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Chapter 412 Returning the Gold Mine to Beijing

Inside the imperial study.

The emperor paced back and forth anxiously, looking at the people outside the hall from time to time. If he was not afraid of being spotted, he would have gone out to meet him himself.

When the palace servants came to report, the emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his restless mood was relieved.

Zi Ming came back one step ahead of Tang Ning and the others, and gave a general report to the emperor. As soon as Zi Ming stepped back, Tang Ning and the others arrived at the Imperial Study Room with the gold mines. All the gold mines were packed in large wooden boxes, locked, sealed, and wrapped. A layer of rattan cover with strong toughness prevents the wooden box from being damaged by impact during transportation.

The package is so tight that even the Grand Duke can't see why.

When Tangning ordered someone to untie the rattan cover, tear off the seal, and open the copper lock to reveal the gold mines inside, the Grand Duke was dumbfounded, but the emperor was ecstatic, and went forward to inspect the gold mines in person.

Tang Ning said from the side: "Your Majesty, I asked for taels of silver from the treasury, but the taels of silver was actually only used for taels because a ship was built on a long voyage, and it was about jin in exchange for these gold mines." .”

"Okay!" The emperor Long Yan was very happy, and laughed loudly: "This is the best news I have heard since I became the throne! Rewards! You all have a lot of rewards!"

The emperor looked at Zi Ming and ordered: "Send these gold mines to the smelting room of the Ministry of Industry, order the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry to refine the gold mines at the same time, and then refine the gold in the shortest possible time."

"Yes!" Zi Ming waved his hand, and everyone carried the gold mine out in an orderly manner.

The emperor was in a good mood, so he asked Tangning and the others to have dinner in the palace, and asked about the progress of the shipbuilding.

Tangning replied unhurriedly, "With the first one, the next ones will be coming soon. Before I set off, I ordered the people in the workshop to hurry up. I think there should be two more ships this time when I go back."

The emperor laughed even more happily now, thinking about how to get back more gold mines, and even asked about the feasibility of occupying Luzon.

Tangning directly repeated what she had said to Zi Ming back then, seeing the emperor frown slightly, she stopped talking.

Qiu Jingming said slowly from the side: "Your Majesty, in fact, I think this kind of deal is very good. Luzon is backward, and the life and production of people there are not as good as ours. Even if we occupy it, it will not be of much use to us. The other two continents are far apart. We can reach them smoothly because of the long-distance ships. Ordinary ships can’t get there. It is very difficult to rule.

Moreover, this operation is very likely to make other forces notice the existence of Luzon. I am afraid that there will be side effects. However, the emperor can send an army to station in Luzon for a long time to dig gold mines. Of course, it is not unconditional. We can provide them with Some materials needed are mutually beneficial. "

The emperor's eyes lit up, "Is it possible?"

Qiu Jingming nodded, "They still live in tribes. They don't have all the emperors and lords. As long as they don't trespass on the tribe's territory or do things that threaten them, everyone can still coexist peacefully. Our people dig gold mines, and theirs Supervise, see how much you dig and give as much as you want, make an agreement in advance, and then the people here will buy and transport it, and there will not be too much delay."

The emperor fell into deep thought when he heard the words, saying that money is touching people's hearts, and it is not easy to choose someone to send an army to station in Luzon.

Qiu Jing Ming went to the point and did not interfere with the emperor's employment.

Zeng Pan was even more heartless. After he came back to report, he went back to his imperial army, and he didn't even eat the imperial meal.

After the couple left the palace, they went straight back to Dingbeihou's Mansion. As soon as they got close to Qiu Changsheng's courtyard, they saw a big change in the previously exquisite courtyard.

Tangning was stunned. She stepped into the hall and asked, "Changsheng, what happened in this garden?"

Qiu Changsheng was reading a book, when he heard this, he suddenly raised his head, a light burst out of his eyes, and he stood up in surprise, "Sister-in-law!"

"And me!" Qiu Jingming opened the heavy curtain and came in.

Qiu Changsheng was so happy that he ordered Tong Qinzhu, "Hurry up and have some tea."

Following her order, the whole room became lively, Qin Lan put down the girl red and went to help, Qin Zhi and Qin Hua also came to help Qiu Changsheng organize his clothes and clear away the things on the table.

Qiu Changsheng's foster mother came in from outside, saluted Tangning and the others respectfully, then stood silently by the side, bowing her head in humility.

Tangning looked at Mammy, squinted her eyes and asked, "Where did Mammy serve you before?"

Su Momo hurriedly replied respectfully: "This old slave is the great court lady next to the empress of the previous dynasty."

Tangning and Qiu Jingming looked at each other with surprise on their faces.

Su Momo explained: "After the fall of the previous dynasty, the old slave was also tortured for a period of time. Fortunately, the emperor sent someone to rescue him so that he saved his life."

Tangning suddenly realized that although she didn't know about the entanglements between the Ning family and the former royal family, judging from the fact that Ning Chengyun sent someone to rescue this Nanny Su, this person should only be loyal to the emperor, and it is not impossible to keep her by Qiu Changsheng's side to serve .

After a few thoughts, Tangning didn't pay any more attention to Nanny Su, but asked about the situation of the yard again. It was obvious that the yard was planned very well at the beginning, but now the swings are gone, and even the precious flowers are gone. Disappeared together.

Qiu Changsheng stuck out his tongue embarrassingly, and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do, and I also want to experience some people's sufferings, so I will"

"So you pulled out all the flowers and planted vegetables?" Qiu Jingming answered the question with a smile.

Qiu Changsheng was even more embarrassed, but it was only for a moment, and soon her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "Brother and sister-in-law, you don't know, I can't grow flowers, but this vegetable is really easy to feed, so just water it , apply fertilizer, the growth is really gratifying."

Tangning was about to say something, but looking at Qiu Changsheng's bright eyes, she swallowed the words and said with a smile, "It's fine if you like it, the dowry is already on its way to Xijing, I'll tell you Stay in Xijing to accompany you for the New Year, and send you to the palace after the spring, and we will leave."

Qiu Changsheng had been mentally prepared for a long time. Although he was reluctant to give up, he didn't show any emotion on his face, and nodded obediently in response.

On New Year's Eve, the rewards from the palace came down one after another. Most of the Wangsun's mansions got the royal meal rewarded by the palace, not every household had it, so it was a kind of honor. Those who got the reward would set off firecrackers at the door celebrate.

The royal meals rewarded are also particular. Several princes’ mansions rewarded eight dishes, the prince’s mansion had six dishes, the uncle’s mansion had four dishes, and the marquis’ mansion had two dishes. The rest of the noble mansions would not be rewarded unless they made meritorious service. , the same as the family of officials and eunuchs.

However, the Dingbeihou Mansion and the Pingnanhou Mansion each received eight imperial meals, which were directly treated the same as the Wang Mansion.

Interested people who received the news inevitably became angry and dissatisfied, and even Queen Ouyang felt a little blocked.

Lue, the palace maid who served her, persuaded her from the side: "Your Majesty, the emperor has always respected the rules. This must not be because of the noble concubine Xi who is about to enter the palace. The slaves guessed that it was because of those who were brought into Beijing by Ding Beihou and Ping Nanhou. thing."

(End of this chapter)