First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 507 The Reason for Sending These Items

If someone were to come to Emperor Longchang to report on Wei Ling or Xie Yingfeng, then this document would come in handy.

Just like when Xie Yingfeng brought this box over after being harassed.

If no one makes things difficult for them, Wei Ling will present the box to Emperor Longchang at the appropriate time.

So after they arrived in the capital, the box remained with Xie Yingfeng. If things remained peaceful, it would be given to Wei Ling before they left, and Wei Ling would then present it to Emperor Longchang.

After all, there aren't many people in the capital who can cause trouble for Wei Ling, but there are people who want to make trouble for Xie Yingfeng.

These were all things that Su Jixiang had discussed with Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng before coming to the capital.

As for why these items were chosen to be presented to Emperor Longchang, it was a decision made after careful consideration.

Firstly, these glass products have already attracted the attention of the wealthy families in the capital. It is believed that before long, someone will begin to investigate the origin of these glass products. Therefore, Su Jixiang simply gave the glass-making formula to Emperor Longchang. After all, this thing is too conspicuous! Too many people want it. If the person who gets the formula does not have a strong background, they will not be able to keep it.

Looking at the capital city of Daxie, who has more power and background than Emperor Longchang?

Moreover, what Emperor Longchang needs most right now is money. Glass can make a lot of money. With this formula, Emperor Longchang will relax many restrictions on the northern regions. Su Jixiang has also discussed the border trade tax and other taxes related to the northern border trade market with Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng. These taxes won't last long. Emperor Longchang had them collect these taxes before so that the people in the border cities could survive.

Once the accounts are handed over, Emperor Longchang will find that the people of the North are now living in peace and prosperity and no longer have to worry about not surviving. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before the border taxes are taken back. Rather than letting Emperor Longchang take back this benefit, it is better for them to hand it over voluntarily.

After all, having paid this tax, the other taxes can be temporarily covered.

If Emperor Longchang wanted to abolish other taxes and benefits for the people of the North, it would be a simple matter of a word. Voluntarily paying border trade tax and transaction tax would prevent Emperor Longchang from taking back the other taxes that actually fell on the people so quickly.

That's why Xie Yingfeng brought up the matter of voluntarily returning the border trade tax and transaction tax. As expected, Emperor Longchang was overjoyed. Not only did he grant him a third-rank official position, but he also retained Mangcheng, which was originally to be taken back and renamed. At the same time, he upgraded Mangcheng from a prefecture to a county!

The blueprints for the agricultural tools that Su Jixiang presented were all things that had been genuinely used by farmers in the north, and they were all good things that could improve agricultural efficiency.

Emperor Longchang was short of both money and food.

He was unlucky; since ascending the throne, he hadn't had a single peaceful year. There were floods here, droughts there, as well as windstorms, snowstorms, and so on. Even if the grain could be harvested, it couldn't withstand his constant disaster relief and grain distribution.

Therefore, Su Jixiang offered the glass formula to increase Emperor Longchang's income, while offering the farming tools and the method of raising fish in rice paddies was to solve Emperor Longchang's food problem.

These three items were delivered directly to Emperor Longchang's heart.

As for the method of laying the hard surface, Su Jixiang decided to submit it after careful consideration.

After all, such roads have already been paved extensively in the north. If Emperor Longchang were to send someone to inspect them, they would be astonished by the convenience and speed of these roads. Such things, which are out in the open, cannot be hidden. The roads are already too conspicuous, too astonishing. Most of the people of Da Xie haven't yet realized the strategic significance of these roads. Rather than waiting until they discover the benefits of such roads and then turn around and attack Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng for not sharing such a good road, it's better to give it to His Majesty now.

Later, Emperor Longchang could also pave roads in other parts of Daxie. Whether he actually builds roads after obtaining the method is his own business. Su Jixiang also told Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng that even if they gave Emperor Longchang the method for building roads, they could still make money because the soil and slag needed for paving such roads are abundant in the northern regions.

Those are things formed by volcanic eruptions. Su Jixiang has basically bought up all the places in the north where these things are. In the future, when Emperor Longchang needs to pave roads, he will have to come to her to buy the materials for paving roads.

That will be another source of income.

Moreover, before Emperor Longchang realizes how important this kind of road is to the future development of Daxie, he is unlikely to spend time, effort, and money to find someone to pave such a road.

Therefore, by presenting the method of road construction to Emperor Longchang, Su Jixiang was essentially exposing the roads they had built in Beidipu to Emperor Longchang's view.

These roads will no longer be used as tools to attack Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng.

Therefore, after today, Xie Yingfeng is completely in awe of Su Jixiang's clothes.

"After your wife used that little combo, our Emperor was so soothed that he felt completely comfortable!" Xie Yingfeng said with a smile.

He drank too much today. Even though he was pretending to be drunk and asleep just now, his head is still foggy.

So after he finished speaking, he raised his hand and pressed his temple, "I can't take it anymore, I'm going to sleep for a while, do as you please!" After saying that, he stumbled back to the bed, gathered his clothes and fell directly onto the bed, snoring loudly in an instant.

Looking at Xie Yingfeng, who had fallen asleep instantly, Wei Ling shook his head helplessly.

However, he still pulled over a blanket to cover him.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Wei Ling used his internal energy to expel some of the alcohol from his body while drinking, so he is not very drunk now.

This was in the palace, not in the north, so it was best to be careful. Wei Ling looked around, then decisively leaped onto the roof beam, leaned against a pillar, and closed his eyes to rest.

Fortunately, nothing happened overnight. The next morning, His Majesty dismissed the court and sent someone to invite Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng to have breakfast with him before arranging for them to be sent out of the palace.

The news that Xie Yingfeng had been appointed as a third-rank prefect spread throughout the court and the country the very next day.

The prefect was considered a high-ranking official in charge of a region!

So people flocked to Xie Yingfeng's door to express their gratitude, and it was almost impossible to stop them from doing so.

He is now living with Qu Wanning in the former residence of General Qu in the capital. The people who come to deliver congratulatory gifts are almost blocking the alley in front of General Qu's residence.

The fact that Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi were assigned by His Majesty to investigate the collusion between the Duke of Wu's mansion and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue also made Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi the focus of everyone's attention. For a time, the three of them were so popular in the capital that they overshadowed the Prince of Chenliu.