mtl008 Chapter 230 Xie Tingzhou's Maintenance
Chapter 230 Xie Tingzhou's Maintenance
After hearing what Feng Junqi said, the officials of the Lin family attached to Wu'an Marquis Mansion also quickly echoed:
"Yes! Building water conservancy projects is a huge undertaking that costs a lot of money and labor, not to mention the harsh conditions that followed. It is also difficult to obtain good varieties that are drought-resistant and cold-resistant."
"Your Majesty, I think the Third Prince's suggestion to march south to fight is a great idea!"
Xie Tingzhou, who had been silent, stood up:
"You said we should go to war, so let's go. Have you prepared the military pay? Have you prepared the military rations? Have you prepared the pensions for the fallen soldiers? If these are not prepared, our Xie family army will not be able to march. If the Lin family of Wu'an Marquis Mansion thinks they can march, please let them set off immediately!"
As soon as Xie Tingzhou said this, the noisy hall suddenly became quiet.
Lin Yanghai, the uncle of the third prince Feng Junqi, had a sullen face and said nothing. Letting the Lin family army march first at this time, did he want them to die?
Feng Junqi also had a gloomy face. Whenever there was a war, the Xie family army would always take the lead.
Now, Xie Tingzhou is actually bending the law for personal gain in order to help his son-in-law, even in matters of family and country. This clearly shows that he is on the side of the prince!
The Xie family has always been loyal to Emperor Yu. Isn't he afraid of violating the ancestral precepts of the Xie family by standing on the side so openly?
All the officials in the hall were shocked to see that Xie Tingzhou, who usually kept silent, actually supported the prince without hesitation.
"Who said I don't have good varieties that are cold-resistant and drought-resistant? The sweet potatoes discovered by the Crown Princess' uncle are good enough. In addition, my Crown Princess accidentally discovered a good variety called cotton, which can not only be used to make winter clothes, but can even be used to extract oil, and the yield is extremely high."
Feng Junyi looked proud of the Crown Princess's great powers, and then looked at Feng Junqi:
"When my third brother chooses a concubine in the future, he must ask Master Xuankong to find a wife who will bring good luck to him, otherwise his life will be difficult in the future!"
Feng Junqi choked, he had no idea that Feng Junyi was so shameless, describing being a gigolo in such a refreshing and refined way!
"You rely on your Crown Princess for everything, but I can't see what abilities you have!"
Feng Junqi replied angrily.
"My ability is that I am lucky enough to marry a lucky princess. You can't compare to that!"
Feng Junyi had a smug look on his face, and others looked at him as if they felt very sorry for him for not being able to marry a good wife.
Feng Junqi:……..
He was so angry!
Ministers:……..
Aren't we discussing a life-and-death issue concerning the survival of the country? Why are you showing off your wife?
But then again, the prince is really lucky. He was originally diagnosed by the imperial physician as not living for many years, but he actually recovered after marrying the Crown Princess. What's more important is that he has a father-in-law who commands a large army!
The prince’s position now cannot be shaken even by the emperor!
Emperor Wende looked at Feng Junyi, who had regained his childhood arrogant and sharp-tongued nature, and a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.
His Yi'er is back, no longer the child who lay in bed waiting to die all day long...
"What is cotton? I have never heard of it before."
However, as an emperor, Emperor Wende quickly grasped the key point.
The cotton plant can not only keep out the cold but can also be used to produce oil. If it can be grown, even if the temperature drops sharply for hundreds of years, they will be able to survive!
"This is the winter clothing that the Crown Princess made from the cotton she grew on her own farm."
After hearing what Emperor Wende said, Feng Junyi signaled Tai'an to take out a set of clothes that Xie Yiyao had prepared for the Black Armor Guards some time ago.
Tai'an presented the clothes with a bitter face. He had asked Xie Yiyao for them this morning when he was in court, and Xie Yaoyao had even cheated him out of 10 taels of silver!
Xie Yaoyao said that wholesale and retail prices are not the same!
Taian kept complaining in his heart that the Crown Princess was really a profiteer obsessed with money!
Emperor Wende stood up from the dragon throne the moment he touched the black armor guards' winter clothes!
This dress... is so comfortable!
Just now he looked at it from afar and didn't find anything special about it, but now when he touched the clothes he found that they were very soft and warm. He didn't even need to put them on to know that they must be very comfortable and warm!
Emperor Wende even felt that the dragon robe he was wearing was not as comfortable as this dress. The most important thing was that this dress was really warm!
His hands felt warm in a short while after touching the clothes, just like holding a small hand warmer!
Divine clothes!
With clothes like this, it is impossible for the people to freeze to death under the Great Deng!
Master Xuankong is right!
The girl Xie Yiyao is the turning point for the great Deng. With her, the great Deng will surely achieve great things, and he, the emperor, will surely be remembered for generations to come!
When Emperor Wende thought about how he would be praised for eternity by future generations, his voice trembled:
"God bless Da Deng! God bless Da Deng!"
"Let all the ministers feel this dress. This is the divine dress that the Crown Prince and the Concubine Dowager brought to Da Deng!"
Emperor Wende said to Jiang Debao with an anxious look on his face!
Jiang Debao skillfully brought the clothes to the ministers and asked each of them to touch this winter clothes that Emperor Wende called divine clothes.
At first, some ministers did not take it seriously, thinking that Emperor Wende was deliberately trying to build momentum for the prince. The clothes just looked better made than ordinary winter clothes, so how great could it be!
However, when they actually touched the clothes, the expressions on their faces changed!
The hall suddenly became lively.
"What kind of dress is this? It's too soft!"
"It's so warm! There's no straw in here!"
"It's not willow catkins, hemp catkins or anything like that!"
"I'm sure it's not animal fur because it doesn't smell at all!"
"This dress is even more comfortable than what I'm wearing!"
"Oh my god, the Crown Princess is indeed from an agricultural family! She can grow such a magical thing!"
For a time, the ministers no longer felt that Xie Yiyao was of low birth and unworthy of the position of Crown Princess, and they even spontaneously gave her the identity of a family of agricultural science!
Emperor Wende listened to the discussions of his ministers, and the corners of his mouth twitched. What a bunch of sycophants who are good at flattering!
What the hell is an agricultural family?
Emperor Wende looked meaningfully at the group of people who were talking about something.
He had always thought that the skills of this group of sycophants had reached the pinnacle, but he didn't expect that they had already cultivated to the level of perfection!
I still have to be careful with them in the future!
Flatterers are ruining the country!
Wang Maolin squeezed left and right and finally touched the clothes. Touching the soft, warm and comfortable winter clothes, he was so excited that he trembled all over and completely forgot the difference between the monarch and the subject. He tightly grasped Feng Junyi's hand:
"Your Highness, the Honorable Crown Prince, I just want to ask what is the per-acre yield of cotton grown by Your Highness, the Honorable Crown Princess?!"
After hearing what Wang Maolin said, Emperor Wende leaned forward and pricked up his ears to listen to Feng Junyi's answer. He actually also wanted to know what the yield per mu of this magical cotton was?
"Excited Lord Wang Maolin, I just want to trouble you to let go of my hands."
Feng Junyi looked at Wang Maolin expressionlessly, and his voice was cold, completely different from the arrogant look he had just shown when he was so proud of himself for having such a blessed crown princess!