Through these few days of contact, the Ninth Princess gradually understood Jin Feng's character.
Knowing that he didn't like too serious conversation, he covered his mouth and joked: "It seems that Mr. is very popular. I noticed that many girls look at Mr. with affection in their eyes."
When Qing Mulan heard this, she turned back to look at the Ninth Princess in surprise.
In Qing Mulan's impression, the Ninth Princess had become very serious since she helped Chen Ji approve the memorial.
Now I actually learned to joke.
How did she know that Princess Ninth was deliberately trying to mend her relationship with Jin Feng?
A few people chatted casually, walked through the textile factory, and arrived at the door of the smelting workshop.
Here, the Ninth Princess saw the forging process of the black knife.
Although the Ninth Princess was very interested in the huge iron stove in the workshop, she remembered that she had already had a grudge against Jin Feng over the salt-making formula, so she just praised it and did not ask about the stove at all.
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Jin Feng was not a fool. Through the reaction of the Ninth Princess, he probably guessed what she was thinking. He was slightly less wary of the Ninth Princess, but he did not completely relax his vigilance. When he passed by the entrance of the laboratory, Qing Mulan
Jin Feng offered to take the Ninth Princess in for a visit, but Jin Feng refused.
Because Guan Xiaorou and Wanniang often make soap in the laboratory, with the intelligence of Ninth Princess, I am afraid that she can learn it after just one look.
This is also the reason why Jin Feng took the Ninth Princess to stay overnight in Maomao Mountain instead of Tincan Mountain.
Soap is now one of the main sources of funds for the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce. If the soap recipe is spread, the construction of Xihewan will be severely affected.
Ninth Princess Lan Xinhuizhi found that Jin Feng did not answer Qing Mulan's words, so she took the initiative to walk towards the door.
While walking, I asked casually: "Sir, how many people are working in Xihewan now?"
"I really don't know about this," Jin Feng turned to look at Tang Xiaobei: "Do you know?"
"There were originally 303 villagers in Xihewan. In addition to them, there are now more than 3,700 male and female workers in various factories, male and female soldiers in the security bureau, and their families."
Tang Xiaobei smiled and replied: "If you include Iron Can Mountain, Double Hump, Hutoushan, Heishuigou, and the guys employed by the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce, there are more people. I can't remember the specific number.
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"so much?"
Ninth Princess originally just asked casually, but when she heard this data, she couldn't help but stop: "I remember that the total population of Jinchuan County is only more than 40,000, right?"
In the feudal era, due to the low food output and the inability to support too many people, backward medical conditions, and high child mortality rate, Dakang's population has been decreasing over the years.
Decades ago, before Dangxiang and the Khitan invaded the Central Plains and taxes were not so heavy, the total population of Jinchuan once reached 60,000 people. In just a few decades, the population dropped by one-third.
No matter what time it is, this is a very serious matter.
It is a pity that the emperor and the ministers of the court did not realize the seriousness of the matter at all.
There are less than 40,000 people in the county, but the village of Xihewan has more than 3,000 people, which is almost one-tenth of the total population of the county.
How could this not surprise the Ninth Princess?
"Yes," Tang Xiaobei nodded proudly and said, "Some time ago, several factories started construction in the village at the same time. In some villages, the whole village moved to Xihewan."
"Sir, you are really amazing. You can feed so many people."
The Ninth Princess praised.
Jin Feng smiled and said nothing.
Thousands of people are nothing. In previous lives, factories with tens of thousands of people were too common.
After leaving the factory, a few people chatted and continued to move forward. A little girl walked towards them, it was Jin Feng's second apprentice Zhou Jin.
Seeing Jin Feng, Zhou Jin's face suddenly lit up with joy. He ran forward and took Jin Feng's arm affectionately. He asked with a smile: "Sir, when did you come back?"
"I've been back for a while. Didn't you hear the village chief calling for a meeting just now?" Jin Feng asked.
"I heard that, but Mr. Wei was treating people and didn't let me go." Zhou Jin said with a smile: "If I had known that Mr. Wei was back, I would definitely go there."
"Mr. Wei is still in Xihewan?" Jin Feng asked in surprise.
Before going to Wulang Mountain, Wei Wuya brought people from Fengshui Town to thank him. As a result, Jin Feng received a female soldier sent by Amei to ask for help and immediately left for Wulang Mountain.
Then he went to the ferry to meet the Ninth Princess. It had been almost ten days since he went back and forth. He thought Wei Wuya should have left long ago.
"Here, Mr. Wei said he would wait for your husband to come back and discuss medical skills with him."
Zhou Jin raised his head and said.
"He is the best doctor in Guangyuan. I only know a little about medical skills. What medical skills is he discussing with me?"
Jin Feng couldn't laugh or cry.
Jin Feng was not afraid at all if Wei Wuya discussed the art of smelting with him since he knew his own affairs.
But his medical knowledge is not even half a bottle of water, so what can he discuss with Wei Wuya?
"That's not true. When Mr. Wei saw your suturing skills and alcohol, he was full of praise, saying that the surgical skills proposed by your husband are academics that can establish a sect!"
Zhou Jin replied seriously: "Mr. Wei said that if this method is passed on to the military, the wounded on the battlefield can live more than half as long!"
Wei Wuya studied traditional Chinese medicine. Although there is also surgery, the treatment of wounds is not very standardized. This can be seen from the casual use of dirty cloth to bandage the wounds of the wounded on the battlefield.
But this is no wonder Chinese medicine. In fact, during the feudal period, Western medicine treated diseases even more outrageously.
To sum it up in one sentence, if the arm hurts, chop the arm, if the leg hurts, chop the leg.
It can be said that the effect is immediate. Doesn’t it hurt after chopping?
It was later that the emergence of the microscope opened the door to a new world for Western medicine, and Western medicine developed by leaps and bounds.
If it weren't for Wulang Mountain and Ninth Princess, Jin Feng would have started making glass when he came back this time.
Although the microscope requires higher requirements, Jin Feng is confident that it will take him a few years at most and he will definitely be able to tinker with it.
The Ninth Princess was just standing nearby and listening casually, but when she heard Zhou Jin's words, her expression immediately changed.
He grabbed Zhou Jin and asked, "What did you just say? Say it again!"
"Who are you? You're hurting me!" Zhou Jin broke away his arm and glared at the Ninth Princess angrily.
"Jin'er must not be rude, this is Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess!"
Jin Feng quickly patted Zhou Jin on the head, and then apologized to the Ninth Princess: "The scoundrel has never seen the world and bumped into His Highness. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"
"Princess...Princess?!"
Zhou Jin's eyes widened and he looked at the Ninth Princess curiously.
After all, she is just a girl who grew up in the mountains and doesn't know what a princess means yet.
"Why are you so stunned? Why don't you quickly kowtow to His Highness?"
Tang Xiaobei kicked Zhou Jin in the leg.
"Jin'er kowtows to the princess!"
Zhou Jin finally came to his senses, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Ninth Princess.
"Get up quickly!"
When receiving the salutes from Guan Xiaorou and Tang Xiaobei before, the Ninth Princess had been sitting upright in the carriage, but now she reached out and pulled Zhou Jin up.
He asked excitedly: "Little girl, what did you just say? Is there really a way to make the wounded soldiers on the battlefield live half as long?"