HLnovel Chapter 194 The beginning of prosperity
Chapter 194 The beginning of prosperity
Chu Junze held her in his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head, and whispered, "Qianqian, the rest of our lives are long. I just hope that you and I can stay together until old age without any illness or disaster."
Su Qianqian raised her head and stared into his eyes, with a happy smile on her face. She said softly, "Okay, I will always be by your side."
Chu Junze stroked her cheek and said slowly: "I hope we can always accompany each other like this and never leave each other. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must believe in each other and face them together."
Su Qianqian was deeply moved. She hugged Chu Junze tightly and said firmly: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to go through the ups and downs with you hand in hand, and stay together until the end of our lives."
At this moment, the snow outside the window was falling harder and harder, like a beautiful painting. The two stood in each other's arms, immersed in deep love.
It is said that auspicious snow means a good harvest. This year, the common people of Dazhao Kingdom finally have access to heated kangs in this cold winter.
Although coal has gradually begun to be used, it is still not widely used among some people.
In order to avoid poisoning caused by improper use of coal, Su Qianqian specifically told Chu Junze the causes of gas poisoning.
For this purpose, Chu Junze specially issued an announcement so that the people would spread the news by word of mouth and take it as a warning.
However, there were still a few people who were stubborn and refused to listen to advice. When using coal for heating, they still closed the doors and windows, which eventually led to death from gas poisoning.
When Chu Junze learned about this, he was furious.
He immediately convened his ministers to discuss countermeasures and decided to strengthen the management and publicity of coal use.
On the one hand, he sent officials to various places to ensure that people used coal correctly and severely punished those who violated the rules;
On the other hand, he ordered court painters to draw a series of vivid propaganda posters, which were posted in prominent places in cities and villages to convey the knowledge of safe coal use to the people in an easy-to-understand way.
In addition, officials from various ministries also volunteered to organize a group of people to go deep into the grassroots and explain the precautions for using coal door to door.
With the joint efforts of the emperor and his ministers, more and more people have learned the dangers of gas poisoning and how to use coal for heating correctly.
Although the winter in Dazhao Kingdom is still very cold, the hearts of the people are filled with warmth because of these warm measures.
At the same time, with the availability of coal, Zhao State also made major breakthroughs in iron smelting technology.
With the breakthrough in iron smelting technology, the quality of weapons has been greatly improved, and the army's combat effectiveness has also been raised to a higher level.
At this time, the neighboring countries in the north, due to the lack of food and clothing after the winter, began to eye Zhao State covetously and often invaded the borders of Da Zhao State.
After Chu Junze learned about this, he ordered all the soldiers guarding the northern border to be equipped with the latest weapons. For a time, the soldiers were wearing heavy armor, holding sharp weapons, and their morale was high.
On the battlefield, they were like tigers descending from the mountains, fighting bravely and defeating the enemy.
The Zhao Kingdom became famous because of this battle. The flag of the Zhao Kingdom fluttered in the wind on the border city wall, heralding the country's victory and glory.
When receiving the victory news from the North, Chu Junze excitedly rewarded the three armies. After all, he now had plenty of money.
So when the reward silver arrived at the northern border, the three armies shouted long live the emperor for a long time.
As a result, the soldiers in the north had a prosperous year, but that’s a story for later.
At this time, in the imperial farm in the capital, the Minister of Agriculture Zuo Qingshan had not been home for a long time.
It turned out that ever since Su Qianqian told him about the winter greenhouse cultivation technology, he had started to put it into practice, especially now that Zhaoguo has produced glass.
So Su Qianqian told him how to use glass to build a greenhouse, so that fresh fruits and vegetables could be grown even in the cold winter.
The more Zuo Qingshan thought about it, the more he thought it was feasible, so he immediately gathered a group of craftsmen and started to build a glass greenhouse. After several months of hard work, a huge greenhouse was finally built.
Zuo Qingshan looked at the results in front of him, his heart filled with joy.
He couldn't wait to walk into the greenhouse, which was as warm as spring, and all kinds of vegetables and fruits were growing well.
He immediately sent people to pick some and sent them to the palace for the emperor and the imperial concubine to taste.
The emperor praised the dish highly after eating it and was very pleased. He rewarded Zuo Qingshan generously and ordered him to promote this technology so that the people could also benefit from it.
After receiving the order, Zuo Qingshan worked even harder to research and improve greenhouse cultivation technology.
Soon after, fresh fruits and vegetables that could only be eaten in winter appeared in all major vegetable markets in Beijing, and the prices were much cheaper than before.
However, this caused jealousy and dissatisfaction among some people.
Some ministers in the palace began to put pressure on Zuo Qingshan, trying to stop him from further promoting greenhouse cultivation technology.
They were worried that this technology would affect their interests, or believed that Zuo Qingshan would gain more power and prestige as a result.
Zuo Qingshan felt very helpless, but he did not give up.
He decided to find some forces to support him and fight against those opponents together. In the process, he unexpectedly met some like-minded people, including some officials, scholars and businessmen.
They all believe that greenhouse cultivation technology has huge benefits for the country and the people and should be more widely used.
With the help of these people, Zuo Qingshan gradually overcame various difficulties, and greenhouse cultivation technology was more widely recognized and promoted.
In the end, this technology not only benefited the people, but also brought huge profits to Zhao State.
As soon as Chu Junze learned that some officials in the palace were obstructing and persecuting Zuo Qingshan's promotion activities, he had already sent people to protect him secretly.
At the same time, Chu Junze also warned all those officials that if they made the same mistake again, they would be dismissed from their posts.
At this time, in the Yaoguang Palace, Chu Junze and Su Qianqian were taking the three little ones to make palace lanterns.
As the New Year was approaching, the palace gradually took on a festive atmosphere.
"Father, Mother, the lanterns made by my second brother are so beautiful!" Sanbao clapped his hands excitedly.
Chu Junze and Su Qianqian smiled at each other, their eyes full of tenderness.
"Your Majesty, I have an idea." Su Qianqian said softly.
"Oh? What do you think?" Chu Junze asked curiously.
"I think we can hold a palace lantern exhibition in the palace, let the palace maids and eunuchs participate, show the palace lanterns they made, and add some festive atmosphere.
We can give them some rewards when the time comes. After all, they have been working hard in the palace for a year. Giving them rewards will allow them to have a happy New Year. "Su Qianqian suggested.
Chu Junze listened and nodded repeatedly, "This is a very good idea! Qianqian is really thoughtful."
Therefore, a unique palace lantern exhibition was held in the palace. Various exquisite palace lanterns were hung all over the palace, colorful and beautiful.
The palace maids and eunuchs all participated in it with great interest, showing off their skills. For a time, the palace was filled with laughter and joy, and it was a lively and peaceful scene.