As we drank and drank, we gradually became familiar with each other by talking to each other.
Zhen Lian's interest grew higher and higher, while Jia Lian fell into a trance.
This Zhen Lian is the eldest son of Zhen Zhen, the eldest master in the Zhen Mansion. Now he lives with his uncle Zhen Huan in the Zhen Mansion, helping his uncle with the housework. Since he has not liked reading since he was a child, he only talks when opportunities arise in the world.
Now I also have a friend who is obsessed with drinking and sex.
The family is married to the great-granddaughter of Marquis Shi. She is extremely beautiful in appearance, extremely eloquent in conversation, and extremely thoughtful. She is actually a man that cannot be compared to one.
Ever since Zhen Lian married the Shi family, everyone in the Zhen Mansion has praised his wife. As a result, the second master Lian of Zhen Mansion has retreated to the point where he only pursues stealing sex as a pleasure in life.
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Is this... is this Zhen Lian or Jia Lian?
Who will play the role of Mr. Lian?
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But to be fair, although today's Jia and Zhen families are both weasels and weasels, and each generation is not as good as the previous one, the children born to the Zhen family are still bigger than those of the Jia family.
Therefore, the Zhen family is still much stronger than the Jia family.
After all, the Zhen family is the natal family of the old concubine. The old concubine is the adoptive mother of the current emperor, and the relationship between mother and son is very deep.
When the Emperor visited Jinling on his southern tour, he was picked up by the Zhen family four times, and he called the two elders of the Zhen family alive at that time "Brother Nai".
It is precisely because of the blessing of the Supreme Emperor that the two current masters of the Zhen family, the eldest master Zhen Yu, has been the imperial envoy and the president of Jinling Provincial Tirenyuan for ten years, and the second master Zhen Huan has been working in the Lianghuai Salt Administration for ten years. They are simply like the Great China.
Two living gods of wealth.
Not to mention, the second daughter of their Zhen family, the eldest daughter of the second master Zhen Huan, married Prince Beijing and became the princess in the first two years, making this "relative of the emperor and the nation" even more solid. Compared with the Zhen family, the Jia family's group of "little mice" are truly "wild little mice".
But there is Jia Lian in the Jia family.
A Jia Lian who can change the spirit of Jia's family and even the spirit of the world.
But the Zhen family cannot.
They are still clinging to the vine of "The Supreme Emperor", but this 70-year-old vine will be cut off at some point.
Jia Lian's visit this time is to let the veterans of this line, headed by the Zhen family, understand the power of the emperor's new vine.
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"Duck tongue soup is stewed with only duck tongue and lotus seeds from egret duck. It is very nourishing."
The beauty's soft and waxy voice came, and a pair of jade hands like onions held the crystal agate bowls in front of Jia Lian.
"Duck tongue soup? A duck only eats duck tongue?"
Zhen Lian nodded gently:
"This egret duck is the offspring of a duck and an egret. It is the best among ducks. It has medicinal properties of clearing away heat and detoxifying, nourishing yin and reducing fire, eliminating phlegm and resuscitating the body. In addition, it has been using Poria and Astragalus since it hatched.
Feeding with the 18 nutritious traditional Chinese medicines can further calm the mind, soothe the mind, whet the appetite and strengthen the spleen.
It should be slaughtered exactly a hundred days after hatching, when the meat is most tender, tender and delicious, and when the nutritional effect is the best. One day later or one day earlier, it will be a low-grade product that is not interesting. p>
Speaking of why we eat duck tongue alone, it is because the essence of a duck is on this tongue. Our appetite is limited. If we want more nourishment, we naturally eat duck tongue alone.
For example, if you eat this bowl of duck tongue soup, there are one or two hundred duck tongues in it, which is the essence of one or two hundred egrets and ducks. But if you have to eat one or two hundred ducks in one meal, who has such a big belly?
What?"
He explained so profoundly that all the salt merchants clasped their hands and laughed.
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Seeking death!
Really seeking death!
Jia Lian shook his head in his heart.
This egret duck is a medicinal tribute from the royal family, you idiots!
You group of nouveau riche eat the royal tribute in such an open and honest manner, and waste it so extravagantly.
A bowl of soup uses one or two hundred egrets and ducks. There are ten people on this table, which is one or two thousand egrets and ducks. In one meal, you can eat the number of egrets and ducks that are a year's tribute to the emperor. You want
Crazy?
You are seeking death in such a big way, how can the emperor not know at all?
Doesn’t he hate you to death after knowing this?
He hates you so much that he won’t take action against you?
You are all so happy after being dealt with?
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"Although I was born in a duke's palace and can be considered a wealthy family, today is an eye-opener for me.
It turns out that compared to you, I am like a beggar and have no knowledge at all."
What Jia Lian said actually came from his heart and was not hypocritical.
All the salt merchants felt happy after hearing this, and they all cupped their hands and said:
"This is all thanks to the great blessings of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, as well as the blessing of Lord Zhen."
The leader among the salt merchants is none other than Jiang Chunsheng, who has an elegant air.
This man is nearly fifty years old, but he takes very good care of himself.
The Jiang family came to Anhui and have been doing business for three generations. Since his father's generation, he has been the chief merchant of Hui merchants in Lianghuai.
Jiang Chunsheng was motivated to take the imperial examination since childhood, so he studied under famous Confucian scholars and devoted himself to studying. Since the age of 22, he took the imperial examination five times, but failed to pass the examination in all five times.
After returning home, Jiang Chunsheng followed his father in the salt industry. Today, he is not only the chief merchant of Huizhou merchants, but also the leader of the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou.
Although Jiang Chunsheng was in the business world, he still often regarded himself as a scholar and became the most famous Confucian businessman. While opening up his own network in the officialdom, he also made many good connections in the literary world, built gardens, held poetry gatherings, and made many literary friends. At the same time,
He also showed his kindness to his hometown in Huizhou by building bridges, paving roads and setting up academies, and his good name spread everywhere.
In his spare time, Jiang Chunsheng also liked to sing about the wind and the moon, write poems and lyrics, and compiled and printed four or five collections of poems, which were widely circulated.
The Supreme Emperor has always regarded himself as an elegant emperor. During his southern tour, he and Jiang Chunsheng visited gardens together, sang and composed poems, and became almost close friends.
From the beginning of the banquet, Jiang Chunsheng, the head of the salt merchants, behaved well and gracefully. Although he never spoke much, he made people feel as comfortable and comfortable as the spring breeze.
At this time, Jiang Chunsheng raised his glass and said:
"Although the Lianghuai salt merchants are just ordinary people, they are all loyal and patriotic people. We rely on the emperor and the court to get a small amount of money, so naturally we dare not forget our roots.
In our Dahua Dynasty, the national tax revenue was only 60 million taels a year, of which at least 123 million taels were contributed by our salt merchants.
In recent years, the imperial court has been hit by floods and droughts and needs relief, so it has come to our salt merchants to raise funds. There has been chaos on the border and we, the salt merchants, have also done our part to calm down. Let’s not go into details, let’s just say that in the past ten years, in addition to paying the regular salt tax,
In addition, the extra donations given to the imperial court by our Yangzhou salt merchants amounted to more than two to thirty million taels of silver.
We don’t dare to take credit, we just want to live in peace and hope that the Emperor and the Emperor will remember our salt merchants’ loyal service and allow us to do business with peace of mind so that we can continue to serve the imperial court.”
Jia Lian heard something wrong with these words and was about to speak.
But Zhen Lian took over the conversation:
"Oh, Lao Jiang, don't complain to everyone.
Mr. Jia is not a confused person, he naturally understands your difficulties."
Then, ignoring everyone, he raised a glass with one hand, held Jia Lian in the other, and said with a smile:
"Brother Jia came to Yangzhou for the first time, and I haven't had time to buy a thin horse to play with. Why don't we come and play with it now?"