daughter in power

Chapter 245 Factory
The battle armor was finally a success.

Xia Xi agreed to her proposal and allowed her to build a factory outside the city and hire workers.

Of course, she is also allowed to use these donations to buy daily necessities and building items.

She was quite satisfied, bid farewell to Xia Xi and left the Imperial Study Room.

She left, and Jiang Qiqi, who was lying ill on the bed at Yufeng Pavilion, recovered without any medicine, got up from the bed with a "chuo", and came chasing after her.

But failed to catch up.

Qiqi went out of the palace all the way, went straight to the outside of Liuhuo City, told about the construction of the factory one by one, and began to recruit workers.

There is not even a factory building, and they are about to start recruiting workers.

But many people signed up.

Almost everyone signed up.

However, she said that people without skills are not wanted.

The refugees were anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Qiqi did not reject everyone, but invited various craftsmen from the city to conduct short-term training courses.

No fee is charged, but those who cannot learn will not be given the opportunity to work.

There are many applicants.

Although he can only drink porridge every day, he learns quickly.

It's just a month, and there are many teachers.

Qiqi began to purchase materials and build factories.

The recruitment of workers is about the same.

In the summer, the construction of the factory was in full swing, and Qiqi's requirements were completely different from those of the Ministry of Industry.

She just wants to be fast.

Build as quickly as possible while being safe enough.

She doesn't need this factory to last for 100 years, and she doesn't need the dormitory to last for 100 years. She needs these things to last for at least ten years.

Ten years later, she believes that workers no longer need to live here, and her armor no longer needs to be produced.

With such a requirement, it is naturally fast to build.

It is really a bit of the style of the people of Greater China in the 21st century.

However, taking extraordinary measures in an extraordinary environment naturally cannot be the same as in the past.

She built a brick factory and fired red bricks.

And a cement factory was built.

This is all thanks to her experience in brick kilns and cement factories in her previous life, and she can barely understand some principles.

Now when I use it again, although I have encountered difficulties, I can produce a finished product after a little rectification.

In this way, her factory soon took a rough shape.

Although it is not comparable to today's high-rise Guangsha.

But compared to thatched sheds, or wooden houses are really much stronger.

Factories were quickly established, as were dormitories.

To be honest, the dormitory is built according to modern standards, and the area for accommodating 3 people is really not wide.

Brick and tile houses were separated one by one, and bunk beds were made in the rooms.

The [-] beds are really set down, which is much less than the court's previous budget.

The refugees were dumbfounded.

They have never seen such a factory building, nor such a dormitory.

I have never seen such a living environment. It is obviously very narrow, but it looks really clean and orderly.

There are public canteens, public bathrooms, and even public toilets.

This is a grand sight never seen before.

Everyone's heart is excited.

But Qiqi was not finished yet, and built a small apartment similar to a community for people with families to live in.

Everything is built, and the armor factory has started.

The high-quality leather is personally selected by her and needs to be soaked in water.

It wasn't until this moment that everyone knew why she built the many steps into the water along the river, and only then did they know why she built the bridge across the sky.

Everything is in service of her factory.

At this time, the courtiers who were waiting to see the joke finally stopped laughing.

Even Xia Xi came to the gate of the city to watch her place.

She didn't have time to receive him, but was busy leading the workers to make the battle armor overnight.

It is true that the imperial court lacks battle armor, and the fighting on the border is becoming more and more fierce. Obviously, there are many soldiers who have returned from injuries from the front line.

When everyone talked about the war, they all looked panic-stricken.

Yun Huaiqing and Xi Shangguo are not stupid, they obviously came prepared.

But Daxia's preparations were not sufficient.

These battle armors may be able to solve the urgent needs of the court.

Bing'er and Yan Ruizhu no longer give out porridge every day, because the refugees no longer need the court's alms.

They eat on time every day, work overtime to make armor, and are extremely busy.

But live very comfortably.

Qiqi said at the morning meeting that as long as they insist on making the first batch of battle armor, their current embarrassment can be resolved.

Everyone hopes to live a decent life like before, and no one wants to be despised, cast aside and disgusted by others.

Qiqi is busy with the research of the battle armor every day, from the procurement of materials to the last process, she is very attentive.

Bing'er learned a lot from her, almost doing everything by herself.

She loves to see this happen and is happy to teach her children.

In just two months, the first batch of battle armors that were rushed out were finally completed.

She took the craftsmen to put on the battle armor and went to the city of flowing fire.

When he reached the gate of the city, he was stopped by someone.

The people who stopped her were the Jiang family.

And Jiang Qiqi.

"Don't you know the rules of Liuhuo City? People without household registration documents are not qualified to enter the city. You want to hand over these armors to the Ministry of War, but you don't know if you can carry them alone?"

Jiang Qiqi's words were harsh and mean, and she was bullying others.

Her elder brother Jiang Jinsong served in the Ministry of War and was in charge of power.

If they refuse to accept her battle armor, the two months of hard work of these workers will be in vain.

Obviously, she couldn't fight all these armors into the city by herself.

She looked at Jiang Qiqi coldly, her eyes were as calm as water.

Jiang Jinsong crossed his arms and looked at her sneeringly: "Does the empress know that the emperor broke the law and the common people are guilty of the same crime? Are you able to know the law and break the law?"

There were too many people standing at the gate of the city, including soldiers and ordinary people, all gathered around to watch the excitement.

They were all very curious about how Qiqi could solve the food and clothing expenses of 3 people so quickly.

Now, there is a lot of excitement, and everyone naturally wants to take a look.

The refugee followed behind Qiqi, seeing the obstacles and provocations of these many people, he suddenly didn't know what to do.

Everyone flinched a little.

Qi Qi still looked calm.

The people in the city stood on tiptoe and looked outside, and they were inexplicably surprised to see the well-arranged houses faintly.

In shock, Jiang Qiqi became more and more reluctant to let Qiqi in, "The border war is urgent, you are not staying in the palace as a queen, but you are camping outside the city. You just sneaked into the city like this. Could it be that you are hiding?" Spies, right?"

Approaching step by step, blocking Qiqi from the city, her face was full of meanness and contempt.

The people watched helplessly, not daring to make a sound.

The artisans holding the leather were even more afraid to make a sound.

Xia Xi dotes on beautiful women, not to mention that everyone in the world knows it, but this Floating Fire City cannot hide it.

For the queen, it is another way of saying it.

Qiqi smiled coldly, took a step closer, and raised her hand to slap her.The beating made Jiang Qiqi dizzy.

Jiang Qiqi was shocked, Jiang Jinsong was about to step forward, she kicked Jiang Jinsong's knee, forcing him to kneel down.

"This palace is the queen, you wait here to block the way, do you want to go to prison?"

Jiang Qiqi came back to her senses and said in astonishment: "You..." After all, there was nothing to say.

Qiqi turned her head coldly: "Let's go."

The carriage rumbled through the city gate and went straight to the Ministry of War.

Jiang Jinsong followed behind, yelling loudly.

Qiqi said coldly: "It's time for the Ministry of War to change."

Jiang Jinsong froze in place in shock.

The first batch of Warframes will be delivered soon.

Qiqi received the first grant from Xia Xi.

Including the cost of the first batch of armors and the subsequent deposit of [-] armors.

Qiqi's hands are finally free.

For the first time, the refugees outside the city received their wages.

In addition to food, clothing, housing and transportation, they can still receive wages, which is something that many people can't imagine.

However, Qi Qi did exactly that.

She even drew up a simple contract and ordered every craftsman to sign it.

Once the contract is violated, both parties may pay huge liquidated damages.

People calmed down.

This kind of honesty is not honesty in the narrow sense.

Instead, the entire factory outside the city became quiet.

Quiet with low-key vitality.

Like a contented and honest man, satisfied with everything today.

With the money, a lot of business activities have sprung up outside the factory.

Cheap hairpins, poor-quality undershirts, or durable cloth shoes.

These things are closely related to people's lives, and it is obviously impossible for Qiqi to provide so much.

She did not stop these emerging businesses, and even strongly endorsed and praised them.

The refugees got encouragement, and it became easier to start a business.

Outside the city, there is a sense of prosperity.

At this time, some people sailed in the moat to sell tofu.

They are only sold to artisans living along the river, cheap and economical, and taste good.

It's good to coax children and girls.

Besides eating and drinking, people always pursue a little leisurely pastime.

Eating tofu brain is also a kind of pastime.

Good business.

In the moat, there is a second boat, selling needles and brains.

Also very useful and works well.

These people are from the city of Liuhuo, and they are substantially different from the refugees outside the city who run their own businesses.

Gradually, even though the battle was tense, there was still an endless stream of people outside the city gate.

Someone came out from the city gate and set up thatched huts to sell tea.

Although the craftsmen worked overtime to make the battle armor, they also had off-duty time.

At least, Qiqi is very strict about rest.

When the craftsmen are resting, it is also a kind of enjoyment to drink a cup of tea under the tea shed and watch the boatmen selling tofu nao on the moat.

Gradually, the closed city gate opened.

It's not that Qiqi ordered them to open up, but that the people are no longer afraid of refugees and no longer panic.

Refugees do not need to go to the city to work.

They earn much more money in the factory than in the city.

Qiqi was relieved to see such a scene.

Xia Xi came to see her again.

Across the moat, he was on the boat and she was on the river bank.

The two looked at each other, their eyes were very calm.

Qiqi didn't make a sound.

The boat slowly approached.

He was wearing homely clothes and a tall hat, and others didn't dare to look at him.

Unexpectedly, he didn't realize that this was the emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom.

He is alone.

Approaching, she didn't make a sound.

He said: "The second batch of battle armor is ready?"

She said calmly, "Delivery will be available tomorrow."

He nodded and wanted to take two steps forward, but when he realized that she was not following, he had to stop.

"I haven't seen you for so many days, you have lost weight and darkened again." His words were very gentle, and he couldn't hear the indifference before.

She couldn't pretend that nothing happened.

It's normal to lose weight and get dark. She has been exposed to the hot sun all summer.

She avoided the subject: "Why haven't there been any news from Chunshui and Qiushuang yet?"

"They're dead." His words were cold and silent.

As if talking about something irrelevant.

She didn't continue to ask, and looked at the moat with a cold face.

The border of Great Xia is still raging with flames of war, and there is actually a phenomenon of economic recovery here.

It's really weird.

He smiled: "Are you going to build another city outside the city?"

She pursed her lips and remained silent.

The two faced each other, but they couldn't find a common language.

Having known each other for over thirty years, it is considered a no-brainer.

Xia Xi didn't know what to say, so she said: "Today is Bing'er's birthday, look..."

She was startled, and looked up at the sky, seeing the scorching sun, she really had the demeanor of June [-]th.

She didn't have time to say anything, and hurried to the factory.

Xia Xi followed.

Bing'er was watching the craftsmen try out new materials in the experimental workshop, but because she was too focused, she ignored Xia Xi's arrival.

He didn't raise his head until Xia Xi walked in front of him.

He raised his head and saw that it was Xia Xi, but he was not very affectionate, he just said coldly, "Father."

Xia Xi's face darkened immediately.

Looking at Bing'er's dirty face, she said coldly: "Go back to the palace."

Bing'er hesitated.

He was displeased: "You haven't been to Taixue for two consecutive months, and you don't study hard, but study these crooked ways, what's the point?!"

(End of this chapter)