Chapter 8 Talk

Author: Science and Technology Innovation Board

Chapter 8 Talk

The Chingnu was confused and couldn't understand what his son-in-law meant. It was easy to understand that abolishing the canal canal is not to go through the canal channel, but only by transporting it by canal ship can we transport more goods and the speed is also fast.

If it is a mule and a horse, I don’t know what to go. The animals consume so much horse feed. Before the loquats could be transported to the capital, they might be eaten by the animals.

Change the sea?

The canal ships have been traveling on the canal river. I have never heard of the Maritime Warfare Department passing through the three guards of Tianjin. Besides, the Maritime Warfare Department has been abolished for many years.

Chi Nu thought that Jack Ma, the mansion's big companion, could go out to sea secretly, and smiled and said, "My son-in-law still has knowledge. No problem can be difficult for me. I will have loquats to eat next year."

Li Mian pointed to the loquat seedlings in front of him, meaning that he would eat loquats without having to go to Tangqi, Hangzhou Prefecture to purchase them in a few years, but he would have to wait a few years, and he would not be able to eat them next year if he planted this year.

Everything takes a certain amount of time to precipitate, just like how many years does this loquat seedling take to bear fruit.

The master and servant planted loquat trees. At noon, they walked out of the mansion and walked along the streets and alleys to the Jinshui River beside the Yinding Bridge.

The daily meal habit of officials, gentry and people is to eat two meals a day. The first meal is called Chaoshi, also called Yuji. When the sun comes to the southeast corner, which is the beginning of Si, it is the first meal.

The second meal is called feeding, also known as 风, which is used when dusk is approaching.

Some officials and gentry have three meals a day, but they only eat some tea and pastries at noon.

Li Mian could not adapt to two meals a day, but was more accustomed to three meals a day. Since the kitchen in the mansion did not prepare meals at noon, he often took the cheesnu out for meals.

The two of them came to the Lengtao stall next to the Yinding Bridge, sat on the small steak, holding a blue and white glaze porcelain bowl and ate the tender and fragrant Lengtao, looking at the colorful Jinshui River.

I have been watching for many days, but I have never been to the pleasure boats on the Jinshui River. I admire the style of Yangzhou thin horses, West Lake boatwomen, and Datong Lady.

Zhinu patted Xiangxiu's purse, held her double-ring bun and said, "I have saved dozens of taels of silver over the years. My son-in-law wants to go to the boat to listen to music. Don't worry about not having enough money, just go."

Seeing her appearance, Li Mian was really interesting. She stretched out her hand and rubbed Chi Nu's face like she was rubbing dough. Her mouth was leaking, and she couldn't continue to say anything.

It turned into a sound of air leakage, which was even more interesting.

"Son-in-law." Zhinu was so angry that she didn't want to pay attention to him. Since it was the first time that the two of them had a blind date on their skin, she felt embarrassed and pretended to look at the two old men next to her, and turned her red faces.

Li Mian moved his gaze away: "I want to go to the cruise boat to listen to music, just take the Hongqiao to come over together. You don't have to pay money, I just don't want to go for the time being."

The mansion is more lenient to Mr. Li Mian, who can enter and leave the mansion at any time. Most of the requests will be handled.

It’s just that there is no problem with going to the boat to listen to the music, and the eldest lady in charge, Hongqiao, will take the initiative to give money.

Li Mian put down the blue and white glaze porcelain bowl in his hand, nodded at the two old men, and prepared to leave.

Both sides have a special liking for Leng Tao next to the Yinding Bridge. After a long time, they have become familiar with each other and can be regarded as a nod.

Li Mian was still thinking about what kind of friends they were, but they were not considered as friends. They had never taken a bath in an urn hall, and even more so, they didn’t sell alcohol at Lengtao stalls.

The only thing that is barely reasonable is that foodies like to eat the same cold food.

The two old men were not arrogant and nodded kindly, giving Li Mian a response, but the two of them were obviously not in a high mood today, with a bit of sadness.

The old man surnamed Sun used to eat two bowls of cold-double, but after eating two bites today, he couldn't eat it anymore. He sighed: "The grain tax and food transported to the capital through the Caohe River during the Taizong period was as high as 5,088,544 stones. By the Xuanzong period, it once reached 6,742,854 stones, and now... "

The old man surnamed Yuan also had a poor appetite, and Leng Tao, who was usually in love, lost his appetite: "Mr. Sun should have seen the canal transportation account book for the years. After Emperor Xuanzong, the grain transported to the capital through canal transportation decreased year by year. This year, there were only 1.9 million stones of grain, which is really shocking."

Mr. Sun put down the blue and white glaze porcelain bowl in his hand. He couldn't eat it anymore, but he didn't waste any effort and handed it over to a man like an iron tower behind him. Judging from his big and round waist, he had an extraordinary appetite.

The man from the Iron Tower took the blue and white glazed porcelain bowl and finished the Leng Tao in a few bites, which made people feel very appetizing.

Mr. Sun still had no appetite: "As Mr. Yuan said, the grain of grain dropped sharply from 6.742854 stones during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong to 1.9 million stones today. It is just like a bad policy that has been accumulated for many years. I have been helpless and cannot continue to let the grain of grain continue."

During this period, Li Mian heard the two talk about various interesting stories about the capital. He thought that the two old men were high-ranking officials and gentry in the capital. His sons and nephews served as officials in the court and were well-versed in various information about the court.

When I heard two old men talking about grain, they knew the amount of grain accurately and even reached a few stones. The identities of these two old men were not simple.

Not everyone can see the yellow book of the canal transportation, but Princess Changping still doesn't know.

The two of them talked for a long time, but didn't say anything. They were in a bad mood and the sky became gloomy, as if it was going to snow.

Without Tan Xing, he was ready to get up and leave.

Mr. Sun glanced at Li Mian who had left first and said casually: "I have known each other for a long time. How do you view the ills of the imperial court's grain transportation?"

Li Mian looks young, but she has a sense of mature and persistent attitude that has been rising and falling in the officialdom for many years. To put it nicely, she is a young man, and to put it badly, she is a old man.

But this weathered old aura appeared on a young man. While it was abnormal, it was also very eye-catching.

Mr. Sun subconsciously regarded him as an official who retired and returned home. He laughed as soon as he said it. The bad policies that had accumulated over the years have been helpless. No young man can solve them.

Li Mian’s statement was as expected by Mr. Sun: “It’s interesting to listen to the two of you talking about. Let me tell you how to understand the transportation of canals and grains.”

The Chicun was confused. My son-in-law even said in the morning that he had abandoned the grain and changed the sea, but he suddenly didn't understand.

She stuffed two candied fruit into her mouth, her cheeks were very bulging. She wanted to help Li Mian speak, but she couldn't speak, so she quickly bit the candied fruit.

Mr. Yuan was a little displeased with his words. Seeing that his clothes were children of officials and gentry, he was not aware of the canal transportation, he frowned and said, "Every time I come here, I will meet you. Don't stroll around all day, read more classics, history, and collections. If you continue to be so ignorant, sooner or later, you will lose all your family business."

Not learning or ignorant?

Chi Nu was unhappy and said angrily: "My son-in-law is so powerful. He knows astronomy and geography. How come he is ignorant? He just has less food transported, so he has already thought about what to do. Isn't it enough to abolish the grain and change the sea?"

(End of this chapter)
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