I fought back after reselling my engagement

Since the emperor was unwilling to reveal her background, she could not call him father.

In her eyes, Emperor Dezhi was an irrelevant outsider.

If he really loved Su Wan, he would not have given up on conferring the title of empress because of that incident. Instead, he should have thoroughly investigated the truth of the matter, reprimanded the mother and son of the Zhen family, and then conferred the title of empress. As long as the truth was investigated, there would be no more criticism in the world, and instead people would think it was a conspiracy.

As an emperor, he was unable to protect his beloved, and he wronged her all her life, and finally died in depression.

Li Dajian smiled and said, "Princess, you have been away from the capital for two years. It's time to return to the capital."

"Uncle Li, I want to build the imperial court's Yueyang Weaving Workshop in Yueyang Prefecture to weave Hunan silk and cotton cloth. You have never seen a new type of loom, have you? One person can look after six looms. I will take you to the river to have a look."

In order to put it into trial use, she specially ordered the expansion of the river channel on the village, and built several dams on the river channel, using water power to operate the looms. Above the dam was the weaving room. There were six looms in the weaving room on the dam, three in a row, for a total of two rows. There was a middle-aged woman inside, who was the weaver who guarded these looms.

The people guarding this place are a mother and daughter. Most of the time, the daughter is the one watching over it. Occasionally, the mother will come over to take over her duties. At night, the mother and daughter will stay in a room by the river and get up once or twice to watch over it.

One loom is a newly modified cotton loom, but due to the shortage of cotton, the production will be stopped after weaving is completed and replaced with a silk loom.

Su Zhen brought Li Dajian and the people from the palace to visit her weaving workshop and began to lecture incessantly, saying that only one loom could be used by hand per day, but with the use of water power, six could be used at the same time. If the river channel was wider, ten, twelve, or even eighteen looms could be used at the same time.

"I want to build the Yueyang Weaving Workshop on the Yueyang River, build a dam, and repair the weaving workshop. The drawings are designed and drawn by craftsmen in the weaving group who are proficient in house construction.

I have discussed this with my grandfather, and the Grand Military Governor's Office has sent officials to conduct on-site surveys and select sites. The silk weaving workshops for silk shaving and silk washing have been built, but the weaving workshop must be on the river. Autumn, winter and spring are the best seasons for river construction. The weaving workshop is still under construction. Next summer, the Yueyang weaving workshop will be able to run on a trial basis.

The Grand Military Governor's Office submitted a memorial at the meeting, requesting the court to send a weaving official who is proficient in weaving techniques. "

If it's not built well, she won't go back.

Once it’s built, she won’t be staying in the princess’s mansion for long.

"Hangzhou silk, Shu brocade, and Xiang satin are world-famous. In the future, there will be Jinling Weaving Workshop and Shu Brocade Weaving Workshop. When the three major weaving workshops come into being, the rulers, ministers, and common people of the Great Qi will no longer have to worry about clothing materials. There will be the most gorgeous Hangzhou silk and Shu brocade in the world, as well as ramie, linen, and cotton cloth at prices that even common people can afford."

"Uncle Li, for the common people, food, clothing, housing and transportation are important matters, and food and clothing are the most important matters. Corn and sweet potatoes can fill the stomach, and cotton can keep out the cold. Let the people of Daqi have clothes to wear and food to eat. The kind, loyal and simple people should become the happiest people in the world under the governance of the emperor and the protection of the officials, and live and work in peace and prosperity."

"Everyone has clothes to wear and food to eat, and the people will become the happiest people in the world..." Li Dajian was excited. This was the emperor's little princess, who was living outside the palace and was well taught by Su Jingzhai.

He wanted to cry so much.

The founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, what three generations of emperors had failed to achieve, was being realized step by step in the heart of the kindest little princess.

The prophecy was correct, and the fortune-telling was also correct. With the Twelve Princesses around, the world will prosper and all the people will be blessed.

He looked at the six looms here and pointed to the houses in the downstream section: "Don't they look like looms there?"

"That's a water mill. It can grind flour without people pushing it or donkeys pulling it. Uncle Li, I'll take you to have a look."

Li Dajian led his men to the water mill downstream, where a half-grown boy came with his sister who was only five or six years old to grind flour. A large basket was placed under the outlet trough of the water mill, and a large cloth bag was placed in the basket. The boy held a special wooden spoon and added a spoonful of wheat from time to time.

Li Dajian watched with great interest. With a water mill, there was no need for a donkey, which saved manpower and even a child could use it.

Soon, two women came over. One of them carried a basket with a bucket filled with sweet potatoes. The potatoes had been washed and cut into half-fist-sized pieces.

The woman bowed to Su Zhen and said, "Greetings to the princess."

“You come to grind sweet potatoes?”

"My mother has bad teeth. Last time, the princess went to see Miss Xiaoluo and taught us how to make sweet potato dumplings. She liked it very much. Today, I will grind some sweet potatoes and steam them for her."

The round-faced woman saw someone coming to watch the fun, but she pretended not to see anything: "Tie Wa, are you bringing your sister to grind flour again?"

Another thin woman asked, "Didn't your family grind a bag of flour yesterday?"

The teenager named Tiewa felt a little embarrassed.

The little girl said in a baby voice, "I ground it for Granny Wang from the next village. Granny Wang wants to marry Aunt Wang to my second uncle. My father said that the two families are relatives and asked us to help Granny Wang grind half a bag of flour and send it to her."

Granny Wang was a blind woman from a neighboring village. Her husband died early, and she lived with her only daughter.

The country folks don't peel the flour when they eat it, like the rich families do. The flour in the countryside is black when it is ground, but the common people are very satisfied eating it this way.

The round-faced woman said, "Your second uncle is very lucky. Wang Huaer is a pretty girl from the surrounding area, and she is good at embroidery."

The little girl said unhappily: "But Granny Wang wanted to marry a live-in son-in-law, and my grandparents disagreed, so my second uncle threatened to starve himself to death..."

Tiewa scolded in a low voice: "Chunniu, don't talk nonsense."

The grandparents were very concerned about their reputation and did not allow the second son to come over. However, the second son was obsessed with Wang Huaer and thought she was good. If she did not agree, he would go on a hunger strike, causing chaos in the house.

Thanks to Tiewa's parents' persuasion and reconciliation, the family is now at peace.

Chunniu said, "Why can't we tell them? My parents have already persuaded them to let Granny Wang and Aunt Wang come to our house. If they feel uncomfortable with our family, they can let Uncle and Aunt Wang live separately after they get married. Our Baixian Manor is so good. Even Brother Dahu and his family have gone to the capital to serve as officials."

The round-faced woman asked, "Did Granny Wang agree?"

"She agreed and said she would sell her family's land to make money for my second aunt's dowry. My second uncle has been very happy these days and went to the city early this morning to prepare the betrothal gifts."

The thin woman said: "If you marry Wang Huaer, you will have to take care of her mother in her old age. Sigh... this is really true. With your second uncle's talent, he can't find any good girl, but he has to find a burden..."

The round-faced woman said, "This is called loving the house and loving the dog. This is the decision of the Li family, so don't comment on it. Alas, parents have different opinions on the marriage of their children, so they have to follow their children's will. Otherwise, there will be a fuss. The daughter of the wealthy Wang family in the neighboring village is an example."