I want to do research even if I have no money

The showy operation of the depth of field aroused the curiosity of many people in the manor, and Situ Meng did not hesitate to let them see. After all the green plums were planted, everyone was overwhelmed by the beautiful scenery. this beauty.

Situ Meng did not give up the idea of ​​transferring the focus of his business to the capital. In fact, he had contacted many forces in the capital through Situ Li and the Jiangnan General Chamber of Commerce, and was about to transfer a certain part of the industry there.

At this moment, President Gao revealed a piece of news to him, that is, the emperor was going to make a southern tour, and he was about to arrive in Yangzhou.

As the chairman of the Jiangnan General Chamber of Commerce, President Gao has received the emperor more than once.After all, as the leader of the Jiangnan business forces and a native of Yangzhou, he knows Yangzhou better than the Yangzhou magistrate—the Yangzhou magistrate is just a foreigner transferred from other places. He received and accompanied him with the prefect of Yangzhou and others.

But this time the southern tour was a little different. Usually, the emperor stayed at the magistrate's mansion in Yangzhou during his southern tour.

The news spread like wildfire after a few days, and soon, everyone in Yangzhou knew the news that the emperor was going to live in Chengning Villa.

Some people speculate that Situ Meng himself has a very close relationship with the sixth prince, and he participated in the investigation of the fire engine oil reselling case a while ago, and also has a long-term cooperative relationship with the Jiangnan General Army Camp. It may be that the emperor's southern tour is to give him The imperial merchant even wanted to give Situ Meng an official position.

Situ Meng didn't take these guesses to heart. All he cared about was whether Jing Shen would be in the team on the southern tour, and whether he and Jing Shen could meet each other.

Soon, the news that the emperor will come to Yangzhou soon spread all over the streets and alleys. Everyone, whether they are officials, government servants or ordinary people, walk faster unconsciously. Everyone is making their own preparations to go to Yangzhou. Greet Your Majesty.

Chengning Villa is also making preparations. The manor seems to be very lively every day, and everyone's faces are full of expressions of anticipation and reward.

That night, Situ Meng heard someone knocking on the door before going to bed. He wondered who was looking for him so late. When he opened the door, he threw himself into a warm and enthusiastic embrace. He was startled. When he smelled the familiar Slowly relax after the taste.

"Why are you here? Doesn't it mean that you won't arrive until the day after tomorrow?" Situ Meng gave way, and closed the wooden door after Jing Shen entered.

Jing Shen sat down at the round table familiarly, "I miss you so much, I can't help but come here. How, surprise?"

"I was really taken aback by you." Seeing Jing Shen pouted, Situ Meng smiled, "But I'm still very happy to meet you."

He poured Jing Shen a cup of tea, "What are you going to do tonight? Sleep here?"

Unexpectedly, Jing Shen shook his head, "I'll leave later, this time I sneaked out, I have to go back before dawn."

"In such a hurry?"

"Well, I just can't help it, I want to see you in advance."

Situ Meng thought about the distance between the southern tour team and the villa that President Gao had said, and wondered how many war horses Depth of Field ran down on the way just to catch a glimpse of him.

He hugged Jingshen from behind distressedly, "It's so tiring after going back and forth, don't do this next time, you know?"

Jing Shen didn't speak, Situ Meng knew that he didn't listen, he sighed and said, "When are you going back? I'll see you off."

The two had been warm for a short time. In order not to be discovered by others, Depth of Field wanted to go back again. Situ Meng sent him out, and all the trains and locomotives stopped in the middle of the night. Depth of Field came here on horseback. Situ Meng was worried that the horses would sprint for too long. To be safe, after discussing with Jing Shen, he brought out the horses bought by the sea caravan from overseas and exchanged them with Jing Shen's horses.

The two rode to Yangzhou, Situ Meng watched the depth of field gradually disappear into the dark back, waved his hands from a distance, turned the horse's head and went back to the manor.

The next day, the southern tour team arrived in Yangzhou in the afternoon.The prefect of Yangzhou, President Gao, Situ Meng and others received the emperor together in the most famous restaurant in Yangzhou, that is, Situ Li's restaurant.

In this southern tour team, the emperor brought only concubine Jian Guifei, and the others were the princes and princesses born to him and Jian Guifei. Situ Meng had seen all these people during the hunt.

In addition, there are Princess Xueqing's daughter, Princess Xian, and Princess Xueyang's son.The two little babies are white, fat and cute, like the golden boy and jade girl in front of the Guanyin seat.

During the emperor's southern tour, the general army camp in the south of the Yangtze River transferred all the soldiers who were on vacation back to the barracks, and the former bandits who had been on vacation in the manor were also called back.

Bai Qiyun, who originally lived in Chengning Garden, moved to Lin Mansion temporarily because the emperor ordered her to live in Chengning Garden.

During his stay in Chengning Garden, the emperor had an audience with the owner of the manor, Situ Meng. When he was hunting before, the emperor already felt that this man was dignified, sincere and friendly.After the accident with the fifth prince, if it weren't for Situ Meng, the fifth prince would have been terminally ill and unable to recover.

Now that he hasn't seen him for a few months, Situ Meng is standing in front of him, and he feels that Situ Meng seems to have changed a lot, but nothing has changed, he is still the young man with the heart of a child.

"Is Master Situ married now? Is there a woman he likes? I can propose a marriage for you."

In ancient times as in modern times, as long as they reach the age of marriage, the older generation will worry about them, as if they will die alone in a few years.

Situ Meng originally felt sorry for his parents because of the depth of field, but now the emperor's unintentional question made his hair stand on end, as if their feelings had been seen through.

"This...this...I..."

"Master Situ has just turned [-], and he is young and vigorous, and it is too late to work hard!" Concubine Jian Guifei relieved Situ Meng and diverted the topic by the way, "I heard that Master Situ also ran a maritime business. Team? I have never been to sea in my life, are there many other countries on the sea? Have you had any impressive experiences?"

"Reporting to the imperial concubine," Situ Meng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and followed the words of the noble concubine Jian, "In fact, Caomin has never gone to sea in person, and all of them are under his command. But I heard them tell a lot of interesting things about the sea. ..."

He picked out a few pieces and told the emperor Jian Guifei and the others that the emperor's attention was indeed attracted by what he had seen and heard at sea, and everyone including Jian Guifei listened carefully to Situ Meng's narration of these interesting stories.

From the anecdote at sea to the later professional matters, he was so excited that he temporarily forgot about the abduction of other people's cabbage, and became the generous owner of the manor again.

Knowing that the emperor will stay at Chengning Villa, Situ Meng has already prepared some words to say to the emperor.One is about the sea caravan. No one is not greedy. Even if they are in a high position, even if they own the whole world and have supreme power, they still feel that it is not enough.

Situ Meng took advantage of this mentality and used examples to tell the emperor how much profit the sea caravans can make every year, and how many advanced technologies in overseas countries are worth learning.

Hearing the profit figure, the emperor was really moved.In the past few years, natural disasters and man-made disasters happened frequently, and the national treasury was almost emptied because of these things. However, not long after the disaster, it was impossible to impose taxes.

Even if the rich businessmen and officials who fell in the case of reselling engine oil gave the treasury a little income, it was still a drop in the bucket. As an emperor who always had a sense of crisis, the country's lack of money had always been a concern for him.

Jing Shen told Situ Meng about this matter, and Situ Meng did what he said, and it really attracted the emperor's attention.

The depth of field and Situ Meng secretly exchanged a look. Situ Meng understood and asked someone to call Stephen. Compared with him, Stephen is more familiar with overseas affairs.

From the cakes painted by Situ Meng, the emperor saw benefits; and from Stephen's mouth, he saw the technology that can make the country progress-everyone who wants to be a good emperor has a dream of dominating the world, and today's emperor also It's the same. After hearing so much, it would be a lie to say that I am not moved.

The emperor asked people to retreat first, and only the two princes, King Xian and Jing Shen, were left behind. The three of them discussed for a long time before opening the door to let everyone in. Situ Meng was granted an imperial merchant on the spot.

"Caomin thank Your Majesty Long En!"

"Don't get too excited," said the virtuous king. "To tell you the truth, there are many pedantic old people in the court. They have objected to the maritime trade routes, and they think that the late emperor's closure of the maritime trade routes must have some consequences." Its consideration is very controversial for His Majesty to reopen the trade route."

"So before they see the official profit, they can't let them know about it, and they can't be peaceful if they don't let it go up."

The emperor nodded, "I promise that your imperial business will not be made public for the time being. Only when you get the exact benefits can your name as the imperial business be known to the public. And before that, you must seek interests for the country in your own name .So, do you understand?"

Situ Meng had no objection to the emperor's verbal secret decree. He originally thought that becoming an imperial merchant was not necessary. The most important thing was to allow overseas technology to flow in, making domestic science and technology more diversified and enriching the common people. their lives.

The emperor didn't expect that Situ Meng didn't complain at all about not being able to become an imperial merchant in a fair manner, so he couldn't help but give him a higher look, and even Situ Meng's proposal of printing books to popularize fire mechanism techniques was smoothly agreed.

A long time ago, shortly after the Huahuo Factory was established and its reputation first started, Situ Meng and Bai Qiyun compiled a series of books on fire mechanism techniques, from basic popularization to deeper research and study, and then to technological upgrading and development As for the route, it can be said that as long as it is about the fire mechanism technique, it is all written in this set of books.

However, because Situ Li said that this kind of books could not be printed and sold at will like the story books, and had to be reviewed and approved by relevant departments such as the Department of Fire Organs before printing, so they have been left here, and this set of books is only circulated in the Fireworks Factory.

Hearing that the emperor wanted to have an audience with him, Situ Meng immediately thought of printing the book. He presented this set of books to the emperor. The emperor was not familiar with fire mechanism techniques, but Situ Meng's set of books was easy to understand, even outsiders could Can understand.

With the emperor's permission, Situ Meng invited another author of this set of books, Bai Qiyun, to meet with him, and the two explained the creation concept of this book in detail.

Bai Qiyun was invited by the popular eunuch next to the emperor. The emperor was a little surprised when he saw her for the first time. This was the first time he saw a female Fire Mechanism Director, and she was a weak looking woman. His voice could not help but to speak. Slowed down a bit.

However, Bai Qiyun's performance was unrestrained and generous. She calmly answered the questions of the emperor and the two princes without any tweaking or hesitation, which gave them a good impression.

In the end, the emperor was persuaded by them and readily accepted the printing of this set of books popularizing fire mechanism techniques, and promised to put the printing of books on the agenda as soon as he returned to Beijing.

King Xian took over the task of printing the book, and he asked Situ Meng to give him a complete set of books. After returning to Beijing, he and the fire agency department checked again and the book would be printed.

The southern tour team will stay in Yangzhou for a while, and it happens to coincide with Jing Shen's birthday, and the emperor throws a big banquet to celebrate Jing Shen's birthday.

Situ Meng was also fortunate to be invited to participate. There was a wide aisle between him and the depth of field, and there were several tables.While drinking and drinking, he saw from a distance that Jing Shen's handsome face was full of joy. This scene seemed different from what he usually knew, but also seemed the same.

Naughty, clever, cunning, arrogant, indifferent, affectionate, emotional, lovable... There are many aspects of the depth of field, but they are not unfamiliar, as if they are composed of many aspects. A dazzling depth of field that cannot be ignored.

The black girl is no longer a black girl, but the depth of field is still that depth of field, the depth of field that belongs to him.

At this time, Jing Shen also seemed to have noticed Situ Meng's side. Everyone knows his habit of not drinking. The banquet is full of family members and courtiers, and it is impossible for anyone to toast him. He returned the blessings of everyone with tea instead of wine. , sneaked out after the banquet entered the next stage.

At this time, Situ Meng had been waiting outside for a while, and Jing Shen said: "I'm sorry, my father always dragged me to talk today, and I finally slipped out after the dancer came on stage."

Situ Meng smiled, "Today is your birthday, you should spend a little longer with Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine."

Jing Shen smiled and hugged Situ Meng's waist, resting his chin on his shoulder, "Father and mother concubine don't need me to accompany you! Father and concubine are the only ones in the eyes of the father, whether I and the emperor are there or not?" , he's fine."

Thinking of all the rumors about Concubine Jian, Situ Meng said with a smile: "It is really rare that His Majesty still has a deep affection for Concubine Jian for so many years."

"It's a pity that the one who loves him the most is not my mother and concubine." Jing Shen murmured, "The Empress of Tai'an Palace has such a deep affection for the father, even my mother and concubine feel inferior, but... forget it, today is my birthday , let’s not talk about this! You know, I’ve been suffocating these days, I can see you every day, but I can’t hold you like this now, my father and brother call me around all day, it’s nothing To do things, just listen to them discussing about the country and society, and suffocate a person!"

"Birthday, don't always talk about whether you are dead or not!" Situ Meng patted his hand, "Be careful for people to see!"

"No, the guards are not here! They are all at the banquet... I think you can't think well, why do you want me to hug you?"

Situ Meng couldn't resist him, so he had to let him hug him from behind. He felt the depth of field breathing on his side, so he turned his face away, and the two kissed naturally.

"Cough, cough, cough!" After kissing for an unknown amount of time, a coughing sound pulled them back from their distractions. Situ Meng was startled, and immediately pushed the depth of field away with his elbow.

"Your... High concubine empress!" Situ Meng was startled when he saw the person coming, and knelt down abruptly, kneeling so fast that his knee hit the ground hard, the sound made even the depth of field feel pain for him.