Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 404 Mid-Autumn Festival
In order to correct Su Wan'er's "impure" thinking, after dinner, Gao Ming took her back to the room, and then taught her what purity is in the form of negative teaching materials.

This sentence has always been Gao Ming's motto: self-cultivation, self-cultivation, governance of the family, governance of the country, and peace of the world. Now he feels that he has achieved "self-cultivation" and "regulation of the family", and the rest is "government of the country and peace of the world".

Gao Ming is not the kind of person who only indulges in gentleness, he also has his own ambition and sense of responsibility, so after a day's rest, he becomes busy again.

The next morning, after breakfast, Gao Ming went to the Military Weapons Supervision Department early, on the one hand to test the quality of the newly-made cannons, and on the other hand to answer the craftsmen's questions about the steam engine.

Now the craftsmen have basically understood the structure and principle of the steam engine, and have already started to make it. Although the progress is not fast, this is also a process of continuous learning and improvement.

These geniuses can also understand, so instead of urging them, they are advised to slow down, to understand the structure of the steam engine thoroughly, and it is best to come up with their own ideas for improvement.

Gao Ming stayed in the military prison for a whole day, and didn't go back until it was getting late.

On the second day after going to the Military Weapons Supervision, Gao Ming went to the headquarters of the Royal Chamber of Commerce and talked with Wu Mei about the perfume.

Today, the first batch of peony flower perfume sold has become out of print, and the price is still high. It is said that some people have sold it for [-] bottles and want to buy a bottle, but they still can't get it.

The name of "Royal Yulu" resounds throughout Chang'an.

It is for this reason that Gao Ming decided to start making the second batch of perfumes.

August is the season for sweet-scented osmanthus. In order to squeeze out the purses of the nobles in Chang'an to the maximum extent, Gao Ming asked Lin Sen and the others to make more than a dozen sets of flower essential oil lifting equipment, and then sent people to collect sweet-scented osmanthus and bring back the essential oil. , the manufacture of sweet-scented osmanthus-flavored perfume.

Gao Ming has already told Wu Mei the extraction method of flower essential oil and the formula of perfume. At the same time, Gao Ming also gave her some high-quality longyan incense and musk together, and asked her to use these two kinds of fixed incense separately. agent to make perfume.

Gao Ming has already made up his mind, because Long Yanxiang's perfume tastes more mellow, so he still uses the name "Royal Yulu". This kind of perfume is naturally a high-end route. The honorable nobles of Chang'an and the top rich merchants in Chang'an.

The perfume made from musk is a bit inferior. Gao Ming named it "Chang'an Yulu". This part of the perfume is available in unlimited quantities, and the price is only [-]% of the Royal Yulu. Still affordable.

The clever idea is to make perfume the number one luxury in Datang!
After handing over the matter of perfume to Wu Mei, Gao Ming didn't take time off because the beauty contests in the twelve states and counties around Chang'an had already had their results.

After the audition and the rematch, more than 100 Tang beauties who have broken through the siege have arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, waiting for the third step of the knockout round.

After hearing the news, many of the idle and noble children in Chang'an City ran to Jingzhao Mansion, intending to see what the top ten beauties selected by various states and counties looked like.

In order to prevent chaos, Gao Ming directly brought out 5000 people from the Baiqiwei, and sent 5000 of them to Jingzhao Mansion to maintain the order of the beauty pageant, while the remaining 1 people were sent to Luoyang Mansion and Taiyuan Prefecture.

Gao Ming attaches great importance to this beauty pageant, because it is not only related to the implementation of the new policy, but also related to his prestige in the hearts of the people.

Therefore, he could only put pressure on Hegan Chengji, and after Hegan Chengji was pressured by Gao Ming, he would continue to put pressure on him.

Under the high pressure at all levels, those responsible for the work at the lower level are all trembling, as if they are walking on thin ice, and dare not relax in the slightest.

With their prudent management, naturally there will be no troubles, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner according to the clever plan.

Now Hegan Chengji personally took people to Jingzhao Mansion, and carefully maintained the order of the beauty pageant, not daring to relax in the slightest, for fear that if something went wrong, Gao Ming would blame him.

On the side of the Military Weapons Supervision, Liu Tao led the craftsmen to cast cannons step by step, study steam engines, and work from dawn to dusk every day;

In the Royal Chamber of Commerce, Wu Mei led Lin Sen and others busy extracting osmanthus essential oil to make perfume, and at the same time thinking about marketing strategies, often forgot to eat;
Gao Ming was not idle either, he still had to find time to go outside the East City to inspect the construction progress of the Martyrs Cemetery...

Once people get busy, time flies very fast, more than a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and it is also the Mid-Autumn Festival of the year.

Autumn is the harvest season. At this time, people who have been busy for a year will gather together to drink and dance to celebrate the harvest with joy.

Since ancient times, our country has had the custom of offering sacrifices to the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the "Book of Rites" written by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty, there is a record of "autumn evening and evening moon", that is, worshiping the moon god.

When Li Yuan was in power, the Mid-Autumn Festival had already been established as a national holiday, and Li Shimin continued this tradition and improved it.

For example, give the ministers a three-day holiday!

The Mid-Autumn Festival in the Tang Dynasty is much more grand than that of later generations. All the big families have to set up big incense tables on this day, light red candles and incense, and put all kinds of melons and fruits and round mustard cakes.

Among them, round cakes and watermelon are absolutely indispensable, and the watermelon must be specially cut into the shape of a lotus flower for offering.

This day is also the most active day for the girls of Datang.

In the Tang Dynasty, the custom of "women worshiping the moon" was quite popular. Whether it was the court or the folks, women never forgot to worship the moon on the night of August [-]th.

Li Duan's "Worshiping the New Moon" has a saying: When you open the curtain and see the new moon, you will worship at the next level.Whispers are not heard by anyone, and the north wind blows nepotism.

The new moon refers to the moon that just rose on August [-]th.

The meaning of this poem is that as soon as the moon rises in the Mid-Autumn Festival, women have to go down the steps to worship. While worshiping, they will whisper prayers in their mouths, hoping for a good harvest next year.

Among the women worshiping the moon, there are not only adult women, but also underage girls.

Shi Jianwu's "Young Girl's Ci" wrote: "Young girl is only six years old, and she doesn't know how clever or clumsy. Xiangye is in front of the hall, and learners worship the new moon."

This shows how popular "Women Worshiping the Moon" was in Tang Dynasty.

As for why women worship the moon instead of men, it is because people in the Tang Dynasty believed that there are sun and moon in the sky, and men and women in people. Men are like the sun, which symbolizes "yang", while women symbolize "yin".

Gao Ming didn't know this, so when he saw Su Wan'er bringing a large group of women there to worship the moon, he pouted immediately.

"Hmph, feudal superstition..."

After finally waiting for Su Wan'er and the others to pay their respects, Gao Ming picked up a piece of watermelon and started to eat it. Just as he was eating happily, he saw Liu Bing, who was dressed in fancy clothes, running in with a smile on his face.

"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty invites you to enter the palace to enjoy the moon!"

Hearing Liu Bing's words, Gao Ming immediately wiped his mouth, spit out a few watermelon seeds, and then waved his hands at him.

"Don't be so troublesome, you go back and tell him, I'll reward you here!"

Liu Bing: "..."

(End of this chapter)