Why are you so anxious?

Jun Shaoyou cleared his throat, explained the origin and advantages of down jackets to everyone, and finally concluded: "Shaoyou has nothing to do to observe the wilderness, and found that most birds and beasts can withstand the severe cold of winter because of their fur. Bird feathers can keep warm and ward off the cold. This winter is very windy and snowy, and there are snowstorms everywhere. It may not be enough to buy winter clothes only by hunting animals and furs. Only by working hard on these birds may be effective.”

Concubine Chen and Zhuang Lin looked at each other, doubtful.

After a moment of silence, Concubine Chen couldn't help but said: "This proposal is a bit whimsical. I use the feathers of birds to make winter clothes, but feathers can be made as a whole from animal skins. How much fluff do you need for such a small piece?" Make a winter coat? If it is too laborious and costly, even if it is for disaster relief in the northwest, His Majesty will not agree."

Jun Shaoyou said with a smile: "Don't worry, ma'am. Since I made this proposal, I naturally have a solution to the problem, and I will never let anyone take advantage of it."

Concubine Chen raised her eyebrows, signaling Jun Shaoyou to continue.

Jun Shaoyou curled his lips slightly, and talked like this for a long time. Everyone discussed until lunch time, and they had lunch in Changji Hall before leaving the palace and returning home.

Within a few days, a grill shop called "Quanjude" suddenly opened in central Beijing, buying chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry and wild birds in large quantities at relatively favorable prices.Among them, the faded poultry feathers are selected as the main material for making "down jackets", the shuttlecocks kicked by women and children when they play, and the dusters used for cleaning, and the rest are handed over to the back kitchen according to Jun Shaoyou's instructions. Write down the recipe, and sell it on the barbecue.

For a time, the fragrance wafted thousands of miles away, the store was full, and there were countless people queuing up to buy.

Seeing this, Zhuang Lin laughed and said, "I haven't seen how brilliant this down jacket is, but this roasted chicken, roasted duck, roasted goose, etc. are extraordinarily sweet."

Jun Shaoyou rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention.Only the capable stewards were sent to visit the villages on the outskirts of Beijing door-to-door with the guys wearing the special clothes made by "Quanjude", and used money to lobby the people to sell the poultry they raised.

At the same time, Jun Shaoyou also tried his best to lobby for his "down jacket theory" at various banquets.Hearing the words, all the meritorious dignitaries smiled and disapproved.I just think that Jun Shaoyou is really good at the hands of women in the inner courtyard. Even though he has some poetic talents, after all, his experience is too shallow and his knowledge is too thin, and his behavior is quite perverted, which is really unreliable.

However, due to the power of the Yong'an Palace, although many aristocratic families slandered in private, they still did enough on the surface. They all ordered their servants to send the poultry directly to the "Quanjude" opened by Jun Shaoyou, or plucked the feathers. Send it over.For a while, in the middle of Beijing, cocks and dogs were often heard, and goose feathers and duck feathers fluttered one after another. Against the background of such heavy snow, it was quite a scene of continuous days.

When Emperor Yongqian in the palace heard about this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, extremely carefree.He also personally wrote the four characters "pure mind and kindness" in the imperial book, and asked his confidants to send it to Yong'an Palace in person.

Three days later, Jun Shaoyou sent the first batch of fluff collected to the palace, and the concubine Chen, who was sharpening her knives, immediately led the servants in the palace to study how to use bird down feathers to make winter clothes.However, the fluff is too fine and fluffy, and it is too light. Even if it is sewn into the silk, it cannot prevent the fluff from running out of the silk. "Down jacket" was walking on the palace road, and when the cold wind passed, there was a trail of fluff behind...

Jun Shaoyou has a saying: I waved my sleeves, leaving behind countless clouds.

Not only did Jun Shaoyou not feel discouraged, but his mood became even more elevated after he failed to succeed in his teacher and fell into the laughing stock of others.He put all his energy into transforming the "down jacket", and even seven days later, Zhuang Lin had to escort the relief food to the northwest due to the imperial decree, which didn't make him a little distracted.

Jun Shaoyou firmly believed that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, so he ordered his servants to post notices in every teahouse, restaurant, and even the gate of the gate, stating that if anyone can come up with a way to improve the "down jacket", no matter the noble or the poor, everyone will be rewarded. 100 taels of gold.In addition, he went to the palace to beg His Majesty the Emperor to write the four characters "skilled craftsman" in the royal letter, and give it to those who can improve the "down jacket", which really has both face and face.

At the same time, Jun Shaoyou also mentioned the matter of private fundraising to Emperor Yongqian.And is willing to take the lead in donating one year's proceeds from "Quanjude" to relieve victims of disasters in the Northwest.Emperor Yongqian praised Jun Shaoyou's actions quite a lot, but he was also worried about whether this action would be suspected of competing with the people and persecuting the subjects.

Jun Shaoyou said: "As the saying goes, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. Now that the snowstorm in the northwest is in need of the imperial court's support. But the imperial court's power is limited after all. I have only established the country for more than ten years, and the treasury is not full. To solve the problems of military supplies and urban construction, the idea of ​​taxation is just a drop in the bucket. Your Majesty is benevolent, even if the treasury is empty, he will not bear to increase the tax to the people. As a result, the imperial court’s finances are even more stretched. The treasury is empty. Natural disasters and man-made disasters, if things go on like this, will be detrimental to the country. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yongqian was silent for a long time, then said slowly: "Then what do you think should be done?"

Jun Shaoyou said: "I think that your majesty is a wise king in the world, and he values ​​himself more than benefiting the people. And the family has been inherited for many years, and he cherishes feathers more than gaining fame. If your majesty does things that benefit the people by renewing the name of the family, it must be Everyone is happy."

Emperor Yonggan's heart moved, and he silently looked at his eldest daughter-in-law.When he first came into contact with him, he thought that Jun Shao was a good person, but he had some small talents and learning, but he was stuck in the inner courtyard of the deep house, and there were no big hills and valleys.The next time, Zhuang Lin begged him to allow Jun Shaoyou to join the Imperial College, but he didn't think so.However, Jun Shaoyou's test paper once again demonstrated his amazing talent in poetry, which made Emperor Yongqian look at him with admiration.But mere poetic talent, since ancient times, there have been many literati who are pure and noble, and those with high eyesight and low hands are very important, so Emperor Yongqian didn't care too much.As for the "down jacket" incident, Emperor Yongqian felt that Jun Shaoyou was frivolous and eccentric, making it difficult to be of much use.However, Jun Shaoyou's remarks today made him refresh his impression of Jun Shaoyou again...

Although this child is young and immature, his ideas are naive and out of the ordinary, but he is still a piece of rough jade. If he carves it carefully, he may be able to achieve great things.

Emperor Yonggan felt a little bit of interest in his heart.Being able to stand up in the midst of the storm and stand out from the crowd of heroes, Emperor Yonggan was a wise and wise master who cherished talents by relying on his own strength to conquer the world.Jun Shaoyou's actions made him see what he could sculpt.The most important thing is that Jun Shaoyou has a simple mind, acts casually, trusts people a lot, and has a broad mind, not a deep-rooted person in the city.

In short, Jun Shaoyou acted like a gentleman.As far as the emperor's balance is concerned, the so-called gentleman is the best to control.

Jun Shaoyou smiled and said nothing, with a calm expression on his face.

For a long time, Emperor Yongqian smiled lightly and said, "This is a big matter, if you have any suggestions, you might as well just say so."

Jun Shaoyou nodded and said with a smile: "I think that His Majesty can call on the dignitaries of the family to participate in the fundraising, and then record the names of the people who participated in the fundraising and the money they donated and engrave them on the stone tablet. After the disaster relief in the Northwest is over, Order people to build a meritorious virtue workshop in the northwest, and enshrine the stone tablet in the workshop, presumably those people who have received kindness will be grateful to their benefactor."

Emperor Yongqian frowned slightly, and asked calmly: "If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that the common people only hear about the aristocratic family and don't know about the imperial court?"

Jun Shaoyou smiled and said: "How could it be? It was His Majesty who persuaded the family to raise donations, and it was His Majesty who sent people to send the donated materials and food to the northwest, and it was His Majesty who sent people to help the victims in the northwest build houses and tide over the difficulties. The people in the Northwest will only be more grateful to His Majesty for his benevolence and love for the people, and for his consideration for them."

Just like those charity evenings organized by the government in later generations, ordinary people generally remember such an event hosted by the government of a certain place. Who would pay attention to this event and how much money was donated by anyone——

Of course, except for some "careful people" who deliberately find the focus and make gimmicks.

Emperor Yongqian pondered for a long time, and finally agreed to Jun Shaoyou's request.

On the other hand, Concubine Chen also summoned countless princes and wives to Changji Palace, expressing that although this matter was a bit of a joke, it was still doing their part for disaster relief in the Northwest.At that time, His Majesty and the people in the Northwest will also thank you for your kindness, generosity, compassion for the poor and the weak.

Among them, many wives who were named marquises with military merits responded to the concubine Chen's words one after another because of the face of the General Zhen Guo's mansion.Other members of the aristocratic family acted in a reserved manner, with a somewhat irresponsible attitude.

For these dignitaries from aristocratic families, the so-called imperial books of money and money are just icing on the cake, better than nothing.So they don't care.

But now it is Emperor Yongqian who sits in the world after all. Although they call themselves aristocratic and noble, they look down on the face of the royal family.But people are under the eaves, and there is no need to rush to step on Emperor Yongqian's face.After all, they don't need to do the research and remanufacture of "down jackets" by themselves, but they are tired and talkative, and they just need to ask the embroiderer at home.If it is really effective, then they will get a good reputation of "treating the common people leniently", which is the best for them, a wealthy family who cherish feathers the most.

What's more, this matter has been up to now, and it has already caused a lot of uproar.Although Jun Shaoyou's proposal is a bit ironic, but this trick of demagogy is really good.Even if it doesn't work in the end, as long as they get involved and let the people all over the world see them jumping, they will eventually gain a reputation of "pity the poor and cherish the weak". It's better than being indifferent and watching with cold eyes.Even the Queen's mother family, the Yan family, expressed their willingness to help because of their reputation.The queen took part in it openly on the grounds that she was in charge of the harem and should share the emperor's worries.

Concubine Chen and Jun Shaoyou saw the careful thoughts of the queen's lineage, and they were not theoretical.Even though there are some personal grievances and grievances, but after all, this matter involves countless displaced victims in the northwest, and the business is still the main thing.At least, with the queen's joining, those aristocratic families have become more diligent in their actions.

All of a sudden, the nobles and commoners in Beijing were mobilized.The feathers of chickens, ducks, geese and birds are even more flying.Under the heavy reward, within a few days, good news came.

A woman who is good at needlework in Zhuangzi mixed down with some catkins collected last year, reed flowers, and livestock depilation, and sewed them into small grids with ordinary fabrics. Together, the down lining is sewn in, and the material becomes a winter coat.Although it is not beautiful and more bloated, it finally solves the embarrassing problem of feather flying against the wind.

An embroiderer from the Hou's Mansion wrapped the down lining with advanced Gebu, and then sewed it in the light fur, and added a layer of extremely finely spun silk as the second layer of lining. Although the final down jacket was light, Beautiful and not bad at keeping warm.But the cost is too high, and almost one piece is worth a hundred gold, so it is not suitable for disaster relief in the Northwest.

However, it has aroused the pursuit of the dignitaries in Beijing and China.This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

Just saying that they solved the method of making down jackets, Jun Shaoyou and Concubine Chen immediately rushed to make winter clothes day and night.In just ten days, and with the efforts of people from all over the capital, nearly ten thousand sets of winter clothes have been tailored.In order to rescue the victims as soon as possible, Mr. Jun took the first batch of winter clothes and the money, food and materials donated from various aristocratic families to the northwest. A team of nearly 5000 people, one person and three horses, traveled day and night, but entered within [-] days. The Northwest Territory.

Along the way, I saw the winter snow, the ruined walls, and the people naked, running and crying, and changing their children to eat.The miserable situation is unbearable to look at.During the period, there were two times when the people looted the relief supplies, but they were suppressed by the soldiers of the Five Thousand Hussars Battalion.

As Jun Shaoyou marched, he kept appeasing the many victims.At least to ensure that they will not be frozen to death and starved to death under his nose.He also continued to spread the news that the imperial court had dispatched imperial ministers to the Northwest for disaster relief, hoping that these victims could rush to the Northwest camp as soon as possible to "rebuild their hometown with the help of the imperial court."

However, these hard-hit victims have already been shattered by the icy snowstorm. Seeing their wives and children, parents, brothers and sisters dying one after another made them numb, and the five thousand hussars battalion was suppressed by the court law. despair.The disaster victims who were put to death did not think that these officials who came from afar would really save them from the fire and water. The hardship of life made them hate all people who had a better life than them.

Seeing that a civil uprising was about to break out, Jun Shaoyou had no choice but to order the hussars to stop their journey and immediately help the victims, while sending someone to send news to Zhuang Lin who had arrived in the northwest camp.On the one hand, he brainwashed the victims by means of MLM, controlled their thoughts, and made them believe that with the grace of His Majesty and the help of the imperial court, everything will be fine.

At least half a year of food and clothing, a year of local tyrants.

The nearly numb victims who were hit by the snow disaster finally gradually gained confidence in Jun Shaoyou's constant "gentle encouragement", and began to tell each other, and followed Jun Shaoyou step by step.Everywhere Jun Shaoyou went, these victims would help Jun Shaoyou to appease the new batch of victims that came one after another.Help them distribute winter clothes, cook porridge and soup, encourage each other to regain confidence, and occasionally pray to Mantian God and Buddha to bless Jun Shaoyou, a benefactor, to be safe and successful.So when Jun Shaoyou finally arrived at Northwest Daying and joined Zhuang Lin, countless tails had already gathered behind him.

And when Zhuang Lin saw the batches of victims behind Jun Shaoyou with fanatical expressions and admiration, his face turned green.

Because he found that among these victims were not only women, but also men!