Chapter 866: Rewards for a meritorious deed
After reading the letter the Emperor was stunned and the crown prince was equally amused as he covered his mouth and laughed lightly.
Su Wan had used so much flattery that it was really amusing to read. The words were lively and interesting and neither the crown prince, Fei Yu Ching nor the Emperor found it annoying and greasy.
" Continue reading, Father Emperor," said Fei Yu Ching as he looked at his father who snorted and then picked up the second stack of letters and started to read, " I know that the Imperial City has never seen something like concrete before which is why I am enclosing its property. Cement is extremely strong and can withstand rain, and erosion of wind and can remain the same for years.
It can be used for constructing roads, conserving water by building dams, military defence and many more projects."
" Bricks on the other hand can be used to build houses for the poor, they do not need much and can be sold at a reasonable price, with their houses intact and no gap for wind and water to sneak, the commoners will definitely be grateful to the Emperor and will bless you with their hearts. This subject knows that his majesty wants to do something for the commoners and thus sent this letter."
As soon as the Emperor finished reading, the Empress who entered the office paused and then raised her hand to stop the maid from announcing her arrival, she raised her brows and listened to the Emperor reading the letter as she asked her servants to go back.
This thing sounded too good to be true. Who came up with this idea?
She silently pushed the door and looked at her son who nodded and allowed her to enter when he saw her peeking through the small gap.
The Emperor was still reading the letter in a calm voice, " I am handing the formulas of the concrete and the bricks at the end of the letter but in exchange, I would like authorities to rule the Big Ocean City completely.
As I am a woman everyone thinks that they can stomp on my head—— the situation here is even worse than I thought, your majesty, unless you want this place to ruin please grant me authority to deal with whoever goes against me.
If you don"t then even if I have the skills then even a dog will be able to p.i.s.s on my head, much less an official who thinks he is better than me just because he was born as a do—— man."
" Pfft! She was going to write dog wasn"t she?" Fei Yu Ching could not help but laugh. " She is really interesting, pity that she was born as a woman."
The Empress on the other hand pursed her lips and then stated, " She is right, the Big Ocean city has been long ruined by the officials. Since the city cannot pay taxes the imperial officials do not even glance at that city and I don"t even know when was the last time there was an official inspection. I bet the situation at that city is bad enough for a woman like Madam Lin to be gobbled up."
That city was extremely dangerous especially with the local tyrants acting as if they ruled the entire city.
This time Fei Yu Ching did not say anything because what his mother said was indeed right, the city with no official inspection was not in a good condition.
" Well that is the test, isn"t it?" The Emperor muttered as he read the final lines. " I believe that the Emperor, his majesty will understand my predicament.
I am like a general with no sword in my hands, so please hand this subject a sword that will silence those who rebel against the wishes of his majesty, as I being a loyal subject of his majesty would definitely be standing on the same side as his majesty. His majesty loves the people and the people and this subject also loves his majesty and admires him the most, please help this poor subject."
Fei Yu Ching"s eyes flashed with a light smile. No wonder his brother does not want to come back home, this Madam Lin looks like a really interesting and loving person, and with her personality, it must be more fun to live in the Big Ocean City than the imperial palace, right?
Even the Emperor had a smile on his face, though he had never met with Su Wan, he knew that she was a vivid and precious woman, if not there was no way his uncle, Lord Fei would have adopted her as his G.o.d granddaughter instead of all the young missies who were waiting and itching to become the G.o.d granddaughter of Lord Fei including a few of his wife"s nieces.
Of course, it was impossible to admit that he was coaxed by a little woman.
" Finally I sincerely hope for his majesty"s long life and good health. I hope his majesty stays happy, and healthy and lives a long life for the country to be as prosperous as it is now."
Her letter was straight to the point and finished the second she was done writing the reason for her letter. But the Emperor could see that Su Wan had written this letter with sincere and honest feelings.
At the very least, the Emperor had a good impression of this woman.
The emperor turned to look at Fei Yu Ching and asked, " What do you say, crown prince?"
Fei Yu Ching pondered for a while and then replied, "Let"s try out the concrete and the bricks formula. If it can really make houses that can withstand rain water and wind then Madam Lin does deserve a reward."
The Emperor also thought that Fei Yu Ching was right, after all, if Su Wan"s formulas really worked then it meant that she had made a big contribution towards the country and it was only right to reward her for her good deeds, just like how it was right to punish someone for their sins.
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