Chapter 263 Donate Cement
Su Yue knew about this matter in the evening. Concubine Yun did not come to cause trouble during the day, so she felt very relaxed in the palace. So, in her free time, she taught the imperial chefs in the imperial kitchen how to cook seafood.
If she was not in the palace, the emperor would not have to bother her to run away when he wanted to eat.
The royal chefs are good at everything except seafood, but seafood is the only thing that never tastes good no matter how they cook it.
The capital is located to the east of Xifeng State, and there is little seafood there. It is also difficult for the royal chefs to get access to seafood. There is no shortage of chefs who can cook seafood in the coastal areas, but the people in the capital are used to eating stews and stir-fries from the Northeast and don’t like seafood very much.
This time, the seafood porridge made by Su Yue was so delicious that the royal chefs realized that seafood could be cooked in this way and it was so delicious.
The key is that the emperor also likes to eat it.
So they intentionally or unintentionally asked Su Yue to teach them a few tricks.
Su Yue was also willing. Anyway, she had never thought about opening a restaurant, so she was not afraid of others copying her.
Her cooking skills were not very good, but she could recite from a recipe. She gave instructions and the imperial chefs took action. In the end, the seafood they made tasted much better than hers.
Su Yue...
Su Yue collected her thoughts and asked Murong Li about the flooding problem in the Jiangnan area. When she learned that it was very serious, she also became nervous.
"Murongli, does flooding often happen in the Jiangnan area?"
Su Yue frowned and asked Murong Li. She rarely thought about things outside the capital. The soul that occupied her body before was simply a person who didn't care about anything outside the window.
"Major floods don't happen often, but small floods do occur. Every time a flood occurs, it affects the lives of ordinary people and their harvests. Yue'er asked this because she wants to..."
Su Yue nodded. "Yes, we can take this opportunity to put our cement on the market. When you go to Taigan Palace tomorrow, tell the emperor about it. You can even give him the cement directly, but the technology must be in our hands."
Murong Li pondered for a moment and said, "Yu'er, this is a good idea. Fortunately, I was busy today and forgot to tell you. Otherwise, I would have handed it over without thinking it through. I'm afraid I would have suffered a loss."
Su Yue poked his forehead and said, "Can you bear the loss? I'm afraid you will hold everything in your own hands and not give the emperor any sweetness."
That would only bring harm if you displeased the emperor.
"Hehe...Yue'er still understands her husband."
Murong Li laughed dryly. Just as Su Yue thought, he would tell the emperor about the cement matter, but he would not let the emperor take control.
If such things that benefit the country and the people are not handed over to the emperor for control, he will feel insecure, thinking that someone is doing something behind their back and thinking all kinds of things about them. The relationship that had been eased will return to the pre-liberation period in one day.
The human heart is unpredictable. It is like the weather, sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy, sometimes rainy. There is no fixed state.
The next day, the two of them entered the palace early in the morning. Su Yue went to do her own thing. When she got up this morning, she took out some ingredients from the space and prepared to make a soup for the emperor.
As soon as Murong Li arrived, he told the emperor about the cement.
The emperor pursed his lips and looked at him. The secret guards had already told him about the cement matter, but because there were too many things going on during that period and his body was poisoned, he had no energy to think about it. He wanted to find some time to ask about it, but he didn't expect that Lao Wu would tell him himself.
The emperor asked him calmly, "What do you want to do?"
Seeing that he looked calm and not surprised at all, Murong Li's heart skipped a beat and he instantly understood that the emperor must have known about the cement matter a long time ago.
This is no secret in Northwest County. It has been used extensively in Northwest County, so it is not surprising that he knows it.
Of course, he was not afraid that the emperor would be unhappy. This thing was created by them, and no matter how much the emperor blamed them, he couldn't blame them too harshly.
He said, "Father, this cement was invented by me and Yue'er when we were in Yunwu Village, and it's just starting to be used in Northwest County. Now that there's a flood in Jiangnan, I think this cement would be perfect for fortifications. So, I'd like to hand it over to the court, so they can control and produce it. What do you think, Father?"
The emperor nodded in satisfaction. "Fourth Brother, you have a broad mind and care about the people's survival. Father is very pleased. What about your cement recipe?"
Murong Li said directly: "Father, the cement workshop in Yunwu Village was completely handed over to Luo Dinghai. We just came up with this method, and the actual production method was made by Luo Dinghai himself.
I suggest that Luo Dinghai be recalled to the Ministry of Industry and that he be given full authority over the cement business."
The emperor smiled and said, "Only you dare to make such a blatant calculation in front of me. Considering the cement you mentioned, I will not bother with you. I will write a decree to reinstate Luo Dinghai and leave the management of the cement workshop to him.
As for you, the cement has been handed over to the court. Father will not covet your recipe. In the future, Xifeng Kingdom will be yours, and Father can't take it away."
Murong Li: "Father is in good health, don't say that. You are my father, and there are no twists and turns between us. We are all from the Murong family, so there is no such thing as an outsider."
These words made the emperor stunned for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly. There was no true father-son love or brotherly love in the royal family, only calculations.
Unexpectedly, he heard such humane words from the fourth brother's mouth today. No matter how much water was mixed in these words, the emperor still liked to hear them.
He fought his way up from being a prince to the position of Yellow Emperor. He had no idea how many brothers had died and how many people's corpses he had stepped on to get to where he was today. Now that he was on his deathbed, he could still enjoy the affection between father and son, so he died without regrets.
As I get older, my mood changes and I like to reminisce, miss the past.
The emperor did not say anything, just smiled, then wrote a handwritten edict and handed it to the eunuch, asking him to deliver it to Luo Dinghai.
"I wonder what delicious food your wife will make for lunch today?"
The emperor had been sitting on the bed for a long time and felt a little sore in his back. He stretched himself, feeling relieved that the problem was solved. He also felt a little hungry, so he asked Murong Li.
"Don't worry, Father. I guarantee you'll have a delicious meal today."
"Then Father will wait."
Soon it was noon, and Su Yue and the eunuch who delivered the meals from the imperial kitchen came with the meals.
As soon as he opened the soup bowl, he smelled the tempting aroma. The emperor called Murong Li over and said, "Fourth Brother, help me up. I want to eat at the table today. I haven't eaten at the table for a long time."
Murong Li was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to sit still for long: "Is it ok, Father?"
"Okay, I've been lying down for too long. I need to stretch my muscles."
"Let me help you over there." Murong Li helped the emperor up.
(End of this chapter)
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