Li Junche looked at Wen Jinhe in shock, but he didn't expect that it was her who did it.
One after another, I saw several people riding bicycles, generally wearing luxurious clothes.
Wen Jinhe leaned against the car wall, looked at Li Junche and said, "Say hello to the prince in advance. I will take over the management of the shops and farms under the prince's name in a few days, and no one who should be fired will be retained."
Li Junche thought that Wen Jinhe was not going to care, but he did not expect that Wen Jinhe would go out of his way to say hello to him, "You are my princess, you can do whatever you want without asking for my opinion."
The carriage stopped at the entrance of Ruyizhai, and Li Junche got out of the car and stretched out his hand towards Wen Jinhe.
The waiters at Ruyizhai were very surprised when they saw Li Junche coming in accompanied by Wen Jinhe.
Prince Che was a martial artist and had never been to Ruyi Zhai or Manshui Tower. It seemed that the princess was quite favored.
After entering, Li Junche followed Wen Jinhe wherever he went.
The guy stood in front and introduced respectfully.
After looking around, Wen Jinhe pointed to an jade bracelet and said to the clerk, "Take that bracelet out and have a look."
Seeing this, the clerk immediately opened the cabinet and took out the dark green jade bracelet. "Princess, you have good taste. This jade bracelet is of very good quality. It is the best in our Ruyizhai in recent years."
Wen Jinhe turned his head and handed it to Li Junche, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Li Junche glanced at it and saw that the dark green jade bracelet made Wen Jinhe's fair fingers even whiter and tenderer, but a little old-fashioned.
However, the queen is old, so it is suitable. "The princess has good taste, and I think it is very good."
Wen Jinhe raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "That's it."
The boy quickly wrapped the bracelet.
Li Junche pointed to a white jade comb, "This one goes together."
The waiter took a peek at Wen Jinhe and saw that Princess Che was indeed loved by Prince Che.
Wen Jinhe saw it in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly without saying a word.
After walking out of Ruyi Zhai, Wen Jinhe looked at Li Junche and said, "I have finished picking out the things. Is the prince still free to go shopping with me?"
Li Junche blurted out, "I have to go back to the military camp after lunch. I can do a song in the morning."
Wen Jinhe had a smile on his face, very satisfied with the other party's knowledge, and said to Zhao Bi: "Go to the north of the city."
Standing on the ridge, the low-grade fields that were originally overgrown with weeds have completely changed their appearance.
The fields are clearly divided, and vegetables or whole grains are grown on each field.
Farmers are picking vegetables used by Yunxi Restaurant every day in the fields.
The large field of corn in the corner is nearly two meters high.
The color of the corn beard is bluish white, and it will mature in about twenty days.
Li Junche has never seen these things, but he just thinks that there should be more rice and wheat in the fields. After all, those are the staple foods that can satisfy people.
"Are these also supplied to restaurants?" Corn and sweet potatoes have a large planting area, and they are very different from other vegetables.
Wen Jinhe brought Li Junche here intentionally to let him know, "Corn and sweet potatoes are staple foods. Why do restaurants need so many? We store some of them and the excess will be sold in shops."
Li Junche raised his eyebrows slightly, "I have only heard that rice and wheat flour are staple foods, but this is the first time I have heard of corn and sweet potatoes."
Wen Jinhe spoke calmly, "It's a new species. It can be steamed and eaten first, or it can be ground into corn flour and sweet potato flour."
Hearing that it was a new species, Li Junche suddenly became interested, "I wonder how much the yield per mu is?"
After thinking for a while, Wen Jinhe replied, "The yield of corn is about 12 shi per mu, and the yield of sweet potato is about 30 shi."
In this era when rice yields 2 shi per mu and wheat yields 3 shi per mu, the numbers Wen Jinhe mentioned are like a book from heaven.
Li Junche looked at the tall corn stalks and short sweet potato vines in the field with disbelief on his face, "Can you really produce 30 shi per mu?"
Wen Jinhe nodded, "At least, maybe more."
Staring at Wen Jinhe's calm appearance, Li Junche said in a deep voice: "Do you know what you are talking about? If the harvest is really so high and can be used as a staple food, it will bring huge changes to the lives of the people."
Wen Jinhe responded: "Food is the most important thing for the people. Of course I know the importance of this matter, otherwise I would not have brought the prince here."
The two of them had lunch at Yunxi Restaurant. When leaving, Li Junche warned me: "Tell me when the corn and sweet potatoes are harvested, and I will go and see it with you."
Wen Jinhe nodded in agreement, "Yes."
The bicycles were sold in the capital for more than ten days, and then were delivered to the Emperor Li Jingxing by the Minister of Industry.
Li Jingxing didn't know how to ride a bicycle at first. After being taught by the Minister of Industry, it took him three hours to get started. "Ai Qing, is this bicycle made by the Ministry of Industry?"
The Minister of Industry raised his hands aside and said, "Back to the Emperor, this was made by private craftsmen and has been sold in the city for five hundred taels of silver a piece. Although it is not as fast as horses, it is not much different."
Li Jingxing frowned, "This is much more expensive than horses."
The Minister of Industry spoke up, "This thing is better because of its exquisite structure. It is not cost-effective to use it to replace military horses, but it is quite popular in the city."
Li Jingxing frowned and praised: "The skills of these folk craftsmen are indeed good. It seems that our Beidi country is really full of talents."
The Minister of Industry wanted to say something, but was stopped by a look from the Minister of Industry.
After leaving, the Minister of Industry stared at the Minister of Industry with some dissatisfaction, "Sir, although the bicycle is expensive, I have calculated that the cost is less than one-tenth, and it can be produced in large quantities, which is greater than the output of military horses. Much more.”
The minister of the Ministry of Industry was very unhappy that his subordinate reported the matter to a higher level.
The Minister of Industry is the son of the third prince Li Zhilin. He knows how to play with power all day long and tries his best to bring him down.
If he hadn't happened to be here today, I don't know what trouble would have happened.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry angrily scolded: "Bicycles are manufactured and sold by private merchants. Do you want the court to bully the people and sell them at cost price? If the Ministry of Industry can make exactly the same bicycle, it will not be too late for you to talk to the emperor again."
The Minister of Industry insisted, "If we can get the design drawings, we will be able to build exactly the same one soon."
The Minister of Industry frowned and shook his head, "How do you think someone is willing to sell such a profitable thing?"
Staring at the back of his superior who left with a displeased look on his face, the Minister of Industry's brows were filled with gloom, maybe because he was afraid that I would deprive you of your position as Minister through meritorious deeds.
It's just a merchant, and getting the design drawings is not a matter of just a word.
After he returned to his hometown, he immediately took people to the bicycle shop to ask the shopkeeper for the design drawings of the bicycle.
The shopkeeper looked at the officers and soldiers who came in, grinned and asked: "I wonder why you adults are here? The shop is about to close. If you want to buy a bicycle, please come early tomorrow."
Customers who had not bought a car gathered outside the shop to watch the show. How could such a good business attract officers and soldiers?
The minister of the Ministry of Industry raised his chin and said with a proud look: "The imperial court is interested in bicycles, and the Ministry of Industry plans to mass-produce them. You hand over the design drawings, and the craftsmen and the Ministry of Industry will also requisition them."
The shopkeeper was dumbfounded. He never thought that someone would dare to come and steal something. This was Princess Che's private property.
He winked at the cashier, who quickly left the house.
