freenovelworld Chapter 639 With this ingenious plan, Huaiyang will surely prosper
Chapter 639 With this ingenious plan, Huaiyang will surely prosper
Chang Ru really didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would even review memorials to the emperor.
She walked around behind Xiao Wenxuan and gently pressed his temple.
"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne. Some things cannot be rushed. Let's take a long-term view."
"Chang Ru." Xiao Wenxuan held Chang Ru's hand, "You will always stand by me, right?"
This question suddenly shocked Chang Ru's heart.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Do you still doubt my love for you? We have been through life and death together."
"I have never doubted you. It is because I need you too much. I also have the military power in your father's hands. However, your father may not stand on my side. So, I am afraid that one day, you will not stand on my side either."
Chang Ru's mood also sank. "Your Majesty, to be honest, I am not sure that I can persuade my father to stand on your side, because in my father's heart, the position of the Queen Mother cannot be shaken by anyone. However, I can assure you that my heart will always be with you."
Xiao Wenxuan pulled Chang Ru in front of him, hugged her waist tightly, and put his face in her arms.
Chang Ru felt so distressed to see him like this.
Like an insecure child, Chang Ru couldn't help but put her arms around him.
"Chang Ru, your words are enough."
A smile appeared on Chang Ru's face. She felt that she must occupy a very important position in the emperor's heart.
"Your Majesty, can you promise me one thing?" Chang Ru asked softly.
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"There should be no suspicion between us. If you have anything to say, just say it out loud like we did today. There should be no secrets between us as husband and wife. We should love each other without any doubt, okay?" Chang Ru asked expectantly.
Xiao Wenxuan's eyes flickered a little. After hiding all his emotions, he raised his head and looked into Chang Ru's eyes with a smile on his face.
"Okay, I promise you."
Chang Ru was overjoyed and threw herself into Xiao Wenxuan's arms.
Xiao Wenxuan hugged her tightly, and without her noticing, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
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Ji Chuhe's guess about the situation in the court and the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor was pretty close.
She is not very concerned about the affairs of the court now, and is only thinking about her own business.
Although so many things happened on their side, the production of fabrics and fans in Huaiyang was not delayed at all.
Chunsheng brought more than thirty trucks of goods this time, but only these two things.
Ji Chuhe bought almost all the materials for making cloth in Huaiyang.
This kind of fabric is not expensive, but it is light and thin, and not as transparent as expensive fabrics. When it gets hot in summer, clothes made of this fabric are not only light and thin but also not stuffy at all. The key is that they can be washed casually without any worries.
It is many times more practical than those expensive fabrics.
There is also the cattail used to weave fans, which is harvested in spring and then woven. The fans made from it have a special green grass fragrance, are of good quality and inexpensive, and are very popular.
Last summer, these two items in the shop sold very well and were affordable for ordinary people, so Ji Chuhe picked these two items to do an experiment.
She asked the princess to recruit some idle women to make these two things together, and paid them some wages every day.
These women can also earn money to support their families by making these things.
From receiving small batches at the beginning to producing large quantities, Ji Chuhe's thinking was suddenly opened up.
Not only did they exchange the two least valuable things in Huaiyang for a value several or even dozens of times greater than the goods themselves, but they also allowed some idle women to earn wages to support their families.
This is simply killing two birds with one stone!
Moreover, the weather is about to get hot, which is the best time for these two things to sell. Ji Chuhe plans to stock all her shops with these two products and see if her idea is correct based on the sales performance this year.
If this approach is feasible, there will be a lot of things that can be mass-produced in the future.
Chunsheng delivered the goods to the warehouse first and then immediately reported to Ji Chuhe.
"Ma'am, the goods have been put into the warehouse."
"Chunsheng, you've worked hard." Ji Chuhe responded softly, "Has Eunuch Chao settled down in Huaiyang?"
"My lady, everything is settled."
"That's good. Chunsheng, Eunuch Chao is alone in Huaiyang and has no relatives. If you are free, please visit him more often." Ji Chuhe whispered.
"Yes, ma'am." Chunsheng responded immediately, and then hesitantly called out: "Ma'am, there is one thing I don't quite understand, and I would like to ask you for advice."
"You said."
"This matter is related to Eunuch Chao. I feel that he is a little strange, and this strangeness is not directed at others, but only at me. Whether it is the way he talks to me or the way he looks at me, it is different from others. There is no relationship between him and me, so why would he behave in such a strange way towards me?"
"Chunsheng, you don't have to worry about this. No matter what Eunuch Chao does to you, he has no ill will towards you. You can rest assured about this."
"Madam, I can feel that he has no ill will towards me. I even suspect that for someone like him, who has no family, let alone offspring, he might want to adopt me as his adopted son so that he can have someone to take care of him in his old age."
"If he really has such an idea, would you be willing?" Ji Chuhe asked following Chunsheng's words.
Chunsheng was not like Chao Sihai, who recognized his child at first sight.
He did not have any strong feelings towards Chao Sihai, and never thought of himself as Chao Sihai's son. He thought that Chao Sihai had been a eunuch since childhood.
"Chunsheng, let me tell you a secret about Eunuch Chao. In fact, he did not enter the palace at a young age. Before that, he was a normal person and a general. It was only because he was seriously injured on the battlefield that he entered the palace to become the chief eunuch. He also had the merit of following the emperor. Later, he kept his merits and fame hidden and stayed by the emperor's side."
"So this is how it is!" Chunsheng's impression of Eunuch Chao immediately changed.
"Yes, so, if Eunuch Chao wants to adopt you as his son, are you willing to treat him as your own father?" Ji Chuhe asked again.
Chunsheng thought for a moment and said, "If he wants to, I'm willing."
"I believe he must be very happy to hear what you said."
"Madam, does he really have such thoughts?"
"Wait for me to confirm it again. I think he has such thoughts."
"Okay." Chunsheng nodded.