RPAGF Chapter 384: Chamber of Commerce Completed
Chapter 384: Chamber of Commerce Completed
The Ministry of Works worked so hard that the project was finally completed 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 and the carpenter makes the furniture. She then buys the furniture from here and sells it.
Of course, these furniture were only allowed to be sold to her, because the carpenter was Ji Mingchuan's man and it was 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 because they had to organize the shops and farms in the capital and put them into archives 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 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 members in, and no one can interfere with you.
Before New Year's Eve, the streets and alleys of Beijing are bustling with activity.
People go to the streets to buy New Year's goods.
The vendors shouted loudly, attracting 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 given 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 only went to court on 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 enshrines the spirit tablets of the original owner’s grandparents.
After everyone finished paying their respects, Gao Zhijun went to the palace, where she knelt down to 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, her eldest brother and sister-in-law, and her second brother back to the princess's mansion to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
The Huo family and the Sun family also came, and they brought servants to help with 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, we are very busy and have no time for entertainment.
"I am happy today, and 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 is still childish, and she is happy just thinking about playing mahjong. She is even happier when she can gamble a little.
"Grandma, if you want to win, you must play with people of the same age, and you will definitely win. Or, ask your uncle, aunt, or uncle to play with you, because 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. Moreover, my aunt was the worst at playing mahjong, so these three people were simply giving money to my grandmother.
"You? This means grandma is bad at playing mahjong. Today I will show you how I can win their money."
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 is an unfair victory.
"understand!"
Gao Zhijun said tacitly.
So, Zhang Chan found the eldest son, the eldest daughter-in-law, and the 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 into the palace to give gifts to the emperor, empress, queen mother, concubine, prince, and princess.
After entering the palace, I came to the queen's bedroom, where the emperor was also.
"Your son pays respects to the Emperor and the Empress. May the Emperor be blessed with good health! May the Empress be in good health!"
"The 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 stand up.
"Thank you, Father, and Mother!"
"Thank you, uncle and aunt!"
Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian stood up.
"Father, Mother, I am sending you gifts. I 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 probably three or four.
"Father, one box of colored glass, one box of wine, one box of rouge, and one box of clothes for Father and 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 skirt made of silk and chiffon. It was embroidered with eight lifelike phoenixes and peony flowers 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, which 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 are the other four?
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 dragon that seems to be soaring in the sky.