Chapter 138: Kunning Palace Pretends to Be Well-behaved
The Zhaoming Temple that King Ning talked about is located in Lin'an City. It is said that it was built more than 1,500 years ago and is a thousand-year-old temple.
But now this thousand-year-old temple has fallen into decline, especially after King Ning became a vassal, all the land that originally belonged to Zhaoming Temple was taken over by the government.
Facing the powerful King Ning, the monks of Zhaoming Temple dared not say anything.
Then, under the arrangement of King Ning, the area around Zhaoming Temple gradually formed a commercial district, especially the entertainment industry.
From teahouses to pubs, from theaters to brothels, it is a complete neighborhood where you can eat, drink, and have fun.
The backyard of Zhaoming Temple was originally a pagoda where the ashes and relics of the eminent monks of Zhaoming Temple were stored after their death. However, due to years of disrepair, the pagodas have become dilapidated. Especially in the beginning of this spring, after a heavy rain, the first abbot of Zhaoming Temple’s
The pagoda also collapsed.
The monks of Zhaoming Temple came to cry and beg every day to repair the pagoda. Now that it is better, they might as well move the entire Zhaoming Temple to the outskirts of the city.
After all, it's not suitable for you to have a temple surrounded by brothels and brothels. I might as well find you a quiet place.
King Ning was very courageous and did what he said. He found a hilltop outside the city and started building a Buddhist temple. Then he started a major demolition.
As for signing the franchise agreement with Yang Xuan, Yang Xuan needs to come to Lin'an.
After all, Prince Ning is the vassal king and cannot enter the capital unless he obeys the imperial edict.
The president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce is His Highness Prince Ning. Since you want to sign an agreement with the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, come to Lin'an.
When Yang Xuan received the invitation letter personally written by His Highness Prince Ning, he was slightly startled and then relieved.
He is the president of the Yingtianfu branch of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce. He should also meet the president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Prince Ning is not allowed to leave the feudal territory privately, let alone enter the capital.
However, Yang Xuan cannot go to Lin'an Mansion for the time being because he is not free now.
The first is that the Nanshan Mine is under intense construction, the second is that the four-wheeled carriage is about to be delivered, and the third is that Prince Yan’s plan is about to take the next step in the next few days.
The most important thing is that the time for his final election as one of the candidates for the Prince Consort is coming soon.
Yang Xuan asked the messenger to reply to Prince Ning and go back after a while.
Of course, his words were very tactful, and he said that since His Highness Prince Ning sincerely invited Yang Xuan, Yang Xuan had to express his sincere invitation, so when the time comes, he would set off with the goods from Shengfa Department Store to Lin'an.
That is to say, the goods were delivered before the agreement was signed, which represents the sincerity of Yang Xuan and Shengfa Company.
After more than ten days of construction, Nanshan Mine has built more than ten courtyards. Each courtyard has a two-story building, built according to the pattern of a tube building. Each room is more than 20 square meters, allowing carpenters to make bunk beds.
, four people in one room.
From Yang Xuan's point of view, the conditions are not very good, but from the perspective of the miners, this is quite good treatment.
The room is clean and bright, and each person has a separate bed. It is much better than the previous thatched shack.
Now there are about 500 workers in the entire Nanshan Mine, and they are still recruiting people. For this tube building, many more people come to see workers every day.
A lot of warehouses have also been built, and the factory building is still under construction, and the blast furnace inside has been erected.
Once the steel plant is built, this place will be a complete industrial base.
There is no need to leave the factory area for mining and steelmaking.
After spending a few days in the Nanshan Mine, it was time to enter the palace to face the Holy Spirit for the final election.
Outside Kunning Palace, Yang Xuan and the other two candidates were waiting in the courtyard, and an old nun was teaching them the etiquette of meeting the saint.
Although Yang Xuan was impatient, he could only listen. With great difficulty, a little palace maid came out to announce the decree and let the three of them go in to meet the saint.
In addition to the emperor and queen, there were also several noble concubines sitting in the main hall, as well as a row of standing concubines.
Yang Xuan glanced at it and was impressed in his heart. His majesty, the emperor, was really blessed. No matter the queen or the concubines, they were all extremely beautiful and graceful.
The three of them just stood there, receiving the baptism of so many eyes, which made Yang Xuan feel a little frightened in his heart.
Then came the ceremony, where everyone came forward one by one to introduce their identity.
In fact, it is almost like a company interview. After multiple rounds of screening, it comes to the stage of personal interview by the chairman.
The first two introduced themselves according to the etiquette, but when it was Yang Xuan's turn, he not only introduced himself, but also added at the end: "I also have gifts for the emperor, the queen, and all the empresses."
"Oh? And there are gifts?" The queen is in her forties, well-maintained, and her appearance goes without saying. The smile on her face is somewhat kind, unlike some noble concubines who look aloof from others.
Yang Xuan waved, and two young eunuchs came in carrying a big box.
The items in that box were all made of colored glaze, hairpins, walking sticks and other kinds of jewelry.
"These are some gadgets made by the skilled craftsmen of Weichen. I hope the Queen and all of you will like them." Yang Xuan picked up a hairpin from the top: "This colorful phoenix hairpin is specially presented to the Queen.
, such a divine bird can only be worthy of being a queen."
The hairpin in Yang Xuan's hand is made of high-strength steel, with a phoenix made of various colored glazes on it.
The glazed glass of various colors is spliced together. Not only does it not feel messy, but it looks very luxurious. The exquisite workmanship makes the phoenix come to life, as if it is about to spread its wings and fly high. Even the black high-strength steel.
It was polished very smoothly and glowed with a dark blue light.
Immediately, a palace maid came over, took away the phoenix hairpin, and gave it to the queen. When the queen took it into her hand, she couldn't help but admire it.
Then Yang Xuan took out various jewelry from the box one by one and gave them to the concubines and concubines respectively. Each piece had a saying, which shows that Yang Xuan put a lot of thought into it.
The queen finally took her eyes away from the colorful phoenix hairpin, smiled at Yang Xuan and said, "The Yang Qing family is really thoughtful, but how could you think of giving gifts to the saint in the palace?"
"Reporting to the Queen, I am from a humble background. According to the etiquette of ordinary people, today is a meeting with my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Naturally, there is no reason to come empty-handed when meeting my father-in-law and mother-in-law, so I have prepared some small gifts. I hope the Queen will not dislike it."
These words made the empress beam with joy, and she quickly said: "I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it. I like this gift very much."
His Majesty the Emperor looked at this scene with his lips curled up in disdain.
High strength steel?
Liuli?
How much are they worth if they are all produced by this kid?
And that face just now was clearly just pretending to be well-behaved, and it was quite the same. If I hadn't dealt with you several times, I might have been fooled by you.
Although he felt unhappy, he was still looking forward to what gift Yang Xuan had prepared for him.
But until Yang Xuan closed the lid of the box, there was no gift for himself. His Majesty the Emperor was unhappy: "Didn't Yang Aiqing say that I also have a gift? Where is my gift?"
