After the nannies of the Jin family left, Old Madam Sheng said to Hua Lan, "Hua'er, when you become the mistress of the household in the future, you should also show more respect to this Liu Ma. From what the nannies said, Liu Ma is a kind and righteous person. She has taken care of Xi Ge'er since he was a child and has a lot of influence in the Jin family."

"Yes, I understand, Grandmother," Hua Lan nodded.

At midday, under the bright sunshine, after Jin Shuai and Xie Tianxiang had enjoyed a sumptuous lunch together, Jin Shuai considerately said to Xie Tianxiang, "Tianxiang, you should rest for a while, and then go check on the situation of those female workers. I need to go to the palace to ask the emperor for a piece of land."

After making the arrangements, Commander Jin returned to his room for a short rest. When he awoke, refreshed, he set off for the palace. Soon, he arrived outside the imposing and solemn Imperial Study. After announcing his arrival, Commander Jin entered and saw Emperor Zhao Zhen engrossed in handling state affairs.

Zhao Zhen looked up and saw Jin Shuai enter. He put down his vermilion brush and said irritably, "Hey, what brings you here this time?"

Jin Shuai thought to himself, "You think I wanted to come?" So he replied, "Since Your Excellency is so unwilling to see me, I'll take my leave now. Goodbye!" With that, he turned to leave.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen hurriedly shouted, "Wait! What kind of attitude is this! Speak quickly, I'm busy here!"

Jin Shuai then stopped and turned to face Zhao Zhen, saying slowly, "Your Majesty, I have come here to ask you for a piece of land to build a recyclable farm."

Zhao Zhen frowned slightly, his face full of suspicion, and asked softly, "Oh...recyclable? What does this mean? I really don't understand."

Jin Shuai didn't want to explain, so he simply reached into his robes and pulled out a carefully prepared blueprint. He then handed the blueprint to the eunuch serving him and casually said, "Your Majesty, all the details are on this blueprint. Please take a look for yourself!"

After receiving the blueprints, Zhao Zhen studied them intently, paying close attention to every detail. About 20 minutes passed before he slowly raised his head, his eyes still showing some doubt and surprise, and asked Jin Shuai, "This farm can actually be built like this? I have truly never heard of such a thing!"

Upon hearing the emperor's question, Jin Shuai couldn't help but curse inwardly, "You bumpkin, of course you're out of touch! There's a difference of over a thousand years!" But he couldn't say that aloud, so he quickly replied with a forced smile, "Your Majesty, that's indeed the case! Building farms in this way can maximize self-sufficiency."

Then, Zhao Zhen pointed to a place marked with the word "greenhouse" on the drawing and continued to ask, "What is the purpose of this so-called greenhouse?"

Jin Shuai quickly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, this greenhouse is specially designed for growing vegetables, and through its special structure and methods, it can ensure that fresh vegetables can be grown even in autumn and winter."

"Is it really possible to grow vegetables in autumn and winter?" Zhao Zhen asked, his face full of doubt. He stared wide-eyed at Jin Shuai in front of him, as if trying to find a glimmer of affirmation from the other's expression and answer.

Jin Shuai's lips curled into a confident smile as he replied casually, "We'll know if we can just try! If it grows successfully, that would be a wonderful surprise; even if it doesn't, we won't lose anything!"

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