novelaction Chapter 254: About the Development of the Fiefdom (12)
Chapter 254: About the Development of the Fiefdom (12)
After hearing what the Queen said, Lord Du, the Minister of Dali Temple, suddenly began to reflect.
Is his temper really so bad and stubborn?
However, if I am not tough and upright as the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, how can I seek justice for those innocent victims?
Among the cases handled by the Dali Temple every year, there are many cases where the children of powerful people harm, injure or kill people.
If he cannot stick to his own principles, and whenever something happens he turns a blind eye to it for the sake of his colleagues, then how can he be worthy of the laws of the Dayin Dynasty and the official robe he wears?
He felt that his daughter had a straightforward, stubborn and stubborn temper, because when she was in the boudoir, no matter what happened, she would argue with him about right and wrong.
Sometimes, even if it is a small matter involving family members, she will distinguish right from wrong and get to the bottom of the matter.
In the past, he looked at her as a daughter, and thought that her temper was not pleasant, not as good as his sisters and nieces. As the saying goes, too much rigidity is easy to break, and with such a character, after getting married, I am afraid that she will be separated from her husband after just a few words.
But now, he changed his perspective and looked at his daughter's character from the perspective of being an official and from the perspective of the law. He found that her perfect character made her a good candidate for being in charge of criminal justice and solving cases.
The Dali Temple Minister thought of this, sighed heavily, and said:
"Forget it. Children have their own destiny. As long as she doesn't treat the laws of the Great Yin Dynasty as a joke and investigates cases seriously, what's wrong with letting her be a Du master in her fiefdom?"
Compared to her daily routine of dealing with trivial matters in the inner house, now that she is in charge of the criminal justice system in her fiefdom, the value she can demonstrate is much greater.
"It's good that you've figured it out." The queen smiled, holding the little prince's hand, and continued walking forward.
The emperor accompanied him, and the court officials followed behind him.
There are many people of similar size on the streets of Pingcheng. Most of them are wealthy businessmen from other places. They come to Pingcheng specifically to experience the food competition and look for opportunities to make a fortune.
"Mother, I want to eat that!" The little prince saw something and pulled the queen's hand, pointing forward.
When everyone looked over, they found that it was actually a man selling candied haws.
The little prince has never eaten common food since he grew up. Every meal is carefully prepared by the people in the palace. It is nutritious and clean. Now that he has seen something new and strange, he will definitely clamor for it, right?
"Go buy him a bunch of them," the emperor said. "When you go out to have fun, you should have fun with the people. If you put on airs everywhere, you'd better not come out."
When the little prince heard this, he was overjoyed, and quickly pulled his mother towards the candied haws stall.
At this time, a five-year-old girl came to the stall holding her parents' hands. She was one step faster than the little prince and spoke in a baby voice:
"Uncle, I want two strings of candied haws. Please put more sugar in them!"
Upon hearing this, the little girl's father immediately asked:
"Hey dear, let's just eat one skewer, okay? If you eat too much, your teeth will get rotten!"
"Daddy, I'll only eat one string. The other one is for little fat brother. He treated me to stinky tofu last time, and I promised to treat him to candied haws." The little girl replied.
"Okay then, let's buy two skewers and give one to little fat brother." The little girl's father agreed immediately.
The little girl's mother paid the bill and said with emotion:
"Life is better now. Farmers like us can come out from time to time to buy snacks for our children. A few years ago, who would have dared to imagine that we would have such a good life today?"
The vendor answered casually:
"Yes, thanks to the wise and brave Emperor of our Great Yin Dynasty and the good policies of our princess. Not only you farmers, but also us businessmen have had a much better life."
"Take sugar for example. How could ordinary people eat such fine and sweet sugar in the past? It's because of the princess that people planted sugarcane and sugar beets, built sugar factories, and lowered the price of sugar, so we can use it."
"Sugar is cheap now, so I am willing to spend it. Others won't say I am stingy. When I sell a candied haws, I only sprinkle a few candies on it."
The couple followed the vendor's words and expressed their gratitude to His Majesty and the princess.
Little did they know that the Majesty they were thanking was listening right beside them.
After buying the candied haws, the little girl's mother counted the money in her hand, turned to the little girl's father and said:
"This year's harvest was good. Besides eating our own food, we also sold a lot of food, so we have a lot of surplus money at home. I was thinking of buying new clothes for everyone in our family, and some school supplies for Dabao and Xiaoguai. It's time to send them to school. What do you think, head of the family?"
"I think Dabao is eight years old and Xiaoguai is five years old. They are both old enough to go to school. I don't expect them to study and take the imperial examinations. After all, that is too difficult. If they can learn a skill in school, they will not have to worry about not having a job when they graduate." The man nodded. "I want to keep the remaining money. When I go to the Ministry of Agriculture for the spring plowing next year, I will rent a set of new farm tools. I heard that using them to plough the land will be faster and more convenient!"
"Okay, let's do it!" the woman nodded.
The couple discussed it together, then left, holding their little daughter’s hand and carrying the candied haws.
Their faces were filled with happy smiles, their eyes were filled with hope, they held their heads high and walked with calm steps, and every step was an expectation for the future.
The queen took the little prince to buy candied haws.
I used to think that the things sold by roadside vendors were not clean, but this guy selling candied haws was really clean from beginning to end. He wore special gloves on his hands, and the hawthorn fruits were washed and placed in a bucket with a lid on.
The bamboo skewers are sharpened in advance, blanched in boiling water, then wrapped in oil paper and set aside.
Unlike other candied haws vendors who had already put the candied haws on bamboo sticks for sale, he put the candied haws on bamboo sticks right in front of the customers. If the candied haws were of poor quality, he would pick them out and put them aside.
After putting them on, he opened a lid, scooped a spoonful of clean and clear syrup from it, and poured it evenly on the hawthorn berries, surrounding them.
The vendor saw that the clothes the queen and the little prince were wearing were made of very good material, and he said:
"Madam, Sir, please rest assured. I picked these fruits from the tree and washed them early in the morning. They are absolutely fresh and not left overnight. The syrup was also freshly boiled in the morning. You can eat them without worry."
"In addition to being delicious, the snacks in Pingcheng must also be clean and hygienic, especially those snacks that children love to eat. The princess said that illness enters through the mouth, so we, the food makers, must make sure that the food we make is safe for our own children to eat before we sell it."
The emperor and his court officials, from the words of the farmer's family and the small vendor just now, more deeply realized the uniqueness of the fiefdom.
The truth lies in the details, and the people in the fiefdom are really putting into practice every word said by the Princess Zhenguo with their actual actions.