Snacks are still meals, and snacks are not just snacks. They are originally a kind of leisure enjoyment. Especially the snacks at Nanjing Confucius Temple demonstrate the breadth and depth of Chinese food culture.
The snacks at Confucius Temple are exquisite in “color, aroma, taste, shape, and utensils.” They have to look good, taste good, and have a taste that makes people feel poetic reverie and association, making people salivate.
Golden, yellow, green and white flowers are like the vast world, colorful; sweet, salty, sour, spicy, like an upright life, with all kinds of flavors. Meat and vegetable fruits and vegetables, you can do whatever you want, spring, summer, autumn and winter, all kinds of things
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The Confucius Temple is also characterized by its flexible and lively business model. It not only has blue bricks and small tiles, pink-walled sloping houses, and the "Old Huaiyang" with lights and colorful decorations, but also rows of fragrant and freshly cooked food stalls.
, the moving smiles under the lights, and the folk song-style cheers, brought warmth and joy to the psychedelic Qinhuai immersed in the lights, shadows and sounds.
In Kuiguang Pavilion, Zhu Yongxing slowly sipped Yuhua tea, occasionally picking up a spiced bean and throwing it into his mouth. Across the table, sitting respectfully were Zheng Zhaoren, who had recently returned from Myanmar, and Yicheng, the Minister of Household Affairs.
Princess Rou'er was dressed exquisitely and sat quietly on a table next to her. A lot of snacks were placed on half of the table. Sitting with her were three or four female officials, Duan Wan'er and Yang Jin.
Female guard.
Sitting at a few tables on the periphery were Zhu Yongxing's imperial guards, all dressed in casual clothes, protecting Zhu Yongxing from the little princess.
Although there are no clean streets and private buildings, the atmosphere is different from usual. Zhu Yongxing imagined that he would be like a commoner, walking in a car and experiencing the bustling city. But due to his status, he was now traveling incognito in a simple and simple way.
Today, I wanted to follow Rou'er's wishes and take her out to play. Secondly, I wanted to find a more relaxed environment and give some advice to a few people from the Zheng family.
When Zhu Yongxing first established and supported the trade group, he wanted to make it a rival that could compete with the British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company, and curb the colonial plunder and monopoly trade of these two major countries in Asia.
From the current point of view, the operation of the business group is still very successful. First of all, thanks to the tilt of the supply of goods, more tea, silk, cotton, porcelain and other commodities can be obtained than the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other countries; secondly, the re-emergence of the Ming Dynasty
.and controlled the major ports along the South China Sea; finally, the speed and convenience of commodity exchanges increased the number of circulations a lot.
There are advantages and disadvantages. As the business group grew stronger, Zhu Yongxing began to worry that it would become a deformed monster. In business, there is no problem. As long as they obey the law and abide by the law, that is their ability to make as much profit as possible. But official businessmen
Collusion is never allowed.
There are several leaders of the business group now, but the most powerful one is the Zheng family. The Zheng family has the most say. As for Yicheng and Zheng Zhaoren, who are related to the Zheng family, one is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the other is about to take office as the Minister of National Security.
They are all important positions. In this regard, Zhu Yongxing must not only make full use of their talents, but also warn them not to abuse their power for personal gain.
"The business group's donation of one million this time has made great contributions to the state. In the future, their penetration and development in Borneo will still need their efforts-" Zhu Yongxing touched Rou'er's hair lovingly. She was obediently bringing a plate of millet.
Oil cake.
After a pause, both Yi Cheng and Zheng Zhaoren listened attentively. They could actually guess some of the details. The Holy Emperor had criticized many of the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty before. Both of them were already high-ranking officials, and they had problems with the business group.
The connection is unwise.
"But the business world is a business world. If you collude with officials, won't you repeat the mistakes of this dynasty?" Zhu Yongxing was not polite. He said directly: "Legal operations have their own legal protection; if they are only interested in profit and violate national laws, they will also be prosecuted. In the future
Princes and ministers may also invest in a business group, and the dividends can be regarded as an income and reduce the burden on the country. Therefore, although I have shares in the business group, I never interfere in its business activities. I just want to set an example to avoid those people.
People want to get involved and engage in corruption for personal gain."
"Wan——, Mr. Long can set up a separate agency to centrally manage the investment funds of princes and ministers, so as to prevent them from directly having a relationship with the business group." Yicheng thought for a while and then put forward his own suggestion. It can be seen that he
I have thought about this before.
Zhu Yongxing nodded appreciatively and said, "That's good. Those who pay just pay, and those who run just run the business. If you put a barrier in the middle, you can avoid a lot of secret tricks. Well -" He turned his eyes to Zheng Zhaoren, "
There are two ministers under the Ministry of National Security, one is in charge of domestic affairs and the other is in charge of overseas affairs. Which one do you prefer?"
"Hui Long Ye, I want to take charge of the country." Zheng Zhaoren felt that the overseas development of business groups would be the focus in the future, so he wanted to avoid this sensitive area.
"Avoid suspicion?" Zhu Yongxing smiled slightly and said: "As long as you understand in your heart and do things innocently, there is nothing to be afraid of? Don't be timid because of your background. I believe in you, and you will not disappoint me."
"We will strictly abide by our duties and never dare to do anything rashly." Yicheng replied quickly.
"Well, you are all smart people, so don't ask me to mention any more." Zhu Yongxing pushed the plate towards the middle and said with a smile: "Come on, have a taste, it tastes good."
There is no need to speak too clearly, this is the benefit of dealing with smart people. Zhu Yongxing has done his duty, so there is no need to worry too much. After all, the supervisory department is here and is formulating a series of legal provisions, such as property disclosure,
Reporting will reward you with rewards to limit officials' misbehavior.
There was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and Zhang Chuantian and his granddaughter, accompanied by two servants, walked upstairs.
"You girl, are you going to wear out Grandpa's old bones?" Zhang Chuantian found a table, sat down, and complained while breathing heavily.
"But I want to go shopping by myself, so you don't worry." Zhang Shihua said coquettishly, reaching out to hold Grandpa's shoulders.
"They are not familiar with the place." Zhang Chuantian glanced at the person and shook his head gently.
Zhang Shihua glanced at Rou'er and immediately looked at Rou'er across the two tables. He sniffed hard and saw the fragrant steamed buns, Huangqiao Shaobing with a strong aftertaste, and the "different colored snacks" that everyone loved...
"Hey, you're so stupid!" Zhang Shihua stomped her feet angrily, turned to her servants and said, "I'll go check out the food on that table, and then you can buy them one by one." With that, she walked away.
All of a sudden, the guards' alert circle was triggered, and several unkind glances were directed towards him.
Zhang Chuantian was well-informed after all. When the atmosphere changed, he immediately felt something was wrong and hurriedly stopped his granddaughter, "Ahua, don't move."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Shihua only stared at the numerous foods on the table and didn't notice anything strange. When grandpa shouted, she couldn't help but raise her head to take a closer look, and immediately met Duan Wan'er's eyes.
"You, you -" Zhang Shihua frowned slightly and thought carefully.
She met Duan Wan'er once. In order to show his kindness and attention, Zhu Yongxing hosted a banquet for the heads of business groups and overseas Chinese, and the female family members were also entertained by representative Long'er. Among them, Duan Wan'er, as a female official, naturally
It is to make arrangements in the meantime.
"Sir -" Zhang Shihua finally remembered, his eyes widened in surprise, and he was about to salute in a hurry.
Hush! Duan Wan'er quickly put her index finger up to her lips, then waved gently, signaling Zhang Shihua to come over.
"Don't make any noise!" Duan Wan'er whispered: "My sister liked this food, so she sat down to share it. If there is anything else you want to eat, I will ask someone to buy it."
"This -" Zhang Shihua didn't know whether to agree or not. After all, she was a commoner and she was a female official in the palace.
"Why are you so polite? Sit down quickly." Duan Wan'er stretched out her hand and pulled her over. She smiled and pushed the "various snacks" over, "This is delicious, with both meat and vegetables, sweet and salty. Sister, feel free to taste it."
Zhang Shihua took a piece of it with some trepidation and ate it in small bites. He felt that the female official was very kind and amiable. She probably came out secretly to satisfy her craving and didn't want to make any announcement.
Rou'er ran back from Zhu Yongxing's table after showing her hospitality. She was a little surprised when she saw an extra person sitting on the seat, and looked Zhang Shihua up and down with her big black eyes.
"Huh?" Zhang Shihua's eyes widened. Although this girl was dressed differently, she had seen her at the banquet in the palace. Yes, she was a princess. She wanted to stand up, but Duan Wan'er had already put her hand on her
on her shoulders.
"Shh!" Rou'er made the same movements as Duan Wan'er, sat back in her seat, pointed her finger, and smiled mischievously like a little adult, "I recognize you, you were the prettiest that day, and...
I gave you a few gems, and one of them, my father said, is called diamond, and it can cut glass!"
Zhang Shihua smiled nervously and said in a low voice: "Go back to your highness, Princess. As long as you like it, I am willing to give it to you again."
"No, no." Rou'er shook her little head and said seriously: "Father will be angry if he finds out. Besides, I don't like gems. You can tell me what fun things there are overseas, such as cute little gems."
animal."
Zhang Shihua thought for a while and said: "Back to Your Highness, there is a very small squirrel in Borneo, a very large moth, and a very funny proboscis monkey..."
"Proboscis monkey? Is it a monkey with an elephant trunk?" Rou'er immediately became interested and imagined the combination of these two animals.
"It's not that long, it's just this long..."
Ah, oh, Rou'er listened intently and asked questions from time to time. Zhang Shihua explained, and her nervousness gradually eased.
Zhang Chuantian had already realized that something was wrong, because he recognized another high-ranking official - Yicheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Donating money and losing salary would inevitably involve dealing with the Ministry of Revenue. Although there were only one or two encounters, he remembered clearly. Big figures like Liubu Jiuqing
, did not sit down on the main seat, and his attitude seemed to be unusually respectful. The person sitting opposite him - Zhang Chuantian almost didn't dare to think about it, and secretly looked at this noble man wearing sunglasses. Well, it is indeed very similar,
Zhang Chuantian's heart beat violently. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better novels and faster updates!