Spacious and warm in a carriage.

Wu Mingkong sat on the luxurious blanket, and when he heard the noisy noise outside, he became more and more curious.

What is there outside that can help thousands of poor people survive this cold winter?

Just as she was about to get out of the car, a familiar voice came from beside her.

"Your Majesty, Fang Xiang is asleep."

Lin Wan'er looked at Fang Xiu, who was leaning on the carriage, lowered her voice, and asked, "Do you want to wake him up?" ”

Wu Mingkong's slender little hand waved, signaling not to speak.

Then he tiptoed to Fang Xiu's side, staring at him with watery eyes.

The corners of his mouth hooked up with a smile, and he had bad intentions, intending to scare him.

However, after looking at it for a while, her expression changed.

From the original excitement, it has become a little focused.

She has known each other for many years, and it is the first time she has observed Fang Xiu up close.

The face is as distinct as a withered face, the angular face is delicate and handsome, a pair of sword eyebrows are heroic, a tall nose, moderately thick lips, rippling with indescribable grace and elegance.

Why didn't I find out before, this old man is quite handsome......

The little empress stared at Fang Xiu, with Spring Mountain in her eyes and her eyebrows frowning.

Look at it.

The corners of her mouth hooked up a shallow smile, her eyebrows and eyes curved into crescents, and a thought suddenly appeared in her heart, this hateful old man belonged to her......

At the same time, for no reason, an urge arose to print her lips and taste what belonged to her.

Gradually, her eyes sparkled with water, and the distance became closer and closer.

This time.

The voice of the guard was heard again outside:

"My lord! The place has arrived! ”

Perhaps he thought that the people in the carriage did not hear, but this time he raised his voice again.

Fang Xiu's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he woke up slowly.

The little empress's heart was as numb as an electric shock, and she moved quickly, and she only pasted it once, and then distanced herself from him.

Fang Xiu slowly opened his eyes, and saw Wu Mingkong and Lin Wan'er looking at him, staring at him with big eyes.

"Ahem......"

The little empress saw Fang Xiu looking at her, her pretty face turned crimson, and while her eyes dodged, she subconsciously coughed twice and touched her nose.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows, and said in his heart: Good guy, when the heart is weak, there are only a few kinds of body movements, and the little empress has done it all in one go......

"Did Your Majesty do something strange to the minister when he was asleep?"

Fang Xiu looked the little empress up and down with suspicious eyes, and asked.

"Phew! I don't know what the hell you're talking about! Be all abroad! ”

Obviously, she just posted it, but for some reason, the little empress still felt very weak, and she spat angrily, but her brain was a little confused, and she didn't know how to justify.

The girl's blush when she was flustered was the most touching.

Fang Xiu looked at her, the corners of his mouth hooked into a smile, and his tone was frivolous.

"Your Majesty has no intention of being weak, and the minister has no intention of accusing His Majesty of ......."

"As long as Your Majesty is happy, it's no problem to do strange things to your ministers......."

[Mood +5000]

Damn old pervert!

The little empress blushed, scolding Fang Xiu in her heart, but she couldn't help but think of those long-awaited pictures.

Whip.

Cry.

Stomp on the face.

Father.

Spare your life.

Think of these.

The little empress suddenly felt that after staying with the pervert for a long time, she seemed to be taken a little abnormal......

Although she really wanted to ask Fang Xiu: Stepping on you with her feet and whipping you with a whip, is it okay?

But a strong sense of shame did not allow her dignified Emperor His Majesty to ask such a strange question.

Take a deep breath and calm your emotions.

The little empress looked solemn, her eyes showed a cold color, and she posed like a high Son of Heaven at the court meeting, and said coldly:

"It's time to get there, get off."

After speaking, he resisted the urge to go to see Fang Xiu, turned around and stepped out of the carriage.

The more abnormal it is, the more ghosts there are in my heart.

Fang Xiu became more and more sure that when he was sleeping, the little empress must have thought of something strange, but she didn't put it into practice.

There is a thief's heart but not a thief's guts, she is right......

Fang Xiu thought so, the corners of his mouth hooked into a smile, and he followed.

"Your Excellency!"

Carriage aside.

The guards bowed and saluted, and then stood in a row, protecting the three of Fang Xiu behind them.

Not far away, the noisy noise is endless, comparable to the downtown of Chang'an.

The little empress held the stove and looked ahead with curiosity.

Seeing the scene in front of her, her child's hole shrank slightly, and her mouth opened slightly, as if she was a little surprised.

Fang Xiu stood beside her, looking ahead, but his expression was as usual.

In front of me is a small hill that is not high.

The shacks built at the foot of the mountain are connected together, cooking smoke and birds, and there are fireworks in the world.

In front of the shack, there was a large cauldron, and I didn't know what was boiling in the pot, but it was already boiling.

Behind this cauldron stood rows of men.

Although it was already a sunny moon, the wind was cold.

These men were still wearing only thin clothes, and above their heads, there was a white mist.

You can see it from a certain distance.

These men are all covered in pitch black, including one face, and if you don't look carefully, you can't distinguish your facial features at all.

Now.

With bowls in their hands, they stood in an orderly manner, staring at the contents of the pot, their eyes shining.

Quite a few people are still swallowing saliva.

After a brief moment of surprise.

The little empress's eyes showed doubt.

Although she has never seen such a scene, she can guess that it is nothing more than a group of hard laborers who go to the mine.

Minerals have been mined since ancient times, and what does it have to do with Fang Xiu's promise to let the people survive the cold winter safely?

"Fang Xiang is planning to let the people who can't survive the winter go to the mountains to mine?"

The little empress looked at Fang Xiu on the side, her brows furrowed slightly, and she asked the doubts in her heart.

Fang Xiu didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically, "Why is Your Majesty worried that the poor people won't survive the cold winter?" ”

The little empress frowned slightly, feeling that he was talking about him left and right, and was silent for a while, but she also replied as usual:

"Naturally, there is a lack of food and clothing, and I can't withstand the cold."

Fang Xiu stared at the little empress and asked, "Why can't you withstand the cold?" ”

The little empress gave him a blank look and complained: "You don't treat me as a daughter, you treat me as a child......

Hum! Children understand the truth, and you have to ask her! This is treating her like a little fool!

Fang Xiu didn't speak, still looking at her.

Seeing this, the little empress restrained her frivolity, and after pondering for a while, she said:

"In the final analysis, it is still a poor word, after the autumn harvest, if you can save enough food for the winter, it is fine, if you can't save enough, you have to brave the cold, go out hunting, chop wood, and subsidize the family......

Even if you have enough food, you don't have firewood at home, you can't afford to keep warm in the cold under heavy snow, you can only rely on your body to resist, some people can bear it, and some people may not be able to bear it......"

Speaking of this, she seemed to think of something, sighed leisurely, and sighed:

"Having said that, I suddenly thought that the south of Wu began to grow a crop called cotton in recent years, and the bedding filled with cotton has an excellent effect of keeping warm, although it is not as good as goose down, the price is much cheaper, and ordinary people can also use it."

"It's a pity that our Daqian land is not suitable for planting, and if you want to buy it from Wu State, the price is too high......"

Don't look at Wu Mingkong sitting in the Heart Cultivation Hall all day long, reviewing the chapters, as if he only cares about the political affairs of the Daqian court.

In fact, she often spends her free time learning about important events and things that appear in the countries.

For example, Emperor Zhou's new policy, as soon as it was implemented, the little empress spent a lot of time studying it.

If it weren't for Fang Xiu's words, she would have started to try to implement it in Daqian a long time ago.

It's the same with this cotton, although it hasn't been pushed out yet, but she has been greedy for a long time and has collected relevant information.

It's a pity......

In the end, it was concluded that Daqian could not be planted.

"In addition to firewood and cotton, can Your Majesty think of other means of keeping out the cold?"

Fang Xiu looked at the little empress, looking like she was seductive.

The little empress pondered for a moment, raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu, and shook her head gently.

"There are many means of keeping out the cold in the palace, but most of them are built on charcoal, such as my hand stove, which is filled with charcoal fire......

The little empress said, raising the hand stove she was holding and shaking it in front of Fang Xiu.

The so-called hand stove is a small copper stove used to warm hands in winter, and the furnace is equipped with a charcoal fire to emit bursts of heat.

It can be held in the hand and caged into the sleeve, a bit like a hand warmer for future generations.

Generally, only the rich and noble can afford it.

Poor people, let alone stoves, even charcoal fires, can't afford to use them.

The cold wind howled, rolling up the dead branches on the ground, and whining ghosts and wolves.

The little empress, dressed in a fox fur and holding a hand stove, still felt a little chilled.

But looking at Fang Xiu who was draped in a big hat in front of her, she suddenly thought of something.

He pasted it in front of Fang Xiu, stretched out his slender little hand, held the stove, and put it in front of Fang Xiu.

"Holding the ......"

The little empress didn't look at Fang Xiu's eyes, and gave orders in a delicate voice for no reason.

Fang Xiu was slightly stunned, and when he saw her dodging eyes, he suddenly understood her intentions.

Is it because he is afraid that his hands will be cold, so he holds the stove together?

Fang Xiu smiled between his eyebrows, did not refuse the little empress's kindness, and reached out to hold her tender little hand.

The hand stove emitted bursts of warmth, passing through the little empress's fingertips and transmitting it to Fang Xiu.

"It's rare, Your Majesty will also be considerate of your ministers......"

Fang Xiu held her hand and said with a smile.

You must know that the little empress, as the only descendant of the first emperor, can be said to be a collection of thousands of favors.

Since she was a child, only others cared about her, where did she care about others, let alone be considerate and cared for.

In her heart, there is no such concept at all, there is only reward......

This is especially true after ascending the throne.

The country is hers, so why be considerate of others?

Whoever sees and does things according to her heart is nothing more than a reward for something.

Considerate?

What's that!

Inexistent!

At this moment.

Hearing Fang Xiu's words.

The little empress had such an idea.

She pouted, turned her head away, and hummed: "Don't be sentimental, I just have a little cold on the back of my hand, let you cover it, it's not that I'm afraid that your hand will ......be cold."

Side.

Lin Wan'er looked at the two people holding the same hand stove, wanted to cry without tears, and shouted in her heart: Your Majesty, have you forgotten that there is another person here!

Wu Mingkong felt the warmth coming from the palm of Fang Xiu's hand, his pretty face was slightly red, although he was facing the cold wind, he felt that his face was a little hot, and his heartbeat accelerated.

"Ahem......"

She coughed twice, looked at the miners who were queuing up not far away to receive food, and changed the subject...... Or rather, back to business.

"Charcoal needs to be burned, not to mention the poor people, even the wealthier people, may not be able to afford it, so naturally it is not counted.

Other than that, all I can think of is to build the house tighter.

But it is not easy for poor people to have a place to live, how can they build a house like a palace, no matter what, it will still be ventilated.

It's fine on weekdays, but when it's a blizzard, it's different......"

Generally.

Although the little empress has never left the palace much, she still knows a lot about folk affairs, and there is no problem with what she says.

Fang Xiu held her little hand and suddenly asked, "Has Your Majesty ever thought about using coal for heating?" ”

Coal......

The little empress was slightly stunned, and raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu.

His eyelashes trembled, and he sighed inwardly and fell silent.

She still thought that Fang Xiu could have some good way.

It turned out to be coal......

If coal can be used for heating, why hasn't anyone used it since ancient times?

You don't have to think about it to know that it must be inappropriate!

"It seems that this traitor's promise is nothing to count on......"

"In that case, wouldn't my reward be wasted......

When the little empress thought of this, she suddenly felt a little lost, and after a moment, she reacted that she rewarded the traitor, and she should be happy when she was in the soup.

The little empress shook her head, stopped thinking nonsense, and said in a trembling voice:

"I have also thought about using coal for heating, but after the coal is burned, there will be poisonous smoke, if people smell it, they will faint after a while, and some will have convulsions all over their bodies, and if they don't treat it quickly, they will die immediately."

Speaking of this, the little empress sighed and looked at Fang Xiu, her expression slightly complicated.

"If Fang Xiang's plan is just to mine more coal and let the people use coal for heating, I think it can end early......"