Liu Ziqiu is well aware of this truth. Now, for him, family is country, and country is home. Countless experiences in history have proven that the peace of the harem is often related to the rise and fall of each dynasty.
Liu Ziqiu's eyes can certainly tell that Xie Muyu still has a little contempt for Gao Xiu'er. Unlike Xie Muyu, Hua Yun and Lin Qiao'er were from humble backgrounds, and Tuoba Qianyu and Mu Duoli were from different races. They all got along well with Gao Xiu'er. The only one
The variable is Xie Muyu.
If it weren't for Xie Muyu becoming a monk, Liu Ziqiu might not have cared much about his relationship with her. At least at the beginning, Liu Ziqiu only regarded her as a little sister. However, now that he is ready to accept Xie Muyu as part of the family,
As a member of the Communist Party of China, Liu Ziqiu must handle her relationship with other family members, and the most important thing is the relationship between her and Gao Xiuer. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu tells Xie Muyu the story between herself and Gao Xiuer. However, Xie Muyu is a smart girl
, she quickly understood what she should do.
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Three days later, Zhou Chao came to the military camp excitedly, holding a large basin of soil in his hand and shouting: "Your Majesty, we found it!"
Because of Liu Ziqiu's bright emperor status, Zhou Chao almost tried his best to mobilize all the subordinate officials and servants, as well as the heads of the four towns and eight townships, Li Zheng, and finally dug up what Liu Ziqiu described in Yangjiao Mountain.
There are several types of purple clay and purple clay, with different qualities, but Liu Ziqiu no longer cared about looking for the best purple clay. He immediately drew a few more pictures and ordered the craftsmen to be summoned.
In this era, pottery is far more popular than porcelain. Making pottery is nothing new. There are many kilns for making pottery all over the country. Purple clay utensils actually belong to the category of pottery, but this kind of clay is somewhat special.
That's it. Therefore, it is not difficult to make a set of purple clay tea sets. It can be completed locally in Yixing, and the finished product will be placed in front of Liu Ziqiu two days later.
Although this newly made purple sand tea set is rough, Xie Muyu's tea ceremony has become increasingly sophisticated. Coupled with the new tea from Mingqian and the sweet mountain spring, the tea brewed is indeed memorable.
Liu Ziqiu took a sip himself, nodded secretly, and said with a smile: "Come here, give Yu Shinan and Zhou Chao a drink each."
Yu Shinan has been with Liu Ziqiu for a long time, and has long been accustomed to this way of drinking tea, which is almost back to nature. He is also shaking his head and praising it. Although Zhou Chao is not used to it, the fragrance is indeed unprecedented, and it was given by Liu Ziqiu.
It was inevitable to also praise him.
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Zhou Chao, there is no need to say these polite words. I plan to set up an official kiln in Yixing to specifically bake purple clay utensils. I will appoint you to serve as the Yixing Kiln Superintendent. Within one year, you will be fired.
Three thousand purple clay tea sets were made."
Zhou Chao was surprised and asked repeatedly: "Your Majesty, what do you want these many tea sets for?"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "For all officials above the seventh rank, I will give them a set of personnel."
To develop tea production in the south, people must develop the habit of drinking tea. In fact, drinking more green tea is also very beneficial to the body, but people are not used to it yet. Many years later, this will
This way of drinking tea finally spread to all parts of the country, and then developed into a tea culture, and eventually traveled across the ocean and became popular all over the world. All Liu Ziqiu has to do now is to advance the process. In order for people to develop this habit, they must first start with
Starting from court officials and aristocratic families, with these tea sets and tea leaves personally given by the emperor, promotion will be much easier.
Promoting tea-drinking culture not only gives people in the south another way to get rich, it is also of great significance for better controlling the nomadic peoples in the north and western regions. Without Liu Ziqiu's time travel, hundreds of years later, a kind of
The special form of trade is called the tea-horse trade. Because nomads have been eating beef and mutton for a long time, and the large amount of vitamins contained in tea can just balance their diet. Of course, it is impossible to sell some high-quality tea to nomads.
What they were given was something called tea bricks, which were actually the scraps of tea processing and old leaves pressed together. Even so, these tea bricks were still very important to the nomads. In order to control the nomads, the imperial court even used these tea bricks.
Treat it as some kind of strategic material.
Liu Ziqiu did not regard tea bricks as strategic materials. His control over the nomads was relatively mild and friendly, and he adopted a complementary and mutually beneficial exchange model. The Han people needed horses and furs, and the nomads needed salt and iron.
, tea will be needed in the future. Through trade where each takes what it needs, the two sides can be more closely connected.
Of course, the most important thing for each other to live in peace is not to rely on the bonds of these materials, but to have real strength. When your strength is not enough, these materials can only make the other party jealous and attract brutal bandits. When
When your strength is strong enough, the other party will act according to the rules you set. The reason why Liu Ziqiu dares to let go of trade exchanges with the nomadic tribes in the north is because he has strong military power behind him.
backing.
Yu Shinan was knowledgeable and easily understood Liu Ziqiu's purpose, and admired Liu Ziqiu for having such a vision. However, he also understood that promoting tea across the country would not be achieved overnight, and would take three to five years at the fastest.
Years' time. And he followed Liu Ziqiu south, and he had an important mission, so he handed over his hand and persuaded: "Your Majesty, now that Zisha has been found and Xie Niang has returned to the secular world, why not return to Beijing as soon as possible to avoid worrying about the officials."
But Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, there are still a few places I can visit. Let's go to the west first, and let's go to Yuzhang to have a look."
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Yuzhang County was not very famous in this era, but Liu Ziqiu knew that there was Xinping County there, which was later known as Jingdezhen. In history, porcelain was also regarded as another important commodity produced in Jiangnan, so Liu Ziqiu naturally wanted to work here
Use your brain. If you want to develop the economy, you still have to follow certain natural laws. Liu Ziqiu can't change it too much. All he can do is advance some things and technologies that would have appeared in history.
However, when he arrived in Yuzhang, Liu Ziqiu was a little surprised. There were already several porcelain kilns in Xinping County. Of course, the porcelain produced at this time could not be compared with later generations in terms of quality, shape or painting. Even so,
Liu Ziqiu was also very satisfied. He did not interfere too much with these porcelain kilns, but only gave them some suggestions. After all, Liu Ziqiu himself was not an expert in this area, and porcelain was different from purple sand, and it also involved many aspects such as body and glaze.
, we can only rely on these kiln workers to explore and improve on their own.
Seeing that Liu Ziqiu only visited a few kilns and had no further requirements, Yu Shinan breathed a sigh of relief and persuaded again: "Your Majesty, you can start back to Beijing now."
Liu Ziqiu shook his head: "Go back to Beijing? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Yu Shinan said uneasily: "Does your Majesty still want to go to Lingnan?"
Liu Ziqiu said thoughtfully: "I really want to take a look at Lingnan. Legend has it that the miasma there is very severe, but there is also a kind of fruit that is very delicious. Have you heard of it?"
Yu Shinan cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what kind of fruit your Majesty is talking about?"
Liu Ziqiu looked south and said, "There are poems to prove it. I eat three hundred lychees every day and I will grow up to be a Lingnan native."
Yu Shinan, who is the best in poetry, unconsciously muttered: "It turns out that your Majesty is talking about lychee. I have seen it in a classic, but I have never heard of your Majesty's poem. Could it be your Majesty's new work?"
Liu Ziqiu coughed twice and said: "I heard this poem occasionally, but I can't remember it all."
This is also his honest truth. If he were asked to recite the entire poem, he really wouldn't be able to do it.
Tuoba Qianyu was very excited: "Brother, have you ever eaten lychees? Is it really so delicious? When will we go to Lingnan?"
Gao Xiuer and others also looked at Liu Ziqiu with twinkling eyes, obviously very interested in the delicacy of lychees.
"Forget it, I'd better not go." Liu Ziqiu suddenly waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid that after I go, if you become addicted to eating lychees, you will bring me infamy from the world."
Xie Muyu said in confusion: "It's just a few lychees, how can it attract notoriety."
Liu Ziqiu laughed loudly and said: "When I rode on the red dust concubine, no one knew it was lychees. I'm afraid that in order to please you, I will use 800 miles to rush to transport lychees. Wouldn't it be a disappointment to the people?"
Gao Xiuer and others yelled in unison: "I hate it. In the eyes of your husband, is my concubine so miserable?"
However, Yu Shinan thought to himself that the emperor was indeed very talented in writing and could speak well. It was a pity that the emperor did not put his mind on poetry, otherwise he would have left behind many famous lines throughout the ages.
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However, what made Yu Shinan happy was that after leaving Yuzhang, Liu Ziqiu did not continue southward, but turned northwest to Xiangyang. When Xiangyang was occupied by Zhu Can, it was almost destroyed into an empty city. Now more than a year has passed, although
The report from the local government also mentioned that the place had been restored to life, but Liu Ziqiu believed that seeing is believing, and he wanted to come and see for himself.
Although the situation at the scene is not as beautiful as what the government described in the report, it has accumulated a lot of popularity. After all, Liu Ziqiu saw the condition of the empty city with his own eyes, and he is quite satisfied that it can be restored to its current state, so
He did not punish the local officials for their exaggerated claims. In fact, Liu Ziqiu's methods have always been relatively mild in dealing with many violations in the army and local officials, because he knew that without changing people's minds, he would simply rely on the effect of suppression.
It will not be ideal, and may even arouse a strong backlash. Everything must be done step by step.