Then there is no more

There's so much going on these days.Bian Jingyu was busy with the banquet.Shen Yi is busy supervising the construction of the house.Su Shi and Lu Shi are busy discussing the marriage of their children.Shen Deyuan was busy with the official duties of the court.In short, everyone must not be idle.However, this kind of busyness can bring people a sense of fulfillment.

Bian Jingyu sent someone to invite Shen's father and son to come through the door. Shen Deyuan didn't have time to spare during the day, so he came to the door in the night.

Shen Deyuan didn't know until then that the children had invented the sun-dried salt method, and the sun-dried salt method was a success!He frowned, and said: "Now is not a good time." Emperor Xianwu obviously wanted to attack the tyrants on taxation and land matters, and he couldn't spare his energy for other things.

The high cost of salt production and high transportation cost have resulted in the current situation of expensive salt.The sun-dried salt method reduces the cost of salt production, and it seems that it can greatly reduce the price of salt, so that more people can afford salt.In fact, this is not the case. The pricing of salt is in the hands of the imperial court, but it is impossible for the imperial court to ignore the many forces in the interest chain of selling salt.If the imperial court lowers the price rashly, those big salt merchants and the forces behind them will definitely be in chaos.

The three families of Bian, Shen, and Lu jointly discovered the method of drying salt. This method is of great benefit in the present age, but it violates the interests of many forces in the interest chain of selling salt.Once these forces are combined, the three of them will definitely be powerless to fight.If the emperor was on their side, they might still be able to hold on for a while, but the emperor now obviously pays more attention to taxation and land reform.Now that the emperor has attacked Hao Qiang, it is impossible for him to open two fronts at the same time. He must mainly appease the salt merchants and the forces behind the salt merchants. When the time comes, the three families of Bian, Shen, and Lu will be out of luck.

Throughout history, is it rare for Zhongliang to be framed?

The reasoning here is the same.Under the current social system, the people at the bottom do not have much right to speak, and the power is in the hands of a small number of people.If someone wants to offend the interests of this small group of people, he will be unable to take a single step and will be frightened every step of the way.

Shen Deyuan is naturally a good official, but he is familiar with the rules of officialdom, and he has never been a stunned young man who dares to go forward with his blood.

After being splashed with cold water, Uncle Lu quickly calmed down.He thought for a while, and said: "The sun-dried salt field was built in Chonghai Bay, which was our Lu family's fishing ground, and the people in the fishery signed a contract with our Lu family. It is not necessary to completely hide the sun-dried salt matter." Disaster."

Since this matter cannot be reported yet, then hold it in your hand as a hole card.

There is a saying that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, Shen Yi immediately had an idea and said: "As long as uncle can completely hide this matter, it is better to let Yantian continue to make salt. The salt produced cannot be sold to people in this country, but can be sold to other countries. Overseas." In this way, the Lu family can make a fortune by buying salt.

As soon as Shen Yi said this, everyone's hearts moved.The people present were not foolish and loyal people, they didn't feel that using Shen Yi's method would offend the emperor, they were just worried about the risks involved.Once word of this got out, they couldn't keep their heads on their necks.

Bian Jingyu said: "As the so-called black under the lamp, we simply built a black under the lamp, and directly informed the emperor about the shipbuilding and going to sea. Uncle got the wishful fruit. The previous corn came from a foreign country, and the wishful fruit also came from Species from foreign countries, Yidi finds a time to offer Ruyi fruit, and then speaks bluntly to the emperor, only saying that he wants to build a ship and go overseas to find more edible species for the emperor. The emperor will definitely agree."

The "overseas" in Bian Jingyu's mouth has nothing to do with the distant American continent. At this time, people don't know that there is an American continent. It just refers to many countries and regions in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.At this time, the navigation technology has been able to support this, and there are already relevant navigation charts, and the risk at sea is greatly reduced.As long as the emperor agrees to Shen Yi's search for food, then their ship will go to sea according to the order.As for what the ship did after it arrived overseas, how could the emperor know clearly?He doesn't have clairvoyance and ears!

Shen Deyuan only felt that Bian Jingyu was beyond his expectation again.This kid is really bold!

Bian Jingyu said again: "You can also tell the emperor about the salt drying. The salt field is so big, if someone sees it from a distance and thinks it is strange, they will leak it... If someone accuses us of conspiracy, we will It is irrefutable. So, why don't we tell the emperor about this as a joke, and just say that the efficiency of drying salt is too low, and it can't replace boiling salt at all!" He blinked mischievously.

Uncle Lu was stunned for a moment. The efficiency of drying salt is indeed not as good as that of boiling salt, but why is it a joke?

Shen Deyuan immediately understood what Bian Jingyu meant, nodded and said, "This method is feasible."

Although Uncle Lu was a little slow, he quickly figured it out, pointed at Bian Jingyu and laughed: "You boy...it's a good thing you went to school, if you do business with me, you will be quick-witted and courageous." , where is our food to eat!" Although he was praising Bian Jingyu, it was actually a bit impolite to look into it carefully.The status of a businessman is far inferior to that of a scholar, not to mention that Bian Jingyu is already the top student in high school, but Uncle Lu’s words equate the status of a businessman and a scholar. Will be dissatisfied.Fortunately, Bian Jingyu didn't mind at all, he never looked down on his mother clan.To him, what Uncle Lu said was a kind of recognition.

Bian Jingyu only pursed her lips and smiled, the smile on her face was exactly the same as that of Shen Deyuan.

The next day, Shen Yi, as Xin Chengbo, gave Emperor Xianwu an invitation letter.A person with a title like him would present An Zhezi to the emperor during the New Year and holidays. Even if he was marginalized like Marquis of Anping, he would still greet the emperor regularly.However, how can the emperor have so much time to read the papers of please an?Therefore, for those like Marquis Anping, their invitation papers cannot reach the emperor, and they are usually put on file in the Ministry of Rites, and the papers are backlogged.Xin Chengbo is different, his family members are upright, please ask An Zhezi to let the emperor really have a look.

Shen Yi first talked a lot of nonsense according to the routine of asking An Zhezi, anyway, it was all kinds of flattering to the emperor, wishing the emperor good luck, etc., at the end of the zhezi, he respectfully mentioned one sentence, only saying that it was a new one recently When the emperor is free, he will dedicate it to the emperor for enjoyment.

After a few days, the emperor really summoned Shen Yi.Shen Yi took the potted tomatoes to the palace.

Both tomatoes and corn can be used, and they are even more indistinguishable in terms of nutritional value, but the political value of tomatoes is far less than that of corn.Corn can fill people's stomachs, and tomatoes are just one more dish on the table.Therefore, if it was someone else who presented the tomatoes this time, the emperor probably would not even meet him.But because it was Shen Yi who presented the tomatoes, it made people feel that Shen Yi was indeed favored by God.

Shen Yi talked about the medicinal value of a bunch of tomatoes, such as being able to treat bleeding gums and so on.In short, if tomatoes are popularized, although they cannot fill their stomachs like corn, they can also make people healthy.At the end, he said: "These tomatoes were actually found by Huang Shang Lu's family."

Shen Yi explained in detail how the Lu family sent people to search for new grains at various trading ports. He didn't say the word sweet potato, but said that if there is still a high-yielding grain like corn, he would not miss it.This end is full of loyalty!Tomatoes are just the beginning, never the end.

Emperor Xianwu was really happy.

Shen Yi took the opportunity to say that she wanted to build a ship and go to sea to find new grains.

There are many risks in going to sea at this time. Pirates are rampant near the sea, and the waves on the far sea are treacherous. It is hard to say whether there will be new high-yield grains like corn, but the risks of going to sea are inevitable.The Lu family went to sea because of a possibility that Shen Yi mentioned, how much they valued Shen Yi!Emperor Xianwu didn't know that the Lu family wanted to go out to sea to sell salt and do maritime trade, so he only inferred according to common sense, thinking that the Lu family must have lost a lot.

Shen Yi said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty is wise, he must have known about the marriage between Weichen and Bian Zhuangyuan. The current Patriarch of the Lu family is Bian Zhuangyuan's uncle, and he loves Bian Zhuangyuan very much. That crow! Previously, Wei Chen came up with the method of drying salt on a whim. He felt that drying salt would save a lot of cost without cutting wood and burning charcoal. Uncle Lu tried it in his own fishing ground..."

"Oh? What's the final result?" Emperor Xianwu obviously didn't think drying salt was feasible, and he was just asking casually.

Shen Yi sighed deeply, and said: "Well, although drying salt can indeed produce salt, but the speed is too slow. It needs to be exposed to the sun for several days, and it can't rain in the middle, so that some salt can be barely produced. The gain outweighs the loss! It can be seen that Wei Chen thought the problem was too simple before." He kept the matter of the brine a secret.If brine is not added to the salt field, the efficiency of drying salt is indeed very, very low, and it cannot replace boiling salt.

Emperor Xianwu really didn't take the matter of drying salt to heart, and said: "Shang Lu Shang really loves you juniors, and you are allowed to mess around."

"Because of this method of spreading salt, my minister has caused Uncle Lu to lose a lot of money, and now I don't have the face to see him..." Shen Yi lamented.

Just as Bian Jingyu guessed, Emperor Xianwu really took this as a joke.After all, according to common sense, the sun-salt method does have many flaws.And since Emperor Xianwu knew about this matter, the risks borne by the Bian, Shen, and Lu families were greatly reduced.

Emperor Xianwu looked at a pot of red Ruyi fruits, and saw that Shen Yi was always loyal—although he also felt that many of the young people's ideas were too whimsical—he had a rare sincere love for Shen Yi in his heart, and said: "You I’m afraid you haven’t taken the word yet? Why don’t I give you a word.”

Shen Yi quickly thanked her.The emperor even said that he was going to take the words for him, and he definitely couldn't refuse, so he might as well agree happily.

Emperor Xianwu pondered for a moment, and said: "You are a blessed one... I will call you God Bless."

If it is not blessed by God, how can new grains be discovered?

In fact, from the perspective of literary value, it cannot be said that it is very good to get it, but it is better than "Xi'er" in Shen Yi's nightmare, and it was bestowed by the emperor, so the value is different.Among other things, as long as the Shen family does not rebel, the word "Emperor" can almost keep Shen Yi safe for the rest of her life.

Shen Yi thanked the emperor again.Apart from bestowing characters, Emperor Xianwu also had other rewards, even the Lu family also had rewards.

Shen Yi entered the palace once and returned with a full reward.

"God bless...God bless..." Shen Yi sat in the carriage returning home, softly reading her own words.Suddenly, his whole body became stiff.

The emperor obviously didn't take Shen Yi's surname into consideration when choosing the characters. The three characters Shen Shenyou read together like "Auntie".If someone mentions Shen Yi in the future, it is inevitable that they will say "what's wrong with Auntie"; and when a friend calls Shen Yi in person, it sounds like "Auntie"...

Very good, from now on, the world is full of sweet potatoes. (Sweet potato is called Uncle Bian Jingyu, and Aunt Bian Jingyu’s daughter-in-law. Although there is another way of saying that when a man gets married, Sweet potato should actually be called Uncle Shen Yi, but in a sense, Shen Yi is indeed sweet potato Auntie, there is nothing wrong.)

She never expected that she escaped Xi'er, but not "Auntie"!