Because he knows very well what the boring women in the harem like to do? Those women who already like sweets will be ecstatic when they see this lovely white sugar! He can offer such a good thing, if these women are willing to help him
If you say a few nice words in front of the Holy Master, you might even have a chance to enter the royal study!
Especially after Zhang Shunping presented a generous gift and explained his family's situation, the eunuch in charge immediately said that he could issue a document of purchase and purchase! With this document of purchase and purchase, Zhang Shunping could guarantee that even if Li Shangshu died,
There is a one-year buffer time!
Zhang Shunping felt like a treasure after getting and buying the documents! Then he arranged for someone to deliver letters to his family to stabilize the rear. At the same time, he asked his family to help the Liu family purchase enough brown sugar. After all, brown sugar is currently in the south.
main producing areas!
According to Liu Haojia's plan, Zhang Ji's next step should be to purchase a certain amount of land in the north to grow sugar beets, and at the same time sign purchase and sale contracts for sugar beets with a large number of farmers to stabilize the supply of raw materials in the future.
Sugar beets first originated along the Mediterranean coast. Later, after a long period of artificial selection, white beets and red beets had appeared by the 4th century AD. By the 8th to 12th centuries AD, sugar beet had been widely cultivated in Persia and ancient Arabia, and its cultivated varieties were later
It was introduced to the Caucasus, Asia, Eastern Siberia, India, China and Japan. But at that time, China mainly used the roots and leaves of beet as vegetables. It was also included in the ranks of traditional Chinese medicine and was not used to make sugar.
As time goes by, it is getting closer and closer to the New Year! The atmosphere in the capital is gradually becoming lively! In particular, the merchants are working hard to sell their goods, hoping to sell their goods before the New Year so that they can
Have a happy new year!
At this time, the Liu family is also busy preparing to celebrate the New Year! The atmosphere of the Liu family’s New Year celebration this year is hugely different from previous years! Because the Liu family has no shortage of money this year, they naturally want to have a happy New Year! Even this year’s
The tributes from ancestors of all generations are extremely rich!
On this day, the Liu family was undergoing a thorough cleaning! Everyone was working hard to clean with joy. Even Liu Haojia was assigned an important task, which was to clean the room that temporarily served as the ancestral temple and scrub the ancestral tablets!
This is a very important job! Generally speaking, when the ancestral tablets are cleaned every year, it is done by the head of the family or the head's direct relative to show respect for the ancestors! So every year, Liu's father does this job himself
I did it! But this year, Liu’s father named Liu Haojia instead of Liu Haonian to do it. Obviously, he wanted to let the ancestors see their Qilin’er!
And this job is also a heavy job! First of all, each ancestral tablet is made of heavy iron wood, which is already very heavy! Because the Liu family is a noble family, the ancestral tablets must be made naturally.
It's bigger, so it's extra heavy to move!
The most important point is that scrubbing the tablets does not mean just going up and wiping them, but there is a complete set of procedures! When entering the ancestral temple, you must first burn incense and pray, and you must also pay homage! And when you need to move each ancestor's tablet, you must pray separately.
, so it consumes a lot of energy! Especially since the Liu family has been passed down for nearly two hundred years, the number of ancestral tablets is daunting!
At this time, Liu Haojia was in the room where the tablets were placed, and began to carefully take care of each tablet as required. He did not do it perfunctorily, but started cleaning in a strict manner according to the rules.
In fact, if he were still Liu Runze in modern times, he would probably be perfunctory! Not to mention prostrating and praying, I'm afraid even the memorial tablet would just be dusted off and it would be considered a thing of the past!
But after such a long period of ancient life, he has become more and more aware of why these ancients were so respectful to their ancestors! Because this is a kind of worship of ancestors from the bottom of their hearts, and our ancestors also deserve this kind of worship!
When the sky fell, our ancestors did not flee like Westerners, but simply repaired the sky! When there was a flood, our ancestors did not build giant boats to escape, but dredged the rivers! When they were sick, our ancestors
Instead of praying to gods and demons, he actively tasted herbs to find herbs to treat diseases!
Therefore, it is definitely not an accident that our Chinese civilization has reached this day, but it was created by our ancestors who overcame all obstacles and faced many obstacles! Therefore, our ancestors are worthy of the respect of future generations!
Especially since the Liu family came from a noble family, the wealth and superior status that he and his family enjoyed were all created by the swords and kills of his ancestors! Therefore, Liu Haojia, as a descendant of the bloodline, must be full of gratitude and respect for his ancestors!
But Liu Haojia, who was cleaning, suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, and later he heard Zhang Shunping's voice. Liu Haojia guessed that something had happened to Xuetang, so he put down his belongings and walked out of the room to see what happened.
thing?
When he came out of the room, he unexpectedly saw Zhang Shunping walking into the yard with more than ten strong servants. These people kept carrying gifts into the yard. Seeing him come in, Liu's father hurriedly tidied up his work.
Shi Yi stepped forward and asked: "Brother Xian, why are you still in the capital? I thought you had returned to Nanjing!"
After Zhang Shunping came up and saluted, he said: "Brother also knows that what is happening now is so important, so how can I think about going back to Nanjing to celebrate the New Year! Only when the dust here has settled, can I feel relieved!"
Father Liu nodded and said: "That's true, business matters are more important! But why are you bringing so many people here today?"
Zhang Shunping said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I have to send some festive gifts to my brother!"
Liu's father said: "You can just send the housekeeper to do this kind of thing. Why come here in person?"
Zhang Shunping said with a smile: "This year's Boxing Day is different from previous years! My brother will definitely like it after seeing it!"
Liu's father thought that Zhang Shunping might want to give a generous gift, so he said: "The relationship between your family and ours is unparalleled! With the relationship of my good brother, I can have a good year this year, so why do you have to spend money!"
Zhang Shunping didn't speak. Instead, with a little smile, he took out a document from his arms and stuffed it into Liu's father's hand and said: "Brother, you read it first and then talk!"
When Father Liu got the document, he felt familiar, and then his eyes widened, obviously reacting! But he still opened the document and looked through it, as if he wanted to confirm something! As a result, when he saw the content of the document, his eye circles turned red, and his hands
I was also trembling! It turned out that this document was nothing else, it was the agreement signed by the two of them to rent Gu Ningbo's mansion!