Chapter 1203: The Convoy Enters Beijing
Concubine Jing was having breakfast in the room. Just by hearing the sound, she knew how excited the emperor was, and she quickly looked up.
"Your Majesty, what did you say?"
"My dear, the grain that Chen'er handed over to the national treasury will arrive tonight."
The emperor excitedly sat down next to Concubine Jing and kissed her on the cheek. He was so happy.
Although the harvest this year is good, the food in the national treasury was long gone due to three years of drought. In order to reduce the burden on the people this year, various places collected 10% less public grain.
He had thought that the public grain collection this year would be much less, but he didn't expect Chen'er to give him such a big surprise.
Originally, the Far North no longer collected tax grain, but unexpectedly, Chen'er not only voluntarily handed it over, but also paid the most among all the states.
Not only that, the rice handed over was husked rice, which was much more than the rice with husks.
The total amount of corn and rice is 200 million jin. I am afraid that even if all other states are combined, they don’t have that much.
If there is another year of famine, the people's stomachs will be guaranteed.
"How much food did Chen'er bring back?"
Concubine Jing wiped her face and glared at the emperor. Seeing the old man so excited, it seemed that Chen'er had brought back a lot of food.
"Two hundred million jin, and a lot of it is husked rice."
As the emperor spoke, he gestured with his fingers, extremely excited.
As if he remembered something, he leaned forward again like a treasure.
"Chen'er has also developed cars, which are much better than tractors. This time, the grain was transported by cars. There are 500 of them!"
The emperor stretched out his hand again, happy like a little child.
When I was in the Far North before, I thought the walk-behind tractor was pretty good. Now that advanced cars have been developed, I can’t wait to see what they look like.
"Oh? When will the convoy arrive?"
Concubine Jing also had a happy look on her face. At that time, she was only concerned about taking care of her grandson at her son's place and had no time to look at anything else.
I might as well take this opportunity to go and see what the car looks like, since I have nothing to do anyway.
"It will arrive tonight!" The emperor was still excited, but seeing Xiaohua's eyes rolling around, he couldn't help but frown.
"What are you thinking about?"
As soon as I saw her expression, I knew what she was planning.
"Oh, nothing." Concubine Jing shook her head.
If he knew that I was leaving the palace, he would definitely disagree.
“………………”The emperor’s face was filled with black lines.
He glared at Xiaohua with dissatisfaction. He had slept in the same bed with her for so many years, but she couldn't figure out such a small thing. What was she planning?
But I didn't expose her because I was in a good mood.
After seeing the emperor leave, Concubine Jing hurriedly called Nanny Su and Nanny Jiang to her side.
"Go and get me that nightgown."
Since you are not allowed to leave the palace openly, I will go secretly and see what Chen'er's car looks like.
As night fell and the sky darkened, several slender figures flashed out from the back door of the palace and slipped out stealthily.
"Old Jiang, didn't I tell you to keep a low profile?"
Concubine Jing pointed at the luxurious carriage in front of her and looked at Nanny Jiang beside her with dissatisfaction.
After all, he was sneaking out of the palace secretly. What if he got such a conspicuous carriage and was discovered?
"Hmm?" Nanny Jiang looked at the luxurious carriage in front of her in confusion, and was stunned for a long time before speaking.
"Miss, this is not the carriage I found!"
After saying that, she stretched her neck to take a closer look. In order to avoid being discovered by others, she found an extremely ordinary carriage that outsiders would not be able to find anything.
It’s not as luxurious as the one in front of me, and I started to wonder.
"Ah?" Concubine Jing frowned and was about to ask something else when a familiar voice came from inside.
"What are you standing there for? Come in quickly!"
“………………” Concubine Jing’s body stiffened.
I looked at Lao Jiang and Lao Su beside me in confusion. Why did this voice sound so familiar?
Nanny Jiang and Nanny Su were also dumbfounded, staring at their young lady, with a look on their faces that said, "We've been caught red-handed again."
Seeing that Xiaohua was taking a long time to come up, the emperor became a little impatient.
"Hurry up!"
I knew she would do this, I actually guessed it.
Concubine Jing glanced at Nanny Jiang and Nanny Su beside her again. They were caught in the act and could no longer hide, so she slowly climbed up.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, why are you here?"
She took off her veil and hood, and sat down beside him obediently, but she did give him a glare.
The old man knows my temper very well and can even guess this.
"If you want to go, just say so. Stop doing these shameful things."
The emperor glared at Concubine Jing with dissatisfaction and turned his head away arrogantly.
Why don't you just tell yourself what you want, sneaking around like a thief?
“………………” Concubine Jing gritted her teeth.
She glared at the emperor in dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything else. Wasn't she afraid that he would disagree if she said it?
By then, people will be watching me so closely that it will be difficult to figure out the solution.
But since he didn't seem to object, I decided not to do the same as him.
"Change your clothes. How can you look so decent?"
The emperor looked at Xiaohua's nightgown with disgust, and threw the dress he brought over like a thief.
If the ministers saw this, who knows what kind of memorial they would submit.
The national treasury where grain was stored was in the north city. By the time the carriage arrived, many ministers had already arrived.
I heard about this matter in the court this morning, and everyone rushed over to watch the fun.
It's not just the food that matters, the cars are the most important thing.
When I followed the emperor to the Far North, I was quite interested in the tractor.
Now I hear that something more advanced than a tractor has been developed, and everyone wants to come and feast their eyes on it.
Even the common people who heard the news came to watch the fun. Although it was already dark, it did not dampen everyone's spirits at all.
Everyone stretched their necks to look into the distance to see when the convoy would arrive.
In order to avoid all the hassles, the Emperor and Concubine Jing chose to travel in a low-key manner, with only Eunuch Li and two maids accompanying them on the surface.
He was dressed very casually, and when he joined the crowd, no one noticed him at all.
In addition, it was already dark at this time, and although there were torches, the light was still very dim.
Just as everyone was looking forward to it, someone in the crowd shouted.
“Here it comes!”
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a row of shining spots appearing on the official road. Everyone opened their eyes wide.
I don’t know what kind of torch that was, it was so bright and could be seen clearly from such a distance.
As the convoy slowly moved forward, everyone opened their eyes wide in surprise.
“………………”
Why is the torch installed on the car? Aren’t you afraid that the car will be burned?
Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, the convoy led by Feng Yi stopped in front of everyone.
"Master Zhao, I'm here to deliver the public grain on the orders of my prince. This is the first batch of grain, eight million kilograms of corn and twelve million kilograms of rice. Four more batches will arrive later."
“………………”Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
So much food!
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