At noon the next day.
The news of the Emperor praying for rain at Mount Zhijin and praying for good weather in the coming year spread throughout more than half of the Yingtian Prefecture.
On the streets and alleys, many people were discussing this matter.
One spread to ten, ten spread to a hundred…
It was still spreading to other regions at an extremely fast speed.
Naturally, the imperial court had contributed to this, with the Jinyiwei and the East Chamber contributing the most.
At the Royal Restaurant.
When Zhu Gaojin, Sun Ruowei, Xu Bin, and the others met, they quickly brought up this topic.
"Wangye, I heard that the emperor is going to Mount Zhijin to worship the heavens tomorrow. What's going on?”
Sun Ruowei sat on Zhu Gaojin's right hand, peeling oranges for him as she asked curiously.
He was very puzzled. The emperor clearly knew that his wangye was a living immortal, so why would he still go to worship the heavens?
In her opinion, it was better to find her own wangye.
"People's hearts!"
Under the curious gazes of several people, Zhu Gaojin spat out these two words indifferently.
Since ancient times, all emperors had held sacrificial ceremonies to stabilize the people's hearts and their orthodox status.
Of course, some of them were really idiots.
"People's hearts!"
Everyone present, except Sun Manyin, had a look of realization on their faces.
"It has something to do with the cold in the north and the drought in the south!？”
Xu Bin pondered and slowly said.
He didn't hear this from others, but guessed it with his own brain.
He had come from Liaodong to Yingtian Prefecture, so he had a deep understanding of the cold wave in the north. On the way, he had also heard the merchants passing by mention the drought in the south.
After combining the information, he had a rough answer.
"Not bad."
Zhu Gaojin looked at Xu Bin and nodded in appreciation." This year, the heavy snow in the north caused a cold disaster. In the south, Huguang and Jiangxi also experienced a drought.”
"In order to stabilize the hearts of the people, the emperor has decided to worship the heavens at Mount Zhijin tomorrow.”
Others wouldn't dare to say these words casually, but Zhu Gaojin didn't care.
Moreover, there were no outsiders present.
"If Brother Xu is interested, you can follow me to Mount Zhijin tomorrow.”
"In that case, I'll have to trouble your highness.”
"It's fine. It's just a small matter!"
As the few of them spoke, dishes of delicacies were quickly brought into the private room, and the focus shifted from worshipping the heavens to the delicacies.
"Father, Manyin, Big Brother Xu Bin, this is called abalone. It tastes delicious and is a great tonic for both men and women.”
"This is mantis shrimp. Although there's little meat, it tastes good.”
"This dish is called Buddha Jumps Over The Wall. It was invented by His Highness. There are dozens of ingredients used, and it takes two days and two nights to cook…"
In the private room, Sun Ruowei's voice sounded from time to time, introducing various delicacies to Sun Yu, Xu Bin, and Sun Manyin.
She was now the general manager of the Imperial Restaurant, so she knew these things like the back of her hand.
"Everyone, don't mind the name. Just eat and don't stand on ceremony. Anyway, this meal will be deducted from Ruowei's salary.”
Seeing that the three of them were somewhat restrained, Zhu Gaojin smiled and made a harmless joke.
Sun Ruowei also cooperated." It's okay. Anyway, you're the one who paid me. You can just deduct it."”
The two of them echoed each other, making Xu Bin and the other two smile knowingly and let go a little.
Even though Zhu Gaojin was smiling and appeared gentle and refined, the powerful aura he exuded still made them feel pressured.
"Brother Xu, you should familiarize yourself with the business of the trading company. When spring comes, I will suggest that the voyage treasure fleet set sail again.
At that time, I'm prepared to let you bring a merchant group along. I wonder if you're willing?”
Zhu Gaojin asked Xu Bin as he ate.
With Xu Bin's ability, it was a waste to be a steward. He would be more useful in the future if he was released to train.
After all, he was a chief assistant talent and was worthy of attention.
"Out to sea…"
Xu Bin pondered for a moment and quickly nodded. He smiled and said,"I also want to see the scenery outside of Great Ming. This time, I thank your highness for fulfilling my wish.”
He said this sincerely. He really wanted to go out and experience it.
From this point of view, he was indeed more open-minded, and his thinking had transcended the constraints of the times.
If he did not go out, he would never know how big the world was and what it was like outside.
"As long as you're willing!"
Zhu Gaojin smiled. This was what satisfied him about Xu Bin.
……
The sun rose and set, light and darkness alternated.
As they moved, it was the day of the Heaven Worship Ceremony.
Early in the morning, facing the bright sun, a large troop set out from the palace and slowly headed towards Mount Zhijin.
Along the way, countless commoners watched curiously. Some bold ones even followed behind the group, preparing to watch the ceremony.
Zhu Di did not stop them. The Ming Dynasty was still very open-minded on this point.
"I say, boss, what is our father doing this time?”
In the center of the group, Second Brother was riding a horse in his military uniform. He looked at First Brother who was sitting in a sedan chair and asked.
On the side, Third Brother was also dressed similarly, but his expression was calm. He glanced at Second Brother as if he was looking at an idiot.
Second Brother wasn't stupid, but he wasn't too smart.
Most of the people in the imperial court knew the intention behind the matter of offering sacrifices to heaven, but he didn't see it. It made people feel quite helpless.
Third Brother suddenly realized that Second Brother seemed to be the only silly one in the family.
Could this fellow have been picked up?
"Hey!"
"Hmm?"
Second Brother glanced at Third Brother strangely. He didn't know why Third Brother suddenly sighed, nor did he know that Third Brother was complaining about him in his heart.
Boss also spoke up at this moment." Second Brother, what have you been busy with recently? Don't you know about the drought in the south and the cold in the north?"”
Upon hearing this, Second Brother finally understood." I see!”
"I've been busy looking for people to build a fleet these past few days, so I didn't pay too much attention to these things.”
In short, he was busy preparing to make money and had no time to deal with other trivial matters.
The boss knew his character well, so he didn't mind. Instead, he asked curiously,"How is your fleet?"
"Not bad!"
At the mention of this, the second brother couldn't help but look proud." In a few days, we can go out to sea.”
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be so good at doing business!”The eldest was amazed. The second was indeed fast enough.
Third Brother was not surprised because he and Second Brother were partners and had contributed a lot.
"Oh right, where's Fourth Brother?"
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