As the Iron Giant Salamander shouted "Crash me", a girl wearing a long red dress appeared on the bow. She wore a Xiapei and a red robe, a special bun with dragons and phoenixes on her headdress, and embroidered gold dragons and phoenixes on her clothes.
The pattern is like the dress of a first-class married woman, and what is more important is the heavy thing she is holding in her delicate hands. It is a dazzling six-edged and eight-treasure purple gold mace inlaid with gems and jade. The first-class girl raised the golden mace with difficulty.
He shouted: "The late emperor has given me a golden mace. I'm going to beat you up and beat up my treacherous ministers. Who dares to stand in the way? You and I!" This is Miss Hu, the legendary shopkeeper of Rishengchang.
"Here!" A group of burly men rushed out and surrounded the delicate girl in red. Their fierce eyes scanned condescendingly at the poor people on the official ship below, waiting for the master's order.
"We in Rishengchang pay the most attention to face. Whoever gives me face, I will give him face. Whoever doesn't give me face, I will make him look ugly! This waterway is originally about the meeting of wide and narrow, and the wide gives way to the narrow. You are so behind
Hongze Lake is so big that I can retreat no matter how I want. There are only water boats lined up dozens of miles behind me. How do you want me to retreat?" After saying this truth, even the boatmen who were watching nodded in agreement, no matter who was of higher rank.
, Let the convenient ones give way to the inconvenient ones, that’s the right thing to do. You can’t let the boats in the narrow canal give way to the boats in the wide lake. Speaking of this matter, Cui Shangshu is still unreasonable. If you make a little concession, it will be over long ago.
There won't be so many ships accumulated.
"Come on, a few good watermen are going to go into the water to retrieve Shang Fang's sword. The emperor's things cannot be ignored. As for those who don't give me face, just drown them." Miss Hu finished speaking and held her arms.
The Golden Mace returned to the cabin. A puff of white smoke came out of the Chimney of the Iron Giant Salamander, and it looked like it was about to hit it at full speed.
The so-called Shang Fang Sword is actually the highest-level authorization certificate issued by Jiuqian Huang Huangrong in the name of the little emperor. Others are afraid of it, but Miss Hu from the Queen Mother family is not afraid, not to mention that she still has the imperial gift from the late emperor.
The golden mace, of course, the golden mace has little gold content. No one can reject the current emperor, let alone the old emperor who has been dead for so many years. But there is a principle in everything. Of course, the son’s Shangfang sword must be afraid of the father’s golden mace.
Cui Chengxiu had no choice but to stamp his feet and say "back off", then waved his sleeves and returned to the cabin.
The official ship hurriedly reversed, and the canoe boats behind also followed suit. There was a rush, and even the ironworks' paddle steamer had to retreat a certain distance. A wide waterway was opened here, and the Iron Giant Salamander blew its whistle and dialed the dial.
The moving white waves came over with the attention of all the boatmen present.
"I said that shopkeeper Hu would definitely invite us to visit, do you believe it or not?" Peng Jingrong said to Liu Ziguang with a smile.
"If you don't believe it, she dares to bump into the Minister of War, and how can she be so polite to us?" Liu Ziguang replied.
What a beautiful and majestic ship. Only when we get closer can we see its beauty. It is exquisite, luxurious, advanced and safe. The sailors are wearing short and large white silk clothes with light-colored money patterns printed on them.
Standing on the side of the ship with your chest and belly puffed out, you feel like you are God’s boss and his second child.
When passing by the ironworks paddle steamer, the Iron Giant Salamander suddenly stopped, and the powerful lion roared loudly and shouted at this side: "Are you a ship from the Liguo Ironworks?"
A crew member here answered loudly, "Exactly."
Lion Roar turned around and said something, and then continued to shout: "My boss invites you two young ladies and Premier Liu to come over for a talk~"
Oh, he actually invited me, and he took me with him. Liu Ziguang was surprised. He didn’t expect that my reputation was so big that even the president of the central bank knew me. Looking at his widened eyes, Peng Jinrong smiled.
, "Nothing surprising. Hu Yimin is my handkerchief. Let's go and visit the famous Iron Giant Salamander."
The second lady, who was snoozing, was lifted out of bed and put on the clothes for meeting guests. The three of them took a small boat and boarded the Iron Giant Salamander, the first ship on the inland river of the Ming Dynasty.
The first thing that catches the eye is the clean and bright teak deck. All the visible metal parts on the ship are made of brass. The texture is thick and gives people a sense of atmosphere and safety. This is a well-constructed Ming Dynasty ship with a steam engine hidden in it.
At the bottom of the ship, the chimney was decorated to look like a pagoda, and there were actually two jade lions placed in front of the cabin door, and they were the lying Western lions, the kind at the door of the HSBC Bank in Hong Kong, with two red lacquer doorposts hanging next to them.
A string of bright red palace lanterns looks familiar, as if they are the same as the palace lanterns in Kunning Palace; above it hangs a plaque with gold letters on a black background, "Rishengchang". The whole thing feels like the entire Yishui Bank, which is still at the level of the head office.
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Miss Hu had already changed her clothes. She was wearing a plain dark floral Bijia and a light blue pleated moon skirt. She looked noble and elegant. She was standing at the door waiting for them. Behind her stood eight maids with low eyebrows.
, holding round fans and holding incense burners, lined up in a row, full of majesty.
Shopkeeper Hu picked up an exquisite crystal glasses from the tray held by the maid, raised it to his eyes and looked at it, then put it down and went over to greet her, "Rongmei, Weimei, long time no see."
The three girls exchanged friendly greetings, and then shopkeeper Hu turned to Liu Ziguang and asked with a smile: "Is this Premier Liu who invented the double-entry accounting method? His name has been heard for a long time. The little girl is the current boss of Rishengchang.
Shopkeeper Hu Yimin, now we at Rishengchang have started to use the advanced accounting method you invented."
Liu Ziguang smiled bitterly. In the future, he must persuade the little emperor to establish a patent law to protect his legitimate rights and interests. He then bowed his hands and saluted: "I am here to see the shopkeeper Hu Da."
Hu Yimin chuckled and waved her little hand: "Come in and talk." He led the three of them into the magnificent cabin. The floor was covered with thick Persian carpets, and the tables, chairs and benches were all made of golden nanmu, with Hotan inlays on them.
Beautiful jade, covered with Suzhou embroidery brocade mat. There is an exquisite traditional Chinese painting of flowers and birds hanging in the nave. Liu Ziguang, who thought he had seen "Sketches of Rare Birds from Life", observed the painting seriously, pretending to nod his head in contemplation. Shopkeeper Hu smiled.
Asked: "Premier Liu also has a preference for paintings? Just help me identify whether this "Phoenix Proud Intention" is an authentic work by Tang Yin?"
What is the Phoenix Proud Plan? Who is Tang Yin? Liu Ziguang was immediately confused, but he immediately calmed down and looked carefully at the signature of the painting. The bright red seal showed the three characters Tang Bohu. Oh, I have watched the Stephen Chow movie "Tang Bohu" before.
"Burning Autumn Incense" came to mind, and he smiled proudly: "It turns out to be the calligraphy of Tang Bohu, who is known as the first of the four great talents in Jiangnan, and is a master of both poetry and painting. No wonder a kingly aura that makes ordinary birds surrender appears on the paper. As for the truth,
Fake, can the paintings hanging in the nave of the Iron Giant Salamander be fake? Even if they are copied, hanging in this hall has become real." These words not only identified the authenticity of "Phoenix Proud Intention", but also
He flattered Ri Shengchang without showing off.
After a thousand years of wear and tear, Hu Yimin's bright eyes like morning stars are full of smiles. Yes, the paintings that can be hung in Rishengchang will certainly not be fake. This Prime Minister Liu really knows how to talk.
Peng Jinrong was just worried that Liu Ziguang would be embarrassed if he couldn't answer, but now that he answered so satisfactorily, she couldn't help but give him a look of praise.
Liu Ziguang was very proud of being encouraged, but instead of giving up, he continued to talk nonsense: "In terms of the aura of a king, even ordinary birds in Song Huizong's "Sketching of Rare Birds" have an uncontrollable aura of a king.
, after all, he is the emperor."
Hearing Liu Ziguang's nonsense, Peng Jinrong quickly interrupted him: "What you see is a copy of "Sketch of Rare Birds" copied by this dynasty. How can it have the aura of a king? How can it be compared with the original work of Tang Bohu."
"Yes, yes, what I saw was a copy, a copy, haha." Liu Ziguang, who realized what he had said, quickly followed Peng Jinrong's words. It would be troublesome to let people know that he had seen the original "Sketch of Rare Birds"
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"Oh?" A trace of suspicion flashed in Shopkeeper Hu's eyes, but he did not continue to ask.
Peng Jingrong quickly changed the subject: "Sister Hu was so majestic just now. Even the official ship of the Minister of War gave you three points."
"Yes, is it true that anyone can hit that golden mace?" Liu Ziguang also asked, his ignorant eyes shining with admiration.
"Hee hee, beating up the faint king and beating up the treacherous ministers is what is sung in the opera. If there is no iron giant salamander with a strong ship and a crossbow, how can the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War give face to a golden mace, even though it is really a gift from the late emperor?
But if you really want to hit someone with it, you absolutely cannot do it." Hu Yimin was telling the truth.
"The truth is within the range of the crossbow." Liu Ziguang suddenly said something. When the two eldest ladies heard this, their eyes lit up. It is the last word to rely on strength. How could such a meaning be expressed from Liu Ziguang's mouth?
He is so philosophical. This person is not simple, Hu Yimin thought to himself. My deputy general Liu is really good at speaking, and Peng Jinrong's letter was very flattering.
"I'm really sorry for delaying your schedule. You haven't had breakfast yet. The kitchen has just been prepared. Let's go together." Shopkeeper Hu invited everyone to have breakfast together. The Hu family's kitchen is famous and famous chefs all over the world.
When we gather together, we can cook all kinds of Western dishes from all over the world. It is said that the cooking skills in the world depend on the Hu family’s kitchen, not the imperial kitchen. The average imperial chef can only do some handy work like peeling garlic and chopping onions in the Hu family’s kitchen.
Peng Jingwei, who had been wilting when she heard there was something delicious, finally became excited and said, "Sister Hu, is there something delicious?"
"You will know after seeing it." Hu Yimin smiled and signaled to a maid that the food could be passed around.
The huge table is filled with various meals from all over the country and even foreign countries, and they are all special breakfasts, served in thin translucent uniform porcelain dishes, with gold-inlaid ivory chopsticks and various soy sauces, balsamic vinegar, mature vinegar, and rice vinegar.
, spicy oil, sesame oil, onion and garlic juice, honey, sugar and other small flavor dishes are placed in front of everyone.
A young cook introduced the origin of these meals:
Porridge, fried dough sticks, fried buns, steamed dumplings, and sugar cakes from the Central Plains;
Hunan rice noodles;
Yunnan baked eggs and vanilla rice;
Beijing’s soybean juice, Jiaohuan;
Nanjing’s duck blood vermicelli soup and siu mai;
Jiangnan crystal steamed dumplings and soup dumplings;
Tianjin egg pancakes;
Korean spicy pickles and white porridge;
Sichuan red oil spicy noodles;
Guangzhou tofu pudding and egg tarts;
Chang'an Roujiamo and mutton steamed buns;
Beef clear soup noodles and dumplings from the Western Regions;
Rice crackers from Nanchang;
Wuchang hot dry noodles and tofu skin;
Fujian fish balls, swallow skin soup, Xiao Huan;
Henan braised noodles;
There is also the newly included Xuzhou Spicy Soup.
Even the well-informed Peng Jinrong was dazzled. How to choose from so many categories? "Does Sister Hu spend so much money every day?" she couldn't help but ask.