Chapter 74: Are You Ready to Open Your Eyes?
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui sympathizes with the suffering of the people, and he volunteered to travel thousands of miles to Qiangzhou to contribute both financially and physically to help the needy."
"It's because of the court's lax governance that Prince Kang embezzled more than half of the disaster relief funds allocated to you. You've suffered a lot these past few months!"
"Fellow villagers, we've built several simple sheds around the government office. From now on, as long as King Rui and I stay in Qiangzhou for one day, we'll provide you with a day's worth of food."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Daiyun beside her spoke.
"Fellow villagers, tonight's dinner is pork stewed with vermicelli noodles, and there is plenty of white rice! The dishes were cooked by the maid at the expense of the imperial sister-in-law, but the rice was personally steamed by this princess and the imperial sister."
Looking at the large food bowl on the table, the braised pork was bubbling in the thick sauce, the fat and lean pieces of meat were oozing with crystal-clear fat, and the air was filled with a soul-stirring aroma.
The people were deeply moved.
Some people in the crowd shed tears.
"It's been so long since we've had a full meal! Eating a meal every day was a luxury for our family! When the disaster first struck Qiangzhou, we all eagerly awaited relief funds from the imperial court, but the food we received was barely enough. Later, we learned that His Royal Highness Prince Kang had embezzled more than half of the funds."
"Later, the imperial court sent a group of officials here to provide disaster relief and help us through this difficult time. We all enthusiastically knelt to welcome the high-ranking officials from Kyoto, but they ended up doing nothing except arranging for people to distribute some food to us every day to ensure we wouldn't starve to death."
"Qiangzhou is a remote place with high mountains and a distant emperor. Common people like us have no recourse. After two previous disappointments, we're all just trying to survive from day to day. But we never dreamed that His Royal Highness Prince Rui would not only volunteer to come here, but also pay for our meals out of his own pocket the day we arrived!"
Having said this, the woman suddenly knelt down.
"Long live His Royal Highness Prince Rui."
"Long live the princess."
"May the two princesses live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
As soon as these words were spoken, they resonated with everyone present, and sobs rose one after another.
With someone taking the lead, the other people present also knelt down one after another and shouted "Long live the king!"
Su Yuyan walked slowly and calmly.
"Fellow villagers, please quickly stand up and take your seats. His Royal Highness Prince Rui is still busy in the government office helping the people rebuild their homes. I'll bring him some food."
After dinner, Jiang Hanyu looked distressed.
"Yuyan accompanied me across mountains and rivers to Qiangzhou to provide disaster relief, which was already tiring. She's been busy running around non-stop since we arrived in Qiangzhou today, even using my name to win the hearts of the people."
"Yuyan, I owe you too much."
Su Yuyan smiled sweetly, because love always makes her feel indebted.
"It's true that we came to Qiangzhou to save the people from danger, and it's also true that we helped the prince win the hearts of the people so as to irritate the crown prince and make him restless."
"Besides, the prince always keeps his word. Even if I don't take the prince's private seal, the prince has informed everyone in Wuxiang Pavilion that I can withdraw and spend money as I please from now on."
"Relationships between people are mutual. Your Highness has first shown me your sincerity, and it is only natural that I should return the favor."
"I just told His Majesty about the plan to set up six more food stations in Qiangzhou to provide meals for the people. Please find someone to implement it tomorrow."
Jiang Hanyu was deeply moved.
"Yuyan, don't worry about this. I'll arrange for someone to implement it tomorrow morning."
"I'm tired after a long day. I'll give Yuyan a bath. After putting her to sleep, I'll rush out the other plans and implement them as soon as possible."
Seeing that he took good care of her along the way and put her first in everything, Su Yuyan rolled her eyes.
"Your Highness, winning the hearts of the people by ensuring they have enough to eat every day after going hungry for five meals in two days is just a small test."
"Right now, I can make you the god of all the people of Qiangzhou and the carrier of fortune for the entire Dafeng. Is your Highness interested?"
Jiang Hanyu's curiosity was piqued.
"The body of destiny is the destiny of heaven, which carries a strong political metaphor. This will directly tie me to the welfare of the country and make me a 'living auspicious sign'. How can Yuyan achieve this?"
"I didn't question Yuyan's intentions. I was just curious."
Su Yuyan's beautiful eyes were curved.
"Since our plan to retaliate against the Crown Prince is to make him uneasy and lose his composure by gaining the support of both the army and the people, then we should go all out and create as much momentum as possible."
Jiang Hanyu thought for a moment.
"Yuyan wants to make me a national hero through artificial rainfall, right?"
Su Yuyan gave a thumbs up.
"Your Highness is truly the wisest among men. He can even guess this."
Jiang Hanyu answered truthfully.
"Since Lin Heqing started his business, he has made a tidings of wealth in just over a month. This shows that he is very capable. Moreover, he is the son of the Prime Minister, yet he follows your lead. This further proves that you are unfathomable."
Su Yuyan smiled sweetly.
"Yes, I can use artificial rainfall to convince the people that 'the prince's well-being brings peace to the country, and the prince's prosperity brings peace to the people'. I can deeply tie the prince's personal fate to the auspiciousness of the country, thereby maximizing the prince's anger."
Jiang Hanyu held her little hand.
"Yuyan is so omnipotent."
Seeing the surprise flashing in his handsome eyes, Su Yuyan gave him some scientific knowledge.
"Cloud seeding is a technology that uses scientific means to intervene in clouds, causing water vapor in the clouds to condense, grow, and fall to the ground. Its core principle is to seed catalysts into the clouds to accelerate the formation of precipitation."
"There are two catalytic methods. One is to spread silver iodide: the crystal structure of silver iodide is similar to ice, which can cause supercooled water droplets to freeze into ice crystals, which eventually grow into raindrops and fall."
"The second is dry ice: when it vaporizes, it absorbs a large amount of heat, causing localized supercooling in the cloud layer, which allows ice crystals to spontaneously form."
"There are three ways to artificially generate rain: by airborne seeding, by rocket and anti-aircraft artillery fire, and by using a ground generator. I plan to use the ground generator method."
"Are you ready to be amazed, my Lord?"
Jiang Hanyu was very curious about the unheard-of theories Su Yuyan said, and he also wanted to see her try her hand at it.
"I'm ready."
After agreeing on the plan, Jiang Hanyu rode a tall horse and took Su Yuyan to a deep mountain forest far away from the city.
After climbing the highest mountain on the outskirts of the city and finding a flat ground, Jiang Hanyu dismounted and carried her off the horse.
After getting off the horse, Su Yuyan waved her hand and moved the [Portable Silver Iodide Combustion Furnace] out of the space.
The silver-white metal bracket glowed coldly in the moonlight.
Jiang Hanyu looked at something he had never seen before.
"Can it just bring down heavy rain?"
Su Yuyan answered questions and resolved doubts.
"Well, although technology was highly advanced in my previous world, the cost was severe ecological damage. It was common for many places to have no rain for years, so artificial rainfall technology was common and mature."
"My Lord, look carefully and don't blink."
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