C282 The Heating System
C282 The Heating System
Xiao Yun waved his hand and said, "This... is not necessary."
"Why?"
His Majesty was puzzled.
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "I prepared an iron stove for you. It is much better than these. This is made of mud. No matter how good the mud is, there will always be some parts that are not suitable. For example, there will be a lot of dust. It is very dirty, but the iron stove is much better. There are also other uses for it. "
"Other... uses?"
"That's right."
Xiao Yun said, saying, "Your Majesty, you do not lack firewood. The grasslanders have a set of things. As long as you fill in the water and circle around the house, then the temperature of the entire house will be very high, like summer! "
"Really? "
His Majesty was excited after hearing that.
Xiao Yun immediately said, "But... the iron stove can be supplied by the peasants. Even if it is for His Majesty, that thing needs His Majesty to spend money to buy. After all, the cost is very high. Even the peasants can't afford it now."
"What? "
His Majesty's mood, which had just gotten better, immediately turned bad again.
Xiao Yun said timely, "Your Majesty, to make that kind of thing, just raw iron alone needs hundreds of kilograms! The manufacturing process was very complicated, and only the grasslanders knew how to make it. Even so, it requires a lot of manpower and resources. Your Majesty, you also know that the time of the grasslanders is very precious. So... the price is naturally very high. If Your Majesty is not willing to spend money to buy it, the commoner will first arrange his home, if there is any remaining... Then, they will sell it to the person who can afford it."
"You!"
His Majesty was so angry that he could not breathe because of Xiao Yun's merchant face.
"If you did not save Nine just now, Zhen will kill you now!"
Xiao Yun said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, the money of the peasants did not come from the wind. Besides, the time of the peasants was very precious and there were many things that they needed to do. Sigh, it's also the peasants' fault for speaking too much. If I don't tell your majesty about this, ___ said. Then there's no need to make His Majesty unhappy."
His Majesty snorted coldly.
However, after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.
"Then... how much does it cost?"
Xiao Yun said, "That depends on how big His Majesty wants."
His Majesty spread his hands and said, "Take Zhen's study room for example."
"It's so big. That's three hundred taels."
"Hmm? Are you trying to rob me?"
"Gold."
"[You!]"
His Majesty immediately picked up the paper and wanted to hit Xiao Yun's head.
This money was enough to repair the Cosmos Palace.
Calculating it, it was equivalent to thirty thousand yuan. The tax of a small city was only this much.
Xiao Yun said, "Your majesty, it is not very expensive. If your majesty only thinks about the cost of that thing, then... Your majesty, the price of the thing is based on the exclusive technology of the grasslanders. It is also expensive to cherish the time of the grasslanders, and more importantly, you can enjoy things that the ancestors did not. Think about it, Your Majesty is in this study, and there are charcoal braziers everywhere. He also needs to wrap the quilt... Huh? Your Majesty, why does this blanket look so familiar?"
"Hmph!"
The blanket was of course from Xiao Yun, who had snatched it from the imperial prison.
However, His Majesty's face was not red, and his heart did not beat. He even wrapped the blanket tighter.
He asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure it looks familiar?"
"Uh... Upon closer inspection, it actually doesn't look very familiar. In fact, it can be said to be very unfamiliar. "
Xiao Yun hurriedly said with a bitter face, then continued, "Your majesty, if there is that thing, it will be as warm as midsummer. It was just like how your majesty went to the south a thousand miles away at this time, and even put on a single shirt. This room doesn't feel cold at all. This should be considered an immortal art. With it, His Majesty could be considered to be able to live the life of a Divine Immortal. Isn't it worth a lot of money? "
His Majesty frowned and thought about it carefully. He then nodded and said, "That makes sense. If there really is such a divine object... It is worth so much money, but... it is still too expensive! You brat, why do you need so much money for nothing? Now that you have a fief, the Xiao family's workshop is also famous throughout the country. You are the one who controls the money. In terms of wealth, I really can't find a second person. Why are you still so greedy? "
Xiao Yun laughed and said," Oh my, Your Majesty, there is a big family of peasants that needs to feed. You see, there are so many people in Xiao family, but only a peasant is working hard and making money outside. I don't have a wife yet. I have to save a wife first, right? Furthermore..."
His expression changed, and he sighed and said," My family's old man is going to the north. If he wants to make this trip stable, he needs money, a lot of money! "
His Majesty was stunned for a moment.
Then he also sighed.
His Majesty naturally knew that although his Imperial Decree had been passed down... But if it really involved mobilizing the Four Direction Logistics Division to send troops to pay for it, it would probably be difficult. Furthermore, he could not use forceful means to recruit troops. After all, the national crisis had just passed and it would not be beneficial to recruit too many people. Therefore... it could only be voluntary.
But to make someone work for them in the army, they would need to spend money to buy their lives.
The Imperial Court would not be able to fork out much of this sum of money.
If he wanted things to go smoothly, Xiao Yun might need to spend some money on himself.
He had no choice but to be anxious.
If he was anxious, he could only spend his own money to buy soldiers for the Imperial Court!
The Emperor thought for a moment, then suddenly said in a low voice, "Lower price, one hundred taels. What do you think?"
Xiao Yun said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, chopping at the waist is already considered too much. Three hundred taels to one hundred taels... Your Majesty, you have the nerve to say it. The peasants are too embarrassed to listen."
"Humph!"
His majesty touched his nose and said, "Then I will give you one hundred taels of deposit first. If it is really like what you said, then... It is not too late to give you the remaining two hundred taels of silver. If you speak falsely... You still have to spit out the 100 taels! "
"If that's the case, that's fine too!"
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. They both had their own evil thoughts.
His Majesty also believed Xiao Yun's words. He said that he could achieve some kind of effect. Although he could not help but exaggerate, it would not be that bad. After all, he was Xiao Yun!
But regardless of whether it was good or not, when the time came, he could only say that he did not need to give the remaining two hundred taels!
Xiao Yun's idea was very simple. His Majesty's gold was with him. Even if His Majesty went back on his word, he would just take it.
Besides, Xiao Yun really did not want to earn this money. His Majesty did not know that he wanted to use this opportunity to get His Majesty to promote him for free and earn other people's money!
To do this, the Imperial Reading Room was really suitable.
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, since this matter is settled, please send someone to bring the things that the peasants brought in."
Xiao Yun really brought a lot of things with him when he came here.
Leng Yueling escorted the carriage for two whole carriages.
One of the carriages was filled with all kinds of fabric and bedding, and it was filled with goose feathers. Most of them were sold to Eldest Imperial Princess.
The other carriage was the stove that he had personally made.
When such a large pile of things was placed in the study, Xiao Yun picked out a piece of clothing from it.
This clothing was completely white and half an inch thick. It was connected from top to bottom, and the cuffs and ankles were loose and tight.
It was directly placed in front of His Majesty and said with a smile, "This is for His Majesty."
"What is this?"
"The clothes inside," the king said.
"It's... inside?"
His Majesty reached out and touched it, then suddenly said, "Isn't this the thick clothing?"
There were cotton clothes in this world, but they were not made of cotton, but silk.
It was also called silkworm clothing.
It wasn't that there were layers, but that there were a few more layers that made the fabric especially thick, making it look very similar to wool.
So it was very heavy.
His Majesty didn't really like to wear it.
Such a heavy robe, when worn on one's body, was completely supported by the shoulders, making it hard for one to breathe.
Xiao Yun nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you can try it on now. It's really warm."
His majesty was curious and immediately let the palace maids come in to serve and dress.
The inside was covered with velvet and the outside was covered with a coat, it was clearly a bit bloated.
But to His Majesty, it also appeared rich.
More importantly, it really kept him warm!
In just a short while, he felt that the inside of the house was not too cold. His body was hot, and his nose was a little numb and itchy.
"En! Not bad!"
His Majesty nodded in satisfaction and asked again, "Just this one?"
Xiao Yun grinned.
"Your Majesty, this is a gift. If you want more... One is two taels of gold, no bargaining."