bookcurios Chapter 162 Low-key
Chapter 162 Low-key
The so-called long journey lasted for a total of three days. When they gathered in the upper room, Old Madam Mu was stunned.
"It would take you about four days to go to Anye County and back, right? Did you go there or not?"
Yun Xi: "No. We found something on the way and came back halfway."
Old General: "What did you find?"
Mu Xuan: "Sister-in-law found coal."
The old general said, "What? No, how did you find it? Although Guangshan is not a famous mountain or river, not many people go to appreciate its scenery, but it is the only way to connect the capital and Anye County. There is a post station at the foot of the mountain. People pass by almost every day, and there are also postmen. According to the time you left, you should not have explored Guangshan carefully. How did you find coal?"
Mu Xuan: "I just found it. My sister-in-law just found it while walking around."
Old General: “…Is it that easy?”
Mu Sheng: "It's not difficult. It was probably just a coincidence. Xixi said she wanted to see the scenery of Guangshan, so we followed her for a walk in Guangshan and happened to come across a place with coal. We even brought some back. Xixi wanted to mine it for use in the kiln factory and sell it to the people in Beijing so that they can spend the winter safely."
The old general asked Yun Xi: "What are your plans?"
"After mining, we use the minerals ourselves and sell the rest to the people at a fair price. If the emperor wants a share, he can do so."
The old general nodded and said, "All land under heaven belongs to the king. I'm afraid you didn't give it to him, but he will lead the mining, you can use it for free, and give you some share of the rest. If it were ordinary people who found coal, they could mine it for their own use, or even sell it. It's not a problem. But our family's status has become an obstacle in this matter. We can't not report it. If we report it, it will be hard to say what will happen next. Because that mountain is not ours."
Yun Xi thought about it and said, "I understand. It would be better if he takes charge of the mining. It would save me a lot of trouble."
She was not too interested in the identity of a coal boss. She originally wanted to bring up the issue of mining rights. Mountains and rivers belong to the imperial court. If a private person discovered a mineral vein or other resource, could he only report it to the imperial court to get a reward, or secretly mine a little bit?
But if you think about it carefully, this state may not be a bad thing.
Mu Sheng said: "I will go to the palace to talk to you tomorrow morning."
The old general said, "I have another good news to tell you. Yesterday morning, I accompanied Yun Zhen to the palace. The millet on his farm was ripe, and the yield per mu was over 400 catties. Even he was shocked. He came to tell me about it the night before yesterday. I originally wanted to wait for Yun Xi to come back before reporting to the palace, but I couldn't help it, so I dragged him there early yesterday morning."
It was only at this moment that he realized that Yun Zhen actually had a good mouth!
This guy did not seek credit for it. He just opened his mouth and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. The new millet seeds provided by your sister, Princess Yongning, have a good harvest. The yield is more than three times that of other millet seeds."
It was as if all this was the emperor's credit, a blessing from heaven to the royal family. Princess Yongning was no longer Yun Zhen's daughter, at least not just his daughter. More importantly, she was the emperor's adopted sister. If the emperor recognized this sister, there would be endless blessings in the future. No matter what Princess Yongning discovered, it was heaven's affirmation of the royal family.
Listen, how well can you speak it?
He was ashamed of himself anyway.
The system said to Yun Xi, "I lost. Your father didn't worry at all about his family stealing the limelight from the royal family. He blew the limelight directly onto the royal family."
Yun Xi ignored the system and said to the old general, "My father has been in the army for several years and understands what it means to care about the world. For such a good thing, he would definitely want to promote it quickly. Maybe even if you don't drag him along, he won't be able to resist."
The old general said, "The emperor issued a death order yesterday, asking the Ministry of Works to quickly build the mansion. The imperial edict for his title of marquis has been written. He showed it to us yesterday. The reward has not been given yet, and he is probably afraid that the meritorious officials will be discouraged. Therefore, he showed us the imperial edict specifically to let your father rest assured that the court will not erase his achievements."
Yun Xi laughed when she heard this. This emperor is quite interesting.
The family chatted for a while and had dinner together, then Yun Xi and Mu Sheng went back to rest.
The old general kept Mu Xuan and asked him about the details of the discovery of coal, but Mu Xuan could not say anything and only attributed it all to Yun Xi's good luck.
"Dad, you have to admit that some people are just lucky. A merchant who sells fake medicine, everyone else buys fake medicine, but my sister-in-law spent her pocket money saved for more than ten years to buy a few sacks of seeds. How can we justify this? The leisure book she bought casually turned out to be a wonderful book that encompasses everything."
After a pause, Mu Xuan smiled and said, "But if we talk about luck, it's still my eldest brother who is lucky, so he can marry my eldest sister-in-law."
Old General: "Keep a low profile. Don't do anything great in the near future."
The old lady laughed and said, "Can this be controlled?"
The old general said, "We should find an expert to match Mu Sheng and Yun Xi's horoscopes. I think they are destined to be a match made in heaven. Otherwise, how come Yun Xi, who was very low-key in the Yun family, became so prominent after marrying Mu Sheng? And Mu Sheng, he was like a wooden man before, but he became smart after getting married. He used to report to the Ministry of War listlessly, and being the Minister of War was like a death sentence for him. He never thought of using the resources of the Ministry of War to improve the lives of the soldiers. But now? Look at him, how happy he is to go to the government office every day to work?"
Mu Xuan: "Not only is he happy, but all the soldiers in the country are happy. And I think those people in the Ministry of War are also very happy. So people are not afraid of working hard, but they are afraid of not getting results. Now they are doing things that are easier to get results, and everyone is very motivated. And in fact, the Ministry of War does not need to provide any resources. They just find ways to mobilize resources from various places. A little effort can achieve great results. I would be happy too."
The old lady said: "You have only been in the Ministry of Industry for a short time, and you have been promoted to a higher rank. You should be happy."
Mu Xuan: "Not as good as my sister-in-law's rapid rise to prominence."
The old general: "Then you'd better not compete."
Mu Xuan: "I'm not trying to compete, I'm just envious, too envious. Of course, I'm also content. I have a lucky sister-in-law, so it's enough for me to just take advantage of some good luck."
On the other side, Mu Sheng and Yun Xi were also discussing that they should keep a low profile in the future. They should not be too prominent as all the major events that happened in the capital recently were in their family.
I found a picture that matches my imagination of Qingyunyi.