The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

It has been raining in Marsh Mansion these past few days. Zhao Yao could not go out to do things, so he had to return to the Han Dynasty.

To be honest, Zhao Yao was reluctant to return to the palace, because as soon as he returned, there would be a lot of things waiting for him to deal with. No, as soon as he came back, he was "framed" by Wen Daoji and others to go to court.

These days, Zhao Yao has been busy outside and has not even gone to court, so he has accumulated a lot of things. Wen Daoji and the others can handle ordinary matters on weekdays, but for important matters, Wen Daoji and the others cannot make the decision and have to be handled by Zhao Yao.

In the morning, the ministers had a lot of things to report to Zhao Yao. After the court, there were still many things waiting for Zhao Yao, which made him very headache. Fortunately, the cabinet has already taken care of the matter initially, and all we have to do is wait for Zhao Yao's approval. Even so, Zhao Yao, the king of Han, had to read the memorial that had been initially approved by the cabinet before making the final decision.

After listening to the cabinet report on what happened during this period, it was already noon. Zhao Yao hurriedly ran to find He Lianfang to have lunch with him.

Eat fungus hotpot for lunch today. Fungi are very common in Lingnan, but not many people eat them. In Lingnan, only poor people eat mushrooms, and rich people don't.

Mushrooms are obviously very delicious, but only poor people eat them, which is a bit strange. Rich people don't eat fungi, mainly because they are afraid of death. Although the fungi are delicious, they are poisonous. Many people have died from eating the fungi, so people in Lingnan will not eat fungi easily unless absolutely necessary.

Zhao Yao has the memory of Zhao Yao in his dream. He knows which fungi are non-toxic and can be eaten, and which fungi are poisonous and cannot be eaten. He also knows how to eat mushrooms, so he doesn’t have to worry about being poisoned by eating mushrooms.

"Let's see if non-toxic fungi can be cultivated artificially. When the time comes, we can sell them to the inland and western regions, and we will definitely make a lot of money." Zhao Yao ate the fungi in his mouth, thinking about the fungus business, "This fungus It can also be air-dried and made into dried mushrooms, which will also taste good.”

He Lianfang saw that Zhao Yao had not forgotten his business knowledge while eating, and she shook her head helplessly: "This swamp mansion is full of fungi, and not many people eat them. You actually want to grow fungi."

"Second uncle, after the trade conference is over, the fungi will become delicious. By then, I'm afraid there won't be enough fungi on the mountain to eat, so we have to plant them." The reason why Zhao Yao has not announced how to eat the fungi now is because he wants to use them at the trade conference. Wonderful appearance. When those foreigners eat the mushrooms, they will be captured by the deliciousness of the mushrooms. When the time comes to promote the mushrooms, they will definitely sell well.

"Are you going to sell mushrooms at a trade convention?"

"This is a good thing and must be sold." Zhao Yao raised a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, "I will make the fungus into a famous delicacy in Lingnan and make it a local specialty in Lingnan."

Speaking of local specialties, Zhao Yao has previously turned Lingnan-specific fruits into local specialties, such as longan, lychee, mango, etc. However, because Lingnan is too remote and transportation is inconvenient, these fruits cannot be sent out of Lingnan. Even if they are sent out, these fruits will rot on the way, so Zhao Yao thought of dried fruits. The unique fruits of Lingnan were made into dried fruits and then sent to the inland and Western countries for sale.

Fruits unique to Lingnan are not available elsewhere, so Liang Run made a lot of money just selling dried fruits from Lingnan in the past few years.

After Zhao Yao made ice from saltpeter, he thought that he could use ice to keep fruits fresh, and then he could deliver fruits from Lingnan to various places.

In addition to making fruits into dried fruits, fruits can also be made into cans and jams. Now with glass, fruits can be canned and jammed.

Sometimes He Lianfang really admires Zhao Yao's brain. He can actually come up with a hundred ways to eat something like mushrooms, which can be found everywhere, and every way of eating them is very delicious. In addition to eating, he can actually turn the fungi into a "money tree."

"I plan to build a food street in Marsh Mansion, specializing in selling various delicacies from Marsh Mansion, so that outsiders can taste the delicacies of Marsh Mansion." In addition to the food street, Zhao Yao also plans to build a commercial street, referring to the dream of Zhao Yao Show off the commercial street of the ancient town in that world. "By the way, after the trade conference is over, I plan to open a very large supermarket in Marsh Mansion. The supermarket will sell things from all over the world."

"Supermarket?" He Lianfang heard this word for the first time and didn't know what it meant. "What is a supermarket?"

"It's just a shop, but it's bigger than an ordinary shop, and it sells more things than an ordinary shop." Mr. Zhao Yao used his chopsticks and told He Lianfang about the supermarket in detail, "You can sell anything in the supermarket, as long as you can think of it. Everything can be bought in the supermarket.”

After hearing this, He Lianfang looked surprised and said, "This supermarket of yours wants to collect everything from the world."

"It can be said that." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "First open a supermarket in Marsh Mansion, and then open the supermarket to the capital and Jiangnan. In the future, we will open the supermarket to every state capital in Zhou Dynasty, and even to various countries in the Western Regions. and Annan and other overseas foreign countries.”

He Lianfang said: "You are quite ambitious."

"How to make money without ambition." When Zhao Yao talked about making money, his whole face lit up, "First open a national supermarket chain in Dazhou, and then open the supermarket to other countries, and then it will become an international chain supermarket. .”

"International?" He Lianfang asked with confusion.

"It's the communication between countries." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and said again, "After Uncle Gao brings back the gold and silver, I plan to use the silver as currency."

"You've said this before." He Lianfang was impressed, "Didn't you talk about getting some banknotes before?"

"Yes, use the silver as coins first, and then issue banknotes after the silver circulates." Zhao Yao also has a plan in mind, which is to open a bank.

There is an underground bank in Marsh Mansion, which was created by collusion between former officials and chieftains. However, after Zhao Yao arrived, he confiscated the underground black money bank. Currently, there is no bank in Marsh Mansion.

After the trade conference is over, many foreigners will come to Marsh Mansion to do business, and it will be very inconvenient without a bank. Besides, with banks, foreigners can be attracted to deposit money in Marsh House.

"Counting the days, it's only one month away."

When he thought about how much gold and silver he would have in a month, Zhao Yao's mood became very agitated, and he couldn't help but smile evilly: "Hehehe, I will be a rich man soon."

Seeing Zhao Yao smiling so obscenely, He Lianfang said with some disgust: "You have a lot of money now."

"It's different, they are gold and silver." Zhao Yao said with a very exaggerated expression, "The golden gold and the white silver are not small copper coins."

Seeing Zhao Yao's expression as if he had never seen gold or silver, He Lianfang joked: "When the gold and silver arrive, do you want to go roll on them and feel what it feels like to be rich?"

Zhao Yao thought He Lianfang's proposal was very good, so he snapped his fingers and said, "I will definitely roll around the Jinshan Mountain and Silver Mountain several times."

Seeing that Zhao Yao took his joke seriously, He Lianfang was a little bit dumbfounded: "Look at your worthless look."

Zhao Yao suddenly speeded up his meal, "I have to finish my meal quickly, and then go do something." When he thought about the gold and silver mountains coming soon, Zhao Yao was full of energy, sweeping away the decadence he had felt in the past two days.

He Lianfang asked: "What are you doing?"

"The trade conference is about to start. I plan to build a Sifang Pavilion." Zhao Yao said with a serious look, "It can't be done without a Sifang Pavilion. Otherwise, when those foreigners come to Marsh Mansion, the officials will not know what they are talking about."

"I remember that when you were in the capital, you didn't often go to the Sifang Pavilion and learned a lot of foreign languages ​​​​from the people in the Sifang Pavilion." He Lianfang remembered that Zhao Yao could speak Xiongnu, Wusun, Dawan and other Western Region countries. language.

"Yes, I did learn a lot of foreign languages ​​at Sifangguan." Zhao Yao grinned very proudly, "Before I came to Lingnan, I went to Sifangguan to learn Annamese, Siamese, Johor, etc. The language of the country opposite." Since you want to do business with countries such as Annan and Johor, you must learn their language, otherwise you will not understand what they say and how to do business with them.

"It is necessary to establish a Sifang Pavilion." "I have asked people to find people from Annan and Johor who can speak Dazhou dialect. When they arrive, let them teach the officials Annan and Johor dialect."

"Why didn't you bring some people who speak Hoi An from the capital to Marsh Mansion?"

"I want to take him with me, but they don't want to." Zhao Yao said helplessly, "I'm living well in the capital. Who wants to go to Lingnan, the place of exile, to endure the hardships."

This is true.

Speaking of Sifangguan, He Lianfang remembered that Zhao Yao once said about building a free school.

"Didn't you say before that you would build a free school this year? Are you ready to build it?"

"We don't have time to build free schools now. We'll wait until the second half of the year to build them." After Zhao Yao had just finished speaking, he suddenly remembered another thing. He raised his hand and patted his forehead and said with regret, "Damn it, I took the most important thing away. Forgot."

"whats the matter?"

Zhao Yao raised his voice and shouted outside: "Same joy! Same joy! Same joy!"

When Tong Xi heard Zhao Yao calling him so loudly, he hurriedly came over: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"Go and call Doctor Tong."

"Your Highness, Doctor Tong is probably having lunch now."

"Let him come to me after lunch."

"Yes."

"Why are you looking for Doctor Tong?" He Lianfang asked with concern, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No, I'm fine. I'm looking for Dr. Tong to discuss the establishment of a hospital, that is, a medicine hall." Zhao Yao looked at the mushroom hotpot in front of him and said to He Lianfang, "I'm afraid that at the trade conference, some people will eat the mushrooms but not eat them. Okay, if you get poisoned, you have to arrange a doctor in advance. Didn’t I tell you before that I would build a large-scale medicine hall and medical school in Lingnan so that the people in Lingnan can afford medical treatment and medicine. It also makes Lingnan The people can learn medical skills seriously."

He Lianfang nodded and said, "It's the hospital you mentioned."

"Yes, I was so busy during this period that I forgot about building a hospital. Fortunately, I remembered it now and there was still time to build it."

"If you are afraid that guests will be poisoned by eating mushrooms, then it is best not to invite them to eat mushrooms."

"As long as the fungi are cooked thoroughly, they will not be poisonous. I am afraid that some people are impatient and eat the fungi before they are completely cooked, so just in case, it is better to prepare in advance." Zhao Yao added, "Besides, many people When you come to Lingnan for the first time, you will be acclimatized." Many people who came with Zhao Yao at the beginning were acclimatized. The vomiting and diarrhea were still mild. Many people fell ill directly and took a long time to recover. Maintain well.

"Didn't you say that the climate in Annan countries is similar to that of Lingnan? They shouldn't be acclimatized to Lingnan."

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. It's better to prepare in advance." The construction of the hospital was very important. Zhao Yao did not dare to delay any longer. He hurriedly finished lunch and went to the meeting hall.

Dr. Tong came over soon. He was very surprised when Zhao Yao mentioned the establishment of a hospital. In fact, Zhao Yao had told Doctor Tong about the establishment of a hospital and medical school a long time ago. However, after arriving at Marsh Mansion, Zhao Yao was so busy that he disappeared and never mentioned it again. Doctor Tong thought he had forgotten it.

"The hospital won't be built for a while, and it has to be built properly, so you will use Renhetang as a hospital for the time being." Renhetang is the largest medicine hall in Marsh Prefecture. It was previously opened by a relative of an official in Marsh Prefecture. When Zhao Yao eradicated officials, Renhetang was also implicated, but Zhao Yao did not order its closure.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Next, Zhao Yao discussed in detail with Dr. Tong how to build a hospital.

Zhao Yao valued medical skills and valued doctors, which made Dr. Tong feel moved and grateful.

In the capital, the dignitaries looked down upon doctors, and even the imperial doctors in the palace did not look down upon them. Dr. Tong used to be the most famous doctor in Anhetang in Beijing, with superb medical skills. However, because he told the truth, he offended a powerful person and was severely beaten. Later, he was forced to leave the capital. At this time, he was found by the people of His Highness the King of Han, and was then arranged to go to Lingnan to practice medicine.

Although Lingnan is remote, there are many difficult and complicated diseases here, and Dr. Tong likes to study all kinds of weird diseases. After he came to Lingnan, he found that there were many diseases that he had never heard of or seen before. Over the years, he and other doctors have been studying how to treat Lingnan-specific diseases. Their hard work paid off, and they cured many strange diseases in Lingnan in the past few years.

After Zhao Yao finished talking about the establishment of the hospital, he immediately remembered that the warm spring was about to come, and his expression became solemn: "Spring is the easiest time to get sick. Many people in Lingnan get sick every spring, and the diseases they get are very strange. , the most important thing is that some diseases are easily contagious, so you must take precautions in advance."

"What His Highness said is that I originally planned to wait for some time before starting preventive work." Doctor Tong learned from Zhao Yao about taking preventive measures in advance.

"In two days, you will hold a free clinic at Renhetang and tell people how to prevent diseases." Zhao Yao thought of the glasses and added, "You will also help people test their eyesight for free."

"Yes, Your Highness." As soon as Doctor Tong finished speaking, he remembered that many people in Lingnan got smallpox every spring, and hurriedly reported this matter to Zhao Yao. Every year, many people die from smallpox in Lingnan. Of course, in addition to Lingnan, many people died of smallpox in other parts of the interior.

Dr. Tong didn't mention smallpox, but Zhao Yao still couldn't remember it.

"Vaccinating against smallpox can prevent smallpox."

"Vaccinate against smallpox to prevent smallpox?" Doctor Tong looked confused when he heard this, "Your Highness, I don't understand what you mean." What is vaccination against cowpox? Why does it prevent smallpox? Smallpox has been a terminal disease since ancient times, and it has never been said that it can be prevented.

Zhao Yao told Dr. Tong in detail how to vaccinate against cowpox. After hearing this, Dr. Tong's expression became very excited: "Your Highness, this...this..." Dr. Tong was too excited to say a complete sentence.

"After you finish your business at Renhetang, I will arrange for you to go to Nanshan to do a cowpox vaccination experiment." Zhao Yao said with a firm tone, "Vaccination with cowpox will definitely prevent smallpox, so you have to get rid of cowpox."

Although Doctor Tong didn't understand why Zhao Yao said so categorically, he believed what His Highness the King of Han said. His Highness would never say such a thing without complete assurance.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will get rid of cowpox even if it costs me my life." If vaccination with cowpox can really prevent smallpox, it will be an earth-shattering event. If he succeeds in getting rid of cowpox, he will definitely be famous in history.

"I believe you can succeed!" Damn it that he forgot about such an important thing as vaccination. Fortunately, Dr. Tong mentioned it today, otherwise he wouldn't know when he would remember it.