Chapter 531 The Emperor is Moved
Su Xueyi was a little shocked when she heard Shen Yueyao's words.
"Yao Niang, are you really planning to hand over these technologies to the Emperor?"
Su Xueyi knew how powerful this technology was, and most people would be reluctant to hand it over.
Although that person was the emperor, Su Xueyi still thought of Shen Yueyao first when considering things.
He didn't want her to be wronged or unhappy in the slightest.
He became an official for two reasons: one was to serve the people and his friend Yan Hanxi, and the other was for Yao Niang.
He wanted to stand on a high place, to protect Yao Niang and the people around him.
Su Xueyi's eyes were deep at this moment, filled with many emotions.
Even if he didn't say anything, Shen Yueyao could understand what he was thinking by looking into his eyes.
Shen Yueyao gently shook his clothes and said, "Don't worry, I have really thought it through."
"In fact, our emperor is really good. If someone else were the emperor and knew such a good technique, they would definitely try every possible means to get it, even using threats and bribes."
"If that's the case, I wouldn't dare to just open a workshop and start making paper and printing."
"But you see, the emperor has given me an imperial decree."
"Besides, I know in my heart that the emergence of papermaking technology will definitely cause a sensation. The various factions of the Great Yan Dynasty will definitely take action, and it may even alarm the Jianghu forces."
"So why not present this technology to the emperor? It will also benefit the scholars of the entire Great Yan Dynasty, right?"
"Besides, the technology is given to the emperor, it's not like we in Hezhou will stop making paper."
"The demand for this paper will be very high, otherwise the supply will exceed the demand. This will also reduce the pressure on our Hezhou workshop."
"If everyone runs to Hezhou, then Hezhou won't be able to accommodate too many people. The emperor has opened a papermaking and printing workshop in the capital, and those merchants can still buy paper and print things in the capital."
Shen Yueyao understood all of this.
She thought it through before saying this to Su Xueyi.
Besides, she is now a fourth-rank imperial edict, and this identity is also a talisman. Shen Yueyao is quite satisfied with this imperial edict.
"In fact, although the emperor didn't say it, I think he wanted to reward me with an imperial edict. There must be some court officials who would object, but he must have ignored all objections and granted me the imperial edict."
"The main thing is that with the Emperor protecting us like this, I don't have to worry about anything I do, and I don't have to worry about you being suspected or feared by the Emperor."
“It feels really good to be able to do a lot of things without worrying about it.”
Otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to casually develop papermaking and printing techniques, let alone greenhouse vegetables.
It was indeed a bit ahead of its time.
Seeing Shen Yueyao's happy look, Su Xueyi reached out and touched her hair and said, "Okay, then I'll listen to you."
For Su Xueyi, as long as Shen Yueyao is happy, that's all that matters.
"Then I shall write a memorial to the Emperor, describing the techniques of papermaking and printing?"
Shen Yueyao said: "It is better to draw it in the form of a picture, and then give a detailed explanation below the picture."
"However, if there are any details that the craftsmen assigned by the Emperor don't quite understand, I will send two more people from the workshop to the capital to explain them in detail. This way, the Emperor can also open a papermaking and printing workshop in the capital."
"This is equivalent to the emperor's private property. This way, the emperor can do many things more conveniently."
Shen Yueyao knew that Yan Hanxi was an ambitious person.
"Besides, if my mother is Princess Yan Ning, and you said that my mother also protected Yan Hanxi back then and thought he was very good, then he is also my cousin, so what I did is nothing."
Not only did her mother not stop her, she also sent secret guards to help her.
Obviously, my mother also trusts the emperor.
Otherwise, my mother would not let these secret guards appear in public.
Because no matter how secretive something is, if someone is interested, they can find it.
This means that the mother's identity may be exposed.
When I was a child and didn’t have enough to eat, my parents never thought of revealing their identities.
This shows how much they feared the emperor at that time.
But now it’s different. The current emperor is a wise and benevolent ruler who can create a prosperous era.
Even Su Xueyi trusts Yan Hanxi.
Since the two of them had discussed it in this way, Su Xueyi rewrote the memorial.
Shen Yueyao also drew pictures of the papermaking and printing techniques and provided explanations, making it easy to understand.
Su Xueyi sent the painting and the other items to the capital at full speed.
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Capital
When Emperor Yan Hanxi was busy reviewing memorials, he learned that Su Xueyi had written a memorial, so he quickly put aside the memorials in his hand and read Su Xueyi's memorial first.
When the emperor saw what Su Xueyi wrote, his eyes were moved to tears.
For a moment he couldn't control his emotions and tears came to his eyes.
The emperor quietly wiped away his tears.
An Yi, the emperor's trusted secret guard, said worriedly, "Your Majesty, something has happened. I will go and handle it."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "No, I just feel that Su Xueyi and his wife are too good to me."
“Technologies like papermaking and printing were presented to me.”
"Now we can find some craftsmen in the capital to specialize in papermaking and printing."
An Yidao: "The Ministry of Industry is responsible for these matters, right?"
The emperor shook his head and said, "No, you need to find some people to set up a papermaking and printing workshop. The people working there must keep it secret and not leak the technology."
"Now these two workshops will be my private property, and I can use the profits to do more for the people."
"Mrs. Su is so thoughtful. She even drew the pictures in such detail. Only Mrs. Su can draw in this style..."
Speaking of this, the emperor was filled with emotion.
Perhaps because he was in a good mood, the emperor took his secret guards to the imperial farm in the afternoon.
Ever since Su Xueyi and Shen Yueyao gave the emperor potatoes and sweet potatoes, two high-yield crops, he had them planted in the imperial farm.
When the harvest came in August, the emperor was very excited by the yield of more than 1,000 kilograms per acre.
After August, the second season of potatoes and sweet potatoes was planted, and the harvest is about to begin.
The emperor had previously stored the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the granary.
From time to time, the emperor liked to come and take a look at the food in the granary.
Looking at these potatoes and sweet potatoes, he felt happy and felt that the people of the entire Great Yan Dynasty could now have enough food to eat.
He has asked people to count the farming conditions in various places.
He plans to promote some potatoes and sweet potatoes to some places in the spring.
First promote it to some poor areas so that the people there can have enough food to eat.
He also arranged some people to start building kangs in various places.
Yes, the emperor ordered the promotion of heating kangs in rural areas in the north.
This way, no matter how cold it is in the north, everyone can stay warm as long as they have a heated kang and firewood to burn.
Imagining the prosperity of the Great Yan Dynasty, the emperor felt full of energy.
"And Xueyi mentioned greenhouse vegetables, but I don't know what they look like. It would be great if I could go to Hezhou to take a look."
"But Xueyi said that if she grows vegetables that are easy to store, she will have them sent to the capital for me to taste."
Thinking of this, the emperor was quite looking forward to it.
Looking forward to eating vegetables grown in greenhouses.
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