The Ministry of Works worked hard and finally completed the project before the New Year.
Gao Zhijun asked a carpenter to make a batch of furniture, all of which were furniture from her previous life.
This is her collaboration with the carpenter. She provides the blueprints, the carpenter makes the furniture, and then she buys the furniture from here and sells it.
Of course, these furniture can only be sold to her because the carpenter is Ji Mingchuan's man and it is the Ji family's business.
The Chamber of Commerce opened on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, which was a good day.
Gao Zhijun, Ji Mingchuan and Huo Jinqian were extremely busy as they had to organize the shops and farms in the capital and put them into files after the Chamber of Commerce opened.
We also need to find reputable and respected wealthy businessmen in the capital and various provincial capitals to join the chamber of commerce and become members of the chamber of commerce.
Ministers in the court were not allowed to participate in the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, and family members in the palace were not allowed to participate either.
Of course, except for Gao Zhijun and the Huo family. Because Gao Zhijun is the founder of the Chamber of Commerce, and the Huo family is her right-hand man.
Although many ministers' families had objections, the emperor and Gao Zhijun did not indulge them.
If you have the ability, you can set up a chamber of commerce and bring your family in, and no one can interfere.
Before New Year's Eve, the streets and alleys of Beijing are bustling with activity.
People go out to the streets to buy New Year's goods.
The vendors' loud calls attracted people to come and buy. The shops were also crowded with customers, who were choosing the products they liked.
Since Gao Zhijun was busy with the Chamber of Commerce, the New Year's goods were entrusted to Liu Ningchu, Hong Qiujue, Zhang Chan, and Zhuang Die. They lived up to the trust and bought everything they liked, big and small.
This year, everyone celebrated the New Year’s Eve dinner at the princess’s mansion.
On New Year's Eve, not only did Gao Zhijun have a day off, but the emperor also gave his ministers a day off and they did not go to court until the sixth day of the new year.
After everyone paid respects to their ancestors in their respective mansions, they came to the princess's mansion at noon.
Gao Zhijun got up early in the morning and after breakfast, she took her three cousins and nephew to worship their ancestors.
This is a temporary ancestral hall, and the ancestral tablets have to wait for Ji Guansen and others to bring them up.
The ancestral hall houses the spirit tablets of the original owner’s grandparents.
After everyone finished paying their respects, Gao Zhijun went to the palace to kneel down and pay homage to the ancestors of the Murong family.
After paying respects to the ancestors of the Murong family, Gao Zhijun had lunch at the prince's mansion before taking her parents, eldest brother and sister-in-law, and second brother back to the princess's mansion to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
The Huo and Sun families also came, bringing servants to help prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, so the women didn't need to help.
Gao Zhijun took out mahjong and playing cards for everyone to play.
Since playing mahjong and poker in Taizhou last year, we rarely play them. After all, everyone is very busy and has no time for entertainment.
"I'm happy today, so I allow everyone to gamble a little."
Gao Zhijun took out mahjong and playing cards and said to everyone.
A little gambling is fun, and it’s okay as long as you don’t get addicted.
"Yeah, okay, I'm going to beat you today."
Zhang Chan, still a child at heart, was delighted at the thought of playing mahjong. She was even happier when she could gamble a little.
"Grandma, if you want to win, you must find someone your own age to play with. You will definitely win. Or, ask your uncle, aunt, or uncle to play with you. The three of them are not very skilled."
Gao Zhijun muttered softly.
Given how much my uncle and my uncle loved my grandmother, they would definitely let her win. Furthermore, my aunt was the worst at mahjong, so these three people were simply giving my grandmother money.
"You? They're saying grandma is bad at mahjong. Today I'll show you how I beat them."
Zhang Chan was not angry because she was very bad at playing mahjong and always lost.
If she wants to win, she should win against her son and daughter-in-law. She doesn't think it's an unfair victory.
"clear!"
Gao Zhijun said tacitly.
So, Zhang Chan found her eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law, and second son.
Hawking found his third son, Huo Jinting and Huo Tingbai.
Zhuang Die found Sun Fusheng, Sun Fuhai, and Zhou Yuyi.
For the rest, women look for people of similar age, and men also look for people of similar age.
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian brought gifts and mahjong playing cards to the palace to give to the emperor, empress, queen mother, concubine dowager, crown prince, and crown princess.
After entering the palace, I came to the queen's bedroom, where the emperor was also.
"Your son pays his respects to the Emperor, Father, and the Empress. May the Emperor be blessed with good health! May the Empress be in good health!"
"Nephew pays his respects to the Imperial Uncle and the Imperial Aunt. May the Imperial Uncle be blessed with good health! May the Imperial Aunt be in good health!"
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian paid their respects to the Emperor and the Empress.
"Stand up! No need to be so polite!"
The emperor and the queen asked the two to get up.
"Thank you, Father, and Mother!"
"Thank you, uncle and aunt!"
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian stood up.
"Father, Queen Mother, I give you gifts and wish you a happy new year!"
Gao Zhijun said to the emperor and the queen.
"What gift did you give me?"
The emperor asked curiously.
Looking at the boxes, there were about three or four boxes.
"Father, one box of glass, one box of wine, one box of rouge, and one box of clothes made for you and your mother. These are not available in Daliang."
Gao Zhijun said to the emperor and the queen.
Gao Zhijun opened the box, which contained two boxes. She took out one box, opened it, and then took out a skirt.
It was a phoenix-peony dress made of silk and chiffon. It was embroidered with eight lifelike phoenixes, and peonies were embroidered on both sides.
The cloth made of this material was dyed by Gao Zhijun herself. When exposed to light, it will show eight colorful phoenixes flying in the sky.
Huo Jinqian took out the dragon robe for the emperor. It was embroidered with a real dragon flying around the robe. There were two small dragons embroidered on each side of the sleeves, and two small dragons embroidered on each side of the knees.
There are nine dragons on the emperor's dragon robe. Where did the other four go?
In fact, the other four are embroidered on the sleeves and knees on the back of the dragon robe.
Whether you look from the front or the back, you can see five dragons.
The material of the dragon robe is the same as that of the queen. When exposed to light, it shows a lifelike real dragon, as if soaring in the sky.
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