Emperor Cheng Sheng asked her, "Did you ask someone to build a boat?"
Yan Shiyue nodded: "Yes!"
She also received a letter yesterday saying that the first batch of sailing warships and merchant ships had been built, and after several tests, no problems were found.
The Ministry of Commerce, like the Dragon Guards, reports directly to the Emperor, so many things will be reported to her and Emperor Chengsheng as soon as they are reported.
But at that time, Emperor Mingyan was still in power, and Emperor Chengsheng did not know the details.
Yan Shiyue explained: "When I asked my third brother and Yan Yunwu to go to raise pearls, I sent people out together. My idea was to build a merchant ship, in the name of a private merchant, to check the situation first, and then see how it goes. Building a warship is just to be on the safe side. If we can avoid fighting in such a place, we'd better not fight. It will be troublesome to control it if we fight it."
Emperor Chengsheng pondered and nodded.
Yan Shiyue said: "It's just that this matter is time-consuming and dangerous. The language is also a big problem, so the candidates should be carefully selected."
Emperor Cheng Sheng said, "I'll pick a few here, and you can pick some over there. What are you going to sell?"
Yan Shiyue said: "We mainly sell silk and tea, which are convenient for transportation. We will also sell some glass to test the waters first."
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Emperor Chengsheng nodded.
Then Yan Shiyue went to find Xiao Tangzhi.
Xiao Tangzhi devoted herself to the construction of the strange house and almost forgot to eat and sleep. When she came over, there were sawdust on her head, and she did not have her usual fairy-like temperament at all.
Yan Shiyue was amused by what he saw.
The beautiful lady Xiao Tangzhi also had a lot of things to worry about. She adjusted her clothes and hair awkwardly and asked, "Master, do you have something to talk to me about?"
"Yes." Yan Shiyue said: "I want to arrange for someone to go out to sea. Do you have any friends you can recommend?"
Xiao Tangzhi was stunned, then asked: "Where are we going?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Sulu Kingdom, Fuso Kingdom, in short, it's similar to these places."
The Fusang Kingdom mentioned at this time should be the ancient Mexico according to its geographical location. It is recorded in the Book of Liang of the previous dynasty that the eminent monk Huishen once preached there.
It is said that sweet potatoes are grown there, and potatoes are said to be grown in Sulu.
She was more interested in these two things. Of course, it would be best if she could find tomatoes. There were also pumpkins, peanuts, sunflowers, cashews, cocoa, etc. Forget about tobacco. She didn't want this stuff.
This matter is not a trivial matter, and it requires extremely trustworthy people to handle it. However, the people they sent with no intention are all high-level liars. Generally speaking, there are not many people who can deceive them, and those they can recognize are almost trustworthy.
Xiao Tangzhi met with Zheng Haoran and his wife, and then recommended a few people to her, all of whom were recruited to Chang'an City. Yan Shiyue looked at them one by one, and then formed two small teams mainly composed of translators, Emperor Chengsheng's shadow guards, her shadow guards, people selected from the Ministry of Commerce, and a few people from the martial arts world.
It will probably take at least two to three years for these people to return safely by the time the first batch of pearls are harvested.
Yan Shiyue first told Prince Ke in detail what she wanted, and asked him to draw a picture. She explained it to these people, and then everyone looked at it carefully and felt it. After they felt that there was no problem, they all gave their blessings sincerely before sending them out.
This is equivalent to planting a seed of hope.
Emperor Cheng Sheng gently pressed her shoulder and said, "Don't think too much, just do your best."
Yan Shiyue nodded.
Emperor Cheng Sheng said again: "Go and talk to your sister-in-law. She said yesterday that she hadn't seen you for a long time."
Yan Shiyue went over and looked at the queen.
As a result, I ran into Princess Jiahui. Actually, she should be called the Grand Princess.
After a year of national mourning, Princess Jiahui had already married the second son of Marquis Nan'an no matter how reluctant she was. When she saw Meng Hui and her, the hatred on her face was completely undisguised.
Yan Shiyue was too lazy to pay attention to her.
The first to provoke is the cheap one. If she hadn't used the red bean girl to annoy Meng Hui, Meng Hui wouldn't have fought back. Even if she had planned carefully, she couldn't beat the casual trap set by others. Who can she blame for being less intelligent than others?
Yan Shiyue called her "Aunt" very perfunctorily without stopping.
Princess Jiahui said coldly: "Is this your etiquette?"
Yan Shiyue smiled and stopped: "First discuss the monarch and the ministers, then discuss relatives, is this your rule?"
She is a royal princess, and now everyone in the palace except the emperor and the empress has to show her respect, okay!
Princess Jiahui gritted her teeth in anger, and then she really bowed: "Jiahui greets Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Yan Shiyue accepted the greeting: "Please stand up."
Princess Jiahui stood up and said gracefully, "Your Highness must take care of your health so that you can live a long and happy life."
What I actually mean is that you don't have to worry about shortening your life if you accept my gift.
Yan Shiyue nodded seriously: "Don't worry, aunt, I'm so young and my life is so comfortable, I will definitely live a long and happy life."
Princess Jiahui said coldly: "It doesn't matter how old you are. I heard that people with thick skin and black hearts live longer."
Yan Shiyue said: "Then I think my aunt will live a long life."
Neither of them gained the upper hand, and they separated in disgust with each other. Yan Shiyue went to chat with the queen for a while before returning home.
As a result, the next day, the red bean girl came to the door.
Yan Shiyue saw it. As soon as she entered the door, she climbed down without saying a word, kowtowed continuously, and cried: "Your Highness, please give me a way to live! Just please give me a way to live!"
Originally she was a real beauty, but now she is so thin that she looks like skin and bones.
Yan Shiyue was shocked by her appearance for a moment before asking, "What's wrong?"
Shen Hongdou cried, "Her Royal Highness, the Grand Princess, wants me to seduce Prince Rong..." She cried without any image: "Hongdou knows that I am a weakling and would never dare to have such an idea, but if I don't come, Her Royal Highness will beat me..."
She rolled up her sleeves tremblingly, revealing scars all over her body. "I only ask Your Highness to save Hongdou's life. Hongdou is willing to repay Your Highness by tying a grass knot and holding a ring."
Yan Shiyue frowned.
Negotiations within the family usually involve gentle means, and direct physical violence is quite rare.
She asked: "Why did you follow her to Chang'an City? Where are your family members?"
Shen Hongdou cried, "My family is all in Chenzhou. After my eldest brother passed away, Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess saw me and took me to her side, saying that she would give me a good future. Hongdou didn't want to leave her hometown and parents, but she didn't dare to disobey Her Royal Highness Jiahui's order... Please understand, Your Highness, Hongdou has no ambitions, she just wants to marry an ordinary husband and live a life of harmony..."
She cried and talked.
Yan Shiyue listened quietly and felt that this Red Bean girl, although she looked delicate and weak, very much like a green tea girl, was actually very simple in nature and cried very boldly... Well, it was definitely not the kind of green tea girl's cry that emphasized beauty. It was obvious that she was being bullied and was very angry.
Yan Shiyue said: "You stay first."
Shen Hongdou, who was crying, was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and kowtowed hurriedly, "Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"
Yan Shiyue took her in temporarily based on his feeling, asked people from Jishidiang to check her pulse and take care of her body, and then asked someone to investigate what she said.
Although Princess Jiahui didn't regard Shen Hongdou as a human being, she was happy to make trouble for Yan Shiyue. When she heard that Shen Hongdou was taken in, she immediately sent someone to ask for her. Yan Shiyue denied it without hesitation: "What red bean and green bean? I don't know, I don't know, I haven't seen it."
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