eurekapd Chapter 39 Fire Kang
Chapter 39 Fire Kang
After raising his hand, Xu Jinyu felt something was wrong. He accidentally brought the habit from class into the classroom. He quickly put his hand down and said loudly: "I have something to say."
Emperor Xuan's expression changed, and he said to Xu Jinyu with a smile: "Aiqin, if you have any ideas, please tell me now."
Xu Jinyu stood in the middle of the room, his mind racing.
[I'm impulsive. There is no kang in Daqian. How can I make up a source for this? 】
The Minister of Revenue’s eyebrows almost flew up: You can make up whatever you want, we will take care of the rest.
Emperor Xuan: As long as it is useful for the snow disaster, I will take care of it.
Zishuyan, she is here, she is here, it’s time to clean up Xu Jinyu’s mess again.
"Chen····Chen·····、"
This on-the-spot editing was a bit of a test of Xu Jinyu's ability to respond.
But for adults who have just entered college, their ability to respond is extremely poor.
"Aiqin, speak boldly, I forgive you."
[You said it! I started making it up. ]
At this moment, Emperor Xuan looked at Xu Jinyu with particularly loving eyes.
"I have seen a kind of kang in the countryside. It is made of wood and earth. As long as you burn some weeds or straw every day, you can keep the temperature high."
He lifted his eyelids and glanced at Emperor Xuan's expression. Emperor Xuan's expression was gentle. Xu Jinyu spoke more and more fluently.
"If the stove and the kang are connected, the fire for three meals a day can ensure the temperature of the kang."
"Even if there is a snowstorm this year and people without thick clothes cannot go out, the whole family can survive this severe winter by lying on the kang."
The Minister of Revenue looked at Xu Jinyu with increasingly bright eyes. There was only one way to keep warm in the winter in Daqian, and that was to carry something.
Ordinary people in Daqian also rely on furs to survive the winter. Those who don’t have furs have to rely on their luck.
As for things like charcoal, ordinary people can't afford them. At least only people with some spare money can afford them.
Xu Jinyu's kang is much better than any other warm clothes.
"How much does it cost?" Emperor Xuan asked quickly.
"If you have the technology, it shouldn't cost any money!"
Xu Jinyu remembered that when she was a child, the elderly people in the village made their own kangs with mud. Since they could make it themselves, it should be free.
"Master Xu, do you know how to make a kang?"
"I need to sort it out and present it to Your Majesty tomorrow morning."
Xu Jinyu agreed readily, but he was nervous in his heart.
[Ahhh! I don't know how to make a kang. I'll go find some information after the court session.]
[I still need to copy it, but my handwriting is so bad that I can't show it to others. I will be embarrassed in front of the whole court.]
[There are also sweaters. Go and get them after the court session. I will tell the emperor about the sweaters when I go to court tomorrow. Otherwise, I won't have enough money.]
All the officials heard what Xu Jinyu was planning.
Emperor Xuan, what is a sweater? Tell me!
If you need silver, I can give you a reward.
Emperor Xuan motioned Xu Jinyu to continue.
But the clear and stupid college student, blinked,
[What does the emperor mean? I have already said it. Either let me step down or give me a little reward. Why are you looking at me? ]
Minister of Revenue, hehe!
Minister of Works, I can finally use our Ministry of Works.
Emperor Xuan, huh!
The slight fondness that had just arisen in my heart for Xu Jinyu was immediately extinguished.
How could Xu Jinyu be an official when he had no sense at all? He was so angry.
Emperor Xuan had a cold face and waved his hand to let Xu Jinyu leave.
Next, the court was discussing the issue of food, and Xu Jinyu had nothing to help with.
There is food for sale in the Golden Finger, but the price is about the same as that of seeds, and Daqian cannot afford it at all given his current situation.
Xu Jinyu stood behind the crowd, trying to calculate how much wool he could buy with his dozens of taels of gold, and how many people he would need to hire to do the work.
As a spoiled college student, Xu Jinyu didn't think she was capable of washing wool.
In the second half of the morning court, two voices echoed in the ears of all officials.
"The snowstorm in the north requires a large amount of food to be prepared."
[I wonder how much a sheepskin costs? 】
"Coarse grains are fine, as long as they can fill your stomach."
[I don't have enough money. Why don't I talk to the sheep seller and ask him to shave the wool for me? I don't want the sheep, I just want the wool.]
"Your Majesty, the national treasury can only take out 50,000 taels of silver at most to purchase grain. We need to maintain the river next year, which will be a huge expense."
[Mutton is 15 cents a pound. Would you like to buy some to eat? ]
"We also need to suppress grain prices and be careful that grain traders may raise prices after hearing the news."
[I also want to eat beef, but I don’t know if I can buy it. ]
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As these two voices intertwined, Emperor Xuan became angrier and he directly announced the adjournment of the court and continued to discuss with the officials of the six ministries, asking Xu Jinyu to buy her mutton and wool.
If Xu Jinyu continued talking, he was worried that he would be led astray.
As soon as the court was over, all the officials walked faster than each other, and no one knew what they were going to do.
Xu Jinyu also trotted towards the East Palace, and the eunuch following behind her was so anxious that he whispered to her, "Master Xu, running is not allowed in the palace."
“I’m in a hurry.”
“Then we can go faster.”
“Oh, I see.”
Xu Jinyu stopped jogging and walked quickly.
When Xu Jinyu returned to the East Palace, the steward that the Crown Princess sent her to was already waiting there.
A man and a woman, both middle-aged.
“Why two?”
The Crown Princess smiled and explained, "It is inconvenient for a woman to walk outside. When the time comes, leave the outside affairs to Liu Da, and leave the affairs in your house to He Fanghua."
“This is the indenture of the two of them.”
Xu Jinyu was a little confused when she received the indenture, and I am buying someone now.
"I saw that you were in a hurry when you came back. Go and do whatever you need. Just remember to come back before the palace gates close."
After taking a look at the sky, Xu Jinyu no longer cared about hiring people.
He left the palace with two stewards and his only remaining gold, and headed straight for the capital to sell livestock.
"Sir, the mule and horse market smells a bit bad, why don't you go there."
Butler Liu reminded Xu Jinyu before entering the mule and horse market.
"It's okay, I'll only go this time, you can go later." Xu Jinyu waved his hand and walked into the mule and horse market indifferently.
She is not a real lady from a wealthy family. She grew up in the countryside and has seen all kinds of animals.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the mule and horse market, the smell of animal manure hit his nose. Xu Jinyu adjusted himself and walked in.
The housekeeper named He couldn't stand it and started to vomit with her hands covering her mouth.
Xu Jinyu glanced back and said, "If you think it's disgusting, go do something else for me."
Butler He's face suddenly became panicked: "Sir, I'm fine, I'm just a little uncomfortable."
"If you can't adapt, don't force yourself. Go find me something else. Rent a yard with a well near the mule and horse market, buy some lime and buckets, and hire some women to do the hard work."
"besides·······"
Xu Jinyu gave a long list of instructions and gave half of the gold in his hand to the butler.
When Butler He heard the order, he knew that his master really didn't mind her being disgusted, so he took the gold and went about his business.