I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 160
In a spacious and warm carriage.

Wu Mingkong sat on the luxurious blanket, and when he heard the loud noises coming from outside, he became more and more curious.

What is there outside that can allow thousands of poor people to survive this cold winter.

Just when she was about to get out of the car, a familiar voice came from beside her.

"Your Majesty, Fang Xiang is asleep."

Lin Wan'er looked at Fang Xiu who was leaning on the carriage, lowered her voice, and asked, "Do you want to wake him up?"

Wu Mingkong waved his slender hands, signaling not to speak.

Then tiptoely moved to Fang Xiu's side, staring at him with watery eyes.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, thinking badly, trying to scare him.

However, after watching for a while, her expression changed.

From the original enthusiasm, it became a little focused.

After knowing each other for many years, it was the first time for her to observe Fang Xiu up close.

The face is like a sculpture with distinct features, the angular face is delicate and handsome, the pair of sword eyebrows are heroic, the high nose, the lips of moderate thickness, rippling with indescribable grace and elegance.

Why didn't I realize that this old man is quite handsome
The little empress stared at Fang Xiu, with Chunshan in her eyes and a frown on her eyebrows.

look at.

There was a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, and her eyebrows and eyes were curved into crescent moons. A thought suddenly popped up in her heart, this hateful old man belonged to her
At the same time, for no reason, an impulse arises, wanting to print her lips on it, to taste what belongs to her.

Gradually, her eyes were rippling with water, and the distance was getting closer and closer.

at this time.

The guard's voice came from outside again:
"My lord! The place is here!"

Maybe it was because the people in the carriage didn't hear him, so he raised his voice again this time.

Fang Xiu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he woke up leisurely.

The little empress's heart was numb like an electric shock, and she moved very quickly, she just put a touch on it, and distanced herself from him.

Fang Xiu opened his eyes slowly, and saw Wu Mingkong and Lin Wan'er looking at him with big eyes and small eyes.

"Cough cough."

Seeing Fang Xiu looking at her, the little empress blushed on her pretty face. While dodging her eyes, she subconsciously coughed twice and touched her nose.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu raised his brows and said in his heart: Good guy, when you feel guilty, there are only a few body movements, and the little empress can do them all in one go.
"Did your majesty do something strange to me while I was asleep?"

Fang Xiu looked up and down the little empress suspiciously, and asked.

"Bah, bah, bah! I don't know what nonsense you are talking about! It's inexplicable!"

Obviously just posted it, but for some reason, the little empress still felt very guilty and spat angrily, but her mind was a little confused and she didn't know how to explain.

The girl's blushing when she panicked is the most touching.

Fang Xiu looked at her, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his tone was frivolous.

"Your Majesty, don't feel guilty, I have no intention of accusing Your Majesty."

"As long as His Majesty is happy, it's fine to do strange things to the minister."

[Emotion value +5000]

Damn old pervert!
The little empress blushed, yelling at the other party in her heart, but those long-awaited images couldn't help appearing in her mind.

whip.

Wailing.

step on the face.

Monarch father.

spare my life.

Think of these.

The little empress suddenly felt that after staying with the pervert for a long time, she seemed to be brought into something abnormal
Although she really wanted to ask Fang Xiu: Is it okay to step on you or whip you?

But her strong sense of shame did not allow her majestic emperor to ask such weird questions.

Take a deep breath and calm down.

The little empress looked serious, her eyes showed a cold look, and she assumed the appearance of the emperor who was aloof during the court meeting, and said neither coldly nor indifferently:

"Here we are, get out of the car."

After finishing speaking, he restrained the urge to look at Fang Xiu, turned around and got out of the carriage.

The more abnormal, the more haunted he is.

Fang Xiu became more and more sure that when he was sleeping, the little empress must have thought of strange things, but she didn't put them into practice.

She has a heart but no guts, she is right
Fang Xiu thought so, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he followed.

"grown ups!"

Beside the carriage.

The guards bowed to salute, and then stood in a row, protecting Fang Xiu and the others behind them.

Not far away, the noisy noise can be heard endlessly, comparable to the downtown of Chang'an.

The little empress held the stove and looked forward with curiosity.

Seeing the scene in front of her clearly, her pupils shrank slightly, and her mouth opened slightly, as if a little surprised.

Fang Xiu stood beside her, looking ahead, but his expression was normal.

There is a small hill in front of you.

The huts built at the foot of the mountain are connected together, and the smoke from the cooking is curling up, and there is a world of smoke and fire.

In front of the hut, there is a large pot with mouthfuls of water. I don’t know what is cooking in the pot, and it is already boiling.

Behind the cauldron stood rows of men.

Although it is sunny and the wind is cold.

These men were still only wearing thin clothes, with white mist rising above their heads.

It can be seen from a distance.

The whole body of these men, including their faces, is pitch black. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to distinguish the facial features at all, they just look the same.

now.

Holding bowls in their hands, they stood in an orderly manner, staring at the contents of the pot, their eyes shining.

Many people were still swallowing.

After a brief surprise.

There was doubt in the eyes of the little empress.

Although she had never seen such a scene, she could guess that it was nothing more than a group of hard workers going into the mine.

Mining minerals has existed since ancient times. What does it have to do with Fang Xiu's previous promise to let the people survive the cold winter safely?

"Fang Xiang is planning to let the people who can't survive the winter go to the mountains to mine?"

The little empress looked at Fang Xiu who was at the side, frowned slightly, and asked the doubts in her heart.

Fang Xiu didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically, "Why is Your Majesty worried that the poor people won't survive the cold winter?"

The little empress Liu frowned slightly, feeling that he was talking about him, she was silent for a while, but she also replied as usual:

"Naturally, there is a lack of clothing and food, and they cannot withstand the severe cold."

Fang Xiu stared at the little empress, and asked again: "Why can't I resist the severe cold?"

The little empress rolled her eyes at him, and complained, "You don't treat me like a daughter, you treat me like a child."

snort!Even children understand the truth, but you still have to ask her!This is treating her like a little fool!
Fang Xiu didn't speak, but still looked at her.

Seeing this, the little empress restrained her frivolity, pondered for a moment and said seriously:
"In the final analysis, it's still a poor word. After finishing the autumn harvest, it's okay if you can save enough food for the winter. If you don't have enough, you have to go hunting in the severe cold, chop firewood, and subsidize your family.
Even if there is enough food, there is no firewood at home, and the severe cold under the heavy snow, lack of means of heating, can only rely on the body to resist, some people can bear it, and some people may not be able to bear it."

Speaking of this, she seemed to have thought of something, sighed leisurely, and sighed:
"Speaking of which, it suddenly occurred to me that a crop called cotton has been planted in the south of the country of Wu these years. The bedding filled with that cotton is very effective in keeping warm. Although it is not as good as goose down, the price is much cheaper. People can use it too."

"It's a pity that our Daqian land is not suitable for planting. If we want to buy it from Wu State, the price is too high."

Don't look at Wu Mingkong sitting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation all day long, reviewing memorials, as if he only cares about the political affairs of the Daqian court.

In fact, she often spends her free time learning about what's going on and what's going on in the nations.

Just like Emperor Zhou's New Deal, the little empress spent a lot of time studying it as soon as it was implemented.

If she hadn't listened to Fang Xiu's words, she would have already started to try to implement it in Dagan.

The same is true for the cotton. Although she hasn't pushed it out yet, she has been coveting it for a long time and collected relevant information.

Unfortunately.
The final conclusion is that Dagan cannot be planted.

"In addition to firewood and cotton, can your majesty think of other ways to keep out the cold?"

Fang Xiu looked at the little empress with a persuasive look.

The little empress pondered for a moment, raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu, and shook her head gently.

"There are many ways to keep out the cold in the palace, but most of them are built on charcoal fires, such as my hand stove, which is filled with charcoal fires."

As the little empress spoke, she raised the hand stove she was holding and shook it in front of Fang Xiu.

The so-called hand stove is a small copper stove for warming hands in winter. There is a charcoal fire inside the stove, which emits bursts of heat.

It can be held in the hand and wrapped into the sleeve, a bit like a hand warmer for later generations.

Generally only wealthy people can afford it.

Poor people can't afford to use charcoal fire, not to mention stoves.

The icy cold wind howled past, rolled up the dead branches on the ground, and made the whining sound of ghosts and wolves.

Dressed in fox fur and holding the stove, the little empress still felt a little chilly.

But looking at Fang Xiu who was wearing a cloak in front of her, she suddenly thought of something.

Putting a sticker in front of Fang Xiu, stretched out a slender hand, holding the stove, and placed it in front of Fang Xiu.

"hold"

The little empress did not look into Fang Xiu's eyes, and gave orders in a delicate voice for no reason.

Fang Xiu was slightly taken aback, seeing her dodging eyes, suddenly understood her intentions.

Is it because he is afraid that his hands will be cold, so we hold the stove together?

A smile appeared between Fang Xiu's eyebrows, he did not refuse the little empress' kindness, and reached out to hold her tender little hand.

The hand stove emitted bursts of warmth, which passed to Fang Xiu through the fingertips of the little empress.

"It's rare that His Majesty will be considerate of ministers."

Fang Xiu held her hand and smiled.

One must know that the little empress, as the only descendant of the late emperor, can be said to be loved by thousands of people.

From childhood to adulthood, only others cared about her. How could she care about others, let alone being considerate and caring.

There is no such concept in her heart at all, some only rewards
Even more so after ascending the throne.

The country is all hers, so why should she be considerate of others?

Whoever is pleasing to the eye and doing things according to her wishes is nothing more than rewarding something.

considerate?

What it is!
nonexistent!

At this moment.

Hear Fang Xiu's words.

That's what the little queen thinks.

She pouted, turned her head away, and hummed: "Don't be sentimental, I just feel a little cold on the back of my hands, I want you to cover them, I'm not afraid that your hands will be cold."

aside.

Lin Wan'er looked at the two who were holding the same hand stove, wanted to cry, but shouted in her heart: Your Majesty, have you forgotten that there is another person here!
Wu Mingkong felt the warmth coming from Fang Xiu's palm, and his pretty face flushed slightly. Although he was facing the cold wind, he felt his face was a little hot, and his heartbeat also accelerated.

"Cough cough."

She coughed twice, looked at the miners who were queuing up to receive their meal not far away, and changed the subject or returned to the topic.

"The charcoal fire needs to be fired, not to mention the poor people, even the richer people may not be able to afford it, so naturally it doesn't count.

Besides, what I can think of is to build the house more tightly.

But it is not easy for poor people to have a place to live in. How can they build a house like a palace, no matter what, it will still be ventilated.

It’s fine on weekdays, but it’s different when there’s a storm.”

In general.

Although the little empress hadn't been out of the palace much, she still had a good understanding of folk affairs, and there was nothing wrong with what she said.

Fang Xiu held her little hand, and suddenly asked, "Has Your Majesty ever thought about using coal for heating?"

煤.
The little empress was startled slightly, and raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu.

Eyelashes trembled, sighed inwardly, and fell into silence.

She thought that Fang Xiu could come up with a better solution.

It turned out to be coal.
If coal can be used for heating, why has no one used it since ancient times?
No need to think about it, it must be inappropriate!

"It seems that the traitor's promise is useless."

"Since this is the case, wouldn't my reward be in vain too?"

Thinking of this, the little empress suddenly felt a little lost, and was in a daze for a moment before she realized that it was she who rewarded the traitor, and she should be happy when she was ruined.

The little empress shook her head, not thinking wildly, and said in a trembling voice:
"Using coal for heating, I have also thought about it, but after burning coal, there will be poisonous smoke. If people smell it, they will faint after a while, and some will convulse all over the body. If you don't treat it quickly, you will die immediately."

Speaking of this, the little empress sighed and looked at Fang Xiu with a slightly complicated expression.

"If Fang Xiang's plan is just to mine more coal mines and let the people use coal for heating, I think it can be ended early."

(End of this chapter)