The Evil King's Favorite Concubine: Genius Perfumer

Chapter 24 Qingyun Road

Perfumers did not exist after the founding of the Great Xiao, but have existed since ancient times.

However, the previous dynasties were not as strong as Xiao Chao.Although Taizu Taizong banned the entry of fanxiang into the country several times in a row when the country was founded, he wanted to stop this extravagant atmosphere for a while.But the fact is that Xiao people's habit of advocating fragrance is getting stronger day by day, and the court is no longer unstoppable.

When the palace also respected incense, the prosperity of incense in the entire Xiao Dynasty also reached its peak.

At the time of Emperor Chengzong, there was a special post of incense in the palace, and the official was up to the seventh or eighth rank, who was responsible for the sacrifices in the palace and the use of incense when the royal family and nobles traveled.There are also eunuchs with palm prints in the supply warehouse of the inner government, and they are also in charge of the yellow wax, white wax, agarwood, etc. in the palace.

At that time, Tai Temple, Tai Hospital and Imperial Dining Room were the places where the most incense was used in the entire palace.Because spices are firstly used for sacrifices, but also as medicines for saving lives and healing the wounded, and can also be used as seasonings for diet, so there are specialized personnel in several places in the palace who manage the use of incense.

During the reign of Xianzong in the first two generations, the Fragrance and Medicine Bureau was established in the palace. All the incense used by the general manager and the incense used in other places were all managed by the Fragrance and Medicine Bureau.

The Xiangyao Bureau has great power at that time, and it is no different at any time.That is to say, from then on, people engaged in the fragrance and medicine industry in Daxiao gradually began to have the status of "official family".

In the later period of Emperor Xianzong, the establishment of incense workshop systems at all levels across the country was completed, and the assessment and upgrading of perfumers became very systematic, and it was even jokingly called the "Imperial Examination of Fragrance Dao".

Before Xianzong, perfumer was the respectful title people gave to masters who could make fragrance medicine.After Xianzong, the perfumer has completely become a very standardized profession.

Those who have not passed the strict test and have not obtained the official famous brand and Shangguan's roster, no matter how deeply they study incense, they cannot be called perfumers.

To become a real perfumer, the road is extremely difficult, and it is really no easier than taking the imperial examination.

First of all, you must first enter the official spice workshop in the county where your household registration is located, and learn from the master master from the elementary school apprentice doing hard work.Apprentices have mastered the basics of incense in the workshop and are recommended by the master before they can participate in the annual county-level fragrance evaluation and enter the county-level incense workshop.

Then, the apprentices have to go to the county-level incense workshops—such as the Deling County incense workshop where Gan Tiantian is located. After studying for one year and passing the "perfumery craftsman" examination, they are eligible to squeeze into the prefecture-level incense workshops that only have three per year. Promotion quota.

After arriving at the government-level incense shop, these "perfumers" will work hard to become "perfumers".

Every year, there are seven to ten province-level quotas for government-level incense workshops.But to be included in this list, one must have the recommendation of three prefecture-level perfumers, as well as recognized representative works, and one must have won the top three rankings in the prefecture-level fragrance fighting meeting!
Only when they are on this list can they take off their status as "craftsmen" and become "perfumers" recognized by the government.

After arriving at the provincial incense shop, the perfumer can work hard to enter Beijing, desperately squeeze into the Beijing quota, become an official of the Fragrant Medicine Bureau, or even a "big incense master".

You can also stay in the local area and work as a master in various incense shops to make a lot of money.

"When it came to Wenzong in the former dynasty, there was another major reform."

Ji Bingyun said these rules in a leisurely manner, and found that Gan Tiantian was listening extremely attentively, and was still taking notes.

"The handwriting is really ugly, and it's all typos." He hummed disdainfully, but Gan Tiantian just ignored him, the brush is hard to write, okay?She doesn't know how to write traditional characters, dear!Anyway, just write it down and understand it.

"Master, please continue."

She made a gesture of invitation and urged him to continue.

What exactly is this major reform?
"Empress Wenzong, Xu, has become obsessed with incense. Wenzong and the empress have a very good relationship, and the two often savor incense in the palace for pleasure."

"Later, under the prompting of Empress Xu, the Xiangyao Bureau was split into two and became the Shangxiang Bureau and the Shangpharmaceutical Bureau."

"However... this is actually related to the growing prosperity of the overseas Panxiang trade..."

In name, the Shangyao Bureau is in charge of the Shangxiang Bureau, but the two bureaus are actually independent and have similar status.

Shangyao Bureau is in charge of the national and overseas spice trade; Shangxiang is in charge of the incense used by the palace, the imperial court, and Buddhist affairs, as well as the distribution of local incense.

"Later, there gradually became a customary rule. Among the perfumers, the men were assigned to the Shangyao Bureau to deal with the imperial court, and the women entered the palace as female officials and entered the Shangxiang Bureau."

Gan Tiantian realized that it was indeed a major reform.

That Empress Xu has raised the female perfumer to a new level - she can be a female official!

"Then, Xiaoji, you used to be the Great Fragrance Master? What position do you hold in the Pharmacy Bureau?"

Ji Bingyun was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect Gan Tiantian to ask about herself.

Normally, he wouldn't answer any questions about himself.But now...he happened to be in the mood.

"Our Xijiang Ji's family has started with overseas fanxiang trade since the previous dynasty."

The Ji family is well-deserved as the world's number one fragrant medicine family.

An inland family can join hands with several major coastal families to take over half of the world's spice trade.And the perfumers of the Ji family are also talented.

But Ji Bingyun was still known as the unborn genius of the Ji family back then.

At the age of ten, he was directly recommended by the Ji family to enter the government-level incense shop, and at the age of 12, he obtained the qualification of a perfumer.

Before he arrived, he was already famous all over the world.That year, he entered Beijing under the imperial edict, and was specifically referred to as the "Great Fragrance Master" by the Empress Dowager Sheng, and he was in the limelight for a while.

He didn't say much about these glorious past events, but simply mentioned his experience of upgrading, which has already made Gan Tiantian stare wildly.Idol!

"But, I missed..."

In a big fight with Zhufan Kingdom, he actually missed.Afterwards, he was despised by the queen mother and the emperor, and because he had little contact with his colleagues, he was thrown into trouble by people, and they jointly drove him out of the capital.

After returning to Ji's house, his status naturally plummeted, and he died of drunkenness within a year.

"This silver smoked ball was my favorite thing I wore during my lifetime."

Ji Bingyun's eyes fell on the silver smoked ball around Gan Tiantian's neck.

"Besides, this is also a symbol of the direct descendants of the Ji family. It was tied on by my father himself when I became a perfumer..."

"That kid Han Rui knows the stuff, hmph." Ji Bingyun thought of Han Rui's eyesight that could recognize the Ji family's aromatherapy ball from a distance in the dark, and he felt strange at that time.

Later, he found out that Han Rui practiced martial arts, and he might have taken some kind of medicine made from innate elixir, and his inner strength was pure, so he solved his doubts.It wouldn't be surprising if a master with profound internal strength could recognize the gems on Ji's smoked ball from a distance.

"If you want to enter the incense shop, you'd better put away my smoked ball, and be seen by others... Anyway, it's not good."

Gan Tiantian nodded, she also felt that Ji Bingyun's words made sense.

Thinking that he has a well-informed and well-cultivated great Xiangshi backing him, Gan Tiantian felt very relieved.In this way, it shouldn't be very hard to work in the incense shop, right?
　The content of this chapter is a bit long-winded, but it is very important. The upgrade system settings of the entire article are all in this chapter~~~~
　　
　
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