Chapter 240 New salt is launched
Mrs. Ning Yuanhou seemed to have been struck by lightning, her long and dusty memories were awakened, and her eyes suddenly widened.
Looking at the emperor's face in disbelief, Mrs. Ning Yuanhou's voice trembled slightly: "Back then... was it you?!"
"Um."
This simple word made Mrs. Ning Yuanhou's body sway.
She let go of her hand, and Fu Zhonghai also had to let go.
Mrs. Ningyuan Hou frowned as she looked at the new emperor, who was half a head taller than herself.
"Since it was you back then, why did you..."
"How can one be demoted to the rank of a commoner and rise to the rank of a tiger girl?"
Fu Zhonghai's words were calm with a hint of helplessness.
Mrs. Ning Yuanhou was so excited that she blurted out: "You know I don't care about this!"
But Fu Zhonghai looked at Mrs. Ning Yuanhou steadily: "Then what? Let you follow me to kill pigs?"
"Why not?"
"You can do it. Where are your parents and brothers?"
"The late Emperor was so afraid of the Fu family, how could I let your family be implicated?"
Mrs. Ning Yuanhou swayed again.
The distant past came to mind. She was so confused that she staggered back two steps. She even forgot to salute, turned around and left in a hurry.
It's like there's a dog chasing me from behind.
In the Nuan Pavilion of the East Palace, Fu Chenan and Xiao Yingchun leaned against their heads and leaned against the window to watch the excitement.
The glass windows are great, so you don't have to go out to eat, which avoids the embarrassment of "a son watching his father being embarrassed in front of him".
It's just that the emperor and Mrs. Ningyuan Hou spoke too quietly, and no one knew what they said except themselves.
Afterwards, Mrs. Ning Yuanhou suddenly became excited. The two of them quarreled in a low voice, and then Mrs. Ningyuan Hou ran away.
Xiao Yingchun's gossip soul was burning brightly, and she looked at Fu Chenan with burning eyes: "Is your father having an affair with Mrs. Ningyuan Hou?"
Fu Chenan didn't know this, but someone did.
Fu Chenan glanced at Lu Daban, who was watching the excitement in the corridor, and asked the eunuch to invite Lu Daban in.
Seeing that the emperor was still standing in the courtyard in a daze, Lu Daban quietly entered the Nuan Pavilion: "Your Highness called this servant to come in..."
Fu Chenan pointed at Xiao Yingchun: "Miss Xiao wants to know what happened to my father and Mrs. Ningyuan Hou back then."
Lu Daban:...
Xiao Yingchun glared at Fu Chenan:! ! !
You scapegoat!
Obviously you want to know too!
Lu Daban looked at His Majesty the Emperor who was walking slowly towards the imperial study outside. He thought about the scene he had just seen. After weighing it for three seconds, he made a long story short.
"His Majesty and Mrs. Ningyuanhou went to the battlefield together, and they had a life-long friendship... Later, the Fu family was demoted to common people, and Mrs. Ningyuanhou married Ningyuanhou..."
As long as you inquire a little about these old things, everyone in the capital will know.
Lu Daban comforted himself: This is not a leak, let alone adding jealousy. Our family didn't say a word that shouldn't have been said.
After saying this, Lu Daban hurriedly bowed and apologized, and ran after the emperor.
The two young men in the Nuan Pavilion looked at each other.
Xiao Yingchun: "What should I do?" Do you want to match up two middle-aged people?
Fu Chenan: "...Look again."
…
Before Duke Min Guo had time to do anything, he suddenly heard from the foreign steward that Xiao Ji's grocery store had salt!
Snow-white, delicate table salt without any impurities!
Moreover, this salt is twice as expensive as the best fine salt on the market today, with a pound selling for 300 Wen.
Although it is expensive, as long as the quality is good enough, wealthy families are willing to buy it for cooking, and the masters can afford it.
This was sold by Xiao Ji Grocery Store, which the imperial court had a stake in. Xiao Yingchun's goods were well-known for their quality.
Suddenly, many people followed the trend and bought salt.
Fortunately, everyone was cautious and only bought one or two packs at a time to try the taste. It would not have much impact on Min Guogong's salt mine in a short period of time.
But in the long run, once this salt is recognized by aristocratic families, families with slightly better conditions will no longer choose fine salt with impurities.
"How about this salt?" Min Guo Gong looked at the foreign steward with bright eyes. The foreign steward didn't describe it, he just silently took out a bag of salt, poured it into a bowl and handed it over.
Duke Min Guo looked at the salt as white as snow, and his heart sank.
He pursed his lips and picked up a handful with his hands. He rubbed it first, tasted it with his tongue, and then asked someone to bring him a glass of water. He threw some into the water...
Same amount of salt and water, but this time the water is saltier.
It can be seen that this kind of salt is purer and less expensive to use than the salt mine at home, which also means saving money.
What's even more frightening is that besides being salty, there is no smell in the water.
The salt produced in our own salt mines, even the best official salt, will have a slightly bitter taste.
But there is no salt in this one!
There’s not even the slightest odor!
Duke Min Guo's face turned completely dark.
He looked outside and saw that the sun had just climbed up the window lattice: "Go to Zheng Ji's grocery store and deliver this salt. Be careful..."
"Here!" the steward agreed, picked up the bowl and left.
Not long after, Fu Zhonghai got the news.
"Zheng Ji Grocery Store?"
"Yes. The owner behind Zheng Ji's grocery store is King Nanming, and the wife of King Nanming's family is named Zheng."
Fu Zhonghai's surface sank like water.
King Nanming - When the Ao Jiajun and the Fu Jiajun switched defenses, the Fu Jiajun went to the fief of King Donghu, the closest brother of King Nanming...
Is this a coincidence? Or is there really an intrinsic connection?
Fu Zhonghai, who has experienced ups and downs in life, does not believe in coincidence, and prefers to believe that it is man-made.
"Check!" Fu Zhonghai ordered in a calm tone, but his face was terrifyingly dark.
Lu Daban agreed and quickly gave instructions.
In Zheng Ji's grocery store, a man dressed as a waiter left the capital in a donkey cart. Three miles out of the city, he immediately changed horses and galloped towards the fiefdom of King Nanming.
He thought he was being hidden, but he didn't know that someone on a big tree in the distance was looking at this side with a telescope.
Watching the person leave his sight, the person in the tree slowly pressed the button on the intercom.
"Position 2, position 2, the target has already gone to you..."
Three miles behind, several horses followed him leisurely and ran forward.
The men on horseback all have a common characteristic: dark complexion, ordinary appearance, and lean body. There is a cloth bag slung across the chest, and there is a small walkie-talkie in outline...
Every time they ran out, one person would find a tree to climb up, and the rest would continue running forward.
For tracking, we have telescopes and walkie-talkies, so we don’t need to stick close to each other the whole time...
The windows of the Weaving Department were finished, and Boss Zhao came over to ask Xiao Yingchun to deliver the goods, and told Xiao Yingchun by the way: The warehouse will be finished tomorrow.
Xiao Yingchun breathed a sigh of relief: starting tomorrow, you no longer need to go to Feng Xiangning's warehouse to receive goods.
After paying and sending Boss Zhao away, Xiao Yingchun handed over the window to Fu Chenan who was receiving the goods from the Tianwu Kingdom Palace.
Fu Chenan stood there, watching the stacks of windows placed in front, behind, and left of him, motionless as a mountain.
The guards nearby were all very flustered.
Any piece of glazed window weighs hundreds of pounds. If one accidentally falls on His Highness the Crown Prince's head...
Your Majesty's life is very dangerous, and it is easy to die young.
For the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince, the guards could only move the things away as quickly as possible to make room for the things behind...
After delivering the things, Xiao Yingchun discovered that there were missed calls on his mobile phone.
It turned out that her uncle Xiao Qigui wanted to find her.
Xiao Yingchun went to the back mountain to find her uncle.
The uncle rubbed his hands in embarrassment: "Yingchun, your warehouse will be built tomorrow. I see there is also a guard post at the door of the warehouse?"
Xiao Yingchun nodded: "Well, sometimes I'm not at home and I need someone to help guard the warehouse and receive things."
"Have you found someone to guard the warehouse?"
Xiao Yingchun: "Not yet..." She probably guessed what her uncle wanted to do.
(End of chapter)