While he was hesitating, he heard someone announce that the Prime Minister had arrived. Wu Gang hurried out to greet him, and saw Yan Shiyue in the car saying, "Master Wu! Have you finished your instructions?"
Wu Gang said anxiously: "Just tell them."
She said, "Get in the car!"
Wu Gang hurriedly got into the car, and then he saw that she was holding a child in her arms. Wu Gang made small talk: "Is this the young master of the prime minister's family? He looks very lively and healthy!"
Yan Shiyue looked at him curiously: "This is Xiaojiu, the Ninth Prince. He is over two years old, and mine is less than one year old."
Wu Gang was stunned and said anxiously: "Please forgive me, Prime Minister. I am short-sighted."
"Yeah." Yan Shiyue waved her hand: "What do you think about promoting this new agricultural tool?"
Wu Gang asked, "What does the Prime Minister mean?"
She said, "I asked you what you meant by that. How do you do it specifically?"
Wu Gang said anxiously, "After all, it is a new product. I will urge the craftsmen to make it as soon as possible, and then give it to the surrounding farms for trial use. If it is feasible after trial use, the drawings will be sent to local governments, and then the Ministry of Works will send personnel to various places to urge local governments to find craftsmen to make it as soon as possible, and then find local people to try it out, record the trial results, and persist until the end of the autumn harvest before returning. One round of autumn harvest is enough to fully verify the use of this 'thresher', and then it will be improved depending on the situation, or it will continue to be promoted next year."
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He glanced at her carefully and said, "Of course, in the process, we will teach more people how to use it, and let them see its effectiveness with their own eyes. This will trigger spontaneous imitation among the people."
Yan Shiyue nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, Lord Wu is very thoughtful."
"Thank you, Prime Minister!"
The child in his arms kept babbling, calling his sister in a baby voice, and struggled to get out. Yan Shiyue said, "Then Lord Wu, take a rest. I'll take Xiaojiu to ride a horse."
She didn't even need to stop the carriage. She just pushed the door open, went out, and jumped onto the horse holding the Ninth Prince.
Wu Gang wiped the sweat from his head.
This Prime Minister is really like what people say, he never beats around the bush and never says a word of nonsense. It's not difficult to get along with him once you get to know him.
As soon as Emperor Ming Yan and his entourage arrived at Fuyuan, they saw Yan Shiyue riding a horse with the Ninth Prince coming over. He gently jumped off the horse. Emperor Ming Yan was speechless: "Look at you, Jiulang is only so young, and you are taking him on a horse!"
"It's not cold!" Yan Shiyue said indifferently: "Don't worry, I'll ride very slowly!"
Emperor Mingyan reached out to hug him, but the Ninth Prince still refused to be hugged by him. He twisted his body and hugged Yan Shiyue's neck. Yan Shiyue was so happy: "See, Jiulang likes me the most!"
She happily carried the person away.
Fuyuan has its own vegetables and grains, as well as watermelons. The ministers took a look around, and the Dragon Guards came over to serve tea, but it was not tea, but glass cups filled with various colored fruit juices.
The transparent cup is slightly misty, and it makes people very hungry at first sight.
Emperor Ming Yan took a glass of watermelon juice, and everyone took one after another. Then Xu Wenqu came over with his men and said with a smile, "The Prime Minister said that since you are here, don't be idle. There are many walls in Fuyuan, and everyone is welcome to show their talents."
The person behind him brought the pen and ink, and Prince Chun said with a smile: "The food at the Prime Minister's house is not delicious, but whenever the Prime Minister invites guests, you must work."
Even Prime Minister Xu laughed: "It takes this kind of temper to manage the Ministry of Commerce."
Everybody was chatting and laughing, finding their own place, some were reciting poetry, some were painting, and they were having a great time.
At noon, these people were led to a place to eat.
The table was very low, and everyone sat on a cushion. There was a barbecue grill next to it, grilling various game. The dishes on the table were not exquisite, but just left to nature. The vegetables and fruits were all very fresh, and there were also several dishes made of flower petals. The meat was roasted and just torn into pieces and put on the table.
And if you want to eat edamame, just eat edamame, one pot of spiced and one pot of spicy, and they will be served directly like that.
It was Yan Shiyue. No one else dared to serve this kind of food to the emperor. Although it looked very unbecoming, sitting among the green mountains and clear waters, it seemed that only this way of eating was appropriate.
Emperor Ming Yan said to Yan Shiyue with a smile: "If you eat like this in a farmer's house, you will be a loser."
"Huh?" Yan Shiyue was very curious: "How do you know this?"
Emperor Mingyan glared at her and said, "In your eyes, am I ignorant of the sufferings of the people?"
"Of course not!" Yan Shiyue said sweetly: "In my eyes, Aye is wise and intelligent, and a versatile person!"
Emperor Mingyan looked at her and said with a smile: "Your mouth is sweeter than anyone else's."
Sun Xuancheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, in other families, the sons make achievements and the daughters behave themselves, but in Your Majesty's case, the Prime Minister has done it all by himself. I envy you very much."
"That's right," someone said with a smile, "My little daughter is eighteen years old. Whenever she comes to offer a cup of tea, she must want to buy some hairpins or jewelry."
"Even so, aren't you willing to pay for it?"
"That's right. It's okay for a naughty boy, but I really can't be cruel to my daughter."
Everyone was talking about their daughters, and Wu Gang couldn't help laughing: "My daughter is also a headache. She refuses to learn literature and only loves swords. She is better at using daggers than chopsticks... I often joke with my wife that I am afraid she won't be able to get married, and I will have to support her for the rest of her life!"
Yan Shiyue couldn't help but glance at him and exchanged a glance with Yan Shirui from a distance.
This is Wu Fangzi's father. He looks like a nice person, and unlike people like Liu Zhongqing who are boastful and empty, he obviously loves his daughter very much. Even if this problem is intolerable in the eyes of the aristocratic families, it is obviously adorable in his eyes.
Judging from her father alone, Wu Fangzi should be a nice person?
After dinner, they packed up and went back to the city. Yan Shiyue sent Nine and Ten back to the Queen, then turned around and went to the Ministry of Commerce.
Qu Sinian sent Han Qi to cooperate with the prince's steps and take people to investigate the northwest area first to find a good supply point, and then take advantage of the autumn harvest to purchase cotton and cotton seeds, and then go to the south to publicize and promote it.
Yan Shilan had already gone there in advance and had just decided to build a workshop in Jizhou.
After all, a textile factory cannot be left idle once it is built, so it needs the promotion of the Ministry of Commerce in the first two years.
Building a textile factory also requires people from the Ministry of Industry, so Qu Sinian came to discuss with Wu Gang.
Wu Gang was used to cooperating with the Ministry of Commerce, and he quickly arranged for the staff while chatting with Qu Sinian: "At noon, I accompanied the emperor to the Prime Minister's Fuyuan."
"I know," Qu Sinian said with a smile, "The Prime Minister also brought back a basket of edamame. I have been so busy that I haven't had a chance to taste it yet."
Wu Gang laughed and said, "Prince Xiang is very impatient."
"Indeed," Qu Sinian said with a smile, "If everything the Prime Minister wants to do can be done, even if the Ministry of Commerce has 1,800 people, it will be very busy."
Wu Gang said, "Speaking of which, there is one thing I don't understand. Cotton is a new plant, and it is said that it is only grown in the northwest. Why do we have to build a textile factory in the south? And we have to transport the cotton from the north. Isn't it a waste of money and manpower?"
Qu Sinian smiled and said, "I have also asked the Prime Minister about this matter. The Prime Minister asked, do you still remember '服丝降鲁梁'?"
Wu Gang thought about it for a moment, then suddenly realized what was going on. He bowed his hands repeatedly and said, "Your Excellency has a far-sighted vision and a broad mind. We are far inferior to you!"
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