Destiny Only Han

Chapter 896 Liu Ying: The last piece of the business empire puzzle

Autumn and winter come.

The snow-covered Chang'an City ushered in the Spring Festival of the Seventh Year of the Great Sage.

According to the usual practice, the Spring Festival will go as scheduled.

On the square outside Changle Palace, hundreds of reed sheds were temporarily built. Thousands of six hundred stone officials, as well as envoys of Fanbang kings who came to congratulate the emperor, sat cross-legged. prevent them from trembling...

At this moment, raging flames ignited in the hearts of those officials who were covered with cold, and two words slowly emerged.

struggle!

Leaving aside Feng wife and Yinzi, even if it is just to feel the warmth and magnificence of the Xuanshi Palace, they must work hard to improve their grades!

In the hall of Xuanshi.

The lights are bright and warm like spring, and the incense burners placed in the four corners of the hall emit white smoke, which is refreshing.

Liu Yingduan sat on top of Danbi and received the congratulations from the officials.

Today, besides Lu Yu and Liu Bang and Lu Zhi, who shared this glory with him, there was also a timid little boy wagging his fingers.

Liu Yan.

At this moment, he is wearing a Crown Prince's crown that is about the same size as his head. Although his mother is behind him, those who know him well know that he is ready to cry at any time...

He's just a milk baby after all...

Seeing this situation, Lu Yu took the opportunity to push Liu Yan into Liu Ying's arms, acting as if your son would take care of it.

Liu Ying was confused.

He is very good at making children cry, but if he wants to coax a child, especially this kind of milk baby, he is really trying to drive ducks to the shelves...

So, under the attention of the court officials, Liu Ying suddenly stood up, and put Liu Yan, who was about to cry, into the hands of Lu Zhi who was sitting in the row behind him.

Don't you love sucking grandchildren?Suck it up for you... Liu Ying took it for granted and managed to shake off a hot potato.

Now, it was Lu Zhi's turn to be dumbfounded.

But after all, she used to be a mother of two children who has experienced widowed parenting, and she is quite good at coaxing children.

But the crux of the matter is that today is the New Year's Court Meeting, and she represents not only her own personality, but also the dignity of the royal family.

Lu Zhi thought about it again, the so-called home world means that the whole world belongs to their Liu family, so for her, there is not much difference between the Dachaohui and the vegetable market...

Anyway, the old lady coaxed her grandson, and if you don't accept me, impeach me... Lu Zhi understood this, and immediately communicated with Liu Yan, who had tears in his eyes and a flushed face, in baby language.

Liu Ying breathed a sigh of relief, and cast a sidelong glance at Liu Bang and Lu Yu, who knew she was wrong, and immediately accepted the audience congratulations from batch after batch of courtiers and princes with a serious face.

Liu Bang was stunned.

Although it was he who proposed that Liu Yan, the milk baby prince, also participate in the New Year's Grand Meeting today, and the three generations of the old, the young, and the young would appear at the same time, but regardless of the facts, is there nothing wrong with Liu Ying?
You didn't take care of your son, but complained about Naigong?It's really the opposite... Liu Bang was furious immediately.

So is Lu Yu.

Why is she the one who gave birth and the one who took care of the child?
Sister and sister stood up... Lu Yu clenched his fists, looking like he would rise up in minutes.

Liu Ying didn't squint, she could see everything from the corner of her eyes.

He really can't recruit that old man now, but this girl who is going against the sky just wait!
When you go back, don’t beat your ass, your son has my last name... Liu Ying grasped it twice, recalling the feeling of the past, and the corners of her mouth raised two evil arcs slightly invisible.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the Asahi ended.

When flocks of white pigeons who were forced to go to work in the cold winter spread their wings around Xuanshi Hall, the trembling little officials in the square finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, it's time for their favorite part.

Feast.

According to the usual practice in previous years, a steaming pot is essential.

Although the steaming tableware on the small charcoal stove in front of them is a casserole instead of a tripod, the food inside is real, especially those red peppers, which can make them warm quickly and even sweat profusely stand up.

"What is this?"

The little official in a green robe stopped the waiter who was in charge of serving the dishes, and pointed to a soup in an exquisite bowl on the table.

"coffee."

"What is coffee?"

"Drinks are similar to tea soup."

After the waiter finished speaking, he slowly turned around and stepped back, rushing away.

The green-robed official took a sip of it suspiciously, and immediately sprayed it out.

"What tea soup, it's obviously medicine..."

"Hey, why does it still smell like washing pot water?"

The same voice of doubt still appeared in the Xuanshi Hall at this moment.

"Bah bah bah..."

"Could the cook be playing tricks on the old man?"

"Could it be that I offended His Majesty somewhere and didn't know it?"

……

But those officials who were born in southern counties, mainly the five counties in the south of the Five Ridges, were full of contempt, squinting at those colleagues with miserable faces with a look of looking at a local turtle.

Well, the so-called five counties in Lingnan refer to the original Nanhai County, Guilin County and Xiang County, as well as the later established Yazhou County (Hainan) and Yizhou County (Yunnan).

Above Dan, although Liu Ying was not used to drinking coffee, he still endured it for the sake of money.

Amid Lu Yu's questioning and contempt, Liu Ying held a coffee cup with an expression on her face as if she was drinking nectar.

"The entrance is soft, the throat is... Refreshing!"

Liu Ying smacked her mouth, her face was full of unsatisfactory expressions.

Seeing this, Lu Yu said with a smile, "My cup is also for His Majesty to drink!"

Poison woman... Liu Ying drank it down resolutely: "Although the coffee is good, don't be greedy..."

Well, he said this to Liu Bang.

After all, behind him, Liu Bang became curious because of his previous performance, and drank half a cup of coffee in one breath, frowning at the moment, ready to imitate Liu Ying to drink the remaining half cup of coffee!

After hearing Liu Ying's words, Lu Yu pouted and said, "It smells sour, and you're still greedy? I won't even take a sip in my life!"

Serve my aunt a cup of cappuccino...Liu Ying said with a smile: "In less than ten years, this product will become popular all over the world, sought after by thousands of people, and the annual profit will even far exceed that of today's tea and fine wine!"

After all, the world's three major addictive substances are alcohol, tobacco and caffeine.

Each of these is a huge business empire with profits so high that ordinary people can't imagine!
Today, Liu Ying is steadily monopolizing the wine and tobacco industry markets in the known world, and coffee will be the last piece of the puzzle of his entire business map.

Well, the word 'coffee' comes from Arabic, which means 'plant drink', and the coffee tree was originally produced in the plateau area of ​​southwestern Ethiopia in Africa. In the original historical line, it is said that the shepherd found that the sheep ate a kind of After planting, I became very excited and lively, and then discovered coffee.

Then, the Ethiopian army invaded Yemen, bringing coffee to the Arab world, and then, coffee spread to Turkey, and then became popular all over the world.

As for the coffee beans that Liu Ying makes coffee here, they are not produced in Africa.

After all, he used to be a wooden dog. He stayed up late and worked overtime in order to get some cheap caffeine. The important thing was that he was relatively poor at that time, so he naturally chose cheaper domestic coffee beans...

Therefore, adhering to the consistent principle of hugging the coffee tree home first regardless of the good or the bad, he sent people to transplant the coffee tree to Yizhou County, which is later known as Yunnan.

Naturally, officials from the southern department came into contact with this emerging thing earlier than officials from the northern department.

As a woman in the deep palace, Lu Yu naturally had an expression of disbelief.

She wrinkled her nose and said cutely: "I don't believe it."

Liu Ying snorted: "Oh, woman! Long hair but short knowledge... Do you want to bet?"

Lu Yu was a little scared at once.

After all, Rengui has self-knowledge. Although she is a bit innocent because she is well protected, she is not stupid, especially in the past few years with Liu Ying as an "old husband and wife", and she has shown that she knows her pros and cons, so through Liu Ying's expression I know, this must be another pit!

But behind her, Lu Zhi quit.

what happened to the woman?
Your old lady, am I not a woman anymore?

The so-called non-steamed steamed buns were used to fight for breath. Under Lu Zhi's instigation, Lu Yu immediately asked, "How do you bet?"

Liu Ying looked confident: "Ten years is the limit, and the empire's taxation on coffee beans must be higher than that on tea! If I win, you promise me one thing. Hmm... As for the specifics, I still have a question." I didn't think about it, let's talk about it later!"

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Ten years?At that time, I'll just play around... Lu Yu nodded: "It's a bet! If not, His Majesty will also promise me one thing! Well, I will talk about it when the time comes!"

Liu Ying stretched out her finger: "Pull the hook!"

Lu Yu suddenly hesitated: "Well, there is no need for this, I believe in His Majesty's character..."

But I don't believe in your character... Liu Ying insisted: "Pull the hook!"

Lu Yu looked helpless, but slowly stretched out his fingers.

"Come on, follow Zhen Nian, hanging hooks are not allowed to change, whoever changes is a puppy!"

Regret slowly rose in Lu Yu's heart.

But losing is not losing, she still followed Liu Ying slowly and read it again.

Under Majesty Dan, the princes and dukes in the front row were full of confusion.

Children?

This is their emperor who has conquered the world, the queen who is the mother of the world?
He can be replaced!
um, just kidding...

On top of Dan Bi, Liu Bang smiled silently.

He picked up the steaming sea bowl on the desk, and said in admiration: "The delicacies of mountains and seas are not as good as a bowl of soup..."

Isn't it because you have no teeth... Liu Ying didn't poke it, but just unfolded the jade paper and started writing letters.

Lu Yu poked his head over and asked, "What are you writing?"

Liu Ying didn't even raise her head: "The fifth younger brother can't come to Chang'an to get together, so I'll write a letter to express my condolences... After all, a lot of counterfeit coins and coinage materials were seized from him before."

So, Lu Yu came across a unique letter.

'Old five:'

' See the words as the face. '

"You're so weird..."

'Well-known does not have. '

ps: "500 Years of Addiction: A History of Alcohol, Tobacco, Coffee, and Opium", this book is very well written, if you are interested, you can read it, but the level of translation is not flattering.

Well, you don’t need to buy it, many university libraries or slightly better local libraries have it, you can prostitute for free (≧≦)

(End of this chapter)