Chen Lin and others wanted to know what was in the brocade box, but unfortunately Ye An did not intend to open it. On the contrary, he calmly placed the brocade box on the main table and invited everyone to continue eating and drinking.
"When you come to my house tomorrow, you must tell me what the officials have given you! Otherwise, my brother will definitely get you drunk and send you to a brothel!"
Ye An turned around and looked at Qin Mumu next to him and said with a smile: "If brother has the courage, just come, I'm afraid Mumu will make you even more uncomfortable!"
"I know you won't let go. It's not an ordinary gift from an official! Look at it, it's a personal gift."
Ye An smiled bitterly and said, "Don't guess..."
Seeing Ye An's tone, everyone stopped asking questions. Anyway, they couldn't get anything out of the question. This kid could keep his mouth shut better than anyone else.
With Chen Tong's departure, the banquet was getting better. After all, no one wanted to show off their banquet appearance in front of the official's personal servants.
Chen Lin and Lan Jizong drank a lot. Ye An's wine was all from his own winery. Regardless of the taste, just the alcohol content was a bit high. As for Qin Mumu's table, they didn't drink any wine. Originally, Zhao Qingyi wanted to try it.
She tasted the Ye family's grape wine, but was severely stopped by Qin Mumu. She dared to drink alcohol when she was pregnant. No wonder the death rate of children in ancient times was so high!
The woman was too drunk and was sent back to the Li Mansion early. As for Li Zunxu, he did not intend to go home and stayed with Ye An. Chen Lin kindly persuaded Lan Jizong to stay, but it was a pity that Lan Jizong still had family members in Tokyo.
, unwilling to abandon his family to stay up late at the Marquis Mansion, he left early.
Under the moonlight, the hustle and bustle of Tokyo city echoed in the air, and even if you couldn't see the prosperous scene, you knew how lively it was.
Qin Mumu, Xuan'er, Hou and other female family members were playing a game of gambling. It was a four-person and two-player game similar to Monopoly. The four people sat opposite each other. The chessboard had twelve lanes and water in the middle.
Place six rectangular chess pieces, black and white, on the chessboard. Also use two fish chess pieces and place them in the water. Both sides take turns throwing dice, which is also a dice. According to the size of the throw, the number of steps forward for the chess pieces is determined.
When the chess piece reaches the end point, stand it up and become a chess piece. If you are a chess piece, you can enter the water to "take the fish" to get chips. If you get six chips, you will win. The chess piece that has not become a chess piece is called a loose chess piece. The chess piece of the Xiao piece can attack the opponent's pieces.
You can also give up the opportunity to walk and not move, but you can't just play chess.
This kind of gameplay is already quite interesting for the traditional backgammon, and it is far more interesting than Liubo, which is derived from war games, so it is naturally more attractive.
How could it be boring for a few young women to gather together and enjoy a chess game and scented tea? The sound of cheers and laughter echoed in the warm pavilion in the backyard of the Hou Mansion.
Ye An, Chen Lin and Li Zunxu set up a small charcoal stove under the osmanthus tree in the atrium of the central courtyard, put on an iron mesh and grilled various meat skewers to start the second drinking party.
Chen Lin skillfully grabbed the seasonings and sprinkled them on the skewers with a flick of her wrist. The fat-burning oil mixed with the seasonings emitted a charming aroma in the flames.
"Lan Jizong sent word that the sage is trying to test you by reinstating your official position, but you have no intention of offering the fertilizer method. Why, you don't want to be sent by the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple?"
Ye An shook his head: "Sinong Temple is now on the right track. It doesn't matter whether Fan Ziyuan is here or not. As for the job of Shaoqing of Sinong Temple, I'm really not interested. If I can give him a third envoy, then
It could not be better!"
"Cut~"
Li Zunxu glared at Ye An with dissatisfaction and said with disdain: "You are really very talkative. The Third Secretary is an important minister in the court and serves as the prime minister of the country. His status is not inferior to that of participating in political affairs. He has even had
More than that, even if you meet Pingzhang, you should be polite. Don't even think about it at your age. You should just teach the officials the practical knowledge at Zishantang!"
Ye An shrugged his shoulders and looked at Chen Lin and said, "You see! If I can't get the job I want, then I don't want to send anyone, so I can concentrate on doing academic work for the officials, right? Besides, the bank affairs will be done after the New Year.
The preparations started, first in Tokyo City, then Gyeonggi Road, then Henan Prefecture, the four capitals, and then implemented in various state capitals, there are so many things involved!"
Chen Lin nodded slightly, but it may not be too difficult to open a bank in Tokyo City, but there are already so many problems. If it were to open banks in all states and even counties throughout the Song Dynasty, it would be a big deal.
Big thing.
"So it seems that you are not going to offer the method of chemical fertilizer to the saint? If it can increase the yield per mu, your method of chemical fertilizer can benefit the people of the world. You have to think carefully. If you use this to make profits, you will not be afraid of having your spine broken.
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Ye An chuckled and said: "Don't be afraid! If this method is made public for free, it will really harm people! Many people don't know its secrets, so it will be widely spread. When something happens, I will be blamed again! Only
My Puhui store has a monopoly, and then sells it in batches, and gives proper methods to let farmers know the pros and cons, so that it can be used for promotion! Don’t worry, I have already informed Sinong Temple, and Fan Ziyuan also agrees with my method.
As for not dedicating it to the saint, it is true that the saint cannot have greater merit!"
Following Ye An's words, Chen Lin and Li Zunxu both suddenly turned their heads and stared at him. They made him feel really uncomfortable before saying helplessly: "Don't look at me like this. The reputation of the saint has been so high that even the next generation can say that
They have all appeared, don’t you think this is already very dangerous? Civil servants are always on tenterhooks, fearing that the saint will ascend to the throne... Ahem... If I offer the method of chemical fertilizer at this time to consolidate the status of the saint, what do you think will happen?
scene?"
Ye An's words gradually brought the two of them back to their senses. At this time, they were immediately frightened after counting Liu E's achievements. There was nothing they could do about it. Compared to other queen mothers, Liu E's halo was too much at the moment.
The meritorious deeds can be used not only on the ministers, but also on Liu E, because she is the queen mother who supervises the country. She is in charge of the government, listens to the government behind the curtain, and all political decisions are made with the Fengzhang!
Li Zunxu looked at the flickering charcoal fire in front of him, his eyes flickering with it, and he said faintly: "Earlier, the saint planned to worship the ancestral temple in the emperor's clothes. Fortunately, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng stopped him, and Lu Yijian even threatened him."
How can a saint face the ancestors of the Zhao family when he is wearing the clothes of an emperor?!" The saint was so frightened that he gave up! Chen Daguan, I know that you only have officials in your heart, so I won't shy away from it."
Chen Lin looked ugly, shook her head slightly and said: "The saint is wavering in his heart. At first he was unwilling to take too much power, but now he is unwilling to let go. There are quite a few criticisms in the court about whether the saint is in charge of the world, and those who speak fiercely even go to court.
The Shutong Jinyintai Division denounced the saint for overstepping his bounds, but fortunately, Lan Jizong secretly detained him. The saint's heart has changed dramatically, and a certain family doesn't know what to do."
"What else can we do? We can only deal with it carefully! We must not let the Zhao family's land fall into the hands of others with a foreign surname!"
Chen Lin looked at Li Zunxu and sneered: "Do you think the saint doesn't know why the eldest princess and you are in the palace today? Who doesn't know if you want to use your closeness to insinuate yourself? It's more appropriate for the eldest princess to use this to tell the saint that she will be here at any time.
You can enter the palace and see how the official family fares! But you and your wife are so clumsy that the saint will not do anything to the official family at all. On the contrary, it will make the saint feel dissatisfied with you. It is inappropriate for you to doubt the saint like this!"
Li Zunxu said: "It's better than doing nothing!"
Ye An ignored the conversation between the two of them, just drank and had sex, and looked at Chen Lin: "Then you live in my house because of the saint?"
"A certain family requested a decree from the saint. Why do you think it is?"
Ye An chuckled, pointed at Chen Lin and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that an old man like you is smart! You know how to save a hand! If anything changes, you, the Imperial City Secretary, will be the most important help. It's a pity that
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"What's a pity?" Chen Lin and Li Zunxu said at the same time, but Ye An said calmly: "It's a pity that it can't be used!"