Su Yujiao casually said, "No need, they're overjoyed with just a cup."
"What cup?"
"Anything here would be a priceless antique in my world."
"The small teacup you just drank water from sold for a staggering 380 million."
Um?
How many?
How much is 380 million?
Seeing the Crown Prince's bewildered expression, Su Yujiao explained, "One hundred million taels of silver is equal to ten million taels of silver."
"You calculate it yourself?"
The crown prince's eyes widened in shock, his jaw dropping. If this were a modern person, they would definitely exclaim "Holy crap!"
"This...this teacup is actually worth so much?"
"Antiques are naturally valuable."
"Then...then my python robe is worthless?"
"Not even worth as much as a cup?"
Su Yujiao shook her head: "That's definitely not the case. The money for one cup is enough for us to get things done. We don't need your court robe for the time being."
"When I run out of money, I'll just bring some bowls and plates to pay back the money. There are plenty of collectors willing to buy them."
"Let's not talk about that now. Is the warehouse I asked you to prepare ready?"
The Crown Prince nodded: "It's all ready. Did my cousin-in-law manage to buy the grain?"
"The food will take a few days to arrive, so I only managed to buy some small items such as cloth and sewing machines."
"Buying fabric?"
Does the Crown Prince think that the cloth is not the most urgent matter?
Food and water are the key, as are the building materials my cousin-in-law mentioned that can be used to build skyscrapers!
Well, my cousin-in-law has her own reasons for doing this!
"I will personally take my cousin-in-law there."
"good."
The two left the palace and went to the Crown Prince's private granaries, but all the granaries were empty.
After all, many parts of the country suffered from drought last year, and people had no harvest...
Otherwise, he wouldn't need his cousin-in-law to go to her world to buy food!
"Sister-in-law, is this enough space?"
"Enough for now."
"We don't have that many."
"My advice is to stockpile as much food as possible, so that we can save more lives in the future."
"Moreover, you can't put all your eggs in one basket; you have to keep them separate. If the granaries are destroyed, the whole nation will starve to death."
The Crown Prince nodded: "I naturally understand these principles."
"Please, Your Highness, step outside for a moment."
"good."
Soon, Su Yujiao's voice came from inside: "Your Highness may come in."
The crown prince entered the granary again, and was stunned by what he saw as soon as he pushed open the door.
How... how did they manage to do that?
In just a short while, my cousin-in-law conjured up so many things!
When they arrived, my cousin's wife clearly came in empty-handed!
This is amazing!!
The prince strode forward, reached out and touched the grayish-white cloth. It was thick and stiff, and probably wouldn't be very comfortable to use as clothing.
"Sister-in-law, is this the cheapest fabric in your country?"
"No, I bought the best quality canvas, and it wasn't cheap."
"Doesn't your cousin's country have softer fabrics?"
Su Yujiao was taken aback: "Yes, we have all kinds of fabrics, silk, cotton, velvet, gauze, linen, waterproof fabric, there are too many to count."
"Why doesn't my cousin-in-law buy some that are both cheap and soft?"
“Those fabrics are too soft; they’re not suitable for making hot air balloons.”
"I didn't buy these to make clothes."
What is a hot air balloon?
"Um... well, you make a big ball out of this cloth, hang a big basket on the bottom, heat the air with kerosene, and people can sit in the basket and fly into the sky."
"When the zombies and Gu people attack, we can have our soldiers fly into the sky and throw gunpowder packs down to blow up those monsters."
The crown prince was stunned. The idea was good, but he didn't believe it!
If you make a sphere out of this cloth, a person can fly into the sky?
This is simply unbelievable!
Seeing his disbelief, Su Yujiao said, "I know you don't believe me, but you'll believe me once I make it."
The crown prince nodded, though he didn't believe it, he was very much looking forward to it!
Because my cousin's wife is a fairy, maybe she really can do it!
Then, he turned his attention to a row of old-fashioned sewing machines: "Sister-in-law, what are those?"
"A sewing machine is used for sewing. It can improve efficiency and is much faster than sewing stitch by stitch."
How fast?
How to use it?
"Let me demonstrate for you. I've been learning from others for a long time, but I'm still not very proficient."
"But once you've mastered the basic operation of a sewing machine, the rest is just a matter of practice makes perfect."
As Su Yujiao spoke, she took out a handkerchief she always carried, placed it under the needle, threaded the needle, and then lightly stepped on the footrest.
The foot pedal is used to control the speed of the sewing machine. The speed can be controlled by pressing different positions or rotating the foot pedal.
With a few quick snips, in the blink of an eye, a handkerchief was folded and sewn together, so fast it made you question reality.
If you used an embroidery needle, stitch by stitch, it would probably only take two stitches.
"Besides sewing, it can also be used for embroidery."
As Su Yujiao spoke, she casually took out a ballpoint pen, drew a small flower on the handkerchief, and then, with the needle pointing at the embroidery pattern, first used pink to embroider the petals, and then changed to yellow to embroider the stamen.
With just a few quick snips, a little pink flower was embroidered.
The prince exclaimed in amazement, the efficiency improvement was truly remarkable!
He had heard before that his father's dragon robe required ten embroiderers and took one or two years to complete.
If this machine were used to embroider a dragon robe, wouldn't it be completed in just a month or two?
Su Yujiao listened to the Crown Prince's words and shook her head with a smile: "No."
"Embroidering a dragon robe is a delicate task, and it uses gold and silver threads, so it must be done by hand."
"Machine embroidery can never compare to proper hand embroidery."
"The advantage of this sewing machine is its speed. It's very practical for sewing clothes, hats, shoes and socks, but the embroidery is relatively rough and can't replace handwork."
"It's like Suzhou embroidery or double-sided embroidery; if you smash it, you can't embroider it anymore."
"It's still very practical for ordinary people's homes or for clothing factories to make clothes."
"I bought these to make hot air balloons."
"Oh, right, send someone to cut some bamboo, use the bamboo strips to build a frame, and then sew these canvas sheets onto it..."
“Find another group of people who learn quickly, regardless of gender, and I will teach them how to use a sewing machine.”
"Once the steel bars and cement arrive, we'll need to find a group of bricklayers to reinforce the city wall."
"Oh, right, I also bought a lot of weapons and armor, but none of them have been sharpened."
"It needs to be sharpened by a blacksmith before it can be used. You should also find some suitable people."
"More importantly, gunpowder was mass-produced. I taught them how to make fixed-pack paper bombs, which is the only type of bomb we can make with our current technology."
The Crown Prince nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll listen to my cousin-in-law."
"Your Highness, could you lend me a few men to help me transport some things back?"
"I want to reinforce my little yard as well."
"Of course."
Where are my cousin's things?
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