MTL - The Crown Prince Chases His Wife-Chapter 57 routine

At the beginning of the day, Qin Yan explained the business to Ji Nanfeng in the study room of the county master's mansion, and stopped Ji Nanfeng, who was about to leave.

"Mr. Ji, on Merlin's side, take precautions."

"Yes, Master." After Ji Nanfeng led the order out of the study, he looked north and crossed the gentle **** of the Merlin. In the autumn mist, the palace and pavilion of the Prince's Mansion could be faintly seen.

This Prince, His Royal Highness, is aggressive, and it seems that he is bound to win for the master.

Qin Yan sat bored in the study for a while, and after completing the psychological construction, she took Shen Ying to the Merlin at the north end of the lotus pond.

Walking to the edge of the Merlin, Qin Yan met Song Zhi who was walking down the gentle slope.

"Zhaoren County Lord, His Royal Highness ordered his subordinates to come to lead the way for the County Lord." Song Zhi walked to the newly opened path and saluted Qin Yan.

Qin Yan nodded and stepped onto the stone steps that had been chiseled. Step by step, there were still traces of newly turned soil. This road was driven out by the Prince's Mansion last night.

After descending the gentle **** on the other side of Merlin, Song Zhi led Qin Yan to the waterside pavilion in Cangtai not far away.

"Zhaoren County Lord, His Royal Highness is waiting for you inside." Song Zhi stopped outside the waterside pavilion and breathed a sigh of relief.

After finally waiting for this ancestor, His Royal Highness pushed the invitation of the prince of Duanwangfu this morning, and ordered himself to sort out the recent government affairs in the recent days, waiting for Zhaoren County Master to get acquainted with it.

Song Zhi sighed inwardly, this county master is relying on His Highness to favor him.

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Qin Yan stepped into the water pavilion and looked at Feng Zhan, the prince who was sitting behind a tea table, who was boiling water.

Prince Feng Zhan changed his usual dark black suit. Today, he is wearing a moon-white embroidered dark-patterned brocade robe. His fierce aura has been somewhat restrained, and he seems to be a little more gentle, but even if he is sitting, his aura is still there. powerful.

Feng Zhan raised his eyes to look at the person coming, and stretched out his palm to point at the person opposite the tea table.

"sit."

Qin Yan stepped forward slowly and sat on a Zen chair.

Feng Zhan looked at the woman opposite:

"Zhaoren County Master is proficient in the tea ceremony, what do you think about the tea water?"

Qin Yan glanced at several urns beside the tea table, and said:

"Shanshui is up, river water is down, well water is down." [1]

Feng Zhan nodded:

"This water is Yuquan water. Last night when people were quiet, I ordered someone to go up to Yuquan Mountain, scour a spring on the mountainside, wash it many times, and at dawn this morning, the trickle of water filled the spring, and filled it with a big urn. ."

"And then order the dark guard, who is very stable in the next set, to transport the spring water back to the Prince's Mansion. If the water does not shake, the water will not become ripe."[2]

At this time, the water in the urn boiled like the eyes of a fish, making a slight sound. Not long after, the edge of the urn was like a gushing spring; before the waves could rise, Feng Zhan raised his hand and removed the tile urn. 【3】

Warm cup, hot cup.

Feng Zhan added:

"What does Zhaoren County Master think about tea?"

Qin Yan said leisurely:

"The wild ones come first, and the garden ones come second."

"If it's raining, I won't pick it, and if it's sunny, I won't pick it."[4]

Feng Zhan's thin lips evoked a slight smile, Qin Yan is really a wonderful person,

"The name of this tea is, Yongxi Huoqing. On a sunny day, it is picked on the morning dew."

Feng Zhan took the tea and put it into a large white porcelain cup.

The tea particles are delicate and firm, and the color is dark green and lustrous.

Raise the pot to make tea, and the tea beads stretch between the porcelain cups like orchids.

Feng Zhan divided the prepared tea soup into two cups, pushed one cup, and put it in front of Qin Yan.

Qin Yan picked up the tea cup, looked at the color of the soup, bright apricot and yellow; smelled the fragrance of the tea, fragrant and fragrant; tasted it, the taste was strong and sweet.

Good tea.

It is also a good tea ceremony.

It can be seen that the prince Feng Zhan personally served tea to show his sincerity to Qin Yan.

After drinking, Feng Zhan said:

"Guide you to get acquainted with the environment of the Prince's Mansion."

The two got up and walked out of the water pavilion one after the other.

Song Zhi and Shen Ying followed not far behind their master.

Along the way, the masters of the mansion were shocked and puzzled that His Royal Highness would bring a woman to walk in the mansion...

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On August 18th, the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ends.

After the imperial city meeting disbanded, the prince Feng Zhan immediately returned to the prince's mansion.

Xishan Prince's Mansion, Lizheng Hall.

Prince Feng Zhan sat on the head, and there were large chairs on both sides of the hall. The front seat was Qin Yan, the head of Zhaoren County, and Du Xian, the minister of the same household.

After that, An Wenjing, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and the staff of the Prince's Mansion.

Everyone was a little puzzled why Zhaoren County Master was arranged on the spot of the internal meeting of the Prince's Mansion.

The prince above said in a deep voice:

"This is the Zhaoren County Lord. After that, I will assist you in handling government affairs. When you are alone in the mansion, you can discuss all matters with Zhaoren County Lord."

Everyone disagreed, whispering in whispers.

Although there were some female officials in the court, the Prince's Mansion never used female officials.

Everyone has heard that His Majesty has recently made rumors that the Lord of Zhaoren County and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, for the sake of their children's personal love, making the government a child's play, this is not the usual style of His Royal Highness.

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An Wenjing got up and saluted the prince above:

"His Royal Highness, the meetings of the Prince's Mansion will involve important matters in the DPRK and China. Is there anything wrong?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Prince Feng Zhan looked at An Wenjing, his voice was cold,

"Zhaoren County Lord, once had a title, Gucheng City Lord."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

How did they not know the important town in the northwest, Gucheng. To be able to manage Gucheng, you have to have a lot of courage and tough methods.

The city lord of Gucheng is actually a woman!

It is no wonder that His Majesty would issue an imperial edict to confer upon him the county lord of the same title as the princess.

Everyone had no objection, and looked at Zhaoren County Master Qin Yan with only admiration and admiration in his eyes.

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Feng Zhan said with satisfaction:

"let's start."

After being instructed by the prince, An Wenjing opened his mouth to host:

"Hoarding is a common method used by businessmen to make huge profits. The wealthy and wealthy merchants buy a large amount of grain, sit and wait for the opportunity, and when the time is green and yellow and there is a shortage of civilian food, they arbitrarily raise the price of grain to sell."

"It is about one cent of the capital, and it is not enough to buy up to four or five cents of silver. When the price of rice is high, they will be redeemed and redeemed one after another. The one-year-old income of the common people, at first the low price goes to the merchants, and finally the high price goes to the people. ."

"Large-scale hoarding will inevitably hinder the normal flow of food and cause a vicious rise in food prices. It must be curbed."

"Today, it is necessary to discuss the maximum limit that grain merchants are allowed to store."

"The undetermined result of the last discussion was that after the wealthy households closed their warehouses, if they had accumulated more than 100,000 shi, they would not sell them immediately, and the local officials would order them to go out and try to inspect them. If the circumstances were serious, they would be punished according to the law." [ 5]

"But some colleagues feel that 100,000 shi is too much, and some colleagues feel that 100,000 shi is too little. The amount must be set today so that an audit edict can be issued as soon as possible."

Everyone began to express their opinions in one word, and even rose to a heated debate, but the prince Feng Zhan just sat firmly on the head, sometimes raised his eyes to glance at the subjects who were debating, and sometimes took a light drink from the tea cup at hand.

Qin Yan admired in his heart that in the legend, this prince acted decisively, but he did not act arbitrarily, and he had the potential of a wise prince.

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About the time to touch a stick of incense, the voice of the discussion gradually decreased, and a slightly older male voice came out.

It is Du Xian, the minister of the household, and this matter belongs to the head of the household. However, Du Xian is still a junior. A few months ago, he was only a servant, so there is no confidence in his words.

He stood up and bowed to the prince and everyone in the hall:

"This minister has some superficial views, and my colleagues will refer to one or two for details."

"Since ancient times, merchants have been most afraid of poor sales of goods, that is, "being trapped in stagnant goods", and the same is true for grain merchants."[6]

"If the grain merchants are prohibited from hoarding too much, it will easily lead to the lack of stockpiled grain in the area."

"In this way, instead of effectively mediating the relationship between food supply and demand, it may lead to a sharp rise in food prices."

"Therefore, the next official believes that we cannot blindly emphasize the prohibition of hoarding by grain merchants. The restriction is too tight and it may be counterproductive."

After Du Xian finished speaking, he slowly sat down.

Everyone discussed in a low voice, and most of them nodded in agreement.

The prince looked at Qin Yan, who had never had any counsel:

"Zhaoren County Master, what do you think?"

Everyone turned their attention to Qin Yan who was holding a cup and preparing to drink tea.

Qin Yan continued to take a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and said softly:

"As far as I know, some grain merchants will give the grain code to pawnshops in order to avoid the crime of "hoarding households". When there is a shortage of grain in the market and the price has risen sharply, they will sell the grain at a high price and make huge profits."【 7]

Everyone!

Sitting in the court, they didn't know that there was such an operation in the market!

Pawn to the pawnshop? They don't have any food on hand for the time being! Wait until the price of grain rises, then redeem the grain and sell it to the people at a high price!

At this moment, in the Lizheng Hall, only the prince Feng Zhan knew that Qin Yan had the famous banker Yu Qingfeng in his hands.

There is a **** shop under Yu Qingfeng's name. Of course, only the experts know the inside story.

Qin Yan had the most say in these matters.

However, Qin Yan, the master of Zhaoren County, is the boss behind Yu Qingfeng's business. It belongs to Qin Yan's private affairs, and it is inconvenient for Feng Zhan to disclose it without authorization.

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The crowd began to discuss in a low voice.

Prince Feng Zhan said:

"Draft a compromise amount and try it out for a while. The head of households will monitor the grain price and the situation of grain merchants in real time, and then discuss and adjust it."

In the end, the warehouse of each grain number was tentatively set to store rice, wheat, and miscellaneous grains, each of which should not exceed one hundred and sixty stone, and exceeding this quota was deemed to be hoarding. And the grain that the grain households can give to the pawnshop shall not exceed a thousand stone.

An Wenjing immediately drew up a pen and prepared a book, and handed it to His Royal Highness for a review.

After a quick glance, Prince Feng Zhan explained that he immediately issued an edict to execute it.

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After the discussion in the Lizheng Hall was over, everyone dispersed.

The minister of households, Du Xian, hurried to catch up with Qin Yan outside the hall.

"Zhaoren County Lord."

Qin Yan turned around.

Du Xian stepped forward and bowed slightly.

"Zhaoren County Lord, the old man is Du Xian, Minister of the Household."

Qin Yan nodded, "Master Du, I just heard your opinion in the hall, it's very pertinent."

Du Xian pulled a smile.

"Zhaoren County Lord, Lao Fute came to apologize to Zhaoren County Lord on behalf of the little girl."

Qin Yan raised his eyebrows, which one is this?

Du Xian saw that Zhaoren County Master didn't seem to remember that, but if His Royal Highness did not forget, he couldn't pretend to be confused.

"Zhaoren County Master, this year's Qixi Festival, at the Qianshui Lake in the south of the city, the little girl Du Ling offended Zhaoren County Master, the old man apologizes. The little girl's character is too simple, she is easily provoked, and it is not suitable for life in Beijing. She sent her back to the old house in Yangzhou, looking forward to Haihan, the master of Zhaoren County."

Qin Yan frowned.

Du Ling, this name did not have the slightest impression in her mind.

Qin Yan has to deal with a lot of people and things every day, so he doesn't have much time to remember these irrelevant people.

"I'm doing things for Da Xia, and I will ask Du Shangshu for more advice in the future." Qin Yan said in an official tone, she didn't have the energy to work with the Shang Shuxu and Wei Snake in front of her.

"Don't dare." Du Xian bowed and smiled.

Qin Yan left.

Du Xian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, how dare he instruct Zhaoren County Master.

As soon as he took the **** and brought it up, the foundation was still shallow. The Zhaoren County Lord was backed by the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the Zhenguo Gong's Mansion. Now the attitude of His Royal Highness the Prince, if it is not good, this county master will still sit in that position in the future...

Du Xian was afraid after thinking about it, but fortunately he sent his daughter away in time, and he had to go back to the mansion to warn everyone in the mansion that this Zhaoren County Lord must not be offended.

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After An Wenjing returned to the mansion, he went straight to the study of his father, An Shifeng, a college scholar.

An hour later, An Wenjing came out with a sullen face, lingered in the courtyard for a long time, and finally sighed deeply and went to his sister An Yanxi's courtyard.

An Yanxi ordered his servants to make tea for his brother and sat down opposite An Wenjing.

An Wenjing looked a little unsightly. Looking at the dignified and generous sister on the opposite side, he spoke with difficulty,

"Yan Xi, today, His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, mentioned your marriage to me."

An Yanxi was both surprised and delighted to hear that, His Royal Highness finally, finally, still treated me...

"Yan Xi." An Wenjing felt that her sister must be thinking something wrong, and continued:

"I just told my father what His Highness meant, and my father will choose a husband for you in the near future. If you have a favorite son, you can also let me know..."

"What do you mean?" An Yanxi's eyes widened.

"What husband to choose, isn't my husband His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

An Wenjing had long expected her sister's reaction, and sighed deeply.

"Yan Xi, you have been very smart since you were a child. You should be able to understand what brother means."

"His Royal Highness's ultimatum, your words and deeds have caused trouble to His Highness. Even if your marriage cannot be settled, you must leave the capital."

After An Wenjing finished speaking, he looked at his sister Yan Xi with heartache.

"My father also agreed? Didn't my father say let me enter the Prince's Mansion?" An Yanxi couldn't believe it.

An Wenjing couldn't bear to hurt Yan Xi any longer, but if Yan Xi's thoughts continued, it would be difficult for His Royal Highness to explain.

An Wenjing gritted his teeth and continued to finish what his father explained.

"His Royal Highness has always said that there is no room for change. The relationship between Anfu and His Royal Highness cannot be separated because of you. My father has made a choice, but the biggest concession my father can make is that my husband can let you Choose for yourself."

An Wenjing got up to leave, but was stopped by An Yanxi screaming.

"Is it because of Qin Yan?"

An Wenjing turned around. He had never seen his sister Yan Xi have such a sharp side. Yan Xi should be extremely disappointed at this moment.

"Yan Xi, since you were a child, you have cultivated and trained yourself with the highest requirements of famous ladies. Your brother knows your hard work and your persistence."

"But there are people outside people, and there are days outside the sky."

"I just learned today that Qin Yan, the lord of Zhaoren County, was also the city lord of Gucheng, an important town in the northwest."

"Yan Xi, brother and father never avoided you when discussing official affairs. Therefore, you should be able to understand what the city lord of Gucheng represents. What kind of power and means will there be."

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is interested, the Zhaoren County Lord will not be a simple person."

"Yan Xi, stop struggling in vain, this is your life and your luck."

An Wenjing leaves.

An Yanxi sat back in the chair, unable to speak for a long time.

What should I do…

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Prince's Mansion, Chenghua Hall's study.

Agarwood burns in the beast stove in the corner, mixed with the fragrance of tea and ink, adding a touch of elegance to the quiet study.

When Qin Yan finished dealing with the affairs at hand, it was already dusk.

Qin Yan stretched his aching shoulders and neck and looked towards the opposite side.

Prince Feng Zhan was still sitting behind the writing desk, looking down at the excerpts, the man's well-knotted right hand occasionally raised a pen to annotate, and sometimes raised his eyebrows in contemplation.

Qin Yan praised it, it was really beautiful!

"Shen Ying, what time is it?" Qin Yan asked outside the hall.

"Master, it's already Youzheng." Shen Ying came in.

Shen Ying felt a little resentful in her heart, half an hour had passed since the time His Highness said yesterday that he would finish work, the master really suffered.

Qin Yan got up and said to the opposite:

"His Royal Highness, the book has been completed, and I'm going back to the manor."

Hearing this, Feng Zhan put his pen down, raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows, then glanced at the sky outside.

Feng Zhan got up, walked slowly to Qin Yan's desk, and reached out to take the top memorial.

At the end of the book, there are several lines of writing that are very different from the text of the book, which are Qin Yan's comments.

The writing is sharp, and the opinions are concise and to the point.

Feng Zhan said in his heart that he was indeed using the right person.

Feng Zhan put down the book and raised his eyes to look at Qin Yan who was a little tired.

"You have dinner with the orphan in the Prince's Mansion today. After dinner, continue to discuss the issue of flooding, and tomorrow will set up the government hall to discuss matters."

Without waiting for Qin Yan to speak, Feng Zhan ordered:

"Pass the meal."

Qin Yan…

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Qin Yan finally stayed in the Chenghua Hall of the Prince's Mansion and continued to handle official business with the Prince Feng Zhan.

At the beginning of Hai, Feng Zhan personally got up and sent them off.

The night cools into the water, and the shadow of the moon is sparse.

The two walked leisurely, and after passing Merlin, Feng Zhan still did not stop.

Qin Yan stopped, turned to look at Feng Zhan,

"The surrounding area is surrounded by secret guards from the two governments. Your Highness can stay here."

Feng Zhan's eyes were deep, looking at the beautiful woman in the blurred night, he said slowly:

"Guhui ordered someone to prepare a sleeping hall for you. If the office is too late in the future, you should stay in the Prince's Mansion."

Qin Yan…

Wouldn't it be fragrant to walk two more steps back to your own nest?

Song Zhi…

There are a lot of routines for His Highness to chase his wife...

The author says:

[1] "The Classic of Tea" "Shanshui ... is the next."

[2] "This water... becomes ripe." The source is unknown.

[3] "The Classic of Tea" "Boiled like fish eyes... Tengbo Gulang"

[4] "The Classic of Tea" "The wild ones are the best... The sunny and cloudy are not harvested."

[5] "The Evolution of the Thought of the Mediation System of Grain Reserves in Ancient China" "Hoarding is an oddity ... punished according to the law." pp. 282, 283, 284;

[6] "The Evolution of the Thought of the Mediation System of Grain Reserves in Ancient China", p. 285;

[7] "The Evolution of the Thought of the Mediation System of Grain Reserves in Ancient China", p. 284;