bullyxtreme Chapter 253 Do you have any other options?
Chapter 253 Do you have any other options?
"I say, you are so lucky to marry such a treasure!" Xie Yingfeng read the booklet carefully from beginning to end, and felt that he was not satisfied, so he read it again from the beginning.
Even though he was reading it for the second time, his heart was still extremely excited. The more carefully he thought about it, the more he felt that this booklet with the outline proposed by Su Jixiang and compiled by Wei Ling was simply a treasure!
"How could she come up with such a brilliant idea?" Xie Yingfeng stood up excitedly, resting her hands on the table and looking at Wei Ling with a passionate gaze. "Isn't she just a palace maid? The ideas proposed in this booklet are beyond the reach of even the great scholars of the time! She actually took every aspect into consideration."
Xie Yingfeng pointed at the contents of the booklet and said, "This booklet also mentions coal, water wheels, and the construction of ditches and roads! Especially this steam engine!" Xie Yingfeng almost bit his tongue when he saw the words "steam engine" for the first time. "Where did she learn this from?" He turned to the picture of the steam engine at the back and said to Wei Ling, "This picture must have been drawn by her!"
When Su Jixiang had nothing to do at home, he drew the simple steam engine structure.
"I don't know where she got all these wonderful ideas from." Wei Ling laughed, "I just heard her say that she learned them from the demoted concubines in the cold palace."
"Do you believe it?" Xie Yingfeng pointed at the picture of the steam engine. "I think I have read a lot of rare books in the world. After all, I was once the top scholar in Daxie. I have never seen such things. Do you think she, a maid in the cold palace, has seen it?"
"Are you jealous?" Wei Ling looked at Xie Yingfeng with a smile.
"Yes, I'm jealous!" Xie Yingfeng nodded seriously, "If there is such a rare book and such a rare person, I will definitely worship him as my master! Once such a thing comes out, it will change the future of the entire Daxie." He pointed to the picture of the steam engine.
"Perhaps it is the future of our Mangcheng." Wei Ling took the booklet from the table and put it away carefully. "Da Xie may not be able to accommodate us."
As soon as he said this, Xie Yingfeng was stunned.
He stared at Wei Ling with wide eyes, then he came to his senses, looked around quickly, walked to the door and looked outside worriedly, and made sure again and again that there was no one around, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Speak softly next time!" Xie Yingfeng patted his chest. "If someone with ulterior motives hears you and reports you secretly, it will be a disaster. We both have families to support now. We can't be so reckless."
"It's because we have a family now. I don't want my wife to go back to the old path of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion." Wei Ling's expression was stern and he said in a cold voice.
"Shh, shh, shh! I understand, I understand!" Xie Yingfeng quickly covered Wei Ling's mouth and made a gesture to silence him.
Then he took several steps back under Wei Ling's cold gaze. He took a deep breath, looking a little depressed, "I understand. Let me think about it."
"What do you want to think about? It's just a rainy day." Wei Ling said calmly, "If that day really comes, it would be terrible if we don't even have the ability to resist."
"You're right." Xie Yingfeng looked at Wei Ling's eyes that had become cold again and sighed, "I've been too relaxed these days. I feel that danger is far away from me. You're right, it's because I have a family now that I have to be more wary of those guys in Dongdu. Anyway, I'm tied to you, so I'll do whatever you say!"
"You can go back to the Eastern Capital now. Didn't our emperor want you to enter the Honglu Temple? If you submit a petition now, he might recall their old friendship and transfer you back." Wei Ling said to Xie Yingfeng, "You are not without a way out."
"Haha, you think too much." Xie Yingfeng sneered and said, "I don't have anyone to rely on in Dongdu. Maybe His Majesty would have placed me in the Honglu Temple at the beginning, but now it's different. In order to stabilize the throne, he must first appease those noble families in the capital. Some people can only be arranged to work in a government office like the Honglu Temple to be supported. There is no place for me now. Maybe it was possible a few months ago, but now don't even think about it."
Wei Ling patted Xie Yingfeng on the shoulder and said, "In that case, what are you hesitating about?"
"Indeed." Xie Yingfeng sighed, "I am the same as you. Now that I have come to Mangcheng, there is no way out." He raised his hand and rubbed his brow, "Okay, I know what to do. I will arrange everything according to what you wrote in your booklet. Our priority is to select talents from Mangcheng and the entire Black Tiger Army, and recruit talents from the surrounding cities and counties! While our military expenditure is still very abundant and there is enough available funds, you will be responsible for selecting talents. I will be responsible for selecting land for reclamation. We will do both things at the same time. Reclamation also requires manpower. After you have assigned the people, I will arrange for people to reclaim the wasteland."
"Well, that's great. And we need to set up more departments in our army. You should also go and make the arrangements." Wei Ling nodded.
"Okay, I understand." Xie Yingfeng looked at the booklet and knew what Wei Ling was referring to.
They needed to build new weapons and equipment according to the contents of the booklet, and also to make the steam engine, as well as the coal and various novel furnaces mentioned in the booklet. This required skilled craftsmen, so Wei Ling had to recruit talents first.
"You may need to select people faster." Xie Yingfeng said.
"I'll start tomorrow." Wei Ling already had an idea of who he wanted to select.
We must start from within the Black Tiger Army.
He asked someone to bring a message to Su Jixiang, saying that he would not go back tonight and needed to stay in the military camp.
That night, Su Jixiang happened to be trying out the ingredients in Caidiexuan. She braised the pork intestines and stewed a pot of tripe and lung soup. She thought that Wei Ling had to go home, so she simply took Lu Shui to the military camp and gave it to Wei Ling to try.
People in this era do eat pig offal, but they only eat pig liver, pig heart and other things. Some people also cook pig intestines, but the smell is too strong and most people can't accept it. However, for those who love, it is true love.
Therefore, pig offal is sold at a very low price, and some pig slaughtering stalls even give away pig lungs and large intestines when you buy pig livers and pig hearts. Caidiexuan buys fresh pork every day, and the boss gives these things away every day...
So Su Jixiang thought of adding tripe and lung soup and stir-fried pork intestines to the menu of Caidiexuan.