HCB Chapter 146 Meeting My Brother
Chapter 146 Meeting My Brother
The heralds from Daxia's Communication Office, along with the secret guards assigned by the eldest princess and hundreds of Lin's soldiers, brought the imperial edict of Emperor Mingde to each of the princess's fiefdoms.
They did their duty and made sure every citizen in the princess' fiefdom knew that they were now the princess's people.
Along with the imperial edict, there were also tens of thousands of kilograms of sweet potatoes, potato seeds, and planting methods.
When the people learned that they had really become the eldest princess's subjects, they were not very surprised.
After all, Lin Wuhui, Ning Yuanchen and others have never stopped promoting the eldest princess during this period of time.
But now it is almost February and the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and people have never planted crops at this time.
What's more, the grain seeds brought by the messengers were something they had never seen before.
The soldiers of Daxia had never spoken harshly to the people, so the people now had the courage to raise questions.
Fortunately, the messenger was experienced and could deal with the people's doubts through threats and inducements, and the people did not need to pay for the seeds themselves.
They just grow one kind of crop to get the job done.
Nowadays, the people in the eldest princess' fiefdom have no shortage of work.
The wages earned from jobs such as building city walls, paving roads, and even constructing new docks are enough to support the family for the next year.
So the elderly, women and children in the family who were unable to do heavy physical work began to follow orders and farm.
Ning Yuanchen also got the potatoes and sweet potatoes from Lang Island. Today, he put these two dishes on his table according to Li Huan's cooking method.
Sitting next to him was a man in a dark blue thin cotton robe. The man had a firm face and looked like someone who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
But he is actually a businessman, Murong Xu, a businessman from the north.
He came this time because Ning Yuanchen personally wrote a letter to the imperial merchant Guo Mingyi and presented him with a very unique small screen.
I don't know what kind of silk thread the screen was embroidered with, but it glowed faintly even in the dark.
If it is under the sun, the light is even more dazzling. Murong Xu's business route is mainly in the north, and the silk embroidery from the south is in great demand in the north.
When he saw the screen at Guo Mingyi's place, he became very interested in it.
He knew that such an exquisite and rare item would be highly sought after by the noble families in the North.
After finding out that the screen actually came from a small island, he still made the trip in person despite his doubts.
At this moment, he was looking at the dishes in front of him, which the waiter had just introduced: a dish of shredded potatoes with vinegar, a dish of potato pancakes, and a dish of mashed potatoes.
There are also steamed sweet potatoes and a dish of candied sweet potatoes.
Murong Xu frowned, Ning Yuanchen looked at him with a half-smile, "Please."
After saying that, he picked up the chopsticks and started eating the candied sweet potato according to the method described in Li Huan's letter.
Murong Xu glanced at him, put down his chopsticks hesitantly, dipped the sweet potato in cold water and put it in his mouth. He was immediately impressed by the magical taste.
"This is," he said, eyes widening, "the sweet potato?"
"That's right." Ning Yuanchen also tasted it for the first time. His eyes lit up and he nodded. "It tastes really good."
It seems that little Li Huan is indeed a little genius. How did he come up with that idea?
Murong Xu was shocked. He looked at the dishes in front of him and couldn't help muttering, "I thought the potatoes and sweet potatoes made by the royal family were all from the common people of Fu Yan."
He picked up a piece of steamed sweet potato from the table and put it into his mouth, tasting it carefully and swallowing it. "Who would have thought that it was actually a delicious and filling food."
Ning Yuanchen raised his eyebrows, "It seems that Mr. Murong has a deep prejudice against the royal family?"
Murong tilted his lips and said nothing. "As the New Year approaches, the royal family asks the people to plant these things, so it's inevitable that the people will have some complaints."
"I'm afraid those words are not pleasant to hear?"
After Ning Yuanchen said this, he was suddenly surprised for a moment.
No, he is not from Da Xia, nor is he the little girl's family member. Why is he being so weird to here?
Thinking about it, he quietly rolled his eyes and despised himself.
Then I heard Murong Xu say, "Some people always like to complain."
Ning Yuanchen glanced at him and didn't respond this time. He picked up a piece of shredded potatoes with chopsticks angrily.
When he put it in his mouth and felt the unique taste of slightly sour and slightly sweet, he was actually a little moved. He thought that there would be a day when Ning Yuanchen would be moved by a meal.
He shook his head and smiled, and the two of them had lunch.
Murong Xu then revealed the purpose of his visit. "I saw a sea silk screen at Mr. Guo Mingyi's place. I came here for that screen."
Ning Yuanchen took a sip of tea and nodded, "That sea silk screen is very rare. The raw material is picked from the shell of a rare seashell."
"The production is also extremely complicated, and the raw materials currently seem to be only available on the three islands of Xiangrui Island, Gaodi Island and Lang Island."
As Ning Yuanchen spoke, he observed Murong Xu and saw that his eyes gradually brightened.
Scarcity makes things valuable. The rarer the item, the higher the price it can be sold for.
In fact, the shell is said to be rare, but its reproduction capacity is fast and it is not picky about the environment. He asked the eldest princess in a secret letter, and the eldest princess told him the method of artificial breeding.
It’s not that rare nowadays, but the production process is quite complicated.
Murong Xu thought for a moment, then stood up and bowed, "Please King Xiliang think of a solution. I would like to order ten screens first."
ten seats?
Ning Yuanchen resisted the urge to roll his eyes. How could ten seats be enough?
He was also waiting for the princess to come and improve the sea silk, maybe it could be made into cloth in the future.
By then, that girl's fiefdom will be rich, then, Ning Yuanchen paused.
Then he pulled the corner of his mouth, he was really worried about that girl...
On this side, Ning Yuanchen was always thinking about money and hating himself, while on the other side, Qianqian was riding Erdan and running wildly in Wuling Port.
Sister Hua also sat on Erdan's back, hugging Qianqian's waist tightly.
He listened to her thoughts with a serious face, [Tongzi, is he really my brother? ]
[Yes,] the system was also a little angry. Xiao Yun was quite comfortable outside. [He heard about Lu Wang and others and came here to investigate the situation.]
[Hmph,] Qian Qian snorted coldly, [He still knows how to investigate? How come Wuling Port also has Skynet?]
[Yes, in fact, people from many places in Chu State have joined Skynet. ]
[There is nothing we can do about it. The people of Chu are having a hard time. They can’t survive without banding together for warmth.]
[Alas,] Qian Qian sighed, [My brother is really, alas, this year I can't spend the New Year with my father and mother, he has to go back.]
Dahua behind her also sighed softly. Who said that? If she couldn't celebrate the New Year with her father and mother, it would be as if she hadn't celebrated the New Year at all.
[In that forest.]
"Two eggs."
"Roar."
The beast roared loudly, scaring the four people who were flying up and down in the woods. They stopped at the same time and listened carefully.
Xiao Yun was wearing a mask, and because his five senses were stronger than those of ordinary people, he not only heard the roar of the beast, but also heard two breathing sounds.
Just as the four were listening carefully, a giant snow-white wolf came into view. It took three or two steps to the tree where Xiao Yun was hiding.
"Hoo ho ho."
He raised his head and roared several times, shocking everyone so much that they dared not move.
The girl on the white wolf flew into the air and kicked Xiao Yun in the face.