Ci Jinzhi Chapter 389

 Everyone's eyes fell on Xin You.

 The Minister of Rites suddenly felt uneasy.

Don't be afraid that the emperor will enjoy Liangtian House, gold and silver jewelry, you are afraid of this unknown request.

What if this girl asks the emperor to kill these ministers who oppose the reform?

Xin You didn't care what others thought. He raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Xingyuan's opaque eyes: "Not yet. I just thought I would need it in the future. Your Majesty can grant me a request."

 What this means is that the reward you want is the "request" itself.

 The Minister of Rites showed a look of understanding.

 Sure enough, this girl is greedy and cunning!

 What do you mean, if you need it in the future, please ask the emperor to agree to a request? If she asks the emperor to pass the throne to her, is it possible that the emperor will agree?

Looking at the face that was clearly the same as Emperor Xingyuan, the Minister of Rites had the urge to spit.

After hearing this, Emperor Xingyuan also felt troubled.

 You are not joking, he has agreed now, but in the future it will be difficult if this request is too outrageous.

 Then, he saw the girl's slight sneer. It seems to be saying, look, no matter how much he does for the royal family and Daxia, there is a limit to what the emperor can give.

"Okay, as long as it doesn't violate the rules, I promise you."

 “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Even though there are conditions attached, it is still better than nothing. Who knows when it will be put to use.

Emperor Xingyuan ordered Sun Yan to fetch a Ruyi jade and give it to Xin You: "If you request anything in the future, please return this Ruyi jade to me."

Glancing at the ministers with different expressions, fearing that these people were worried about what was available and what was not, Emperor Xingyuan said calmly: "Only Xin Daizhao can count if he holds the jade Ruyi."

On the second day, the envoy from Xiling returned, and the deputy envoy took a small jar of sugar with him.

As the envoy, Prince Baori stayed, but went to find Xinyou but failed.

After making inquiries, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue told him: "Xin Daizhao doesn't have time to go to the Hanlin Academy in the near future, and she will be responsible for the sugar production."

 Prince Bao Ri was surprised: "Xin Daizhao knows about sugar making technology?"

The Minister of Household Affairs smiled and said: "We are good at managing people, and your Majesty can trust her."

 Prince Bao Ri now felt that it was more reasonable.

 “Then where can I see Xin Daizhao?”

“Even the elderly cannot enter the sugar factory. If your envoy wants to see Xin Daizhao, he may have to wait until she rests.”

"That's it." Prince Bao Ri sighed, but his desire to marry Xin You became more determined.

Originally it was just love at first sight, but the more we got to know each other, the more I realized that Miss Xin was not only beautiful, but also talented. His princess should be such a woman.

Unlike Prince Baori who was temporarily deceived, a secret began to spread among officials and nobles: there was a kind of sugar fairy called white sugar, which was as white as frost and snow and extremely delicious. It was made from Xinyou.

 People's first reaction is disbelief. They neither believe that this kind of sugar exists nor that Xinyou can make this kind of sugar.

 Until more and more people were asked by Prince Baori: "Have you ever eaten white sugar?"

Looking at the stunned Daxia officials, Prince Bao Ri was satisfied: Mr. Yu did not lie to him. This sugar was something that many Daxia nobles had never tasted. With this gimmick, when the sugar is transported back to Xiling, he can sell it back to those fools who are after Daxia products, and he can increase his horses, cattle and sheep.

The officials and nobles who were asked by Prince Baori felt humiliated: The good things of Daxia were sent to Xiling before the people of Daxia had tasted them?

 They also want to eat sugar!

"One tael and a half silver per catty." The Minister of the Ministry of Finance was calm and relaxed.

 “That's okay, I want to try it anyway!”

 The Minister of Household Affairs waved his hand: "There is a market but no price. There is no way to sell it at the moment."

 “Two liang!”

 “Three liang!”

Hearing that the quotation was getting higher and higher, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance went to find Xin You in tears.

“Xin Taizhao, when will our sugar be ready? Can't we have a little more? You don't know, many people are willing to pay five taels of silver to buy a pound of sugar to try..."

As the Minister of Hubu said, he came up with a thought: "Why don't we pay a small amount to Xi Ling before the time comes, and wait for the next batch to make up for it?"

Xinyou smiled.

These days, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance always comes to her, and we get to know him over and over again. He is actually a lovely and simple old man. The simplicity here mainly refers to the persistence of filling the treasury and the pure love of gold and silver.

"Master Shangshu, don't be swayed by them. They are willing to pay five taels of silver, just to try something new. They can buy up to three to five kilograms. The deal with Xiling comes first."

"One person can buy three or five kilograms, but there are so many people!" The Minister of the Ministry of Finance felt uncomfortable when he thought about making money but not making any money.

“Then wait for the second batch. The longer the demand is suppressed, the more we may buy by then.”

 The Minister of Hubu stroked his palm and said, "Xin Daizhao has seen the imperial edict thoroughly!"

 The old man walked away happily with his hands behind his back.

Although the expenditure for the sugar mill came from internal funds, it was agreed that four parts of the future income would go to the emperor's private treasury and six parts to the national treasury.

 This is also the motivation for the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance to be particularly concerned.

While Xinyou was busy making sugar, letters from the capital came to congratulate Qingxiao, and he also received two letters.

 In the first letter, Jinlin Weizai, who wrote the letter, described in detail Prince Baori from Xilinglai's stalking of Miss Xin.

He Qingxiao just smiled after reading the letter and then read the second letter.

 The content of the second letter was a bit bizarre. Prince Bao Ri actually refused to leave. He was willing to be his son-in-law and was extremely wealthy.

He Qingxiao stared at the letter for a long time, feeling sour in his heart and an unknown emotion filling his chest.

 During the day, he inadvertently lost his mind. At night, I couldn't sleep, so I walked to the window and looked up at the bright starry sky, listening to the chirping of insects and the chirping of frogs, and I fell into a trance for an even longer time.

 He vaguely understood that this emotion was called jealousy.

Jealous There are always many people like Prince Baori in this world, who have something to rely on, are fearless, and can easily express what they like and declare who they like.

 They are not afraid of failure and can afford it.

But his thoughts could only be kept deep in his heart, and he did not dare to vent them at all.

As to whether Xin You would be attracted to Prince Bao Ri, He Qingxiao could see clearly: she would not.

 They are actually the same people.

 Things and people you identify with will not be disturbed by external things.

 The collection of summer grain has begun, and it will be at least July until we return to the capital. This time they have been separated for too long, and he misses her very much.

 In June, He Qingxiao received a letter from Xin You.

The letter is not long. It briefly talks about the current situation. There is also a small bottle with the letter. When I opened it, there was a pile of frost and snow inside, which was the sugar mentioned in the letter.

 He tasted the sugar carefully.

Amber is recommended on an ice plate, how can it be as beautiful as frosting. This white sugar tastes even better than the frosting in the poem.

 It is white sugar made from Ayou.

 On July 1, the sugar factory was filled with joy.

 After more than a month of repeated depigmentation, it's finally done!

Emperor Xingyuan was overjoyed and took several important officials to see it in person.

The sugar warehouse was heavily guarded and separated from the sugar mill by a wall. There was a door in the middle for people to pass through, but it was locked at this time.

At Xin You's signal, the barn door slowly opened.

Chapter end