His Majesty is a sick beauty

Chapter 28 Signs of a Catastrophe

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In the palace.

It was only mid-April at this time, but it was already extremely hot. For the sake of his health, three days ago, the little emperor moved into the Summer Palace in advance according to Qinghe's proposal.

Su Xun was wearing light green clothes, and a few pink petals fell on his hair and clothes, embellishing the monotonous color.He was sitting in the gazebo with his back leaning against a pillow embroidered with bamboo leaves, and he stepped barefoot on the bamboo floor of the gazebo.White translucent streamers were placed around the gazebo, and the breeze blowing by, the little emperor's figure half leaning half on the pillar was looming.

Xiao Buwen lifted the banner embroidered with dragon patterns, went to the pavilion, and took away the cleanly eaten fruit plate in front of the little emperor.

"His Majesty."

The little emperor didn't even raise his head, as if he didn't hear it.

Xiao Buwen sighed softly, walked up to the little emperor, bent down: "Your Majesty?"

Su Xun rolled his eyes at Eunuch Xiao, and there was an aura of I don't want to talk to you in his whole body.

Xiao Buwen was helpless, and waved his hands to the person standing quietly outside the gazebo behind him, and several court ladies came in with two bowls of light brown medicine.

"Your Majesty doesn't want to care about slaves, but he always wants to drink medicine." Xiao Buwen took the medicine bowl with his own hands. The green bowl was carved into the shape of a lotus leaf held on top. It was extremely delicate. He gently dialed it Spoon, the temperature is just right, "Drink it while it's hot, Your Majesty."

Looking at the spoon handed to him, Su Xun suddenly had a sense of "Da Lang, drink the medicine" for some reason.

He sighed, pushed the spoon aside in disgust, took the medicine bowl and drank it in one gulp.

Seeing the little emperor's disgusted expression, Xiao Buwen smiled, stuffed a piece of candy into his mouth, and sat down beside him unceremoniously.

Su Xun moved his body, just about to tell Eunuch Xiao to stay away from him, Xiao Buwen seemed to know what he was going to say in advance, and spoke first: "The income of last month has been summarized."

Although Eunuch Xiao hates it, Yinzi is innocent.

Su Xun snorted, raised her chin like a kitten, and signaled Xiao Buwen to continue.

"Last month, the income from liquor, sugar and rock sugar was around [-] yuan."

Now there are seven prefectures in the Yu Dynasty, and the annual tax is only about 60 yuan. The income of the liquor and sugar business in just one month is worth one-tenth of the annual tax. This is quite a terrible figure. .You know, this is still at the beginning of the sale, and both the business road and the name need money to manage up and down. When the business road is smooth and the names of liquor and sugar are also established, the income will only increase exponentially.

Su Xun nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad."

All of a sudden, there is an extra [-] yuan of living money, what should I do?

Seeing the happy look of the little emperor, Xiao Buwen knew that he might have forgotten something, so he could only remind him: "Should the money be sent to the treasury first?"

Su Xun: The smile froze on his face.

It was Xiao Buwen's reminder that he remembered that in order to support Conan's experiment, he specially approved [-] yuan in advance.The little emperor didn't have much money in his private treasury. The money was approved from the state treasury. Although the money he earned from liquor and sugar this month seemed to be a lot, it still couldn't even out the money.

Su Xun suddenly froze, only feeling that the golden little Qianqian just passed in front of her for a while, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Buwen comforted: "I heard that the people below have opened up business channels between the Mongolian Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty, and their income will be doubled next month."

Now at least he got rid of the embarrassment of owed money.

Su Xun nodded, only feeling that the governance of this huge country is really strenuous.

But Conan has already solved the paper problem, and even the glass is ready. Even if it is for encouragement, the money there cannot be cut off.Although as Eunuch Xiao said, next month's income will double again, but Su Xun can already foresee that next month's expenditure will also be more.

Although it is only April, the temperature is already so hot that people will feel dizzy after standing under the sun for a while.Such high heat, coupled with the pitifully little precipitation since March, Su Xun had to prepare in advance for the drought this year.

To be honest, compared with the Wei Dynasty in the northwest, the Meng Dynasty in the south, and the Gushuo Dynasty in the frontier, the Yu Dynasty occupied the Central Plains, and most of the seven states it ruled were livable places. The annual grain output of Mu Susukida is only four shi, and good fields can produce about fifteen shi.Having learned the lesson of the previous dynasty’s excessive taxation, the current taxation of the Yu Dynasty is [-] yuan, which means that in a year, one mu of Susukida can collect at most ten buckets of grain. The condition of fertile land is better, but the amount is too small and too much. It is under the control of the aristocratic family, so there is basically no need to make statistics. In addition to various natural and man-made disasters, the grain harvested every year, after the east wall is demolished to make up for the west wall, there is not much left.

When Emperor Wu was in power, although he ordered the states to set up grain depots locally, due to the perennial disasters and military disasters, even if some states saved some grain, it was quickly taken away for disaster relief or sending troops.

When Su Xun checked the grain stored in Yu Dynasty's treasury, he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep for several days.In this era when people rely on the sky for food, and the gods are so angry that they will cause droughts and floods, there is almost no food in the treasury of the Yu Dynasty?

That is to say, in the past few years, God still gave face and did not cause any major disasters. Otherwise, with the state of the treasury, the entire Yu Dynasty would not have the risk tolerance at all. If something happened, it would be peasant uprisings everywhere!

He sent people from the Qin Tianjian to watch the stars, and the group of people agreed that there would probably be a drought this year, that is to say, the production of ten shi of grain per mu might not be a luxury this year!

Obviously, both business and papermaking are going smoothly, but agriculture has become a difficult problem that cannot be solved.Food production was the most important thing in ancient times. Regardless of how many grand plans and ambitions he had, and how many inventions he wanted to make for later generations, he had to fill the stomachs of the people of the Yu Dynasty first!

"I called Conan, and I will be here in a while. Eunuch Xiao wait a moment. After I see Conan, I will follow me to the Qin Tianjian in a while."

The unusually high temperature since the end of March, coupled with the lack of rainfall.Even if Su Xun had never planted land in his previous life, he knew that the weather was very abnormal.He must know the climate in the Yu Dynasty in the future, but there are no later satellites in this era, and observing the weather depends on experience and metaphysics.Su Xun didn't quite understand it. He was originally a materialist, and he sneered at the kind of things that look at a star tens of thousands of light years away to speculate on the future of a country.But now that he has crossed over and met Qinghe's obviously problematic magic stick, he is no longer a staunch materialist.

Previously, Qintian's monitoring of the rainy season had been inaccurate, so Su Xun thought of Qinghe, the number one magician in the Yu Dynasty, and asked him for help a few weeks ago.

"Yes, if the national teacher's guess is correct, it will probably come out today."

While talking, Xiao Buwen walked to the side and picked up the shoes and socks thrown away by the little emperor: "Although the weather is hot at this time, your majesty should not covet the coolness."

Su Xun pointed to the banners around the pavilion.He came out to draw pictures because he thought the palace was too stuffy and hot, but he obediently listened to Qinghe's words and was not greedy for the coolness. He spread streamers around the pavilion so that he could neither dry it in the sun nor be blown by the wind.

"One size belongs to one size." Eunuch Xiao was quite stern and impartial in this matter, "Your Majesty, put on your shoes and socks."

Su Xun groaned twice, seeing that Mr. Xiao's stern face really didn't look like he would let go, so he had to put on his shoes under Mr. Xiao's service, and asked people to put away the cloth spread in the pavilion, arrange the drawings and wait. Conan.

It's not that I'm afraid of Eunuch Xiao, I just think that I should maintain the majesty of the emperor in front of my only doctor.

Not long after cleaning up, a footstep came from outside.

The little inner supervisor standing outside the pavilion said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Ke is asking to see you."

"Come in quickly."

Conan lifted the translucent banner with the dragon pattern and walked into the pavilion, seeing the two people who were sitting and standing, paused and saluted.

"Ai Qing, you are welcome to sit down."

The little emperor didn't need to say much, Xiao Buwen waved his hand, and his own little eunuch brought the prepared seats over.

Looking at the nimble little eunuch, Su Xun couldn't help sighing softly in his heart.Eunuch Xiao and I cooperated so well, he didn't even need to say a word, he could understand him with just a look, with Eunuch Xiao's intelligence.It would have been great if that incident hadn't happened in the Guofeng Pavilion at that time, otherwise it wouldn't be like now, when I see Eunuch Xiao I feel uncomfortable.

When Su Xun thought of the things he touched in the Guofeng Pavilion before, his scalp felt numb... Uh, no, he should feel green on the top of his head?

He glanced cautiously at Eunuch Xiao's lower body, then sighed again.

Eh... the puppet emperor.Even the eunuchs in the palace are fucking fake eunuchs.

The little emperor thought that his eyes were very hidden, but Xiao Buwen trained the secret guards and was very sensitive to all kinds of sights, so naturally he didn't miss the little emperor's sad and angry look.

He smiled at the little emperor.

Damn it, this bastard is relying on me not daring to do anything with him!When I am in power, I must drag Mr. Xiao down to the cleansing room, cleanse my body a hundred times, a hundred times!

Su Xun held his wrist, thinking bitterly.

On the other side, Conan, who had just sat down, felt a murderous aura. His butt was almost touching the stool, and immediately bounced up as if he had been burned: "Your Majesty?"

"Hmm!" Su Xun's tone was quite bad when he heard the subconscious reply.

"Your Majesty's atonement!" Unexpectedly, Conan knelt down on the ground directly, "I, I have been grinding high-temperature furnaces for the past few days, and I have not been able to refine a suitable medicine for strengthening the body and enhancing yang for your majesty. Please atone for your majesty!"

"..."

Xiao Buwen couldn't hold back: "Pfft!"

How do you remember this? !I clearly remember that I said that I have no problems in that area, so why are you still so persistent?Is the research spirit of your science students so terrifying?

He was a little mad: "I don't need it, you can give it to Eunuch Xiao."

Xiao, Mr. Xiao?Conan turned his head stiffly, and met the smiling Xiao Buwen.

This... This, this, this, is it a bit difficult to make the elixir that can restore Eunuch Xiao's glory?

"Cough." Seeing Conan's shocked expression, Xiao Buwen coughed lightly, "Your Majesty is joking with Your Excellency, right, Your Majesty."

Yes, Eunuch Xiao is alone and has no family. I gave you the elixir to encourage you to put on some more hats for me?

Su Xun's eyesight was a bit dead, he simply couldn't see it, and stopped looking at Xiao Buwen who was standing aside and observing him with great interest: "Yes, I am joking with Ai Qing, Ai Qing, please sit down."

After being the emperor for so many days, he has unknowingly tainted a bit of dragon spirit. When it comes to business, the little emperor changed his lazy appearance of drawing pictures in the pavilion before. Infection, forget the oolong incident just now.

Su Xun first learned about the current progress of the experimental park. Under the offensive of the little emperor spending money regardless of cost, Conan has already researched the first generation of high-temperature furnaces, and the first glass products of this era have appeared.The crystal-clear ice-like item looked like a miracle to the craftsmen, but Su Xun was not very satisfied.

There are too many flaws, and the air bubbles inside destroy the overall aesthetic feeling. You must know that he intends to firmly grasp the manufacturing process of glass in the first few years, and promote it as a luxury far better than ceramics. Naturally, Can't allow that thing to have the slightest flaw.

Of course, apart from the glass, what satisfies him most is that the high-temperature furnace can already start steelmaking, and Conan also got inspiration from the hydraulic spinning machine and made a hydraulic forging knife, using the power of water flow day and night Constantly hammering steel.Different from human power, the strength of this kind of machine is more uniform and greater. Those hundred-refined magic weapons that used to take a lot of time and energy to be forged by an old craftsman with an apprentice have already achieved initial mass production in the experimental park. .

He nodded and praised: "Good job."

Since Conan had a scar on his face, he gave up the idea of ​​being an official, and later became a Taoist priest directly to relieve his inner grievances, but he did not expect that the little emperor not only did not show disgust at him because of his damaged face, but instead Treat him as a capable minister and entrust him with important tasks.This kind of kindness is hard to repay in ten thousand deaths!

Su Xun praised a few words, and said that he would try boldly when making steel, and don't be afraid to spend money. He believed that Conan would live up to his expectations, and he said that the somewhat introverted guy in front of him was burning hot all over.

Xiao Buwen looked funny from the side, he looked at the little emperor, he didn't expect him to be quite talented in leadership.

Su Xun didn't notice Eunuch Xiao's gaze as if watching a show, and handed the blueprint he had just drawn to Conan, with a heavy and serious tone: "You can make a regulation for steelmaking and leave it to your subordinates to practice. I will I hope you can help me solve it yourself as soon as possible."

Conan nodded, took a deep breath and took the blueprint, glanced at it roughly, and then looked at the emperor in front of him with some doubts.

"Is this... a well?"

[The author has something to say: Xun Yue's "The Second Year of Emperor Wen of the Former Han Dynasty" contains Chao Cuofu's words: "Today, a farmer's family of five has no more than two people who can serve him, and the one who can cultivate it is no more than a hundred acres. The harvest of a hundred mu is only three hundred shi." 100 mu yields 300 shi of millet, and 3 shi of millet per mu.The small mu in the Han Dynasty was slightly smaller than the weekly mu in the Warring States Period, which is 0.228 mu in today's city, which is equivalent to 281 Shijin of millet per mu.

"Han Shu Shi Huo Zhi" contains Chao Cuo's words: "Today's farmer's family of five, there are no fewer than two people who serve in the service, and those who can cultivate are no more than a hundred acres, and the harvest of a hundred acres is no more than a hundred stones." It is not raw grain. .What Xun Yue said is 3 small stones of millet, combined with a large stone of millet is 1.8 stones, and 1.08% off rice is [-] stones, which is about one stone of rice.

Although the Yu Dynasty was positioned as the period of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the disasters and disasters were serious, so the grain production in the previous period was used as the basis.

I should not have miscalculated the data. If any readers find any problems there, please tell me~

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