PDLP Chapter 200 Cutting off supplies
Chapter 200 Cutting off supplies
A mother rarely gets bored with her child, right? At least Jiang Changle doesn't.
On the carpet of the lawn, all the children were cute and making noises happily. Some were sleeping, some were laughing, and some were crying. It was very lively.
Jiang Changle was busy with her own things. She had made the paper. Yesterday, officials from Wang Chao came to talk and asked the Jiang family workshop to specially supply paper. Lu Xingyan is still in negotiations.
Jiang Changle thought of making a fountain pen as well, as white paper and a fountain pen would be the most economical set.
She was drawing the design when County Master Hua came.
"Yes, I'm pregnant again. If all goes well, this should be my last baby." Jiang Changle had a faint smile on her face. She was not proud of being able to give birth, but was happy to be able to give birth to a child for her beastly husband.
Lady Hua could guess what she meant by "smoothly". The first thirteen children were from three beastly husbands, and there were two beastly husbands who had no biological children. Jiang Changle intended to treat every beastly husband equally.
This kind of thing is easy to say, but it is actually very difficult to do. County Master Hua has seen countless families, but none of them is as balanced and harmonious as the Jiang family.
Because Jiang Changle is so beautiful, powerful and noble, there are probably countless men who want to marry into the Jiang family.
It is estimated that the beastly husband of the Jiang family has an extremely strong sense of crisis, so he dare not make a single mistake. He dare not even have a private struggle, because he is afraid of causing trouble for Jiang Changle and making her unhappy.
Or perhaps, they are all smart people and don't want to fight each other. Instead, they unite to face the outside world and do their best to do good for the Jiang family.
The Jiang family is the most beautiful polyandrous family that County Lady Hua has ever seen.
She couldn't help but wonder, if Jiang Changle could ascend to the throne in the future, would their Eastern Dynasty be able to become like the Jiang family, harmonious and prosperous?
"Sir, if you have something to say, you can speak directly." Is it appropriate to come to her place and stare blankly? Everyone should be used to her having multiple births, Jiang Changle reminded Hua Xianzhu with a smile.
"I'm sorry for losing my composure. It's just that you're so comfortable here. I'm afraid I'd feel happy just sitting there quietly."
Therefore, everyone in the Jiang family, even an ordinary cleaning servant, worked hard to maintain this happiness. County Master Hua's tone was full of envy.
"What's the big deal? Life is all about attitude. Adults should let go of the past and embrace the future. You can be very happy too. People always look forward.
Happiness is also very simple. Having expectations is happiness. Having food to eat, clothes to wear, family and friends, and being alive are all simple happiness.
Outsiders only see the good in the Jiang family, but they have also struggled out of hell and experienced so many accidents and sieges not long ago. If they are weak, people will be injured and die.
Others only saw that the Jiang family won, but did not see the Jiang family’s losses. They didn’t know what Jiang Changle did for those sacrificed companions, and how sad he was.
"Princess, you are right. You are indeed a wise person." Not only can she say it, she also has the ability to do it. Isn't this the difference between a powerful person and an ordinary orc?
“I came here today to talk about salt.
Salt is collected from the eastern coast and has always been controlled by the imperial court. It is transported to local government offices and distributed to the people. This is the quota part.
There are also salt companies that sell it in large quantities in local markets, but the price is expensive and ordinary orcs can rarely afford it.
Generally, salt and grain are supplied at the same time, and the government receives supplies from the court once a month, but Jiuer County has not received salt for two months.
And now even the salt from the Salt Bureau has been sold out, and they haven’t received the goods yet.
As far as I know, salt has always been managed by Prime Minister Gu. I'm afraid the higher-ups did it on purpose.
How can we orcs live without salt? Not only will we lose our strength, but we'll also get strange diseases.
I really have no other choice. I wrote to the dynasty but received no response, so I can only come to the princess for advice."
County Master Hua had a sad face. This was why the small officials did not dare to offend the high-ranking officials.
Those cunning old guys are good at finding loopholes and blocking you in official matters. Even the Queen can't do anything about them.
"Oh, it's salt. Then we can produce it ourselves." It's true that the salt they eat now is coarse salt, and it tastes a bit bitter. Generally, the Jiang family refines it before using it.
Jiang Changle has long wanted to refine salt herself, but she just didn't have the time. Now that the problem is before her, she can put it on the agenda.
County Master Hua was stunned. Is this even possible? "But we're not near the sea. How can we produce this? Should we send people to the east?"
I'm afraid that won't work. This is a business that steals the dynasty, and the Queen won't agree to it. Even if you do it privately, you will be impeached and confiscated."
“You don’t need to go to the beach, in addition to sea salt, there are actually lake salt and well salt.
The water source required for well salt is mainly groundwater. The salt is made by digging wells to extract shallow surface or underground natural brine.
However, these wells are generally tens or even hundreds of meters deep, and what is taken out of the wells is not block salt, but black and thick brine.
Put this brine into a large pot and boil it, and you will get white salt."
Jiang Changle didn't mind telling County Master Hua the method directly. After all, whether it was digging a well or refining salt, it required special tools and was a big project that ordinary people couldn't do.
People without experience and skills will not be able to do it either.
"Really? That's great. Anyway, the dynasty doesn't give us salt, and the princess doesn't make the same sea salt as the dynasty, so the higher-ups can't blame us.
Princess, can you start preparing now? When can the salt be made?"
Lady Hua was a little excited. Even though the salt had little to do with her, she was filled with pride and felt a sense of relief that she had suppressed the high-ranking official.
She believed that Jiang Changle would be able to make salt and then slap the Gu family in the face. County Master Hua could already imagine the old man's angry look.
It’s so interesting. The Fourth Princess is just that kind of person. The more you suppress her, the more she will amaze everyone.
No one can suppress this kind of sharpness. How can those who oppose Jiang Changle not see it clearly? They have been in power for too long and have become proud~
"Okay, I'll draw up the blueprints now, and have someone go survey and start construction tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'll make the boiler and other tools. In about five days, we'll be able to produce salt."
Jiang Changle has many talented people under her command, and five days is a conservative estimate. If it's urgent, she can do it even faster.
"Okay, okay, it's only five or six days. As long as it's not five or six months, it's no problem. If we orcs can't hold on, we can transform into beasts and drink raw blood."
When County Master Hua was happy, she spoke without restraint and said that it was only after she started bleeding that she felt she had touched Jiang Changle's taboo, and that she had eaten orc flesh before.
After carefully glancing at Jiang Changle and seeing that she didn't care, County Master Hua breathed a sigh of relief and slapped herself lightly before continuing.
"Then Princess, I won't disturb you. Go back and wait for good news. If you need anything, just send someone to let me know.
For example, you can use the venue wherever you want, and I can complete the formalities for you later."
Slip away, slip away, the more you talk, the more mistakes you make. No matter how easygoing the princess is, she still has a temper. Princess Hua didn't need Jiang Changle to get up and see her off, she ran away as fast as she could.