Zongwu: Give you a chance and get a 10,000 times critical hit return!

But if you ask Prince Jing's name, even a three-year-old child can call it out.

And this was just one year!

The expansion of Prince Jing's Mansion was like a monster that quickly swallowed everything, which made Su Shi secretly shocked and frightened.

If Zhao Wuxian plotted a rebellion, wouldn't he be dragged into it?

Let’s not talk about success or failure.

Treason is contrary to the Confucian idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor.

No matter how poor Su Shi was, he was still a member of the scholar-official class and the number one figure in the literary world of the Song Dynasty.

When Su Shi was deep in thought, he suddenly heard pleasant singing coming along with the sound of the piano. It was exactly his "Water Melody".

"I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places."

Su Shi was slightly startled.

The heights are so cold!

He looked towards where the singing came from, and saw a two-story teahouse with an elegant facade and green vines entwined around it.

Four Immortals Teahouse!

Wang Wenfu also heard the singing and curiously asked the guide: "Where is this place?"

The guide said, "Oh, it's a high-end teahouse, a place for young men and gentlemen to have tea, relax, listen to music and watch operas!"

"Isn't it a brothel?" Su Shi was surprised.

The brothel and prostitute industry in the Song Dynasty was very developed.

All the men of letters and poetry are proud to visit brothels.

Which great poet doesn’t have some stories with prostitutes?

In terms of the chaos in this circle, it is no less chaotic than that in later generations.

Of course, the girls in brothels at that time were required to be both beautiful and talented. It was not enough to just be beautiful, you also had to have talent.

If you don't know anything about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry or songs, you can't be accepted by the upper class and can only work in brothels.

Moreover, these courtesans with unique skills would be picky about their clients and only serve "轀 ~士".

Those workers, businessmen, and farmers can't even be seen.

rich?

Even if you have money, it won’t work. You can only sell your art but not your body.

The scholars and officials pride themselves on being cultured and will not resort to force.

What's more, this kind of thing is about sentiment.

You love me.

If you are unwilling, you are not elegant enough and become vulgar. Once you become vulgar, how can you survive in the circle of scholars and officials?

Su Shi also liked brothels.

For example, his current confidante, Wang Zhaoyun.

She was once a famous prostitute in Qiantang.

When Su Shi was sent to Hangzhou as the magistrate, he met the twelve-year-old Wang Zhaoyun at a banquet.

"Beauty is like the moon, when it is seen hidden behind the evening clouds, it becomes even more beautiful."

He was happy and took her as his maid.

In his twilight years, Su Shi was banished to a desolate land, with no hope of recovery.

In the previous four or five years, all the concubines around him had resigned one after another.

Only Chao Yun never left and always stayed by his side.

Therefore, he left a couplet in Huidi.

"Out of time, only Chaoyun can recognize me; when I play ancient tunes alone, I miss you even more every time it rains."

That's too far.

The reason why Su Shi was curious about teahouses, not brothels, was due to the current (Wang Liaozhao) trend.

High-end brothels are elegant places for scholars and writers to chat.

Teahouses and the like are places for peddlers and hawkers to stop and rest.

Like the [Sixian Teahouse] in front of us, both the architectural style and the couplets on the door appear to be high-end.

But this is not the teahouse that Su Shi knew.

The guide smiled and said, "It's a teahouse. I heard it was opened by Princess Jing's family!"

"The tea inside is all good tea, either Longjing, Biluochun, or black tea from Nanzhao."

"That water is even more amazing. I heard it comes from the sacred spring in Prince Jing's mansion. It is the same water used to brew [Yubingshao] and [Monkey Wine]!"

"So, drinking the tea here can improve your health, prolong your life, and maintain your beauty."

Wang Wenfu asked curiously, "Really?"

The guide said, "I don't know if it's true or not. It's just rumors."

"However, the officials, young men and young ladies in the city often come here to drink tea, and a custom of drinking morning tea has emerged."

"Unfortunately, the things inside are too expensive. I heard that a cup of tea costs more than ten taels of silver. Ordinary people really can't get in!"

Wang Wenfu was surprised and asked, "Ten taels of silver for a cup of tea? Isn't that too expensive?"

The guide said, "Everything inside is priced. If you want to buy, buy it. If you don't want to, you don't have to buy it."

"Oh?"

Su Shi pinched his beard, became interested, and said to Wang Wenfu: "Let's go in and take a look!"

Chapter 359: The challenge letter from the teahouse and Ximen Chuxue, giving Zhao Shirong [Wings of Heaven]!

Inside the Four Immortals Tea Room.

Well-dressed scholars and literati sat down in groups of three or four.

In a corner of the tea room, there is a rectangular stage.

at this time.

The sound of the piano was pleasant, a woman was singing softly, and four or five young girls were dancing gracefully.

The dance is graceful and moving.

The people below were listening to music, drinking tea, or chatting in low voices.

"I have to admire Prince Jing's foresight!"

"A treasure pavilion has revitalized several streets!"

Gu Changqing was wearing a long gown and drinking the Nanzhao black tea that was unique to this place.

The production process of black tea only has one more step, fermentation, than that of green tea, but it has a completely different tea aroma.

Adding the word "Nanzhao" immediately gives it a sense of nobility as an imported product.

Add to that the spiritual water from the [Northern Sea Divine Spring] and after drinking it, the whole person will feel comfortable and refreshed.

Therefore, once Nanzhao black tea was launched in the Sixian Tea House, it was loved by the dignitaries in Suzhou.

of course.

The environment and positioning of Sixian Tea House are a good choice.

They are all high-end and stylish, but not as noisy as brothels, and have a more scholarly atmosphere.

Gu Changqing knew that the person behind the teahouse was Zhao Wuxian's relative, and it was said that this teahouse was also his idea.

This made him secretly sigh, we are all human beings, why is there such a big difference between us?

He couldn't think of this way to make money.

You know, when the Nanzhao people came to Suzhou to sell tea, they made the local tea merchants laugh to death.

Now, I can only envy.

Some of the more courageous ones began to organize caravans and head to Nanzhao, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

I heard that Prince Jing’s Mansion not only did not stop it, but was also the leader.

Jade merchants, spice merchants, leather merchants, timber merchants, etc. all headed towards Nanzhao.

Gu Changqing knew so much, and even his family was involved.

Although Zhao Wuxian was criticized by the scholar-official class in various parts of Jiangnan outside Suzhou.

What arrogance, what competing with the people for profit, what reckless and violent man, and so on.

But it is undeniable that he has great say in this small piece of land in Suzhou.

Follow him and you can make money!

"Yes, when Prince Jing bought the land, some people laughed at him for having too much money to spend. But now, every inch of land is worth a lot of money!"

Sitting with Gu Changqing was the prefect of Suzhou.

He is a sensible man.

After Zhao Wuxian's rise, he turned to the Prince Jing's Mansion, and the two sides have maintained a tacit understanding and lived in peace since then.

Gu Changqing also became rich because of this and became a person trusted by the prefect.

In the eyes of outsiders, it was Gu Changqing's report that led to the case that alarmed the court and the reward for Zhao Wuxian.

The two of them came here to drink tea in broad daylight, not to skip work, but to understand the people's sentiments. As for what the people's sentiments are, those who understand will understand.

Being a prefect in Suzhou is actually very comfortable.

As long as you don't make mistakes and pay close attention to taxes, you can fatten your pockets and have a great resume at the same time.