Chapter 223: To Cai Jing Zhuangyang

Hu Niang is the title of Kasili by Cheng's disciples. Kasili is now unknown, and his concubine is neither a concubine nor a maid. The original Hu people's name is quite confusing, so the students simply use "Hu Niang" as a name. After a while, Zhao Xing agreed to this title.

When Kasli saw Zhao Xing, she hurriedly threw herself into the other party's arms. Liao Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth with hatred, but before she could react, Kasli had already reported it with lip service: "Master, both wives are good, and the family is also good. Niangniang Cheng has come out to butler. There is nothing wrong at home. I have brought a few servants. Are the master doing well these days?"

As he said that, Kasli reached out to touch Zhao Xing's face: "Master must be very busy. Look at you, you are all tanned and tired and thin."

Liao Xiaoxiao couldn't stand others saying that Zhao Xinghei was thin because she was the one who was in charge of housework in Yangzhou. Saying that Zhao Xinghei was thin was equivalent to accusing her of not taking good care of her husband. She snorted heavily and glared at Kasli a few times.

Kasli came with oral messages from her family. In the patriarchal society of the Song Dynasty, this means that before she explained the situation at home, she represented her grandmother Cheng Azhu, so although Liao Xiaoxiao was dissatisfied, she did not dare to jump up and scold her.

Zhao Xing raised his eyebrows in surprise. Kasli's mood was obviously different this time. She came to Yangzhou with the intention of competing for strengths and weaknesses, so she refused to let go in front of Liao Xiaoxiao.

Hu Ji, who was deeply educated by Arabs, received a systematic education to please men. When fighting with Liao Xiaoxiao, a famous singer in the Song Dynasty, it must be extremely exciting, but in the game, the taste may not be good. He quickly stopped Kasli and asked, "Azhu and Yiyi are both good, how are the young master and the girl?"

Cheng Azhu and Chen Yiyi gave birth to a child in the summer. Chen Yiyi gave birth to a son. Shortly after Yiyi gave birth, Chen Gongchuan rushed back to Dayue, and then the reward from Yue Kingdom came. He inherited his mother Chen Yiyi's Guangning County, so he had the official title of "Prince". The servants in the castle all called the child "Little Prince".

Cheng Azhu gave birth to a daughter, which was just as she wished. After giving birth, the two of them could not move for the time being, so they stayed at home. Originally, Kasli stayed at home to serve the two, but now they can move after giving birth, so Kasli came here.

After chattering about the situation at home, Kasli waved his hand and called a few servants to introduce to Zhao Xing: "Master, I have brought a few servants. Sister Azhu said, the two black women will also come back to send you here. These are a few ostrichs. Our ostrich has been successfully cultivated, and I have also brought a few living ostrichs and Egyptian divine oil. Do you want to try it today?"

Kasli's last words were full of provocativeness. She said as she twisted around Zhao Xing.

After raising ostrich, Zhao Xing realized that the so-called Indian divine oil and saffron and the same Arabic numerals were all misunderstandings by the Chinese. This Indian divine oil was first studied by the Arabs. Because it was introduced to our country through India, it encountered the same treatment as saffron and was mistakenly called "Indian divine oil".

Kasili received an Arab harem education. How to prepare this thing is the secret between the concubines. So after the first batch of ostrich fat was produced, Kasili immediately came out to preside over the preparation of ostrich and oil. However, the magic oils prepared before had not yet been released to the public.

"This is perilla oil, with perilla, musk, Suhexiang, orange peel, osmanthus flowers added to the oil... Master, look, this oil is like delicate skin, purple and red. When applied to the body, it will be as beautiful as the dew on the rose in the early morning; this is the Dragon and Tiger God Oil, with some mint and some other mysterious things added to it, it is as red as the blood of the warriors. What do you think?"

In Kasili's explanation, the main ingredient in the two oils - ostrich oil. This thing is a tissue repair agent, used for women, is a necessary formula in many anti-aging cosmetics, or a main ingredient in creams, used for men...

Both bottles of oil were placed in glass bottles. After using gypsum as molds, the shape of the glass became richer and colorful. The thirty-six-petal glass bottle made of gypsum molds had clear edges and corners. After careful polishing, it was as smooth and bright as a piece of crystal. Through the crystal bottle, you could see amber-shaped sesame oil rippling inside, which made you love it.

Zhao Xing is not stupid either. Kasili's solemn introduction naturally knew what Kasili was thinking. Now that the maids at home have expired, they can obtain a certain industry with the support of Zhao Xing, and the industry they have obtained as wives and concubines is particularly rich. Not to mention Cheng Azhu and Chen Yiyi, there is a mirror workshop under Liao Xiaoxiao's name, which specializes in making various makeup mirrors and glass windows. Kasili has nothing to do.

Zhao Xing twisted Kasili's smooth little face and promised, "Okay, in the future, you will be the host of this magic oil workshop. Let's go back and fulfil some money from home. I promise you to start in Yangzhou."

Liao Xiaoxiao knew that she could not stop Kasli, and she interrupted her jealously: "Kasli, it turns out that you, a girl, knows Song Yu, why did I talk to you before, and you always pretend that you don't understand."

Zhao Xing laughed.

He has always known Kasli's tricks, but he never reveals them. Who Kasli is? This is a language genius. She is proficient in dozens of languages ​​and has been in the Song Dynasty for three or five years. If she still can't learn Song language, she will live up to her language talent.

Liao Xiaoxiao wanted to use this to pick it up, but Zhao Xing had a tacit smile, which made her unable to get angry. She was hesitating about how to find a way down the steps. Cai Jing ran in sweat. When he saw Zhao Xing, he said, "Li Ren, we just discussed at the dock. It's better to allocate the extra land as soon as possible. Do you have a list?"

Liao Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to salute Cai Jing, Kasli quickly bowed and retreated. Zhao Xing waved his hand to ask the servant brought by Kasli to retreat, but his eyes flashed and he found that there was a familiar person in the pile of maids, Ko Lianer, the female slave of Qingzhou.

Zhao Xing exclaimed lightly, but immediately waved his hand and asked everyone to retreat. His amazement did not attract Cai Jing's attention, because Cai Jing's attention at this moment was all attracted by the two glass bottles left by Kasli. He first pointed to the bottle of purple glass bottle and asked, "What is this?"

The purple bottle was shaped like a single-handled gourd, with thirty-two edges and corners on the body, and the surface was as bright as a mirror. When it turned slightly, the mirror reflected a crystal-shaped light. Cai Jing muttered there as he looked: "Crystal?! No, how did this large piece of crystal be carved into a bottle? It should be Nanhai glass? Yes, it is a Nanhai glass bottle. What does such a precious bottle contain?"

"Oil, magical oil!" Zhao Xing pulled Cai Jing aside, whispered for a while, then straightened his body, his face full of meaning: "So, do you understand?"

Cai Jing's eyes were as bright as light bulbs. He pointed to the bottle next to him and asked again: "How much is this thing worth?"

The dragon and tiger oil used for men stands on the edge of the glass bottle just now. The bottle is shaped like a square tripod of spring and autumn, square, and it looks full of power. But the purpose of this thing is that men are a little embarrassed when they see it, but after being twisted, they always want to take it for themselves, and Cai Jing is no exception.

Zhao Xing casually placed the bottle on a scale on the table and said to himself: "This thing is complicated to make... Oh, there are many precious spices, and there are secret methods when brewing. They need to be brewed for a year before they can be produced. It is not easy. Master Cai thought how valuable is such a thing?"

Cai Jing hesitated for a moment, stretched out two fingers, Zhao Xing showed contempt on his face, Cai Jing hurriedly said, "Gold, I'm talking about gold, one liang of oil and two liang of gold."

Zhao Xing nodded gently: "This price is quite reasonable, although it is a little cheaper."

Zhao Xing smacked his lips for a long time and stuffed the square jar to Cai Jing: "This item is only one bottle in the Song Dynasty. Lord Cai will take it to play with it. My concubine has contacted the supplier in Nanyang, and soon, they may be launched one after another... However, the output of this item is not much, and it is probably difficult to find a thousand gold."

This thing will inevitably be hard to find. In the era of Viagra, most people have seen it by modern productivity, because ostrich oil is too in short supply, and high-end cosmetics have occupied too much resources, so it is difficult to find high prices.

Cai Jing is a greedy person. After Fang Zun got it, he turned to the gourd bottle and muttered: "This thing is the most useful thing in the palace. The concubines are willing to spend money, and the common people may not be able to use it..."

Zhao Xing immediately diverted Cai Jing's attention: "When Lord Cai came in, he said that the land needs to be distributed quickly. That is, if the land reclaimed is officially sold, it will be registered and booked. At that time, it will be too conspicuous to allocate it to the officials... I will get you a booklet and place it in the past few days.

We can first give the officials a contract and ask the officials not to go to the land to collect them. When the land is fully sold out, we can take advantage of the relocation of the land in various places and let the officials take it silently. What does Lord Cai think about this?”

Zhao Xing jumped away from the topic, and he didn't want to give the perilla oil to others. Cai Jing was a pity that he immediately returned to Zhao Xing's topic: "The date on the contract should be filled in early. You can fill it in at the beginning of this year. It is said that it is a position and land assigned to officials. It is just to recruit refugees to farm. If you leave, I will take this book and I will allocate the land tomorrow. Tomorrow, the person who is Le can send an internal magistrate to the government office to get the contract."

Zhao Xinggong bowed and said, "Since Lord Cai has decided to go on sale, there is another thing. I hope to cut out the fields that will be reclaimed next year in advance, so that the refugees have land in hand will not be rioted. Also, I have digested tens of thousands of refugees in Yangzhou, but there is only one county under Yangzhou, which is inappropriate. Three thousand households are already considered a big county. We should submit a report to the court and request that a few more towns be set up in Yangzhou, or even one county be added. What do you think?"

Cai Jing was holding the bottle of dragon and tiger oil in his arms and the land booklet in his hand. His mind was no longer with Zhao Xing. He replied vaguely: "I'll discuss it again!"

After saying that, Cai Jing got up and ran away.

Cai Jing retreated, Kasli came out again, looked at the remaining bottle of perilla oil, and said regretfully: "That bottle is about half a liter, and the owner doesn't feel sorry for it, so why did he give it to someone casually."

Zhao Xing replied with a smile: "If you come out, you always have to spend some market development fees and advertising fees, and let Cai Jing take them. These guys are all friends. They will definitely feel what they feel after using them. Without us, they will definitely come to the door...

Cai Jing ordered the price just now, one tael of oil and two taels of gold, and it will be sold at this price. In addition, the bottle must be small. After all, this thing is not fried oil, and it must be replaced with a small package to sell it well."

Liao Xiaoxiao didn't say anything just now, and now he quickly interrupted: "Let me leave the preparation of the small glass bottle. My workshop has been expanded this year, and I am worried about what new items to make. This is just right, small bottles and apprentices can also make them."

Zhao Xing turned to curiously asked: "How to say, your glass shop has been established for two years, but your recipes have been sold for three or four years. Why doesn't Cai Jing still know the reputation of Mizhou glass bottles, and he still has to use the Nanhai glass bottles to call them."

Liao Xiaoxiao spat lightly: "My husband, you don't care about me. If Zhang Yong hadn't protected me, I would have asked someone to take away a hundred times. If you asked the workshops that bought recipes, they had also made a fortune, but they sold them to the outside world and used the name of Nanhai Glass.

However, can those glass make comparisons with us? Those glass shops, one hundred masters have one hundred scales, and the glass made is turbid and can only be made into small items. How can they be as big and clear as my glass? Nowadays, my glass is not used to sell it out, and people are waiting by the workshop, waiting to pick up the goods. If my husband didn't allow me to lower the price, those glass shops would have no way to survive.

Lord Cai didn’t know about Mizhou glass because he didn’t cross the Yangtze River at all. In addition, even if the four or five workshops joined forces, how much production can it be? The glass sold can be made into thermos, mirrors, and supply them to Bianliang, Japan, and Goryeo. Who knows it?”

Not to mention that Cai Jing didn't know, Zhao Xing, the person around him, was not very clear about the operation of Liao Xiaoxiao's glass workshop. This is an era where transportation basically depends on travel and communication basically depends on yelling. Zhao Xing was in the bureau and was two miles away. If no one told him personally, he wouldn't know.

I don’t know if it’s strange, because he has been busy all the time, going out early and returning late. In the elegant dynasty of the Song Dynasty that pursues pleasure, it is rare to be an official as an official. But Cai Jing didn’t know, this is a bit strange. Cai Jing likes novel things very much. As a novelty product comparable to crystal, why is his expansion so slow?
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