Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 1530 Bai Tang Touched Dong Shilan

Since the carriage was carrying white sugar, Chu Chen was not in a hurry and proceeded at a normal pace.

As for the Mei family, he was not afraid of them coming to Seoul to retaliate.

You have to understand, he not only has nine armed guards, but also Fatty Tiger at home. Unless the Mei family is desperate and hires a large number of bandits to attack.

But that's completely impossible. This is the Song Kingdom, not the Mei family's territory. Lu Jixing's garrison is no pushover.

The next day, just as Chu Chen and his group were walking leisurely...

Suddenly, a carriage sped past them and headed straight ahead, raising a cloud of dust.

"Going to a funeral..."

Gou Shengzi outside the car cursed angrily and spat out the mud and sand in his mouth.

"Goushengzi, don't get so angry. Face the world with a calm mind and be a good person."

Listening to Chu Chen's admonition in the carriage, Gou Shengzi rolled his eyes helplessly, thinking to himself, "When you cut off the young master of the Mei family's manhood, you didn't act like a good person either."

And so the carriage swayed and rocked along the way, and in addition to their guns, each of the eight guards was also equipped with a steel knife.

Perhaps it was the sheer power of this steel knife, clearly no ordinary object, that allowed them to reach the capital without being harassed by any bandits.

This allowed Chu Chen to get a good rest.

That night, they checked into the largest inn in the capital. The next morning, Chu Chen, along with Gou Shengzi and his group, drove their carriage early, each carrying a paper bag of white sugar, and entered the palace.

Dong Shilan was surprised and delighted by Chu Chen's sudden appearance, but also somewhat worried.

After all, there are mysterious figures in the entire capital who have been watching Chu Chen and wanting him dead.

Lu Feng led Chu Chen into Dong Shilan's study and then arranged for him and Dong Shilan to sit down.

Looking at the bag in Chu Chen's hand, Dong Shilan couldn't help but ask, "Little brother, what good things have you brought for your sister this time?"

Chu Chen originally intended to give it to her, as he had planned to sell the sugar himself. However, this time he changed his mind and decided to do it with Dong Shilan.

After all, there are too many powerful and wealthy people in this world. Although he has the title of Imperial Advisor, it is only something he has obtained by exchanging alcohol and steel.

Therefore, in order to experience life more safely and freely in this world, he decided to bring Dong Shilan into his life.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen immediately asked Eunuch Lu to bring a beautiful plate, and then poured all the white sugar from the paper bag onto the plate.

"Sister, look, is this candy?"

"sugar?"

Dong Shilan looked at the crystal-clear white sugar in the plate and immediately became interested.

She wasn't afraid that Chu Chen would poison her, so she immediately dipped her finger in the sauce and put it in her mouth. A sweet taste stimulated her taste buds.

Her eyes widened in surprise: "Is there any sugar in this world that is so sweet?"

"Hehe, this is called white sugar. I extracted it from sugarcane. It's only found in the South!"

Dong Shilan looked at the sugar like a treasure and told Lu Feng to put it away: "Little brother, you keep surprising me. Are you really a god descended from heaven?"

Chu Chen smiled without saying a word.

"And what is sugarcane?"

"Sugarcane is a plant. I have already gone to Tonglai County in Xiangcheng in the south to mobilize the whole county to plant sugarcane. I also opened a sugar factory to make white sugar. In less than two years, all the people of the Song Kingdom will be able to eat this white sugar."

Dong Shilan's beautiful eyes flickered slightly. As the emperor, how could she not know the value of this item?

Sugar is a treasure, but they used to eat maltose, which is expensive and not something poor people could afford.

Moreover, it is very dangerous for people to not be exposed to sugar for many years.

Food was scarce to begin with, so many people were so hungry they had no strength. They did conduct research and experiments and discovered that sugar is also an essential thing for humans.

Therefore, every time they provide disaster relief, they not only distribute rice porridge but also sweet soup.

However, this sugar was too precious to afford, even for the royal family. Moreover, sometimes even if you had the money, you might not be able to buy it.

As Chu Chen spoke, he took out a piece of sugarcane.

"So the sugar was produced from here? And you even encouraged the entire county to plant it and opened a sugar factory?"

“That’s right. I offer a guaranteed purchase price to local sugarcane farmers. This way, even land that can’t grow crops can be utilized to some extent and generate some income.”

"Not only that, the sugar factory also needs workers. I pay them wages. In this way, within three years, not only will a large amount of sugar be produced, but the local area will also become rich."

After listening, Dong Shilan looked at Chu Chen with some emotion, then waved to Lu Feng, who walked out on his own.

As soon as Lu Feng left, Dong Shilan stood up: "Brother, how can I thank you enough? You've helped me so much."

"If other poor places could follow your model, then my Song Kingdom would soon become rich."

Chu Chen nodded in agreement after listening. In fact, what Dong Shilan said was not an exaggeration at all.

So-called wealth simply means enabling the poor to make a living.

The gap between the rich and the poor in this world is too great. The poor are dying of poverty, while the rich hold onto their money tightly, preferring to let their silver rot rather than spend it.

Therefore, the right way to alleviate poverty in a place is to get money and goods circulating.

In this world of scarcity, all of this is actually quite easy to manage.

There was no industry, no technology, but Chu Chen's mind was filled with too many things that the world desperately needed.

For example, grains, sugar, salt, iron, transportation, water conservancy, energy...

“Sister, as a member of the Song Kingdom, this is what I should do.”

"My sister acknowledges me and calls me her younger brother, and even gave me the position of Imperial Advisor. How could I possibly disappoint you?"

Dong Shilan was indeed moved, not by the sugar itself, but by Chu Chen himself. A boy from a mountain village, a young man who grew up with the name of a prodigy, actually had such a heart for the world. What does it matter if such a person is richer than a country?

Moreover, at this moment, he kept calling her "sister," and she was also a woman, though she was in her early thirties and, though she was the emperor, she was lonely in the deep palace.

"Little brother, you'll stay with your sister today. Right now, I'm not the emperor, I'm just your good sister. Tonight, let's have a good chat. I really want what's inside your body."

After listening, Chu Chen looked at Dong Shilan with a puzzled expression, wondering what was inside his body. He hoped that what she was talking about was knowledge.