Chapter 230 Spring has come to the Weaving Department

The Daliang Dynasty was extremely extravagant. The emperor and his concubines all liked beautiful dresses, so a special weaving department was set up in the palace.

The Weaving Department had a large number of staff, including those who were responsible for embroidering, those who were responsible for weaving brocade, and those who were responsible for tailoring... there were hundreds of people in total!

Before the late emperor died, he was afraid that the concubines in the palace would cheat on him, so he strangled all the concubines to death.

The harem was empty and Emperor Tianwu did not wear brocade clothes, so he kept everything simple.

The people in the Weaving Department have lost their jobs these days and are in a panic.

The emperor was still considering how to settle them, and Xiao Yingchun said that he couldn't find any good craftsmen?!

Xiao Yingchun's eyes lit up, and he became excited: Isn't this like a sleepy head meeting a pillow? !
"Oh my, that's great!"

She immediately became excited and found some videos on the Internet of dresses, scarves, etc. worn by modern people using kesi, Suzhou embroidery, and Yunjin, and showed them to Fu Chenan.

“Can they do these?”

Fu Chenan said proudly: "Of course!"

In fact, in order to win favor, the concubines of the previous dynasty sought exquisite clothes, and the Weaving Department racked its brains to satisfy them.

If it wasn't night, Xiao Yingchun would definitely go to the scene to watch.

"Tomorrow morning, after we get the plastic basins and glasses over, let's go over there and watch their craft?"

Fu Chenan: "Okay, I'll have someone go over and make the arrangements."

After Fu Chenan finished speaking, he stood up and left. He came back half an hour later and said, "It's arranged. They will wait for you at the Weaving Department tomorrow."

Xiao Yingchun saw Fu Chenan coming and going in a hurry, and thought that traveling through time and space was as convenient as taking a walk...

The next morning, Xiao Yingchun had just received the goods from the warehouse and airdropped them to Fu Chenan when he heard the phone ring: Boss Zhao, who was repairing the warehouse in the back mountain, had finished making the windows Xiao Yingchun wanted.

Xiao Yingchun was surprised and asked him to send it to her garage.

When Boss Zhao delivered the window, he smiled ingratiatingly and hopefully: "Ms. Xiao, can you pay me for the window?"

Xiao Yingchun nodded: "Give me the list, I'll check it out and if there's no problem, I'll pay you directly."

Boss Zhao quickly handed over the crumpled list.

After Xiao Yingchun checked it, he confirmed that there was no problem and paid the fee directly.

The total price of the double-glazed windows was over three hundred thousand, and I paid the full amount without any hesitation.

Boss Zhao's evaluation of Xiao Yingchun in his heart has been raised to a higher level: "Ms. Xiao, thank you very much! Don't worry, the warehouse will definitely be completed on time."

Xiao Yingchun smiled at him: "I want to thank you too..."

After dealing with Boss Zhao, Xiao Yingchun turned around and handed all the windows to Fu Chenan.

When Xiao Yingchun finished her work here and turned to go to Fu Chenan, she saw that the warm room in the East Palace was full of dust and a group of craftsmen were dismantling the old windows...

In the snowy courtyard in the distance, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was standing with hope in his eyes, watching the window being replaced.

Seeing Xiao Yingchun coming, Fu Chenan hurriedly greeted her with a smile.

"Yingying... the Weaving Department is ready. Should we go and see the weaving and embroidery first? Or should we go and see the grocery store and the glass shop open first?"

Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment and said, "Should we go to the Weaving Department first?"

The grocery store and the glass shop can open for business normally regardless of whether I am there or not.

There are hundreds of people in the Weaving Department, and it would not be good to let them just wait.

The Weaving Bureau was quite far away, so Fu Chenan pulled a horse and asked Xiao Yingchun to get on. The two of them rode at a trot all the way to the Weaving Bureau.

If you look at it from the outside, it's just an inconspicuous courtyard in the corner, and you can't tell that it's the place where the most luxurious and beautiful kesi and brocade are woven.

But when I entered the yard, I found that it was very large, with several large rooms that were ventilated on all sides. There were dozens of people in each room, all working diligently on embroidery and brocade by the windows.

Xiao Yingchun was stunned: "Why doesn't their house have windows in such cold weather?" Seeing the prince leading the legendary Miss Xiao over, the eunuch in charge of the weaving department hurried forward to explain.

"In response to Miss Xiao, if the windows are closed, it will be dark and they won't be able to see where the stitches are." This will affect efficiency.

After saying this, the chief eunuch hurriedly prepared to call the embroiderers and weavers to come and pay their respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Fu Chenan waved his hand to tell him not to alarm anyone, and the eunuch in charge gave up.

But the next second, the chief eunuch called two women forward and explained in a low voice.

"These two are the best tailors here. Since Miss Xiao wants to see the craftsmanship of the weaving department, why not let them make a set of clothes for her?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Chenan looked at Xiao Yingchun.

Xiao Yingchun glanced at the two cautious women, thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

"Miss, please come with us to get measured..."

After measuring the sizes, the two women told Xiao Yingchun that they would make the clothes as soon as possible.

After coming out of the room, Xiao Yingchun and Fu Chenan went to visit the scenes inside the weaving department.

When Xiao Yingchun entered the first room and watched the embroiderers and weavers working up close, she was shocked!
In the room with ventilation on all sides, although the embroiderers and weavers were wearing thick clothes, their exposed hands were frozen like carrots.

Apparently, the weather was too cold and they couldn't bear having their hands exposed outside for a long time!
Xiao Yingchun: “!!!”

This is just for the sake of work, treating people like beasts of burden!
She couldn't directly criticize the chief eunuch for being wrong. After all, this was a dynasty where palace maids could be beaten and killed at will, and this was not her home ground.

Perhaps the weavers and embroiderers themselves think that this is normal.

Xiao Yingchun turned her head and looked at Fu Chenan: "Can we install floor heating and glass windows here for them as well?"

This way they will feel more comfortable, after all, they are human beings, not cows or horses.

If such a top craftsman were placed in China in the 21st century, he would be able to earn a million dollars a year!

I don’t know how comfortable my life is.

But here, they live a miserable life.

Fu Chenan certainly supported it: "Of course you can."

In fact, it was his first time to come to the Weaving Department and see the weavers and embroiderers for the first time.

Fu Chenan immediately turned his head and looked behind him.

With just a glance, a personal guard ran out quietly and asked the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works to come and fix the floor ridges and measure the window sizes.

The embroiderers and weavers heard it clearly and stood up to salute, some even with tears in their eyes.

Last night they were notified that a distinguished guest would come to watch them weaving and embroidering today, but who would have thought that the guest would be the prince? !
After working diligently for so many years, they were often punished and rarely rewarded because their clothes were not as good as the nobles liked.

This time I was also very nervous and cautious, for fear of making mistakes and being punished.

No one knows the identity of the girl next to the prince, but how could the prince listen to her so much?
She just mentioned it, and the prince really listened to her and installed floor heating and replaced windows in the weaving department?!
The prince raised his hand slightly: "No need to be polite. Just take care of your things, and we will take care of ours."

Xiao Yingchun glanced at the chief eunuch vaguely and said, "I will come here often in the future."

The chief eunuch immediately bowed and agreed: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, please rest assured, Miss Xiao, I will definitely keep a close eye on them and have them follow your instructions and make the things in time."

Xiao Yingchun frowned slightly and didn't respond.

After coming out of the Weaving Department, Xiao Yingchun got on the carriage and went out of the palace with Fu Chenan.

"I always feel that the eunuch in charge of the Weaving Bureau doesn't treat those weavers and embroiderers as human beings." Xiao Yingchun frowned.

Fu Chenan understood immediately: "You want to replace him?"

(End of this chapter)