The palace in winter is not easy. Although it is also equipped with "floor heating", the huge palace is so high that it really doesn't work much.

The palace also needs to rely on the large incense burner to add temperature. Even so, the empress dowager's hand stove is always held, and Madam Yu wants to add carbon to it in time.

The clothes of this era look gorgeous, and the robe worn by the royal family is also filled with cotton, but the air conditioning is still constantly inhaled from the robe and the cuffs.

Especially for the empress dowager who has been a little older, is a noble man in the palace and has very little exercise all day long, winter is extremely difficult.

Now I put on a more appropriate sweater and pants inside, and I couldn't see anything outside, and it didn't affect my appearance at all. It was really great.

The queen mother pushed away the hand stove handed over by Madam Yu with satisfaction: "It's not cold now, so I don't need this kind of thing to take possession."

He turned to the emperor who studied spinning wheels again: "Your Majesty, go back and put it on too. The Imperial Study Room is not as warm as Ai's house. You must cherish your body."

The emperor hurriedly said that even if he was the emperor, the care from his mother was the most heartwarming.

"I think about it, Chu Qing's sweater is well made. If the people in the world have this thing, wouldn't there be many people who have been frozen to death?"

"What my mother said is very much. But I don't produce wool, so it's very difficult to benefit the people." The emperor also thought about this matter seriously.

There are sheep in Daxuan, which is small in scale and very scattered. This is not only related to the geographical environment, but also to tax revenue. Daxuan uses salt, iron and grain as the main sources of tax revenue, especially before the development of the Jizhou iron mine area, salt and grain supported more than 60% of the treasury income.

Business development is actually very closed, and foreign trade is in the hands of aristocratic families. This is related to national conditions. Qingde's ancestors are more content and satisfied with the status quo. However, Qingde has no chance to achieve great things when he takes over Daxuan.

During this trip to Vos, the wool and cotton he brought back showed him the prospects of border trade. This was also one of the reasons why the emperor supported Chu Qing in Vos for trade.

If there is a secret Investigation Department to explore the path, the emperor can grasp the relatively real situation. Otherwise, these wealth will always be controlled by aristocratic families, which means that the country's economic power will be lost and his own imperial power will be unstable.

"No matter what, this is a good thing. Although we cannot benefit all the people of the world now, don't be anxious. Take your time, and one day it will be fine." The Empress Dowager said politely.

It is said that the harem does not interfere in politics, but which dynasty or generation lacks the participation of the harem? How could the empress dowager not understand political affairs, and how could she not know what the emperor was thinking?

"My mother..." The emperor was a little moved. This did not involve the regime. It was purely the mother's concern for her son and the son's gratitude for her mother.

"Mother," the queen interrupted at the right time, and Mrs. Hong is there, so it is better not to say too much political affairs between the mother and the mother.

"My mother, look at this, gloves, socks, and this thing, furry, and I don't know what it is for?" The queen picked up a milky white ear bag.

"This concubine knows that this is to protect her ears from being frozen. Please wear them on the princess." Mrs. Hong continued. This kind of thing was worn by the soldiers at the border, and most of them were made by their family, but it was not as beautiful as this furry.

The Queen Mother looked at each one curiously, and Princess Zhaohua cooperated to try to show it to the emperor and grandmother one by one.

"Grandmother, the grandson of the loom cannot understand." Princess Zhaohua pointed to the lonely loom over there.

The Queen Mother also understood it. No one in the palace understood it.

"Why is there no "Instructions"?" the emperor asked casually, and then he realized that Hu Hengqiu was not in front of him. That's right, unless the empress dowager summoned him, he could not follow him to the harem.

"Your Majesty, let's put this thing in the Ai family. It shouldn't be difficult to think about it carefully. But Chu Qing just presented these things to the palace. What do you think?" asked the Queen Mother.

The emperor didn't think much about it. Chu Qing never kept the new things he made every time: blast furnace, converter structure diagram, soybean oil extraction method, this time, the spinning wheel and loom were made smaller versions, and the installation diagram was also drawn. The emperor was used to it.

"What does the mother mean?" the emperor asked.

"Emperor, if this is among the people, will anyone take out things that should not be spoken by outsiders? The Ai family thinks that Chu Qing has this heart, her heart and her trust, and our royal family should also show the royal demeanor." The Empress Dowager said.

"Does the Queen Mother want to reward her?" asked the Queen, "Then I will also follow the Queen Mother to reward her."

The Queen Mother patted the Queen's hand: "Look at this spinning wheel, two types, the spinning wheel that Zhaohua had just tried, spinning two threads at the same time, and there are three spinning spinning wheels on it, which means that three threads should be produced at one time."

Mrs. Hong nodded aside. She had not figured out the three-spinned spinning wheel, but seeing the princess using hands and feet together, it was indeed much faster than the hand-rotating spinning wheel.

"Ai's family thought that since Chu Qing got the wool and cotton back and built such a good spinning wheel, will all the people in Daxuan be able to wear warmth in the future?

Even if you can’t afford to wear cotton or wool, can you still wear sackcloths? This is a great achievement! Instead of giving some rewards, it’s better to give some convenience."

"What is the convenience that the Queen Mother said?" The emperor attached great importance to it.

"Since she presented the royal family with no reservations that could compare with Jiangnan silk, the royal family should give her some guarantees.

Their orphans and widows can still make such contributions to the country, so they cannot let their feelings be destroyed. Is this the emperor said?"

The emperor heard the Queen Mother's voice-over. Since the Queen Mother made a conclusion that this textile could be compared with the silk in Jiangnan, then what could "destroy" Chu Qing's intentions must be that the aristocratic families might have snatched the business of wool and cotton.

"My mother said very much. Look, how can Chu Qing's cotton wool products become the royal supply in the future?" the queen suggested.

The queen also heard the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, but the import of wool is a trade between the two countries. With the current open relationship between the two countries, it cannot reach the national level economic exchanges.

Therefore, the royal family cannot provide Chu Qing with a guarantee of supply, but it can increase the popularity of Chu Qing's goods. The queen said:

"According to my opinion, Chu Qing not only squeezed out soybean oil, but also added one choice to the people's dining table. This time, he brought wool fabrics to keep warm. It can be said that this has made great efforts to the people's food and clothing for our Daxuan people;

Since soybean oil can become a royal exclusive supply, cotton wool products can also be used. Having the name of exclusive supply will also help her improve her position in the business world, making people afraid to underestimate it.”

The emperor also nodded: "The queen's proposal is good."

The Empress Dowager also nodded, and could not do more. The national economy, family interests, international exchanges, and these macro things require the continuous efforts of emperors of all generations.
Chapter completed!