Yuan Keli was looking at the map and making a plan, thinking about how to eliminate An Bangyan as soon as possible.
At the same time, in the Western Garden of the capital.
Zhu Youxiao was lying in a rocking chair, basking in the sun in the yard.
A few days ago, there was a light snowfall, and the temperature dropped sharply. But today the sun was still shining brightly, so Zhu Youxiao came out to bask in the sun and stretch his muscles.
Next to Zhu Youxiao, Xu Guangqi and Li Zhizao, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood aside.
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand gently and said, "Alright, sit down. It's tiring to stand in such a cold weather. You have old arms and legs, don't hurt them again."
Xu Guangqi and the other man listened to Zhu Youxiao's words and sat down obediently. As for the emperor's complaints, the two pretended not to hear them, or perhaps they were already used to it.
After they sat down, Zhu Youxiao said, "I wanted to ask you two before, how is the greenhouse going?"
"Your Majesty, progress wasn't smooth at first, but it's now complete," Li Zhizao quickly stood up and replied, "The first batch of vegetables is almost ripe and will be ready for harvest in three to five days. I'll arrange for someone to deliver them to the palace."
Zhu Youxiao nodded gently and said, "How about this, I'll go with you in a couple of days and bring the Queen with me."
"Your Majesty, are you going to take the Queen out?" Xu Guangqi asked from the side.
Although everyone in the court and the country knows that His Majesty favors the Queen, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to bring this out?
So Xu Guangqi prepared to ask and express his dissatisfaction at the same time.
"Yes!" Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "The Queen is also quite bored in the palace. It's good for her to go out for a walk. Besides, this is a farm matter. It's only natural for the Queen to care about it."
Zhu Youxiao brought Empress Zhang along, firstly to let her go out for a walk, as the palace was indeed too stuffy; secondly, to create momentum, as the vegetables in the greenhouse had to be sold, but to sell them at a high price, he had to spread their reputation.
If the emperor had simply gone to see the greenhouse, it would not be easy to publicize and there would be no explosive point. If Empress Zhang was brought along, it would be different. It would have triggered public debate and brought up the greenhouse incident.
People will instinctively ask, "Why did His Majesty take the Queen to the greenhouse? What's the difference?"
After the doubts arose, Zhu Youxiao added fuel to the fire and launched his own greenhouse vegetables.
Once you have a reputation, it will be easier to sell, and you can also sell it at a higher price.
The palace depends on this money to celebrate the New Year.
For a poor emperor like Zhu Youxiao, he really had to make all kinds of calculations.
The palace's New Year celebrations were a hefty expense, and even rewards had to be prepared for the courtiers. The royal family, nobles, and relatives all needed rewards, adding up to a significant expense.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
