Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

Xiao Mansion Dining Room,

The sumptuous meal was served, the air was filled with the smell of sweet, sour, salty and fragrant, and there were also several new dishes.

"Your Majesty, this is a new dish: tiger skin chicken feet... beef in sour soup... fried with two crispy sides."

Wei Zhong served the emperor some food, and he praised the food repeatedly.

"Okay, okay...remember to send the recipe to the imperial kitchen..."

Xiao Yunxi cursed him inwardly as he acted so confidently as to be a freeloader. The emperor picked up the ice-cold beer and drank it all in one gulp. Every pore of his body exuded a comfortable breath.

"A sip of ice-cold beer in the summer is such a delight... I was wondering last time where the ice in the beer comes from? I've seen that the ice at Zuixianju seems to be inexhaustible."

"Your Majesty, ice is made."

Isn't ice supposed to be hidden?

Xiao Yunxi ordered people to bring large and small basins:

"Dabao, demonstrate it to His Majesty."

While preparing lunch, Dabao told her that the emperor came today with ill intentions, and since that was the case, he wanted to give these people a warning.

Dabao filled a small basin with water, placed it into a large basin filled with water, and then put saltpeter into the large basin. Soon, the water in the small basin began to freeze slowly.

After the water in the basin solidified, the saltpeter reappeared.

"Is it really ice?"

"so amazing."

“How did you do that?”

Dabao replied:

"This is a typical chemical reaction. This type of ore absorbs heat when dissolved in water, and freezing the water is an exothermic process. The heat is lost, and the water naturally freezes... Some other ores release heat when dissolved in water, causing the water to boil, and can be used as heating materials.

Dabao would not tell them what the ore was.

The emperor and his ministers were all stunned when they heard this. They knew that Xiao Yunxi actually knew how to make ice!

What else can't she do?

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty...on your success in the art of ice making."

Wu Yingda's eyes filled with tears. If the ice-making technique could be used to mass-produce ice, wouldn't ordinary people be able to enjoy coolness in the summer?

It's beautiful to think about it. Although Xiao Yunxi doesn't plan to make money by selling ice, it's okay to donate the technology, but this old guy said that His Majesty is happy to learn the ice-making technique.

It seems like if she doesn't give it, it will be like she is wrong!

What Xiao Yunxi hates most is the corrupt scholars like Wu Yingda, and what gives her the most headaches is also this kind of corrupt scholars, especially those who are devoted to the court.

They don't love money, profit, or power, but they love fame and want to be remembered forever. Unfortunately, these people are not smart enough and the things they do are very stupid.

Doing bad things with good intentions is just flattering them, it is basically more of a hindrance than a success.

It is unknown whether Wu Yingda was truly corrupt and devoted to the imperial court, or whether he had selfish motives and was trying to curry favor with the powerful in order to disgust her.

"This ice-making technique..."

Xiao Yunxi didn't give the emperor a chance to speak:

"Your Majesty, the art of making ice can bring coolness to the people, so I am naturally willing to share the method, but I cannot give this technology away for free..."

Wu Yingda was furious:

"How dare you ask for favors from His Majesty! You are simply blinded by profit!"

Some of the people present here are filled with righteous indignation, some have frowned, and all they talk about is profit. Then why don’t you stop accepting salaries from the court and work for love!

"Your Majesty, do you know why I was able to make cement and even research ice making?"

The emperor was caught off guard by the question and thought for a moment:

"Did the King of Qin say that? Do you know physics and chemistry?"

Xiao Yunxi nodded and shook her head:

"Mathematics, physics, and chemistry are the foundations of my ability to make ice and cement. What drives my research is money and profit."

Everyone looked at each other in surprise. You said such a great thing, but you were so materialistic. Why should you be so direct?

"Why, in the past hundred years of Daxia, including the previous dynasty and the dynasty before that, couldn't they discover cement or create colored glaze? Even the manufacture of the first generation of bicycles encountered various difficulties?

"Don't you understand physical chemistry?"

"It's not that... I don't have the motivation."

Throughout the five thousand years of Chinese civilization, there was no systematic knowledge of mathematics, chemistry and physics, but we invented gunpowder and the compass.

Invented papermaking, built the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, constructed the Great Wall, and dug the Grand Canal.

It turns out that

As long as you have the will, there is nothing you can't do.

"I was able to invent cement, make glass, and manufacture the second generation of bicycles because it was profitable. I could make money and that gave me motivation. But what about ordinary craftsmen?"

"It's certainly okay to present the Ice Making Technique to Your Majesty today, but will I still research anything that will benefit the court in the future?"

"My heart would tell me, there's no benefit in doing this, so why should I do it?"

Qin Yang stood up immediately:

"I agree with the Crown Princess. If Your Majesty can easily appropriate the achievements of others, no one will be motivated to innovate..."

The imperial court claimed to be protecting patents, but in reality, they did not take it seriously at all.

He once proposed that if craftsmen invented something that was beneficial to the imperial court, the imperial court should reward them and buy out the right to use the product or share in the profits.

The court popularized and promoted it, and made a proper portion of the profit, which could not only ensure the enthusiasm for invention and creation, but also ensure the interests of the court.

Officials objected, saying that the craftsmen's status was too high, or that the things invented by the craftsmen originally belonged to the court.

Qin Yang was no match for four people with his two fists, and he was unable to push forward every time. Today, Xiao Yunxi mentioned this topic, and he had to help.

The emperor pondered for a moment:

"If we give the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry better treatment and more benefits, can they really create so many useful inventions?

Xiao Yunxi shook her head:

"Profits are one thing, but status is more important... Everyone plays a different role in society. Craftsmen's creativity can drive social progress; their innovations can enhance military and economic strength. Merchants can bring about economic prosperity. Farmers provide the most basic social security. The literati can connect all these roles and maintain stability. If we want craftsmen to innovate, we must improve their status, not just pay them."

The so-called scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans is a fallacy that the scholar-official class uses to improve their own status.

However, human nature is selfish, and absolute fairness is impossible. Xiao Yunxi cannot directly propose that everyone is equal, because if she does that, the emperor will be the first to get angry.

Even if the scholar-official class disagreed with raising the status of craftsmen, the emperor might still agree.

The scholar-officials, led by Wu Yingda, stared with eyes wide open, anger burning in their eyes.

Their lips were pursed, their mouth corners turned down, their teeth were clattering, and their eyebrows, which were originally flat, stood upside down, like two sharp swords, trying to pierce Xiao Yunxi's heart.

Scholars are noble, why should craftsmen improve their status!

If the emperor had not remained silent, they would have come up and torn Xiao Yunxi into pieces!