Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 302 The Best Tribute
"Hiss—" After hearing the price of "Yuerong", the emperor couldn't help but gasped.

He is frugal today, because the country is too poor, he has to be frugal, and even the harem and court ministers have developed the habit of frugality, regardless of whether it is really frugal, at least on the surface.

Ni Yuze's visit to the palace this time was simply out of courtesy to meet him, and he gave him an ordinary souvenir. According to the past practice, it was only a few thousand taels of silver. This is because Ni Yuze is rich. A hundred taels of silver can also be obtained, but this time Ni Yuze paid for a few 10 taels of silver, which is too much to frighten!
"What is he going to do?" When he realized that Ni Yuze had given him a great gift, the emperor's first thought was that Ni Yuze had something to ask of him, the most obvious being that he wanted to be an imperial merchant, but Ni Yuze didn't mention it at all. Not only did he not mention it, but he also took the initiative to increase the profits and taxes before running for the imperial merchant. The meaning of this is too intriguing. Isn't he telling the emperor that he doesn't care whether he can become an imperial merchant or not!

The emperor found that he didn't understand Ni Yuze a little bit, but anyway, Ni Yuze gave the emperor a surprise this time. After all, the emperor is very short of money, and Ni Yuze's attitude is very good.

At this time, the emperor did not expect that more and greater surprises were waiting for him.

As soon as Ni Yuze entered the mansion, Yuan Bao came up to greet him, and only said a word of greeting, "I'm back." He stopped talking and just looked at Ni Yuze's face blindly—although she was worried, there were some things that she couldn't ask directly .

Yuan Bao's simple greeting and such concern softened Ni Yuze's already calm mood, and the expression on his face showed a happy color. He fondled Yuan Bao's hair, "In Shangyan Shang, in your mind, I can't even do this idea well?"

Yes, as long as you let go of your knots and stop thinking about the grievances with the royal family, this matter will become very simple. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than a fair trade, exchanging money and ability for power and peace, everyone gets what they need, and everyone is happy. This is something that Su Chunsheng can do, and he doesn't believe that he can't do it, Ni Yuze thought.

Similarly, this is also the reason why both the queen mother and the emperor found that Ni Yuze had become different. When Ni Yuze opened up his heart knot, his mentality was naturally more peaceful, and his temperament was reflected in a kind of gentleness. From a young background, it became a kind of graceful and luxurious demeanor. The so-called "one can be strong without desire" was perfectly reflected in him, so that although his appearance did not change much, his whole temperament had undergone a huge change.

This kind of change, let alone the queen mother and the emperor, was discovered by Mrs. Ni and Ni Yuze's uncles and aunts. They finally realized that Ni Yuze has grown up, and this growth is not only due to physical and age. It also includes maturity in ability and mentality.

So much so that after Ni Yuze returned to Ningnan Mansion last year, they didn't dare to take the initiative to use those dirty methods to get Ni Yuze's ideas, and they didn't even dare to ask about Ni Yuze's marriage—the current Ni Yuze is definitely not something they can provoke. Let's start, as long as Ni Yuze doesn't take the initiative to trouble them, they should burn their incense!
However, because Yuan Bao got along with Ni Yuze day and night, he didn't notice this change in Ni Yuze, let alone how effective her persuasion played in Ni Yuze, so after listening to Ni Yuze's words, Yuan Bao let out a long breath, " Of course you can do it!" As long as she doesn't get awkward, she still believes in Ni Yuze's ability.

Ni Yuze entered the study room, took a pen and wrote a note, stamped it with a private seal, and handed it to Yuan Bao, "I'm the one who bought you for those 'beautiful appearances'."

Yuan Bao glanced at it, and happily took it over, "Okay, okay!" Originally, Ni Yuze should have paid for the gift to the palace, but of course, Yuan Bao didn't know that Ni Yuze was doing this to help her with publicity. One time, "I was taken advantage of", and what Ni Yuze gave her was not a bank note, but a receipt. There are many such receipts and ingots. They were receipts for investing in treasure ships. Ni Yuze also regarded the 20 taels as an investment in ingots.

Such a "deal" full of human touch, in the past, Ni Yuze would not have handled it so smoothly, but he and Yuan Bao did it very smoothly, and even led him to become less harsh on others, for example, follow Yuan Bao's advice and let go Speaking of Song Xinyue, for example, he interacted with some people after he arrived in the capital. To be honest, even Ni Yuze himself didn't realize the changes, but these actions made his future road wider and wider.

Ni Yuze and Yuan Bao originally planned to enter Beijing, so they had just settled down and were about to make final preparations for the selection of the imperial merchant. The election for the imperial merchant was roughly divided into two parts, one was to send congratulatory gifts for the Queen Mother's birthday.

Originally, ordinary businessmen were not qualified to give congratulatory gifts to the Empress Dowager, but the year of selection of imperial merchants is different. In principle, all merchants are eligible for this, but these gifts must be in line with the products they participated in the imperial merchant election. Relational, for example, if you are a porcelain maker, you can send utensils and ceramic decorations; if you are a wine maker, you should offer fine wines. This should be the primary selection for the qualification of an imperial merchant, and it is also a manifestation of the emperor's love for the people and his advocacy of thrift.

The second part of the Imperial Merchant election is held in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Generally, no more than three merchants will be selected for each type of product, and then one of them will be selected. Generally, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can decide on small things.

Some big things need to be designated by the queen mother and the queen. Let the queen mother come forward out of respect, and the queen is the real power in the harem. As for the emperor, basically he doesn't care about such things, unless in special circumstances, the emperor will Let me tell you, for example, this year he planned to let the Ni family's silk products be elected. Although the queen felt resentful about it, she didn't dare to say anything.

However, Ni Yuze's continuous surprises in this year's imperial business campaign made it very different.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager asks the Emperor to move to the Palace of Compassion and Ning." As soon as the Emperor stepped down from court, the servant came forward to report.

"Oh?" The emperor frowned slightly, "Do you know what's going on?" The queen mother rarely looked for him so urgently, and the queen mother's health was deteriorating. So when the emperor heard it, the first thing he thought of was that the queen mother was unwell again.

"Returning to the emperor is because of the birthday gift presented by Yu Zehou." The servant quickly replied.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then he was a little puzzled, "I have handed this matter over to the empress." He is very busy and still has a lot of political affairs to deal with, so he really doesn't want to be distracted by such a trivial matter, but since the empress dowager Come and call, the most filial emperor has to go.

The servant responded with a look of panic and obsession on his face, "If you go back to the emperor, this birthday gift presented by Yu Zehou is really too unusual. The queen mother invited the emperor to watch it." He still remembered the That kind of shock is definitely not something that can be described in words.

Now, even the emperor became curious, and immediately set up the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and couldn't help asking, "What kind of cloth is Yu Zehou offering?" Words like "appreciation" can't be used either. It seems that Ni Yuze has worked hard this time. Thinking about how suspicious he was because of the "big gift" Ni Yuze gave two days ago, I can't help but feel a little nervous. Guilty—isn't this "judging the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain"!

"Back to the emperor, what Yu Zehou presented this time is a screen." The servant replied.

"What? The screen?" The emperor was upset. He hadn't heard that Ni Yuze was making furniture, and he didn't want to offer silk. Could it be that this imperial merchant didn't want to do it?Isn't this a demonstration to the royal family? !Does that mean that even if he doesn't go to sea, he can still pay the profits and taxes? !
It was with this kind of anger that the emperor entered the Compassionate Peace Palace.

In order for the emperor to fully feel the uniqueness of this screen, the empress dowager had someone set it up in advance. When the emperor stepped into the main hall of the Palace of Compassion and Peace, a court lady quickly stepped forward and opened a screen. The "window" that opens to the south.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor was stunned.

It is Sishizheng (ten o'clock in the morning) and the sun has risen quite high. The sun is warm and charming. Today is another sunny day. The autumn sky is clear and high, and one or two white clouds are floating leisurely in the blue sky. All became the best background for that "building".

That building was built on the blue sky, floating with the white clouds from a distance, so that people can't see its base at all, but the details of the magnificent and carved beams and painted buildings can be clearly seen: the flying eaves, Exquisite utensils, curtains fluttering in the air... Its main body should be made of gold, otherwise, how could it be so dazzling? !

There are also those people in the middle, with high crowns and sleeves fluttering, sitting around on the high platform of the building drinking and having fun, as well as those maids carrying cups, plates and bowls, and those dancers who are singing and dancing. It is so lifelike that even the wrinkles on the clothes and the expression on the face can be seen very clearly, it is almost within reach.

If you look closely, the clothes of little boys and maids holding flower baskets are floating in the air. The flying petals and delicious fruits surround them, making people almost smell the unique fragrance. To their laughter and joy.

This scene should only exist in the sky, it will never be in the world!This is the clearest feeling the emperor had when he saw this picture!
"Your Majesty," I don't know when the Empress Dowager came to the Emperor's side with the support of the Empress, "The Ai family also saw this screen when they first saw it.

It was only then that the emperor remembered that this picture had a name, it was called "Peng Zu's Thousand-year-old Banquet", and it described the scene when Peng Zu celebrated his thousand-year birthday.

In this time and space, "Peng Zu" is a legendary figure. According to legend, he was a long-lived old man in the world. He lived to be [-] years old in the world. He went to the fairyland, and then he passed his thousand-year-old birthday in the fairyland, and finally cultivated into an immortal body.

"Peng Zu" has always been a symbol of longevity, and "Thousand Years" is the respectful name everyone gives to the Queen Mother and Empress. Therefore, Ni Yuze presented a screen with such content on the Queen Mother's birthday, which is really timely and appropriate.

In fact, birthday presents with this content have already been given by someone, but they did not have such wonderful hand-drawn paintings as Yu Qianli and Yuanbao's "three-dimensional painting method", let alone weaving "three-dimensional silk" screens.

This screen is two meters to 1.2 meters high and about half a meter wide. It adopts the shape of a circular window. There are carved window sashes that can be opened at the front and rear. It uses telescopic brackets—two wooden frames can be supported and put down.

After such adjustments, this "window" can always be at a 45-degree angle above the line of sight depending on the viewer's angle, so that this lifelike picture can "float" in the air, giving people the feeling of being in a fairyland .

In fact, the best time to watch this screen is not during the day, but at night when the moon is shining, especially when the moon is full. As long as the "window" is placed in the right position, the "buildings" and "people" in the screen will It can appear in the full moon, vivid and vivid. It is said that the scene can make people "immersive" and "fairy".

At the same time, in order to try to highlight the three-dimensional effect, the warp thread of this pair of Kesi screens uses the top-level "clear silk". Less made clothes.

However, it is widely used as accessories in neon clothes. After dyeing the clear yarn, it is covered on the outside of the silk skirt. It will flutter in the wind with the material, and it is said that it is just like a living thing.

The screen is made of clear yarn as the base, coupled with the carving and hollowing effect on the joints of Kesi itself, making full use of the light, and achieving the effect of "appearing out of thin air" and "brilliant" all at once. It can really be called "magic skills".

The emperor, the empress dowager, and the empress looked around the screen for a while, and were really overwhelmed by this skill. Ni Yuze, to be precise, Yuan Bao's goal was finally fully achieved.

While sitting down to drink tea, the queen said, "Your Majesty, this screen is a Kesi screen. Although Kesi is also a kind of cloth, this Kesi has never been included in the tributes of the palace. The concubine is really embarrassed now." .”

Yes, because Kesi is extremely expensive, the emperor thought it was too luxurious. In order not to encourage extravagance, he decreed that since he succeeded to the throne, the palace would no longer use Kesi as a tribute. Now the queen said this to the emperor, it is actually true The first thing is to give Ni Yuze "eye medicine", wishing that the emperor would directly punish Ni Yuze for a major crime of disobedience and disrespect, but if he couldn't, it would be good for the emperor to have an impression of Ni Yuze's "willfulness".

Sure enough, the emperor said with displeasure, "Kesi is still a kind of cloth. If he is elected at that time, he will not pay tribute to Kesi." After all, the weaving of Kesi represents the top skill of the weaving industry. Ni Yuze It's not a big deal to use this screen as a birthday gift, it's just a little inappropriate, and the reason why the queen said this is because she clearly knows that the Qu family definitely doesn't have such good weaving skills. From a point of view, in this competition, the Qu family really lost without any suspense.

After listening to the emperor's words, the queen smiled slightly, "But your majesty, Yu Zehou did not participate in the selection of the cloth imperial merchant this year."

"This..." The emperor paused, Kesi is a bit reluctant to count as cloth, what is this child going crazy about?

The empress dowager who had been silent all this time couldn't stand it any longer. She secretly tolerated the queen's tricks on weekdays. Could it be that the empress really thought she was dead?
"If your majesty has spare time, why don't you look at the copy that the child handed in." After the queen mother said lightly, she got up and said, "Sit down and rest at Ai's house." Her displeasure was clearly expressed, Whether it's because of Ni Yuze's birthday gift or the emperor's future foundation, as a mother, she must remind the emperor.

When the emperor and the empress got up to see each other off, the empress's face was very embarrassing, and after being stared at by the emperor, she broke out in cold sweat. After many years of husband and wife, the empress knew that the emperor looked very gentle on the surface, but in reality In fact, if the emperor wants to do anything, there is nothing he can't do. The emperor's methods are gentle but tough, often causing people to die without knowing how they died, and the process is often painful, and the emperor's current appearance is just I am telling her that the emperor has tolerated her little tricks to the limit, so she had better be careful!
The so-called "copywriting" is actually the "election description" of each merchant participating in the election. In this document, the merchants will clearly explain which type of item they want to participate in the election, and will also state in detail the advantages and disadvantages of their products. In Yuan Bao's mind, this is a "bidding document" for bidding.

Generally speaking, this kind of "copywriting" cannot reach the hands of the emperor, so the empress dowager only mentioned that sentence.

Ni Yuze's "bidding document" is very concise, and the emperor almost read it at a glance. It can be said that this time Ni Yuze provided the royal family with a brand new category of campaign items, which is called "three-dimensional Kesi". It is clearly pointed out that this thing is indeed very expensive. In order not to conflict with the emperor's decree not to allow the harem to use Kesi as a tribute, he made Kesi into a finished product and presented it to the royal family. Screens or ready-made clothes, and only one tribute per year.

The quantity of one piece separates the "three-dimensional Kesi" from the daily necessities, and it is impossible to cause extravagance anyway. At the same time, the value of the "three-dimensional Kesi" is suddenly raised to a very noble position You know, Kesi itself has been called the "Holy Fabric", and the current "three-dimensional Kesi" is definitely the "King of Kings"!
The emperor is very satisfied with Ni Yuze's approach. It can be said that Ni Yuze thought very carefully. He not only saved the face of the royal family, but also used his best things to run for the imperial business. He expressed full respect to the queen and avoided confrontation with the Qu family. In the end, he gave the emperor a very good thing.

After looking at the screen, the emperor and everyone who saw it knew in their hearts that the value of this "three-dimensional tapestry" is definitely far more than that of gold and jade. If the emperor uses it to reward people, it will fully reflect the "magnificence of the emperor's grace" , Such a tribute, how could the emperor refuse? !
(End of this chapter)