He gently pinched Xue'e's nose. "Do you really want your master to leave Qihuai County? To leave you?"
Xue'e immediately shook her head vigorously.
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The Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, in the past few days, hot pot has become incredibly popular in the capital, attracting countless people every day..."
Lin Wan'er smiled broadly, happy about the matter.
This was a deal worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, so of course, such a result is pleasing.
"Moreover, according to that magistrate's idea, in addition to large restaurants such as Zuixianju and Wangyuelou, hot pot base and dipping sauces were also sent to smaller restaurants after processing, and the corresponding prices were reduced significantly."
"And the result?" Wu Lanxi asked, turning her head.
"And then..." Lin Wan'er deliberately kept everyone in suspense before continuing, "The result was that the cheaper hot pot was actually more popular; the people especially loved this novel way of eating."
In this way, the hot pot business was fully established.
This was less than half a month after they returned from Qihuai County.
Wu Lanxi picked up a piece of paper from the table, lit it with a tinderbox, and only let go when it was almost burning her hand, watching it turn into ashes.
"Your Majesty, how is Kuizhou?"
Lin Wan'er knew that it was an urgent message sent from Kuizhou, and this was not the first one.
As Wu Lanxi thought about the contents of the secret letter, the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.
"After Xie Wu secretly brought that batch of potatoes to Kuizhou, he began to quietly provide disaster relief and distributed some seeds in preparation for his first attempt."
Lin Wan'er asked, puzzled, "Your Majesty, since we already have that batch of potatoes, why do this secretly? Isn't this a good thing?"
Wu Lanxi denied it, saying, "It's a good thing for disaster relief, but it might not be a good thing for those people in the court."
Thinking about the attitudes of civil and military officials towards disaster relief, Wu Lanxi felt a sense of helplessness.
That was something deeply ingrained in the imperial court, something she, as the emperor, could not change in a short time.
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