It wasn't long before General Duan and Prince Jun followed each other into Ji Jiu's palace. Ji Jiu first showed the two of her drawings, then asked about storing ice for use in the palace. summer She really didn't know if they had ever done this, so she had to ask first.
"We have never collected ice like you said before, Ji Jiu. What if I do as you say? I think it's probably not difficult. Moreover, in various cities, underground rooms have been made for storing supplies for a long time. If you take out the supplies and put in ice instead, it would not be difficult to help with this unusual amount of snow," General Tuan commented. See as he knows
"I think it's as possible as Grandpa said, sir. Then I'll order all the soldiers in the south to investigate first to see if there are any underground chambers. If there's not enough space to store ice, let them. Add another basement. As for His Majesty, I will send news to him to deal with the northern side."
"Well, it's good for you to handle it like this. However, now that the war has ended, it is important that we help the villagers who are suffering from the snow that is starting to flood before someone dies from the cold."
"Grandfather, then I would like to go write a message and order people to go to the border town first."
"Come on, Ji Jiu can go get some rest too, this one. I secretly think about this and that until I can't get enough rest anymore. You don't make Grandpa worry like this. If you get well, then it's not too late to come help Grandpa and your Junior Brother Jun."
"Yes, Grandpa. In that case, I would like to take a rest first."
Ji Jiu who was scolded by Grandfather with concern. She was not angry at him in any way. She knew that he truly cared for her, so she had to do his best.
As for the emperor, who was troubled by the petitions sent from all over the region and the problem of the cold this time, when he saw the message sent by his younger brother telling him how to solve the problem that they had made. The emperor immediately summoned his men to bring the design and copy it. He would send these designs out to nobles in various cities to gather people to build them to solve the basic problem first. However, the villagers froze to death and their homes were destroyed by the heavy snowfall.
Two days later The emperor also received another message from his younger brother about storing ice in the winter. Including another type of ice compressor. He couldn't help but wonder why his brother was able to design such strange things. He didn't have enough time to question his younger brother. He quickly ordered people to copy the design and inspect all the underground chambers. Then he issued a royal command to all the nobles to fix the problem as he had ordered. Now the rebellion has passed. The remaining few nobles in the court worked for those who had been punished until they became dizzy. Even more dangerously cold, they still had no time to open the noble examinations, so they had to work together until they couldn't sleep. Fortunately, the emperor had said earlier that if they could get through this winter's problems, They will be promoted based on their abilities. There will also be an examination throughout the region to recruit people to help them. This causes the nobles to devote their hearts and minds to working for His Majesty without opening their eyes. They must know that if they are promoted, their annuities and compensation will also increase. Who wouldn't want it? And their children and grandchildren also have the opportunity to work for the royal court in the future.
Ji Jiu never thought that her designs would be used throughout the entire province. She didn't know when she met the emperor and later the emperor.
Ji Jiu's ice press is not difficult to make. It only took her four brothers one day to try it out. The salt water used to coat the snow that was pressed in that way was Aunt Qiao's help mixing it and putting it in a bucket. Ji Jiu had said from the beginning that there was no need for so much salt, so Aunt Qiao, who was in charge of the supplies, made it for her instead. The ice packing experiment turned out well. The ice cubes had a solid mass that Ji Jiu was satisfied with. So she had Aunt Qiao memorize the salt mixture and mix it like this every time she pressed the ice. As for the basement story, Ji Jiu didn't want to take out her supplies yet, so she asked Prince Jun and Grandpa's men to help her dig a simple underground chamber for temporary storage. Ji Jiu first thought of using snow to build an ice storage room. But to her heart she was forbidden to leave the house. So she didn't know how to explain how to make an ice storage room from snow.
Ji Jiu could only let them do as they wanted. She was only watching in front of the house. Prince Jun, who often went out to check on the villagers, was satisfied with Ji Jiu's solution. Right now, the weather in the village was not as cold as when there was already piled up snow. As for any villagers who don't have enough blankets Ji Jiu had arranged for Butler Kang to buy some more to give to the villagers a little earlier. He who was also a royal admired her for this. She was just an orphan. But she still didn't think about being stingy with the money she earned. Instead, she sincerely helped the villagers and didn't want anything in return. It was considered a blessing for him and the Emperor to meet good people like her.
Prince Jun had always managed affairs in the south and the Hui Province through his people at Ji Jiu's house. Ji Jiu saw that he was working hard and secretly told Aunt Qiao to cook food for him to nourish his body. She wasn't good at cooking so she didn't dare show off to him. Ji Jiu wanted to repay him for taking care of her during her illness. So she did this.
The more Prince Jun saw that Ji Jiu cared for him as well, the more his physical and mental strength to work doubled. He had already sent a message to inform His Majesty that he would marry his wife in a year from now. Without saying who his future wife was.
The emperor, who received such news from his younger brother, was surprised that his dead-faced younger brother, who had never seen a woman before, suddenly said that he was going to marry an emperor.
In another year, he wanted to see what kind of woman would make his younger brother want to marry him to this extent. He also secretly sent news to inquire about Grandfather. But he didn't get any results. He could only wait for the winter to pass before he secretly went to see which girl his brother wanted.
Now that the snow problem had been taken care of by his courtiers, there was only the matter of taking the noble exam after this winter. After that, he would assign tasks to the nobles and then secretly travel with the emperor for many years. Since their marriage he had never taken her anywhere else. He felt quite a bit of guilt towards his wife. Why would she have to deal with those cruel concubines who have the backing of her family? Who will have to protect his children for the past ten years? Now that the country had run out of robber nobles, he wanted to do something good for her in return.