After being bound to the learning system in my mother's womb, I became the empress

Chapter 186 I know where there is iron ore
Wang Kuang took everyone to the back of the north tower.

A vegetable garden was actually cultivated here and a pig pen was built.

Wang Kuang: "Your Majesty, I plan to raise a few pigs, some chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock here in the future. When they grow up, the station will not have to worry about running out of meat."

Wang Kuang, who was as rich as jade, said such down-to-earth words, which made the emperor laugh loudly and praised: "Yes, this method is good."

Minister of Rites: “Your Majesty, I’m afraid this is inappropriate?

“The inn is a place where carriages, horses, ceremonials, and greetings and farewells are in charge. Officials coming and going will stay here. However, the noisy and unpleasant smell of livestock will inevitably disturb people’s peace.

"In my opinion, it is really inappropriate to keep livestock in the post station."

Emperor: "Have you ever raised livestock?"

The Minister of Rites was stunned for a moment, "No."

Emperor: "You have never raised livestock, so how do you know that livestock is noisy and smells bad?"

Minister of Rites: "Isn't this something everyone knows?"

Wang Kuang: "Your Majesty, this is a big fallacy.

"Some people are clean and tidy, while others are sloppy. Why is this? It's all because the dirty people don't like to be clean and are too lazy to clean themselves.

"The same goes for livestock. As long as I order people to take care of and clean them diligently, they will naturally be clean. How can they get pickled? Where does the smell come from?"

The Minister of Rites was rendered speechless by the refutation.

The emperor glanced at Wang Kuang with admiration and said meaningfully: "In my opinion, some people are not as good as livestock. At least livestock are dirty on the surface, and they will be clean after being washed.

"But for some people, it's the heart that cannot be washed away no matter how hard it is washed."

As soon as these words came out, the scene was suddenly silent.

Anyone who had a slightly different idea felt that the emperor's words were alluding to him, and could not help but tremble with fear, so much that cold sweat broke out on his back.

Wang Kuang: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat. Please go to the canteen and have a taste of the food at our station."

Emperor: "Okay, let's go to the dining hall."

This time, the officials who came with the emperor were all fifth-grade or above, and there were only about [-] of them.

The cafeteria is quite large and can accommodate it all at once.

As for the family members who followed, the Queen led them to the North Tower and ate in the lobby of the North Tower.

After the meal, the emperor happily led his ministers to see the craftsmen building the road.

Under the gaze of the emperor and the ministers, the craftsmen who built the road felt quite uncomfortable.

These people all look like they are rich or noble, so why come over to watch them build roads and plaster cement?
What's so cool about this?

The hobbies of noble people are different.

Even though I feel uncomfortable, the craftsmen are still very dedicated.

Skillfully and cement.

Pour the reconciled cement onto the ground.

Then use a trowel to spread the cement paste and spread it evenly.

Then use a mud mold to compact the cement to make the surface smooth and dense.

Finally, the flat concrete floor was covered with wooden boards to prevent birds and animals from trampling and damaging the road surface.

The whole process was smooth and smooth.

It makes people feel quite comfortable looking at it.

It's a pity that there is no Internet in this era, otherwise the emperor and his officials would know that the feeling of comfort when watching craftsmen plaster cement is called healing.

"Is the cement road actually paved like this?"

"It looks very simple. I feel like I've learned a lot about it."

"In just a short time, the road stretched forward by ten feet. This is too fast!"

Yes, too fast.

Paving with cement is faster than paving with any other material.

Cui Xiang was shocked when he saw it.

At first he just guessed, but now he saw it with his own eyes and found that the cement road was being laid much faster than he thought.

At this rate, I am afraid that within a few months, cement roads will be all over Dayong!
That means that the emperor's favor will cover the entire Dayong.

This is not a good thing for the family.

While the emperor led his ministers to watch the craftsmen building the road, the queen and her family members stayed in the inn.A guest room on the third floor of the North Building.

The queen took the little princess and Xibao to rest here temporarily.

The little princess felt sleepy after eating and had already fallen into bed.

Lin Xi didn't sleep, lying next to the window and looking out.

Lin Wushang came over to greet the queen.

Queen: "Xiaojiu is here, get up quickly."

Lin Xi pretended to be surprised and ran over, pulling Lin Wushang's sleeve, "Brother, you are here."

Lin Wushang touched the little knot on her head and asked, "Are Xibao good these days?"

Lin Xi: "Xibao is very good."

The queen gave her a funny look and testified for her: "Xibao is indeed very well-behaved."

If you ignore her usual naughty and unexpected behavior.

Lin Wushang: "Your Highness, I want to take Xibao out for a walk."

The queen responded with a smile: "Okay, go ahead."

She was very worried about Lin Wushang.

This child is not very old, but he acts more securely than adults.

When His Majesty entrusted him with the preparations for the construction of the cement plant and other matters, she was not at ease, but it turned out that her worries were completely unnecessary.

He did all these things very well, beyond her expectations.

Lin Wushang took Lin Xi to his independent office on the first floor of the north building, which also served as his lounge.

On the table near the window, there stood a plump clay pot with two branches of draping begonia inserted in the pot.

The delicate pink petals seem to have absorbed the spring light. When framed in the window frame, they naturally become a simple and beautiful painting.

Grape lay under the flower branches, with the clay pot wrapped around his tail, sleeping soundly.

A petal fell on its head. Lin Xi walked over, picked up the petal, and played with it on her fingertips.

There is a small red clay stove next to the desk, and an equally plump teapot sits on the stove.

But instead of tea, the teapot was filled with goat's milk.

Lin Wushang picked up the teapot, opened a teacup, and poured Lin Xi a cup of milk.

The fragrant and mellow milk flavor spread, Lin Xi picked it up and drank it, licking away the circle of milk foam around her mouth.

Lin Wushang asked: "What was the method you mentioned last night?"

Lin Xi: "I know where there are iron mines."

Lin Wushang paused in stroking the grapes, then a flash of light flashed in his eyes, "Where?"

Lin Xi pointed out the window: "There."

Lin Wushang looked in the direction she pointed and his expression moved slightly: "Yan Stop Mountain?"

Lin Xi: "Yes, Yanting Mountain is rich in iron ore. If you take people there and mine it quietly, we won't need to worry about iron ore for a long time in the future."

Lin Wushang: "...You should know that privately mining iron ore is against the law, right? Once discovered, you will lose your head at least, and implicate the nine tribes at worst."

Lin Xi: "So I asked you to do it quietly."

Lin Wushang shook his head, "Although I am sure that my people will not inform anyone, during the process of mining and transporting iron ore, it is inevitable that their whereabouts will be exposed."

Lin Xi frowned, "Then you should buy Yanting Mountain first and then mine it."

Lin Wushang: "Even if you buy the mountain and conceal the iron ore and mine it privately, you are still committing a felony."

Lin Xi: "So we can only report it to the court?"

Lin Wushang: "You can also just report it to His Majesty." With His Majesty's endorsement, mining iron ore does not matter whether it is illegal or not.

Lin Xi originally wanted to take possession of the iron mine, but now it seems that this is no longer possible.

Forget it, the whole world will be hers from now on. Now, if she takes out an iron mine to develop the construction industry, won't she be the one who will benefit from it in the future?
"Okay, you go to Yanting Mountain to conduct an on-the-spot investigation, and then find another opportunity to tell the emperor."

Lin Xi took out the simple map previously drawn on the carriage, which showed the terrain near Yanting Mountain.

The location of the iron ore and the best mining points are also marked.

Lin Wushang took the map and looked at it, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)