After the discussion, several people took action separately.
This matter was only casual in the eyes of people like Yan Shiyue and Meng Yiqiu, but in the eyes of people like the Queen and Qu Sinian, it was definitely a powerful weapon, and the capital was in an uproar for a while.
Two days later, the Fourth Prince arrived at the Duke's Mansion.
Yan Shiyue and Sun Wuniang were each operating a sewing machine to make clothes.
She did it partly to familiarize herself with the machine and partly for fun. She had already made several bellybands for the two kids, and an undershirt for Huo Qijing. She asked the tailor to cut them for her and all she had to do was sew them. It was actually quite simple, except for the edges and corners which took some work.
As soon as the Fourth Prince came in, he saw it, picked it up and looked at it carefully, and asked, "Are you looking for someone here? What kind of person are you looking for? I can help you find it too."
"No need," Yan Shiyue lowered his head and stepped on it, while casually replying: "Leave it to them to play with, it's not important. Besides, I want something good-looking, and I will definitely not like what you find."
The fourth prince was speechless: "Whatever you want to do, you have to look good."
She said, "You'll know when the time comes."
The fourth prince looked at him again and said, "Get up, I'll try."
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"No!" Yan Shiyue said, "This is for A Jing. This is my gift! Wait until I finish this one, then you can make one!"
Sun Wu Niang silently stepped aside and said, "Fourth Master, you don't need this."
The Fourth Prince was very inquisitive, so he actually went over and sat down. Wei Xin stepped forward to teach him. The Fourth Prince looked quite smart, but once he started, it was as if he couldn't even bend his fingers, and he was extremely clumsy.
Yan Shiyue couldn't help laughing: "Hurry up! Ask them to bring a set of fabric for the skirt! Ask Fourth Brother to make it! When it's done, send it to Fourth Sister-in-law to wear!"
Everyone in the room followed her lead and immediately took a set. The Fourth Prince did not refuse and stepped on it seriously. Yan Shiyue couldn't help laughing. When she pushed the wire with her hand, it went crooked and she had to dismantle it and rewire it.
When she thought she had mastered the skill, she made two sets of casual robes for Huo Qiyang and Xu Wenqu respectively. Then she thought about the shape of the Feiyu suit and asked the tailor to make it into a yisa. It took her two attempts to make it. The black and silver colors looked pretty good.
So a few days later, before the Qiqiao Festival, everyone in the palace received a large pile of clothes.
The emperor received one made by the queen, one made by Yan Shiyue, and one made by the fourth prince? ?
The prince received those made by the crown princess and those made by the queen.
This was the first time that Emperor Ming Yan, as an emperor and a grown man, noticed the problem with the stitches.
He asked someone to take out the previous clothes and the current clothes and compared them carefully with the prince. You know, the emperor's clothes must be made by an expert, and the stitches are definitely fine and even, so the difference doesn't look that big.
It was not until Huo Qijing arrived that Emperor Ming Yan was a little shocked.
Because the prince asked: "Did Yue'er make clothes for you?"
Huo Qijing said: "I did several sets."
The prince was surprised: "How many sets?"
Huo Qijing said: "Four or five sets of inner shirts, two sets of outer robes, two sets for Ayang, two sets for Mr. Xu, and some for the children."
The prince was surprised and asked, "She did all this?"
Huo Qijing nodded.
Emperor Mingyan and the Crown Prince looked at each other and immediately felt the efficiency of this thing: "If Yue'er can do so much, how much can an experienced embroiderer do?"
The prince said, "If you don't embroider, can't you make several sets a day?"
Emperor Mingyan nodded: "Even Silang can make it, it's easy to get started! No wonder Yue'er said that we can't let the workshop buy it freely, otherwise, it won't be a good thing to sell it too fast."
There are a series of problems involved, including excess labor, shortage of raw materials, and a saturated market. If we don't strike a balance, things can easily go wrong.
But her main goal is her family, which is much better, because it is okay for a slightly wealthy family, but a very wealthy family, even if they have this, will still buy clothes from outside.
Two days later, Huo Qijing received another finely crafted imitation flying fish costume, complete with a belt, boots and a crown. He was asked to wear it on the Qiqiao Festival, and a letter to Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty was also received.
Huo Qijing went over and gave the letter to Emperor Ming Yan, and asked for permission not to wear official robes on the Qixi Festival. Emperor Ming Yan waved his hand and agreed.
Yan Shiyue's letter mainly talked about this thing.
In order to promote textile machines and sewing machines, the Ministry of Commerce bought seeds of cotton, hemp, ramie, kudzu and other crops, including silkworms, and let the people plant them. Then they signed contracts. After the harvest, in addition to repaying the new seeds, they also sold them to them at a certain ratio, and then sold the rest to them at market price, giving priority to them.
You know, in the countryside, there is a lot of surplus manpower, and there are many bachelors in the family who have no land to farm, so this can get these people moving.
However, this matter cannot be done solely in the name of the Ministry of Commerce.
Because there must be a certain proportion of these crops, you can't just grow these crops without growing food! So there must be intervention and balance from the court, and at the same time, the encouragement for land reclamation must be increased, so that the land can be fully utilized.
But the court cannot do this blindly, because the free seeds can only be used during the promotion period. It is a temporary policy at any time. If it does this for a long time, it will spoil people.
So we need an opportunity.
Emperor Ming Yan frowned and fell into deep thought.
In a blink of an eye, it was the Qiqiao Festival. The virtuous concubine brought the other ladies in the palace to dry books and clothes, and it was quite lively.
When the moon comes out at night, he takes people to beg for skills.
In fact, you just need to get a basin of water, expose it to the sun during the day, and then put a needle into the water at night. If you use too much force and the needle sinks, then it goes without saying that you are clumsy and will definitely be laughed at. If the needle does not sink, you have to look at its reflection at the bottom of the water. What shape it will take, such as a shoe, a vase, or even a small animal, then you need to be lucky.
You can also use colorful silk thread to thread a nine-hole needle. If you can do that, you are truly a skillful lady.
The virtuous concubine was very good at sewing, and this time, she pierced through the thread in one go. The maid next to her immediately said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for your good luck!"
The people around her complimented her one after another, and Concubine Xian couldn't help but smile.
After a brief silence, someone said, "I don't know what the sewing machine in the palace looks like."
"I heard that the little prince has never touched a needle and thread, but he can make several sets of clothes in a day!"
"I heard that even the Fourth Master can make clothes!"
Xian Fei smiled and said, "Yes, Si Lang also made a set for me, but I disliked it because it didn't even have any tricks, so I haven't tried it yet."
Originally, this was similar to the boasting of "It's not a big deal that my child passed the imperial examination", but this time, no one got the point: "No way? I met Master Xiao Huo yesterday and took a look. The stitches are so fine, better than the best tailor!"
"Speaking of Master Xiao Huo, have you seen what the Duke is wearing today? He is really in high spirits!"
"I heard that His Highness made them all himself!"
Many of the people here are women, and many of them are elderly, so there is nothing to be shy about talking about.
The key point is that Huo Qijing usually wears official robes, but when he suddenly changed into the imitation flying fish robe made by Yan Shiyue, his waist was tight and the hem was flowing, he looked majestic and heroic, and he attracted people's attention as he walked along.
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