The weather is getting colder.

The earth dragon also started to burn again.

In the warm cabinet, Li Yansong and other cabinet ministers knelt down at the head of Emperor Jing.

Today is a private meeting, so the atmosphere seems much more relaxed.

Emperor Jing raised his hand and handed over the next memorial and sighed: "This is the memorial from the Imperial Heaven Prison yesterday."

"It's said the weather is severely cold this year, perhaps even better than four years ago."

"I still remember the heavy snow four years ago. After ten days, nearly 4,000 people and animals were frozen to death in the capital. At that time, the people could only wear short browns and rely on stove fire and straw to keep the cold."

"Oh... Although the Imperial Heaven Prison may not be accurate, if the prediction comes true, then this winter will be a major disaster. If you have any ideas, you can talk about it and speak freely today."

Several people began to pass on the memorials to each other.

After all the circulating was completed, Li Yansong was exhausted and said: "Your Majesty, wintering has always been a problem, but this winter may have changed a little. I heard that Banshan Textile Factory and the city's cloth merchants have lowered the cloth price, so before the weather turned cold, the price of clothing and fabrics in the capital has begun to plummet. Now most people should have bought new clothes and fabrics at low prices, so this year's situation should be much better than in previous years. In this matter, Banshan Textile Factory has made great contributions!"

Emperor Jing nodded and said, "I have heard of this, but it is limited to the capital city after all. What should I do if there is a region north of the capital near the capital?"

Zheng Qiao replied: "Your Majesty, there have been reports from the local area recently. Before he could present it to Your Majesty for the imperial examination, the prices of clothes in the local area have actually begun to fall."

"Oh? Why is this?" Emperor Jing was intrigued.

"The winter clothes and fabrics sold in the capital have been extremely low recently, so many small merchants have begun to hire people to buy them in large quantities, and then sell them in other places at high prices."

"These clothing and fabrics are still cheaper than the local price when they are transferred to the local area. Although the quantity is not large, it has also had a significant impact on the local price."

Emperor Jing frowned slightly: "This is actually happening. It is a good thing to fall in cloth prices, but these merchants are really omnipresent. If they all go to buy and resell, will the people of the capital still have goods to buy? It is a good intention for those cloth merchants in the city to make low cloth prices, but has other merchants not introduced a way to deal with it while taking advantage of the chaos to make profits?"

Zheng Qiao explained: "In fact, those cloth merchants know the situation of second-hand vendors, but Banshan Textile Factory notified several largest cloth merchants to allow them to release goods in small quantities to second-hand vendors. However, they ordered those vendors not to continue selling in the capital. If someone found that they sold illegally, they would report to the official to deal with it."

"The ordinary people in the capital are not affected much. Most of the cloth shops in the city have long queues every day. People who are able to spend the winter naturally don't want to queue up all day, and most of them give up in advance or prepare to buy later. Those who really need cheap winter clothes are often willing to spend a lot of time queuing up to buy, and they can always buy it after spending a day or two."

After hearing this, Emperor Jing suddenly realized and sighed: "The Banshan Textile Factory was built by Fang Qing. I didn't expect that he would be so far-sighted? I should remember a great achievement!"

A strange expression appeared on Zheng Qiao's face: "This... Your Majesty, this matter may have nothing to do with Fang Zhengyi."

"What do you say?" Emperor Jing asked.

"As soon as Fang Zheng left Beijing, these things were far from happening!"

"Although Banshanfang was built by Founder, it is widely rumored that the princess was actually managing it. I have sent someone to inquire about it at the textile factory. These methods were indeed arranged by the fifth princess in person. Her highness also specially approved the note..."

"Although the princess is in the deep palace, people report the textile factory issues to the princess through eunuchs every day. This piece is also handed over every day. This matter is already well known in the textile factory, so it is unlikely that Fang Zhengichi's advance arrangement."

"When I sent someone to inquire, I heard that a small group of people have begun to spread the word..."

Zheng Qiao paused for a moment, and Emperor Jing said anxiously: "What are you spreading?"

I thought it was a small fuss, so I never cared about this matter.

It’s really bad to say that a royal woman does business by herself! It hurts the majesty of the royal family!

"In the rumor...the princess is a model for women all over the world!"

What?!

Emperor Jing was shocked.

I originally thought Fang Zhengyi was doing a show to make her daughter happy, so she didn't care much. Unexpectedly, she still had this talent and gained a good reputation!

If it was a man, such a vision would probably be an official in the local area!

Although he was a little happy, Emperor Jing still said with a straight face: "How can a woman do business as a merchant? I didn't discipline her and she was also in a temporary state of observance. How could this be said among the people?"

Zheng Qiao said: "Your Majesty, because the cloth is so cheap and the materials are solid. Therefore, no people think that the princess is doing business. Instead, they all think that the royal family is seeking benefits for the people. It is natural to have such a statement. Your highness is extraordinary and is called a model of women in the world. I think it is not an exaggeration to me!"

This loud flattery hit Emperor Jing in an instant!

My daughter has become a model for women all over the world before she gets married at a young age?

Emperor Jing's face turned slightly red, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "It's too good, too good! How can she afford such a name? Have such a vision? I see that she just didn't intend to plant a willow!"

Zhang Dongxiang, who had been silent for a long time, interrupted, "Your Majesty, this is indeed a great thing. However, it should be the responsibility of the court to help the people in the cold winter, and it cannot be borne by the merchants. I think that since the clothes are cheap now, the cloth merchants can order the cloth merchants to exchange old clothes on the market for new clothes, and the court will pay the price difference, and the old clothes they exchanged will be taken back and distributed to the poor people. As for whether this matter is feasible, His Highness the Princess is very familiar with the cloth merchants and can be used as a counselor. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

Emperor Jing thought for a moment and nodded, "Master Zhang's words are reasonable, I will find someone else to arrange this matter."

"Your Majesty, not only the princess, but also the prince's efforts this time!" Zheng Qiao continued: "I have also heard that Your Highness has begun to build greenhouses in Banshanfang and dozens of markets around to help the homeless people spend the winter."

"What is a warm-up room?" Emperor Jing began to smile, but he didn't expect that the prince knew to take the initiative to take the responsibility!

"This greenhouse is actually a wooden house built in a hurry. One room can accommodate dozens or hundreds of people. His Highness also ordered people to collect a large number of abandoned chicken and duck feathers, sew them into feather quilts or spread them on the ground for heating. An open space is also surrounded by a furnace of charcoal every night, and a kettle is also prepared to heat the water. Overall, the cost is extremely low, but the effect is definitely not bad!"

"Every winter, many homeless people will freeze to death. This is spending a small amount of money to do big things! I believe this method can be implemented in the world!"

Emperor Jing was overjoyed when he heard this: "Is this the prince really coming up with this method? It's not that Fang Qing came up with this method, right?"

Although he said this, he had a vague expectation in his heart. How could he not hope that it was done by his own son?

Everyone present was depressed, and a humble, very worthy person suddenly came to his mind.

I have talked about him several times after chatting for a while! How long has Fang Zhengyi been gone?

Why is he everywhere?!
Chapter completed!