But the biggest trouble now is that Kuncheng has also entered winter. The houses of the people have been destroyed, and a lot of property and food have been lost. If there is a cold winter again, I am afraid that many people will freeze to death and starve to death.

"The food for disaster relief has been allocated, and people have prepared cotton clothes, cotton, and charcoal fires. The climate there is better than that in the capital and not so cold, but the people still have to survive this winter. "

In this era, it is mainly small farmers. Many families are self-sufficient. Now that their own food is gone, this is also a great pressure on the court. It's almost done.

"I will hand over this matter to the Ministry of Industry and Su Yulun to follow up."

Su Ying raised her eyebrows and glanced at Xiao Jin faintly. Who didn't know that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry was a protégé of Lord Jingguo back then, and many of the servants below were from the branches of Lord Jingguo's clan.

What Jing Guogong is doing now is what Su Yulun did in the past. Now Xiao Jin has brought the two parties together. Isn't this giving them a chance to fight?

But this is also good, with competitors staring at them, they dare not make mistakes.

Seeing that the weather was getting colder and colder, Su Ying asked the household department to find a relatively gentle hillside for her.

Hubu Shangshu dared to be negligent, in less than three days, he had selected a bunch of hillsides for Su Ying.

After Su Ying conducted a field investigation, he selected two places.

"Your Majesty, what is your plan to find these slopes?"

Su Ying stepped on the mud on the hillside, pinched some mud and rubbed it in her hands.

"It's very useful."

The Hubu Shangshu didn't know what great use Su Ying was talking about, but he didn't dare to ask or say it.

A few days later, people passing through these hillsides will find that many more people are digging holes with hoes and shovels on the hillside.

These people were all recruited by Su Ying from the parents of the students in the women's academy. Those girls' families are poor, so Su Ying will help them and give them wages to let them come and work. At least they can live without starvation. Belly winter.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing digging holes and cutting trees?"

"Burning charcoal." Su Ying looked at the direction of the hillside and said.

Zhao's mother had accidentally mentioned before, saying that this year's cotton production in Chu State is small, if this year is a freeze, many poor people will be frozen to death and starved to death.

At that time, she wanted to burn some charcoal and sell it to the poor people at the cheapest price, and indirectly teach them the skills of burning charcoal, so that they can at least have a meal in the future.

"The empress really cares about the common people."

"Anyway, it's boring to be idle in the harem, so it's good to go out for a walk and do some activities."

The forests on the outskirts of Beijing are very dense. Su Ying asked them to cut down areas that are relatively scattered, so that they will not cut down a piece of hills. When the spring comes next year, they will let the people plant the saplings, so that future generations can continue to enjoy it. To the greater gift of nature.

Su Ying looked at everyone working hard on the hillside, and suddenly remembered the scene when they were in the northern wilderness. At that time, everyone was full of hope for the future.

In fact, she prefers the life in Tiankui City, which is simple and clear, without too much intrigue. After all, the people there have tried their best to live before, so there are so many other thoughts.

Chu Yun would send her a letter every month to report the situation of Tiankui City, even if it was a formulaic report, Su Ying felt an inexplicable kindness.

"Ma'am, it's noon, let's have lunch first." Zhou Qing walked over with a food box.

These days Su Ying would come here every day and eat and drink with the common people right after noon, without any special treatment.

"What's delicious for lunch today?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said: "Uncle He was afraid that you might not be able to eat well, so he got up early in the morning and prepared a big pig, and made sauerkraut and white meat for everyone, and the slaves could smell it from afar."

The official overseer on the hillside also rang the bell for lunch. When the bell rang, everyone ran down the hill excitedly.

It’s okay not to be excited. Some of them have lived for decades without even eating meat. Now when they come to work, they not only get paid for their wages, but also have meat in their lunch package, which they dare not even dream of. of!

The Ministry of Industry built a few simple wooden houses at the foot of the mountain, which were used for the common people to eat.

Su Ying walked into the wooden house and sat on a table in the farthest corner, Zhou Qing opened the food box and took out all the food inside.

"Your Majesty, eat it while it's hot. When you go back tonight, congratulate Uncle and say that he will prepare your Majesty's favorite hot pot."

It's better than a god to eat a hot pot of meat in this weather.

When Su Ying picked up the bowl, many working people came over and sat down on other chairs.

Seeing Su Ying sitting on the chair in the corner, she didn't dare to disturb her.

They knew that this was the empress, and they also knew that it was the empress's credit that they were able to eat meat and earn wages.

What Su Ying did also made the common people feel that the queen really cared about them, the low-level common people.

After all, the state of Chu has been in existence for many years, and there has never been a queen who is as willing to sit among the people as the current queen, who is willing to eat and eat with vegetables.

Not only will Su Ying's behavior not make the common people think that she does not have the rules of a noble daughter, but they think that she is very close to the people.

After everyone was full, they sat in the house and rested for a while before continuing to work.

Only Su Ying and the others were left in the dining room.

In fact, it is not that Su Ying has never thought about improving the military strength of Chu State before, but this matter is too big, and it is not necessarily a good thing to encourage growth. Since it is the era of cold weapons, let it adapt to the self-development of the entire era. Some things should be Sometimes there will be.

Even Xiao Jin can't fully guarantee that he will not send troops to other countries after possessing a huge weapon of destruction, let alone someone else?

Today, it is the greatest blessing for this country that the common people can eat enough, clothe themselves warmly, live and work in peace and contentment.

In just a few days, the wood and soil pits for charcoal burning were ready.

There are more skilled charcoal-making craftsmen in the capital, so Su Ying recruited a group of craftsmen to teach the people the principles and process of charcoal-making.

"Mother, if the charcoal is burned out, wouldn't those craftsmen have no business?" Zhou Qing followed Su Ying for a long time, and his words became bolder.

"This palace has already understood it. Although it is just a small piece of charcoal, there are many ways to do it than we imagined. There are also many types of charcoal. These craftsmen teach the most basic Originally, the market for the worst charcoal would not be much after it was made, and for a master of high-quality charcoal like Shaoyinsi charcoal, teaching basic skills would not be greatly affected."

Zhou Qing came to a sudden, secretly thought that the empress was still thinking about it.

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