The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Chapter 254
Xia Jing asked someone to invite Jingzhao Yin Weidong to the palace to discuss matters.

While waiting for someone, she asked the palace servants to inform her of the small kitchen in Qingning Palace and asked the cook to prepare a few pots.

"When Wei Dong arrives, it will be almost noon. Everyone will stay and have a meal together."

After the autumn harvest, the temperature in the Gyeonggi area dropped a lot, and a thick layer of frost was visible outside in the morning.

However, the temperature warmed up at noon, but the temperature was still very low when sitting in the hall. If it weren't for the brazier in the hall, everyone would probably be shivering from the cold.

Wei Dong hurried into the palace after receiving Xia Jing's order. When he arrived at the meeting hall, hot pots were already placed in front of the generals.

The hot pot prepared in the small kitchen is a red and white mandarin duck pot. The milky white soup has a sweet taste, while the red oil soup has a spicy taste. The two flavors blend together. It actually made several generals sitting at the table swallow their saliva.

Wei Dong, who had just entered the palace: "."

He took a deep breath and said, "It smells so good. Is this a banquet for all the heroes?"

Ding Dazhuang's eyes glowed green as he stared at the side dishes on the table. He was so greedy that he could hardly control the saliva in his mouth. Hearing the footsteps and Wei Dong's words, he said angrily: "Why are you acting like this when you enter the second palace?" Moji? Everyone is so hungry that their stomachs are sour because they are waiting for you!"

After hearing Ding Dazhuang's words, Wei Dong became anxious and hurriedly defended: "You kid, don't talk nonsense. As soon as I received the letter, I rushed to the palace non-stop. This speed is too slow for you. Do you think I have flying hair?" Feet?"

Xia Jing, who was sitting at the top, smiled and stopped the two from arguing further, "Okay, since Wei Dong is here, take a seat!"

Wei Dong and Ding Dazhuang were both captains of her personal guards. Later, their development paths changed. Wei Dong became a civil servant, while Ding Dazhuang became a military general, one Jing Zhaoyin and the other a staff general.

It can be said that the official positions of both of them are not small.The two were refugees and were very satisfied with their official positions.

Wei Dong quickly walked to the center of the hall and greeted Xia Jing, "Wei Wei Dong has met your empress!"

"No courtesy, please sit down, everyone is waiting for you."

"Thank you madam."

Wei Dong stood up, walked to his seat and sat down.

Everyone present, except Wei Dong who was in the capital, rarely accompanied her to dinner.

Li Dingguo was sent to Nanyang when he was in Lingnan. This may be the first time he has had dinner with Xia Jing.

He had eaten the pot before, but the way of eating was different. The previous way of eating was to put all the vegetables into the pot and cook them, then bring them to the table and enjoy them slowly.

The soup in the pot that Xia Jing had prepared was gurgling, and there were many side dishes on the table, all of which were raw, waiting for them to cook them themselves.

After arriving in the capital, Xia Jing asked people to plant a lot of vegetables. She brought a lot of seeds from vegetables in Lingnan.

"Mother, do all these dishes have to be cooked fresh?" Just when Li Dingguo was at a loss what to do, Xiao Qi, who was sitting in the first seat to Xia Jing's left, asked curiously.

Xia Jing smiled: "Yes, you can cook whatever you want."

"But..." Xiao Qi put down the chopsticks in his hands and said a little at a loss: "But Weichen has never been in the kitchen to cook. He really doesn't know how to cook."

"Hahaha, Wei Dong, please teach our Lord Marquis how to eat this hot pot." Xiao Qi's look amused Xia Jing, and she instigated Wei Dong to teach him.

Wei Dong smiled, picked up a spinach, rinsed the milky white soup twice, put it into his bowl.

He said to Xiao Qi: "It's that simple. Mr. Xiao Hou, you might as well try it."

Xiao Qi raised his eyebrows, picked up a spinach and rinsed it in the soup, then blew it into his mouth. The milky white bone soup was simply rinsed, maintaining the original sweetness of the spinach. ,very good!
"Hmm, Madam, what kind of dish is this? Why is it so delicious? There's still a sweet taste at the root!"

Xia Jing took a sip of almond milk and explained: "The seeds brought by Fanbang, I exchanged some seeds with them when we were in Lingnan."

Xiao Qi suddenly realized: "No wonder I haven't seen this kind of vegetable before. It turns out it's an extra story."

Li Dingguo watched Wei Dong rinse the thin mutton in the red oil soup, then dipped it in the sauce and ate it in his mouth. Seeing that he was eating with gusto, he couldn't help but pick up a piece of mutton and rinse it, and pressed him like The program tasted the mutton and gave it a thumbs up!
Xiao Qi lives in Jizhou. He only heard about the changes in Lingnan and didn't take it to heart. Otherwise, he would know what tofu is.

At this moment, he picked up a piece of white tofu and asked, "Master Wei, what is this?"

Wei Dong glanced at Xia Jing, who was sitting at the top, and said, "This is the tofu made by the queen."

"What about this?" Xiao Qi picked up another piece of fried tofu skin.

Wei Dong replied seriously: "It's still tofu!"

"Is this also tofu?" Xiao Qi frowned, thinking that there was nothing wrong with his eyes, so it must be Wei Dong who was perfunctory with him.

Seeing his obviously disbelieving expression, Xia Jing was overjoyed: "Master Hou, Wei Dong is right, it is tofu, but the golden tofu is fried."

"Ah? It's really tofu!" Xiao Qi picked up another piece of sheep tripe and asked, "What about this one?"

"This is lamb tripe, just sliced ​​a little thinner."

"Sheep tripe?!"

The sheep tripe he picked up fell on the table. Although Xiao Qi came from a well-known family and had been ignorant of grains since he was a child, he still cared about farming and animal husbandry since he became the governor of Jizhou.

Because he cares, he knows what sheep tripe looks like.

At this moment, Xiao Qi's mind couldn't help but think of the sheep slaughtering scene he had seen. Thinking of the internal organs taken out from the belly, his stomach churns.

"Ugh!" He waved his hand and signaled the attendant to quickly take away the plate of sheep tripe. He was disgusted to death.

Wei Dong blanched a piece of lamb tripe, put it in his mouth, and looked at him curiously: "Master Xiao Hou, what's the matter? Such a delicious lamb tripe, you actually dislike it!"

Xiao Qi took a sip of tea to calm down and waved his hands. It's better not to know the original appearance of food. If you know some unsightly food, you may not be able to eat it.

After this disharmonious dish was served, there was harmony on the table.

Xia Jing has a special liking for vegetables. Although she also eats meat, she usually mainly eats vegetables.

The men below are different. They are military generals. For military generals, meat is more pleasing to them.

Beef and mutton are the main theme of shabu-shabu. The men eat meat and drink wine with great enjoyment.After everyone had eaten and drank enough, and after the pot was put down, and the palace servants served tea, Xia Jing talked about the purpose of calling Wei Dong here this time.

"The first snow of the year will fall soon. I want to build a martyrs memorial in the square in front of Chengfu Gate before the snow falls."

"Martyrs Memorial Hall?"

None of the generals below understood the purpose of this museum.

Ye Fei, who was standing aside, heard what Xia Jing said. Now that he heard what she said, he probably guessed what she meant, so he said: "My queen means to build this martyr memorial hall to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives to defend Dayu." soldiers?"

Xia Jing nodded solemnly: "The soldiers who died fighting for Dayu were unknown during their lifetimes. After their death, future generations must know their contributions. They served the country loyally and sacrificed their lives for the country. We should not deprive them of their glory after death. In the future All soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, regardless of their position, can have their memorial tablets entered into the Martyrs Memorial Hall, where they can enjoy the incense of the descendants of Dayu’s grandson, and they are even more worthy of being praised by future generations!"

This.
Everyone looked at each other, this kind of honor must be unprecedented!

Anyone with a high or low position can enter the memorial hall. Xiao Qi, who grew up in fine clothes and lived well, could not understand this. When it comes to setting an example, the influence of generals is definitely greater than that of unknown soldiers.

"Your Majesty, when you serve as a soldier and fight, you eat royal rations. If you are disabled or die in battle, the court will subsidize you with a lot of money. This pension is already generous enough. Why do you go out of your way to fund the construction of this martyrs' memorial hall?"

As military generals, they are supportive of this decree. After all, if something happens to them, at least their wives, children, old and young will have someone to rely on. However, if the location of the memorial hall is allocated to other ordinary soldiers, these people will not feel comfortable. Agree.

Xia Jing looked at him and said, "Loyalty to the emperor and the country does not distinguish between high and low. If that is the case, why can't they enter the Martyrs Memorial Hall? Or do you think their loyalty to the emperor and the country is fake?"

No one dared to spread this word, and Xiao Qi even dared not admit it. If the soldiers below found out, how would they view him?

How can he lead troops to fight again?
Therefore, no one in the palace raised any objections, which was regarded as acquiescence to Xia Jing's actions.

Xia Jing turned to look at Wei Dong, "I'll ask you to pay more attention to the construction of the Martyrs Memorial Hall. I'll tell you the drawings and personnel arrangements. You can take care of other things."

Wei Dong accepted the order. As a result, if the memorial hall is built, the status of Dayu's military households and soldiers will be greatly improved, and it will even affect the current culture of the nobles and the military.

Of course, this trend cannot change in a short period of time, but at least the status of military households among the people will be improved, and the families of martyrs will receive preferential treatment. Gradually, the people of Dayu believe that their rejection of conscription will be reduced.

The construction of resettlement housing outside the capital city, the railway from Beijing to Lingnan, and the cement roads in various states are all in full swing, and the staffing ratio has also been arranged.

A large number of workers are being recruited inside and outside the capital, and people seem to be entering a carnival season to make money.

A number of houses, including ten four-story buildings in total, have been built in the resettlement housing outside Yongtong Gate.

A building with four units and two households in each unit means eight households live on one floor, 28 households in a four-story building, and 280 households in ten buildings.

Xia Jing asked the craftsmen to measure the size of the windows and planned to install glass windows in the house that was built first.

Such extravagant behavior made Jing Zhaoyin jealous. His home and government office still had window paper or gauze installed. How could any glass be as high-end as this?

Glass was a luxury product in ancient times before this technology was mastered, but it was not difficult for Xia Jing to make it and not worry about selling it.

"Mother, you built resettlement houses for the people for free, and now you are giving them the luxury of installing glass windows for free. Are you crazy? Glass is a scarce item outside, but you gave it away so easily?"

Xia Jing shook her head and laughed: "The glass factory can still maintain operation. When the glass in the resettlement community is installed, this is the so-called advertising. The power of widespread notification is powerful!"

Wei Dong shook his head, unable to understand what the empress was thinking.

"Are there many people returning to the city recently? Or are there many families returning to the capital?"

"Since the end of the counter-rebellion, merchants from all over the country, people from the original Gyeonggi area, and powerful families have returned one after another. Every day, the city gate is full of motorcades lining up to enter the city."

Wei Dong smiled and narrowed his eyes as he spoke, "Manager Ding and a large number of petty officials are extremely busy, and real estate in various areas of the capital has become the object of competition for everyone!"

Xia Jing glanced at him in surprise: "Is it still necessary to grab the real estate? Didn't they always buy back their old houses in the beginning?"

Forgive her for being away from home for so long. She didn't know the current situation of the property before repurchasing the property in Beijing.

Wei Dong took this opportunity to thoroughly talk to Xia Jing about the industrial situation in the capital.

"In the beginning, Steward Ding gave them priority in their former residence in order to take care of everyone. But then the various abuses on the street became unbearable. Steward Ding simply said that you can choose wherever you want, as long as there are enough They dare to sell it for money!" Wei Dong was a little confused by this sudden move.

Will the former owners of the house agree that they don't cause trouble?

Do they dare to comment on government affairs?

Facts have proved that Xia Jing, the empress, is the treasure of the house. With her in the capital, no one dares to be too presumptuous.

The Queen is decisive in killing, and I really don't dare anyone to provoke her casually.

Xia Jing nodded, that's fine. I believe it won't be long before glass shops in the capital will see another wave of big business.

The resettlement houses outside the city are another business card of the capital. Anyone entering the city from Changxiamen and Yongtongmen can see the bright windows of the resettlement houses.

When queuing into the city, if you ask around a little, you will basically know what the houses outside the city are like!

Returning to the capital, many of the houses bought by big families and wealthy businessmen in the capital need to be maintained in many places.

Especially the windows, the wooden lattice lattice and the glass are bright and allow you to see the outside scenery without any obstruction.

When Ding Daqiang checked the account books of the glass factory these days, he found that the numbers recorded in the account books had doubled. He hurriedly asked the shopkeeper: "What's going on? Business has been very good these days? Are there many people returning to the city?"

The shopkeeper of the glass shop looked at the glass in the corner and said with a smile: "Some time ago, I was busy with the surrounding customers, and this time I am busy with the resettlement houses. The resettlement houses are almost finished, and many family managers who have just returned to the capital are coming to the shop. I cut the glass inside because I wanted to replace all the window screens and paper in my house with transparent glass that allows for good lighting.”

"From the chat, I learned that the reason why they knew our store sells glass just after returning to the city was because they saw the resettlement houses outside the city when they entered the city. The windows of the resettlement houses were so beautiful with glass!"

Ding Daqiang smiled in surprise: "According to you, these guests came to replace the glass because they saw the beauty of the resettlement houses?"

"Yes!"

"Hey! I didn't expect that the empress giving away the glass of ten buildings for free would have such a huge benefit!"

(End of this chapter)