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Chapter 77 The Ancient Control Group
In the few months before the marriage, Situ Zhou was driven around by his father, and he was as tired as a dog.
After the big wedding, Emperor Jianming showed great kindness and gave his son a one-month wedding leave. Situ Zhou didn't go anywhere, but stayed in the mansion with his wife.
If you want to talk about any changes in the life after getting married, if you want to talk about Yan Zhao, it is not much different from that in Yunze County, and it is also very comfortable, but the place where you live is bigger.
Emperor Jianming really loved his son. The address of the prince's mansion has already been chosen. Not only is the location close to the imperial city, but several old houses of princes and princes have been opened up, renovated and rebuilt, and the scale is large enough to run around. It took a few days to see the mansion.
It's just the Prince's Mansion in Capital City, if it comes to the fief in the future, there will be a new Prince's Mansion.
Yan Zhao had to lament the extravagant treatment of the feudal royal family.
According to the rules of this era, couples in high-ranking families lived in separate courtyards, but Si Tuzhou had no intention of moving at all from the first day of their wedding night. Basic necessities of life, even handling some official duties, were not the same.Here is the princess.Correspondingly, all the things have also been moved to the yard here.
Twelve hours a day, almost ten hours the two of them stayed together. Sometimes talking and laughing together, even the servants next to them seem redundant. It's like never letting someone wait on you in the house when you go to bed.
No one dared to persuade them to talk about etiquette and rules. In this mansion, His Highness is the biggest rule, saying one thing, and now there is one more person, that is the prince and concubine. The princess is not a picky and troublesome person, but as long as it is what she says, His Highness never objects.
Si Tuzhou said that although you can only watch but not eat, it is good to sleep with your fragrant and soft wife.
The people in the Prince's Mansion are also gradually getting used to His Highness being extremely close and fond of the Prince's Concubine.
Except for a few people brought by Yan Zhao's dowry, they were sent to various parts of the prince's mansion, and there was no special treatment.Si Tuzhou also handed over all the influential people under him to Yan Zhao without hesitation.
Just one sentence, "Just look at it and use it. If it's useful, you can take it to the fief in the future. If you don't obey, you can stay in Capital City and guard the prince's mansion."
By the way, Si Tuzhou also accompanied Yan Zhao, and took an inventory of the Prince's Mansion, which is the property under his name.
Last time Si Tuzhou sent a property list, but obviously it was more than that, it was to show off Yan Zhao’s appearance, and naturally there were some things that could not be included in the dowry, such as the tens of thousands of acres of Huangzhuang awarded by the royal family.This item is enough to support all the expenses of the Prince's Mansion.
In addition, when the prince leaves the palace to open the mansion, a large sum of money and the manor property will be allocated from the internal funds, which can be regarded as the emperor's subsidy to his son.
Just these are not enough to be rich on the property list, Yan Zhao can't help but feel a little puzzled.
Si Tuzhou explained again that before he left the palace and opened the mansion, many officials and wealthy businessmen paid tribute to them.The former will also take into account the avoidance of forming a party for personal gain, but the latter is regarded as the prince's legal income or welfare even if His Majesty knows about it, and turns a blind eye.
And for those wealthy businessmen, they also hope to be affiliated with noble people so that they can do business steadily and protect their huge property from being robbed by others. Compared with the few percent of filial piety, it is nothing .
Not to mention other places, but in this Capital City, none of those famous industries has a backstage.Otherwise, if a tile falls at the feet of the emperor, it will be the sons of dignitaries, sons of the clan, and ordinary businessmen who will be offended.
Si Tuzhou told Yan Zhao again, the few companies that he dedicated to filial piety, and Yan Zhao also heard the names of two or three of them.
In fact, you don't need to care about these things. To put it simply, Si Tuzhou doesn't need much business, but he is not short of money because of his status, and like the third prince who has the most filial piety under his family, his main purpose is to attract officials and win people's hearts.
Yan Zhao understood one thing, in ancient times, power was the greatest wealth.
On this day, Si Tuzhou took Yan Zhao to another property under his name, which was a large workshop.
Yan Zhao saw a special carriage here, which was different from the common two-wheeled carriage, this was a four-wheeled carriage.
"I made some improvements to the bearings, and the front wheel guide technology of the four-wheeled carriage that has not yet appeared in this era..."
Si Tuzhou has thought of these four-wheeled carriages ever since he heard Yan Zhao talk about the bumpy carriages and horses on the Capital City road.
In terms of load and comfort, a four-wheeled carriage is far better than a car. There is only one steering wheel missing, and it can be said that it is easy to overcome technically. The front two wheels are mounted on one frame, the rear two wheels are mounted on another frame, and the rear frame is mounted on the front frame, connected by a runner, which is actually two two-wheeled vehicles The combination. In addition, he found a way to add a shock absorption system to the car.
If Yan Zhao hadn't mentioned it, Si Tuzhou would have forgotten to pick up this bit of knowledge about traversers.
Although Yan Zhao did not study science and engineering like Si Tuzhou, he could understand some principles after listening to his explanations.It would be a lie to say that he was not moved, but the surprise was not limited to this one. Later, Yan Zhao also saw a familiar object—cement.
Although the four-wheeled carriage was built, Si Tuzhou soon realized that it was restricted by geographical conditions, and it was best to be able to drive on wide and flat roads in order to play its role.
So Si Tuzhou also successfully mixed the cement by the way.
Yan Zhao: "..."
She couldn't help but reflect on herself, whether she was a little too salty.But in comparison, Si Tuzhou does have an advantage. It has status and is not short of financial resources and manpower. It can try any idea, and it can even be made out of cement.
Xu Shi was very relieved of her daughter. Not long after she returned home, Xiao Mingjin was ready to leave for Suzhou.
It wasn't easy to come here, but when left, had a few more cars, not only the rewards from His Majesty and the Concubine, but also the gifts Si Tuzhou prepared for his father-in-law and mother-in-law.In addition, he also arranged many escorts to accompany him.
Beside the Guandao Pavilion, Xiao Mingjin looked at his daughter reluctantly, muttering and exhorting her for a long time.
Si Tuzhou said sincerely, "Mother-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Ah Zhao."
After watching the chariots and horses go away, Yan Zhao was still a little sad, Si Tuzhou coaxed her, "What do you want to eat after you go back, let the kitchen do it, last time you mentioned the cook in the concubine's palace, I already askedThere are two here, one is good at making pastries, and the other is good at making all kinds of pots."
"Seafood Hotpot."
Food is always the greatest comfort.
As Si Tuzhou said, this time he officially opened the mansion, he wanted to follow the footsteps of the prince, and there will only be more people who please his filial piety.After all, Si Tuzhou was quite a favored prince among Emperor Jianming, and even the small officials who wanted to climb up the ladder were watching closely, wanting to curry favor with him.
There are endless means of flattery. Today there are those who offer antique calligraphy and paintings, tomorrow there are those who send rare treasures and fine wines, and there are those who send all kinds of beauties.
Yan Zhao was still a little curious about the talents of those beauties, but Situ Zhou's face darkened and he dismissed them all. As for the imperial merchant who wanted to send the beauties, he directly ordered them not to accept postings from his family.
In the end, only a cook who was good at cooking Jiang Nan dishes was left. Who doesn't know that the Sixth Prince's concubine grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, and now those who want to follow the Sixth Prince's footsteps will know who to really please.
Similarly, there were quite a few people who sent posts to Yan Zhao, the prince and concubine, and they were all high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital, and they were all in the name of various flower viewing banquets.
Yan Zhao remembers what Si Tuzhou said last time, and ignores it if it is not necessary. She would rather go to the workshop to have a look at it when she has time.
However, someone from her uncle's house asked her to go to Ci'an Temple in Beijing to offer incense and pray for blessings, but Yan Zhao did not refuse. After someone replied to Xiao's house, the housekeeper of the Prince's Mansion said respectfully, "You must send someone to notify Ci'an Temple to clear the venue in advance, so as not to disturb the prince and concubine's offering of incense."
Looking at the butler's natural appearance, it can be seen that people in the royal family have always traveled like this.
But it was still too much trouble for Yan Zhao, she waved her hand, "Don't be so troublesome."
After Si Tuzhou found out, "It just so happened that I also wrote a note about the cement, and I'm going to hand it over to my father. When I get back, I'll go to Ci'an Temple to accompany you. The chrysanthemums on the mountain are in bloom at this time of year."
Last time, after spending a few days in the workshop, the two finally discussed and decided that the four-wheeled carriage can be used as a private industrial technology, but things like cement have to be handed over to the imperial court. Only with the imperial court can cement pave roads be spread all over the world.
Buddhism and Taoism were prevalent in the Daning Dynasty. Although Ci'an Temple was not a royal temple, it was full of incense on weekdays and was often visited by dignitaries.
Therefore, the temple Buddha statues are built magnificently.
Although Yan Zhao didn't ask for other people to be dismissed to clear the venue, given her status, it is impossible for the monks in Ci'an Temple to treat her as an ordinary pilgrim, which should be the highest standard of treatment.
It was Mrs. Xiao's idea to come to Ci'an Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings. She used to worry about Yan Zhao's collision, and wanted to come to Buddhism to pray for blessings and wash away bad luck. .
This time came here because there are rumors that the Ci'an Temple has a lot of luck, especially when it comes to marriage and heirs.
The corners of Yan Zhao's mouth twitched slightly when he heard what his aunt Fan said. This is really a reminder of marriage and childbearing everywhere.
After burning the incense and asking for a lottery, the person who unwrapped the lottery for Yan Zhao was also the abbot of Ci'an Temple.
"Princes and concubines are people with deep blessings. They are born to honor their lives, and nobles also honor themselves."
Yan Zhao suspected that this monk would have good things to say about any dignitary he met.
The Fan family and the old lady seemed quite convinced. In comparison, Yan Zhao didn't really believe in this kind of metaphysics of fate even after going through time travel. Those who grew up under the red flag were naturally atheists.
After leaving the main hall, the old lady was getting old and tired easily, so she went to the meditation room to rest while being served by the people around her, while Yan Zhao and the eldest aunt wandered around the temple for a while. Fan also talked about some anecdotes in Beijing, and mentioned that someone sent a beautiful concubine to the sixth prince's mansion. It turned out that this had become a gossip in the circle. Now, who doesn't know that the sixth prince and his wife are newly married Yaner, and they are still anxious about Mengmeng. burnt.
Fan reminded kindly, "The relationship between you and His Highness is the most important thing. Those words are all false. Don't hurt the relationship between husband and wife just to be a virtuous person."
Li Zi is often more important than face, and it is mostly those empty-handed people who maintain the reputation of being virtuous and virtuous.
Knowing that there are no concubines and concubines in the Sixth Prince's Mansion so far, Fan can only be happy for his niece, and the only worry is that the concubine Shu Gui in the palace will have some criticisms.
Yan Zhao shook his head with a smile and said, "The imperial concubine never cares about the affairs of our house."
Occasionally, when she went to the palace to pay her respects, Concubine Shu was also caring and kind to her. Yan Zhao also guessed that there might be something inside, but Si Tuzhou didn't say anything, so she didn't ask any more.She trusts Si Tuzhou and will not ask to know everything about him.