Chapter 897 Harvest
After receiving the imperial edict sent by the emperor, Luo Yechen immediately changed his clothes and took a carriage to Shanglin Garden.
He met the emperor in the palace.
Seeing that he looked dejected, Luo Qinghan couldn't help but ask.
"Why are you like this? What happened?"
Luo Yechen: "Just now the princess asked me, if she has a difficult birth, she can only save one of the child and asked me who to save. I said save the adult, and she was unhappy."
Luo Qinghan: "Then just say to protect the child."
Luo Yechen: "I said it, and she got even angrier."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
Luo Yechen: "Being a father is really too difficult."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
Luo Yechen: "Fortunately, you are not a father yet."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
Luo Yechen: "I really envy you now. You have no children, how easy it is!"
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "Someone, take him out."
Luo Yechen quickly shouted, "No, you called me here specially, don't you have something important to tell me? We haven't even started talking yet!"
When Luo Qinghan thought that he might still be useful to someone else, he gritted his teeth and decided to keep him.
Luo Yechen took the opportunity to press the issue: "I really want to have a drink now. I haven't drunk for a long time. Let's drink and talk at the same time."
Luo Qinghan glanced at Eunuch Chang beside him.
Eunuch Chang understood and quickly brought a pot of wine and three side dishes.
Luo Qinghan and Luo Yechen sat opposite each other.
Luo Yechen picked up the wine glass, took a deep breath, and said intoxicatedly: "Good wine!"
But the next moment he put down the glass.
He sighed and said, "What a pity! The princess is pregnant and cannot stand the smell of alcohol. If I drink and go back, she will definitely teach me a lesson. I'd better not drink. Eunuch Chang, please pour me a cup of tea."
Luo Qinghan was shown off again.
It's simply impossible to guard against! 」
Eunuch Chang served Luo Yechen a cup of tea.
He took a sip of tea, picked up his chopsticks, and asked while eating the food.
"Your Majesty has summoned me specially. Is there any instruction for you?"
Luo Qinghan said with a wooden face: "The group of people who went out to sea have returned."
When he decided to develop sea routes, he sent people to the south to build ships and go out to sea.
Luo Yechen's businesses are spread all over the country, and he has ready-made connections in the south, so Luo Yechen was also involved in this overseas venture.
Luo Yechen was surprised: "So fast?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "It was their first time sailing, and they were not familiar with everything, so they didn't dare to go too far. In fact, they were lucky to be able to return safely this time."
There were many people who wanted to go out to sea, but most of them never returned.
The reason why the fleet sent by the emperor this time was able to return safely was thanks to Xiao Xixi.
It was she who first told the fleet's fortune and pointed out the direction for them, so that they could have a smooth journey.
Of course, the people in the fleet did not know this. They all thought that they were protected by the emperor, and therefore their respect for the emperor reached a new level.
Luo Yechen asked curiously: "Did they gain anything?"
Luo Qinghan: "They found several small islands in the sea, and found residents on one of them, but because they couldn't speak the same language, they didn't know what the other was saying. In the end, they had no choice but to bring back a few island residents and plan to slowly study their language."
They said they brought it back, but actually they tied it back.
Luo Yechen: "Anything else?"
Luo Qinghan: "Our people also discovered an iron mine on one of the small islands."
Luo Yechen opened his eyes wide and asked in disbelief: "Did you really find an iron ore? I thought it was a lie when they said there was a gold mine in the sea!"
Although iron ore is not as valuable as gold ore, it has many more uses than gold ore.
Iron is not only a daily necessity for the people, but can also be used to make weapons and horse harnesses to strengthen the army's equipment.
Several iron mines in the country are very old. After so many years of mining, they are almost exhausted. Now suddenly there is such an iron mine, which is tantamount to solving a major problem of the Great Sheng Dynasty!
As for why the fleet could find iron ore as soon as it set sail?
Of course, it was because Xiao Xixi helped point the way.
Even though they were thousands of miles apart, she could still calculate the fleet's sailing route based on the stars, allowing them to avoid risks while finding as many treasures as possible.
Luo Qinghan: "This iron mine is too important to me. I don't trust anyone else. I only trust you, so I can only send you to Wanhai City to personally supervise the mining of the iron mine."
Luo Yechen was first deeply moved, and then he was shocked.
"You want me to supervise? No, my princess is pregnant and I have to stay with her!"
Luo Qinghan: "I have calculated the time for you. If you leave tomorrow, if nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to return before the Princess of England gives birth."
Luo Yechen: "But I..."
Luo Qinghan: "I know you are reluctant to leave the Princess of England. To be honest, if this matter is not too important, I would not send you to the south at this time. You should also know how important this iron mine is. If it is discovered by those noble families, they will definitely want to take advantage of the opportunity to get a piece of the pie. We cannot give them this opportunity."
Luo Yechen was very conflicted.
He certainly knew the importance of this new iron mine.
Almost all of the existing iron mines are controlled by aristocratic families.
Because of this, they can even place people into the military.
If the emperor could firmly control the new iron mine in his own hands, it would be like pulling out a tooth of the aristocratic families and greatly reducing their threat to the imperial power.
Luo Qinghan: "I know that someone from the Wang family contacted you privately."
Luo Yechen was shocked.
He didn't expect the emperor to suddenly mention this matter at this time.
The last time the emperor and the imperial concubine went to the King of England's palace together, the emperor had tried to test the King of England, but was evaded by him.
He thought the matter had been covered, but he never expected that the emperor had actually known about it for a long time.
Luo Qinghan: "The Wang family contacted you secretly through the Gao family. As for why they contacted you, I can probably guess."
Luo Yechen was afraid of being misunderstood, so he hurriedly explained.
"Wang Gan did come to me. He wanted me to intercede for Wang Xie, but I refused. I am just an idle prince and cannot help them."
Luo Qinghan: "I believe you won't get involved with the Wang family."
Hearing this, Luo Yechen breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he listened to what the emperor continued to say.
"But have you ever thought about why Wang Gan suddenly came to you? According to my understanding, the Wang family has never had much contact with you, and Wang Gan is just an acquaintance with you. He should know that even if he came to you, you probably wouldn't help, but he still went to you. What's the reason?"
(End of this chapter)
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