Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 230 Xiao Zhu's Lecture

The second day of rest, the National Academy of Scholars did not rest, and they continued to improve.Lao Zhu read the memorial presented by He Qing yesterday, and was very satisfied, so he ordered to do it together with the emigration.

The castles and pavilions in the city are row upon row, and it is extremely prosperous. The east and west markets in Nanjing City have the largest concentration of people.

There is a boy with a white face inside, who is the three treasures beside Zhu Biao. He came today to see the tea market, and brought some goods back by the way, so that Zhu Biao can study and study.

Last time Miss Shen's family sent him the prices of tea markets in various places, and today His Royal Highness asked him to go to the tea market to choose tea back.

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Under the flower trellis in front of the Wenhua Hall, the sun shines directly through the gaps in the broken leaves, and the sun is scattered on Lao Zhu's back.

Sitting next to them were Zhu Xun, Zhu Xun, Zhu Di and Zhu Xun, and the other princesses also sat obediently.

Xu Miaoyun and Chang Meirong sat behind Queen Ma, looking at Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao looked at Lao Zhu, then at these monkey cubs, sat down and said, "Father brought so many people?"

"Bring them to study with you." Old Zhu said in the same words that Mr. Zhu Biao told him.

Lao Zhu was sitting on the top seat, Empress Ma was drinking tea with him, and the little princess was eating pastry with her mouth full, she took a sip of tea and said, "This tea is really strange."

"Brother, did you invite us here just to see these things? What's so interesting about this pile of broken tea leaves?" Zhu Xi said.

Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Xi, whether this guy really doesn't understand tea or not.But after looking at the things on the table, he also understood that Zhu Xi didn't know Longjing.

"Biao'er, tell them about it," said Old Zhu.

"How about another day." Zhu Biao said.

"Brother, you don't understand." Zhu Yan said.

"I sure do."

The little princess in Empress Ma's arms stared at Zhu Biao with big eyes: "Brother, you don't understand."

It was agreed to let Lao Zhu taste tea today, why did he bring so much, tea tasting turned into a lecture on the spot.

"Father, my son needs to prepare for half a stick of incense."

Zhu Di beamed and said, "Brother, I will supervise you."

This is obviously the knowledge that Qiangu has about tea. If he knows about tea, he still learned it from Shen Zhihe.

Seeing that Xu Miaoyun and Chang Meirong were also there, Zhu Biao straightened his clothes. As a prince, there are so many younger brothers and sisters waiting for him to talk.

Empress Ma looked at Zhu Biao, and said with a smile to Old Zhu next to him, "Biao'er only let you come, but you are a good person, and I brought them all."

"Let them take advantage of Xiumu today and let them learn from Biaoer. They can learn whatever Biaoer does."

As long as he knew it, Zhu Biao acted like an old dog, and it was Lao Zhu who forced him to talk about tea.

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"The "Tea Classic" written by Lu Yu, a tea sage in the Tang Dynasty, describes the origin of tea...quality, picking and processing, cooking and drinking, etc."

Old Zhu is the smartest, he understands.

"go on."

Zhu Yu and Zhu Yu sat there, almost falling asleep, and didn't look at it.

Zhu Di, Xu Miaoyun, Empress Ma and Chang Meirong listened seriously.

Most of the things about tea are summed up by Zhu Biao based on his experience of drinking tea, plus some points of knowledge.

Zhu Huan was interested in tea, so he sat next to Zhu Di and took it seriously.Everyone turned their attention to Zhu Wei.

Looking at everyone, Zhu Biao said: "I still need to add to what my father said just now.

"During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, this Huangshan Maofeng was very famous. The classification of tea just now is only based on the method of picking."

Originally, only Lao Zhu was allowed to come, but in the end, he started popularizing tea with these younger brothers.

The second child and the third child are like idlers, they only care about food and beauties, and don't care about the type of tea, as long as the tea in their palace is good tea.

Moreover, they have never seen that the eldest brother knows what kind of tea, thinking that they are tricking them into studying again.

Zhu Li stood up and said, "Brother Huang, are there representative tea leaves for the several kinds of tea you just mentioned?"

Although Zhu Li listened carefully, he still missed a lot.

Old Zhu nodded, indicating to Zhu Biao to continue talking to everyone.

"Green tea, green leaves and green soup, tastes mellow and has endless aftertaste, represented by West Lake Longjing, Taihu Lake's Biluochun, and Huangshan Maofeng."

Old Zhu said: "Longjing? It doesn't sound very famous."

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Longjing tea area was initially formed, and many literary figures praised Longjing.Su Dongpo once drank tea and recited poems in Shousheng Temple at the foot of Shifeng Mountain.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou became the capital of the country, and tea production also developed further.

In the Ming Dynasty, Longjing tea began to emerge, and its reputation gradually spread far and wide.

"Father, when brewed in Longjing, the color of the soup is apricot green, and the bottom of the leaves is light green. After drinking it, I feel that it has four unique characteristics: green color, rich fragrance, mellow taste, and beautiful shape."

Watching Zhu Biao talking eloquently, Chang Meirong held his head and listened fascinatedly. Even Xu Miaoyun was not looking at Zhu Di at the moment, but listening to Zhu Biao talking about tea from various places and the tea business.

Lao Zhu nodded and looked at Zhu Biao. It turned out that this son wanted to talk to him about tea.

But he brought all these people, hoping that Zhu Biao would give good advice to these children.

Today's tea is a strategic material of the imperial court, as important as salt. Zhu Biao hopes to improve and manage the tea market in the capital.

Zhu Biao glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Chang Meirong and the others staring at him.After glancing at a few of them, Zhu Biao started talking again with his head held high.

He tried his best to tell Lao Zhu and them the importance of things like tea and silk in plain language.

Zhu Huan's eyes lit up when he heard this, because he especially likes plants.

Although Xu Miaoyun and Chang Meirong are familiar with poetry and books, they don't know anything about business. They found it very interesting to hear Zhu Biao's simple words.

Then Zhu Biao soaked the tea leaves brought back by Sanbao and the others in a cup, and carefully differentiated them according to the color and taste.

At the end, Lao Zhu said: "Next time you rest for a bath, you can continue to tell them."

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A few days later, many people in the city were discussing the conditions of relocation, feeling itchy in their hearts, but they didn't need to relocate, and they were inevitably disappointed.

As far as the Suzhou government is concerned, except for the old man who jumped into the river who did not move away, some wealthy businessmen in Suzhou did not move away after paying money.

The money was added to the migration reward and the land was divided. Many people were moved and gave priority to the imperial examination.

But for this priority, those students have to pass the imperial examination.Not an unconditional priority.

Most of the ordinary people who left Suzhou to go to the north did so because the imperial court gave land and money to encourage them.Then one after another, many people who had no land or money in Jiangnan were willing to relocate.

Zhu Biao hit the iron while the iron was hot, and accompanied the brochures compiled by the agricultural officials with pictures overnight. After Lao Zhu heard that many people were willing to move, he looked at Zhu Biao with admiration.

Several densely populated prefectures and counties began to migrate to other places, and there were a lot of people going to the northern land for a while.

The resettlement is in full swing, and the equipment and salt merchants of the Salt Bureau are already in place, and the process will start as soon as they are ready.

In the blink of an eye, it was June, and July was Queen Ma's birthday. This year, Lao Zhu decided to invite civil servants and generals to have a simple meal.

After much deliberation, Zhu Biao didn't know what gift to prepare for Empress Ma.

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"His Royal Highness, that Min Min Tie Mu'er wants to see you."

Zhu Biao said: "Bring her here and lock her up with chains."

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