Chapter 98: Shock! My Second Brother is Getting Married!
They waited and waited, but she didn't continue speaking. The ministers were getting impatient, thinking to themselves: "Young lady, please explain this clearly! Why is there a problem?"
Why is everyone so quiet? Ji Yingying peeked around, then suddenly smelled a foul odor. She quickly covered her mouth and nose: "Cough cough~ It stinks! Who farted in public like that? Don't they have any sense of public decency?"
Immediately, everyone secretly covered their mouths and noses.
[What bad thing did I eat yesterday? It stinks! Let me see who farted like that.]
The person who farted became trembling with fear, terrified of being charged with a serious offense of disrespect.
[What? It was the old man who put it there. His wife took the children back to her parents' house, and the old servant couldn't cook. So he ate out for two days, but then realized he didn't have enough money, so he cooked for himself. But, being a grown man, he couldn't even cook properly, and the food he made was edible, but he still finished it all.]
[This caused his gastrointestinal discomfort, which he had been enduring in court. If he didn't leave soon, he would have to have diarrhea.]
"Waaah~" Suddenly, someone started to sob softly, and the next second they ran outside, making Ji Yingying especially grateful: [You're making me want to go and see what's going on.]
Upon hearing this sentiment, the two people standing at the door silently blocked the entrance, afraid that Ji Yingying would run out.
[However, this guy is really unfortunate. His wife got angry and went back to her parents' house, leaving him without even a meal. If he could cook, things wouldn't be so bad. Luckily, both of my brothers can cook, otherwise... they wouldn't be in such a predicament when their wives get angry and go back to their parents' house. But my poor old man... from now on, when Mom gets angry, he won't even have anything to eat.]
You can pretend you don't know how to cook, but you can't be completely clueless about it. It's a survival skill. If you don't even know how to survive, you're basically leaving your life to fate. After all, you never know when an accident might happen.
Let me see what these two are arguing about.
[Oh, so it's because this old man went to a brothel and took a fancy to the most beautiful courtesan, wanting to spend money to take her in. But his family is poor, and he can't afford to take a courtesan as a concubine. So, in a fit of anger, the lady went back to her parents' home.]
This kind of man is unacceptable. He struggles to make ends meet, and his wife suffers because of him. Instead of working hard to earn money and improve his family's life, he's eyeing prostitutes as concubines. He's so poor he has no backbone, so stupid he has no brains. He has no affection for his wife who has shared his hardships, no sense of responsibility for life, and his mind is full of filthy thoughts. He deserves to be poor his whole life. If this were my father, I would definitely have my mother break his legs. Then my mother and I would be eating, drinking, and having fun while he watches from the sidelines. Oh, hehe~
Suddenly, Ji Cailiang felt a chill run down his spine. His little darling really knew how to think.
"Ahem~" The Emperor coughed twice, and the discussion about down jackets, which had just been paused, resumed. He even tried to entice Ji Yingying to think more deeply.
Unfortunately, Ji Yingying didn't want to think about anything, and even seemed to be unable to hear anything.
"My dear Minister Ji."
"Your subject is present."
Ji Yingying obediently stepped forward. Because she was so well-behaved, everyone thought she definitely wasn't going to come up with anything good.
"Tell me, how do we solve this down jacket problem?"
"This is easy to solve. Just open a factory, which can solve the villagers' employment problem, stimulate the economy, and allow everyone to earn money with their own hands. Not only that, the down jackets produced can also be sold to various places."
"But duck feathers and goose feathers are very difficult to collect." There aren't many ducks and geese being raised now, which is why there aren't many down jackets being made, and therefore fewer clothes. So the Ministry of Works wants to use the money to buy duck feathers and goose feathers.
"Then we'll build an industrial chain. We'll produce whatever we don't have. The initial investment might be a bit large, but later on, when every household has clothes, we'll develop new products, such as down comforters, thermal underwear, snow boots, textiles, and other light industries. After all, people can't stay indoors all winter; they need to go out. So, we'll explore and develop gradually."
What is an industrial chain?
"Don't we need duck feathers and goose feathers? Then let's vigorously develop the industry and encourage people to open breeding farms. With more ducks and geese raised, there will be more food available. We can buy duck and goose feed from farmers at a low price. At the same time, we can also develop veterinary medicine, which will create a new type of job."
"These are all preliminary ideas; the Ministry of Works will come up with specific regulations later."
I'm completely confused myself, how would I know anything about this! It's basically about opening factories and developing light industry, but the pros and cons are also very serious. For example, some people use their power to seek personal gain and line their own pockets.
"Ministry of Works, you should come up with your own regulations. Ministry of Revenue, please cooperate actively. The national treasury is now rich, so don't be stingy in developing this so-called light industry. Also, the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel should arrange personnel to supervise. Once anyone is found to be embezzling or abusing their power for personal gain, they should be arrested."
"Yes." Those whose names were called should come forward, kneel down, and receive the imperial decree to express their gratitude.
"Young Minister Ji, you are in charge of supervision. If any of them have any questions, you must answer them."
"Oh? No problem, no problem."
[What terrible luck! I even have to become a counselor.]
Ji Yingying is busy again; she has so much work to do.
After the morning court session ended, Ji Yingying was about to turn and run away when she was stopped by the officials who pulled her aside and asked her a lot of questions.
"I'm thirsty, can I go get something to eat?"
[This is so frustrating! I ate a lot of sunflower seeds at work, and I'm so thirsty. It's already this late, and I'm starving too.]
"Let's go, let's go to the adults' shop and eat and chat."
He took Ji Yingying away just like that, and even worried that she would get tired, so Minister Gong carried her on his back.
This is really great treatment!
【Wow, the treatment is really good!】They chatted while eating, and Ji Yingying answered any questions that people had.
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Ji Yingying patted her bottom and left, while the rest of the people absorbed the knowledge and prepared to write memorials to the throne.
[Another free meal! That was great!] Back home, I realized I'd forgotten to check on Mu Kaiji: [Oh dear, next time, next time! Xiangxiang, when are you going to level up? I miss you so much.]
"Yingying, come here quickly and let your mother take a look at this girl."
"Mother, are you finding another wife for eldest brother?" Ji Yingying looked at the portrait: [She's a nice person, but she likes second brother. How can she be eldest brother's wife?]
"Oh my, this is what your second brother brought back. He said he wants me to propose marriage to him."
"What?" Ji Yingying looked at her in shock: "Second brother brought this girl back, whose family is she?"
Shocking! My second brother is getting married? And his bride is a stunning beauty.
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