Emperor Taihe glanced at Wang Zhi, but did not refuse his flattery and nodded: "Then go and try it."
Wang Zhi immediately handed the whisk in his hand to the young eunuch beside him, walked down and pulled the rickshaw, first tried to walk, then ran slowly, and finally ran faster and faster.
He pulled the rickshaw for a circle and quickly returned. He happily came before Emperor Taihe and praised him, "Your Majesty, this rickshaw is indeed very convenient and very labor-saving. I, a single person, can pull it along effortlessly."
Emperor Taihe nodded in agreement: "I saw it."
He had just been watching Wang Zhi pulling the cart, so he could naturally see that Wang Zhi was pulling it quite easily.
But it was an empty car after all, and I don’t know if it can still easily carry people after putting them in.
So he was eager to try it out and said, "Then I'll go up and give it a try!"
Wang Zhi quickly helped Emperor Taihe into the carriage, then pulled the carriage and took Emperor Taihe for a leisurely stroll.
Emperor Taihe was a little dissatisfied: "Try running."
Wang Zhi had no choice but to pull the cart and run.
Since there were people sitting in the car, it was naturally not as easy as pulling an empty car. Wang Zhi did not dare to run too fast, for fear that he would accidentally hurt Emperor Taihe.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Taihe soon became dissatisfied with his speed and actually urged him, "Run faster!"
Wang Zhi didn't dare to disobey, so he could only grit his teeth in frustration, secretly regretting that he had brought trouble upon himself.
Emperor Taihe sat very comfortably.
He leaned comfortably on the soft backrest, feeling his body being carried by the car and the cold wind blowing on his face.
Although the wind was cold, he still felt the long-lost sense of relief.
It feels like the exhilaration of galloping on horseback in the past.
Unfortunately, Wang Zhi ran too slowly and not fast enough.
When Emperor Taihe thought of this, he couldn't help but glance at Wang Zhi who was pulling the cart in front of him, and felt a little disgusted with him.
He was also secretly thinking about choosing a driver for himself who was good at running and had great strength.
Forget about Wang Zhi. He is not cut out to be a coachman. He is so clumsy.
Emperor Taihe was disgusted, so he asked Wang Zhi to stop and pointed to a strong imperial guard to pull the carriage.
The man pulled Emperor Taihe and ran for a while. At Emperor Taihe's strong request, his speed was much faster than Wang Zhi's.
Emperor Taihe now felt more and more at ease riding his horse.
Moreover, sitting in a car is not as bumpy as sitting on horseback, it is even more comfortable than galloping on a horse.
Emperor Taihe couldn't help but let out a sigh of satisfaction until his face was frozen by the cold wind. Then he had the car stop and took Situ Yuan and Jiang Er back to the palace.
There is a charcoal stove in the hall, which is very warm.
Emperor Taihe looked at Situ Yuan excitedly: "Yuan'er, you are very good. You can actually make such a convenient car. I like it very much."
Situ Yuan's face lit up with joy, and he deliberately said, "I've also had a new style carriage built, but it's still under trial. Once it's ready, I'll have someone build a better carriage for your uncle!"
Emperor Taihe was immediately amused by him and burst into laughter: "Okay, okay, I'll wait for your new carriage!"
After a pause, he suddenly asked, "I heard that the rubber production is insufficient?"
Situ Yuan nodded. "It's not enough. There are too few rubber trees on Penglai Island. Yingying and I bought land in Qiongzhou and plan to plant more rubber trees. The rubber tree seeds have already sprouted, but we don't know how many years it will take before we can start tapping."
After saying this, he sighed, looking very regretful.
Emperor Taihe was also very regretful. He had listened to Jiang Er's words before and wanted to replace the army with this kind of rubber tires. Now there is too little rubber, so this matter can only be put on hold.
Unexpectedly, Situ Yuan immediately added, "Uncle, do you know? Yingying is amazing. Not long ago, she asked Madam Butcher to buy some barren land, and it turned out that a kind of wild grass growing there actually has rubber."
"What did you say?" Emperor Taihe's eyes widened in disbelief. "There's rubber growing in weeds? And growing in barren land?"
"Yes, those places are not suitable for growing crops. Only weeds grow there, and no one wants them. When the butcher bought the land, many people said she was confused. Some even suspected there were mines there. As a result, they dug many deep pits and found nothing."
Situ Yuan sighed helplessly and continued, "Who knew that the weeds growing in the fields could actually produce rubber juice? Madam Tu and Lord Xie both thought that weed was a good thing, so they had people collect seeds and planned to try to plant some to see if they could grow it."
Emperor Taihe only felt his heart beating rapidly.
He thought of Xie Ying, and then of Penglai Island, and the barren land and weeds that Situ Yuan had just mentioned.
Sure enough, he was right to let Xie Ying go to Gusu!
That girl is his lucky star!
When he asked Xie Xiu to take Xie Ying to Gusu to take up his post, he originally intended to use them as bait to lure out the remnants of the Chen family and the remnants of King Zhou.
As a result, not long after Xie Ying went to Gusu, Luo Zheng captured Chen Shou and Chen Shao, and even discovered the gold mine and Penglai Island!
Now Xie Ying has discovered another wild grass that can grow rubber...
Emperor Taihe's heart was pounding. After a long while, he said to Situ Yuan with mixed emotions, "Do you remember the mountain I gave to Yingying?"
Situ Yuan nodded. "I remember Yingying found something good in the mountains before. Why did uncle suddenly mention that mountain? Did he find something good in the mountains again?"
When Emperor Taihe heard him say this, he felt even more complicated.
“Good things are indeed found in the mountains.”
He sighed, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Not long ago, someone secretly dug for treasure in that mountain. They dug a deep pit and found iron ore. He didn't dare to hide it and immediately reported it to the court. After I sent people to conduct a thorough survey, they actually discovered a silver mine nearby."
Situ Yuan's eyes widened in surprise: "???!!!"
Are there really mines in that place?
Could it be that Xie Ying is really a lucky star?
Jiang Er exclaimed in disbelief: "What? There's actually an iron mine? And a silver mine?"
Emperor Taihe glared at him in dissatisfaction: "Why are you so loud?"
Although he was also very shocked when he heard the news, was it necessary for Jiang Er to react like this?
Jiang Er quickly covered his mouth, but his eyes kept rolling around cunningly.
He endured it again and again, but still couldn't help but said: "Brother-in-law, why don't you just give Yingying the map and ask her where the mines are?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Situ Yuan's cold eyes shot towards him.
"It's just a coincidence. Even if Yingying is a lucky star, she's not a god. How could she possibly find all the mineral deposits? Besides, a person's luck is limited. Yingying is still so young. If she uses up all her luck, what will she do in the future?"
Emperor Taihe was originally moved by what Jiang Er said, but after hearing what Situ Yuan said, he felt that it made sense.
Although the minerals in the ground are good things, the high-yield grains and those strange crops that Xie Ying found are also treasures.
Xie Ying is still young, but she has helped him find so many treasures.
How could he do such a foolish thing as killing the chicken to get the eggs and draining the pond to catch fish?
What's more, what's the point of finding too many mines now?
Mining also takes time!
It’s better to take it step by step.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Situ Yuan say again: "Uncle, that mountain has already been awarded to Yingying, but now that iron and silver mines have been discovered, will the court take the mountain back?"
Emperor Taihe suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
How did he answer this?
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