsome and handsome, holding a folding fan in his hand.When he closed the fan and tapped his palm with the handle, the red chicken bloodstone that fell under the fan shook slightly.

"It's not too far from here to Zhengyangmen Street. Junior brother, don't you want to take a sedan chair?"

Tang Shen: "No."

That is, the carriage is spacious, with two big men sitting on it, it is not crowded at all.Now that the sedan chair was changed, it was quite crowded, so he had to sit close to Wang Qin.Tang Shen slandered in his heart, his eyes were gradually attracted by the fan in Wang Qin's hand.

Wang Qin noticed his gaze and said, "Want to see?"

"Ah."

Wang Qin handed the fan to Tang Shen, Tang Shen took the fan, did not open it at all, but picked up the red gemstone falling under the fan with his hands.

"Its color is like chicken blood, and its luster is like beautiful jade. This stone is clean and soft, like suet jelly?" Tang Shen raised his head and said, "Brother, is this Changhua chicken blood stone?"

Wang Qin suddenly laughed.

Sighing lightly, Wang Qin took back the fan and said, "It's Changhua bloodstone."

Tang Shen smiled confidently.

After five years in the ancient times, since Tang Shen started doing business, he inevitably came into contact with some valuable antiques and gems.In the past, Tang Shen would never have recognized any bloodstones, let alone Changhua bloodstones.The Baibao Pavilion is planning to sell gem products recently, so Tang Shen read some miscellaneous books and learned a little.Now he is quite proud of applying what he has learned.

With a sound of "click", Wang Qin opened the pure white fan, and said quietly: "I thought, the younger brother took this fan to see the paintings and characters on the fan."

"Ah?" Tang Shen was stunned, looking at the folding fan.

What I saw on the white fan was a picture of a beauty feeding fish, with a line of words beside it.

"Plum blossoms are sent by the post, and the fish is passed on by the ruler. There are no layers of hatred." Tang Shen read the words on the fan.

Express love with plum blossoms, and lovesickness with rulers.

This is actually a picture of a boudoir beauty feeding fish!

Tang Shen rolled his eyes and started blowing rainbow farts: "Brother's calligraphy and paintings are indeed at their peak."

This painting and this handwriting are signed by Wang Zifeng.

Wang Qin raised the corners of his lips and didn't say any more.

Soon, the two arrived at Baibao Pavilion.

There are all kinds of customers who come to Baibao Pavilion to buy things, from officials' wives to ordinary people, they can be found in the store.But when Wang Qin and Tang Shen entered the door, many people still took a few extra glances at them.Tang Shen only thought that these people were looking at Wang Qin, and half-sincerely and half-flatteringly said: "Even if you change into ordinary clothes, the temperament of senior brother is still very different from others."

Wang Qin looked at him sideways: "You think it's just me?"

Tang Shen was puzzled.

Wang Qin smiled quietly, and changed the subject: "Now that you're here, what should you do?"

The clerks in the store naturally recognized Tang Shen, and a clerk wanted to come up to greet the two of them, but Tang Shen shook his head, indicating that the guest would be entertained by himself.Tang Shen said: "Take a basket, put something you want to buy in it, and finally go to the other door to check out."

Wang Qin picked up a basket with smooth and casual movements.

But Tang Shen frowned, looking at Wang Zifeng wearing gold and jade, but carrying a vegetable basket, he didn't like it no matter what.Tang Shen took the basket directly from Wang Qin's hand: "Senior brother is here, he is a guest, just let me get the basket." Sure enough, Wang Zifeng, who lost the basket, became immortal again.

That's more or less.

How could Tang Shen's thoughts be hidden from Wang Qin, Wang Qin felt that he was cute, but he didn't say much, but said: "Then let's go."

The two started to stroll around Baibao Pavilion.

The first floor of Baibao Pavilion is mostly commodities for daily life, so the customers who buy the commodities are ordinary people in Shengjing.When Wang Qin and Tang Shen walked by side by side, everyone subconsciously cast their eyes on them.Tang Shen didn't know that these people were not only looking at Wang Qin, but also him.

After being an official for three years, Tang Shen already had a layer of official prestige that had accumulated for a long time.

In addition, in places he didn't find, he was with people like Wang Zifeng all day long, and he had already been infected by his senior brother, and he had a touch of a master's demeanor in his gestures and gestures.Although I didn't learn it since I was a child, it's not the same as ordinary people.

As the saying goes, those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black.If you often fool around in Xiasanlu, you will have the aura of street hooligans.If you read and write often, you will naturally be a gentleman.

Wang Qin was very patient today, he went to the second floor only after he finished the whole first floor.

The two came to the second floor, walked around the entire second floor, and finally came to the shelf selling mirrors.Two days before the opening of Baibao Pavilion, there were so many customers wanting to buy mirrors that the shelves were completely blocked.It's okay now, because those who want to buy mirrors have already bought them, and those who can't afford them won't look at them again.

It was rare for Wang Qin to show a trace of surprise. He took a second look and said, "It's clearer than a silver mirror."

Tang Shen laughed.

Ancient mirrors are mostly divided into two types: bronze mirrors and silver mirrors.

It is good for ordinary people to have a bronze mirror in their homes, but they often cannot afford a well-made bronze mirror, and the portraits reflected in the mirror cannot be seen clearly.A good bronze mirror can reflect the face of the owner.The silver mirror is something that only rich people have.Silver mirrors are expensive and exquisite, and the portraits reflected are very clear, not much different from glass mirrors.But in any case, silver mirrors are always not as clear as glass mirrors, and they are not as cheap as glass mirrors.So as soon as the glass mirror of Baibao Pavilion appeared, the wives and ladies of Shengjing immediately bought a lot for themselves.

Tang Shendao: "The most difficult thing to make is colored glaze. In the future, Baibao Pavilion will also make some simple mirrors and put them on the first floor, so that ordinary people can also buy them."

The two were about to leave when Tang Shen gave the clerk a wink, and the clerk immediately brought a mirror that was as tall as a person.

Tang Shen and Wang Qin were clearly reflected in the mirror.Wang Qin looked at Tang Shen in amazement, Tang Shen smiled and said, "This mirror is for senior brother. Senior brother also knows that the Holy Majesty ordered my Tang family to replace the glazed windows for the Chuigong Hall. The workshop took a long time before it was done. I made this kind of big and wide glass with one long side. After making the glass, I made three more of this kind of big mirror.”

Speaking of this, Tang Shen coughed twice: "One side is for the sage, and the other two sides are for senior brother and sir. The workmanship of the two sides of senior brother and sir is rougher than the first one, because it was designed by me. The floral pattern is not as good as the first side."

Wang Qin was silent, and smiled slightly: "This side is very good."

Tang Shen thought in his heart: Then I gave the gift this time, is it the right one?

This trip to the supermarket was a joy for both the host and the guests.

I don't know when it started, it has become a habit for Tang Shen to give gifts to Wang Qin.In the beginning, maybe it was just for flattering and getting close, but gradually, seeing Wang Qin's joy when he received the gift, Tang Shen would also be in a good mood.

Wang Zifeng treats him well, and he wants to repay him, and giving gifts is one way.

That night, Tang Shen had a beautiful dream, and when he woke up, he forgot what it was, only remembered that it should be very tender.

At the end of April, the Tangjia workshop made dozens of large glass windows and sent them to the palace to replace the Chuigong Hall with real glass windows.

Zhao Fu originally just said casually, asking Tang Shen to change the window for him, so that he would have a reason to reward Tang Shen and promote the Tang family to be an imperial merchant.Unexpectedly, after changing the glass windows, Zhao Fu couldn't put it down. With a swipe of his pen, he directly changed the inner hall plaque for the Chuigong Hall——

"Fairy Glass Cave"!

The windows are all made of colored glaze. This is the only place where the gods live in the heavenly court.

Zhao Fu was in a good mood, and rewarded Tang Shen with a lot of things.At the same time, another task was issued: "Jing Ze, how about replacing my Zichen Hall and Daqing Hall... with glazed windows!"

Tang Shen groaned in his heart, but said on his mouth: "I am honored, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's entrustment!"

Large pieces of glass are very difficult to make, and Tangjia Workshop will start to work overtime again.

The business of Baibao Pavilion gradually stabilized, and Tang Shen also handed over the business affairs to Tang Juan and shopkeeper Lu step by step.

In late May, Tang Shen was reviewing the memorial in the Hall of Qinzheng.He flipped through a booklet sent from other provinces, opened it and read it.Gradually, Tang Shen's eyes became serious.At the end, he started from the beginning and watched it again.

After thinking about it again and again, Tang Shen made up his mind and took this booklet to Xu Wei's room.

Tang Shen saluted first, and said: "Xu Xianggong, my subordinate Tang Shen, I saw a note today, and I want to report it to your lord, and then simplify it."

Xu Wei put down the book in his hand: "Oh? What booklet, take it and read it."

Tang Shen handed over the notebook respectfully.

Xu Wei opened the booklet, and after reading it, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect such interesting things to happen in Sichuan. It is indeed a good idea to use a piece of paper instead of money. The roads in Sichuan are rugged and the traffic is difficult. Not much communication with the outside world, just like a small country with self-government and self-care." After a pause, Xu Wei said: "This is just the two of us talking, only in this room."

Tang Shen was awed, and said naturally, "Yes."

Xu Wei: "It's strange that paper tokens happened in other places, but it's not surprising that it happened in Sichuan. This booklet is really interesting. It's here with me. Today I will personally send it to the Holy Majesty , you go down first."

"Yes."

Tang Shen left Xu Wei's room, but his thoughts were complicated and he couldn't calm down.

At this moment, the banknotes that appeared in the land of Shu in the Song Dynasty were not called "Jiaozi" as Tang Shen remembered, and it did not have a name yet.But Tang Shen knew that it was an irresistible historical trend that banknotes replaced copper coins and silver.If this matter is done well, it will surely achieve a great cause, and even raise the economic prosperity of Song Dynasty to a new level!

According to the history of that world in later generations, it is not a matter of a day or two to spread Jiaozi to the whole country.At least when Zhao Fu was still in power, it was impossible.Even if it was Tang Shen, he would never see it in his life.

How can we speed up the process of national banknotes?

Looking for Xu Wei?

Although Xu Xianggong once had a great talent and great strategy, in recent years, he has retreated to the second line and has always been aloof from the world, rarely expressing opinions on the political affairs of the court.Do not seek meritorious service in everything, but seek no faults.Discuss with him, he will definitely not bother.

Tang Shen thought about it, he didn't go back to the house of the fourth-rank official, but came to the main room shared by the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Rites.

Meng Lang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was instructing his subordinates to prepare for the sacrificial ceremony at the end of the month.Seeing Tang Shen suddenly, he raised his eyebrows.

Tang Shen knocked on the door first, and Wang Qin was surprised when he saw him.

Wang Qin: "Go in."

Tang Shen walked up to Wang Qin's table and saluted, "Your Majesty Tang Shen, I remembered that I forgot to tell Lord Shangshu about something yesterday. I wonder if Lord Shangshu is free now?"

Meng Shangshu laughed deliberately: "I see your official uniform, it seems to be a fourth-rank Zhongshu Sheren, not an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Why, do you still need to find Master Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

The author has something to say: Lord Meng: Wang Zifeng hasn't pissed me off for three days, three days!I feel sick all over!Look how I tease his little friend!